Chapter 2239： Head-to-head two

On the contrary, the torpedo aircraft that the British were worried about did not cause much damage to the Vengeance. After all, the British fighters had to hit the torpedo aircraft at low altitudes, and they had to pull the torpedo aircraft into the water when they were shot down. Large torpedoes are naturally the best target. Therefore, the Germans can hit no more than 2 torpedoes in a siege revenge air raid, of which only one can be confirmed. The 150KG charge is for the British For the first-class battleship, it’s nothing. According to the German pilot’s report, the enemy showed signs of slowing down after the hit, but there was no obvious tilt. The British wrote in the report that 500 tons of water were flooded. The problem is not. Big.

The remaining attack planes also attacked other British warships, but the German fleet with a total of only 90 attack planes is now at the end of the war. The remaining more than 20 bombers have dropped 1 torpedo and 2 bombs on the Resolution. At the same time, there is no commendable record except for killing a light cruiser. However, I don’t know if it is bad luck or whether the mine protection capability of the new British ship has indeed improved. The torpedo damage that hit the Resolution is also relatively small. limited.

"Thanks to the previous Spey fleet that consumed the British air defense force, otherwise, our air strikes may be greatly reduced." Admiral Scheer said while looking at the British fleet in the distance.

In fact, under the current circumstances, the lethality and survivability of single-engine attack aircraft are really a problem. The German carrier-based aircraft force has a huge number of advantages, and it also has cover fighters. When attacking large fleets with weak air defense capabilities The effect is obvious, but once the Thomas Fleet and the British First Battleship Squadron with certain air defense capabilities are attacked, the efficiency drops drastically, especially the torpedo. In the previous battle, the loss of the torpedo was the highest! This also proves a problem. Ruprecht's policy of finding soft persimmons for air strikes is correct. Hard walnuts are hard to crack!

Just as the German carrier-based aircraft force attacked the Vengeance-class battleship, and the main fleet was adjusting its formation, the Thomas fleet had already diagonally cut on the route of the German fourth battleship squadron! In the next ten minutes, the four warships of the Fourth Battleship Squadron had to face the powerful Thomas Fleet, Hood Fleet and a large number of auxiliary warships alone! In order to delay the reinforcements of the Bavarian-class battleships, Thomas dispatched the last auxiliary battleships, trying to delay time with torpedoes and smoke!

The battleship Rheinland was the first target to be set on fire! In the previous battle, the battleship was hit by a 15-inch water bomb. The power system and power supply system suffered heavy losses. In this case, when other battleships could quickly evade the smoke, Rhineland No. could dodge and was left outside! In this case, facing the mighty Thomas fleet, the Rhineland's deadline has finally arrived!

At a distance of only 14 kilometers, countless shells landed on this poor battleship. The Rhineland’s sloping armor blocked the 15-inch shells from the Queen’s attack, but more and more hits. Let the defense system of this warship finally collapse! Too many shells fell on the non-protected area at the fore and aft of the battleship, and the entire bow was almost turned into briquettes by the dense rain of bullets! Massive amounts of seawater poured into the cabin. Before the warship was abandoned, the warship had already flooded more than 5,600 tons of water! Even the No. 1 turret was almost submerged by sea water, and coupled with the damage caused by the previous underwater bomb, the Rheinland had no power to perform drainage operations. In this case, even if it barely floats on the sea, it will eventually Can't return to the port!

The second heavily damaged battleship in the Fourth Battleship Squadron was the Thuringia. Although there was a lot of water, this battleship could still keep up with the fleet when it first encountered the Thomas Fleet! In the end, it was a British destroyer that accidentally approached the fleet! The auxiliary battleships of the German High Seas Fleet mainly ensure the safety of the three Bavarian battleship squadrons. Originally, there were fewer ships assigned to the Fourth Battleship Squadron. However, when the smoke was released, the smoke also obscured the view of the German fleet... ...

So, a tragedy happened. Several British destroyers went through the smoke and accidentally appeared near the Thuringia! In the previous battles, the battleship’s secondary artillery also suffered heavy losses. After killing three destroyers with the help of other battleships, a British large destroyer finally fired 6 21-inch torpedoes at a distance of 1,200 meters. !

After a hard dodge, this German battleship, which had been wounded before, with more than 1,500 tons of water was finally hit by two torpedoes! Two big holes over 12 meters long were torn open on the right side of the ship! And, unfortunately, one of them is located near the old wound! And this worsening made the situation of this battleship very bad! The hull was tilted more than 23 degrees! Finally, was balanced to around 15 degrees through reverse water injection and emergency repairs.

In this battle, Thuringia showed the strong survivability and combat effectiveness of German warships. Although nearly 4,500 tons of water have been flooded, the main guns and related auxiliary aircraft on the hull can still operate, and soon Give color to the British fleet! A 350MM shell successfully hit the lower part of the No. 3 turret of the battleship Malaya! This shell easily pierced the armor of the cannon ring that was less than 10 inches thick, and blasted the internal dressing room to pieces! And the Malaya, who had been scared of firecrackers, decided to fill the No. 3 turret with water! Temporary avoidance of sabotage! Until the end of the war, the Thuringia was still firing at its opponents when it had flooded more than 5,000 tons!

"General, we have killed two German fast battleships this time! The remaining two battleships also evaded and cleared the way!" A British naval officer looked at the sinking battleship Rhineland in the distance. Said excitedly.

However, before Thomas could answer, a loud noise rang throughout the battlefield! Not far away, a flame soaring to the sky suddenly rose from the queue of the British First Battleship Squadron, thousands of tons of sea water and debris were thrown into the air by huge explosive force! A loud noise like thunder spread to the surroundings. At this moment, it seemed that all the sounds on the battlefield were suppressed! The eyes of both sides were on the British First Battleship Squadron in the distance, and they wanted to know what happened!

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