Chapter 653： searchlight

The night is dark.

A humming sound gradually came from the sea in the distance. With the sound, a fleet gradually revealed its outline in the darkness.

The two destroyers are leading, followed by some big guys, and the one in the middle is the most distinctive.

Two quadruple guns are the biggest feature of this warship, occupying almost the main part of the front of the hull. This warship is the flagship of the current fleet, the USS Strasbourg.

On the bridge, General Jean Sur, who stayed up all night, was looking ahead.

The sea breeze blew in through the porthole, and the old general felt some coolness, not only on his face, but also on his mind.

Putting aside the grievances in history, now that the British actually attacked the French navy, the French navy's counterattack was completely normal.

However, no matter what, he always felt something unusual.

This time, it was definitely not as simple as firing a few shots.

Germany will not give up this opportunity, so, in the next, almost all can imagine, Spain will use this opportunity to regain Gibraltar?

Regardless, these have nothing to do with oneself, now, oneself only fights for the honor of the navy!

"General, we will reach Gibraltar just now." The deputy on the side said to him.

Our side came from the Mediterranean Sea in the east, and now, after approaching Gibraltar, we couldn't attack immediately, because there were tall rocks blocking it and we had to go around.

And this bypassing implies a risk. What will the other party do if it is discovered by the British on the shore?

"Continue to accelerate." Jean Sur said: "All warships, be prepared to fire at any time!"

What are you afraid of! In the dark, the accuracy of the opponent’s shore artillery is also very poor. Maybe you can’t find your own warships, just blindly firing, and once the opponent fires, it will expose the position and provide a target for your own shooting. data.

As he got closer and closer, he could see the huge outline of the rocky mountain in the dark. Every time he passed by, General Sur would be attracted by the lofty mountains here. At the same time, he also knew that Britain was the Allied Forces The army, how tight is the defense here!

Closer, closer, located in the center of the navigation channel, less than ten nautical miles from the southern end of Gibraltar, in the tense breath of everyone, they have passed around!

Let General Sur look at his watch. Now, it is more than four o'clock in the morning, and there is one hour left before Dongfang will turn pale.

"Order the troops, prepare for battle, and when dawn arrives, let us use fierce artillery fire to greet the British!" It reminded General Sur that just one day ago, his navy was blocked by the British navy. Arrived at the door and was attacked.

At that time, my warship was not launched, it was a hasty challenge, which eventually caused my flagship to be hit and stranded. Now, the retribution is coming really fast!

British, let you taste this!

That Colonel Holland had been temporarily imprisoned, and General Suer realized that his temper was getting better and better, and he didn't shoot his old friend right away.

That way, it is not what a general should do, now is the right way!

After bypassing the southern end of Gibraltar, the fleet changed its formation, in a straight line, and continued to approach the west bank of Gibraltar. This method is the best way to give out firepower.

Anyway, the Strasbourg had eight cannons in front.

At this time, their speed has been reduced, speed is no longer important, adjusting their angle is the most important.

"Damn!" At this moment, suddenly, there was a curse from the bridge.

I saw a huge light shining on the top of the rock mountain in the distance.

The searchlights of this era are also quite far away, especially such large searchlights that search the sea surface, which can shine more than ten nautical miles!

Moreover, the searchlight was still towards them, searching for it!

Moreover, there is actually more than one!

A dozen searchlights were distributed on the top of the entire Yanshan Mountain, all shining towards them. With the beam of light shining, they were swayed so that they could not see anything.

It's just a matter of minutes.

Now, before dawn, there is still half an hour.

"Naval gun, fire immediately and kill those searchlights!" General Suer shouted loudly.

In night battles, searchlights are a good helper. For example, in dealing with air raids at night, searchlights and antiaircraft artillery units cooperate with each other. The searchlights catch the aircraft, just like the stars on the stage. You can fire.

It's the same now.

If you let these searchlights illuminate your own warships, then the shore artillery here can be aimed at your own side, which is absolutely impossible! So, just blast off these searchlights!

This is an accident. The shelling that was originally planned to be launched at dawn was forced to advance.

For the British, this was also an accident.

They originally deployed the radar, but unfortunately, because of the interference on the other side, they thought that the radar was broken, so the radar soldiers were already asleep, waiting for the engineers to repair them.

However, this does not mean that they have no defense.

The Strait of Gibraltar is a strategically important place. Here, they must always beware of German submarines from sneaking in. After all, whether the sea power of the Mediterranean can be guaranteed now depends on the gate.

Therefore, in addition to radar, they have also arranged underwater sounders in the sea to monitor the sounds of submarines under the water.

As a result, the sound of the submarine was not heard, but the noise of the propeller of the ship on the water was heard.

They didn't care about it at first, but found that the noise was getting louder and louder, so the British defenders finally couldn't help it and decided to search the sea with a searchlight to see what was on the sea.

This kind of searchlight deployed on the top of the mountain is as high as one person, and a searchlight squad is responsible. The beam of light is like a treasure knife, splitting the dark night sky and heading to the opposite side.

The beam of light finally landed on the sea and moved slowly. On the base of the searchlight, there were two soldiers slowly turning. This thing was completely controlled manually.

One tube is pitched and the other is azimuth. The two are slowly turning. The squad leader with the best eyesight catches the situation on the sea through a telescope. Even if it is a periscope, he will find it!

"Stop!" Suddenly, he shouted loudly.

In his vision, a big guy appeared.

Not a submarine, nor an ordinary freighter, what he saw in his pupils was a terrifying huge battleship! What the searchlight illuminates is a huge naval gun, a quadruple barrel, and a black hole barrel, pointing towards him!

"Quickly, report to the company commander and find the French warship!"

There are no other four guns except France! And just after he had said this sentence, all his retina was filled with hot flames.

The other party, fired!