Chapter 1,141 Air Raid 1
Chapter 1141 Air Raid 1
More than 40 Seahawk bombers entered the battlefield on time. A small aircraft was so inconspicuous that it looked like a bee from a distance. Well, it was just a wasp at most. But what does it feel like when a group of, to be precise, 45 wasps enter the field in a neat formation with a sense of solemnity like a military formation? !
Apart from anything else, when I saw a swarm of wasps approaching, I subconsciously ran away! What's more, these Ma Feng are still capable of tactics and execution! When the first group of more than a dozen aircraft entered Major General Becken's field of vision, he suddenly realized that the reality was different from what he had imagined!
At this moment, he had imagined a dozen torpedoes flying in the air, aiming ferociously at him. They were flying in the air like ghosts that foreshadowed death. The buzzing sound of the propellers and the vibration of the engines were as uncomfortable as an ecstasy in the ears of the major general. Looking at the number of each other, the major general's heart beat. When a group of torpedo planes appeared in front of him, his original contempt for aircraft disappeared at this moment!
"The scout team is ready to take action. Let's consume the prey's energy first." This time, Rudel was still in command. The four torpedo planes began to accelerate, lower their altitude at the same time, divided into two teams, and approached the target from the left and right sides at the same time! Accompanied by the howling wind, the exercise finally kicked off!
"Left chord, 3 o'clock direction, a torpedo plane, visual speed 40 knots!" The lookout on the watchtower quickly reported the news through the ship's phone.
Only when you face it in person can you feel the horror of battle! When an aircraft rapidly approaches from the sea at a speed far exceeding that of torpedo boats in this era, this will definitely make any battleship captain feel a little scared! Because facing these things flying 30 meters above sea level, you can't attack them with artillery. If anti-aircraft guns want to hit a speed of more than 40 knots, it is too difficult to project something less than ten meters from the front.
In the eyes of the German naval officers who faced bombers for the first time, these guys moved too fast. They flew over thousands of meters in just a few breaths and kept getting closer!
"Asshole! It's less than 1 kilometer away, why haven't they attacked?!" An officer looked at the fast-moving aircraft in the distance and cursed loudly. The attack aircraft that did not drop torpedoes were like the Sword of Damocles hanging over everyone's heads. Generally scary! Sometimes waiting is scarier than facing it directly!
800 meters, 600 meters, 500 meters! Finally, when the pilots on the attack plane could clearly see the details on the battleship Saxony, the first torpedo finally landed. At a speed of 38 knots and an altitude of 20 meters, the torpedo landed steadily in the water and after entering the water The depth was quickly determined, and then the engine was started. Fuel and oxygen began to mix and ignite in the combustion chamber. The exhaust gas formed a clear track and rushed straight to the bow of the battleship Saxony less than 500 meters away!
"Turn right! Turn at full speed!" Major General Becken, who gave the order, could feel drops of cold sweat falling from his head.
Launch torpedoes from 500 meters! This threat is too great! If a destroyer wants to hit, it usually only needs to be within 2000 meters. And the torpedoes dropped by these winged guys at 500 meters are naturally more threatening! The reaction time has been shortened to less than one-third of the original time. Moreover, the so-called actual torpedo speed also needs to calculate the speed when it falls.
In the end, the battleship Saxony relied on its excellent operational performance and the response of the personnel to narrowly avoid the first torpedo, which passed 50 meters in front of the bow. Watching the torpedo go away, before Major General Becken could wipe it away, another torpedo plane on the right also dropped a torpedo. At this time, because the battleship turned to the right, the Bavaria's huge hull of more than 200 meters was directly exposed to the torpedo attack route!
"Continue to turn right for 3 compass points and speed up!" This time, Rear Admiral Becken's experience saved the Saxony again. If you choose to turn left at this time, you must first use precious power to overcome the inertia of the right turn, and the torpedo The time it took to hit myself was only about 1 minute, so the torpedo might have been hit before the left turn was completed. Therefore, the best choice at this time is to control the angle of the right turn, and at the same time move forward quickly, walk in a straight line, and get rid of this torpedo.
The battleship Saxony drew an irregular track on the sea and successfully avoided the first wave of two attrition torpedoes. At this time, the already highly nervous Major General did not dare to despise these mosquitoes in the air. He decisively ordered to increase the speed to 20 knots. The accuracy of weapons like torpedoes against high-speed moving targets is very low. The reason why he didn't speed up at first was actually to ensure the steam pressure in the boiler warehouse so that he could increase the speed quickly at the right time.
As the valves opened one by one, surging steam poured into the engine room, and the four turbines began to run at medium speed... There was no way, the power was limited, but even so, the speed of 20 knots and the correct avoidance command still caused the other two testing aircraft to return without success. After four torpedoes staggered past, the Saxony continued to run wildly on the sea. .
"It's interesting. I didn't expect these little things to make our battleships so embarrassed." On the Bayern, the Kaiser touched his chin and watched the sea and air battle in the distance with interest.
"And his speed seems to be a bit faster. Our current speed is 20 knots. The two warships are heading in the same direction, and we are gradually being pushed away." Hipper walked to the prince and whispered.
"It doesn't matter, the result is already determined, why should we care about some flaws in the process?" Looking at the battleship Saxony in the distance, the prince said easily. He now has a feeling that the effect of this attack seems to be much better than he imagined!
After the aperitif, the feast finally started. Rudel led the first wave of eight torpedo planes to launch a formal attack. The naval aviation force, the ultimate killing machine born under the influence of technology, finally made its initial statement at this moment. The first cry! Shadows in the sky begin to cover the sea!
The eight torpedo planes were quickly divided into two groups and entered the battlefield from the left and right wings at the same time. This time they learned smartly. Considering the course of the battleship, they no longer aimed directly at the side chord, but entered the battlefield from the side and front of the battleship Saxony. , this is when the combined speed of the warship is relative to that of the aircraft. The distance for launching torpedoes can be farther, and the reaction time left for the opponent will be shorter!
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