Chapter 1,143 Air Raid 3

Chapter 1143 Air Raid 3

At this time, the Kaiser considered the problem from the same perspective as the prince. For certain fatal weapons, such as torpedoes, the simple hit rate is not actually important, because this kind of thing is the kind that can be fatal if hit. German battleships were stronger and their torpedoes were less lethal. But for British warships with poor underwater protection, two of them may be fatal, three of them are more likely to be destroyed, and if they are four, they can be prepared to sink themselves. Not to mention more than 20 aircraft hitting 4 times, for an aircraft carrier, I can hit 4 times by firing 40 torpedoes in one combat day. Killing a super-dreadnought is a huge profit! At this time, it is better to care about the hit rate than to care about how many planes an aircraft carrier can send at one time and how many torpedoes it can hit!

"Ruprecht, how many aircraft can your aircraft carrier Wittelsbach carry? And how many attack aircraft carrying torpedoes can be dispatched at one time?" The Kaiser asked this question again. And this time when he said this, it was no longer a simple inquiry, but a very formal inquiry that would have a great potential to affect the future of the German Navy!

"90 aircraft. If it is the first wave of attacks, I can take off at least 30 more aircraft in the first wave, 20 of which are attack aircraft. Then give me 40 minutes at most, and I can dispatch another 20 to 25 aircraft. Attack aircraft, based on the current air defense capabilities of the British fleet, these aircraft can sink any battleship they encounter!" The prince thought for a while and said.

"So how many times can such a fleet be dispatched in a day?" the Kaiser continued to ask.

"If the time period is stuck within one hour, then there will be at most one sortie. After the aircraft is released, it needs to be recovered, refueled, loaded with ammunition, and rearmed. This time will be very long. At the same time, the number of torpedoes on the aircraft carrier It's also limited." The prince told the truth. In fact, based on the aircraft carrier's aircraft dispatch efficiency in World War II, generally speaking, it was two waves. If it were three waves, it would be overwhelming. The loss of aircraft in the Second World War environment is naturally a factor that limits attendance. Now, although there is no need to consider how awesome the British seaplane air defense is. But recovering an aircraft and refurbishing it also takes a long time. And another factor that cannot be ignored is the torpedo capacity of the aircraft carrier.

How many torpedoes can an aircraft carrier carry? If the prince remembers correctly, the number of torpedoes carried by aircraft carriers of the Essex and Taiho levels generally does not exceed 45 rounds. Although the torpedoes in this plane are smaller... Although considering this or that reason later. (This cannot be discussed in detail for the time being.) But now the maximum number of torpedoes the Wittelsbach can carry is about 45 rounds. Not too high. So this is another reason why we still need to bring bombs when the bomb hit rate is not high, because there are not enough torpedoes!

Just when the Kaiser wanted to ask a few more questions, the battle in the distance started again. The smoke screen released by the Saxony could no longer provide cover for the battleship. The smoke screen for the battleship was much shorter than previously expected. This has nothing to do with the sea breeze, but a matter of perspective.

“The Saxony’s smoke screen only lasted about ten minutes.

In the past, it could provide at least 25 minutes against the bombardment of battleships. "Hipper explained to the Kaiser.

"Smoke cannot save the fleet, it can only provide the fleet with an opportunity to retreat or counterattack. And once it encounters a situation where it cannot fight and cannot escape, it only delays defeat. And one of the biggest advantages of aviation is that it is absolutely There is no chance of not being able to catch up with the battleship!”

When the smoke screen dissipated, if Major General Becken was just depressed when he saw the first wave of the Air Force's attack, then when he saw the planes in the sky again, he felt desperate now! Because this time a formation of 9 bombers and 8 torpedo planes attacked the battleship Saxony at the same time! The previous attack was like a brick that caught the Saxony off guard, but this time, a sledgehammer hit the major general in the face! For the first time, he realized that such a simple and inconspicuous aircraft could be so terrifying!

In the past, the battleship Saxony was still able to jump in the face of air attacks, but now, after being hit by two torpedoes, it has been judged to have received moderate damage, and its speed was suppressed by 18.5 knots. There is really no way for the battleship Saxony! And this wave of attacks directly pushed this exercise to a climax!

The smoke screen temporarily blocked the aircraft's field of view, but it also greatly reduced the battleship Saxony's air security capability. Everyone was equal before the smoke screen... Then, tragedy occurred. When the Saxon rushed out of the smoke screen, and when the lookouts were still confused about the situation, the Seahawks who stood high and looked farther had already launched an attack! 8 torpedo planes in front and 9 dive bombers in the back rushed towards the target with a speed of only 18 knots!

"Fuck! It's over!" When the lookout saw the attack aircraft using the smoke screen, the latter was only 3,000 meters away from the battleship! Throwing a torpedo launch distance of about 800 meters, these deadly wasps only have more than 1 minute to enter attack range! At this time, the people controlling the battleship below still know nothing!

Therefore, before the lookout clearly informed Major General Becken of the situation, and before the decision-makers of the Saxony could react, the four torpedo planes were dropped cleanly with almost no precautions. 4 torpedoes!

Except for one torpedo that may have shattered the steering gear after entering the water and caused a Bronco movement on the sea, the other three torpedoes directly hit two of them, and these two were almost dead on the person who had just been shot. On the port side, the miserable battleship Saxony was judged to have been hit by 4 mines on the left line!

The third torpedo hit the middle of the hull, where the thickness of the TDS is the largest, so the damage caused was relatively small. But the location where the fourth shot hit was a bit critical. This torpedo hit almost the same position as the first torpedo! If in actual combat, two torpedoes really hit a British battleship at almost the same position, then a hole more than ten meters long would definitely not be able to escape! And 4 torpedoes hit on one side? ! Even if it was an aerial torpedo, more than 80% of the British battleships would probably kneel down! Maybe the Queen and Revenge still have a chance to survive.

"Okay, this battle is no longer necessary. If the opponent uses real torpedoes, then by now, the area in front of the No. 2 turret of the Saxony can be completely immersed in the water and fish can be raised!" the referee team was confirming. After finding the location of the mine, he spoke directly to Major General Becken. Another meaning is that this battle no longer needs to be fought. If this ship was a British warship, 80% of it would have been sunk. Just 20 shots!

"If emergency repairs are arranged, this battleship is still old." Rear Admiral Becken said somewhat ferociously.

"The premise is that the opponent will not continue to attack. If it were in actual combat, then the current battleship would only be able to travel at a speed of about 12 knots at most. And it has a serious left tilt, and it is even difficult to say whether it can be effectively controlled. If it is calculated In terms of water intake, if four aerial torpedoes hit one side, it would have to be more than 3,200 tons of water, right?" said an officer from the referee team.

While the two sides were arguing, the Seahawks' attack did not stop. To be honest, this period of time was very short, only about 3 minutes. Four more torpedo planes rushed near the starboard side of the Saxony and dropped four torpedoes. Well, drills always have a delay. While the referee team and Rear Admiral Becken were arguing over whether the ship could continue to fight, the Saxony continued to sail at the previous speed of 18 knots. After all, he wasn't really hit by a thunderbolt. Therefore, this time the lightning strike hit a little lower, and only one torpedo hit it, but the location of the hit was terrible...

This torpedo weighing more than 400 kilograms entered directly from the starboard side, and then hit a rudder on the right side of the rear hull of the Saxony! After all, it is a lump of steel weighing more than 400 kilograms and traveling at a speed of 35 knots. If this really happened, even without explosives, it would be enough to shatter the rudder of the ship and affect the propeller spinning at high speed next to it!

With a dull crisp sound, the huge rudder was smashed into pieces, and the fragments, large or small, rushed directly to a high-speed rotating propeller at the back with the violent impact, and the spinning propeller blades were directly smashed by the fragments. broken. It even caused some damage to the drive shaft. The entire hull even trembled slightly, and a harsh sound like a metal product scratching glass could be clearly heard from the rear cabin of the hull. This really startled Major General Becken, who gave a decisive order to shut down the two steam turbines on the starboard side.

"This time it seems that the game has gone too far..." When Scheer saw the news that a rudder and a propeller on the starboard side of the Saxony were damaged, he couldn't help wiping away a cold sweat. He really didn't expect that such a serious accident could happen during a drill. "I suggest that the exercise stop immediately. There is no point in continuing to dwell on it!"

"But those bastards don't seem to think so?!" Major General Becken said, pointing at the bombers passing quickly in the sky. After the second wave of torpedo planes ended their attack, the first wave of bombers finally entered the battlefield. To be honest, they haven't received the order to end the exercise yet, so naturally they have to drop the bombs!

The first bomber passed from an altitude of 300 meters at a speed of 90 kilometers per hour. Then he decisively threw the bomb next to the Saxony, and a water column shot up almost against the side of the ship. The eight attack aircraft behind formed a loose triangle formation and passed over the Saxony. After referring to the information provided by the guidance aircraft, eight 50KG training bombs fell one after another.

Here comes the second update~~~! A big chapter of 3K~~~!