Chapter 1,245 The Reversed Situation
Chapter 1245 The Reversed Situation
This is still a situation where all must be evacuated. What is certain is that after the last round of bombing by the British, the German fleet will definitely not give up the prey it has obtained. Look at the sky above, it is cloudless. . Look at the clock on the wall, it's almost time for lunch. Good, the German fleet has at least 6 hours to take care of itself…. Therefore, Lieutenant General Eberhard ordered the fleet to disperse and break out in the end. Don't go together. If you go together, no one can escape!
"I suggest that the fleet sail to the east. Let's return to the Sea of Azov first and not return to Sevastopol Fortress for the time being." Kolchak suggested in a low voice from the side.
"Why? There is no way to repair and maintain the dreadnought in Kerch." Lieutenant General Eberhard asked.
"Because you and more than 90% of the Russian officers think that returning to Sevastopol Fortress is a good choice, and the Germans also think so. If they pursue us, we will hardly be able to escape, and you Didn't you find it? Our other two Dauntless ships are also heading towards the Sevastopol Fortress, and after the Germans catch up with them, the battle can be over in half an hour at most." Major General Kolchak said with a gloomy face. These words are suspected of taking advantage of friendly forces.
Now the situation is very clear. In front of the German super-dreadnought fast battleship, there is actually not much difference between the fearless and the pre-dreadnought... The Germans are not ferocious beasts. Once they catch one, they won't catch it again. Therefore, it is of no use if you can outrun your teammates. At this time, the Queen Maria must first pray that it will not be targeted by the Germans first, and then it can only choose an escape route that the Germans did not think of. Therefore, in this case, Sevastopo You absolutely cannot go back, not even at night! Who knows if German submarines are blocking your doorstep, waiting to trick you? ! You know, the Russians don't even have a few destroyers now. One thing is certain, the number of destroyers that can go back now is estimated to be no more than one hand!
"Well, that's a good idea. Let's go to Kerch. That's it!" Lieutenant General Eberhard immediately ordered after reacting. At this time, with the Russian fleet running away, the Battle of Ereli, which had lasted for more than two hours, was finally coming to an end.
"Colonel, let's go." An officer on the leading V1500 bomber whispered to Colonel Short.
"I'm not willing to give in!" Looking at the battleship Resardier slowly evacuating under the cover of the former dreadnought Ferdinand, Colonel Short felt his heart bleed! After looking at the remaining bombers around him, and then silently estimating the number of remaining aircraft in his mind, Colonel Short felt even more chilled.
The four bomber squadrons have a total of more than 70 aircraft, and so far, about 27 have been confirmed shot down. There are 18 more beside him. The rest is unknown. There may still be individual bombers rushing to the battlefield, but they will not accomplish much if they attack alone.
"Now, what I need to do most is to bring the remaining aircraft and crew back safely." Major Short said in his heart, and began to think about how to get home. It takes at least 5 to 6 hours to fly back to Greece from the Port of Herreli, and the route is almost fixed. It can be understood as the connection from the Port of Herreli to the airport... There is no way, the straight line between two points is the shortest... Everyone who has been to elementary school knows this. However, the entire bomber force, including the top V1500 bomber in the British Air Force, must also fly along this route! Because they have no choice, a slight deviation in the route may cause insufficient fuel and make it impossible to return. Even in order to save fuel as much as possible, they must fly at a specified altitude and at a specified speed.
"We are simply waiting for the other party to ambush us." Colonel Short sighed helplessly. "Order, all bombers fly in defensive formation. If possible, I hope to gather more aircraft to go together."
boom! With a loud noise, a 350MM heavy artillery shell from the Teghov successfully opened a large hole in the side string of the Russian seaplane carrier Emperor Nicholas I. The high-explosive shell weighing more than 600 kilograms was indeed powerful. , which is directly equivalent to opening a hole in this poor seaplane carrier. A twenty-meter-long scar was left at the waterline of the hull. For this warship converted from a civilian ship, this blow was fatal enough. The smoke, sparks and large amount of white steam pouring out from the breach told the opponent that the blow was near the power cabin.
"Okay, let the destroyers take out this battleship." Horthy ordered. After the British bombers left, the German fleet began a direct counterattack, and the first to bear the brunt were the two auxiliary cruisers and the seaplane carrier. These battleships improved from civilian ships can be described as overwhelming when faced with elite fast battleships. Kolchak's plan was indeed effective at the beginning. Neither Count Spee nor Horthy expected that the Russian fleet would go to Kerch at the first time.
Therefore, the two German battleships only captured the Three Saints and Rostislav! Although the two dreadnoughts ran relatively quickly, how could the two pre-dreadnoughts outrun their opponents with a speed difference of more than 9 knots, not to mention there were seaplanes circling above their heads.
The first one to be overtaken was the battleship Three Saints. The so-called pretentiousness was fun for a while. I was talking about this poor guy. Just now, under the cover of the destroyer, it chased the Tegelhof all the way. However, after the destroyer died, , this guy didn't run very quickly, and was finally caught by the opponent 20 kilometers away from the original battlefield...
At a distance of 10 kilometers, the remaining six main guns of the Teghov were fully fired. Orange flames continued to rise from the side strings of the hull, and fire dragons roared and flew towards the distant place. A poor Dreadnought. Under the attack of at least 12 shells per minute, the Three Saints died very simply. One shell directly hit the lower part of the bow turret of the fearless ship. The sharp warhead ripped open the side string as easily as cutting tofu. The armor belt was only 9 inches long, and then it successfully hit the lower ammunition magazine!
A fire dragon suddenly rose into the sky from the Three Saints. The violent explosion cut through the bow of the battleship like a sharp knife. The violent explosion detonated the torpedo room on the bow. The explosion of nearly 10 torpedoes directly shattered the bow of this battleship!
Subsequently, the second half of the decapitated battleship continued to rush forward for a while under the influence of inertia, but the influx of seawater quickly caused the poor battleship to lose its buoyancy. From the explosion to the sinking of the entire battleship, there were only In less than 2 minutes, and sinking so quickly, only 3 people on this battleship survived!
I haven’t been able to keep up with my ordering lately--! Some readers may feel aggrieved after reading this paragraph. The rest is chasing death and chasing north. Can you support me--!