Chapter 1,373 Bombing the Gulf of Riga 1

Chapter 1373 Bombing the Gulf of Riga 1

Major General Harrell strictly complied with Hipper's request. The scale of the attack this time was not large. Only 1 squadron was deployed, with a total of 18 K-6 bombers, 6 of which were responsible for attacking the entrance to the Irbe Strait. No. 41 Fort, while 12 other bombers attacked Riga, putting pressure on the Russians in disguise. Tell them that we are already planning to attack Riga. If you don’t want to lose this important city like this, then make preparations quickly.

"Finally, to make sure, we will take off at 5:30 in the morning. We will enter the attack position at 7:10. After completing the bombing mission, the red team will stay to guide the Navy's light cruiser to the target. According to our intelligence, at At 10 o'clock tomorrow, a transport fleet will enter the Gulf of Riga. Together with the navy, we will give them a combination of punches!" Rear Admiral Harrell said to his men the night before launching the attack.

When the sun rose from the sea, 18 K-6 bombers entered the battlefield from the southwest, then divided into two groups and pounced on their respective targets. The red team and the blue team attacked the port of Riga, while the black team entered the battlefield from low altitude carrying a special armor-piercing projectile weighing 750KG and flew towards the No. 43 turret that threatened the German fleet the most!

"We have found the target. We are safe now and no one has discovered us." The six bombers were flying almost at an altitude of 100 meters above the sea. The morning fog has not dissipated at this time, but it doesn't matter, there is a Russian lighthouse to help them navigate... The dim yellow light in the distance coincided very well with the location of the building marked on the map, and then passed a nearby mountain peak. The black team had a good estimate of their position.

Although Riga is a very important port, the Russian Navy is still not generous enough to buckle a complete turret structure directly here. In important ports within the Gulf of Finland and near St. Petersburg, the Russians did use armored turrets with servos underneath to directly serve as forts. Such forts were very expensive to build. According to the Russian quotation, the cost of a twin 12-inch turret is about 200,000 pounds... (The cost of a battleship's main gun armament is about a quarter of the total cost of the battleship. And the Russians can raise the cost of a dreadnought to the Queen's standards... plus some turrets Other facilities, 200,000 pounds for a fort is really not expensive!)

The layout of the fort here is like this. The artillery firing position is a large concrete platform with a concrete wall on the outside. There is a 12-inch heavy cannon placed in the middle. And deployed on a fan-shaped platform. On the upper part of the gun, there is a concrete roof to provide defense, and there is a communication channel behind the entire gun nest. Directly contact ammunition depots and soldiers' residences. The black team's attack targets are the gun nest and the passage behind it. If you can directly destroy the artillery, then you're done. If not, then just hit the channel.

"Prepare to climb to an altitude of 400 meters, and then implement it according to plan No. 1. Everyone pays attention to controlling the height and speed of the bomb. We are using a big one this time!" The words of Major Norman, the captain of the black team, once again appeared in the eyes of other members. in headphones.

The three planes took action first. They began to use the last distance to slowly climb to an altitude of 400 meters. Then, under the stunned gazes of several Russian sentries, they began to descend and bomb! Major Norman controlled the operating lever very carefully. The huge plane compressed the air and made a harsh roar! The heavy bomber with a wingspan of more than 20 meters flew towards the target like an arrow off the string!

"Hold on, lower the altitude! I've locked it!" The bombardier lying on the floor of the aircraft had pressed the crosshairs of the sight on the center of the target. Subsequently, after making corrections based on flight speed and altitude, the attack entered the final moment!

"Drop the bomb!" At an altitude of less than 100 meters, the K-6 bomber finally reached the lowest point of the dive! At this time, the speed of the aircraft has reached more than 240 kilometers per hour! As the bomb-delivery rod was pulled down, the 750KG bomb hanging under the pylon detached from the aircraft and roared towards the bunker below and the artillery inside with a huge initial speed.

"Go!" Major Norman nervously operated the plane. He began to level the plane's flight status and began to use huge dive acceleration to climb. And because it lost its load, the plane's nose also jumped upwards. Make this climb a little smoother.

At the same time, this 750KG concrete armor-piercing projectile roared towards a 12-inch shore gun in the distance!

"It's on target!" The machine gun shooter sitting in the back seat of the plane clearly saw the scene where the armor-piercing bullet hit! The armor-piercing projectile carrying huge kinetic energy accurately hit the top of the artillery turret! Accompanied by violent collisions and shattering sounds, this 750KG armor-piercing projectile successfully penetrated the concrete protective layer with a thickness of at least 0.8 meters. A diagonal hole was punched in the thick top cover!

The heavy armor-piercing bullets pounced on the powerful steel monster in the turret without any hindrance. This new 12-inch L52MM heavy gun was blown to pieces together with the gun mount in this hit! The 150KG picric acid charge inside the bomb was at least equal to the charge of five armor-piercing battleship shells. Such a huge explosion power directly blew the artillery, hundreds of tons of gun mounts and servos into pieces!

With the continuous explosions and the fire and thick smoke pouring out from the collapse, everyone knew that the fort was completely destroyed! Finally, when the young hero Norman pulled up, there was a sudden loud noise on the ground, and the fort that had just been bombed completely collapsed!

In just a few minutes, the attacks of the other two bombers were also very smooth. The No. 2 bomber also achieved a perfect hit, completely destroying another 12-inch artillery piece. The performance of Unit 3 was slightly better. The hit position was a little off, so it only destroyed half of the fort. The huge cannon was raised high. It seemed that the explosion damaged the servo of the cannon protecting the gun mount. However, judging from the billowing smoke and flames coming out of it, this guy Presumed to be dead.

At this moment, the remaining bombers of the Black Team are still hovering in the sky, like a flock of eagles that are still unfinished. According to the original plan, these bombers should continue to fly up to finish the damage. However, they have now obviously found a more delicious target. At a berth not far from Fort No. 43, bombers passing at low altitude discovered a Russian minelayer anchored in the port!

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