Chapter 1,383 The First Drop of Blood 2
Chapter 1383 First Blood 2
But even so, this bomb also caused a very heavy blow to the warship. The bottom of the hull was penetrated, and at least three cabins on the side strings were beaten like honeycombs. With this blow, the Russian warship was hit hard. It brought more than 700 tons of water! The Russian navy officers and soldiers who had no command were like ants in a hot pot. There were still people who performed their duties and tried to save the warship, but more jumped into the sea and tried to escape. But whether you fight hard or cowardly choose to escape, the fate of this ship has been determined!
"The mine protection shield has been lifted, and the torpedo planes attack the unprotected left wing!" Major General Harrell keenly seized this opportunity, which will greatly speed up the destruction of this Russian flagship! The lightning protection net hanging outboard of the left side of the ship has been destroyed, exposing most of the hull. The German torpedo planes that seized the opportunity began to lower their altitude, filed into the attack position, and dealt the most fatal blow to the Russian flagship!
"Distance 500 meters! Height 25 meters! Throw a mine!" A heavy aviation torpedo several meters long was thrown from the belly of the aircraft. With splashes of water, the torpedo entered the water, the power system started, and a white exhaust gas came from the tail. After being discharged, the torpedo rushed towards the battleship Borodino that was immobile and already tilting in the distance at a speed of 35 knots!
boom! 190KG of high explosive exploded 6 meters underwater. The violent explosion directly shattered several surrounding cabins like a heavy hammer. Even the part of the ship's side that was exposed out of the water was completely broken into pieces! This blow successfully tore a 15-meter-long crack on the side of the Russian warship! In the middle of the crack, a large hole measuring more than ten square meters was as terrifying as the mouth of a giant beast.
"The Borodino is finished." Although it was only hit by one torpedo, it brought nearly 1,500 tons of water ingress to the battleship. In addition to the previous 700 tons of water intrusion, Borodino The Zino battleship's reserve buoyancy was almost exhausted, and the battleship's power supply equipment was severely damaged. The fire on the ship's surface could not be contained, and effective damage control could not be carried out at all.
"The Second Squadron starts attacking other warships." Rear Admiral Harrell did not expect that today's battle would be so smooth. The Borodino can be handed over to the remaining bombers of the First Bomber Squadron to attack.
Three minutes later, the flagship of the Russian Navy completed its final journey. He was originally the hope of the Russian Navy. He and his brothers united the hopes and dreams of two generations of the Russian Navy. He would have left the double-headed eagle and the flag of Saint-André fluttering in the wind on a distant ocean. However, now, on his first battle cruise, before he could meet an opponent of the same level and have a good fight, his fate came to an end. This has to be said to be a very regrettable thing for a battleship.
Soon, two other torpedo planes sent two more torpedoes on the same side. Amidst the violent explosions, the Borodino finally couldn't hold on anymore, and its hull began to tilt rapidly, reaching 48 degrees. Suddenly it hit the sea! The falling of tall buildings and huge turrets created a storm on the sea! The towering bridge was shattered by the impact.
The hundreds of tons of turrets slipped from the gun base and sank to the bottom of the sea. The sinking of the battleship formed a huge whirlpool on the sea, pulling hundreds of people into eternal sleep with him!
From the beginning of the attack to the sinking of the Borodino, the whole process took only a quarter of an hour. When the Russians and Germans were both surprised by the powerful combat effectiveness of the bombers, some Russian naval officers and soldiers still fulfilled their duties conscientiously. , to be honest, under the training of Essen, the commander of the Baltic Sea, a naval veteran who participated in several wars, the quality of the Russian Baltic Fleet is much better than that of their colleagues. The second ship Izmail and The No. 3 Eagle had already raised a smoke screen, and the destroyers cruising around caused a little trouble for the follow-up attack of the German bomber group.
However, the second bomber squadron directly targeted the two Gangu super-class battleships that had just cut off the anchor chain, abandoned the mine protection net, and were preparing to escape!
The Gangut was started first. Although the preparation time of more than ten minutes was hasty, it was enough to drive this giant beast to sail at a lower speed when combined with the high-temperature and high-pressure steam stored in the pipeline. When the Second Bomber Squadron arrived at the battlefield, the battleship was sailing north at a speed of about 10 knots.
As a result, the Bavarian Air Force ushered in its first battle that was nothing like that. Because the Russian fleet chose to anchor outside the port, they naturally could not receive support from the anti-aircraft artillery in the port. (In fact, there is not much anti-aircraft firepower in the port, and the anti-aircraft firepower in the Gulf of Riga is far inferior to that of Constantinople.) Before departure, the artillery and machine guns installed by Essen on these warships can somewhat deter opponents.
"The bombers carrying high-explosive bombs will go up first, and then the torpedo planes will attack from the left and right wings at the same time. The bombers carrying heavy armor-piercing bombs can decide their own time to enter the battlefield." The squadron leader of the second squadron ordered via radio.
A bomber quickly passed over the sailing battleship from an altitude of 80 meters. Two 250KG high-explosive bombs fell. One of them hit the side of the hull, and the picric acid explosive weighing more than 100 kilograms instantly Completely wipe out the open-air anti-aircraft guns and machine guns in the middle of the deck! Rolling smoke covered half the deck. After the first bomber pulled up, subsequent bombers arrived on the battlefield one after another. In less than 3 minutes, the unlucky Russian battleship was hit by four 250KG bombs, two of which fell on the deck, and one of which fell on The upper part of the No. 2 turret was damaged. The violent explosion caused the entire turret to malfunction, but unfortunately it did not penetrate. The third shell hit a chimney, and a large amount of thick smoke and dust poured out from the broken flue and even poured into the boiler room. Directly shut down several boilers.
Two teams of torpedo bombers quickly entered the battlefield from the left and right wings. The three bombers on the left first fired a first salvo. The three torpedoes entered the water from a distance of 800, 700 and 900 meters respectively, and fired in a fan shape toward the staggering Giants. A moment later, two tall water columns rose up from the side strings of the Gangut. The dreadnought, which had insufficient power and had a speed of less than 8 knots, was really helpless in the face of such a blow.
A torpedo hit the stern of the ship, and the violent explosion caused a drive shaft to be scrapped. The turbulent seawater poured into the cabin along the twisted hull. After a torpedo, the stern of the entire battleship was almost at the same level as the sea level, and it had to be Said that the mine protection performance of early Russian dreadnoughts was really a big problem.
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