Chapter 1963: Above the Strait Four
It was a high-explosive round, and the fuze was triggered just as the bomb penetrated the upper deck. The charge of nearly 150KG was really powerful, and the violent explosion directly tore a large piece of the ship's side off the battleship. At least two 12-pound anti-lightning cannons and several machine guns were blown into pieces together with their gunners. There was a gap in the relatively dense anti-air firepower in an instant!
Then the rest of the problem was easily solved. For this dead fish that could only float on the sea, two K6 bombers easily blasted this guy into two pieces with 2 torpedoes. The Cape of Good Hope also quickly followed in the footsteps of the Drake. This warship was killed by K6 torpedo planes from the left and right directions at the same time. Six K6 bombers fired torpedoes from the left and right sides simultaneously under the cover of fighter jets. In the staggered torpedo track, the British armored cruiser was finally hit by two torpedoes after being lucky to avoid four torpedoes. , After a violent explosion, the entire stern of the ship was blown off, and then sea water poured in along the breach, and under the action of gravity, the bow of the ship lifted high and the last seat sank to the bottom of the sea. As for the death of the last Cressy armored cruiser, which was close to that of the Drake, it was also taken away by two torpedoes after the air defense was weakened by bombs!
"It seems that our record today is not bad. We used 30 sorties of twin-engine bombers to destroy 3 British armored cruisers. If we used the tactics of combining bombing and lightning strikes before, the efficiency could be improved. If the British If people are super fearless, even in the absence of additional air cover, we will need to use more than 14 bombers to guarantee heavy damage." Major Norman wrote in the combat record. After all, the British super fearless is stronger, and each capital ship has its own seaplane, this factor must also be taken into account.
And when the elephant fleet finally defeated the British escort force, the British transport fleet sailing in the Strait of Dover completely became fish on the chopping board. The biggest feast since the establishment of the Luftwaffe is about to kick off. The bombers circling in the sky are flying like the god of death, while the roaring engines and the roar of the guns make the British feel desperate like the scream of the god of death. The British fleet began to flee in all directions. And the Germans were not in a hurry, they were looking for the most valuable target among their prey!
"Tell the brothers, the top priority is the fast boat, and then the big boat. Of course, if you can find a fast boat and a big boat, then great, you are lucky to kill him today , you can get the Iron Cross when you go back!" Major General Milch said half-seriously and half-jokingly in the channel.
Although it is a bit exaggerated, there is still a reason. First of all, what kind of things are usually loaded in a fast boat? Coal, steel and raw materials are definitely not available, and general heavy weapons are definitely not available, because the fast transport ships in this era are basically cruise ships. And as the most precious resource in war, it is definitely the safest to use high-speed ships to transport soldiers. Therefore, in line with the principle of killing the opponent's "viable" force, attacking the high-speed transport ship first is the best choice.
As for the big ship? There is no need to explain this, regardless of what is installed on it. It would be a good thing to destroy this ship! It would be even better if you see tanks or cannons on the deck of the ship, and you can slightly increase the priority of strikes.
And soon, Major General Milch noticed a familiar figure passing by the corner of his eyes quickly! "Come on, we've got our target! It's at 5 o'clock, and that's a big one! The Britannia! I've been on it!"
As early as when the elephant fleet launched an attack on the British escort fleet, this high-speed cruise ship with a displacement of 20,000 tons was ready to run away.
And now, he has run from the center of the fleet to the periphery. At this time, the lookout above can even see the coastline of Dunkirk on the opposite side, but unfortunately, this cruise ship is destined to be unable to outrun the German plane. Major General Milch's K8 bomber roared down from the sky. Two 700KG MK7 torpedoes hanging from the lower part of the fuselage shone coldly in the sun!
Thanks to the huge body, a medium bomber can only carry one MK7 heavy aviation torpedo, while a K8 bomber can carry two. If it is a smaller G-class torpedo, the K8 can carry three! This is not just a matter of the large ammunition load. In actual combat, the hit probability of two torpedoes fired by two aircraft is definitely not as high as that of two torpedoes fired by one aircraft! Don't just look at the Japanese twin-engine aircraft equipped with one torpedo in World War II, and think that it is a representative of the direction of productivity development. In fact, the European bombers of the same period have already had two torpedoes in one aircraft. The Americans are more BT. For a single-engine propeller aircraft such as the AD1 Skyraider, one can carry 3 torpedoes... .
Major General Milch's plane almost cut into the route of the British ship at an angle. At a distance of 800 meters, the K8 bomber dropped the first torpedo, and then, at a distance of 600 meters, The second torpedo also successfully entered the water. In the end, the major general's plane quickly passed by less than 100 meters above the opposite cruise ship. The major general even felt that his plane was about to make contact with the opponent's mast!
The Britannia cruise ship with a speed of 22 knots successfully avoided this round of attacks by using its speed. The huge hull quickly drew an arc on the sea, and the four rudders at the stern were hit to the maximum. A torpedo shot from the stern rubbed everywhere. And the second torpedo seems to have passed through the bottom of the ship.... The loss of the two torpedoes made Major General Milch very regretful. But unfortunately, the fate of this British cruise ship has been doomed. When two other K8 bombers appeared at low altitude, the life of this cruise ship could only be counted in seconds!
Two British bombers entered from the 11 o'clock and 5 o'clock directions of the target respectively. It's almost relative. The two bombers drew an arc in the direction of the bow and stern of the target ship, and fired 4 torpedoes at the same time when the two sides were closest. The German pilots who attacked this time did more extreme than Major General Milch, at a distance of 450 meters! The cross lightning strikes of 4 torpedoes made the British cruise ship unavoidable.
After two loud bangs, the British cruise ship spewed a large amount of water vapor and flames from the mid-hull. Subsequently, Major General Milch saw a huge crack spreading upward from the middle of the hull. Only 2 minutes later, with the broken hull, the 10,000-ton cruise ship sank into the sea.
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