Chapter 2101 Melee One
"Sir, the A1 patrol unit has come." A British navy soldier pointed to the signal lights that were constantly flashing in the distance and said.
"Very good, let them get closer to us, we met a ruthless character today." Captain Cox, commander of the British Dover Strait A2 patrol, nodded and said. The British are not stupid. After being beaten with a sap, they clearly realized that the identity of the other party is not simple. The two destroyer squadrons patrolling on the back joined forces first, and then went south to patrol. As for the delay in doing so, would the opponent run away?
This problem? How should I put it, in fact, as the commanders of these patrol fleets, they wish that the Germans would flee thousands of miles away after a successful blow! Because these patrolling destroyers are the weak among the weak, and most of their personnel are temporarily recruited merchant sailors. It is obviously unrealistic to expect how high their fighting spirit is.
As a result, there was a gap between the British patrol destroyer squadron in the north and Major Admiral Harris' fleet in the middle due to time issues, and in the distance, the German main fleet commanded by Earl Spey was hidden in the night like a patient leopard. Among them, Earl Spey is waiting, he needs the British main fleet to be exposed first! To put it bluntly, the core of night battles is to place bait, but let the enemy's main fleet be exposed first, and finally go up to fight Sap, it's that simple, but it really requires experience and talent to use it well!
At this time, the bait that Earl Spey exposed was the four large destroyers under the command of Major Franco, who served as the fleet guard. These large destroyers, whose firepower was close to that of light cruisers, were not something ordinary destroyers could deal with. They stayed quietly in the UK. On the only way for the fleet, waiting for the British to come to your door!
"There seems to be something in the southeast!" At this moment, the lookout on the British destroyer HMS Hound, who was on a reconnaissance mission, found a slender figure on the sea in the distance. The opponent's speed is not high, and is sailing north. So the Hound was ready to make an inquiry.
After a series of light signals were sent out, the other party didn't seem to respond. After a moment of hesitation, the Hound decided to move closer. When the two sides approached about 1,000 meters and could use the searchlights to scan the opponent, the other party still did not respond. At this time, A bad feeling rose in the hearts of the British sailors on the HMS Hound!
At this moment, behind this suspicious battleship, clusters of bright yellow fireballs flew towards the Hound with a thunderous bang and aura of destruction! Two seconds later, jets of water instantly surrounded the British destroyer. The calm on the sea was broken again, and the second round of the two sides' confrontation began!
"Fire the signal bomb immediately! We are under attack!" The captain of the Hound Dog ordered the warship to counterattack, but the firepower of the other side was too fierce. At a distance of no more than 1200 meters, at least 10 artillery pieces were fired at the ship with a displacement of no more than 800 meters. The multi-ton British destroyer opened fire! In the first time, the 4-inch gun at the stern of the Hound was destroyed, resulting in no defensive firepower in the rear hemisphere. In the dense rain of bullets, this poor destroyer crazily dodged the attack, but did not notice that a smaller figure quickly I approached myself from the other side, and then fired 2 torpedoes at a distance of less than 300 meters!
boom! Accompanied by a huge flame soaring into the sky, like a scoop of cold water in hot oil, the entire battlefield was instantly detonated!
"Order, all destroyers, group together immediately, we have caught the opponent!" Major General Harris thought he had caught the British fleet, from the outbreak of engagement to the destruction of the HMS Hound, but in just 3 minutes, this is definitely a successful team. The size of the fleet dry, so,
They resolutely decided to close the encirclement net and launch a siege. Of course, they must stay behind in everything. He only ordered Brigadier General Sinclair to rush up with a light cruiser detachment and destroyers, while another light cruiser detachment and his armored cruiser They are still hidden in the night!
At this time, the German K fleet in the air was also moving towards the battlefield quickly. They first found the British destroyer that was lighting up the lights in front, and then stared at the opponent. At the same time, the German planes did not forget to drop a series of flares next to them to expose the British destroyers that were shady and ready to shoot black guns.
(About whether this tactic is feasible, the answer is naturally feasible. In the Battle of Guadalcanal, there were examples of seaplanes helping to throw flares for lighting. Destroyers turned on lights, and other warships also had cunning tactics. However, it seems that the Japanese brains The hole is rather strange. The Japanese use the lights on the capital ship, while the other ships are dark... This kind of brain hole is hard to understand. As for whether it is reliable for the plane to use the searchlight to find the destroyer, it must be reliable. The British mosquitoes in World War II The anti-submarine aircraft is to determine the approximate position of the German submarine through radar and radio positioning, and then after approaching, use the searchlight to finally determine the specific position before attacking. The submarine that floats is so small that it can be found by the searchlight, let alone more than 80 meters at every turn. To the 100-meter destroyer.)
"Damn it! Where's our plane? Why don't we drive away these annoying big birds like the Germans?!" Watching a British destroyer hidden in the dark night being enveloped by flares falling from the sky, a British regiment cursed loudly . The so-called black guns naturally cannot be too far away. In terms of the distance discovered by the destroyer night battle and the British gunner team that has already mixed too many newcomers, it is good to be able to guarantee a certain accuracy within 1,000 meters. It was sailing in a group, and this series of flares naturally illuminated the British destroyers next to them.
Therefore, under bright light, a destroyer sailing at high speed on the sea is as conspicuous as a lice on a bald man's head. And the sound of machine guns from time to time made the British sailors on the deck tremble, although they knew that the German machine guns were basically inaccurate in this situation.
As for why there are no British planes in the sky, the reason is very simple. The British aviation force is already declining in terms of scale and personnel level. Not many can fly at night, and even more can find enemy planes in night flights. It is very rare, and there is no such thing as finding an enemy plane and knocking down a bomber of the K8 level.... There is no way, it is too difficult for a fighter jet and a 4-engine bomber to be singled out in this era! In addition, the British did not expect the Germans to do this at all, so the existence of the K fleet gave the German Navy an unequal advantage!
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