Chapter 2170 Blood Fire Estuary 3
"The artillery is ready!" When the heavy shells and propellant packs were sent into the barrel one by one, and the huge breech block was slowly closed, the thick and long barrel gradually raised. Swarms of cannon levelers hover over the target, and the doomsday thunder has been brewing for a long time, and the catastrophe falling from the sky will completely submerge the British cities at the mouth of the Hull River!
"Fire!" With the firing order issued, countless fireballs soared into the sky in the several kilometers long German fleet battle line! The roar of hundreds of cannons was deafening like a tsunami. Looking from the sky, the river mouth area was covered by flames, and the water surface instantly turned into a sea of flames.
Countless crimson light spots leaped from the sea. Draw arcs in the air that herald death! Like the legendary sword of Damocles, like meteorites flying out of hell with sulfurous and destructive auras, hundreds of shells roared towards each other's targets in the first salvo! After the fire, clouds of gunpowder smoke filled the sky over the fleet, and the huge artillery began to descend to the loading position one after another to prepare for reloading. And when the second round of shooting was ready, the shells of the first round of attack had not yet fallen!
Tens of seconds later, hundreds of shells landed in the designated area, accompanied by loud noises like landslides and ground cracks, and there were bursts of violent explosions from British factories, ports, and power stations. Orange flames rose up in the target area, and the flames and shock waves from the explosion swept across everything that came into contact. Whether it was buildings, machinery, personnel or anything else, they were torn into pieces by these violent storms. Looking around, you can see a crimson light spot falling on the ground, and then, accompanied by a dazzling flash, a shock ring mixed with flames, dust and thick smoke quickly spread to the surroundings, like a blooming flower of death The flower generally turns the area it covers into ruins!
"The shells landed well, and we can continue to attack!" With the information from the corrective aircraft in front, the German fleet quickly entered the effective firing phase, and all warships tilted their firepower almost at the maximum speed! The artillery of the Bavarian-class battleship fires at a rate of more than 2.3 rounds per minute, and the 350MM artillery can even reach a rate of fire of three rounds per minute! In every minute, hundreds of large-caliber shells, more than hundreds of tons of steel and explosives flew out of the muzzle, and then fell into the towns of the British!
The continuous shooting swept across all the target areas like a steel storm, and the German attack was like a rice transplanter, completely blowing up every inch of the land! After the bombardment by the Germans, the entire land was blown up like the surface of the moon. The originally scattered factory buildings turned into piles of ruins, and some places even had a few inches of floating soil. The Germans planned to destroy the river mouth area. The British target, the loud noise like a thunderbolt continued to come, and the rain of fire that fell one after another made everyone feel deep fear in their hearts!
Between Ruprecht's unusual "credibility". The British finally evacuated the civilians in these towns obediently, while some of the left behind watched the destruction of the city with their own eyes in the non-attack areas (such as churches and hospitals) designated by Germany.
"The Germans have come, as their leaflets say, and the whole High Seas Fleet has come offshore of Britain, and they put their cannons on our foreheads, as we once did. In my place You can clearly see the fire and smoke of the German fleet shooting in the estuary area. The German bombardment was as violent as a volcanic eruption, and the indestructible flame frenzy washed everything on the ground, like the karmic fire pouring out of hell. The German bombardment target distance I have a distance, but I can clearly feel the vibration of the earth and the dust falling on the walls, the windows made a tooth-piercing sound, and the power plant in the distance turned into ruins within ten minutes ,
Then the Germans quickly aimed their guns at another target, a machinery factory not far from the power plant. Their attacks are as precise as machines. The entire High Seas Fleet carried out its mission step by step like a destruction machine. "After the war, a British left-behind personnel described the scene in this way.
"We saw the German fleet, and they are destroying our city!" The British were not indifferent, even though Jericho's large fleet would not appear here, but the British still sent part of the fleet to see if it is possible today There are opportunities to take advantage of. A large group of O-400 bombers first appeared in the southwest direction of the battlefield.
"The Germans have too many fighter jets, we are going up to die now!" An experienced captain looked at the group of German fighter jets hovering over the High Seas Fleet, his face turned gray.
"We can wait for the arrival of the cover fleet." Said the bombardier next to him.
"Hehe." The captain didn't say anything, because he knew that even if he waited a little longer, the fleet of the British Royal Air Force that could arrive here was still not enough to break through the opponent's interception! Don't forget, every German battleship also carries at least 4 more aircraft or seaplanes!
Maybe it was because they really wanted to fight, maybe it was to maintain the last dignity of the British Empire. In the end, after much hesitation, the British fleet that had been patrolling the periphery finally decided to take action. Call it a tragic charge, but it turns out that most fairy tales are a lie, and this attack is doomed to tragedy!
"Your Highness, the British plane is here." Scheer said to the crown prince with some concern. "I don't know if the air force can guarantee the safety of the fleet. If they attack our fourth battleship detachment entering the estuary, it will be very difficult for the capital ship to evade in the narrow estuary."
"We should trust the Air Force." Ruprecht said with a smile after glancing at the telegram in his hand. After accumulating for a long time, he only collected 200 aircraft, and now there are more than 300 German fighter jets above his head alone. If this Under these circumstances, if the British fleet can be formed into an organic penetration, then Halder should be ready to retire!
While the cannons on the sea were still roaring, the fighting in the air also started. The British fleet rushed towards the German fleet like moths throwing fire, and the fighter jets in front frantically attacked the defense line of the German fleet. The combat effectiveness of the British Air Force after the first major hemorrhage is really not flattering. Even if it is fighting over the British homeland, the exchange ratio of the British is still terrible.
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