Chapter 2180 Outpost Operation Three
"The Gripen Squad sent a telegram. So far, there is no sign of the British fleet sailing. A considerable part of the capital ships are still resting in the dock. The Gripen Squad also left several planes to continue patrolling the waters around the Gulf of Forth and continue to monitor the British fleet. Fleet." Admiral Scheer also breathed a sigh of relief when he sent the information to Ruprecht. It is about 7 o'clock in the afternoon, and it is about 5 hours before the German High Seas Fleet enters the target area. Judging from the current time, the German fleet seems to be a lot ahead of schedule.
"Good, any changes to the target area?" Ruprecht asked.
"According to our intelligence, it seems that a British air force has entered the Orkney Islands. Of course, this is just the content of the telegram, and we have not verified it." Admiral Scheer said.
"It doesn't matter, if the bird's nest is knocked down, the birds will be gone. One more air force and one less air force will not have much impact." Ruprecht said.
"I wish you all the best and success!" When the moment of parting came, General Hipper's flagship raised a series of flags. The Bavaria battleship responded with the same semaphore, the huge high seas fleet was divided into two parts, and the aircraft carrier squadron will accompany the crown prince, because the squadron commanded by the crown prince is closer to the British fleet and needs more power!
At the same time, at the last moment before the bombardment mission, the staff of the German Navy began to make the final positioning and attack sequence of the facilities in the Orkney Islands.
The entire Orkney Islands are composed of three large islands, the main island of the Orkney Islands is in the north, the Hoy Island is in the southwest, and the South Rhone Island is in the southeast. The largest body of water between the three main large islands is Scapa Flow, once the station of the Grand Fleet. To the south, between Hoy and South Rhonesay, was a dense blockade and destroyer anchorage.
The British mainly have two air bases. One is the Hartston Naval Air Station located in the north of the main island. This is an airport specially built by the British to accommodate a large number of land-based aircraft. The eastern part of Hoy Island, near the former destroyer anchorage, was an air base formerly used for seaplanes. And in the British mainland in the south of the Pentland Gulf, there is also a base code-named Albatross that is also within the range of the German Navy's naval guns. That is to say, the 12 battleships and 8 light cruisers of the German fleet need to hit at least three Target!
"First get rid of the Hatterston naval base, then we will bypass the Orkney Islands from the east and enter the Bay of Pentland. All the explosive bombs have been fired!" After confirming that there are no mine nets in Pentland Bay, Ruprecht finalized the final order of attack.
Hartston Naval Airport is very close to the sea, and even the High Seas Fleet can see the lights in the airport at sea. Obviously, the British seem to be busy with something. Combined with the news received before, the British at the airport are just giving The fleet that comes here is serviced and maintained. Through these lights, the range finder of the German fleet used this as a reference, and quickly finalized the shooting parameters.
"Get ready to release the seaplane." Accompanied by the roar of the ejection rail, one seaplane took off from the capital ship, and after circling over the fleet, it began to fly to the British airport not far away. Before arriving at Hartston Naval Airfield, 12 Bavarian-class battleships lined up making final preparations before the bombardment.
At this time, on the British airfield, a large group of British ground crews were maintaining the last batch of V1500 bombers belonging to the British Navy that had just arrived here. harsh marine environment,
Among other things, water vapor containing saline and alkali is the enemy of aircraft. Therefore, the first thing the British have to do is to paint these aircraft with new paint, and then properly treat various parts. The oversized hangar that has served as a warehouse serves as a lair for these skylords.
The entire airport was busy, with as many as 24 V1500 bombers parked almost all over the largest apron. Next to it, a large number of British ground crews were maintaining the aircraft, and beside them were various vehicles, some of which had completed maintenance. The V1500 bomber is shrinking its wings (wings on one side) that are more than ten meters long, and then being pulled close to the hangar by a tractor. A series of large hangars are so conspicuous in the airport, and the Germans use them as coordinates to determine other important facilities. To the east is the control tower, to the south is the semi-buried and reinforced oil depot and ammunition depot, and to the north is the runway and the waiting area. To the west are factories and power plants.
"Let's start!" As Scheer gave the attack order, a series of dazzling fires suddenly shone on the night-covered North Sea. Even the British at the airport could see flashes like volcanic eruptions on the sea in the distance. ! As if a gap had leaked from the lava hell, shining flames appeared on the sea surface, illuminating the distant sky like daytime!
Groups of crimson light spots rose into the sky, drawing arcs in the air that heralded destruction, and rushed towards the British airport in the distance with thunderous power. A thunderous bang resounded through the night sky. Disaster has come!
The British at the airport watched in horror the cannonballs falling from the sky like doomsday meteorites. The whistling sound of the friction between the cannonballs and the air resounded through the entire airport like the screams of death. After tens of seconds, when the British panicked like When the ants on the hot pot were generally looking for shelter, the shells fell to the ground!
boom! Accompanied by a loud noise like a thunderbolt. The first round of shells landed on the main apron of the airport and the hangar next to it. The V1500 bomber exposed in the open space was the first to bear the brunt. The huge wooden fuselage was as fragile as paper in the flame storm and shock wave of the shell explosion! The flames and shrapnel spread in all directions under the impetus of the explosion. Looking from the sky, you can clearly see the ring-shaped air wave spreading out from the shock wave!
"A shell landed at a distance of one meter from the plane! Tens of kilograms of explosives were detonated, and the huge shell shattered into thousands of shrapnel and rushed around. The cars and people next to the plane were instantly engulfed, and then mixed with The shock wave of smoke and flames rushed towards this poor bomber. The half-folded left wing was torn into pieces first, and then the huge fuselage. You could clearly hear the crackling of the flames and the breaking of the fuselage. There was a sharp cracking sound, almost in the blink of an eye, the plane was cut into several sections, and then turned into fragments in bursts of explosions. Countless flames spread out to the surroundings, further expanding the fire." A A German pilot in charge of correction described the scene he saw in this way!
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