Chapter 2203 The 1st Aircraft Carrier Attack 5
"I will never forget the scene when I faced the German naval anti-aircraft guns for the first time. We were the first attacking aircraft, there were 6 of them. We were flying through the rain of bullets, and you could see that the side chords of the German battleships were like shark teeth. Generally dense anti-aircraft artillery. They were shooting wildly, and the three warships fired from our front and both sides at the same time, forming a dense crossfire. After the shells exploded, they would produce gray-black explosion points, with dozens of them surrounding them. Every meter was filled with shrapnel. Like blooming flowers of death, we flew between the shrapnel, and two of our colleagues were killed 2,000 meters away from each other."
"The final 2,000 meters is the most dangerous. The German firepower has increased several times! Smaller-caliber anti-aircraft artillery opened fire, and orange-red bullets filled our field of vision. Bullets whizzed past us, and from time to time When we were hit on the plane, I saw with my own eyes that the planes of our two colleagues were like cattle and sheep being thrown into a piranha pond. They were hit by intensive bullets, and then torn to pieces in the blink of an eye. In the end, we were the only ones to successfully fly. It reached the target and dropped the bomb. The bomb was a near miss and did not cause much damage,"
"After throwing away the bomb, I started to evacuate quickly. Suddenly, my plane shook violently. Then I turned around and looked behind the plane. I saw a scene that still makes me feel cold. The entire tail of the plane was knocked off. I The bombardier in the back seat was trapped in a honeycomb, lying in the cockpit covered in blood, half of his body was gone, and the plane began to fall. Fortunately, I made an emergency landing in the end and was lucky to survive, while all my colleagues Killed in this battle." A British pilot recalled the scene at that time.
"Seagull Squadron is finished!" After the first wave of attacks was easily resolved, Major Short knew that he could not wait any longer. Separating the attack would simply mean death, so he decisively put all the remaining 14 aircraft into the battle. 8 bombers and 6 torpedo planes attacked at the same time. The bombers began to perform glide bombing from an altitude of 500 meters, while the torpedo planes were divided into two groups and attacked from two directions on the sea at a height of 50 meters, preparing to rush!
However, this time, the British still have some skills. If they attack from different heights and directions, they can effectively disperse the firepower of the defenders. The artillery that originally fired fiercely at one height and one direction was dispersed to several directions and heights, and the firepower density It dropped several levels in an instant, but in this wave of attacks, the British attacks still had some effect.
Two of the four bombers that entered the second batch finally flew over the United Forces. As the bombs on the pylon roared down, one bomb successfully hit the A turret of the United Forces, violently. The explosion shattered the two machine gun groups above and the rangefinder on the turret, and there was also a problem with the hydraulic equipment of the artillery on one side.
In the second round of attacks, a bomb landed on the left deck. Along with a burst of fire, it blew up a large piece of the originally dense fire-proof artillery array. Groups of soldiers fell in a pool of blood, and the originally majestic anti-aircraft guns were turned into piles of twisted scrap metal under the attack of bombs. High-explosive bombs weighing 500 pounds should not be underestimated. The power of nearly 100 kilograms of explosives is still amazing. It can wipe out all personnel and artillery within 30 meters in diameter! This blow provided an opportunity for the British torpedo planes that entered later!
"Steady! Ignore the opponent's anti-aircraft guns." Major Short said loudly as he controlled the torpedo plane to draw an elegant arc in the sky. Countless shells chased the plane's trajectory, and dense bullets hit the plane. There were splashes of water on the surrounding sea surface, but Major Short still controlled the aircraft steadily. The originally cumbersome Cuckoo torpedo aircraft was as light as a seagull in his hands. One of the two wingmen next to him has been destroyed.
The other plane gave up the attack, and now only he and another three-machine squad are still able to attack!
"Boom!" Not far away, a burst of explosions made him feel his heart tremble as he was concentrating on it. He subconsciously looked into the distance. A British torpedo aircraft was hit by too many machine gun bullets and ultimately failed to complete the flight. On the last leg, it plunged into the sea less than 700 meters away from the United Forces. The other two aircraft were also in very bad condition. One of the fuselages was full of bullet holes, and the other was hit. Half of the wing fell off!
"Fight!" Looking at the huge battleship in the distance, Major Short rushed over bravely, letting the dense bullets hit his body and beat the radioman in the back seat into pieces. He just hoped that he could be there On the last stretch of the road, he successfully fired a torpedo, leaving a deep crack on the giant beast on the opposite side!
The three torpedoes separated from the body almost at the same time. The 400KG torpedo successfully started the engine after entering the water. The exhaust gases after oxygen and fuel entered the combustion chamber formed white traces on the rear of the torpedo. The dedication of the British is here. It was revealed in a moment, they even got so close that they were less than 500 meters away from the United Forces before throwing a torpedo. As the torpedo was fired, one of the planes simply fell into the sea. The previous penetration had already suffered too heavy damage to it. Blow. Major Short's plane was not able to escape the disaster for long. When he pulled up the plane and prepared to evacuate, a series of 20MM machine gun shells penetrated the body on the side of the cockpit and directly cut him into two pieces. The last torpedo plane that successfully dropped the mine was overtaken by an American fighter jet when it was evacuating, and was broken into pieces.
boom! A torpedo hit the middle of the hull of the United Forces, and a water column of more than 30 meters rose into the sky. Count Spee could feel his battleship shaking. Then, before the water splash completely fell, the battleship returned to normal.
"Two side cabins were damaged, and 300 tons of water entered. Maintenance work has now begun, and there are no major problems." After a while, the person in charge of damage control reported the battle damage.
"Is this attack over? The British air attack doesn't look good. Or is the aircraft carrier just an auxiliary force after all?" Half an hour later, there was no longer a British aircraft visible in the sky. Most were destroyed and a few retreated. The sun sets, and the red sunset dyes the entire sea red. Today's battle is over, and everyone can relax for a while, whether they are British or Germans.
"This time we are just a little lucky. The cruel war has just begun. But we have a good start." The count said solemnly.
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