1215 Radar Is Broken
The British navy has been adhering to the spirit of Nelson for nearly a hundred years. They are brave and challenging, and they dare to face enemies that are much stronger than them. Confidence needs to be accumulated for a long time and needs to be irrigated with countless victories... This is the true century-old sea power. This is also the true meaning of the famous saying that it takes a hundred years to build a powerful navy.
It cannot be demanded that the German navy can quickly put itself in a position of looking down on the world, because they have not yet had the background to dominate the world. On the contrary, from the rise of the German Navy to the present, there are more unpleasant memories: Jutland's victory before its defeat, the despair of Operation Rainbow, the oppression of the Versailles Peace Treaty... If you have experienced these, you can still rise to success in just ten years. A strong army at sea who dares to fight and fight hard is really a ghost.
What Dudley Pound didn't know was that the people who gave the German Navy firm determination were not the commanders Raeder and Lütjens on the battlefield, but the one standing behind them, far away in the Fuehrer's residence in Berlin Akado Rudolph in the movie.
Although he couldn't imagine that Akado knew the war potential of the United States so well that he forced the German navy to fight a naval battle with unpredictable outcome. However, this did not affect his determination to defeat the German Navy in World War I. Even on the sea not far from his eyes, one after another Allied fighter jets were strangled and crashed by German ace pilots.
"The gap in fighter jets is still there, but it's not that big anymore." Dudley Pound looked at the fighter jets on both sides trembling together, and said to the adjutant beside him: "If we can have the same number of aircraft carriers as the Germans, Level, then this naval battle can be decided without even dragging it into the night..."
This is not the first time that Britain and the United States have competed with Germany, so the two sides can even be regarded as old acquaintances who know everything. U.S. intelligence agencies have long known that the German Navy's radar system is very advanced, and can even distinguish the number of enemy aircraft from a very long distance. So this time Dudley Pound's fleet did not prepare an attack aircraft, in order to make up for the gap in the number of fighter jets to the greatest extent.
Everyone knows that dozens of bombers going to attack the German aircraft carrier fleet is definitely a thankless and stupid act. With that consciousness, it is better to prepare fighters honestly and fight defensively to consume the German aircraft. Therefore, the delay in sending the attack aircraft formation was not due to any new tricks played by Dudley Pound, but because the Allied forces had no intention of going to die.
A German Stuka bomber was destroyed in the sky after dropping a bomb. It may have been hit by a large-caliber anti-aircraft artillery shell, so the plane exploded directly in the sky , turned into scattered fragments. As more and more German planes dropped torpedoes, the formation formation of the Allied fleet also became a bit messy with the back and forth "S" maneuvers.
"The second attack formation of the Germans...the third attack formation has appeared on the radar..." As the commander-in-chief of the Allied Fleet, Dudley Pound felt that his fleet might have to undergo a real test .
When fleets cover each other,
The air defense is actually relatively tight and not easy to break through, but if the formation is disrupted and the ships start fighting on their own, it is inevitable that there will be loopholes and the enemy will take advantage of it.
"The first batch of fighter jets to take off may be ready to land due to lack of fuel... If the third batch of German attack aircraft formations arrive at this time, we may suffer more losses." The adjutant also knew that the German new A wave of attack formations was about to arrive, and some worried persuasion said: "Why don't we let the fleet go north..."
"Send a telegram to the transport fleet, tell them that our side is moving north, and let them move north as well, so as not to interfere with our course adjustment..." Dudley Pound pondered for two seconds, and immediately issued an order . He knew that at this time it was not a matter of persistence or resistance, but how to destroy more enemies while preserving himself.
Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately ordered: "Send a telegram to the USS Franklin, let them follow our footsteps, adjust the course, 15 degrees due east and north! Send a signal to all ships, adjust their speed, and resume Formation position!"
"Yes!" The adjutant immediately ran to convey the order, and soon, the non-commissioned officer at the helm at the bridge steering wheel of the Ark Royal aircraft carrier confirmed the order to change the course loudly: "Course adjustment! Turn the rudder to the left 15 degrees! "
"The Queen Elizabeth is calling!" An officer ran over, stood behind Dudley Pound, and reported nervously.
"Read it!" Dudley Pound turned his head, looked at the somewhat embarrassed officer, and felt uneasy in his heart. He knew that there was no good news in the telegram, but he still wanted to listen to it. So he ordered his men to read it to him, and then turned his eyes back to the battlefield.
"An aerial bomb hit my starboard side, and I lost two anti-aircraft gun positions. I asked other warships to provide cover." After the officer finished reading the loss, he looked up at the back of his boss, and then read: "The starboard side is on fire. Fighting, the hull is not flooded, and the loss is tolerable."
"..." Dudley Pound frowned. He still counted on four battleships to make contributions at night. Now if one is lost, the Allied fleet will continue to approach the German fleet, which will be in danger. After all, he knew that Germany still had a battleship, the Admiral Raeder, and only one battleship, the Ramirez, was not necessarily an opponent of the cutting-edge German battleship.
Of course, because of the lack of aircraft detection, the admiral of the British Royal Navy and the commander-in-chief of the Allied Atlantic Fleet did not know that the German fleet had not only one battleship Admiral Raeder, but also two "Soviet battleships" . If he knew that there were three battleships in the German Navy fleet, he might reconsider the feasibility of using battleship night battle tactics.
"Continue to change course..." Due to concerns about the safety of his fleet, Dudley Pound finally decided to correct his fleet's course. The charge tactics that were eager to approach the German fleet now seem to need to be considered. The German carrier-based aircraft has been circling near the Allied fleet, and it won't be long before the German army can get a general idea of the general strength of the Allied fleet. If the German commander finds out that the eagerly approaching British navy has only one battleship, maybe he will really let the Admiral Raeder stand on top to fight positional warfare-it will be really lively.
So he didn't care that frequent turns would make his fleet's formation more chaotic, and he repeated his order helplessly: "Let the fleet turn north another 15 degrees! Keep a relative distance from the German navy! Send a telegram to the Queen Elizabeth, Ask them to move to the flank of the fleet and make repairs as soon as possible!"
At this time, not only the battleship Queen Elizabeth was injured by the second attack echelon of the German carrier-based aircraft. The other two cruisers were also blazing, and one was seriously injured and even slowed down. On the other side, an American escort cruiser was sunk, and the sea was full of Allied sailors waiting to be rescued.
"Send a telegram to the three anti-submarine destroyers in the rear, asking them to rescue the friendly troops who fell into the water! After that, leave the combat zone and return immediately..." Hearing the loss of his own fleet, Dudley Pound sighed. He looked towards the direction due north of his fleet, where the transport fleet to Iceland was located.
"I hope they can really buy the UK half a year, otherwise our loss today will be in vain." The voice of emotion was not loud, and it was drowned in Dudley Pound's mouth. into the air: "O night, come quickly."
Just as he was muttering and praying for the night to come soon, the staff officer sent an encouraging news: "Your Excellency! Our third batch of fighter jets has successfully taken off! At least the next batch of German fighter planes Offensive, we are sure to hold on!"
After Dudley Pound heard the news, he clenched both palms into fists excitedly. The most vulnerable time for the first time has passed, and his fleet can continue to persevere under the cover of the plane: "Very good! Let the battleship continue to prepare for air combat, the third wave of the German offensive should be coming soon!"
Just as the bridge was rejoicing that the USS Franklin took off the third batch of fighter jets, a large number of fluctuations appeared on the radar screen of a large cruiser equipped with radar on the outermost edge of the British fleet.
Ten minutes ago, such a fluctuation also appeared on the radar. It was the radar wave speed reflected by the third wave of German naval carrier-based aircraft after rushing into the radar search range of the warship. But this time, the same fluctuations appeared again, and depending on the intensity, it was not the third wave of attack aircraft that was approaching.
The radar soldier stared at the screen, his eyes widened in disbelief. He turned his head and looked at the officer behind him. With an uncertain tone, he asked, "Sir... sir? I didn't, did I read it right? ? This, is this our radar... malfunctioning."
"If it's not that our radar is broken...then the Germans' 4th wave of attack aircraft has arrived!" The officer in charge of the radar swallowed his saliva and muttered subconsciously. Then the officer reacted and rushed to his own bridge at the fastest speed: "The radar has detected a new German aircraft! The fourth wave of German aircraft is right behind the third wave of German aircraft!"
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Brothers, Long Ling stayed up all night to make up for everyone! Knowing that everyone is anxious to read these chapters, Long Ling is also fighting! I am in debt, I dare not ask for anything, but please don't doubt Longling's character, thank you for your support!