1221 Sunk

Soon, another anti-aircraft gun turret on the Royal Ark was hit by a German bomb. This time the explosion was bigger than the last one, and there was no way to verify why. However, the explosion directly destroyed the steeple on the side of the Royal Ark aircraft carrier, and also destroyed some small boats used for lifesaving. The entire deck was partially deformed and distorted. The two fighter jets parked on it could no longer take off to fight again. .

At this time, there are 6 fighter jets on the Ark Royal aircraft carrier that can be ready to take off in a short time to face the German naval aviation. However, being hit this time completely paralyzed the 6 aircraft on the aircraft carrier and could not take off. The British fleet's air defense mission can only be completed by their own anti-aircraft guns for the rest of the time.

"It was hit for the second time! It was hit for the second time!" The officer in charge of damage control loudly reported the explosion that just happened: "The enemy bomb hit our flight deck...and then affected a twin-mounted anti-aircraft gun . . . God, there is no way we can take off the rest of the planes."

"It's nothing to regret, go back to your post!" George frowned, and then ordered: "We don't have a few planes left anyway, and it's not right for us to be unable to take off fighter jets now." It's not a big loss!"

He knew that this time the HMS Ark Royal aircraft carrier must be in bad luck, because even its own fighter jets had been consumed by the German army, but it still had no chance to break away from the battle and escape back to Canada.

It must persist on the battlefield until the last second, attracting a large number of offensive firepower from the Germans, and buying more time for the subsequent bombardment of its own battleships-although this sacrifice plan sounds silly now, but in this case , among the methods that Dudley Pound can come up with, this is the most worth trying.

At the beginning, George was a damage control officer serving on a battleship. Now, because of his promotion and experience advantages, he has become the chief damage control commander of the Ark Royal aircraft carrier. He can be said to have personally witnessed the decline of the British Royal Navy and the strong rise of its opponent, the German Navy.

Just as he was directing his subordinates to rescue the dangerously damaged areas, as if God was against him, a torpedo dropped by a German carrier-based aircraft on the side was drawing a white line. The straight line rushed towards the HMS Ark Royal aircraft carrier.

For design reasons, the deck and upper defenses of the HMS Ark Royal aircraft carrier are very strong, but the underwater structure of this aircraft carrier, that is, the design of the torpedo protection, is very ordinary. This poor design allowed the Ark Royal in another time and space to finally sink in a surprise attack by a German submarine.

Although most of the sinking was due to the inexperience of the navy's damage control personnel, which led to the failure of emergency repairs, it also revealed that the Ark Royal aircraft carrier did have various deficiencies in its ability to resist underwater attacks.

"The fire is under control! God bless!" A stop loss officer stood next to the dwindling flames,

He sighed while wiping off his sweat. Beside him, two huge water pipes were spraying water near the fire. Fortunately, the ammunition inside did not explode, so everyone had a lot of time for repairs.

George was also near the deck where the fire broke out, supervising his men to extinguish the fire as quickly as possible to recover the loss of the battleship. When the people around him lamented God's blessing, George also felt that his luck today seemed to be good. Unfortunately, before he had time to agree with the exclamation from his subordinates, he heard someone in the distance shouting an indistinct sentence to him. sentence.

He turned his head and looked at the soldiers in the distance who were pointing at the sea and shouting something to him. The noise of the water pipes and the roar of the water pump made him unable to hear what the other party was shouting. But as a naval officer, he still sensed the danger and turned his head to the direction indicated by the opponent's finger.

Then he saw a white wave on the sea in the distance that had begun to dissipate gradually, but in the nearby place, the white wave was so obvious that he felt powerless. The angle of this torpedo was too tricky, just as the Ark Royal aircraft carrier was turning to avoid the other two torpedoes, it got into the bottom of the aircraft carrier.

"Damn it!" With only time to complain, George felt that the deck under his feet suddenly rose a lot like an elevator, and then a huge shock came from the soles of his shoes, directly twisting his legs, making his whole body tremble. was lifted into mid-air.

He saw that the water pump beside him was also lifted up, including the damage control personnel beside the water machine. They looked at each other in horror in mid-air, and could even see the despair in each other's eyes.

Then they were completely submerged by the ammunition in the burning 4.5-inch heavy anti-aircraft gun ammunition depot, and the huge fireball from the explosion... George lost all consciousness when his eyes went dark, and he couldn't even feel the pain. Just left this world. The side of the Royal Ark aircraft carrier began to flood into seawater in large quantities, and the explosive ammunition depot lifted the entire side of the fast ship, and even the work of stopping damage was unnecessary, because there was no need to rescue the ship at all. .

"Where is George? Where is George? Has his damage control failed? Let him report to me in person! Go and get him back!" The captain of the Ark Royal aircraft carrier looked at the tilted bridge. General Dudley Pound, whose face was covered in blood, shouted loudly: "Medical soldier! Call the medic!"

During the torpedo explosion just now, Dudley Pound hit the wall and was bleeding. What makes people even more desperate is that the current Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces has no wisdom. , giving the last order to turn the fleet.

The entire bridge was in chaos because of the explosion. No one knew what happened just now. Whether the ammunition on the sideboard exploded, or another assault by German planes hit the aircraft carrier—see George's liaison officer and The soldiers did not know where the damage control commander had gone. The last time anyone saw him was on the deck before the explosion.

What makes people even more desperate is that the aircraft carrier has already begun to tilt, and the speed of the fleet has also been dragged down by the dying Ark Royal - the captain doesn't know whether to order to abandon the ship, or to order to stick to his post and continue to fight: Can you ask for instructions? He is already in a coma, and the person who can consult him is gone. Now he has no way to make any decision, he can only tell his adjutant: "Quickly, find a way to wake up General Dudley Pound, at least we should know What's the next step!"

At the same time, the veteran sent the news that General Dudley Pound was injured and that the aircraft carrier Ark Royal was seriously injured and sinking was sent to the U.S. Navy fleet with a spare code: "Please support, if you stand by, the Atlantic will be handed over to you!" The Germans!"

"Captain! George's found! He was near the explosion when he was last seen... Several soldiers swear they saw Sir George get sucked into the explosion, and never saw it again." Go The first mate who was looking for George brought back a frustrating news, and he reported the results of his visit to the captain panting.

Then he pointed to a damage control officer who was blackened by the fire behind him, and continued to suggest to his captain: "This is the most experienced damage control officer I can find in a short time. He suggested that we Immediately ordered to abandon the ship, in his opinion, this ship has no value for further repairs."

"Sir!" When the officer spoke, his face blackened by fire showed his white teeth: "With all due respect, even if Chief George sees the current situation, he will give this suggestion... The hull has been flooded with water, and the Germans are still attacking from the air, we have no ability to ensure that the ship will not sink under these conditions."

The U.S. fleet saw the chaos in the British fleet, and did not leave alone. Instead, it followed the British fleet and used the few remaining fighter jets to provide limited air cover for the British fleet. American fighter jets are fighting less and less, and now it is difficult to protect themselves. If they are expected to regain air supremacy on the battlefield, the British fleet might as well count on their battleships. But as allies, they tried their best, and they used their own battles to relieve the pressure on the Royal Navy.

"The Ark Royal is going to sink. This is not good news. If we turn around now and leave the British Navy... maybe the loss of the United States will be minimized." The adjutant stood on the bridge of the Franklin aircraft carrier with his hands behind his back, saying His boss suggested.

The American captain hesitated. He knew that what his adjutant said was correct, and it was very correct. The best way now is to leave immediately with the remnants of the defeated generals, and leave the leftovers of the British Royal Navy to the Germans. The rest of the matter is left to the diplomats to fight, anyway, it is not a problem that their soldiers need to worry about.

So he wanted to speak and give the order to turn around and leave the battlefield. But before he could utter his order, he heard the officers in the telegraph room yell out the exciting news: "The Wicked and the Nelson have arrived! The German navy has no place to escape! "

At the same time, the captain of the aircraft carrier Ark Royal reluctantly gave the order to abandon the ship: "Get out of here! We have done everything we can. The rest depends on what the remaining people can do Already!"