Two Hundred and Twenty-Nine Tragic
What is a dog jumping over the wall in a hurry? What is a rabbit in a hurry to bite? This is the case with the German Navy today. [For more exciting novels, please visit] With a tragic and solemn mood, similar to a desperate woman surrounded by strong men-finally remembered that there was a pistol in her purse...
"This battle is too uncomfortable. I'm more suitable for commanding an artillery duel between battleships or heavy cruisers." Lütjens put down the binoculars in his hand. This is a habit he has developed over the years. Now But he found that he couldn't see the target he was about to attack at all: "This method of attacking opponents with a plane outside the line of sight is really depressing."
When you can't see your own results with your own eyes, and you can't enjoy the thrill of attacking the enemy to the flesh, the fun of fighting will disappear. It was replaced by endless calculations and a suffocating and lingering tension that was absolutely unprecedented for a commander.
So please understand Japan's obsession with large ships and cannons during World War II. There is definitely a reason for this: the kind of watch your own artillery shells break into the enemy's hull, and then burst and tear, tearing the opponent into hundreds of thousands. The battleship built with 10,000 pounds was made into scrap iron, and then watched it slowly sink to the bottom of the sea. This enjoyment is really "fascinating" - of course, "fascinated" is "fascinated", and the actual effect is everyone. understood.
Another pressure comes from the sense of fear brought by new tactics. So far, there are still people in the Navy who believe in the battleships that have accompanied them for decades, and believe that the armor on these Tyrannosaurus rex-like steel behemoths can resist those mosquito-like aircraft. bombs and torpedoes.
This kind of distrust in the attack power of carrier-based aircraft and confidence in the protection system of battleships is pervasive in the navies of various countries. At least the world-class naval powers such as Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom are not as crazy as Germany to eliminate battleships and heavy cruisers. move. So Lütjens is even more uneasy. He really doesn't know whether he is struggling to the death or changing the history of world naval warfare.
Just now, 15 fighter jets with torpedoes have taken off, and another 15 fighter jets have also taken off, as the air defense force of the entire fleet is on standby in the clouds. The other 30 Navy-type two-seater Stukas have also flown to their targets, and they are going to attack the main force of the British naval fleet that is encircling the German fleet to the north.
"The news I just sent was that in our northwest, the battleship HMS Hood of the British Royal Navy was found, and two aircraft carriers could be vaguely seen behind." The first mate frowned and said to Lütjens: "The British The main force seems to be to the north of us, which is really incomprehensible."
"There's nothing difficult to understand." Lütjens looked at the charts spread on the chart analysis table, thought for a moment, and said, "They're not here for us, but to wipe out our high seas fleet. Yes! Contact the aircraft carrier Tirpitz and order them to send out all the remaining carrier-based aircraft, heading due south, to attack all targets they can find."
"Zhengnan?" The first officer was taken aback,
I don't know why Lütjens commanded like this.
"That's right, due south!" Lütjens nodded and said, "After all the carrier-based aircraft take off, order the fleet to immediately turn around and head south at full speed."
"Aren't we going back to Kiel Naval Port?" The first officer didn't believe the order he heard.
"The main force of the British navy is to our northwest. If we insist on heading north, we will soon encounter them. But if we insist on heading south, then at least there is still a chance to join up with General Reeder in the south." Lütjen Si explained, then stared at the chart for a while.
Immediately after that, he raised his head, as if he had made up his mind, and said, "Send a telegram to General Reeder immediately, telling them that we will be heading south, and I hope they can respond."
"General, what should we do with those British Navy destroyers and cruisers in the south?" the first mate asked the most terrible question.
Lütjens raised his eyebrows, gritted his teeth, and said, "We are at war with the UK. Although we reluctantly admit that there are some differences compared to the actual war, it is the difference between our two countries. It's a state of war. Then there is only one option for an enemy navy in a state of war: sink it."
"In addition, issue an order to the northern air force that has already attacked, and immediately return after the threat attack." Lütjens thought for a while and said, "No matter how big the victory is in the north, it will not change the status quo of our fleet being surrounded. , so we have to save our troops and break through to the south."
So the German aircraft carrier staged a lively competition game. Both aircraft carriers released the remaining planes at the fastest speed, and the direction of these planes was opposite to that of the previous batch of planes.
After sending all the planes, the entire fleet began to turn around, and a huge fleet drew a huge turning track on the sea. The carrier-based fighter jets that had just left for the north then returned, because the German naval carrier-based fighter jet commanders were worried that their planes could not find the fleet that had changed their course.
Immediately afterwards, the chaotic scene of the aircraft carrier receiving the landing of the carrier-based aircraft. Although the fuel is sufficient, the fw-190s and the first counterattacks of the first batch of torpedoes and bombs have been thrown away in a hurry. . The deck was littered with planes that had just settled, and ground crews busy pushing them aside to make way for the planes behind to land.
Although the usual strict training and the rigorous work style of the Germans made the chaotic emergency take-off and landing missions without any chaotic problems, it was still carried out on the bridge. Looking at all this, Lütjens broke out in a cold sweat. It seems that this kind of naval battle where the enemy cannot be seen is not only not well suited to him, but that every German navy is not well suited.
Behind the entire German fleet, on the bridge of a destroyer, the captain put down the telescope in his hand. The dense light spots of the British Navy had already been seen on the radar screen. A few seconds ago, a huge water column exploded not far away, and the British had already begun to calibrate their artillery.
If it was traveling at the current speed, the German fleet that had just turned around would not be able to escape the pursuit and strangulation of the British ships. The pursuit fleet of battlecruisers and cruisers would soon bite the German fleet, bit by bit nibbling away at the German fleet that was "exposed" to British fire. If it goes wrong, even the First Fleet of the High Seas, which has rushed over to reinforce it, will be eaten by the British army.
"Adjust the course, continue to turn westward, leave a firing position for the broadside torpedoes, telegraph the sailors in all positions, and power up the flagship. This ship is the rear of the fleet." The captain ignited the gun in his mouth. Tobacco, the beard like a hedgehog trembled and said, "For the future of the High Seas Fleet! Fight to the last minute!"
"I'm sorry, everyone. I'm a veteran who participated in Operation Rainbow, and I don't want to face the end of the High Seas Fleet again." The bearded smiled embarrassedly, and then ordered: "The course is fixed, and all torpedoes are fan-shaped. "shoot"!"
"It's okay! As long as our fleet is safe, there will always be a chance to avenge us!" The first officer said with a smile.
"Don't be a prisoner if you die! Let the British see how powerful our German destroyers are!" The helmsman said with a smile.
With a slight tremor, 10 large torpedoes flew into the sea, and the direction was the dense British pursuit fleet, so it didn't matter whether to aim or not: it was a barrage "shooting" that interfered with the enemy's pursuit, as long as the opponent found the torpedo To avoid it, it is like the turning German fleet, and the speed cannot be increased for a while.
"Load the torpedoes immediately! Shoot all the torpedoes out before they are hit!" Big Beard glanced at the huge water column shot by the shells on the broadside, and commanded loudly: "Let the deck sailors put down the boat, the gunners still have Soldiers who don't want to die can get on a lifeboat! The British will pick them up."
"The torpedo is loaded! You can fire at any time!" After a while, the chief officer reported loudly.
"Shoot in salvo! Then there's no need to report, let's shoot freely!" The captain laughed loudly: "We have entered the range of the British battleship's secondary guns, and we can't escape, gentlemen."
"Long live the Führer!" the chief mate shouted with a stern face.
"Long live the German Navy." Bearded also said solemnly.
The torpedoes flew into the sea one by one, and swam quickly towards the British fleet that had already appeared on the sea level in the distance. The record is almost impossible to achieve. However, in order to avoid these torpedoes, the speed of the British Navy's pursuit fleet was obviously delayed.
Seeing that the German main fleet was let go, the British began to speed up their pursuit, while venting their hatred and firing guns, trying to sink the troubled German destroyer. However, because of the "shooting" range problem, only the 380mm caliber battleship main guns and the 280mm heavy cruiser main guns can hit the German destroyer.
However, because the German destroyers were facing the British fleet sideways, and the British fleet was pursuing direct pursuit, the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer. Soon, a shell hit the German destroyer, and the strong impact folded the entire hull in half, because the power of the 380mm caliber gun was so great that half of the bridge even flew into the sky.
Soon the entire battlefield fell silent, and the destroyer who sacrificed himself to drag the British Navy took less than 5 minutes from being hit to sinking. There were two lifebuoys floating on the sea, and a few broken wooden boards, the only proof that there was a ship here. The Royal Navy's warships passed by quickly without finding a single survivor.
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