Two Hundred Fifty-Two Off the Coast of the Netherlands

And more fw-190 fighter jets on the Imperial aircraft carrier are also ready, and they take off one by one, the task is to protect the Stuka dive bombers that are going away. [For more exciting novels, please visit]

To be honest, although the German naval aviation has a whole generation of advanced weapons and equipment compared to its British opponents, strictly speaking, they do not have "suitable" weapons and equipment in their hands. As the dive bomber Stuka used by the army, it has been explained earlier that it is not a qualified sea attack aircraft, and for a fighter like fw-190, it is not a very qualified torpedo attack aircraft.

Compared with Japan's famous all-rounder Zero, the fw-190 is too bulky, so this kind of aircraft does not have good maneuverability at low speeds, and torpedo delivery just requires the low-speed performance of the aircraft. However, the Zero aircraft sacrificed other "performance" in exchange for the "comprehensive" advantage, while the FW-190 is a fighter that can be used as an attack aircraft.

"Mount torpedoes to the remaining FW-190s! Immediately take to the air as the second attack echelon!" Lütjens looked at the Stuka bombers flying into the distance and the FW-190 fighter jets with torpedoes, and ordered back. . It was all he could afford, and he decided to throw all his eggs in one basket and show the Englishmen his full power.

At the same moment, the flagship of the Royal Navy's Southward 1st Squadron was nervously preparing for its own attack. After the British main fleet went north to intercept the 1st Squadron of the German High Seas Fleet commanded by Raeder, this fleet was hastily dispatched to encircle the Lütjens fleet.

However, compared with the German fleet commanded by Lütjens, this British fleet is a little bit old-fashioned: the oldest destroyer in the German naval fleet commanded by Lütjens was built in 1927; The youngest of the Royal Navy Fleet Southward 1 Squadron is its flagship Eagle aircraft carrier, which was built in 1923.

However, the Germans obviously underestimated the scale of the British navy's battle, so the British fleet is not without its own advantages. In places that the German reconnaissance planes did not see, the British fleet still has a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship—maybe If Lütjens had known the news first, he wouldn't have dared to take the lead in attacking rashly.

The reality is that the German Navy does not know the true size of the British Royal Navy fleet, so Lütjens dispatched his own carrier-based aircraft without hesitation, hoping to eat up the British "small fleet" in front of him in one go.

On the Eagle aircraft carrier, the flagship of the Royal Navy's Southward 1st Squadron, Gladiator fighter jets are taking off in an emergency, because the British carrier-based reconnaissance plane also discovered the German reconnaissance plane that has been following it not long ago.

The British reconnaissance plane that discovered that he was being followed immediately passed the news back to the British fleet, so the British fleet also began to act. They have more things than the German Navy, and these things can sometimes change the entire battle situation.

Compared to the Germans,

The United Kingdom has been the maritime hegemony of this world for a full hundred years. In the past hundred years, there have been many changes, but the sea glory of the empire on which the sun never sets has never been affected. Countless challengers fell before the cannons of the British Royal Navy: Spain's Armada, France's Napoleon's Navy, Germany's High Seas Fleet...

This deep-rooted pride and courage and confidence, fermented by the stubborn arrogance of the British, gave the Royal Navy a precious asset that all its opponents had never had-the belief in victory.

Of course, what supports this belief in victory is a real tangible asset: the size of the Royal Navy. The British Royal Navy currently has 17 battleships with a total tonnage of more than 400,000 tons, while its opponent, the German Navy, has zero battleships. At the same time, Britain has 5 aircraft carriers, which is 1 more than the German Navy.

In addition, the British still maintain an advantage in experience and training. The Royal Navy has 100 years of maritime combat experience, and its understanding of naval warfare can be said to be familiar. Moreover, the training level of officers and soldiers of the Royal Navy is very high. Ninety percent of naval commanders participated in World War I. The German navy is too naive in comparison. In the nearly 20 years after 1919, the German navy had no large-scale sea training for most of the time. It's only been two years since I got to know it.

Frankly speaking, the strengths of the two sides at this time can be said to be almost equal: the German navy has advantages in terms of warship age and tactical arrangements, and they have more powerful carrier-based aircraft; opponents, and their fleets are larger.

The British Gladiator carrier-based fighter is a biplane, which is obviously outdated compared to the guy in the hands of the German Naval Aviation. However, the British commander still believes that this fighter is sufficient to perform the task of covering the fleet.

This is also a matter of no choice. The more advanced dreadnought fighter jets are given priority to the Air Force, and the Hurricane fighter jets to deal with the Luftwaffe's new fighter jets are still in the test flight stage, so the British Navy has no way to deal with German planes for the time being.

One after another, Gladiator fighter jets took off from the Eagle aircraft carrier and flew over the battleship HMS Malaya, and farther away, a cruiser of the British Navy was also preparing for air combat.

"Take off the Swordfish attack plane!" The commander of the British fleet put down the binoculars in his hand and ordered loudly: "Follow the returning German reconnaissance plane to the south and attack the German fleet! Let the flight commander who leads the team pay attention and attack the German aircraft carrier first. .”

"Attack the British aircraft carrier first!" In the blue sky, the commander of the German Stuka bomber formation ordered through the intercom while checking the chart: "No. 7, you, No. 8 and No. 9 are responsible for attacking the aircraft carrier. No. 5 There is also number 6 to deal with the escort warship."

"Number 7 understands!" "Number 9 understands!" "Number 8 understands." A series of answers came from his earphones.

"No. 5 understands!" "No. 6 understands!" Soon there was another answering voice.

The commander of the Stuka formation opened his cockpit canopy and let the icy wind pour into the cabin. He tightened his leather jacket, poked his head out of the cabin, and glanced at the icy sea below through the thin clouds.

Soon, another formation of German planes appeared in the sky above them, which was a relatively fast formation of fw-190 torpedo planes that set off later. The two formations flew together, and an FW-190 descended and waved its wings on top of the Stuka as a greeting.

"We will launch an attack first in a while! You are hiding above the clouds and preparing for a sneak attack." The commander of the fw-190 torpedo formation said over the radio: "We will cut into the low altitude with a relatively fast speed, and after we drop the torpedoes, we can serve as escort fighter jets used."

"No problem, I will increase the altitude in about two minutes. Once the fighter jets escorted by the opponent are attracted to the low altitude by you, we will join the battle immediately." The commander of the Stuka formation looked up at his friendly forces and replied with a smile .

"Okay! I will arrange four fw-190s with small bombs to follow you. If any enemy planes approach, they will cover you." The commander of the torpedo attack plane thought for a while and said: "The rest of the torpedo planes speed up, Let's go first."

Soon the formation of faster FW-190 fighters surpassed the Stukas, and these planes began to fly to the distance, while over the formation of Stukas, the four FW-190 fighters maintained their flying altitude and speed, Apparently they were escort fighters who were left behind.

After a while, various battle sounds came from the earphones of the commander of the Stuka bomber formation, some calling for cover, some confirming the number of enemy ships, and some just screaming and shouting.

"No. 1! No. 1! I found the destroyers of the British fleet! They should be right in front of us." This was the first exclamation of the German planes when they discovered the British fleet.

Immediately afterwards, the pilot reminded the opposing fighter to join the battle: "Number 6! Pay attention below, the opponent's fighter! Climb! Climb immediately!"

Then another nervous news was confirmed through the shouting in the headset, that is, there are battleships in the British fleet: "Hey! Look! The British aircraft carrier! Wait, my God! The battleship next to the British aircraft carrier It's a battleship! It's a battleship! There are battleships in the British fleet!"

Another voice with a very unique voice exclaimed: "How is it possible? That is really a battleship!"

"Number 1, request an attack! Request an attack!" This is the shout confirming the attack.

"Keep the formation! Keep the formation! Let's climb! Wait for the Stuka formation behind to attack together! Climb!" The commander's order appeared in the noisy earphones.

"Captain! The opponent's anti-aircraft gun is returning fire! The opponent's anti-aircraft gun is returning fire!" Another voice shouted.

The Stuka pilots continued to fly the plane, while silently listening to the hysterical shouts of their comrades in the earphones. Unknowingly, the commander of the Stuka formation found that his palms were already full of sweat.

"Attention all pilots! Attention all pilots! Fasten your seat belts." The commander ordered loudly. He buckled up his flight cockpit while ordering, and then yanked the bolt of the machine gun in front of him: "Here Rear defensive machine guns loaded."

Suddenly, an anti-aircraft artillery shell exploded near the clouds, and the tracer bombs shot into the sky one after another. Under the clouds, a British cruiser in full fire was maneuvering, trying to avoid the German torpedo attack. .

The commander of the Stuka formation raised the corner of his mouth, and loudly issued an attack order into the communicator: "Attention everyone! Choose your own target and start a dive attack! No. 2! You take No. 3 to find that battleship !"

"No. 2 understands!" With the roar of the engine, the Stukas rushed down the clouds one by one, divided into small groups, and crazily rushed towards the attack targets they had allocated long ago.

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