Chapter 395 German Navy, Attack!

The North Sea, named by the Dutch, corresponds to the Zuider Sea to the south. It is the northeastern marginal sea of ​​the Atlantic Ocean, located in the northwest of the European continent, that is, between Great Britain, Scandinavia, Jutland and the Netherlands.

The North Sea is bounded by Great Britain and the Orkney Islands in the west, the Shetland Islands in the north, Norway and Denmark in the east, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France in the south, and the Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Dover and the English Channel in the southwest.

The north is connected with the Atlantic Ocean by open waters, and it is connected with the Baltic Sea through the Skagerrak and Kattegat Örek in the east.

From the map, it can be seen that the North Sea is the necessary passage for the German Navy to enter and exit the Atlantic Ocean, and it is also the easiest area for the United Kingdom to defend.

Historically, the battle for the right to this sea area has led to many wars between the German Navy and the British Navy.

During the first World War alone, the two sides broke out the Heligoland Gulf naval battle, and the British navy won a complete victory, which greatly hit the will of the German navy.

In the early days of history, the two sides broke out in the Norwegian naval battle. The British navy sent most of the warships of the German navy to the seabed. From that time on, the mustache no longer believed in his surface ships, and instead supported the submarine force. went.

But now, history has changed again. The German navy and air force have combined to bury nearly half of the British navy in the bay.

half an hour ago.

In the North Sea, the waves are rippling.

The North Sea has a unique climate, with polar fronts lingering in the north and south, and cyclone activities are frequent, especially in winter, storms often occur, and winds and waves as high as several meters or even more than 10 meters can be formed.

And now, winter has just passed, and today's climatic conditions are not bad.

On the sea, there is a huge naval formation.

Just last night, the order was finally issued. The main warships of the entire German navy, which were originally just dangling near the German coastline, are now dispatched at almost full speed, reaching a high speed of nearly 30 knots, sailing north.

After a night of hurricanes, in the early morning, the distance to Scapa Flow was less than 200 nautical miles. At this distance, the German Navy's attack operation began.

The naval formation is based on two aircraft carriers, Graf Zeppelin and Adolf Hitler.

The second ship of the Count Zeppelin class has been commissioned. After the unfortunate assassination of the great Führer, the No. 2 ship was named Adolf Hitler in memory of him. This is a warship named after the great Führer. It must be Revenge for the Führer!

With the passage of Cyric, the German Navy is showing a new attitude, and the naval aviation has become the main type of their attack.

At this time, on the rear deck of the aircraft carrier, a large number of aircraft were preparing for takeoff.

The Earl Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier has been greatly improved. During the design process, the design drawings of the island country aircraft carrier were obtained, and at the same time, it was improved according to the British aircraft carrier design. At the same time, there are some special features of its own. plan.

For example, in the deck layout of the aircraft carrier, it is the angled deck. The benefits of this kind of deck are not known to other countries now, only the German naval aviation can appreciate its wisdom.

While landing, takeoff is unaffected and deck operations are more efficient.

But now, the carrier-based aircraft has not been released, so the landing deck at the rear is temporarily useless, just used to temporarily store the fighters that are about to take off!

There are more than 50 aircraft, and this is still not complete. Some of the carrier-based aircraft are still left in the hangar below, waiting for the space to be vacated here, and then lift them up with the side lift.

The design of this aircraft carrier is quite advanced, and the side lift is a new advancement. Ordinary aircraft carriers are lifted in the middle. When the lift is used, a big hole will be exposed on the deck.

Under Cyric's suggestion, it was changed to the side, which did not affect the operation of the deck at all.

At this time, the main ones left on the deck were the FW190 carrier-based aircraft. This carrier-based aircraft was originally developed by the German Navy. Therefore, the order was given priority to ensure the use of the German Navy.

Moreover, when it was just manufactured, it was designed according to the air superiority fighter, using a high-horsepower air-cooled engine and various advanced aviation technologies. When it was manufactured, it was also discovered that it has the ability to be versatile.

For example, in the current FW190, there are only ten without plug-ins. These are used as pure fighter jets and are responsible for seizing air dominance.

And most of the FW190, under the belly, hang a big guy with a length of 7 meters.

The diameter is half a meter, and the tail has a rudder and a propeller. Because it is too long, it hangs almost from the rear of the propeller in front of the nose, along the center line of the fuselage, all the way to the back. The tail rudder at the tail is only more than 20 cm away from the deck. distance.

This big guy is the weapon of their attack this time, the T3G7e electric torpedo!

This kind of torpedo was not secretly researched in the Libyan base, but an improvement made by the German naval department on the basis of the original torpedo.

Before World War II, the torpedoes of the German Navy mainly used compressed air, which would bubble when sailing, exposing their position. Therefore, almost all of them now use lead-acid batteries. At the same time, the latest improvement is the use of magnetic fuzes to detonate.

On the bridge, Captain Hans Langsdorf, looking at the slightly white sky in the east, shouted loudly: "Three left rudder, sail at full speed against the wind, and prepare to fly the carrier aircraft."

Although relying on the power of the aircraft itself is enough to fly off the deck, the aircraft carrier must create the best take-off conditions for the aircraft when it releases the aircraft!

For example, now, the wind speed in the North Sea has reached 10 meters per second, coupled with the full speed of warships, it is enough to make the takeoff of carrier-based aircraft easier!

Left rudder three! The helmsman turned the steering gear, and the huge 30,000-ton warship completed the turn while tilting slightly.

The chimney integrated with the bridge, black smoke came out, the heavy oil boiler was burning violently, and soon, the warship accelerated to the maximum speed of 34 knots.

On the deck, the wind was gusting.

Rick was sitting in his plane. For several years, he had been looking forward to this day. When he fought against Spain, there was no challenge at all. Now is the opportunity to show the German naval aviation!

German Navy, strike!

With the accelerator fully open, Rick's FW190 first aimed at the takeoff line, and then released his brakes.

The FW190 with its wings spread out, the front engine made a rumbling sound, the propeller was turning rapidly, and the entire fighter jet, like an arrow off the string, rushed out along the take-off line.

Behind him, another plane, also along another takeoff line, began to roll.