Chapter 478 Ready to Use Naval Guns

Originally, the Deutschland was meant to act as a bait, but now, the bait of the Deutsche has the possibility of being eaten!

The tail has been damaged, and the speed of the battleship has been greatly reduced, which of course means a greater risk. Now, it is not only necessary to prevent the attack of the opponent's naval guns, but there may also be a second battleship duel.

Who knows what is in the other party's formation, I thought it was safe, but as a result, there are aircraft carriers in the formation there, then, will there be battleships above the 10,000-ton level?

It's hard to say.

"Captain, Bruce is here." Just as he was thinking, a sailor came in with a prisoner.

Bruce's battle just now has confirmed his loyalty. If it weren't for him, it is very likely that the first torpedo would have been hit by the Deutschland. Now, watching Bruce come in, Colonel Stanger put on another expression: "Bruce, you've done a great job. Your battle deeds will spread throughout Germany."

"Captain, I have a proposal." Bruce said to Stanger: "Now, while the other party's carrier aircraft returns, we can send out reconnaissance planes to find their position, and then guide our naval guns to counter the opponent's. fleet."

The current Bruce is completely thinking about the German warship. After all, if the warship sinks, they will also be buried in the belly of the fish.

The speed of the battleship has slowed down. It is conceivable that this batch of carrier-based aircraft will definitely attract more enemies. As long as the commander of the other party has enough courage, they should know that this is a good time to beat the drowning dog. And according to the usual practice, the British Navy has this impulse.

So, they will definitely come!

They can't run fast anyway, so instead of being chased by the other party, it's better to take advantage of the night and fire at them!

The 283mm naval gun on the Deutschland has a maximum range of 40 kilometers (the data varies, some say 36 kilometers, and some say 20 kilometers.) However, this distance has exceeded the visual range. The distance, so even in the daytime, if the guns are fired at this distance, it needs to be guided by the reconnaissance aircraft.

In this era, large warships are equipped with reconnaissance aircraft, which are used to provide guidance for naval guns.

Bruce obviously did not know that the German warships had already installed perfect radars, which could search for the traces of the British fleet on the nearby sea. His proposal was to quickly catapult the reconnaissance plane and chase the back of the British aircraft to find the British naval formation. , and then attack them!

It can be said that this plan has a high possibility of success, and Stanger is really tempted.

"Captain, telegram." At this moment, a telegraph operator handed him the telegram he had just received.

When he got this telegram, Stanger's face was instantly happy: "Bruce, your suggestion is very good, but now, we don't have to worry."

Bruce nodded and backed out. He had already guessed it. The Germans' counterattack was also very swift. It seems that he is too worried.

Since the warship will be safe and sound, he doesn't have to worry about anything, let's blow his own deck wind!

The night sky is still dark, and flying in the dark night is a test of flight skills.

For example, relying entirely on the meter, not one's own intuition, at this time, the intuition is unreliable.

Philip, the pilot, felt that the sweat on his back was soaking wet. He felt that it was really a luck that he could come back alive.

He was carrying a bomb, and it took a lot of courage to dive down to drop the bomb despite so much anti-aircraft fire from the Deutsches. Fortunately, he did it. He dived and dropped the bomb.

Unfortunately, it didn't hit, and the bomb fell into the sea more than ten meters from the side of the opponent. After that, it was not easy for him to fly out of the opponent's air defense fire net alive.

Fortunately, he did it, and, with a close-up observation, he could see that the Deutschland had been damaged and the speed had dropped, which is good news!

"Athlete God, Athletics God, please turn on the lights to guide." When he came back, Philip fell behind. He was flying alone and had no companions around. At this time, he just relied on his own perseverance and returned to the aircraft carrier. In the sea area, he is a qualified naval aviation!

But now, on the vast sea, he couldn't see anything. He had to make a radio call to determine the direction and ask the aircraft carrier to turn on the lights.

Soon, a light appeared on the sea in the distance, and our own aircraft carrier was waiting there!

At this time, the Athletics God was busy.

"We lost most of our planes. I don't agree to continue to send planes to bomb. The Germans' air defense is too tight." Captain Onslow said.

The attacking Swordfish attack aircraft suffered heavy losses, and he was no longer willing to let the boys die.

However, Admiral Tovey was unmoved: "Now is the right time. The Deutsches are already wounded. If we deploy again, we will definitely be able to blow it up! As a soldier, we must have the consciousness to face death!"

"I think we might as well keep getting closer and use naval guns to kill the Deutsches." Another naval staff officer said: "We send out reconnaissance planes to provide guidance to the naval guns, and three salvos can kill the Deutsches."

Hearing this statement, Admiral Tovey's eyes lit up, indeed, this method is not bad!

He straightened up and looked out of the porthole, where the lights were already on, and in the distance, several planes had their navigation lights on, ready to land.

Four swordfish have already returned to the aircraft carrier, and on one side of the deck, these swordfish are preparing to continue to mount ammunition for the next attack.

In this night battle, the Deutsche was injured, and the Deutsche must not be allowed to escape. It is best to resolve the battle before dawn!

Thinking of this, Admiral Tovey clenched his fists: "Okay, let's do it like this. After recovering these torpedo planes, speed up immediately and reach a position fifteen nautical miles away from the German fleet. Using our naval guns, Send the Deutsches into the sea!"

He is confident. In his fleet, in addition to two cruisers, there is also a battleship Rodney!

HMS Rodney was a British-built 35,000-ton battleship with 406mm main guns built under the restrictions of the Washington Naval Treaty.

2 of the Nelson class, commissioned in 1927. The Rodney, along with the Nelson, Colorado, and Nagato classes, is known as the Holiday Seven.

The performance of this battleship is quite advanced and its combat effectiveness is outstanding. As long as its 9 main guns fire, it will definitely be able to send the pocket-sized Deutschland to hell!

At this time, the bright spots in the distance became bigger and bigger. With the lights on the deck, you could see that the one flying in front was our own swordfish torpedo machine.

But what is the plane behind?