Chapter 491 The End of the Royal Navy

Fisher's wish, ultimately did not come true.

The bomber above his head shattered his last fantasy.

As a battleship built during World War I, it has 8 twin-mounted 381mm main guns and 14 152mm secondary guns, which are all fired at the ship.

What equipment do you have in the air? It only has two 76mm guns, yes, that's all.

In the history of later generations, during World War II, it installed a large number of 40mm and 20mm anti-aircraft guns, just to make up for the weak anti-aircraft firepower.

But right now, in terms of air, it's almost at the level of light.

The Stuka bombers, swooping down from the sky effortlessly, dropped 500 kilograms of bombs at the temporarily intact battleship.

Hit it right!

There were fires everywhere on the deck, and the sailors were nervously rescuing them, and then, the second, the third, the fourth...

"Boom!" When the sixth bomber dived down, its ammunition depot was finally hit, just behind the second turret, where three successive bombs exploded, and the third bomb successfully detonated The partition of the ammunition depot was opened, and there was a violent explosion!

When the ammunition depot was detonated, the scene was out of control.

"Boom!" This time, the sound was incomparably huge. In the sound of the explosion, the explosion of the ammunition depot abruptly tore the hull into two pieces.

The Sovereign entered the water quickly, it did not want to sink, but its sinking speed was faster than that of the Nelson. When its bow sank, the main gun on the turret was still shaking on the water. It seems that they refuse to follow the hull into the seabed.

Also seems to be telling something.

The Sovereign, sunk, the Barham, sunk, and the Nelson, still holding on.

Certainly not giving it a chance!

The German warships, all the artillery fire, were moving towards the Nelson. In just a few minutes, more than fifty rounds of artillery shells landed on the Nelson, which had no maneuverability and was completely turned into a target ship. .

The Nelson was riddled with holes, but it stood firm and refused to sink.

All the ammunition depots have been flooded, and it is impossible for the ammunition to explode. Looking at this floating iron coffin, the German Navy gave up continuing naval artillery strikes.

The battle is over.

The subsequent torpedo planes, bombers, and submarines sank the warships escorted by the British Navy. Even the Queen Elizabeth, which ran away first, was not able to run away, and was dozens of nautical miles away from the exchange of fire. In addition, it was overtaken by several torpedo planes and shot once again.

Then another late submarine spotted it, four torpedoes fired in a salvo, and HMS Queen Elizabeth, too, sank.

On the sea, there are sailors floating everywhere. The battle is over. The sailors are not dead yet. Hundreds of heads are floating on the sea, swimming towards the German warships.

Faced with this situation, Lütjens ordered an hour-long rescue to bring the British sailors out.

An hour later, the sea became calm again, and there were oil splashes everywhere. It was the heavy oil leak of the warship, and the Nelson had sunk more than half, and only one side of the hull was still exposed on the sea.

The British shore-based air force flew into the sky, facing the sea where fierce battles had been fought, and facing the huge warship that was about to sink, their hearts were extremely heavy.

This is a turning point, a turning point for the British Navy from prosperity to decline!

First, the air raid on Scapa Flow caused the British navy to be seriously damaged, and this naval battle caused the British navy to break its ribs again. So far, the battleships supporting the British navy have sunk one by one, and they will never again There is no strength to compete with Germany for sea power.

This naval battle has been commented on by many military observers, and they have reached the unanimous point of view that it is impossible to maintain sea power simply by relying on battleships.

This is a tactical consideration, and in terms of strategy, it is even more worthy of deep consideration. The United Kingdom is an island country. If they lose a powerful navy, their sea lifeline will not be guaranteed!

When Deutschland entered the waters of the North Sea, there were already long-range FW190 fighter jets escorting it to prevent the British from jumping over the wall to launch an air attack.

The warship is full of wounds, showing how fierce the battle this warship has experienced. In the two attacks by the British naval fleet, it did not flinch, took the initiative to fight, killed several British warships, and insisted on It's time for the arrival of our main force!

The shore was already full of people. Most of them were family members of the warship. When they learned that their relatives were finally coming back, they came to the dock one after another.

The sailors put on military uniforms and stood along the edge of the warship. Everyone's heart was full of incomparable heroism.

They are victorious!

Captain Stanger, standing on the bridge, looked at the welcoming crowd on the shore, he silently raised his arms and saluted to the crowd on the shore.

"Hi, Hitler." At this moment, a uniform voice suddenly sounded from the shore. The troops responsible for maintaining order raised their right arms, and the people watching from the shore also raised their right arms in a frenzy. his own arm.

Colonel Stanger was also very excited immediately, the head of state is here!

Cyric was wearing a military uniform, waving his right hand, and returned the salute to everyone. This was the first time that Cyric appeared in public during the war. Beside him, Graff had a serious face, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.

Although Hitler has been assassinated, the etiquette of the head of state ceremony has not changed. This is also a kind of respect for the deceased. Now, Cyric, who led the entire empire to a strong, has completely replaced Hitler's in the hearts of the people. Location.

Hitler led the empire out of the shadows of World War I, and Cyric led the empire to the glory of World War II!

Now, I don't know how many British agents want to assassinate Cyric, but unfortunately there is no way. Under Reinhardt's surveillance, the entire empire is as safe as the Soviet Union.

Everyone on the port has been screened and is absolutely reliable, and Cyric has an important mission to come here this time. He wants to tell the world that this is a just war and Germany will win!

This was also the first time that Bruce came into close contact with Cyric. He couldn't see Cyric. At this time, he stayed in the lower cabin like the other captives. However, like everyone else, he was able to Hear Cyric's characteristically provocative voice.

In the past, Hitler's speeches covered up Cyric's light. In fact, Cyric was also an orator, which was an inevitable prerequisite for being a statesman.