Chapter 2134： Dawn five (1/2)
”This is definitely an aircraft carrier! Otherwise, a single-engine aircraft would never appear here! Damn, the Germans actually have a carrier-based aviation force that is stronger than ours! Telegrapher, quickly fix a transmitter, I need Send this news out!” Captain Ruth threw away the telescope in his hand and said loudly.
”Sorry, the entire telegram group and all the equipment and the codebook were burned in the attack just now. The Germans hit it very accurately,” the deputy captain said.
”Preparing to evacuate personnel, transfer some of them to lifeboats and let them evacuate to the shore immediately! If any lucky person can go back alive, tell the headquarters that the Germans also have aircraft carriers! And they are stronger than us!” Captain Ruth Said loudly.
However, this final retreat plan was doomed to be unsuccessful. Ten minutes later, the first round of attacks had already landed on the head of the British light cruiser, and in the distance, a German light cruiser squadron and two destroyer squadrons were also rushing to the battlefield. , Several submarines active nearby also surfaced, preparing to capture the overboard. A three-dimensional siege kicked off!
The eight fighters that entered the scene frantically fired towards the target deck with machine guns and aerial cannons. A group of people who were preparing to hoist the boat became the target of the attack. Thousands of bullets were ejected on the deck, fire and light. The howling of bullets was like the whispers of death urging life, and the pieces of British sailors were beaten into a ball of meat by large-caliber machine gun bullets and machine guns. The preparation of the speedboat was more than a sieve of dense bullets, and countless fragments flew randomly in the air, causing some casualties to the British army.
After the first wave of fighter jets was over, the attack aircraft carrying 250KG bombs and the No. 4 torpedo approached almost at the same time. Two high-explosive bombs that entered the water almost next to the ship’s side determined the fate of this warship in one round of attack! Both bombs fell near the left side of the Birmingham, and the nearest bomb was even less than 3 meters from the ship's side! And the farther is only 5 meters! So, this is equivalent to two mines with a charge of 150KG almost exploding close to the ship’s side, and unfortunately, because of the inertia of the bomb entering the water, when it really detonated, the two mines were almost on the bottom side of the Birmingham. explosive!
So, in this way, the problem is big! Because such an explosion effect is similar to the effect produced by a mine or torpedo with a magnetic induction fuze in the bottom of the ship in the second battle! The bombardment wave produced by the explosion directly acts on the bottom of the ship, and even a warship with a three-layer bottom can hardly block such an attack. After all, defensive torpedoes are not hard to resist. The empty tank absorbs the bubbles generated by the explosion, and the liquid tank absorbs energy to reduce the shrapnel. Speed, and then finally can be hardened with steel plate. During the 2nd World War, it was very difficult to defend against the bottom explosion, let alone the light cruisers of World War I!
So, this light cruiser with a displacement of less than 5,000 tons felt that it was dragged out of the water with a pair of huge hands, and at the same time it was punched in the abdomen! This circle doesn't matter! The engine room in the middle and rear of the hull and the motor room next door were completely destroyed by the shock wave from below. Several large cracks appeared on the bottom of the hull of this warship. With the breaking and distortion of the metal and the impact of sea water, this ship The battleship shivered. When the two attacking German bombers rose to an altitude of 500 meters again, the light cruiser had broken in two!
”It's so casual, I thought I could get a share!” A bomber pilot who had no time to attack said disappointedly. However, since it has already arrived, the bomb must never be taken home. The bombardier in the back seat gently pulled the bomb and threw a 250kg bomb into the sinking area of the USS Birmingham.
”All the carrier-based aircraft troops will return immediately and leave this place to the fleet.” At this time, the Germans were also worried about the long dreams. If a few British warships are coming out at this time, then the situation is not easy to handle. The British only need one. Individuals send out the intelligence of a large number of single-engine aircraft here, and the British fleet may realize the secrets of the Germans! Therefore, the High Seas Fleet immediately ordered the carrier-based attack aircraft group to recover, and the rest was handed over to the fleet!
”Today's action is a shame.” When all the fleets were still recovered, Major General Halder said slightly regretfully. In today’s operation, the Luftwaffe destroyed 3 old battleships and 4 camouflage ships, but the most critical target, the super-dreadnought ship Bold, escaped the Luftwaffe’s detection and returned to Forth Bay at the scheduled time. , But no matter what, the battle of the Strait of Dover finally came to an end, and the British withdrawal plan was also aborted. On the one hand, the German army had begun to step up its attack, and on the other hand, it was because of the large fleet encounter. After the loss, he has refused to send capital ships again to provide cover for the withdrawal of the British Army!