Chapter 252: Dutch offshore

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And more fw-190 fighters on the empire carrier are also ready, they take off one after another, the task is to protect those far away Stuka dive bombers.
To be honest, although the German naval aviation has a full generation of weapons and equipment compared to the British opponents, strictly speaking, they do not have "suitable" weapons in their hands. As the Army's dive bomber Stuka, it has been explained earlier that it is not a qualified maritime attack aircraft, and for a fighter such as fw-190, it is also not a very qualified torpedo attack aircraft.
Compared to the famous all-rounder Zero in Japan, the fw-190 is too bulky, so the handling of this aircraft at low speed is not good, and the torpedo launch just needs the low speed performance of the aircraft. However, the zero aircraft sacrificed other performance in exchange for the advantage of "comprehensive", and the fw-190 is a fighter used as an attack aircraft.
"Mount the remaining fw-190 torpedoes! Take off immediately as the second wave of attacking echelons!" Lütjens looked at the Stuka bomber flying to the distance and the fw-190 fighter jets with torpedoes, and ordered back. . This is all the possessions he can get, so he decided to desperately let the British see his full power.
At the same time, the flagship of the 1st Squadron of the British Royal Navy was preparing nervously for its attack. After the British main fleet flew north to intercept the 1st squadron of the German High Seas Fleet under the command of Rydell, the fleet was dispatched to contain the fleet of Lütjens.
However, compared to the German fleet under the command of Lütjens, the British fleet was a bit old-fashioned: the oldest destroyer in the German navy fleet under Lütjens was built in 1927; and the British The youngest of the 1st Squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet heading south is its flagship aircraft carrier Eagle, built in 1923.
However, the Germans clearly underestimated the scale of the British Navy ’s current operation, so the British fleet is not without its own advantages. Where the German reconnaissance aircraft did not see it, there is also a Queen Elizabeth class battleship in the British fleet-maybe If Lütjens knew the news first, he would not dare to take the lead in attacking it.
The reality is that the German navy did not know the true size of the British Royal Navy fleet, so Lütjens sent his own carrier aircraft without hesitation, hoping to eat the British "small fleet" in front of him at a stretch.
On the flagship carrier of the British Royal Navy's 1st squadron, the Gladiator fighter was taking off urgently, because the British carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft also recently discovered the German reconnaissance aircraft that had followed it.
The British reconnaissance plane who found itself being tracked immediately relayed the news back to the British fleet, and the British fleet began to act. They have more things than the German Navy, and these things can sometimes change the whole situation.
Compared to the Germans, Britain has been the world's maritime hegemon for a full hundred years. This century has been a vicissitudes of life, but the glory of the empire at sun never has been affected. Countless challengers fell in front of the Royal Navy ’s artillery: the Spanish Invincible Fleet, the French Napoleon Navy, the German High Seas Fleet ...
This deep-rooted pride and courage and confidence have been fermented by the British's stubborn arrogance, so that the Royal Navy has a precious wealth that all its opponents have never had-a belief in victory.
Of course, what supports this conviction of victory is real tangible assets: 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 rival German navy battleships have zero tonnage. At the same time, the UK has five aircraft carriers, which is one more than the German Navy.
In addition, the British still maintain an advantage in experience and training. The British Royal Navy has 100 years of maritime combat experience. It can be said that the understanding of naval warfare is familiar. The training level of the Royal Navy ’s officers and soldiers is very high. Ninety percent of naval commanders participated in the First World War. The German navy is too naive by comparison. In the past 20 years after 1919, the German navy has not been trained on a large scale for most of the time. They have basically been very recent to their warships and tactics. It only took two years to understand.
Frankly speaking, the strength of the two sides at this time can be said to be almost equal: the German Navy has advantages in warship age and tactical arrangements, in addition they have more powerful shipborne aircraft; the British have more courage in training level Opponents, and their fleet is larger.
The British gladiator carrier fighter is a biplane, which is clearly outdated compared to the guy in the hands of the German naval aviation. However, the British commander still believes that this fighter is enough to perform the task of covering the fleet.
This is also something that can't be done. The more advanced fearless fighters are given priority to the Air Force, and the hurricane fighters to deal with the new Luftwaffe fighters are still in the test flight stage, so the British Navy has yet to come up with a solution to the German aircraft.
One after another, the gladiator fighters took off from the Hawk carrier and flew over the battleship Malaya, and further away, a cruiser of the British Navy was also preparing for air combat.
"Take off the swordfish attack aircraft!" The commander of the British fleet put down the telescope in his hand and commanded loudly: "Follow the German reconnaissance plane returning south and attack the German fleet! Let the flying commander of the team pay attention to attack the German carrier . "
"Priority attack on British aircraft carriers!" Above the blue sky, the commander of the German Stuttgart bomber formation checked the charts and commanded with the phone: "No. 7, you, No. 8, and No. 9 are responsible for attacking the aircraft carrier, No. 5. There is also No. 6 against the warship. "
"Understood No. 7!" "Understood No. 9!" "Understood No. 8." A series of answers came from his earphones.
"Understand No. 5!" "Understand No. 6!" A reply came soon.
The commander of the Stuka formation opened his cockpit hatch and allowed the cold wind to pour into the cabin. He tightened his leather jacket tightly, leaned his head out of the cabin, and glanced at the cold water below through the thin clouds.
Soon, another German aircraft formation appeared above them. This was the fw-190 torpedo formation that started later. The two formations flew with each other, and one fw-190 dropped in height, waving its wings on top of Stuka, beckoning.
"We will attack first! You are hiding in the clouds to prepare for a sneak attack." The commander of the fw-190 torpedo plane formation said by radio: "We cut into the low altitude first with a faster speed. After dropping the torpedo, we can serve as an fighter used."
"No problem, I will raise the height in about two minutes. Once the fighter escorted by the other party is attracted to low altitude by us, we will immediately join the battle." The commander of the Stuka formation looked up at his friendly army and answered with a smile. .
"Okay! I arranged for four fw-190s with small bombs to follow you. If an enemy plane approaches, they will cover you." The commander of the torpedo attack plane thought for a while and said, "The remaining torpedo planes accelerate, Let's go first. "
Soon the faster and faster fw-190 fighter formations surpassed Stuka. These planes began to fly far away. While the Stucker formation was over the sky, the four fw-190 fighters maintained their flight height and speed. Apparently they were the fighters left behind.
After a while, various sounds of engagement were heard in the commander ’s headset of the Stuka bomber formation, some called for cover, some confirmed the number of enemy ships, and only the sound of screaming and shouting.
"No. 1! No. 1! I found the destroyer of the British fleet! They should be right in front of us." This was the first cry of German aircraft discovering the British fleet.
Immediately following is the pilot ’s warning that the opposing fighter will join the battle: "No. 6! Note the following, the opposing 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! British aircraft carrier! Wait, my God! The battleship beside the British aircraft carrier It ’s a battleship! It ’s a battleship! There are battleships in the British fleet! "
Another very unique voice exclaimed: "How is it possible? That's really a battleship!"
"No. 1, request an attack! Request an attack!" This is a cry to confirm the attack.
"Keep in formation! Keep in formation! Let's climb! Wait for the Stuka formation to attack together! Climb!" The commander's order appeared in the noisy headset.
"Captain! The opposing anti-aircraft artillery is fighting back! The opposing anti-aircraft artillery is fighting back!" Another voice shouted.
The Stuka pilots continued to advance while driving the plane, while silently listening to the hysterical shouts of their comrades in the headphones in their headphones. Unconsciously, the commander of the Stuka formation found that his palms were full of sweat.
"Attention all navigators! Attention all navigators! Fasten your seat belts." The commander ordered aloud. He ordered to buckle his flight cockpit, and then yanked the bolt of the machine gun in front of him: "Give The rear defensive machine gun prepares ammunition. "
Suddenly, an anti-aircraft artillery shell was seen exploding near the clouds in the front, and tracer bombs hit the sky one by one. Under the clouds, a fully-fired British cruiser was doing maneuvering and wanted to avoid the German torpedo attack. .
The commander of the Stuka formation raised his corner of the mouth and issued an attack command loudly to the talker: "All attention! Choose your own target and start diving attack! No. 2! You take No. 3 to the battleship ! "
"No. 2 understand!" With the roar of the engine, one by one Stuka rushed down the clouds, split into small stocks, and rushed to the attack targets they had already assigned.