Chapter 389: French Navy

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In the original time and space of Akado, after the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the once powerful Beiyang navy was finally besieged by the Japanese army and navy in Weihai, and the whole army was annihilated. This is the eternal pain in the hearts of every Chinese.
A similar history is always repeating itself from time to time. Just over fifty years later, a well-equipped navy from another big country ended its mission in a more tragic way-the French navy in World War II.
It is not the weak enemy, the German navy, but the French ally in World War II: the Royal Navy!
After the First World War, the United States, Britain, France, Italy, and Japan signed the "Washington Naval Agreement" aimed at limiting armaments in Washington, DC. The agreement stipulates that the total tonnage of the French Navy is 175,000 tons. The world's fourth naval power.
Immediately following in 1926, the appointment of Admiral Francois Darrand, the soul of the French Navy, brought a new life to the French Navy. As soon as the navy-general general came to power, he began to rebuild the French Navy Important task.
In 1929, in the face of the threat from the reconstructed German navy "Luzov" armored ship from Akado, the French Navy finally approved the construction plan of the Dunkirk light battleship. As the first type of battleship in France after World War I, the ship type surpassed the "Germany" class battleships in terms of displacement, speed, firepower and armor thickness.
Soon, France began construction of the Richelieu-class battleship, which was not inferior in performance to the latest battleship in the world at that time, and could even compete with the British King George V class, which was called the best battleship in the world.
In 1937, when Admiral Darrand was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Navy because of the beginning of the Battle of Poland, the French Navy had become one of the most modern navies in the world, with 1 aircraft carrier, 3 battleships, 7 heavy cruisers, and light ships. There are 12 cruisers, more than 50 destroyers of various types, and 101 submarines of various types, ranking fourth in the world in terms of comprehensive strength. It is a formidable maritime force.
Then on January 6, 1938, Germany and France officially launched a war. In just a dozen days, the French team was defeated, and the French navy ushered in because of the lack of a plan of action. The surrender of France. The only action was ordered to round up the German armored ship "Admiral Spey" in the North Sea. As a result, the French fleet was inaccurate because of inaccurate intelligence.
So this large-scale fleet remained almost intact and became an important force that both Britain and Germany care about. After some rush work, the battleship Richelieu entered service on January 30. Not only did the French navy not lose, but it even "imported Timing" and added a newest battleship.
Therefore, it is not at all blamed that Rydell and Lütjens covet the French navy, but because the size of this navy is too large. Once these warships are placed under the control of the German Navy, the German Navy can be said to at least double its size in the short term.
Originally everyone wanted, but now it has become a role that both parties want to get rid of. The British Navy knows that under such circumstances, it is simply impossible to try to make the French Navy stand on its own side. So on the day of February 5th, a blatant attack on Brest, an important military port in France.
Two British aircraft carriers took off 30 swordfish attack aircraft in one breath, and also sent 10 Dapeng fighter jets to them to bomb the French port and destroy the French fleet in the port. As early as ten minutes ago, the British battleship King George V and the battleship Determination were close to the port of Brest, preparing to attack the French battleship inside with their large-caliber artillery.
At 10:21 in the morning, the battle officially started. The battleship King George V took the lead in firing, and then the battleship determination also began to shell. Just two minutes later, the French fleet began to fight back.
The Englishman was taken aback by the fast-reacting French fleet. Lawrence, who had developed an intuition in the Battle of the North Sea, immediately felt that the situation was not good. He ordered the Royal Ark to move south, leaving only the aircraft carrier Fury to continue to move eastward.
The commander of the French Navy, Darlang, sat on the latest battleship Richelieu, and bombarded the British battleship Determination with eight 380mm main guns. Although the two sides fought each other for a while, the British fighter arrived quickly and the situation began to The British side leaned.
"Boom!" The main gun of the French battleship fired again, but not far behind them, a heavy cruiser was hit by the shells of the battleship King George V and was slowly sinking in the thick smoke.
"General, it is not a way to go on like this. While we are air defense, we are bombarding the dominant British. It is not possible to cover the whole army in the port." The adjutant just received a radio notice from the land-based air defense force of the harbor. Their The anti-aircraft gun position was just hit by a naval gun from the British Navy and lost two main anti-aircraft gun positions.
Speaking of this Darlang spirit, there is no need to fight. The original Brest military port had shore defense artillery positions equipped with many large-caliber artillery and anti-aircraft guns. That is actually the fundamental guarantee of the Brest military port. Now it's okay, because after a few days the German team will take over these areas. The destruction of the angry French, the abandoned abandoned, now most of them have lost their function.
It's really my own trouble. Darlen lamented and ordered his adjutant: "No matter how much it is, you can only rely on yourself! Continue to fight back! Even if our entire army is annihilated, it will not allow the British to take advantage! These betrayal bastards, Sooner or later, I will get back to this place today! "
Do n’t look at Darlang who is still struggling to support it. He is still determined to insist on it. In fact, he has been short of support. A heavy cruiser was sunk, and two gunboats were sunk by smoke from the air attack. The battle was less than 15 minutes The French fleet has already suffered heavy losses.
Not to mention those other warships, the battleship Richelieu, which he is now the flagship, has also been hit twice, simply because of its good defensive ability, no tragedy happened. However, everyone including Darlang knows that if this persists, it will take at most an hour, and the main force of the French fleet in the port will have nothing left.
What supported Darlang to continue his counterattack here is actually not the spirit of patriotism, but the former enemy. The German side has just given him the promise. He didn't know how long he had to persist, but he knew that as long as he persevered, the support promised by the Germans would come.
At that time ... the big deal is to sell some strength when working for the Germans. For the purpose of revenge, the United Kingdom has been beaten twice hard, even if it is to pay off the love owed today. Darlang smiled and shook his head bitterly: The commander-in-chief of the dazzling French navy had fallen to such a tragic situation, and he did not know whether to say he was pitiful or ridiculous.
A shell from a British battleship hit the water surface not far from the Richelieu, splashing a huge water column a dozen floors high. The French battleship also fired again. Eight bows of 380 mm caliber artillery fired a huge tongue again. A news came from a land observation post outside the working port. One of the shells hit the battleship Determination, but The damage caused did not seem serious.
The British seemed to be feeling that a large-caliber shell once again hit the battleship Richelieu, directly hitting its b turret position, and accurately hit the middle armor of the two main guns. Although the shells did not penetrate the turret, it directly caused the turret b to be severely deformed and could not be fired again.
The French did not have the advantage of large-caliber artillery, and lost half of it instantly. You know that although France has four battleships, the other three are not in the Brest military port at this moment-only one Dunkirk with a 330-caliber gun is fighting back with the Richelieu. Out of the warships, the rest of the warships are not the same level of rivals as the British battleships.
However, at this moment the Dunkirk had been hit twice, the entire battleship was smoking thick smoke, and the artillery could not have returned. Now the damage control personnel are rescuing this French "light battleship", let alone continue to fight, it is hard to say whether this battleship can be successfully repaired.
"This group of bastards! Betrayed betrayal! Son!" The Richelieu was violently shaken after being hit. General Darlang's adjutant just stood by the map table and stood up, then he broke the excitement and scolded: "If I live Today! It is incompatible with the British bitch! "
Can you survive today? Can we still survive today? Darlang thought quietly, holding his forehead. Could it be said that the Germans used such a strategy of two birds with one stone to get rid of the French navy? Although the British are despicable, although the are extremely jealous, the Germans will not be much better if they die.
While he was thinking wildly, he suddenly heard a burst of cheers from the battleship. Darlang was stunned, and then through the glass of the command cabin, he saw a British fighter jet dragging long black smoke in the far sky and fell to the sea.
Before Darlan had recovered, an officer ran and laughed and hugged him, yelling happily, "General! General! Our reinforcements are here! The German fighter is coming ! Their plane is coming! "
In order to eliminate these British warships that attacked the French navy, the German fighter force deliberately coordinated the battlefield carefully. It was also because of the complicated and complicated coordination that it was only 20 minutes late. But this lateness is of great significance, because when they arrived from all directions, the British 30 aircraft that rushed into the port only discovered that they were surrounded by a full of 90 German fighters.