Chapter 1,184 Hunting Giants 2

Chapter 1184 Hunting Giants 2

"Every ship prepares for air defense operations." Lieutenant General Scheer gave the order when the silhouette of the British bomber group in the distance gradually became clearer. The prince on the side watched relatively calmly as the British plane gradually flew above his head. This calmness even infected Scheer. The latter even asked with some surprise: "Your Highness, haven't you always believed that aviation power will become the decisive force to dominate the sea? Our interception has failed, why are you not nervous?"

"First of all, is being nervous useful? We have done our best, and the rest depends on God's mood today. Of course, this is not the most important thing." The prince took a deep breath, and then said meaningfully: "Don't worry, The level of British naval bombardment was even worse than the interception we had just seen."

"The main fleet dispersed. The light cruisers and destroyers followed their respective battleships according to the preset settings, and evacuated in small groups in the predetermined direction!" Soon, through radio waves and flags, another order was passed on, like Just as the British fleet did a few hours ago, the German fleet also dispersed! Two or even one battleship and a small fleet of several destroyers quickly dispersed. The huge fleet was scattered in the rough North Sea. From a distance, it looked like sesame seeds on sesame cakes.

This was also the plan the prince set before setting off. If the seaplanes can effectively intercept the possible British bomber group, then the fleet will continue to evacuate in the form of a large fleet. If the interception effect is bad, then the trees will fall and the hozens will scatter, and everyone will go their separate ways!

The reason is very simple. In this era, you don’t have to count on how well the anti-aircraft firepower between warships stacks up with each other. Think about it, how far can a bunch of anti-aircraft guns with a maximum caliber of only 88MM have an effective range? Not to mention that it is interesting enough to be able to install two 2-pound guns on a destroyer. There are also very few anti-aircraft guns on battleships. Take the prince's flagship Bavaria as an example. There are only 12 88MM anti-aircraft guns that have been improved and have a larger elevation angle (the gun mount has been changed, and their previous name was 88MM anti-lightning cannon). With this intensity of firepower, you still support others? Protecting yourself is not enough!

Therefore, the prince ordered that when faced with a large number of British bombers, without the threat of the British fleet, the large fleet could be disbanded, and then quickly evacuated from the battlefield in detachments or even smaller scales, and after the battleships disbanded, they could Conducive to the avoidance of battleships.

Therefore, so far, before all large battleships undergo air defense improvements, and before German aircraft carriers are put into service, the German fleet can only rely on its own evasion from a subjective perspective when faced with large-scale aerial bombings... Of course, from an objective aspect, you can also rely on the opponent's poor shooting rate. The prince is quite confident about the British's hit rate - it must not be higher!

"The German fleet dispersed. They fled like wildebeests attacked by a pride of lions, and we rushed forward like hand-held hunters, and then prepared to harvest their lives!" Seeing this situation, a British royal Said the naval pilot.

More than thirty bombers roared towards the direction of Hipper's Third Fast Battleship Division.

These twin-engine bombers dropped bombs ranging in weight from 500 to 150 pounds like dumplings. In less than 10 minutes, at least three digits of bombs poured down, creating high and low water columns around the entire fleet.

"Left full rudder!"

"Full right rudder!"

"Heading to 5 o'clock, maximum speed!" Hipper commanded the evasive maneuvers on the flagship. Facing these bombs whizzing down, Hipper was quite scared at first, but then he suddenly discovered that the bombs were falling. The nearest bomb is 300 meters away... Then he tried to order the fleet to sail straight for a short distance, and found that the opponent's bombs still did not fall within 200 meters of him...

These planes dropped at least ten tons of bombs, directly blowing up the sea around the flagship Weimar as if it were boiling. At the densest time, four water curtains rose from the side strings of the flagship at the same time. Hipper couldn't even see the two escorting destroyers 800 meters away from him. Viewed from the air, huge water waves generated by the explosions spread out in all directions. The German ship under attack was like a small boat struggling in the wind and waves. However, after a random bombing, nothing happened...

"No wonder His Royal Highness likes to use torpedo attacks. Bombs are really unreliable. Moreover, the British bombing technology is not at the same level as what we encountered on the training ground before." Hipper wiped away a cold sweat and said, Said.

After the first round of bombardment by the British bombers ended, Hipper felt that the opponent's attack was completely random, without any tactics or technology. "The so-called bombing by the British is like a group of monkeys throwing nuts down from the tree. It's not even as good as the latter. At least so far I don't feel any threat. I believe that if our fleet can sail in a straight line at the highest speed If so, then we may be the first squadron to go home." Looking at the British bombers going away, Hipper set up one for himself!

"I have never seen bombing like this! They are going to the market, not to fight! They are swarming like a group of hens." At this time, on a specially modified V1500 bomber, Lieutenant Colonel Henry watched He frowned at the result of the bombing of Hipper's fleet just now. This veteran who came from an orthodox bomber force was very dissatisfied with the performance of his colleagues, believing that "they lack the most basic qualities of a bomber force!" But there was nothing he could do about it. More than half of the bombers just now had a background in reconnaissance. …….

Subsequently, the second bombing team was much more professional. Before being assigned to the Navy, they were the Thunder bomber squadron with great success in the Royal Air Force on the Western Front, equipped with 16 O-400 twin-engine bombers. It was the first batch of regular bomber units transferred into the Navy. And when they entered the arena, Hipper's fleet quickly felt tremendous pressure!

Neat formation, moderate speed, and good cutting angle. Hipper felt in a daze that he was facing a professional sea attack force trained by the prince. This made Hipper even more vigilant! "All anti-aircraft artillery fires in the air, and the destroyers provide cover!" Following the order, a light cruiser escorting the flagship began to approach with four destroyers.

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