Chapter 32: Mission Impossible (16)

The situation of the German army was also very difficult, and there were only 3 fleet aircraft carriers left that could be used, and there was a bomb on the deck of the Resentment, although it was quickly repaired, it was still a bit of a problem, and it could only collect fighters, which was equivalent to only 2 aircraft carriers intact. In particular, the attack aircraft can now only rely on the take-off and landing of the Barr and the Dunkirk, fortunately, these two are oblique aircraft carriers, Ozawa's command skills and the strategic foresight of building a fire magnet were shown at this time, and the German returning aircraft far exceeded the maximum size that the remaining aircraft carriers could accommodate, but under the rotation of the oblique aircraft carriers, the maximum operational efficiency was maintained in an orderly manner.

He used 2 valuable armored aircraft carriers to save 2 oblique aircraft carriers, and bought more time and opportunities for the fleet.

"Third Attack Wave, Sortie!"

"Quickly gather planes, supplies, and prepare for the fourth attack wave, and the Zeppelin will rush forward! Synergy attracts firepower! ”

"Let land-based aviation send fighter jets to protect the fleet!"

At 14:53, the last round of 400 sorties of the US Air Force arrived at the scene one after another.

Due to the long distance, the large number, the varying speeds, and the fact that all the planes that could be pulled were released, the US military gradually entered the battlefield in small formations. Fortunately, they gradually put in small formations, otherwise if 400 planes were pressed in one go, the entire Axis fleet would have suffered a catastrophe

The forward fleet, which was at the forefront, was the first to be attacked by concentrated fire, and the already scarred Richelieu and Tirpitz were hit again with a large number of bombs:

The Richelieu was hit by seven 1,000-pound bombs and two 2,000-pound bombs, and Tirpitz was slightly better than him, with five 1,000-pound bombs and one 2,000-pound bomb, and the steel plates on the deck were twisted, the buildings were badly damaged, and there were corpses scattered everywhere;

Although the German fighter formation tried its best to defend, it could not withstand the continuous impact of the US military, and the Grudge was hit by 3 2000-pound bombs and 2 1000-pound bombs in one go, even the armored aircraft carrier could not withstand this attack force.

At 15:19, the US torpedo group arrived and launched a lightning attack on these capital ships, which were already riddled with holes.

The scarred Richelieu was hit by 3 torpedoes, and all of them were on the port side, the overall water intake was as high as more than 8,000 tons, and it was tilted 21 degrees to the left.

Eight minutes later, the ill-fated French battleship sank in the Caribbean, with less than a third of its officers and men surviving.

After another four minutes, the Resentment, which had also been hit by three torpedoes, also began to sink slowly, and Hintz, who was acting independently as the commander of the aircraft carrier force for the first time, jumped into the lifeboat and struggled to escape, and more than half of the crew survived because the ship's order to abandon the ship was given early.

The best luck and the strongest was the Tirpitz, although it also hit 3 torpedoes, but because 2 were on the port side and one on the starboard side was also a lot of water, but it automatically maintained its balance, the inclination was only 11 degrees, and the speed was still 12 knots, and it still maintained the good sinking resistance of the Willid** ship, which struggled to shoot down 7 planes with anti-aircraft guns.

In addition to these main warships, the rest of the warships were also attacked, 2 Rhine-class escort aircraft carriers were sunk, 1 porcupine-class cruiser and 2 destroyers were sunk, and the battleship Veneto and the battleship Empire were damaged to varying degrees.

At 15:49, the last group of US planes completed the attack and retreated. Nearly 400 US planes paid a heavy price for the attack; in addition to the more than 20 planes that lost their direction and were forced to turn back, more than 160 of the more than 360 US planes that participated in the attack were shot down by German fighters and the fleet's anti-aircraft fire.

At 16:37 in the afternoon, the fifth attack wave sent by the US army arrived over the fleet again, and the third and fourth attack waves of the German army had been released one after another, although each batch of German planes was less than the opponent, but the total number exceeded the opponent, especially the third attack wave, which was about to arrive and hit the sixth attack wave that the US army was taking off one after another.

In the face of the Axis Fleet, which was filled with gunpowder smoke and had an untidy lineup, the US planes also unceremoniously swooped down to attack, and today's US pilots also went crazy, and Machar and others could see it clearly, and several planes stared at the intense anti-aircraft fire and flew directly down, and after being hit, they also crashed headlong on the deck, and the last escort aircraft carrier was "hit" and sunk in front of three such planes.

Before everyone could come to their senses, an exclamation came from the radio: "Anti-torpedo impact!" ”

"Boom", the Zeppelin, which had suffered many heavy losses, was hit by a torpedo on the starboard side, and 1 column of water appeared in the amidships, and before the sailors could pounce on the damaged tube, 4 more BTDs swarmed down to attack, and the port side hit the mine again, and one hit 2.

Everything in the entire bridge rolled to the ground, and most of the personnel were knocked to the ground, and there were crashing and "enyin" sounds everywhere.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Zeppelin can't be saved, so let's transfer the command." The captain was broadcast over a megaphone with a cry.

"Withdraw!" Machar and the others, who were embarrassed to get up from the ground, gritted their teeth fiercely, "Quick, transfer!" ”

Soon after everyone hurriedly boarded the lifeboat, they watched the warship begin to sink slowly, and the battered and wounded German aircraft carrier finally came to an end.

"Goodbye!"

"What about Marshal Machar?" After rowing for a few minutes, Ozawa suddenly exclaimed, "Didn't he get into the lifeboat just now?" What about people? ”

"Where is the sir!"

"What is he doing on the Gneisenau?" Ozawa wondered, "Didn't you say that the command was transferred to Jean Barr?" ”

"The commander said that the aircraft carrier operations are fully entrusted to you and General Crank, and he will prepare the night battle plan!"

"Oh, I see." Ozawa and the others nodded, and suddenly realized.

On the lifeboat, Machar stood in the wind, his eyes like a torch, and he cast a different fervent desire for the Gneisenau: Americans, you wait for me, watch me beat you with a 380mm tube!

In this world, no one has more experience in artillery bombardment of aircraft carriers by battleships, and no one is more experienced than Machar, when he commanded the Gneisenau and the Scharnhorst to sink the British Royal Navy Glory, and now, after the replacement of naval guns, the Scharnhorst-class German twins are ready to return to their old business

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