Chapter 616: Scared (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
"Well done, guys!"
The aircraft carriers "Pioneer" and "Victory" are undergoing intense carrier-based aircraft landings. After dropping bombs and torpedoes, the carrier-based planes returned from the battlefield one after another. After they land on the deck of the aircraft carrier, they are transported by elevator to the hangar below deck. Refuel and ammo refueling to get back ready for sortie.
At the same time, pilots can also use this time to take a simple break, eat something, and solve physiological problems. Get ready for the next wave of attacks.
In the first round of the attack, the carrier-based aircraft of the two aircraft carriers sank five battleships of the Allied Combined Fleet, much to the satisfaction of Marshal Prince Heinrich. He hoped that in the second round of the attack, the carrier-based aircraft would be able to sink so many battleships again. In this case, two rounds of attacks can sink a total of ten battleships.
After that, the carrier-based aircraft will suspend the offensive. After two rounds of attack, the pilots were exhausted. Let them rest for a while, and then launch a third round of attacks in the afternoon. At that time, it may be possible to achieve certain results.
At half past ten o'clock in the morning, all the carrier-based aircraft took off from the aircraft carrier again. They will launch a second round of attacks on the combined fleet of the Allied powers. In the first round of attacks, a total of three carrier-based aircraft were lost, including two bombers and one torpedo aircraft. In addition to the torpedo planes, which were shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire, the other two bombers were not able to pull up in time after the bomb was dropped, and changed the dive course, so that they collided with the warships of the Allied Combined Fleet.
The loss of three carrier-based aircraft made Marshal Prince Heinrich very distressed. However, compared to the results they obtained. Such losses are nothing at all. After all, if you sink a battleship at random, the number of casualties will be in the thousands.
The second round of attacks by the carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy began under the desperate eyes of the French and Italian navies. The targets of their attacks were still the French Navy and the Italian Navy. Even though the British Navy sent a number of small and medium-sized warships equipped with anti-aircraft fire to support them. However, this still had little effect on resisting the attack of the German Navy's carrier-based aircraft, and at most it caused the German Navy's carrier-based aircraft units to pay some casualties.
In the second round of attacks, the first to be sunk was the Italian Navy's Cayo? Duirio's battleship. This is the most powerful battleship in active service in the Italian Navy. It has a full load displacement of 25,000 tons, but it is equipped with three triple 305 mm guns and two twin 305 mm guns, which can be said to have brought the firepower to the extreme.
However, the battleship was also unlucky, and its powerful firepower was sunk by German carrier-based aircraft before it could be shown.
After that, the battleship 'Lorraine' of the French Navy was also sunk. An aerial bomb pierced the deck armor near the turret, and to make matters worse, the bomb, after penetrating the deck armor, penetrated the ammunition depot and exploded inside the ammunition depot. At the same time, hundreds of 340-mm shells in the ammunition depot were detonated. When these shells exploded, they directly smashed the bow of the battleship 'Lorraine'. Under such circumstances, a large amount of seawater poured into the battleship, so that the battleship quickly sank into the sea with the bow facing down and the stern facing up.
The targets of the German Navy's carrier-based aircraft have always been the capital ships of the French Navy and the Italian Navy, as if they were turning a blind eye to the capital ships of the British Navy. The capital ships of the British Navy are equipped with anti-aircraft weapons. Even those battleships purchased from the United States were equipped with anti-aircraft weapons. In order to reduce unnecessary casualties, they made the French Navy and the Italian Navy the first choice for the attack.
As for the capital ships of the British Navy, leave it to the capital ships of the German Navy. Anyway, it is impossible for carrier-based aircraft to sink all the capital ships of the combined fleet of the Entente, and it is still necessary to leave a little for the main fleet. In this case, the capital ship of the British Navy has become the best target.
Next, the battleship "France" of the French Navy, the battleship "Leonardo da Vinci" of the Italian Navy, were also sunk. As a result, the losses of the navies of the two countries rose further.
In addition, during the battle, the battleship "Arkansas" of the British Navy was also sunk. The battleship was badly damaged yesterday in a fierce battle with three 'Blucher-class' battlecruisers of the German Navy. This time, several torpedo attack aircraft were eyeing him. After receiving five torpedoes, the battleship with a displacement of more than 27,000 tons sank into the sea.
After sinking five battleships of the Combined Fleet of the Allied Powers, the German Navy's carrier-based aircraft dropped all the bombs and torpedoes and had to turn back. However, in two rounds of attack, they sank ten battleships of the Combined Fleet of the Entente. This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the combined fleet of the Entente. Although, there were 26 capital ships left in the combined fleet of the Entente. However, compared with the 34 capital ships of the German Navy, they are undoubtedly at a serious disadvantage in terms of the number of capital ships.
What's more, no one is sure whether the carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy will launch a third round of attacks. How many warships will they have to lose?
"Oh God! We have already lost half of our battleships, but we have not even seen the face of the German warships. It can't go on like this, this battle can't go on like this. We must retreat, otherwise the Germans alone will sink all our battleships! Admiral Lame roared angrily.
The French Navy had only ten battleships in total, and now it has lost five. This is definitely a heavy blow to the French Navy. Admiral Lame no longer had the courage to continue fighting. He believes that if he continues to fight, there will be only one result, and that is to be sunk completely.
"Yes! The Germans are too powerful. With planes alone, they were enough to sink all of our battleships. There is no need to fight this battle anymore. Let's retreat first while their plane has just left! Admiral Paul also said.
The Italian Navy lost four battleships, but they only had six battleships in total! Two-thirds of them were sunk by the carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy, so how could they still have the courage to fight? Those sailors were even more frightened, and they wished they could retreat now.