The fighters of the Spanish Republican Army actually dared to bomb the German warships, this is a provocation by Chiguoguo!

A few days ago, I accidentally bombed an Italian warship, and now, I have come to "mistakenly bomb" a German warship!

Although the other side did not succeed in bombing, on the contrary, the group of planes they came to bomb was completely wiped out, and even so, Germany must not back down!

Although Germany and Italy are supporting Franco, after all, on the surface, the two countries did not declare war on Spain, and now, the Spanish Republican Army dares to take the initiative to provoke, and they must pay the price!

This is the opportunity to wait!

After completing the task of destroying the incoming bomber fleet, the Deutsche continued to set sail, and after joining the Admiral Schell, the two warships headed north. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Dare to bomb German warships? Now, tremble!

The engine in the tail is running at high speed, the diesel engine is rumbling, and the propeller is spinning rapidly, pushing the huge battleship, accelerating, accelerating!

Just as they were greeting the bombers flying from the west, another seaplane patrolling the eastern seas spotted several Republican warships in the waters about 20 nautical miles in front of their own navy.

And now, the bombers are all gone, and these Republican warships are already retreating back! For the Deutsche USS, revenge is, of course, not just as simple as killing the other party's bombers, these Republican warships waiting to come up and fight are their prey!

Before the war, the Spanish navy was a formidable navy and ranked among the top 10 in the world, but after the outbreak of the civil war, the Republican Army and the National Army fought for the navy, shooting each other's fighters and controlling the navy's warships.

After that, a series of battles ensued between the two sides, and as a result, the pride of the Spanish Navy, the Spanish-class battleship with a displacement of 16,000 tons, was unfortunately sunk.

Two newest Canalias-class heavy cruisers with a displacement of thirteen thousand tons, were under Franco's control.

The largest and most combat-ready warships controlled by the Republican Army were the Selvera-class with a full load displacement of 9,000 tons, and this light cruiser was designed with the British "E" class as its parent type.

Among them, the Libertard was the most active warship of the Republican Navy during the war. Almost for the entire duration of the war, he assumed the role of the flagship of the fleet, participated in all major military operations.

The enemy formation discovered by seaplanes had a total of four warships, among which was the Libertad!

Now, the Deutsche and the Admiral Schell, in formation, moved in the direction detected by the seaplanes.

It was getting darker and darker, and it was already evening.

All the officers and men of the whole ship were in a state of excitement at this time, and as naval soldiers, they were eager for a decent naval battle!

On the bridge, Lukins looked at the black sea in the distance, with a resolute face: "Use radar, detect the surrounding sea, and be sure to find the target!" ”

Although the seaplane discovered the whereabouts of the other side, after the battle on this side is over, the other side will definitely withdraw, and the sea area for their own search will become larger.

At this time, you need to rely on radar to detect!

Radar! In this day and age, it is definitely a new thing.

In that year, Ciric's trip to the island country established a good military-industrial relationship with the island country, and in a series of subsequent cooperation, Germany obtained the magnetron technology of the island country, and this device is the key to the manufacture of radar.

After years of research and development, now, this kind of naval shipborne radar has matured, although it is still very primitive compared with later generations, at least, it is possible to find warships on the water!

In 1938, the Count Spee became the first German warship to be equipped with primitive radar equipment, which had a detection range of only 15 km, and could not accurately indicate the target when used for weapon control, only the approximate direction.

Now, having received the order, several radar crews, climbed the high bridge and skillfully installed it.

Not bad, that is, to install, for the sake of secrecy, the radar antenna is often removed and installed only when needed.

For example, during the day, this kind of radar is not very useful, and the detection distance is less than 20 kilometers, and it is much more convenient than radar for reconnaissance by water aircraft.

And at night, it is useful, so this radar is often dismantled in the morning and installed in the evening!

The current radar is still the old Yagi antenna type, and the installation is not complicated.

Ten minutes later, the radar antenna was installed on the base, and after the radar soldiers came down, the antenna began to rotate, and electromagnetic waves radiated to all sides.

In a compartment next to the bridge, the radar crew stared at the small screen in front of him, waiting.

Time passed little by little, and suddenly, the radar soldier shouted: "To the east of us, there is an echo of the sea, ten kilometers away!" ”

Ten kilometers! Lukins had excitement on his face: "Right rudder, catch up!" All naval guns, ready to reload! ”

Prepare to reload!

In the front of the Drh LC/28 triple turret, the winch rumbled, and the cartridges and warheads, were lifted from the ammunition depot.

In the watchtower at the top of the bridge, several fighters who were on the lookout mission were concentrating their full attention on the dark night sky, and at this time, it was difficult to find the target.

Generally speaking, battles at sea are conducted during the day, and this kind of night battle is very difficult to fight, and how to find the target is the first difficulty.

The radar is not clear, it can only show the approximate direction, so the best way is to look at it visually!

Overhead, the dark clouds gradually dispersed, the moon, the stars, revealed, and the bright moonlight sprinkled the entire Mediterranean.

"Target spotted, straight ahead!" A lookout warrior shouted loudly, extremely excited.

Already on target!

"Front main gun, loaded with armor-piercing shells, ready to shoot!" Lukins gave the order loudly.

Now, the other party is sailing, and they don't even notice that they are catching up from behind, which is a good opportunity!

The Libertad was a light cruiser with 8 boilers and an output of 80,000 horsepower, which could reach a top speed of 34 knots if it soared. However, in normal sailing, it will certainly not be so happy, and it cannot afford to consume fuel, so in normal times, it can only sail at an economic speed of 15 knots.

On the bridge, the Spanish captain, Colonel Rodrigo, was a little melancholy in his heart. They had planned to attack the German warships, and when their bombers were successful, they could go up and surround them and sink them completely!

But, contrary to expectations, the Germans came prepared, their own bombers were destroyed, they abandoned their mission, sailed northeast, and circled the Mediterranean.