Chapter 489: The End of the Royal Navy
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The bomber overhead, shattering his last illusions.
As a battleship built during World War I, it has 8 twin 381 mm guns and 14 152 mm secondary guns, all of which are fired at ships.
In terms of air space, what equipment is there? It had only 2 76mm guns, yes, that's all.
In later history, during World War II, it was equipped with a large number of 40 mm and 20 mm anti-aircraft guns, just to make up for the weakness of anti-aircraft firepower.
But now, in terms of anti-space, it's almost at the level of bare-bones.
The Stuka bomber, effortlessly swooping down from the sky, dropped 500 kilograms of bombs on the battleship, which was still intact for the time being.
Hit accurately!
On the deck, there was fire everywhere, and the sailors were nervously salvaging, and then, the second, the third, the fourth...
"Boom!" When the sixth bomber swooped down, its ammunition depot was finally hit, just behind the second turret, where three bombs exploded in succession, and the third bomb managed to blow through the partition of the ammunition depot, where there was a violent explosion!
When the ammunition depot was detonated, the scene was out of control.
"Boom!" This time, the sound was incomparably huge, and in the explosion, the explosion of the ammunition depot tore the hull into two parts.
The Sovereign entered the water quickly, it did not want to sink, but it sank faster than the Nelson, and when its bow sank, the main guns on the turret were still shaking on the water, and it seemed that it would not follow the hull into the bottom of the sea.
It also seems to be telling something.
The Sovereign, which was blown up and sunk, the Barham, was sunk, and the Nelson, is still holding on.
Certainly won't leave it a chance!
The German warships, with all their artillery fire, were moving towards the Nelson, and in just a few minutes, more than 50 shells landed on the Nelson, which had no ability to maneuver and had completely turned into a target ship.
The Nelson was riddled with holes, but it stood firm and refused to sink.
All the ammunition depots were already flooded, the detonation of ammunition was impossible, and looking at this floating iron coffin, the German Navy abandoned the continuation of the naval artillery strike.
The battle is over.
The torpedo planes, bombers, and submarines that arrived later sank the warships escorted by the British Navy, and even the Queen Elizabeth, which ran away first, did not run away, and was chased by several torpedo planes dozens of nautical miles away from the area of fire, and fired again.
Then another late submarine spotted it, and four torpedoes fired a salvo, and the Queen Elizabeth, also sank.
On the sea, there were floating sailors everywhere, the battle was over, the sailors were not dead, hundreds of heads, floating on the sea, swimming towards the German warships.
Faced with this situation, Lütjens ordered an hour-long rescue to fish up the British sailors.
An hour later, the sea was calm again, and there were oil splashes everywhere, which was a heavy oil leak from the warship, and the Nelson, which had sunk most of it, only one side of the hull remained, still exposed on the sea.
The British shore-based air force flew into the sky, facing the sea area that had been fiercely fought, and facing the huge warship that was about to sink, and their mood was extremely heavy.
It was a turning point, a turning point for the British Navy from prosperity to decline!
First of all, the air raid on Scarpa Bay greatly damaged the vitality of the British Navy, and this naval battle made the British Navy break its ribs again, and until now, the battleships supporting the British Navy have sunk one by one, and they no longer have the strength to compete with Germany for sea power.
This naval battle has been commented on by many military observers, and they have reached the unanimous view that it is no longer possible to maintain sea power by relying solely on battleships, and the comprehensive application of aircraft carriers, submarines, and battleships can give full play to their effectiveness.
This is a tactical consideration, and in the strategic aspect, it is even more worth pondering, Britain, an island nation, if it loses a strong navy, their maritime lifeline, will not be guaranteed!
When the Deutsche entered the waters of the North Sea, it was escorted by long-range FW190 fighter jets to prevent the British from launching air strikes in a hurry, and the warship, which had made great achievements, finally stopped at the German dock.
The warship was heavily wounded, showing how fierce the battle this battleship had experienced, and in the two attacks by the British naval fleet, it did not flinch, took the initiative to engage in the battle, killed several British warships, and even persevered until the arrival of its own main force!
The shore was already full of people, most of whom were family members of the warship, and when they learned that their relatives were finally coming back, they came to the pier one after another.
The sailors put on military uniforms and stood along the edge of the warship, and everyone's heart was filled with incomparable heroism.
They won!
The captain, Colonel Stanger, stood on the bridge and looked at the welcoming crowd on the shore, he silently raised his arms and saluted the crowd on the shore.
"Hi Hitler." At this moment, suddenly a uniform sound sounded on the shore, and the troops responsible for maintaining order raised their right arm, and the people watching from the shore also raised their arms feverishly.
Colonel Stange was also extremely excited, the Führer was here!
Dressed in a military uniform and waving his right hand, Ciric returned the salute to the crowd, the first time he had appeared in public during the war, and Graff was beside him, ready to deal with the unexpected.
Although Hitler has been assassinated, the etiquette of this Führer has not changed, which is also a kind of respect for the deceased, and now, Shirek, who led the entire empire to a strong place, has completely replaced Hitler's place in the hearts of the people.
Hitler led the Reich out of the haze of World War I, and Ciric, led the Reich to the glory of World War II!
Now, I don't know how many British agents want to assassinate Ciric, but unfortunately there is no way, under Reinhardt's surveillance, the entire empire is as safe as the Soviet Union.
Everyone in the port has been screened and is absolutely reliable, and Ciric has an important mission to come this time, he wants to tell the world that this is a just war, and Germany will win!
It was also the first time Bruce had come into close contact with Ciric, he couldn't see Ciric, and he was left in the next compartment like the other captives, but he, like everyone else, could hear Ciric's characteristic demagogic voice.
In the past, Hitler's speeches overshadowed the light of Shirek, in fact, Shirek was also a speaker, which is an inevitable prerequisite for being a politician.