"It's Germans, it's Germans who come!"

"Oh my God, out of the belly of the plane is a tank! The tanks of the Germans have arrived in Ireland! ”

"Now Ireland can finally become independent, and Northern Ireland will definitely come back......"

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By the time the first 38T tank came out of the bow hatch opened by the ME323 transport aircraft, the raid on Dublin had already been a complete victory. Because the last doubts in the hearts of the Irish have been completely dispelled by these airlifted tanks

Even the terrible German tanks were brought in by plane, how could these German supermen not be able to defeat the British in Northern Ireland? If Germany wins in Northern Ireland, then the British Empire is dead, and once the British Empire is dead, what else will the United States and Germany fight across the Atlantic? No matter how rich the Americans are, can they fill the Atlantic?

If the Americans wanted to land on the shores of Europe, without tens of thousands of planes to provide cover, and could not invest hundreds of thousands of soldiers armed to the teeth at one time, it would be impossible to win. And tens of thousands of planes need to be loaded with aircraft carriers, and at least a hundred or dozens of big guys like Essex must be built. There are so many aircraft carriers, even if they are built by the Americans, it will not be possible in ten or eight years. By that time, the Germans would have long since turned the western coastline of Europe into an impassable line of defense.

It seems that the Americans will not be able to come to Europe now, and the Irish will have to hug the thick legs of the Germans!

So when Otto. When Lieutenant Skorzny and his men disembarked from the ME323 and followed the 38T tank in a posture to attack the presidential palace, they were greeted by dozens of white Irish flags waving in the wind.

The news of the Irish's welcome to the Nazis soon reached London. Although the British did not have troops stationed in Ireland, there were still many official offices there, and there was no shortage of pro-British factions in Ireland.

So the arrival of the Germans and the "surrender line" of the Irish authorities, the British government knew from the very beginning.

By 6 p.m. on 2 May, the situation was completely clear, and in addition to the 12 large planes that had landed first in Phoenix Park, hundreds more flew over the open area north of Dublin, dropping tens of thousands of heavily armed German Nazis. They were all warmly welcomed by the Irish people!

In addition, more than a dozen transport planes landed directly at the heavily guarded Dublin airport. Irish Prime Minister Riemond. Morality. Valera also personally ran to the airport to welcome a German general.

"Looks like it's Ireland!" British Prime Minister Winston. Churchill exhaled softly, his tone more relaxed.

It is better to fight on the land of the Irish than on the land of the English.

"The President and Prime Minister of the Irish Free State have betrayed the Empire and their people." Churchill said in a dignified and serious tone, "As the suzerainty of Ireland, the British Empire has an obligation to defend Ireland from the ravages of the German Nazis." ”

After Churchill said this, he looked at Viscount Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, and Dudley, First Sea Lord. Bond.

The heads of the British army and navy knew that Churchill wanted to get a full picture of the plans for fighting in Ireland.

Viscount Brooke said: "Mr. Prime Minister, the 12th Army in Montgomery, Northern Ireland, is ready to move south to attack Dublin. ”

Churchill nodded and said, "Very well, let Montgomery immediately command the troops to drive into Dublin!" Taking advantage of the fact that the Germans only had some airborne troops arriving, they were caught off guard! ”

"The Royal Navy will also strike from Clyde Sound!" First Sea Lord, Dudley. "It is only 200 nautical miles from Clyde Bay to Cork Bay in Ireland, and it takes our battleships more than ten hours to get there, and the heavy cruisers can get there even faster," Pound said. If nothing else, the Home Fleet will encounter the German fleet trying to enter Cork Bay tomorrow morning. If the Germans avoid the war, we will lay mines outside Cork Bay and shell the harbor so that the Germans will not be able to use Cork Bay for the time being. ”

"If they don't avoid the battle, it's a decisive battle for the fleet!" Churchill took a puff of his cigar and frowned, "Can the Home Fleet defeat the Combined European Fleet?" ”

This is certainly impossible! According to reliable information, even if you do not count the Richelieu and Barbarossa, which are undergoing overhaul, the new battleships available in the European Combined Fleet now include 2 Hindenburg-class, 2 Bismarck-class, 2 Scharnhorst-class (the British regard Scharnhorst's No. 2 ship Gneisennor and 2 Barbarossa-class as "Shane"-class), 2 Richelieu-class and 4 Veneto-class, a total of 12 ships.

And on the British side, two of the King George V class have lost their combat effectiveness. The Prince of Wales is still rusting in Shetland and is basically a pile of wreckage, while the King George V was recently towed to the United States along with the hulls of two newly launched Lion-class battleships. In addition, the Duke of York, also of King George V, is currently stranded in Canada, while Howe and Anson escort two Queens and several other cruise ships to transport troops and "non-combatant personnel" on their way to Canada.

Therefore, the battleships available to the British Home Fleet are 7 battleships, including 5 Queen Elizabeth, 1 Counterattack and 1 Ramillis. They were no match for 12 German-Italian-French super-battleships.

Dudley. "Prime Minister, we have deployed a large number of submarines in the waters west and south of the island of Ireland, and we have also sent Sunderland 'Short' seaplanes to conduct a wide search and have not found any trace of the European Combined Fleet," Pound said. If the destination of the German fleet, which was rushing out of the English Channel, was Cork Bay on the island of Ireland, the home fleet should have had a chance. ”

"Seems like a trap!" Qiu Fat Man smoked a cigar and thought about it, "My intuition tells me this is a trap!" The Germans must have some way that we don't know how to strike at the native fleet......"

"Perhaps," Dudley. Pound shrugged and said, "But the home fleet should still attack!" Because...... We have to figure out what other killer features the Germans have. If they had, I would rather lose two Queen Elizabeth class ships than the Lion and the Brave. ”

Churchill smoked his cigar in silence for a while, and finally nodded slowly, "Okay, let the home fleet try it...... Maybe the Germans are just bluffing, and they are the best at that. ”

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"The Beihai Zhongchuang, the Danube, the destroyer Z48 sank, in addition to the loss of 4 cargo ships and 2 T-ships. Together with the previous loss of the Norwegian Sea and Z44, Zhongchuang's Theresa. Maria and the Rhine...... Our 5th Fleet has suffered heavy losses now. ”

On board the missile cruiser USS Frederick I, the Chief of Staff of the 5th Fleet of the Combined European Fleet, Gerhard Brown. Colonel Wagner took the damage report that had just been counted, and asked the fleet commander Rolf with a painful face. General Kars reports.

On the afternoon of May 2, the 5th Fleet was again bombed by nearly 1,000 aircraft sent by the British Royal Air Force, and although Jeshunek also sent more fighters to support, the losses were still not small.

"Has Lieutenant General Paulus been found?" General Kars asked about Paulus, who had fallen into the water.

"Found it, he and Colonel Alberg, chief of staff of the 1st Marine Division, and Colonel Attenburg, the captain of the Norwegian Sea, were all salvaged by the French." Colonel Wagner said, "But Lieutenant General Paulus, who had been soaked in the water for too long and caught a cold, was already suffering from a fever when he picked it up, and now that he was sent to Paris for treatment, it seems that he will not be able to catch up with the Irish campaign." ”

"That's bad luck," General Kars shook his head. "Then send a telegram of condolences, he is an alumnus of our naval academy."

While Admiral Karls was mourning Paulus, there was a knock on the door of his commander's cabin, and a fleet staff officer came in, reporting to him the urgent military briefing he had just received.

"Commander, the British Home Fleet is leaving the Firth of Clyde!"

General Kars and Colonel Wagner glanced at each other, there is a big battle to be fought now!

"Maria. Can Theresa go to war? General Kars asked.

"Maria. The stern gun turret of the Theresa was blown up, but the two V3 missile catapults in the amidships were intact. ”

The V3 missile that Colonel Wagner said is certainly not a human man, but a fully mature wire-controlled model that can be used in real combat. Its handling principle is the same as that of a glide-by-wire bomb, except that there are additional piston engines and a set of propellers, both mounted in a pod at the tail of the missile, in the same layout as the V1 missile, which is still under development.

In addition, in order to facilitate the remote control of the V3 missile at night, 6 light bulbs were installed on the tail barrel of the missile. In this way, the missile remote controller, located in the remote control room at the top of the bridge, can visually determine the position of the missile at night.

In fact, this V3 wire-controlled missile is a remote-controlled unmanned aircraft, and the German military began research in this area as early as the 1930s. The process of this space-time missile is almost exactly the same in history, but historically, the focus of German missile development has been on long-range bombing. In this time and space, Hirschmann, because of the vision of later generations, determined the two principles of cruise missiles for short-range attacks and remote control and guidance. In the end, it was this short-range wire-controlled missile for anti-ship use, which was shot into the sky with a wire-controlled missile catapult modified from an aircraft catapult, which could fly twenty or thirty kilometers at a speed of 600 kilometers per hour, and an armor-piercing warhead, with 850 kilograms of explosives in the warhead. The whole production is much less difficult than the historical V1, and the project has been waiting for priority supply, so it was also put into actual combat 2 years earlier. (To be continued.) )