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Smash open the door of the United States, five gods! We've encountered UFOs

5 a.m.

Imperial German Navy.

fleet, the flagship of the battleship Bismarck. The air defense sirens of "woo" suddenly sounded. Inside the bridge,

Fleet Commander Gunther. Admiral Lütjans stood calmly on the edge of the railing, holding a telescope and staring at the blue sky.

Thanks to the increasing development of radar technology, the fleet has more time to calmly deploy air defense operations.

The fleet has now set up a formation for air defense operations. Seven ships of the Bismarck-class, the Richelieu-class and the Veneto. The Vittorio-class battleship and the USS Zeppelin, as well as a 20,000-ton fast cruise ship, formed two formations and occupied the center of the entire formation; Two armored ships of the "Polish Legion" class and two heavy cruisers of the "Admiral Hippel" class, two heavy cruisers of the "Safren" class, five light cruisers of the "Königsberg" class, three "Gedi. The "Truan" class light cruisers, as well as more than a dozen destroyers, formed an oval protective ring on the perimeter. All the sailors were already in their respective positions, and more than 1,000 anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns were aimed at their respective positions, so that the anti-aircraft fire of the entire fleet formed a tight protective net.

In the sky, 19 FW-190C fighters were hovering non-stop, and several seaplanes with thick pontoons were on guard in the outer air.

"Sir, look there, the planes of the Americans are coming!" A staff officer of the Navy Major, who was standing behind Lütjans, had already spotted the American plane from a distance of more than a dozen kilometers from the telescope. Rutyans looked in the direction of his arm, and saw about 170 or 80 small black dots in the air, flying towards him.

"This is supposed to be the convergence of two groups of American carrier-based aircraft flying from the southwest and northwest, and the reconnaissance plane has just discovered that there is a US fleet on the sea about 130 nautical miles away from us in the south-southwest direction, and on the sea about 125 kilometers away in the northwest direction. Judging from the number of aircraft, the two fleets should have a total of four aircraft carriers about the size of the Zeppelin. The staff officer continued.

At this time, in

The 19 FW-190C fighters hovering over the fleet had already received the order and pounced on the incoming US planes, and soon the F4U, which was twice as large as theirs, met them. The two fighters, which may be the best fighters of this era, were mixed together in an instant, and a stream of fire swept through the air, and from time to time planes dragged long black smoke down to the sea!

As far as the performance of these two aircraft is concerned, in fact, each has its own advantages, the American F4U is larger and stronger, as long as it is not hit by the opponent, there is almost no danger of crashing, and its speed is almost the same as the FW-190, only slightly less flexible, but the dive performance is slightly better than the opponent. And the machine gun of the German f. At the same time, the aircraft is more capable of melee combat than the F4U, but the dive performance is slightly worse.

The outcome of a battle between two aircraft with similar performance depends, in theory, entirely on the skill and experience of the pilots on both sides. However, in today's actual combat, the experienced German pilots do not seem to have the upper hand. The Americans seem to know the performance of the FW-190 very well, so they adopted the simplest and most effective tactic, avoiding dogfighting, using the tactics of diving-pulling-diving, and completely relying on the performance of the aircraft to compete with the FW-190, and the exchange ratio between the two sides is always about 1:1. The FW-190, which was smaller in number, was soon at a disadvantage!

At the same time that the American F4U successfully entangled the German FW-190, the remaining more than 140 dive bombers and torpedo bombers also began to attack the German aircraft carrier Zeppelin! The dive bombers and torpedo planes were divided into two groups, and the bombers circled at high altitude to form three or three formations, braving the dense anti-aircraft fire of the German fleet to launch wave after wave of dive attacks. At the same time, almost 70 t's remained

D torpedo bombers circled to a low altitude, formed a formation of 55, and began to throw torpedoes at Zeppelin

"Boom!"

A huge flame suddenly rose from the starboard side of the Zeppelin, and the aircraft carrier of more than 20,000 tons seemed to jump on the water, and a large stream of black smoke rose high.

"Admiral, a bombshell has been hit near the starboard side of the Zeppelin!"

"Find out the damage, quick!"

"The Zeppelin reported that an armor-piercing bomb weighing about 700 kilograms penetrated the aviation deck on the right side of the ship's amidships and fell into the hangar before a large explosion occurred, destroying more than 20 JU87 carrier-based aircraft and causing a fire!"

Before the voice of the communications staff officer's report fell, a loud noise came from the Zeppelin in the distance, this time an aviation torpedo of more than 500 kilograms hit the bow of the Zeppelin, penetrated an oil depot, and hundreds of tons of seawater suddenly poured in, and only a dozen seconds later, the Zeppelin appeared about 15 degrees of inclination, and the captain of the ship had to order water injection to maintain balance.

Less than three minutes after being hit this time, another 700-kilogram bomb pierced the aviation deck at the stern of the Zeppelin, penetrated the power compartment of the Zeppelin, and came with a big explosion, destroying two steam turbines at once, causing the aircraft carrier to lose two-thirds of its power, and its speed was reduced to less than 8 knots!

"Hell!" Seeing that the only aircraft carrier in his possession had been hit by two bombs and a torpedo in less than 10 minutes of engaging enemy aircraft, Ruetjans's eyes were almost on fire. But he was helpless,

The seven battleships of the fleet, except for the Richelieu, which was close to the Zeppelin, Jean. Barr and Veneto. The Vittorio was desperately firing with all its anti-aircraft guns to cover the Zeppelin, and the rest of the battleships were too far away to help. And those American pilots who flew dive bombers and torpedo planes were like Japanese kamikaze drones, facing a fire net-like anti-aircraft artillery to launch a ** attack, going forward one after another, looking at death as home!

The Battle of Bermuda has finally begun.

"Look, Jack, what is this?"

Sergeant Ripak, a radar crew member of a US T-6 long-range reconnaissance plane hovering in the waters near the First Task Force of the United States and Britain in the southwest of Bermuda, suddenly noticed some subtle flickering on the radar screen.

"Maybe it's a flock of birds, or maybe there's something wrong?" Another radar soldier, Jack, stared at the screen for a moment, shook his head, and said. The flickering dots of light at the edges of the screen were blurred, not like planes, and certainly not fleets.

"Do you want to report to the captain and ask him to get the plane closer," Sergeant Ripak said, the point of light on the screen had vanished without a trace. At this moment, none of them knew if it was out of the radar's detection range, or if it was simply a false alarm caused by a radar failure?

"I guess it's broken, right? Wait until you get back to the base and have a good check-out. Jack shrugged, not caring about authenticity. Radar in this era has just appeared, and the technology is not very good, and it is very normal for the failure rate to remain high. Of course, if these two radar soldiers knew what they had just discovered, they would have their jaws dropped!

At this moment, in the blue sky about 1,000 meters above the sea surface, 102 P-35 missiles are flying westward at a speed of about 650 kilometers per hour. There are nearly 20 fewer than when they just left the sky over Z Fleet, and those missiles have crashed halfway through due to various technical failures! However, Lieutenant Yasuda Rizo, who commanded this special missile unit, was still unharmed.

"Kingfisher No. 10 calls Flying Fish, Kingfisher No. 10 calls Flying Fish, please answer" Lieutenant Yasuda Toshizo suddenly heard a German call from the airborne radio of the missile piloted. He knew that the Kingfisher 10 was the code name of a surface reconnaissance plane sent out to search for American aircraft carriers, and that the Exocet was the code name for the missiles he commanded.

"My Flying Fish, I'm a Flying Fish." Rizo Yasuda hurriedly replied over the radio.

"Discovery of an American aircraft carrier, azimuth xxxx, course due north, speed 30 knots, over." The other side immediately reported to Yasuda a certain direction about 100 kilometers away from Yasuda's missile group.

Yasuda randomly adjusted the radio frequency to the communication frequency of the missile unit, "I am Lieutenant Toshisan Yasuda, and now issue an order, the American aircraft carrier is in xxxx, all attention, five or five formations, the primary target is the American aircraft carrier, the secondary target is the heavy cruiser, again the light cruiser, and finally the destroyer." Good luck to you, see you at Kudanzaka! ”

"Sir, strange targets have been spotted on the radar screen."

One hundred kilometers away, the radar chief of the US aircraft carrier USS Liberty suddenly walked into the combat command center at a brisk pace.

"What strange target?" Admiral Halsey furrowed his eyebrows.

"It's not clear, it could be an enemy plane, it could be a flock of birds, it's very unclear on the radar screen."

Admiral Halsey, who had just received the news of the heavy damage to the Zeppelin aircraft carrier, was in a good mood, frowned slightly, he didn't understand what the other party meant, turned his head to look at the chief of staff Welch, and asked, "Colonel, what do you think?" ”

"How many people are on the other side? And how fast? Welch did not answer Halsey's question, but asked two questions in quick succession.

The radar director frowned and shook his head slightly, "I don't know, I don't know how many of them there are, and I can't measure their exact speed, but I'm sure they fly fast." ”

"Soon? How fast? Halsey asked.

"Woo woo" At this moment, the air raid siren suddenly remembered! The communications staff officer of the fleet put down the phone in his hand and shouted: "Admiral, the lookout post has discovered the enemy's situation!" There are about 100 small planes of unknown type that are speeding towards us, and the distance is already less than 20 kilometers! ”

"What!" Halsey gasped, almost stunned by the news. He hurriedly ordered the carrier-based aircraft to take off to meet the battle, and then raised his telescope to search for enemy planes in the sky. What he saw was a slender speck like a bullet, with two short, small wings, no propellers, just a tube that seemed to be breathing fire, and was flying towards its aircraft carrier at great speed!

"Fire! Order all the anti-aircraft guns to aim at those UFOs and not let them get close to us! "Admiral Halsey has basically confirmed that those flying things are some secret weapon of the Germans! They must not be allowed to get close, or their fleet will suffer heavy losses.

The fleet was already in an anti-aircraft formation, and all the gunners in the anti-aircraft gun positions were constantly on standby. Therefore, as soon as Halsey's order was issued, a stream of fire formed a tight network of fire around the aircraft carrier. The two "UFOs" that rushed in first were immediately hit and exploded. However, before the officers and sailors of the American and British Navy below could cheer, more "UFOs" crashed into the fire net! Moreover, these flying objects fly extremely fast, and the flight altitude is only about 1000 meters, and as soon as they get close to the aircraft carrier, they will directly hit their heads down! Aircraft carriers simply can't dodge! Hearing the roar of the earth shaking, the aircraft carrier of more than 20,000 tons seemed to jump on the surface of the sea, and the people on the island were shaken to the ground, all the glass was suddenly shattered, and the scattered debris also cut many officers in the command center, and even Halsey himself had a long cut on his forehead and was bleeding.

Several of the young officers who got up first saw Halsey lying on the ground bleeding profusely, and rushed over, scrambling to pick up their commander, and someone stuffed Halsey with a handkerchief to hold his wound.

"Find out the damage, quick! Call the P-38 fleet and tell them to come over. After a few simple orders, Halsey hurried to the platform of the island and looked down.

The flight deck of the USS Liberty was in chaos, and the already poorly trained sailors were running like headless flies, flames were bubbling out of a huge hole in the deck, and dozens of crew members were scrambling with rubber hoses to water and try to control the fire.

Suddenly, there was another loud roar from not far away, and Halsey hurriedly turned his head to see that it was another aircraft carrier, the Dreadnought, which had been hit by a "UFO", and a raging fire was rising from its amidships! At this time, there were at least 70 to 80 such "flying objects" hovering in mid-air, and from time to time, one or several flying objects fell headlong from the air at the same time and crashed straight into the US ships that were sailing on the water

"They're manned! This is a suicide weapon! When did these Germans become the same as the Japanese? Halsey immediately understood what these strange flying machines were. But it seems to be too late to understand now, Halsey's fleet has no way to deal with these small, high-speed flying machines now! In just a few minutes, the USS Liberty and the USS Dreadnought each fired three more powerful P-35 missiles. Immediately afterward, one bad news after another was sent to Halsey.

"General, the stern of the Liberty was hit, and that damn thing got into the power compartment and exploded inside, destroying two steam turbines!"

"The Dreadnought's island has been hit, and Captain Jackson has been killed! Another UFO pierced the bow of the Dreadnought at the same time, and the explosion ignited an oil depot and caused a fire! ”

"Commander, the acting captain of the Dreadnought reports that the fire is completely out of control and requests to abandon the aircraft carrier!"

"Damn it!" Halsey slammed the bulkhead, and everyone knew that this naval battle, which was originally quite promising, was already a definite defeat because of the sudden appearance of this "UFO"! It's just that I don't know how many such terrible weapons the other side has, and I don't know if the United States still has any hope of winning the war!

Just as everyone was already feeling hopeless, a piece of news that could be considered a major positive news reached the Liberty.

"Your Excellency, Admiral, we sank the aircraft carrier Zeppelin! We've sunk the Zeppelin with the planes of Task Force 2! The excited shouts of the communications staff officers seemed to bring a little optimism to the entire command center. However, the chief of staff of the fleet, Colonel Welch, suddenly seemed to remember something, and walked quickly to Halsey's side and reminded in a low voice: "Sir, we are going to report the situation here to Norfolk immediately, and ask them to order the Second Task Force to retreat immediately!" ”

"Okay, get to Norfolk. In addition, the 4th Flying Wing and the British 7th Flying Wing were ordered to withdraw to Task Force 2. Halsey said this, a look of pain slipping across his face. The order can be described as an abandonment of the ship. ”

At this moment, I don't know who shouted: "Here they are again!" Dodge! "It turned out that three P-35 missiles passed through the anti-aircraft fire, aimed at the aircraft carrier Liberty and swooped down.

Can't hide!

In the combat command room, everyone's hearts felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar! This is a "UFO" with a pilot piloting! It's not the kind of inertial guided bomb, how can you hide from it?

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Three loud bangs. The explosion began amidships, followed by the bow and stern, and all three P-35 missiles hit! The massive shock wave of 1,500 kilograms of high-explosive explosives enveloped all sorts of metal fragments, turning the flight deck of the Liberty into a living hell on earth. All the sailors on deck were either swept into the sea by the shock wave, or were torn to pieces by scattered fragments of metal, and were engulfed in the skyrocketing fire that ignited above the flight deck.

The piercing sirens of abandonment soon sounded from everywhere, and the ship, which had been hit by five P-35 missiles, was like a torch on the blazing aircraft carrier Liberty, and all sailors and officers hurriedly put on life jackets and rushed to the direction of the lifeboat