"Beck calls Babylon, it's all right, you can leave." After entering the Gulf of Aden, after making sure that there were no large surface ships, the battleship Suleiman I, who was in charge of escorting the ship, was finally lost to the east with the accompanying fleet, and the Allies did exactly that, and every wave of ships sailing out of the Persian Gulf was almost under the escort of land-based aviation and a large Turkish fleet. However, due to the scarcity of large warships at their disposal, it was impossible for the Suleiman I to accompany the G18 convoy through the entire journey, and once it entered the Gulf of Aden, an area they thought was safe, the fleet would have to go back to meet the next wave, and if the Turks knew what was going to happen in the future, would they think they were lucky to have escaped or would they regret missing a battle?

"Why are the flies so annoying today?" Major Baker glanced at the biplane behind his fleet, and there was some indescribable irritation in his heart. During this time, the air seemed to be a little unsettled, and some planes of unknown nationality could be seen swaying in this sea area...... And Baker can be sure that this is definitely an Italian plane, but it seems that it should be a reconnaissance plane or a civilian aircraft, it does not carry weapons on it, and it does not fly fast enough, at first he thought that there might be submarines here, and intercepted this slow fleet under the guidance of the aircraft, so he added 4 more hunting submarines to it. But a few days have passed, and it seems that there is no record of the ship being ambushed by a submarine here. "Looks like I'm overthinking?" Baker shook his head and said..........

"Brothers, the target is a fish belly. 3 destroyers and 4 anti-submarine, 3 destroyers are somewhat prickly, and by the model they should be universal destroyers for the Germans. There were 6 anti-aircraft guns and some 20mm machine guns on the upper floor. It is impossible to determine the exact model of the 4 anti-submarine ships, but it is certain that they have machine guns. While Baker was thinking, the annoying fly was already calling for friends, but this time it wasn't buzzing flies, but a swarm of deadly wasps!

"The Sword Squad attacked two destroyers. The anti-submarine mind was left alone, and Noah's squadron and Sellers' squadron entered from the left and right flanks respectively. Pay attention to the assignment of goals and don't let the other person run. "A huge fleet of ships is already in sight. The opponent's defense is vulnerable, and now it is a feast for the entire fleet, and whether the East African Sword can become famous depends on this battle!

"Damn, it's a plane! Lots of planes! When did the Italians deploy such a large fleet here? "Baker looked at the group of planes that were coming from the northwest, and the whole person was messy!" Disbandment of formations. Each returned on its own, and the frigate covered the oil tanker Crown Prince and the oil tanker Warsaw, which had more than 30,000 tons of heavy oil on it! This is for the supply of the Mediterranean fleet! After a brief period of confusion, Petain decided to disband the formation on the one hand to reduce the losses, and on the other hand to save the two most important tankers in the entire fleet! However, at this time, for this fleet with a maximum speed of only 10 knots. Aircraft with a maximum flight speed of more than 200 knots were clearly unavoidable, and in a few minutes the first wave of attacks from the Italians fell on their heads! . …。

The Italians sent 30 twin-engine aircraft alone this time. Attack a transport ship in groups of two aircraft, and if the first attack fails, give the second aircraft to replenish the guns. "Steady. Descend slowly, our angle can't be too big, pay attention to the speed. "A bombardier was lying on the ground, keeping his eyes close to the scope and trying to lock onto the civilian ship that was swaying from side to side in his field of vision. But it was the first time for a pilot to bomb at such a low altitude with a bomb, so it was inevitable that he would have some hands, but what really made him nervous was the situation next to him!

"I see, there's a ship next to me, and a plane dropping bombs. We were a bit close to the direct distance! The pilot cursed in a low voice as a friendly plane next to him entered the dive route first! The two steamers were too close together, but the two ships were assigned to two attack formations. "Let's pull it up first. They can't run anyway, let Billy's bastard come first! The pilot cursed and began to change. …。

"I knew Billy couldn't do it, this guy's kung fu on his lips was much worse than his kung fu on his hands, looking at the location where he threw the bomb, it was at least a few dozen meters away from the target! What a shame for the Italian Navy! The pilot looked at the bomb dropped by the other party in advance and gloated, but what happened next caught him unexpectedly, because the angle was too small, the bomb did not sink to the bottom after hitting the water, but was bounced on the surface of the water and flew up, jumping towards the panicked civilian boat like a ..........

"That's too much fasting, isn't it?!" In the end, this bouncing bomb successfully hit the side chord of this 7,000-ton civilian ship, and the explosion of hundreds of kilograms of explosives directly tore the poor guy's side chord open hundreds of square meters. The underwater capsule was too sparse and not very well sealed, and a 250kg bomb was lethal enough, and in just a few minutes, the ship quickly tilted and sank to the bottom of the sea with smoke and flames.

If we talk about dropping bombs, it is clear that dive bombers are more efficient...... A dive bomber went straight down at a speed of 250 knots at an angle of 45 degrees, and the 500kg bomb was pushed off the pylon, and then flew at an even faster speed towards the merchant ship that was evading. There was a loud bang, and even the bomber, which pulled up and climbed after dropping the bomb, felt a shaking. The bomb was so powerful that a charge of almost 300kg was detonated after the bomb penetrated the upper deck! The blast and flames from the explosion slammed into the hull unhindered. The energy that spread downward and on both sides mixed with shrapnel even blew the entire ship in two, but by the time the attacker climbed and leveled, the merchant ship below had already broken in two, and the time it was less than 1 minute before it hit!. …。

The East African Sword Air Force wantonly slaughtered the panicked fleet without cover, and in less than ten minutes, all other ships in the fleet were slaughtered, leaving only 2 tankers under the protection of 7 frigates! Under Baker's command, the two destroyers dodged each other's attacks while striking a barrage of sparse barrages to cover the two massive oil tankers. And the remaining 4 hunting submarines also threw away all unused loads such as depth charges and erected a machine gun for air defense.

At this time, the advantages of the destroyer's thin body and ultra-high speed made the Italians a little crazy, and the twin-engine bomber itself was relatively bulky, the dive bomber was better, and the torpedo plane could only dive shallow to drop bombs or directly use ricochet attacks, but for the destroyer with a speed of more than 35 knots and a displacement of only 1700 tons, it was indeed a little difficult to shoot it. Under Petain's command, the destroyer D21 dodged as many as six 250kg bombs one after another, and huge water columns rose into the sky around it, but it just didn't hit. And when the Italians wanted to attack the tankers, Pétain's anti-aircraft guns and 20mm machine guns could force the opponents to break away from the attack route. A series of explosions sounded on the surface of the sea, and a twin-engine torpedo plane began to gradually lose altitude, preparing to give the other side a blow from the tail in the form of a sliding bombardment. But suddenly, a chain of bullets shot from behind the side slashed off the entire tail rudder with a fierce bite on the tail. Then the runaway plane plunged headlong into the sea ..........

"Use the 20mm cannon to get close to me, and let the fighter with the bomblet take care of these annoying guys!" Noah looked at the friend who quickly sank to the bottom of the sea, and said with a blue face. There is a turret in the front of his plane, and there are two 20mm machine guns in it, and the bomb shoots or not, and the high-speed machine gun can always suppress it! Immediately, six torpedo planes and several fighters began to fly at low altitudes in turns, suppressing the anti-aircraft fire on the destroyer D21.

The dense fire of machine guns and machine guns instantly enveloped the poor destroyer, and the locust-like shells kept jumping armor on the destroyer's meeting, making small holes in the entire bridge, and the newly installed 20mm machine guns did not have enough protection at all, and the machine guns and machine guns of the Italians began to fire from 1,500 meters away, and only fought more than 300 meters before pulling up again. A fighter with one 20mm cannon and two machine guns poured hundreds of rounds of ammunition into a small area in a few tens of seconds, and a German naval officer and soldier were wounded by flying shrapnel or blown in two by a direct hit shell, and the defensive fire of the D21 destroyer was finally suppressed under the fierce attack of the Italians. …。

In addition to the Gao Ping dual-purpose guns protected by gun covers, the entire battleship's side-chord anti-aircraft gun positions were in a mess, but Gao Ping did not last long, while sweeping the side-chord 20mm gun position, several Italian fighters also dropped the 60kg small bombs mounted under the wings on the hull, two of which hit the two twin anti-aircraft guns at the head and tail, with two muffled sounds, none of the two gun crews could run out ..........

In the end, two 250kg bombs put an end to the poor destroyer...... One of the bombs pierced directly through the upper deck and exploded in the hull, causing the entire destroyer to tilt to one side with a shock, while the other bomb killed the dog, hitting the battleship's ammunition depot, and after a loud bang, the entire destroyer was blown to pieces like fireworks. It disappeared from the sea in just a dozen seconds.

And before the sinking of the destroyer D21. Two other German destroyers, one evacuated and one sunk. In the end, only two helpless tankers were left to face the remaining dozen or so aircraft. "Send them to the bottom of the sea, we should go too." Noah let out a sigh of relief, and then, after two loud bangs, two oil tankers loaded with more than 30,000 tons of crude oil were hit by four 250kg bombs, and the high explosives finally ignited the crude oil that was not easy to burn. The two tankers burned like torches on the sea, and after identifying the transport ships that had not been missed, the East African Sword Air Wing returned to the sea with all its members. More than an hour after they left, the Turkish rescue fleet finally arrived, and at this time there were only some debris and people waiting to be rescued. "This is our worst defeat since the start of the war!" Richthofen received the information and said..........

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