The 6 planes in this wave of attacks were obviously from different squadrons, but they coordinated very well, 4 bombers attacked from the left and right flanks at the same time, while the other 2 torpedo planes took advantage of the opponent's anti-aircraft artillery to aim at the target at high altitude, and their altitude was very low, only 15 meters high!

The damaged Persia maneuvered wildly on the sea, and the huge battleship left an S-shaped track on the sea. The bombs that fell from time to time exploded around the battleship with columns of water as high as they could, and although the other two cruisers tried their best to provide fire cover, the Germans, who had already fired up, kept their eyes on the Persia attack! Two torpedo planes failed to attack, one was fired into a fireball by anti-aircraft guns before the mine was dropped, and the other torpedo slid through the hull, causing the crew of the Persia to break out in a cold sweat. This time the real trouble came from the bombers, a JU90 bomber crashed into the battleship almost vertically at a very high speed! Although the plane was finally destroyed, countless huge debris still rained down on the deck of the battleship!

A fragment weighing hundreds of kilograms smashed directly through the upper flight deck and hangar deck, and fell directly into the boiler room on the port side! With a violent impact and explosion, several high-pressure boilers were destroyed, and high-temperature and high-pressure steam gushed out of the pipes and instantly filled the entire port boiler room!

"The Persian can't go back!" Feeling the vibration from the hull, Su Mo shook his head helplessly. The starboard side was badly flooded, the bulkhead wall of the engine room could be torn open by strong water pressure at any time, the port side boiler room was almost reimbursed, and a huge perforation appeared on the flight deck, which directly affected the recovery of the aircraft. Although the German fleet began to disperse and the sky darkened after the attack, the Persian was currently only able to sail at a speed of 15 knots. The possibility of repairing the damage also decreases as more and more water enters the damage.

After repelling the opponent's air offensive. The fleet of the two aircraft carriers also suffered significant losses, with almost 20 aircraft shot down. Some aircraft were abandoned because they could not be recycled. The Persia, which had been hit with a large hole in the flight deck, had difficulty retrieving the aircraft, and the remaining aircraft were forced to be contained by the Qom. But the Qom is only an aviation cruiser after all, and the hangar and deck are full of no more than 30 planes!

Although the Persia was damaged, the other two ships were in good condition, and the Germans targeted the aircraft carriers first. The two battleships were not attacked much, the Qom was unscathed, and the other cruiser was hit by two 100KG bombs, but it was bounced off by the heavy horizontal armor. There were no major problems, except that part of the cabins were destroyed. As for the destroyers sent out to serve as guard posts, except for one that was sunk by the opponent's attack planes and beating rabbits, the other three destroyers came back alive. As night fell, Su Mo and the others finally had time to clean up the broken fleet and formulate the next plan of action.

"Give up the Persia. Move all the personnel to the other 5 ships, and then we expedite away. At night, no matter what kind of reconnaissance means will be greatly reduced, two cruisers can leave at a speed of about 30 knots. From now on, we'll have about 12 hours! That's enough for us to escape from the opponent's attack radius. We went straight to French Guiana, then disarmed and waited for the war to end. Summer offered his opinion. It is no longer possible to rescue the Persian, if it is evacuated at the current rate, it will be caught up sooner or later, and the Iranian fleet, which has greatly reduced its defense capability, will definitely not be able to stop the next wave of attacks from the other side. Moreover, the speed of the Persian at 15 knots could not be maintained for a long time, and the battleship was damaged in other places, and the water ingress could not be ruled out. Staying here is almost like waiting to die.

And after the loss of aircraft carriers, the combat effectiveness of the entire fleet was greatly reduced. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it has been cut by more than half. Another aircraft carrier, the Darius, should also be spotted by the opponent, and after the battle here, the Darius will also bear the pressure on the entire German Navy. Without the cover of cruisers, the Cunningham fleet was also a lame giant, without seaplanes on cruisers to share reconnaissance and anti-submarine tasks, the aircraft carriers had to use valuable decks to release reconnaissance aircraft, which directly affected the attack power. And without the heavy guns of the cruisers, I'm afraid Cunningham will have a restless sleep every night, right?

"We still lost in the end!" Su Mo smiled bitterly and looked at the officers and soldiers who were busy on the deck. Under the crushing of the German naval system, although before the war the Allies had developed various plans and operational plans, whether it was supply, intelligence gathering, or strategic and tactical planning, they were very perfect. But in the face of the German fleet, which was supported by a well-developed system, it was still at a disadvantage! A vast network of submarines, camouflaged reconnaissance vessels, long-range reconnaissance aircraft, and roadbed facilities encompasses the entire Atlantic. The other party dragged his fleet to death little by little, like a hunter organizing a hunt, and then delivered the final blow.

Although at the last moment, because of Sumer's excellent performance, the Germans were unable to completely annihilate this small fleet. But Sumer's fleet was definitely not ready for a fight. Sumer's suggestion was taken up by the other commanders, and the rest of the crew on the USS Persia began to move to other ships in an orderly manner, and the entire fleet tried to control the use of lights as much as possible in order to prevent night submarine attacks. Sumo was the last to leave the ship. This was the first time he had discarded his flagship, although he had only been with this battleship for less than 1 year, but Su Mo still had a lot of feelings for this fine product built by the Chinese industry.

Eventually, a destroyer fired a torpedo at the Persia, which was still floating on the surface of the sea, at a distance of 800 meters, and the violent explosion blew a huge hole in the right side of the ship's side. The power of large-caliber oxygen torpedoes is really trustworthy. In just fifteen minutes, the battleship sank to the bottom of the sea. Subsequently, the remaining fleet headed for French Guiana at maximum speed. Their war is coming to an end, and only one last journey remains!

"Awesome!" When Summer retreated, Count Luknall had just finished listening to Rudel's report, and the attack was a very tactical failure, and the attack of the three fleet carriers failed to destroy a second-class aircraft carrier and two cruisers, which sounded very chatty. After all, it's 110 planes of all kinds! Among them, the number of attack aircraft is as high as 70! At first, he even suspected that he had misheard, but after synthesizing all kinds of information, the earl, who had always been arrogant, had to admit that the guy on the other side used the aircraft carrier a grade higher than himself!

All the layouts can be described as meticulous, to maximize their strengths, whether it is the radar sentry ship that is set up at the beginning or the sudden burst of electronic interference, and the delay in time to release the second wave of interceptor aircraft, the effect of each action is amazing. The number of fighters in the air of the fleet is more than 6% higher than the normal number! At the same time, the arrival of the German attack group was delayed by almost half an hour, do not underestimate this half hour. On the battlefield, sometimes a few minutes can make the difference between winning and losing a battle!

Although the performance of Germany was not good from a tactical point of view, after all, there were still two fatal hits. The defense of an aircraft carrier of more than 10,000 tons is very vulnerable under the condition of ensuring the ability to fly and the speed, and Count Luknall believes that this blow has already damaged the aircraft carrier if the other side does not give up. Then you will soon be able to catch up with your opponent. Next time, the other party will not have the ability to fight back! However, after thinking about it, since the other party's use of aircraft carriers has reached such a high level, they must be very clear about the situation in front of them, and in this case, they are likely to abandon the battered battleship, so that their retreat speed will be increased a lot. I'm afraid I can't catch up if I want to.

"The other side also has an aircraft carrier!" In addition to some disappointment. The Count suddenly remembered the aircraft carrier that had gone to Ascension Island to resupply! Although he regretted the outcome of the battle just now, he also realized that the biggest threat to Germany's sea lines was the other aircraft carrier, and he decisively chose the latter between two cruisers and one aircraft carrier.

"If the other party reacts a little slower, we still have a chance to sink it!" After some discussion, the Count decisively divided the fleet into two parts, with the Moltke leading one of the aviation cruisers in the pursuit of the two heavy cruisers. The other two aircraft carriers went to Ascension Island to attack the USS Darius, which was preparing to replenish the aircraft.

But what happened next was a little unexpected for the Earl, first of all, the detachment that had stayed behind to encircle the two cruisers did not find any opponent the next day, and on the fifth day, a German submarine cruising off the coast of French Guiana spotted two warships that were speeding at a speed of more than 25 knots. Under the watchful eye of German submarines, they plunged headlong into the port of French Guiana and disarmed cleanly! Later, when the Earl himself led a fleet of two aircraft carriers to Ascension Island, the scene that took place in French Guiana was repeated in Ascension, thousands of kilometers away.

The aircraft carrier Darius, which arrived in British territory, did not even join the supply fleet, but sailed directly into the harbor of Ascension, and the British also detained this valuable aircraft carrier with ease! And then the British received the aircraft carrier! After receiving it, the British did not disarm the warship as usual, but contacted the Iranian government through diplomatic channels, hoping to transfer the warship to the British! And the price is so low that it feels like this is not an aircraft carrier with all the carrier-based aircraft on it at all, but an old light cruiser!

"Holy! Is this a robbery?! When Xu Jie learned about the actions of the British. How much did I finally figure it out. The British are planning to include this battleship in their fleet! Although now Iran no longer has access to the sea (well, if the Caspian Sea counts as the sea, then there is. ）。 But Iran is still a country, and Iran is still an ally of China. Is it really good for you Britons to do this?! But it's relieving to think about what the British have done in history and in reality. Historically, after the start of World War 1, the British did not say a word, detaining two Turkish battleships and one Chilean battleship and directly merging them into their own fleet. The British didn't give the ship, they didn't even give money, which later indirectly led to Turkey's fall to the Allies. Later, he indirectly killed Tsarist Russia, I don't know what it was like when Churchill wrote his memoirs about the relationship between Turkey's anti-water and his own arrest of the ship! In Xu Jie's opinion. Did Churchill also examine himself when he cursed the Goeben?

His little brother was bullied, and he naturally couldn't ignore it as the boss! What's more, Huaxia also has ideas about this battleship! Aircraft carriers are a precious strategic resource, how can they be given to the British like this? If you want to get a boat, you can at least offer a fair price. Xu Jie immediately signaled the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to negotiate with the British: "First, the battleship Darius is the property of the Iranian government, and while the Iranian government still exists, this battleship should be handed over to the Iranian government after the war. Second, if the British dare not pay it back after the war, Huaxia will reconsider the aid plan to the British! These two points are fully reasonable and responsible, both soft and hard, Xu Jie is not afraid that the British will not bow their heads!

Just when Huaxia and Britain were fighting openly and secretly over the ownership of this warship, Count Luknall finally embarked on a journey. After spending months and only getting such a result, the Count was still very dissatisfied with his performance! "Now we have concentrated a small half of the strength of the High Seas Fleet just against a small fleet of the other side, and it took months to barely drive it out of the battlefield, and if we start a large-scale naval battle with the Entente, the future is worrying!" In a telegram to his teacher, Earl Spoon, Luckner said. The words reveal concern about the future.

However, the Earl of Speeth is still quite satisfied with Lucknal's record, after all, the other party also has a system as a support, and both sides are system-to-system. And, more importantly, the Allies and the Entente bloc were not the same. The Confederates were mostly self-sufficient in their resources. And the three main countries are all together and have land transport links with each other. Unlike the Entente, the 4 main countries are spread over 3 continents and separated by 2 oceans. Moreover, Britain and France are heavily dependent on sea transport. Once started, the Allies relied on internal resources to support it, and China and the United States could do it, but would Britain and France do it? Count Speeth thinks that once the war starts, it is the Entente Powers and not Germany who are really afraid of breaking the foot, and if Britain and France cannot support it, China and the United States, which are far away from the Allies, probably have no intention of continuing to fight, right?

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