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The Third Empire - Chapter 1339

Published at 19th of October 2021 11:31:24 AM


Chapter 1339: 1339

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In the past, Stuka was the main force of dive bombing in the German air force. This kind of bomber that can scream brought death to the sky of the whole Europe. However, when hs129 came out, Stuka soon ranked second.

The reason is very simple, because Stuka has no armor protection. This effective dive bomber is still dangerous in the face of enemy anti-aircraft fire. It can't retreat all over every time.

The heavy armor protection of hs129 makes it safer for pilots to perform their tasks. Now this kind of dive attack against the enemy's air defense fire is the unique skill of hs129. From the role, it plays the same role as the A-10 of later generations of the United States. No matter how violent you are below, I will safely throw a bomb on it.

When lieutenant steinkamp continued to dive, the small caliber anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns opened fire together.

Eight 70-k 37 mm guns and eight 20 mm "erlicon" guns are firing into the sky and interwoven into a dense fire network, so that any aircraft trying to cross this fire network will be hit!

In addition, there are an unknown number of markqin 7.62mm anti-aircraft machine guns and MK3 type 4 combined 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns. The whole red Caucasus is like a hedgehog.

There was fire everywhere, and when he saw this scene, Lieutenant steinkamp knew he couldn't take any more risks.

He has chosen the most tricky angle and will still be patronized by a lot of firepower. In order to avoid unnecessary risks, he can't dive to hundreds of meters and then bomb the target.

He glanced at the altimeter with the remaining light from the corner of his eye. Now it is 1500 meters.

"Boom!" A 37 mm high explosive bomb exploded near his plane, lifted up a small black flower and slowly dissipated in the air. Lieutenant steinkamp continued to insist and counted down in his mouth.

"Ten, nine... Launch!"

When the final countdown reached zero, Lieutenant steinkamp pressed the red button.

As soon as the fuselage was light, it could be felt that the bomb on the hanger had separated from the hanger. Lieutenant steinkamp suddenly pulled his operating lever into his arms. He had to pull up the nose quickly.

Unlike other aircraft, hs129 has the iconic 40mm boforth gun under its nose and 100 shells, which makes a big bag bulge under its nose.

Therefore, there are restrictions on the use of hs129 for dive dropping. The dive angle is too large. For example, in the current dive of nearly 90 degrees, if he doesn't pull it up, the bomb may meet the drum in front. The bomb is a collision fuse and will explode as soon as it is touched.

So lieutenant steinkamp had to pull it up, and the bomb passed his nose and fell down.

At this moment, he felt his fuselage tremble again. It seemed that he had been hit, but he didn't worry at all. He didn't have to be afraid of a few shells. He had confidence in his plane.

The pc500rs bomb fell from the sky, and the lookout post found it at the first time.

"Attention, there's a bomb!"

Captain gihonov is very calm.

Due to the fierce interception of its own anti-aircraft guns, the German dive bomber did not dive to hundreds of meters as before. Now it is still one kilometer away from its own side. It takes more than ten seconds for the bomb to fall down. It has enough time to judge the impact point of the other party first, and then maneuver to avoid.

Now if you rush to fill the left rudder or the right rudder, wouldn't it be too unlucky if you hit the other party's bomb?

Now don't worry too much. His warship is sailing at a high speed of nearly 30 knots. He is very confident in the steering of his warship.

But just then, the lookout found that the situation was not good.

The moment the bomb fell, it was superimposed with the speed of the plane's dive. It was not slow. Just a second after it fell, suddenly, a hot flame burst out from the tail, and the bomb soared in an instant!

"Alarm, it's a rocket assisted bomb. It's expected to arrive in three seconds!" Cried the lookout.

No weapons can be kept secret. The weapons used by Germany during its sneak attack on Scarpa Bay in Britain may be top secret, but after these years, they have been well known for a long time. Even the islanders imported this kind of rocket propelled bombs to hit American ships. How could the Soviet Union not know?

But they always thought that this kind of big bomb could only be mounted in large bombers. Unexpectedly, German light bombers on ships could also be mounted!

The lookout post predicted correctly. It arrived in about three seconds, but it took him at least one second to alarm!

Then gihonov reacted, and he shouted, "right full rudder!"

From his command to the helmsman starting to turn the steering wheel, I'm afraid one second is not enough. At this time, the huge body of the red Caucasus, under the influence of the steering gear at the tail, just about to start turning, the bomb with flame at the tail, has already flown!

It aimed at the rear of the warship.

At this time, the rocket assisted bomb has accelerated to 400 meters per second, and the speed has brought huge energy. When it hits the rear deck of the red Caucasus, it almost effortlessly penetrates its 20mm thick deck armor directly. A large hole appears in the center, and the surrounding steel plates are twisted to the large hole. When it drills in, Only a loud explosion was heard.

"Boom!"

Black smoke billowed from the tail of the red Caucasus, and the hit position was the position of the boiler room and the wheel unit. This shell immediately lost the power of the red Caucasus, and it could not continue to sail at high speed!

On the bridge, Gorshkov's face was unwilling.

He is ready to lead the warship to hit the enemy's main warship. His last destiny is to die on the battlefield. But now, there is no German fleet in his vision. His flagship has lost its power!

"There is a lot of water in the engine room. Our sailors are rescuing, but if the situation is bad, it is expected to sink in more than ten minutes." After receiving the damage report, gihonov said to Gorshkov, "general, please transfer to the lifeboat immediately."

Transfer to lifeboat? Gorshkov looked at the fire at the tail, listened to the roar of anti-aircraft guns around, and looked at the bombers still diving down in the sky. The expression on his face was calm: "I want to be with my flagship."




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