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The Third Empire - Chapter 478

Published at 19th of October 2021 11:52:49 AM


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The antiaircraft guns also have different performance. For example, the former 37mm hand-held machine in Germany is no different from this kind of antiaircraft gun, while the 40mm boforth antiaircraft gun is absolutely crazy.

Today's Rodney is still an early British anti-aircraft gun. Its firepower is far from enough. Moreover, German aircraft cunningly flew from the other side of the ship's side in the dark.

This made them extremely nervous. As soon as the Gunners found the target, the other party had already dived down!

"Fire!" The gunner shouted loudly, 40mm shells were thrown into the sky, but it was useless. The other party had pulled up a 70 degree dive angle at this time, and a bomb flew up along the other party's sliding line!

"Full left rudder!" Captain James shouted, these Germans are so cunning that they have found the weakness of their warships.

If compared with other battleships in history, the Rodney with a displacement of 35000 tons has one of the most obvious characteristics, that is, three triple mounted main guns are all on the bow.

It can't be called the bow completely. The three triple mounted main guns are arranged in the middle of the ship.

Because the front section is the main gun, other auxiliary guns can only be deployed to the back. The air firepower in front is very weak. The other party just grasped this disadvantage and almost bombed towards the front!

Rodney has another disadvantage, that is, the main engine power is not enough, and the maximum speed is only 23 knots. You know, even the battleships in the era of World War I can often soar to the high speed of 30 knots.

If the speed is low, the steering is not fast enough and the horsepower is small, it can not quickly return to the original speed.

The bow of the ship turned and almost passed the falling bomb. The bomb was less than one meter away from its own ship's side!

This made everyone feel frightened.

A huge left full rudder slowed down the speed of the warship. It was not so easy to avoid it for the second time. At this time, you can see Stuka after Stuka in the sky, swooping down towards the Rodney with a roar!

"Boom!" The second Stuka was suddenly shot during the dive. It was not the Rodney's attack, but the anti-aircraft gun on a nearby warship to support them.

Without time to cheer, the third Stuka bomber dropped a 500 kg bomb.

This time, Rodney didn't dodge, and they also found the black belly of the Germans. The second one was specially designed to attract their attention, so that the third one could win!

The bomb fell slowly. In everyone's attention, the bomb almost wiped the No. 2 turret. There was a violent explosion on the deck on the left below the No. 2 turret!

"Boom!"

Like all battleships of this era, the sideboard armor and turret armor are thick enough, but his deck is not thick enough, only 152 mm!

The 500 kilogram bomb exploded the deck of the Rodney in an instant! In the huge explosion, the deck cocked up and the structure under the deck was dangerous!

What's next? Of course, it is the ammunition and loading equipment for the huge naval gun. If there is a martyrdom explosion there, the whole Rodney will be destroyed!

"Come on, damage control now!" Captain James shouted loudly that the British navy had lost a lot of warships in the air raid in Scarpa Bay and could not afford more losses. If his super battleship was also lost, the British navy would really decline.

Several fire hoses began watering towards the other side. The British navy was well-trained and fully displayed at this time!

If they only get this one, they can bear it, but other bombers are still diving down desperately!

The fourth, the fifth... In order to pursue the accuracy of bombing, the German pilot didn't care about the anti-aircraft fire below. He dived to a height of hundreds of meters before throwing the bomb!

Rodney, shot again! The huge bomb hit the back of No. 3 turret and exploded in front of the bridge. This explosion instantly killed more than 50 British sailors, all of whom were in the process of damage management!

Moreover, the explosion also destroyed the fire-fighting unit!

The whole warship was shot in several places and burst into flames. At this time, the people on the warship were uneasy in their hearts.

I'm afraid this warship can't hide.

"Report, steering gear failure." The leak happened to rain at night. At this time, the depressing news reached James's ears.

The Nelson class rudder has always had problems. If there is a little wind and waves on the sea, it often needs to sail with full rudder to resist yaw. In later generations, the rudder of its No. 2 ship has been strengthened, but Rodney has no time to refit.

After the failure of the steering gear, the engine can not continue to start. Otherwise, the water flow of the propeller will completely damage the steering gear, which is very complex to repair, and even cut off the stern.

But now, they have no chance to do any action.

When the steering gear is damaged, it loses its mobility!

"Boom!" The Rodney, sailing at a low speed in a straight line, is simply a target ship. Another Stuka bomber, with a sharp scream, swooped down. This bomb was dropped into the hole of the first bomb!

"Boom!" A huge explosion sounded. Two seconds after the explosion, a bigger explosion suddenly appeared.

The earth shook and the mountains shook, and the whole sea changed color. The fire of Rodney was brighter than the burning competitive God, and its ammunition depot burst!

In this era, warship duel and artillery bombardment are still the most common combat methods. However, after several attacks, they also teach everyone a lesson. The dive bombing of Shipborne aircraft does more harm to warships!

If we do not pay attention to the air defense of warships, we will certainly suffer a great loss!

On the Atlantic Ocean, the wind is getting stronger and stronger, and the waves are several meters high. In the waves, the deck of the aircraft carrier Adolf Hitler is also shaking left and right.

"No, we can't continue to land because of our deck conditions!" The sound on the bridge was urgent.

"That's going to land and put up a blocking net!" Captain tiller looked at the shaking deck and shook his fist: "even if the plane is broken, we should make our pilots safe. Pilots are more important than planes."

At this time, in the strong wind, the Stuka bomber was like a fluttering leaf. Under this meteorological condition, there was no possibility of landing.

ASIM landed last. After performing the attack mission, he lost two Stuka, but the results of three British warships were worth it.

During the return flight, the weather conditions became worse. ASIM led the team and accurately found his own aircraft carrier. Then ASIM let other fighters land first. When it was his turn, the storm became more violent.




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