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The Third Empire - Chapter 541

Published at 19th of October 2021 11:51:17 AM


Chapter 541: 541

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This is not the Tomahawk missile of later generations. It is said to hit the left window and never the right window. The error accuracy is calculated in meters.

The naval guns of this era can hit the target only when there is a mechanical fire commander. In order not to damage the main structure of the other party's ship body, their elevation angle is quite high and will never hit the ship body.

Either hit the bridge or shoot from a distance.

There is no doubt that most of the shells flew, but one hit!

This 283mm armor piercing bullet hit the chimney in the middle of the bridge!

Whether using coal-fired boilers or heavy oil boilers, thick chimneys are needed. When accelerating, the black smoke can be seen more than ten kilometers away.

Even some cruise ships will deliberately build some tall windows to form the unique beauty of this era.

The steel warhead at the front end of the armor piercing projectile directly penetrated the weak steel plate of the chimney. Then, a violent explosion occurred in the 47.5kg copper barrel and 42.5kg explosive.

"Boom!" A huge explosion sounded. With the explosion, shrapnel flew everywhere. The high pressure generated by the explosion directly tore the chimney completely!

The chimney is integrated with the bridge. When the chimney is cracked, it means that the bridge is also blown open!

As the explosion sounded, several sailors screamed and fell down in the cabin of the bridge next to the chimney.

At the same time, when the chimney is blown open, the smoke in the chimney will no longer rise along the chimney, but go in all directions!

When the whole smoke wrapped the bridge, a panic began to spread in the hearts of the whole French sailors.

The bridge is over, the senior commanders are over, what should the remaining sailors do?

The deck operation stopped again. In fact, in their hearts, they had thought of it for a long time. Now it's useless to release the carrier plane! At this distance, naval guns are important.

"What are you panicking about? Keep cheering me up, we haven't lost yet! " On the bridge, general labard shouted.

Black smoke filled the air and people coughed involuntarily. However, there was no pain on their bodies, which showed that they were still alive.

At this time, general labard is still very calm. As a veteran, he will not leave his post without permission at this time!

Not yet!

Labard's confidence infected everyone, and captain Colonel gerary shouted: "control the damage, report quickly, carrier aircraft, continue to take off!"

Keep flying the carrier plane! Let the Germans know their strength!

The broadcasting system was still intact. Colonel gerary's order spread all over the ship. Suddenly, they were ready to continue the battle.

But the Germans won't give them a chance!

The humiliation of the Versailles treaty is printed in every German's mind. They have been in strict training all the time. They move very quickly. Almost immediately after the first volley, they quickly load the second time.

Each gun needs 12 people to operate.

A handler moved the front ammunition to the hoister, while the main ammunition was transported by slides and pulleys( Large caliber naval guns are sub packed, and warheads and cartridges are two parts.)

The left gun hoists send shells to the middle of the left gun and the middle gun, and the other two hoists send shells to the middle of the middle gun and the right gun.. The auxiliary hoister of the medium gun sends the ammunition to the back of the medium gun and into the gun chamber through the tiltable barrel. The two wing auxiliary hoister sends the ammunition to the side and rear of the two cannons and transports it through the cable lifting device.

All this went on quite quickly. It took only ten seconds to complete the second loading. Then, the muzzle began to rise and stabilize according to the angle set by the gunner.

"Fire!"

After receiving the signal that the loading was completed and the aiming was completed, Colonel lansdorf ordered to fire again without hesitation!

In the fierce roar, the black smoke of propellant shrouded the whole warship speber, and the nine armor piercing shells fired in the second volley flew opposite!

The advantage of the aircraft carrier lies in the long-distance attack of the carrier aircraft. The aircraft carrier is definitely not fighting for bayonets at sea. In this case, the German warship is simply pressing the other side!

On the bridge, the senior officers of the French Navy were still struggling in the black smoke. They blocked the blast opening behind them. The smoke on the bridge decreased slightly. Almost just when the object was visible, the second volley of shells from the other side flew in.

"Wow!" The glass on the bridge suddenly broke, and almost everyone's pupils widened. Looking at the huge armor piercing bullet, it almost flew past the side of their own bridge!

I'm afraid it's only a few centimeters away! When the warhead flew by, the air pressure immediately broke all the glass!

Fortunately, missed!

Labard's face turned white in an instant. He had thought of the other party's purpose.

The other side fired all long-range bullets. It was definitely not the other side's aiming problem, but the other side did it deliberately!

The Germans don't want to sink their warship. They just want to capture their warship intact. In other words, the other party already knows the secret of their warship!

What should I do?

The other side has been firing at its own bridge. If the bridge is destroyed, the aircraft carrier will lose its mobility, and at least the steering gear will be inoperable.

That's the idea of the Germans. As long as the bridge is destroyed, there is no second way for their side except to be captured. However, this is absolutely impossible.

Even if the ship sank, it couldn't be cheaper.

"Gerari, I command you, if necessary, to open the water gate at the bottom and let our warship sink." Said general labard.

As a naval officer, a warship is the sustenance of his life. When facing the risk of being captured, he would rather sink himself than bargain with each other. This is almost the practice of many naval officers and soldiers. The most natural and unrestrained thing is the German Navy at the end of World War I. that's a beautiful one.

And now, they have to do the same!

Gerary nodded at the school: "yes, general."

Gerari knew the value of the goods they transported. They would rather sink themselves than be captured by the Germans. Now they are determined to die.

At this time, the second carrier plane on the deck has begun to prepare for take-off and self sinking. It is only the worst plan. They still have hope!

The personnel on the deck were still busy. At this time, the German's third volley began again!

How fast is the German naval gun firing? Three to five rounds per minute is absolutely no problem!

"Boom!" With a sharp killing machine and 283mm shells flying at the speed of 890 meters per second, it is about to make the most fatal blow to the French warship!




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