Chapter 543 The Purpose of the Germans (Plus 4)

This is not the Tomahawk missile of later generations. If it is said to hit the left window, it will never hit the right window. The error accuracy is calculated in meters.

The naval guns of this era, when there are only mechanical firing directors, can hit the target, but in order not to damage the main structure of the opponent's hull, their elevation angles are quite high, and they will never hit the ship. body.

Either hit the bridge or a long shot.

Undoubtedly, most of the shells were shot, but one still hit!

This 283mm armor-piercing projectile just hit the chimney in the middle of the bridge!

Whether you use a coal-fired boiler or a heavy oil boiler, you need a thick chimney. When you accelerate, the black smoke that comes out can be clearly 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, and then, in the 47.5kg copper cylinder, 42.5kg of explosives exploded violently.

"Boom!" A huge explosion sounded. With this explosion, shrapnel flew in all directions, and the high pressure generated by the explosion completely tore the chimney!

The chimney is integrated with the bridge. When the chimney is blasted, it means that the bridge is also blasted!

With the sound of the explosion, in the cabin of the bridge next to the chimney, several sailors fell screaming.

At the same time, when the chimney is blasted, the smoke in the chimney no longer rises up the chimney, but goes in all directions!

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

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

The deck work stopped again. In fact, in their hearts, they had long thought that it would be useless to release the carrier aircraft now! 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 Laborde shouted loudly.

Black smoke filled the air, causing people to cough involuntarily, but there was no pain anywhere on their bodies, indicating that they were all still alive.

At this time, General Laborde is still very calm. As a veteran, he will not leave his post without authorization at such a time!

Haven't lost yet!

Laborde's self-confidence infected everyone, and the captain, Colonel Gerary, also shouted: "Conduct damage control, report quickly, carrier-based aircraft, continue to take off!"

Keep flying the carrier aircraft! Let the Germans know how great they are!

The broadcast system was still intact, and Colonel Gerary's order spread throughout the ship, and immediately, they were ready to continue fighting.

But the Germans will not give them a chance!

The shame of the Treaty of Versailles is imprinted in the minds of every German. They have been training rigorously. They are very fast. Almost immediately after the first salvo, they quickly carried out the second volley. filling.

Each gun requires 12 people to operate.

A carrier moved the front-end ammunition to the bomber, while the main ammunition was transported with slides and pulleys. (The large-caliber naval guns are all divided, and the warhead and the cartridge are two parts.)

The left gun lifter sends the shells to the middle of the left and center guns, and the other two bombers send the shells to the middle and right guns. . The auxiliary bomb lifter of the middle gun sends the ammunition to the back of the middle gun, and sends the ammunition into the gun chamber through the tiltable cylinder.

All of this happened very quickly. It only took ten seconds to complete the second loading. Then, the muzzle began to rise, and stabilized according to the angle set by the gunner.

"fire!"

When he got the signal that the reload was complete and the aiming was completed, Colonel Lansdorf did not hesitate to order fire again!

In the violent roar, the black smoke from the burning propellant enveloped the entire battleship Earl Spey, and the nine armor-piercing bullets fired in the second salvo flew towards the opposite side!

The advantage of an aircraft carrier lies in the long-range strikes of carrier-based aircraft. The aircraft carrier is definitely not a bayonet at sea. Under the current situation, the German warships are simply pressing the opponent to fight!

On the bridge, the senior officers of the French Navy were still struggling in the black smoke. They blocked the blasted opening behind. The smoke on the bridge was reduced slightly, and it was almost visible just now. At the same time, the other party's second salvo shot came flying.

"Crash!" The glass on the bridge suddenly shattered, and almost everyone's pupils widened, looking at the huge armor-piercing projectile, which almost flew past the side of the bridge!

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

Fortunately, no hit!

Laborde's face turned pale in an instant, he had already thought of the other party's purpose.

The opponent shot all the long-range bullets, definitely not the opponent's aiming problem, the opponent did it on purpose!

The Germans did not want to sink their own warship, but just wanted to capture their own, that is to say, the other party already knew the secret of their own warship!

How to do?

The opponent has been firing at its own bridge. If the bridge is destroyed, the aircraft carrier will lose its maneuverability, at least the steering gear will not be able to operate.

That's what the Germans had in mind. As long as the bridge was destroyed, there would be no way for them to go other than to be captured. However, this was absolutely impossible.

Even if the ship was sunk, it would not be cheap for the Germans.

"Gerary, I order you, when necessary, to open the water gate at the bottom and let our warship sink itself," said General Laborde.

As a naval officer, the battleship is the sustenance of his life. When facing the risk of being captured, he would rather sink himself than lose the other party. This is almost the practice of many naval officers and soldiers. At the end of the German Navy, that's a pretty one.

And now, they have to do it too!

Colonel Gerary nodded. "Understood, General."

Gerary 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, on the deck, the second carrier-based aircraft has already begun to prepare to take off. It sank itself. It is only the worst plan. They still have hope!

The people on the deck were still busy and busy. At this time, the third salvo of the Germans started again!

How fast can German naval guns fire? Three to five rounds per minute is absolutely no problem!

"Boom!" The 283mm artillery shell flying at a speed of 890 meters per second with a fierce murderous intent is about to deliver the deadliest blow to the French warship!