Chapter 649 Descends From the Sky
In fact, if you look at the distance, Spain is not far away. The problem is that Germany has not set up a base in southern Spain.
Germany and Spain have very close relations, especially the German head of state Cyric has a good personal relationship with the ruler of Spain. It is not difficult to lease an air force base. The problem is that Germany's strategic deployment is not there.
Germany has a base in Spain, but not in southern Spain, but in northern Spain, on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, when the second battlefield was opened from France, it was based in Spain.
After all, Germany is still limited in strength, and it is impossible to station troops everywhere. Therefore, when the actions of the British fleet are discovered, only the air force in the Libyan base can be temporarily mobilized by Germany.
The distance is a bit far.
The higher the altitude, the thinner the air, which means less flight resistance, but at the same time, the piston engine sucks less air. If you want to fly to a higher altitude, you need a more efficient supercharger , and higher grade aviation fuel.
Germany has broken through these technologies, and now their planes can fly to such altitudes with ease.
However, the four crew members in the narrow cockpit have to wear breathing masks. This aircraft has not taken care of the improvement of the pressurized cockpit until the later model.
The advantage of this height is that there is no need to worry about the threat of any anti-aircraft firepower on the ground. Just like the bombing of island countries in later generations, American bombers are absolutely unmanned, flying freely in the sky of island countries. Artillery, simply out of reach.
Now, the following are all French colonies, which are quite empty. A small number of French stations are all along the coast. The inland here is free to fly.
The key is to navigate correctly!
No need to worry about others, the lead plane will just lead the team, and their lead plane is driven by the squadron leader Bescher. His crew members are the most skilled. Within a radius of 2,000 kilometers, there is absolutely no lost flight. possible.
The fleet was sailing at a speed of 500 kilometers per hour, and finally, they flew over a long land, and when they saw the coastline, they began to descend.
Below, the battle is in full swing.
The German submarine force, which successfully pinned down the British navy, had to temporarily stop the attack on the French fleet and turn its attention to anti-submarine.
They dropped countless anti-submarine depth bombs, and the destroyers circled back and forth in the fleet, looking for traces. In the end, they came to the conclusion that these submarines had slipped away!
Anti-submarine wasted at least an hour of their time, and this also gave the French Navy a chance to breathe!
The boiler has been burning at full power, black smoke keeps coming out, and the battleship can finally start!
Over the fleet, thick smoke billowed.
The British first aimed at the "Dunkirk", which was hit many times. Due to the damage to the engine room at the rear, the battleship was completely incapacitated and stranded in the shallow waters of the port, unable to move.
On the bridge, General Jean Sur was furious and continued to command his fleet on the battleship.
The "Brittany" drove at full speed and wanted to rush out, but, in the thick smoke, it could not see clearly, and unfortunately collided with the "Strasbourg" in front!
The channel that went out was actually blocked like this, and the collision of the two battleships made the scene even more chaotic.
At the same time, the British fleet on the opposite side discovered that the French navy was preparing to leave the port, so they moved westward under the cover of the smoke screen, which made it easier to mobilize their own naval guns.
As for the damaged warships, they had already moved towards the open sea under the cover of smoke screens and left the battlefield.
In this case, no one noticed the situation in the sky, and the remaining battleships were pouring their ammunition at the maximum speed, trying to hit the opponent.
On the USS Eagle, the torpedo plane is preparing to return to the field, mount the torpedo left on the deck, and continue to attack the ship.
Although it was still in the era of propellers, when taking off and landing on an aircraft carrier, it was already necessary to have superb flight skills. After this period of battle, the British navy was at a loss, but their naval pilots did not lose. Too many, now left, are seasoned veterans.
A swordfish slid down from the sky along a graceful trajectory. Its main engine wheel was about to come into contact with the deck. The pilot was already a little tired. He still kept his eyes wide open and stared at the deck in front of him. Change, be ready to go around at any time.
Almost at this moment, he felt that his cockpit seemed to be blocked by something. Could it be a dark cloud?
When landing, he must be fully focused and must not be distracted. If there is a slight error, the machine will be destroyed. However, he still couldn't help, and with the corner of his eye, he glanced up.
A huge bomb appeared in his retina and occupied his entire consciousness. At this time, he had forgotten to land.
A question occupied his mind, what was going on? How did this bomb come about?
At the same time, the bomb was still in the sky, and it flexibly turned in a direction, which shocked him even more.
how can that be? In his subconscious, all bombs are free fall bombs, and they have no ability to change their trajectory in the air!
The time seems to be very long, but it is actually quite short. In less than a second in total, he saw the tail of the bomb, the small light that was on, and at the same time, he also saw the bomb and landed on the side of his plane. Aside, in the parking area, among the scattered torpedoes!
"Boom!" The explosion sounded like this, and then, his plane, like a fallen leaf in a gust of wind, was forcibly lifted into the air by the blast!
Then, a huge fire light occupied his retina, and it was his last vision before he lost consciousness.
A one-ton bomb fell on the deck, and even if it just hit it, it could make the aircraft carrier hurt, not to mention, when it fell, it was surrounded by torpedoes!
It exploded, triggering even more violent explosions of these torpedoes!
In an instant, the entire aircraft carrier Eagle was in a mess on the deck. The explosion of the torpedoes here led to the burning of the carrier aircraft, the fire, and then the sea breeze in the Mediterranean, which burned violently!
Where did this bomb come from?
During the explosion, the aircraft carrier Eagle hurriedly made its last effort, while the soldiers on the other warships were all looking at the sky with frightened eyes.