Seeing that he finally arrived at the Strait of Gibraltar, James Somerville took a long breath and said to John Tovey, who was writing a report, Your Excellency, we have entered the Strait of Gibraltar. According to the telegram, it is still safe here. The Italian fleet is not
No dispatches were made.
John Tovey put down his pen and sighed and said, "I am a sinner of our empire. I never thought it would be like this. Three battleships and four aircraft carriers... The entire maritime situation may be changed because of this battle."
Change.
James Somerville shook his head and said, "I have been guarding here for a long time. I know very well how powerful those Seawolf submarines are. Our aircraft carrier does not have much defense power. It is not the first time it has sunk under siege by Seawolves."
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Boom woo woo woo
Suddenly, a huge explosion and a piercing siren sounded almost simultaneously. John Tovey immediately stood up and asked what happened.
James Somerville simply walked out. He was the captain of this battleship. After a while, he walked in and said, Your Excellency, there are submarines in front of us. Two destroyers were bombed. Damn it, these guys are not prepared.
Let us go back?
John Tovey quickly went out with him to check the situation. The sea surface was calm, as if nothing was happening, but everyone knew that there were countless hungry wolves lurking under the calm seabed.
From what direction and how far did the fish come from, asked John Tovey.
The distance at three o'clock in the direction is unknown. When we found the torpedo, it was already less than 700 meters away. A sailor immediately answered.
This strait is not wide, which is a disadvantage for us. No one knows how many German submarines are down there. I think we should keep dropping depth bombs to threaten the other side. James Somerville said.
I think it's okay. In addition, speed up and leave this dangerous area quickly. We suffered too many losses from submarines this time. When we go back, we must inform Congress that we must pay attention to this issue. John Tovey said worriedly,
Only when fighting will you understand how terrifying these invisible assassins are.
Torpedoes, torpedoes, torpedoes were everywhere. The shrill screams of torpedoes rang out, coming from the watchtower above. John Tovey quickly climbed to the watchtower upstairs and looked through the binoculars. This sight suddenly made his face pale.
Turning livid, he could only see a full 24 torpedoes rushing toward his fleet from four directions in the clear water, with six salvoes from each direction.
Hurry up and get out of the way, launch depth charges around the place where the torpedoes are launched, don't let them go, James Somerville is so angry, he just said that he has entered a safe area, and to be slapped in the face like this, he really doesn't let himself go.
It's in my eyes.
Torpedo, torpedo, there was another shout of torpedo behind us. Everyone hurriedly looked back. Sure enough, there was another salvo of 24 torpedoes. The fleet was actually surrounded by submarines.
The a fleet is dealing with the submarines at the back. Each ship should pay attention to the distance between each other and avoid collisions. Damn the Germans, how come there are so many submarines? John Tovey said incomprehensibly.
Although each ship was maneuvering and firing desperately at the torpedoes, hoping to explode the torpedoes, the chance was too small. In the end, four destroyers sank and one cruiser was seriously injured. The most terrible thing is that these torpedoes were actually aimed at
The three battleships surrounding the center went there. The Duke of York relied on its good maneuverability to escape, but the Resolution was hit by a torpedo in the belly. The seven- to eight-meter hole opened and countless seawater poured in instantly. Fortunately,
It was not far from the port. The British army had exhausted all their efforts and finally pulled him to the port of Gibraltar. However, they could only be stranded in the port and could not move. They became like fixed turrets. Gibraltar served as a fortress.
, but there is no industrial power sufficient to repair the battleship.
The last battleship sunk in the Battle of the East Atlantic was a German submarine. It was sunk to the bottom of the sea by the depth charges of the crazy British army. This also brought a complete end to the two-day naval battle.
In this battle, Britain, Germany, France, and Italy all dispatched warships. The Italian army did not directly participate in the war. The three parties also dispatched hundreds of warships of various types. Among them, the British army lost four aircraft carriers, three battleships, and one battleship was seriously damaged.
, and lost three heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, thirteen destroyers, and four accompanying tankers. More than 7,000 people were killed in the battle. More than ten ships were injured, and among the German and French troops
Two battleships were seriously damaged and had to go back for repairs, two were slightly damaged, two cruisers and eight destroyers were lost, and seven submarines were sunk, with a loss of about 1,500 people, both in terms of tonnage and personnel.
, the Axis powers all achieved absolute victory, and the news spread to the world, immediately causing an uproar.
Berlin
Hitler's mouth was curled up all day today, and he kept greeting people on the road. When he saw Göring in the office, he opened his arms and smiled and said, "My marshal, your air force is here this time."
Well done, I'm very satisfied
Goering saluted with a smile and said, "My head of state, as I said, the navy does not need airplanes. Our air force can solve the problems in the sky. We can also find ways to solve the problems that are not in the sky."
Hitler nodded and said, well, what you said is very good. Then I hope that in the next battle, your air force can still perform like this. By the way, what you said last time about increasing funds to develop jet aircraft, I think it is very good.
If appropriate, I will sign your report to you in a moment.
Göring was overjoyed and thanked the Führer. The Führer said that since we have won such a great victory, we should publicize it well.
Hitler smiled and said, yes, we need to promote it well. I have asked Goebbels to come to the meeting. We want the whole world to know that the glory of our German Empire is not only in the sky and land, but also in the ocean. By the way, Dönitz
Well done. I gave them a hard win in Gibraltar and I need to give them a good reward. I am so happy today. Maybe we should prepare a victory dance to welcome the soldiers who are about to return.
Goering quickly catered to you. As you wish, but in this case, do we want to slow down the East?
A hint of cunning flashed in Hitler's eyes and he said no, I believe our Soviet friends will not think of our plan. Oh, by the way, Goebbels should be allowed to announce to the outside world that we are preparing to try to land in the UK again, eh.
...The time is right after the Battle of Gibraltar. By the way, how is the situation over there?
Göring replied: In Jiang's words, let's just call it a trap. They have been surrounded by us. I believe that it won't be long before the four battleships over there will also be sunk by us in the port.
Hitler nodded and said that you can think more about this aspect. For example, in this naval report, Stuka's torpedoes were very effective against warships.
Göring was shocked when he heard this. The navy didn't want the Stuka to be equipped with torpedoes on the aircraft carrier. He quickly said that's right, please believe me, head of state, the air force is enough to deal with air problems in any direction.
Hitler smiled and said, "Very good, then we will have a meeting to discuss foreign propaganda and Eastern affairs later."
Tokyo
This is the victory of the battleship, which means that the future will still be the era of battleships. The aircraft carrier is really vulnerable. In the Navy Ministry, a group of people are arguing. The result of the East Atlantic naval battle not only changed the world situation, but also for the naval community.
It was a shock, and doubts about aircraft carriers surged again. Who is the future of the world between battleships and aircraft carriers? In this naval battle, it seems that aircraft carriers are completely at a disadvantage.
Yamamoto Isoroku listened to the discussion of these people, shook his head and closed the door, walked into the room, and asked Shitaro Shimada who was sitting there, Mr. Minister, do you have any advice?
When Shitaro Shimada saw it was Yamamoto Isoroku, he stood up and laughed and said, Oh, my Lord Yamamoto, why are you unhappy? Did you hear the people below questioning the aircraft carrier?
Isoroku Yamamoto nodded and said, "I still insist that aircraft carriers are the direction of future naval warfare. This time it's because the German submarines are so powerful. Until now, no country has been able to discover their submarines. In the face of such submarines, no matter what
It doesn't make much difference whether it is an aircraft carrier or a battleship.
Shitaro Shimada handed Yamamoto Isoroku a cigarette and said, "You are still so good at persuading people. We held a royal meeting this morning, mainly talking about the navy. Do you want to know what we talked about?"
Yamamoto Isoroku smiled and said, "Do you want to bet with me?"
Shitaro Shimada immediately waved his hand and said forget it, I don’t want to be with someone who is on the casino’s blacklist. You also know how much the empire’s economy has been hit during this period, right?
Yamamoto Isoroku nodded and said, well, it is said that the empire's foreign exchange savings have been drained, and now the Japanese yen can hardly be used overseas.
Shitaro Shimada sighed: So it’s not that we want to start a war, but that Europe and the United States are forcing us to embark on this path. Your plan has been approved, and there are about three months left, so you must be ready as soon as possible.
There was no smile on Yamamoto Isoroku's face. Instead, he said with a wry smile. Is it true? The cabinet has finally decided to use my plan. I actually don't want the empire to pass my plan at all... Well, after all, we have been
Be prepared, I will try my best to win. By the way, is it confusing that the empire’s idea of the navy will be based on aircraft carriers in the future?
Shitaro Shimada shook his head and said, "I know what you are thinking. Yamato and Musashi are battleships that have already been launched. It is impossible to give up. Not only that, through this naval battle, the empire believes that the era of battleships has not passed away, and has decided to launch
04 ship replenishment plan, that is, two Yamato-class battleships are being built, or improved models.
Yamamoto Isoroku said angrily that this is a crime against the empire. I will use my aircraft and aircraft carriers to prove that battleships are completely obsolete. Please believe me, don't launch this plan so quickly.
Shitaro Shimada was extremely embarrassed and said that if you can do it, just go and try it.
Yamamoto Isoroku immediately bowed and said goodbye. He could not bear that the Japanese Empire continued to follow the wrong path.
Moscow
The Axis powers achieved another huge victory, and they defeated the British navy, and it was defeated by the German and French navies. There is too much information hidden in this. Beria's answer to
Stalin, smoking a pipe, said: Comrade Stalin, we judge that the Strait of Gibraltar will fall within a month. At that time, the British Mediterranean Fleet H gathered in the Gibraltar Fortress will probably be defeated by the Axis powers. However, if they break through, they will also be defeated.
You can find a way to get to the Atlantic Ocean or Egypt.
Stalin smoked his pipe and said: Such a victory has been achieved. Is there any news from Germany?
Beria replied that Germany was celebrating vigorously and announced that it would launch another landing operation against Britain in the near future. At the same time, he called on the British to revolt and overthrow the Churchill government that persisted in fighting. The military has stepped up its attack on the Gibraltar Fortress. Recently, they have
The airport transfers were frequent, probably because they were preparing to use the air force for the final battle against Gibraltar Fortress and Fleet H.
Stalin nodded and said that this is a good thing. If you say this, Germany will not immediately turn its attention to us. This gives us more time to prepare. This is good, but we must also pay attention to the German army's performance this time.
Our scientific department must increase research on submarine combat effectiveness. Okay, let’s discuss the upcoming Labor Day. This military parade must be a deterrent to both Germany and Japan, so there must be no mistakes.
But we cannot completely expose our strength...
The results of the Battle of the Atlantic reached Washington. Roosevelt was shocked by the tragic news. He couldn't believe it and asked if the news had been confirmed. This would change the situation in Europe.
Hull nodded and said that he had confirmed it with the ambassador of the British Empire. Although he hesitated, he did not deny it. Moreover, Nazi Germany would never dare to lie about such a thing. After all, there would be no benefit. It is foreseeable that the Fortress of Gibraltar
It will definitely fall because of this naval battle, because Britain can no longer organize a navy of this strength again.
Roosevelt nodded and asked if the Navy had analyzed this naval battle. Britain lost four aircraft carriers and four battleships. Even Britain's foundation was severely damaged.
Our analysis believes that the main reason is that the German submarines and the Luftwaffe air force suddenly cooperated with the navy. The British have no good way to deal with the German submarines. Now it is difficult for their sonar to detect those hungry wolves in the sea. These
The submarine was ambushed in the East Atlantic very early. The German army should have judged in advance that the British army would be reinforced by sea. Originally, because the submarine was too slow, it was impossible to catch up with the fleet and launch an attack, so we guess that the German army at least used
Hundreds of submarines are scattered in the East Atlantic, so that we can encircle and attack the British aircraft carrier formation. As for why Goering helped the navy, we don't understand... Chief of Staff Marshall said. To be continued...
