When the first wave of diving fighters passed over the Hood, the anti-aircraft gunners on the Hood had just entered the combat position. If this wave of fighter jets were bombers or torpedo planes, the Hood would have been able to return now.
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When he saw the tricolor flag on the wing of the Falcon through the bridge window of the Hood, David Beattie's face was extremely ugly.
At this moment, everyone on the bridge, including David Beatty, was holding on to anything that could stabilize their bodies, waiting for the expected explosion.
After a while, there was no explosion, and no one on the bridge felt any vibration. It was really a false alarm.
David Betty breathed out unconsciously, his voice still full of confidence: The Lanfang people's air force is nothing more than this. Now it's time for us to appear. It's time to give them some color and let them know.
The Royal Navy of the British Empire is not to be trifled with
As soon as David Beatty finished speaking, and everyone on the bridge was about to shout a loud shout to boost morale, David Beatty saw the water column on the side of the USS Brave aircraft carrier sailing next to the Hood rising into the sky, followed closely by David Beatty.
I heard an earth-shattering explosion.
Dou Yongyi's first choice target is not the Hood, which is the largest in tonnage, but the three aircraft carriers in the British fleet, the Hundred-Eyed Giant, the Brave and the Glory. For the Lanfang Air Force, the Hood brings them
The threat to the aircraft carrier is far less great than that of these three aircraft carriers. As long as the fighter jets on these three aircraft carriers cannot take off, the Lanfang Air Force will take whatever it wants from the British fleet on the sea.
Lanfang's bombers and torpedo planes both used a four-plane formation to penetrate the defense, so there was far more than one explosion. In just five seconds, at least three torpedoes concentrated on the USS Brave aircraft carrier. The reason why the number is not so accurate is because
Almost at the same time as the first explosion, diving bombers also dropped bombs on the flight deck of the Valiant.
The Lanfang Air Force bombers used 500 kilograms of aerial bombs. It was not very comfortable to deal with an aircraft carrier like the Brave with a wooden deck. Although there was a layer of steel plate under the wooden deck, the bomb still relied on its own inertia to directly smash into the ship.
The violent explosion triggered the ammunition depot piled below the deck, and an earth-shattering explosion sounded. The Brave was like a huge firework, ending its life in the most dazzling way.
It's really over, and there is no need to save it. The torpedoes and aerial bombs almost blew the Brave into two pieces from the middle. The entire front half of the Brave has almost disappeared, and the back half sank into the water. The middle part was originally
The hull of the ship is tilted up high, like a broken chopstick stuck in the giant bowl of the Mediterranean Sea, which is jaw-dropping.
David Beatty's mouth was wide open and he couldn't say a word. Half a minute ago, David Beatty was full of confidence, but in reality, a slap is no longer enough to describe it. It should be like a pan slapped hard on David Beattie's face, which made Da
Betty Wei felt dizzy and had stars in her eyes.
Everyone on the bridge was stunned. Even the most optimistic people did not dare to say anything about defeating the Lanfang people.
This must be a dream, right? This is the first thought that pops up in many people’s minds.
If this is a nightmare, then the nightmare continues.
Almost at the same time that the Brave was severely damaged, the Hundred-Eyed Giant and the Glorious were also under the focus of the Lafang Air Force. The Hundred-Eyed Giant's fate was as tragic as that of the Brave. It was attacked by two torpedoes and three aerial bombs.
After being hit from a distance, the hull of the Hundred-Eyed Giant was already tilting severely, and it was only a matter of time before it sank. The situation of the Glory was slightly better. When the Lanfang Air Force launched the attack, a cruiser happened to be traveling on the side of the Glory.
Only one torpedo hit the Glorious, while two torpedoes hit the unlucky cruiser. The last torpedo did not explode for some reason, allowing the Glorious to barely escape.
However, although it escaped, the Glorious was also disabled. The deck of the Glorious was also hit by a bomb. Although the Glorious was luckier and was not hit in the ammunition depot, it was no longer able to take off and land fighter jets. At the same time,
The Glory also ignited a raging fire, and the fire had a tendency to spread. Without the help of other ships, it was only a matter of time before the Glory sank.
The losses of the British fleet were not just that. In addition to three aircraft carriers, one heavy cruiser and two light cruisers were also sunk. The battleship HMS Repulse and the battleship Centurion were damaged. Among them, the Repulse was seriously damaged and required
After being towed back to the dock for overhaul, the Centurion's power was damaged and it could no longer keep up with the speed of the fleet.
David Beatty was moved to tears after seeing the statistical report. In just ten minutes, the Royal Navy of the British Empire suffered its worst losses in the past century.
And it seems that the Lanfang people have no intention of stopping yet, because the British fleet has lost all air protection, and now the airspace above the fleet belongs to the Lanfang fleet. The Lanfang people can go back and install aerial bombs and torpedoes, and then
Fly back again.
To be honest, David Beatty has never liked the dark night, but David Beatty now extremely hopes that the sky will darken as soon as possible, so that the British fleet can use the darkness to escape this disaster.
It's a pity that it's only half past eight in the morning
Moving forward at full speed, David Betty was so angry that he bombed the airport in Lanfang. There was no room for retreat at this time. Only forward was the only way out.
Mr. Commander, we can't move forward any further. The Lanfang people's airport is twenty kilometers east of Oristano. If we want to attack the Lanfang people's airport, then we have to enter Oristano Bay Hood.
Rear Admiral Tomkinson, the captain of the USS, expressed his opinion.
The reason why Major General Tomkinson did not object to David Beatty's arrangement before was because, like David Beatty, Major General Tomkinson believed that the fleet's air defense network and the Air Force's fighter jets could provide sufficient protection for the fleet. It is different now. Lanfang Air Force
The demonstrated combat effectiveness is beyond the norm and definitely needs to be re-evaluated. Two of the three aircraft carriers in the fleet were sunk and one was rendered incapable of combat. The fleet's air defense firepower also did not demonstrate the capabilities expected. Before continuing at this time,
The battle plan is not brave, but stupid.
Speaking of which, the British Navy also has a tradition of undermining its superiors. In the last World War, David Beatty edged out John Jellicoe, the then commander of the British Navy. Now Tomkinson also has great ideas.
A soldier who doesn’t want to be a general is not a good soldier, and a general who doesn’t want to be a commander is not a good general either.
We must move forward, otherwise the glory of our Royal Navy of the British Empire will be destroyed. You should be very clear about what this means for the current Britain. David Beattie is stubborn and has reasons to persist.
Glory, like confidence, is a magical thing. It may take hundreds of years to accumulate, and it may only take a few minutes to destroy. David Beatty knows very well that the current national power of the United Kingdom is no longer the most powerful in the world. If
Throw away the glorious tradition of the navy, then David Beatty really can't think of anything else that Britain can be proud of.
vast colony
Don't be ridiculous. As long as Britain suffers a defeat today and the halo of the Armada is shattered, tomorrow the colonies will be in turmoil.
Hundreds of years of glorious history
That is not something to be proud of. On the contrary, because of hundreds of years of colonial history, Britain has successfully established countless enemies, not only the colonial people who have been oppressed by the British for hundreds of years, but also the old imperialists in Europe and emerging imperialists such as Lanfang Germany.
The country will not let the British go. Even the United States, the biological son of the United Kingdom, will fiercely pounce on them and tear them apart. Don’t think that the Americans stood with the British in the last world war, so they will stand with the British this time.
Together.
Americans these days are just outsiders, not the police of the world. Americans will only stand with their interests. They will choose whoever seems to win. This has nothing to do with blood, only interests. This
It is determined by the nature of capital.
It is said that wars in European countries are similar to the separation of ordinary people's families, with relatives coming and going. Not to mention the tortuous relationship in the last world war. In this world war, King George V of England and William of Germany
The third generation is still a cousin. Pierre from France is Qin Zhiyuan’s uncle. Don’t we still have to fight when it’s time to fight?
If you continue to move forward, then not only the glory of the Royal Navy of the British Empire will be destroyed, but you should also know what this means for the current Britain. Tomkinson refused to give in.
That's right. The UK is currently short of troops because France is not well prepared for war. The UK needs more land forces and also needs to expand its navy. If the entire British fleet is annihilated in the Mediterranean due to David Beattie's stubbornness, then
There is no need to fight this war anymore, George V can be defeated tomorrow and ask for peace.
In the bridge, David Beatty and Tomkinson were fighting each other like tit-for-tat bulls, and everyone else was silent. No one dared to make a sound at this time, for fear of causing a mixed doubles fight between the two big shots.
But there are always some people who are unconscious. The increasingly loud engine roar of Lanfang bombers can be heard from the distant horizon. These blind people finally replenished their bombs and torpedoes, and once again came to teach the British how to behave.
This time, the British fleet was more prepared. Almost at the same time, various machine guns and cannons began to fire to prevent these gods of death from approaching the British fleet.
It's a pity that the training of the British is really not very good, or the combat effectiveness of the Lanfang Air Force is really too strong, there are still explosions, and every dull explosion hits David hard like a sledgehammer.
Betty's chest made David Betty unable to breathe and felt like he was suffocating.
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