Chapter 1337 Escort Carrier Shot
"The hanger is broken and the bomb cannot be dropped!" the bomb dropper in front shouted loudly.
In the fierce artillery fire, they dived and dropped bombs, which was a great danger. Therefore, the bombers were even more focused at this moment. Their bombers carried two 500 kilogram bombs. As long as they were smashed, they would definitely seriously injure the aircraft carrier and even be sunk!
However, at this critical moment, I found that the bomb could not be thrown. This was the most unwilling news.
Long live the Soviets!
Alexander shouted loudly, and at this moment, the remaining two knew what Alexander was going to do.
They have no choice.
The Black Sea Fleet suffered a considerable loss. They paid such a great sacrifice, and of course the enemy also had to pay a price.
But what about now?
The German fleet was still unscathed. They were the only plane that entered the German fleet airspace, and they had to achieve results!
Since you can't throw a bomb, just take the bomb down with you!
Alexander's eyes were still firm, and the other two also shouted loudly, "Long live the Soviets!"
The Il-4 bomber quickly dived towards the escort carrier, getting closer and closer to the deck behind.
"Boom!" The 40mm high-explosive grenade hit a wing of the Il-4 bomber. The wing broke instantly, and the Il-4 bomber continued to roll.
"Right rudder full!" the captain shouted loudly.
The speed of the escort aircraft carrier is not high, and the carrier-based aircraft takes off mainly by ejection. Now, its steering is not fast enough. The burning Il-4 bomber fell on the rear deck of the escort aircraft carrier.
"boom!"
The nose of the machine first touched the deck, and the navigator inside the nose was squeezed into meat pies. Then the fuselage also hit, and the triggered bomb finally exploded.
A huge ball of flame emerged from the tail of the escort aircraft carrier and soon started to burn.
"Quick, damage the control!" the captain shouted loudly.
Several high-pressure water columns poured towards the deck, and the sailors risked their lives to extinguish the fire for the aircraft carrier. The escort aircraft carrier was unfortunately hit, which was the only loss this time.
On the Stuttgart, looking at the fire ignited here, a complex feeling flashed in Lieutenant General Mashar's eyes.
A fish that escaped the net brought such a huge loss to its side. Even if the escort aircraft carrier is extinguished, it may have to return to the home port for maintenance. If the Soviet bomber was overwhelmed, it would be really hard to resist. The opponent's attack was too coincidental.
At the same time, he was also glad that he was correct when he first made the plan. If he had not blown up their bomber base first, his formation would have been a bit overwhelming and ran to the door of someone else's house to block the door.
Of course, there are other situations. Escort aircraft carriers are not attacking aircraft carriers. In order to carry more carrier-based aircraft, their air defense facilities are quite weak. If the opponent dares to dive towards his Stuttgart, his dense air defense firepower will have long turned it into a burning fireball.
The Soviet bomber troops have been cleaned up.
"We received a report from the Italian fleet that they did not block the Soviet fleet. After fighting fire with the Soviet fleet, the Black Sea Fleet broke through their blockade line. Now the remaining warships of the Black Sea Fleet are coming towards our main fleet."
After hearing the adjutant's report, the expression on Lieutenant General Mashar's face became even more strange, and the veins on his hands swelled up: "These noodles army!"
The battleship with a displacement of 30,000 tons, brought more than a dozen warships of all sizes to intercept the largest heavy patrol fleet of the Soviets with only 10,000 tons, but was even broken through by others?
Do these Italians really only eat spaghetti?
Fredberg suddenly became excited: "General, it seems that we have to go out. As long as we have one Stuttgart, we can destroy the entire Soviet fleet."
Fredberg has been looking forward to his 460-barrel gun to deliver the remaining warships of the Black Sea Fleet into the sea. Now, the Italians have not stopped him. Isn’t this giving him a chance?
However, Mashar shook his head: "The carrier-based aircraft on the USS Hitler aircraft carrier are ready to be dispatched again, right? Order them to carry anti-ship bombs and torpedoes and attack again to destroy the remaining warships of the Black Sea Fleet!"
The control of sea power lies in air power, and this is the role of aircraft carrier formations. The era of traditional naval gun bombing has passed.
Mashar knew this truth well. If there were two Earl Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers in his fleet, he could attack both the opponent's land airport and the opponent's sea fleet.
Fortunately, after several years of operation, the operation efficiency of the German naval carrier-based aviation was quite high.
In a short time, they completed the operation of recycling the carrier-based aircraft. At the same time, the elevator was lowered to the hangar, then refueled and hanged the bullets, and everything was in an orderly manner.
When the last batch of carrier-based aircraft were recovered to the deck, the first batch of carrier-based aircraft had completed preparations for another dispatch.
When he returned to the deck, Lieutenant Steinkamp looked at the bomb under his belly with satisfaction.
The hs129 is an attack aircraft. Its main weapon is a 40mm Bofos cannon, which has 100 rounds of ammunition and is powerful in firepower, which is enough to act as a sweeper.
However, it is not appropriate for the Navy to only sweep the floor, and the Navy also needs aircraft that can attack ships.
The Navy's F190 is almost a universal fighter. It can fight air, throw torpedoes, or dive bombs, but it does not have thick armor protection. If you want to cross the enemy's firepower net to attack, of course, HS129 is more suitable.
Therefore, the navy's HS129 can also throw bombs. It has weapons specifically for combating warships. For example, the one mounted under the belly of the machine is the PC500 bomb.
This is a 500 kilogram-class rocket booster bomb, and it is absolutely fine to use it to attack 10,000-ton warships. If you attack the enemy's battleships, it will be one thousand-ton.
"Lieutenant, the order has been issued. Please take off immediately. The Soviet warships will soon enter the sight line with us. We have not much time left."
With the order, Lieutenant Steinkamp quickly climbed onto his plane, started the two engines, and quickly took off from the beveled deck.
At the same time, on the deck of the bow, the torpedo-mounted F190 fighter jets also began to take off. The benefits of the oblique deck were fully displayed in this naval battle.
When landing, the bow deck can take off the fighter planes at any time to deal with emergencies. When attack is needed, the angled deck and the bow deck take off at the same time, greatly improving the dispatch efficiency.
With the order issued, the second wave of attacks by the German naval formation began again.
Chapter completed!