Although Britain still regards itself as an old capitalist country, it is already on the decline. For example, most of the British Navy's warships were built during World War I.

The same is true for the current Athletics God, which was ordered and built by the Royal Navy in 1917. Due to various reasons, it was not completed and put into service until 1923. In this way, the first specially designed aircraft carrier fell into the hands of the Fengxiang.

In the past, aircraft carriers were modified with other warships, while this aircraft carrier was a brand new design aircraft carrier.

For example, it has an all-purpose flight deck; an enclosed bow has strong wave resistance; merges the bridge, mast and chimney into a large island, located on the starboard side of the hull on the right side of the all-purpose flight deck. This is the first time that an aircraft carrier has adopted an island superstructure design.

In particular, the design of this ship island has been passed down to later generations and has become a pioneer of various aircraft carriers. It is conducive to flight and navigation command, and it has higher strength than lateral chimneys and reversible chimneys and is beneficial to the sealing of the hull.

At that time, the number of aircraft carriers, which was 20,000 tons, was carried by 20 aircraft. However, as the size of the carrier-based aircraft increased, the number of aircraft carriers dropped to 16.

After serving, the Athletics God was sent to the Far East and swam in Southeast Asia and the Chinese Sea. In this way, until now, after being air strikes in Scapa Bay, the Athletics God was hurriedly transferred back to the Atlantic Ocean, carrying the important task of revenge.

These days, the British Navy has been searching for the whereabouts of the German Navy, but has found nothing. Now, since there is the whereabouts of German warships, they will certainly not let it go!

"Take off the carrier-based aircraft and launch an attack on the German warship immediately!" Tovey said to Onslow.

"Yes, we will carry out the attack mission immediately!" Onslow was full of confidence.

This is the foundation of the old navy!

Generally speaking, naval carrier-based aircraft cannot be deployed at night. For example, in later generations, even if Americans show off their power around the world, less than 50% of their naval carrier-based aircraft pilots have night flight capabilities.

But now, the British Navy is going to engage in night combat!

Their biggest reliance is precisely because of their backward carrier-based aircraft, swordfish torpedo aircraft.

The take-off and landing on an aircraft carrier are very risky. The shaky deck and the crosswind that may arrive at any time make the take-off and landing full of risks, especially when landing, even if the deck lights are on, the deck is still a small place for flying aircraft.

The greater the take-off and landing speed, the greater the risk of night operation.

In this way, swordfish is a perfect match, because swordfish is a biplane. One of the great advantages of biplane is that it is low speed, good. Here, low speed is actually an advantage, which makes its take-off and landing easier!

In history, the British have done this more than once.

In Taranto, Britain successfully used swordfish to conduct night torpedo wars. In the subsequent Indian Ocean naval battle, Samowel also planned to use large blue and white fish to attack the Japanese fleet at night.

Biplane, so confident.

And now, the British Navy's attack has begun again!

All the deck lights were turned on, illuminating the flight deck. On the takeoff line, a swordfish torpedo was ready. Under the belly of the aircraft, the torpedo more than six meters long was so conspicuous.

Pilot Ted, sitting in the open cabin, his back seat was empty, and the machine gunner was cancelled.

At night, air combat is almost impossible, so the rear-seat machine gunner is purely redundant, and in the rear-seat position, an additional fuel tank is installed to carry more fuel.

Now, it was eight:30 p.m. Looking at the runway lights in front, Ted shouted in the radio: "The swordfish requests takeoff."

"You can take off, I wish you good luck." The sound of the bridge came from the headphones.

Pushing the throttle to the maximum, the 750-horsepower Bristol Sagittarius xxx9 cylinder air-cooled engine roared, and the fully powered swordfish torpedo machine slid on the narrow deck, and before it reached the front end of the deck, it flew into the air.

The advantage of a biplane is that it takes off and lands at a low speed. As long as there is a flat piece of land, it can take off!

Behind, one swordfish after another took off, and the first attack wave consisted of 12 swordfishes.

Each of the six carried one torpedo, four carried bombs, and two carried bombs and flares.

The Germans would never have thought that they would launch an attack at night. When the lights light up, it was when the German was sunk!

Ted looked at the dark night sky around him. Now, he was flying entirely on instruments, which only the most experienced pilot could do.

The biggest advantage of this attack is that the distance is very close. The German warships are only thirty nautical miles away from their own side. Even if the swordfish fly slowly, they will fly there in at most twenty minutes.

Our own mission is not necessary to sink the other party. As long as we hurt the other party and make the other party lose its ability to move, several cruisers in the fleet can come up to sink the German ship with ship artillery.

Must do it beautifully!

They didn't know that their whereabouts had been discovered by the Germans.

German.

On a huge hemispherical screen, bright lines were rotating in circles, and those highlights almost always existed.

The radar soldiers were fully focused, and they knew that fighting would come at any time, and they were the eyes of the Germans.

Suddenly, several extra light spots appeared on the radar screen!

These light spots are very small and almost looming on the screen, but it is definitely not an echo of interference, but... an airplane!

Among those British fleets at sea, there are aircraft carriers!

"Reported, it was found that the British took off the carrier-based aircraft and were expected to arrive in fifteen minutes!" Colonel Stanger received the news on the bridge.

"The whole ship, sound the air defense alarm, turn off all lights, and the anti-aircraft gunners are in place." Colonel Stanger said: "Let us welcome the arrival of the British with fierce artillery fire."

In the original time and space, the German was equipped with a scam 37mm hand-pull machine, which did not have enough firepower to face the swordfish attack aircraft. However, now, the German is already a very powerful air defense ship!

It has three dual-mounted 105mm anti-aircraft guns and sixteen-seat 40mm Bofos anti-aircraft guns. This firepower is enough to make the opponent tremble. No matter how many planes come, it is sure to shoot down the opponent!

The sharp air defense alarm sounded across the warship. When the sound of the air defense alarm was heard, the anti-aircraft gunners were running quickly towards the anti-aircraft gun position.

"What's going on outside?" asked Bruce.

His attitude was quite good, so he was treated well, and he blew cool breezes on the deck, which was because the interior space of the warship was insufficient. Next to him, the German navy soldiers who were watching over them were still very polite to him.

"There is an air strike." The German navy soldier said to him.
Chapter completed!