1142 Air Strike 2
The four attack aircraft on the left wing launched the attack first. They spread their broad wings like hunting warships and birds. A torpedo weighing more than 400 kilograms is as terrifying as sharp claws. Under the sunlight, the gray-white thunder head is aimed directly at the steel dragon in the distance like a sharp spear.
"At this moment, we are the dragon slayers of the new era!" Rudel said proudly.
When he saw eight torpedo aircraft approaching him from the left and right wings at the same time, Major General Becken felt his brain blank in a short time. Imagine the scene where two teams of destroyers were approaching him in a fan-shaped torpedo at a distance of about 500 to 600 meters. The Major General could feel cold sweat flowing down his cheeks. This was simply terrible! It was more about luck rather than technology to avoid it!
"We need to run faster!" Major General Becker wiped his cold sweat and said.
"But our speed has reached 22 knots, exceeding the standard speed." A person from the referee team next to him said.
"Don't be too strict, please forgive me if you have to." Schell walked over and said. He could also see that the bet has lost so far. Even if Major General Becken relies on his luck to avoid 8 torpedoes this time? There are 2 teams of torpedoes and 2 teams of bombers behind!
Four torpedo bombers on the left wing lined up in a row, and the four planes rushed from the front left toward the huge side of the Saxon. The height was 25 meters. When the target was visually measured to be 700 meters apart, the long aircraft of the torpedo team first pulled down the bomb drop handle, and the first torpedo drew an arc in the air and shot it out. After 10 seconds, the second, third and fourth torpedoes fired alternately!
"Pull up! Let's go!" The Seahawk attack aircraft, which had lost its load, jumped up a little. The pilot tried his best to pull up his operating rod. At the last few hundred meters, the planes climbed 30 to 40 meters and flew over the Saxon. The lowest one was almost attached to the mast of the warship. This behavior seemed more like a provocation in the eyes of the major general.
Of course, the major general was not attentive to these things at this time. The four torpedoes almost blocked the Saxon route. There were great risks whether they continued to move forward or reverse steering. These torpedoes with a spacing of about 20 meters left behind a trail behind them, stabbing at the target like a deadly sword!
"Maximum speed, reverse steering." As the four rudder surfaces at the stern of the ship were killed directly. Under the abundant power of the steam turbine, the giant with a displacement of more than 30,000 tons began to quickly turn to the right. The hull and the sea water collided violently, and a wave hit the deck of the ship. Because the warship turned too fast, the entire hull tilted about 10 degrees to the right. Under the huge resistance of the sea water, the warship, which originally had a speed of 23 knots, had 21.5 knots left after the steering was completed.
Relying on extreme maneuvers and luck, all four torpedoes attacked in the first wave were lost, and the closest one passed 15 meters at the stern of the ship, which made the seahawks involved in the air strike regret. Then what? Before Major General Becker could take a breath, the Saxon, who turned to complete, directly exposed its slender hull to the attack range of another team of torpedoes!
When the other four torpedoes appeared in the field of view, it was less than half a minute before the Saxon dodged the last torpedo, and the warship was still tilted. Major General Becken, who was already a little busy, hurriedly ordered the warship to dodge to the left again. At this time, the huge warship was like an athlete who ran too fast and could not stop. When he struggled to adjust his direction and posture, at a distance of about 600 meters, there were four torpedoes shot out in a fan shape!
And this time, Major General Becken was completely desperate. He watched the white lines that predicted the disaster extending in the sea. He only knew that this time he really couldn't dodge all of them. But the situation was indeed the case. Two torpedoes successfully hit the left string of the Saxon, hitting the bow of the ship, and the other hitting the No. 1 turret.
"The bow of the ship was hit, and it was seriously damaged, with 800 tons of water inlet. The starboard side was temporarily inclined 7 degrees. The lower part of the turret No. 1 inlet, with 400 tons of water inlet, and the inclination angle increased to 10 degrees. Is it necessary to put on a water balance?" The referee team asked after verifying the hit.
The bow of the ship is a light armor belt, and the TDS thickness is smaller and it is naturally more water inflow after being hit. The TDS part of the No. 1 turret is larger and the lightning-proof armor has also increased a lot, so it is inevitable that there will be less water inflow. Of course, this is a simulated British battleship. If the Saxony was hit with a torpedo with a charge of only 90kg in actual combat, the water inflow would be certain, but it would definitely not be so much.
"Not needed for the time being." Becken was still relatively clear at this time. As the attack had just begun, the warship had entered a thousand tons of water. If the water was injected in the right side, the entire warship would have a serious head inversion. The problem was even greater. Moreover, the opponent hit the starboard side this time. According to their attack habits, if he hit 2 shots on the left string, he would not need to inject water.
"Release the smoke immediately." After looking at the second wave of attack aircraft that appeared in the distance, Lieutenant General Schell finally couldn't stand it anymore. After all, Becken was also his old subordinate. When he was still the captain of the battleship, he was the follower. So he gave a correct suggestion.
"Yes, open all the cigarette tanks and release smoke!" Major General Becken said hurriedly after Lieutenant General Schell reminded him. After a while, thick smoke was sprayed out from the Saxon and quickly covered the hull, leaving the Seahawk attack aircraft in the air without a chance to attack. But at the same time, due to the smoke screen, Saxon could not leave the range covered by the smoke screen. You must know that the smoke screen could not run wildly with the warship at a speed of 20 knots. That was no longer called smoke, it was called the Black Mountain Old Demon.
"Have you hit two torpedoes? Although it is not very high from the hit rate, it is really good." At this time, William II, who was far away on the Bavaria, said after listening to the battle report.
It's true. So far, a total of 12 torpedoes have been thrown, with 2 hits. If you just drive from the shooting range, the hit rate is not high. You must know that this is to launch a torpedo shooting at a distance of 600 meters without any interference. But in fact, if you don't have this efficiency on the battlefield, then a hit rate of one tenth is still very valuable. As for the underwater protection of British battleships, if two 90kg charges hit the same side and are both at the bow position, it will at least be the result of withdrawing from the battle. If you are not lucky, it is possible to sink directly! After all, the 180kg picoic acid explosive is much heavier than the torpedo that exploded in the Dabang!
Chapter completed!