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1491 Air Raid 3

The warship sank so quickly that most of the French naval officers and soldiers were thrown into the sea before they even had time to put on their life jackets. Most of them could not return to the shore. The huge whirlpool generated when the warship sank caused 90% of the people who fell into the water to suck into the sea. In the end, the warship only survived more than 70 people!

"Okay, let's look for the next target of attack!" After completing the attack, the bomber began to retreat, and Major Coom had not left yet. He still needed to guide other bombers to continue attacking. This time, he targeted a British battleship!

In the battle just now, the Marborrow, which was attacked by the Earl's fleet, became the second victim. The warship had been hit by the German battleship before, and then several scattered bombers attacked the unlucky battleship and set fire on the rear deck of the battleship. Now, even though the British destroyer next to it kept releasing smoke screens, the pillar of fire that soared into the sky still indicated the position of the battleship. It was like a star in the dark, and it was difficult for you to pay attention to it...

So, a group of German bombers began to hover over the British battleship, waiting for the smoke screen to dissipate, and then launch an attack! This is the last wave of attack aircraft in the Bavarian Air Force's attack. The British estimated that the total number of aircraft in this wave is about 120. Other aircraft were delayed due to flights in the wrong route, or could not come due to mechanical failures. Moreover, the number of attack aircraft of this wave of bombers was relatively small, with only 60 carrying bombs and torpedoes in total. Therefore, it is already very good to be able to concentrate more than 20 aircraft in this wave!

"There are actually two warships!" When the smoke screen dissipated, the Germans were surprised to find that there was an armored cruiser next to the Marboro. If Earl Spey saw it, he could recognize it at a glance. This was the only armored cruiser that the British had survived after launching the first wave of attacks. Perhaps because of their good luck, the warship did not receive any damage in the battle just now, and its two sister ships had been destroyed. But now? The Dionys armored cruiser, which insisted on covering the Marboro, was also included in the attack list!

"Their air defense is indeed better than the French." Major Coom's landline was spared in the air and then expressed his appreciation for the British formation.

The eight destroyers formed a circular defense array on the periphery of the main battleship. The Marboro was naturally in the center of the circle, while the Baccarat armored cruiser was located behind the main battleship. Its anti-aircraft artillery and machine guns could cover the Marboro from the side and rear at the same time. The arrangement distance between the entire formation was very reasonable, and the destroyers on the periphery were stuck at the best distance for torpedo aircraft attacks. In other words, the destroyer was about 800 meters away from the Marboro. If the torpedo security was to attack, it might have to directly hit the anti-aircraft artillery of the destroyer!

If the attack method just now is adopted, fighter attacks destroyers, interferes with air defense fire, and then dive bombers launch the first round of attacks to suppress the main ship's air defense, then that's OK, but because the opponent's defense is tight, the loss may be relatively large. So Major Coom is a little hesitant. However, a few minutes later, when a dense roar of artillery came from a distance, the Luftwaffe finally no longer has to be confused! Because Earl Spee has led the team to fight back!

The destroyers left by the British could only cause some trouble to the Count, temporarily delaying their pursuit. Although the Count's fleet was not in good condition, it had 6 main battleships and the dense sub-cannon vitality easily defeated the opponent. Now, they could see the tail of the British fleet! The Marborrow battleship and the Baccarat armored cruiser left at the end.

"Okay, all our troubles have been resolved. I don't think this battleship can hardly run away without us." The companion sitting in the back seat said to Major Coom.

"That may not be. You haven't seen that there is only one battleship in the distance using its main gun to fire?" Koum said with a smile, Sultan Selim I, who was rushing in the front in the distance.

"The Earl's fleet has reached the point where the oil is exhausted. If I guess well, their main artillery ammunition should be very little left!" Major Coom said meaningfully. And the situation is indeed the case now. The reserve capacity of each artillery of all the super-Dreadnought battleships is now only about 25 rounds. This is the result of the Earl's request for each ship to carry additional ammunition!

However, even such a thin main gun design can still tear open the British's outer defense. Two quasi-fairy ships rushed up with the few remaining destroyers and launched an attack on the British peripheral destroyers, while Sultan Selim I began to attack Marboro.

The dense rapid-fire gun firepower smashed three British destroyers who were leaning up to try to release the torpedo. When the last destroyer that rushed up was exploded by a 6-inch shell according to law, the Count's flagship also smashed the 350mm shell according to law heavily on the side of the Marboro. This was a high-explosive bomb, which directly killed a lot of air defense gun positions in the superstructure. In line with the principle of taking advantage of your illness, more than ten bombers and torpedo attack aircraft launched the final attack!

In less than 2 minutes, German bombers threw four bombs on the battleship that had been severely damaged. The explosions turned the entire battleship superstructure into a burning torch. With the crackling sound of explosions, the flames soared into the sky spread on the surface of the battleship. The resulting upward airflow even made the planes flying by at low altitude feel a little shaking.

Then the classic lightning strikes on both sides at the same time, and 8 torpedoes cleanly hit 5 torpedoes on the battleship. With a series of explosions, the battleship was directly bombed into 4 sections before sinking into the sea! A large number of fragments were spread into the air by the shock waves generated by the explosion, and then fell one after another, and some fragments even floated 6 kilometers away!

After killing Marborro, the Luftwaffe no longer wanted to stay in this airspace. The remaining Baccarat armored cruiser was left directly to the navy. Except for the J-3 fighters and Tracers who continued to stay in the air for air defense missions, all the bombers began to return.

"Kill this garbage cruiser and then let's go!" The Count of Si Pai didn't say anything nonsense. The Prince Eugen, who was left behind, was in a divine sense. He rushed up with two destroyers. At a distance of less than 7,000 meters, he used high-explosive bombs and semi-armor-piercing bombs to destroy the opponent's last bit of firepower (the armor-piercing bombs were almost used up), and handed over to the destroyer for disposal. With two loud bangs, the Cresey-class armored cruiser also sank into the seabed.
Chapter completed!
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