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1738 Flying over Shetland 2

A moment later, a dense sound of machine gun shooting sounded on the Bull, and several fire snakes flew towards the British bomber. The abdomen, the lower part of the head, the back of the plane, and the machine gun tower on the side of the plane was fully fired. At least 7 large-caliber machine guns sprayed out deadly barrage, and the interlaced flame storm swept across the opponent instantly. For a moment, the huge body was smashed into pieces by dense bullets, and the incendiary bomb also ignited the plane's fuselage. When the bull flew past the opponent, the v1500 began to fall and before landing, it fell into several pieces because of the weight of the plane itself!

The British never dreamed that they would be attacked by the Luftwaffe in a place far away from the European continent. When the K-8 bomber was first revealed in front of the British, they thought it was their own aircraft at the first time. After all, even though the K-6 bomber used by the Luftwaffe was a little smaller than the K-8 in size. Therefore, after a brief silence, this airport, called the watchtower, quickly became busy like a swarm of bees that exploded nests.

Because it is far enough from Germany, the British did not prepare much air defense fire near the airport. Although there are some aircraft such as DH9, at this time, due to the snow, the cleared runway and tarmac were left to the FB27 and O-400 twin-engine bombers who performed patrol missions. The DH9, which was still covered with snow, was thrown alone on the snow, and the FB27 was used to perform air-to-air missions? Are you funny? Now, the German K-8 bomber is still flying at an altitude of 3,000 meters, and the FB27 bomber under full load will take at least 20 minutes to climb to this height. After 20 minutes, the daylily will be cold.

"It's a pity that we didn't bring bombs this time, and our planes are too small." Captain Charlie, the captain of the Bull, said with some regret.

"If we were carrying bombs, we might not be able to get here." The deputy said while fiddling with the camera. After all, this time we came to investigate, not bombing. The Bull controlled its desire to fly the plane down and shoot through, continued to maintain its altitude, and then quickly passed over the airport.

"The main runway is a 1500-meter runway with an 800-meter runway to the north and 2 600-meter runways to the south. This is really a big airport. The apron is large, and we can see more than 20 twin-engine aircraft now. It is estimated that if all of them are fully parked, it will be at least 40. Of course, the aircraft needs to be folded. (Nothing to be surprised, the v1500 can be folded)"

"In the south, there seem to be a large number of hangars. It is not easy for the British to build these things in such harsh places. The hangars are also very large, and hundreds of people are busy here. Conservatively, these hangars can accommodate more than 20 aircraft of various types. Next to it, there should be a mechanical room. The chimney is smoking, and they should be busy with something."

"There are also towers and some buildings for people to live in. Well, that's it. There seems to be no commendable defense nearby." Captain Charlie quickly recorded while observing the situation outside.

At the same time, in another airport called Sentinel in the Shetland Islands, Lieutenant General Betty was inspecting the combat readiness of the airport, accompanied by relevant personnel from the airport. How did Betty, a guy who used to be in the battle cruiser squad, get here? Please, the North Sea blockade line is the idea he provides. As one of the few guys in the British fleet who have aviation ideas and make some excuses, it is normal to leave this kind of thing to him.

What Betty unexpectedly was that three days ago, he received a transfer order, and two weeks later he would be called the commander of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier fleet. Of course, he is the commander of the fleet, and the actual operation of the aviation industry must be responsible for specialized personnel.

"On the sunny day, our aviation reconnaissance effect is very good. With the airship and the base, we can guide and assist cruisers to intercept, and the suppression and production of German submarines is also very good. Last week, we even destroyed a German submarine. At that time, the submarine floated on the water like a stupid duck. A FB27 bomber rushed up and dropped 4 100kg bombs. Although the bomb did not hit directly, the two near-lost bombs destroyed the submarine's pressure shell." The person in charge of the base said happily.

"That means that if it is cloudy or night, we will be very inefficient?" Betty frowned and said. To be honest, Betty is quite unpopular with the people below. After all, in history, his subordinates were denied because of Betty's darkness, and many people in the fleet had a bad relationship with Betty. Look, now, they are reporting their achievements. What are you making a difference? You have to wait for them to give their opinions after they finish speaking, right?

"It's not all. Our coverage is very wide. If it weren't for continuous cloudy days, slow merchant ships would not be able to penetrate our reconnaissance area in one night. Their speed was only about 10 knots and they walked 200 kilometers a day in one night. Of course, if the other party was a high-speed merchant ship or continuous bad weather, then we had no choice. Moreover, without the suppression of the air force, the German submarines would be very active." said the person in charge of the base.

"It seems that our efficiency will decrease a lot in the future." Before coming, Betty received a report from the Royal Navy Meteorological Department that the weather in the North Sea will become worse in the next month, which also means that the efficiency of aviation reconnaissance will decrease. The noose that was originally placed around the neck of a German may relax, which is not good news for the British.

"Huh? What is that?" At this moment, Betty saw a black dot and quickly approached the Sentinel Airport. Judging from the situation he had mastered, there shouldn't be a plane flying back at this time!

"Check this guy for me!" Betty pointed to the black dot in the air and said to the person next to him. The airport staff also found that something was wrong, so someone ran to the tower to ask the relevant personnel. In this era, there was no radio automatic response equipment yet. If you want to figure out which part of this, you can only send a telegram to ask. As for whether it is a hindsight, it is hard to say.

"This doesn't seem to be our plane! Our plane should be painted with ocean camouflage!" At this moment, an experienced pilot next to him shouted at the gradually clear black dots in the distance. "This is like the camouflage of the Luftwaffe!"
Chapter completed!
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