The British Navy has adhered to the Nelson spirit for nearly a hundred years. They are brave and challenging, and dare to fight enemies much stronger than them. Confidence requires long-term accumulation and countless victories. This is the true essence of a century of maritime power, and it is also the true meaning of the famous saying that a century of maritime power can only be built into a powerful navy in a century.

We cannot be demanded that the German Navy can quickly place itself in a position of looking down on the world, because they have not yet dominated the world. On the contrary, from the rise to the present, the German Navy has more unpleasant memories: Jutland's victory first and then defeat, the despair of the Rainbow Operation, and the oppression of the Versailles Treaty. If we can still rise to a strong maritime army that dares to fight and fight in just ten years, then we will be really a ghost.

What Dudley Pound didn't know was that the person who gave the German Navy a firm determination was not the commander Radell and Lütjens on the battlefield, but the one who stood behind them, Acardo Rudolph, who was far away in the mansion of the head of Berlin.

Although he could not calculate that Acardo knew the potential of the United States so well and forced the German Navy to fight an unpredictable naval battle. However, this did not affect his determination to defeat the German Navy in one battle at all. Even on the sea not far away in front of him, one Allied fighter jet after another was strangled and crashed by German ace pilots.

"Although there is still a gap in fighter jets, it's not big anymore." Dudley Pound looked at the fighter jets trembling with both sides and said to the adjutant beside him: "If our number of aircraft carriers can reach the same level as the German army, then this naval battle will not even be dragged until night, and the outcome will be decided."

This is not the first time that Britain and the United States have fought with Germany, so both sides can even be regarded as well-known old acquaintances. The US intelligence department has long known that the German Navy's radar system is very advanced, and it can even distinguish the number of enemy aircraft from very long distances. So this time, Dudley Pound's fleet did not prepare an attack aircraft in order to make up for the gap in the number of fighter aircraft to the greatest extent.

Everyone knows that dozens of bombers attacking the German aircraft carrier fleet is definitely a thankless stupid behavior. It is better to be honest in having the awareness to prepare fighter planes and consume German aircraft in defensive operations. Therefore, the delay in sending attack aircraft formations is not because of the new tricks Dudley Pound played, but because the Allies did not intend to die.

A German Stuka bomber was destroyed in the sky after dropping a bomb. The plane might have hit a large-caliber anti-aircraft artillery shell, so the plane exploded directly in the sky and turned into fragments scattered everywhere. As more and more German aircraft dropped torpedoes, the formation of the Allied fleet also became a little messy with the coming "S" maneuvers.

"The third attack formation on the second German attack formation has appeared on the radar." As the commander-in-chief of the Allied fleet, Dudley Pound felt that his fleet might have to stand a real test.

When the fleets cover each other, air defense is actually relatively tight and difficult to break through. However, if the formation is disrupted and the ships start to fight on their own, flaws will inevitably appear and the enemy will take advantage of them.

"The first batch of fighter jets that took off may have to land due to lack of fuel. At this time, if the third German attack aircraft formation arrives, we may suffer more losses." The adjutant also knew that a new wave of German attack formations was coming, and persuaded with some concern: "It's better to let the fleet go north."

"Send a telegram to the transport fleet, telling them that we are moving north, so that they can also move northward to avoid interfering with our adjustment of the route." Dudley Pound pondered for two seconds and immediately issued an order. He knew that this time was not a question of persistence or resistance, but how to eliminate more enemies while protecting himself.

Without any hesitation, he immediately ordered: "Send a telegram to the USS Franklin aircraft carrier, let them keep up with us, adjust the course, and be 15 degrees northeastward! Send signals to all ships, adjust their speeds and restore the formation position!"

"Yes!" The adjutant immediately ran to convey the order. Soon, on the side of the bridge rudder of the Royal Ark aircraft carrier, the non-commissioned officer at the helm loudly confirmed the order to change the course: "Pedition adjustment! Turn left rudder 15 degrees!"

"Queen Elizabeth called!" An officer ran over and stood behind Dudley Pound, nervously reporting.

"Read!" Dudley Pound turned his head and looked at the somewhat cramped officer, feeling uneasy. He knew that there was no good news in the telegram, but he still had to listen. So he ordered his subordinates to read it to him, and then turned his attention to the battlefield again.

"A aviation bomb hit my starboard side, losing two anti-aircraft gun positions, and requesting other warships to provide cover." After reading the loss, the officer looked up at his boss's back, and then recited: "The fire broke out on the starboard side, and the fire was being put out. There was no water in the hull, and the loss was tolerated."

"" Dudley Pound frowned. He also hoped that four battleships would make contributions at night. If one of them was lost now, the Allied fleet would continue to approach the German fleet, and it would be in danger. After all, he knew that Germany still had a battleship, Radell, and with just one battleship, Ramirez, it was not necessarily an opponent of the new German battleship.

Of course, due to the lack of aircraft reconnaissance, the British Royal Navy and the commander-in-chief of the Allied Atlantic Fleet did not know that the German fleet had more than one battleship, Radell, and two "Soviet battleships". If he knew that there were three battleships in the German Navy fleet, he might reconsider whether the tactic of night battle with battleships was feasible.

"Continue to change course" Due to concerns about the safety of his fleet, Dudley Pound finally decided to correct the route of his fleet. The charge tactics that were originally eager to approach the German fleet now seem to be in need of consideration. German carrier-based aircraft have been hovering near the Allied fleet, and it will take long for the German army to understand the general strength of the Allied fleet. If the German commander found that the British Navy was actually in a hurry to approach only one battleship, it might really be letting the Marshal Redell come up to fight the position war, which would be really lively.

So he didn't care that frequent steering would make the formation of his fleet even more chaotic, and he had no choice but to repeat his order: "Let the fleet turn north to 15 degrees! Maintain the relative distance from the German Navy! Send a telegram to Queen Elizabeth, asking them to move to the flank of the fleet and repair it as soon as possible!"

At this time, it was not only one Queen Elizabeth battleship that was injured by the second wave of German carrier-based aircraft. The other two cruisers were also blazing fire, and one was seriously injured and even slowed down. On the other side, an American escort cruiser was sunk, and the sea was filled with Allied sailors waiting for rescue.

"Send telegrams to the three anti-submarine destroyers behind the temple and ask them to rescue the friendly troops who fell into the water! Then leave the war zone and return immediately." Hearing the losses of his fleet, Dudley Pound sighed. He looked to the north of his fleet, where the transport fleet heading to Iceland was located.

"I hope they can really buy Britain for half a year, otherwise our losses today will be in vain." The voice of emotion was not loud, and it was drowned in the air from Dudley Pound's mouth: "Night, come soon."

Just as he murmured that the night would come soon, the staff sent me an encouraging good news: "God General! Our third batch of fighter jets has successfully taken off! At least we are sure to hold on to the next batch of German air offensives!"

After hearing this news, Dudley Pound was excited to hold both palms into fists. The most vulnerable time for the first time has passed, and his fleet can continue to persevere under the cover of the plane: "Very good! Let the warships continue to prepare for air combat. The third wave of the German offensive should be coming soon!"

Just as the bridge was excited to see the third batch of fighter jets taken off the USS Franklin aircraft carrier, a large wave of fluctuations once again appeared on the radar screen of a large cruiser equipped with radar on the outermost outer side of the British fleet.

More than ten minutes ago, such fluctuations also occurred on the radar. It was the third wave attack aircraft group of German naval carrier-based aircraft. After rushing into the radar search range of the warship, the radar wave speed reflected. But this time, the same fluctuation appeared again, and judging from the intensity, it was not the third wave attack aircraft group that was already close.

The radar soldier stared at the screen and widened his eyes in disbelief. He turned his head and looked at the officer behind him. In an uncertain tone, he asked, "Sir? I didn't, did I read it right? Is this a malfunctioning radar?"

"If our radar wasn't broken, it would be that the Germans' fourth wave attack aircraft group had arrived!" The officer in charge of the radar swallowed and muttered subconsciously. Then the officer reacted and rushed towards his bridge as fast as possible: "The radar detected the new German aircraft! The fourth wave German aircraft was behind the third wave German aircraft!"

Brothers, Long Ling stayed up late to make up for everyone! I know that everyone is anxious about these chapters, Long Ling is also trying hard! I owe it to the update, so I dare not ask for anything, but please don’t doubt Long Ling’s character, thank you for your support!
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