On the Ark Royal aircraft carrier, Dudley Pound was listening to the report of his fleet's damaged ships. As a result, before he could hear the losses caused by the second wave of the German aircraft attack, an officer rushed over from the telegraph room next door: "Sir! Something big happened!"

"The news just came from the destroyer of the Ellie, the radar on the Ellie confirmed another batch of German aircraft!" The officer in the telegraph room looked at his boss, his eyes full of helplessness and panic. After all, there were more and more German aircraft, and they were becoming more and more deadly, making him feel dangerous.

"The third batch of German aircraft? I already know." Dudley Pound looked at his overly panicked subordinates, and had not yet thought about the worst at the beginning. But then he realized something was wrong, because the news that the third batch of German attack aircraft fleet was about to arrive, the subordinate in front of him had known for a long time.

"Sir! It's not the third batch of Germans! It's the fourth batch of attack aircraft! There are almost 70 aircraft, which is faster and more than we originally estimated!" The subordinate quickly said to Dudley Pound. The first two waves of attack aircraft were just conducting test attacks. The fourth batch of attack aircraft groups, both in terms of quantity and takeoff speed, increased by more than a little.

Dudley Pound was stunned. He had just been forced to order his fleet to turn again. Before the formation of the entire fleet could be adjusted, Germany now had another surprise attack, which was simply killing his life.

"Damn it! Why did the Germans suddenly become firm at this time? Give orders to the carrier-based aircraft troops in the air! Let them hold on!" Thinking of this, Dudley Pound quickly issued various orders, including emergency takeoff of fighter jets, allowing the fleet to maintain its existing course and adjust the fleet's formation.

The British naval commander-in-chief is now in a state of great strife. He originally planned a good battleship assault plan, because the German carrier-based aircraft hit Queen Elizabeth, which was completely bankrupt. Now his fleet cannot escape or fight, so he can only grit his teeth and persevere until a favorable opportunity comes.

"Let the battleship of the Evil and the Nelson! There is no way to hold on until night, the decisive battle must be advanced!" Dudley Pound gritted his teeth and issued an order. Only when the other two battleships arrived in time could it be possible to change the current situation of passive beatings.

Before a series of orders were fully conveyed, Germany's third wave of carrier-based aircraft had already entered the air defense circle of the Allied fleet. Fighters from both sides fought together in the sky, and from time to time, fighters exploded in the air or crashed into the sea with thick black smoke. The battle was not a one-sided crush, but a process of mutual consumption.

The losses of German carrier-based aircraft were quite huge. When Lütjens received the loss report of the second wave of attack aircraft, he almost bit his tongue in fear. Only less than 20 of the second wave of carrier-based aircraft returned, and the remaining aircraft were either confirmed to be shot down or disappeared.

To cope with the rough waves of the Atlantic Ocean, aircraft carriers in Germany, the United States and Britain were forced to adopt fully enclosed decks. This design increases the weight of the entire aircraft carrier's waterline and limits the reserves of carrier-based aircraft.

In the Pacific Ocean, the United States has a basic equipment of 90 carrier-based aircraft for the same Essex-class aircraft. After adapting to the Atlantic Ocean, the carrier-based aircraft of the USS Franklin was reduced to 70. Germany's aircraft carrier was also only equipped with about 70 aircraft, so after two rounds of attacks, the German Navy had almost one aircraft on an aircraft carrier, which was consumed.

However, similarly, there are not a few carrier-based aircraft left in the USS Franklin aircraft. What's worse is that the third batch of German carrier-based aircraft, because the exact location and formation of the Allied ship formation was confirmed, heading straight to the three Allied aircraft carriers. 48 Stuka dive bombers were loaded with bombs, and the other 35 Stukas were loaded with torpedoes, rushing into the Allied Navy's air defense circle with fierce momentum.

"Fire! Open fire!" An English official standing on the deck directing air defense loudly ordered. Behind him was an anti-aircraft gun position, with multiple anti-aircraft guns aiming at the target in the sky, and at the fastest speed, he was pouring his ammunition wildly. One shell after another was thrown out of the bullet bay and dropped onto the deck and making a jingling sound.

The German Stuka bomber was not passively beaten. When it began to dive, the 20mm caliber gun on the nose was aimed at the British warships and fired wildly to achieve the purpose of suppressing anti-aircraft guns on the ship. These aircraft were diving while shaking left and right to avoid various ammunition fired from the ship.

Soon, the distance between the two sides was pulled into a very close distance. The Stuka bomber dropped the bomb and then quickly pulled it up. Unfortunately, when it was pulled up, it hit a dense barrage and exploded in the air, turning into a ball of flame and falling to the sea. The bomb it dropped also accurately hit the middle of the British heavy cruiser, exploded beside the chimney, causing thick smoke to rise.

The British cruiser immediately reduced its speed, and not far behind it, the side of the Ark Royal was exposed to the threat of German carrier-based aircraft. It seemed as if a gap was cracked on the egg. The German carrier-based aircraft immediately seized the flaw. More than a dozen aircraft rushed up and aimed the torpedo under their belly at the Ark Royal aircraft carrier that was turning slightly.

"There is a problem with the air defense cover!" An officer in charge of sidewalk observation put down the telescope in his hand and shouted to Dudley Pound: "The Meli was hit! It is slowing down! The German plane has come!"

"Leave it to the air defense forces!" Dudley Pound waved helplessly. Of course, he could not stop German carrier-based aircraft from continuing to attack the Allied fleet, so now he can only rely on the air defense of each ship to get a good match with German carrier-based aircraft: "Let Liverpool accelerate and catch up to fill the position of Meli!"

George, who stood behind Captain Royal Ark, leaned against the captain's ear and suggested: "Captain! I'm ready to go down and organize the damage management personnel just in case."

The captain nodded slightly, then waved his hand back and signaled him to agree. George glanced at Dudley Pound, who was standing on the bridge, pushed open the door of the bridge, and walked out. He walked down the iron stairs and came to the next door of the office where he usually worked, where 30 experienced trauma managers had been waiting for, and they all looked at George who walked into the cabin with his eyes.

"Gentlemen! The situation outside is very unoptimistic. I think it's possible that we will be on the court in a while! Be prepared, gentlemen! Your Majesty the King is with us!" George did not say nonsense, and directly assigned the responsible non-commissioned officers in various regions. He didn't know where the entire warship would be shot first, so he could only distribute his strength equally and retain a huge reserve force.

Most of his men received orders and left the cabin. The rest of them waited silently, waiting for what they least wanted to happen. The Royal Ark had experienced many naval battles, and most of them arrived at the port without any injuries. Now, the time has come to really test it, and everyone on this ship is praying for good luck to continue.

The British did not wait too long. In the principle of taking advantage of your illness to kill you, German carrier-based aircraft preferred to sink the Merry cruiser that was shot. Two torpedoes exploded in front and back on the Merry side. The sea water suddenly poured into the hull. The cruiser immediately began to tilt and sink rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The remaining German carrier-based aircraft bypassed a dive American fighter and rushed towards the Ark Royal. However, the first dive was not possible because the anti-aircraft guns on the Ark Royal fiercely disrupted the dive formation of the German aircraft.

However, when the German plane circled around and came back again, the anti-aircraft guns on both sides of the Ark Royal aircraft carrier obviously began to become chaotic. Facing the German planes rushing from all directions, these anti-aircraft guns fired desperately, but the results were very little.

"Boom!" A bomb dropped by a dive bomber landed on the sea near the side of the Ark Royal. The huge shock wave made the steel on the Ark Royal twist and creak. However, due to distance, the bomb did not cause too much damage to the aircraft carrier hull, and all the British sailors in the hull were falsely alarmed.

"God bless!" Dudley Pound stood on the bridge and saw with his own eyes the huge bomb exploded in the sea. The huge water column was twice as high as the command tower he was standing on, which made the British commander who witnessed the whole process subconsciously thank the God in his heart.

As the warship swayed as the waves shaking, there was another lookout post, and an alarm was heard for the approaching torpedo on the side: "Side side! The torpedo dropped by the German aircraft! Turn right immediately! Turn right to the right full rudder! Otherwise it would be too late!"

Next to Dudley Pound, the captain of the Royal Ark quickly gave the order to turn to avoid the torpedo to the helmsman: "Right full rudder! Hurry!"

The sailor holding the rudder wheel did not hesitate at all, and quickly used all his strength to push the rudder wheel to the right round and round. Then the entire bridge fell silent for a while, everyone was waiting, waiting for the result of avoiding.

Sorry, Long Ling has something to do today and will come late. The second update will be presented in the middle of the night. Please watch it tomorrow morning.
Chapter completed!