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Chapter 296 Destruction of the British Mediterranean Fleet

The b-29 reconnaissance team in the air only saw the flames below, and they were not sure who would win and who would lose. Zhang Jun gave these reconnaissance teams a very simple task, try not to expose them, just observe and track the British Mediterranean Fleet.There are no British jet fighters in the Mediterranean, so these b-29s don’t have to worry about being shot down by British jets. The two main air force bases of the British army are one in the fortress of Gibraltar and one in Mandela. Now the jet The combat radius of a jet fighter is not even as good as that of a piston plane. After all, a jet is still a brand new plane.

After the entire naval battle was over, the British commander Cunningham sent a message that he thought he was a knight. Of course, the b-29 also received it. Now the b-29 cruising around only needs to follow up and retreat after winning the battle The British Mediterranean Fleet is enough, regardless of the warships that fled in a hurry, the remnants of the rout must be the warships that were not wiped out in Italy.

It is more than 2 o'clock in the evening, and Zhang Jun also received a telegram from b-29, but the SS air force must launch an attack on the British fleet after dawn. There is no way to attack a moving warship at night, as long as It is enough for b-29 to follow these British warships. By five o'clock in the morning, the sky is not yet bright. It is winter, and the dawn will be at six o'clock at the earliest, but Zhang Jun still orders all the b-29 and "Liu Ye" "Take off, a total of 29 B-130 aircraft took off this time, including bombers, tankers and air early warning.The number of aircraft that can be refueled in the air after the "Six Master" modification is 160 and four aircraft in an aviation regiment.

It took about an hour to catch up with the British Mediterranean Fleet after taking off from Sicily. At that time, it was just dawn, and at this time, all the B-29 tankers were refueling the "Six Lords" two at a time.This time takes about half an hour. 06:30 is the time when the SS strategic bombing unit launched the attack.

"Buzz...buzz..."

More than 200 aircraft of the SS.Taking off from Sicily Airport, the SS Air Force Colonel Hansen was the commander of this operation. In order to facilitate the command, Hansen put his own plane on the air early warning aircraft. There just happened to be complete traffic facilities here, which can fully meet the needs of the command. need.

After more than an hour of flight, Hansen was about [-] kilometers away from the investigation team in front. Hansen first reported the situation to Zhang Jun.He ordered his strategic bomber fleet to slow down and start refueling in the air. At six o'clock, Colonel Hansen's planes were all refueled. At this time, a red sun appeared on the edge of the sky. The clouds in the sky are all glowing red against the backdrop.

Cunningham had just woken up at this time, and the big victory last night put Cunningham in a very good mood.Suddenly, the guard warship behind the fleet sent an alarm, saying that a large number of unidentified planes were found behind them.But they couldn’t get in touch, indicating which planes could only be from Germany or Italy. Cunningham quickly asked the messenger to sound the alarm, and let his fleet form a tight air defense formation. This kind of formation can form a very dense formation. Anti-aircraft firepower, this kind of dense air defense firepower network is difficult to break through, and this formation is also a common practice in this era.

If Hansen knew the old and secret formation of the commander of the British Mediterranean Fleet, he would probably wake up from his dreams with a smile. You must know that "Sixth Master" is carrying a weapon with dense surface coverage such as rockets. The accuracy is still guaranteed to a certain extent when the warship dives and shoots, but the rockets on the plane hit the warship. For the SS Air Force, it is still a big girl connected to the sedan chair. , Now that the British Mediterranean Fleet actually uses a secret formation, of course it relieves some of Hansen's worries. The bombing effect of the SS Air Force adds a bit to the tactics arranged by the British themselves.

"Ohh Ohh ohh……"

Even Hansen could hear the air defense alarm of the British Mediterranean Fleet, but this made Hansen even more excited. He commanded 160 four "Six Masters" to swarm towards the British Mediterranean Fleet. Hansen also learned Zhang Jun's trick , since I have absolute strength, I don't have any reservations, the whole army will be charged, and then I will launch a fierce attack from all directions. Life and death are a hammer sale.

The British Mediterranean Fleet, in addition to the British home fleet, is the most powerful British fleet of other fleets stationed abroad. "Strong sailor" reputation, good at assessing the situation, and tactful) command.Compared with Italy, the British fleet is at a disadvantage in terms of quantity and technical performance: 4 battleships (all participated in the Battle of Jutland, although they have 8 15-inch main guns, so they have rich actual combat experience), the aircraft carrier "Eagle", 7 light cruisers, 20 destroyers, 10 submarines, and 8 other ships.The headquarters is located in Alexandria, Egypt.

The Eagle aircraft carrier is the only aircraft carrier converted from a battleship in the Royal Navy, and it is also the aircraft carrier that participated in many battles in the early days of World War II.The Admiral Latorre, which was originally built for the Chilean Navy, was purchased by the Royal Navy on February 1918, 2 due to the interruption of World War I. In April 28, the unfinished Eagle was commissioned for carrier-based aircraft use. After the test, it was sent to the shipyard in November to continue construction, and was completed as an aircraft carrier on June 1920, 4. In 11 and 1924 two further refits were carried out.The standard displacement is 6 tons, and the maximum speed is 26 knots.It can carry 1931 aircraft and served in the Indian Ocean when the war broke out. Incorporated into the British Mediterranean Fleet in 1935

This time Cunningham quickly ordered his carrier-based aircraft to take off. Unfortunately, there were only 21 of these aircraft, including twelve torpedo aircraft. This was prepared to deal with the Italian fleet. There was only one squadron of fighter jets. The jet planes of the British teacher, but the carrier-based aircraft of the British teacher, not even the "Sea Hurricane". A British carrier-based aircraft took off in an emergency without fear of death, and rushed towards the German aircraft:

"Da da da... ta da..."

One face to face, the advanced "Six Lords" beat up these classic machines. "Six Lords" not only have a numerical advantage, but also a performance advantage. They are really not a level opponent. These eleven British carrier-based aircraft, even He failed to stop the German plane from advancing, so he returned to the embrace of the sea.

"Bang bang bang... bang bang... bang bang..."

Before the SS planes flew over the British Mediterranean Fleet, the British artillery shells began to fire. At this time, the distance was at least five kilometers, and the SS planes could fire rockets when they flew one kilometer. All the "Six Lords" received orders from Colonel Hansen. Hansen ordered his "Six Lords" bomber fleet to climb to an altitude of [-] meters, and then dive bombed. The dive distance was controlled by each pilot.

Hansen just wanted to use his fighter jet as a ju87 dive bomber. Only half of Hansen's "Six Lords" are modified rocket planes, and the rest are two 500kg aerial bombs. This is also Hansen's own decision. With such an arrangement, Zhang Jun will not interfere with the decisions of the frontline commanders. Although Zhang Jun suggested that Liu Ye be equipped with rockets to blow up the superstructure of the British warship, Hansen, as a veteran pilot, felt that this Bombs weighing more than 30 kilograms are difficult to cause substantial damage to British battleships, so Hansen's aircraft usually carry aerial bombs.

However, the fighter jets brought aerial bombs to bomb the moving targets on the sea, which is indeed ineffective. That's why Hansen ordered them to fly over the British Mediterranean Fleet and bomb them in the air. The anti-aircraft artillery of the warship hit, but Hansen still decided to do this. Sinking these British warships was Hansen's primary goal. If the commander-in-chief wanted to punish himself, he would punish him, Hansen thought so.

The British shot and fired randomly, and the Germans started to climb to an altitude of [-] meters, which has exceeded the shooting height of the British warships. The German planes avoided the battle, and the British immediately cheered and cursed these damn things "Cowards", dare not come to try the taste of British cannonballs, cheers, you will know what the tragedy is later.

"Report to Colonel Hansen, we have flown over the British Mediterranean Fleet."

"The rocket bomber will attack first, one squadron at a time, with an interval of 30 seconds."

"Understood, the rocket launcher is attacking."

"Ohh Ohh ohh……"

Twelve "Six Lords" broke away from the formation, and swooped down to face the constantly sailing British fleet.

As soon as the British wanted to shoot ahead of the German planes, they quickly adjusted the muzzle and thought about the shooting of these diving "six masters". It is a pity that any cannon has a shooting elevation. Eighty degrees is the limit, and it is impossible to raise it to the vertical Therefore, these British warships can only watch the German "Six Lords" swooping down, and the outer circle of the British fleet can shoot these diving "Six Lords", but this greatly reduces the number of British troops. The anti-aircraft firepower, facing such a high-speed "Liu Ye" dive speed, can be said to be a loose air defense firepower network, full of loopholes.

Thirty seconds later, the second group of "Six Lords" began to break away from the formation again, and dived towards the British warship below. At this time, the first wave of "Six Lords" had already started launching.

"Susu...susu..."

The speed of the rocket itself plus the speed of the "Liuye" dive of more than 1000 kilometers per hour makes the speed of the rocket faster, and the high speed makes the trajectory of the rocket more stable, basically unaffected by the sea wind. A wave of twelve "Six Lords" was aimed at the aircraft carrier in the British Mediterranean Fleet. In fact, the British aircraft carrier "Eagle" was useless at this time, but the SS still inherited the principle of attacking the airport first. Tradition.

"Boom... Boom..." (to be continued...)

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