Bismarck

The screaming sound of bombs suddenly filled the sky above the Zeppelin aircraft carrier! !

The British lead plane, with the six remaining Jaegers of the first squadron, flew first to the port side of the Zeppelin aircraft carrier and dived towards her bow from an altitude of four thousand meters!

"elder sister!!"

"Cover the Zeppelin!!"

The Tirpitz and Hipper on the side quickly concentrated all their 37mm anti-aircraft guns and attacked the fleet with all their might, while the 105 and 127 of the destroyers desperately fired clouds of black smoke, covering the attack route of the Jaegers.

"30 degrees to port, seven planes?... Then turn the rudder hard to left now!"

Bismarck clearly saw the attack trajectory of the Jaguars. While manipulating the main body of the Zeppelin to turn left, he operated the three 37 anti-aircraft guns in front of the bridge to shoot at the Jaguars. Moreover, in this situation of facing the enemy dive bombers head-on, the dive bombers' azimuth and pitch angle positions were relatively static from the perspective of the ship!

Although there are only four 37mm anti-aircraft guns on the front bridge and the bow, they are more than enough to hit relatively static targets!

And there is no need to worry about inaccuracy when turning. According to internal information mentioned by Admiral Bismarck, at the strong request of most of the front-line troops of the Navy who have no help from the ship girls, the Navy Department has planned to ask the Italians to purchase the production license for the gyro-stabilized platform.

Uh, that's not right! This is still a battlefield! Can't be distracted!

从四千米高度俯冲下来的俯冲轰炸机，大概三十秒左右就可以把炸弹砸落到水面！而典型的227KG（500磅）炸弹的穿透力是40-50毫米，装药量是一百多公斤的话…齐伯林号20毫米的飞行甲板装甲是很悬念的！

If it fell into a hangar full of planes and exploded, the consequences would be even more disastrous!

"Bismarck! You have to be serious too!" Bismarck gritted his teeth secretly and locked onto the British lead plane. The six planes that followed up had already begun to scatter in front of the anti-aircraft guns of Grape, Hipper and the destroyers. Only this lead plane, the most stubborn enemy, pressed Bismarck's turn ahead of time and refused to let go! ---- Although this was equivalent to a quasi-static target for her!

"What a tough opponent... But I can't lose!!!" Under her control, three 37mm anti-aircraft guns concentrated their firepower and fired intensively at the British lead plane. Under the crossfire, the tenacious British lead plane was finally hit by two or three sparks by the 37mm anti-aircraft guns. With the high-speed dive, it looked like a fire meteor - it was blown in half at an altitude of 1500 meters! The 227KG bomb it carried also fell like a headless fly, more than ten meters in front of the bow of the Zeppelin - for the Zeppelin with a 60mm thick bow waterline armor, this shock wave can basically be ignored!

"Bismarck, how is it?" asked both Lutjens and Bonte.

"It's okay. Only the water inlet of the pumping pipe at the bow is damaged. There are no other major problems."

At this moment, several other Jaguars that followed the lead plane but were fired upon by various anti-aircraft guns during their dive had completely lost their way in the dense anti-aircraft gun jungle due to the lines of fire and groups of fireworks.

The Jaguar's dive stability is not good, and there is such fierce anti-aircraft fire. The VT fuze is equipped with rod-type fragmentation, which is a great threat to heavy bombers, not to mention the light Jaguar - not to mention at such a close distance?

In addition, they were the first team to rush down, so Bismarck had plenty of time to maneuver and evade with the most perfect evasive route!

Bombs fell all around the Zeppelin - along with the three other planes that had fallen - but the near misses did little serious damage other than some minor flooding.

Before this team's bombing was completed, Bismarck saw that two other teams of Skua had appeared stealthily above her.

One group of six appeared stealthily from her port side, while another group of nine slipped quietly to her starboard side.

The six Jaegers of the fourth team actually flew towards the Hipper! Bismarck saw the lead plane of this group push the lever and dive from an altitude of four thousand meters!

Is it because Hipper has been diligently following behind Zeppelin to cover her, so it wants to suppress Hipper's anti-aircraft firepower and then use cross-attacks to make it impossible for itself to dodge? !

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Chapter 218: Battle of Newcastle (XII)

An unmanned searchlight located behind the chimney of the Zeppelin aircraft carrier lit up a flashing light in the direction of the Hipper under the control of Bismarck.

"up!"

Soon she saw that the Hipper began to respond.

"Boom boom boom——"

The bright line of fire began to change direction.

Part of the anti-aircraft firepower began to shoot at the skua overhead, and at the same time seemed to try to turn the rudder to adjust the course to avoid the attack.

It seems that Hipper has already known about it, Bismarck thought to himself, and the pressure on his side was slightly relieved.

But... the problem now is, the evasive route of the cross attack of these two groups of skuas...

The pressing enemy situation left her no time to think!

The two groups of skuas heading towards the Zeppelin have begun to take up attack positions!

For them, at an altitude of four thousand meters, it only takes thirty seconds to drop bombs on the Zeppelin aircraft carrier's deck, which has only 20 mm armor protection!

And it was a joint attack by two teams of Jaegers! No matter which direction they turned, they would be exposed to the bombing of the other team!

Bismarck seemed to see that each of the British pilots had a sinister smile on their faces.

"What should I do?" She clenched her hands slightly, and her slender fingers turned a little white.

"Sister! Let me help you!" As Tizi shouted, the battleship Tirpitz in front of the right side of the Zeppelin quickly shifted its firepower and opened fire at the six Skua on the port side of the Zeppelin.

Under the dense fire of the 105mm anti-aircraft guns operated by Tizi himself, fireworks exploded on both sides of the flight path of the Jaegers. The 37mm anti-aircraft guns also fired tracers into the sky, which looked like they were on fire at first glance.

The dense rain of steel fire washed away the jaguars that were trying to grab food, and two of them fell headfirst with billowing black smoke. The remaining four jaguars were forced to temporarily disperse in the face of fierce anti-aircraft fire and get out of the range of the bombardment.

However, due to the angle of the skuas swooping over from the starboard side, Grape's anti-aircraft guns had to be pulled to a vertical position before they could fire with great difficulty, and it was basically difficult to hit the target accurately... Soon, they pounced towards the Zeppelin viciously, just like real skuas snatching food in nature!

With the diving speed of the Jaguar, at an altitude of four thousand meters, it only takes thirty seconds! !

Because the position of the diving aircraft changed at a very high rate, although Grape and the sailors desperately operated the anti-aircraft guns to lower the firing angle, and although the firepower of the Tirpitz was extremely intense, it was still unable to keep up with the speed of the rapidly diving skuas...

At the rear, the Hipper, without a shipgirl, was also facing the dive-bombing of six skuas. Although it had received the signal sent by Bismarck's searchlight and began to evade, it was very reluctant to evade because of the tight time. What's more, the Hipper had no shipgirl, so the anti-aircraft firepower could not open fire when turning, so the group of skuas dived almost recklessly. Well, for the time being, we can't rely on the Hipper who can't protect herself, so we can only wish her good luck...

"Everyone hold on! Zeppelin, full starboard!"

Bismarck's voice came from Zeppelin's loudspeaker.

"The six Jaguars on the left are facing the crosswind, while there are nine Jaguars on the right, and they are diving with the wind. As for the six Jaguars on the left, the stability of the Jaguars is not very good. It is difficult to correct the wind deviation when bombing in the crosswind, and the hit rate will drop a lot. In addition, there are only four of them, and they are temporarily dispersed... But the nine Jaguars on the other side are more in number, so they are more threatening. However, the Jaguars have a maximum dive angle limit, and the flight deck is only about 30 meters wide. With the stability of the Jaguars, they may miss by drifting and rolling! So... that's it!"

After a quick judgment in his mind, Bismarck, who was already very experienced in actual combat, did not hesitate to steer the Zeppelin to make a full right turn.

The sharp turn caused the huge body of the aircraft carrier to draw an S-shape on the sea, which was composed of crescent-shaped arcs composed of the drifting hull.

The strong fluid resistance caused by the continuous turns caused the speed of the Zeppelin to suddenly drop from 30 knots to 21 knots.

Under the influence of strong centrifugal force, the hull quickly tilted from 20 degrees to the left to 20 degrees to the right. Many people fell to the ground due to the violent shaking. There were even two things that "swish" as if they were thrown off the deck and fell into the sea?

"Something fell into the sea!" Bismarck muttered.

Lütjens was standing next to Bismarck and heard this sentence clearly.

"Pay attention to avoidance, and don't worry about other things!" He said in a deep voice. No matter what it is, it is not as important as avoidance now.

"Yes!" Bismarck replied immediately with a serious expression.

I hope that's not some unlucky sailor. There's no time to search and rescue now...

The sharp turn caught the British planes off guard; they did not expect the warship below to turn suddenly.

Even more tragically, both groups of British aircraft either found themselves needing to correct for windage or discovered that their dive angles seemed a little insufficient.

The maximum dive angle of a dive bomber is strictly limited. Exceeding the designed dive angle will produce greater vertical acceleration, which will then bring greater air resistance.

Due to the limitations of the strength design of these aircraft, the aircraft's speed brakes and even wings will be torn off by air resistance, eventually causing the aircraft to lose balance and crash!

However, if you want to roll hastily to change the flight trajectory at high speed, the stability of the Jaguar is a bit poor - not to mention that every second is precious during a dive, and the slightest delay will result in the aircraft being unable to change course and being smashed to pieces!

The most important thing is that even if you really take the risk to do so, the aircraft will easily lose balance in such an extreme situation. In this case, let alone accurate bombing targets, it is already God's blessing that you don't crash! ---- After all, in 1940, the only dive bomber that could dive vertically at a 90-degree angle was the JU87 Stuka.

However, the British were also taking a desperate gamble. The several bombers that went into dive knew clearly that under such firepower density, they might not be able to return alive even if they canceled the dive.

Since both sides are death, it would be better for the British Empire to die.

The team of Jaguars on the left began to shake the joystick very hard to change their course, while the team of Jaguars on the right, led by the leader aircraft, actually lowered the angle a little bit and dived down madly at an angle beyond the design limit!

Faced with strong air resistance, every screw of the aircraft was shaking under the heavy load, and the speed exceeding the design limit made the already difficult-to-control aircraft even more difficult to control.

The increasingly large shaking indicated that the speed brakes and even the wings of the aircraft were about to be torn off by air resistance, and Bismarck and Tirpitz were manipulating the anti-aircraft guns of the two warships, and were also desperately shooting into the sky! Another Jaguar caught fire and lost control, and fell down in a spiral, dragging a long trail of black smoke.

However, under the desperate and determined control of the British carrier-based aircraft pilots, they did not retreat even though the threat of death was growing! Some pilots even gritted their teeth and put away the speed brakes. The jaguars holding the bombs were like wild horses that had broken free from their reins, and they ran straight into the flight deck of the Zeppelin like crazy!

The pilot looked at the flight deck getting closer and closer with a determined look of death, his face mad.

Let's die together! ! !

"Damn! There's a plane, aim at it!" Lütjens shouted as he looked through the window at the bomber getting closer and closer.

"I see! But it's a bit difficult now..." Bismarck said after looking at the situation.

Unfortunately, the center of gravity of the Zeppelin was relatively high, and the angle of the hull tilted greater when turning, making it more difficult to control. In addition, it was not their own hull. Even if Bismarck was a ship girl, it would be difficult for her to aim and shoot accurately in this situation.

and……

"Oops, the ship lost too much speed due to the continuous turns just now. It's a bit difficult to turn..."

Looking at the desperate Jaguar leader, even though Bismarck was already a veteran of battles, he couldn't help but panic. But he wasn't scared to death. In the Icelandic naval battle, two tankers came over. No matter how crazy the Jaguar's speed was, it couldn't be as terrifying as the 406 of the two tankers. Not to mention, those Jaguar's were like wild horses, and it was very difficult to control them due to the strong air resistance caused by their super high speed.

At this speed, they will collide in a dozen seconds at most...

"Well, it looks like we'll have to use the graze again..."

Seeing that the Zeppelin's heading angle was about to turn into the correct angle, and the British planes were already approaching, he had no choice but to use his own control ability to give it a try!

"Everyone! Hold on to the handrails! Our ship is about to evade!!"

Some British planes were hit by the fire snakes, but they still dived down madly. Especially the British lead plane that had already dived to 360 meters was basically determined, and dived down at a speed of miles per hour regardless of anything - and the speed was still increasing!

The speed exceeded the limit and the plane was almost unmanageable, but the British pilot still tried to keep the plane's dive trajectory pointing to the predicted point where the Zeppelin would turn. Although the violent shaking made it almost impossible for him to see anything, he just instinctively dived towards a certain point! 360! 390! 420! 450! ... The pointer on the speedometer increased rapidly, and the reflection of the glass on the dial reflected the hideous face of the British pilot.

Just when he was about to hit the flight deck, he was shocked to find that the damn aircraft carrier had made another sharp turn to the left without knowing when - and no matter the time, altitude, or the aircraft's maneuverability, it was no longer enough to make any adjustments...

The pilot's expression revealed despair, not despair about death, but despair about not being able to hit the target.

In less than two seconds, the out-of-control Jaguar flew past the edge of the deck on the port side of the Zeppelin aircraft carrier, almost sticking to the top of the bridge, and created a tall column of water next to the huge body of the Zeppelin.

The mine protection area near the left auxiliary engine room was blasted open by the violent explosion at close range, and some water entered. Although this did not cause any harm to the Zeppelin's hull.

Zeppelin, who was on the plane, suddenly frowned, felt a tingling sensation in his waist, and obviously liquid was oozing out.

Hull damage?

Zeppelin immediately asked Bismarck in his mind

"what happened?"

"I almost couldn't avoid a suicide attack by a plane." Bismarck said a little embarrassedly, "Are you okay?"

"My auxiliary engine room has some water in it." Zeppelin frowned and said, while locking the sight of a fighter plane in his hand.

"But it's nothing serious. I'm repairing it. Just pay attention."

"Yes, I will be careful." Bismarck said quickly.

"understood."

The skuas behind still rushed down regardless!

Although these Jaguars were almost out of control, and although Bismarck's Zeppelin dodged left and right, and although the crossfire between Bismarck and Tizi was very fierce, there was still no way to completely avoid such attacks. In Bismarck's perception, right above her, 1200 meters away, a Jaguar was diving down from this absolute blind spot!

It was not known whether it was luck or strength, but although the Jaguars were difficult to control at this speed, the two Jaguars that dived down desperately under the dense anti-aircraft fire were rushing very accurately towards the center line of the Zeppelin's route!

"Oh no! Steering hard to right immediately!"

Seeing that he couldn't avoid this wave, Bismarck made a quick decision and ordered the helmsman to intervene and stop the Zeppelin from turning full left. He tried his best to turn the Zeppelin back. Although it was too late and he couldn't hope to avoid it directly, he at least tried to rely on the change in the tilt angle caused by centrifugal force to prevent the Jaeger from directly blowing up the flight deck...

The speed dropped below 20 knots, and the higher center of gravity and strong inertia made it very difficult to turn the ship to the left. The helmsman in front had already turned the wheel to the bottom, and Bismarck standing in the back could only grit his teeth and desperately press the rudder, hoping to turn the Zeppelin aircraft carrier around as soon as possible! Ten seconds passed in a flash, and even if he tried very hard to help the Zeppelin change its course, it was just enough to turn the tilt of the hull around.

Moreover, it is difficult for the anti-aircraft gun to shoot accurately at such an extreme elevation angle! ! Although Tirpitz's 37mm anti-aircraft gun was firing madly at the Jaeger, the altitude... gave Bismarck and Tirpitz too little time to react. This one quickly rushed to Bismarck's eyes! The originally dull projection at this moment fiercely enveloped Bismarck's panicked pupils! !

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Chapter 219: Battle of Newcastle (End)

A height of 1200 meters is just a few seconds for the desperate skuas!

Bismarck opened his eyes wide, watching the roaring Falcon rushing down with a long cloud of smoke as if watching a slow motion.

Target Deck!

It's over, there's no escape.

Bismarck was clearly aware of this. With the speed that Zeppelin had now, it was no longer possible to make effective maneuvers. Unscientific evasive maneuvers such as "turning sideways" were impossible for a warship with a high center of gravity like Zeppelin.

After knowing that damage was inevitable, Bismarck immediately connected the ship-wide broadcast. Now she just hoped that the damage was not too serious, and that Zeppelin would not attack her...

"Bridge, starboard side of the foredeck, and fire zone in front of the hangar! Everyone hold on! Take cover!!"

Bismarck only had time to shout this over the ship's radio before the Skua hit the starboard side of the Zeppelin's bow.

Just like an extremely huge armor-piercing projectile, the Jaeger punched a hole in the location of the apron in front of the bridge, which was originally a 105MM anti-aircraft gun position. The powerful kinetic energy directly smashed through the 20MM flight deck armor, and then the wreckage of the fuselage mixed with the bomb under the belly exploded in the hangar...

A burst of fire shot up from under the deck, covering the sky and the sun, and instantly enveloped the entire bridge.

A dozen BF109Ts that had just been recovered and parked in front of the hangar waiting for repair and supplies were suddenly destroyed!