Bismarck

Lindemann actually laughed. What kind of personality does this Grape have? Others may not know, but after being the captain for more than a year, doesn't he know?

"Also, ask someone to send the contact telegram with the aircraft group. I'm too lazy to bother with such a small matter!" Tizi leaned his head on the cushion, then stretched out his hand and waved it, actually continuing to ask for candy... ?

"Okay, okay, isn't it just a report of the situation..." Looking at the battleship that could only be serious for three seconds, Lindmann could only smile bitterly and hand over another bag of candy.

Although, to be honest, Lindeman has always wanted to complain about the "Why is my sister so unlovable" relationship between him and Tizi...but he still has to continue to stroke the hamster's fur and give it a good beating.

After all, it would be dawn soon, and there were sixteen British torpedo boats waiting ahead...

And among the German carrier-based aircraft that just took off...

"Brothers, the British are prepared! It looks like we have to switch to a strong attack - although I don't know how they took off in advance, but at this light, we can still fight at high altitude! Now, Novotny, your BF109 will be in charge of the high altitude, Rudolf, you rush down to bomb the area, and everyone else will join me in occupying the middle altitude - start now, everyone! Climb high!"

Barr's unique voice, with a hint of cynicism, echoed in the close-range tactical channel of the German aircraft group...

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The news that Baldu received from the radio was naturally received by Zeppelin as well.

Although I don’t know why the hamster didn’t tell me on WIFI, I guess it’s just because it’s lazy?

Well... Zeppelin still understands this grape who looks arrogant but is actually just a tough guy.

On the bridge of the USS Zeppelin, Bontai watched the flight deck still busy with work under the dim sidelights.

Another batch of fighter planes were brought onto the flight deck to cover the cover aircraft sent by Bismarck and Tirpitz after daybreak. Now it was less than half an hour before daybreak, and these planes should take off soon...

"…The enemy cruiser is at our four o'clock position, 36500 meters away, and their speed is slower than ours, so it is basically impossible for them to catch up with us." Beside Bangtai, Zeppelin was reporting the battlefield situation meticulously in her cold voice.

"only……"

"The real danger is the three God-class minelayers in the north whose speed is not lower than ours and they are keeping a distance of 25 kilometers to monitor our whereabouts, right?" Looking at the fighter jets neatly arranged on the flight deck, making final preparations for battle.

Ten BF109s and eight FW190s.

After this batch was sent out, Zeppelin was left with only the last seventeen FW190s and twenty-five JU87s.

Bangtai glanced at Zeppelin. This sortie rate was one of the highest among aircraft carriers in the world.

Now, Bontai is no longer an aircraft carrier layman. Bontai knows very well that if Bismarck had not worked with her, she would have asked Zeppelin to remove the 150-meter gun frame when the Zeppelin was finally launched and outfitted, and then made a large outward flare on the flight deck, and even moved the center line of the runway slightly to the left.

Because of this outboard drift, the Zeppelin has a much wider hull than other countries' current aircraft carriers, which can accommodate both the runway and the maintenance area, allowing it to prepare the second batch of aircraft more quickly!

A small question mark appeared on Zeppelin's forehead after being looked at. However, he continued to report the situation meticulously: "Well... the location of the British aircraft carrier Indomitable and the light aircraft carrier Hermes is still unclear, but Cunningham will definitely not let them sit idle... Wait, they are here!"

"Hmm? Did you find it?" Bangtai's eyes narrowed.

"Well, slightly north of due east, 100 kilometers away, at an altitude of about , with forty planes! The direction... seems to be heading towards us!" Zeppelin nodded expressionlessly and saluted.

"Captain, I request to lead the attack!"

"Permission to attack!" Bangtai returned the salute in the same serious manner.

Bangtai knew very well that although all his pilots were elite soldiers and some had shot down fifty or even eighty planes so far, everyone knew that the real key to the Zeppelin's air combat capability was actually Zeppelin herself!

Because only Zeppelin has that terrifying air command ability! It can make our fleet as efficient as possible through organization and coordination to face the enemy aircraft that have a numerical advantage in almost every battle!

Especially... in the Alamein area, with the addition of aircraft carriers, the British now have a huge numerical advantage of seven hundred and eighty to three hundred and seventy!

Especially... Zeppelin's mission is very tight! Very tight!

Suppress the airport, fleet air defense, and organize a counterattack air strike against the British fleet as much as possible, as well as prepare backup fighters... Not to mention, the core position of the British, such as Alexander, is also under great pressure on the battlefield!

The current fleet operation has reached its limit!

"I will do my best to take care of the Zeppelin aircraft carrier and ensure its safety. Just go ahead and fight!"

Looking at his partner in front of him, the battleship projection that was as serious and responsible as himself, Bangtai said these words seriously.

Although she is not a human, she is the aircraft carrier of the Greater German Empire under her feet! She is her comrade and partner who fights on the battlefield with her!

"Well! Leave the matters in heaven to me!!"

Zeppelin smiled and nodded, accepted the salute promptly, turned around and walked away.

Needless to say, this is trust in comrades and partners!

it is more than words!

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"Wow... this Persian cat is really powerful!"

With a loud bang and a violent vibration, Bismarck fired another shell from a distance of 6 kilometers, hitting the side of the Warspite, easily smashing through the upper armor of only 152 inches, and a gun turret burst into smoke and flames on the spot! In the command tower of the Warspite, it was Cunningham who supported Secretary Bailey, who was holding her waist and almost fell.

"How is it? Are you okay?"

"It's okay..." After all, even the name was a disdain for the hardships of the battle, and Secretary Belle shook her head almost with a flick of her head. In her beautiful but resolute eyes, she reflected the distant view of a ship that was fighting one against three, with thick smoke billowing all over it, but was still firing desperately against the backdrop of the war sky at dawn.

It had only been ten minutes since the start of the battle, but under the tremendous pressure of the battle, both Cunningham and Warspite felt as if ten hours had passed! This was the fourth time the Bismarck had been hit, but the counterattack was still fierce! Warspite, her sister Queen Elizabeth, and Warspite's sister Warrior had all hit Bismarck, but they had also suffered from her fierce counterattack!

Warspite's rear bridge and side secondary gun turrets were hit by two shells, and Queen Elizabeth's rear deck was also hit by one shell. The most unlucky Warrior was even hit by the counterattack and a front main turret was knocked off! If the sailors in the turret hadn't reacted quickly and opened the sea valve directly, it would have almost exploded! !

Until now, Warspite could still "see" the shocking gap above the ring of Warrior's No. 2 main turret, which was surrounded by darkness and from which thick smoke was still billowing out from time to time.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but I feel like I saw a mother cat protecting her cubs…

but…

"Bismarck, you stay here today!" War-weary gritted his teeth, and in his left and right pupils, several radar images and crosshairs-like projections appeared on Bismarck's figure under the cannonball sky...

These line segments, which looked like the aiming lines of the battleship's main gun fire control system, and the shadows of Bismarck, reflected on the crystal-like pupils of Secretary Bailey's ship, seemed to change slightly in an instant, as if the firing director was adjusting the parameters - the next second, as if in a double shot, eight huge balls of brilliant flames flashed one after another at the positions of the front and rear main turrets, accompanied by two loud bangs, and rose into the sky from the eight main guns of the Warspite!

"For the glory of the Royal Navy! For revenge for Hood! - Bismarck, you die!"

After the Warspite opened fire, the Queen Elizabeth and Warrior following behind her, under the command of the Warspite's new firing clock, fired at the Bismarck separately according to the given parameters and tactics - the Warrior, which was trailing at the rear and relatively farthest away, fired slightly closer to the front of the Bismarck, while the Queen Elizabeth was farther away from the Bismarck!

(Ship C flagship position night battle two combos + ship R skill Royal Glory + ship R skill Revenge + historical attack mode radar guidance + historical attack mode double wing ship Z-shaped clamp shooting!!!)

The flight time of a shell twenty-six kilometers away is only sixty seconds, which seems so short and yet so long...

Soon, even though the distance was still far, against the backdrop of dawn and night, the British fleet saw several fireballs exploding from the Bismarck!

And War-weary could see it even more clearly - even though they were more than 20 kilometers apart!

The Bismarck was hit by three shells in a row! One shell knocked off a secondary turret and a 105 anti-aircraft turret, and another shell destroyed the backup fire control director on the top of the rear bridge! And the last shell, fired by itself, was a relic that was originally only available on the Hood. Under the terrifying speed and penetration of the latest 381mm CRH8 armor-piercing shells with a unique color, it easily penetrated the front armor of the Bismarck's No. main gun, which was said to have been strengthened and had no flaws! Then, less than a second later, there was a violent explosion and shaking in the turret!

Bismarck's No. 3 main turret is finished!!

Chapter 454: The power of the elders!

At 4:50 in the morning...

Bismarck, outside Alexandria, felt the pressure...

After all, the Warspite is the flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, a veteran ship girl, and she is also here with her two sister ships in a three-on-one fight.

In just five minutes, Bismarck had been hit by seven or eight shells! Especially the last one, which hit three shells in a row and destroyed one of its main turrets.

As soon as the main turret was destroyed, thick smoke rose up. Even though the damage control team quickly rushed to put out the fire, the feeling was still clearly transmitted to Bismarck's brain.

It hurts!

Bismarck lost his balance and fell to the ground. His left hand was in so much pain that he couldn't exert much strength.

"Damn it, I got shot so quickly..."

Bismarck gritted his teeth and said bitterly that he was always injured in every battle and it had become a habit, but this level of injury was still uncomfortable.

The captain reached out a strong hand and pulled Bismarck up. At the same time, Lütjens shouted to the communications staff who had just gotten up, "Order, release the electronic jammer! Put up the smoke and be ready to launch a torpedo strike at any time!"

"Yes!" The communications officer took the order and went down. The captain turned his head and looked at Bismarck, and the first thing he asked was: How is it? Can you hold on?"

When Bismarck looked up, he saw Lütjens's gloomy expression. He would habitually ask this question every time Bismarck was injured.

But both he and Bismarck knew clearly that they had to persevere even if they couldn't, because victory was only possible at the last moment of every battle.

If you give up, you will be sunk.

Lütjens's consolation was always the same, and Bismarck's answer was always the same.

Bismarck gritted his teeth and said, "It's okay! I can still fight!"

Before he finished speaking, the main gun roared! Amidst the huge thunder, a round of counterattack shells smashed in the direction of War-weary!

I have had to break out of desperate situations many times, and this time is no exception!

"Sister! How are you?"

An anxious voice also came from the WIFI. It was Tirpitz!

Bismarck looked back hastily without having time to see the flames and black smoke rising from the Warspite that was hit. Tizi was currently firing 150mm guns at the British heavy artillery positions on the shore, while also using 105mm anti-aircraft guns to fire high-explosive shells with VT fuses at the approaching torpedo boats.

Some torpedo boats have even begun to launch torpedoes at long distances according to certain tactical coordination, as if to force the ship to turn in a fixed direction, so that other torpedo boats can concentrate their firepower and fire torpedoes at the new course that is difficult to change after the ship turns.

At the same time, Zeppelin's voice came over: "Bismarck! Are you okay?"

"…Hu…I'm fine…Mind your own business, I'm fine…Tizi, watch out for the torpedoes…" Hearing the concerned inquiries from Tizi and Zeppelin, the injured Bismarck gritted his teeth and answered. But just as he was speaking, there was a loud bang, and the bow deck was hit by another shell!

The surging sea water and the waves poured in from the holes in the bow that had been beaten into a hornet's nest. The cold sea water immediately poured over Bismarck's head and face.

It's cool and should be very comfortable in this hot summer.

But, it's obviously not a good thing.

The poor damage control team had not yet finished one place and had to go to another.

Closing rate 580 meters/minute, distance meters, azimuth degrees to starboard... While silently reciting the bombardment parameters, Bismarck's eyes were fixed on the direction of the Warspite! In her eyes, the same sighting line and radar display screen projection appeared. In her optical and radar dual fire control eyes, she had firmly locked onto the British flagship, the most threatening enemy battleship, the Warspite!

"If those two ships were not under your command, at this distance..." Bismarck murmured, but the suppressed anger finally erupted into bursts of heavy artillery roars:

"So you're the one I'm going to hit! War-weary, go to hell!"

Although there were only six main guns left to fire back, the fierce counterattack of the Persian cat did not show that it was seriously injured! After two loud bangs, more than 24,300 meters away, two balls of fire burst out almost simultaneously on the No. 1 main turret and the main mast of the War-weary! After the flames dissipated, the No. 1 front main turret of the War-weary was completely silenced, and the radar on the top of the main mast was also blown away into the sea more than 100 meters away!

The firepower of the battleship HMS Warspite, whose main turret was destroyed, was suddenly stifled by the two hits fired by the Bismarck who fought to the death!

However, behind Warspite, there was the Queen Elizabeth, which was pouring out firepower at full force under the guidance of her fire control firing clock, and the Warrior, which was also injured and lost two main guns but still insisted on the battle line! With a loud bang, the tail of the Bismarck was hit hard by another 381mm shell!

The two sides started to exchange blows back and forth, and it became a matter of time to see who would give up first.

The target of War-weariness is Bismarck, and Bismarck’s target is naturally War-weariness as well.

"Report to the Commander! The Bismarck's stern was hit! The steering gear seems to be stuck! It is being repaired now!" Soon, the damage control team's report was reported to Lütjens.

Bismarck was simply too tired to complain. Was he born to have his rudder damaged?

Who could tell her why she was hit there again?

Is it fun?

"I understand... keep fighting!" Lütjens looked at Bismarck helplessly.

In this situation, we can only continue fighting, what else can we do?

"Isn't it just that the steering gear is stuck! Why does a battleship need to dodge? A battleship without dodging has the strongest attack power..." Bismarck's grinning look made Lütjens laugh.

"This is common sense in gunnery, Captain!"

However, even though this was said in a joking tone, the content was really moving. Unknowingly, Bismarck's fighting will had completely erupted.

"I understand." He nodded.

The vibrations coming from under his feet and the roar of the main guns firing, even though most of them were blocked by the cabin, still continued to tell him, the captain, the pride of a battleship.

The battleship Bismarck was still holding on, and it seemed as if she would hold on until the very last moment.

All the crew members on the Bismarck believed that they would eventually win.

Unfortunately, War-weary on the other side thought the same thing.

The one on the opposite side is the one who is tired of war and is an elder!

There was also a ship girl named Warspite who had recovered and continued to fire at the Bismarck! A round of artillery fire came down on the Bismarck with great accuracy. Although she gritted her teeth and tried to wipe away this round of barrage, another main gun shell hit the main armor belt in the middle!

Another 150-barrel turret was like a decapitated head, flying into the air amidst the explosion of flames! A huge gap appeared shockingly on the waterline, and seawater continued to pour in as the warship sailed! Even the internal dome armor had cracks and leaks under the powerful 381mm green-headed Sheridan charge CRH8 armor-piercing explosive shells!

"The hull is tilted 3.5 degrees, the speed has dropped 0.8 knots, and the boiler room is flooded to a small extent. The damage control team is repairing it..."

Bismarck, grabbing the back of the captain's chair and trying to look normal, soon launched an attack on Warspite.

She was actually shaking from the pain and could only use this method to alleviate the symptoms.

But just as they launched their angry counterattack, another round of bombardment from three British battleships came like a meteor...

Although it was an old battleship, the Warspite was indeed an elder who had experienced hundreds of battles and could still talk and laugh. Its bombardment tactics could even be described as gorgeous and fierce! With the two sister ships under the command of Warspite, the three-to-one advantage and the barrage of bullets, although Bismarck fought back desperately, it was still suppressed to the point where it could hardly raise its head!