Bismarck

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Since the elite Spitfire and long-range P-40 fighters had fought in the opening ceremony and the first two waves of air raids, and now was the time when the main British aircraft fleet had just returned!

Moreover, the elite Spitfire fighters have always had a weakness that makes it difficult to create. There are not enough of them to block the sky over El Alamein! Although there are many fighters carrying out combat air patrols over the battlefield, except for a very small number of long-range P-40s, most of them are just some Hurricane fighters as a transition...

Even the nearest Borg el-Arab Airport would take five minutes to reach a sufficient altitude after takeoff! And more importantly, Borg el-Arab Airport was very well within the range of the main guns of the battleship Tirpitz! !

"Lindemann! It seems that there are several fighter jets that want to take off urgently at the British airport over there..." Tizi tugged at Lindemann's clothes and spoke weakly, while glancing in the direction of Borg el-Arab Airport with a very fierce look.

Lindeman looked at the pink-haired otaku girl who was always lazy, gluttonous and afraid of trouble with some surprise. It seemed that this was a rare experience for her. She actively asked for an attack?

Maybe he is annoyed by the British this time!

He glanced at the radar screen, "Tizi! The air force is coming! Wait until I order the anti-aircraft gunners to take shelter, and you prepare to bombard the runway at Borg el-Arab!"

“Hmm…” Tizi nodded slightly, somewhat weakly. There was nothing he could do. When Lindman got serious and gritted his teeth, he was still very domineering…

It turns out that Lindemann is actually so fierce...Isn't it obvious at ordinary times...

A little scared...

Although Lindeman himself didn't feel it, he just wondered why Grape, who had always been competitive with him, was now a little afraid of him...which made him feel unexpectedly cute?

Finally, Lindeman couldn't resist the urge and reached out to touch the pink hair on top of Tizi's head.

Grapes, who was a little scared at first, was stunned...

"Alright, alright, Tirpitz, get ready to work!" Lindemann, who still had no feeling, just touched Grapes casually. He didn't feel any change at all, but he still patted Grapes's hair and continued carelessly: "Order! From now on! Anti-aircraft gunners must enter the bunker within one minute! Prepare to bombard the Borg el-Arab base! Also, helmsman, turn left!"

"The helmsman understands!"

"Gunner understands!"

"Ah... yes! Yes!" Ti Zi, who was still a little dazed, nodded his head quickly when he heard the answers shouted out by the gunner and the helmsman.

Lindemann even had the illusion that the cute and obedient little Beizhai from the Icelandic naval battle had returned...

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A round of 380 high-explosive bombs, with incredible accuracy, educated several Spitfire fighters that were lined up at the end of the Borg el-Arab runway and were trying to take off urgently!

As long as there is no Spitfire causing trouble, the Hurricane and P109 are no match for the BF-40 fighter!

In just a split second, the P40 and Hurricane's defenses were broken through by the BF-109s! The grinning German warhawks rushed towards the British bombers that were speeding towards the Tirpitz battleship in a long formation of four!

The British Royal Air Force was collectively stunned on the spot!

Although the P40 had a certain dive, it had no speed advantage in catching up with the BF109 after being thrown off! As for the Hurricane, whose rear half was still covered with canvas, it was even worse - in fact, the most common thing the Hurricane did in the North African battlefield was to hang a 40mm cannon to attack tanks...

Only a few bombers at the front of the bomber column struggled to fly above the Hamster minesweeper. The angry British bombardiers looked at the projection of the huge battleship in the sight and estimated the bombing distance in their minds. However, before they rushed to the bombing distance, the battleship, which was pouring fire on the coastal target, instantly switched to air defense mode!

The dense smoke of proximity-fuzed VT bombs instantly engulfed the leader of the British fleet! As soon as the leader died, the wingmen around him, who used the leader's route as a reference, suddenly became confused in the precise and dense rain of bullets. At this time, the battleship Tirpitz began to turn left...

"The bombing was avoided! We suffered no casualties!"

Listening to his men's report on the battle situation, Lindmann smiled slightly, shouted to the helmsman "Full right rudder!", and gently touched the hamster's hair.

After all, the battleship turned so quickly that it must have caused "trouble" for Tizi again.

But, there is no time to give her candy now...

In the sky, taking advantage of the gap when the British reinforcement aircraft had not yet arrived, the fighters of the 27nd Squadron of JG Wing briefly drove away the British aircraft that were as annoying as flies!

Without the threat of aircraft, Rommel, who was in the "bunker" of tank wreckage, also issued the pre-arranged orders upon seeing the situation.

The British troops who had broken away from their positions were still charging, and artillery fire came down on them like a storm!

On the battleship Tirpitz, which was turning back and forth in a Z shape, the 381 main guns and 150 secondary guns continued to fire at the British positions in the Alamein battlefield without stopping for a moment!

Relying on the battleship Tirpitz's ability to observe the battlefield within 20 nautical miles, the battleship Tirpitz's bombardment accuracy and timing are insanely accurate!

The heavy artillery regiment deployed by the British on the position of the 150st Armored Division was being attacked by fire as it was relocating its position according to the regulations! And those firepower points that continued to resist in the artillery positions were also hit one by one by the mm guns!

And it wasn't just Tizi. The thirty heavy artillery pieces of the African Corps' Grati Heavy Artillery Regiment, as well as the remaining field artillery, also spoke out!

Although it is far inferior to the 150mm naval gun's maximum range of 23 kilometers and a firing rate of 6-8 rounds per minute, because dozens of cannons are firing at the same time, the instantaneous lethality to the target is actually stronger than that of the naval gun!

After all, soldiers from any country are not stupid. Those who haven't run to the bunker within 20 seconds after the first shell falls are either extremely stupid or can never run again...

The first echelon of British troops was held tightly by the German army in the trenches! The second wave of British troops that rushed out of the position to attack, broke away from the protection of the position, and were beaten to death on the spot by the overwhelming artillery fire!

The entire British army's offensive suddenly stagnated! Some people even began to prepare to withdraw, allowing artillery and aircraft to continue to sweep the ground!

but...

The British troops who were preparing to retreat saw a terrifying scene...

The Germans actually took the initiative to attack! Moreover, these German soldiers actually acted like local tyrants!

Some were riding cars, some were riding tanks! Soon, this group of German soldiers with abnormal movement speed fought together with the British troops over there!

More than 300 cars, more than enough to accommodate more than 3,000 people!

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"Report! The Germans have taken the initiative to attack! They are too close to us. Aircraft and artillery can't attack them except for their rear guard!"

In the British headquarters, the signalman reported the bad news to Auchinleck. Auchinleck was a little surprised, but still asked: "Who did they attack? The 1st Armored Division?"

In Auchinleck's opinion, although the 90st Armored Division was hiding behind the Aranhafa Mountains and preparing to attack the German th Light Division, it also had to deal with Rommel's main force, which meant it was under pressure from both ends.

Not to mention that if Rommel and the 90th Light Division were connected, he would be able to restore a stable logistical supply line. Moreover, the flanks relied on the Alanhafa Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea, so even if the troops were absolutely inferior, they could still hold on firmly. So according to general opinion, if Rommel and the 90th Light Division used this place as the main attack point to strive for a reunion, there would be no problem.

but……

"General, they are attacking the 7th Armored Division!" the communications soldier said angrily.

Even someone as gentle as Auchinleck couldn't help but feel a little confused at this moment...

Rommel is...

Taking a look at the map, the situation where the 1st Armored Division, the 7th Armored Division, and the 6th Australian Division were lined up from north to south has undergone obvious changes on the battlefield!

The Australian 90th Division has moved to the rear of the Afrika Korps position, which is the southwest of the entire battlefield; and the st Armored Division has to defend against the th Light Division in the north, and withstand the main force of the Afrika Korps in the south. Most importantly, it is also under artillery suppression from the battleship Tirpitz, and it cannot move for a while!

You know, although the German army has fewer troops, the quality of their tanks is at least one or two levels higher than ours! Although the American M3 Grant tank has a 75mm tank gun, it is a riveted hull! And Britain's own Matilda 2 and Valentine are also slow infantry tanks with poor firepower... Even if it is a modified No. 50 tank with a long-barreled mm gun, the tanks under his command may not be able to defeat it! Not to mention the No. !

And now we are facing head-on...

In a head-on attack, without bunker protection, the advantage in quantity alone cannot offset the advantage in quality! (PS: The so-called "head-on confrontation between destroyers and battleships" refers to the combat effectiveness of the tanks of the British and German armies in 41. In the Battle of El Alamein a year later, the British army used a large number of M4 Sherman tanks, which were superior to the German tanks in quality...)

Moreover, if the offensive state was caught, the tanks of both sides would be intertwined, and they would not dare to fire artillery or air strikes at all! !

Let's look at the rear of the 7th Armored Division...Except for the defense of the 2nd New Zealand Division at the port of Alexandria, and the airport guard company and engineering company at Borg el-Arab Airport, which together amounted to half a battalion and only had light weapons, there was nothing in the nearly 60-kilometer distance! !

The Nile Delta is actually a swamp! Except for a limited number of roads, more than 40,000 people from three divisions are now crowded on a few main roads... That is to say, it will take at least a few hours for the reinforcements of the three divisions to arrive! !

In an instant, Auchinleck understood everything!

This bold fox! Is he trying to...

Directly penetrate the 7th Armored Division! Assault on Alexander! ?

Ps: There seems to be a lollipop~

I can prove that there is absolutely no water in Big Sister. I was too tired last night so I didn't update

Chapter 462: Lütjens’ determination!

"Report! The commander sent a telegram! He said that reinforcements will be coming and ordered us to deal with the British minelayers first!"

On the bridge of the aircraft carrier Zeppelin, Bangtai and Zeppelin, who had just returned, looked at the telegram brought by the communications staff and looked at each other.

"Reinforcements? Deal with the minelayers first? Wouldn't it take at least two or three days? They're here so soon? Do you want me to ask Bismarck?" Seeing Bontai's face full of question marks like his own, Zeppelin said with a frown.

"No need to ask, this order is true. But..." Looking at the chart, his Zeppelin fleet was heading northwest at 315 degrees, and the British minesweepers were being driven away by the firepower of Major General Dazzara's Abruzzi light cruiser, which was also heading parallel to him at 315 degrees. Bonte's brows were furrowed even more tightly...

"The commander should be talking about the fleet of the Italian allies. Although I don't believe they will come so quickly, mines are troublesome. If the commander wants to clear the minelayers in advance to ensure the safety of the waterway, it makes sense... But if that's the case, the problem is even more serious..."

"Eh? What do you say?"

"It's not difficult to blow up the minelayer, but it's difficult to ensure the safety of the route. Their cruisers only retreated temporarily and didn't go far. And although their aircraft carrier lost more than 20 planes, it is still combat-capable... The most important thing is that the commander and Bismarck are now heading to the Gulf of El Alamein! That is the British base in North Africa! "

At this point, Bangtai turned around and asked the staff officer, "How many planes do we have left that can be deployed? Count them!"

“报告！刚才我们一共损失了8架BF-109,7架FW-190和2架JU-87,另外有9架BF-109,12架FW-190和4架JU-87重伤。天上还有一个FW-190中队十二架战斗机在巡逻...我们现在还有5架BF-109，18架FW-190，以及17架JU-87，一共四十架飞机可以出动!”

Soon, the statistical report was delivered! Seeing this cruel injury ratio, everyone's brows were no longer happy!

The Zeppelin was fully loaded with 110 aircraft, with 96 aircraft still on board when it set sail, but now its combat effectiveness has been lost to this extent!

but...

Long before setting out to sea, Lutjens had mobilized everyone!

After all, just one day ago, at the mobilization meeting, everyone still remembered the captain's speech... Even if they recalled it a little, they could recall every word the captain said at that time, even every expression...

"...The Mediterranean Fleet is in a very dangerous situation!"

"The German Empire must first get rid of the extremely large Soviet Russia in order to ensure the safety of the empire on the entire European continent..."

"So our strategy in this direction is not the focus of the headquarters! It is also destined that there will not be a lot of supplies and other materials. We can only rely on ourselves!"

"The Mediterranean is also an important hub for the British sea power theory to control sea transportation lines! The British will never lose this place, and a decisive battle is inevitable!"

"...Now the United States has a very obvious tendency to join the war. In the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, shiploads of supplies are being shipped to Britain and the Soviet Union! As early as a year ago, our interception operation was blocked by American aircraft carriers! Half a year ago, we also saw American-made carrier-based aircraft in the battle with British aircraft carriers!...The United States has a huge territory! Rich resources! Developed industry! And it lives far away in the American continent! They are continuously providing supplies, and may even personally take part in the battle. Our enemies are becoming stronger and stronger!"

"...I know everyone is working very hard. I know the supplies are insufficient. Even the Bismarck and Tirpitz are so wounded that they have not had time to repair their bodies yet! But! If we don't concentrate all our efforts and fight to the death before the situation gets worse, we will never have a chance to break out of this Mediterranean bathtub that is blocked at both ends!"

"...Alexandria is the main base of the British Navy in the eastern Mediterranean! Although they also have Haifa and Said, as well as other large ports in the Red Sea and even the Indian Ocean, within a radius of 3,000 kilometers, only here has facilities for repairing large warships!"

"...I have informed the Führer, the Berlin headquarters, and the Italian allies! As long as we capture Alexandria and drive away the British Mediterranean Fleet's battleships, we can greatly improve the situation on the North African battlefield! Everyone should understand that this is actually our only chance to break out of the siege!"

"...So! Our combat goal this time is to protect the African Legion at all costs and capture Alexandria! No matter how heavy the losses are! No matter how difficult the task is! We must accomplish our goal!"

Yeah...but...

The losses were heavy, the missions were long, and as for the promised Italian allies, it was not certain whether they would come...

But, everyone has no choice...

"Order, send a squadron of dive bombers to deal with their minelayers, and then the entire fleet will turn 180 degrees!" Bonte hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind...

"El Alamein cannot be without any aircraft support! Let's go back to El Alamein!"

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"Rush!!"

"kill!!"

The morning sun shone all over the earth. Amid the flames of war and the roar of tracks, sixty tanks of the African Corps and one hundred and fifty tanks of the British Seventh Armored Division collided with each other on the edge of the Sahara Desert and the Nile Delta like Mars hitting the Earth!

Sparks flew everywhere!

Although the British army had more tanks, they were no match in frontal combat!

Neither the 2-pound gun nor the American 37mm tank gun could do anything to the German Panzer III and Panzer IV modified models! Basically, when a shell hits them, at most you can hear a "clang" sound...Whether it is the German 50mm long-barreled gun or the 75mm tank gun, the damage to the Allied tanks is much greater than this!

British tanks were somewhat better, after all, they were infantry tanks with solid armor. The Matilda II tank had a front thickness of 2 to 50 millimeters, which could even withstand the armor-piercing shells of the German Type 65 long-barreled mm gun at medium distances. Although the Valentine had only millimeters of armor, its low body was not so easy to be discovered and hit.

But the American M3 Grant tank was in a bad way! It was over three meters tall, and although the armor looked thick, it was riveted. Even if the armor was not penetrated by a single shot, the flying rivets inside the vehicle could turn seven people in the vehicle into a common iron coffin! Although the 75mm hull-mounted howitzer was theoretically able to threaten the front of the Panzer IV, but...

You have to survive and be able to turn the front of your vehicle towards the German tanks!

It's not some "M120 Sherman with 1mm fin-stabilized armor-piercing discarding sabot shells firing rounds per minute" monster.

On the contrary, the German tank soldiers became more and more motivated as the fighting went on!

"What the hell is this!"

"Hey, what is that? It's a live target! It's specially given to us for target practice..."

"Wait! The enemy tanks are firing! Be careful!..."

Before he finished speaking, he felt the tank body shake and heard a loud "bang". He looked inside and outside the tank and found that there was no problem except that his ears were still ringing.

In the British tanks facing us, the commander, gunner, loader, and driver were all dumbfounded...

In front of the powerful German tanks, the British army soon became overwhelmed. However, the British army was well-trained and did not abandon the courage of the red lobster soldiers to fight for the world's best. With the self-sacrifice of a few rearguard troops, the remaining British troops began to retreat towards the position little by little, covering each other.

Right on the British position, one anti-tank gun after another that had not been dragged up during the previous attack was dragged into the ingeniously designed and concealed British bunker: the thick reinforced concrete bunker wall on the front was reinforced with earth and stones and camouflaged with sand, with a gun position on each side, which could both shoot forward and attack the two wings; a passage was dug in the middle for the artillery to move back and forth and for personnel to hide, so the artillery could be freely dragged to move the gun position, and there was even a reserved exit; in addition to the reserved entrances and exits, the sides and the back were basically reinforced concrete protective walls; finally, it was built with reinforced concrete and then covered with camouflaged earth, which was enough to defend against direct hits from 150mm artillery shells and near-miss attacks from 500KG armor-piercing shells; there were even sub-bunkers for cover around it!

But... the bombardment of the battleship Tirpitz was itself extremely unscientific...

Especially since the Rhine Exercise, during this period, from the preparation period before the breakthrough of Gibraltar until now, Bismarck has been dragging the lazy Grapes to modify the shells. Now in Grapes' main gun armor-piercing shells, although there are only 50 to 60 high-explosive shells left, there are many modified guided shells among the 500 to 600 armor-piercing shells!