Bismarck

And at this moment, these trainings are showing their value...

A Spitfire fighter bit another FW-190 loaded with bombs, and the blazing fire net of the four Hispano cannons hit the aircraft skin with a sharp sound - with heavy bombs hanging, the FW-190 could not get rid of the Spitfire. If the FW-190 was not so strong, this FW-190 might really be destroyed!

Even so, the fighter planes without rear machine guns still made these pilots who were used to flying dive bombers feel insecure...

"(Dududududu…) Where is the fighter jet? Help!"

"Hold on! We're coming!"

A BF-109 fighter plane that came to reinforce shot down the Spitfire that had been closely following the FW-190 in front of it, and rescued the FW-190, which was already riddled with bullets, from the fierce fire net of the Spitfire's four-door Hispano.

"Hoo...Hoo...Thank you so much, I thought I was going to fall off..."

The dive bomber pilot was still panting, and it was obvious that he was still frightened.

but……

"That's nothing... Oops! Get out of the way! The enemy battleship is firing!"

Before the fighter pilot who was being thanked could even say a few polite words, fireworks suddenly flashed one after another, like machine gun fire, from the two huge monsters and four destroyers blocking the aircraft carrier more than ten kilometers away!

The MK-12 127mm/38x twin-mounted naval guns of the new American battleships are equipped with MK37 firing directors and MK12 fire control radars, use VT fuses, manually load mechanical bombs, and have a maximum firing rate of 22 rounds/minute. The effective range to air is 11.4 kilometers, and the turret rotation speed reaches 25 degrees/second! The most terrifying thing is that with such firepower, each American battleship has five guns on one side! - If the anti-aircraft firepower of the four destroyers with only simple fire control systems and gun-mounted anti-aircraft guns is not a big problem, then the five-inch machine guns of the two American battleships are also a very powerful and troublesome opponent even for the FW-190 with a very solid fuselage!

Not to mention, the Indefatigable aircraft carrier itself also has eight 114mm anti-aircraft guns with VT fuses on each side...

The sixteen FW-190s, facing such fierce anti-aircraft fire, suddenly felt like Alexander...

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"Spread out! Spread out! Everybody spread out!"

Bismarck grabbed the microphone and shouted to his two sisters and Bonte - Zeppelin was now flying a fighter jet to intercept the British carrier-based attack aircraft that were attacking at low altitude, and her main body was now being driven by Bonte.

Immediately, a reply came from the radio station:

"This is Lindemann, copy!"

"Bontay received!"

"Sister, sister, we got it! Eugen will fight well! Don't worry!"

After hearing Eugen's cute answer, Lütjens almost spit out the coffee he had just drunk...

Still so cute on the battlefield, Top, can you protect your heavy cruiser...

But there is no other way, there are too many enemy planes...

There were only twelve fighter planes that intercepted, and they were still tightly entangled by the Spitfires. Although they were also trying their best to attack the fifty or sixty British bombers, up to now, there were only about forty-five British bombers left that were about to break into their air defense firepower circle!

They have even split into two teams now, obviously planning to use the comb tactics of encirclement and pincer attack!

On the sea and sky line in the distance, two "walls" of bombers that had lowered their altitude in exchange for acceleration were lined up and were rushing towards him from two directions at a speed visible to the naked eye!

"Enemy aircraft speed 120 m/s! Azimuth and o'clock! Distance km!... Fighter temporarily disengaged! Main guns loaded with proximity fuze high-explosive shells!... Target enemy aircraft group at o'clock, fire!!"

With a clear shout from Secretary Bismarck, the main guns of the Bismarck battleship spoke! And along with her, the eight 380mm main guns of the Tirpitz battleship spoke!

Sixteen 380mm VT fuze high-explosive bombs were fired at the oncoming British aircraft group!

It takes thirty seconds for a shell to fly 20 kilometers, but this time is fleeting for a bomber! The bombers, which were carrying heavy bombs and torpedoes and arranged in a line, could not escape such firepower coverage! Two groups of fire covering a radius of meters lit up on the sea and sky line, and immediately four or five planes fell into the sea with black smoke!

but……

The battleship's main turret rotates too slowly, and has a minimum range limit. The most optimistic estimate is that it can only fire one more round...

The other group of bombers at four o'clock depends on Eugen's 203... and the width of the British fleet on the opposite side seems to be getting wider...

This is to reduce the probability of being killed as much as possible!

Bismarck spat secretly.

Behind him, there was a burst of artillery fire that was much clearer than his main guns. The main guns of Prince Eugen also began to fire at the group of aircraft at the four o'clock direction! Although... the killing range of the 203 main guns was much smaller than that of his and Tizi's 380 main guns...

However, with the support of vt, it should be okay.

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The sound of ping-pong spread throughout the cockpit. Ace pilots like Rudel, Engels, and Helbisi, as well as ordinary dive bomber pilots, all lowered their heads, tightly grasped the joystick, and shook the fuselage left and right desperately to change the slope of the attack according to their daily training - this way they can make their flight trajectory into an arc to reduce the probability of being targeted and hit!

Although the 114mm and 127mm VT fuze shells are large-scale AOE attacks - even the terrifying salvo firing rate of more than rounds per minute makes the efficiency of this evasion method only slightly better than nothing...

But... even if it's better than nothing, it's better than doing nothing and being shot down stupidly...

However, the enemy aircraft carrier in front of us is getting closer and closer...

Just hold on for one more minute, just one minute! After one minute, I will be able to break through the minimum range of the large-caliber anti-aircraft guns. By then, I will have passed through the death zone created by the anti-aircraft gun fire network... As long as I pass through this death zone, I will let the British on the opposite side taste their anger!

Chapter 628: End of the Confrontation

It hadn't rained yet, and although the thick clouds were very low, the British bombers had radar search capabilities, and the clouds had no effect on their search for targets!

In order to cope with the high-density saturation assault that the British air fleet might launch, the four ship girls on the sea have already widened the distance between the ships to the extremely evacuated five kilometers, and the rudders are also causing the hull to swing slightly left and right - the constantly swinging hull has little effect on the gyro-stabilized anti-aircraft guns, but it can prevent the heavy large warships from being dragged down by the hull inertia when turning, and can start turning faster!

The fierce firepower of the eleven twin-mounted 105mm anti-aircraft guns on the three warships Bismarck, Tirpitz and Prinz Eugen scattered powerful rod-shaped fragments all over the sky! After each explosion, it fell from the sky like rain.

Even a handsome warrior with a solid body would be severely injured by the fragments of shells flying around like a machete in the sky! Not to mention the anti-aircraft firepower aimed at her own body by the ship girl, which can be said to be accurate and fierce!

After finally rushing to a closer distance, they were about to escape the minimum range of the 105mm anti-aircraft guns, but the 50mm anti-aircraft guns' fire net, like a relay, dragged out long tracers intertwined into a chain, and caught the intruding bombers! And after a while, even the 37mm anti-aircraft guns' fire nets followed!

And those 105mm anti-aircraft guns were not idle now! Under the tacit fire control coordination of the three ship girls in the internal WIFI, these 105 anti-aircraft guns gave up their opponents who had already rushed into the minimum range and turned to the direction of their other sisters! Under the control of the sailors, they re-formed a crossfire network and attacked other British bombers that tried to force their way into the direction of their sisters!

In the face of the fierce crossfire, the attacking bombers suffered heavy losses! One after another, bombers caught fire, exploded, and disintegrated in the air in the staggered fire net, crashing into the sea with hysterical screams! More planes were either injured or needed to avoid firepower... The originally neatly arranged assault formation began to have a gap.

But there are too many enemies.

Moreover, although the Japanese army was not famous for boarding charges, the British also tried their best to attack these "evil spirits crawling out of hell."

Several Spitfire fighters had given up chasing the German BF-109s, and took advantage of the opportunity when the fire net was concentrated on the low-altitude bombers, relying on their speed and flexibility, they had already rushed over from the air! Even though they were hit by the BF-109s behind them and were covered in smoke, they still rushed to the Bismarck battleship, which was facing the bombers head-on and threatening the most!

"Sister! Watch out for their fighter planes!"

"I understand! Tizi, Eugen, you guys should also pay attention! Their fighters are trying to suppress our anti-aircraft firepower!"

After hearing the reminder from his two sisters, Bismarck, who was already a veteran, reacted quickly and shouted loudly.

But the enemy's firepower was fierce and their actions were swift.

Even though Bismarck mobilized several 37mm anti-aircraft guns to divert firepower, it was completely unable to keep up with the sudden attack launched by the agile and flexible fighters!

喷火战斗机机翼上四门西斯帕诺20毫米机关炮那2400发一分钟的猛烈火力，如同暴风一般凶狠的扫过俾斯麦的上层建筑！有炮盾掩护的105高炮炮手和有着30毫米全向钢板罩防护的50高炮还好点，但那些暴露在外，只有简易防盾防护的105高炮弹药装填手和37高炮的炮手们顿时被如此猛烈的火网直接撂倒一大片！

What's more, the 20mm machine guns were loaded with shells! The fragments of the 20mm shells, which were as powerful as hand grenades, flew everywhere! They smashed the optical sights, killed the sailors who were lucky enough not to be hit directly, penetrated the walls of the superstructure, and ignited things that were easy to catch fire, including anti-aircraft ammunition! Even the fire control radar installed in front of the artillery director on the Bismarck's command tower was turned into a hornet's nest by these ferocious flamethrowers! !

The originally fierce anti-aircraft firepower of the Bismarck battleship suddenly stagnated under the suppression of the Spitfire fighters!

"hateful!"

Seeing his deck being swept into a hell on earth, Bismarck gnashed his teeth in anger!

However, the eyes of those British pilots who were struggling to hold on under the dense barrage of anti-aircraft artillery suddenly lit up!

The other flamethrowers followed suit and rushed towards Tirpitz and Eugen!

Although the shipgirls of Lütjens' fleet are powerful, their number is too small! As long as any one of them is damaged, the combat effectiveness of the German fleet will be greatly reduced!

How much damage did the German evil spirit fleet cause to Britain? Now that Bismarck's firepower was suppressed, how could the British army, who were determined to kill the German evil spirits, give up this opportunity? ! Suddenly, one by one, they rushed forward with strange cries, as if they were injected with chicken blood by medieval European witch doctors!

A team of Blenheims, accompanied by three handsome fighters, dropped torpedoes at Bismarck at a range of 2000 meters, facing the weakened anti-aircraft firepower!

Five or six aircraft-borne torpedoes left long wakes and covered the Bismarck from underwater! However, the handsome fighters, relying on their tough skin and strong body, continued to rush towards the Bismarck in the standard posture of throwing water float bombs! And while they were rushing, they also continued to shoot at the Bismarck with the four 20mm machine guns on their heads!

"50 anti-aircraft guns! Keep firing! Don't let them drop the water-skimming bombs!"

Bismarck turned the rudder and shouted into the microphone with gritted teeth - and even as she shouted, the turrets of the six 50mm machine guns, propelled by the full output of the motors, turned the barrels of these anti-aircraft guns towards the handsome warriors who were getting closer and closer and still firing continuously!

Although the 37 anti-aircraft guns had suffered heavy losses under the previous machine gun fire, and had even been turned into a bloody mud with blood, minced meat and broken limbs, the sailors who came one after another, still held their helmets and rushed towards the anti-aircraft gun positions from the iron door of the shelter! These respectable sailors, regardless of their own safety, were determined to repel the air strikes that threatened their warships! Regardless of the disgusting blood and disgusting sticky bloodstains, under the cover of the pitifully thin breast wall, under the clanging machine gun fire, they moved the bodies of the fallen comrades, reloaded the magazines on the anti-aircraft guns, shook the operating handles of the anti-aircraft guns, and aimed the fire of revenge at the British aircraft group that was still continuing to attack!

Group after group of anti-aircraft gunners were killed by the stormy fire, but the sailors who continued to advance did not hesitate!

Bismarck felt his nose was a little sour...

Although she didn't know the names of the fallen soldiers, she did know many of them - they were all sailors from her original body. Many of them had participated in barbecue parties with her, fought together in Alamein-Alexandria, crossed the Mediterranean Sea of ​​Tobruk and Crete, and even fought together in Alexandria, faced Hood together, and accompanied the Führer on a visit to the Soviet Union...

But now they have turned into remains with broken limbs in their own positions...

But the other soldiers were still so tenacious and determined...

There was no time to sigh, the torpedoes were already in sight! Although the anti-aircraft firepower had not stopped, the British torpedo attack had to reveal a flaw - although it was still impossible to avoid all of them, there was a position that would only allow the TDS torpedo protection area on the side to withstand it, while other positions would not be damaged!

However, those handsome warriors who are approaching can make up for this with water-floating bullets at any time!

Bismarck gritted his teeth - apart from manipulating his main body to hide in that position, he could only help these lovely anti-aircraft artillerymen under his command as much as possible, and stabilize the anti-aircraft artillery as much as possible so that they can have a better performance...

Do your best and leave the rest to fate...everything depends on us anti-aircraft artillery soldiers!

Fortunately, the captain of the ship was strict with his training! Zeppelin also mobilized the remaining German fighters to come to support! ——Although it was not easy to shoot down the sturdy and handsome fighter with only one 20mm gun in the BF-109...

One wing of a handsome fighter was swept by 37mm and 50mm bullets, and it was blown into two pieces from the engine position on the spot! The cockpit of another fighter that was very close to the bombing distance was also hit directly in the face. Obviously, the fighter that lost control due to the death of the pilot began to fly crookedly to one side. The last plane, with a German fighter holding it tightly, deviated and had to hastily drop a water bomb at a distance of 800 meters. Under the belly of the handsome fighter that obviously had lost control of the rudder, a hastily thrown black iron ball seemed to leave a long afterimage, and bounced on the sea surface several times, and finally stuck to the deck behind the rear main turret of the Bismarck, and fell into the sea dozens of meters away!

At such a high speed, the water bomb can fly up to 20 to 30 meters! If it is not bombing merchant ships and aircraft carriers, which are relatively high in themselves, or if it is not facing the bridge, there is a certain probability that it will miss!

The anti-aircraft gunners on the deck cheered, but Bismarck did not relax at all - the torpedo was now right in front of him!

Although the theoretical defense of the anti-torpedo compartment was originally designed to withstand a 250-kilogram torpedo, in fact, due to the high strength of the hull, it could withstand a 300-kilogram torpedo. Not to mention that it underwent extensive modifications after returning from the Icelandic naval battle. With a defense depth of more than six meters, an additional waterproof inner layer and reinforced joints, theoretically it could withstand a or even -kilogram torpedo!

However... the destructive power of a large-yield explosion is not such a simple calculation problem. The increased resistance of the breach, shock wave vibration, water pressure bending force and other various possible abnormal situations have turned the defense against torpedoes into an empirical formula - although we have a rough idea of ​​what the damage will be, the specific losses still depend on luck!

Although, I am a ship girl, and a European ship girl...

"Everyone hold on tight! The middle of the ship is about to be struck by lightning!"

On the one hand, the impending torpedo strike was broadcasted on the ship's broadcasting system, but on the other hand, at this moment, Bismarck, knowing that he was about to be hit by a torpedo, actually observed the situation on the entire battlefield with some care:

Zeppelin was commanding the carrier-based aircraft that still had ammunition in the sky, divided into two groups, chasing down the fighters that attempted to suppress their anti-aircraft firepower, and intercepting the Barracudas, SDBs and Fulmars that sneaked up from low altitude in two teams... Grapes and Eugen were also suppressed, and were now struggling to fight against the rampant British bombers under the suppression of British fighters. The other planes that flew through the gaps between their three ships were about to fly over the interception line of their three ships to bomb the last Zeppelin - although under Bontay's command, the six 105mm anti-aircraft guns in front and behind Zeppelin had already damaged many bombers, but the killing efficiency and accuracy were still not comparable to their three ships!

Although the captain beside him had not said anything before, Bismarck knew that he had actually been paying attention to every move of both sides on the battlefield! At this moment, the captain had already grabbed the microphone from his hand:

"I'm Lütjens! Order all warships, the anti-aircraft firepower on the other side is ready to fire, to cover the Zeppelin... (Boom!!)"

After a violent shaking, Bismarck, who had hurriedly supported his captain, felt a pain in his thigh. His body tilted and the speed seemed to drop!

After being hit by a torpedo, an engine room on the right side of the hull was flooded!

and……

"Open up the port barrage with all your strength! Their bombers have already flown over! Give chase immediately! We can't let them bomb the Zeppelin!"

The brutal air raids are still going on...

Another sea and air battle 180 kilometers away was equally brutal!

The two American battleships on the opposite side seemed to be equipped with medium-caliber anti-aircraft guns. The fierce barrage of bullets dragged colorful tracers, continuously strafing back and forth at the German aircraft group that was already flying rapidly above the sea and sky line!

Even if they shook the joystick left and right as in their daily training, and let their planes follow the sea surface to draw a snake-like trajectory, from time to time, some planes were hit by powerful 40mm anti-aircraft shells under the dense strafing - being hit by such a powerful machine gun would most likely be directly broken in two! The remaining planes were already injured in the face of the previous large-caliber anti-aircraft artillery barrage!

"Ten crosses...nine crosses...eight crosses..."

Watching the planes disintegrate in mid-air or crash, Rudel, Engels and Helbich, who were directing their men to fly towards the Indefatigable with difficulty, felt their hearts bleeding...

These are all my subordinates!!

But, I finally made it through...

"Brothers! The Indefatigable is right in front of us - for the instructor, for Greater Germany! Charge with me!!"

"Rush!!!"

On the bridge of the Allied fleet's flagship, the Indefatigable, Cunningham watched the scene in silence with a gloomy face - even though the drag was greatly increased with bombs, the speed of the FW-190s was much faster than the original Stuka! In particular, the method of gradually descending in altitude in exchange for assault speed ensured that the entire fleet could maintain a speed of more than 450 while maneuvering in a sea snake-like manner - in front of dense anti-aircraft guns, the faster the speed, the shorter the exposure time!

At this moment, the eight remaining FW-190s, divided into several groups, dragged their scarred bodies on the sea, rolling up storm-like ripples, braving the fierce strafing tracers, dense shrapnel and explosion smoke, and rushed towards the Indefatigable at lightning speed! Behind these black shuriken that seemed to be dragging the afterimage of flames, there were only ripples on the sea and clusters of bullet screens, water splashes and smoke clouds...

Eight 500kg semi-armor-piercing shells were dropped by the FW-190s from a height of only a dozen meters above the water surface. The high-speed reaction force on the sea surface bounced them back into the air! After three or four rounds, three fireballs finally exploded on the huge body of the Indefatigable aircraft carrier, which was already unable to dodge! ——There was even a fighter plane that had been hit by anti-aircraft fire and was dragging out billowing smoke. With the shouts of "Long live the Great German Empire", it chose to crash into it!

For a while, the only people on the radio were other pilots calling out the name of the pilot of this plane...

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At 3:30 in the afternoon, thunderstorms had already begun to fall in many places, and the sky became a little dark under the cover of clouds.

The last returning aircraft of the GR-186 squadron landed shakily on the somewhat crooked Zeppelin aircraft carrier, and finally hooked the arresting cable without any danger...

Soon, Rudel, who had taken the initiative to cover the retreat and was exhausted from fighting, but had an excited look on his face and was pointing with one finger, was carried out of the cockpit by several ground crew soldiers.

"...The Tireless...was badly damaged...and, I...I actually...shot down a...Spitfire...haaaa...hahahaha..."