Bismarck

"I will give you an explanation after the fight, but now, the most important thing is for us to find a way to get out!"

In the end, the captain had to use his accumulated authority to barely suppress the shock in the command tower.

The gunner stared at me with an incredulous look, then turned his gaze to my arm, which had fallen limply.

"Bismarck... Bismarck... I see..."

"Cape Hellnar is ahead. We have left those two battleships behind... Put up the smoke and go full speed ahead!"

The captain observed the situation and then calmly gave the order.

"Captain, all the smoke generators have been destroyed..."

"Do you want me to teach you how to do it manually?" the captain asked bluntly.

"Yes, Captain, I understand!"

Soon after the messenger went down, several soldiers ran to several positions on the hull with manual smoke generators. After lighting them, a thick white smoke immediately covered the traces behind me.

Although the British could see me on their radar, they were unable to aim, and several test shells exploded far away from me.

Cape Hellnar was already in sight, and all kinds of pains were coming from my body, indicating that the battleship was already covered in wounds, but...

I gritted my teeth and just tried harder...

However, the Rodney and Nelson definitely did not want me to escape like this. Even in the thick fog, they still shot at me with the pitiful accuracy of their radar.

There were volleys again and again, and shells kept exploding around me.

Finally, Rodney's counterattack hit me inadvertently, and a round of shells hit me all over the head and face!

Under the cover of nine 406 armor-piercing shells, with the sound of "DUANG!!", another wound appeared on my bridge...

"The chart room was hit and the navigator was killed..." I said loudly.

Looking at the navigator who was unwillingly lying on the battle station with his eyes still wide open, I sighed slightly. The navigator and the captain were often on the bridge, and we had a good relationship. He was a humorous person. As far as I know, he has a lovely daughter at home...

This is what war is like. You never know when a bomb from nowhere will end your life...

But even so…

"Then I will avenge you in the name of the Bismarck battleship!!" My only remaining three main guns continued to roar, and among the three shells fired, one hit Rodney's main armor directly.

“Boom! Boom!”

As a column of water appeared at the waterline of the Rodney's side, the huge and ugly warship tilted to the side and its speed actually slowed down! !

I knew at a glance that this shell must have penetrated the power area of ​​the Rodney!!!

"Well done!! It is worthy of being the strongest battleship of the German War Navy!!"

I turned around and saw that the person shouting this time turned out to be the radar officer? Before the captain and I could react, the gunner patted me on the shoulder and said, "Bismarck! Fight well! We will definitely be able to break out..."

Hey, hey, I haven’t admitted it yet. Is this really okay for you?

But, does this mean that my identity has been recognized by my comrades? I am a little confused...

"Sister! Tirpitz spotted enemy planes and destroyers!! They are heading towards the cape ahead!!"

Before I could come to my senses, Tizi's voice rang out in the command tower. The captain and Lindemann grabbed the telescope and observed for a while, then put it down almost at the same time, glanced at each other and nodded, and came up with a countermeasure.

Finally, the captain gave the order: "Everyone, be prepared. When we have to turn right at Cape Hellnar and cannot avoid it, they will probably have one last round of attack! You guys go down first, bring the sailors and be ready to reload the anti-aircraft guns at any time." Lindemann also said, "Be careful, and return to the bunker after reloading the shells! Bismarck will control the firing time of the main gun. Also, don't say anything about Bismarck in advance..."

Before he could finish his words, he slapped the captain on the back of his head: "How dare you say that?!" But it wasn't a blaming tone, was it?

Everyone in the bridge laughed. That's right. I guess the only people who have confirmed my identity now are the senior officers. It's better to keep this secret if possible. After all, it will be impossible to keep it secret if too many people know about it.

However, it only eased the tense atmosphere a little. Everyone immediately tensed up and began to prepare for the impending attack, not daring to take it lightly.

Although the two enemy ships have been left behind by me, and the smoke emitted from the stern has completely obscured my tilted, scarred and even shaky figure, I only have the two rear main guns to fight back.

Although the Rodney had lost its speed, its nine 9mm heavy guns could still cover an area of ​​406 to kilometers including Cape Hellnar. Further behind, the Nelson, whose funnel had been broken before, seemed to have cleared the funnel exhaust channel and began to slowly accelerate while firing...

Even so, time was on our side, and the distance between the two sides began to increase. The two enemy battleships seemed to have fought for the last honor of the Royal Navy. Under the guidance of the aircraft, the remaining fourteen 406 guns relied on their long range and large control area to cover us crazily.

The Nelson, which had now recovered its speed of 20 knots, quickly surpassed the Rodney and continued to chase me closely. Fortunately, the Rodney and the Nelson could not form a formation, and the firing on both sides could not be coordinated as in the beginning. They could only wait for the other side to finish firing before they could fire. Otherwise, the fierce barrage of bullets every to seconds at the beginning would have disastrous consequences.

At the more peripheral positions, two squadrons consisting of two light cruisers and six destroyers were also approaching closely, and the 2 Swordfish in the sky were also getting closer and closer - under their swaying figures, the thick torpedoes seemed to be flashing with cold light.

"The Nelson was hit by a bullet and nearly lost. The watertight compartment near the engine room was ruptured in a small area and water was leaking in. It has been controlled now!! In addition, the rear main gun returned fire and hit the bow of the Rodney..."

"Hold on! Rodney's firing!" With a sharp turn, I just barely missed the salvo from Rodney...

As we get closer and closer to Cape Hellnar, it becomes easier and easier to dodge Rodney and Nelson's bombardment. But destroyers and planes from the other side are also gradually approaching. Are they planning to attack together when I turn around Cape Hellnar?

"Bismarck, prepare to switch to high-explosive bombs!" Seeing that the threat from the two battleships was getting smaller and smaller, the captain began to issue new orders: "You can flexibly decide the timing and tactics of turning at Cape Hellnar. You can turn in the opposite direction of the planned breakout course! As long as we can avoid their last round of attack, we can do anything!!"

Is this trust in me? Even though I am already covered in scars...

"Yes! The Bismarck is guaranteed to complete the mission!!" I raised my right hand, which still had some strength left, and saluted.

The officers present all saw my weakness. After knowing that I was on this battleship, they all understood that the shells that didn't hit them actually hit me...

I also saw admiration for me in their eyes - after I raised my hand to salute.

Bullet holes are the glory of the battleship!

"And Tizi! Tirpitz also promised to complete the mission!!" Tizi operated the last few remaining secondary guns and anti-aircraft guns to fire at the British light battleship formation, and saluted in a formal manner.

Yes, after such a fierce battle, the Tirpitz has now become a qualified battleship. If it weren't for the following sentence "destroying the image" - which is also the goal we all hope for now...

"Sister! After we beat them, we can go home and have a good rest!!"

"Okay, let's go together!"

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Chapter 117: Belated Victory (Part 1)

After a period of full-speed driving, the distance between me and the two tanker-class ships has now been shortened to 18300 (2W yards) and 16500 meters (18000 yards) respectively. Moreover, with the cover of smoke, although the enemy has aircraft to correct the bombardment, the two battleships that can no longer form a team can no longer launch the suffocating bombardment coordination like at the beginning, and the threat to me has been greatly reduced.

Up to now, in the past five minutes, except for a round of artillery fire that I couldn't avoid, one of the shells I deliberately hit on the right side of the rear bridge which was already empty, there was basically no threat, and it exploded far away from me.

The real threat seemed to come from the two cruiser-destroyer teams on the left, and the twelve Swordfish planes approaching from the sky. If it were me in normal times, they would not be my opponent even if they were twice as many, but now after the brutal artillery battle, my port side was already scarred, and all the firepower I could mobilize was only three 1mm main guns, one in front and two in the back, one 2mm secondary gun, two in total, one 380mm anti-aircraft gun, two in total, and four 150mm machine guns, that's all...

I couldn't help feeling a little nervous given the severe lack of anti-aircraft firepower.

"Don't be afraid, you can do it." The captain said in my ear and patted my shoulder encouragingly.

"…So we are loading high-explosive grenades now, mainly to get rid of cruisers and destroyers?"

"Yes!" The captain nodded, looking at the fleet approaching. "Their MK8 torpedoes have a limited range. The range at 41 knots in slow mode is 6400 meters, so we just need to make sure they don't get within 7000 meters. ... Well, it's less than 5000 meters from Cape Hellnar now. Stay alert. It's time for them to take action!"

"Yes!!"

"Tirpitz understands!!"

Now the two teams of British light fleets are arranged in two columns, one in front and one behind, and are also sailing towards Cape Hellnar. The front team is almost reaching Cape Hellnar, and the rear team and I are also closing at a rate of 1000 meters per second.

"Bang bang bang" the crisp sound of cannons began to sound.

Tizi fired back at them with two 2mm and two 105mm cannons. Although their shots were more accurate than the opposing fleet, there were too few remaining guns, the firepower density was low, and the destroyer's target was small. Even if Tizi was in control, the effect of the attack at a long distance was not very good.

My three Type 3s also loaded high-explosive grenades and fired at them, but since it takes at least 380 to seconds to reload and wait for the ship's rolling cycle, in order to pursue higher efficiency, I can only aim and then fire, so the attack efficiency is also relatively slow - there are too many enemies, and the consequence of missing a round may be torpedoes...

Every round of shelling is precious to me.

Moreover, their 152 and 120 artillery also began to fire at me frantically. Although only the artillery on the bow could fire, and the staggered shooting of the two light fleets was very inefficient, the shooting accuracy was not high, and the power was not great, it still caused some damage and casualties.

Although there are 3 105 and 1 150 and more than 37 on the starboard side, there is a cliff on the right side, and the enemy cannot come out from here. The firepower here is now directed by the gunner to fire at the destroyer team in front, but the position is very bad, and basically there is no hope for their hit rate...

I sighed and prepared to concentrate on dealing with the enemy in front of me.

Two minutes later, excluding the team in front of me that was trying to grab the T, the team on the left had already had a destroyer knocked out. It seemed that the other side had sensed the threat and began to change course.

The team in front began to turn towards Cape Hellnar, seemingly trying to steal my T head, but with their pitiful firepower, I didn’t care if they stole the T head. But the team behind actually turned around collectively and headed directly towards me, and their heading was... anti-naval warfare?

The closing speed can reach 2000 yards per minute. Is it trying to get close to me quickly and then fire a salvo of torpedoes?

At this distance, the trajectory of my 380 main gun is basically flat, and hitting one with one shot is no longer a dream. Then let's see if you can rush into the torpedo range! !

I clenched my fists tightly. The brave one wins when two meet in a narrow road!

"Tizi, let's concentrate our firepower and hit them one by one!" As I spoke, my only remaining three 380 guns were already pointed at the leading destroyer.

“英国J级驱逐舰吗…36节航速，6门120炮，2座五联装533鱼雷管一共十条鱼雷，装药340KGTNT….给你命中一发我还不得大破啊！！”

My eyes focused and I fired the first round of shots without hesitation.

"boom--"

The only problem now is the maneuverability of the destroyer, the small outline of the target, and the angle of almost heading towards me. Finally, the closing rate is 30 to 40 yards per second in the head-on state, which is quite difficult to aim...

My first round of shells flew past the destroyer's mast and landed on the sea behind them.

"Tizi, I still have 30 seconds to reload, now it's up to you!!"

"Okay, sister!!"

With the successive sounds of "Boom! Boom! Boom!...", spots of light flew towards the second destroyer behind in twos and threes, and then exploded with several brilliant sparks.

Various parts were blown to pieces and flew randomly into the air, and thick smoke began to billow from the hull.

But the destroyer also fought desperately. I guess Tovey gave a death order. Although it was hit by several shells in the continuous bombardment, it still rushed towards us desperately despite its wounds.

Pulling a long column of smoke...

You’re really trying hard, and your courage is commendable...but that’s where it ends!

The first salvo all missed due to the high trajectory. This time we learned from the lesson and deliberately lowered the trajectory.

"bring it on!"

The three guns turned towards its position at the same time, and a dazzling flame was emitted in an instant!

This is the wrath of the battleship!

Following my second salvo, just ten seconds later, a fireball erupted from the bow of the J-class destroyer and its speed dropped sharply. After the fireball and smoke dissipated, I saw that the poor destroyer's bow had been completely deformed by the explosion, with a huge gap suddenly appearing. The glass on the bridge was completely destroyed, and the entire front was in a mess.

At this time, Tizi's 105 and 150 also fired a few shots. When the speed slowed down, two "small" fireballs exploded on its body in quick succession. One of them seemed to be in the engine room?

The unfortunate destroyer began to turn right crookedly to get out of the way, but gradually I saw its speed getting slower and slower, and I don't know when the stern of the ship lifted up...

A destroyer and a cruiser behind it simply turned around and bypassed it. Instead of stopping to rescue, they continued to rush towards me at a relative speed of at least 50 knots. On the other side, a group of light warships at the T-position directly in front of me seemed to take advantage of the fact that I was busy dealing with the group of anti-navigation destroyers on the port side, and also pressed towards me from the bow!

The distance between the two formations was only eight or nine thousand yards. In just one minute, they would be within the range of the torpedoes! In the air in the distance, the salted fish seemed to have formed two V-shaped formations, and they started to sneak over from behind the destroyer in two sides! Behind me, there were fourteen 406 heavy guns ready to fire at me at any time! Even though I was seventeen or eighteen kilometers away, I seemed to be able to see Admiral Tovey's gnashing face...

"It really is raining when the roof is leaking." I said this to the captain's puzzled look. Of course, he didn't understand.

"Bismarck! They are planning to attack us with torpedoes and artillery fire! We must destroy the destroyer team on their left immediately!" The captain gave combat orders while staring at the siege situation of the British fleet opposite.

"clear!!"

As I was talking, I turned right slightly so that my three 380mm main guns could better exert their firepower. At this time, Tizi had already started to fire at the enemy's third destroyer. Although the 105mm's dense firing rate quickly blew up sparks on the destroyer, its power was still not enough to deal with a destroyer. Although the 150mm secondary gun could hit a target like a destroyer with one shot, it was still not enough to hit a big hole, but... the firing rate was still not enough!

It seems that you still need my 380?

The 8000-yard range was enough for my 380 to hit whatever I pointed at. Soon, there was a loud bang, and the second destroyer fired a huge fireball from the center, and soon a bigger fireball erupted. Was it a torpedo explosion? In any case, this one was blown in half on the spot, and it completely disappeared from the sea in just one minute.

Now it depends on whether I can reload faster or they can charge faster!

And it seemed that the last British cruiser on the opposite side was also fighting desperately, and its speed became even faster... I couldn't help but secretly increase the output power of the loader, and the sailors were also busy loading shells, preparing for the next round of shelling.

But... just when I loaded the ammunition and aimed at them, the last Leander-class cruiser had rushed to a distance of 7000 yards, and made a sharp right turn right under my gun - it seemed that something was thrown into the sea from their middle position - the range reached 41 meters (6500 yards) at a speed of 7100 knots, and the MK340 torpedo with a charge of up to 8KG!

"Damn it! They set off mines! Avoid!" the captain shouted.

What else can they do besides launching torpedoes when performing such a life-threatening action at such a distance?

Although the cruiser was severely injured in front of my furious main guns in just ten seconds, the four torpedoes it fired had already formed a fan and were fired towards me! And even though the Leander class was seriously injured, it was still desperately trying to turn around and fire the four torpedoes on the other side?

Without bothering to look at the damn cruiser, I turned my head to look in the other direction. The three destroyers and a cruiser over there had also completed their turn, and the torpedoes on both sides had spread out a big net!

Torpedo sea!

ps: Here are 4000 words!!! I've been busy all day today, so tired =. = If the monthly votes are strong, I'll update it in the evening!!! Are you afraid of words!!!

Chapter 118: Belated Victory (Part 2)

A dense sea of ​​torpedoes has appeared, with white tracks everywhere, and my back begins to feel cold as I look at them.

Damn... After the Polish campaign, I'm a little afraid of torpedoes. What should I do?

At a distance of 6500 meters, the torpedoes were at 40 knots, and we were at 27 knots. We would encounter them in two minutes at most… Although I had time to turn around, the “net” of dozens of torpedoes at such a close distance would have probably “covered” all the areas I could possibly avoid. In addition, there were Swordfish coming in to supplement the attack and two tanker-class battleships biting at the back…