Chapter 950: Shocking Changes (Part 2)
Admiral Andrew Brown Cunningham stood on the USS Glory aircraft carrier and rushed towards the coordinates issued by Colonel Holland, the Ark of Royal.: Reading the novel and following the old sailor were the USS Eagle aircraft carrier, 2 heavy cruisers, 2 light cruisers and 5 destroyers.
This is a complete formation. As an old sailor in the Mediterranean, Cningham knows more than anyone what the naval battle requires. Cningham is not a simple character.
In history, this old sailor was the first person to use aircraft carrier-based aircraft to attack naval ships and achieve great success." "That time, Cningham paid the price of two fighter jets being shot down, two people were killed and two people were captured, but it resulted in the attacked Italian Navy being killed and 600 people being injured.
At the same time, the Italian Navy paid the price of one battleship sunk, two battleships injured and one light cruiser injured. In fact, it was the masterpiece of this old sailor who made the Japanese determined to launch Pearl Harbor a year later.
"These damn Germans must pay the price! The Royal Navy of the British Empire must not be humiliated!" Admiral Andrew Brown Cningham said in a deep voice to the several naval officers in front of him in his lounge.
"This battle is the best time to test whether our Royal Navy of the British Empire can keep up with the times. Young men, do it well! The future of the navy depends on you!"
"Yes! General!" The old sailor's words made these naval officers excited! But they were not blinded by the blood. On the contrary, they were extremely cautious in contacting and coordinating with nearby ships.
The sinking of the Glory told the officers of these naval officers. The German navy they were about to face was not a rookie. The ability to hunt the Glory and a heavy cruiser and two light cruisers, and quickly sank and leave the battlefield, has shown the quality of these German navies.
No one hopes that they will become the other party's bright record. So they must ensure that they have sufficient advantages and strength when facing the German Navy.
The USS Guanghui aircraft carrier started construction on April 27, 1937 and was subsequently accelerated with increasing war clouds. It was launched on April 5, 1938 and completed on February 25, 1939.
Although the construction period was tight, there was no corner cuts on the Glory. This most important battleship of the Royal Navy of the British Empire is equipped with the world's most advanced early warning radar system and a complete air defense firepower system, as well as dozens of carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft, fighter jets and bombers.
The accompanying USS Eagle aircraft carrier was a modified aircraft carrier from an old battleship. This battleship was originally designed to be built for the Chilean Navy. The project was interrupted due to World War I.
Until February 1918, when the war was pressing for war, the warship was purchased by the Royal Navy and modified to a modern aircraft carrier. Although the number of aircraft that can be carried is not as many as the Glory, it can only carry 21 aircraft, but it is better than that.
Fortunately, there are six torpedo launchers on the Eagle. This can at least threaten the enemy's warships within a certain distance. The remaining heavy cruisers and light cruisers are built according to the standard configuration of British naval warships.
While the Glory entered the decisive battle, the two Glory-class aircraft carriers, the Brave and the Furious, were coming by the wind and waves. These two aircraft carriers are sister ships of the Glory.
They were both large light cruisers completed in World War I. But after the war, the British converted them into aircraft carriers and used them for active service to supplement the Royal Navy's aircraft carriers.
But obviously, the warships like the Glorious Class are too old. Even after emergency modification, this type of aircraft carrier can only carry forty aircraft, and their protection ability is basically zero except for the aircraft.
Navy Colonel Lister is the current captain of the USS Furious aircraft carrier. He is not staying in the command room of the bridge. Instead, he stands at the head of the ship, looking at the rolling sea with cold eyes.
Captain Glory, Navy Colonel Ors, was his friend. The two even studied in the Naval Academy together. In their spare time, they also went to the bar to relax together.
But now, the old friend has been buried in the cold sea. This makes Listeby angry! In his opinion, this is the result of a despicable sneak attack by the Germans.
If this is not the case, with Ors's ability, he can escape smoothly even if he deals with it. Take a step back. Even if the two sides fight, Ors can hold up the German fleet and wait for support from other British navies.
In fact, the Glory was sunk after only more than an hour of support. The heavy cruiser Devon, who went to support, was also besieged by the German army and did not escape the fate of being sunk.
"This is a group of vicious enemies. We will face the cruelest battle since our establishment!" Lister paid tribute to his old friend who had passed away for a while at the bow of the ship, and turned back to the bridge.
He held the phone and said in a low voice to the entire battleship: "This time, it is also the most important battle between our Royal Navy of the British Empire and those damn, mean Germans!"
"As long as we win, there will be no more power to stop us in the future. We will send those Germans to hell as the empire wins the war!"
"So! Royal Navy soldiers, I plead for you to stick to your posts. For the British Empire and for the Royal Navy! Let's fight!"
"Yes! Captain!!"
Lütjens' fleet was still sailing, and the Royal Ark kept hanging his tail for more than twenty nautical miles away. But Lütjens didn't care at all. More than fifty submarines had formed a huge encirclement, and reconnaissance aircraft and fighter jets had already set up control of all the surroundings.
As long as the British fleet sailed into this sea area, what awaited them would be a devastating blow. At the airport in Dunkirk, more than 2,000 fighter jets from the entire Luftwaffe were gathered.
More than 1,300 of them are fighter jets, and more than 500 are bombers. There are only more than 200 bombers of this type of ju88, and the rest are old-fashioned ju87.
But even so, Goering was confident that the British fleet would have a round trip!
The previous battle was caused by the British people who relied on their convenience in the British Isles to cause huge losses to the Air Force. Now, they take off on the sea, which is no more advantage than the Luftwaffe.
If they take off from the UK, their advantage will be transferred to Germany. Although the fire-breathing range is stronger than the bf109, they cannot fight for long-distance even if they arrive at the battlefield.
"Report! We found several unknown warships approaching us! Repeat, we found several unknown warships approaching us!!"
There were bursts of calls from the telephone on the foremast looking platform on the Count Zeppelin, and everyone on the Count Zeppelin was immediately excited.
"Don't worry! Wait until they come in and send a signal later! Notify all warships and observe the direction of our unknown fleet, and report immediately after confirmation!" Lütjens nodded calmly to the adjutant, who knew how to pass the news to the warships.
Suddenly, all the warships turned the foremast lookout platform to the coordinate direction provided by Earl Zeppelin. After a while, a large number of blue smoke rose from the sea!
Then, the navy on the German warships saw large numbers of warships suddenly emerged from the sea!
"Report! This is the mast looking platform, and smoke comes out at about 90 degrees on the starboard side! Repeat, smoke comes out at 90 degrees on the starboard side!!" Before Lütjens' order was made, another report came.
"Order the Schánhorst and Prince Eugen to observe the starboard 90 degrees. The rest of the ships remain in their current state! All ships will immediately enter the state of combat!" As he said, Lütjens took a deep breath and said, "Send a signal! Start a war!"
"Yes!!" the adjutant responded excitedly, and then began to give full orders from Dalutejens through the radio. The sea wolves lurking at the bottom of the sea could no longer hold back.
"Report! General, we have received a telegram from the Earl Zeppelin, and the operation has begun!" Under the sea, Dunitz was rubbing his hands nervously. After hearing this order, he suddenly jumped up and roared at the adjutant: "! Order everyone to launch an attack on those damn British people immediately!"
"Tell them whether our submarine force will continue to exist in the German Navy sequence or be cancelled depends on this battle!" Dunitz took a deep breath and said, "Everyone fights well, and after winning the victory, I personally invite everyone to drink the best Munich beer!"
The seamen in the submarine cheered when they heard this, and then ordered them one by one. The sea wolves, who had already been holding their hearts, immediately showed their fangs and began to attack the British navy that had prepared...
"Buzz..." The roar of engines resounded through a valley in Dunkirk. One of Goring's rare men watched the fighter planes rise up from the ground and rushed into the blue sky at the tower.
Goering is no longer as handsome as a trump pilot back then. Now he is like a fat wild boar. But even so, this once-German ace pilot still has an extraordinary love for the Air Force.
"Fight! For Germany, for the honor of our Air Force!" Goering looked at the fighter planes and murmured to himself: "We must let the bastards of the Navy know that we are the real aces!"
And the Admiral of Andrew Brown Cunningham Station was standing on the Glory at this time and shouted loudly: "Fight! For the honor of the Royal Navy of the British Empire!!" To be continued...)
Chapter completed!