In the past, the main force of dive bombing in German air power was Stuka. This bomber that could make whistling brought the arrival of death to the sky of the entire European country. However, when HS129 was released, Stuka quickly became a second-tier city.

The reason is very simple, because Stuka does not have armor protection. This effective dive bomber still has certain dangers when facing enemy anti-aircraft artillery fire, and it is not possible to escape unscathed every time.

The heavy armor protection of HS129 allows pilots to be safer when performing missions. Now this kind of anti-aircraft fire attack against the enemy is the unique skill of HS129. From the perspective of role, it has the same function as the A-10 in later American generations. No matter how violent you are, I will throw bombs safely on it.

When Lieutenant Steinkamp continued to dive, the small-caliber anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns all fired together.

8 70-k 37mm guns and 8 20mm "Elicon" guns, these guns are firing into the sky, intertwining into a dense fire network, allowing any aircraft trying to cross this fire network to be hit!

In addition, there are unknown Maxim 7.62mm anti-aircraft machine guns and MK3 type 4-mounted 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns. The entire Red Caucasus is like a hedgehog.

Fires were lit everywhere, and when Lieutenant Steinkamp saw this, he knew that he could not take any more risks.

He has chosen the most tricky angle, but he will still be visited by a lot of firepower. In order to avoid unnecessary risks, it is impossible for him to dive to hundreds of meters before bombing the target.

He glanced at the altimeter from the corner of his eyes and saw that it was now 1,500 meters.

"Boom!" A 37mm high-explosive bomb exploded near his plane, and a small black flower rose up and slowly dissipated in the air. Lieutenant Steinkamp continued to hold on and counted down in his mouth.

"Ten, nine out... Launch!"

When the countdown finally reached zero, Lieutenant Steinkamp pressed the red button.

With the light of the fuselage, you could feel that the bomb on the hanger had been separated from the hanger. Lieutenant Steinkamp suddenly pulled his operating rod into his arms, and he had to quickly pull the nose of the machine.

Unlike other aircraft, the iconic 40mm Bofos cannon is under the nose of the HS129 and 100 rounds of shells, which makes a big bag bulge under its nose.

Therefore, using hs129 for dive drops is limited. The dive angle is too large. For example, the current dive is nearly 90 degrees. If he doesn't pull up, the bomb may meet the bulge in front. The bombs are all collision fuses and will explode as soon as they touch it.

So Lieutenant Steinkamp had to pull it up, and the bomb just rubbed his nose and fell down.

At this moment, he felt his fuselage tremble again. It seemed that he had been hit, but he was not worried at all. He didn't have to be afraid of getting a few shells. He had confidence in his plane.

The pc500 bomb fell from the sky, and the lookout post discovered it immediately.

"Note, there are bombs!"

Captain Jihonov was very calm.

Due to the fierce interception of its anti-aircraft artillery, this German dive bomber did not drop bombs when it dived to hundreds of meters like before. It is still one thousand meters away from its side. It takes more than ten seconds to fall down. It has enough time to judge the other party's bounce point first, and then maneuver to avoid it.

Now if you are in a hurry to fill the rudder with the left or right, if you hit the other party's bomb, wouldn't that be too unlucky?

There is no need to worry too much now. His warship is sailing at a high speed of nearly 30 knots, and he is very confident in the turn of his warship.

However, at this moment, the lookout saw that the situation was not good.

The bomb was added with the speed of the plane's diving at the moment of the fall, which was not slow at all. But just one second after it fell, suddenly, a hot flame appeared at the tail, and the bomb suddenly started to rush!

"Alarm, that's a rocket-boosting bomb, expected to arrive in three seconds!" The lookout whistle shouted loudly.

No weapon can be kept secret. When Germany attacked Scapa Bay in the UK, the weapons used may be top secret, but after several years, they have been well-known. Even the islanders have imported this kind of rocket-boosted bomb to attack American fleets. How could the Soviet Union not know?

However, they have always thought that such a large bomb can only be mounted in large bombers, but they did not expect that the German carrier-based light bombers could also be mounted!

The observation whistle predicted it correctly, and it arrived in about three seconds, but it took at least one second for his alarm!

Then, Jihonov reacted and he shouted loudly: "Right full rudder!"

From the time he issued the order to the helmman starting to turn the steering wheel, one second was probably not enough. At this time, the huge body of the Red Caucasus, under the influence of the servo at the tail, was about to start turning, and the bomb with flames at the tail had already arrived!

The position it aims at is the rear of the warship.

At this time, the rocket booster bomb had accelerated to 400 meters per second, and its speed brought huge energy. When it hit the rear deck on the Red Caucasus, it almost effortlessly penetrated its 20mm thick deck armor. A large hole appeared in the center, and the surrounding steel plates twisted towards the large hole. When it drilled in, only a huge explosion sound was heard.

"boom!"

Black smoke came out of the tail of the Red Caucasus, and the hit position was the position of the boiler room and the turbine unit. This shell instantly made the Red Caucasus lose its power, and it could no longer continue to sail at high speed!

On the bridge, Gorshkov's face was unwilling.

He was ready to lead this warship to hit the enemy's main warship. Death in battle on the battlefield was his last fate, but now, the German fleet has not appeared in his vision, and his flagship has lost its motivation!

"The engine room has a lot of water in, and our sailors are rescuing it, but if the situation is not good, it is expected to sink in more than ten minutes." Jihonov received a report on the damage tube and said to Gorshkov: "General, please transfer to the lifeboat immediately."

Transfer to the lifeboat? Gorshkov looked at the fire at the tail, listened to the roar of anti-aircraft guns around, and looked at the bomber that was still swooping down in the sky, and the expression on his face calmed down: "I want to be with my flagship."

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Chapter completed!