Chapter 1223: Thunder on the horizon

"The Russian fleet is showing signs of leaving the port. We can't observe the details, but depending on the size, it may be the main fleet." While the count was eating dinner, the telegram from the UB-15 submarine was sent to the count's table.

"What does the Russian want to do?" The count felt that something was wrong. The big fleet is out at night? What do they want? Fight night? The mine array outside the port taught them how to be human first. The earl shook his head. Although Port Ereli did not have heavy artillery, the defensive minefield outside was enough to buy time for the fleet to deploy. Therefore, in the eyes of the earl, Ereli seems impossible, and even less impossible in Constantinople. That was the capital of Turkey. It wasn't that the earl looked down on the Russians. As far as the Russian fleet was concerned, it might not have any advantage against Constantinople's shore artillery.

"Aren't they staring at Luknar's fleet?" the count thought with a frown. Luknar's fleet consists of only 1 ultra-daunted and 2 armored cruisers. The Russians are 2 fearless and 4 former fearless. The latter has some advantages, if you count the sneak attack, then maybe you can really bite off a piece of meat!

"But this is also an opportunity!" The earl put down the telegram in his hand. "If the Russians really come out, then we will also act and tell Major General Luknar to make him be more careful. Then we will act too, tomorrow! But this time, we will go to the Russians’ door to block they!"

Ever since, a chaotic transfer kicked off the war. The Russian fleet is ready to take advantage of the fire and rob Ereli Port. Count Spey thought that the Russians might go to Count Luknar for trouble. Count Luknar’s plan to go to Romania was interrupted. He began to wonder how to welcome the Russian fleet. His super-dreadnought battleship and two armored cruisers had a speed advantage!

Of course, these are not important. It is the death gods flying in the air that really determine the direction of this battle! At 2 o'clock in the morning, the four British airports on the Akti Peninsula began to release the eagles that have been gathering for a long time! There are a total of three bomber groups. The bomber group that attacked Ereli was dispatched first. They were based in squadrons and dispersed to Ereli with the help of 2 to 3 guided aircraft. What? Why not go together? What do you want? Make a big formation at night? Let's talk about it until the second battle.

"This attack will be recorded in history, whether it is successful or not." Sitting in the huge cabin of a V1500 4-shot bomber. Looking at the brightly lit airport, Colonel Schott, who was in charge of attacking Port Ereli, said with emotion. Concentrating so many bombers on one target is a breakthrough for the British Air Force! The number may not be the most, but in terms of the gold content of the equipment and the attack distance, the British set a record!

The two bomber squadrons directly under Colonel Short will complete the formation after take-off, and then navigate through the intermittent sideways of several radio signal transmitting stations. There must be an error in doing so. So how do you finally fly to Port Ereli? ? It's very simple. After the daylight hours, determine your position according to the signs on the ground! Otherwise, why did the British reconnaissance plane spend so long investigating? Isn't it just for all the crews involved in the bombing to go around the target area? Now everyone is in formation when they set off. After a few hours of flying, half of them can be held together. Don't look at the aircraft in the sky with tail lights and wing lights to assist in flight, but these are all imaginary. The British have tried, these things can only reduce the probability of collision, navigation? forget it. Perhaps in the blink of an eye, the plane in front was submerged in the darkness!

Almost all the lighting facilities in the airport were turned on. In an environment like daylight, the elites of the British Air Force successfully sent these big guys loaded with torpedoes and blockbuster bombs into the sky. In this era, aircraft climbing is a time-consuming process. In order to climb to a height of 2500 meters, the V1500 bomber with 800KG torpedoes and the FB27 bomber with 500KG bombs climbed for half an hour... Afterwards, the huge planes formed a scattered formation in the air, and then flew to the southeast direction with the help of the guided planes!

The entire takeoff process of the plane lasted about 50 minutes. It took another 45 minutes for the formation. After burning hundreds of kilograms of gasoline, the British bomber formation just embarked on its journey! One by one, huge gray death gods merged into the night sky sharply, only the flashing taillights marked their flight trajectory. The huge wings are like the wings of the **** of death, and the torpedoes and bombs hanging under the belly of the plane are the sickles of the **** of death! The night was woven into their gray cloaks, aviation technology, from the moment they just staggered out of the cradle, it showed its hideousness on the battlefield!

During the long flight, Colonel Short even opened the kettle leisurely. Of course, it couldn’t be wine. The inside was brewed Ceylon black tea. Think about it, later generations of the British can stuff one in the Challenger 2 tank. Teapot, this shows the plot of the British black tea. In a few hours, in addition to the navigator and pilot who need to constantly verify the flight route, the rest is generally easy.

"Madan, a few more were lost." When Colonel Short looked back, he found that the planes that were supposed to be northwest of him were out of sight. Because the wing lights that were shining like stars are gone! Although it had been predicted, about one-third of his teammates were lost after just half of the flight, which still made the colonel feel very depressed~lightnovelpub.net~ Of course, it is also possible that he went the wrong way and his teammates went. correct. Before coming, Lieutenant General Trentchard emphasized the need to believe in meters and radios, not on his own feelings! This is correct. The effect of the eyes at night is very limited. It is very difficult to follow the front with the light, because you don’t know when the plane got into the clouds, and then it was dark in front of you. At this time, all you can do is to confirm your approximate position based on the radio direction finding, and then wait. In the daytime, finally calibrate your course according to the ground markers!

So, when the first ray of sunlight shines on the earth, you will definitely not be able to see the target. At this time, the correct way to do this is to find the marker on the ground, determine your position, and then fly over according to the map. "I hope it's not too bad." Colonel Short said after taking a sip of black tea.

The huge V1500 bomber flew slowly in the air at a speed of 90 kilometers per hour. The surging power provided by four Eagle V12 engines produced by Royce Rolls propelled this behemoth with a take-off weight of up to 12 tons. The most powerful aerial beast of this era gracefully sweeps the night sky, turning a new page in history.

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