The Rise of the Empire

Chapter 1960: One above the strait

As a country with rich experience in combating bombers, Germany naturally knows the weakness of bombers in this era. The K8 bombers certainly also use folding wings and their structure is very fragile, but fortunately, because the load is relatively large, there is a wealth of weight. Increase protection. And now, the additional steel plates installed on the wings still played a role. At least this time, a bomber costing 400,000 marks was saved. At the same time, the lives of seven pilots were also saved!

(Actually, because the incident angles of bullets and shells are very bad in air combat, sometimes 5 to 7 mm steel plates can block large-caliber machine gun bullets, because sometimes the bullets are almost horizontally hit. Readers who are interested can take a look at the B17 and Il-2, which are well-defended aircraft. In fact, most of the armor thickness is 5 to 7mm.

  Although the British also formed an interceptor unit, there is indeed a big problem with the lethality of the British fleet that does not even have a 20MM cannon. The British rushed up hard. In the shooting window of only a few seconds, even if several interceptors attacked at the same time, they could only shoot down bombers like K6. The huge body of the K8 bomber and the armor set on key parts provided it. Very good survivability. After another fierce battle, the British plane that was lucky enough to cross the German fighter blockade was like a stone falling in the ocean tide, splashing at most a few waves!

After being intercepted by K4 interceptors, the first wave of British interceptors was broken. The German bomber group continued to advance like an unfolded black carpet. Some people who tried to behave like a man's arm were torn into pieces by the rolling behemoths. Fragments, at this time, the German fleet has already flown over the British transport fleet, the huge fleet has begun to disband, and some aircraft preparing for low-level bombing have begun to slowly lower their altitude. The fleet responsible for lightning strikes was divided into several teams. They spread out like wolves hunting around, and then struck the huge British fighter group below from multiple directions. Before the bomber force was disbanded, the German fighters once again cleaned the remaining British fighter group in the air!

"There is a smooth road ahead. It's up to us." At this time, the entire bomber group has gradually descended to 2000 meters in the air, and the pilot of the bomber can clearly see that there are hundreds of ships in front of them, which stretch for several kilometers Of the fleet. The British are still in formation, and they expect the escorted warships to provide cover for them.

"The elephant fleet is ready to attack the British **** fleet. The old dreadnoughts and armored cruisers are blocked." With the order to attack, the elephant fleet consisting of more than 70 bombers first The attack was launched, and on the sea, the **** fleet composed of 5 former dreadnought battleships and 3 armored cruisers lined up, using their bodies and the meagre anti-aircraft firepower on the battleship to shoot desperately at the target! "Their performance is not as good as the Russians in Riga Bay." The commander of the elephant fleet commented on the opponent!

   "Those demons are here! Damn, I have imagined countless battles, but I never thought of facing these guys!" said a British reserve officer.

   At this time on the sea, five Dignity-class battleships lined up. From front to back are Dignity, Noble, Prince George, Victory and Jupiter. The other three armored cruisers followed. These five battleships that were in service after 1895 are now very old, but they are still serving the British Empire at sea. These battleships participated in naval battles for almost the first time, and most of the personnel on them were temporary supplementary personnel. Seeing bombers roaring in the distance, under the commander’s whip and scolding, the sailors on the deck controlled the deck guns to aim at the target. A large number of 12-pound anti-lightning guns, 6-pound rapid-fire guns and machine guns were erected like porcupines. The spikes generally point to a target not far away. Five battleships traversed like a wall in front of the German fleet, guarding the transport ships behind them.

"Don't panic, just like when we were shooting targets, did you see those flying wooden frames? The side projections of these guys are bigger than torpedo boats! Killing them is not much harder than farming at home!" an officer said loudly .

   Encouraged by the officers, these first-time candidates on the battlefield were excited to pile up a round of shells next to the artillery. Some people felt that the shield on the 75MM artillery blocked the view, and even removed the shield and threw it aside. All the battleships were full of pre-combat agitation, and they shouted loudly to release their excess energy and excitement. Until the German fighters and interceptors first cooled them down!

   To be honest, the speed of low-altitude bombers with torpedoes is really not much faster than torpedo boats. There are still some torpedo boats that can reach speeds of more than 70 kilometers per hour. And the low altitude speed of the bomber? Now it is estimated that it is close to the three-digit level ~ lightnovelpub.net ~ about 90 kilometers per hour, and look at the wings with a frontal width of more than 30 meters... Don't say anything, think about it yourself.

Therefore, in order to ensure that these expensive and cumbersome guys can successfully launch the attack, the German fighter force once again undertook the suppression task. At least 40 fighters swooped and swooped down, facing the deck of the British battleship. !

   Three K4M interceptors first aimed at the British flagship Dignity. The three aircraft entered from the bow position and almost penetrated the British battleship in the direction of the hull. At a height of less than 150 meters, the bullets of the machine gun and the large-caliber machine gun made a death arc in the air. It swept across the upper deck like a sickle of death. These planes were quick and deadly. Thousands of rounds of various ammunition poured down. In the flames and smoke, a group of British sailors could not dodge and be covered by bullet rain. The powerful 20MM cannon shells directly made these soldiers into a ball of minced meat, and the lucky ones will be sieved by the flying shrapnel!

"Hurry up!" "Get out of those guys!" The hysterical shouts revealed despair. They had never learned how to deal with these agile guys. The only thing they could do was to hold their heads under the instinct of survival. Find a place to hide before being hit.

   The dense bullet rain easily destroyed the resistance consciousness of these newcomers. The lucky ones can still linger in a corner, but the ones with bad luck have fallen into a pool of blood.

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