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Chapter 277 Impossible Mission (16)

The situation of the German army was also very difficult, and only three fleet aircraft carriers could be used. There was a bomb hit on the deck of the USS Cheung Qiu. Although it was repaired quickly, there was still some problem. We could only collect fighter jets, which meant that there were only two aircraft carriers intact. In particular, the attack aircraft can only rely on the take-off and landing of the Jean Bar and Dunkirk. Fortunately, these two were both beveled aircraft carriers. Ozawa's command skills and the foresight of building firepower magnets were shown at this time. The German return aircraft far exceeded the maximum scale that the remaining aircraft carriers could accommodate, but under the rotation of the beveled aircraft carriers, the maximum operating efficiency was maintained in an orderly manner.

He used two precious armored aircraft carriers to secure two beveled aircraft carriers, and he bought more time and opportunities for the fleet.

"The third attack wave, attack!"

"Quickly collect the plane, replenish supplies, prepare for the fourth attack wave, Zeppelin suddenly comes! Coordinate to attract firepower!"

"Let the land-based aviation force send fighter jets to protect the fleet!"

At 14:53, the US Air Force's last round of 400 aircraft arrived at the scene one after another.

Due to the long distance, large number, and different speeds, and the release of all the planes that can be pulled out, the US military gradually entered the battlefield with a small team. Fortunately, they gradually invested in a small team, otherwise if 400 aircraft came over in one breath, the entire axis fleet would suffer a catastrophe.

The fleet that was heading in the front was the first to encounter a fire attack. The already scarred Richelieu, Tirpitz, was hit by a large number of bombs again:

Richelieu was hit by 7 1000-pound bombs and 2 2000-pound bombs. Tilpitz was slightly better than him. He was hit by 5 1000-pound bombs and 1 2000-pound bomb. The steel plate on the deck was twisted, the buildings were seriously damaged, and corpses were everywhere;

The USS Cheung-Qiao aircraft carrier is also doomed. Because the aircraft carrier looks intact, the US military aircraft is madly fighting. Although the German fighter fleet tried its best to defend, it could not withstand the continuous impact of the US military. The USS Cheung-Qiao was hit with three 2,000-pound bombs and two 1,000-pound bombs in one breath. Even the armored aircraft carrier could not withstand this attack power.

At 15:19, the US torpedo fleet arrived and launched a lightning strike against these already tragic main ships.

The scarred Richelieu was hit by three torpedoes, all of which were on the port side, with an overall water inlet of up to 8,000 tons, tilting 21 degrees to the left. When the captain tried to continue to inject water and restore balance, due to the excessive water inlet of the entire warship, the entire warship not only failed to achieve balance, but instead accelerated its left tilt, and finally could only issue a despair order;

Eight minutes later, this French battleship with such good fortune sank in the Caribbean Sea, and only less than one-third of the officers and soldiers survived.

Four minutes later, the Grievance, who was also hit by three torpedoes, began to slowly sink. Xinz, who served as the commander of the aircraft carrier force for the first time, jumped onto a lifeboat and struggled to escape. Because the ship abandoned the ship early, more than half of the crew survived.

The one with the best and strongest luck was the Tilpitz. Although it also hit 3 torpedoes, because two were on the port side and one was inlet on the starboard side, it also maintained a lot of water, but it was automatically balanced, with an inclination of only 11 degrees and a speed of 12 knots. It still maintained the good sink resistance of the PowerD** ship. It struggled to shoot down seven aircraft with anti-aircraft guns.

In addition to these main warships, the rest of the warships were also attacked. Two Rhine-class escort aircraft carriers sank, one Porcupine-class cruiser and two destroyers sank, the Vineto battleship and the Imperial battleship were all injured to varying degrees.

At 15:49, the last round of US aircraft completed the attack and retreated. Nearly 400 US aircraft paid a heavy price for this attack. In addition to more than 20 aircraft that lost their direction and were forced to return, more than 360 US aircraft participating in the attack were shot down by German fighters and fleet air defense fire. At the same time, many of them fell into the sea due to poor fuel (mainly twin-engine attack aircraft), lost direction, etc. In the end, less than half of the crew successfully landed or parachuteed in Puerto Rico.

At 16:37 pm, the fifth attack wave sent by the US military arrived over the fleet again. The third and fourth attack waves of the German army had been released one after another. Although each batch of German aircraft was less than the opponent, the total number was greater than that of the opponent, especially the third attack wave. When it was about to arrive, it hit the sixth attack wave that the US military was taking off one after another. It directly attacked and beat the US aircraft that were staggering and took off into the sea. Mitchell and others were so angry that they jumped into the foot and cursed!

Faced with the Axis Fleet with a smoke and a disorganized lineup, the US military aircraft group also rushed down without hesitation to attack. Today's American pilots were also crazy. Mashar and others could see clearly that several aircraft were staring at the strong air defense firepower and flew down directly. After being hit, they hit the deck and the last escort aircraft carrier was "crashed" and sunk in front of three such aircraft.

Before everyone could come to their senses, a scream came from the radio: "Anti-torpedo impact!"

"Boom" and the Zeppelin, which had suffered many heavy damage, was hit on the starboard side by torpedo. A water column appeared in the ship's headquarters. Before the sailors could pounce on the damage, four more BTDs rushed down to attack. The port side was hit by thunder again, and two were hit by one.

All items in the entire bridge rolled all over the ground, and most of the people were shaken to the ground, with the sound of impact and "enyin" everywhere.

"Dear officials, the Zeppelin cannot be saved anymore. Let's move the command center." The captain broadcasted through the loudspeaker with a cry.

"Retreat!" Mashar and others who were so embarrassed that they got up from the ground gritted their teeth, "Hurry, transfer!"

Shortly after everyone rushed to board the lifeboat, they witnessed the warships slowly sinking. This German aircraft carrier, which had suffered hardships and was injured many times, finally came to an end in their lives.

"goodbye!"

"Where is Marshal Mashar?" After a few minutes of rowing, Ozawa suddenly screamed, "Didn't he get on the lifeboat just now? Where are the people?"

"Sir, go there!"

"What did he do when he went to the Gneisenau?" Ozawa asked in confusion. "Didn't it mean that the command center was transferred to Jean Bar?"

"The chief said that the aircraft carrier operation is fully entrusted to you and General Crank to command him, and he will prepare the night battle plan!"

"Oh, I understand." Ozawa and others nodded, and suddenly realized.

On the lifeboat, Mashar stood in the wind, his eyes were like a torch, and he cast a different desire for the Gneisenau: Americans, wait for me, see if I beat you with a 380mm tube!

In this world, no one has more experience in combat ship guns shooting aircraft carriers than Maschel. He commanded the Gneesenau and the Scharnhorst to sank the Royal Navy Glory. Now, after replacing the naval gun, the Scharnhorst-class German double evil spirits are ready to return to their old business.

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