Chapter 1381 The End of the Baltic Fleet 2

Chapter 1381 The end of the Baltic Fleet 2

"Plane No. 12 takes off." The ground crew signaled with the lights in their hands, and another bomber was towed to the end of the runway. Then, when the signal to clear the field was sent, the huge propellers began to rotate, and the roar of the engines filled the night. Sounded, and as the ground lights next to the runway lit up, the bomber began to accelerate like its previous teammates, and then gradually increased.

In the sky, the constantly shining light points marked the position of teammates. The signal lights on the nose, tail and wings of the aircraft continued to send signals. The bombers began to form in the air like a flock of geese gathering at the head. .

Twenty-five minutes later, all two squadrons of bombers at Base 3 had taken off and formed two huge formations.

"All aircraft are in place, navigation has been calibrated, and we have found the first marker. We are ready to go." In the captain's cockpit of the 1st Bomb Squadron, Norman reported to Major General Harrell sitting behind him.

"Very good, we are ready to set off and contact the second and third fleets at the same time to let them gather at the sea area according to the plan. If they enter the battlefield earlier than the scheduled time, within 20 minutes, they can choose to attack in advance, but the attack The goal cannot be changed," Maj. Gen. Harrell said.

Compared with the last air attack carried out by the British against Count Spey's fleet, the Bavarian Air Force's air attack coordination this time was obviously less difficult. At least it was very easy to navigate, because after all, this is Europe and there are many villages and towns, and there are no In the case of night bombing, these illuminated villages and towns are undoubtedly the best landmark indicators... And for today, the Bavarian Air Force did leave several villages and towns without taking action. Not only did it not take action at night, but it also did not take action during the day... And these surviving Russian villages and towns became the best road signs for the Luftwaffe at night!

The Luftwaffe implemented a step-by-step navigation method, selecting several navigation points on the voyage. After arriving at the first navigation point, it confirmed the direction by comparing it with the map, compass, radio signals and landmarks, then flew to the second target, and then repeated This process continues until the goal is finally reached. In this case, even if some errors occur, they can be corrected as early as possible.

"I saw the Port of Riga!" When the sun rose, the K-6 bombers of the 1st and 2nd Bomber Squadrons directly under Major General Harrell finally arrived at the last landmark! In order to prevent the Russians from having early warning, the entire fleet flew over the outside of Riga Port and controlled the altitude and direction well. The entire fleet flew with its back to the sun. After entering the sea, it further lowered its altitude. In this case, the German bomber fleet in the area where the water and the sky met was difficult to detect. After all, it was difficult to notice the movement of the bombers due to the golden light in the distance. Figure!

"The second and third fleets sent signals and they will arrive at the assembly point as planned. We are about 15 minutes ahead of the normal time!"

"The lead aircraft group sent a signal,

They spotted the Russian fleet, almost at its berth the night before! Pretty much the best case scenario! "

Good news came one after another, which made Harrell feel reassured. "What about the situation of the High Seas Fleet light cruiser detachment?" the rear admiral asked after thinking for a while.

"They have arrived at the entrance of the Ilbe Strait and will arrive at the battlefield in up to 90 minutes! If nothing else happens, it should be after we complete the attack on the main target!" A few minutes later, after getting in touch with the High Seas Fleet, the aircraft Chang said.

"Very good, send a message to the headquarters and say that thunder is coming!" Harrell let out a long breath after finishing speaking, and then he looked at the 2 o'clock direction, where is Russia's largest fleet - the Baltic Fleet. Parking area!

Ten minutes later, when the huge figure of the Russian fleet battleship appeared on the sea, Halleck was like an eagle eyeing its prey. The huge fleet is his wings and his claws! The aviation forces of the German Empire finally revealed their long-sharpened swords and rushed towards the Russian fleet on the sea like dragon-slaying warriors!

"What is that?" A Russian soldier who was taking a rest stood on the deck of the destroyer and looked into the distance. The sunrise on the sea was really spectacular. In this depressing and hard fighting life, he had such an opportunity to relax. It is also rare that this Russian naval soldier was in a good mood until he saw the German bomber force flying almost close to the sea!

"Isn't it a ship?" A Russian officer next to him said, adjusting his glasses.

"Is it a seaplane?" said another Russian soldier next to him. "But there are so many of them. I have never seen so many seaplanes appear together." The soldier sighed.

"Really or not, if these are all airplanes, look at the scale, there are more than 20 of them. When did so many seaplanes take off in the Port of Riga? Nowadays, almost all seaplanes have their pontoons removed and are sent to the front line and as fighter jets. The Germans fought tooth and nail," said an officer who had just stepped onto the deck.

"..." Then when the officer realized that something was wrong, almost everyone was stunned for a moment!

"It's the Germans!" When the plane flew closer, the Russians finally realized what their fleet was about to face! They scattered like antelopes being hunted by a pride of lions. Some ran to the signal room to prepare to sound the alarm, while the more clever ones simply controlled the artillery and machine guns on the destroyer deck to aim at distant targets, preparing to intercept these black-winged gods of death. . And some people were hiding in a corner of the cabin, hoping that these guys wouldn't target them!

"Ignore those little guys, prepare to attack the Russian flagship!" Looking at the Russian peripheral warships that have begun to counterattack in the distance. Harrell emphasized again.

"The fleet is preparing to attack according to the predetermined plan, and the bombers are preparing to climb. Our altitude is too low, the power of the bombs is limited, and the torpedo planes can keep up. Unless the Russian fleet removes the mine protection net, we cannot act without permission without the captain's order!" Harrell After thinking about it, he still gave up the order to let the torpedo planes attack in the first wave, because he was really not sure that he could rely on torpedoes to penetrate the opponent's mine protection net!

Following Harrell's orders, the bombers of the 1st and 2nd Squadrons began to pull up. They would eventually pull up to an altitude of 600 meters, and then conduct a shallow dive at an angle of 35 degrees, eventually reaching an altitude of 100 to 150 meters. Throw the bomb down.

The Russians' reaction speed was still very fast, and machine guns and machine guns of various calibers began to fire violently at the German aircraft fleet. However, this only looks good. In fact, without special training, qualified anti-aircraft guns and aiming equipment, this attack just looks beautiful. The German bomber group flies gracefully over the head of the Russian destroyer, hitting all kinds of Shells and bullets were trampled underfoot. By now, there is no force that can stop them from throwing bombs on the heads of Russian battleships!

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