Chapter 1,462 Action 2
Chapter 1462 Action 2
They knew that it was unclear whether today's battle was difficult, but it was definitely very hard! Because their commander told them that today, we do not plan to go back with artillery shells! Then a group of gunners, especially the ammunition man, silently glanced at the brass propellant bag behind them, and took an extra hamburger from the cook. Well, let's consider it as a snack tonight.
"The tunnel ahead has been cleared, please follow the pilot boat!" When a small boat not far away sent a signal, Earl Spee decisively ordered the fleet to set sail, and the high-temperature and high-pressure steam temporarily stored in the steam pipeline was injected into the engine room. , under the influence of steam, each steam turbine made a deafening roar and the huge propellers began to rotate. When the departure flag was raised on the Sultan Suleiman I, the entire fleet began to move along the narrow Dardanelles Strait. As the Mediterranean Sea sailed away, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on this fleet that was armed to the teeth, and the God of War also excitedly put the two major groups of the Allies and the Entente on the scale again. He was excitedly waiting for a new battle. War feast.
"Your Excellency, Commander, we have sailed out of the Dardanelles Strait and entered the Eastern Mediterranean." An officer said to the vast sea in the distance.
"Very good, use light signals to issue orders to all other warships. From now on, except for the flagship that cannot fulfill its mission, all warships cannot use long-distance communications. The entire fleet enters radio silence. In this way, we are only responsible for receiving signals. No signal!" Count Spey said.
In addition to using nautical charts, personal experience of navigators, astronomical navigation (looking at the stars), and the islands dotted in the Aegean Sea, the entire fleet can also be navigated by using several radio signal towers in Turkey, through continuous radio measurements. By measuring distance and direction, and then eradicating the most basic mathematical principles, the fleet can determine its own position, and in this process, the fleet does not need to conduct unnecessary long-distance communications at all. Unless you run into some unsolvable trouble.
Shortly after the fleet set sail, several dark-painted Zeppelin airships also flew to the battlefield. These aerial mammoths with a length of more than 100 meters were cruising at an altitude of 5,000 meters. These airships were not like them in Germany. Colleagues usually carry bombs with them for bombing. In fact, this kind of bombing is more of a shock. The best use of these big guys whose time in the air can even be calculated in days is as auxiliary. For example, the current team is called night patrol. Navy airship fleet.
There is a foldable super-large antenna hanging under the pod of each airship. Its function is to collect all electrical signals from the air and roughly locate them. They will operate as a passive detection system for the entire Spey fleet. Relying on the long standby time of the airship, all airships can be busy until this time tomorrow.
"I wish you good luck, I hope we can find something tonight!" The Wolf airship sent a blessing signal to its colleagues through the signal light.
“The best case scenario is that nothing happens;
Tonight is Christmas Eve! "The Prophet airship replied somewhat playfully.
The Farmer airship on the side has already left, indicating that these two guys are too funny, and the right thing to do is to hurry up! The three airships gradually dispersed. Although the speed of these airships was very slow compared to airplanes, they were still much faster than warships on the sea. After all, the speed of 50 knots was beyond the reach of warships. And they don't have to get too close to the battlefield.
The Allied navy and air force once again drew their swords in the night. What were the Allies busy with at this time? The transport ship that has been sailing from Alexandria is sailing towards Chios Island under the cover of the French fleet. The task of this fleet is to transport 8,000 Anzac officers and soldiers, 3,000 horses and hundreds of various vehicles and artillery. . They were urgently mobilized by the British from the battlefield in the Sinai Peninsula. And escorting them was France's most elite fleet.
Under the command of Vice Admiral Le Bris, the French Navy's four super-dreadnought battleships: Brestany, Provence, Lorraine and the newly commissioned Lyon were fully dispatched, along with an armored cruiser detachment. and two destroyer squadrons sailed toward Chios Island in a mighty manner.
Logically speaking, on a safe night, there is no need to escort troops using high-speed transport ships. Although submarines may still be encountered at night, for high-speed armed transport ships, submarines want to intercept confidential information under dark night conditions. It will be very difficult for a better fleet, so they will not dispatch the main fleet in a big way, but the fact is that the French are already preparing to launch this landing campaign. As long-range support firepower and the most important escort, these four battleships are Must appear. And after landing, some of the artillery and personnel in this fleet will also participate in army operations. Therefore, this time, the French fleet came directly, finished everything, and then returned to Crete.
"What's going on now?" Vice Admiral Le Bris asked on the flagship Brestany.
"It was very calm tonight. Even the sharks hiding in the deep sea were silent. Tonight, in the entire Aegean Sea, we hardly received any electronic signals from non-Allied countries. Their submarines were all hidden. Could it be that Is it because today is Sunday? God wants us to take a rest." A French officer said half seriously and half jokingly, but his face showed that this guy is very relaxed now!
"Really, I hope so. I hope that when we take the landing action, the Germans will still be sleeping in the port." Lieutenant General Le Bris nodded and did not delve into this issue. In his opinion, it was just a matter of making sure which submarines had no unusual movements. Because in this sea area, there are at most two Allied super-dreadnought battleships that can fight, and the others have either been sunk or repaired in the dock. In the view of Lieutenant General Le Bris, even if the German fleet finally chooses to attack, with four ships A lineup of Bristani-class super-dreadnoughts and more than 10 quasi-dreadnoughts will never lose.
"In order to deal with you, we have installed the latest armor-piercing bullets. Count Spee, come out if you have the ability, just like you did when you attacked us last time!" General Le Bris put a handful of shredded tobacco into his pipe. Taking a deep breath, feeling the pungent smell of burning tobacco reverberating in his nasal cavity, the Vice Admiral recalled what happened in Crete that night!
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