Chapter 1241: Air Thunder II
Chapter 1241 Air Thunder (2)
Although this round of attack was ferocious, it was not fatal. The Resadiye continued to maintain a speed of over 22 knots after breaking out of the water column and gunpowder smoke. However, before the Germans were secretly grateful for avoiding this disaster, the sudden drop of a row of shells made the battleship's situation worse!
"We can't see the Russian battleship on the opposite side. The smoke screen is too big." The flames and smoke generated by the explosion of nearly 600 pounds of high explosive gave way to the rangefinder at the top almost ineffective, and the distorted air and smoke after the heat The interference almost obscures the entire field of view. The fire control personnel can only notice that somewhere in the distance is constantly shining with the light of the main gun firing, but they cannot achieve effective ranging. Under the awe of the British bombers, the two Russian dreadnoughts, Empress Maria and Emperor Alexander III, fired frantically on the Rechadia with cross fire!
The two Russian dreadnoughts now have at least 16 12-inch guns that can be used. At a distance of less than 12 kilometers, the two battleships are at least 10 tons per minute. The ammunition crazily tilted the flames of destruction. In less than 3 minutes after getting out of the bomber's barrage, the Lechadia was hit at least 3 times!
The bow of the Lechadia sank suddenly, and a high-explosive bomb weighing 470KG hit the light protection area at the bow. The entire 100MM-thick armor plate was torn from the battleship and blew up nearby. Anchor room. One of the other two shells directly bombed the rear mast of the battleship, and the other hit the bridge position of the Rechadia. A fire was set near the battleship’s control tower, and turbulent flames and smoke instantly enveloped the whole Command tower. The officers in the command tower quickly lost their perception of the outside world, and all they could see was the gray-red patch.
"Let's change a place, here we can't command a warship!" The captain of the Rechadia prepared to change to a place with a better view. During this time, the operation of this battleship was actually half-paralyzed. Although the Russian shells did not cause fatal injuries to this battleship, they provided great convenience to the British torpedo aircraft that had been solved!
At this time, the Lexadiye was like a bewildered giant, walking through the dangerous battlefield, with sharp arrows and spears shooting from all directions. And he can only rely on his strong steel armor and luck to resist. Of course the British would not give up this opportunity. Colonel Short, who was always ready to attack, soon discovered the anomaly of this Turkish battleship-this guy's track is like a drunk!
"Our chance is here! Get rid of it!" Major Short said loudly, yelling as he lined up the front seat driver's shoulders! Subsequently, the V1500 bomber numbered V-12 took the lead with its crew to rush down!
This time the British gave up the formation bombing, and their attacks were very open, but they were unusually long-lasting, like cutting meat with a knife, trying to kill the opponent a little bit. The four V1500 bombers were divided into two groups and attacked from the left and right sides of the Rechadia. The torpedo dropped by the two bombers on the left once again lost their target, but when Colonel Short’s plane entered the field, everything Everything has changed!
"Stabilize the height, we attack its diagonal front!"
"Get closer! 500 meters! Yes, that's it, don't worry!" Finally, at a distance of 550 meters, this V1500 bomber dropped the 800KG torpedo mounted on its belly! This airborne aviation torpedo, numbered MK5, is a new product of the British. It is specially produced for twin-engine and four-engine bomber shooting. As for the advantages? Naturally, the weight of the warhead is large enough and the range is relatively long. The 240KG warhead is enough to make any battleship feel terrified!
The battleship almost stabbed the Rechadia at an angle. About 30 seconds later, a loud noise came from behind Colonel Short. Even though the vision was obstructed, a large amount of debris could still be seen spilled into the air. , And the water mist falling down one after another.
The power of this torpedo is really terrifying! After the explosion, a linear crack with a length of more than ten meters and an area of tens of square meters appeared in the middle and front of the hull of this battleship! The Turkish navy officers and soldiers on the battleship could almost feel that the bow of the battleship was lifted violently, and then hit the water heavily. Looking from the bridge, you can see that there is almost a large recess on the left side of the bow. The black smoke and flames are like the big mouth of a behemoth, which makes people scared and disturbed. The front part of the hull The armor plate was also squeezed and deformed, the pieces of the deck became fragments, and even the bow structure was bent!
"Good job! Work hard and kill them!" Colonel Short said excitedly. And then, another 4 bombers carried this torpedo into an attack!
At this time, the battleship had flooded more than 2,000 tons, but fortunately, the near miss and the torpedo attack were not on the same side. Otherwise, the situation of the Lechadia would be even worse! But at this time, the warship has already tilted 10 degrees. The bow is less than 1 meter above the waterline! The entire warship had a more serious bow. The speed also dropped to around 16 knots. Huge swells easily rushed onto the deck, constantly scouring the A turret. In order to prevent water from entering, the two turrets on the bow of the Lechadia have been turned to the side.
At this time, it seemed to the British that it was already a stage where the water dog was beaten up~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The British bomber descended leisurely, and then arranged the attack unhurriedly. The torpedo hanging under their belly was like a sickle of death. It's chilling. "This wave may not kill them, but the next wave definitely can!" Colonel Short said as he looked at his teammates entering the attacking route.
However, at this moment, a gray figure quickly passed in front of the colonel's eyes, and then, like a meteorite, thought of one of the V1500 bombers preparing to launch a lightning strike. Compared with the huge 4-shot bomber, this guy is so inconspicuous, like a rabbit lying next to a lion. Major Schott’s eyes shrank into needle-like pupils indicating danger. He looked nervously at the German seaplane rushing towards the British bomber, and at an altitude of 80 meters, it slammed into the already The V1500 bomber that cannot change the direction of flight!
Like a heavy hammer falling from the sky, at this time, the German seaplane weighing just over 1 ton hit the center of the target's body. Under this circumstance, the result is unquestionable. With a violent collision, this plane The plane broke into two ends directly from the impact position, the lower half of the fuselage fell directly into the sea, while the first half of the fuselage was still struggling to fly for a short distance under the action of the engine and fell into the sea unwillingly!
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