Chapter 2180: Operation Outpost Three
"The Gripen squadron sent a telegram. So far, the British fleet has no sign of sailing. A considerable part of the battleships are still resting in the dock. The Gripen squadron has left behind several aircraft to continue patrolling the waters around the Gulf of Forth and continue to monitor Britain. Fleet." Admiral Scheer also breathed a sigh of relief when he sent the intelligence to Ruprecht. It is about 7 o'clock in the afternoon, and it is about 5 hours before the German High Seas Fleet enters the target area. Judging from the current time, the German fleet seems to have advanced a lot.
"Very good, is there any change in the target area?" Ruprecht asked.
"According to our intelligence, it seems that a British Air Force has entered the Orkney Islands. Of course, this is only the content of the telegram, and we have not verified it." Admiral Scheer said.
"It doesn't matter, hit the bird's nest and the birds are gone. One more flight team will not affect much." Ruprecht said.
"I wish you all the best and success!" When the time for parting arrived, the flagship of General Hipper raised a series of semaphores. The battleship Bavaria responded with the same semaphore. The huge high seas fleet was divided into two parts. The aircraft carrier squadron will accompany the crown prince's operations, because the squadron commanded by the crown prince is closer to the British fleet and needs more power!
At the same time, at the last moments before the shelling mission, the staff of the German Navy began to locate and sequence the attacks on the Orkney Islands for the last time.
There are three large islands in the entire Orkney Islands. The main island of Orkney Islands is in the true north, Hoy Island is in the southwest, and South Ronase is in the southeast. The largest area of water between the three major islands is Scarpa Bay, once a large fleet station. In the south, there are dense blockades and destroyer anchorages between Hoy Island and South Ronese Island.
The British have two main air bases. One is the Hartston Naval Air Station located on the north side of the main island. This is an airport specially built by the British to accommodate a large number of land-based aircraft. In the south, it is located The eastern part of Hoy Island, near the anchorage of the original destroyer, was the air base used for seaplanes. In the British mainland south of Pentland Bay, there is also a base code-named Albatross that is also within the range of the German navy’s naval guns. In other words, the German fleet’s 12 battleships and 8 light cruisers need to strike at least three. aims!
"First kill the Hartston Naval Base, and then we bypass the Orkney Islands from the east and enter Pentland Bay. At the same time, we attack the air bases on Hoy Island in the north and the British mainland in the south. All the explosives are shot!” Ruprecht determined the final order of attack after confirming that there was no mine net in Pentland Bay.
Hartston Naval Airport is very close to the sea. Even the high seas fleet can see the lights in the airport. Obviously, the British seem to be busy. Combined with the news received before, the British at the airport are giving The fleet that came here for maintenance and maintenance. And through these lights, the German fleet's rangefinder used this as a reference, and quickly finalized the shooting.
"Ready to release the seaplane." Along with the roar of the ejection rails, a seaplane took off from the capital ship, hovered over the fleet, and then began to fly to the British airport not far away, in the German seaplane. Before arriving at Hartston Naval Airport, 12 Bavarian-class battleships lined up for the final preparations before the bombardment.
At this time, on the British airfield, a large group of British ground crews are maintaining the last batch of V1500 bombers belonging to the British Navy that have just arrived here. These aircraft originally belonged to the army. Now they are facing severe problems after transferring to the naval base. The harsh marine environment, not to mention, the water vapor containing salt and alkali is the enemy of the aircraft, so the first thing the British have to do is to paint these aircraft with new paint, and then properly handle the various components, at the same time, Also vacate the oversized hangar that had been used as a warehouse as the lair of these sky masters.
The entire airport was busy. As many as 24 V1500 bombers were almost parked on the largest apron. Next to it, a large number of British ground crews were maintaining the aircraft, while next to it were various vehicles, some of which had been maintained. The V1500 bomber is shrinking its wing (one wing) that is more than ten meters long, and then the tractor is pulled closer to the hangar. A series of large hangars are so conspicuous in the airport. The Germans use this as a coordinate to determine other important facilities. To the east is the tower, to the south is the semi-buried reinforced oil depot and ammunition depot, and to the north is the runway and standby area. To the west are factories and power plants.
"Let's get started!" Along with Scheer's order to attack, a series of dazzling fires suddenly gleamed above the night-covered North Sea. Even the British at the airport could see the distant sea like a volcanic eruption. ! Like a gap leaking out of the lava hell, shining flames appeared on the sea, illuminating the distant sky like daylight!
Groups of red light spots rose up into the sky, drawing arcs in the air that heralded destruction and rushed to the British airport in the distance with the might of thunder~www.wuxiaspot.com~ a thunderous noise Through the night sky. Disaster has come!
The British at the airport watched with horror the cannonballs falling from the horizon like a doomsday meteorite. The howling of the friction between the cannonballs and the air resounded through the airport like the scream of death. After tens of seconds, the British were panicked as if When the ants on the hot pot searched for shelter, the shells fell!
Boom! Accompanied by a loud noise like a thunderbolt. The first round of shells landed on the airport's main apron and the hangar next to it. The exposed V1500 bomber was the first to bear the brunt. The huge wooden fuselage was as fragile as paper in the flame storm and shock waves of the shell explosion! The flames and shrapnel spread around in the impetus of the explosion. Looking from the air, you can clearly see the ring-shaped air wave that the shock wave thought spread!
"A shell landed at a distance of one meter! Dozens of kilograms of explosives were detonated. The huge shell was broken into thousands of shrapnel and rushed to the surroundings. The cars and people next to the plane were instantly engulfed and mixed. The shock wave of smoke and flames rushed to this poor bomber. The half-closed left wing was first torn into pieces, and then the huge body. You can clearly hear the crackling sound of the flame burning and the body breaking. The sharp cracking sound was almost in a blink of a blink. The plane was directly cut into several segments, and then turned into fragments in a burst of explosions. Countless flames spread out to the surroundings, further expanding the fire." The German pilot in charge of hypocrisy described what he saw like this!
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