Chapter 489 The end of the Royal Navy
Fisher's wish was not realized in the end.
The bomber overhead shattered his last fantasy.
As a battleship built during World War I, it has 8 dual-mounted 381mm main guns and 14 152mm secondary guns, which are all fired at ships.
What equipment is there for air? It only has 2 76mm cannons, which is not bad, it is just these two.
In later history, during World War II, it installed a large number of 40mm and 20mm anti-aircraft guns to make up for the weakness in air defense firepower.
But now, in terms of air, it is almost the level of light and ass.
The Stuka bomber dived from the sky without any trouble and threw 500 kilograms of bombs towards the temporarily intact battleship.
Accurate hit!
There were fires everywhere on the deck, and the sailors were nervously rescuing them. Then, the second, third, and fourth...
"Boom!" When the sixth bomber dived down, its ammunition depot was finally hit. Just behind the No. 2 turret, three bombs exploded there. The third bomb successfully exploded the partition of the ammunition depot, and a violent explosion occurred there!
When the ammunition depot was detonated, the scene was no longer controlled.
"Boom!" The sound this time was extremely huge. Amid the explosion, the hull exploded and broke apart in two sections.
The Junquan entered the water quickly, and it did not want to sink, but its sinking speed was faster than that of the Nelson. When its bow of ship sank, the main gun on the turret was still shaking on the water surface, as if it refused to follow the hull to enter the seabed.
It also seems to be telling something.
The King's Volunteer was sank, the Ballum was sank, and the Nelson was still persevering.
Of course it won't leave a chance!
All the artillery fire of the German warships was moving towards the Nelson. In just a few minutes, more than fifty shells fell on the Nelson, which had no mobility and had completely turned into a target ship.
The Nelson was full of holes, but it was firm and refused to sink.
All ammunition depots have already flowed into water, and it is impossible for ammunition to explode. Looking at the floating iron coffin, the German Navy gave up on the continued naval gun strike.
The battle is over.
The torpedo planes, bombers, and submarines that followed the arrival of the British Navy sank all the warships escorted by the British Navy. Even the Queen Elizabeth, who ran away first, was unable to run away. It was chased by several torpedo planes dozens of nautical miles away from the firefighting waters and projected again.
Then another late submarine discovered it, four torpedo volleys, and Queen Elizabeth, also sank.
There were floating sailors everywhere on the sea. The battle was over. The sailors were not dead yet. Hundreds of heads were floating on the sea, swimming towards the German warships.
Faced with this situation, Rutjens ordered an hour of rescue to fish the British sailors up.
An hour later, the sea surface returned to peace again, with oil flowers everywhere, which was the heavy oil leakage of the warship, and the Nelson had already sunk half, leaving only one side of the hull, which was still exposed on the sea surface.
The British shore-based aviation team flew over the sky, facing the fierce battle area, and facing the huge warship that was about to sink, their mood was extremely heavy.
This is a turning point, a turning point in the British Navy's prosperity to decline!
First, the air strikes in Scapa Bay severely damaged the British navy's vitality, and this naval battle even broke the British navy's ribs again. So far, the battleships supporting the British navy have sunk one by one, and they have no strength to compete with Germany for maritime power.
This naval battle was commented by many military observers. The consensus view they got was that relying solely on battleships, it was no longer possible to maintain maritime rights. Only by comprehensively applying aircraft carriers, submarines, and battleships could the maximum effect be achieved.
This is a tactical consideration, and in terms of strategy, it is even more worthy of deep thought. Britain is an island country. If it loses its strong navy, its maritime lifeline will not be guaranteed!
When the German entered the North Sea waters, long-range FW190 fighter jets had already escorted it to prevent the British from launching air strikes. The warship, which had made great achievements, finally stopped at the German dock.
The warship was injured, showing how fierce the battle this warship had experienced. In the two attacks by the British Navy fleet, it did not retreat, took the initiative to fight, killed several British warships, and even persisted until the arrival of its main force!
The shore was already full of people, most of them were the families of this warship. When they learned that their relatives were finally coming back, they all came to the dock.
The sailors put on military dresses and stood along the edge of the warship, and everyone's heart was filled with incomparable heroism.
They won!
Captain Colonel Stanger, standing on the bridge, looking at the welcome crowd on the shore, he silently raised his arm and saluted the crowd on the shore.
"Hi, Hitler." At this moment, a uniform voice suddenly sounded on the shore. The troops responsible for maintaining order raised their right arm, and the people watching on the shore also raised their arms furiously.
Colonel Stanger was also extremely excited, and the head of state was here!
Cialek was wearing military uniform, waving his right hand, and returning gifts to the people. This was the first time that Cialek showed up in public during the war. Beside him, Graf looked serious and ready to deal with emergencies at any time.
Although Hitler has been assassinated, the etiquette of this ceremonial ritual has not changed, which is also a kind of respect for the deceased. Now, Cyric, who led the entire empire to a powerful rank, has completely replaced Hitler's position in the hearts of the people.
Hitler led the empire out of the gloom of World War I, while Cirick led the empire to the glory of World War II!
Now, I don’t know how many British agents want to assassinate Cialique, but unfortunately there is no way. Under Reinhardt’s surveillance, the entire empire was as safe as the Soviet Union.
Everyone in the port has been identified and absolutely reliable. And Cirick has an important task this time. He wants to tell the world that this is a just war and Germany will win!
This was also the first time Bruce had come into contact with Cialis close. He could not see Cialis. At this time, like other prisoners, he remained in the cabin below, but like everyone else, he could hear Cialis' unique incitement voice.
In the past, Hitler's speeches concealed Cialis's light. In fact, Cialis was also an orator, which was an inevitable prerequisite for being a politician.
Chapter completed!