Chapter 1,244 3-Party Melee 3
Chapter 1244 Three-party melee 3
Count Spee was inferior to Ruprecht and Hipper in terms of calculation accuracy. But he has a very good view of the overall situation. And the mobility is very strong. He knows what to do in any situation. When the Resardier was besieged by Russian battleships and British bombers, the Count's first reaction was that if he did not get out, the Resardier would definitely be destroyed under the naval and air strikes of the British and Russian forces. So what will be the result? He lost a valuable fast battleship, and then after the British bomber group evacuated, he pushed back the Russian fleet.
And if they go out, the two fast battleships can cause tons of damage when the Russian fleet is unprepared, and it is also possible for Confidant to kill a Dreadnought. Although it will attract the attention of British bombers, look at it now, hovering over the battlefield. of British bombers does not exceed 2 digits! "The opponent's attack was also weak, and their remaining firepower was not even enough to seriously damage Prince Eugen or Tegelhof. In this case, I think it is appropriate to exchange the moderate damage to the battleship for the survival of a battleship. "So, in this case, three German battleships quickly rushed out of the smoke screen. The destroyers were also divided into two teams, one to accompany the flagship in combat, and the other to cover the Resaldière as much as possible.
At present, it seems that this plan has been successful. Almost all British bombers still carrying bombs and torpedoes rushed towards the count's fleet, while the Reshadier began to gradually withdraw from the battlefield under the cover of destroyers. At this time, there was no force that could threaten this staggering giant ship.
As for the small number of uncoordinated British bombers? This was not a big threat to Count Spey's fleet. The remaining eight British bombers were divided into two groups. Five of them attacked the Count's flagship Prinz Eugen, while the other three rushed towards the Russian destroyer that had just escaped. Attacking Tegelhof.
Three destroyers blocked the only way for the British bombers to pass. After entering the attack route, it was very difficult for the bulky FB27 bombers to even change their flight direction. The three destroyers and the Prinz Eugen behind them concentrated all their anti-aircraft firepower and opened fire. The shells fired from at least 5 88MM guns and more than 10 2-pound guns jumped on the sea and flew to the target not far away!
The effect of the anti-aircraft gun guested by the 88MM anti-lightning gun is not very good. The gun's firing rate is a bit slow. The most critical thing is that it is not flexible enough, the rotation angular speed is too slow, and the pitch angle is also a bit low. The 40MM machine gun produced in Bavaria performed very well. After successfully driving away two British bombers, it finally smashed the third bomber into pieces. Four fist-sized shells directly destroyed the engine of an FB27 bomber. , then, the wings of the plane tilted and fell straight into the sea, turning into a pile of debris.
The three bombers that attacked the Teghov did not achieve any results. They had no torpedoes, only bombs. If only three bombers could hit the Teghov at a speed of 24 knots, then it can only be said that today God is sleeping….
"Let's go quickly! Before the Germans pounce!" When British bombers launched an attack on the count's fleet to cover the Russian Black Sea Fleet,
While the Russian destroyers were risking their lives in the face of the opponent's volcanic eruption of sidefire, Lieutenant General Eberhard glanced with complicated eyes at the battleship Reschadier, which was about to withdraw from sight, and the battleship that was dealing with various tasks in the distance. The German fleet was in such trouble, and everyone here gave a retreat order in the eyes of everyone present with some surprise and even confusion!
"Hurry up and execute it quickly. Send a signal to the other two pre-dreadnought ships and tell them to withdraw from the battlefield immediately! We will disperse and evacuate." At this time, Kolchak said loudly. "If you still want to go back alive." The Russian naval officer, who had just woken up from his dream, realized the seriousness of the problem. A few minutes later, the battleship Queen Maria turned first, and before leaving, Eberhard The Vice Admiral raised a signal flag to inform Emperor Alexander III that they could dispose of the battleship if necessary.
"We have lost, haven't we?" Eberhard's hands were trembling slightly. He tried to grab the cup next to him twice, but failed. The frustration, fear, helplessness and depression caused by failure It took his breath away like a noose. The lieutenant general's face was pale, and big beads of sweat fell down drop by drop. It was as if he had suddenly aged ten years.
"But you have tried your best, Lieutenant General. This is not our fault." Major General Kolchak said with a solemn expression. "At least the Allied Mediterranean Fleet also paid a heavy price. Turkey's industrial base is very poor. They are not capable of repairing these warships. We have pushed them to the brink of collapse, and Britain and France can help us complete the last step."
"Really? I hope so. I hope you can help me take care of the Black Sea Fleet. At least we have made them pay an unimaginable price, haven't we? So, just let me bear the responsibility." Eberhart said softly. said. At this moment, he felt as if he had been hollowed out. After saying this, he never spoke again.
The entire plan had failed, and even according to Colonel Short, half the battle was lost when the British bomber force barely arrived on time at dawn! In the following hours of fighting, the British and Russians tried their best to make amends, but the Germans were somewhat prepared. When the count made no mistakes and the German air force tried its best to resist, outside the port of Ereli In this battle, the Allies lost the war!
Of course, you can't say that the British gained nothing. They at least severely damaged one super-dreadnought and one semi-dreadnought. According to Turkey's situation, the severely damaged battleship Reshadier is not expected to be completely repaired within the next four months, and these two battleships are equivalent to being completely eliminated from the future Battle of the Great Neil Strait. If you include the two super-dreadnought battleships destroyed in Constantinople and the armored cruiser destroyed by Group C, then the Allied Mediterranean Fleet has lost half of its capital ships! Although the opponent was not defeated with one blow, this operation cannot be considered a failure overall!
To be fair, this is not a good but acceptable result for the British! But for the Russians, it is enough that they have not lost their pants now! So far, the losses that can be determined by the Russian Black Sea Fleet are as follows: the dreadnought battleship Alexander III, the quasi-dreadnought ships Yephistalin and John Chrysostom, 1 cruiser, and 8 destroyers! More than half of the battleships and auxiliary battleships were lost, and the remaining battleships were even less effective than any British battleship squadron!
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