Chapter 1392 Destruction 3

Chapter 1392 Destruction 3

At this stage of the battle, the dog was actually killed. Three super-dreadnoughts, two dreadnoughts and two armored cruisers of the Russian Baltic Fleet have been completely destroyed. As for the last Eagle-class fast battleship, this guy didn't sink. But Harrell was sure that after the fire, the battleship would probably be left with only a shelf.

The remaining bombers still carrying weapons began to swarm into the port of Riga, venting their anger on the Russian transport ships. However, they have maintained a certain degree of restraint on the port facilities of the Port of Riga for the time being. After all, it will not be long before this place belongs to the Germans. When the Bavarian Legion lands, they will still need to use it...

"How much fuel do we have left?" Maj. Gen. Harrell asked.

"Excluding the amount of fuel that must be left for the return journey, we can probably hover on the battlefield for 45 minutes." The pilot replied.

"Okay, let's take a walk around the wreckage of the Eagle." Major General Harrell said.

"Are you planning to take a photo?" the captain sitting in front said half-seriously and half-jokingly, and then raised the camera in his hand. "I've already done these things."

"I want to re-evaluate our bombing results. This battleship was hit by at least double-digit bombs. I want to know which bomb is more effective!" Rear Admiral Harrell said. This is called conscientiousness! When the overall situation has been decided, he will still do his best to do the last thing. The K-6 bombers that have completed the bombing begin to form a team to evacuate. Even at the last moment, in order to avoid unnecessary sacrifices, Haller Major General Er still insisted that all the evacuating bombers stay together as much as possible. Even if there are no Russian fighter jets in the sky!

At this time, the Russian transport fleet in the Port of Riga also suffered a heavy blow. The Bavarian Second Air Force threw all the remaining and unused torpedoes into the port! Although there are some mine protection nets in the port, which render some torpedoes ineffective. But after a burst of intensive shooting, six Russian transport ships still sank to the bottom of the sea, and the remaining bomber units carrying bombs were not idle either. Nearly 5 tons of ammunition were used to blow three other transport ships into pieces. This series of attacks caused at least more than 4 digit casualties to the Russians! The Russians never dreamed that the German Air Force, which was really serious, would have such strong sea strike capabilities.

"Send a telegram to Admiral Hipper, saying that all warships of more than 5,000 tons in the Russian main fleet have been wiped out. There may be a small number of destroyers evacuated from the Moon Strait. I hope that the Admiral can handle it as appropriate." Rear Admiral Hopman Looking at the burning sea, he spoke to his subordinates carefully. "Damn it, Admiral Hipper was planning to engage in a fundamentalist battle line. As a result, he waited for several days in vain. Maybe the small fish and shrimps are all gone. After all, after the remaining Russian fleet withdraws to the Moon Strait Before that, I have to deal with them again!"

There is not much left of the Russian destroyer squadron that has gone through several rounds of massacres.

When Rear Admiral Harrell's bombers carried out the final execution-like attack on the fleet, Rear Admiral Hopman's light cruisers and destroyers had already arrived at the southern entrance of the Moon Strait at top speed1 and were waiting for the Russian destroyers to arrive. , so, in addition to the Russian destroyers that chose other waterways to leave, the last batch of Russian destroyers also hit the muzzle of Major General Hopman's gun!

The final battle was fierce and fast. The remaining five destroyers and torpedo boats could not even reach the torpedo launching distance in front of the German fleet with almost full firepower! They were hit by dense artillery shells and turned into huge fireworks.

In the end, after the German Navy and Air Force gathered together, it was discovered that in this battle, in addition to the destroyed battleships, at least 35 destroyers and torpedo boats were destroyed by the German Navy, including Shippei, which was blocked at the entrance to the Gulf of Finland. My fleet! The latter also killed 4 destroyers and 3 torpedo boats...

"I'm really unwilling." Looking at the sky, well, it's just noon now... The weather was good enough to continue fighting for another half day, but unfortunately, after a morning of high-intensity fighting, the ammunition had been exhausted, so the fleet could only evacuate.

Major General Harrell's fighter and bomber forces left earlier than Hopman's fleet. After all, where is the endurance of the aircraft... This battle was an overwhelming victory for the Bavarian Air Force, not only because of the huge results, but also because of the ultra-low battle losses. There were a total of 8 squadrons in the entire bomber group, and about 150 bombers of various types participated in the bombing. Only 4 bombers were confirmed to have been shot down by fire. Another three aircraft were lost due to malfunctions or other reasons. However, most of the people above fell under German control, and the battle loss rate was less than 5%. The air combat effect of the entire bomber group was also terrifying. A total of 27 Russian aircraft of various types were shot down... So someone in the bomber force said that the K-6 bomber was the best fighter on the entire Eastern Front... After hearing the news, Red Baron Richthofen expressed his emotional stability.

Of course, the results of the fighter unit were also very good. In this battle, three fighter squadrons killed or damaged 45 Russian aircraft of various types. Counting the results of the bomber force, the entire Russian Air Force within 150 kilometers near the Port of Riga was almost completely emptied. From now on, all sea and air obstacles to the Bavarian Army's attack on Riga are completely resolved. (Except mines and submarines)

"General, we have just intercepted a telegram from the German Navy. Admiral von Essen, commander of the Baltic Fleet, has died in battle. Also killed with him was Lieutenant General Bashilev, Chief of General Staff. This time, the top brass of the Russian Baltic Fleet died in battle. The number accounts for about 70% of the total number of people." On the way back, the telegraph staff delivered a newly deciphered Russian military telegram to Major General Hopman.

"Admiral von Essen can be considered a famous general of his generation. He just had bad luck. He ran into the German High Seas Fleet and the Bavarian Air Force." Hopman, who had already won, also expressed regret for what happened to Essen and others. To be honest, the quality of the Baltic Fleet is quite good, although due to their technical level, they have no power to fight back against the long-planned attack. But they still did their best. It can even be said that it is a miracle that they can think of arranging air defense and relying on destroyers to survive until now. Not only is its performance much better than that of its colleagues in the Black Sea, but Hopman and others believe that it is also better than that of the French fleet. In terms of the use of destroyers and mine warfare, purely in terms of personnel quality, they are not even more generous than the British Empire!

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