Chapter 2130 Dawn One

"Send a report to the headquarters that the Seagull Squad has arrived at the designated location, and the investigation will begin after dawn." At 5:30 in the morning, when Xiaguang had already appeared on the sea level, the reconnaissance team composed of three K6 bombers finally arrived at the sea area they were in charge of , After confirming his position through the electronic compass and radio navigation, Captain Ensign Mons sent a confirmation telegram to the headquarters.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of this campaign, the Luftwaffe and the Navy's sea-based aviation mobilized more than 60 aircraft of various types to perform reconnaissance and guidance missions. Now, these aircraft have dispersed throughout the target area, waiting to search the sea after dawn The British fleet may have appeared.

"Head, today's morning fog is a bit heavy. It seems that it would be better to use radio positioning to send the position." An observer said.

"The British will not take the initiative to send a telegram at this time. It is simply looking for death. Now, in the North Sea, if any ship sends a telegram with a duration of more than one minute, we can complete a more precise positioning. The British That's pretty clear," Ensign Mons said.

"That is to say, it is also difficult for the British planes to find their fleet?" asked the observer.

"That's the theory, but they can agree on a meeting point," Second Lieutenant Mons said. "Your thought just reminded us that if sea targets are difficult to find, then find air targets! If the British planes will appear in this sea area!"

The search method of the German fleet is like this. Two planes conduct a detailed search at low altitude, while one plane expands the search area at high altitude. The fleet searches the entire area in a clockwise manner. Small, long strip area, each aircraft group is only responsible for a small sector, similar to the way aircraft carriers released reconnaissance planes in World War II, and there are some reconnaissance areas between the reconnaissance planes that take off from multiple airports coincide.

In addition to aerial reconnaissance aircraft, there are also more than 40 submarines of various types in this sea area. The morning fog provides convenience for the British fleet to hide. For the same reason, at this time, German submarines are also very safe, and they floated up one after another. , Using the original visual method to search the sea surface, the two large nets have been completely spread out, covering the ultimate sea area where the British fleet retreated northward at the same time!

And just before the Seagull fleet arrived, the German bomber force had also completed pre-war preparations. The bomber fleets that took off from 4 airports flew towards the predetermined sea area with 30 to 40 aircraft in each fleet. They were not fully assembled. Together, but spread out, so that after the target is found, the attack can be carried out quickly and nearby!

"Damn it, the visibility is terrible today." The captain of submarine U128 put down the binoculars in his hand and cursed while looking at the foggy sea in the distance.

"Boss, our underwater listeners may have found something!" At this moment, the voice of the torpedo officer came from below.

"What's the situation?!" The captain said impatiently. "Let those guys fix the submarine's diesel engine quickly, or we can only use batteries to drive the submarine to sail on the surface!"

"We captured a powerful noise source nearby, very loud, like a concert," the torpedo officer said.

"I'll go down and listen!" The captain immediately handed over the binoculars to his subordinates, and then got into the conning tower. It should be said that hydrophone anti-submarine was really not easy to use during World War I. After all, the noise of submarines powered by batteries underwater is much worse than that of surface ships, but if they are used to monitor a fleet, sometimes the effect is still good. Especially now, the morning fog on the sea is too heavy, and the visibility is very low! then,

One thing that surprised everyone happened. It was not a plane in the sky that first discovered the whereabouts of the British fleet, but a submarine!

"That's right, such a loud noise should belong to the battleship! It's a fleet! And it's very close to us! It's less than 8 kilometers away!" the captain said loudly. "Send a report to the headquarters immediately!"

Ten minutes later, the Condor fleet patrolling the sea area received a telegram from the headquarters.

"Tell the boys, our dinner is on the table! The British fleet has been spotted in area 34! The fleet is in loose formation, let's go!" Commander Major Earhart ordered! "The fleet lowers the altitude, and you can turn on the fog lights. The morning fog is a bit heavy now, everyone pay attention!"

At this time, Major General Heath didn't know that his whereabouts had been exposed, and he didn't expect to find that he was a submarine's hydrophone! In order to return to the voyage as soon as possible, the entire fleet is sailing at almost the maximum speed, and the damage to the power system of the battleship has increased the noise. Thus exposing the position of the fleet, of course, in this era, you can find the fleet around is not bad, if you want to accurately locate it, you should go to sleep!

"It seems that sometimes low visibility is not always a bad thing." Standing in the giant's command tower, Rear Admiral Hiss could not even see the destroyer three kilometers ahead, and the confirmation of the position between the two parties was entirely dependent on the signal lights . "If this is the case, the Luftwaffe probably can't help it, right?"

However, visibility has advantages and disadvantages. It is difficult for the Germans to find the British, but it is also very difficult for the British to give early warning of the German fleet flying from the sky. In comparison, after having the information, the German fleet wants to It is easier to find the British fleet with black smoke on its head! The black smoke exhausted by the two British dreadnoughts exposed their positions, and when the German bombers approached from the sea, the British had no idea!

"Hold the grass! It's a British battleship! It's definitely a battleship!" When the first German bomber squad spotted the trace of the British fleet, the distance was so close that the radio crew on the plane didn't even have time to send a telegram. Already entered the attack range!

"At that time, I first noticed the thick smoke of the British fleet before I noticed the fleet below. At that time, the distance was very close, a gust of sea breeze blew by, and the sea fog lightened a little. The huge hull of the Giant seemed to appear in front of us suddenly. I roughly calculated the distance at the time, and the distance between us was no more than 4,000 meters! And our flying altitude was 150 meters! If we control it well, we can launch a lightning strike!" A German pilot recalled afterwards.

So, with Major General Hiss almost unprepared, the four K6 bombers began to lower their altitude and controlled their speed. The bomb safety had been activated, and the four torpedoes flashed like eagle claws on the bomber's belly pylon. cold light!

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