Chapter 477 Bruce's Counterattack

The torpedo is dropped from the carrier aircraft, falls freely, and the speed at which it enters the water is the speed at which it enters the water. The water entry angle refers to the angle between the torpedo body and the water surface when the torpedo head enters the water. These two factors directly determine whether the torpedo can work normally after entering the water.

After all, the structural strength of torpedoes is limited. If the speed and angle of entering the water are too large, the torpedo will be directly inserted into the water, which may damage the internal structure or damage the shell, and may touch the seabed in shallow water.

Too small an angle of entry and too high a speed will cause the torpedo to "float" on the water surface, which will even damage the torpedo.

At present, the most common Mk.II torpedo in the UK is optimally launched at a standard height of 40 meters and a speed of 260 km/h, which is exactly matched with the swordfish.

So, Bruce doesn't need to aim directly at the opponent, but aim at the opponent's throwing path, and then fire!

Bruce does it all expertly.

In the distance, the torpedo plane was also making final preparations before launch.

Ted's attack angle was just right. When the flare was lit, he saw the target in the goggles. Then, he slowly pushed the goggles away, his eyes adapted to the strong light, and he had entered the final attack route!

Keep flying forward, lower the altitude, push the nose, and let the torpedo enter the water at the right angle!

This is simply a perfect attack!

At an angle of 14 degrees, let the torpedo launch normally!

Ted counted in his mind that in five seconds he would be gone.

At this moment, a fierce flame appeared on the opposite warship, that was the anti-aircraft artillery firing!

Fire!

Bruce stepped on the trigger, and in the sound of tom tom, the muzzle of the 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun burst into flames.

Among the three grenades, there is a tracer armor-piercing projectile, so the trajectory can be clearly seen now, and Bruce knows that he will definitely hit it!

"Boom!" A 40mm grenade accurately hit the Swordfish's nose, smashed the propeller, and got into the engine behind.

Ted couldn't believe it at this time. The other party fired blindly and hit him like this? how can that be?

There was black smoke coming from the front engine, and he had no chance to throw the torpedo again, and before the plane was about to fall, he quickly jumped out of his cockpit.

With an open cockpit, jumping is the easiest!

In fact, in such a dark night, jumping into the sea has little chance of surviving, but after all, it is better than falling directly with the plane.

Simply and neatly, one shot, 12 shells, killed a British torpedo!

Without the slightest hesitation, Bruce shook the steering machine, and soon, he aimed at another torpedo machine and fired again!

The dense shells flew towards the torpedo plane. When it found out that it was firing, the swordfish torpedo plane threw the torpedo directly, then lowered the control lever and flew at a height of several meters above the sea, shaking. Akira dodged Bruce's attack.

"Good job!" The commander on the gun emplacement said beside Bruce. At this time, his eyes had adapted to the light of the flare, and the burning fireball on the sea showed that Bruce had just killed the opponent at the critical moment. Flying torpedo planes!

Without Bruce, the consequences would be unimaginable!

At this time, the other anti-aircraft artillery positions finally started to fire!

"Tom tom, tom tom tom." The 40mm anti-aircraft artillery shells fluttered in the sky, and strips of flames flew out, and in the air, they drew a strip of beautiful tracks. At that time, the Deutschland became a hedgehog!

The sixteen Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns are quite powerful. Now that the firepower is full, it is very difficult for any aircraft to break through its firepower network!

Although the torpedo machine does not need to be particularly close, it is still within the control range of the Bofors anti-aircraft gun! Also, it has a 105mm anti-aircraft gun!

The sky gradually dimmed, and the time for the flare to burn was limited. Just when the surroundings were about to get dark, the second flare was released.

The whole sky is illuminated again.

Almost at the same time, the 105mm anti-aircraft guns on the Deutschland also opened fire against the sky.

"Boom, boom!" The 105mm cannonball flew into the sky. Even without a searchlight, the light of the flare can cover the swordfish throwing the flare!

In the sky, a big fireball flashed, a 105mm high-explosive bomb, which directly blew up the swordfish!

The light of the flares is still there, just to provide guidance to the German anti-aircraft artillery, they attacked violently, and another swordfish fell from the air!

Of the 12 Swordfish that attacked, three have been lost, and generally speaking, they should give up the attack.

However, they did not give up!

When the light of the flares dimmed again, their attack began!

At this point, the Deutschland had nowhere to hide. It could only turn on its searchlights to illuminate the sky around it. In the gap between the searchlights, the remaining swordfish launched a suicidal attack!

"Tom tom, tom tom!" Bruce was still firing, this time, with the help of the searchlight, the shells of his antiaircraft artillery hit a Swordfish again!

The other side was burning and fell towards the sea. In the blazing fire of this swordfish, Bruce was surprised to see that in the darkness of the other side, another swordfish had dropped the torpedo!

"Attention, there are torpedoes coming!" Bruce shouted loudly: "Starboard, three hundred meters away!"

There are torpedoes!

After receiving this alarm, Stanger immediately ordered the left rudder to be full and full speed, but he still did not dodge!

"Boom!" This torpedo, at the rear of the Deutsche, exploded violently!

For any warship, the protection of armor on the upper layer of the water is important, and the protection below the waterline is not strong, but a torpedo can still be hard to carry!

The explosion killed three sailors, damaged the rear diesel units and slowed the ship.

On the warship, everyone has a sigh of life after the catastrophe. The pressure of being attacked by air at night is far greater than that during the day. Although they have taken sufficient protective measures, they still suffered a torpedo!

"Thank you for your help." On the anti-aircraft gun emplacement, the German commander said to Bruce: "I will report to your superiors for your heroic action, and you may even receive an Iron Cross for this action. "

Bruce shook his head: "The danger is not over yet. Now, our speed is slow, and the other party may catch up and shell."

At this time, on the bridge, Colonel Stanger is also holding the same vigilance: "Attention to the whole ship, be ready to fight at any time, all 283mm naval guns, load armor-piercing projectiles!"