Chapter 9 Thundering Bei Haixiu
These modified oil tankers are very similar to British seaplane motherships.
The length is almost the same, but there are also differences. The biggest difference between an oil tanker and a coal ship is that it has ready-made rectangular cargo holds, and its superstructures are all located at the stern.
Although the long deck is not enough to take off and land the aircraft mounted with torpedoes, it obviously has obvious benefits for the aircraft's oil and ammunition operation. In addition, after simple modifications, the long oil tanks can actually accommodate two "mosquito attack aircraft". Although they must use some fixtures to make most of the fuselage of one aircraft ride on the other.
As for other modifications, it is relatively simple, just to install a crane on one or two sides of each rectangular cabin. Therefore, compared with the more regular seaplane motherships in the UK, the German seaplane motherships are simpler and faster.
In this way, the seaplane and mothership, which had been working day and night in Germany, finally caught up with the needs of the war. Of course, as for the knowledge that Tang Yunyang had about contemporary aircraft carriers, he would not teach them, and he did not intend to teach them to any Western countries, so he would keep it for himself.
Five torpedoes were organized into an attack team, and according to the order, their targets were those big guys who were dominating the sea. And every two teams attacked in turn, and unless the team in front had completed the task, they were guaranteed to attack one and sink one.
It seems that Reinhardt Schell, who gave this order, deeply understood the truth that "it is better to cut off one finger than to hurt one finger."
It takes about 40 kilometers for 20 nautical miles. For these "mosquito-type water attack aircraft" with an average speed of 120 kilometers per hour, it only takes about 20 minutes to arrive at the battlefield.
Behind them are two consecutive waves of "mosquito-water attack aircraft" with 50 formations. Now that the appearance of these small guys is about to rewrite the end of the Jutland Naval Battle and the combat methods of the future naval battle.
When the 50 "mosquito-type water attack aircraft" of the first attack wave arrived at the battlefield, the flagship "Invincible" of the 17,000-ton British local fleet's third battlecruiser squadron had just been hit by the German ship.
The thick hull was immediately blown into two sections, and the fleet commander Major General Hood sank into the bottom of the sea together with all the crew members.
The pilot plane in the front swayed its wings and stretched out its arms to signal the enemy's targets to its partners. Their targets were clearly pointed at the flagship of the British fleet, the Iron Duke battleship.
This is a giant ship with a standard displacement of 25,000 tons and a full load displacement of 30,380 tons. In order to fight against the German battleships, its powerful weapons include 5 double-company 45-diameter 13.5-inch main guns, 12 single-company 45-diameter 6-inch secondary guns, and 2 3-inch anti-aircraft guns.
But the main battleships of this era all have a fatal flaw, which may not be a big deal during the Jutland Naval Battle. But when it faces the attack of a "mosquito-water attack aircraft" like a group of fierce eagles in the air, it appears.
In order to reduce the structural weight, the Iron Duke battleship abandoned the longitudinal partitions of the watertight compartment installed on British battleships in the past. This underwater protection becomes a hidden danger, and the lightning protection net installed during trial sailing was now considered useless waste by the British Admiralty and was removed.
Because of the new communication and fire control systems, this class of ships is mostly the flagship of the British naval battleship team. When facing the overwhelming "mosquito water attack aircraft" in the sky, Admiral John Jelico was silent. He understood that his battleship could not fight against saturated torpedo attacks from the air.
"If you need anti-aircraft guns to shoot, the warships will immediately evade..."
Faced with these sparse fire net radios made of shells fired in the air, Admiral John Jelico issued the orders with a rapid shout.
However, everything was too late. Although the Iron Duke was equipped with two 3-inch anti-aircraft guns used to decorate the facade. Facing the pounced down, it was not until the close range of 2,500 meters that it was changed to a "mosquito-water attack" in the state of throwing Lei Pingfei, their shooting could only play a psychological comfort that was better than nothing.
No one of the warships at this time would have thought that they would face large-scale assaults from air force, especially the attack of airdrop torpedoes with such powerful maneuvers. Not only does this attack method do not exist now, but there is even no effective way to stop their attacks.
The pilots sitting in the closed cockpit kept trembling in the turbulent airflow caused by their plane shells, but this could not make them move away from the sights in front of them. The huge bodies of the Iron Duke battleship became clearer in their eyes, and their hearts were leaping excitedly, holding their breath almost completely until the moment they threw thunder.
"Goodbye, my dear Admiral John Jelico, goodbye... goodbye forever, my lovely sir..."
As the German pilots on the "Mosquito-type Water Attack Strike" pulled the grenade handle, five torpedoes dragged the white trail from a close distance of 500 meters toward the Iron Duke, which began to turn maneuver maneuvers. Looking at the torpedo tracks running towards the side of the Iron Duke, the sailors had no intention of organizing fierce air shooting, and some people were already jumping down the warship quickly.
The pilots who had been training for almost a month watched the torpedo's flight path get closer and closer to the Iron Duke battleship. The moment before the hit, they threw a farewell kiss to the Iron Duke battleship with an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.
"Boom-Boom-Boom..."
(First released in 17k in this book) Bu Xiaosheng Group: 35761481; Email: The short three explosions that were almost connected together shocked almost everyone on the warship. The violent shaking of the warship caused almost everyone to fall to the ground, and then the huge and heavy hull tilted to one side.
The evil consequence of the Iron Duke-class battleship canceling the watertight compartment appeared. The sea water surged in from three large holes on one side of the hull and rushed in unstoppable. The sailors who were climbing up the ladders in the cabin and planning to evacuate rushed onto the deck. As the water spread rapidly, the battleship kept turning to the side.
"Sir, sir, we must leave here..."
Admiral John Jelico firmly grasped the metal tube used to fix it to the deck with one hand, and the expression on his face seemed to be sad and blameless.
His expression seemed to be planning to sink to the bottom of the sea with this proud giant ship that was defeated by air force.
"No! No, sir, we can't stay here anymore. Let's go, sir, the battle has just begun. We, all of us, still need you... Let's go, sir!"
Faced with the shouts of his staff, Admiral John Jelico nodded as if he had come back to his senses, and his lips trembled.
Chapter completed!