Chapter 1498 The disaster of the Austro-Hungarian Navy
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At six o'clock in the morning on January 12, a trace of white fish appeared in the sky, and it was soon dawn. On the Bay of Aster, the huge Austro-Hungarian Navy fleet was still cruising on the sea. Last night, they were doing it for
The army in Yast provided firepower support to repel the German attacks! If they hadn't used large-caliber naval guns to bombard the German army, maybe Est had been occupied by the German army!
Although, in terms of casualties, the German army did not suffer much loss! After several attacks, the German army only lost more than 10,000 people. This would not hurt the German army with more than 600,000 people.
But the impact on morale is very large! The power of the navy's large caliber naval gun is so scary. If it is within the killing radius of the shell, it will often die without a burial place. This makes the heroic German Army
They all have fear, so they naturally won’t work too hard when attacking! This has greatly affected their attack strength.
On the Austro-Hungarian Navy flagship, the Austro-Hungarian Navy flagship, Admiral Anton House, was a little tired. He was old after all, and after staying up all night, he seemed very sleepy.
It's right.
"Hisser Commander, it's dawn soon! The Bay of Aster is no longer safe, we must retreat immediately! Once the German plane arrives, we will be unable to resist!" Lieutenant General Lucater suggested!
Admiral Anton House was a little hesitant. If the Austro-Hungarian Navy retreated now, the German army would definitely take the opportunity to launch an attack. At that time, the Austrian army could not resist the German attack. And the efforts they made last night,
All of them were in vain!
"Persevere. Wait until the Chinese reinforcements arrive, we will retreat!" said Admiral Anton House. Although he knew that doing so would be dangerous, it might even bring the Austro-Hungarian Navy into a very dangerous situation.
.However, he had no other choice. Before the Chinese reinforcements arrived, the help of the navy would become the main factor in whether to defend Yast. If he retreated at this time, Yast would definitely be occupied by the German army.
This is an unacceptable result for the Austro-Hungarian Empire!
"General, but it will be too late for us to leave!" Lieutenant General Lucater said anxiously. He had realized that the crisis seemed to be coming. The fierce shelling of the Austro-Hungarian Navy made the German attempt to capture Est a shadow.
The Germans will definitely not give up. Admiral Lucater is almost certain that the Germans' plane is already on the way, and maybe the bomb will be thrown over their heads in the next moment!
"Contact the Chinese. When will they arrive?" General Anton House ordered!
A few minutes later, the communication officer reported to Admiral Anton House: "His Commander, the Chinese side responded that their fleet is expected to arrive in Aster around 11 a.m. In addition, the Chinese Air Force has sent one
One hundred and twenty fighter planes from the Wing rushed to the Bay of Aster and provided us with air cover. It is expected that we will be able to arrive in half an hour!"
The Chinese reinforcements were coming soon. The Chinese Air Force also sent fighter planes to cover them. Admiral Anton House was obviously relieved after hearing the news.
"Lucart, we only need to hold on for a few more hours! The Chinese Air Force fighter jets are also on the way. When they arrive, we will be safe!" said Admiral Anton House.
Lieutenant General Lucater couldn't say anything else, but he still felt that their situation was very dangerous.
Sure enough, 5 minutes later, a destroyer in the north of the fleet sounded the air defense alarm. A shrill alarm sounded on the sea. When the alarm sounded, a large number of soldiers ran out of the cabins of various warships and entered the air defense gun position.
.But these sailors seemed a little panicked.
"His Excellency Commander! There are at least three hundred aircraft found in the north!" A low-level officer reported to Admiral Anton House!
"Damn it! Order the fleet to enter air defense operations!" Admiral Anton House ordered with a pale face! The German plane arrived before the Chinese, which was undoubtedly a disaster for them!
"His Excellency Commander. Contact China, we were attacked by German aircraft and needed support!" Lieutenant General Lucart said. Now, the only thing they can count on is the Chinese Air Force to arrive in time.
Admiral Anton House nodded and asked someone to contact China. However, this is already a matter of duty. Even if the Chinese Air Force planes accelerated, it would still take a lot of time.
Time is enough for the Germans to launch an attack. As for how many warships the Austro-Hungarian Navy can have left after the Germans to launch an attack, no one knows! Some devout believers have already drawn on their chests.
I pray for God's blessing.
At 6:13 am, the German Navy launched an attack. Hundreds of German Navy Hurricane IV fighters launched the attack first and attacked the Austro-Hungarian Navy's warships. Seeing these German fighters rushing towards them in a fierce manner, nothing was left.
The experienced Austro-Hungarian Navy sailors immediately manipulated the anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns on the warships to open fire at the rushing German fighter jets! The dense bullets and shells shuttled through the air, but they could hardly hit the target. Compared with the bulky bomber
, Fighters are undoubtedly much lighter. In addition, the soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian Navy have not experienced similar battles, which makes their attacks completely ineffective. The fighter jets of the German Navy aviation can easily avoid the anti-aircraft firepower on the warships. Wait until the warships
After the air defense firepower on the German Navy Air Force was attracted, the dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft of the German Navy Air Force also participated in the attack. Those huge battleships undoubtedly became the priority targets of the German Navy Air Force!
"All squadrons are careful, and let those big guys sink first!" Major General Lucas, who was commanding this operation, ordered the troops participating in this operation via radio!
The flagship of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, Franz Joseph I, and another 381mm main gun, were undoubtedly the main targets of the German naval aviation attack.
A squadron's dive bomber rushed to the battleship "Franz Joseph I" from a high altitude, and another squadron's torpedo attack aircraft went around the flank of the battleship "Franz Joseph I" and prepared to launch an attack! Although this
It was the first time that the German Navy launched a practical attack on a surface target, but they had conducted many similar exercises before. Everyone has mastered the tactical principles! The German Navy Aviation is well aware of the gap between the Chinese Navy Aviation, so
They also worked very hard in training and wanted to shorten the gap with the Chinese Navy as much as possible!
"Hehe!" When the German Navy's dive bomber dives, the sound generators on the wings will also make a harsh scream. This is the result of Germany's learning from China. This shrill scream can make it possible for the
People feel fear, especially those recruits who have never been on the battlefield, will be greatly affected, thereby increasing the effect of the attack.
Four dive bombers rushed down from an altitude of more than 2,000 meters. The dive bombers equipped by the German Navy were developed on the H5C dive bomber sold to the German Navy in China. They can dive at an angle of about 70 degrees.
, the hit rate is very high, and it can carry a 600 kilogram aviation armor-piercing bomb, which is very powerful!
"Avoid!" The captain of the battleship "Franz Joseph" changed drastically, and he personally controlled the battleship to evade the rudder.
Four aerial armor-piercing bombs fell from the air, but they all fell into the sea and failed to hit the warships, splashing the water columns soaring into the sky.
However, four other dive bombers then began to attack. These four dive bombers dropped bombs in the air just 600 meters away from the warship, and four aerial armor-piercing bombs quickly smashed towards the warship.
At this time, the battleship "Franz Joseph I" was like a frightened whale, rushing around the sea, trying to avoid the attacks of the German Navy aviation!
Of the four aerial armor-piercing bombs this time, three fell into the sea, but one hit the rear deck of the battleship "Franz Joseph I". The armor-piercing bomb weighing 600 kilograms fell from the sky and easily
Then he tore open the rear deck armor of the 'Franz Joseph I' and exploded inside the battleship.
This bomb destroyed a transmission shaft, causing the speed of the battleship "Franz Joseph I" to drop by one quarter!
For the battleship "Franz Joseph I", the biggest crisis did not come from the dive bomber in the sky, but the torpedo attack aircraft that was almost hit by the sea.
At this time, the officers and soldiers on the battleship "Franz Joseph I" were all attracted by the dive bombers in the sky and did not notice the torpedo attack aircraft on the sea.
These 12 torpedo attack aircraft dropped torpedoes less than 600 meters away from the battleship "Franz Joseph I"! 12 heavy torpedoes rushed towards the battleship "Franz Joseph I" at high speed, in this
In the distance, the battleship "Franz Joseph I" was simply impossible to escape the fan-fired torpedo.
"Torpedoes were found on the port side!" A warning sounded, the sailors on the port side of the battleship Franz Joseph I, manipulating rapid-fire cannons to fire at the sea, trying to sink these incoming torpedoes! However, their efforts,