"Even if you can't cover it, it's just a waste of fuel and aviation bombs. And even if you don't launch an attack, these materials are still useless for the battle to defend the island. They have to be blown up before the US troops land to avoid falling into the enemy's hands. It's not worth using them like this.
Can we kill two birds with one stone? Anyway, at the speed of the warship, before the American naval guns can reach the Icelandic airport, if we move fast enough, we will have time to launch at least three rounds of attacks," the German air force commander, who was all eyes, pondered.
When the pilots boarded the plane, the young commander further improved his ideas. For example, the throwing altitude does not necessarily have to be kept at a safe position above 10,000 meters. You can also suddenly dive and then pull up to shoot with a large caliber.
The turning speed of the anti-aircraft gun and the reaction speed of the gun sighting radar can only be determined by the pilot's experience.
Rich, you can return to a safe height before the enemy's anti-aircraft guns hit you. This will not only waste the American anti-aircraft guns and damage their morale, but also the accuracy of the throw is much higher than when flying horizontally. Although it is blind,
It is always better if the accuracy is higher, at least the probability of being fooled will be higher.
Due to the insufficient ceiling of the Stuka dive bombers, the heavy task of ultra-high-altitude bombing can only be completed by fw190b fighter jets. In addition to the 36 that underwent maintenance or were left to protect the airport, the remaining 180 fw190b fighter jets were flown out of the Icelandic airport.
, although everyone knows that due to the huge disparity in strength between the two warring parties, it will be difficult to defend Iceland no matter how hard they try, but they are still looking forward to giving the Americans some color before retreating.
"The enemy plane is about 11,000 meters high? Even a 127mm caliber high-level and flat-purpose cannon can't reach it, let alone anti-aircraft guns of other calibers." The US fleet commander couldn't help but frowned after listening to the radar soldier's report, but
He quickly snorted coldly and said, "Ignore them.
From such a high position, even if we shoot, there is no hit rate at all. As long as our battleship approaches Iceland, the outcome of this battle will no longer be in any suspense. However, the fleet's anti-aircraft artillery and gun sighting radar still need to be ready for battle.
.In case the enemy suddenly swoops down and attacks."
As soon as the commander of the US military finished speaking, the ship-borne air defense radar on the flagship detected that some enemy aircraft began to rapidly lower their altitude, and immediately informed the entire fleet that "the enemy aircraft have begun to dive, and all gun sighting radars on all ships are turned on (Note 1)! All ships
Anti-aircraft artillery ready to fire!"
Not long after, several large-caliber anti-aircraft guns of the US fleet began to fire fiercely. Hundreds of 127mm guns roared into the sky with roars that echoed for dozens of miles. They exploded dozens of seconds later.
.A large curtain formed in the sky, but the experienced US military commander had a solemn look on his face, because
He had already judged that this round of shelling was completely in vain. The reason was very simple. The explosion time of these anti-aircraft guns in the air was several seconds later than expected, indicating that the proximity fuses in the guns did not take effect, but were fired after emptying.
During the fall, the timed fuze (this is installed to prevent the cannon from falling and accidentally damaging the own ship after emptying) took effect and detonated the cannon.
"Could it be that these Germans are just pretending to launch a bomb to waste the life of our anti-aircraft guns and barrels?", the US military commander said depressedly, but as soon as he said these words, he saw a sudden surge of water on the sea.
Soaring water column
"Damn, it's actually a real throw. Don't they know that there is no guarantee of accuracy in such a throw? Fuel and bombs are both money. When has the German army been more wasteful than our American army?", the commander of the US military saw this.
He couldn't help but curse secretly in his heart, and also subconsciously complained about his own army's style. Obviously, his mentality was still the same.
When I was relaxed, I didn't take this attack by the German aircraft fleet to heart. But at this moment, a Cleveland-class light cruiser with a full load displacement of more than 14,000 tons (larger than many heavy cruisers) appeared on the ship.
Suddenly there was a deafening loud noise, and then it was enveloped in thick smoke rising into the sky.
An 800-kilogram semi-armor-piercing aerial bomb fell from the sky from a height of more than 8,000 meters and accidentally hit the deck of the light cruiser. The huge kinetic energy given to it by the ultra-high airdrop caused the semi-armor-piercing aerial bomb to explode.
Possessing incredible and terrifying penetration capabilities, it penetrated the water of this light cruiser in one breath.
The flat deck and multi-layer cabins finally exploded violently at the bottom of the warship, immediately breaking the keel of the warship, causing the world-leading light cruiser to immediately break into two pieces and completely sink in just 10 seconds.
fell to the bottom of the sea, only 31 of the 1,258 people on board were rescued, and the rest were all killed [
In addition, an American destroyer was also hit by a bomb dropped by a German plane. Although it actually only scratched the surface of the side string, the bomb had too much kinetic energy and was not fired. Instead, it was like a giant weapon.
Like an ax, it cut a long, large slit on the side of the destroyer.
The hole was opened, and then exploded underwater. The destructive power surged, and the destroyer's defense was too weak. The result was that it inevitably followed in the footsteps of the Cleveland-class light cruiser. At this time, the German aircraft group that had dropped the bomb had already
Returned unscathed
"Asshole!", the US military commander was so angry that he threw away the cigar in his mouth, and immediately ordered more reconnaissance planes to expand the patrol range, and the carrier-based fighter jets on the three aircraft carriers quickly followed his request.
We are ready for battle. If the enemy plane comes again, we will take the initiative to intercept it. We will not let the enemy plane be so fearless again.
Even though the loss of two light warships was just a drop in the bucket for this largest fleet in history, being beaten without being able to fight back was a huge blow to morale, and now
Most of the U.S. Navy officers and soldiers have not experienced the baptism of war and may not be able to withstand such devastation!
"You said the Germans will come again? But we are rapidly approaching Iceland. Aren't they afraid that they won't have time to evacuate?" the adjutant asked in confusion.
"Planes are much faster than warships. As long as they move fast enough, it will take a long time. They can attack us two or even three times before evacuating. Don't underestimate the Germans!", the US military commander said.
He replied in an almost growling tone.
Note 1: Even in the wealthy old America, it is impossible to turn on the gun sighting radar all the time. After all, there is no nuclear power in this era, and the power on the warship is still relatively tight. If it is abused, it will waste a lot of fuel and affect the endurance of the warship.
, and the working life of the radar at this time is far from being compared with that of later generations. It is impossible not to use it sparingly. (To be continued...)