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1186 Bombing 2

The flames soaring into the sky and the thick smoke greatly boosted the fighting spirit of the British! The remaining bombers rushed up like sharks smelling blood, and the Hippel fleet was bombed the most violently! This time, the British bomb belts were very many, from ordinary 6o-pound small bombs to 1oo-pound large bombs. In terms of source, there were many different sources, including specially made, and some were modified with artillery shells or anti-submarine deep bombs. Hippel was lucky, and the largest bomb that hit him was only 5o-pound....&1t;/p>

A series of small bombs fell from the air. Although most of them still fell into the sea, the 12o-pound bomb with only two hits still caused serious damage to the anti-aircraft gun array on the left deck of Weimar. One of the bombs fell near an 88mm anti-aircraft gun. Flying shrapnel easily harvested the entire gun group, leaving only the artillery that turned into fragments. The other bomb was even more powerful, directly erasing a 2-pound gun and the two machine gun groups next to it.&1t;/p>

When the smoke of gunpowder dissipated, the deck was full of incomplete burnt corpses and minced meat. The pungent smell of the bitter and bloody smell of burning combined together, which was simply disgusting. The weapons fragments and the twisted and deformed decks all over the ground made this place a hell on earth. If you simply discuss the losses of personnel, the effect of this bombing was greater than the losses caused by the British fleet.&1t;/p>

What caused Hippel the biggest trouble was a 5oo-pound bomb hitting the middle and rear of the superstructure. This bomb not only shattered half of the chimney, but also destroyed the radio room next to it. The damage to the equipment is indeed heartbreaking, but more importantly, the personnel did not save three of the 10 or 3 in total in this bomb! Because of this, Hippel failed to receive a telegram from von Lefcoff.&1t;/p>

The main battleship was so terrible that it was blown up. Not to mention the accompanying small battleship, the S-12o destroyer was directly hit by a 15o pound bomb. The bomb modified with the shell was half an armor-piercing bomb. It fell from a height of 5o meter and accidentally hit the deck of the destroyer with only 5o tons. This time, the British fuse lived up to expectations and penetrated the deck and then exploded in the engine room. More than 3o kilograms of explosives directly explained the ship directly to the North Sea.&1t;/p>

The light cruiser Emden was lucky and was not hit by a powerful bomb, but a 5OO-pound near-lose bomb still caused the light cruiser with a displacement of more than 5OO ton. The high-explosive bomb that exploded after entering the water at 15 meters on the starboard side gave the German naval officers and soldiers on the Emden feeling like a small mine! More than 1OO kilogram of explosives was indeed powerful! The huge shock wave hit the side of the Emden like a heavy hammer! It directly crushed the entire steel plate underwater to pieces!&1t;/p>

To be honest, the 10,000-ton treaty cruiser, which was twice as big as the Emden in the second battle, was uncomfortable facing a 25okg-level high explosion near-loss bomb, not to mention the current Emden! The power of the bomb directly destroyed the Emden's under-treatment system. A huge pit of 5 meters appeared in the underwater part of the light cruiser. A large amount of sea water poured into the Emden's power compartment through the gap. In just a few minutes, the boilers in the side compartment were all inlet and turned off. The unlucky warship instantly lost half of its power and had a severe tilt.&1t;/p>

The bombs falling in the air were scared by Hippel. Although he knew that the current bomb could not penetrate his core layer, it was still possible to significantly reduce the combat effectiveness of a battleship. Imagine that if the opponent suddenly came to such a group of bombers to throw bombs when he was in an artillery battle with the British fleet, it felt so sour and refreshing. It would definitely be the result of a collapse in minutes!&1t;/p>

As for the results of the anti-aircraft firepower of the Hippel fleet? Now only one of the only ones that can be confirmed is that the O-4oo bomber was shot down by anti-aircraft guns. I don’t know where the unlucky plane was hit by an 88mm anti-aircraft gun shell from where it flew. The 1okg shell directly blown the plane into two halves. At the same time, it can be confirmed that two bombers were hit by a 2-pound cannon and an anti-aircraft machine gun, and flew back to the local area with black smoke. As for other results? Hippel cannot say that no other aircraft were hit, but the effect is really not very good...&1t;/p>

"We brought out 5 seaplanes and aircraft carriers. I really want to know where they are now! There is no twin seaplane above my head!" After the British bomber group left, Hippel said with grumbling. At this time, the first battleship squadron directly under the prince was experiencing an unprecedented sea-to-air battle! And all twin aircraft were naturally to protect the "leader"! In this air strike, Hippel was less than 40% of the attacks, and most of the remaining British bombers were heading towards the German High Seas Fleet's total flagship!&1t;/p>

One of the greatest significance of the Air Force is that it can cross the 2-dimensional battlefield and directly attack the opponent's most critical target! And this time the British thought so! That's right, when they saw the Baden flying the commander's flag, a group of large and small aircraft rushed up like piranhas in the Amazon, seeing a fallen creature!&1t;/p>

That's right, you read that right, it was the Baden that raised the commander's flag... and the prince and Schell were still on the Bavaria! "Although it's a bit unauthorized, without the British fleet, I think it's necessary to deliberately protect the real flagship!" Looking at the Baden that was besieged by a swarm of British bombers in the distance, Schell was a little embarrassed to excuse the prince's order...&1t;/p>

"What do you know! Only in a relatively safe situation can we effectively command the battle! This is entirely for the need for battle!" The prince's serious words gave Scher a deeper understanding of the so-called lower limit!&1t;/p>

Prince Ruprecht admitted that this arrangement was for his own safety, but at the same time, he could not effectively command the fleet on a main ship besieged by double-digit bombers. Didn’t he see the two black and long hanging under the belly of the v15oo bomber?! They were at least two 1ooo-pound bombs! Even if they were high-explosive bombs, it felt absolutely sour and sour! The prince looked at the various scars left by these bombs on warships in another time and space! That was so cruel!&1t;/p>

And in order to protect the flagship! The German Navy's aviation force is really considered to be conscientious! It is not an exaggeration to devote one's efforts! It is also thought that their efforts have won time for the main force of the German high seas fleet below to withdraw from the battlefield.&1t;/p>
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