The Battleship Baden, which was concentrated on attacking the British Air Force, also suffered the biggest crisis since its service! The British small crew rushed over from the fake flagship in all directions. Countless bombs fell like raindrops, and water curtains exploded around the battleship.&1t;/p>

"The British air strikes were very fierce, their skills were very good and bold. They even entered the battlefield from a height below 40 meters under anti-aircraft artillery fire. More than once I saw British bombers breaking into pieces by anti-aircraft artillery. The Baden and the frigates around were very good. I could not ask them to do better." On the Bavaria, Lieutenant General Scheller looked at the Baden battleship covered by artillery fire and water curtains in the distance and commented.&1t;/p>

Although most of them are rookies, there are still some NBs in the British bomber units responsible for attacking the Baden. A big guy with a wing spread of 38 meters long flying over a German warship at a height of 30 meters and then steadily throwing the 11ooo pound bomb on the foredeck is definitely the product of the combination of technology and luck!&1t;/p>

When the 1ooo pound high-explosive bomb easily smashed through the upper deck and exploded in the cabin of the Baden! The picoic acid explosive weighing nearly 3 ooggs was indeed powerful, which was about 5 or so hit by the same place. A dazzling fireball rushed out of the deck, and the violent explosion even lifted the upper deck dozens of meters directly!&1t;/p>

Even the No. 1 turret was stuck due to deformation of the deck! The large amount of air pouring in greatly encouraged the spread of the flames. Under the strong sea breeze, the front deck of the No. 1 turret Baden was almost covered by flames!&1t;/p>

"I will never forget the scene when I was hit by a bombshell for the first time. The warships with a displacement of nearly 30,000 tons seemed to be trembling in the huge explosion. A dazzling ball of fire rose from the deck, and the surging flames were directly out of control. We had to mobilize all the damage management personnel to put out the fire. After the battle, when we finally put out the fire, some parts of the ship were burned to pieces with only the skeleton! This large-tonnage bomb was really terrifying!" An officer of the Baden recalled the situation at that time.&1t;/p>

The other half-armor-piercing bomb also caused a very heavy loss to the Baden. The bomb, which was modified with a 9.2-inch shell, was dived down by an FB27 bomber at a 3o angle, drew a parabola from a height of 5o meters and then landed accurately at the bottom of the rear chimney of the Baden!&1t;/p>

Under the action of huge inertia, the armor-piercing bomb weighing nearly 2 ookg directly penetrated the guard plate outside the chimney and exploded on the honeycomb armor at the bottom! Although the armor protection is trustworthy, the flying shrapnel still destroyed a large number of flue passages, and the debris fell down and blocked many smoke exhaust passages. The boiler of the Shutai was quickly extinguished. Following the flue, flames and smoke entered a motor cabin behind the chimney, causing a motor strike.&1t;/p>

As for the other bombs that fell, although they could not pose a fatal threat to the core compartment of the warship, they still brought great losses to the warship. The entire warship was traveling through flames and smoke. For a period of time, Prince Ruprecht was worried that such a bombing would cause the warship to eventually be burned! Fortunately, the Bavarian-class battleship had a large structural strength, a relatively large armor protection area, and a powerful power system. In the end, this war-ridden battleship successfully moved forward under the besiege of British bombers.&1t;/p>

The Württemberg on the side was also not spared. The 15oo-pound bomb and 115-pound bomb fell on the battleship, destroying the rangefinder at the top of the battleship and placing it in the middle of the hull. The Bavaria where the prince was also bombed. A bomb landed near the communication antenna, which directly stopped Bavaria's radio communication for 90 minutes. Another bomb landed on the turret and was bounced off by heavy horizontal armor. It was not affected much. The other two bombs caused a fire within a certain range.&1t;/p>

The main battleship was still covered with scars. The losses of some auxiliary battleships became inevitable. Take the prince's main fleet as an example. In this battle, one light cruiser was sunk. This one was directly hit by the waterline and sank. Two light cruisers were injured, and two destroyers were sunk in a mess... For a small boat worth hundreds of tons, even a 25o-pound bomb could be deadly if it was lost!&1t;/p>

Two hours later, when the figure of the last British bomber disappeared from his sight, Ruprecht and the German Navy officers and soldiers could finally breathe a sigh of relief. They knew that the new combat tool of the aircraft was very terrifying, but they did not expect that the hasty attack of the British would cause such a big trouble to the powerful high seas fleet!&1t;/p>

"The British's large fleet is not as annoying as these bombers! We have fought with the British Royal Navy so many times, but in terms of losses, the British bombers will perform much better than their warships!" Schell commented on the British's air strike.&1t;/p>

"Look, this is just the beginning! Maybe in the future, no, soon, we may not be safe in the port! Their long-range bombers can even take off from the British and bomb Wilhelmshaven!" To be honest, this bombing also made the prince feel scared. He did not expect that the British would have such a powerful aviation power at this time, and their level was no less than the beginning of 1918 in history!&1t;/p>

This time, thanks to the British's preparations were very hasty. In addition to the large number, both in terms of tactics, personnel quality, and weapons selection, can be described as a mess. But even so, it still makes the German fleet busy.&1t;/p>

"The statistics are out. This time, the British used nearly 19o bombers in total. They mainly come from Fors Bay and two surrounding airports. If we want to continue to compete with the British in the future, then the construction of our aircraft carriers must be carried out quickly, and the carrier-based aircraft must also improve their performance." Schell said with concern. In fact, in terms of hit rate, this data is not high. 19o aircraft, carrying bombs of at least 5oo or more, hits only about 1o, which is 2% hit. But even so, no one can ignore this sharp sword from the sky.&1t;/p>

"I'll talk about these things after I go back. After all the injured warships returned, after a little rest in Wilhelmshaven, they immediately went to our eastern naval base through the Kiel Canal for repairs. I will arrange for the Bavarian Air Force to enrich Wilhelmshaven's defense as soon as possible." The prince thought for a while and said.&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!