s: My throat has been sore these past few days, I’m sorry.
This time it was the Colorado and Maryland that were hit.
The California-class battleship is the most powerful battleship currently in service in the United States.
It has 12 390mm main guns, two in the front and two in the back, in a piggy-back layout.
The standard displacement is 43,000 tons and the full load displacement is 48,600 tons.
The maximum speed is 22 knots and the endurance is 11,000 nautical miles and 12 knots.
This is also a typical American "Iron Turtle" style battleship.
Although it is slow, it really has a defense comparable to that of a turtle, with a 343 mm main armor belt and 102 mm deck armor.
The superstructure on the port side of the USS Maryland was hit by a 300-kilogram aerial bomb.
The aerial bomb penetrated two decks and exploded in the seaplane hangar.
The entire hangar and the four seaplanes inside were destroyed.
An aviation gasoline container near the hangar ignited, causing a fire.
Unfortunately, the Colorado was hit by four aerial bombs.
One aerial bomb landed on the stern of the ship and blew up the bathroom below deck.
The second shot hit the aft bridge and blew away the rear firing director.
The third round fell into the boat parking area on the starboard side, blowing several traffic boats and lifeboats into rubbish.
The last round hit the front chimney, blowing a large hole more than two meters in diameter in the chimney.
When the US military saw that its battleship was injured, it fought even more crazily.
Especially on those battleships, some sailors from other positions even brought out light weapons such as machine guns and rifles and tried their best to shoot at the German planes.
The entire sky near the battleship seemed to be filled with cannonballs and gunshots, large and small.
So the 24 dive bombers of the two squadrons in the second round of attack were unlucky.
During the dive stage, they were destroyed by the crazy anti-aircraft firepower below. 19 of them were destroyed.
The remaining five bombers had just dropped their bombs and had just pulled up.
They were all shot down.
None of the 24 dive bombers of the two squadrons were spared.
Their result was only one aerial bomb hit.
A 127mm secondary turret on the port side of the USS California was blown up, along with the two anti-aircraft guns next to it.
In addition, a downed plane fell on a cruiser and damaged several anti-aircraft gun emplacements.
The German planes behind saw how crazy the Yankees' anti-aircraft firepower was, and they didn't dare to rush down to die, so they changed their targets.
So the remaining 24 dive bombers adjusted their targets to the group of aircraft carriers huddled behind the fleet.
To be honest, the United States' protection of aircraft carriers is still quite strict.
These aircraft carriers are also surrounded by cruisers and destroyers, and the anti-aircraft firepower is also very powerful.
But we all know that happiness comes from comparison.
Compared with the dense and suffocating air defense firepower network on the battleship, the air defense firepower network on the aircraft carrier is much gentler.
To use a vivid metaphor, the anti-aircraft firepower on the battleship's side is a downpour plus hail, while the aircraft carrier's side can only be considered moderate to heavy rain.
The reason for this situation, in addition to the fact that the United States still regards battleships as the highest priority "first-level protected animals", is that the air defense firepower of the aircraft carrier itself is not as good as that of the battleship.
After all, aircraft carriers are used to place aircraft.
It is impossible to stack weapons on the deck like a battleship.
Especially the eight "temporary aircraft carriers" have even less firepower.
The two dive bomber squadrons in the third round of attack were surprised to find that the anti-aircraft firepower around the seemingly largest aircraft carriers was very weak.
The German pilots did not know that these were temporary aircraft carriers at this time.
They thought they had gotten a bargain.
They were overjoyed and set their targets on the four largest aircraft carriers.
The effect of this attack is much better than the previous two.
The Germans lost only 5 aircraft, 9 bombs were hit, and 3 were near misses.
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The USS Norton Bay and the USS St.
Lawrence Island were hit by three aerial bombs each, the USS Cape San Blas was hit by two aerial bombs, and the USS Everglades was hit by one aerial bomb and three near-misses.
The temporary aircraft carrier was immediately severely damaged.
Half of the Norton Bay's bridge was blown away, and an aerial bomb penetrated several decks and exploded near the waterline on the starboard side, especially closer to the side.
The power of the explosion blasted a large hole three meters in diameter on the starboard side.
The sea water rushes in.
Because of the armor-piercing incendiary bombs used by Germany, the wooden flight deck of the temporary aircraft carrier was not enough to trigger the fuse.
Therefore, although the St.
Lawrence Island swallowed three eggs, its flight deck still looked complete, except for three more buckets.
Hole.
But the hangar and lower cabin where the aerial bomb exploded became a hell, not only being blown into a mess, but also igniting fires.
Although only the No. 2 elevator of the Everglades was hit by an aerial bomb, only the elevator was blown up, and the nearby hull was somewhat damaged.
It seemed that the damage was not serious.
But the three near-misses were fatal.
The powerful shock wave they produced exploded the hull of the Everglades.
The seams of the underwater ship's plates cracked in many places, causing a large amount of water to enter.
The one with the least damage was the Cape San Blas.
A bomb hit the edge of its flight deck, penetrated the deck, fell into the sea and exploded, leaving only a few holes in the hull.
The other aerial bomb that hit the hangar turned out to be a dud.
The fragile survivability of the "temporary aircraft carrier" was fully demonstrated in this attack.
If it were a regular aircraft carrier, it wouldn't be that miserable anyway, and a near-missile bomb wouldn't cause much damage.
Before the dive bomber attack was over, 60 torpedo planes in the German fleet took advantage of the American anti-aircraft firepower being attracted by the dive bombers, broke in from a low altitude, and simultaneously launched lightning strikes from the left and right wings.
Although they chose a better time, the flying speed of the torpedo planes was still too slow, and 11 of them were shot down by the anti-aircraft firepower before the torpedoes were dropped.
The remaining 49 torpedo planes all successfully dropped torpedoes, and nine more of these planes were shot down while breaking away.
Although one-third of the German torpedo planes were lost, 17 of the torpedoes they launched hit the target.
Seven of the torpedoes hit the cruisers guarding the battleships, sinking four and damaging one.
The battleships South Carolina, Michigan, and Delaware were hit by two torpedoes each, and the Tennessee was hit by one.
The Everglades temporary aircraft carrier was severely flooded and its maneuverability was greatly reduced.
Unfortunately, it was hit by three torpedoes in a row.
Three large holes were opened in the entire underwater part of the starboard side, and it soon began to tilt.
Fortunately, this is an aviation torpedo and its power is relatively small.
The damage to the four battleships was not too great, but their speed was also affected.
Especially the Michigan, one hit the right stern of the ship, damaging the two propellers on the right side, and it could only move forward at a speed of 8 knots.
"The attack is complete, everyone retreats."
After Fafnir saw the lightning strike completed, he immediately ordered a retreat.
He ordered the attacking fleet to retreat first, and he led the fighter jets behind to intercept the rear.
Of course, the American planes would not let them go so easily, but the performance of the German fighter jets was so good.
After entangled with these rear-ended fighters for a while, the Americans found that it was difficult to catch up with the fleeing German attack planes, so they had to give up the pursuit in frustration.
Kill.
In this air attack, the German HNA lost a total of 31 fighter jets, 21 torpedo planes, and 45 dive bombers.
Some of them were so seriously injured that they parachuted out before returning to the Faroe Islands.
After returning to the base, 9 more aircraft were scrapped after inspection, a total of 106 aircraft were damaged, and more than 20 aircraft were seriously injured, basically losing nearly half of them.
But they also succeeded in weakening the American fleet.
The flagship of the United States fleet, the battleship USS California.
"Damn German, you actually caused me such a big loss."
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Seeing the damage report sent by the staff, Lieutenant General Sims only felt the corners of his eyes cramping.
The Everglades was already leaking everywhere due to near-missile bombs, and it was hit by three torpedoes.
The damage control was unable to control the influx of seawater.
Now it tilted 15 degrees, and it was basically hopeless.
Captain Orders have been given to abandon ship.
The fire on the St.
Lawrence Island was also out of control.
The hangar and the aircraft inside were all destroyed, and the entire hull had turned into a floating torch.
After the captain ordered to fill the ammunition depot with water, he was also forced to give the order to abandon the ship.
Although the flooding of the Norton Bay was temporarily controlled, the speed dropped to 10 knots.
Moreover, the bridge was destroyed, the captain and a group of officers inside were all dead, the command structure was completely destroyed, and the ship was considered useless.
These three temporary aircraft carriers are considered scrapped.
There were six battleships that suffered varying degrees of damage, and four light cruisers were sunk and one was damaged.
In addition, 187 aircraft were lost, which is really a heavy loss.
Even before they saw the German fleet, they were already disgraced and made Lieutenant General Sims very angry.
Although the injuries to the battleships were not serious, the speed of several ships hit by torpedoes was reduced.
In particular, the speed of the battleship Michigan was greatly reduced.
It could only move at a turtle speed of 8 knots and could no longer keep up with the fleet.
Lieutenant General Sims had no choice but to order the remaining aircraft on the Norton Bay, which had lost its command structure, to evacuate to other aircraft carriers, so that it and the Michigan, which could not keep up with the fleet, were separated from the formation.
The Salem, which had been torpedoed and seriously flooded, The light cruiser was also left behind.
Lieutenant General Sims ordered the light cruiser Birmingham and three destroyers to stay to protect this group of wounded soldiers and send them back to Iceland.
Of course, the Yankees were not saints who just took a beating and let it go.
The cowboys were so angry that they immediately began to retaliate.
It's rude to come back but not reciprocate.
Since Er Dezi bombed us with a plane, of course he must take revenge and go back.
You have planes, but I don’t.
You know how to conduct air strikes, and so do I.
Vice Admiral Sims immediately ordered the remaining seven aircraft carriers to take off fighter planes to attack the German fleet.
At 10:44, 321 aircraft assembled over the U.S. fleet and fiercely attacked the German fleet.
However, the American fleet had just flown less than 100 kilometers when they were surprised to find that another group of German aircraft were flying in the opposite direction.
Damn it, what’s going on: