Chapter 739: Meeting Jutland Again
Chapter 739 Meeting Jutland again
"According to the latest information, the British have entered our ambush circle, but they may have noticed something. This time the fleet moved with all their might." The situation on the ocean was transmitted in real time in the German Navy Command.
"Has the Enigma cipher machine been really deciphered by the Allies?" Seeing that the British took the bait so quickly, Denitz couldn't help but think of the reminder from Skynet to them some time ago.
Although the Germans were skeptical, they still spent huge consultation fees on this.
Many facts have proved that some of the information on Skynet is very accurate. If you think about the leak of the crypto machine and password book of the sunken submarine proposed by Skynet, the Germans dare not be careless. After the New Year, the new Enigma crypto machine with four rotors planned to be invested in the U-type submarine has made some adjustments and increased the efforts to keep it confidential.
It was the various signals released through the original password book that attracted the British to take the bait.
This has revealed that something went wrong with the original password.
Even British alertness may mean that the new Enigma password is not very safe.
However, it may be that the British were concerned about the leak of intelligence, or they did not want to give up the opportunity to fight more and annihilate the battleship Bismarck. The British super battleships suddenly dispatched three ships to block the Jutland Peninsula, and there were also two aircraft carriers, Ark Royal and Victory.
Originally, such a combination was quite sure to deal with the Bismarck, which was accompanied by Prince Eugen. After all, the intelligence obtained by the British was that two super warships entered the Baltic Sea and participated in the battle to shell Leningrad. The other one stuck in the Strait of Gibraltar, and the other went to suppress the riots in France. It was said that they encountered mines and rested in the French seaport of Nantes.
Another Tilbitz was also dragged into the port of Wilhelm because of the installation of a new radar. The British spies had obtained the exact information, and a huge hole above proved that the matter was true. In this way, only the Bismarck, the super warship that had just sailed out of Hamburg Port, was exposed to the cold wave in the North Sea.
The British seized this rare opportunity. In order to add a balanced weight to the balance of the super battleships between Britain and Germany, a series of plans to encircle and annihilate the Bismarck were once again staged in this time and space.
A British Yamato-class warship set out from Plymouth and wandered near the Sylee Islands. With the accompaniment of the USS Glory aircraft carrier, it guarded the English Channel and blocked the two Yamato-class super warships that could return to the rescue at any time.
In addition, King George V and the Ultimate aircraft carriers wandered near the Skaglak Strait, one to monitor the Tilbitz in Wilhelmshaven, and the other to guard against the sudden return of two super warships.
As for other old-fashioned battleships, they can only become supporting roles in this war. However, it is worth mentioning that the restored Hood came out again and joined the operation of hunting Bismarck at this time, as if fateful.
"We have at least five escort carriers scattered on the Atlantic Ocean, and four battleships are in place, enough to prevent the two head wolves, the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau, and the sea wolves from coming to disturb our hunting plan this time." The British First Minister of Maritime Affairs, Navy Pond, said with confidence. "Bismarre already at the mouth of our hound."
"It's better to leave this kind of thing to the young man to make merits! Old guy!" Churchill finally spread his hands and said.
This time, it was obviously a very confident hunting operation that meant greater merit and glory in the sluggish Britain. For the commanders, all the bigwigs also reached out to the crowd. In the end, Churchill stepped forward to suppress all the controversies and sent Baron John Cronin Tovey, who was commanding the local fleet, to command the hunt in many compromises.
The commander-in-chief of the Bismarck fleet, who was the German army, was also Admiral Lütjens, who had just been promoted to general. There was another coincidence in history.
The British hunting fleet was also lured by the Bismarck, who was trying to retreat, and by chance stepped into the waters on the west side of the Jutland Peninsula specially selected by the Germans.
"Is this fate? The seabed ahead is still silent with the rusty warships and the souls of past comrades. It is indeed the best place to rest!" Charlie Lin, the captain of the destroyer of the Herreward, was once a veteran who participated in the Battle of Jutland. As soon as he arrived at the familiar sea area, he couldn't help but sigh.
The Skaglake Strait is ahead, where the largest battleship duel in human history occurred here. The 110 battleships led by the Germans' 22 battleships fought against 151 battleships mainly composed of 28 battleships by the British. In the final tactical sense, the German Navy won a small victory, but was suppressed by the huge Sun-Downward Empire Navy that year, and could only become an existing navy, but it lost a lot of strategy.
"The front will also become a place for Bismarck to rest, and add a glory to the Imperial Navy!" Baron Tovey sneered. In the Battle of Jutland recorded by the British, they were the winners. Due to their equal strength, both Britain and Germany have always been talking to the winners. Admiral Tovey hopes to use another victory to dispel the dispute with the Germans.
Now, victory seems to be only one step away from him. Bismarck can no longer move forward. King George V and the Forrest are guarding near the Skaglake Strait. With a slight obstacle, the three super warships pressed from behind can completely leave Bismarck behind.
But Bismarck launched a resolute resistance and took the lead in firing the bombardment of the King George V battleship that was blocking it. The me-109t and me-155 carrier-based aircraft on the Peter Strasser aircraft carrier also took off early and were entangled with the fighter jets rushing from the British aircraft carrier Urgent.
When the Pioneer Army sold two graded Ark class aircraft carriers to the Germans, the German Navy had aircraft carriers in advance. The Germans had these two aircraft carriers. Although the Earl Zeppelin continued to build, only one was built to adjust and test. Peter Strasser, the commander of the German airship force during World War I, was named on the Ark class aircraft carrier.
The bf-109t developed by the Germans was moved to the new aircraft carrier, but soon the Germans discovered that although this carrier-based aircraft, which is somewhat similar to the Sea Spitfire, can be regarded as an excellent land-based aircraft, its poor take-off and landing vision, high wing load, and its more difficult maintenance and maintenance determine that it is not a good carrier-based aircraft.
Meng Xiang once recommended British and American carrier-based aircraft to them, but it was blocked by Gorein. Lao Xi personally asked about it and redeveloped the German standard carrier-based aircraft. Meng Xiang did not expect that the German Navy fell into the trap set by Gorein and could not survive. So he used the brand of cooperation between Germany and China and made the me-155 that came out a little later. After the Germans made a slight modification, it became the main fighter of German aircraft carriers.
The me-155 carrier-based aircraft cooperated with the air defense firepower of the escort fleet to intercept the peeping of British bombers and torpedoes with poor performance.
"Damn Goering, if it weren't for his obstruction, I'm afraid the Luftwaffe could have attacked directly from the land airport this time, and there wouldn't be such a problem!" Klinsmann was directly transferred to the aircraft carrier because of his experience in bombing on the Chinese aircraft carrier. At this time, he could only stand beside the ju-87c and was secretly angry.
This time, the Peter Strasser has already become aware of being a bait. He mainly boards fighter jets. There are fewer aircraft on the aircraft carrier. In order to ensure the interception power to the maximum extent, the ju-87c, which lacks attack power, has been compressed repeatedly, with only one team. As the captain, Klinsmann is also powerless.
At this time, Denmark and Norway were under Germany's control, and land bombers were enough to threaten the ships in the sea. Unfortunately, Goering deliberately interfered with the navy, which made the initial sea-air cooperation plan stumbling.
"It's just an aircraft carrier, it can't stop our impact!" Redel soon received the news of the war, and he didn't need to urge Fatty Ge. In the plan, Goring's behavior had long been expected, leaving Yu Fu.
Influenced by several competitions with the Chinese Navy, the German Navy paid more attention to air defense than before. The Germans picked up Bofos' 40mm air defense gun and improved the air defense system on all series of ships. The destroyers guarding Bismarck and Prince Eugen specially strengthened the air defense, not to mention that the enhanced air defense firepower on Bismarck was like a hedgehog, which made British bombers and slow swordfish torpedo aircraft unreliable.
"The target is approaching, and the fighter jets on other British aircraft carriers are also rushing towards Bismarck!" The adjutant soon received new information.
"Okay, we don't have to wait any longer. The performance has officially begun." Redell said with a stern face slightly relaxed.
Chapter completed!