The war broke out unexpectedly by the British. Although the British strengthened their defenses after learning that Germany had aircraft carriers, and even repaired most of the radar stations, the navy continued to patrol the strait and branched out to try to find the German fleet.

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But those German fleets seemed to disappear out of thin air. After months of tossing, the British still could not find the German fleet. The British navy today is not unpowerful. There are only aircraft carriers of the Glorious class: HMS Glorious, HMS Brave and HMS Brave.

Howl of rage.

At the same time, the aircraft carriers in active service also include: HMS Arenas, HMS Eagle and the most advanced HMS Ark Royal in the British Navy.

That's not all. In order to prevent Germany from launching a landing operation on the British Isles, the British rushed to build two Excellence-class aircraft carriers, one was the Excellence and the other was the Victory.

The other two aircraft carriers of the Excellence class are also under construction, they are the Indomitable and the Unicorn.

In terms of battleships, the British have an even larger and astonishing number. For example, the British have five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships.

The British also built five Revenge-class battleships, followed by the King George V-class battleships, which the British also built five. In addition to the "Warspite" and "Barham" sold to the Wehrmacht,

The British also had up to thirteen battleships.

Of course, after they were severely beaten by the Japanese in the Pacific and destroyed the battleship "Prince of Wales" and the battlecruiser "Repulse", they were still injured.

But a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. After all, the British Empire was once a maritime power. At least for now, they still have eight aircraft carriers and a battle fleet of more than ten ships to squander.

Originally, the "Ark Royal" and the "Glory" should be included in the No. 2 convoy and patrol together with the slower transport ships.

However, due to the extreme lack of fuel, the "Glorious" aircraft carrier was approved to patrol alone for a period and then return to the Home Fleet base in Scapa Flow. After receiving the approval, the "Glorious" aircraft carrier separated from the main formation of the "Ark Royal". Take 25

Return on a heading of 22 knots.

The escort ships of the "Glorious" aircraft carrier are the two kiloton-class destroyers "Enthusiasm" and "Acasta". In order to save fuel, the "Glorious" turned off 6 of the 18 boilers.

Correspondingly reduced to 17 knots.

"Report! This is the mast lookout platform. I am turning the dial now. There is smoke coming out at about 6 degrees on the starboard side!" Lieutenant Gus on the foremast lookout platform of the Scharnhorst said excitedly.

the phone shouted.

"Roger! We'll go there immediately!" He soon received a reply. The huge German fleet on the sea began to turn and sail towards the small wisp of smoke.

"Unknown target at 6 degrees starboard!!" Five minutes later, Scharnhorst reported to the flagship with a light signal. Soon, Gneisenno itself also spotted the British formation on the starboard side.

Two minutes later, Scharnhorst reported to the flagship: The unknown target was determined to be a British warship, 216 nautical miles away!

"Ready to fight!!" the flagship's reply was simple and powerful. The course of the entire fleet has changed to 3 degrees, and the course has gradually increased to 24 knots. The gunner ordered the rangefinder and radar to be turned on, and the ballistic solver in the command room buzzed.

The earth rotates to obtain the shooting and start the various elements.

"Buzz buzz..." The fighter planes on the German aircraft carrier have been raised to the flight deck. Under the command of the ground crew, the fighter planes soared into the sky and rushed towards the British warship that had been discovered!

The "Glorious" now carried a "Sea Fighter" carrier-based fighter and six "Swordfish" torpedo planes, as well as a Royal Air Force "Hurricane" and a "Fighter" fighter.

The "Glorious" has been cruising at sea for several months but has found nothing. In order to let the exhausted crew have a good rest, Captain Ors of the "Glorious" not only did not order a flight reconnaissance, but instead lowered the combat readiness level.

Prepare for the lowest level four battle. What is even outrageous is that the observation post on the top of the mast of the "Glorious" is unmanned!

"Beep beep beep..." the radar was chirping, and the radar observer on the battleship yawned and cursed: "Can't these damn radars be turned off?!"

Recently, British aircraft have been cruising continuously, which has resulted in several false alarms from battleship radars. The observer yawned and glanced at the radar, and saw a formation of fighter planes. He shook his head helplessly.

"Bridge, bridge. This is the radar room. We found a formation of aircraft approaching. Repeat, we found a formation approaching."

Since the last time the radar station was attacked but the radar station did not report it, the British army has strongly required all radar stations or warship radar rooms to report the response from the radar.

"Damn it! It's that aircraft carrier's fleet that got confused and ran over again?!" After a while, a curse came from the bridge. The commander was not to blame. During this period, the British Navy conducted frequent patrols and searches.

The result is frequent false alarms from the radar.

Those fighter and reconnaissance aircraft pilots would appear on the radar in groups from time to time, making everyone nervous. But now everyone is used to it.

Unless the number is particularly prominent and attracts attention, they will think that these are their own pilots who don't know where they are flying.

"Ask them which aircraft carrier they are on. Report to Captain Ors, and then direct them to fly back according to the chart. Don't delay our patrol!" The commander on the bridge cursed and turned to his side.

the adjutant said.

"Yes! Your Excellency, Captain!" The adjutant was not surprised. Basically, the British army would deal with such a situation in this way now. But today, these approaching aircraft are not British...

At this time, Captain Ors on the Glory also received news that two strange ships and aircraft had appeared from the west. However, Captain Ors of the Glory still did not immediately become alert.

"Let the 'Enthusias' go to verify the target's identity and lift the five "Swordfish" to the flight deck. Prepare to take off for reconnaissance." Captain Ors did not expect that this was the German fleet. He yawned and said

His adjutant ordered boringly.

"Yes! Your Excellency, Captain." Not only did the Glory not add fuel or change course, it didn't even make any preparations for combat. It just continued sailing like that.

The even more stupid "Enthusiasm" carried out the order thoroughly, and they actually sent out a light identification signal to the German warship.

"Buzz buzz..." The speed of these fighters was very fast. In a few seconds, they had reached the stage that was visible to the naked eye. The commander on the battleship finally felt that something was wrong.

At this time, his adjutant rushed into the bridge with a pale face and shouted: "Captain! We can't contact each other, they are probably not..."

"Enemy attack! Notify all ships immediately that we have been attacked by the German navy! Order all ships to meet the enemy!!" Captain Ors reacted very quickly, and started roaring crazily before the adjutant finished speaking.

The sharp siren suddenly broke the tranquility of the sea. Everyone ran towards their fighting posts. But by this time it was too late.

When the German fighter planes approached, the British only belatedly discovered the abnormality of these fighters. When the British sirens were heard, the German fighter planes had already pulled up and dived to drop bombs on the battleships!

And even now, not a single aircraft on the Glory has taken off, and even the two "Swordfish" that were elevated to the flight deck are still carrying depth bombs to deal with submarines!

"Chirp, chirp, chirp..." Those long and huge bombs shot straight towards the battleship with a sharp whistling sound like sharp arrows, while the fighter planes that had dived and dropped the bombs suddenly pulled up to avoid the anti-aircraft artillery fired from the battleship.

The reaction of the British was not unpleasant. They just announced that within ten minutes of entering the battle, the entire battleship could go from combat readiness to combat status. At the same time, it could fire back at German fighters in the air.

"Chirp...boom!!" Unfortunately, the reaction is too late now. These long bombs are the "mace" rocket-propelled heavy bombs that Germany exchanged from the Wehrmacht!

After the Germans obtained this kind of bomb, they immediately carried out comprehensive modifications. After all, the industrial capabilities of the Wehrmacht were still inferior to Germany, so Germany could make better modifications to the "Mace" type.

The Germans first strengthened the armor-breaking ability of the "Mace". They used a higher-grade alloy on the cone head of the "Mace". This ensured that the "Mace" could penetrate armor deeper.

Secondly, the Germans are also making a fuss about the propellant for rocket launchers. The new formula improved after testing has made the "Mace" more powerful. The internal gun has also been improved, making the "Mace" more powerful.

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"Boom!!" The mace directly penetrated the deck of the British battleship, penetrated directly into the interior of the battleship, and hit the boiler. The power of the huge explosion almost blew the entire battleship into two pieces, and the exploding boiler attracted artillery shells in the battleship.

The explosion!

The entire battleship exploded into a ball of fireworks directly on the sea. The explosion from a distance even shocked the German pilots who were observing the results! A bomb destroyed a battleship...

It only took more than ten minutes. The battleship had been completely destroyed in the explosion. Visible to the naked eye, it was slowly sinking to the bottom of the sea. In a few moments, the battleship was no longer visible.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..." Explosions sounded continuously on the sea. At this time, a large number of German naval aviation forces had already entered the battle. BF-19 was covering the fighter planes on the periphery, and the German ones were responsible for bombing the aircraft carrier.

New bomber - ju-88.

This is an entire aircraft carrier formation, and their mission is to patrol the strait and launch an attack after discovering German warships and notify other forces to come for support.

They did find a German navy warship, but it seemed a little late.

"The main guns fire at the aircraft carrier, and the secondary guns deal with the 'Enthusiasm'! Turn to 16 degrees, sail 26 knots! Fire!!" Lieutenant Colonel Löweich, the gunner of the Scharnhorst, has completed the determination of the target!

The turrets on the two German battleships slowly turned to port. The pusher smoothly pushed the projectiles and cartridges into the gun bores, and closed the bolt. The artillery hit the specified elevation angle, locked, and the firing safety was released!

After a series of data were shouted out, the Scharnhorst's naval guns suddenly roared!

Just when Scharnhorst's two bow turrets fired their first salvo at the "Glorious" 26 meters away, the impatient Gneisenno fired a salvo directly at the "Enthusiasm"

shoot!

"Chirp, chirp, chirp... Boom! Boom! Boom..." A good start! 1 shell hit the No. 1 boiler room of the "Zhuan", and the "Zhuan" hurriedly hid its left rudder in its own smoke screen...

"Damn! The close-in bullet. Quick! Add 6 to the sight gauge, hurry up!" Five seconds later, the gunner Löweich on the Scharnhorst observed the close-in bullet and roared suddenly. The Gneisenno obtained

The achievement made the lieutenant colonel very jealous, and his voice couldn't help but sound more like a curse.

However, the order was quickly transmitted to the turret, and the gunner hurriedly adjusted the elevation of the gun.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp...boom, boom, boom..." The Scharnhorst quickly fired its second salvo, but the result was a long-range bomb. This made the gunner Löweich almost crazy!

At this time, the two "Swordfish" aircraft on the "Glory" had been replaced with torpedoes and were ready to take off. Both sides realized that they had to move quickly, as life and death depended on the thin line!

But obviously, the Germans are faster than the British. Those bombers have now flown over the heads of the British, and the "maces" roar towards the Glory one by one!

"Boom!!" A "Mace" hit directly in the middle of the flight deck of the "Glory"! The bomb directly blasted a big hole in the center of the flight deck, and suddenly flames shot up into the sky! And the "Glory" could never take off again.

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Not only that, this "machine" directly hit the aircraft carrier's hangar after penetrating the deck and caused a fire in the front hangar. The scattered shrapnel penetrated the air inlets of the two boilers...

All unfavorable news came one after another, and Captain Ors of the Glory slumped in his chair sluggishly. Now the "Glory" has lost all its ability to resist, and can only escape from danger by relying on the protection of the two cruisers.

"Boom!!" After the third salvo, Scharnhorst finally fired. The 1283 mm armor-piercing projectile hit the front of the "Glorious" flight deck at a distance of 24,175 meters. The shell exploded at the front of the flight deck.

A big hole, or even the entire ship was directly blown open.

The current Glorious Number looks more like a clown after being beaten violently, and the split mouth looks miserable and ridiculous.

Acasta was attacked by German bombers at the beginning. It was sunk on the spot. Now on the sea, the Zealot and Glorious are holding on for dear life.

"Boom, boom, boom..." The artillery fire of the two German battleships became more and more accurate. The "Glorious" was hit one after another, and the whole ship burst into flames and gradually tilted to the right...

The Zealot fulfilled its duty at this time. Despite the unfavorable situation, the Zealot still insisted on launching four torpedo attacks on the Scharnhorst. At the same time, it also tried to rush to Count Zeppelin to attack.

But what was helpless was that Colonel Hoffman was too experienced, and the Graf Zeppelin easily dodged all the torpedoes. The Scharnhorst was not even injured.
To be continued...