1825 My New Daming

Chapter 444 Brother Tian is here! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)
"Smoke! Let the smoke! Let's get out."

"But Admiral, the British fleet is just outside. If we want to go out, we might be besieged!"

"Don't be afraid, the most dangerous thing now is the enemy's air strikes. We can't hide in the lagoon and be bombed. We must rush out immediately!"

"Yes, sir!"

Guo Xiaobao's fear of bombing is of course understandable, because he has always been with Zhuge in the sea, and can be said to be one of the founders of the Ming Navy's carrier-based aviation - he himself has obtained a driver's license for carrier-based aircraft pilots Take off and land from the aircraft carrier by piloting the aircraft.So he also knows how much the carrier-based aircraft and the weapons they carry have improved in the past two years!

Now the latest Ming Dynasty Flying Dragon 2 fighter-bomber can mount a 100kg armor-piercing aerial bomb for 40-degree angle dive bombing! If a 100kg armor-piercing projectile were to fall on the Kongming, one shot would be able to hit a neutral point!

The Ssangyong 2 reconnaissance bomber is even more powerful. Although this aircraft has been changed from a twin engine to a single engine, the strong power of its 300 horsepower radial air-cooled engine allows the Ssangyong 2 to carry 2 Even with only one pilot, you can still hang a 250kg bomb and fly for two hours at a speed of 175 kilometers per hour!If there is one less pilot, it can even hang a 300 kg armor-piercing bomb.

If an armor-piercing bomb of 250-300 kg is sent to the Kongming, it may break a big one!
And the most ferocious is the Brontosaurus torpedo bomber!This is a twin-engine "heavy" aircraft with a length of 9.7 meters and a wingspan of 18.2 meters. It has two 250-horsepower radial air-cooled engines and can carry a light steam gas torpedo weighing 500 kilograms. If a 350-kilogram torpedo that travels 500 kilometers is sent to the Kongming, it may dry up and sink!

Under the command of Guo Xiaobao, who is well aware of the great threat that aircraft pose to warships, the large light cruiser Kongming and the second-class protected cruiser Liu Zhongzhuang (Liu Ting), who had already activated their boilers and steam turbines, were covered by the smoke released by the three destroyers. Next, leave the anchorage and sail towards the exit of Kwajalein Atoll.

The other 12 "island"-class shallow-water heavy gunships moored in the Kwajalein Lagoon saw the Kongming smoke and ran away, and they all followed suit.

This smoky scene was quickly discovered by the British airship on the high-altitude mission of reconnaissance. However, the observers on this British airship did not know that the smoke below was released by the Ming warship itself—it was also Daming’s fault. The smoke bombs used by the navy are of a single type, all of which are black. When lit, a burst of black smoke billows, which looks almost like being shot and caught fire.Moreover, the British pigeon machine dropped bombs and made huge splashes from time to time.Although these bombs are air-dropped armor-piercing bombs, the fuzes they use are still as sensitive as the armor-piercing bombs fired by artillery, and they explode when touched, so they exploded one after another after falling into the sea water.

In this scene, there are splashes, thick smoke, and from time to time, pigeon planes dragging black smoke fall from the sky into the sea. What a fierce sea-air battle!

Therefore, the British airship observers in the sky thought that their own "pigeon machine" had made great contributions and injured more than a dozen battleships and cruisers of the Ming army!So the radio station on the airship immediately reported the news of the great victory in the air raid to George Elliot and William Baga
"Admiral, great victory, great victory. Our pigeon planes damaged 12 battleships and 2 cruisers in Kwajalein Lagoon. Now, the smoke is billowing in Kwajalein Atoll!"

"God bless England!"

"Long live the Emperor!"

"God bless us!"

Following the communication staff's report, the bridge of the battleship King William IV suddenly burst into joy.William Baga, who had been on tenterhooks before, also showed a satisfied smile. With a smile, he took the copy of the telegram from the Fleet Communications Staff Officer.

He smiled and said: "Gentlemen, our battle has just begun. The 12 battleships and 2 cruisers of the Ming Dynasty Navy were only damaged, but not sunk. After all, our pigeon planes can only carry 100-pound bombs, and their power is still not very strong." enough.

According to the report from the airship, the injured Ming warship still maintains its ability to move and is trying to escape Kwajalein Atoll while dragging black smoke.So we're going full steam ahead to the vicinity of Kwajalein Atoll and we're going to take them all out with our 12in, 13.5in and 14in guns!
Now, hoist the Z flag and deliver my order: The British Empire needs every one of us to fight! "

"Yes, sir!"

About 150 nautical miles west of Kwajalein Atoll, the Shu Zhongwang aircraft carrier battleship cruiser.

In the hangar, several ground crews were slowly pushing a Brontosaurus carrier-based torpedo bomber with folded wings onto the elevator. With the help of hydraulic oil pumps, the fighter plane was slowly lifted onto the deck, and the howling sea breeze greeted it. Immediately, everyone was refreshed.

"Heavenly Father God bless it, Heavenly Father God bless it invulnerable to swords and guns! It hits every shot! Brother Tian possesses. Amen!"

A HNA pilot in his 20s with a dark skin and a somewhat ferocious face was standing next to the plane, pressing the fuselage of the plane with one hand, and making the sign of the cross with the other, chanting words, with a high-minded look. .

Needless to say, the pilot was also a God-worshipper.But he is not a conscript, but a serious naval officer, a pilot who graduated from the Naval Flying School, and his rank is lieutenant.At the same time, he is also a Hakka from Guangdong and Guangxi. His surname is Xiao, and his name is Chaogui.

After some prayers, Lieutenant Xiao Chaogui felt that his whole body was full of strength.At this time, he and his plane had ascended to the flight deck together. The deck was extremely crowded, and the Wyvern 2 and Ssangyong 2 had been lined up densely on the inclined deck, waiting to take off.The Thunder Dragon torpedo bomber driven by Xiao Chaogui is a heavy aircraft, which requires a longer flight deck for taxiing, so it was placed at the end of the inclined deck.After being lifted up by the elevator, after a few steps of pushing, it was already in place.

Xiao Chaogui also followed his plane all the time, with a black face sullen and his brows slightly wrinkled, all with a sacred and solemn expression.A HNA lieutenant colonel, who is also the captain of the Shuzhongwang flight team, had already walked up to him at this time, and said loudly to him: "Chaogui, what are you doing waiting? Get on the plane. It's about to take off!"

"Ah, yes!" Xiao Chaogui was distracted just now, and he was yelled at by his boss before he realized, "Xiangtou, I'll get into the cabin right away." He hurriedly climbed into Thunder Dragon along the ladder that had been set up long ago. His co-pilot had already entered the cockpit of the plane. When he saw Xiao Chaogui in his seat, he said to him, "Lieutenant, have you prayed? Will God bless us this time?"

Xiao Chaogui laughed loudly when he heard the words: "Hu Yihuang, don't worry, God will send Brother Tian to help this time, and we will surely win!"

"Brother Tian. You're talking nonsense!" The co-pilot named Hu Yihuang just smiled and shook his head.

Xiao Chaogui said solemnly: "It's not wrong. When I was admitted to the Naval Academy, I got help from Brother Tian. I couldn't do the multiple-choice questions and the judgment questions. I closed my eyes and made blind choices. right!"

As soon as his words fell, the piercing siren sounded, which was the signal for the carrier aircraft to take off!

And Xiao Chaogui stopped saying hello to his co-pilot, and once again a sacred and solemn expression appeared on his black face.

(End of this chapter)