Bismarck

However, no matter whether it is heaven or God, they will never protect evil spirits...

Not to mention using secondary guns to detonate torpedoes, how easy is that?

The charge of the German 150mm shells was originally small, even the high-explosive shells used only had less than four kilograms of charge! Even though Bismarck had instantly cut his secondary gun shells into high-explosive shells with delayed fuses, the British torpedoes were sailing at a depth of six or seven meters underwater!

The density of water is thousands of times that of air, and a shell suitable for flying in the air is completely unsuitable for traveling through water. It is simply impossible to hit the target with accurate aiming.

Even if Bismarck's mental power could see the true position of these torpedoes across the sea surface with severe optical distortion, the rotation speed and pitch speed of the 150 guns aimed at high-speed destroyers could barely keep up with the speed of the torpedoes.

However, the sharp deceleration and uncertain path of the shells in the water caused serious deviations in their directions. The pitiful power of the shells, which weighed less than four kilograms, was not enough to damage or even detonate these speeding killer weapons as their dispersion area expanded.

A distance of 2,500 meters was just a blink of an eye for a torpedo! The speeding white line, accompanied and sent off by the gunfire and water column, plunged into the white smoke area!

"Damn, damn, damn, damn!"

No torpedoes were detonated at all. All these killers in the shadows rushed towards Zeppelin obviously but unstoppably.

Seeing that the artillery fire interception was ineffective, Bismarck stamped his feet in anger, but there was nothing he could do...

We absolutely, absolutely cannot let Zeppelin get hurt again.

She just promised.

She suddenly looked up at her captain.

"Captain, I can't hit him!" she said, "It's almost too late, I have to block it!"

Lütjens' hands were tightly gripping the railing of the captain's chair, and his fingers were turning white.

This aerial torpedo weighed only 150 kilograms and was not very powerful. He knew clearly that Bismarck could block the torpedo without suffering fatal injuries, but if he really ordered his flagship to do so...

"Bismarck, go." He gave the order seriously, and at the same time his words were also conveyed to Lindemann - let Tirpitz block the torpedo!

The moment he finished speaking, the whole ship trembled and accelerated. The chief engineer looked at the machine that was suddenly out of his control in confusion, and then wisely handed over control.

He knows nothing.

The ship's broadcast began to sound, asking the crew to leave the port side of the ship.

"Our ship is about to be torpedoed by the Zeppelin. All crew members, immediately move away from the port side. I repeat, move away from the port side."

The same broadcast also sounded on the Tirpitz. It is worth mentioning that when Tirpitz received the order, she was not afraid at all. Instead, she had a sense of glorious mission of dedication and felt that her injury was worth it - she must have been brainwashed by her sister.

Of course, for Zeppelin, it was definitely worth it.

"Are you scared?" Lindman touched the hamster's head.

"Of course not." Tirpitz snorted.

Although her little hands are still shaking.

"Don't worry, your armor is thick and tough anyway, so don't worry." Lindman started to say something suicidal again.

Then the angry little hamster grabbed my hand and bit it hard without any hesitation.

How dare you say that a lady is thick-skinned?! Lindeman, you will be finished sooner or later!

The two large warships suddenly accelerated and began to accelerate silently on the smoke-filled battlefield. They passed through the smoke and dust, while their guns continued to fire.

The British, who were looking back from the sky, first noticed the unusual behavior of the two Bismarck-class battleships. Ten seconds later, they discovered the purpose of the Bismarck, which was continuing to accelerate.

"Oh no, the Bismarck is blocking the torpedo's path!" someone shouted.

But even though they had discovered the situation, no one was able to stop the actions of the battleships below. The British could only watch as the German battleships quickly approached on the white torpedo tracks.

The thick smoke was blown away, and the crew on the Zeppelin were busy repairing their equipment. Suddenly, someone shouted in fear: Torpedo!

They saw comb-like torpedoes rushing towards them in dense numbers, and they had no way to avoid them.

Intensive artillery fire instantly opened towards the sea area near them, but it was ships from their own fleet. They wanted to use naval guns to counter the torpedoes. The crew members were full of hope at first, but this behavior stopped in less than a minute, and the torpedo track was still on the water.

They fell into despair again, but soon they discovered an even more surprising scene.

Two large battleships actually rushed out from the thick smoke and rushed towards the center of the torpedo and the Zeppelin.

It turned out that he wanted to use his body to block the torpedo for Zeppelin.

For a moment, the shocked crew members didn't know what to say and just watched stupidly.

Bismarck had already reached the fastest acceleration she could achieve. To accelerate a huge body of 50,000 to 60,000 tons, her boiler had reached its limit.

She looked solemnly at the three torpedoes on her side, estimating their positions.

Hurry up, hurry up!

"How many can you block?" Lütjens asked in a deep voice.

Bismarck looked at the positions of several torpedoes and found that there were large gaps between them.

"Only one at most," she said through gritted teeth.

Even as he was speaking, a torpedo coming at a speed of thirty-six knots was already in sight!

There is no time to waste! As soon as Bismarck finished shouting, he stared at the torpedo! Seeing that the torpedo was about to pass through his bow! Bismarck gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and twisted his bow fiercely!

In the next second, the hull was blown up by the vibration of the torpedo explosion with a loud bang!

At the last moment, her bow finally got into the path of the first torpedo, and the torpedo that was supposed to be fired at Zeppelin exploded instantly at the bow of Bismarck.

With a muffled sound, a column of water splashed up from her bow, and the bow of Bismarck under the waterline was torn open by the violent explosion!

A trickle of blood flowed from Bismarck's forehead in front of everyone!

Lütjens quickly stood up, stood in front of Bismarck, supported her arm and held her hand.

"I'm fine." Bismarck staggered, and suddenly stars appeared in front of his eyes. He almost fell to the ground, but he quickly stood up and said through gritted teeth.

Without any pause, she gritted her teeth and continued to speed forward, preparing to block another road ahead.

But... the exploded bow increased her resistance to moving forward a lot!

The second torpedo finally missed her and broke through the defense line she had built with her iron body not far from her bow.

There was no need to chase the last one. Bismarck was not worried because she could predict that it would pass by Zeppelin.

But... there are a few torpedoes on the other side!

Then, we can only look to Tirpitz.

"Grapes, it's up to you..."

Bismarck covered her forehead and panted, and spoke to her sister on the WIFI. Her tone suppressed the pain.

Looking at the girl's expression: worry, fear, and bother... Bismarck, who knew what it felt like to carry a torpedo with his body, also felt a pang of heartache...

However, although Tizi's expression was as exciting as a grocery store, his actions were also very clear!

Soon, a dull explosion was heard from the other end!

With a rat cry, Tirpitz was also hit by a thunderbolt, but the one who was in more pain than her might be Lindemann, because this girl had been holding him all the time, and for a moment Lindemann almost jumped up...

But seeing Tirpitz's puffed cheeks and gritting his teeth despite being in obvious pain, Lindemann, whose heart was in more pain than his body, softened again.

Tizi was able to rush up and block the torpedo by herself. As expected, she is getting stronger and stronger.

Tirpitz was closer than Bismarck, so she heard another torpedo hit shortly afterwards!

One torpedo hit her bow and the other hit her abdomen. The girl was hit so hard by the two torpedoes that she almost fainted from the pain. Fearing that she would become transparent and reveal her true form, Lindman rushed to carry her to his bed.

(Something seems wrong?)

Of the remaining torpedoes on the other side, one was also lost, and only one hit the Zeppelin.

"… Fortunately, the torpedoes on the bow of the ship and I were not fatal. The torpedo on the belly of the ship was also the thickest part of the torpedo protection of the TDS. It should not be a big problem…"

Bismarck, who had previously forced himself to be as iron-blooded and calm as a soldier, was somewhat relieved, and even thought blindly optimistically (self-consolation?), that with one on each side, he could maintain his balance.

The British and American pilots who also saw this scene - although there were only a few planes left that could continue to fight, the good news that they would soon see an evil spirit ship buried here under their attack made the British and American pilots who had always cherished their lives relatively turn into the kamikaze blowing over Great Britain, or the snow wind sweeping over Great America! One after another, the British and American fighter planes shouted slogans such as "Long Live the British Empire" or "Long Live Freedom", and as if they were injected with chicken blood, they stubbornly headed towards the four evil spirit warships that were struggling!

"God save the king! It's dark card on board! (Boom!)"

"For the hegemony of the American nuclear powers! (Boom!)"

"For white freedom! For God! For the Confederacy! (I won't bump into it~)"

"…Wait! Davis!! What did you just yell?!"

"Is it not okay for me to shout about my freedom? Don't you know that my grandfather's grandfather was President Davis (of the Confederacy)?!"

"Well... although I don't agree with your point of view, our constitution only governs the government and not other things, so I still have to defend your freedom of speech..."

(PS: Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America, was sentenced to only two years in prison after the defeat in the Civil War. He then rose and fell as a "hero" in the South for another forty years...)

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"Report to the General! The leader of the fleet is reporting that our fleet has severely damaged the Zeppelin aircraft carrier! It has been confirmed that the Zeppelin has been hit by at least three bombs, two torpedoes, and a fighter plane! It is now paralyzed on the sea!"

"The results are fruitful!"

The communications soldier, with an excited look on his face, rushed out of the mechanical and electrical room and into the command room in two steps, shouting out a piece of good news that could make people vent their anger.

"what?"

"The German crew was blown up?"

"Really?! I'm not well educated, so don't lie to me!..."

The moment they heard the news, the entire headquarters went wild! Such good news could make the headquarters celebrate for three days! If these ships and crew members sank, they could even take a holiday!

Everyone's face was filled with excitement!

After all, both the British Royal Navy and the US Navy were badly harmed by these few crew members!

"Where are the other crew members on the ship?" asked War-weary.

"Yes, sir! ... The leader of the formation has just reported that they have achieved brilliant results this time! What we can confirm so far is that the Bismarck was hit by five bombs and hit by three planes, and was hit by a torpedo at the same time; the Tirpitz was hit by two torpedoes, three bombs, and a ramming plane; the Prinz Eugen was also hit by three bombs and two ramming planes... Except for the paralyzed Zeppelin, the other German crew members are now also seriously injured!"

"In addition, about thirty of their planes were shot down! What we can confirm is that there were less than twenty German planes flying in the sky at the end... The only problem is that our losses in this air raid were also heavy. Although the specific losses have to wait until we return to the airport to be counted, the flight captain estimates that the loss rate is at least 40%, not including damaged aircraft..." The communications soldier grabbed the newspaper in his hand and excitedly read out the results of the report.

Although when I read the last sentence about the loss of the plane, my tone felt a little unnatural...

The loss rate was estimated to be 40%... This was an extremely high percentage! A fleet of 140 aircraft, a loss of 40% would mean 50 to 60 aircraft! Moreover, this did not include the damaged aircraft.

but……

Compared with the severe damage to those damn German crew members and the bombing of Zeppelin to such a critical state that he was on the verge of death, the loss of fifty or sixty planes was nothing!

After all, the opponent of this bombing is the Lütjens fleet that has crippled the Royal Navy from the third place in the world!

"Is the result true?" Tovey was still a little worried and asked again.

War-weary didn't say anything. After all, she herself knew very well what a ship girl was...

However, the signalman was fearless. He handed the report in his hand to his general and replied excitedly: "General, I have asked again, and the flight captain said that these records can be verified! He also confirmed it once with the command plane and took photos with a camera!!"

"Really? That's great!"

Thinking of the well-behaved and intelligent girl who used to make him a cup of fragrant black tea, Tovey's eyes became moist. Wiping his eyes, Tovey clenched his fist and waved it fiercely: "As long as our attack reaches a certain scale, these German warships will be nothing more than this!"

War-weary nodded in agreement—although, speaking of it, he felt inexplicably embarrassed...?

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The good news was so great that the entire British and American joint fleet was soon excited!

How much damage did the German warships cause to the Royal Navy? It is already too much to mention! This time the joint action of the naval aviation was really great! Finally, it was a relief for the Royal Navy!

However, the Zeppelin has not sunk yet, so it is still possible to salvage it! It seems that we must first grasp the reliable specific situation, and then continue to attack and chase the enemy!

only……

After a massive air raid, the losses of our own aircraft were not insignificant!

Now, only a few returning planes have returned over the fleet, and the main fleet has just returned. It is estimated that it will take at least one or two hours. Just recovering the planes will be enough to keep me busy for a while!

However, is this little problem difficult for me, John Tovey?

"Order: Aircraft carriers should release air defense and patrol aircraft as planned, and prepare to recover a large number of fighters! Battleships should accelerate to 27 knots! If we can catch up with these people, we will definitely win!!"

Tovey waved his hand and gave the order to continue moving forward and pursue at full speed.

"Yeah! Then I'll go tell that guy at my place too!"

War-weary also nodded, looking towards the south-southwest direction with a somewhat proud look.

Those crew members are now less than 270 kilometers ahead of him. They are probably in a panic, trying to find ways to rescue Zeppelin, right?

However... for people like Zeppelin, even if they are of the same kind as himself, as long as they threaten the existence of the British Royal Navy, the more miserable their death, the better - it would be best if they were all killed!