Bismarck

Without comparison, there is no harm!

When the warship's position signal "formed a wall", various jamming signals from the jamming boat towed a thousand meters away began to work. The corner reflector was hung high by the fast-inflating balloon; then one after another infrared jamming bombs mixed with aluminum powder flew up from the jamming bomb launcher like fireworks, and together with the flashes on the sea, it seemed to mock the IQ and arouse the hatred of the anti-ship missiles.

The signal of the main body of the modified superstructure and the lower body covered was dim, while the jammer and infrared jammer on the towing boat were so dazzling. Although the anti-ship missiles swarmed up from the side, except for those missiles that could not find the target due to the limited search angle of the seeker, the remaining missiles were almost all dazzled and deviated from the direction!

In the command cabin of the Bismarck battleship, which was at the forefront of the entire wheel formation and took the lead in facing the anti-ship missile offensive, the radar display and the perception of the Bismarck were telling everyone that among the first batch of 68 missiles that were originally flying in her direction, except for two slightly threatening missiles that were destroyed by the close-in defense guns operated by Bismarck, the rest almost all passed by her by a hair's breadth! In front of her right and behind her right, the two sisters of Tirpitz and Prince Eugen, who formed the other two fulcrums of the wheel formation, were also unscathed.

"Hehe, it seems that the stealth shape is still somewhat useful." Putting down the dense array in his hand and taking a breath, Bismarck couldn't help but feel a little proud.

To her right, a somewhat arrogant and tsundere northern homegirl looked at Lindemann who was also looking at her excitedly, narrowed her eyes and slightly curled her nose, put on her headphones and continued to adjust the frequency of the radio receiver. As for a certain Eugen to her right rear, seeing that she and her two sisters were unharmed, she jumped three feet high on her bridge deck:

"Sister Bismarck, we really managed to escape this time! That's great!"

Looking at the bouncing heavy cruiser, even Top beside her had a smile on his face.

"Don't be careless. This time they just don't have enough missiles. There will be another round of heavy bombers soon. The entire fleet should turn right to 45 degrees, maintain speed and distance, and be prepared to continue fighting." Although the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, Lütjens, who was used to facial paralysis, remained expressionless and emotionless as usual, without even a word of praise.

The anti-ship missiles that had caused heavy losses to their side every time they attacked were surprisingly effective in avoiding them this time.

Although it may be because the number of missile attacks from the opponent this time is too small, it is at least a good sign!

Although at least until now, no one has seen the opponent use the ship girl to guide the missile - even though everyone is thinking in their hearts: Is this the opponent deliberately playing the long game to catch a big fish...

But... let's settle this battle first!

Seeing the British carrier-based fighters turning to return, and the two heavy bomber formations following them already entering the range of anti-ship missiles and even starting to launch anti-ship missiles, the Persian cat, who had fully engaged the steering gear and gently began to sway his own course, nodded obediently and refocused his attention on the battlefield: "Yes, I know. Tizi, continue to report the parameters of the jammer..."

Before Bismarck finished speaking, Tizi suddenly shouted anxiously: "Sister! Eugen! Pay attention! The missiles that flashed past us are all heading towards the direction of Zeppelin (five kilometers behind them)!!"

"Wait, what did you say?!" With just one sentence from Tirpitz, the originally excited people were all stunned in an instant!

Although the jammer towed by the Zeppelin could be powered on at any time and they could go over to provide support at any time, but... missiles from three directions were all directed at the Zeppelin, and they still had to deal with the missile rain from heavy bombers!

Seventy-seven heavy bombers have the combined firepower of more than two hundred and thirty anti-ship missiles!

(PS: The wheel formation is not actually an effective formation against missile salvos. Missiles interfered with by the ships in front will have their flight trajectories changed, thus posing a threat to the ships behind. For example, the Atlantic Conveyor in the Falklands War was blamed for the interference of the anti-ship missiles by the Invincible aircraft carrier in front of her.)

Chapter 838: War

Although not all the missiles were "re-attracted" by the Zeppelin, the scene of more than 40 anti-ship missiles swarming towards the Zeppelin was still extremely terrifying in the eyes of nearly 10,000 people in the German fleet.

A missile only takes a little more than half a minute to fly over a distance of five kilometers!

Everyone in the fleet focused their attention on the Zeppelin aircraft carrier, and everyone on the Zeppelin focused their attention on its captain, Rear Admiral Bangtai.

"There is still half a minute left, don't panic." Glancing at his worried and anxious subordinates, Bangtai calmly said from his seat, "Helmer, turn the rudder to the left and make an S-turn immediately; the electronic warfare team turns on the jammer, lowers the tow cable to 1500 meters, and immediately lowers the second and third jammer boats. In addition, if necessary, you can abandon the jammer boats and use them to attract missiles to attack fake targets - as for the contact with Zeppelin and the handover of air combat command, I will be responsible for it."

"Understood! We'll execute it immediately!" The electronic warfare officer below replied with gritted teeth, then grabbed the microphone beside him and began to busily arrange the combat arrangements to his subordinates.

Fortunately, although the jammer on the tugboat was not turned on, it had already been connected to the electric heater. As long as the switch was pressed, there would be no problem in immediately emitting high-power jamming waves and igniting high-heat incendiary materials.

Moreover, although the Zeppelin aircraft carrier was tall, its widest hull could be covered by chaff. And now, among the seven squadrons of fighters on board, five squadrons were already fighting with enemy fighters in the sky, and the remaining two squadrons of fighters had already been pulled onto the flight deck - even if they were unfortunately hit, the fighters would be set on fire on the deck, as long as there was no devastating explosion in the empty hangar that was equipped with emergency ventilation by the aircraft carrier with rich combat experience, there was still a good chance of being rescued!

On the other side of the battlefield, more than 230 missiles from two squadrons of enemy heavy bombers had already been dropped from the bomb racks on the wings and bellies!

Dense small spots of light covered the radar display screen, rushing towards the direction of the evil spirit fleet!

The Bismarck was the flagship and was already at the front; the Tirpitz was at the front of the entire formation and was also the most suitable position to "attract" missiles, bearing the most important electronic interference; Zeppelin's own ship girl was commanding her fighters in the sky to grit her teeth and fight desperately under the strong pressure of the superior enemy; and even the Prinz Eugen, which was at the relatively safest end of the formation but had the weakest strength, simply "jumped" onto the port side armor of the Zeppelin aircraft carrier and firmly held the six-barrel 1500mm close-in defense guns - this was also the last line of defense of the Zeppelin aircraft carrier besides the electronic jamming system! Although, with the effective range of these Vulcan guns of only meters, it could only be a psychological comfort that was better than nothing...

"The first batch of missiles are coming!"

As the Zeppelin aircraft carrier turned, Class A slowly tilted to the right. The little rabbit, holding the close-in defense gun with clenched teeth, stretched out his long ears and "listened" to the flight path of the anti-ship missile in the dim night.

Right in front of her eyes, seventeen or eighteen small, inconspicuous black lumps of iron tied to gliders flew straight past her eyes with a faint whistling sound.

She turned her head and looked at the direction of the rear deck one or two kilometers away, patted her chest, and her heart slowly fell back into her chest. But she also knew that now was not the time to be careless. After all, these were only the first batch of "misplaced" missiles...

Eugen, who had played with electronic jamming several times, knew very well that the reason this group of ships was deceived by the towing jammers was simply because their attack direction was facing the side of the Zeppelin that was turning.

The aircraft carrier's main body, which was completely obscured by dense foil and water mist and had unclear signals, and the ship towed behind it was a false target with a small signal but a large signal - the radar jammer was turned on at full power, the corner reflector was raised high, and the blazing thermite fuel was ignited. The heat source signal was even higher than the exhaust temperature of a real warship's chimney, a large furnace. No matter whether the anti-ship missiles flying sideways were radar, infrared, or anti-radiation, it was very clear which one they would choose as their target.

Even if there are a few people who are not fooled occasionally, the 30mm six-barrel close-in defense gun that Eugen is holding tightly in her arms is not just for decoration.

With a hissing sound like a venomous snake, a line of fire shot up into the sky and cut through the barrage of missiles. The two missiles that were not fooled by the jammers turned into a ball of gorgeous fireworks on the spot.

However, for anti-missiles, these two high-temperature fireballs that illuminate the sea and sky are like beacons for missiles with infrared guidance heads, attracting the "sight" of more missiles away from the direction of the original towed jammer!

The distance between these missiles was getting closer and closer! Eugen, who had fired two missiles, couldn't help but sweat from the corner of his eyes.

Moreover, another wave of missiles flying from behind has now entered a dangerous distance!

The missiles on the side can be deceived by this, but there are still a batch of missiles behind!

The previous attack by British and American carrier-based aircraft was carried out by four squadrons from all sides! The tail was the direction her main body was responsible for - after being deceived by her jammer, she "found" the Zeppelin's jammer!

Since this batch of missiles flew in the direction of the jammer, and behind the towed jammer was the tall body of the aircraft carrier, the jammer's signal was like a navigation mark guiding the attack!

And on her side, missiles were whistling towards her!

"This...what should I do..."

Eugen, who was holding on to his position with a six-barreled Gatling close-defense gun, always felt a little panicked in his heart.

Missiles were coming from both sides, how could she withstand it all by herself...

"Sister, help me——"

Seeing Eugen holding the close-in defense gun with an uneasy look on his face, Bismarck, who was already worried, could no longer sit still.

"Captain, Eugen is having trouble holding on over there with the Zeppelin... There are still more than two minutes before the next wave of missiles arrives. I'm going to go take care of the Zeppelin first!"

Glancing at the anxious secretary ship beside him, Lütjens nodded solemnly. Seeing his captain nod, Bismarck, who could no longer hold back, jumped up from the chart table and disappeared in an instant.

Although the anti-ship missiles from the direction of the heavy bombers were getting closer, they were still at least ten kilometers away.

If Eugen alone can't hold on for nearly two minutes, then if I add my own, it will be enough!

The next moment, a second line of fire lit up in the direction of the stern of the Zeppelin aircraft carrier...

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The fierce battle was still so cruel.

"Instructor, there are only about twenty planes left in my three squadrons!"

"Tsk, so we've already lost one third of our forces... I get it, Bal, I'll go grab the height, and you guys try to cover each other. Remember, save yourself first!"

"I understand. I tried my best to hold on (dududu)... Damn it, I got shot again. What the hell!"

"Captain, those milk bottles are too threatening at high altitudes. What should we do?"

"This is not a solution. We don't know how much fuel they have, but their Spitfires are probably running out of fuel... FW-190, retreat first, the rest of you, hold on with me. As long as their Spitfires return, we should be able to hold on by climbing with just the 'Bottles' and Mosquitoes. Hold on until their Spitfires retreat, then we can reunite with the Zeppelin commander!"

"Got it... Did everyone understand the commander's arrangement? (Dudu... Boom!) Uh ah!!"

"Heinz! Heinz! ... Bastards! Those damn milk bottles!"

An infuriated Globe fired a burst of bullets at the P-47 that was smugly passing by him. However, relying on the dive speed of over 47 kilometers, the P-109 had already rushed out of the effective range of the 20mm MG15120 gun on the nose of the BF- in less than five seconds...

"Captain Zeppelin, now..."

The performance of the fighter plane was suppressed by the enemy. Globe, who wanted to kill the enemy but was powerless, had to take the initiative to contact the commander of this air operation, Zeppelin, to ask for combat guidance. Although his military rank was colonel and the commander of the carrier-based aircraft wing, no matter in terms of military exploits, qualifications, abilities, or even background, Globe could only express his admiration for the Zeppelin aircraft carrier.

"I heard you. Your deployment is correct. You cover 190's escape first, and then move closer to me!"

Due to the need to attack the German fleet, the distance between the British carrier-based aircraft group and the domestic bomber group has been very close. During this period of time, it was enough for Zeppelin to cover her aces to climb to a certain height.

Although it cannot compare to the 47-meter super-altitude ceiling of the P109, the higher the altitude, the thinner the air is. Thin air means reduced wing lift and reduced power output, and the maneuverability is also greatly limited. The engine of the BF- fighter was finally changed to a dual-supercharged and dual-cooled one after Zeppelin proposed improvements. It also has a stronger power and higher combustion efficiency, and has enhanced its ability to resist carbon deposits.

Although it could not climb to the same altitude as the P-47, it still had the ability to engage in confrontation with the enemy at high altitudes.

On the sea, as more than 200 missiles were getting closer and closer to the fleet, the two battleships and a missile heavy cruiser pinned on the outside of the wheel-shaped formation were also changing their courses in an arc under the personal control of their captains.

With the current technology, the most effective way to deal with missiles is to face the enemy from the side, and then with the help of a jammer, "cover up" the body of the missile whose radar reflection area has been reduced, and finally "trick" all the missiles.

Although the stealth transformation is not thorough, it still reduces a certain amount of reflection. Combined with interference, it can still be done.

In addition, Lütjens came up with a crooked idea for the Zeppelin, which was five kilometers behind him and could easily be attacked by missiles that "missed through"...

"...Everyone turn northeast, make sure the port side is in contact with the enemy...All 150 guns and 105 guns on the starboard side are loaded with incendiary shells and chaff shells, and the time fuses are set to the minimum value. When the missiles fly past us, fire a salvo of incendiary shells and chaff shells at the rear of the Zeppelin to trick the missiles away - do you understand?"

He stood beside the steering gear, staring at the dense missile spots on the radar, while watching the fleet's course and formulating the next tactics. Even so, missiles are still a threat even if they are blindly fired!

"Now it depends on what happens with Zeppelin... Bismarck and Eugen should be able to hold off this wave, but the next wave of more than 200 missiles will be troublesome..." Lütjens was thinking about something when he suddenly heard someone yelling:

"Oh no! The Zeppelin was hit!!"

Startled, Lütjens looked back and saw that on the sea not far away, behind a "curtain wall" covered by foil and smoke, a column of black smoke could be vaguely seen rising under the illumination of a giant "torch" towed behind!

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"Eugen, are you okay?"

Even more anxious than Lütjens was Bismarck at the stern of the Zeppelin aircraft carrier.

That missile hit the Zeppelin aircraft carrier in the direction of Eugen!

I couldn't help but feel nervous as I watched Bismarck blow up another missile that was coming from behind and called out to Eugen.

"I... I'm fine." Eugen wiped his tears, crying while holding the machine gun and continuing to fire at the missiles coming from behind. There was some fear in his crying, but more of it was self-blame.

“Sister Bismarck, that missile…that missile…I clearly blew it up, but…” Along with the roar of machine gun fire, the sobbing sound could not cover up her inner self-blame: “But that missile, it…it exploded into two pieces and still flew over to hit Sister Zeppelin like this…I…wuwuwu…”

Although the fire control aiming device was staring at the missile in front of it, the search radar could also see that Eugen looked a little timid because of the "accident".

However, her attitude of standing firm in her position and fighting to the end to make up for her mistakes even though she was weak, as well as the fact that she also saw what happened "within her perception", softened Bismarck's heart and he even began to comfort her.

"Eugen, stop crying. This isn't your fault. Besides, Zeppelin wasn't seriously injured this time. After all, we are all warships. We won't suffer many injuries during the sea battle... Let's shoot down all the remaining missiles in this wave first."

"Hmm..." Eugen wiped his tears and nodded vigorously.

And in her wide-open eyes, a aiming line has locked onto the outline of the next missile.

Just as Eugen said, it was not her fault to fire the missile. The missile exploded at a distance of 400 meters, but the debris still hit the tail of the Zeppelin under the effect of inertia, basically at the rear wall of the hangar.

Although the missile had exploded, the wreckage of the missile body with strong inertia still easily passed through the retaining wall of the Zeppelin aircraft carrier hangar, directly crashing into the two reconnaissance planes on standby in the rear half of the hangar. Moreover, the oil leaked from the crashed reconnaissance plane also caused a fire under the sparks of the violent impact. And the burning gasoline leaked from the gap in the upper hangar floor through the hangar deck that was smashed by the impact of the missile wreckage, and ignited the lower hangar. Moreover, the high heat of the burning gasoline also caused the flames to spread further to other places in the empty hangar!

"Quick! Put out the fire!"

In the face of the fire, the ground crew in the hangar reacted and began to spontaneously carry out firefighting operations. Even though the situation was critical, these brave and well-trained ground crews still performed their duties conscientiously.

But even so, the blazing flames and thick smoke still emerged through the vents and from the various gaps and pipe outlets on both sides of the flight deck.

The high-temperature column of smoke rose into the sky, which was a natural signal for infrared missiles! Many of the remaining missiles changed their tracking targets and rushed towards the thick column of smoke!

"I...I'm going to knock you all down!"

After changing the gun position, the little rabbit gritted his teeth and held the sturdy Gatling close-in defense gun and pressed the fire button hard.

In the next moment, a fire net composed of flying tracers firmly protected the port side of the Zeppelin aircraft carrier! The meaning of the phrase "the barrage on the port side is too thin" was fully reflected in front of the crazy strafing Gatling machine gun. The few remaining anti-ship missiles could no longer break through. Another wave of anti-ship missiles attacking from the rear of the Zeppelin aircraft carrier were also lit up one by one by the Gatling gun controlled by Bismarck.

Behind them, the damage control team personally dispatched by Bangtai had already started the intensive firefighting and repair work with water hoses.

And in the more distant night sky, a large wave of anti-ship missiles were about to fly towards the three warships!

"The distance is ten kilometers, and the estimated time is eighty seconds... The radar bands are 3 cm, 10 cm, and 15 cm. The interference direction is the direction of the enemy's missile attack, and the interference intensity is the greatest..."

Standing next to the little hamster, listening to the otaku girl in front of him who was wearing headphones and staring at the display screen with a serious face reporting the data, Lindemann, who was holding the microphone, responded word by word and reported the data reported by the hamster to the battleship Bismarck and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen.

The two girls are now acting as a human dense formation on the Zeppelin aircraft carrier. The preliminary work to deal with the missile attack can only be completed by their captain and crew.

As for whether the missiles that "slipped through" would threaten Zeppelin or something...

"Gunnery officer, are the starboard anti-aircraft and secondary guns, chaff shells and thermite incendiary shells ready?"

As soon as he put down the microphone of the tactical radio, he grabbed another microphone for internal communications within the ship, and without even taking a breath, Lindmann shouted into the microphone.

"Hey... okay, we're ready! Captain!"

The gunner on the other side of the microphone was stunned for a moment, probably because he didn't realize who was calling him. However, he immediately realized that it was the voice of his own Captain Lindemann and he did not dare to neglect it. He quickly answered Lindemann's question in a loud voice.

After all, protecting the Zeppelin aircraft carrier is the fleet commander's top priority!

As a member of this fleet, what is the relationship between his captain and his warship and the other three? The British even cursed the entire fleet as the "evil fleet" or something like that...

Not only do I know about it, but I also feel proud to say it!

On the other side, on the Zeppelin aircraft carrier, two fierce lines of fire attacked from both sides, directly exploding the last missile more than a hundred meters away - although the dense shrapnel flying in all directions still made the stern of the ship full of holes, this kind of damage was not even a scratch on a battleship.

After all, not every missile that explodes can still retain a nearly intact body to cause damage to warships in the form of explosives.

Even the missile wreckage that had penetrated the hangar and set two reconnaissance planes on fire was now firmly suppressed by the damage control team using water hoses spraying hydrated foam. The gasoline sprayed by the water hoses, which were made of soapy water and fire-extinguishing foaming agent, "melted" from the deck, and the foam mixed with soapy water and foaming agent also isolated the volatilization of gasoline from contact with oxygen.

Most of the aircraft of the Zeppelin were participating in the air battle in the sky, and the remaining two squadrons had all been put on the flight deck. Although the gasoline flames of the two reconnaissance planes in the empty hangar were still scorching, they were not a big threat to the battle-hardened crew of the Zeppelin.

The real threat is the high temperature smoke column attracting the next wave of infrared missiles...