Thinking of this, the British Governor roared angrily: "Why is it broken? How do you take care of it? Bastards, you should be shot." His voice echoed in the headquarters, full of anger and blame. , every word seemed to be squeezed out from between the teeth. He was really angry. At this life-and-death moment, these soldiers responsible for equipment maintenance were so negligent in their duties, leading to such a serious problem now. "Why are you still standing there? Go repair it, repair it, and order the air force to take off immediately and bomb the enemy ships." The British governor suppressed the anger in his heart and continued to urge the soldiers to repair the generator immediately, while making a decisive decision. The air force was ordered to dispatch immediately to bomb enemy ships on the sea. Since the ground defense has been affected by the generator failure, we can only hope that the air force can deal a certain blow to the enemy and alleviate the current severe situation. "Yes!" After receiving the order, the soldiers and related combat personnel immediately took action. Some people hurriedly ran towards the generator, preparing to make full efforts to repair it. The other part quickly conveyed the governor's order for the air force to take off. For a time, the entire British army in Gibraltar fell into a tense and busy atmosphere. The sky has not yet broken, and is still shrouded in deep darkness, but the faint light from the horizon prevents the surrounding environment from completely falling into darkness. Under such conditions where you can barely see, the plane can barely take off. However, Nagumo Chuichi would not easily give the British aircraft a chance to take off. At this moment, he has commanded twenty warships to quickly surround the Gibraltar Airport.
These warships cut through the waves on the sea with menacing momentum and a clear goal, which was to trap the British airfield. At the same time, the carrier-based aircraft on the **** aircraft carrier are also intensively carrying out various preparations before the final take-off. The ground crews shuttled busily on the deck of the aircraft carrier. They carefully checked the equipment of each carrier-based aircraft to ensure that the aircraft was in the best condition. They only waited for the moment of dawn and immediately let the carrier-based aircraft take off. A heavy blow to the British army. "Target airport, rapid fire." Following this order, the twenty warships that had just arrived on the battlefield quickly adjusted their posture, aimed in the general direction of the British airport, and began to fire their own shells without hesitation. Anyway, the British airport is there, and the target is clearly visible. As for the precise coordinates, I don't care about that much at the moment. Just face the direction of the airport and bombard them indiscriminately. In the view of the officers and soldiers on the battleship, with such a dense artillery attack, I believe that the shells will definitely hit the target, and the British airport will be plunged into chaos. "Boom!" With a loud noise, a 150mm shell on the cruiser roared straight towards Gibraltar Airport like an angry meteor, and finally exploded three hundred meters away from the runway. In an instant, a huge shock wave centered on the explosion point and spread rapidly in all directions like a raging wave. The powerful impact directly pushed many aircraft parked near the runway several meters away. Some aircraft were originally The neatly arranged equipment was also knocked around, and the scene suddenly became chaotic. "Asshole, take off quickly, don't blow up the runway for the other side." When the officer in charge of the airport saw this scene, his expression suddenly changed drastically. His eyes widened, veins popped out on his forehead, and he shouted anxiously. He knew very well that the opponent was obviously well prepared, and all important targets on Gibraltar must be within the opponent's bombing range. Once the runway is blown up, it will be absolutely impossible for those torpedo planes loaded with torpedoes and shouldering important combat missions to take off smoothly. At that time, they can only watch the airport being blown up bit by bit by the enemy. Destroyed and unable to fight back. "Boom! Boom! Boom!" Immediately afterwards, a series of shells continued to fall like raindrops, setting off waves of explosions in the small area of the airport. Under this intensive artillery attack, there were always a few shells that were lucky enough to hit the runway accurately. In an instant, with several deafening explosions, a large crater more than ten meters wide suddenly appeared on the runway. The broken concrete blocks were blown everywhere, and the originally flat and smooth runway suddenly became rugged. "Damn it, hurry up, hurry up, let the engineers repair it." Seeing that the runway was blown up, the officer in charge of the airport was almost going crazy with anxiety. He roared angrily, his voice echoing over the airport, full of anxiety and have no choice. At this moment, his only hope is that the engineers can repair the runway as soon as possible so that the torpedo planes can still have a chance to take off for combat. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable. At this moment, a pilot who was about to take off forcedly finally gritted his teeth and stopped helplessly after seeing the big crater on the runway and the debris on the ground.
There is no way, the runway has been blown up to look like this. If it is forced to take off, the plane is likely to have various problems due to the unevenness of the runway, such as the landing gear breaking, the fuselage losing control, etc., then it is really a plane. It's a ruinous outcome. You know, this is why there is absolutely no debris allowed on the runway. Even a little bit of pebbles or other debris may be driven around by the airflow when the plane takes off. Once it accidentally hits the plane, it will cause a serious accident, so keep the runway clear. Neatness and smoothness are crucial. Immediately afterwards, dozens more shells landed on the airport one after another, like the call of death. Some of the shells directly hit the torpedo planes parked nearby, instantly blowing up the majestic torpedo planes beyond recognition and igniting a raging fire; some shells continued to hit the runway, leaving craters in the air that had already been blown up. The runway was even worse. At this time, the runway was basically completely scrapped. There were large and small craters everywhere, as well as scattered gravel and metal debris that had been twisted and deformed by the bombing. Looking at the completely abandoned airport, the officer in charge felt dizzy and almost fainted. He knew in his heart that this meant that the hundreds of torpedo planes at the airport would not be able to take off in a short period of time anyway, and the enemy would definitely not let go of this excellent opportunity, and would definitely intensify its attack on Gibraltar. Whether they can hold the Strait of Gibraltar during bombing and other attack operations is really a big problem. I am afraid it will be difficult to complete the task they shoulder. "Send a telegram to His Excellency the Governor. The airport is temporarily unable to take off." The officer in charge of the airport shook his head feebly and said with a frustrated face. At this moment, he could only convey this bad news to the Governor as soon as possible, hoping that the Governor would have some countermeasures. "Sir, we can build a field airport, but..." A soldier hesitated and said, but did not continue. In fact, everyone knows that although a field airport can barely be used for takeoff and landing, compared with a regular airport, its conditions are much worse and various accidents are prone to occur. But at this time, I don’t care about so much, as long as the plane has a place to take off. "Hurry up and build a field airport." The officer in charge of the airport gritted his teeth and shouted decisively. There is no other better way now. We can only hope that the field airport can be set up as soon as possible so that some aircraft can take off for combat, causing some trouble for the enemy and delaying the enemy's offensive. "Yes!" After receiving the order, the soldiers immediately took action, running to prepare various materials and tools needed to build the field airport, and began to get busy building the field airport. When the British Governor received the news that the airport had been bombed, he seemed to have had all his strength drained from him. He sat down on the ground and kept muttering: "It's over, it's over, it's over, Completely finished." Originally, he regarded the hundreds of torpedo planes at the airport as an important trump card. He thought that as long as these torpedo planes were loaded with torpedoes and attacked, even if they could not severely damage the opponent's warships, they could at least contain the opponent to a certain extent. offensive to gain more time and opportunities to hold on to the Strait of Gibraltar. His mission is to hold on until Fleet H arrives. As long as he does this, he will have successfully completed his mission. But now, the airport has been destroyed and hundreds of torpedo planes will not be able to take off in a short time. The enemy will definitely not give up this great opportunity. By then, whether the Strait of Gibraltar can be held will really become a big unresolved issue. Okay, what should I do? The bombing lasted for a full fifty minutes, and the deafening explosions and whizzing shells never stopped during this time. The sky above Gibraltar was completely shrouded in smoke, as if it was a scene of doomsday. Finally, as the fish belly white on the horizon gradually brightened, it was daybreak. When the defenders endured the fear and exhaustion caused by the bombing and raised their heads to look at the sea, after seeing the menacing battleships clearly, their hearts instantly sank to the bottom, and they were completely desperate. Especially the British Governor, when his eyes touched the number of those battleships, his eyes were filled with fear for an instant. The most conspicuous among them is the battleship Richelieu. It is a behemoth with a displacement of nearly 40,000 tons. Its huge main gun alone can easily take out the bunkers they have painstakingly built with just one shell fired. , its power is simply frightening. At this time, the sailors on the British destroyer staying in the port were instantly stunned when they saw the huge and majestic figure of the battleship Richelieu. Originally, they had mustered up their courage and were ready to risk their lives and fight with others. But now, when they really face such a powerful opponent, they only have one idea left in their minds, and that is not to leave the port, even if they are beaten to death, they will not leave the port. They knew very well that once they left the port, they would definitely be beaten up. With the weak hull of their destroyer, how could it withstand the fierce attack of the battleship Richelieu? In fact, even if they wanted to go out and fight, it would be too late.
Because Nagumo Chuichi stood in the command position with piercing eyes, he had already discovered the destroyers hiding in the port. He has been paying close attention to every move on the battlefield, so how could he let go of these potential targets? Looking at the British warships in the port, Nan Yunzhong raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and he had some concerns in his heart. He decided to let the French warships attack. After all, Britain and France were feuding. The last sneak attack by the British army caused heavy losses to the French fleet. Now that there was such a good opportunity for revenge, he believed that the French fleet would naturally not give up. . At this time, the officers and men of the French fleet shared the same hatred of the enemy. Their eyes were all red, their eyes were fixed on the British warships hiding in the port, and they kept shouting about revenge. Especially those French naval soldiers who had survived the previous British sneak attack roared angrily. On this day, they could finally pay back all the humiliation they had suffered before. "Boom!" The battleship Richelieu has quickly turned its gun muzzle. The black hole of the gun muzzle is like the mouth of a giant beast that chooses people to eat, and it begins to accurately aim at the destroyer hiding in the port. Immediately afterwards, eight 380mm main guns fired in a salvo, and the scene was earth-shattering. In the first salvo, one shell successfully hit a destroyer. What will be the reaction if a 380mm armor-piercing projectile hits a destroyer? In an instant, the shell was like an extremely sharp blade, easily penetrating the opponent's weak hull, as if tearing apart a layer of tissue paper, and effortlessly tore a large gap in the destroyer's hull. Kouzi. You know, a 380mm armor-piercing projectile can easily tear through 300mm of armor, but the destroyer on the opposite side now has less than 50mm of armor. For this kind of warship, the attack effect can actually be achieved with high-explosive projectiles. , using armor-piercing bullets is even a bit wasteful. However, the French fleet was full of rage at this moment. They didn't care at all whether they used armor-piercing bombs or high-explosive bombs. They only had one thought in their minds, which was to blow up the other side and avenge the battleships that were sunk during the British ballista operation. . "boom!" As a huge explosion came, the destroyer that was hit by the shell was blown into two pieces. It barely struggled and sank into the sea quickly, leaving only a tumbling sea on the sea. The water splash and the smoke gradually dissipated, as if it had never appeared in this sea area. And this is just the beginning of the French fleet's revenge. Next, the British warships in the port will face even more fierce attacks. (End of chapter)