Romanian Eagle

After the British fighters were driven away, the bombers made another visit to Alexandria in the fighter's place.

I saw that the fire was dense in the port, and British officers and soldiers operated various anti-aircraft weapons and kept firing at the incoming Romanian aircraft.

In the face of the air defense firepower on the port and warships, Lieutenant Colonel Elsed, who led the team this time, obviously felt that the firepower had not improved much.

I saw that he immediately issued an order. "1st Dive Squadron, start attacking the ground. 2nd Dive Squadron, strike the shipyard. 3rd Dive Squadron, attack the Malaya, 4th and 5th Squadrons on alert."

As his voice fell, the RU18T dive bombers immediately separated several waves and flew towards their respective targets.

And he didn't stop commanding. "The first squadron of HF201 fighter jets immediately harassed the ground air defense. The first and second squadrons of H57 torpedo planes are waiting for the opportunity to find their own targets."

So there are several more aircraft to separate the team.

In the face of several incoming aircraft formations from Romania, the anti-aircraft firepower of the port became even more intense. There were even British soldiers holding Lewis and cloth wheeled machine guns, chasing their shadows towards the incoming aircraft.

And Cunningham and Hawkins, who were watching the battle somewhere in the port, saw a formation of bombers leaving, and their hearts froze.

"No, this is going to blow up the shipyard."

This is Hawkins couldn't help crying out, Alexander has a naval shipyard, which mainly provides repair and maintenance of warships. Now looking at the aspect of its running, it is obvious that it went straight to the naval shipyard.

Sure enough, two minutes later, the sound of anti-aircraft fire from the naval shipyard was loud, but several violent explosions could still be heard. As soon as I heard it, I knew that it was the explosion of a 500KG bomb.

After a while, the phone rang, and the officer on the side picked up the phone.

"This is... ok... um... Got it."

The officer who put down the phone came to Cunningham and reported, "Report Commander, Your Excellency, the Navy Yard just called. The shipyard was attacked and suffered heavy losses. Warships, at least five months."

"Okay, got it."

After dismissing the officers, Cunningham still kept his eyes on the situation at the port.

It's just that the officer's report made Hawkins unable to sit still.

"It can't go on like this, we have to find a way."

Facing Hawkins' words, Cunningham replied without looking back. "Whatever way you can think of, all the losses suffered so far are not as important as keeping these warships."

That's right, Cunningham concentrated most of the anti-aircraft firepower in the port, just to keep these battleships.

At this moment, two dive bombers that wanted to penetrate the defense were hit by anti-aircraft fire and turned into two large fireballs in the air.

This attracted Cunningham's repeated applause, "Well played, the boys should play like this."

It's just that this may have angered the air raid fleet. I saw the Romanian attack fleet, and the warships that were not in control of the port began to target the surrounding air defense facilities.

"boom!"

A temporary anti-aircraft fire point surrounded by sandbags was hit by a 60KG aerial bomb. The soldiers operating the 20mm anti-aircraft gun were engulfed by the explosion before they could even scream. The 20mm anti-aircraft gun it operated was thrown high by the shock wave of the explosion and fell heavily on the ground. It can only be seen from the barrel that broke into several sections, this anti-aircraft gun was completely scrapped.

Such battles were staged everywhere in Alexandria. It's just that dive bombers are the best at doing this. They are experts at dealing with these fixed fire points.

As one of the few 4.5-inch anti-aircraft gun positions in Alexandria, the No. 3 anti-aircraft position is a rare reinforced concrete anti-aircraft tower. The installation of four 4.5-inch anti-aircraft guns on it is very important to defend Alexandria. In the last air raid, two 4.5-inch anti-aircraft guns were destroyed.

And this time Romanian air strikes again, the gunners of the remaining two 4.5-inch anti-aircraft guns, holding the idea of ​​revenge for their colleagues, kept shooting artillery fire.

And its violent counterattack naturally attracted the attention of the air raid fleet. I saw two dive bombers climbed high into the sky and began to dive into it.

The shrill whistle sounded from far to near, and the No. 3 air defense field was still holding on.

At this time, I saw a loud "bang", and a dive bomber was blown up by a volley. The huge fireball told others about the exploits of the No. 3 air defense tower, but after the fireball, another dive bomber drilled out and dropped to the dangerous warning line of 800 meters before it dropped the 1000KG bomb.

The massive bomb, carrying the acceleration from the dive bomber, slid straight through the top of the tower, which could withstand 500-pound bombs.

"Boom~"

With a loud explosion, the anti-aircraft tower had turned into a puff of dust. And the incident, the dive bomber's Dornilke waved his hand vigorously, expressing his excitement at the destruction of the anti-aircraft tower that killed his comrade-in-arms.

After gradually destroying the surrounding fire, the remaining bombers began to attack the port warships.

This time, the bombing changed the strategy. Although the small warships that have always been annoying have become the target, the light cruiser has become the focus, and the 10,000-ton light cruiser Edinburgh has become the thorn in the eyes of the air raid group.

This light cruiser has powerful anti-aircraft firepower. In addition to 12 152 caliber main guns, it also has 12 4-inch (101.6 mm) caliber anti-aircraft guns, 16 QF 2-pounder (40 mm caliber) pom-poms, 8 12.7mm caliber anti-aircraft machine gun.

In the previous air strikes, the aircraft group was greatly disturbed, and now they plan to use this warship first.

I saw four dive bombers, one on the left and one on the right, attacking them, and the 1,000 kilogram bombs under their belly were enough to knock them out of the way.

Obviously, the Edinburgh also knew this, its anti-aircraft artillery was even more ferocious, its speed was also raised, and it was doing various maneuvers in the narrow port.

"Boom~"

A dive bomber was hit, giving the Edinburgh crew a boost of confidence.

Only the remaining three dive bombers were never hit again. They reached the predetermined altitude and dropped bombs on their belly.

In the face of the bombs falling from the sky, the captain of the Edinburgh even operated the rudder himself, trying to avoid the incoming bombs.

"boom!"

A bomb fell into the sea near her, and the explosion caused fluctuations in the currents that shook the Edinburgh.

"boom!"

The second bomb was not so lucky, it landed on the turret number 2, and the weak top armor could not stop it from getting in, and the explosion exploded inside the turret, blowing it up at the same time. The large number of casualties caused by the scattered debris cut the anti-aircraft fire in half.

"boom!"

The third one did not fall on the ship, but fell into the sea along the stern, and the explosion caused by it happened to blow up the rudder.

This made the Edinburgh completely out of control, and slammed into the destroyer Cuckoo, which was unable to dodge. This warship of less than 1,000 tons, where is the opponent of the 10,000-ton light cruiser, was directly hit and sunk.

And Edinburgh was also hit to the right at the same time, and on his right was the Warspite. Seeing the Edinburgh coming straight towards her, Warspite was taken aback and could only quickly give way. Such a move allowed Warspite to distance itself from the other two battleships, and also allowed the attacking fleet to see an opportunity.

I saw that the H57 torpedo plane, which had been waiting impatiently for a long time, immediately rushed up, and its target was obviously the warspite that was temporarily isolated.

And Warspite saw the incoming torpedo machine, and naturally did not dare to neglect. In addition to the maximum effect of his anti-aircraft firepower, he began to prepare for torpedo attacks.

I saw Warspite plunged directly to the southwest corner, where the Malaya had been bombarded in turn. However, Malaya was not afraid at all by relying on the advantages of the stranded, and fought vigorously with the incoming fighters.

Obviously, the idea of ​​​​the Warspite is known to the incoming aircraft group. I saw that the H57 torpedo plane was attacked all the way by the anti-aircraft attack after it lowered its height. Arrived at the launch area and dropped the torpedo in the belly of the aircraft.

Nearly a dozen torpedoes rushed straight towards the warspite, which made the warspite immediately turn to the left and fill the rudder, dodging the most dangerous three torpedoes on the left, and then began to fill the rudder to the right to avoid the right. of torpedoes.

It's just that more than a dozen torpedoes came from all directions, which made it impossible for the Warspite to completely escape. I saw two torpedoes in the middle of the ship. Seawater poured into the cabin frantically, making the Warspite even slower.

And this naturally led to the arrival of a larger wave of torpedo aircraft attacks.

Nearly twenty torpedo planes were dispatched together to besiege Warspite. After hitting 7 torpedoes, Warspite couldn't stand it anymore. The sinking of the Warspite also let the other two battleships know that they would be able to go on here, and they ran aground directly to the shore after each bearing the cost of a torpedo. As for the Nelson, it was ignored after an air strike group fired two torpedoes to confirm that it had rolled over.

This attack caused the Mediterranean Fleet to reduce the number of two battleships again, but the attacking aircraft group did not know, and the fleet commander, Lieutenant General Midraphael, had a dispute with the chief of staff.

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