Then Angus gave an order that he regretted: "Group B, take action!"

Group B is a medium and heavy bomber, and Angus will put them on the battlefield because he thinks that the light bomber has attracted the attention of enemy naval guns, so that medium and heavy bombers can take advantage of the opportunity.

On the other hand, the second batch of aircraft crew was about to arrive, and Angus believed that the bombing was put into place at this time to provide cover for the second batch.

Then, Angus ordered: "Captain from Group C!"

Group C is a fighter jet formation. Although the British army did not encounter the enemy's air force at this time, the fighter jets could still suppress the enemy's small-caliber anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns, which could provide more opportunities for medium-sized and heavy bombers.

But what Angus didn't expect was that... German naval guns were more than enough for British light bombers, and many warships did not even fire.

The German army had three battleships, which had 12 four-unit and four double-unit secondary guns, plus cruisers and destroyers, and the total number was probably hundreds of artillery.

If the hit rate of the US military using "near-blasting fuse shells" is based on the average of 500 shells, it can almost be said that a plane can be destroyed in a time of five shells being fired... More than 50 planes led by Angus will be wiped out in less than a few minutes.

Of course Angus didn't know this. As soon as he pressed his nose, he rushed towards the Richelieu below.

Angus had participated in the "Boxgate Project" before, and it happened that the last time it was his troops who were leading the attack on the Richelieu, so he could recognize it at a glance and clearly the location of its anti-aircraft machine gun.

Not long after, Angus found his target. Several German soldiers were operating a 13.2MM anti-aircraft machine gun and firing frantically into the air. Since this anti-aircraft machine gun is a quadruple and has a fast firing rate, Angus knew that it was more threatening than the 37MM anti-aircraft gun... This is also the reason why Angus' first choice for an anti-aircraft machine gun is targeted.

"Dadada" two strings of bullets fired from the fighter plane driven by Angus.

Angus is worthy of being a pilot who shot down more than 30 enemy planes. The bullets accurately covered the anti-fire machine gun and shot several nearby German machine gunners into sieves.

But just as Angus pulled the nose and was about to escape, his eyes suddenly became dark, and then he lost control and ran into the Richelieu... The moment the plane hit the deck, Angus realized that this battle was completely different from the "Boxernail Plan" he had participated in before, but he knew it too late.

Since Angus was not in a hurry to send out the warning, and the fierce battle also caused a series of water vapor and smoke to block the sight of the second wave of aircraft. Therefore, after reaching the battlefield, the second wave of aircraft rushed to the battlefield without considering it, he rushed to join the battle.

They originally thought the battle would be easy, but when they were blown down on the sea one after another by shells from somewhere, they realized that things were not as they thought.

The battle lasted for more than twenty minutes, but the British pilots couldn't believe it... Most British bombers were destroyed by the enemy before they had time to drop bombs.

There are two reasons why this result occurs:

First, the pilots got such information before taking off... There were large dead corners in the airspace above the French warship, so in order to provide effective strikes on enemy warships, bombing must be carried out at low altitude.

The other is that British pilots never expected that the Germans' large-caliber anti-aircraft guns would be so accurate and fast... Of course, they did not know that this was because the Germans were equipped with "near-explosive fuze shells".

In the end, in two batches of British troops, only 31 bombers and seven fighters were able to return. Sadly, five of them were injured and failed to return to Malta Island, that is, only 33 aircraft survived.

"God!" Colonel John, the commander of the second group of aircraft, looked at the few planes around him and said, "We are simply committing suicide. What have they done?"

"What they should think of!" said a major: "French warships will have completely different combat power in the hands of the Germans, and they made a mistake!"

"Yes!" said Colonel John: "The price is that we are almost wiped out, fucking... they should be thrown into prison, it's simply murder!"

Montgomery and Eisenhower were shocked to look at each other after hearing the news.

"How did they do it?" Montgomery said: "Are you sure that was the German fleet?"

"General!" The staff officer reminded Montgomery: "Apart from the German fleet... there is only the Italian fleet!"

Needless to say what this means, it is even more impossible for the Italian fleet to have such combat power.

After pausing, Montgomery asked again: "How big has we caused them?"

"The situation is not very clear!" The consultant replied: "Because of low visibility and few survivors, according to Colonel John's report, we injured the enemy's "Richelius" and "Strasbourg" battleships, and also injured several destroyers!" (Note: The "Strasbourg" battleship is the No. 2 of the "Dunkirk" class battleship)

"No sunk?" Montgomery was disappointed by the report.

"There is no sunk report!" The staff officer shook his head.

"We should withdraw the fleet!" Eisenhower said: "We have failed this attack!"

"No!" Montgomery replied: "We have injured two of their battleships. We should take advantage of this moment to break through their blockade of the Tunisian Strait. Otherwise, when they repair the two battleships and restore their combat effectiveness... our sacrifice will be in vain!"

Montgomery's considerations are reasonable, but it can be seen that he is a little panicked... At this time, he was actually thinking that if the German fleet could have such amazing combat power now, then in time, Germany is more familiar with French warships, will the British army still have a chance to break through the Tunisian Strait?

Therefore, the British Navy seemed to have only this opportunity in front of him. He rode the two German Navy battleships and beat the dogs when they were injured. After all, the British Mediterranean Fleet also had three battleships and one aircraft carrier, although this aircraft carrier could only carry 21 aircraft.

Eisenhower did not have much command at this time, so he could only nod in agreement.
Chapter completed!