"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Cannonballs fell from the sky one after another and fell into the sea. After the shell exploded, it splashed up a high column of water.
A landing craft was hit by a 150mm Shell. In the violent explosion, the entire landing craft was torn apart. The heavily armed Island Nation soldiers all sank into the sea.
Under the fierce fire of the German Army's artillery, landing craft were constantly hit. soldiers of the Island Nation's Armys, before they even washed up on the beach, they began to pay heavy losses.
"Faster, faster! If you don't want to die, paddle harder!" a Island Nation's Army officer ordered fiercely.
The soldiers were rowing the oars vigorously. They almost tried their best to suck the milk. However, the speed of a manual landing craft cannot be compared with that of a landing craft driven by a propeller. So much so that the speed of the landing craft on the sea was very slow.
Coupled with the influence of the tide, the advancement speed of these landing craft is undoubtedly even slower.
"Baga! Let the fleet suppress the Germany people's artillery fire! Otherwise, our soldiers will suffer heavy losses before they even reach the shore!" Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Teiichi looked very ugly.
Lieutenant General Sakurai Shōzō is already communicating with Rear Admiral Ryūzaki Ryūkichi. However, among the warships of Island Nation Navy, except for the 203mm Main Gun of the heavy cruiser 'Tone', which can reach the artillery position of the German Army, the other warships may need to move further to the shore before they can reach the artillery position of the German Army. But in that case, the warships themselves would also be in danger. Rear Admiral Ryūzaki Ryūkichi, of course I don't want to live like that.
The 203mm Main Gun of the heavy cruiser 'Tone' has only eight doors in total. And because of visibility reasons, the accuracy is not high. Under such circumstances, one can imagine how difficult it is to suppress the artillery position of the German Army.
Germany 225th Infantry Division of the Army's artillerymen were all firing desperately. Everyone was working hard, trying to use fierce artillery fire to cause as many casualties as possible to the Island Nation's Army. Only in this way can they withstand Island Nation's Army's attack. After all, they knew that German Army had no advantage at all in terms of military strength.
"Buzz buzz!"
There was a sound in the sky, it was German Air Force fighter planes arriving on the battlefield. The first ones to arrive were the fighter jets. FW-190 fighter jets and BF-109 fighter jets immediately joined the attack on the landing craft of the Island Nation's Army as soon as they arrived on the battlefield.
Small Aerial Bomb weighing 50 kilograms is hung under the wings of these fighter jets. Although the power of the Aerial Bomb of this weight is not great, it is a fatal threat to those wooden-structured landing craft. Once hit, the landing craft will fall apart and be torn into pieces.
"Phew!"
A BF-109 fighter jet flew over a landing craft. The bombs hanging under the wings have been dropped.
"Boom!"
The bomb hit the landing craft, and in the explosion, the landing craft was blown to pieces. The Island Nation's Army soldiers carried on it were either dead or injured. However, those Island Nation soldiers who were lucky enough not to be killed on the spot also fell into the sea. It was obvious that he would not survive.
"Ta-ta-ta! Dong-dong-dong!"
The aircraft machine guns and cannons of German military's fighter jets also began to attack. Those 20 mm caliber cannons can tear these landing craft apart. Although bullets from aviation machine guns cannot do this, they are equally fatal to the Island Nation soldiers on the landing craft. Bullets from aircraft machine guns can easily kill those Island Nation soldiers.
After German Air Force fighter planes joined the battle, Island Nation's Army's losses began to soar.
"Open fire with anti-aircraft guns and shoot down those German military fighters! Otherwise, all the army will be killed by them!" Rear Admiral Ryūzaki Ryūkichi ordered loudly with a black face. Although doing so might attract attacks from those Germany empty Bomber, he didn't care about that much at the moment.
For a time, the 127mm Anti-aircraft Gun, 80mm Anti-aircraft Gun, 25mm Anti-aircraft Gun and 13mm Anti-aircraft Machine Gun on the Island Nation Navy battleship opened fire one after another.
A BF-109 fighter jet was hit unprepared. The pilot was killed on the spot and the plane fell on the sea.
This also forced other German military fighters to allocate part of their energy to guard against these anti-aircraft firepower. If it was shot down, it would be such a bad thing! This also resulted in their attack power being weakened.
At this moment, Dive Bomber of German Air Force arrived. These Dive Bomber did not target the landing craft. For the heavy-duty Aerial Bomb carried by these Dive Bomber, if used to deal with those landing craft, it will feel like Anti-aircraft Gun swatting mosquitoes.
Therefore, these Dive Bomber directly launched attacks on Island Nation Navy warships as well as those transport ships and merchant ships.
"Woo!"
When Dive Bomber dived to drop bombs, the sharp whistle made people have to cover their ears.
"Dong dong dong!"
Those battleships of Island Nation Navy had to immediately use Anti-aircraft Gun to attack those Dive Bomber, and protecting their own safety became the most important thing.
"Boom! Boom!"
The bomb fell into the sea, sending a column of water into the sky.
Although they were not hit, they frightened the officers and soldiers of Island Nation Navy. Whether it is a heavy cruiser, Light Cruiser or a destroyer, once hit by these heavy Aerial Bomb, the consequences will be unimaginable.
As for those transport ships and merchant ships, the speed is slower. Facing the attack of German Air Force and Dive Bomber, it is difficult to escape. Transport ships and merchant ships were constantly being hit, setting off raging fires.
When Germany Kong Attacker also arrived, the scene became even more chaotic. The bombs they carry can also pose a fatal threat to those transport ships and merchant ships.
I have to admit that the accuracy of air force pilots in attacking moving targets on the sea is lower than Naval Aviation. But even this is enough to make the Island Nation fleet and transport fleet pay a heavy price.
"Boom!"
A heavy Aerial Bomb hit the heavy cruiser 'Tone'. A large hole was blown in the front deck and a raging fire broke out.
Both Rear Admiral Ryūzaki Ryūkichi and Colonel Ōnishi Shinzō's faces became very ugly. Because they know that in this battle, they are in a very dangerous situation. If not, they risk being sunk. But unfortunately, even if they wanted to withdraw from the battle, they knew that it was simply impossible. They had to hold on until they were sunk.