Romanian Eagle

Alexandria, which was abused by Romanian air raids, was a mess, and there were horrific images everywhere. The three aircraft carriers sank into the sea, and only a small piece of the island remained above the water, and the counterattack received the same treatment.

As for the remaining five battleships, the Nelson has already filled more than 4,000 tons of seawater, and the damage management team has been unable to control the danger. The Malaya was also unable to move at all because the power room was submerged by the sea water. The only thing that can move now is the three battleships Rodney, Sovereign, and Warspite. For the first time, Dae Ying felt such a miserable situation.

It's just that Cunningham doesn't care about the grief of Alexandria's loss now, because he has a more important thing to do.

Because of this matter he had a dispute with the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Hawkins.

"Hawkins, you can't look at this issue like this. It's a wrong choice to let the three battleships leave now. Without enough warship cover, how far can they go out of port. Don't forget, they are still injured. If the enemy is chasing, it will make them fall into the Jedi."

Cunningham was trying to dissuade his chief of staff, Hawkins, of trying to let the three battleships leave first. In fact, this idea is not the idea of ​​the chief of staff alone, but the idea of ​​many people in the fleet.

In their opinion, now taking advantage of the gap between the departure of the Romanian air raid group, the three operational battleships should be left immediately to avoid greater losses. Yes, this kind of thinking is what most people think about it.

It's just that this is the reason why they can't become famous generals. In Cunningham's view, this was a totally bad idea. Let the three battleships leave, how far they can run, in this state, they can run at most 20 knots. And Cunningham seems to be outside the enemy is unknown now, it is not suitable to go out.

And even if there are no enemies outside, it is more than 60 kilometers in two hours. This point is ten minutes away from the plane, and the three battleships that lack protection at that time will not be able to resist the enemy's successive attacks. Even if you take all other warships existing in the port with you.

In the face of Cunningham's objection, Hawkins asked rhetorically. "Then the enemy's next air attack, what should we do with these warships? They are all wounded. When the next attack comes, we may not even be able to keep these three warships."

"Not necessarily."

Facing Hawkins' rhetorical question, Cunningham retorted.

"what?"

"I said not necessarily."

After hearing Cunningham say this sentence in the most standard English, Hawkins didn't want to continue arguing,

He wanted to hear what his commander had to say.

I saw Cunningham say his own way without hesitation. "My method is, when the next air strike comes, we will ground the three battleships first. And put more firepower around them, consume the enemy's ammunition, and buy time for the air support in Cairo and Said."

And Cunningham's words surprised Hawkins. Because the grounding will cause huge damage to the warship, especially the damage to the keel, which will be the most serious. And letting these three powerful battleships run aground, even if the battleships are successfully kept, the damage caused by them is still very serious.

More importantly, it will be very troublesome to bring it back into battle after it is stranded, and it will take at least three months.

This also means that even if these three battleships are finally kept, it will mean that the Mediterranean Fleet will have no main ships available for a short time, unless the mainland is re-dispatched.

It's just that it is quite unrealistic to want to re-dispatch the homeland. According to the scale of the Romanian fleet, if the dispatch is less, it is completely to send food. If there is too much, what should the homeland defense do. Moreover, the pressure of the local fleet is not small, and it is also responsible for the task of blocking the German Navy. So this will also mean that in a short period of time, the British Navy will be missing in the Eastern Mediterranean. Egypt and French Syria, which have lost the protection of the Mediterranean Fleet, will likely become the targets of the Romanians.

Thinking of this terrible and catastrophic consequence, Hawkins immediately rejected Cunningham's approach, "This is not possible at all. This will put the Eastern Mediterranean under the control of the Romanians, which will cause unbearable consequences. "

Can Cunningham not know the consequences of Hawkins' words? He explained patiently. "I know what you said, but look here!"

Cunningham pointed to the counterattack with only the tip of the ship exposed in the naval port, and said. "Do you still think that we are capable of preventing the Romanians from reaching out to the Eastern Mediterranean?"

Cunningham's question left Hawkins speechless. Because facts can't deceive people, at present, with the five wounded battleships in the fleet, it is impossible to stop the Romanians' fleet.

Not to mention that there are still two ships, the Nelson and the Malaya, which are both in danger. One has been overturned, and the other has been damaged.

Hawkins is actually about to be persuaded by Cunningham, but he intends to fight again. "Because of this, it is even more necessary to protect these three ships, otherwise the Romanians will be unscrupulous. And your method will make the entire fleet have no resistance at all, and the enemy only needs one battleship to scare us. Don't dare to go out to sea."

"My Excellency Chief of Staff, you should wake up."

Cunningham tapped Hawkins on the shoulder. "It takes years to build a battleship, and it only takes an hour to sink them. We can't let the Empire's precious battleship bet on an illusory chance. Now we need to find a way to minimize the damage to the battleship, instead of Take chances."

Cunningham's words persuaded Hawkins, only to see him speak. "Okay, Your Excellency Commander, according to your opinion."

After hearing the chief of staff agree with him, Cunningham felt that he should give some good news. "Chief of Staff, Air Force Commander Ted made a promise to me just now that he has dispatched fighter jets from Cairo and Said and can give us reinforcements at any time. And Logeel Airport has also temporarily cleared a runway to receive them. In addition, we still have more than ten aircraft in storage, and with the help of these fighters, we may not be able to keep them."

That's right, Air Force Commander General Ted has urgently transferred 3 squadrons of Hurricane fighter jets, 2 squadrons of Gladiator fighter jets, and 2 squadrons of Hawker fighter jets from these two air force bases to become a powerful air force support force for six squadrons , which is also the essence of the British Air Force in Egypt.

In the port, the location where the three still movable battleships ran aground has also been selected. It is in the southwest corner of the port. The water depth here is about 5-6 meters. More importantly, the bottom of the sea is sandy, which is conducive to Protect the keel. And in addition to these three ships, the Malaya, which lost its power, was also pulled over. It is hoped that in this way, these four battleships can be kept.

As for the USS Nelson, the battleship that was already leaning heavily, even Cunningham had given up.

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