All-people naval warfare: from patrol boats to aircraft carrier fleets

Although the plan was finalized, the Chinese fleet was also rushing to the pirate island quickly, but it was not too urgent. During the voyage, it was detected that there were many pirate warships in the surrounding area.

Although the level 8 radar system is still unable to effectively distinguish whether these pirates belong to real pirate forces or system NPC pirates, for the Chinese fleet, there is no intention of letting them go. Once they meet, it will be an encounter.

Anyway, whether it is a real pirate force warship or an NPC pirate warship refreshed by the system, under the command of Nimitz, it is a"fight". After all, he knows that pirate forces can be forcibly recruited from the surrounding sea areas. System NPC pirate warship.

Especially after the Chinese fleet appeared in this area, the size and strength of the NPC pirate fleet refreshed by the system were much stronger, including escort aircraft carriers and battlecruisers.

If this goes on for a long time and is not cleared up in time, as time goes by, there will be more and more system NPC pirate warships in this sea area. Once they are recruited by the pirate forces, the previous losses will be instantly recovered. Not to mention making up for it, he might become even stronger.

When encountering these scattered system NPC pirate warships, Nimitz did not always launch a fleet of carrier-based aircraft for long-range strikes, but launched all-round attacks. There were bombers and torpedo planes in the sky, and naval gun attacks from surface ships on the sea. , from time to time, there are Type XXI submarines lurking under the sea, waiting for opportunities to launch torpedoes for sneak attacks. It can be said to be an all-round three-dimensional attack mode of air, sea and submarine.

They were randomly refreshed by the system. No matter the number or performance of the warships, they could not compare with the brand-new Chinese fleet. They also encountered Nimitz's attack mode that was so ungrateful. How could these system NPC pirate warships resist it?

Standing by the window of the command tower, looking at the pirate warships covered with fire that were slowly sinking into the sea outside, and the rumbling roar of naval guns that never stopped, Ye Bai's eyes flashed with deep thought..

He found that he seemed to have made a mistake before, which was to focus all his attention on the aboriginal forces on Island No. 308, thinking that they were the most powerful force in this sea area.

But now it seems that this is not the case. Although both Yuntong Island and the pirate forces lost a large number of main battleships in this naval battle, their strength was weakened and they could not even be replenished for a while.

It's just that this is for Yuntong Island, but it doesn't seem to be the case for the pirate forces. Because of the existence of the Chinese fleet, the pirate NPC warships refreshed in the surrounding waters have obviously improved by more than one level, which is equivalent to giving the pirate forces An excellent opportunity to add strength.

If it weren't for Nimitz's advice and plan, Ye Bai would have really ignored the pirate forces. When the battle between Island No. 308 and Yuntong Island came to an end and he was about to clean up the mess, the pirate forces suddenly came out. I'm afraid Not to mention that even the Chinese fleet itself would suffer. Everything they had done before was to make wedding clothes for this group of pirates.

Taking the initiative to attack this group of pirates at this time is not only to stay away from the dispute between Island No. 308 and Yuntong Island, but also to eliminate a future danger in advance, so that this pirate force cannot have time to make up for its previous losses.

Even if this pirate force cannot be completely annihilated, they must at least be severely damaged again, and all the NPC pirate warships that have been refreshed in the system must be cleaned up to avoid future troubles.

What makes Ye Bai a little regretful is that so far, he does not know the refresh rules of NPC pirate warships in these systems, nor does he know how the real pirate forces obtain the supplement of large main warships. Otherwise, Nimi Now we should be able to formulate a more complete combat plan.

Along the way, we had many encounters with system NPC pirate warships, which wasted a lot of time. Moreover, with Nimitz's stability-seeking character, after each battle, the fleet would be stopped to rest for a while before starting again. set sail.

Such a move undoubtedly increased the sailing time in a disguised manner. The Chinese fleet actually sailed for a full 6 days from a voyage of less than 1,000 kilometers before finally reaching the sea area about 200 kilometers outside the pirate island.

Although the time is much longer than originally expected, it is not in vain. At least the Brooklyn-class light cruiser and two Fletcher-class destroyers originally lost by the First Squadron have been replaced by the shipyard. It was rebuilt and the previous fleet organization was restored.

The surface ships have only been restored, but the underwater wolves, the submarine force, have undergone tremendous changes. In the past 10 days, two shipyards in a small space were built plus one shipyard built again after Zhou Guolai took office.

With the three shipyards working at full capacity, more than 100 XXI submarines were built, which expanded the total number of submarine fleets to 200, which was considered to have fulfilled Ye Bai's previous expectations.

These 200 Type XXI submarines are divided into 5 submarine formations. Each formation has 40 Type XXI submarines. The formation commanders are all ace captains, one of whom is as famous as Prien and Spook. Kretzimer, the three ace captains have finally gathered together.

But Ye Bai is still a little dissatisfied, because he still lacks an officer who can really take charge of the entire submarine force. Those ace captains may have no problem commanding a formation, but if they really have to take charge of hundreds of submarines, there are some problems. It’s embarrassing for them.

The area of ​​​​the Great Navigation World is many times larger than that of the Earth, making the scale of a fleet far beyond that of the World War II period on Earth. Submarines, underwater killers, naturally need to maintain an extremely high scale.

The submarine formations in the Chinese fleet are definitely far greater than the wolf pack of the German navy during World War II. With so many submarines, without a suitable general in charge, problems can easily arise.

Although Nimitz also had some research on submarine warfare, this was not his main responsibility. He was the actual commander of the fleet in Ye Bai's mind. He also needed the assistance of other outstanding officers, such as Lu Teyan. Si and Langsdorf can help him command surface ship operations.

Ramsey can assist Nimitz in commanding carrier-based aircraft groups for airborne operations, but in terms of submarine operations, there is currently no suitable candidate. Dönitz, known as the"Wolf King", is A suitable candidate, but it's not available now. We can only let Nimitz work hard for the time being.

"Marshal Nimitz, should we fly a reconnaissance plane to investigate the specific situation of the pirate island?"

After the Chinese fleet arrived at its destination, Ramsay asked. At this time, he was a little excited, because in order to fight the main pirate fleet, the carrier-based aircraft force must bear the main force. The same goes for

Lütjens He set his sights on Nimitz. After so many days of contact, he, Langsdorff and Ramsey were all convinced of Nimitz. This man is worthy of being a marshal of the navy. Not to mention almighty, he is also capable. He is much stronger than them, so I can’t accept it.

Nimitz shook his head and said with a smile:"We can’t fly carrier-based aircraft. Although we don’t know the specific defense strength of the pirate island, we want to come to the ground radar station and ground airport." There are still some. Once our reconnaissance plane is released, it is very likely to be discovered by the other party."

"The fleet is exposed, and we cannot guard against the large number of carrier-based aircraft on the pirate island. There is no need to fight with them head-on in broad daylight."

Ramsey paused when he heard this. He only thought about the special characteristics of the Yanhuang and the super-scale carrier-based aircraft establishment. He really ignored that this time the opponent was not just a few aircraft carriers, but an entire aircraft carrier. Pirate Island.

No matter how special the Yanhuang is, it is impossible for it to compete with a carrier-based aircraft on a small island. If an air battle breaks out, the Chinese fleet will definitely suffer. Naturally, we cannot do such stupid things.

"So what should we do? The fleet has been parked here, and it is equally easy to be discovered by pirate warships passing by. If the pirates' carrier-based aircraft conducts aerial reconnaissance, we will be more easily exposed, right?"

Regarding this issue, Nimitz had a very calm expression on his face and said nonchalantly:"It doesn't matter, our submarine force has expanded its establishment. They will carry out this reconnaissance operation and take advantage of the opportunity to dive underwater. Go in and conduct a close reconnaissance"

"submarine?"

Not only Lütjens and Ramsay, but also Ye Bai who had been listening were stunned for a moment, especially Ye Bai. Nimitz had clearly said before (King Zhao) that the purpose of expanding the submarine fleet was to Those who blocked the waterway were actually released directly and used as a reconnaissance force. This span is quite large.

"Everyone knows the performance of the Type XXI submarine. It can submerge for a long time underwater and is not easily discovered by pirates. It can hide under the water during the day and float up at night to use the periscope for close reconnaissance. Not to mention concealment, The effect is pretty good"

"Without air superiority, we can only use the underwater advantage to switch to a reconnaissance method."

Seeing that Lütjens and Ramsey didn't speak anymore, Ye Bai frowned again and said,"What about the carrier-based aircraft group on the pirate island? The submarine formation can at most detect the pirate fleet parked at the port dock, but it has a blind eye on the situation on the island."

"Commander, there is no need to be impatient. The road must be walked step by step and the meal must be eaten bite by bite. You cannot eat hot tofu in a hurry. The first thing we need to do now is to reconnoiter the tail of the fleet defense force on the island."

"I have already made corresponding arrangements for the reconnaissance on the small island. Commander, just wait and see the results with peace of mind."

This time, Nimitz did not give a direct answer, but gave a small trick, which made Ye Bai roll his eyes helplessly, but he still did not force anything. After all, Mi is the most professional taxi..