"Commander, the pressure is indeed a bit greater, but we have the advantage of operating at night and can bomb the ground airports unscrupulously. As long as the first round of attacks goes smoothly, subsequent bombings will be relatively simple."

Nimitz has obviously considered this issue, but as he said, the pirate carrier-based aircraft do not have night combat capabilities, which provides a relatively safe attack opportunity for the Chinese fleet's attack aircraft group. The worst thing is to take off a few more Waves of bombers can always destroy these ground airports. After all, all ground airports have been bombed, and those intact carrier-based aircraft cannot make a transition. This is better than a frontal attack in broad daylight. Much more.

Although he was uneasy, after experiencing this series of things, Ye Bai had fully realized his layman's attributes and Nimitz's abilities, but he didn't dare to interfere indiscriminately like last time.

Simply go directly. He asked:"Then when are you going to start bombing? -"

The look on Nimitz's face became solemn and he said solemnly:"It's better to hurry up than later. Before the identities of our people who sneaked into the island have been exposed, we will launch a night attack tonight. The longer this kind of thing is delayed. The easier it is to have problems."

Nodding, Ye Bai pretended to be relaxed and said:"Okay, since you already have a plan, it's up to you to take command. I hope the battle will be successful tonight."

"Yes, please rest assured, Commander, even if the ground airport on the pirate island cannot be completely destroyed tonight, at least a large number of their carrier-based aircraft will be blown up, and large-scale air support will not be provided in the subsequent battle."

After a slight pause, Nimitz continued:"Commander, I request to send two submarine formations again to rush to the pirate island before nightfall. After the night bombing operation begins, a large number of submarines will be assembled to take the opportunity to sneak attack the pirates in the port. Battleship."

Waving his hand, Ye Bai said nonchalantly:"You have a really big appetite, but I have already said that I have full control over the combat this time. I will not interfere. I will just watch the battle and wait for the result."

Nimitz smiled happily. Ye Bai's delegating behavior made him feel a high degree of trust and importance, which is very important for any officer. He secretly made up his mind. He must fight beautifully every time, and he must not let down Ye Bai's trust in him.

Type XXI submarines suddenly appeared on the sea not far from the Chinese fleet, and then quickly formed a formation and left the place quickly. If you want to get to the pirate island before dark, you can't waste too much time.

After the submarine formation left, a large number of ground crews quickly arrived in the hangars of the Yanhuang and the two Brave-class light aircraft carriers. I got busy and inspected each carrier-based aircraft. After confirming that there were no problems, I started to add fuel, load ammunition, and make preparations. They were ready to take off at any time. As time passed by, the sky gradually became darker. It got dark, the sun disappeared, the semicircle moon hung in the sky, and the faint moonlight shone on the sea, providing limited lighting.

In the Yanhuang's command tower, the lights were bright, and every officer and soldier stood at their posts. Standing ready, as the command organization of the entire Chinese fleet, they need to receive signals from various units and then issue orders one after another.

Along with the"didi" sound of the radio, the intelligence officers and marines who mixed into the pirate island , and the submarine formations that set off during the day, and the speeding submarine formations finally arrived at their destinations one after another, and reported the current situation through the radio.

All aspects of intelligence were integrated, and Nimitz, who was given command by Ye Bai, remained calm and composed. The ground opened his mouth and said:"Send the order, all ships cancel the light control and turn on all the lights. The first squadron is responsible for the outer defense, the main fleet guards the inner circle, and releases the first wave of attack aircraft."

"Intelligence personnel and Marines prepared ground guidance according to the pre-plan and waited for orders. The submarine formation was on standby. No unauthorized attacks were allowed without orders."

"Yes, Chief of Staff."

A series of orders were conveyed from the command tower of the Yanhuang, and all the warships of the entire Chinese fleet were moved. There was no need to adjust the formations. They were almost in place during the day. Now, these warships only need to move Navigation lights, mast lights, tail lights, side lights and even high-power searchlights were all turned on, providing a powerful lighting source above the three aircraft carriers including the Yanhuang. With bursts of engine roar, an aircraft carrier A carrier-based aircraft skidded over the angled flight decks of three aircraft carriers, quickly raised its nose and rushed into the sky. Under the searchlights of other battleships below, they formed aerial formations. Unexpectedly, Ye

Bai Unexpectedly, Nimitz had no intention of sending out SBD Dauntless dive bombers and TBF torpedo attack aircraft for this night bombing. The entire 200 or so carrier-based aircraft were all F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighters.

But these had already Hellcats equipped with airborne radar almost take off at full load, except for a pod hanging a radar antenna unit under the right wing and three rockets hanging under the left wing. Of course, most of the Hellcats Cat carrier-based fighter jets all carry a 700KG-level aerial bomb under the belly. According to the original design of the Hellcat, a 900KG-level aerial bomb could be mounted under the belly.

But now there are more. An airborne radar, and it was night combat again. Ramsey changed the previous mounting method and changed the 900KG-level aerial bomb under the belly of the aircraft to the 700KG-level aerial bomb used by SBD dive bombers. Although it was clearly We know that the pirates do not have the ability to fight at night, but the anti-aircraft firepower on the island is complete, and the requirements for night bombing are not low. It is still a bit dangerous for those bombers and torpedo planes, which are carried by the F6F Hellcat carrier It was appropriate for the fighter jets to take the lead.

A total of 200 F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter jets took off from three aircraft carriers, forming a large formation in the air and flying majestically towards the pirate island.

Although the performance of the airborne radars equipped with these F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter jets is not very good, it should be more accurately said that they still belong to the category of air interception radars. Their ground detection capabilities are not very strong, but at least they are better than the pilots. Relying on naked eye observation is countless times better.

With a flight speed of more than 500 kilometers, it only took about 20 minutes to fly. After the modification, the radar display screen in the cockpit already showed the image of the pirate island. Marks, this undoubtedly provides these pilots with more accurate targets.

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At the same time, among several ground radar stations on the pirate island, the night The pirates on duty were already pale, because a large number of red dots appeared on their radar display screens, and they were getting closer and closer to the island.

These pirates on duty were doing their duty, and when they discovered that something was wrong , immediately reported the situation, and woke up the pirate leaders who were sleeping with women in their arms or drunk.

However, although these pirate leaders were awakened, they could not figure out the situation for a while. Fortunately, they had also survived in the world of navigation for a long time and knew many things that others did not know.

After learning about the discovery of the ground radar station, they immediately understood that a carrier-based aircraft was coming to carry out bombing. They quickly issued orders to the air defense forces on the island and asked them to quickly enter the air defense positions and prepare for air defense.

As for letting fighter jets take off from ground airports to conduct air interceptions, there was no such order at all. These pirate leaders knew very well that it would be really difficult for their pilots to conduct night battles without airborne radar..

The reaction of the pirate leaders was correct, but it was not timely. They were not regular troops and had no military discipline. What's more, they had never thought that anyone in this sea area could have such courage and ability. The pirates' lair launched a night attack, as if the more than 100 warships on the port dock were vegetarians.

Therefore, the pirate leaders who were supposed to be on guard duty at night also forgot about themselves and had fun. By the time they were called up by the minions below, a lot of time had been lost.

Before their orders could be issued to the air defense forces, the 0 or so F Hellcat carrier-based fighter jets in the sky had already flown over the pirate island.

They are all small forces occupying a small island, but as pirates, there is still a gap compared to the serious aboriginal forces. Not to mention other things, as the home base of pirate forces, the small island they occupy Compared with small islands such as Yuntong Island and No. 308 Island, its area is nearly half.

Moreover, the population on the island is not large, far less than that of the other two small islands. This has resulted in the various buildings on the pirate island being relatively concentrated, without any planning, and almost all crowded together.

On the pirate island at night, not only the leaders are having fun, but also the pirate minions. The entire pirate island is brightly lit, providing a relatively good view for the pilots in the sky.

It was precisely because of the chaos on the pirate island that the intelligence agents and Marines who had sneaked into the island before could easily reach the vicinity of the five airports, and when no one noticed, they used the weapons they had prepared long ago. The wood lit a bonfire.

Viewed from the air, the dozens of bonfires were so conspicuous. The pilots who had already received the order, under the command of captains at all levels, lowered their flying altitudes and dispersed into five small groups, preparing to attack the five ground planes. The first round of indiscriminate bombing began at the airport..

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