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

Ye Bai, who had been staying at the center of the war, was overjoyed when he learned this information. He almost couldn't help but ask Nimitz to order an attack on the main fleet on Island No. 308.

But after opening his mouth, he still said nothing. After all, he had completely delegated the command of the battle to Nimitz. Of course, he could not take the initiative to break the rules now. Besides, there was no need to embarrass himself with his command level. Yes

"Has there been any new information from the First Submarine Formation and the Yuntong Island Intelligence Station?"

"Report to the Chief of Staff, not yet. The last telegram was received half an hour ago. Both the first submarine formation and the intelligence station confirmed that the remaining half of the main fleet on Island No. 8 had not left the dock."

As the scale of the Chinese fleet expands, no matter how powerful Nimitz is, he still needs other staff members to help him. The special capabilities of the combat center also require the assistance and cooperation of multiple staff members.

Therefore, the current Chinese fleet has set up a specialized The staff department has Nimitz as the chief of staff, and there are nearly 10 military staff officers below, who are responsible for assisting Nimitz in commanding operations.

"Continue to fly several reconnaissance aircraft groups to expand the search range and make sure that there is no powerful fleet within 400 kilometers."

"Yes, Chief of Staff."

Even though he was the first to discover the main fleet of Island No. 308, Nimitz still relied on caution. This is different from naval battles on Earth. There are no fleets from other forces in the surrounding waters. Once the target is confirmed, The attack can be launched immediately.

The number of warships in the world of navigation is too terrifying. No one knows whether Island 308 has seen through Nimitz's plan 410, and has come up with a plan to use half of the main fleet as bait. , attract the hidden Chinese fleet, and then launch a counterattack.

This situation is not impossible. After all, when fighting Yuntong Island before, No. 308 Island summoned more than 2,000 players to participate in the battle. This Who knows whether more players will be summoned to join the war at a time.

Although the intelligence collected from the Intelligence Department and the information obtained by Ye Bai in the chat section show that the probability of this possibility is extremely low, Ni Miz was still quite cautious and asked the carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft to further expand the reconnaissance range and confirm again. The

500-kilometer range has almost reached the ultimate combat radius of the SBD fearless dive bomber, and this range is enough, even if it is true. There is a fleet hidden in a certain sea area, and the Chinese fleet also has enough time to respond in time.

At the same time, the F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter jets that have been reinstalled with new airborne radars are also on the ground in the small space. It started taxiing in the airport, passed through the teleportation light gate smoothly, and took off from the external flight deck of the Yanhuang.

These newly installed airborne radars did not have a powerful performance breakthrough compared to the previous ones. It was just that the radar The antenna unit no longer needs to be hung in the pod, but is integrated into the fairing, making it more concealed and less likely to be hit.

With this new airborne radar, the F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter has transformed. It has become an all-weather carrier-based fighter. During the day, using the detection capabilities of the airborne radar, it can even exert more powerful combat effectiveness.

These Hellcats are not taking off at this time to attack the main fleet of the 308th island (caag). Yes, they want to use the detection capabilities of airborne radar in the air to intercept the opponent's carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft, shoot them down in mid-air, and not give the opponent's carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft a chance to discover the Chinese fleet.

This approach can allow China The fleet can be better concealed and will not be discovered by Island No. 308, gaining more reconnaissance time. Once the battle starts, the problem will not be big.

Although this approach will waste a lot of time, it will be the first to discover the opponent's fleet. The advantage of being there is gone, but the safety of the Chinese fleet itself has undoubtedly been improved a lot. Even if the attack does not go smoothly, the Chinese fleet itself will not suffer any serious damage. As time passes, the ships released The reconnaissance aircraft continuously sent back information. Except for a small number of warships, no large-scale fleet was found in the surrounding waters. This basically confirmed that the island 308 side did not engage in any trickery.

"The First Squadron and the Second Squadron are on standby. The main fleet releases the first wave of attack aircraft, giving priority to bombing the aircraft carrier in the main fleet of No. 308 Island."

"Yes, Chief of Staff."

The attack order was issued, and the two squadrons led by Lütjens and Langsdorff immediately began to assemble and moved forward for a distance, about 10 kilometers away from the main fleet.

On the side of the main fleet, a F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter jets, SBD Dauntless dive bombers and TBF Avenger torpedo attack aircraft successively took off from the flight decks of an Ark Royal-class aircraft carrier and two Valiant-class aircraft carriers. They have been successfully converted to oblique flight. On the deck, the number of carrier-based aircraft of these three light aircraft carriers has actually been increased in disguise. After all, more carrier-based aircraft can be tied up on the flight deck, which has almost reached the level of more than 70 aircraft, and they are almost catching up. Medium-sized aircraft carrier.

In the first wave of attack groups under the Nimitz plan, 16 F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighters, 12 SBD Dauntless dive bombers, and 12 TBF Avenger torpedo attacks were launched from three aircraft carriers.

In particular, the 16 F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter jets, in addition to being equipped with new airborne radars, also mounted 6 132mm diameter rockets under the wings, which were responsible for suppressing and destroying the anti-aircraft firepower on the battleships, providing bombers with , torpedo attack aircraft opened up bombing routes.

Just these three light aircraft carriers launched 120 carrier-based aircraft. As the core main battleship of the Chinese fleet, the Yanhuang, assisted by a variety of black technologies, has been able to fly since childhood. More than 200 carrier-based aircraft of different types took off from the ground airport in space. In the first wave of attack aircraft, the total number of carrier-based aircraft actually reached about 400. This number is quite terrifying, smaller than that of No. 308 The total number of carrier-based aircraft equipped by the island's main fleet is doubled, not to mention that the fleet they want to bomb is only half of the main fleet, and the number of carrier-based aircraft is even smaller. A distance of about 100 kilometers, for the lowest flight speed For an attack fleet that is more than 400 kilometers away, it really doesn't take much time, but it can fly over the fleet in only 10 minutes.

Among the main fleet on the 308th island, although the Fulmar that took off from the aircraft carrier The carrier-based fighter jets have successfully driven away the carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft in the sky, but anyone who is not an idiot will know that the position of the fleet has been exposed. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

The display screen of the ship-borne radar system On the ground, the dazzling red color representing the hostile camp made the officer's heart sink when he saw it. Without thinking, he could think of the sudden appearance of the carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft and the attack on the resource point defense fleet last night. The submarines should belong to the same force, and it seems that they are coming towards them. It is actually impossible for the fleet to move at this time. After all, the defense fleet that has evacuated the resource point is speeding towards them at this time. I think We need to join forces.

What's more, the carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft have appeared, which means that the opponent must be equipped with an aircraft carrier. The first round of strikes must be aerial bombing by the carrier-based aircraft group. With the surface fleet's top speed of about 30 knots, how can It may be able to outrun the carrier-based aircraft in the sky.

Instead of running away, it is better to defend on the spot and have a big battle. Maybe the opponent's aircraft carriers are not many and the number of carrier-based aircraft that can be dispatched is limited. With more than 100 warships, The air defense firepower network may not necessarily lead to defeat.

Under the order of the commander of the main fleet of the island No. 308, the warships started to move one by one. Even the more than 50 player warships were relatively easy to command because of the smaller number, and gradually built a 3-layer air defense system.

Before each warship arrived at the designated location, the piercing air defense siren on the warship had already sounded, and the officers and radar soldiers on the bridge were even more pale.

On the small radar display screen, a large red light spot suddenly appeared. At that speed, even a fool would know it was an airplane. The key is that there are too many of them.

Because the radar level is not high, the effective detection range is not long, and it also lacks some functions. It does not even have basic statistics, so it cannot effectively detect the approximate number of carrier-based aircraft groups.

However, experienced radar soldiers made a quick count and found that the size of this huge fleet exceeded 200 aircraft. As for the specific number, they did not know yet.

The Fulmar carrier-based fighter jets that have completed their preparations took off one by one from the aircraft carrier in the fleet. At this time, they had no choice but to hesitate. Without the air protection of the carrier-based fighter jets, they only relied on anti-aircraft artillery with a low hit rate. For such a large-scale carrier-based aircraft fleet, this effect is not necessarily very good.

Unfortunately, the military strength of Island No. 308 is really limited. It only has 2 light aircraft carriers and 3 escort aircraft carriers. It is considered the weakest force among the previous three parties.

This time, in order to attack Yuntong Island, No. 308 Island spent a lot of money. Not a single aircraft carrier was retained, and all of them were sent out. Now, except for 1 light aircraft carrier and 1 aircraft carrier left at the dock of Yuntong Island, Except for the escort aircraft carrier, everything else is here.

But even so, this fleet only has one light aircraft carrier and two escort aircraft carriers, and the total number of carrier-based aircraft it carries is only more than 120, which is pitifully few.

The number of carrier-based fighter jets among them is only over 50. Counting spare aircraft, there are only 60. This number is simply a drop in the bucket for a huge fleet of more than 200 aircraft..