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

Skimming over the sea at low altitude, the F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter jets used their powerful firepower to clear the way. The threats to the bombers and torpedo attack aircraft that followed were much smaller.

Carrier-based aircraft surrounded each warship and launched attacks continuously. Violent explosions occurred one after another. A large amount of gunpowder smoke spread from each warship, almost covering the airspace above the entire battlefield.

During the low-altitude raid, the pilots of the SBD Dauntless dive bomber and the TBF Avenger torpedo attack aircraft turned a blind eye to the anti-aircraft shells that continued to explode around the fighter planes, and focused on assaulting the center circle of the fleet below.

In the center of the inner circle are all the main battleships dispatched from the island No. 308 this time, 3 aircraft carriers, 1 battleship and 2 battlecruisers. There are only 6 battleships in total, and they all have anti-aircraft firepower. Not a powerful basic battleship.

Before these pilots set off, Nimitz specifically stated that priority would be given to attacking the opponent's aircraft carrier, even though the small number of carrier-based aircraft on the three aircraft carriers was simply not enough to face the huge fleet of aircraft in the first attack wave.

But Nimitz still issued such an order very cautiously. He was not worried about the combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier, but just worried about its"250" reconnaissance capability.

Whether in the world of navigation or in the real world, when the performance of ship-based radar is not advanced enough and the effective detection range is limited, the best reconnaissance method is aerial reconnaissance by ship-based reconnaissance aircraft.

The carrier-based reconnaissance plane that took off from the Yanhuang has searched the surrounding vast sea area of ​​​​500 kilometers and has not found the existence of any large-scale fleet. However, Nimitz is still very careful and does not want to be discovered by the opponent's carrier-based reconnaissance plane. The location of the Chinese fleet.

There is no need to search specifically. As long as the first wave of attack aircraft groups use up their ammunition and return home, and one or two carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft follow secretly behind, they can successfully find the location of the Chinese fleet.

Nimitz, who was good at aircraft carrier command tactics, would certainly not make such a mistake. He would directly attack the opponent's aircraft carrier without sinking it completely. As long as he could blow up the flight decks of three aircraft carriers, no matter how many carriers he had, he would not make such a mistake. The planes were unable to take off, so naturally there was no way to track the first wave of attacking aircraft returning home.

The pilots who came to attack naturally strictly implemented Nimitz's plan, shook their wings, passed through the cannonballs in the sky, targeted the long flight deck of the aircraft carrier, and dropped the mounted aerial bombs. Go down.

The three aircraft carriers in the main fleet of the island No. 308 are composed of 1 light aircraft carrier and 2 escort aircraft carriers. They are still very basic and backward models. The flight decks are all wooden and have not been replaced with armored decks.

Especially the two most vulnerable escort aircraft carriers. Facing the 700KG level aerial bombs dropped by SBD fearless dive bombers, the wooden flight decks did not have strong resistance at all. Under the action of gravity, they fell from the air. The falling aerial bomb directly punched a big hole in the flight deck, and the explosion occurred only after entering the hangar below the flight deck.

"boom"、"boom"、""Boom"

The explosion sound was a bit dull, but the effect was excellent. The fuel and ammunition stored in the hangar, and even the parked carrier-based aircraft were blown to pieces in the explosion. The fire generated by the explosion even directly destroyed some wooden structures. If the fire is ignited, if the fire is not extinguished in time, the damage will be even greater.

The only light aircraft carrier is slightly better. After all, it is built completely in accordance with military standards. The strength of the hull structure, the thickness of the armor, the distribution of cabins and even the flight The thickness of the deck is much stronger than that of an escort aircraft carrier modified from a civilian ship.

At least most of the aerial bombs that fell exploded after impacting the flight deck, blowing out big holes in the flight deck. At the same time, it was not able to cause any serious damage to the hangar below the flight deck.

However, the carrier-based aircraft tied to the flight decks of the three aircraft carriers were unlucky. The shock wave of the explosion directly hit these carrier-based aircraft. They were thrown away and fell heavily into the sea.

Some were too close to the center of the explosion and were directly hit by a large amount of shrapnel. Even the most unlucky one had an aerial bomb fall directly on it. On the fuselage

"With a loud bang, the entire carrier-based aircraft was blown to pieces like a toy. Parts and fuselage fragments flew everywhere, killing and injuring a large number of ground crew members working on the flight deck.

The attack effect was excellent, but the attack fleet itself was not unscathed. Not to mention the anti-aircraft weapons on the three aircraft carriers, the surrounding several sword-carrying guards were firing at the air without stopping for a moment.

Although The anti-aircraft firepower of these battleships and battlecruisers is not strong, but it is not without them. Even because of the huge size of the ship, the number of anti-aircraft weapons equipped is more than that of other battleships. In terms of matching, the surrounding areas Although the anti-aircraft firepower network constructed by the cruising heavy cruisers was a little sparse, it was not completely useless.

This sea-air battle was too fierce, with fire and smoke caused by explosions everywhere, so even the high-flying pilots We also have no way to pay attention to the losses on the battlefield at all times. They can only make a rough estimate.

After the SBD Dauntless dive bombers and TBF Avenger torpedo attack aircraft finished dropping the aerial bombs and aerial torpedoes mounted under the belly of the aircraft, they successively launched After rising to flight altitude, forming a formation and returning home.

On the way, each squad leader, squadron leader and even group leader finally had time to slowly count the casualties of their subordinates and make a preliminary statistics.

In fact, these captains did not know, There is no need for such trouble. The Chinese fleet is only about 100 kilometers away from the battlefield waters, and the air detection range of the level 8 radar has reached 140 kilometers. It can be said that these carrier-based aircraft are always within the radar detection range of the Chinese fleet. Within.

The combat situation center upgraded from the command tower has quite powerful functions. Not to mention anything else, just the radar detection capability has been strengthened.

On the radar display screen, in addition to the large number of representatives In addition to the model of the carrier-based aircraft's identity, there were rows of numbers that were constantly changing on the interface next to it.

After Nimitz's explanation, Ye Bai finally understood these numbers, which represented the radar system being targeted. Data related to the number of detected fighters, flight altitude, flight speed, etc.

Just by looking at it, you can tell that there are only more than 340 carrier-based aircraft that are returning one after another. Compared with the number at the beginning, There are over 400 aircraft, which is a total loss of more than 60 aircraft. The losses are not clear...0 (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!) It is a pity that although the war situation center has strengthened the radar system Detection capability, but the effective detection range has not been enhanced, and the sea detection distance is still only 70 kilometers.

At this distance, the fleet on the island of No. 308 can no longer be detected, so naturally it is not clear about the first wave just now The bombing, the loss of battleships on the 308th island.

However, according to the pilots' oral accounts, it is estimated that the number of battleships lost by the other side will definitely not be small. At least more than 40 battleships were sunk, and more battleships were covered with scars, and they were encountered again. The bombing will inevitably lead to sinking.

Just counting the sinking data of the battleships, this round of attacks has almost destroyed nearly one-third of the opponent's fleet. If calculated according to this ratio, at most there will be two more rounds of attacks. The fleet on island No. 308 is about to be completely wiped out.

In fact, when the first wave of attack aircraft groups began bombing, the second wave of attack aircraft groups had already begun to take off from the 4 aircraft carriers in the Chinese fleet.

The scale this time is also not small. It is the same number as the attack fleet in the first attack wave, still reaching a huge number of 400 aircraft.

However, in this way, except for the Yanhuang, which has a small space base, all the carrier-based aircraft on the other three light aircraft carriers have been released. Only the first batch of carrier-based aircraft can be recovered and reorganized. After that, it can be released again to participate in the attack.

But this time takes a lot of time. After all, the returning carrier-based aircraft must be inspected and confirmed that there are no safety hazards before replenishing fuel and ammunition before taking off. This is the normal combat standard for aircraft carriers..

According to the analysis of the current war development, it is estimated that by the time these three light aircraft carriers have prepared the third wave of attack fleets, the battle will have come to an end, and there will be no need for them to dispatch 1.3 anymore.

As for the external battleship Yanhuang, it is not so troublesome. There is only one ground airport in the small space that can be directly connected to the external flight deck, and there are only four airport runways covered by the teleportation light gate.

However, a ground airport in a small space can accommodate a large number of carrier-based aircraft, and carrier-based aircraft at other airports can also transfer at any time to achieve the purpose of rapid attack. Only then can more than 200 carrier-based aircraft be released at one time, and in the best possible manner. Complete preparations for the second and third waves of attack aircraft as quickly as possible.

For example, right now, the second wave of attack aircraft has not all taken off yet. At several other ground airports, a large number of ground staff have already filled the carrier-based aircraft of the third wave of attack aircraft with fuel and loaded them with bombs. , can switch to attack at any time.

The assembly time of the second wave of attack aircraft groups is much longer than that of the first wave of attack aircraft groups. The attack distance is too short, which makes the return time of the first wave of attack aircraft groups much earlier.

Although the existence of the angled flight deck allows all four aircraft carriers to take off and land carrier-based aircraft at the same time, this will take more time than simply taking off or landing carrier-based aircraft...