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Volume 2 Growth Chapter 754 Pirate Nemesis

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    A red sun slowly rises from the junction of the sea and the sky in the east, with thousands of rays of light illuminating the sky and the sea.  ≤ German Navy Captain Koren stood on the towering bridge, looking happily at the rising sun in the east; buffered by the clouds, the originally dazzling light had become much softer, which also made  He was able to enjoy the magnificent view of the North Atlantic at sunrise.  Looking around, more than thirty merchant ships of various sizes were sailing slowly westward at a speed of 10 knots; the sterns of the ships stirred up a long and undulating white wake, which was extremely eye-catching on the blue sea.  And the same thing as the two heavy cruisers, four destroyers, and four anti-submarine frigates that escorted them, what came out of the chimneys of these merchant ships was actually only faint wisps of blue smoke. Compared with the black mist of their predecessors,  The swaggering scene and the low profile of these current merchant ships are undoubtedly the essence of life for the elders.  Long before the war, diesel engines that directly convert the internal energy of fuel into mechanical energy have been widely popularized: Compared with traditional steam power, diesel engines have unparalleled advantages in fuel consumption and can operate under the same fuel load.  Greatly increase the ship's endurance.  Although due to the weight disadvantage of diesel engines compared to steam power at high power and the reduction of steam turbine steam consumption caused by the continuously improved cruise turbine, the German naval battleships pursuing combat performance finally chose traditional steam power, but this has already  The mature revolutionary technology has not faded away, but has found its rightful home on civilian merchant ships.  Since Germany in this dimension acquired the oil fields in the Middle East and Baku, diesel engines have become the mainstream of power for German merchant ships with their extremely low fuel consumption, and in a certain sense.  The role these cargo ships played in the current German-American war.  Even more important than those sophisticated and excellent naval battleships!  The blades spin.  The machine screamed, and in the bright morning sunshine, a war eagle with the Iron Cross logo spray-painted on its fuselage flew leisurely across the blue sky.  However, this aircraft is not an AR-196 seaplane with two large pontoons forming a landing gear, but a DO-22 torpedo aircraft that is widely carried on fleet aircraft carriers.  When a 450mm aviation torpedo is mounted, the fighter aircraft needs a full 150-meter taxiing distance to take off normally; even the 25-meter seaplane catapult equipped on the battleship is absolutely impossible to launch it into the air.  of!  Colonel Colen glanced across the fleet, and finally stopped on one of the ships with high freeboard.  Judging from the size of the ship.  It is no different from an ordinary 10,000-ton fast merchant ship. Although the aspect ratio of 7:1 is slightly slim, it is still within the not uncommon range.  However, its superstructure is very different from ordinary merchant ships.  The 140-meter-long deck is flat, and the arresting cables and catapults are clearly visible from the air; and the command bridge protruding on the starboard side and an air detection radar rotating around are even more prominent.  It belongs to the unquestionable identity of aircraft carrier, the core branch of the navy.  Half a year ago, in response to the threat that the U.S. Navy might pose to Germany's Atlantic shipping lanes, Qingying specifically requested the Navy to build a low-end aircraft carrier specifically for escort based on the construction standards of merchant ships; after some emergency planning, the first batch of 6  The "Emden" class escort aircraft carrier was delivered to the Navy two months ago in February 1938.  This type of aircraft carrier was modified from a first-class cruise ship under construction. Its standard displacement after service is 8,200 tons; it is driven by four diesel engines with a total of 9,000 horsepower.  The maximum speed is 19.5 knots and the endurance is up to 16,000 nautical miles/12 knots when loaded with 1,000 tons of diesel fuel.  The most valuable thing is its aircraft carrying capacity.  Its hangar can accommodate 31 carrier-based aircraft with folded wings. Even in terms of quantity alone, this type of aircraft carrier can equal the combined aviation capabilities of 10 battleships and heavy cruisers.  From the first day that the escort aircraft carrier named "Nymph" joined the fleet, Colonel Colen, who was in charge of the heavy patrol of the Hannover, felt that the fleet's security had been unprecedentedly strengthened.  The 11 fighter jets, 10 bombers, and 10 torpedo planes it carried were dispatched in turns, including the sea area of ??more than 300 kilometers around the fleet. Compared with the 6 heavy cruisers carried by only 2 heavy cruisers in the original fleet,  In the case of a seaplane, the blind spot in aerial reconnaissance has undoubtedly been greatly filled.  Except for encountering bad weather when it was impossible to fly fighter planes, the Nymph provided a rigorous daytime reconnaissance for the fleet, and the effect of this was undoubtedly extremely gratifying.  In the past few days, six U.S. submarines have been forced to dive due to gunfire and bomb attacks from their own carrier-based aircraft, and their locations when they dived were more than 100 nautical miles away from their own fleet!  Although the German anti-submarine aircraft pilots were still somewhat unaccustomed to the new anti-submarine method of airdropping sonobuoys and then dropping depth bombs based on radio feedback data, they did not sink the US submarine in the two battles they mainly attacked. However, the water quality of the fleet  Safety has been guaranteed as never before.  Judging from the distance and relative speed between the two sides when the submarine dived, these US submarines have forever lost the opportunity to attack this fleet.  On the Atlantic route of more than 3,000 nautical miles, its own cargo fleet has smooth sailingThe passage was unobstructed, and 200,000 tons of arms and supplies and nearly 4,000 officers, soldiers and sailors suffered no losses.  There are still three days left for the fleet to successfully reach the eastern Caribbean Sea. Although it is still several days away from the target port in eastern Mexico, arriving in this area of ????water that is completely within the radius of the German Air Force almost means that the fleet will  Safety.  Facing the warm sea breeze blowing in his face, Coren quietly watched fighter planes leaping into the sky one after another from the deck of the Nymph, his eyes full of relaxation and joy.  In order to solve the problem of insufficient fighter launch capability of low-end aircraft carriers due to the short deck, this type of aircraft carrier is equipped with the latest steam catapult produced by William Royal Institute. Under the action of this equipment, even with a fully loaded torpedo  The aircraft can also take off calmly on this short deck.  Next, the German Navy plans to install this equipment on regular aircraft carriers. Although its take-off speed will inevitably be slower than normal taxiing, once the unarmored flight deck is blown to pieces, the catapult can still make the runway  The aircraft carrier, which has been significantly shortened in length, has considerable attack aircraft release capabilities.  However, Coren's good mood did not last long. Less than an hour later, he suddenly saw a set of communication signal flags raised on the aircraft carrier Nymph not far away, and the flags were flying on the ropes.  Still increasing.  A few minutes later, a staff officer flew onto the bridge and reported loudly to him: "Colonel, the reconnaissance aircraft discovered the US fleet at 105 nautical miles at the 32nd position. It was initially determined that it was two large cruisers and  2 light cruisers; the enemy is currently heading south-southeast, with a speed of 15 knots! ""The U.S. surface fleet has actually appeared?" Colen was shocked when he heard the news, and many thoughts suddenly passed through his mind.  In view of the obvious differences in the bridge shape and turret layout between the battleships of the Allied Powers and the U.S. Navy, Coren does not believe that his own pilots will make major mistakes in identifying the camp, not to mention that the German Navy does not have a light cruiser at all. Every HNA  Pilots know this all too well.  The current reconnaissance information has a credibility of at least 80%. Even if the pilots may be biased in their judgment of the lineup, the occurrence of the enemy situation is a fact that can be determined!  "Send a signal to the Nymph and order it to immediately prepare to attack the fleet; at the same time, the radar will closely monitor the surrounding sea and air. Once an unknown aircraft is found approaching, immediately release fighter jets to intercept it!" Coren responded calmly.  Relying on the advantage of aviation density, he discovered the incoming enemy immediately, but the enemy had not yet detected his traces. This was evident from the enemy ship's course report given by the pilot.  Next, he only needs to intercept the opponent's aerial reconnaissance, which is enough to ensure the absolute safety of the fleet under the opponent's gunfire.  For this next point, Colen has absolute confidence.  The opponent without an aircraft carrier can only send out seaplanes for reconnaissance, and this kind of aircraft, which must install two giant empty barrels on the landing gear to meet the needs of water landing, is much inferior to regular aircraft in terms of overall aerodynamic structure, and this  The direct consequence is that speed, climb, and maneuverability are all terrible.  Facing an enemy of this level, our regular carrier-based fighter jets are fully capable of launching unparalleled stunts, and dealing with them is as easy as chopping melons and vegetables!  While ensuring his own safety, Coren also has the ambition to further eliminate enemy ships: the opponent does not have any air protection umbrella, and his nearly 20 attack aircraft can launch attacks without any scruples.  This type of escort aircraft carrier was designed with anti-ship requirements in mind. The ship is equipped with bombs and torpedoes, which are enough to cause heavy damage to incoming US warships and even sink the opponent.  What's more, the escort fleet under his command is also a powerful force. It will not be difficult to go and clean up the remaining enemies after the aircraft carrier attacks.  Soon, the battlefield situation became clear due to the huge air superiority of the German fleet.  The two TA-152 fighter jets flew vertically and horizontally, easily beating the American seaplanes that had taken off for anti-reconnaissance into a pile of burning floating objects: with twice the speed and climbing advantage, the German pilots could hardly close their eyes.  Can beat the opponent until he calls him grandpa.  After solving their opponents, they hovered over the U.S. fleet, reporting the opponent's position at all times. Within an hour, the first nine bombers dispatched appeared within the sight of the U.S. fleet. The anti-aircraft fire on several warships obviously  Powerless to stop the imminent fatal attack by the German pilots!  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! ps: Thanks to the passing book friends Haohan, bbklc, Wei Zhi Lao Wei for their monthly ticket support, and Golden Crab, zhouyu1976 for their rewards~~~
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