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Volume 2 Growth Chapter 758 Preliminary Contest

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    "When our attack group was still about 15,000 yards away from the German fleet, the opponent's large-caliber anti-aircraft shells came at us intensively; and what shocked everyone was that these shrapnel shells were completely unexpected.  Among them, the explosion locations were less than 70 feet away from our fighter planes. It was as if the Germans had sent the shells directly to us and detonated them. In just two minutes, I saw them!  When the four unlucky men rolled down and fell in the black smoke of the shell explosion, this was the result of the opponent's small-caliber anti-aircraft guns not joining the battle. Our army, which was hit by this, quickly disbanded the formation and followed the plan.  We use our tactics to attack the opponent's aircraft carrier with all our strength, but those large-caliber anti-aircraft shells are always around us, even when the distance is close to 4,000 yards. There is no doubt that the Germans have greatly upgraded their anti-aircraft fire control.  This is an extremely unfavorable situation for us," U.S. Air Force Captain George responded to the fleet's senior generals after the battle.  After experiencing the enemy's lack of traces in the vast sea and the head-on interception by a large number of fighter jets, the US pilots who finally appeared above the German fleet suddenly discovered that the difficulties they faced did not end at all; on the contrary, the harsh sea  The air war has just begun.  Although there are no battleships in the opponent's fleet, the dozen "Porcupines" (the U.S. Navy's name for German anti-aircraft cruisers) filled with anti-aircraft guns have anti-aircraft firepower that is not inferior to the former, coupled with the intensive anti-aircraft fire of the aircraft carrier itself  and the overwhelming support of destroyers, making every attack by US military pilots a show of pretentiousness in front of the god of death.  If that's the case, that's fine.  After all, the opponent's large number of 128mm artillery is of little use in close-range air defense.  And in the present.  These artillery pieces possess powerful efficiency that makes every U.S. military pilot shudder!  Compared with anti-aircraft guns with calibers below 40 mm that must hit directly to cause damage, 128 mm artillery can cause fatal damage to a fighter plane through shrapnel detonation at close range, and a large number of fragments burst out in all directions at an extremely high speed.  If shot, the machine body will instantly become shapeless under the impact of this rain of bullets.  For the German gunners who had new artillery shells, all they had to do now was to aim at the target as much as possible.  With the addition of more than 400 128mm heavy anti-aircraft guns in the German fleet, the pressure on the US military fleet increased sharply. They soon discovered that they were using new torpedo aircraft to improve their offensive capabilities.  In the face of the opponent's sudden increase in air defense efficiency, it still seems not enough!  After thirty minutes of fierce fighting, the US military aircraft finally returned in despair after throwing away all the high-risk explosives; they hit a total of 4 bombs on the German aircraft carrier, and 2 aerial torpedoes hit the target.  Under the early interception of German fighter jets and the fierce attack of massive anti-aircraft fire, this was the best result that this US attack wave composed of 186 fighter planes could achieve.  For the German heavy aircraft carrier, which has better resistance to air attacks than its own battleships, a strike of this degree will not cause fatal damage at all.  The Mackensen's stern deck was hit by a bomb. The explosion's impact on unarmored parts shortened the effective length of its flight deck from 276 meters to 252 meters, and the ability to launch fighter jets on a single wheel was reduced by one squadron; Hoffman  The No. 1 and the Richthofen were each filled with nearly a thousand tons of seawater, and the heavy oil used to absorb the impact of explosion energy leaked slightly.  This was the total damage to the German aircraft carrier group commanded by Admiral Karls.  Through the efforts of the damage control team, the two aircraft carriers that were struck by mines relied on their deep internal strength to withstand the damage without any pressure; when the warships surged forward at a high speed of more than 30 knots.  The amount of water ingress was not aggravated by the rupture of the watertight compartment structure.  In order to achieve this result, the US military aircraft fleet paid an extremely heavy price.  The number of attack waves launched by 3 Essex-class ships and 2 Wasp-class ships.  It was simply not enough to stand in front of the iron wall in the air formed by the opponent's seven heavy aircraft carriers, and the German fleet's anti-aircraft firepower shocked the Americans even more.  A total of 76 US military fighter jets were shot down in the battle. If the number of injuries is also included, the battle damage rate of the US military attack wave will reach an astonishing 50%.  On another battlefield, the massive German attack aircraft fleet also ended its battle with the opponent. The loss of US military aviation power will undoubtedly reach another peak under the flapping wings of these German war eagles!  "General, Colonel Hugo Air Force sent back a telegram. At the cost of losing 11 fighter planes, 8 bombers and 5 torpedo planes, they severely damaged a total of 3 US aircraft carriers, 2 large and 1 small, with a total of no less than 8 bombs and  Three torpedoes directly hit the core target!" The delighted adjutant ran quickly from the radio room to the navigation room and loudly reported to Admiral Karls who was waiting for the news.  Relying on the numerical advantage of the attack waves, the German carrier aviation once again inflicted heavy damage on the opponent, which also made Karls feel suddenly relaxed.  Through the adjutant¡¯s subsequent words, Karls also had a more detailed understanding of the sea and air battlefield 300 kilometers away.?: The hs-293 ??guided bombs launched by our own side seemed to have been interfered by other signals, and half of them failed to achieve normal control. The opponent's smoke was also very fast, almost immediately after the aircraft carrier was damaged.  He opened the smoke can and enveloped himself in the haze, without caring about the situation outside.  It was precisely because of these two reasons that the German aircraft fleet, whose attack lineup was twice that of the opponent, failed to achieve greater results.  Judging from the number of hits achieved by this attack aircraft, the most ideal situation is that the enemy has lost most of its aviation combat power. If it is to be completely eliminated, at least two waves of attacks will be carried out.  "It seems that in the past six months, the Americans have not been idle at all, but have tinkered with quite a few gadgets to resist the German front." Karls raised his chin with his right hand and muttered to himself.  Whispered.  In the battle that just ended on his side, the US military's new torpedo aircraft changed from its previous slow speed and still achieved effective hits in the face of its own greatly improved air defense efficiency, completely beyond his expectations before the war.  If the German Navy had not launched this preventive war with a huge first-mover advantage, but had waited until the other party completed war preparations before starting the war, the outcome at sea might still be uncertain!  "Send the order for the ships to prepare for the second wave of attacks. We must leave part of the American aircraft carriers behind." Karls glanced down at the clock on his wrist and immediately ordered.  Although the first wave of attack aircraft will land in less than an hour, theoretically there is not enough time left for the German aircraft carriers to prepare, but with the angled deck, this obviously cannot be a factor that restricts them from releasing fighter jets.  .  In the daily training of German aircraft carriers, the use of angled decks to take off and land fighters at the same time has long been a familiar project for officers and soldiers. Although the aircraft carrier has to give priority to the deck needs of landing aircraft, the aircraft carrier's ability to release fighters in this case is far away.  It's not as good as a normal wave, but having this ability is already extremely rare.  Just as the adjutant saluted Karls and was about to turn around and leave, the phone connected to the radar room suddenly made a harsh buzz.  Karls frowned slightly, grabbed the receiver and put it to his ear; just as he announced his identity, a nervous voice came from the other end of the phone.  A group of about 200 aerial targets has appeared at the 11 o'clock position, 170 kilometers away from the fleet, and these fighters with a speed of more than 300 kilometers per hour are flying towards their own fleet!  "I knew the Americans wouldn't just send such a small number of troops into the Atlantic Ocean. They must have sent other fleets!" Karls put down the phone and said loudly, "Each ship canceled preparations for the second wave of attacks and immediately ejected fighter jets to take off.  "The fleet turned five compass points to the left and increased its speed to 30 knots." Fortunately for Karls, perhaps due to poor communication caused by the division of troops, the US military fighters that appeared later were not able to effectively control them!  own position.  With great momentum, they rushed to a place more than 90 kilometers away from themselves, and that was exactly where their own fleet was when the US military aircraft discovered them nearly two hours ago.  Although this distance is only ten minutes for the aircraft, the key point is that the aircraft fleet does not know which direction the target fleet is running in!  If the direction is wrong, this wave of aircraft groups will not be able to achieve any results: because the fleet is also maneuvering at a speed of more than 50 kilometers per hour, the chance of discovering the enemy ship becomes slimmer the farther back it goes, and the chance of discovering the enemy ship becomes slimmer.  Attack aircraft equipped with bombs and torpedoes are limited by their range, and the time left for them to patrol is actually extremely limited.  Because of this factor, the U.S. military commander who realized that he had missed the target chose to disperse the fleet and conduct searches in multiple directions.  The advantage of doing this is that it is almost certain to find the location of the fleeing enemy fleet, but the disadvantage is that the fleet can only use part of its strength to attack: because part of the force has already been invested in searching in the opposite direction, it is difficult to rush to the enemy fleet in a hurry.  It was recalled for formation reorganization.  In the end, the fleet commanded by Karls defended the opponent's attack with a more superior lineup in a more relaxed manner. More than 30 US fighter jets were shot down, but no substantial damage was caused to the target aircraft carrier.  "Maybe we should find out this new American aircraft carrier fleet." Karls, who breathed a sigh of relief, thought to himself.  Compared to the initial U.S. fleet that had suffered a heavy blow, the other fleet still hidden in the fog of the battlefield was obviously a thorny existence with a greater threat.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! ps: Thanks to the monthly ticket support of passing heroes, Wuyuhuan, Paradise Rebirth, sdkfz182, cool's and other book friends, and 19850929, Golden Crab, zhouyu1976  Reward~~~
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