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Volume 2 Growth Chapter 759 Results of the First Day

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    Accompanied by violent scraping sounds between the landing gear and the flight deck, the first wave of attack aircraft launched by the German fleet landed on the aircraft carrier one after another.  [The flat and open flight deck soon became full with the continuous filling of these war eagles, and the ground crew was busy re-entering a considerable number of aircraft into the hangar in order to make enough taxiing space for the subsequent landing aircraft.  .  Because in addition to this wave of attack aircraft, the German fleet also released a large number of fighter jets to intercept the opponent's attack; after the fierce air battle just now, they will return to the mothership one after another with little fuel left after the attack.  In the navigation room of the Hindenburg aircraft carrier, Karls was repeatedly weighing the next action.  Currently, he has two options. One is to send attack aircraft to continue the unfinished business and strive to eliminate the five US aircraft carriers that have appeared in this sea area. The other option is to scout the location of another US aircraft carrier fleet in order to  Cooperate with friendly fleets to complete larger-scale annihilations.  Although until now he has not been able to figure out the specific locations of the two friendly forces due to the radio silence between them, one thing is certain. After receiving the initial intelligence he sent, they must have headed towards the battlefield at a maximum speed of about 32 knots.  Came at full speed.  If you can see the situation of the entire US fleet, the battlefield advantage you will gain will also be extremely huge.  After a period of pondering, Karls finally chose the relatively radical latter option.  From a strategic level, the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, which has considerable strength, has always been Germany's backbone in advancing the war against the United States. Under the deterrence of this force, Germany had to invest a large number of naval and air forces to prevent it.  The operation deep into the North Atlantic cost a huge amount of manpower and material resources.  There is also the danger that the other party may disrupt your shipping line at any time.  If only this threat could be solved once and for all.  Then the situation in the entire Atlantic Ocean will be fundamentally determined.  All of Germany's naval and air forces can be used in combat against the United States, and every Allied ship can sail in the North Atlantic without any scruples.  In contrast, although the conservative plan No. 1 is more stable, it can only guarantee a heavy defeat to a US fleet; with the remaining strength, the US Navy still has the strength to make waves in the Atlantic, and its strategic situation is relatively  There have been no substantial changes before.  In addition, the current tactical situation also prompted Karls to make this decision.  In the previous two rounds of interceptions against the US military fleet, almost all the fighter jets on the own aircraft carrier had taken off.  If another wave of attacks against the enemy fleet is launched at this time, the attacking fleet will not be covered by any fighter jets.  It would be fine if there were enough attack aircraft, but now our aircraft carrier is recovering the aircraft, and a large amount of flight deck space behind the angled deck is occupied; neither the remaining runway length nor the dispersed logistics capabilities are enough.  In a short period of time, it supported the launch of a large fleet of aircraft into the sky again!  According to the report sent back by the first wave of attacking forces, only 3 of the opponent's 5 aircraft carriers were hit. As long as the target still has certain aviation capabilities, fighter jets are indispensable for escorting the attack aircraft.  After all, an attack aircraft carrying a load of 800kg or even 1.2 tons cannot be compared with a fighter jet in terms of flight performance. Once the formation is disbanded.  A slightly experienced fighter pilot can definitely take down these clumsy guys.  Considering the huge value of the pilot itself, it is obviously extremely unwise to let this attack aircraft carrying two members kill a lot of people.  Unless the situation is absolutely unavoidable, no aircraft carrier commander will issue such an order for a small number of attack aircraft to attack alone.  And if it is just reconnaissance, then all problems will be solved.  As long as it does not carry a heavy additional load, the attack aircraft with greatly improved flight performance can perform reconnaissance missions like a fighter jet. Since both the ju-87 and the do-22 are dual-members, they are better at confirming targets than the single-seat TA.  -152 also has an additional layer of insurance.  Not long after, dozens of attack planes with nothing underneath their bellies rose into the sky and flew towards the distant sky and sea.  Lars's calculation is very clear. After the current fleet is recovered, he will choose where to target the subsequent attack waves based on the results of this round of reconnaissance.  For attack aircraft, solo reconnaissance is really not their strong point. Once intercepted by the opponent's fighter jets, they will have no choice but to escape due to their disadvantages in speed and firepower. Fighting head-on with the fighter jets is undoubtedly a behavior with no future.  .  However, this wave of attack aircraft did not disappoint Karls. Even though most of the fighter planes were forced to retreat, three aircraft still used the cover of clouds to avoid the interception sight of US fighter jets, and two of them successfully flew  came over another U.S. fleet.  In the hazy gray shadow, the flat flight deck of the aircraft carrier with almost no convex materials was extremely easy to identify; soon, the telegram that a fleet with four large aircraft carriers as the core was found was sent to Hindenburg  No. 1¡¯s communications room. ??"The distance is 430 kilometers, and the opponent's course is east-southeast. It is difficult to organize a powerful attack under this situation." Karls put down the ruler and pencil in his hand, and couldn't help but feel a little worried in his words.  When bombs and torpedoes are mounted, the range of our own attack aircraft is only slightly more than 1,000 kilometers. Even if the aircraft has thrown away its load on the way back, this distance is somewhat beyond the normal strike radius of our own aviation power.  You must know that the combat radius of an aircraft is definitely not as impressive as the range divided by 2. It must be given enough fighting time; and full speed flight during combat and cruising flight during normal times obviously consume a lot of fuel.  Big difference, this is the same as the change of range of warships at different speeds.  In addition, since the target fleet is in a state of constant movement, the attack aircraft group spends more time maneuvering than when attacking the ground. If there is not enough airborne redundancy, even a fighter aircraft with huge fuel consumption will  After flying over the target, they could only drop the bomb in a hurry and return straight back.  According to the experience of the German Navy, the strike distance of aircraft carrier-based aircraft should not exceed 400 kilometers. This is still the most ideal situation to continuously track the target position.  At present, whether it is distance or intelligence, Kars's fleet obviously does not possess any of them.  Although Karls really wanted to severely damage the US aircraft carrier force through a single assault, and then wait for friendly forces to catch up and launch a decisive attack on the stalled enemy ships, his rationality still prompted him to give up this action and choose to attack the previous US fleet.  Carry out further attacks.  Judging from the previous battle distance between the two sides and the navigation situation of our own fleet in the past few hours, the other party should still be within its ideal strike radius.  There are still nearly 4 hours before dark, which can completely make the pilots feel good again.  Under Karls¡¯ order, the German aircraft carrier formation sounded a new round of attack horn.  The fighter jets roared through the sky, using their excellent speed and air combat capabilities to perform reconnaissance missions; aircraft of various types that had been refilled with fuel and loaded with ammunition were neatly parked on the aircraft carrier deck with folded wings, waiting to be  After the reconnaissance report of the discovery of enemy ships came, they rushed to start the engines and took off from each aircraft carrier one after another at an average speed of 30 seconds.  What somewhat surprised the German pilots was that none of the three US aircraft carriers that had been attacked before sank. Including the large aircraft carrier that was hit by two torpedoes, the entire US fleet was still sailing at a speed of more than 26 knots.  Speed ??and fast sailing.  In fact, American warships also have outstanding mine protection capabilities and strong damage control, and have left many world-famous cases in another dimension.  The battleship North Carolina was hit by a 405kg submarine-launched torpedo and took in less than 1,000 tons of water. The heavy cruiser USS Pittsburgh was still sailing normally after the bow of the ship was completely blown off by a typhoon. The heavy cruiser USS Pittsburgh was still able to sail despite taking in more than 10,000 tons of water.  The surviving light cruisers are its best embodiment.  The Essex-class aircraft carrier itself adopts an ideal underwater mine protection layout with alternating empty and liquid tanks. The total thickness of the five-layer bulkhead is close to 66 mm, and the total depth exceeds 5 meters. It is better than the one designed by Qingying based on the experience of later generations.  The mine protection of the Hindenburg-class aircraft carriers is no less impressive.  The two Essex-class ships that sank in the Battle of Bermuda half a year ago were finally sunk because one was detonated by heavy armor-piercing bombs, which detonated the aviation ammunition depot, and the other was attacked by more than 10 bombs and torpedoes in total.  Drinking hatred breaks the sword.  The most effective way to deal with this American aircraft carrier is to use armor-piercing bombs to directly penetrate the soul. Even if the aerial torpedo hits the target ideally, due to its small power, it will take multiple torpedoes to sink this type of aircraft carrier.  Only torpedoes can do it.  After some attacks, the German pilots once again scored 6 bombs and 2 torpedoes against the US aircraft carrier.  This time the opponent's retreat was more decisive than the battle a few hours ago. Not only the aircraft carrier itself, but also the escorting destroyers joined the lineup that put up a smoke screen for it; the German pilots had to fly under the extremely low visibility brown  Searching for targets in the red haze greatly reduced their attack efficiency.  Of course, the junk ships without special protection next to them became the punching bag for the German pilots to vent their anger just like last time. Three cruisers and five destroyers capsized and sank in the raging flames.  Although it still failed to sink the US aircraft carrier, it suffered more serious damage. According to reports sent back by German pilots, the flight decks of the opponent's three large aircraft carriers were hit multiple times by bombs. It was almost impossible to release fighter jets.  Something that is possible.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! ps: Thanks to book friends whitecollar, njluyu treachery, national treasure panda, Da Luo little fairy, return 1m monthly ticket support, and birdcheng, golden crab,  Reward from zhouyu1976~~~
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