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Volume 2 Growth Chapter 762 Another Turn

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    Twisted steel and blackened fragments, the three severely damaged German aircraft carriers no longer looked as majestic as usual, but became as damaged as buildings in the center of war.  ¡Ì¨NHowever, due to the strong support of the thick steel bars to the overall structure, this war-torn "house" showed no signs of collapse.  Thanks to the diligent rescue efforts of German damage control soldiers, the critical water intrusion of each ship was effectively controlled. Although there was a certain degree of roll, this did not hinder their normal navigation.  Karls slowly walked out of the command tower on the right side of the deck, with a complicated look on his face that was mixed with guilt and shame.  According to the report sent back by the first wave of attack aircraft, the opposing fleet accelerated towards a windy and rainy area in the northeast before the battle started, and the frigates raised unprecedentedly thick smoke - it was obvious that this fleet had  The U.S. fleet of four large aircraft carriers has no intention of engaging in any battle at all.  They had long made up their minds to grease the soles of their feet, and were always ready to turn around and evacuate when enemy planes attacked: the mobile target area so close to them was the best proof that the opponent was deliberately executing this tactic!  When the German attack aircraft group faced this kind of formation, it was naturally impossible to achieve very effective results.  The pilots reported that a large aircraft carrier might be sunk, but neither the tone nor the quantity satisfied Karls, who had high expectations.  However, now he has no way to change the status quo.  In several rounds of battles in two days, the fleet's aviation fuel and bombs and torpedoes were consumed extremely much. Even if the US fleet now sails out of the ** area openly, it will be difficult for him to organize another powerful attack.  "Transfer the order. Let the 11th Cruiser Fleet, together with the 24th and 25th Destroyer Fleets, escort the Richthofen and other three injured aircraft carriers to evacuate." After a moment of silence.  Kars slowly ordered to the adjutant beside him.  Now these ships are of little use on the battlefield. Their only destination is to cross the Atlantic and return to the German home port for repairs.  Considering the round-trip distance of more than 14,000 kilometers, it is difficult to see these big guys chopping waves in the Western Atlantic before the end of this year.  Of the three Bavaria-class battleships that were also damaged in the naval battle half a year ago, only the Baden, which was relatively lightly injured, returned to the front line. This was because the shipyard strictly implemented wartime production regulations and implemented three shifts for workers.  The result of pouring.  Half an hour later, the German fleet's air radar detected another group of aircraft attacking them.  However, Karls promptly issued the order for the fighters escorting the second wave of attacks to return to the skies above the fleet.  This wave of attacks by the US military did not achieve the same impressive results as before; the TA-152 carrier-based fighter jets have a normal range of up to 1,600 kilometers, so that after taking off for nearly two hours, they still have sufficient internal fuel to fight with their opponents.  Fierce firefight.  Under the joint resistance of the German naval and air forces, the US military fleet composed of 132 fighter planes only caused 3 bombs and 1 torpedo damage to the German aircraft carrier; among the 3 damaged ships, only 2 bombs hit them due to the intensive protection.  above, and this is far from being the final blow to defeat them.  "Our test is over." When the surviving US fighter planes disappeared from the horizon, Kars said with a complicated expression, whether he was thankful or unwilling.  He confidently led the most elite aircraft carrier fleet in the entire High Seas Fleet to attack the ocean, but he received such a bleak ending: 3 main aircraft carriers suffered heavy damage, and 76 carrier-based aircraft crashed into the sky.  Although U.S. military fighter jets were shot down in large numbers due to the dramatically improved air defense efficiency of their own 128mm artillery.  A total of nearly 200 aircraft were lost, but the damage to the aircraft carrier was not satisfactory.  Until now.  Even though they were running around naked in the hangar, there was no definite information that they were sunk.  Releasing smoke screens in advance has still proven to be an effective tactic in aviation battles. In thick smoke with visibility of only tens of meters, pilots can hardly lock on to targets hidden in them, and the effectiveness of attacks is greatly restricted.  .  If not, even if nearly half of the German hs-293 ??guided bombs were jammed, the US aircraft carrier would also explode and sink under the intensive bombardment of armor-piercing bombs!  "But General, after all, we shot down nearly three times the number of enemy planes we lost. A considerable number of them were wiped out by our anti-aircraft fire. Even the small number of parachute survivors were captured alive by us. There are no more  With these combat-experienced pilots, the U.S. fleet, even with its aircraft carriers, is unable to compete with the German aviation fleet." Seeing Karls standing outside the command tower for a long time, silently facing the howling sea breeze, I got to know him.  Hindenburg captain Rensent, who had worked together for more than ten years, couldn't help but comfort him.  From the opponent's perspective, the current situation is indeed difficult to accept: the American commander directly destroyed his combat awareness through a nighttime reorganization of combat forces.  If the design level of our own aircraft carriers was not so good that conventional bombs and torpedoes would hardly cause fatal damage to them, there would already be at least 2 aircraft carriers.Already lying in the mud deep in the ocean, forever accompanied by darkness and deathly silence.  Karls gave a low, bitter laugh, but did not accept the words of comfort from his old subordinate.  Experienced pilots are indeed precious, but after all, the aircraft carrier is the maritime platform that carries it all; without the aircraft carrier, even if it shoots down more than five enemy planes, ACE can only use the mainland as its base for offshore defense missions against Germany.  The Atlantic route no longer poses any threat.  For Germany, the core reason for naval warfare is exactly this.  On the contrary, even if the opponent's aircraft carrier carries a group of novice pilots, its threat to German maritime shipping is definitely something that cannot be ignored. There is undoubtedly a fundamental difference between the two.  "Now it depends on the performance of our friendly forces. If they can successfully capture these two American fleets that have lost most of their carrier-based aircraft, they can make up for the regret that we failed to achieve." Karls finally said dejectedly.  He moved slightly, preparing to go to the chart room to determine the exact position of the current fleet. Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw the Richthofen starting to turn violently to the right in the distance!  "This is a submarine lightning strike!" After a moment of silence, Kars suddenly realized what he was doing and couldn't help shouting.  When a warship suddenly deviates from its course during normal navigation, other than discovering that there are mines ahead, the only other option is to avoid submarine-launched torpedoes.  His right hand couldn't help but grasp the handrail of the railing, and a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on his palm: This aircraft carrier had been hit by 4 mines and 7 bombs in the battle, and the injury situation was not optimistic. If it was successfully attacked by another submarine-launched torpedo, it would  It is really possible that it will be revealed in this sea area!  But this time, God no longer paid attention to Karls¡¯s intense prayer: just a minute later, four towering rolling water columns suddenly flew through the sky from the starboard side of the Richthofen under the bright sunshine.  !  In the Pacific War in another dimension, the surface ships of the U.S. Navy are undoubtedly the absolute protagonists of this vast sea area: Midway Island, Guadalcanal, the Philippines, the fleet under the Stars and Stripes can be said to be dazzling, and will combine the United Fleet, which was once  The overlord in the Western Pacific was completely wiped out and completely lost all the victories it had achieved since half a century ago.  However, the U.S. submarine force also achieved impressive results in the war.  They were active in the South China Sea and the Western Pacific, turning the shipping line between Dutch Indochina and the Japanese mainland upside down. It can be said that most of the credit for the fuel crisis Japan faced in the late war fell on them.  On the break of the route.  In addition to attacks on merchant ships, U.S. submarines also sunk enemy warships with great success: the high-speed battleship King Kong (Dasha), the Dafeng, which was regarded as the best aircraft carrier in World War II, and the giant submarine with a displacement of more than 70,000 tons.  The unstoppable Shinano was all killed by U.S. submarines, and its record against large warships was even better than the German Sea Wolves making waves in the Atlantic.  In addition, the Takao-class heavy cruisers Atago and Maya were also sunk by US submarines in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita almost became the commander of the fleet who was loyal to the emperor not long after he left the army.  It is only because the U.S. surface fleet has achieved greater results that the reputation of these underwater hunters implements the essence of making a fortune silently and is not known to the world.  At this moment, an American submarine named Big Mackerel, while cruising aimlessly across the sea, accidentally appeared less than 1,200 meters away from the Richthofen's return route. She was ecstatic.  The American captain was shocked by the explosion and immediately ordered all four torpedoes on the bow of the boat to be fired.  The pain of the USS Texas being sunk by the U-47 submarine half a year ago has now fallen on the German aircraft carrier like a cyclical response.  The violent and extremely high-pressure shock wave instantly shredded a large area of ??surrounding structural steel walls, and the seawater roared into the cabin like a long embankment bursting; because one of the torpedoes hit the aircraft carrier, it was hit by an aviation torpedo in the previous battle.  Near the damaged part, a gap was finally broken through the seemingly indestructible mine protection armor, and seawater began to roar into the bow motor compartment.  The pump stopped and the cabin became dark. The damage control situation of the Richthofen deteriorated sharply, and the hull tilted for the first time, which was difficult to right.  "Boom! Boom!" The thunderous sound of depth charges kept echoing in his ears, and large white waves exploded into the sky. However, Karls no longer had any thoughts of cutting the perpetrator into pieces, and just stared hard.  Staring at the Richthofen's tilting hull.  Not long after, the sound of rapid footsteps sounded from behind him. Karls was shocked and said, "Did the Richthofen send a signal?" "No, General, it was a communication telegram from the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse."  !" the adjutant replied.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! ps: Thank you to book friend 21412s for your monthly ticket support, and to Birdcheng, Kuzhi, and zhouyu1976 for their rewards~~~
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