Chapter 2189 Full Deck Defense 1

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After inspecting the Americans' damage control, Count Spee and others did not return to their warships, but spent the night in the guest rooms provided by the Americans. Because the drill project to be conducted on the second day will be air interception as the top priority! That's right, it's air interception. Just as Ma Jifen expected, the Germans didn't expect the Independence to be able to produce high output at the critical moment. It could only perform reconnaissance and air defense missions! After all, you are facing 4 aircraft carriers of the British Navy!

The exercise started very early the next day. At 4 o'clock in the morning, the officers and soldiers of the German and American navies had already gathered together. After a hearty breakfast. (At least that’s what the count thinks. Americans’ food standards are considered high by the Germans. Just as the US Army’s food standards were historically higher than those of the British and French armies, the US Navy’s food standards were also higher than those of the German Navy during the war. Some, this is another point where the German Navy is inferior to the Americans!) General Sims introduced the content of today's exercise to Count Spey.

"Today's exercise is mainly divided into two parts. The first part is how to find the fleet sailing on the ocean. In this regard, we will use your country's naval fleet as an imaginary enemy, and our reconnaissance aircraft will be responsible for detecting and determining the position, and conduct a Guidance operations. The second part is the air defense exercise, where your country’s air force (taking off from a coastal airport in France) will act as an imaginary enemy and then conduct simulated interception experiments," Sims said.

"In order to make this exercise closer to actual combat, our seaplanes will intercept your reconnaissance aircraft group and guidance aircraft group. As for the air defense exercise, our torpedo attack aircraft will be responsible for dropping torpedoes without warheads. We hope that you can highly Pay attention to this exercise, this is probably our last comprehensive rehearsal before going to war," Count Spee said.

"Very well, if there are no objections, shall we begin?" Sims asked.

"It's time to begin." Count Spey nodded in agreement. Subsequently, with the issuance of the exercise order, the USS Independence aircraft carrier and the destroyer squadron left the parking spot. At the same time, the ground staff on the aircraft carrier also began to be busy.

As the rolling shutter on the side of the hangar opens, a large amount of air is transported into the hangar, and groups of ground crews begin to warm up the engines. This process usually lasts 20 to 30 minutes. At the same time, on the flight deck, ground crews began to fill the aircraft tethered to the deck with fuel and ammunition.

This time the Germans noticed the extreme operations of the Americans. The positions of some aircraft could be described as "thrilling". The two front wheels of the aircraft were on the deck, and a guide rail protruded from the deck, and the aircraft's The rear wheels are fixed on the guide rails, which means that half of the aircraft is actually suspended outside the deck! The wheels and wings of the aircraft were fixed to the mooring holes with ropes, and at a command, ammunition and fuel were carried by small vehicles to resupply the aircraft. After the oil bombs were loaded, the aircraft were neatly arranged in the take-off standby area on the deck and then fixed briefly. At this time, all aircraft wings are folded.

"The elevator lifts the plane at a speed of about 90 seconds. It's a little slower." Su Xiong put down the stopwatch in his hand and said to Count Spee next to him.

"However, the Americans' preparation and supply efficiency is still very high. Their efficiency is similar to that of our aircraft carrier squadron." Count Spee said.

"That's because they are only supplying fighter jets and not attaching torpedoes and bombs to the bombers." Su Xiong said with a snort. "But the Americans still have the right idea, making maximum use of the deck area and the flexibility of the open hangar. It should be enough to cope with this battle.

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By 6:30 in the morning, all aircraft were ready. At this time, there were more than 40 aircraft of various types parked on the deck of the Independence, accounting for more than half of the total number of aircraft! As the takeoff order was issued, the windshield located at the front of the deck was lowered, and the Independence also entered a headwind course. The speed of the entire battleship was accelerated to 22 knots, and the combined wind speed was more than 28 knots! At this time, the strong wind had already made it difficult for people on the deck to move.

"Let's start!" As the take-off order was issued, the first batch of 12 reconnaissance planes entered the take-off runway. The Americans' take-off speed was also good, with an average of one plane taking off per minute. After taking off, the 12 aircraft deployed in the target direction, each aircraft taking into account a sector area of ​​about 7 degrees. The second batch of 12 fighter jets took off, and they were about to perform air combat patrol missions, which were later called CAP missions. The remaining 20 or so fighter jets still stayed on the deck. There was no other way. The staying time of single-engine fighter jets in this era was really touching. There are so many out there, and the Independence doesn’t have that many planes to rotate around!

"The fleet turned 2 compass points to the left and sailed at a speed of 15 knots." The so-called imitating a cat and imitating a tiger. After practicing a lot, Sims still has some tactical literacy. Because it is a confrontational exercise, after releasing the fighter jets, Sims It was decided to leave the battlefield for the time being, because according to the setting, the incoming direction of the imaginary enemy fleet and the imaginary enemy aircraft group should be the same. After all, the British aircraft carrier and the large fleet acted together in actual combat. Therefore, the USS Independence aircraft carrier decisively chose to flee after releasing its aircraft.

"Today is a good weather. We should be able to find each other soon. The smoke from the coal-burning warships is very strong. We don't even have to see the fleet itself, just the smoke column above the fleet." On an American reconnaissance plane, located The radio operator in the back seat said easily.

"Lower the altitude, we have to fly under the clouds." The observer in the middle said. Maybe the Americans were really lucky today. Soon after the plane flew under the clouds, plumes of smoke appeared in the eyes of the Americans. However, it was a pity that the Americans were not happy for long. A German plane Suddenly it burst out of the clouds, and the pontoons under the latter's body clearly showed its identity - it was a German seaplane!

"Damn! This guy is so cunning!" According to the agreement of the exercise, when the opponent bites the 12 o'clock position and approaches within 300 yards, the bitten aircraft will be judged to have been shot down. The German fighter jets arrived at such a good time that the Americans did not even have time to send a complete telegram.

"It seems that there is something wrong with reconnaissance plane No. 4." A few minutes later, an American officer reported to Sims with a telegram.

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