Chapter 2198 Unexpected Situation
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"Holy shit! What's going on?!" Just when Betty was thinking about any loopholes in her attack plan, the alarm bell suddenly sounded on the battleship! And when I heard the sound, it was clearly an air raid warning!
"Damn it, where did the air attack come from?!" Betty walked to the window and looked out at the sea. A few minutes later, he clearly saw several aircraft quickly approaching the fleet, and then, the aircraft carrier surrounded the aircraft carrier. The destroyers began to drive away the incoming aircraft with intense firepower. But even so, there was still a plane approaching Betty's flagship Ark Royal, and at this moment, Betty clearly saw the plane - it was definitely not a seaplane, because it had no pontoons, and it looked a bit like a single aircraft equipped by the Luftwaffe. Send attack aircraft!
Then, a terrible prediction popped out of Betty's mind - the other party had an aircraft carrier! At this moment, Betty seemed to feel the malice of the entire world.
"It seems that you have underestimated your opponent." Betty muttered anxiously. Jericho had predicted that the German High Seas Fleet might have aircraft carriers. Betty agreed with this, but he never imagined that Count Spey's squadron also had aircraft carriers! This joke is too big! The telegram sent before the first V1500 long-range patrol aircraft was shot down mentioned that the other party did not have floats. Betty also stubbornly believed that the other party was using a catapult-type aircraft. But now he saw the landing gear of this German attack aircraft with his own eyes. This was obviously a carrier-based aircraft! And this sudden discovery caught Betty off guard!
The second V1500 did not discover the Independence before being shot down. The reason is very simple. Although the German and German fleets moved together, considering the vulnerability of the aircraft carrier, during normal navigation, the aircraft carrier was grouped separately to the west of the German fleet. Yes, because the German fleet is larger and easier to detect. Even if it is attacked, the opponent usually attacks the closer German fleet first instead of attacking the American Independence. In this era, there is no so-called battle training involving only aircraft carriers. In addition, the second V1500 bomber flew very carefully and stayed far away from the German fleet. Therefore, under the cover of the fleet and the exhaust smoke, this plane did not find the USS Independence aircraft carrier...
Now Betty's brain was in a mess. What he was thinking about was not where the German aircraft carriers came from, but how many aircraft carriers did the other side have? Will they attack themselves at the same time...? After all, the former issue is not something that can be debated now, and the latter issue is directly related to himself and even the life and death of the entire fleet!
To be honest, at this time, Betty was still a little weak when it came to facing an air raid... The reason is simple. In the previous plan, Betty's aircraft carrier squadron acted together with the main force of the Grand Fleet. The large battleship group of the Grand Fleet can help Betty share a lot of aviation attacks, and relying on the seaplanes carried by the Grand Fleet and the firepower of the escort battleships are enough to resolve a considerable scale of attacks. But now it is different. Thomas's speed is next to him. fleet, and half of the seaplanes in Thomas' fleet have been released to find their opponents! The number of seaplanes left in available condition is estimated to be no more than 10! 10 seaplanes to intercept the opponent? What are you thinking about?
Betty was quite aware of the fragility of aircraft carriers. It was possible for them to lose their combat effectiveness with just one bomb. What is the difference between an aircraft carrier without aviation capabilities and a salted fish? ! Now, the only thing Betty can do is rely on herself.
"It is recommended to leave some fighter jets for air defense." Thomas sent a signal to Betty at this time. However, it was difficult for Betty to make this decision.
Because the previous 100 aircraft are already close to the minimum attack fleet, and there are only 40 fighter jets. If it is reduced further, it may not be enough. And who knows how many aircraft carriers the Spey fleet has? Without enough fighter cover, would the Germans be allowed to go turkey?
But if part of the escort fleet is not allocated to perform air security missions, what will Betty do if German bombers fly over? ! After the first wave of fleets is released, it is natural to prepare fighter jets immediately, but what if it is too late? ! Who knows when the German bombers will come? !
"Order to draw out 15 fighter jets to perform fleet air defense missions, and then the fleet will take off quickly. After launching the first round of fighter jets, immediately prepare the fighter jets to prepare for the opponent's air attack at any time!" Finally, Betty issued an order that seemed a bit nondescript. .....
This order is actually easy to understand. The 15 fighter jets and the remaining seaplanes of the Thomas Fleet will go up first, and then they will quickly take off the fighter jets to supplement the defense. But no matter what, the original cover group of 40 fighter jets was cut into half! This made the British pilots who were preparing to launch an attack on the sea feel a chill in their hearts...
But just after Betty released all the aircraft on the deck, they were flying at low speed over the fleet waiting for the sortie information. A piece of good news made Betty recover from her previous depression and fear. The seaplane sent by Thomas successfully discovered the traces of the German fleet! And confirmed that the other party only has one aircraft carrier! And the deck of this aircraft carrier is full of planes!
"Attack immediately! Kill them!" Betty said excitedly. After confirming the approximate location of the German fleet, the British attack fleet set off. However, until now, Betty still has not determined whether to attack the aircraft carrier or the battleship first. At the same time, he has not allocated the 15 fighter jets that he had previously transferred to attack. fleet.
Afterwards, Betty explained this matter like this: "At this time, the distance between the two sides was only about 35 nautical miles. We discovered each other. Although the Germans only had one aircraft carrier, the number of aircraft carriers seemed to be too high. , and there are only 15 aircraft in the sky above the fleet performing air defense missions. It is impossible for me to leave the sky above my fleet empty." This explanation is reasonable, but what Betty didn't expect was that the Germans had no intention of using carrier-based aircraft at all. The aircraft attacked the British fleet, and all the aircraft on the deck of the Independence were used for defense! The aircraft in the hangar are also used for defense!
Therefore, if you include the seaplanes taking off in the German fleet, then the number of aircraft used for the defense of the Spey fleet this time is not much less than the British offensive fleet. And we have to consider that Betty has reduced its fighter jets by 15, so from a God's perspective, it seems that the situation is not good?
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