Chapter 2724 The Game Has Just Begun 2

Chapter 2724 The game has just begun 2

"Are you ready?" Old Fletcher said, looking at the crew busy around the aircraft on the deck.

"The first batch of aircraft is almost ready. Each of the three aircraft carriers has sent 25 to 30 fighter jets. In this case, the first wave of aviation cover we provide for General Sims will be about 80 fighter jets, plus The number of aircraft belonging to General Sims' fleet used for air clearance can exceed 100."

"The second batch of fighter jets has also been prepared in the hangar. This time, we took extraordinary measures to add fuel and ammunition in the hangar. And we can be ready to warm up the aircraft at any time. This saves a lot of time, first After the first wave of aircraft is released, we can lift the second batch of aircraft up and release them after simple deck positioning work."

"We don't have to worry about the safety of the fleet itself, because the aircraft sent by the two aircraft carriers of the Second Aircraft Carrier Group will arrive over us at dawn. You know, the Second Aircraft Carrier Group's position is closer to the east, so it is dawn on their side. earlier," Mitchell said.

"But I remember you said that the current air clearance is not reliable. Even if there are fighter jets and battleship anti-aircraft guns, the safety of the aircraft carrier cannot be guaranteed." Old Fletcher said.

"Yes, we may still get hit, so we have arranged a large number of damage control teams, and there are also special openings on the side of the hangar. If a Japanese bomb explodes in the hangar, we can put out the burning aircraft or Everything else just rolls out. We've done the best we can and the rest is God's business," Mitchell said.

"Okay, let's do our best to obey fate." Old Fletcher nodded and said. To be honest, from the current tactical arrangement, the U.S. Navy has done its best. The first aircraft carrier detachment provided cover for the Sims fleet, and the second The aircraft carrier detachment provides cover for the first aircraft carrier detachment, while the second aircraft carrier detachment is relatively far to the northeast of the first aircraft carrier detachment and is out of the attack range of Japan's land-based aviation forces. This link is intertwined, and it can be said that theoretically We have achieved optimal results, but what is the actual situation? Then it depends on the performance on the battlefield.

"Okay, it's time, get ready to take off! All aircraft fly directly to Sims Fleet in squadron units!" When the time reached 5:30 in the morning, Old Fletcher gave the takeoff order, and all fighter jets carried auxiliary fuel tanks. , they took less than an hour to head over the Sims fleet after taking off. At 6:30, the sky was already bright. At that time, the visibility was enough for large-scale land-based aviation forces to launch an attack on the fleet. The Japanese would definitely be ready to take off before dawn. Therefore, according to the estimates of the Americans, they would directly use dawn to launch an attack. , the Japanese can still use the night that has not completely faded in the west as cover, which is the best time to attack.

The sky is still a little dark at this time. In order to ensure the safety of takeoff,

The lights on all the battleships have been turned on. The lights of 3 aircraft carriers, 4 battleships and a large number of other battleships illuminate the entire sea area like daylight. Fighters were neatly arranged on the deck, and the aircraft's engines made a deafening roar. The three aircraft carriers began to sail at high speed in the upwind direction accompanied by the destroyers. The deck wind of more than 30 knots made it difficult for the ground crew to move!

The order to release the fleet was finally given, the wind deflector in front of the aircraft carrier was lowered, and then the first aircraft in line on the takeoff centerline began to roll away. Just a few dozen meters passed by in a flash. The plane successfully jumped off the deck, then the second and third plane! The three aircraft carriers rushed to release their fleets. In less than 20 minutes, the three aircraft carriers had released all 80 aircraft.

Even with the battleships providing lighting, in the semi-dark situation, the squadron leaders still spent some effort to gather most of their teammates around them, and then flew to the battlefield according to the navigation signal sent by the Sims fleet. The movements of the entire fleet were a bit messy. The 80 aircraft did not form a large fleet, but were divided into several sparse and medium-sized fleets and flew over. This made Mitchell feel a little disappointed.

Just as the First Aircraft Carrier Group released the first wave of fighter jets today, the Second Aircraft Carrier Group, headed by the Zeppelin Aircraft Carrier, also subsequently released a group of fighter jets. Compared with Americans with lower levels, the aviation performance of the German fleet is much better.

The Zeppelin aircraft carrier took off 35 aircraft. The entire German fleet was divided into two teams. One team was composed of 20 carrier-based aircraft. Its main task was to control medium and high altitudes to defend against dive bombers, while the other team was composed of 15 aircraft. Composed for defense against low-altitude torpedo planes.

"Remember, your first target today is a Japanese attack plane, your second target is also a Japanese attack plane, and your third target is a Japanese attack plane! Don't worry about the Japanese fighter planes!" Before taking off, Logan said to his pilot.

The entire fleet went very smoothly from takeoff to formation. The German crew and the Americans took off almost at the same time, but the formation time was shortened by one-third, and a large fleet operated together, while the 28 aircraft taking off from the USS Raider aircraft carrier Three fleets were formed sparsely.

Well, when the U.S. aircraft carrier fleet is ready for this naval battle, what are the Japanese doing?

"We have discovered the location of the US aircraft carrier detachment. They are in the SE5 area and are escorted by at least three aircraft carriers and battleships." At this time, in the night, a peeper discovered the lights and radios of the US fleet taking off in the distance. signal, and quickly grasped the approximate position of the U.S. fleet through visual observation and radio direction finding. All information was sent back to the general headquarters on land via radio waves, and fifteen minutes later, three airports under Charles issued a deafening roar. At the sound of the sound, more than 120 twin-engine bombers were ready to take off.

In addition to the bomber unit in Charles' hands, the Japanese Navy's first long-range fighter unit actually went into battle. Although they did not accept Charles' direct command and would not even merge with Charles' bomber unit, they were also responsible for tearing apart the enemy. Start the mission of emptying the US military battlefield.

"Why are there only three aircraft carriers? Didn't the information we got say that the Americans have at least six aircraft carriers?" an officer said with some dissatisfaction.

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