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Text Chapter 1,235 Overwhelming Planes

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    The Chinese Navy's Emeishan-class aircraft carrier has a standard displacement of 20,000 tons, a full-load displacement of 25,800 tons, a maximum speed of 28 knots, and can carry a total of 80 combat aircraft and eight seaplanes!  The organization of the carrier-based aircraft force on the aircraft carrier is also different from that of the land-based aviation force. The carrier-based aircraft on each aircraft carrier is a wing, with three groups under its jurisdiction, including a fighter group, a dive bomber group and a torpedo attack group.  Aircraft brigade.  Each group also has only two squadrons, with a total of 24 aircraft.  The remaining eight aircraft are supplements to the carrier air wing, usually two fighters, three dive bombers and three torpedo attack aircraft.

    After the seaplanes discovered the main force of the British and American naval combined fleets, the four aircraft carrier formations of the Chinese Navy began to take off carrier-based aircraft.  However, in order to facilitate the recovery of fighter jets after the fleet completed its strike mission, each aircraft carrier only took off half of its aircraft.  The remaining planes took off half an hour after the previous batch of planes took off.  In this case, the first wave of attacking aircraft groups can quickly return to the aircraft carrier to land after completing the attack. After replenishing fuel and ammunition, they can conduct the second attack!  This enables the aircraft carrier¡¯s take-off and landing efficiency to reach the highest level!

    The first to take off is the C'Osprey, a torpedo attack aircraft. Each aircraft carrier will take off a squadron of torpedo attack aircraft.  Then came the ¡®Fish Eagle, the dive bomber, and finally the ¡®Puffin, the fighter plane.  The four aircraft carriers took off a total of 48 F50 Osprey and torpedo attack aircraft. After they completed their formation over the aircraft carrier formation, they flew to the target sea area.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Slowly, 48'Fisheagles, and dive bombers will follow their pace.  Finally, 48 F58 'Puffins, after taking off, will rely on their speed to escort the torpedo attack aircraft and dive bombers in front!  This time, a total of 144 aircraft took off from the four aircraft carriers.  48 B'Puffins and fighter jets served as escort missions, while the other 96 torpedo attack aircraft and dive bombers were responsible for attacking the main battleships of the US-UK naval combined fleet!

    Lieutenant General Chen Yuankun, commander of the naval aircraft carrier formation, was very excited when he watched the huge fleet of aircraft leave on the bridge of the aircraft carrier Emeishan.  This is the first time a carrier-based aircraft on an aircraft carrier has performed in actual combat. He hopes that the warriors of the empire will achieve complete success!

    "Order the second batch of aircraft to prepare and take off in half an hour!" Lieutenant General Chen Yuankun ordered.  The aircraft carrier formation is only more than 90 kilometers away from the main fleet of the US and British navies. For the fleet of aircraft in the sky, it only takes a little more than half an hour.  Soon, these war eagles will fly over the heads of the Yankees, drop bombs and torpedoes on their heads, and sink all their warships!

    On the battleship Pennsylvania, the flagship of the combined fleet of the United States and Britain, Fleet Commander William.  Admiral Benson was holding a telegram, and his face was very ugly.  The 2nd Battlecruiser Division actually lost a battlecruiser and lost most of the battleships in such a short period of time, which he could not accept.  Is the strength gap between the U.S. Navy and the Chinese Navy really that big?  So many battleships were lost in just over half an hour.  If the 1st Battlecruiser Division hadn't arrived in time, the 2nd Battlecruiser Division might have been completely wiped out!

    In the bridge, Fleet Deputy Commander John.  Germany.  Admiral Roebuck and Chief of Staff Edward.  Lieutenant General Abor remained silent.  However, from John.  Germany.  A smile could be seen in Robeck's eyes.  Although the British Navy and the U.S. Navy are now allies, he can't stand the appearance of the U.S. Navy's nouveau riche in clothes.  The Americans thought that with more capital ships, they would surpass the British Navy.  But how did they know that without hundreds of years, they could never hope to build a powerful navy.  Of course, those Chinese were a complete surprise!  The U.S. Navy lost its battlecruisers in a short period of time, along with several light cruisers and ten destroyers.  Although the British fleet also lost several destroyers as a result, compared with the US Navy, this loss is completely within the acceptable range!

    "General Abor, how long do we have before we can reach the battlefield?" William.  Admiral Benson asked angrily.  The powerful combat power displayed by the Chinese Navy frightened him.  Only now did he discover that four Chinese battlecruisers had already caused such heavy casualties to the U.S. Navy. If the Chinese Navy was not annihilated as soon as possible, he would be very uneasy!

    "General, now the remaining two battleships of the 1st Battlecruiser Division and the 2nd Battlecruiser Division are fighting fiercely with the Chinese's six Hanxin-class battlecruisers. They are about 35 kilometers away from us. With 18  It will probably take a little more than an hour to advance at a speed of 1 knot!" Edward.  Lieutenant General Abor replied.  Many of the old battleships under consideration only had a top speed of 21 knots, but now cruise at 18 knots. This is already a huge speed!  !

    "Damn it!" William.  Admiral Benson cursed!  Although, the loss of four battlecruisers wasFor the combined U.S. and British naval fleets with 46 capital ships, it will not hurt their bones.  But such a loss also made William.  Admiral Benson intuitively felt that the commander was in great pain!

    "Commander, please don't be angry. Although I don't want to admit it, this is a fact! That is, the Chinese shipbuilding technology has indeed reached a world-class level! Not to mention American warships, even British warships  It is also difficult to match the Chinese warships! Therefore, without a numerical advantage, it is difficult for us to defeat the Chinese. Now that we have three times the numerical advantage, there is no need for a one-on-one duel with the Chinese.  ! I believe that the final victory will definitely belong to us!" John.  Germany.  Admiral Roback said!

    William.  Admiral Benson nodded, he knew that John.  Germany.  Admiral Roback is absolutely right.  Their biggest reliance in this battle is that they have much more capital ships than the Chinese Navy.  If they did not have such a large numerical advantage, they would not dare to engage in this decisive battle with the Chinese Navy!

    "General, let's simply withdraw the 1st Battlecruiser Division and the 2nd Battlecruiser Division! Otherwise, if we lose these fast battleships, it will be more troublesome for us to pursue the Chinese in the future!" Edward.  Lieutenant General Abor said.

    William.  Admiral Benson hesitated for a moment, then nodded.  If the combined fleet of the US and UK navies wants to win the battle this time and wipe out the Chinese naval expeditionary fleet as much as possible, they must leave a fast battlecruiser detachment behind to intercept the escaping Chinese fleet.  If all the battlecruisers are lost, this will be very detrimental to the combined fleet's next strategy!

    "Let General Paulson and General Henry break away from contact with the Chinese immediately and join us!" William.  Admiral Benson ordered.

    "Yes, Your Excellency, Commander!" Edward.  Lieutenant General Aiboer said quickly!

    At this moment, a staff officer ran in and asked William.  Admiral Benson and others reported.

    "Your Excellency, Commander, we have sent a Chinese plane right above our heads!" the staff officer said!

    "Chinese plane? How could there be a Chinese plane here?" William.  Admiral Benson was so surprised that he quickly ran to the deck and used a telescope to observe the plane overhead!  The combined fleets of the British and French navies suffered losses from the Chinese aircraft in the Sicilian naval battle. There is no reason why they did not pay attention to it!

    "General, this plane is a Chinese seaplane! It should be used by the Chinese to detect our movements!" Edward.  Lieutenant General Abor said.  Seaplanes can take off on the sea and are not affected by airport runways, and countries have begun to equip them.

    "Hmph! Do you think you can defeat us just by knowing our movements? It's just a dream!" William.  Admiral Benson said disdainfully.  As long as it's not a Chinese plane carrying bombs and torpedoes, he doesn't have to worry.  After all, this kind of seaplane poses almost no threat.  In the face of absolute strength, he is not afraid of any conspiracy by the Chinese Navy!

    In William.  Admiral Benson and others believe that fighter planes need a long runway to take off.  The Chinese Air Force and Navy do not have airports in the Atlantic Ocean, so they cannot use aircraft to attack the US-British Combined Fleet.

    This makes them basically not consider the threats from the sky!

    On the battlefield dozens of kilometers away in the south, the Chinese Navy's six Hanxin-class fast battleships are fighting with the six battlecruisers of the U.S. Navy!  During the fierce battle, the US Navy's battlecruiser Maryland was severely damaged, but it did not lose its combat effectiveness.  Chinese navy

    "The battleship "Li Guang," also took a hit, and a turret of the front main gun was destroyed, causing the battleship "Li Guang," to lose one-third of its firepower!  The battle between the two sides can be said to be mutually beneficial!

    At 1:55 p.m., Rear Admiral Paulson, commander of the U.S. Navy¡¯s 1st Battlecruiser Group, received William.  The telegram sent by Admiral Benson asked them to immediately break away from contact with the Chinese Navy and join the main fleet!  The fierce battle has just begun. Major General Paulson does not want to give up yet, but he does not dare to disobey William.  Admiral Benson had no choice but to order a return trip!

    However, in less than five minutes, the exclamations of naval officers and soldiers came from outside.  Then, a naval staff officer rushed into the bridge of the battlecruiser Colorado!

    "General! Planes! A large number of planes! The sky is covered with Chinese planes!" the naval staff officer said with a pale face!
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