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    "Damn it! Fighters are dispatched to entangle the Chinese aircraft! Dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft speed up! Now that the Chinese aircraft have appeared, their aircraft carrier must not be far away!" Rear Admiral Lu of the German Naval Aviation Corps, who was in charge of commanding this operation  Cass ordered to the fleet through the radio!  Their target is the Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier, and there is no need to tangle with the Chinese Navy's fighter jets.  If time is wasted and the Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier slips away, then their operation will have failed!

    Escorting the dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft were fighter jets from one wing each of the Luftwaffe and the Luftwaffe.  These fighter jets were originally around the aircraft group. When they discovered that the Chinese navy's fighter jets had swooped down from high altitudes and entered the aircraft group, massacring their dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft, they immediately rushed back from all around.  The dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft of the German Naval Aviation and Army Aviation also fled in all directions to avoid being shot down by Chinese Navy fighter jets.

    The battle on the Chinese Navy¡¯s aircraft carrier was the F11B ¡®Vulture¡¯ fighter jet, with four 12.7mm aviation machine guns, which were so powerful that the German dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft were unable to withstand them, and they were shot down one after another.  When the Luftwaffe and Army Air Force fighters arrived, at least hundreds of German dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft were shot down.

    Relying on the advantages of speed and maneuverability, the Chinese Navy's "Vulture" fighter jets were able to escape the entanglement of the German Hurricane IV fighter jets and focused their main attack targets on dive bombers and torpedo attack fuselages that pose the greatest threat to the aircraft carrier.

    Although the performance of the 'Vulture' fighter is much higher than that of the Hurricane IV fighter.  However, faced with the siege of as many as two wings of Hurricane IV fighter jets, the Chinese Navy's fighter jets also suffered casualties.  But even so, these warriors cannot retreat.

    At 7:06 in the morning, the German aircraft fleet discovered the Chinese aircraft carrier formation.  Four aircraft carrier formations are on the sea, each meeting about twenty nautical miles away.  The four aircraft carriers are at the center of the formation, their speed has increased to thirty knots, and they are sailing quickly south.  only.  Compared with the speed of fighter planes, the speed of aircraft carriers is still much slower.

    Rear Admiral Lucas of the German Navy issued an order to launch an attack on the Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier.  By this time, they had lost nearly two hundred fighters.  Except for a few aircraft that were previously shot down by the Chinese Navy's guard fleet, most of them were shot down by fighter jets taking off from the Chinese aircraft carrier.  Half of the four groups of fighter jets that took off from the Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier were also shot down.  However, their results are undoubtedly very fruitful.  When densely packed German aircraft rushed toward the fleet, the Chinese Navy's fighter jets began to break away.  Attack lone German fighter planes on the periphery to avoid being accidentally damaged by your own anti-aircraft fire.

    The air defense combat model of the Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier battle group is centered on the aircraft carrier, with the fleet's four "city-class" destroyers and four "Erhai-class" frigates at the outermost periphery.  The anti-aircraft firepower on destroyers and frigates is weak and cannot be compared with heavy cruisers and anti-aircraft cruisers.  Inside are two heavy cruisers and two anti-aircraft cruisers.  A large air defense cruiser built specifically for air defense will undoubtedly serve as the aircraft carrier's personal bodyguard.  Last defense.  It's the aircraft carrier's own anti-aircraft firepower.  However, compared with the latest "Island Class" aircraft carrier of the Chinese Navy, the "Emeishan Class" aircraft carrier has a lower displacement of only 25,000 tons, and its anti-aircraft firepower is relatively weak. There are only four twin-mounted 120 mm high and flat dual-purpose aircraft carriers.  Gun, four twin 88mm anti-aircraft guns.  8 40mm anti-aircraft guns and 8 20mm machine guns, as well as some anti-aircraft machine guns.  Compared with the huge hull of an aircraft carrier, there are many loopholes in such anti-aircraft firepower.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" When the German fleet was still ten kilometers away from the aircraft carrier formation, the fleet's 120mm high-level dual-purpose cannon opened fire.  Although the 120mm high-level and flat dual-purpose cannon has a long range and is powerful, its rate of fire is very slow. Hitting the enemy's fighter planes more often depends on luck.  Especially before the development of anti-aircraft artillery shells with proximity fuses.  Even more so!

    As the German aircraft fleet approached, dozens of the fleet's twin 120mm high-level dual-purpose guns opened fire, and only hit a dozen aircraft.  Of course, these aircraft were directly hit and exploded in the air. The power of the 120mm high-level and flat dual-purpose cannon was simply not something that the fragile aircraft could withstand!

    At this moment, the remaining dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft in the German fleet.  There are more than two hundred and fifty more.  However, Major General Lucas, who was responsible for commanding this operation, made a mistake.  He ordered the fleet to disperse and attack the four aircraft carriers of the Chinese Navy.  Want to sink all four aircraft carriers of the Chinese Navy.  He seems to have ignoredThe air defense firepower of the Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier battle group is quite abnormal. It seems a bit difficult to sink a heavily protected Chinese aircraft carrier with dozens of dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft!

    Thirty-six dive bombers and 24 torpedo attack aircraft rushed towards the Chinese Navy's "Emeishan" aircraft carrier.  All the warships providing air defense protection for the "Emeishan" aircraft carrier are shooting in the air. Everyone knows very well that if these aircraft cannot be shot down, our own warships will be in danger!

    "Dong, dong, dong! Da, da, da!" Above the fleet, shells and bullets fired from anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns formed airtight fire nets.  It seems to tear everything that breaks into the fire net into pieces!

    The German dive bombers entered from high altitude, but whether it was an 88mm anti-aircraft gun or a 40mm anti-aircraft gun, they could pose a threat to them!  Thirty-six dive bombers were divided into three formations and entered from three directions, but at least one-third of the bombers were shot down.  When they were about to reach the aircraft carrier, they were fiercely attacked by the aircraft carrier's personal bodyguards, the 'Qin-class' large air defense cruisers.  The 'Qin-class' large air defense cruiser is 207 meters long and has a displacement of 17,000 tons. This was undoubtedly the displacement of a battleship more than ten years ago.  However, the main guns of the 'Qin-class' large anti-aircraft cruiser are only two twin 155mm naval guns, and the rest of the space is used to load anti-aircraft weapons.  This also makes the firepower of the 'Qin-class' large air defense cruiser very abnormal. It is equipped with 8 twin 120mm high-level dual-purpose guns, 24 twin 88mm anti-aircraft guns, 16 twin 40mm anti-aircraft guns and  Twelve 20mm machine guns and nearly thirty anti-aircraft machine guns.  So much so that when the 'Qin-class' large air defense cruiser shoots in the air, it looks like a hedgehog full of thorns!

    The German dive bombers suffered a heavy blow when they passed through the defense zone of the large anti-aircraft cruiser.  Two large anti-aircraft cruisers killed more than a dozen German dive bombers.  Only the squadron that entered from the direction of the 'Mountain Class' heavy cruiser suffered slightly smaller losses.  In the end, only one squadron of dive bombers reached the aircraft carrier, and the losses reached two-thirds!  Moreover, this was not over yet. The anti-aircraft weapons carried by the aircraft carrier continued to shoot at them.

    The losses of the German torpedo attack aircraft were relatively small. Fully half of the 24 torpedo attack aircraft successfully avoided the anti-aircraft firepower of the Chinese fleet!

    12 dive bombers and 12 torpedo attack aircraft launched an attack on the aircraft carrier "Emeishan".  The four dive bombers began to dive and drop bombs, but as soon as they entered the dive channel, two of them were hit and exploded in the air. The other two also dropped bombs in a hurry, and the bombs were thrown into the sea.  Immediately afterwards, eight other dive bombers also began to drop bombs.  Torpedo attack aircraft attacking from the sea also launched attacks one after another.

    Of these 8 dive bombers, 7 successfully dropped bombs.  Among the 12 torpedo attack aircraft, two were shot down by anti-aircraft fire, and the remaining 10 successfully dropped bombs.

    The aircraft carrier 'Emeishan' has increased its speed to 30 knots, evading at high speed, like a crazy bison, running rampant on the sea, avoiding aerial bombs falling from the sky and torpedoes on the sea.

    Among the seven aerial bombs, two hit the aircraft carrier Emeishan, and one exploded at the bow of the ship, blowing a big hole in the flight deck.  Another one exploded on the port side, destroying two anti-aircraft guns, detonating a pile of anti-aircraft shells, and igniting a raging fire on the deck.  Most of the ten torpedoes launched by the German torpedo attack aircraft were missed, and two of them passed directly through the aircraft carrier because the depth was too deep.  Only two torpedoes hit the aircraft carrier Emeishan.  However, these two torpedoes were both heavy torpedoes and blew two large holes in the bow of the ship.

    Damage control personnel immediately carried out rescue operations, trying to plug the leaks and using large pumps to drain the water.  After some hard work, the loophole was finally plugged, but the aircraft carrier 'Emeishan' had been severely damaged and needed repairs.  Fortunately, the Chinese Navy has a large repair shop in Sicily that can repair the aircraft carrier. It can be repaired in up to a month.

    The other three aircraft carriers were also attacked by the Germans. The aircraft carrier "Putuoshan" was severely damaged and suffered 3 aerial bombs and 3 torpedoes.  The aircraft carrier "Wutaishan" was lucky and only suffered one aerial bomb.  The aircraft carrier "Jiuhuashan" was extremely lucky and successfully escaped the attack of German aircraft without suffering any damage.
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