All-people naval warfare: from patrol boats to aircraft carrier fleets

This plan was actually part of Nimitz's plan, but not now, but after the Chinese fleet destroyed the air power and coastal defense artillery fortress of Island No. 308 before this plan could be implemented.

Now even if all the warships in the port are sunk, it doesn't mean much. With the strong firepower blockade of the coastal defense artillery fortress, it is not that easy to carry out landing operations.

A large number of people on the island No. 308 were uneasy and prepared, but the Chinese fleet was sleeping peacefully. From this moment on, the soft power of both sides had changed.

The next day, just after dawn, several Fletcher-class destroyers sailed to the player fleet that followed the Chinese fleet from Yuntong Island to Island 308, and issued Nimitz orders to these players. And the task~.

The mission content is very simple. Nimitz requires these players to patrol the sea area within 300 kilometers around Island No. 308. Once a large-scale fleet is discovered, immediately report it to the Chinese fleet.

This mission is not complicated, nor is it too dangerous. The rewards of the mission are relatively generous, at least enough to attract these players to actively participate in the mission.

Originally, Nimitz was not prepared to give too high a mission reward, but was persuaded by Ye Bai. After all, it is the players who know the players better. A war is about to break out in front of them. If there are not enough benefits, it is impossible to make these players work hard. If there is only a small profit, these players will not be willing to take on such patrol work. If they have this time, they might as well stay here and watch the fun.

This kind of temporary tasks are the same as the tasks issued by the government affairs office on the island. They are recognized by the system and will also be supervised by the system. They are the prerogatives of the lord and the lord's subordinates.

Therefore, the players are not worried about the Chinese fleet cheating, nor are they worried about not getting corresponding rewards after completing the mission. Similarly, Ye Bai is not worried about these players not working hard, because such behavior is considered inappropriate in the system's evaluation. If you are qualified, as the task publisher, you have the right not to issue task rewards.

The purpose of assigning such tasks to these players is to better utilize the power of these players, give these players a little sweetness, and make it easier to win over these players.

Secondly, it is really out of tactical considerations. Although it is unlikely that Island 308 can still find reinforcements, everything is just in case. If the opponent cannot protect them, they will have an ally. If the battle reaches a critical moment, If a support force suddenly appears, the Chinese fleet will also feel uncomfortable.

Let these players patrol around the sea area of ​​about 300 kilometers, and they can act as eyeliners and sentinels, providing timely warning information so that they will not be caught off guard.

Although the warships of the Chinese fleet are equipped with radars, their sea search capabilities are not weak, and the effective detection range reaches 70 kilometers, but it is only limited to the sea area where the fleet is located, and has almost no detection capabilities in other directions. These player warships are just right This loophole can be filled.

After receiving the mission, player warships unloaded their anchors and set sail one after another, carrying puffs of black smoke. The nearby players who came to watch the excitement were envious and approached one after another, wanting to receive the same mission. Task.

It's a pity that this mission is originally Ye Bai's reward for the players who have followed him all the way. Not just any player can receive it, and the differential treatment is clearly demonstrated.

Even if the disappointed players were a little dissatisfied, they did not dare to show it when facing the huge battleship group of the Chinese fleet. Driven by the destroyers, they quickly turned around and left far away.

Ye Bai didn't have any sense of trust in these players. Of course, he couldn't let them get too close to the fleet, so he directly used force to drive them away, driving them 50 kilometers away before stopping.

Although these expelled players were furious and yelled in the chat section, they were helpless and did not dare to resist with force. They could only park in the sea 50 kilometers away from the Chinese fleet.

When the players went to perform patrol missions, the Yanhuang was already making preparations for the battle. F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter jets、P-38 Lightning fighter jets and IL-4 bombers are refueling and loading ammunition at the small space airport.

This time Nimitz is going to get serious. During the daytime bombing operation, a large number of IL-4 bombers will be directly dispatched, and a total of three 500KG-level aerial bombs will be mounted on the belly and under the wings. In the magazine inside the fuselage, there are also 10 100KG-level aerial bombs mounted, which is an extreme mounting method. They will launch a new round of large-scale bombing of Island No. 308.

However, the bombing targets this time were not just a few ground airports. During the intense preparations on Island No. 308, many coastal defense artillery fortresses had been exposed, and intelligence personnel had roughly determined their locations. location and sketched.

Yesterday evening, two Type XXI submarines picked up several intelligence personnel under the cover of night, and brought back this sketch. This time of large-scale bombing, these suspected locations of coastal defense artillery fortresses It is also a key bombing target.

After such a long period of training and actual combat experience, the skill levels of these ground crews in the small space have been improved, and the efficiency of various tasks has been improved a lot. After a period of intense preparation, all the fighter jets were ready. preparations before the war.

After a night's rest, the pilot regained his strength and energy and calmly boarded his plane. With the help of the ground crew, he quickly started the plane's engine, slowly entered the external ground airport through the transmission light door, and then Take off and take off via the runway.

One after another, carrier-based aircraft took off from the Yanhuang, including the F6F Hellcat carrier-based aircraft that took off from the 4th Royal Ark-class light aircraft carrier, forming different formations in the air.

In this bombing, considering that there is still a certain amount of air power on the 308th island, the number of fighter jets escorting the attack fleet is not large, more than 300, which has already accounted for the first wave of attack aircraft. Half of the total quantity. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

The remaining half of the fighters are all Il-4 bombers. This is already all the Il-4 bombers of the current Yanhuang. There is no way, before All the bombers produced by several aircraft manufacturers are deployed on Yuntong Island. At present, these have been produced by the aircraft manufacturers in the small space working overtime during this period.

As for the SBD Dreadnought dive bomber and the TBF Avenger torpedo attack aircraft, none of them were dispatched. Torpedoes are of course a great weapon for surface ships, but they have no effect at all on enemy bombing.

As for the SBD fearless dive bombers, their bomb load is too small and they are not suitable for large-scale coverage bombing. At least in the first wave of bombing, they will not come in handy.

A huge fleet of more than 600 carrier-based aircraft headed toward the island No. 308 at a flying speed of more than 300 kilometers. The reason why this flying speed was so slow was naturally caused by the Il-4 bomber. drag[]

The IL-4 is a medium bomber with a maximum level flight speed of 420 kilometers, but that is the ultimate flight speed that can be achieved when empty or with an air superiority load.

Today's IL-4 bombers are in extreme mounting mode, and the total weight of bombs they carry is almost the limit of 2500KG. It is surprising that the flight speed can be so fast.

However, this speed also gives the F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter、P-The 38 Lightning Fighters had an opportunity and a time lag. After leaving two groups of fighters to slowly escort the bomber group, the remaining 200 or so fighters suddenly accelerated and rushed out of the flight formation in an instant, heading towards 208 at the fastest speed. Fly to the small island.

During last night's night attack, the ground radar stations that had not been attacked were still working. When red dots representing the F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter jets and P-38 Lightning fighter jets appeared on the radar display screen, At that time, the radar operator did not dare to delay at all, and immediately sounded the air raid siren, and then immediately reported the specific information of the incoming aircraft group over the phone.

On the ground airport, the flight runway that was blasted out with big holes yesterday night has been basically filled in with the efforts of engineers. Of course, there is still some gap with the original runway, but it can be used at least.

To be honest, aircraft in this period did not have very high requirements for flight runways. Not to mention that there were stones on the runway, takeoff and landing could be completed in any open, flat place.

A large number of Fulmar carrier-based fighters and Skua carrier-based combat bombersHe was pushed out of the hangar by the ground crew, quickly took off and began to build an air defense line.

After the first batch of carrier-based aircraft full of fuel and ammunition took off, more carrier-based aircraft were pushed out one after another, and a large number of oil barrels and ammunition boxes were pushed out of the oil depot and ammunition depot, directly at the Replenishing fuel and ammunition for the carrier-based aircraft began right next to the runway.

When taking the initiative to attack the Chinese fleet, the carrier-based fighter jets on Island No. 308 did not suffer much losses. However, in order to get into the air faster to meet the enemy, starting from yesterday, a large number of Fulmar fighter jets were placed directly in the warehouse..

As a result, the Chinese fleet suffered heavy losses due to the sudden night bombing. According to rough statistics, a total of 5 of the 6 ground airports were severely bombed. Only one ground airport was not discovered by intelligence personnel. , an accident occurred while doing ground guidance, and was not bombed, thus escaping.

But these five bombed ground airports lost a total of more than 300 Fulmar carrier-based fighter jets. Including the losses in previous air battles, the number exceeded 500 aircraft..