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

As a result, the pirate warship did not move at all from the beginning of the bombing to the end of the bombing. In addition to using limited anti-aircraft firepower to launch anti-air defense shooting, the warship itself did not start up, nor did it immediately berth. It just parked in the port. Exploded hard.

Although pirates are thieves and are not regular soldiers, they may not be as good as the regular army in terms of military discipline and even tactical level, but after all, they still make a living on the sea, rolling on the tip of a knife and fighting in blood and fire.

You can still know some basic common sense and tactical responses. Even if you were caught off guard at first, almost 3 hours have passed now. No matter how slow your reaction is, you should be able to respond, but you are still like a dead fish. Nothing happens.

Subconsciously, Nimitz thought that these pirates were playing some kind of trick and setting up traps. Even Halsey's fleet, which had already approached, temporarily anchored on the sea under his strict order. There was no raid on the pirate fleet at the harbor docks.

Nimitz frowned and was a little undecided in the war situation center. The shipboard radar equipped by the Chinese fleet has reached level 8. Whether it is air or sea, the effective detection range exceeds 100 kilometers.

What's more, there are carrier-based aircraft flying out in the sky to conduct reconnaissance in the surrounding waters. Under the sea, there are also a large number of submarines cruising, closely monitoring the situation in the surrounding waters.

Under this kind of all-round monitoring, the fleet of the Big 23 cannot hide its whereabouts at all. A small fleet composed of several warships may be missed by submarines and carrier-based aircraft pilots, but for a battle of this scale, it is impossible to hide the whereabouts. It won't have any impact.

Nimitz really couldn't figure out what kind of"underhanded" plan the pirates had, or what kind of backhand they were hiding, so they dared to do this. It could almost be said that they were undefended.

As a commander, hesitating like this after the battle has already started is a taboo for military strategists. Of course Nimitz knew this, but the actions of the pirate fleet always made him a little uneasy and he was still unable to make up his mind.

Ye Bai, who was also sitting in the center of the battle, saw Nimitz being so hesitant for the first time. He used to be quite decisive. Although he was also a little confused by the actions of the pirate fleet, he also thought that the situation was A bit weird, but not something that would make Nimitz so timid.

"Send an order to Halsey and ask him to quickly launch a close-range artillery attack on the pirate fleet. The second wave of attack aircraft has already taken off and can provide him with air cover and support."

After a slight pause, Nimitz continued:"Remind Halsey that before receiving further orders, you can only attack with naval guns from a long distance and not get too close to the pirate fleet."

Although I still can't think of any other tricks or tricks that the pirates can use, as the saying goes, the arrow has to be fired when it is on the string. If you continue to hesitate, it is likely to delay the opportunity.

The attack of Halsey's fleet took more than an hour. , we can’t delay any longer, otherwise something may really go wrong, so we should continue to launch a raid as planned and launch a close-range naval gun attack with the pirate fleet.

No matter what plots and tricks the pirate fleet has, there is no such thing in the surrounding waters. When he discovered the existence of a large-scale fleet, he still had to fight, and he had to fight hard to knock out the pirate fleet's backhand.

However, Nimitz was a little more careful and did not let Halsey use his best ability. Specializing in assault tactics, commanding warships to rush directly into the pirate fleet is also to prevent possible conspiracies of the pirate fleet. The main fleet is 200 kilometers away. Even if the pirates have any tricks, they cannot escape the carrier-based aircraft and ship-based aircraft. Radar and submarine surveillance appear around the main fleet, so there is no need to worry about the safety of the main fleet.

As for large-scale air attacks, Nimitz is least worried. A black-tech Yanhuang is added There are a total of 15 Essex-class medium-sized aircraft carriers equipped with more than thousands of carrier-based aircraft.

Although after dispatching the temporary squadron led by Cunningham, the number of warships in the main fleet has been less than a hundred, of which most Some battleships were also taken away by Halsey to attack the pirate fleet.

The number of battleships left with the Yanhuang was very small, and it was impossible to build an effective fleet air defense firepower network, but with thousands of carrier-based aircraft in hand, any enemy If you want to launch an air attack on the main fleet, it is an act of seeking death.

The real danger is the Halsey fleet attacking the pirate fleet. Therefore, when Nimitz ordered the Halsey fleet to attack, he did not Forget to keep an eye out.

Although the number of battleships in Halsey's fleet is not large, it is powerful. There are dozens of battleships and battlecruisers. As long as you keep a distance from the pirate fleet, even if you encounter any danger, you can rely on it. The battleship's performance and thick armor persisted, waiting for the air support from the carrier-based aircraft group dispatched by the main fleet to ensure the safety of the fleet.

Although there was some hesitation before, once he made up his mind, Nimitz was quite decisive and gave Halsey the order. After receiving the order, he once again ordered the release of dozens of carrier-based aircraft to strengthen aerial reconnaissance of the surrounding waters.

The same goes for the submarine force. If the Yanhuang was not in the form of a battleship and could not release the battleship in a small space, he would not even have It was proposed to release more submarines and strengthen the monitoring capabilities of the sea area.

After some hesitation, Nimitz still did not make this suggestion to Ye Bai. After thinking about it for so long, Nimitz also found that he was a little confused. I'm sorry, maybe the pirate forces don't have any conspiracy.

Their current behavior is indeed contrary to common sense, but the bombing effect of the first wave of attack aircraft was quite good. Dozens of pirate warships were bombed and sunk, and almost all the warships suffered at least one hit. Aerial bombs or aerial torpedoes, among which the large main battleships withstood more attacks.

Judging from the results, the first wave of attacks went very smoothly and had a good record. The pirate fleet was seriously damaged. Even if there was any conspiracy, they There shouldn't be anything too powerful. At least this pirate fleet, which suffered a large-scale bombing, shouldn't be of much help.

What's more, the assault fleet led by Halsey has already rushed forward and will soon exchange fire with the pirate fleet. If this pirate fleet dares to attack, Halsey's fleet will be able to stop them.

Just after Nimitz decisively issued the order again, the first wave of attack aircraft groups had returned and landed on 16 aircraft carriers including the Yanhuang. At the same time, carrier-based aircraft loaded with fuel and ammunition came from These aircraft carriers took off from the flight deck.

The emergence of the angled flight deck not only allows the aircraft carriers in the Chinese fleet to tie more carrier-based aircraft on the flight deck, but also increases the number of equipment of the carrier-based aircraft in disguise. It can also take advantage of the angled flight deck. , completing the takeoff and landing of carrier-based aircraft at the same time, greatly improving the take-off and landing efficiency of carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier.

After these returning carrier-based aircraft pilots handed over their planes to the mechanics and ground crew in the hangar for maintenance and replenished fuel and ammunition, they themselves also took the time to eat and rest to restore their energy and physical strength. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

In the briefing room, soldiers carried pens and papers to question the pilots, recording the situation on the battlefield through their dictations.

The oral intelligence from these pilots was quickly sorted out and then sent to the combat situation center, so that Nimitz and others could understand the bombing effect of the attack aircraft group in more detail and make adjustments to subsequent tactics.

Nimitz only took a brief look at the other situations. What really concerned him was the oral intelligence given by the carrier-based fighter pilots who were responsible for escorting the attack fleet.

The Chinese fleet's aerial bombardment was quite sudden. The pirate fleet discovered it very late. There was not a single carrier-based aircraft on the ground airport. The only aircraft carrier that could fly carrier-based aircraft was unable to take off even a single carrier due to lack of manpower. Carrier aircraft.

Therefore, the escorting carrier-based fighter force has never encountered a pirate carrier-based aircraft. The pirate fleet's anti-aircraft firepower is quite weak, and the carrier-based fighter force is not of much use, so it treats pirates as an attack. Target.

This news attracted Nimitz's attention. According to the oral information of the pilots, the number of pirates discovered by them was quite large, at least tens of thousands. So many pirates appeared on the pirate base island, or on Running wildly towards the port terminal gave these carrier-based fighter pilots a good beating.

"What's going on with these pirates? Even if you are at your own base, you should leave enough combat readiness personnel on the battleship. They can't all go to the island, right?"

"Sir, I finally know why the pirate fleet's reaction was quite abnormal. It turns out that all their people are on the base island, and there are not many people on the warships on the port dock. In the case of lack of manpower, if this can It would be strange to organize a decent resistance."

Putting down the information in his hand, Nimitz couldn't help but sigh and shook his head helplessly. The abnormal reaction of the pirate fleet kept him confused, always thinking that the other party had some conspiracy.

Because of this, he actually committed a crime Overcoming a military taboo, Halsey's fleet was prevented from attacking, and more than an hour of precious time was wasted. If there were no other matters, Halsey's fleet might have rushed into the port of the pirate base island and eaten it. This pirate fleet.

Ye Bai also picked up the information dropped by Nimitz, read it carefully, and said inexplicably:"Is this a pirate force? Although I have always heard Qiu Haonan and Shen Deyi talk about it, although they are both losers, the pirate force is the loser among the losers. In all aspects, it is far inferior to the fleet under the aboriginal force. Got it"

"But I really didn't expect that the gap between them would be so big. Before, there was a fleet on Yuntong Island on the 308th island. Even if the warships were moored at the berth of the port terminal, at least half of the army and soldiers would be retained."