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

But for bomber and torpedo attack aircraft pilots, who have to carry out bombings against the fleet's anti-aircraft firepower, they have long been mentally prepared for such a scene.

These pilots did not know that the aircraft carriers surrounded by many battleships were actually affiliated with the Northern Formation of the Japan-Benzene Combined Fleet. They had a total of 2 aircraft carriers, 1 seaplane carrier, 3 heavy cruisers, and 3 light cruisers. ships, 12 destroyers, 6 submarines, 5 minesweepers, 3 transport ships, and 3 supply ships.

After the reconnaissance plane dispatched by the Chinese Fleet was discovered and Zero fighters were sent to drive it away, the commander of the Northern Fleet sent out six submarines on guard in the surrounding waters, hoping to find the Chinese Fleet. come out.

I don’t know whether I should say that the little devil’s luck was good or bad. The six submarines of the northern formation did find the location of the Chinese fleet, but they were discovered by the destroyers patrolling the periphery. Then they encountered a trinity of attacks. All were sunk.

Originally, after Xixuan Shuzilang dispatched 6 submarines, he also launched several seaplanes to conduct low-altitude reconnaissance. As a result, these seaplanes were too slow and their luck was even worse. While they were slowly swinging, they crashed into each other. After boarding the first wave of attack aircraft sent by the Chinese fleet, they were all shot down without even a slight struggle.

After that, the northern formation suffered an overwhelming and large-scale bombing by the attack aircraft group.

The two aircraft carriers of the Northern Formation were equipped with a total of 82 carrier-based aircraft, but the number of Zero fighters was less than 50. When they intercepted the first wave of attack aircraft of the Chinese fleet, they were beaten into pieces in the air. Just"turkey".

Without the air protection of carrier-based fighter jets, the protection of less than 20 light and heavy cruisers and destroyers could not stop the densely packed bombers and torpedo attack aircraft in the sky. During the first round of large-scale bombing, both aircraft carriers were hit. More than one aerial bomb.

Especially the aircraft carrier Hayabusa, which was converted from a passenger ship, has a full load displacement of 30,000 tons and has 50 carrier-based aircraft. However, the armor is too weak. After all, it is the foundation of a cruise ship.

After being hit by several aerial bombs and aerial torpedoes, several large holes were blown out of the flight deck, making it impossible for carrier-based aircraft to take off. The sides were even blown open, and a large amount of seawater poured into the ship. inside the body.

Even if the damage control personnel on the Hayabusa closed some of the watertight compartments in time, a large amount of seawater was poured into the interior of the ship, making the entire battleship's draft deeper, especially the six twin 127mm cannons. Half of it was destroyed, and a third of the more numerous anti-aircraft machine guns were destroyed.

A large number of anti-aircraft weapons were destroyed, which also weakened the Hayabusa's anti-aircraft firepower. Facing the second wave of raids by the attack fleet, it was somewhat impossible to stop them. All they could do was watch aerial bombs falling from the sky. Fall down.

Compared with a real aircraft carrier, the biggest difference between an aircraft carrier converted from a civilian passenger ship and a real aircraft carrier is that the armor value is much less. The Ryukyu next door has a full load displacement of just over 13,000 tons, and the number of carrier-based aircraft is even more There are only about 30 of them.

However, it was also attacked by aerial bombs and aerial torpedoes, and the number of hits was almost the same. However, the Falcon could no longer hold on under the series of explosions, and its armor value was emptied, and it slowly sank into the sea.

As for the Ryukyu, it was still floating firmly on the sea. Although the entire hull was in tatters, and there were more than one big hole in the flight deck and side armor, it would not sink.

It is not only the two aircraft carriers of the Northern Formation, the Ryujo and the Hayabusa, that are being targeted by a large number of pilots. A little further away, there are also three escort aircraft carriers in the center surrounded by light and heavy cruisers and destroyers. The two battlecruisers also attracted a large number of bombers and torpedo attack aircraft.

These capital ships are not battleships belonging to the Northern Formation of the Japan-Benjamin Combined Fleet, but belong to alien players, and are the flagships and ships of those players' fleets.

Proportionally speaking, the level of the alien players randomly pulled in by the system this time is not low. There are 3 escort aircraft carriers and 2 battlecruisers. This level is not considered top-notch among the player group. But it can also be classified as the first level.

Although the other 20 or so players have not upgraded their ships to such a high level, they just chose different upgrade directions. Almost all of them are at the heavy cruiser level, and the smallest fleet has more than 5 ships. battleship.

Previously driven away by the Zero fighter jets released by the northern formation, the reconnaissance pilots were not able to confirm the size of this mixed fleet, but now they finally figured it out.

There are not more than 200 warships at all, but more than 500. Such a large mixed fleet, even after experiencing two waves of large-scale bombing by attack aircraft groups, the number of warships in the mixed fleet will still exceed 300. ship.

Nimitz, who received the news from the war situation center, looked a little unhappy. The third wave of attack aircraft groups prepared in advance had already taken off one after another. However, according to this situation, if he wanted to completely annihilate this mixed fleet, he would have to at least It would only take 2 to 3 rounds of large-scale bombing.

If there is only this mixed fleet, relying on the unique capabilities of the Yanhuang, there is no problem at all, it can be done, but don't forget, there is still a main formation in the Japan-Benzene Combined Fleet that has not yet appeared. , we can’t use all our air power to bomb the mixed formation.

The main formation led by Isoroku Yamamoto has 1 aircraft carrier, 2 seaplane carriers, 7 battleships, 3 light cruisers, 21 destroyers, and 4 supply ships.

The air power is weak, and can even be said to be not worth mentioning. The key is the seven battleships. Although the four battleships among them are all old battleships, they are also equipped with 300mm high-caliber naval guns. The threat of close-range artillery battles still exists. Not small.

The other three are the main battleships of this era, including two Nagato-class battleships and one Yamato-class battleship. The power of such a battleship formation in close-range artillery battles is quite astonishing.

If there are not enough carrier-based aircraft to carry out aerial bombing and close-range artillery battles, the three Nelson-class battleships, three Dunkirk-class battlecruisers, and three Prestige-class battlecruisers in the First Fleet will be able to Defeating the opponent will cost you a lot, and sinking several warships is a normal thing.

Nimitz would definitely not do it unless it was absolutely necessary to kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred to himself, and Ye Bai would not do it even more.

Even though Ye Bai did not make specific requests to Nimitz, as the actual commander of the Chinese fleet, Nimitz had to consider how to minimize the losses of the fleet while completing the mission.

After being silent for about 5 minutes, Nimitz made up his mind, with a ruthless look on his face, and loudly said to the communications soldier:"Give Halsey a power and ask him to lead the Third Fleet and the player fleet to dispatch immediately, using close range The artillery battle will eliminate the remaining forces of the mixed fleet, and I will provide him with air support.."

The First Fleet must maintain enough air power to deal with the main formation of the Japanese-Benzene Combined Fleet that has not yet emerged, so the mixed fleet can only be left to Halsey's Third Fleet and the group of players.

The Third Fleet and the player fleet combined have more than 100 battleships, including 4 light aircraft carriers, 2 Nelson-class battleships, 2 Dunkirk-class battlecruisers, and 2 Prestige-class battlecruisers.

4 light aircraft carriers can launch more than 80 carrier-based aircraft in one wave of attacks. 6 battleships undertake the main artillery battle tasks. Yanhuang dispatches a group of carrier-based aircraft to provide air support to the Third Fleet. The chance of victory is not small.

But in this way, the Third Fleet and the player fleet will have to pay a certain amount of losses. Maybe many warships will be sunk in the close-range artillery battle.

But there is nothing that can be done about it. If damage must be paid, Nimitz will definitely choose the player fleet. After all, the player fleet is just an ally or even subordinate of the Chinese fleet, which is different from the situation of the directly subordinate fleet.

When issuing this order, Nimitz had no intention of discussing it with Ye Bai. He was a little worried that his master would make a decision that would cause the Chinese fleet to suffer greater losses because of his relationship with the player.

In fact, Nimitz was overly worried. Although the Blue Star players who entered the dungeon space this time were already considered his camp and were still core players in the camp, Ye Bai would not let the Chinese fleet suffer serious consequences in order to protect them. Loss (of Li's) and.

Among the nearly 30 players, the only one worthy of Ye Bai's actions was Wu Yichun, and the others did not have this qualification.

Going too far, Halsey, who had already set off with the Third Fleet and the player fleet after receiving Nimitz's order, was actually less than 100 kilometers away from the mixed fleet. He immediately ordered the fleet to speed up and quickly closed the distance. , launched a close-range artillery battle.

Although Halsey's Third Fleet is equipped with three Ark Royal-class light aircraft carriers, his character is like"｀."Barbarian bull" usually fights fiercely, and prefers to command the battleship to charge into the battle and conduct close-range attacks.

This order from Nimitz can be said to be in line with his character. His whole body can feel the blood rising, and it is constantly flowing in the bridge. Following the order, let the fleet accelerate and accelerate again.

On the three Ark Royal-class light aircraft carriers, the carrier-based aircraft that had already completed combat preparations were parked on the flight deck. With the help of ground crews, the pilots had already boarded their own aircraft. The ship can take off at any time.

Even the players under Halsey's command became excited. They all saw the huge fleet of aircraft in the sky that covered the sky before. For Ye Bai's While feeling palpitated by their strength, hope also surged in their hearts. With Ye Bai's help this time, it was really possible for them to successfully pass the level.