Chapter 362: Air Raid
"How's the water ingress going?"
"It's kind of stopped, but ...... I don't know how long I can last. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"Good work. ”
After the end of the communication, Arisa couldn't help but sigh.
In the impact just now, although the damage of the Draco was not as great as that of the other side, the damage to the hull of the ship was still not small.
The bow of the ship was directly knocked out of shape, and in some places it even cracked, but fortunately, the ship's damage management was properly operated, and there was not much water in the cabin.
At this moment, the ship's tactical panel suddenly flashed.
Arisa reacted quickly and immediately shifted her gaze to the screen.
The tactical panel doesn't usually flicker, and something must have happened when this happens.
"Eh, the main forces have been hit by the enemy?"
Looking at the map on the screen, Arisa spoke in some surprise.
"No, it won't. Luo Lan's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: "If you don't go to the archipelago, it is impossible for the enemy to arrive at this point in time." ”
It didn't take long for the information on the tactical panel to be updated again.
"The attacker is...... There are aircraft carriers on the other side. ”
"Aircraft carriers, this is too much, in the absence of aircraft carriers on our side, the battle is definitely one-sided!" Luo Lan said with some anger.
"Calm down, Loraine. Arisa paused, then continued: "It's normal for the attacker to be stronger than the defender, and the aircraft carrier in this kind of game is not going to be much stronger. ”
Generally speaking, most of the aircraft carriers that can appear in this kind of competition are the first generation of aircraft carriers after the end of World War I, and many are even modified from civilian ships.
The speed and protection of these carriers will not be much better, and the planes on board are also very impressive, generally biplanes, and there will not be much more of them.
Just as the bridge was in a mess, Shizuku suddenly spoke.
"The current state of the war. ”
Shizuku's voice was not loud, but it instantly silenced the bridge.
"An Albany-class cruiser was torpedoed, and a Joeli-class destroyer was bombed. Arisa reported unhurriedly.
Ships of this class generally do not have any anti-aircraft guns, and most of them have only a few symbolic anti-aircraft machine guns, so they are quite weak in the face of air attacks.
"Back to defense. ”
As before, Shizuku's order this time was still only two words.
"Understood. Arisa nodded, then continued, "Lorraine, prepare for the ship to turn, we are going back to protect the main fleet." ”
After knowing that there is an aircraft carrier on the opposite side, the Tianlong's actions can't be as wave as before, after all, there is no reliable anti-aircraft firepower on this thing, and if it is caught by a plane, it will definitely be dead and dead.
And the game is so far, obviously there are no wild monsters that can fight this boat girl, and going back and waiting for the enemy's active decisive battle is the safest tactic.
……
"The enemy has retreated, but we have lost another ship. ”
After seeing the newly refreshed information on the tactical panel, Arisha's expression suddenly became solemn.
"We lost three ships in one attack, what do the War Games Alliance think about it, there would be such a battle. Loren couldn't help but grumble.
"This is the observation tower, and a fleet of planes is approaching from the front. ”
Suddenly, the voice of an observer was heard on the radio.
"Ahead...... It was supposed to be an enemy plane that had returned after the attack. Arisa thought for a moment before continuing: "Ignore them, these planes must have run out of bombs and torpedoes." ”
"Understood. ”
Not long after the conversation between the two ended, more than a dozen planes appeared in the group's field of vision.
As Arisa had previously speculated, the planes were all biplanes and were flying quite slowly.
It wasn't just the girls on the bridge who were watching these planes, but the Otowa on the deck also took out their binoculars and took a closer look at them.
"Boeing F4B fighter, Martin T3M torpedo machine, Martin B2M bomber. ”
Although most of the biplanes look similar, Otowa has also studied aviation for two years, so there is no problem in distinguishing them.
"Judging from this configuration, the aircraft carrier on the opposite side should be Langley. Arisa said thoughtfully.
These three types of aircraft are the standard equipment of the US imperialist aircraft carriers in the 20s of the 20th century, and the mothership carrying them is likely to be the CV-1 Langley of the same era.
"Langley" was the first aircraft carrier of the US Navy, converted from the coal carrier "Jupiter". The refit began in June 1919 with an all-access flight deck above the hull, and appeared in the U.S. Navy in March 1922, after which it was renamed the USS Langley after Dr. Samuel Pierpont Langley, an American physicist and astronomer and aviation pioneer, and the new designation was CV-1.
It was used as an aircraft carrier for various tactical training and exercises, providing the U.S. Navy with experience in aircraft carriers and many naval pilots.
The "Langley" has a standard displacement of 11,050 tons, a full load displacement of 14,700 tons, a length of 165 meters, a width of 18 meters, a draft of 5.8 meters, and a flight deck length of 165.3 meters and a width of 19.8 meters. It is powered by 3 boilers, 2 electric motors, and a maximum output of 7,000 horsepower.
With a maximum speed of only 15 knots and only 34 aircraft, it was also one of the first ships in the United States to adopt an electric propulsion power system.
Just when a boatload of girls were watching the planes, several planes suddenly swooped down in the group.
Otowa's intuition is very keen, so he noticed the anomaly on the other side as soon as possible.
The average pilot doesn't lose altitude for no reason in flight, and as a good American fighter pilot, Otowa quickly realized what the other side wanted to do.
"The F4B fighter is diving down!" Otowa paused, then continued, "All personnel evacuated immediately, they want to machine gun us!"
Although the protection of the personnel of the Denon is not bad in its class, it is still much worse than the goods of World War II, and the machine guns of the fighters can cause tons of damage to it.
If nothing else, the rudimentary conning tower of the Draco had no protection, and the fighter's machine guns could easily kill and injure the members inside, without the need for torpedo planes and bombers to attack at all.
"Is the quality so poor!" Arisa grumbled, and then said loudly, "Everyone retreat to the cabin at once, and take care to keep order." ”
With Arisha's order, the girls on the ship were quickly mobilized.