"At present, everything is normal, our fleet has arrived in the relevant sea area of the operation, and no enemy reaction has been found at present, Admiral, is the next step to enter the link of locking the enemy, or to make a tactical detour?"

Turning over the pocket watch in his hand, Locat's mind was thinking about the current tactical options, and arrived at the scheduled combat position at the scheduled time, which was already a strict requirement in terms of time.

If you lock the enemy now, it won't be very effective with the naked eye alone, and there is also a risk of passive attack.

If a tactical detour is carried out, it is possible to delay the fighter plane, which will affect the overall rhythm of the operation.

"King Kong, report the current ocean currents, weather conditions, wind speed, charts of the nearby area, please."

Locatel took a deep breath, and the conditioning in his brain should be quite clear.

"Aye, aye, sir, this is a nautical chart of the combat area, and it should be the sea area that has been observed in the early stage, so the nautical chart is relatively detailed...... Current and current wind speeds and relative weather conditions......"

While listening to King Kong's report, Lokat began to study the map of the sea.

According to the charts, this sea area is not very deep, first of all, this prevents the deep sea from using submarines and other unconventional combat forces here, which is tantamount to a very good thing for its own side.

Considering that the current fleet composition is a high-speed fleet led by King Kong, led by Shozuru Taiho and Kaohsiung-class heavy cruisers, the risk of taking the initiative is not too high, but it would be very bad if it fell into a passive situation.

However, the task of Locat's side is to defeat and drive away the enemy's highly mobile forces so that they move in the corresponding direction according to the developed tactics.

The possibility of being suppressed by heavy enemy fire...... It's not impossible, but it shouldn't be met with unexpected conventional fire, such as the Battleship Class or the Battleship Class, because everything is unknown until the enemy comes into contact.

The weather conditions were also very ordinary, cloudy, but not without moonlight.

The winds and currents are not very fast, and it can be said that the weather exists for the sake of hard hitting.

"Not suitable for ambushes...... Is it? ”

According to the charts, there is a natural reef harbor not far from the current fleet, and if you use the terrain to wait and ambush, it will not only be more effective for tactics.

Moreover, it can also minimize the damage, which is more beneficial for future operations.

That's the most important thing for Locat.

Both active attacks and ambushes have a certain degree of risk.

"It's decided...... Lock the enemy's radar with full on, maintain the cruising speed and report immediately after discovering any suspicious reaction, the operation officially begins, the task of this time is to sink the enemy's highly mobile troops as much as possible, and drive them to the corresponding combat location, and all the personnel will launch a compound formation with the flagship as the center. ”

Unlike Lokat's usual steady calculations, this time Lokat decided to take the risk and take the initiative to attack and lock the enemy.

The risks are all average, and if you weigh the pros and cons a little, it is really better to focus on the overall situation of the operation.

"Aye, aye, sir, lock the enemy's radar is fully open, the combat speed is cruising speed, and each ship is centered on its own ship to launch a compound vertical formation!"

If you fight at night, you should have an advantage on this side.

The firepower and speed of the King Kong and Kaohsiung classes are trustworthy, but the only problem is that Dafeng and Xianghe, which are located in the fleet protection sequence, cannot exert their air power at night, so they can only passively rely on the protection of King Kong and Kaohsiung Atago.

And in terms of time, from the beginning of tactical time 0400, there will be a visible glimmer on the sea.

There will be a significant improvement in the play of the empty master, so there is no need to worry.

"King Kong, what do you think is the purpose of this northern battle?"

Locatel stood up, walked to the helm, and stared at the sea for a long time.

"Probably just a large-scale battle to repel the deep sea, right?"

Although at first Locat's idea was the same as King Kong said.

"But don't you feel a little sudden? The sudden start of the battle always felt like something was premeditated. ”

"But I don't think Admiral Hayato thinks about that many people."

King Kong added as he looked at Locat's expression, the white skin that was a bit European made King Kong feel more friendly.

The watch was opened again, and the time was 0330 hours.

"The radar reaction appeared! In the direction of three o'clock on our side, the number is thirteen, which is the reaction of carrier-based aircraft in the deep sea! ”

Lokat just nodded indifferently.

"Don't let this swarm of locusts get close to the air carrier, all ships launch anti-aircraft gun strafing, pay attention to the radar response."

I didn't expect to come up with the unfavorable situation of air raids...... Is it?

However, according to the current situation, the enemy has just made contact with us.

Carrier-based aircraft can be sent to patrol at night, and there are quite a few of them.

Have at least one or two Tier Carriers in the enemy's ranks.

Unlike human aircraft carriers, the ヲ-class air carriers can easily control carrier-based aircraft at night.

If anything, this is probably a form of evolution.

With the roar of the anti-aircraft artillery mount, countless light bullets shot out towards the pitch-black sky, and in order to accurately intercept the carrier-based aircraft sent by the deep-sea ship, an anti-aircraft fire network was quickly formed, tearing apart everything that dared to break through the air defense line.

But in spite of this, there were black fish that slipped through the nets woven by the light.

"Goo......

The slight shaking accompanied by the firelight exploded on the port side of the Xianghe hull, and it seemed that the other party was not a headless fly without a head.

"Miss Xianghe, report the current damage."

Locat's mind was quick as he steered as King Kong poured all his anti-aircraft fire into the net.

"The damage is slight, but the side armor is slightly damaged, and it will not cause any problems in combat."

That is, is it just the extent of the abrasion?

That's thankful.

The direction of the appearance of carrier-based aircraft is at three o'clock, then the enemy should not be far away.

If you go straight up, you're bound to run into disadvantage, so change your current tactics.

Start from the flanks and change tactics depending on the situation.

"Organs, maximum combat speed, advance in the direction of twelve o'clock, unfold a flank strategic outflank, and force the enemy to change formation."

Finally, a ray of sunlight lit up on the horizon, illuminating the dark sea.

The first dawn is coming.

"The carrier-based aircraft unit and the water reconnaissance aircraft unit set sail, and the task of preemptive reconnaissance and preemptive strike will be entrusted to you."

It's just the beginning.

PS: In the past two days, it is still a problem of physical condition, and people who have been tormented by repeated pharyngitis cannot eat or sleep well, and they are considering whether to go for hanging injections.

PS2: 297505404, welcome new Admirals to the book group~