The sea breeze howled, the waves swirled, and the magnificent and wide aircraft carriers were sent to the crest of the valley one after another by the huge waves, rising and falling. The bow and side of the www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" are constantly rushing with large snow-white water foam, like a waterfall flying and spraying, but the towering flight deck that extends outside still stubbornly presses these swells under him, proudly demonstrating his excellent ability to control the sea.

Fang Yan held a cup of coffee in his hand, trying to keep the slurry from pouring out due to the shaking of the hull, and at this time, the level of the waves on the sea had reached level 12, which looked particularly thrilling under the blowing of the cold wind. As far as the eye can see, the whole world is full of noisy and boiling deep blue waves, if there are ordinary people who have never been to sea to stay on the boat, I am afraid that they will be immediately frightened by the threat of nature, and dare not look at the terrifying nightmares around them.

Five hours ago, Admiral Kars adopted Fang Yan's opinion and ordered the fleet to start turning to the southeast to seek the enemy, and Fang Yan, who had completed his mission, naturally did not stay on the flagship for long, and returned to their respective warships with Bo Mei and others in a traffic boat. This is because after the direction of the campaign is determined, the work of the commanders of each detachment will become even busier: the Second Air War commanded by Fang Yan will need to release the fighters in a strict and orderly manner, so as to ensure the effective exploration of the target sea area while fully considering the various temporary maneuvers that the British fleet may take.

However, after all, human beings are no match for the vagaries of the natural ocean. The more the German fleet sailed south, the more intense the waves became, and after about 50 nautical miles, the fleet was enveloped in a boiling raging sea, and the destroyers of the same ship were completely passing through the waves, and the aircraft carriers were also shaken up and down, and there was not a single figure on the flight deck without guardrails. For this situation, Fang Yan was also powerless, after all, his own fleet had never taken a regular route, and it was really normal to encounter bad sea conditions!

In order to avoid delays due to poor reconnaissance, Kars decided to split the fleet in two. The air fleet under Bermay's command slowed down, waiting for the sea to calm down before releasing the fighters; He himself personally led two battleships and two detachments of destroyers to speed southward, in order to reach the port of Bergen, which was more than 270 nautical miles away, as soon as possible.

In this way, if the British fleet chooses to accelerate to the target after its whereabouts are revealed, then Kars will also be able to arrive at the battlefield in time and face off against the British with the 3rd Fleet that captured Bergen. This is where the German Navy developed battleships: even aircraft carriers, which were the absolute main force in naval warfare, still needed battleships to fill the combat gaps that were in many cases beyond their reach.

At this time, from the aircraft carrier Hipper, where Fang Yan was located, there was no trace of the Kars shelling fleet. Only four destroyers accompanied by four aircraft carriers shuttled through the furious sea, waiting for the sea below them to return to calm. According to the predictions of the ship's meteorological experts, it is almost impossible for the situation to improve before sunset today, and Fang Yan can only hope for good luck after the air fleet moves to the vicinity of the Norwegian waterway in the early morning of the next day.

"Colonel Norman, can the shipboard radar of the Hippert still work in this sea state?" Fang Yan turned his head to look at the middle-aged captain who was partnering with him, and asked. Norman was stunned for a moment, then shook his head slightly: "The air detection radar can still work normally, but the Fumo-22 sea detection type can't do it." At present, the waves on the sea surface are too high, and many of them will have disturbing reflections on the radar waves, and eventually a large number of chaotic light points will be displayed on the radar screen, which will not play any role as it should be. Taking into account care and maintenance, at this time the radar is turned off. ”

Fang Yan nodded slowly. Radar was one of the few areas he had never entered the Navy, and he only wrote an article in the Navy's internal journal describing the potential of the device and appealing to the Armament Bureau to study it, but he knew very little about the specific principles of this electronic component, so he could not talk about any improvements. At this time, the radar technology of the German Navy was still far from the stage that Fang Yan expected, and not only was the accuracy only unsatisfactory, but its stability and reliability also retained many inherent defects of new equipment.

Despite the underlying apprehension in his heart, Fang Yan always remembered what Raeder had said to him when he was promoted: a commander must not rely too much on the power in his hands, but try to maximize the contribution of his power to the battle situation. Thinking of this, Fang Yan's heart became clear again. If you have to rely on the early warning advantage of radar to have the confidence to fight, then what is the difference between you and salted fish? Since he has embarked on the road of being a front-line general, he must be in line with the positioning of this role in the battle!

"What kind of response will the British fleet take after it is exposed......" Fang Yan redirected his gaze to the chart in front of him, silently thinking in his heart.

In areas close to the cold zone, the winter days are unusually short, and just after 5 p.m., only the west is left in the sky. After pondering for an afternoon, Fang Yan still couldn't figure out the thoughts of the British, and even the roast suckling pig sausage in his mouth felt tasteless. Even if it was determined that the British fleet was going to Bergen, the other side had more than one choice of specific tactics: they could either rely on the shore-based air force of North Scotland to attack head-on tomorrow, or they could use the numerical superiority of their auxiliary ships to win in the chaos tonight.

At this time, Fang Yan really felt the gap between himself, a fast brigadier general, and those traditional generals. According to the intricate information on the battlefield, those elites who have been sailors for decades can extract the most core key from it and make the most correct response based on the situation of their own fleet.

In the chaotic thoughts, a flash of lightning flashed in Fang Yan's heart. The British must have realized that the German navy's invasion of Norway was a surprise move, and it was undoubtedly a tricky matter for them to make the most of every card in their hands in a possible balance of power showdown. Their old battleships and fast carriers obviously can't be grouped properly, and being in the same sea area will have many constraints when they are in battle.

In order to ensure the ability to strike at Germany's fierce enemy, separating the two types of ships with different attributes, high-speed aircraft carriers and old battleships with heavy artillery, so as to give full play to their respective combat effectiveness, was almost the only choice for the British. From the perspective of the British fleet on the battlefield, the roles of these two main warships will be played......

Suddenly, Fang Yan seemed to feel that he had reached a general's thinking realm. Although it is still a little jerky, Fang Yan's heart is full of excitement and joy: as long as time passes, he can truly usher in a transformation in his professional skills! (To be continued.) )