At Hartman's call, the entire squadron rushed into the enemy group and killed them wantonly, and the other fighters woke up like a dream and followed suit, and one plane after another fell down in the air, basically planes painted with the Canadian maple leaf logo, but they still rushed in the direction of the fleet......

Just when the battle here was intractable, the radar reported that another group of attack planes approached in the distance, the distance was less than 50 kilometers, judging by the number of about 70-80 planes, Rear Admiral Koch, who was in charge of the command on the ship, quickly adjusted the distribution and use of fighter forces, mobilized another 24 planes to rush forward to intercept first, and at the same time warned the pilots of the first interception in an anxious tone through the radio to solve the opponent as soon as possible to help their comrades. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the face of the imminent enemy situation, Hartmann became more and more courageous, and finally attacked almost in close hand-to-hand combat. If Marseilleu's high-volley deflection firing was a Luftwaffe's attack trick, Hartmann's hand-to-hand combat was also a must. When he first served in the HNA, he did not have a small Fw-190 and the British Lancaster and the United States B-17 bombers that attacked the Azores, although he shot down 4 heavy bombers in a brilliant performance, but also because he was too risky and was shot down by enemy planes twice, fortunately, the Azores S boat force was powerful enough, each time he was fished back from the sea, under the persuasion of many people, he gradually changed this style of play, and switched to long-range precision sniping.

But now the situation is urgent, he really didn't have time to think about it so much, he quickly brought out his potential, and he saw his car flying up and down, shuttling through the enemy army wantonly, and almost every round of fire could harvest a string of lives - whenever the enemy and our planes staggered in close proximity, he usually used the 20mm MG151 cannon to drill holes in the cockpit opposite, although the P40s were very strong, but the 20mm thin-shelled bullets used by the Bf-219 were not what their aluminum plate could resist, The pilots' bodies are often punched into several bowl-sized bloody holes, and they don't even think about the chance to be rescued.

The Germans finally lost 9 planes and killed all 62 enemy planes in the current wave, with an exchange ratio of an astonishing 7:1, except for the Zeppelin, which was nearly missed, the rest of the warships were unscathed, and then Hartmann roared and led his troops towards the second wave of attacking Canadian planes, ready to support his comrades who were already fighting there. There were a total of 74 Canadian planes attacking this time, and the Germans only intercepted 24 at first, which could not be stopped at all, and then added 12 more, and it was not until Hartmann led more than 10 planes to arrive that the forces of the two sides began to balance.

The strange thing is that the Canadians fought to the death and did not retreat, desperately moved forward, after a fierce battle, the Germans finally annihilated the opponent, but they also paid the price of losing 14 planes, the exchange ratio was only slightly more than 5:1, the heavy cruiser Suffron covering the Aquila aircraft carrier ate a bomb, was blown up a turret, and the rest of the warships ate a near miss, but just when the two sides were separating the victory or defeat, the cruiser observing from the periphery reported that the third and fourth waves of enemy planes were coming, and the German air defense fighters had to fight with a strong spirit......

Although the German army can win a big victory every time, but the whole battle situation can see the battle Ozawa gradually frowned, this round of attacks, the United States, Canadian pilots desperately attacked, the fighting spirit can not be said to be high, nor can it be said that it is not brave, showing a rare blood, the German army also lost more than 40 planes before and after, although Hartmann emerged as the number one trump card who killed 7 planes in a row, but the overall exchange ratio fell from 7:1 all the way to 5:1, due to the long fighting time, many planes even ran out of ammunition.

In this case, he always felt that there was a hint of conspiracy mixed in, and the pilots who landed were also exhausted, and several of them did not even have the strength to climb out of the cockpit, and were supported by the ground crew, and when the North Atlantic was cold in December, many pilots were sweating profusely, and their heads were still steaming white, and they were gobbling up the milk, chocolate, and sandwiches handed by the ground crew.

"Do you notice any problems?"

"You mean that the enemy is consuming us with a wheel war?" Listening to the loss report of the aviation staff, Machar looked at the exhausted fighter pilots on the deck, and asked with some concern, "Does the enemy have other conspiracies?" ”

Ozawa nodded, "In these few raids, the enemy could have fought together, but the result was divided into several waves that rushed from different directions, and the entire formation fought to the end, and the enemy couldn't break through our army's defensive circle at all, and it was purely senseless to send them to death, but they still did it, which is quite different from their previous performance......"

"It's a bad sign, either the enemy is being pushed desperately, or they have other plans that we don't know about." Cranke mused, "We have to be careful today, let the pilots rotate, we must maintain a lasting and vigorous combat effectiveness......"

"That's right, I'm just going to consume the Germans...... General Kim said through gritted teeth in the Joint Chiefs of Staff, "I know that the Germans can fight, and our pilots are not opponents, but how many people and how many planes can they have?" Amazing, I'm ready to change 5 for 1 ......"

Arnold cried with a sad face: "The Canadian pilots have lost more than 100 people today, and now you are fighting for the lives of the young men of the Army Airlines......"

"What are you crying about? Isn't Hainan Airlines also consuming? Admiral Kim was furious, "Now that the Germans are soft-hearted, wait for the Germans to return unscathed and replenish their strength to fight us again?" In the Caribbean, I don't think there are enough planes, and if I let the Germans go this time, the losses will be even greater next time. ”

"But the loss is too great, and the exchange is better than ......"

"That's because there's a bunch of pigs' heads commanding at the front......," Admiral Kim was furious, "who told you to kill them in several waves?" Why should I emphasize attacking together and drowning the opponent with numerical superiority? In the end, it's all out of shape, I really don't know what ...... called."

Marshall also cast a surprised gaze, Arnold was speechless about this, and the expression on his face seemed to say: The quality of pilots is like this, and it is really difficult to expect them to fly in large formations without falling behind.

"I heard that the Luftwaffe and the HNA have a total of 20,000 aircraft and corresponding standing pilots, and I fought to lose 100,000, so I finished them, right?" Admiral Jin said amazingly, "If Lu Airlines is willing to pay 60,000, the remaining 40,000 will go to Hainan Airlines!" ”

"I'm ......," Arnold choked speechless.

The fierce air defense battle lasted from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and when the sixth and seventh waves of US heavy bombers appeared, the German air defense fighters did not bother to pounce on them to meet them.

The top echelons of the fleet, including Machar, who witnessed this scene, all broke out in a cold sweat: If it weren't for Ozawa's insistence on calling in a large number of planes and pilots through cross-platform tactics, relying solely on the current method of attrition, no matter how high the exchange ratio was, the fleet's carrier-based fighters would basically have to be explained here, and without fighters, the aircraft carrier formation would only slip away.

"Sir, the reconnaissance aircraft has the latest information, we have detected the enemy aircraft carrier formation 650 kilometers to the southeast...... There are about 6-7 aircraft carriers ......" As soon as the news came out, the commander tower instantly fell silent, and the atmosphere seemed to freeze.

"It seems that the enemy's backhand is here," Ozawa stared at the chart for a few times and muttered to himself, "They use a large number ......of low-level pilots to fight with us, not only preparing to consume our fighters, but also greatly depleting the pilots' physical strength and fighting spirit to create conditions for the final blow of this fleet." ”

"What now?" Everyone was in a hurry.

"Have the land-based planes arrived on the island of Newfoundland?"

"It's all ......"

"That's easy." Ozawa smiled, "This is one of our big advantages, the enemy doesn't know that we have cross-platform tactics to complement us, and second, they don't know that the land-based aircraft have arrived, and they are too happy to be happy......"

Ozawa: "Let them take on the responsibility of guarding the air defense of the fleet, and all the remaining carrier-based aircraft will be dispatched to attack...... Although our fighters have lost a lot, the losses of pilots are not large, and the attack planes are basically complete......"

After his analysis, Machar's nervous mood suddenly calmed down, stared at the chart and said, "In this way, the broken fleet can also use it." ”

"Indeed, command...... The Broken Fleet quickly replenished its own aircraft and covertly marched southwestward, preparing to attack this fleet tomorrow - they have the covert forces, and so do we! ”

In a hurry, Ozawa showed the speed of cutting through the chaos with a quick knife, and one order after another was issued like flowing water:

First, the attack planes currently cooperating with the army's offensive will abandon the attack, return to the land-based base in Newfoundland to replenish fuel and ammunition, and then form a sea attack wave together with the joint attack aircraft.

Secondly, the land-based fighters on the island of Newfoundland are replenished with complete ammunition and fuel, ready to provide the fleet with an air defense umbrella:

Thirdly, when the air defense fighters arrive, the existing carrier-based fighters will land and quickly replenish the fuel - pay attention, change the pilots, maintain physical strength!

Fourth, the ground crew has released all available reserve and spare fighter jets to provide a final round of replenishment.

After this dispatch, the aircraft carrier group can mobilize a total of 247 sea attack forces on land and sea, and at the same time, 48 air defense fighters can be left in the sky over the fleet, and under the persuasion of Crank, Ozawa withdrew 24 fighters from the attack group, increasing the number of air defense fighters to 72 to deal with emergencies, including the latest 12 Do-412 fighters.

As soon as the order was issued, the ground crews on the ship and on the island of Newfoundland were immediately working at full capacity, especially in Newfoundland, where they were responsible for unloading aerial bombs from transport planes and providing them to carrier-based fighters.

"Gentlemen, it's 1:30 p.m., based on their distance and position, and their current state, it is estimated that it will be 2 hours before they can reach us, we have enough time, we have time to ......" Ozawa relieved everyone with a relaxed tone, and at this time Cunningham's attack aircraft group had begun to take off and prepare to set off...... (To be continued.) )