Chapter 231: The Battle of the Sea and the Air
In fact, twenty minutes after the ambassador of the Han Kingdom to Oria City, the capital of the Gothic Kingdom, submitted a declaration of war to the Prime Minister's Office of the Gothic Kingdom, more than 100 fighters of the Han Air Force had already flown over a large military airfield near Lanshan Port.
As the second largest military port of the Han Kingdom, Lanshan Port can be said to have become the base camp of the Gothic Kingdom Expeditionary Force, in addition to the three aircraft carrier formations of the Fourth Fleet of the Gothic Navy stationed in the port of Lanshan Port, the only remaining air division of the Gothic Air Force in the Han Kingdom is stationed in the large military airport near Lanshan Port.
In addition, the Gothic Army also has two infantry divisions stationed in Lanshan Port, according to the establishment of the Gothic Army, the full strength of the infantry division will reach about 15,000 people, that is to say, the Gothic Army has 30,000 troops stationed in Lanshan Port.
The air force division stationed at the large military airfield near Lanshan Port is the 19th Air Force Division of the Gothic Kingdom, equipped with 80 third-generation fighters, 24 medium bombers, and four electronic warfare aircraft, of which two third-generation fighters have been destroyed by a fourth-generation fighter of the Dahan Air Force, and the two third-generation fighters destroyed by the Gothic Air Force have also become the fuse of this war.
When more than 100 fighters of the Han Air Force took off from the military airfield of the Han Kingdom, the 19th Air Force Division of the Gothic Kingdom had already learned of the situation through satellite radar, and when the more than 100 fighters of the Han Air Force flew over the airport, the remaining 78 fighters and four electronic warfare planes of the 19th Air Force Division of the Gothic Kingdom had all taken to the air, and then an air battle broke out over the airport.
Originally, the main role of the four electronic warfare planes of the Gothic Air Force was to interfere with the electronic equipment of the enemy's fighters, but what people did not expect was that the jamming equipment on the four electronic warfare planes of the Gothic Air Force had no effect on the F-15 fighters and F-16 fighters.
After all, the performance of the third-generation fighter is not small compared with the fourth-generation fighter, not to mention that the F-15 fighter and the F-16 fighter are the best among the fourth-generation fighters.
At this time, the three aircraft carrier formations of the Fourth Fleet of the Gothic Navy did not stop at the berth in Lanshan Port, but cruised more than 100 nautical miles east of Lanshan Port, so when dozens of fighters of the 19th Air Force Division of the Gothic Kingdom were beaten by the Han Air Force, there were no carrier-based aircraft of the Gothic Navy to come to support.
In the bridge of the Gothic Navy's Rainbow-class aircraft carrier Rainbow, the commander of the Gothic Navy's Fourth Fleet, Mitrosha, held a telegram in his hand, and said to Saveli, the commander of the Gothic Kingdom Expeditionary Force, with a gloomy face: "The Han Kingdom really sent planes to raid Lanshan Port just after submitting a declaration of war, and the losses of the 19th Air Division are very large at present, and if there is no support, all the fighters of the 19th Air Division may be destroyed." ”
The Gothic Navy's rainbow-class aircraft carrier, with a standard displacement of 58,000 tons, a full load displacement of 62,500 tons, a maximum speed of 28 knots, is equipped with seventy-two carrier-based aircraft, including forty-eight third-generation fighters, twelve light bombers, four electronic warfare aircraft, four anti-submarine helicopters and four support helicopters.
At present, the three aircraft carriers of the three aircraft carrier groups of the Fourth Fleet of the Gothic Navy are all Rainbow-class, and the other three aircraft carrier groups together have six missile cruisers, 12 missile destroyers, 12 missile frigates, six attack submarines, and nine logistics supply ships.
The commander of the Gothic Kingdom Expeditionary Force, Savelli, asked in a deep voice, "How many fighters have been sent by the Great Han Kingdom?" ”
"At least more than 100 of them, and they are all fourth-generation fighters, and the telegram sent by the 19th Air Force Division also said that the jamming equipment on our electronic warfare planes has no effect on the fighters of the Dahan Air Force, and now the air combat has almost become a one-sided slaughter."
"Alas-I should have let the 19th Air Force Division withdraw to Puyin Island a long time ago, after all, the Air Force of the Han Kingdom already has many fourth-generation fighters, and it was all my luck that killed the 19th Air Division."
Puyin Island is an island about 900 kilometers east of the Han Kingdom, with an area of about 30 square kilometers, hundreds of years ago, this Puyin Island still belonged to the territory of the Han Kingdom, and was later occupied by the Moose Kingdom that had been divided, when the Moose Kingdom was divided, Puyin Island was annexed by the Gothic Kingdom again, and now Puyin Island has become an important overseas air base of the Gothic Kingdom, and is called an unsinkable sea aircraft carrier by the Gothic Kingdom.
The Naval Wing of the Gothic Navy, with ten fighter squadrons and two heavy bomber squadrons, was stationed at the military airfield on Putin Island.
In the Gothic Kingdom, whether it is the air force or the naval aviation unit, each flight squadron generally has six to eight fighters, and the flight squadron stationed on Puyin Island has eight fighters.
The commander of the Fourth Fleet, Mitrosha, sighed and asked, "Commander, what should we do now?" Send carrier-based aircraft to support the 19th Air Division? ”
The commander of the Gothic Kingdom Expeditionary Force, Savelli, said with a wry smile: "Yesterday, the attitude of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Han Kingdom was so tough, I knew that although things went according to our plan, maybe the Han Kingdom would not play its cards according to our expectations, and sure enough, today the Han Kingdom first declared war on our Gothic Kingdom, and it would take at least five days for the navy to come to support the ten aircraft carrier formations, so that our expeditionary force would be absolutely weak in a short period of time in terms of strength." ”
After a pause, the commander of the expeditionary force, Savelli, continued: "Even if all the fighters on the three aircraft carriers are sent to support the 19th Air Division, it will be useless, but the fighters of the three aircraft carriers will also be put in. ”
The meaning of the commander of the expeditionary force, Savelli, was very obvious, that is, he was ready to abandon the 19th Air Division.
At this time, a Gothic naval officer on the bridge walked up to Mitrosha, the commander of the Fourth Fleet, and handed Mitrosha a telegram.
After taking the telegram and reading it, Mitrosha sighed and said to the commander of the expeditionary force, Savelli: "Commander, all the military bases of our Gothic Kingdom in the territory of the Han Kingdom have been attacked by the Han Air Force, and the anti-aircraft missiles equipped by our Gothic Army have little effect on the fourth-generation fighters of the Han Air Force. ”
The commander of the expeditionary force, Savelli, said helplessly: "Send reports to various military bases, let them hold on and wait for reinforcements, now for us, the most important thing is to keep these three aircraft carrier groups, I feel that it is still too close to the coastline of the Han Kingdom, and it is best for us to quickly move closer to Puyin Island." ”
As soon as the words of the commander of the expeditionary force, Savelli, fell, the radar soldiers in the bridge shouted in horror: "We have found that a large number of planes are approaching us!" There are at least hundreds of them! ”
When the commander of the expeditionary force, Savelli, and the commander of the Fourth Fleet, Mitrosha, heard this, their faces showed nervous looks, and Mitrosha immediately shouted: "Immediately order all fighters of the three aircraft carriers to rise into the air!" ”
The commander of the expeditionary force, Savelli, then asked the radar soldiers in a loud voice: "From which direction are the enemy's planes coming?" ”
The radar soldier immediately said: "Commander, hundreds of enemy planes are flying from a direction of fifteen degrees east-north. ”
The commander of the expeditionary force, Savelli, immediately turned his head and said urgently to the commander of the Fourth Fleet, Mitrosha: "The eight aircraft carriers of the Dahan Navy are likely to be in that direction, and immediately let the six light bomber squadrons on the three aircraft carriers rise into the air and search in the direction of fifteen degrees north-east, since the aircraft carrier formation of the Dahan Navy has discovered us, then we can only fight to the death!" ”
Each Rainbow-class aircraft carrier of the Fourth Fleet is equipped with two squadrons of light bombers, that is, twelve light bombers.
The commander of the Fourth Fleet, Mitrosha, nodded and said, "I will send six fighter squadrons to escort the six light bomber squadrons, hoping that they can create a miracle." ”
The commander of the expeditionary force, Savelli, then said: "We must immediately send a telegram to Puyin Island, asking the ten fighter squadrons stationed to come over and support our three aircraft carrier fleets as soon as possible." ”
In fact, the hundreds of fighters that are flying towards the three aircraft carrier formations of the Gothic Navy are not carrier-based aircraft on the eight aircraft carriers of the Han Navy, but 240 fourth-generation fighters drawn from the Han Air Force.
The six fighter squadrons and six light bomber squadrons of the three aircraft carriers of the Gothic Navy managed to avoid the 240 fourth-generation fighters of the Han Air Force, but unfortunately they flew all the way and did not find a shadow of any warship of the Han Navy at all.
After the 240 fourth-generation fighters of the Dahan Air Force flew over the three aircraft carrier formations of the Gothic Navy, they immediately launched a fierce attack on the fighters and warships of the Gothic Kingdom.
Although the carrier-based aircraft on the three aircraft carriers of the Gothic Navy can only be beaten in the face of the fourth-generation fighters of the Han Air Force, the three aircraft carriers of the Gothic Navy also have the protection of six missile cruisers, 12 missile destroyers, and 12 missile frigates.
However, when another 300 fourth-generation fighters of the Dahan Air Force joined the battlefield, the three aircraft carrier formations of the Gothic Navy immediately fell into disadvantage.
Among the 240 fourth-generation fighters of the previous Dahan Air Force, the pilots of the F-15 fighter and the F-16 fighter were all Air Force combat clones, and the second pilot of the F-15 fighter was the pilot of the former Dahan Air Force.
Later, the 300 fourth-generation fighters that joined the battlefield, all the pilots were pilots of the former Dahan Air Force.
The pilots of the original Dahan Air Force are far inferior to the skills of the Air Force type combat clones, so although the Dahan Air Force has an absolute advantage on the battlefield, the number of losses of the Dahan Air Force has accelerated a little.
The 10 fighter squadrons of the Gothic Navy and the Naval Aviation Unit stationed on Puyin Island, a total of 80 third-generation fighters, also joined this naval and air battle, but these 80 third-generation fighters did not play a big role, and in front of the fourth-generation fighters of the Han Air Force, they were still abused.
When more than 200 carrier-based aircraft of the eight aircraft carriers of the Han Navy also joined the battlefield, becoming the last straw that overwhelmed the three aircraft carrier formations of the Gothic Navy, the commander of the Fourth Fleet, Mitrosha, had no choice but to issue an order for all warships to disperse and break through, and at this time, seven warships of the Gothic Navy had been sunk, including one aircraft carrier.
At noon on April 22, 1671 in the Han calendar, in a study room in the palace of the Han Kingdom, King Liu De, Prime Minister Chen Pu and Vice Prime Minister Qian Jianrong were anxiously waiting for the war report.
King Liu De said with an anxious face: "Why hasn't there been any news yet?" ”
Chen Pu, the prime minister of the cabinet, said comfortingly: "Your Majesty the King can rest assured, this time the navy and air force of our Han Kingdom occupy an absolute advantage, and they will definitely be able to send good news to His Majesty the King!" ”
Don't look at what Chen Pu, the prime minister of the cabinet, said quite confidently, in fact, Chen Pu also had some drums in his heart, after all, he was facing the Gothic Kingdom, and in the war a few years ago, the Gothic army beat the Han army badly.
Sun Mingwu, commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces, suddenly rushed into the study with a few pieces of paper and shouted excitedly: "Your Majesty, the two prime ministers, we have won!" We won! Great victory! What a victory! ”
King Liu De, Prime Minister Chen Pu and Vice Prime Minister Qian Jianrong all stood up immediately, and King Liu De said with some excitement: "Quick! Show it to the king! ”
When the three of them read the telegram brought by Sun Mingwu, the commander-in-chief of the Wehrmacht, everyone's face also showed ecstasy.
This telegram was sent jointly by Xu Yadong, commander-in-chief of the Navy, and Chen Yu, commander-in-chief of the Air Force, and Su Yi, saying that in this morning's battle, the Dahan Air Force completely annihilated the 19th Air Division of the Gothic Air Force at the cost of three fourth-generation fighters being shot down and five fourth-generation fighters being wounded.
All the third-generation fighters and four electronic warfare planes of the 19th Air Division were destroyed in air combat, and the 24 medium bombers of the 19th Air Force Division were blown up on the tarmac of the military airfield.
With the cooperation of the Dahan Air Force and the Dahan Navy, a total of two aircraft carriers, two missile cruisers, three missile destroyers, five missile frigates and two logistics supply ships of the Gothic Navy were sunk.
And also captured a badly damaged aircraft carrier, a badly damaged missile cruiser and a badly damaged guided-missile destroyer of the Gothic Navy.
Of course, the losses of the Dahan Air Force and the Dahan Navy themselves are not small, the Dahan Air Force alone has lost 54 fourth-generation fighters, and the Dahan Navy has also lost 12 carrier-based aircraft.