Africa, British Somalia, Taaraju Bay.

On the calm sea, six huge warships are quietly moored here.

It was the German aircraft carrier support fleet led by Raeder, which included all four German aircraft carriers and two Admiral-class heavy cruisers to protect the carriers.

"Sir, all the planes participating in the war have been inspected." Raeder's lieutenant ran to Raeder, who was watching the scenery from the deck, and said.

"Well, refuel the plane, hang up the bombs, and go to the deck take-off preparation area to wait for the next order." Raeder, who was on the Deutschland, looked at the huge body of the second ship of the Deutsche class aircraft carrier Bavaria not far away, and said lightly.

This fleet departure was the first actual combat of the German aircraft carrier fleet, and it was also the first time to run so far, the whole fleet departed from the Kiel military port, passed through the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, and then entered the Mediterranean Sea through the Strait of Gibraltar, then entered the Red Sea through the Suez Canal, and finally reached Tajoura Bay through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

If nothing else, along the way, the ocean-going capability of the German aircraft carrier fleet has been greatly improved.

And since the opponent is Russia, which has no air defense and air force, the entire fleet except for the Count Zeppelin, which brought two squadrons of fighters, the other aircraft carriers have replaced the fighter squadrons in formation with dive bomber squadrons.

The four aircraft carriers, a total of 204 dive bombers, and 136 torpedo attack planes with high-explosive bombs, can be described as covering the sky and the sun, and how to command such a large force in an orderly and efficient manner will be the biggest problem since Raeder became commander of the navy.

"It's 10 minutes to 10 o'clock, sir!" The adjutant ran to Raeder's side again and reminded.

"Good!" Raeder turned and walked towards the bridge of the Deutschland.

"All aircraft carriers, according to the original plan, give priority to taking off torpedo attack aircraft with slow flight speed!" Back on the bridge, Raeder began to command his massive fleet.

Under Raeder's command, the originally quiet fleet came to life in an instant, and the planes that had been quietly waiting for orders in the take-off preparation area started their engines one after another, and then began to taxi towards the take-off area on the deck.

When everything was ready, the take-off commander in yellow clothes on the deck faced forward, then turned to the plane, crouched down, pointed his hand forward, and at the same time the catapult operator pressed the ejection button, and the huge torpedo attack plane rushed forward quickly under the drive of the catapult, spread its wings and flew into the sky, and then waited in the air for the other planes of the same squadron to take off and complete the formation.

One after another, the torpedo attack planes flew into the sky one after another in the repeated actions of the take-off commander, and soon, 96 torpedo attack planes of eight aviation squadrons of the first wave completed their formation in the air and flew towards their target.

"Sir, the first wave of 96 planes has departed."

"Very good, 132 dive bombers for the second wave."

……

"Hey, Kaos." The pilot piloting the FI-167 said to a man behind him, "You say, are the Italians really that useless?" We need to come all the way to support them. ”

"Don't look down on the Italians, Bowen." Keos, who was fiddling with the newly installed horizontal bombing scope, said without raising his head, "It's not that you don't know that they fought the battle 40 years ago, and it's a shame to be thrown home." ”

"Haha." Bowen laughed and said, "That's right, by the way, I heard that they were cleaned up badly some time ago, why did they suddenly have a decisive battle?" ”

"Looks like they're gassing." Keos said uncertainly.

"Poison gas?!" Bowen exclaimed, "Isn't that thing already on the list of absolutely forbidden weapons?" The Italians still dare to use it? ”

"We were all at sea some time ago, where did we come into contact with the outside world? That's what I heard. Keos shrugged his shoulders, "But let's be honest, what can't the Italians do?" You can't beat someone, it's normal to use poison gas. ”

"Yes." Bowen nodded, "Then again, instead of hanging a torpedo, I can't get used to flying a plane." ”

Listening to Bowen's words, Keos stopped fiddling with his hands, opened the canopy, looked down at the plane against the wind, then closed the cockpit again, and said, "This big guy should be much more powerful than a torpedo." ”

"Of course." Bowen smiled, "This guy's 2,200 pounds (1,000kg) isn't blown, and if this one continues, a building will collapse, right?" ”

"Haha." Keos laughed, "Then I'll have to pray for the Ethiopians." ”

As he spoke, he glanced at the dense crowd around him and continued, "Seriously, I have some sympathy for the Ethiopians now. ”

"Alas, indeed. Our first wave of attacks consisted of 96 2,200-pound bombs, and the Ethiopians were uncomfortable. Bowen nodded, "Why did you say the Führer asked us to help Italy?" If you want me to say, we should help the Ethiopians beat the Italians. ”

"Because Italy is our ally, although I feel embarrassed to have such an ally." Keos said helplessly.

"Woohoo." Just as the two were chatting, there was a burst of electricity in the headphones, and then, the voice of the commander of the first wave came, "Gentlemen, we have arrived at our destination, the weapon operator observes the ground target, and drops the bomb freely!" ”

"Oh, we're here." As he spoke, Kaos pulled open the canopy again, and looked up to see countless Ethiopian soldiers scattered below.

"God, I really don't want to throw this thing down." Keos retracted his head, then pulled the canopy shut, "The people down there don't have the slightest ability to resist, and throwing this thing down won't bring us glory." ”

"Alas, throw it, if you want to blame the Italians." Bowen in front shook his head, "We're just soldiers, all we have to do is carry out orders." ”

"Okay." Keos sorted out his emotions for a moment, then aimed at the crowd below and pressed the bomb button, "Long live the Führer!" Damn the Italians! ”

The 2,200-pound bomb began its free fall amid the shouts of "Long live the Führer" from Kaos.

Thirty seconds later, the bomb ushered in the most brilliant moment of its life - it hit the ground and exploded.

The power of the 2,200-pound bomb was enormous, accompanied by a deafening explosion, a mushroom cloud rose, followed by a violent shock wave.

Eventually, the smoke slowly cleared, leaving only a crater about the size of a football field.

And there are another 95 such mushroom clouds and craters.

"Wow!" Bowen exclaimed, "This guy is amazing, what if he smashed it on the British ship?" ”

"Haha, I'm afraid I won't be able to find the ship's superstructure." "Alright, let's go back, it's time for the dive bombers." ”