"Sir, the German aircraft carrier fleet was spotted, with a bearing of 380 degrees and a distance of more than 6,000 meters...... It is estimated that there are approximately 3 Midway aircraft carriers, 40 cruisers; 18 heavy cruisers and 22 light cruisers, respectively, ask for instructions! ”

In the operations command room of the US aircraft carrier Saratoga, confidential staff officer Midland handed the telegram to Rear Admiral Theobald of the 8th Task Force. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the same time, there are also 3 Pensacola-class heavy cruisers and 1 heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City escorting this aircraft carrier.

Of course, there are 2 small aircraft carriers, and 1 seaplane aircraft carrier is also separated from the Saratoga aircraft carrier for escort, which is safer to fire, and will not be completely wiped out by the enemy at once.

It's just that the Saratoga aircraft carrier was joined when the 8 task force under the command of Rear Admiral Theobald came to the Mediterranean.

Originally, this aircraft carrier was used by President Roosevelt for the Navy in the Pacific Ocean to be used against the German forces in Sicily.

It's just that President Roosevelt and all the high-level U.S. military leaders did not expect that the German army actually had an aircraft carrier fleet, and after the deal with the Japanese army, they returned to the Mediterranean, and their target route was still towards the Sicily route, so in order not to affect the smooth progress of the Sicily campaign and achieve victory, the Saratoga aircraft carrier was unanimously agreed by the US naval top brass and President Roosevelt, and was immediately dispatched to support the 8th Task Force.

In addition to the aircraft carrier, President Roosevelt and them were more secure and safe; So they also sent 3 more battleships, 3 cruisers and 3 destroyers to escort them.

"Observe the situation of the German aircraft carrier fleet for a while, and at the same time send 40 more P-40 fighters equipped with radars to attack the German aircraft carrier fleet and detect the combat effectiveness of the other side!"

After listening to the report, Major General Theobald immediately and decisively gave an order.

"Yes! Major General Theobald! ”

Confidential Staff Officer Midland nodded earnestly.

The telegraph operator received the order and quickly passed it on to the various ships, as well as to the pilots who had gone to test the attack on the German carrier fleet.

Tick, tick...... Wait, Watch...... Sortie; Test...... Evacuate, tick, tick......

As soon as the order was given, 40 P-40 fighters took off from the aircraft carrier to complete their mission.

At the same time, 15 B-26 bombers, 8 TBF torpedo planes, as well as SB2U-3 Avengers, 20 SBD-2 saboteur aircraft, and 30 B-17 bombers are being prepared on various aircraft carriers, waiting for the next round of orders to prepare for takeoff.

"The German aircraft carrier fleet is still 3,300 meters away from us, and the azimuth is 155 degrees!"

"At the same time, 30 enemy planes were also found, with an azimuth of 120 degrees and a distance of 2,000 meters!"

"Enemy aircraft were also spotted at the same time in the 260° direction, about 10 of them!"

"The anti-aircraft guns of the enemy ships have begun to fire at us, all flying teams be careful!"

At the same time, more than 30 P2A-3 fighters, SB2-U3 reconnaissance-bombers, SBD-2 dreadnought dive bombers, and 17 F4F-3 carrier-based fighters have been dispatched, and they are also receiving warning radios from their respective aircraft carriers.

After receiving this radio message, all U.S. pilots were nimble and well-trained to evade and attack.

"Hey! It's really surprising that the Germans still have an aircraft carrier fleet! It really scared the hell out of me! ”

"Me too! I just don't know if the combat performance of these things of the German army, and the tactics of the attack queue are useless! ”

"Speaking of which, their battleships and aircraft carriers seem to be bigger and more powerful than ours!"

"Hey! It's good-looking, what's the use of looking! The most important thing is that their combat strength is not as high as ours! But I'm very confident in our combat effectiveness, these Germans will definitely not be our opponents! ”

"Of course! We are not even afraid of those Japanese troops who are not afraid of death, and we are still afraid of these German troops who have always looked like aircraft carriers? ”

"But aren't these Germans now suddenly having an aircraft carrier fleet? I think they must have secretly built aircraft carriers and deteriorated for training! ”

"So what? I think that these aircraft carrier fleets of theirs must have been established recently, and if it weren't for their global aggression, I don't believe that Hitler would not have sent these aircraft carrier fleets out against the British fleet and the Soviet Black Sea Fleet! That's why I said we don't have to worry about them at all, I don't think they even have any actual combat experience! ”

"That's right! John! I also see it this way, I think these German troops may be their first chance to fight today! ”

"Hahaha! If that's the case, I'll have to take care of these stinky German aircraft carrier fleets! ”

"Hey! Flanders! Don't eat alone! You're going to leave us some German carrier-based planes too, so that we can also make some money to show off our achievements! Or I haven't had a chance to be promoted yet! ”

"What kind of aircraft are these German carrier-based aircraft? I don't think I've heard of any famous carrier-based aircraft in the German army! ”

"Tsk! We'll find out later, haven't they already sent carrier-based aircraft to attack us? ”

"Hehehe! The German carrier-based aircraft are certainly not as powerful as our F4F Wildcat, F4U Corsair, and our F6F Vixen Hellcat fighter! ”

"Hey! Don't forget that we also have the latest carrier-based aircraft, the F8F Panda carrier-based aircraft, which will soon be ready to participate in battles and conduct actual combat tests! So I think we will be able to destroy these German aircraft carriers this time! ”

"No matter what the strength of these German aircraft carrier fleets is! We're going to rush over and attack them now, and we'll have to lie down if it's a dragon, and if it's a tiger, we'll have to lie down! Our American Navy is the most powerful navy in the world, even Britain is not afraid of us, let alone these fledgling and nothing German troops! ”

When the US aircraft unit was rushing towards the German aircraft carrier fleet and the German carrier-based aircraft group that was rushing towards them, many pilots flying behind were despising the strength of the German aircraft carrier and chattering and noisy.

At this moment, the American pilot who was in front suddenly saw the oncoming German carrier-based model.

"This ...... Oh, my God! How could this be, the German carrier-based aircraft turned out to be our F4F Wildcat fighters, as well as our newest F6F Vixen Hellcat fighters! How can this be, am I dreaming! ”

But as soon as they saw the German carrier-based aircraft group, all the American pilots exclaimed in horror.

"It's not a dream! It's true! Although they are not the same color as our fighters, the models are the same! Everyone be careful! There must be traitors within our navy, otherwise they would not have had the same carrier-based aircraft as ours! And even the most advanced models have them! “

When all the American pilots were shocked and shocked, their group leader Prange reminded him with high vigilance.

At this time, there were three groups of 27 F6F Vixen Hellcat fighters, forming a V-shaped formation, each with nine fighters, and the German flying team quickly attacked the American troops.

In particular, Prange, the captain who had just issued the warning, was the first to encounter the ferocious fire of the Germans.

These F6F shrew Hellcat fighters were improvised by Field Marshal Hitthofen and were under their onslaught; The first to be shot down was the US SBD dive dreadnought bomber.

These bombers were the stars of the Battle of Midway, as almost all Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk by them.

But what no one expected was that in front of the F6F Vixen Hellcat fighters piloted by the Germans, they were shot down in an instant.

In this regard, all the US military pilots were shocked, shocked and chilled, and terrified.

But even so, they reacted quickly and engaged in a fierce air battle with the Germans.

Thus, the first air battle between the German carrier-based aircraft group and the US carrier-based aircraft group kicked off the attack.