Chapter 121: The Battle Begins
www.biquge.info Perhaps the battlecruiser Reagan was lucky, the battleship's main gun salvo did not achieve an effective hit, but this night scared Edward Moqi to the heart, after all, it lost power, it was a target, and the order was to speed up the repair of the power system!
The patrol fleet of the Yaslan Empire was attacked by the planes of the Reims Empire, basically the fleet was stunned by this air raid, and the anti-aircraft fire was not grouped, which made the planes of the Reims Empire completely crazy, not only the torpedo planes and bombers approached to drop ammunition, but even the fighters who came to escort the ships were also crazy, one after another fighters roared past, and the two 20-millimeter cannons in front actually began to strafe the warships of the Aslan Empire patrol fleet, which shows how bad the anti-aircraft fire of the Aslan Imperial patrol fleet is, The first is that the sailors have no experience in dealing with air raids, and the second is that it is difficult to form a powerful anti-aircraft fire network, so that the bombs dropped by the bombers damage a large number of anti-aircraft artillery groups, resulting in a decrease in air defense capabilities!
However, at this time, the commander of the patrol fleet of the Aslan Empire can breathe a sigh of relief, the first wave of air raids has passed, the bombers of the Reims Empire can carry two aerial bombs, and the torpedo planes can carry one, a fierce air raid These planes are basically exhausted of ammunition, and they return to the aircraft carrier for rearmament!
The commander of the Yaslan Empire's patrol fleet looked at the sea full of gunsmoke, and didn't know what it was like, this air raid, most of the ships were seriously damaged, and also lost a light cruiser and three destroyers, which made the already stretched anti-aircraft firepower even worse, maybe it only took a wave of air strikes to completely defeat the Yaslan Empire's patrol fleet!
Taking advantage of the fact that there were no planes to harass, the two battleships of the Aslan Empire's patrol fleet were refurbished, and in their seriousness, the hateful battlecruiser Reagan was still floating at sea and did not sink, this is simply their shame, the war has been going on for so long, and the two battleships have not even sunk a battlecruiser, and it is a joke to spread it!
Edward Moqi received reports from other warships, and the fleet of the Aslan Empire could already be seen on the sea level, which made him feel relaxed, and he was finally saved, generally after the fleet can be seen at the sea level, the distance is basically about forty kilometers to thirty fronts, which shows that the friendly forces can arrive in less than an hour, and the patrol fleet of the Aslan Empire was scarred by this air raid, and it is difficult to have the strength to fight!
But things didn't develop like this, Edward Moqi was a little too vigilant, and on the two battleships of the Aslan Imperial patrol fleet, the main gun crew was already loaded, and the target was the battlecruiser Reagan!
As the roar of the cannon resounded through the sea, a total of 16 380 mm armor-piercing shells flew towards the Reagan, but Edward Moqi could not hear the sound of the cannon, because the speed of the cannonballs was faster than the sound!
Because the power system of the Reagan battlecruiser was not restored, it could not make any evasive actions, and was directly hit by ten armor-piercing shells, and the fireball from the explosion reflected a large area of the sea in red, and even the sailors on the Reagan did not have time to react, and the Reagan began to sink quickly into the water, and there were very few sailors who escaped!
The commander of the patrol fleet of the Aslan Empire saw the sinking of the battlecruiser Reagan, and immediately ordered to leave the battle, after all, the mission has been completed, there is no need to continue fighting here, the remaining few battleships of the Reims Empire are also scarred and need to be overhauled, and the enemy's reinforcements have already arrived, it is better to go first!
The news of the sinking of the Reagan soon reached the command center of the Reims Empire, and the command center originally planned to evacuate the battle as soon as possible, because there was no need to rescue them, and the remaining four warships had begun to withdraw, but the news detected by the Galaxy aircraft carrier had to let the command continue to command the operation, because the combined fleet of the Aslan Empire and the Morgan Empire was less than forty kilometers away from the fleet of the Reims Empire, which was a very dangerous distance, and the enemy's fleet was rapidly approaching, and if it was out of battle at this time, it would definitely be chased and beaten by the enemy all the way, the loss is unbearable, it is better to give it a go, relying on the advantage of the aircraft carrier, victory or defeat is not a matter of two words!
Zhang Lin led the fleet at this time to the vicinity of the Moroccan sea, after more than a month of sailing, Zhang Lin once again set foot on the sea he was familiar with, it was in this sea area, Zhang Lin led the Second Fleet of the Reims Empire to defeat the main force of the Aslan Empire's fleet, and completely defeated the Aslan Empire!
"Sir, I have received reliable information that the Reims Empire is now at war with the Aslan Empire and the Morgan Empire, and the situation is in crisis!" Li Li is in the conning tower, sorting out the latest information he has just received! Li Li, who had completed the task, had just returned to the team, and Jin Zhe, who was at the same time as him, had already commanded the heavy cruiser Jiaoyang alone, and Li Li was left on the flagship by Zhang Lin as a one-life combat staff officer!
"Where are they fighting now?" Zhang Lin came to the map and asked!
"The middle of the Moroccan sea! I received information today, the battlecruiser Reagan was sunk, and they have not exchanged fire yet, but the strength of the Aslan Empire and the Morgan Empire is twice as much as that of Lance, especially the capital ship is injured, and the main reliance of the Reims Empire now is the Galaxy aircraft carrier, but the Galaxy is also difficult to support! Li Li's analysis is very reasonable, and Zhang Lin can't help but nod for him, for such a long time, Li Li has made great progress in tactics and strategy, and it won't be long before he can command the fleet alone!
Zhang Lin drew on the map with a red drawing pen, according to the available information, Zhang Lin drew the form of the two armies, from the map, the Reims Empire was in crisis, why not withdraw from the battle?
Zhang Lin put down the pen in his hand: "Order the fleet to start replenishing fuel and ammunition on the supply ships!" The sailors of each ship began to eat and rest, and after the replenishment was completed, they went to the middle of the Moroccan sea at full speed! After the order was issued, Zhang Lin said to Li Li: "Now we are one hundred and fifty kilometers away from the middle of the Moroccan sea, and we can reach it in almost three hours at full speed, because we are running for a long distance, we should have let the troops repair before fighting, but now the situation is critical, let the sailors take turns to rest for a while, and we will meet the navies of these two empires!" ”
In the middle of the Moroccan Sea, where the Reims Empire and the Aslan Empire once fought, this time it has become a battlefield again, and the Aslan Empire vows to be disgraced here, and the Reims Empire wants to prove its glory again, and the war is about to break out!
It was supposed to be a destroyer reconnaissance mission, but now it is all carried out by aircraft carriers, and the fighters on the two escort aircraft carriers of the Reims Empire form six squads and start to reconnoiter the enemy!
And the fighters of the Aslan Empire and the Morgan Empire only have three squads, and the Reims Empire has a huge advantage in fighters, and the bank good aircraft carrier is not equipped with any fighters at all, all of them are torpedo planes and bombers, but the aircraft carriers of the Aslan Empire and the Morgan Empire are not so configured, whether in terms of fighters or bombers, they are less than those of the Reims Empire!
Before the war, the fighters of both sides fought a small air battle in order to fight for air supremacy, a large number of planes hovered in the air, with the advantage of numbers, the fighters of the Reims Empire quickly seized air supremacy, after several exchanges between the fighters of the two sides, the fighters of the Aslan Empire and the Morgan Empire were defeated, and quickly retreated, and the fighters of the Reims Empire chased after each other, and from time to time a plane was hit, dragging the tail smoke into the sea, and chased until the front of the combined fleet of the Aslan Empire and the Morgan Empire, The fighters of the Reims Empire have just left, and the air supremacy is completely in the hands of the Reims Empire! At this time, the distance between the fleets of the two sides was only thirty kilometers, and the battleships of both sides had already begun to try the first salvo of the main guns, while the aircraft carrier formation remained at the back of the fleet, twenty kilometers from the fleet, the aircraft carrier Galaxy, two escort aircraft carriers and three anti-aircraft cruisers plus two destroyers, which were escort battleships left for the aircraft carriers to avoid accidents!
But in the process of the battleship exchange in front, the advantage was already obvious, and the battleships of the Aslan and Morgan empires had a clear advantage, which could already be seen in the tentative exchange between the two sides!
But at this distance, the velocity of the shells is seriously attenuated, and it is difficult to pose a threat to the enemy's main armored protection area, so the commanders of both fleets began to order the fleets to approach, and at this time, the official start of the aircraft carriers of both sides began, on the Milky Way aircraft carrier, three elevators quickly transported the aircraft out of the hangar, and the deck wounded sailors were busy directing the aircraft to take off, and with the roar of the aircraft engines, one bomber after another began to fly into the sky!
The main guns of the battleships of the Aslan Empire are 380 mm caliber, and the two battleships of the Reims Empire are the surviving of the Second Fleet, they have four triple 406 mm caliber main guns, but in order to save displacement, the thickness of their main armor belt is generally not more than 350 mm, and the disadvantage is that the protection is insufficient, and although the main armor belt thickness of the battleships of the Aslan Empire and the Morgan Empire is 3880 mm, it is still not enough for the 406 mm cannon of the Reims Empire. Both battleships can pose a lethal threat to the other!
However, it was not the battleship that took the lead in causing effective hits, although they went through the secondary main gun fire, but the long-distance artillery battle, the hit rate, is really low and pitiful, the aircraft of the aircraft carrier has reached the battlefield, the planes of the Reims Empire with air supremacy can be said to be unscrupulous, while the planes of the Aslan Empire and the Morgan Empire are afraid to come!
With the official exchange between the two sides, the first wave of air raids came as scheduled, and thirty bombers from the Reims Empire came to the battlefield, hovering at high altitude, they suddenly began to dive towards the enemy's warships, and the anti-aircraft fire on the warships of the Aslan Empire and the Morgan Empire opened fire wildly, and the battle began!