Two Sparrowhawks, which had failed their engines' carburetors, returned to the carrier. This is one of the most serious design flaws on the Sparrowhawk. In order to increase the power of the engine, the designers used a new carburetor, as a result of which it failed during both test flights. According to strict regulations, this problem that may cause the plane to crash must be solved before the "Sparrowhawk" can be officially put into service. However, in order to seize time, Liao Hanxiang intervened in the finalization process, allowing the troops to equip the "Sparrowhawk" first, and the engineers of the aircraft factory also set out to improve the carburetor.

There were two less escort fighters, which did not have much impact on the attack group. The first to receive the news was the advance of the escort fighter group. About a hundred kilometers ahead of the first wave of attack aircraft, the 48 forward fighters encountered the air defense fighters on the periphery of the First Fleet.

"Pull up, pull up!"

"I killed the enemy, damn it, I was bitten!"

"Turn left, turn left!"

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Although it was only a drill, the pilots were very serious, and it was almost like a real air battle. It can also be heard from the voices of these pilots that the "battle" ahead is fierce. Pilots in a state of extreme euphoria can only relieve the pressure by yelling.

"Report, the escort group has driven out the air defense fighters over the 'enemy' fleet, and the attack group can enter!"

Tan Renhao breathed a sigh of relief, the combat effectiveness of the "Sparrowhawk" was indeed not blown out, and the pilots of the First Air Wing were all the best in the Imperial Navy, but the "Gull" fighters they flew were already seriously backward, and they were not the opponents of the "Sparrowhawk" at all.

The escort fighters who had completed the task of seizing air supremacy all flew over the First Fleet. In actual combat, they will use the machine guns and guns of the fighters to strafe the warships on the sea, attract the enemy's anti-aircraft fire, and make it easier for bombers carrying bombs and torpedoes to attack. However, this was only an exercise, and there was no training ammunition for the aircraft guns and machine guns, so the strafing "mission" was canceled in order to prevent accidental injury.

The First Fleet, deprived of the cover of anti-aircraft fighters, could only rely on its own anti-aircraft artillery to cope with bombers. These guns are equipped with simulated training devices. It's actually a small searchlight. If the light from the searchlight envelops the fighter, then several mirrors installed on the fighter can reflect the light back, and the exercise judge will make a judgment based on the light reflected by the fighter.

The first wave of bombers consisted of 24 dive bombers and 48 torpedo bombers. Approaching the skies over the fleet, the two bombers immediately dispersed. The dive bombers began to climb, and the torpedo bombers lowered almost to the height of the sea. Both fighters also accelerated at the same time, preparing to launch an "attack" on the First Fleet.

Tan Renhao's mood was extremely nervous. This is the most critical moment, and whether or not the First Fleet can be defeated depends on whether this wave of attacks can tear through the First Fleet's anti-aircraft fire network and severely damage the First Fleet's warships. Ji Xiaobin glanced at Tan Renhao, and then grabbed his wrist.

"Captain, your heart is beating fast."

Tan Renhao was stunned for a moment, and immediately laughed awkwardly.

The staff officers in the room were also busy, constantly processing the information fed back, and reporting important news to Colonel Ji Xiaobin. From time to time, the screams of the pilots were heard from the loudspeakers, some excited, some cursed, and some scolded, and those excited pilots obviously did not know that the swear words they scolded were heard by the personnel in the rear.

"Damn, I hit the 'dignity', I hit the 'dignity'."

Ji Xiaobin and Tan Renhao were both shocked, and the two immediately looked at the communications officer in charge of the channel.

"It was the squadron leader of the 3rd Dive Bomber Squadron, and his bomb hit the bridge of the commander of the USS Dignity!"

The two immediately smiled, which was an unexpected bonus, according to the rules of the exercise, all the officers and men in the bridge of the commander of the "Dignity" would be judged dead, and the First Fleet would lose its unified command. Perhaps Marshal Saitin was also there, and if it was a real battle, the Imperial Navy would have lost a marshal.

The first wave lasted about ten minutes, and the second wave began as the dozens of warplanes left the skies over the First Fleet. This time, 48 dive bombers and 24 torpedo bombers launched a coordinated attack.

Ji Xiaobin went to connect a communication channel to the loudspeaker in the room, and then there was a sharp whistling sound from a dive bomber diving from a high altitude to the sea. In charge of the attack was a major officer of the dive bomber group, who was flying his plane towards a battleship on the sea. When the shrill whistling sound suddenly sounded, the horn was quiet for a few seconds, and then it boiled.

"Die, die." The 'Dignity' is finished, the 'Dignity' is finished! ”

Tan Renhao glanced at Colonel Ji Xiaobin, this major captain seemed to have forgotten his most important duty, he should first command other fighters to attack, and then drop the bombs carried by the planes, instead of attacking first.

Ji Xiaobin shrugged his shoulders, he didn't care about this little problem. An intelligence officer is painting the battleships on the blackboard with large white crosses. The "destroyed" warships will be directly famous, which is the Fifth Fleet's own statistics on the results of the battle, and it can more intuitively reflect the "battle situation" ahead.

The second wave of attacks lasted for about fifteen minutes, and when the voices in the loudspeaker were gone, Tan Renhao breathed a sigh of relief, and then glanced at the blackboard that recorded the results of the battle. Of the twelve capital warships of the First Fleet, only the oldest one, located in the rear of the fleet, escaped doom and was not completely "destroyed". In addition, more than a dozen other warships became "victims" of this exercise. This result is huge enough, and it has fully met the requirements of General Liao Hanxiang. If this were a real naval battle, then the First Fleet would have already been "delisted".

The intelligence center also quickly fell silent, and nearly twenty staff officers were a little incredulous about the "results" achieved. But soon the atmosphere became hot, and these young officers, who had been nervous for many hours, suddenly roared loudly, as if they wanted to vent all the depression and anger that had been suppressed in their hearts for more than a year. The Fifth Fleet has finally proved its strength with its actions and proved its powerful striking force.

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