August 3, 1944 at 3 p.m., cloudy. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Southeast Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Peru.

A slender fuselage, wide wing He115 twin pontoon seaplanes in the clouds, this 1936 first flight of the seaplane and its modification of the shore-based torpedo bomber in the early days of the outbreak of the war was very beautiful, the German naval aviation of the best reconnaissance aircraft and torpedo bomber, played a great role in the war against the British.

By 1944, this maximum speed was only 355 km / h, the ceiling was only 5,200 meters, the armor and self-defense firepower were seriously insufficient, and the aircraft without airborne radar could no longer meet the needs of the German naval aviation, so as early as 1943, these aircraft completely disappeared from the German naval aviation.

But for the pilot of the naval aviation of the new Asbanian federation (consisting of Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and several states in southern Brazil), Alexis . For Captain Suarez, the performance of the He115 is still very satisfactory. Speeds of more than 300 kilometers per hour are sufficient for coastal reconnaissance missions, and the enormous range of up to 3,350 kilometers gives the He115 the ability to patrol Peruvian waters - if the U.S. Navy fleet moves south along the west coast of Peru, the new Asbanian Navy with the He115 will be able to detect it in time.

However, Captain Suarez and his comrades-in-arms, who patrolled the waters of the Pacific north of Chile, did not believe that the 10th Reconnaissance Group of the New Asbanian Naval Air Force would one day encounter the American Grand Fleet heading south.

Because the Americans are now very busy, on the one hand, they have to deal with the bitter battle in the direction of the Hawaiian Islands -- according to the war announcement issued above, the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet taught the Americans a hard lesson in the Midway-Aleutian Sea Battle in July, causing the US Pacific Fleet to lose about half of its strength!

On the other hand, in the Caribbean-Atlantic theater, the Combined European Fleet was about to launch an offensive -- because the Soviet-German war had come to an end, and in July, due to Japan's surprise attack on the Soviet Far East, the Soviet Union and Russia, which were in the midst of a civil war, signed an armistice agreement, saying that they were going to "unite against Japan." For Germany, the armistice between Soviet and Russian means victory on the Eastern Front.

Now the Germans could finally divert their main forces from the Soviet-German theater and redirect them to the Atlantic theater.

And for the new Asbanian federation, it means a victory that is soon in the way.

A united, strong, and prosperous new Federation of Asbania that can compete with the United States will soon become the leading force in South America!

And the new Asbanian soldiers of their own generation are so lucky to be the founders of this federation.

The captain, who was in a happy mood, skillfully maneuvered the plane while enjoying the beautiful scenery outside the window. The white clouds floated like cotton wool, one by one, one by one, making people feel as if they were in heaven, and God Almighty was beside them.

At this moment, Schneider, a young German man sitting behind Suarez and holding a Zeiss telescope to seriously search for targets on the surface of the sea, suddenly shouted in Spanish.

"Captain, West! West! At 9 o'clock, 2 monoplanes! It's getting closer! ”

Suarez was busy looking, and saw two black dots in the distance rapidly approaching, obviously not good.

The He115 seaplane that Suarez is flying is still 20 nautical miles from Peruvian territorial waters, so it is unlikely that these two planes are Peruvian, and as far as Suarez knows, Peruvians have few working monoplanes at all - compared to Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay, which are rich in natural resources, Peru is simply poor, and the country's navy and aviation are just posturing.

Thinking of this, Captain Suarez hurriedly shouted: "Everyone is ready, Hans (Schneider), determine the type of aircraft." ”

"It seems to be F4U, oh my God! It's the American F4U carrier-based fighter! We can't run away, we're finished......"

2 F4U carrier-based fighters will definitely not be able to beat!

However, Captain Suarez was not too nervous, not afraid of death, but had his own clever plan to get out.

"Don't worry, they won't catch us." Suarez's brows were already twisted when he spoke, F4U fighters are not afraid, but where did they come from? Certainly not Peruvian.

"Now it's time to descend, Hans, send a telegram to command at once. Carlos, use your machine gun well! With that, Captain Suarez immediately flicked the joystick, and the plane first turned to the east, and then dived towards the sea at a 45-degree angle.

The He115 is a seaplane, and it is impossible to get rid of the pursuit of the F4U at medium and high altitudes. The only way out is to reduce the altitude and fly close to the surface of the sea. If the F4U also descends in altitude to the point of sticking to the sea, it will have to drive carefully.

And Suarez also sent the plane east, that is, towards the Peruvian coastline. Peru is still a pro-American neutral country, although it is politically and militarily controlled by the United States, and has become an important transit base for the United States to support Brazil. Even if Suarez's He115 makes a forced landing in Peru, the crew on board can be released back to China through diplomatic channels -- while the Peruvians are pro-American, they also want to leave a way back for themselves!

"Captain! Over there! ”

Shortly after the He115 seaplane broke out of the clouds and descended to the sea level, Hans. Schneider suddenly shouted again.

Following Schneider's finger, Captain Suarez saw clusters of smoke rising from the sea. The smoke column is so dense that there are dozens or hundreds of them. There is no doubt that there is a large fleet, which is now seriously moving south of the Peruvian coastline.

Their target is Chile!

Schneider shouted: "Fleet! It must be the fleet of the Americans...... The distance is about 60-70 km! ”

Captain Suarez gritted his teeth: "Damn, the Americans are going to invade us, coming from the Pacific Ocean!" Send a telegram to the command, our new Asbanian Federation is in for a big disaster. ”

As he spoke, 2 American F4U carrier-based fighters were already behind their buttocks, and the sound of machine gun fire rang out at the same time.

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"Admiral, it's an Asbanian He115...... Looks like we've been discovered! ”

At the same moment, the commander of the US 5th Fleet, Admiral Spruance, who was aboard the USS Essex, was also reported. He is also now commander of the newly formed Task Force 56, commanding more than 100 ships and an even larger number of troop carriers and landing ships to the Chilean port of Valparaíso.

"Shoot it down!" Spruance just spat out a few words and decided the fate of the Chilean He-115 (Captain Suarez and his comrades did not escape the F4U), and then he forgot about it.

He now commands a sea force powerful enough to crush the entire New Asbanian Federation! There were 3 battlecruisers of the "Alaska" class alone. There are more than 20 cruisers of the "Baltimore", "Oakland" and "Cleveland" classes.

As for the "Essex" class aircraft carriers, which are the main striking force of the fleet, there are as many as eight aircraft -- two Essex-class aircraft carriers were sunk by the Japanese in the second naval battle of Hawaii before, two were heavily damaged, and the rest of the Essex-class that can still fight are all here--and each aircraft carrier has at least 80 commonly used carrier-based aircraft. A total of 640 commonly used carrier-based aircraft, even if you go to Midway and fight with the main forces of the Japanese Combined Fleet, it will be enough, let alone deal with a country like New Asbania?

Even Admiral Spruance, who was known for his prudence, felt that it was a bit of a fuss for Nimitz to send a large fleet like Task Force 56 to attack Chile.

In addition, Nimitz also left 7 old battleships (2 Wyoming-class, 2 New York-class, 2 Mexican-class, and 1 Florida-class) and 16 escort aircraft carriers in the Hawaiian Islands, continuing to blapping in the Hawaiian Islands, creating the illusion that the main force of the US Navy was still on the battlefield in the Hawaiian Islands, so as to ensure that the actions of Task Force 56 were completely unexpected by the Germans.

An analysis of the situation that has now been brought together from all sides shows that Halsey's bluff has been somewhat successful, and the main forces of the combined European fleet are still scattered in the ports of Brest in France, Gibraltar in Spain, and Belém in Brazil.

The U.S. Task Force 56th and the landing force led by the elite 1st Marine Division are now less than 1,000 nautical miles away from the port of Valparaíso, Chile's largest port. With an average speed of 16 knots, in a few dozen hours, those Chileans who want to follow the ass of the German tank and make a big profit will have to learn the power of American bombs and shells!

And then it was the turn of the Germans, the "general agents" of the Argentines in South America, who were unlucky!

Now it doesn't matter if the whereabouts of Task Force 56 are exposed, in just a few dozen hours, can Germany still let their Grand Fleet put wings and fly to the Pacific Ocean? Even if you drive from the port of Belém, it is seven or eight thousand nautical miles, and you will not be able to reach it at all in half a month.

So all the Germans can do now is send a few planes to Santiago (the capital of Chile) to take all the Chilean dignitaries to Buenos Aires.

Just when Spruance was full of ambition to deal a heavy blow to the Germans on the west coast of South America.

The news that "the huge US Navy fleet is approaching Chile" has already spread all the way to the Wehrmacht General Staff in Tsosen, Germany, more than 12,000 kilometers away.