The 24 Tianyi I torpedo attack planes of the 4th Regiment of the Army Aviation Division are half of the combat strength of the air strike force of the Army Aviation fighters stationed in Guam, while among the 24 fighters of the 1st Regiment, 12 are new Eagle dive bombers, and 12 are relatively old Falcon II torpedo attack aircraft, which is also the reason why the Guam Garrison Command is reluctant to put into combat aircraft, and its strength is limited!

As an important node in the entire Pacific Ocean, the South China Theater Command naturally attaches extra importance to the Guam Naval Base, but the maritime territory of Greater China is so vast today, and the most important task of the Army and Navy in this era has always been not a three-dimensional air strike, but the Harrier fighters of another regiment of the Army Aviation and the Tissot series of long-range reconnaissance planes. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The ultimate power of the 9-cylinder Taihang air-cooled engine has completely exceeded the original design plan and crossed the threshold of 500 horsepower...... In addition to a few honors in the field of aircraft test flights, not a single military aircraft has been built in the industrial field so far.

On the contrary, Britain and Germany because of the advance of the war, the aviation industry has developed rapidly, but the engines used in the two countries are still in the field of high-power water-cooled engines, and the air-cooled engine technology has not broken through at all, although the water-cooled engine technology has been continuously upgraded, and now it can reach the level of 400 horsepower of a single engine, but in fact, it is already a technical bottleneck, and it is impossible to continue to improve under the current industrial capacity.

But even if China's industry breaks through the bottleneck of air-cooled engine technology, even if the Tianyi I torpedo attack aircraft has a take-off weight of 2,700 kg, after hanging a 630-kilogram 21-inch Stinger torpedo, the aircraft will only reach a speed of 200 km/h, and if it encounters headwinds, the speed will be further reduced...... At a speed of 200 kilometers per hour, it is only a surface speed of 110 knots, but in terms of protection capabilities, torpedo machines are obviously far inferior to torpedo boats.

The fragile defense and the speed that is not outstanding, as well as the natural scarcity of pilots, make the navy not have a high evaluation of the combat effectiveness of torpedo attack aircraft, and with the entry into service of the Eagle dive bomber, the military tends to use dive bombers.

But now the Guam Garrison Command is facing an astonishing naval force composed of nearly 10 battleships, and if it wants to inflict heavy damage on the opponent in the dawn raid, in addition to excellent military operation planning, the air corps finally took the initiative to choose a more lethal torpedo attack......

After the formation was unfolded in the air, the Z192 long plane piloted by Shen Mingyuan immediately flew westward, followed by six squads, and the tactical arrangements had already been implemented, and one of the key points in whether the air strike could be launched before was the position and speed of the US fleet, and the reconnaissance plane returning in the morning had already discovered the battleship USS Mississippi that was part of the US battleship formation.

The USS Mississippi battleship was seriously damaged, resulting in a cruising speed of less than 13 knots, the US Navy has been regrouped, 3 Dreadnought-class battleships were grouped separately and sailed forward, and the other 5 Dreadnoughts, including the USS Mississippi, became the right flank, 4 US destroyers were active in the nearby waters, escorting 2 large armed supply ships, and the entire US ship formation was sailing south, and the aerial reconnaissance judged that the US troops might return to the military port to continue yesterday's shelling!

At 6:14, the wingman of the third squad on the right wing appeared in front of Shen Mingyuan's fighter and shook his wings to signal that the target had been found, which made the pilots of the 2nd regiment immediately excited, and at 6:17, Shen Mingyuan's fighter broke away from the formation and jumped out of the clouds alone, and the huge American battleship was clearly visible at the sea level at the end of the front on the right side of the course.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately led the formation to turn to the airspace on the left again, and at the same time approached the flying team on the right, making a gesture to implement the plan, and half a minute later, the fighters of the 2nd Regiment had already left the dense formation......

At the same time, Vice Admiral Eber, who was discussing with the staff officer on the battleship Utah, was suddenly stunned, and then signaled the officer next to him who was loudly reporting the landing plan to stop reporting.

"Immediately order all ships to enter the first level of alert! The so-called combat positions must ensure that personnel are in place! After careful consideration for a few seconds, he gave the order to the telegraph room officer, which was also the best option for now as the commander of the fleet...... Fighting deep into the waters controlled by the Chinese, the experience of the battleship Mississippi made him more cautious.

Before the telegram of the order was sent, the sudden sound of the siren startled Vice Admiral Abel, who was about to go to the lookout, and a few seconds later he received a report from the lookout that a formation of Chinese warships appeared in the sea area to the right of the battleship formation, numbering 5-6 ships, and the tonnage was ominous.

"Keep watching!" Vice Admiral Abel did not hesitate at all, and immediately gave the order, "Reissue the order, the detachment will move closer to the main fleet, prepare to enter the battle line attack posture, and once the target is in range, immediately shell!" ”

Abel looked out the window at the rising sun, the dazzling sunlight reflecting a dazzling light on today's rough seas...... This is one of the purposes of choosing to sail close to the side of the island, the Chinese cannot insert themselves into the east side of the fleet to attack, and they can change their position anytime and anywhere, make full use of the power of the sun, so that the opponent's superior fire control technology is useless.

After all, the optical rangefinder in the backlight situation, ranging and observation will be greatly affected, the Chinese are said to have awesome technological advantages in these areas, but the American Navy is obviously not willing to admit defeat, all the results, with the barrel for the final debate, not to mention, in any case, they still hold de facto control of the periphery of Guam!

"Report, the target is at a distance of 21,000 meters, the enemy ship is at a speed of 22 knots, and it is moving in a constantly changing direction!" On the fire control platform, the preliminary information sent by the observation officer for the first time, "General, it should be the Chinese fleet that fought against the USS Mississippi last night!" ”

At the same time, Lieutenant Colonel Körner, the shooting commander of the battleship USS Utah, has quickly responded, and the firing parameters such as wind deviation, speed, azimuth plotting, and azimuth change rate have been quickly set.

Although the Grand Fleet has not experienced real battles, the sub-fleet has suffered losses at the hands of the Chinese one after another, and the second sub-fleet has been completely disabled, and Lieutenant Colonel Kollner has long been ready to compete with the Chinese, although the tonnage of the Chinese cruiser in front of him is really small, and it is really a bit out of identity to be the opponent of the 25,000-ton Utah battleship.

But now was not the time to think about it, and Vice Admiral Abel had long hoped to send the fleet Chinese roaming the periphery into the sea as soon as possible, so Lieutenant Commander Köllner was now only concerned about when the other side would come into range......

21,000 meters has actually entered the longest range of the battleship Utah, considering that the battleship at the Guam Naval Base has previously knocked out 12 rounds of ammunition, even if it can replenish a little ammunition from the supply ships Lawrence and Hull, it is obvious that it cannot be wasted casually, after all, the Chinese's large fleet has disappeared so far!

Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Kolner, the dials representing the distance, relative bearing, and wind deviation data of the two sides on the MKIII Dreyer fire control platform were quickly adjusted, and a series of calculations were quickly converted into firing parameters on the calculation clock of the prototype centered, but he was obviously still waiting for an opportunity, and new observation data were constantly adjusted by the observing officer and entered into the fire control platform.

Vice Admiral Abel is naturally very satisfied with his professional performance, these young soldiers represent the future of the US Navy, if they can win this big battle, even if it is a small victory, it can still make the US Navy grow enough, after all, the Chinese Navy has been galloping in this vast Pacific Ocean for more than 20 years.

However, when he saw the ink line beating on the Demerrick deviation data cylinder out of the corner of his eye, he couldn't help frowning, and the ink line kept jumping to draw a line on the cylinder paper that marked the relative position of the two sides, but it was not two straight lines that could be used for judgment at all, but a straight line and a curve that twisted and twisted, and there was no regularity at all......

20,000 m ......

19500 m ......

19000 m ......

Although the Chinese were cunning enough, Lieutenant Colonel Köllner, after careful judgment, made a series of school shooting arrangements in succession, and at 6:32, the first shot was fired in the Battle of Guam!

The two main guns in the tail of the battleship Utah and the C gun position in the middle of the battleship took the lead in firing a round of 3 calibration projectiles, and after the shells flew for 21 seconds, they landed on the sea near the cruiser Ryukyu, which was playing alone in the distance, the farthest shell was about 1,300 meters away, but the nearest shell landed less than 600 meters away.

This is indeed a good calibration level for nearly 20,000 meters of long-range gunnery! (To be continued.) )