When the aircraft carrier formation is engaged in a naval and air battle, whoever can launch an attack in advance means that they have an advantageous position in the battle. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoHowever, the premise of launching an attack in advance is to have accurate information about the enemy.

Lin Luo's decision to order his carrier-based aircraft unit to take off without receiving a report from the reconnaissance plane was absolutely an extremely bold decision.

Because there are time and fuel restrictions after takeoff, it is impossible for the plane to fly in the sky all the time. Moreover, if the enemy fleet is not found in the target area, it means the failure of an attack. In a naval and air war dominated by aircraft carriers, in many cases, one side fleet has only one chance to attack. I have to say that Lin Luo's order was very bold.

Lin Luo was also forced to have no choice. His position has already been discovered, and perhaps at this moment the Japanese aviation strike force has already attacked. If Lin Luo still waited for the reconnaissance plane to come to the exact location before giving the order to attack, it was very likely that he would lose his precious fighter plane and time. Maybe then there won't even be a chance to attack.

Lin Luo, who was unwilling to be beaten passively, chose to give it a go. Even if you are inevitably attacked in a big way, you must punch your fist out before you are attacked. In addition to dragging a cushion on the verge of death, it can also fight for the opportunity of the 11th task force in the hideout.

The four aircraft carriers soon fully accelerated into the wind, and released their fighters. Lin Luo didn't leave his hand, he released all the nearly 200 fighters in his hand at one time. In addition to the air defense fighters guarding the fleet, nearly 200 fighters killed the combat staff officers in the direction they had deduced based on the information provided by the submarine after the formation was completed in the air.

After the release of the fighters, the four aircraft carriers quickly returned to the air defense battle column, ready for the incoming air attack.

"Do you want to send a telegram to Tong Haifeng and them to ask about their situation?" Li Ru, who looked a little nervous, stepped forward to ask. After all, it was the first time for him to participate in actual combat, and it was inevitable that he would be a little excited and nervous.

"There's no need." Lin Luo shook his head: "They can receive all the information we send." Their radio silence at this point indicates that they don't want to be exposed yet. Don't interfere with their command, do our own thing. ”

"Yes." Li Ru nodded, and set his eyes on the place where the sea and the sky met in the distance.

At this time, everyone was waiting for the arrival of the Japanese plane. In fact, the Japanese Navy was indeed flying fighter planes at this time.

The Caiyun found that the Ming fleet was not in sight for a long time, and it was chased by air defense fighters as soon as it began to send telegrams, and then the panicked evasion caused the first telegram to not say in detail. It only explained the speed and direction of the Ming fleet, but it did not have time to send the most important accurate direction. By the time the colorful cloud got rid of the pursuit and sent the detailed information back, more than ten minutes had passed.

Yamaguchi did not hesitate and quickly ordered the aircraft carriers in the fleet to start flying the fighters. Like Lin Luo, he had already ordered all the fighters to prepare for takeoff, and even the pilots had already sat in the planes of the fighters.

The Japanese did not have the ability to communicate in the air, and the fighters equipped with the short-wave communication equipment sent by the Americans before the war had basically been lost in the Battle of Java. At this time, although the second batch of shortwave radio stations was supported, not all fighters were reequipped. The intensity of the fighting meant that many fighters simply did not have time to return to the factory to install new equipment.

As a result, only the fighters on the Shotsuru and Zuizuru under Yamaguchi's command were able to communicate with each other in the air, while the fighters on other aircraft carriers still had to rely on gestures and drawing boards. No matter how elite the Japanese pilots were, the formation and command ability of the largest attack wave under the limitation of specific equipment was only more than 100 planes, and no matter how much they were, they would not be able to control it.

In addition, there were six aircraft carriers in this sortie, and the carrier-based aircraft of the Xianghe and Zuihe had to be grouped separately. Even Yamaguchi Odora was the best aircraft carrier commander in the Japanese Navy, and he couldn't arrange it all in a short period of time.

In the end, it took more than 30 minutes for Yamaguchi to send away the first wave of fighters. Yamaguchi did not hesitate to give the order for the second attack to be dispatched immediately after the first attack wave was attacked.

The aircraft carriers of the Japanese Navy do not have catapults, not because they do not want to install them, but because the technology is not up to par and they cannot be built. The Ming Navy can be equipped with a large number of heavy fighters, as they can use catapults to help heavier fighters take off. But the Japanese could only use light fighters, and even the bombs they were equipped with were only 250 kilograms.

This lack of technology not only reduced the power of carrier-based aircraft, but also made it necessary for the Japanese aircraft carriers to move forward at full speed to send their fighters into the sky. When the fighters of the second attack wave were grouped and left the sky over the fleet not long after. The Japanese fleet sounded the air defense alarm.

In fact, after being discovered by Fang Renxu, Yamaguchi Wendo led the fleet to change the course to a southerly course. He did this in order to get closer to the Ryukyu Islands, which were occupied by the Japanese army. That would make it easier to get support from the island's shore-based forces. Who deliberately doesn't use resources when they can?

The Japanese course began to go south, and Lin Luo ordered the reconnaissance plane to fly north. Not surprisingly, Yamaguchi's large fleet was soon discovered by a Ming reconnaissance plane.

This reconnaissance plane was very clever, and after discovering the traces of the Japanese fleet, he did not rush to observe it rashly, but hid in the clouds from afar to send a report to his own fleet.

At that time, the Japanese fleet had lifted the radio silence, and was releasing a group of planes, and there were noisy radio waves everywhere, and no one found a single Ming reconnaissance plane hiding above the clouds in the distance and closely watching them.

And the Japanese air defense fighters also did not pay attention to the high clouds. When it's okay, the Zero rarely flies that high.

After receiving the specific location of the Japanese fleet, Lin Luo quickly transmitted the coordinates to the attack aircraft group in front. At the same time, this telegram was sent to the naval command and the 11th task force. The command of the Navy replied with good luck. Task Force 11 remained silent, and no one knew where they were.

The distance between the two sides was not very far, but at this time it was actually only a little more than 200 nautical miles. This is when both sides are within the other's attack radius. An air formation with an average speed of about 220 knots only takes about an hour to get close to the opposing fleet.

Compared with the Japanese, the attack formation of the Ming Navy arrived first. They were spotted by Japanese carrier-based radars and anti-aircraft fighters about thirty kilometers from the Japanese fleet. Subsequently, a fierce battle broke out between the fighters of both sides.

This time, the Japanese brought six regular aircraft carriers, with a total capacity of four or five hundred aircraft. Yamaguchi Wendo has a lot of power in his hands, and he has many zero-battles to deal with the attack aircraft group of the Great Ming.

At this time, the Japanese also began to perform at wartime levels. After the glorious Zero War was ravaged by the Fighting Falcon, the Japanese quickly developed the second generation of the Zero War. A new type of Zero Combat that is larger, stronger, faster, and more powerful. This new type of Zero is named Super Zero.

Frankly speaking, it is quite good that the Japanese were able to develop a fighter with this technology at this time. Although it is still not comparable to the new Fighting Falcon Reform of the Ming Dynasty, it has been upgraded to a level compared to the previous ordinary Zero Battle. However, for the time being, the potential of the Japanese is just that.

The Ming plane's designers were on the verge of introducing more advanced fighters, while the next generation of Japanese fighters was far away.

On the one hand, the technical shortcomings are one thing, and another important reason is that the Japanese aircraft carriers are not equipped with catapults, and they cannot take off overly heavy aircraft. This greatly limited the Japanese army's ability to act and the design space of new fighters.

Although technical support has been received from the Americans, these catapults are produced and shipped all the way to equip them on aircraft carriers for structural modification. Where is this problem that can be solved in a short period of time? It's time of war!

Task Force 12 had more than 40 Fighting Falcons as escorts. But they are facing more than zeros!

Moreover, this batch of Japanese naval pilots can be regarded as their last elite, not to mention their technical proficiency, all of them are experienced. The pilots of the Super Zero simply ignored the Fighting Falcons with their ferocious firepower but had little meaning for the battleship. They all rushed towards the bombers.

A strange scene took place on the battlefield. A large number of Ming bomber units desperately accelerated their charge, trying to get close to the Japanese aircraft carriers who were rapidly returning to the core of the air defense formation as soon as possible. On all sides of them were the Japanese troops rushing towards them. Behind Super Zero, there are many Ming War Falcon fighters.

The whole scene looks a little comical, with countless warplanes constantly flying and circling in the sky, like a dazzling aerial show in a circus. But the price of this kind of performance is death!

A huge humming sound resounded between the sea and the sky, and the brutal battle made countless people tremble. The fighter planes that fell from the sky with a huge roar and dazzling flames and smoke represented a piece of fresh life!

Bullets flew and strings of cannonballs pierced the sky. Countless warplanes were reduced to scrap metal and thrown into the sea, making a huge splash.

After paying a heavy price, the Ming attack aircraft group finally broke through a large number of super-zero interceptions and entered the range of the Japanese fleet's air defense formation.

Before the pilots of the Ming bomber unit had time to catch their breath, the shells that shot into the sky from the many warships enveloped them like snowflakes flying in the sky. The rain of bullets was so dense that the pilots were almost dazzled. And for these pilots, this is just the beginning. (To be continued.) )