Located in the Sulu Sea between Chinese Borneo and the Philippines, an aircraft carrier battle group with an Empire-class aircraft carrier as the core is cruising in this sea area.

In the hangar of the Imperial-class aircraft carrier Dahan, several air crew soldiers slowly pushed a Seahawk-3 with folded wings onto the elevator, and with the help of hydraulic oil pumps, the fighter was slowly raised to the deck, and the howling sea breeze rushed in front of everyone, which immediately lifted everyone's spirits.

The red glow brought by the rising sun on the horizon is telling the experienced old sea wolves that today will be a rare sunny day!

"Head, yours."

After the swordfish who came to Mazu early to offer incense saw the sea shark, he immediately handed over three sticks of incense, and after waiting for the captain to kowtow three times sincerely, everyone immediately surrounded him and asked, "Head, what's going on with that?" ”

"Keep waiting, no news yet."

"No, isn't it possible to see that they have a mission? And we're on the cold bench. "I heard the sea sharks say that things are difficult to do, and the sea shark squadron is like frosted eggplants, wilted.

When they began to attack the Philippines, they did not have the opportunity to make a move, and they saw dive bombers and roadbed bombers and fighter jets flying over the Philippines every day. Where can they still be quiet? Plus artillery support from the fleet. Under such a strong superior blow, the army advanced smoothly. Recently, the War Department sent a special letter of thanks to the Air Force, praising them as the protectors of heaven.

Therefore, they want to show their strength even more, they can't stay on the ship all the time, every day is either on alert or overhauling the fighters, and they are about to fade out.

Ignore the team members who seem to have taken expired aphrodisiacs. The sea shark made his way towards the hangar. He was also very anxious about this matter, and the cabin where the captain was about to be trampled by him. But this kind of thing can't be rushed, and when it's their turn, they will naturally let them go.

But as soon as I arrived at the hangar, I saw that my favorite plane had opened the cockpit, and the flight crew was stuffing things into it, so I hurriedly ran over and asked, "What are you doing?" ”

"Captain."

The flight crew hurriedly saluted, then pointed to the yellow paper charm that he glued to the dashboard, scratched his head and smirked: "When I came out, my sister asked me for a peace charm, you see that I can't blow the wind when I stay here." The rain doesn't get in. It's useless, so I thought I'd put ...... on you, Captain, if you don't like it, I'll take it down now. ”

"Don't. It's good to stick to. "Look at the shy ground staff. The sea shark was very touched in his heart. Hurriedly said: "This is a good thing." ”

"Hehe......." Seeing that the sea shark didn't blame himself for being good at making claims, the ground crew's smiling faces bloomed, and he hurriedly made a gesture behind him. He even patted his ass and said: "Of course, the captain's combat mission hasn't come down yet!" The guys from the squadron of dive bombers, just lifted off again. ”

"You kid, why do you care about this?" When the sea shark was about to ask him not to get involved in this matter, he suddenly saw the surrounding flight crews and mechanics taking out the jade Buddha from their necks and pockets, and hanging them in the cabin, and they were stunned.

This scene also quieted down the members of the Sea Shark Squadron who came in later, and some of them even had crystals in their eyes.

Except for the dull noise of the hydraulic press, there was no other sound in the cabin, silently looking at these aircrew officers who were covered in oil and took care of the fighters in an orderly manner, the sea sharks felt an indescribable sourness in their nasal cavities.

Chinese people believe in Buddhism, but even if they don't believe in it, when their children go on the expedition, who won't ask for a peace charm to put on them with their own hands?

But now, these talismans that carry peace, with a strong taste of relatives, and acacia are selflessly untied by them and hung on a sea eagle, praying for peace for the dragon wings with the most direct action!

The big war is about to start, and no one dares to say that it will be safe and sound, and perhaps a small take-off and landing accident can take many lives. But they relieved it without hesitation, and the sea sharks believed that if they could, they would even exchange their lives for the sea sharks' great victory and peace.

Under the lead of the sea shark, all the dragon wings straightened their waists, and their right hands were eyebrow-raised.

"Salute!"

After hanging the peace charm for each aircraft, the ground crew also stood up and saluted, shouting loudly: "All the air crew, navigation, and guns of the Dahan ......, I wish the Sea Shark squadron a victory every time!" ”

At the same time, in the combat center of the Dahan, the radar alarm suddenly sounded, and multiple calls were heard on the radio.

"Hawkeye XVIII reported that a large amount of air power had been discovered in the southern skies. It is still 500 kilometers from Manila. Hawkeye 18 is comparing radar data. ”

According to the information in the database, there are B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-29 Super Flying Fortresses of the United States in the fleet, as well as escort Mustang, Thunderbolt, Zero, and Foreign Trade Warhawk-2 fighters. Hawkeye 18, a quantity correction is underway. ”

"Hawkeye XVIII reported that the number of radar targets was eight hundred, and it was a huge aerial bombing force, with straight line targets targeting Manila and a temporary attack fleet docked at the seashore."

"The Navy Command has already issued an emergency take-off interception by the nearest carrier-based aircraft, and the land-based air force will also be dispatched to intercept it."

"The South China Sea Fleet Command has called and ordered us to dispatch all carrier-based aircraft to intercept the Allied fleet."

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In the combat service center, the voice of the signal soldier constantly sounded, and the signal soldier with headphones constantly received alarms and orders, and then quickly shouted out the received news.

"Sound the battle alarm, a first-level combat order. Order all the fighters on the aircraft carrier to be dispatched. Give Hawkeye XVIII power generation and let them guide our carrier-based aircraft. ”

As the captain's order was given, the red lights on the Dahan kept flashing, and then the piercing sirens reached everyone's ears.

In an instant, everyone began to get nervous and busy, and the fighters were raised to the deck one by one, and the special ammunition elevator was also going back and forth. By the time the Sea Sharks trotted to the bridge, two Sea Hawk-3 carrier-based aircraft had already skimmed over the deck at a rapid pace, and after a moment of sinking, they plunged into the air.

"What's going on?" Just after the sea shark muttered suspiciously, the captain's voice sounded on the Dahan, and the voice spread to every corner of the aircraft carrier through the dense lamas on the aircraft carrier.

"The first level of the red combat order, all the carrier-based fighter pilots immediately entered combat readiness and rose into the air with full ammunition. Received a telegram from the AWACS aircraft that a large bomber formation is heading for Manila, and you must cooperate with the land-based air force to kill them all. Absolutely this will allow any fish that slips through the net to fly over Manila.

After liftoff, the AWACS aircraft Hawkeye 18 will convey the combat mission to you. ”

This incident had to put everyone on high alert, because at this time Manila had become the only logistics transit base for the Chinese offensive Philippine forces. Every day, large quantities of supplies arrive at the port of Manila on Ro-Ro ships and then reach the Jungle Army Group fighting on the front lines.

So this place, there must be absolutely nothing to lose. Once these materials are destroyed, the attacking jungle army can only reluctantly announce a temporary attack. In this way, this also gave the Japanese army enough time to breathe. And it is very good to build tighter fortifications, no matter what, it is not good news for China.

The air raid was requested by the Japanese, hoping that the United States would help the Philippine Army with the Australian Air Force. And the US officials also wanted to show their muscles in front of Japan, and nearly half of the bombers were dispatched. And cooperate with the Japanese air force to escort the bomber formation.

The bombing target was set by MacArthur, and Japan originally hoped to directly bomb the attacking forces in China, but MacArthur rejected this proposal. The veteran directly aimed at the port of Manila, and without intelligence, he also knew that this place would definitely become a special station for supplies in China. It is better to bomb the Chinese soldiers than to destroy the other side's supplies. Three days is enough time to turn Manila into a huge dumping point. Blowing up these materials is more effective than directly destroying the Chinese army.

The Japanese side also quickly agreed to MacArthur's proposal, and besides, even if the Chinese supplies were not piled up in Manila, they could directly bomb the Chinese attack fleet. Anyway, if you go to Manila, there is more room for maneuver.

It's just that they are not very clear about the performance of the Chinese radar, especially such a thing as an AWACS aircraft. As soon as their bomber fleet left Australia, it was already detected by AWACS.

On the deck of the Great Han, members of the Sea Shark Squadron began to climb onto their landlines. The ground crew was constantly busy on the plane, filling fuel, checking pylons, landing gear, hanging air-to-air missiles, and checking the ...... of the bomb chain.

After the inspection, the carrier-based aircraft slowly moved to the take-off area, the baffle slowly rose, and the front wheels of the carrier-based aircraft were also blocked by the baffle.

The Sea Shark finally checked the instruments in the plane, and after all the indicators indicated that everything was normal, he increased the throttle to the maximum. There was a huge amount of heat from the rear of the plane, and the humming of the engines instantly drowned out all sounds.

The sea shark raised its hand and gave a thumbs up to the flight command on the side of the deck, and the ground crew under the fuselage also gestured to take off.

The baffle of the front wheel of the carrier-based aircraft was suddenly lowered, and the fully powered aircraft rushed forward like an arrow from the string, passed through the 14-degree deck, sank a little, and then rose high into the air.

Following the Sea Shark, another Sea Hawk-3 roared into the air. Then, on average, every minute, two Seahawk-3 carrier-based jets take off.

Ten minutes later, the squadron of sea sharks assembled on the Dahan and swept towards the sky south of the Philippines.

This is an opportunity for the sea sharks, and it is the battle they have been waiting for for a long time. Although the opponent is not the enemy's navy, they will still be extremely enthusiastic about fighting for their debut. (To be continued.) )