Chapter 657: Decisive Battle of the Atlantic
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On behalf of the Chinese Empire, Cai promised them benefits to the member states of the United Nations, and after the countries had reached a political deal, they jointly sent a cannon fodder force.
Although these 105 submarines are cannon fodder at the forefront, the cannon fodder also has extremely strong combat power, and it is difficult to eat if the teeth are not good, and they will collapse if they are not good.
The German High Seas Fleet aircraft carrier battle group quickly sent more than 200 new Junkers anti-submarine aircraft to attack. The Junkers anti-submarine aircraft, equipped with an advanced magnetic anomaly detector, quickly played a huge anti-submarine role. I saw that the anti-submarine torpedoes and depth charges dropped from the anti-submarine aircraft accurately fell into the electromagnetic signal anomaly area, and it didn't take long for huge waves to stir up on the sea, followed by a series of explosions, and a number of joint ** submarines were destroyed.
The battle continues.
Although the Germans had advanced anti-submarine patrol aircraft, the technology was limited to anti-submarine warfare. The shipborne radar system of the German fleet was not well developed, and its effective detection range was only a little more than a hundred kilometers.
The main fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy was constantly operating outside the radar detection range of the High Seas Fleet, and the carrier-based patrol planes sent by the German fleet were quickly shot down by the fighters of the Imperial Chinese Naval Air Force as soon as they flew out of their radar range.
Although Admiral Bundy could not confirm the enemy situation a hundred kilometers away, and he could not find the exact location of the Chinese Imperial Fleet, he knew very well in his heart that the enemy fleet was nearby. ββSo Bundy has always been cautious, when he sent anti-submarine aircraft for anti-submarine warfare. He also ordered the carrier-based fighters on the four aircraft carrier battle groups to take up the air to cover the anti-submarine aircraft in case of a sneak attack by the fighters of the Chinese Empire.
However, Bundy did not hesitate to miss a link. Although more than 200 alert carrier-based fighters sent by the High Seas Fleet took to the skies to be on alert, the German naval aviation was too mechanical and rigid, and they blindly followed the contents of the textbook to guard against the Imperial Chinese Air Force, believing that the fighters of the Imperial Chinese Air Force were advanced. Constantly occupying the high ground and attacking is their forte tactic. Therefore, the German fighters all stayed at high altitude for alert.
As everyone knows, General Li Dingxin is well aware of the movements of the German army.
On the bridge of the nuclear-powered battleship Guanghua the Great, Li Dingxin could obtain information on the German fleet and air force from the ship's attendant at any time. The powerful active sea- and air-to-air search radar on the Guanghua Emperor is capable of detecting sea and air intelligence within a radius of hundreds of kilometers. Hundreds of radar displays in the electronic reconnaissance room accurately recorded the positions of the capital ships of the High Seas Fleet and the positions of German fighters in the air.
"Report, the enemy fighter group is all concentrated in the patrol at an altitude of more than 7,000 meters!"
"Pick me up from the aircraft carrier battle group command center!"
"Yes! Lieutenant General Wang Kengcheng, commander of the command center of the aircraft carrier battle group, is online! β
Li Dingxin picked up the walkie-talkie and ordered: "I am Li Dingxin." ββ I order you to immediately command the fighter group to fight in the 441 sea area. The task is to destroy the enemy's anti-submarine aircraft. β
"Yes! Resolutely complete the mission! β
"Attention! The enemy's alert aircraft are all at high altitude, and your unit can adopt an ultra-low-altitude sea-skimming flight mode. It is possible to avoid the detection of enemy radars! β
"Understood!"
"I wish you all success!"
Li Dingxin hung up the phone and looked southwest.
Li Dingxin's battleship Guanghua the Great was located in the center of the battle group of the main fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy.
In front of and behind the Guanghua Emperor. It is full of the main warships of the Chinese Imperial Navy's Two Oceanic Fleet. Including six Ming-class super battleships, four Yuan-class super battleships, four Hawaiian-class super battleships, three Puerto Rico super battleships, four Korea-class super battlecruisers, four Lanfang-class super battlecruisers, four Tornado-class missile cruisers, thirty-six Typhoon-class China Aegis air defense heavy cruisers, sixty-eight Fengxian-class light cruisers, one hundred and thirty-three Rainstorm-class destroyers, two hundred and six Song-class submarines, and more than one hundred escort aircraft carriers. and more than 50 communications reconnaissance ships patrolling the vicinity. ββ
These warship groups are spread over a sea surface with a radius of more than 150 kilometers, and the scale is rare in the world.
But this is only the tip of the iceberg of the UN fleet that participated in this operation.
Following Li Dingxin's gaze to the southwest, the main aircraft carrier battle group of the Chinese Empire was placed there. The 10 main aircraft carriers, with the USS Taishan nuclear-powered aircraft carrier as the flagship, including more than 100 light aircraft carriers that serve as escort and transport missions in the surrounding area, as well as more than 100 air defense cruisers and anti-submarine destroyers, are on alert patrol in the perimeter.
In addition to the warships of the Chinese Empire, hundreds of major warships from the navies of Britain, France, the Netherlands, Argentina, Chile and other countries are also deployed here.
Although the capital ships of these countries are too far behind the capital ships of the Imperial Chinese Navy. It could not be compared with the main warships of the German High Seas Fleet on the opposite side, and their role was only when the main fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy destroyed or severely damaged the German High Seas Fleet. They were to be sent out to attack the remnants of the German navy. Clean up the battlefield.
Because the number of warships of the United States is too large, the size and quality are complicated, and the combat strength is uneven, it is very inconvenient to command, so Li Dingxin did not expect the navies of these countries to play a key role. Li Dingxin only used the naval fleets of these countries to carry out feints to contain and deter the German navy, and only the Imperial Chinese Navy really carried out the decisive battle of capital ships, and even the British Royal Navy actually played soy sauce.
Wang Kengcheng conducted operational command in the bridge of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Taishan. The 300 F6 Wildcat carrier-based fighters belonging to the 3rd, 7th, and 12th Air Wings quickly took off and formed the first attack echelon, heading for the 441 airspace in an ultra-low-altitude sea-skimming flight attitude.
At the same time, Wang Kengcheng ordered 300 F6 Wildcat ships of the Sixth, Eleventh, and Fifteenth Air Wings to attack the 443 airspace to form the second attack echelon. The purpose of the operation was to attract the attention of German fighters and create fighters for the fraternal wing to attack German anti-submarine aircraft.
Really. The Germans discovered a swarm of aircraft from the air. German fighters on alert in the 441 airspace quickly pounced on the 443 airspace to block the attack.
However, the Germans were also very shrewd, and in order to prevent Li Dingxin from diverting the tiger from the mountain, they left more than 50 fighters to continue to guard the 441 airspace. At the same time, Bundy, commander of the High Seas Fleet, also ordered a large number of carrier-based aircraft on the German aircraft carrier to take off to meet the battle.
The 300 F6 Wildcat carrier-based fighters of the first attack echelon quickly pounced on the 441 airspace with the high-speed performance of the jet engine, and their ultra-low-altitude sea-skimming flight effectively avoided the detection of the German shipborne radar system. ββHowever, the German alert aircraft were at high altitude, making the ultra-low airspace at sea level a defensive blind spot.
At 11:17, the fighter group of the first attack echelon of the Chinese Emperor ** entered the airspace of 441. At this time, the German anti-submarine aircraft were carrying out a fierce attack on the submarine of the United ** under the surface of the sea. Thirty-three submarines have already been sunk and fourteen have been seriously damaged, and it can be said that great results have been achieved.
But before the Germans had time to celebrate their victory, the battle of the Wildcat ships that broke through the air quickly entered the battle.
The Junker anti-submarine aircraft, which had no anti-aircraft combat capability, were powerless to fight back in the face of the Wildcat ship battle. In just one shot, more than 60 Junkers anti-submarine planes were shot down.
The sudden attack immediately panicked the German pilots who were engaged in anti-submarine operations, and although the 50 German fighters patrolling at high altitude quickly swooped down to reinforce them, more than half of the German anti-submarine planes began to turn around and fly back.
It's just that. In front of jet fighters, the German propeller planes were too slow. Especially the Junkers anti-submarine aircraft. Designed to attack submarines, the fuselage carried a large number of anti-submarine torpedoes and depth charges that flew too slowly to escape the jaws of Wildcat carrier-based fighters.
The first attack echelon was divided into more than 90 battle groups, and as a whole, it directly surrounded the German anti-submarine aircraft group in a fishnet-like battle formation, and pursued and fought fiercely all the way, shooting down one enemy plane after another.
The German fighters who swooped down to reinforce did not seem to have much effect, and were soon intercepted by the Chinese Imperial fighters in an organized manner. It was simply not possible to reinforce the German anti-submarine aircraft that were attacked at low altitudes.
On the other side, the German fighter group, which had just arrived in the airspace of 443, had already exchanged fire with the second attack echelon of the Chinese Empire. The two sides quickly scuffled together, and the fight was inseparable. German fighters were unable to return reinforcements at all. And a large number of fighters taking off from German aircraft carriers are still halfway through, and it will take at least 20 minutes to reach the airspace of 441.
Twenty minutes, for the Wildcat ship battle of the Chinese Emperor, it was enough to easily destroy more than 200 German Junkers anti-submarine aircraft.
The commander of the High Seas Fleet, Bundy, was clearly aware of the seriousness of the problem, but he did not have time to ask how the enemy aircraft had unnoticedly appeared in the airspace of K9 (441).
"At any cost, the 3rd Wing (Anti-Submarine Wing) must be saved!"
Bundy's order was almost shouted, but no amount of loud voice could change the facts.
Watching the Junkers anti-submarine planes being chased and beaten by the Wildcat ships of the Chinese Emperor, or exploding in the air, or dragging long smoke and smoke into the sea, Bundy's heart was about to break.
Bundy knew very well that once the German Junkers anti-submarine fleet was eliminated, it would mean that they would no longer be able to effectively restrain the submarine fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy. The high seas fleet will be attacked by torpedoes from under the surface at any time, which will be fatal.
"I'm afraid the third wing won't come back!"
Otto had already seen that the Juncker anti-submarine aircraft would be eaten in the same way that a sheep would meet a wolf, and it was a foregone conclusion.
"Without anti-submarine aircraft, we will be very passive!"
Bundy only felt that his scalp was numb, if he was only worried about the great strength of the surface combat fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy, then he was afraid of the submarine fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy. Without anti-submarine aircraft, the empty door will be wide open under the water, and in the face of the Song-class submarines, which are known as the black holes of the ocean, the high seas fleet will fall into a huge passive state.
Bundy asked: "How many new anti-submarine aircraft do we have left?" β
Otto explained: "I'm afraid that those who flew out will not come back!" The only ones left are on standby for take-off on the aircraft carrier, and in the hangar, and there will be no more than thirty. β
Bundy frowned and said: "There should be dozens of spare magnetic anomaly detectors in the hangar, and they should be installed on other reconnaissance planes immediately, even if they are simpler, as long as they can detect enemy submarines." Without anti-submarine aircraft, our fleet is dangerous. β
Otto nodded and said, "I understand, I'll arrange it myself!" β
As he spoke, the last Junkers anti-submarine aircraft in the 441 airspace was also shot down, and Bundy could only sigh, but there was nothing he could do.
When the last anti-submarine aircraft was destroyed, the first and second attack echelons decisively chose to retreat.
"Typical slashing tactics!"
Bundy couldn't help but sigh, he had to admire his opponent Li Dingxin, this tactic was very well used. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )