Chapter 804 The battlefield is in Sydney

"Now the aircraft carriers of both sides have sent reconnaissance planes to reconnoiter the traces of the opposing fleet, and the key is who discovers the other side first." In the command room of the Kirov airship Wen Tianxiang, more than 50 lieutenants and officers wearing white Chinese naval uniforms formed a large circle around a large naval battle sand table. From time to time, there were bursts of muffled explanations.

"The main task of the Japanese this time was to capture Sydney. They are now in dire need of a navy to support the fighting in Newcastle, and they will not delay for long. Wang Xiu didn't care about the cameras that started next to him, and continued to explain on the sand table, "In order to lure out the main force of the US Navy in the South Pacific, the Navy dispatched this time two days earlier than the Army's main attack. And there were only 2 Yamato-class battleships in front of them, which were none other than the Yamato and the Awa battleship that replaced the Hyuga that was being repaired in Singapore, just to attract the Americans to attack in advance. ”

As he spoke, someone next to him had already placed the battleships Yamato and Awa and their models in their respective positions.

Although there were no Awa, Hyuga-class battleships such as Awa and Hyuga in the original history, these were all provided by the base, and even if there were some minor changes, the main performance remained the same, and they were all in the control of the Huaxia Navy.

When the Americans were still looking for the main Japanese fleet, the radar at the base had already discovered their approximate location through the back doors of battleships such as the Awa battleship.

The Kirov airship's 10,000-meter-high reconnaissance directly noted their position.

After the third level of the base, even though some functions were restricted, the command range of the main base was expanded to the whole world. Just as later generations of Americans often opened the back door to determine the position in their weapons, the main base can easily lock the location of the weapon with the back door of the base in any corner of the earth.

This is also one of the reasons why Meng Xiang desperately wants to sell warships to the Americans.

At this time, it was not only the Japanese battleship Awa and the battleship Mimasaka trailing behind that revealed their position and tactics, but even the two Montana-class sold by the Americans also showed their position.

When the main warships of Japan and the United States were 220 nautical miles apart, and they had not yet found each other, models of various types of main warships of both sides had been placed on the sand table of the Huaxia Navy.

"The Americans are also the main warships this time. Based on the actions of the Japanese Army, they calculated that the Japanese might have to go to Sydney to deal with the combined Anglo-American fleet guarding the coastal defense there. So we targeted the area between Lord Howe Island and Coffs Harbour early. "Wang Xiu's teaching pole pointed to Coffs Harbor,

"Now that the Japanese have captured Coffs Harbor, the Japanese will use it as a supply point. Either replenish the battleships with fresh water and food, or replenish the army here with weapons and supplies. In any case, the port of Coffs was bound to become the main core point of the land and sea attack of the Japanese fleet. ”

"The Americans, on the other hand, are using Sydney to the south as the central point of their defense and attack." Wang Xiu's teaching rod moved downward and pointed to Sydney, the most prosperous city in Australia.

This time, their main warships came out together, escorting a large amount of supplies piled up in Eastern Samoa to the Australian mainland, and on the other hand, they were also concentrating on winning a victory over the Japanese navy.

You see, in the last naval battle of Fiji, the focus of both sides was on the battleships, and even though the aircraft carriers of both sides sent a large number of fighters, they did not attack the opponent's aircraft carriers. This allowed the Americans to have 6 aircraft carriers without damage. Since the battle in the English Channel urgently needs the air support of aircraft carriers, this time, the two Fantasy-class battleships brought only one newly commissioned Essex-class aircraft carrier, and the other two Essex aircraft carriers entered service with Europe.

However, because the United States wants to win a victory in Asia to boost morale, the original six aircraft carriers have not been transferred. The Yorktown-class Yorktown, the USS Hornet, the USS Wasp, the Lexington-class Saratoga, and the Essex-class USS Enterprise and the USS Lexington. ”

"The Americans have no taboos, just take the names of these two sunken aircraft carriers and use them!" After Wang Xiu ordered those aircraft carrier models one by one, Cheng Dalong, who had always been good friends with him, smiled and smiled.

The Americans did not experience the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway, and lost only these two aircraft carriers in the Pacific Ocean. Lexington was sunk inside Pearl Harbor, while the USS Enterprise was sunk en route.

The Americans renamed the Essex class in honor of the two aircraft carriers.

"Do you think those foreigners are as superstitious as some people, and they insist on letting you change your name in order to please good luck?" Qian Chao rolled his eyelids and said.

In the past, there were many taboos in the Chinese Navy, and it was generally not easy to hire those with the surname Chen, and when Cheng Dalong joined the navy, he was also criticized by the commander because of the homonym of the surname Cheng.

Although Cheng Dalong later knew the reason, he immediately countered his commander in the name of Chen Shaokuan, who was the commander of the Navy at the time, and Cheng Biguang, the former commander of the Navy, but this matter was often teased by his friend Qian Chao.

"Go on!" Long Shiyi, who had been holding a straight face next to him, said lightly, which immediately made Cheng Dalong, who was about to refute a few words, pause.

Although the tactics of the clone navy elite are more rigid than ordinary people, maintaining military discipline and military style is a strong point.

Wang Xiu was amused in his heart, knowing that Cheng Dalong was stimulated by the Americans' aircraft carriers, and he just complained.

At this time, Huaxia's aircraft carriers were not counted as training ships and exhibitions, and there were already 7 of them.

2 second-class aircraft carriers, 2 first-class aircraft carriers, and in order to prevent accidents with base weapons, 3 Midway-class aircraft carriers have been produced and modified one after another.

Although more advanced aircraft carriers can be built after World War II, the design of American-class aircraft carriers with a full load displacement of more than 80,000 tons that does not exist in the main time and space is a bit too backward, and the Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, which is about 200 million US dollars, is already too expensive after doubling the price, so Meng Xiang has been reluctant to build it. As for the more expensive Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier, it is also not in Meng Xiang's plan for the time being.

As for nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, the base cannot be built yet because the technical limitations of nuclear energy have not yet been broken.

The modified Midway can already dominate, and the use of the Red Alert aircraft carrier is more cost-effective. If it weren't for the fact that there was an accident at the base, I am afraid that Meng Xiang would have to be an upgradeable Red Alert aircraft carrier.

With 7 aircraft carriers and 5 battleships in service, the strength of the Chinese Navy skyrocketed. Although most of the officers and men did not know the total number of the main fleet, what they could feel from time to time gave them a great boost in confidence. As a result, many naval officers and men asked for war one after another, desperately trying to challenge Japan. Cheng Dalong is one of them, and even asked for a bloody battle, but was blocked by his boss.

They don't know that the overall strength of the Chinese Navy is limited by the lack of talents, and they need to provoke Japan and the United States first to reduce the strength of both sides, they just bravely show their swords to the enemy, and use their blood and courage to fulfill the duties of a soldier and defend the honor of an army and a country.

This time he observed the scene instead of participating in the battle in person, Cheng Dalong was disappointed and couldn't help complaining.

Wang Xiu coughed lightly twice, diverted everyone's attention, and continued: "The U.S. military plus the aircraft carrier Bunker Hill that rushed over, a total of 7 ships participated in this battle. However, because of the serious losses of carrier-based aircraft last time, although there have been some additions during this period, it may not be enough to make up. However, because they have a lot of new fighters in service and have transferred a lot of pilots, their strength will only be higher. ”

"And the Japanese also dispatched 5 aircraft this time. The Xianghe-class aircraft carriers, the Xianghe, Zuihe, Canghe, and Feihe gathered, as well as the Akagi. Among them, the Chisei and Zuizuru accompanied the battleship Osumi and hid behind, ready to fight the Americans. Their carrier-based aircraft are on the small side, but the Zero and Super-Zero fighters are somewhat more powerful than the carrier-based aircraft of the Americans. ”

"What a Zero, far worse than our carrier-based aircraft. Even if it's super zero, it's the same to beat them all over the sky! Wang Lei, who had already become the captain of the Hellcat fighter squadron on the Midway-class aircraft carrier Huangshan, peeked at Long Shiyi, who had a straight face, pursed the corners of his mouth disdainfully, and muttered softly.

Not only is he pouting, but when it comes to Zero, almost everyone is contemptuous.

The Japanese Zero encounters the Hellcat is simply a mouse encountering a cat, and even if the Japanese encounter the thunderbolt of the Vanguard, they can only barely cope with it by relying on the Super Zero fighters. Just as the Americans began to replace a large number of new fighters in order to cope with the Zero crisis, the Japanese are also developing better fighters to cope with the cat crisis of the vanguard army.

"Don't underestimate the pilots of the Japan Navy, they are not bad!" Lin Chi next to him still smiled and said softly.

Wang Xiu held back the same contempt and continued:

The Americans, however, were worried about the power of the Zero carrier-based aircraft, so this time they did not divide their forces at first, but acted together and slowly moved towards Sydney. Even if they run into the Japanese, they plan to use the airport in Sydney to have a land-sea air cooperation. With the help of the Corsair fighters of the Marine Corps and the Thunderbolt fighters of the Army, the Japanese Zero were completely suppressed. ”

He took a deep breath and finally said, "So, this time the battlefield may be here, off the coast of Sydney!" ”