Of course, the fly in the ointment is that although the ME262 fighter is powerful, the range is too short, and it is also very difficult to maintain, and many spare parts and personnel must be transferred from Europe, so this batch of aircraft is actually transported by sea. In the course of this sea transport, a transport ship carrying 18 ME262 fighters and a large number of parts was sunk by a Huaxia submarine, which cast another shadow on the heart of the Luftwaffe Navy and Air Force, which had just seen a glimmer of hope for victory. This is a bad sign!

However, in the eyes of the Germans, if there is no change in the Chinese Navy, this time they still have a better chance of winning, although the number of aircraft carriers is less, but the number of aircraft is not a lot at all! On the contrary, the number of fighters has increased! If you talk purely about defense, the air defense force of the fleet brought out by Raeder this time is even comparable to the Allied fleet before the outbreak of the Battle of Ceylon! After all, twin-engine planes occupy a lot of space, and after cutting them, they can be exchanged for a lot of fighters!

Although there was one less squadron, the German fleet was still confident in the new ME262 fighter wing! In medium-altitude engagements, this fast fighter has a comprehensive advantage in the face of any propeller aircraft! And the Red Baron said that the ME262 fighter will be used in cover operations against the German fleet. It's not that the Red Baron sacrifices himself, but the range of the ME262 is really a big problem.

The Luftwaffe has joined forces again and regrouped a formidable force! And when Raeder and the Red Baron learned that the US and British aviation forces in India had not changed in a short period of time, their confidence was even more explosive, if not before. Raeder is also worried that the United States, Britain and China will cooperate closely and rely on absolute numerical superiority to crush themselves. But now it seems that either the Huaxia Navy does not intend to dispatch in an unfavorable situation. Either the rift between the United States and Britain and China has reached a point where it is difficult to bridge, and perhaps the United States and Britain are happy to see the German fleet defeat China! Raeder is not afraid to speculate on the relationship between opponents with the greatest malice!

All right. In the eyes of the Germans, everything was already clear, and the Chinese Navy now had only two options, either to hide east of the Strait of Malacca for vacation. Or just copy the guy and challenge the German Navy and Air Force at the same time on the territory of the Allies! Now, Raeder has some hope that his opponent can come out and fight him, and it would be a wonderful thing to win another rival before covering the army's retreat! Since its establishment, the Huaxia Navy has never been defeated in large-scale battles. Maybe the Germans will be able to break this myth?

But is everything as Raeder thinks? If you objectively put it, it's really about the same! The size of the Huaxia fleet did not expand quickly during this time. The fleet replenishment rate was the same as that of the Germans, with 3 armored aircraft carriers of 30,000 tons and 2 lightly protected medium aircraft carriers. It is true that the United States and Britain, as the Germans had speculated, ignored Huaxia's proposal for cooperation. Although I don't know if Roosevelt and Churchill had the idea of borrowing the hands of the Germans to beat China, but no matter what, it is impossible for the military forces deployed by the United States and Britain in India to provide any help to China.

"If we can stop the evacuation of the Germans, then we can bring forward the end of the war by at least 1 year. We will lose millions of casualties! And to obtain a most favorable post-war environment. Okay, that's all I have to say. If you don't beat it, you can do it! When Su Mo came to ask Xu Jie if he wanted to start this battle, Xu Jie said.

"You just say you can't fight?" Su Mo said in a rather depressed belly. This posture almost pointed at Su Mo's nose and said, if you dare to retreat. He has become a sinner for the ages! The words are all said for this part, can Su Mo say that he will not fight? The enemy is indeed very strong, but the preparation of the Huaxia Navy during this period has also greatly improved its combat effectiveness. Although the number of aircraft carriers in the fleet did not increase much, it was about the same as the number of warships added by the German Navy. However, all armored aircraft carriers have at least one squadron of Seahawk jet fighters on board. THIS AIRCRAFT CAN BE SEEN AS THE VERSION OF THE F86 FIGHTER IN ANOTHER TIME AND SPACE, OF COURSE, THE WEAPON IS DEFINITELY NOT THE 6 12.7MM MACHINE GUNS OF THE PIT DADDY, BUT 2 30MM CANNONS AND 2 20MM CANNONS, ALTHOUGH ON PAPER IT SEEMS THAT IT IS NOT AS GOOD AS THE MIG-15 in the space-time. But the Seahawk has a better trajectory and more ammunition reserves, and the actual strike effect is more than that of the MiG-15. AFTER ALL, THE ATTACK OF THE 30MM CANNON IS JUST AS DEADLY!

The core of the Huaxia fleet is the same as the grouping in the last battle of Ceylon, and the two most important attack groups are the Huaxia First Aircraft Carrier Battle Group and the Second Aircraft Carrier Battle Group commanded by Su Mo and Ye Ming, each with 6 aircraft carriers! They are 3 municipality-class aircraft carriers and 3 provincial-level 30,000-ton armored aircraft carriers. They are the elite of the Chinese Navy and the backbone of the attack force! Each of the six fleet aircraft carriers of each detachment has about 280 Seahawk jet fighters. The number of twin-engine attack aircraft remained the same, while the number of Sky Raider attack aircraft seriously decreased.

Because in Sumer's view, the aviation power of the Luftwaffe in this battle far exceeded that of the Allied Combined Fleet in the Battle of Ceylon, and the Huaxia Navy was able to launch a limited wave of high-speed assault aircraft while protecting itself, and it was impossible to have enough escort force to cover the slow-flying Sky Raider attack aircraft. So, instead of sending these attack aircraft to death, it is better to replace them with Skua-3 fighters, at least the latter can provide some air defense.

In addition to these two main aircraft carrier formations, there are two other armored aircraft carriers and nine lightly protected fleet aircraft carriers, which are divided into two auxiliary aircraft carrier formations, each with one armored aircraft carrier as the flagship and four to five medium aircraft carriers. It was organized into two squadrons, the third and fourth. Although those medium-sized aircraft carriers are not suitable for carrying jets due to the limited deck area, with the help of catapults, each medium aircraft carrier has 15 Seahawk fighters, so that the third and fourth aircraft carrier formations have a total of 170 Seahawk jet fighters!

Like the main fleet, these two detachments also cut almost all single-engine attack aircraft. In addition to carrying a small number of twin-engine special aircraft, the rest are fighters. So taken together. The attack power of this Chinese navy, which participated in the Battle of the Arabian Sea, was greatly reduced, but the defense power was greatly improved! While demanding that the opponent's attack must be blocked. Also try to play a wave of threatening attacks! Of course, the scale is relatively small. But the penetration is absolutely amazing! Of the 23 aircraft carriers, the Huaxia fleet can at least put together a wave of attack groups with 300 twin-engine aircraft!

In addition to the Huaxia Fleet, this time the Italians, as staunch allies of the Huaxia Fleet, also decided to participate in this campaign, so that with the addition of 4 Italian aircraft carriers, the number of aircraft carriers participating in the war on the Huaxia side reached 27! And that's not all! To the surprise of the Chinese capital, the French actually expressed their willingness to join the combined Chinese-Italian fleet! The aircraft carrier was supposed to come to China to receive carrier-based aircraft and personnel training, but before returning to the Atlantic, the commander of this fleet received a telegram from Charles de Gaulle, the leader of the Free French movement. He was instructed to participate in the Chinese combat mission against Germany, so this aircraft carrier became the 28th aircraft carrier to participate in the war!

And for the addition of the French fleet, the Huaxia Navy has given enough lining and face to the other side! The so-called face is naturally given a very high status in terms of treatment and reception specifications. The French aircraft carrier was incorporated into the 3rd Aircraft Carrier Detachment. And the French admiral was appointed deputy commander of the fleet. And as for the satoko? The French fleet was assigned a squadron of jet fighters, and the squadron of French aircraft carriers was dedicated to the air defense of the fleet, and did not carry out offensive missions. This situation seems to treat the other party as a kind of mascot, don't ask how much output you can play, you just stand here for me! This symbolism is much more meaningful than actual combat!

As a matter of fact. This French aircraft carrier is really a mascot! The military significance in this is very small, the point is that it symbolizes a change in the attitude of the French government! If the French government at the beginning of World War II was resolutely on the side of the United States and Britain, then now, Charles de Gaulle, the leader of Free France, cannot be said to be mixing with China. But at least I want to be left and right, since the other party has moved this thought, then there are more articles that can be done! Huaxia may have one more ally in Europe. The United States and Britain have one less ally!

"It is necessary to guarantee the safety of the French fleet and minimize their losses. Let the French see our strength and our sincerity of cooperation at the same time. We will never let a friend suffer, whether it is Italy, Iran or a friend who did not have a good relationship with us before. But now start making friends with France! Do you understand? When Peng Yi arranged the task for Deng Yu, the commander of the Third Aircraft Carrier Detachment, he specifically mentioned the problem of the French fleet!

As a result, the Germans thought that eighty percent of the Chinese would not attack, and ninety percent of them might be killed directly after the attack. The 28 aircraft carriers of the Chinese-Italian-French combined fleet roared out of the Strait of Malacca under the escort of hundreds of younger brothers! This time, Huaxia didn't even bother to do it! They ignored the German submarines that were cruising underwater, and they would not go far and far to maneuver. The Chinese fleet is aiming at the Arabian Sea, that is, telling the Germans that the master is coming! Let's have a fight!

Of course, there are some things that still have to be hidden, such as those jet carrier-based aircraft that have just been put into service, in order to make Germany have a wrong estimate of the technical level of Huaxia, even when the battle between the two rivers basin was in full swing, the use of jet aircraft by the Huaxia Legion was also very restrained, almost in line with the principle that the other side does not use, we do not use, and the other side uses less and we use less, fortunately, the jet fighter units of the Luftwaffe are mainly performing strategic defense tasks on the mainland, The Germans did not have many jet planes deployed in the two river basins, so the Huaxia Air Force could still suppress its opponents by relying on the performance and numerical superiority of propeller aircraft.

And this deception did achieve some results, from the analysis of the Luftwaffe telegram intercepted by Huaxia, the Germans believed that the level of jet aircraft of the Huaxia Air Force was almost the same as that of Germany, although they all had aircraft capable of fighting, but they were difficult to maintain, fuel consumption was also very high, and they were not suitable for fighting in the desert and sea. (This is one of the reasons why the Luftwaffe didn't deploy too many jets in the Middle East.) As for getting on a ship, it's even more impossible, because jets have higher take-off speeds and higher stalls, which leads to a longer runway for jets to take off and longer distances to land.

If it is not difficult to just take off, the deck length of one of the aircraft carriers of Huaxia and Germany is directly 300! You take off directly from the tail of the aircraft carrier, that's no problem. Of course, the result of this is that it can only solve the problem of whether there is or not, and it is of little significance to actual combat.

Some people may say, didn't the Germans think of such a thing as a catapult? The Germanic people, who thought they were superior, could naturally think of this problem, and the Germans had historically developed compressed air catapults. The Germans did a better job in this plane than in history, and the Germans actually came up with a hydraulic catapult! And it's a continuous ejection, not to say that you have to change the gas cylinder after ejecting a dozen planes! The catapult of the Germans could catapult a twin-engine aircraft with one torpedo and 2 300L fuel tanks on board!

The weight of a fully loaded twin-engine aircraft is about 8 tons, no matter how heavy the weight of early jet aircraft is, it can't reach this level, in the eyes of ordinary people, the performance of this catapult should also be able to take off, right? After all, the take-off weight of a jet aircraft is just over 7 tons at most. But in fact, this is not the case, the performance of the catapult depends on two aspects, one is to see how many planes can be ejected, and the other is to see how high the speed can eject the aircraft! That's right to eject an 8-ton plane, but it's only 135 kilometers! That's just too slow for a jet! So the Germans thought that the Huaxia catapult could not eject the jet.

Well, now the question arises, is there any other way to get the plane to take off from the aircraft carrier than to pull onions directly on dry land and use catapults? The answer is yes, but it's more dangerous, isn't it thrust to take off a jet? Don't you want speed? Isn't that easy? Adding two rockets directly under the wings of the plane will not be long enough? The thrust is definitely enough! Theoretically, this is true, but in practice it is accompanied by great risks, so that almost all pilots in the German Navy refuse to use this unreliable take-off method, not only for fear that there will be problems when they take off, but also for fear that others will have problems when they take off, and then affect themselves! The formation of the plane is quite dense when it takes off!

Thanks to the book friend mosquito medicine, the tip of the 1st Tank Guards Brigade ~~~, and the book friend canned submarine, Jhonny Ridden, a monthly pass for Thomson's small soldier to support ~~~. (To be continued.) )