It was not until the two sides were about to meet that Huaxia revealed its naval plan to the United States and Britain in its entirety, and the Huaxia Navy actually took the initiative to attack and fight the Germans at their peak, and the United States and Britain were naturally very happy and said that they would fully cooperate. At the same time, liaison officers were dispatched to coordinate the communication between the Huaxia Fleet and the land-based air forces of the United States and Britain.

Although the forces of the United States and Britain were limited and scattered, in line with the principle that no matter how small the mosquito's legs were, they were meat, and Huaxia asked the British and American air forces in Ceylon to provide cover and reconnaissance for Huaxia, and after the battle was over, the remaining Huaxia fleet would retreat into Ceylon's air defense circle. And the sea area where China and Germany were at war was also set at a place about 300 nautical miles southeast of Ceylon!

This position is very particular, it is impossible to get too close to Ceylon, the Germans can go around, and too far is not good, because the German fleet consumed a lot of fuel in this operation, and the fuel reserves of the transport ships that followed the fleet's actions are also very limited, so it is impossible to go around indefinitely, the Germans can only choose to avoid the opponent's shore-based aviation forces as far as possible, and this distance node is here!

In other words, Count Spee, in the case of limited fuel, has chosen a safe way back as much as possible, the Germans have determined the location and area of the battle, and as the party that controls the information, the Chinese navy can choose to attack the German fleet at a certain point in time!

"Even if we have submarines approaching the main fleet of Huaxia again, it may be difficult to send out information, long-wave communication is jammed and suppressed, and short-wave communication distance is limited, we know that there is a giant beast in ambush in the surrounding waters, waiting for the prey to come to the door, but we can't know the opponent's location and time of attack, this is undoubtedly the worst situation!" A look of anxiety appeared on Earl Spee's face.

At this time. The Allied fleet had reached the edge of the enemy's interception line, and if it could cross this area, the Allied fleet would be able to escape the adversary's pursuit and be supported by air forces in the Middle East. The opponent's last chance to intercept is here, and he will definitely finish it with himself in these two days!

The Germans constantly sent reconnaissance planes to search the surrounding area within 400 kilometers, but the results were not very good. Quite a few long-range reconnaissance planes were destroyed by Mosquito fighters or Foxbat fighters flying from Ceylon, and even fast twin-engine reconnaissance planes carrying radars could hardly determine whether the echo signal on the radar screen was a fleet or a convoy! Unless you get close to reconnoitre, but unfortunately, often a close reconnoiter means a test of life and death!

A lot of suspected targets were found, but after repeated screening, they were all eliminated one by one! "It is simply impossible for the Huaxia fleet to be within 350 kilometers around us, and within this range, nearly a hundred reconnaissance aircraft of various types of the fleet have been screened countless times. There could be no problem! Raeder threw the pencil and said very decisively. And his opinion was soon telegraphed to the Count of Spee.

"They're about to attack. And we don't know where the opponent is! It's quite an irony! Through the porthole, the Count saw a silver-white plane flying proudly over his head! This fast long-range reconnaissance aircraft, which the Germans called the Swift, is a new product of Huaxia! Using piston propellers and jet engines, the big guy who is bigger than the HE177 actually flies faster than the FW190D! These things seem to know that the Germans can't do anything about them, so they are more and more arrogant! And today, it seems, the number of planes overhead is somewhat too much ?! Frequent radio communications unnerved Count Spee, and his instincts told him that the next few hours would decide the life and death of the Confederate fleet!

"The target bearing has been determined, and it is a little further than 470 kilometres to the northeast of us. However, with a well-developed navigation system, this is not a big problem. After the release of the attack aircraft group, the fleet will move to the northwest. If all goes well, the fleet will receive the returning fleet at point B! Ye Ming said with the plan he had just made. Our fuel can also support operations at such a distance, and it is absolutely impossible for the Germans to maintain high-speed cruising at such a distance with a long-range attack. In the case of the FW190A mounted bomb, even the theoretical range is not enough to fly a round trip. ”

"What if the Germans had a single-engine attack aircraft with both drop tanks and bombs?" Su Mo asked.

"Naturally, this is possible. But only if they were prepared, which the German Navy did not seem to have done in the past. And in actual combat, the route they take will be a broken line. The range may not be sufficient. In short, it is theoretically possible to meet the conditions, but in practice it is difficult. Ye Ming said very easily.

"And after we have completed the task of releasing carrier-based aircraft. The fleet will gradually move away from the target, and in an hour we will be more than 500 kilometers away from the Germans in a straight line! As time goes by, the distance will be farther away. Even if the Germans could spot us, there would be only a handful of twin-engine attack aircraft and fighters that could fly above us! The range of all single-engine attack aircraft may not be enough! Another aviation commander said.

"Let's get started! After 35 years. I hope that the performance of our generation of Huaxia Navy will not disgrace our predecessors! Su Mo said. With the order to attack, the 24 aircraft carriers of the Chinese-Italian combined fleet began to enter the headwind direction to release carrier-based aircraft groups! With the roar of thousands of high-power engines, accompanied by the orders and commands of ground crews, the Huaxia Navy once again showed its amazing combat effectiveness! The densely packed aircraft fleet on the deck and the aircraft carrier carrying the aircraft group are the most powerful striking force at sea in this era! His hard blow will shock and tremble the world!

At the front were fighters responsible for cover, then twin-engine Ichthyosaur attack aircraft, and finally single-engine Sky Raider attack aircraft. The first and second aircraft carrier detachments were the main force of the attack, and the six municipality-class aircraft carriers released more than 7 percent of the Ichthyosaur twin-engine attack planes and about 6 percent of the sky raider attack planes. The six provincial-level armored aircraft carriers are responsible for releasing another 3 percent of the Ichthyosaur attack aircraft and about 3 percent of the sky raiders. The group of attack aircraft released by the two aircraft carrier formations accounted for about 9 percent of the attack force of the first wave! A total of 220 Ichthyosaur attack aircraft and 200 Sky Raider attack aircraft were released.

The third and fourth aircraft carrier battle groups are responsible for releasing fighters, and the eight aircraft carriers have released a total of more than 320 Skua 3 fighters, plus the number of fighters released by the first and second aircraft carrier formations, a total of about 500 fighters have been lifted into the air. Together with the electronic warfare aircraft and other aircraft released by the Italian Navy, nearly 1,000 aircraft of various types were lifted into the air within an hour of operation and then reorganized. Form a huge formation that stretches for more than a dozen kilometers, and with the help of guidance aircraft, fly to the German fleet at a distance of 470 kilometers! The long-accumulating Huaxia Navy finally delivered this fatal blow!

"What is this? It's horrible! "Not long after the Huaxia fleet was dispatched, a JU88TS ocean-going patrol aircraft accidentally discovered the group moving rapidly like a city wall! It must be said that the Germans were very well prepared, they even carried large seaplane carriers! The JU88TS is one of the large twin-engine aircraft equipped with both sea and air search radars. Because there are errors in judging the attack distance and electronic interference. The plane never managed to find the Huaxia fleet, which was 80 kilometers away. But fortunately, they spotted the swarm of aircraft taking off from the aircraft carrier! The huge fleet of aircraft also moved the self-proclaimed well-informed German Navy with great shock, even fear!

"It's a real wall! The opponent's fleet is distributed from an altitude of 7,000 meters to an altitude of 4,500 meters, spanning a vertical distance of nearly 3 kilometers, while the wings of the group are spread out for a full 20 kilometers, and the depth of the entire fleet is estimated to be about 10 kilometers! The opponent's formation is relatively scattered, and the movement speed is not fast, but it gives people the feeling that they can crush everything. I hid in the clouds and watched my opponent closely. They are flying in the direction where the fleet is located. And just when I was shocked by this spectacular and terrifying scene, the plane's radar suddenly reacted! ”

"Oh God! Could it be that the American fleet came to the Indian Ocean? When did they get here bypassing the Horn of Africa? This is an absolute delusion! "A fleet large enough to rival the combined fleet of the Entente and the Allied fleets gradually appeared before the Germans! The huge fleet, which stretched for more than a dozen nautical miles, sailed northwest like a steel floating city. Fortunately, the Germans finally found their goal. And unfortunately, the Germans found it difficult for them to deliver an effective blow to this target! The distance between the other party is too far, and the scale is a bit beyond imagination!

However, the long-range reconnaissance plane nevertheless informed the German fleet of the location of the Huaxia fleet before it was shot down. Now, the last trace of the fog of war has completely disappeared with the propagation of electromagnetic waves, and both engines know each other's positions, and they are close to a fight!

"Huaxia's tactics are still conservative, they have expanded the attack range, and this distance is already the theoretical edge of our aircraft attack. Only FW190D fighters and twin-engine attack aircraft with auxiliary fuel tanks can reach them, and JU90 and FW190A attack aircraft are only theoretically capable of attacking. Actually, I personally and my colleagues in the aviation group did not think that a single attack aircraft would have a good effect. The commander in charge of aviation suggested with a slightly embarrassed face.

"In fact, the range of the Chinese Skua fighters is also far and limited than ours, so they choose to attack at such a distance, then they must reduce the cruising speed, and we have at least an hour and a half to prepare. After unleashing the first wave of attacks, we have enough time left to unleash all of our air supremacy fighters! Raeder added.

All right. Now all the information that can be provided is on the table, just waiting for Count Spee to make a decision! "The fighter unit and the twin-engine attack aircraft unit carried out the attack according to the predetermined plan. All FW190A attack aircraft cancel the attack, drop the bomb after takeoff, and perform air supremacy missions. The Count pondered for a moment and made the most correct choice in this situation!

Since the range of a single-engine aircraft is not enough, and barely flying over it will also drag down the cruising speed of the attack group, then don't go! The air defense of the Huaxia fleet can be described as completely terrible. Whether it is a ferocious Skua fighter or a radio proximity shell against the sky, it is a nightmare for a single-engine attack aircraft! What's more, at least 60% of the German fleet's attack power came from the fleet's twin-engine aircraft and guided bombs. The absence of a single-engine attack aircraft did not have a great impact on the attack power.

On the contrary, these FW190A attack aircraft also have a certain air combat capability, the strength of this wave of attacks in China is undoubted, the number is more than the German fleet, the quality is stronger than the German fleet, the Germans can't even block their own attacks, so how can they not do their best in the face of the attack of the Chinese naval aviation? As a result, Count Spee decisively implemented the optimal allocation of resources, concentrated on defense, and the fleet began to change formations, in addition to the Earl's direct fleet, the remaining 4 fleets blocked the direction of the opponent's attack, and a defensive barrier composed of aircraft and anti-aircraft artillery began to gradually rise!

Hundreds of FW190D fighters were released by aircraft carriers sailing against the wind, and they hovered over the heads of the aircraft carriers and flew to their targets under the guidance of the fleet's air defense system. The Confederate fleet has erected its strongest shields to meet this slow but deadly onslaught! The collision of two of the most powerful sea forces on the planet is inevitable, and the god of war has put the two sides on opposite ends of the scale, and the situation in the Indian Ocean, and even the whole world, will be known in 3 hours!

"This is destined to be a bitter battle, the German fleet will suffer heavy losses, and today, many of our comrades-in-arms may not be able to return alive!" When the pilot group saw the German fighter unit like a swarm of bees, Major Zhao Side, the commander of the pilot group, said with a wry smile. The Chinese naval aviation does have a qualitative advantage, and even the quality of the pilots is somewhat stronger than that of the Germans, who have been replaced by two and a half years.

But....... But there are too many planes on the other side! As a rough estimate, the current enemy has at least 3 brigades and nearly 300 fighters! And now there are still 150 kilometers from the German fleet! 150 km! Enough for the Germans to deploy several more interception nets! The Germans won't be, all the fighters are discharged! "Alright, brothers, prepare to meet the enemy!" Zhao Side ordered, and at the same time he also prayed for himself and the attack aircraft brothers behind him, wishing them good luck!

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