The 48 fighters carried on the 'Kunlun' aircraft carrier are divided into 24 fighters and 24 bombers. The fighter is the navy model 'Haidongqing' 2 fighter. The bombers were the "Falcon" dive bomber and the "Osprey" torpedo attack aircraft developed on the basis of the "Hongyan" bomber. After all, ordinary horizontal bombers can play a very limited role in naval warfare. When bombs are dropped at high altitudes, it is difficult to hit warships moving at high speed on the sea, and it is necessary to rely on dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft to provide a hit rate.

The Haidongqing 2 fighter has a length of 8.38 meters, a wingspan of 9.72 meters, and a height of 2.64 meters, and adopts the newly developed W-7 four-cylinder engine with an output of 360 horsepower. The fighter has a maximum take-off weight of 780 kg, a maximum flight speed of 260 kilometers per hour, a maximum ceiling of 5,000 meters, and a cruising range of 4 hours. The armament is a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun with 400 rounds of ammunition. In addition, there are two hardpoints that can carry two 25-kilogram aerial bombs. Compared with the original model of the 'Haidongqing' fighter, the 'Haidongqing' 2 fighter has been greatly improved in speed and range, and is already fully capable of being used in actual combat.

The Falcon dive bomber is modeled after the Hongyan fighter, but with only one engine. However, the power of the engine was much more powerful than that found on the original 'Hongyan' bomber. This allows the Falcon dive bomber to reach speeds of up to 200 km/h. It is armed with one 12.7 mm heavy machine gun with 400 rounds of ammunition. The Falcon dive bomber is capable of carrying an aviation armor-piercing projectile weighing 800 kilograms and dives at a large angle to launch an attack on the target warship. Aviation armor-piercing shells weighing up to 800 kilograms can easily smash the armor of a battleship. Give it a blow to its allergenicity. The performance of the Osprey torpedo attack aircraft is comparable to that of the Falcon dive bomber. It's just that the 'Falcon' dive bomber has to dive downward. Therefore, the body is strengthened to avoid direct disintegration during the dive process. The Osprey torpedo attack aircraft carried a 450-mm medium torpedo weighing 800 kg. The torpedo had a speed of 30 knots. The effective firing range is two thousand meters. The warhead weighed two hundred kilograms, and it contained one hundred kilograms of high explosives. Once a battleship is hit, only one torpedo is needed, which is enough to seriously damage an ordinary battleship. If it is hit in a critical position, it can even be directly sunk. Even a super battleship, under the siege of the 'Osprey' torpedo attack, is estimated to be more than lucky. In addition, with the development of newer aero engines, the Osprey torpedo attack aircraft will carry 533 mm heavy torpedoes. When the time comes. The Osprey torpedo attack aircraft will become a real battleship killer. The Falcon dive bomber and the Osprey torpedo attack aircraft became the main force of the Imperial Naval Aviation. In addition to equipping the future naval aircraft carrier fleet, the Imperial Naval Air Force will also be stationed at a number of military bases overseas. In this way, even without the warships of the Imperial Navy, relying on these fighters, they will be able to defend the Empire's overseas bases.

In the island headquarters of the 'Kunlun' aircraft carrier, Brigadier General Niu Zhiyuan, the first captain of the 'Kunlun', was watching the ground crew busy. They were refueling and reloading the fighters on deck. For the Imperial Naval Aviation, the debut of the aircraft carrier Kunlun this time was crucial. This will be directly related to the future of the Imperial Naval Aviation. If it can win a battle, then the Imperial Naval Aviation will immediately rise to become a new star in the navy. Just as the Imperial Navy ended the Age of Sail with its steam warships, the Naval Aeronaires will use their warplanes to end the Age of Giant Ships and Cannons. Ushering in a new era.

Brigadier General Niu Zhiyuan, the eldest son of Imperial Field Marshal Niu Meng, has been serving in the Imperial Navy. Originally, he was also a staunch giant ship cannon faction. But. At the request of Emperor Long Yufei, he was transferred from the captain of a battleship to the captain of the Kunlun, the first aircraft carrier of the Imperial Navy. At the same time, carrier-based aviation of the Imperial Navy was formed. And train them, form new tactics of naval warfare.

In the beginning. The 'Kunlun' aircraft carrier had many accidents and caused many casualties. In particular, it is very difficult for fighters to take off from an aircraft carrier and then land on an aircraft carrier. After a long period of training, a set of effective experience was summed up. Brigadier General Niu Zhiyuan's mentality has also completed the transformation. At first, he was reluctant to serve as the captain of the Kunlun aircraft carrier. However, as the power table of carrier-based aviation came out, he immediately realized that carrier-based aviation on aircraft carriers would be a powerful arm that surpassed battleships and was very likely to lead to a new era. As a result, Brigadier General Niu Zhiyuan's mentality also changed. After more than a year of intense training, the 'Kunlun' aircraft carrier is finally about to usher in the final assessment, which will have a direct bearing on the future of carrier-based aviation.

"Let everyone cheer me up and show what I did when I trained. This time, the exercise is a heavy relationship. Everyone has to play at their best, and if anyone messes up, Lao Tzu will never spare him! Brigadier General Niu Zhiyuan ordered loudly.

"Yes, Captain!" The officers on the aircraft carrier all replied.

Half an hour later, the first fighter took off from the deck of the aircraft carrier Kunlun. Immediately after that, the rest of the fighters and bombers took off. During this exercise, the 'Kunlun' aircraft carrier deployed a total of 12 'Haidongqing' 2 fighters, 12 'Falcon' dive bombers, and 12 'Osprey' torpedo attack planes. Only 12 Haidongqing-2 fighters were left behind on the 'Kunlun' aircraft carrier to serve as air defense. It is very clear in the training tactics of aircraft carriers that at all times, the air defense of aircraft carriers is the most important. If you want to sink an enemy ship, you must first save your ship. Only in this way can victory be achieved.

After completing the grouping, 36 fighters began to fly to the east. 12 'Haidongqing' 2 fighters were at an altitude of 4,000 meters. And the Falcon dive bombers and the Osprey torpedo attack aircraft were below. According to tactics, the fighter will provide protection for the bomber. After escorting the bombers into the attack range, if the enemy's battleship's air defense is strong, the fighters should also cover the bomber's attack, and use aviation machine guns to strafe the enemy's anti-aircraft gun emplacements on the battleship, so as to provide the bomber and torpedo attack aircraft with an opportunity to attack.

Of course, now the warships of various countries are not ready for air defense. They also did not have such thoughts at all, not realizing that the enemy would attack from the air. Of course, after being hit, the enemy will certainly be prepared for this. Therefore, when the carrier-based aviation of the Imperial Navy is training, it must do a good job of relevant training.

"Your Majesty, there won't be a problem with this training, right?" Admiral Liu Zhongming, chief of the General Staff, stood by Long Yufei's side, and he knew that Long Yufei was trying his best to promote the gradual replacement of battleships with the Navy's aircraft carriers. He also knew that it was very difficult. After all, the current navy is almost all controlled by the giant ship artillery faction. The high-ranking officers of the Navy almost all grew up on battleships.

"Don't worry, there won't be a problem. The aircraft carrier's side is ready. Soon, there will be a surprise for everyone! "Long Yufei is full of confidence in the debut of the 'Kunlun' aircraft carrier. Having crossed over from the future, he naturally knows the direction of the Navy's development. However, the only way to convince the admirals of the navy is to tell them the facts, and there is nothing more convincing than this.

"Your Majesty, the carrier-based aviation is here!" Lieutenant General Niu Hu, the chief of the guard, said to Long Yufei.

Long Yufei immediately picked up the telescope and looked at the western sky. I saw that a group of small black dots had appeared in the sky in the distance. As the distance got closer, these little black dots also got bigger and bigger, and soon became fighter jets.

The other admirals also noticed the arrival of the fighters, and everyone used binoculars to observe the planes. The vast majority of the people in the navy are staunch giant ships and artillery, believing that battleships are the main force of the navy, and carrier-based aviation is nothing more than some toys with wood and skin. They even firmly believed that only battleships could sink battleships. In the last world war, it was with the help of the Navy's battleships that they defeated the British Navy in one fell swoop and won the naval battle.

However, when they found a group of fighters flying in, the overwhelming feeling still shocked them.

The group flew past the battleship 'Ming Taizu' and flew directly towards the coal carrier that was the target ship. The 12 'Haidongqing' 2 fighters rushed forward first and strafed with aviation machine guns, which was a simulation of attacking the enemy's anti-aircraft gun positions and covering the subsequent dive bombers and torpedo attack planes.

Four Falcon dive bombers descended to a thousand meters in the air and then began to dive. The wing's sounders let out a high-pitched shrill whistling sound under the impact of the air currents as the fighter began to dive. When the four Falcon dive bombers descended to an altitude of 500 meters, one after another the black aviation armor-piercing bombs broke away from the belly of the aircraft and fell almost vertically towards the target ship.

At the same time, four Osprey torpedo attack planes also approached the target ship from the side, releasing torpedoes at an altitude of less than 100 meters above the sea surface. The torpedo fell into the sea less than seven hundred meters from the target ship. The huge force of the impact first caused the torpedo to sink into the sea, but then it burst out of the sea and rushed towards the target ship at high speed. At a distance of seven hundred meters, it was simply impossible to escape the attack of a torpedo at thirty knots.

"Boom! Rumble! A violent explosion sounded from the target ship, and the entire target ship was enveloped in gunsmoke. (To be continued......)

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