The three aircraft carriers of the Imperial Navy's No. 1 Aircraft Carrier Task Force carried combat aircraft, mainly 'Haidongqing' 2 fighters, 'Falcon' dive bombers, and 'Osprey' torpedo attack planes. Compared to the version used by the Army, the version used by the Navy is undoubtedly a little more robust. After all, when the fighter plane lands on the ship, it has great requirements for the strength of the fuselage structure. In addition, the environment at sea is also more corrosive to fighters.

Each 'Wuyue-class' aircraft carrier carries a total of 80 combat aircraft, including 24 'Haidongqing' 2 fighters, 24 'Falcon' dive bombers, and 24 'Osprey' torpedo attack planes. The remaining eight were used as anti-aircraft fighters. In addition, on the heavy cruisers and light cruisers in the formation, seaplanes were carried for reconnaissance of the enemy. When necessary, the Osprey torpedo attack aircraft can also be used as reconnaissance aircraft.

However, this time it was an operation in the Northern Sea. Reconnaissance planes and reconnaissance ships from the 5th Fleet are already scattered throughout the North Sea. If the German Navy's High Seas Fleet wanted to hide its whereabouts, it was simply impossible. Therefore, the 1st Aircraft Carrier Task Force does not need to send reconnaissance planes to find the High Seas Fleet on its own, but only needs to wait for the news from the 5th Fleet.

On the afternoon of March 3, 1864, after the German High Seas Fleet launched an attack on an Imperial convoy, their position was completely locked. Numerous seaplanes followed them, pinching on their positions, and then sending their exact locations back to the fleet command in a steady stream. It is then forwarded by the Fleet Command to the 1st Aircraft Carrier Task Force.

"Commander, the location of the High Seas Fleet has been discovered, about two hundred kilometers southeast of us. Now it is sailing in the direction of due north. "On the flagship aircraft carrier 'Taishan', a staff officer handed over the telegram to Major General Liu Zhiyuan.

As a matter of fact. The officers of the entire aircraft carrier fleet are waiting for this day. Trained for so long. They were also equipped with the latest fighters, but the main force of the German Navy's high seas fleet was wiped out, which was undoubtedly a great blow to them. They are also in desperate need of a chance to prove themselves. Therefore, in the later stages of the war, Rear Admiral Niu Zhiyuan would apply to send the fleet to the North Atlantic to carry out missions. And now, the opportunity has finally arrived. Isn't the fact that the four newest 'Caesar-class' battleships of the German Navy actually went to sea?

The 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy has already proven itself in the last naval battle. Therefore, they did not need to compete with the First Carrier Task Force for this opportunity. Not to mention. Major General Niu Zhiyuan is the son of Marshal Niu Meng, and General Lu Haipeng and others were once subordinates of Marshal Niu Meng. In addition, Admiral Lu Haipeng and others also hoped to see how powerful the aircraft carrier would be in actual combat. Although, they are all giant ships and artillery factions, but if the aircraft carrier is really more powerful. For the sake of the Empire and the Imperial Navy, they naturally knew what to choose. After all, it is the national interest that matters most.

"Order the first wave of carrier-based aircraft to take off." Major General Niu Zhiyuan gave the order for the carrier-based aircraft to take off.

The deck of the aircraft carrier has long been cleaned, and the first fighter to take off is the 'Haidongqing' 2 fighter. Fighters are the lightest. Only half a deck is enough for them to take off safely.

One fighter jet after another roared out of the runway on the aircraft carrier and flew into the sky with wings spread. When all twelve fighters of a squadron took off, they began to circle over the fleet. Waiting for the follow-up fighters.

After the 'Haidongqing' 2 fighter, it was the turn of the 'Falcon' dive bomber. on these dive bombers. All of them were carried with 500-kilogram aviation armor-piercing shells. Dropping a bomb at an altitude of 500 meters is enough to smash through the horizontal deck of any battleship.

The last to take off was the Osprey torpedo attack aircraft. These torpedo attack aircraft were the heaviest. Therefore, when taking off, it is often necessary to cross the entire deck of the aircraft carrier. These Osprey torpedo attack aircraft carried a 533 mm heavy torpedo. The dozens of kilograms of high explosives inside the warhead, once exploded, were enough to tear through the armor of any battleship. Only one hit is needed to be able to inflict heavy damage on a battleship. If two or more torpedoes are hit, or if they are hit in a critical position, they can sink the opposing battleship in one fell swoop.

It took a full half hour for the planes to complete their takeoff. From three aircraft carriers, a total of one hundred and eight fighters took off. After the fighters had completed their formation in the sky, they flew mightily towards the position of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet, ready to give them a big salute.

Watching the dense group of planes leave the sky above the fleet, Rear Admiral Niu Zhiyuan was also full of emotion. You must know that the aircraft carrier formation has been training for a long time before it has achieved such results.

After the planes on the deck took off, the lifts began to lift the planes inside the hangar. The second wave of fighters took off and began to make preparations for takeoff. Refueling, reloading weapons and ammunition, and more.

It was a full hour before the second wave of warships began to take off. When they completed the formation in the sky and flew towards the intended target, the first wave of fighters had already flown over the heads of the German Navy's high seas fleet.

On the battleship "Caesar", the flagship of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet, Vice Admiral Heinrich, commander of the High Seas Fleet, was a little uneasy. After destroying a convoy of transport ships of the Chinese, he had such a feeling in his heart.

"May God forgive us." Lieutenant General Heinrich prayed secretly. After launching an attack on the Chinese convoy, not only did they not rescue the crew members who fell into the water, but even shot them, which made him feel a sense of guilt. There is an irresolvable feud between the German Navy's High Seas Fleet and the Chinese Navy. The main force of the High Seas Fleet was buried in the hands of the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy, which made these German Navy sailors eager to kill all the Chinese. And Lieutenant General Heinrich did not stop the sailors, who he believed needed to vent their resentment.

It's a pity that after they destroyed the Chinese convoy, the seaplanes of the Chinese Navy appeared in their field of vision. Lieutenant General Heinrich knew that their position had been exposed. A large number of warships of the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy, who spoke, were coming, ready to besiege them. However, he didn't care. The Caesar-class battleships were the most powerful battleships of the German Navy, even compared to the Chinese Navy's 'Ming Gai-class' battleships. After learning that most of the Chinese Navy's 'Ming-class' battleships and 'Ming-class' battleships were under maintenance, he naturally had nothing to fear.

"Finding a target, the fighter launched a first attack to attract enemy anti-aircraft fire. Dive bombers and torpedo attack planes found suitable positions to attack, destroying all these German battleships in one fell swoop. "The commander of the carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy, who was responsible for directing this aviation operation, gave the order.

More than 30 'Haidongqing' 2 fighters first swooped down from the clouds and swooped down on the German Navy's warships. This was followed by dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft.

"What's that? My God! That's an airplane, a plane for the Chinese. How can there be so many planes? When a lookout saw the Chinese plane coming from a distance, he immediately shouted loudly.

Grim sirens began to sound over the fleet. Almost all German naval sailors spotted Chinese planes in the sky. It's just that they have some questions, is it possible that the Chinese plan to use such aircraft to destroy their 10,000-ton giant ships?

The 'Haidongqing' 2 fighter began to strafe the warships of the High Seas Fleet, and the dense bullets fired from the aviation machine guns caused countless casualties among the German sailors for a while. The German Navy did not expect the Chinese Navy to attack in this way, so that they were not prepared at all. There were no anti-aircraft weapons on the battleship.

"Haha, the enemy's battleships do not have anti-aircraft weapons!"

"These idiots, send them all into the sea!"

The pilots of the carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy's No. 1 Aircraft Carrier Task Force began to cheer.

Two Falcon dive bombers aimed at the German Navy's flagship battleship Caesar, and after flying over the battleship Caesar, they began to dive and drop bombs.

"Oh God! Is the Chinese's plane going to fall? Some German sailors could not help but let out such a shout.

However, the two "Falcon" dive bombers dropped their bombs when they dived to an altitude of about 500 meters away from the German Navy's warship, and then quickly pulled up the fuselage and changed the dive course.

Two black aviation armor-piercing shells fell at high speed towards the battleship "Caesar", and under the watchful eyes of the German naval officers and men, they came into close contact with the battleship.

One bomb did not hit and exploded on the sea at a distance of several tens of meters from the battleship, splashing a column of water tens of meters high. Another shell hit the aft deck of the battleship Caesar. An armor-piercing projectile weighing five hundred kilograms, which directly penetrated the aft deck, exploded inside the battleship. The huge power blew up all the cabins behind the battleship, and also affected the power system of the battleship. It can be said that this bomb alone caused the battleship 'Caesar' to suffer a lot of losses.

The sailors of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet watched all this dumbfounded, and for the first time they knew that naval battles could still be fought like this.

One by one, dive bombers began to drop bombs, and torpedo attack planes also approached their targets and began to fire torpedoes. The end of the German Navy's high seas fleet has come. (To be continued......)

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