ACT543: Flame Planet
Because the operation was completely exposed, the first thing that caught the eye of the German vanguard fleet after drilling out of the stargate was not the dark shadow of Mars, but hundreds of flares. The vanguard fleet, on the other hand, was to carry out the combat mission of rapid suppression, and as soon as the jump was over, it attacked at full speed, and as a result, the Bismarck, which took the lead in the charge, was attacked head-on by the US fleet that was waiting for it.
Almost at the moment of the face, the 12 battleships of the US army fired a salvo to stop the German charge, and the German-Italian combined fleet, which had no time to retreat, had to launch a spot to meet it.
"Damn it! What about sporadic resistance that says it's good!? ”
"Damn, we must have been traitors and revealed the news in advance."
"The port barrage is too thin!"
Under the superior firepower of the US Grand Fleet, the German army instantly lost the initiative. Before the war, the U.S. military had already rushed out the four capital ships that had been heavily damaged in the Pearl Harbor attack, so that they could barely fight, and were arranged to provide fire support at the back of the queue.
It was precisely because of them fighting with wounds that the US army was able to gain an advantage in firepower density, taking advantage of the opportunity when the German army had just jumped to an unstable foothold, and caught the other side off guard. However, the German side was not an ordinary person, relying on the solid armor and defensive position of the two Bismarck-class battleships, the German fleet that jumped over quickly joined the artillery array and finally gained a foothold.
At this time, Admiral Lukins, who was personally in command on the front line, issued an order to the whole fleet to "maneuver and fight with the flagship" on the Bismarck, preparing to fight while walking, and divert the US Grand Fleet away from the delivery area.
After seeing the artillery array calmly arranged by the American troops, Lukins understood that the first hand in this battle had been snatched away by the enemy, and they could no longer suppress the American troops on the ground as planned. In order for the subsequent landing ships to move on, they had to make way for these American fleets that were in the way.
As a result, the German fleet, which had set up the array, moved along the track while shelling, deliberately making a posture of preparing to bypass the American fleet and attack the ground. The Atlantic Fleet naturally understands the purpose of the other side.
At this time, for the navies of the two warring sides, this original surprise attack operation has become an outright hard-fought battle, and the artillery fire between each other is going back and forth, and the fight is very happy! Seeing this, Lukins immediately ordered the Bismarck sisters to use their "special abilities" to turn the tide of the war.
As a super-level god core with an ideal value of up to 60,000 tons, Bismarck and Tirpitz's abilities are not as powerful as Japan's Yamato and Musashi, but they also have quite excellent support abilities.
Interestingly, the sisters' abilities have diametrically opposed effects.
Bismarck's ability is "Fighting Spirit", which can greatly increase the will to fight of allies. It makes people and the ship's mother as excited as if they have been beaten with chicken blood. Tirpitz's ability is "fear-granted", which greatly weakens the willpower of the recipient, making it easy to panic and even collapse outright.
Activating both abilities at the same time can bring the benefits of one to the other.
Fortunately, because of the large number of warships and the formation of a semi-encirclement, the U.S. military had a wide distribution of the queue, which weakened Tirpitz's ability and effectiveness to a certain extent. Many U.S. shipwives only felt a high degree of nervousness, and were not directly frightened to flee without a fight.
By this time, the first German landing ships had already passed through the Stargate. Come to the Fire Star Domain. As soon as the other party came over, he was taken aback by the fiery scene of the duel between the large fleets here, and he hid in the forbidden war realm and hesitated.
Lukins tried to give the landing ships an order to get around from the other side. But the communication jamming from the electronic warfare aircraft turned his encrypted messages into truly indecipherable garbled characters. And the U.S. military relied on the decoder provided by the Zhao ship. Unilateral maintenance of communications.
Fortunately, the German commander who led the landing ships was an experienced officer, and the other party, in the event of a communication failure, understood the movements of the main fleet and understood what Lukins meant. Then lead the landing ship group from the opposite direction of the Grand Fleet's advance towards Mars.
Along the way, U.S. destroyers and planes tried to stop them, but the landing ships rushed towards their targets like a herd of migrating wildebeests. In the end, it cost less than thirty percent. Assault to the orbital altitude of the matter airdrop, and sprinkle large and small airborne capsules towards Mars.
The first German units to be airborne were as elite as the naval fleets that took the lead. The parachute chamber is filled with transhuman soldiers wearing new power armor, and their mission is to "clear" some usable land sites for the follow-up troops.
In fact, the US military also knows that it is impossible to deploy heavy troops on every inch of the country, and in order to prevent staggered "scuffles," US ground troops are only deployed in key cities and transportation hubs. Some wilderness areas were deliberately ceded to the Germans, and then a large number of artillery was placed nearby.
As a result, some German troops who unfortunately fell into the ambush circle were covered by artillery fire as soon as they landed, and the bombed people turned on their backs, and they could not happily establish a landing point at all.
Relying on the news from Star Fort, the U.S. military seized the opportunity in the first place when it encountered the invasion. But the brutal battle has just begun, and it is still unknown who will have the last laugh in this war. In terms of Star Castle, while watching the battle, Zhao Jian was also analyzing the current situation.
To be sure, the anti-fascist camp has been at a disadvantage until now. In addition to the three Axis friends who are active on the surface, there is also the giant crocodile of Broken Dawn underwater. And the big countries that have not yet participated in the war are only the two big Tang Dynasty and the Soviet Union, and the South American vote is insignificant.
Therefore, this battle is already a key battle that can determine the fate of the Allies!
Zhao Jian looked at the battle screen on the big screen and grabbed the internal phone at hand.
"Miss Kaga? Please come to the command post. ”
Not long after the call, Kaga rushed to the main control room. The other side glanced at the big screen and saw that there was no Japan on either side of the war, so they stopped paying attention to the battle above. At this time, Zhao Jian snapped his fingers, and a virtual large warship appeared out of thin air in front of the two, and Zhao Jian looked at the ship and said to Kaga.
"Miss Kaga, I remember you said that you don't want to fight the Japanese Navy, right?"
"That's right." Kaga replied succinctly.
"And what if I ask you to help your former enemy, the United States, against its former ally, Germany?"
“…… Yes, I can do it. ”
"That's good! I'll hand over the second ship of this Westlake-class aircraft carrier to you now, and in a moment you will form a double aircraft carrier formation with Miss Qinghai and go to Mars to assist the U.S. military through the Star Gate. Your main target is not the enemy Grand Fleet, but those landing ships, and the more you knock down, the better. ”
"Are you sure this will help the United States?"
"I'm sure it will take the pressure off them. Do you have any other questions? ”
"It's gone."
"Then go and receive your new hull, and do your best."
After accepting Zhao's combat order, Kaga immediately saluted with a military salute, and then silently turned around and left the general control room. After the other party went out, Qinghai came to Zhao Jian's side and asked Zhao Jian casually.
"Are you really sure you want to enable her now?"
"Well, I'm pretty sure."
"What is the basis for your confidence?"
"The basis is that I can feel the same military temperament as you from her. And Kaga can remember his old comrades, which makes me feel more at ease with her. ”
According to Zhao's order, the Star Fort side soon sent a mobile force composed of 11 combat ships to Mars through the Star Gate to help the American army.
The fleet consisted of two large aircraft carriers, Qinghai and Kaga, and the 270 griffons they carried, while the escort force consisted of two Kongo-class battlecruisers, two Standard III and five Standard II destroyers. Zhao ordered them to carry out a hyper-visual attack, specifically attacking the German landing ships.
After the arrival of this support fleet in the Martian region, the US military that was fighting was overjoyed. The strong combat effectiveness displayed by the Starfort Fleet during the war against Japan not only impressed Nimitz, but also wrote it into the battle report and handed it over to the military headquarters and Congress.
And this support army did not disappoint them after arriving on the battlefield. The fighter groups released by the two aircraft carriers increased the interception rate of the landing ships from 25% to 50% with an astonishing hit rate, and the German casualties began to skyrocket. Before some of the elite troops could land, they became wrecks floating in space along with the landing ships. (To be continued......)