The engines in the air roared, like countless summer cicadas roaring in the dense forest. As far as you can see, nearly 600 fighter jets were densely covered with the air from 600 meters to 600 meters high. ∈♀ The American HNA power sprayed with white five-star collided with the German aircraft group with the iron cross mark, and immediately launched the largest air battle to date. The orange-purple and orange-red light spots were like stars, and there were fighting scenes of machine guns and heavy machine guns firing fiercely at the enemy; on average, in less than half a minute, a fighter jet would wail and rush down from the air. As the smoke dragged, a towering water column aroused on the sea.

"All aircraft must maintain formation and must not leave the formation alone!" Amid the deafening paddles and the sound of gunfire, Lieutenant Colonel Milao, who was commanding the attack aircraft group, shouted at the radio intercom with all his strength. Next to his landline, more than 200 ju-87 and do-22 attack aircraft were lined up in dense and neat queues, facing the American fighter group with fearless momentum. Whether it was the pilot or the machine gunner who also served as the transmitter, everyone was paying attention to the surrounding situation. When the American fighter entered its effective range, the German pilots would immediately use their weapons to shoot fiercely.

Five months ago, although the German aviation army achieved amazing victory in the battle against Britain, it still exposed some urgent problems: the two attack aircraft that served as the main attack role had the defects of weak self-defense firepower and insufficient armor protection, and were easily hit by enemy fighters. Under the promotion of Qingying, the German aviation department quickly improved these two models: the cockpit and engine were replaced with heavier steel armor, and the self-defense firepower was also increased to 3 13mm machine guns. Due to the optimization of the aerodynamic layout and the replacement of a higher power engine, these two improved attack aircraft can still maintain the highest speed of their predecessors. To this day, half of the attack aircraft carried by German aircraft carriers have been replaced with these improved models. They are currently flying on the periphery of the formation, desperately resisting the attacks of US fighters with their enhanced firepower and armor.

Due to the excellent cover of the German escort fighter jets on their own robes, a large number of US fighters were unable to attack German attack aircraft due to the threat of their own safety; the US fighter jets that could eventually maintain besiege of this group of aircraft carrying high-risk explosives were no longer enough to be one-quarter of their entire lineup. The pressure on German attack aircraft was greatly reduced. Although US fighter jets launched unprecedented fierce interceptions, German attacks continued to occur.

The plane was shot and fell, but the formation of these iron cross war eagles was never loose at all, and they just flew straight toward the direction of the opponent's fleet. If these American fighters were hunting lions and tigers, then German attack aircraft were rhinos that formed formations; although the latter was far from the enemy's opponent in fighting, the strong power, sharp horns, and tough skin they possessed were still very difficult for hunters to feel under the strict cover and cooperation!

After more than twenty minutes of fierce fighting, the German attack aircraft group that flew into the formation finally arrived over the target fleet. Due to the extremely strong combat method, the German attack aircraft suffered heavy losses in the frontal battle with American fighters, and 29 Ju-87s and Do-22s were shot down by the opponent. However, the forced intercepted American fighters were also hit by the German cluster firepower, and 21 F6fs became the mark of the German machine gunner's crash. Although this number was not much compared to its entire lineup, most American fighters were forced to be faster.

The German Ta-152 fought, and the US air interceptor force that could directly pose a threat to German attack aircraft was greatly weakened. Balls of black smoke began to explode around the German aircraft group. This is the masterpiece of the 127mm l38 high-level dual-purpose cannon on the US warships. The German pilots who disbanded the queue vented all the anger in the previous battle to the US warships below that were evading at high speed; except for a few crews who were also fighting with the opponent's fighters. Most German attack aircraft selected their own targets and immediately launched a thunder and lightning attack.

"Huh!" More than ten huge fire balls suddenly burst into flames in the air, like flowers blooming, and clouds gusts. The HS-293 missile weighing 1.1 tons sprayed a dazzling tail flame, dragging long red light across the entire blue sky like a comet. Because this type of guided bomb has an effective range of more than 8km, the ju-87s carrying these cutting-edge weapons became the only pioneers of the attack horn of the German aircraft group. The American sailors watched in a daze as these flying flew out of the sky and burst into rapid explosions at them with thunder, and they actually achieved incredible direction corrections in the process of flying at high speed! Before they could think too much, they had already flew to the front of their aircraft carrier. The light flashed, and then the sound of explosions that shook the sky and cracked the earth suddenly resounded throughout the sea and air!

"Boom!" The sky was like thousands of joules bursting at the same time. The air waves were swept, and the light was soaring into the sky. The terrifying power of 800kg of strong explosives seemed to tear all obstacles in front of them. Although due to the technical limitations of hs-293 ​​itself and the errors generated by the pilot during remote control guidance, this guided bomb could not achieve a perfect hit; but with its ultra-long range and nearly 60% hit rate without interference, it is enough to make it

All the investments became worth the money. At this time, seven of the 12 bombs dropped by the German 138th bomber squadron on the first batch of US aircraft carriers successfully hit the target. The "Good Man Richard" of the Essex class, "Brave" and "Qishazhi" were successively shot. With the violent high-temperature air waves generated by the explosion, the steel hulls were torn and washed away like thin paper; the rolling flames rose hundreds of meters high, like torches on the blue sea.

As a brand new aircraft carrier that the United States started construction after the end of the treaty, the Essex-class combat power has undoubtedly improved leap forward compared to its predecessors; however, under the glamorous appearance of its large deck and large hangar, there is a significant defect, that is, its flight deck and open hangar have almost no defense. Once the hangar is hit by a bomb, its mission as a maritime aviation platform will no longer exist in this battle: the loading volume is huge:

The large high-explosive bomb can easily explode a huge hole with a diameter of more than ten meters or even twenty meters on the unprotected flight deck, and the surrounding deck will become riddled with holes under the attack of shrapnel. The originally coherent flight deck will lose its original function due to this destruction. Not only will the aircraft in the hangar be almost impossible to fly, but the fighter jets that have already taken off cannot take off and land. Pilots can only land on other aircraft carriers or parachute to protect themselves.

In fact, the unprotected flight deck is not a big design flaw. After all, no one except Qingying, who is a traverser, can realize the huge advantages of armored aircraft carriers in the field of anti-strike, and ordinary aircraft carriers can also lead in the field of stability and speed. As long as the air defense force is tight, the design of ordinary aircraft carriers will be fully accepted. However, the US aircraft carrier has taken the German Navy as its opponent, which is destined to cause an irreversible tragedy. Due to the existence of guided bombs, German bombers can launch attacks outside the effective range of small-caliber anti-aircraft guns of US ships, and the Americans' air defense firepower is almost useless. And when these powerful bombs hit the US aircraft carrier, all the naval and air combat power of this aircraft carrier can be destroyed with just one shot at the center!

The smoke was rolling and the sea of ​​fire was in full swing. The Brave, who was caught in three bombs, could not escape the fate of being destroyed in combat power. A bomb hit the center of its deck, triggering a rushing flame. Although the deck was covered by the gust of thick smoke, it was unreal for a while, its tragic situation could be seen through the fire that covered the middle of the hull. The side of the hangar of the Chishazhi was hit, and the violent explosion also exploded a huge hole in the upper deck. Only the good man Richard was lucky, and the two bombs he hit did not fall near the central hangar. However, the fire ignited by the explosion still made the US military soldiers lose their heads in a hurry!

When the guided bombs of long-range enemy completed the attack, German bombers and torpedoes mounted on the stage. They flew high and low, and advanced horizontally, most of them attacking US aircraft carriers. The US air defense gunners fired fiercely at these targets in order to beat these high-risk enemy aircraft to the sea; however, they also encountered fire control problems. While consuming a large amount of shells, they gained little, and were always difficult to effectively block the enemy. If it is calculated by shooting down an enemy aircraft by an average of 2,000 40mm shells or 6,000 20mm shells, then the four-unit Bofos needs to fire continuously for 5 minutes to beat the next aircraft, while the dual 20mm machine gun takes 10 minutes!

Although a warship is equipped with a large number of anti-aircraft guns, the premise of continuous shooting at the theoretical rate of fire is also unsatisfied in actual combat, and its actual anti-aircraft effect will undoubtedly be greatly reduced than simple mathematical expectations. While some unlucky ghosts were hit, more than 130 German attack aircraft also began to carry out joint assaults on the US aircraft carrier; the thunder of the ju-87 during diving and the splash of water splashed when the do-22 dropped torpedo all made the US military officers and soldiers on the aircraft carrier frightened and seemed to be in a nightmare! (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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