The huge fleet of aircraft was divided into several waves and headed towards the Iron Blood Fleet. However, as soon as these aircraft took off, they were discovered by the ground radar station of the Mediterranean Military Region, which had been on high alert. The radar troops did not dare to delay and passed the news.
The radio was quickly transmitted to the Iron Blood Fleet and the Southern Military Region.
Hearing that the Axis powers had dispatched such a large fleet, even Peng Dechao was shocked. He immediately ordered the fleet to prepare for first-level combat. All warships began to deploy air defense formations. At the same time, the second echelon led by Feng Ju immediately accelerated
Speed, heading towards the Iron-Blooded Army fleet.
After receiving the news, Cai Tingyuan and Gao Hong did not dare to neglect. They took off all their fighter jets and flew towards the sea. However, their operation was decided temporarily. Although all combat aircraft were in combat status, they could not let a large number of fighter jets attack at the same time at the same time.
Therefore, they only took off less than 300 fighter jets in the first batch, and other planes could only take off one after another after resupplying, and these resupplies would take at least half an hour.
War is a matter of racing against time. Sometimes the victory can be reversed in just a few minutes, not to mention that it still takes half an hour. In other words, in this half hour, 2,200 carrier-based fighter jets may be able to
Coupled with the hundreds of electronic warfare aircraft with air combat capabilities, it is necessary to deal with nearly 7,000 fighters of various types from the Axis powers. The difficulty can be imagined.
"It was discovered that a large number of aircraft were attacking our fleet, one hundred kilometers away from us, with a speed of 600 and an altitude of 8,000. It is estimated that there are at least 5,000 aircraft." The No. 101 early warning aircraft on duty in the air quickly discovered the target, and the radar operator
The officer immediately informed the fleet flagship of this information.
Hearing the report of the early warning aircraft, everyone on the bridge trembled in their hearts. Their eyes invariably looked at the Navy Commander, Admiral Peng Dechao. Peng Dechao had already received a letter from the Mediterranean Military Region about the Axis Air Force.
The news of a large-scale attack, but confirmed by the early warning aircraft at this time, still made his heart tremble slightly. He knew very well that the final battle at sea was about to begin.
Knowing that this was a critical juncture and there was no room for holding back, Peng Dechao immediately issued an order and all carrier-based aircraft took off. The Iron-Blooded Army would finally face the enemy without reservation.
More than two thousand Sailfish 3A fighter jets took off one after another from sixteen aircraft carriers, rushing towards the distance at top speed. They will serve as the first line of obstruction to resist the Axis air force. More than one hundred Sailfish 3B
The electronic countermeasures aircraft followed closely behind and also took off. In order to try their best to intercept the enemy aircraft, each electronic countermeasures aircraft carried four PL-5 short-range air-to-air missiles in addition to the necessary electronic equipment.
In order to cover the slower B29 bombers, the Axis Air Force formation moved slower. When they were still 90 kilometers away from the Iron Blood fleet, the airborne radar of the large group of Sailfish 3A fighter jets had already locked on
They. More than 20 kilometers away, the pilots of the Iron Blood Army began to launch medium-range air-to-air missiles.
Due to the huge disparity in strength between the two sides, they did not hold back this time. They launched all four medium-range missiles they carried as soon as they came up. The missiles, which were as dense as locusts, interfered with each other, but there was no room for it at this time.
They were slowly wearing each other down, and they could only fire missiles desperately to destroy the Axis aircraft as much as possible.
Dense explosions flashed through the enemy planes, shooting down fighter planes one after another. However, because the formation was too dense, many missiles attacked one target with several missiles. In addition, the leading Axis aircraft were all old-fashioned.
Most of the F86 fighter jets were destroyed by them. The most elite F104 fighter jet and important attack aircraft and bombers suffered little damage.
Seeing the Iron Blood Army fighter jets not far away rushing up, those fighter jets stepped forward to fight to prevent them from attacking the bombers and attack aircraft. Most of the Iron Blood Army pilots were from elves, and with their driving skills, they were not afraid at all.
These Axis pilots who had just left the aviation school flew up and down like snakes in their planes. They quickly got rid of each other and pounced on the B29 bombers. The Elf pilots knew very well that only bombers could pose a threat to the fleet.
As long as they destroy the Axis Air Force, it will be over.
The Jagged Army fighters directly attacked the B29 bombers, but ignored the relatively thin Sky Warrior attack aircraft. Perhaps in the eyes of those elf pilots, these Sky Warriors were just a jet fighter that was more backward than the F86 fighter.
The Iron-blooded military aircraft concentrated their forces and rushed towards the Axis bombers. The machine gunners on the bombers were so frightened that they turned their machine guns hurriedly in an attempt to prevent the opponent's attack. Unfortunately, the jet fighters were getting faster and faster.
Today, these self-defense machine guns have become useless decorations. Although the machine gunners tried their best to turn the guns and aim at the Jagged Army fighter jets to shoot, their efforts were fruitless. The strings of machine gun bullets could only be fired blankly.
Shooting in the air has no other use except to embolden one's own people.
The pilots of the Predator Army were merciless, firing cannons and short-range air-to-air missiles, madly slaughtering the bulky Axis bombers. Taking this opportunity, they saw the Sky Warrior attack aircraft that ignored them and a small number of fighter jets.
Escaping from the melee under the escort, they flew towards the Jagged Army fleet.
After all, the Iron Blood Army has too few aircraft. When the Axis Air Force does not confront them head-on and only wants to attack the Iron Blood Army fleet, they cannot intercept every aircraft.
More than 700 Air Warrior attack aircraft rushed towards the Iron Blood fleet in an ultra-low-altitude assault. They were covered by more than 1,000 F104 and F86 fighter jets flying at an altitude of 8,000 meters.
At this time, in the Iron-Blooded Fleet, the radar soldiers on each warship were staring at the screen, for fear of missing something. "The enemy plane has entered the attack range and began to lock on the target." On a destroyer, the control group had
The radar soldiers of the source phased array radar suddenly increased the radar power output, and the most dangerous air target was quickly locked.
"Launch anti-aircraft missiles." The captains of each destroyer issued the order almost at the same time. The vertical launch systems on all warships opened the lids. The dazzling flames, accompanied by large plumes of smoke, began to envelope the destroyers. A missile
A Red Flag 4 medium-range anti-aircraft missile began to be launched from the destroyer at a rate of two per second, shooting at the enemy aircraft in the sky like flying fireballs.
The Hongqi 4 anti-aircraft missile opened its small triangular wings in the air, and with a dazzling orange tail flame, it rushed towards the Axis fighter jets in the sky. Those Axis pilots had no idea that warships could also launch such missiles.
There were so many anti-aircraft missiles that it was too difficult for them who had only received anti-aircraft artillery training to avoid such attacks.
Despite their best efforts to dodge, those clever ship-based anti-aircraft missiles still shot down many of their aircraft. The destroyers and frigates fired medium-range anti-aircraft missiles one after another until all the medium-range anti-aircraft missiles on the ship were consumed.
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As soon as the attack of the Iron Blood Fleet slowed down, the Axis aircraft group rushed over and quickly approached the inner air defense circle, but they were soon enveloped by the barrage of short-range anti-aircraft missiles and hypervelocity cannons.
The pilot of an Air Warrior attack aircraft relied on his excellent operating skills to pass through the gap between two hypervelocity cannon barrages and throw a 500-kilogram bomb towards a Canberra-class destroyer.
With the unremitting efforts of scientists from Boston and scientists from various countries in the Western Continent, he finally developed a relatively simple radio-guided bomb. Although this kind of bomb is susceptible to electromagnetic interference, guidance must be manually operated by the person on the aircraft, which is not only more difficult to guide
It is large and can easily distract the pilot's energy, but after all, it is the first guided weapon equipped by the Axis powers, and this weapon also caused the Iron Blood fleet to suffer losses due to carelessness.
At this time, the radio-guided bomb fell straight towards the middle of the destroyer. Seeing the bomb falling, the captain immediately commanded the destroyer to turn left at full speed to avoid it. The warship with excellent performance completed the left turn at a speed of nearly 30 knots. See
Seeing the aerial bomb gradually deviating from its target, the captain let out a long sigh of relief.
At this moment, the bomb that should have fallen into the sea turned around strangely and plunged into the rear deck of the destroyer. The powerful aerial bomb blew a big hole in the helicopter platform, and even the nearby hangar received a violent blow.
The vibration caused damage to the blades of two anti-submarine helicopters. Fortunately, the deck was specially reinforced to withstand the take-off and landing of helicopters weighing more than ten tons, so the destroyer did not suffer much damage.
The damaged destroyer quickly reported the possibility of guided bombs on the other side, and at the same time asked the damage control personnel on the ship to repair the damaged deck immediately. Peng Dechao was also shocked when he received the report. Only then did he realize that not all the enemies rushing over were fighter jets.
, and there were attack aircraft among them. After thinking for a moment, Peng Dechao focused his suspicion on the aircraft he had never seen before, and he quickly ordered his troops to attack those unfamiliar models of aircraft with all their strength.
The operation of radio-guided bombs is cumbersome. If a pilot controls the bomb while operating the aircraft, danger may easily occur. Moreover, the radio-guided heads produced by the Axis countries are relatively large and can only be installed on bombs weighing more than 500 kilograms. So,
Fighters cannot carry heavy bombs.
For these reasons, radio-guided bombs can only be carried by Sky Warrior attack aircraft, and the attack aircraft has a crew of two, arranged in a tandem cabin at the front and rear, with the pilot in the front and the specialized weapons operator in the back.
, so that the bomb can be guided while flying without worrying about distracting energy.