John Cleeves judged that the anti-ship missiles of the Tang Empire were launched from destroyers and cruisers. This was wrong from the beginning. Wrong information led to a wrong derivation process, and the wrong derivation process made the results very
Outrageous.
While several pirate fighter jets staggered toward the direction of the attack, the first batch of attack aircraft from the Tang Empire had already returned.
They completed the work of guiding the missiles and achieved great results: they hit an aircraft carrier in one attack and successfully sunk the aircraft carrier built by the Dornish Empire.
This Dorn-built aircraft carrier was an early work. Its fire-extinguishing system was almost non-existent, its internal structure was unreasonable, it carried too few aircraft, and its watertight compartments also had problems.
In short, it is just a look-alike product, and it is still an unqualified look-alike product that has many flaws even in normal use.
From a certain point of view, this aircraft carrier was sunk first, which is definitely good news among bad news for the Combined Fleet. If John Cleeves was asked to pick an aircraft carrier to sink, he would prefer it to be sunk.
It's this one.
But having said that, if the aircraft carrier was not hit, it is estimated that an anti-ship missile may not be able to sink the aircraft carrier...
In fact, after the anti-ship missile hit the aircraft carrier's hangar, it ignited the fuel and ammunition temporarily stored inside. The subsequent explosions were not due to the destructive power of the missile itself.
In addition, the damage control personnel on this aircraft carrier did not have much experience, and the commander was not particularly capable. Therefore, this veteran aircraft carrier of the Dorne Empire was damaged by the explosion and sank quickly.
Speaking of the 10 aircraft carriers in the core strike force of the combined fleet, the most powerful one is actually the Essex-class aircraft carrier purchased from the Tang Empire. In John Cleeves' view, as long as these few built by the Tang Empire
If the aircraft carrier is fine, he still has the capital to resist.
After all, these aircraft carriers are reasonably designed, carry more carrier-based aircraft, have stronger strike capabilities, and have higher protection capabilities. They are the kind of backbone that can carry and fight.
As for the battleships...although there were many, John Cleeves knew that these large gunboats were of no use in naval battles.
Didn’t you see, all the battleships of the Mirage Navy lost their lives after a night’s attack? The era of using these things for face-to-face combat has passed. Their best use is to block the port and fire on the coastal defense facilities...
Because the power of the shells fired by the 380 or 350 mm caliber heavy guns on these battleships within a range of 20 kilometers is quite satisfactory.
It's just that they have to get close to that distance alive, which requires the cover of an aircraft carrier, or they have to wait until the enemy fleet is completely destroyed.
After losing an aircraft carrier, the carrier-based aircraft sent out by John Cleeves failed to detect the Tang Empire's naval fleet.
In fact, at a relatively short distance, the warships of the combined fleet can still use radios with increased power.
But because I heard that the Army's use of the same method to increase radio power would lead to missile attacks, the Navy would not use this method easily.
But even in the case of strong electromagnetic interference, if the distance is close enough, the radio can still be used reluctantly: provided that you are close enough and far enough away from the source of interference.
Therefore, the combined fleet fighter jets that went out for reconnaissance were still able to complete their search mission. Because the scope of their search based on common sense was not actually very large.
It is known that the detection range of radar is about 40 kilometers: this is caused by the curvature of the planet itself. Radio waves cannot turn. Affected by the curvature of the planet's surface itself, the radar's detection range is probably only this long.
Then, when the Tang Empire's naval fleet launches anti-ship missiles, the attack distance will not be higher than the radar detection range, so this "Datang Empire fleet" should be within an area of 40 kilometers in the attack direction, and at most less than 100 kilometers.
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It is so certain that even an old-fashioned propeller plane does not take 20 minutes to fly a distance of 100 kilometers, so in the eyes of John Cleeves and others, they will wait for the results soon.
Once the enemy's exact position is locked, their attack fleets that have already begun to take off can carry out the strike! As long as they bite this Datang Empire fleet and attack this fleet non-stop, the Datang Empire Navy's aircraft carrier fleet will have to appear.
Body cover.
When the time comes, the decisive battle will begin over the Tang Empire's fleet. Both sides will continue to add their own carrier-based aircraft, constantly consuming and losing...
And the combined fleet has 10 ships... There are now 9 aircraft carriers and more than 600 carrier-based aircraft. It is impossible for the Tang Empire to have so many aircraft consuming each other.
At that time, the Tang Army fleet, which has lost a large number of carrier-based aircraft, will be like a woman who has been stripped naked, and their combined fleet can ravage them at will.
It's just that the idea is ideal, but the reality is cruel. After waiting for 20 minutes, when the Stuka attack aircraft group had already taken off and formed almost the same formation, the fighter jets that went to investigate intermittently sent back a confusing piece of information.
The communication was poor and the content of the message was uncertain. But it probably meant that they had not found the Tang Empire's fleet and needed to expand the search scope.
Dozens of kilometers is already the limit of communication equipment. No matter how far it is, there is no way to guarantee that it will not be interfered. This distance can only be guaranteed because the radio equipment of the Navy and Air Force is more powerful and higher than that of the Army.
There is no way, the ten-meter-long communication antennas that the Army needs to set up can be found on Navy warships...
"The fighter force did not find the enemy's fleet... What should we do if we rashly let the attack aircraft formation fly out and cannot find the enemy's fleet?" The chief of staff of the combined fleet was a little shaken and looked at John Cleeves and asked.
On the other side, the commanders of the Qin State were also confused. They had little experience in naval warfare. They had just launched their carrier-based aircraft lively with the Dornish Empire Navy's aircraft carrier, but now they did not know where to attack the enemy.
Originally, joint operations between the two fleets were prone to problems such as chaotic mobilization and poor coordination. Now, coupled with electromagnetic interference, poor communication, and unclear operational goals... everyone is even more confused.
Should we wait for those fighter units whose news was intermittent and whose intelligence was confusing, wait until they returned to bring back the exact information, or should we let the attack fleet set off immediately... This question confused John Cleeves.
He knew that this decision would most likely determine the outcome of the entire naval battle.