"Are you kidding? The boat is so dangerous..." The captain of the guard wanted to kick the damn guy in front of him off the boat. This was all a damned idea.
On the other side, Lu Qianshan has taken the initiative on the battlefield. He now has an aircraft carrier and seven or eight destroyers, which can always stay outside the opponent's strike range and attack the opponent's fleet.
In fact, since the beginning of the war, the Lions Empire's fleet has dispatched a total of three batches of attack aircraft groups. However, these attack aircraft groups were not able to find the target in the end, and some aircraft were even unable to return because they flew too far.
What's even more tragic is that when these planes came back, they found that their aircraft carrier had been severely damaged or sunk, and they became homeless ghosts.
After running out of fuel, these planes had no choice but to make forced landings at sea. For a while, Lines's destroyer escort could only cruise around to rescue people, and the formation could not be maintained.
Previously, in order to be able to receive more aircraft, the only remaining aircraft carrier had no choice but to push the aircraft that landed first into the sea. The scene made people laugh and cry.
Seeing the precious aircraft being pushed into the sea one by one by the ground crew on the deck and falling from the side of the aircraft carrier, the commander of the aircraft carrier almost went crazy.
They trained for more than a year and finally made the pilots adapt to maritime operations. At the same time, they also mastered the essentials of taking off and landing aircraft at sea.
As a result, after the fight, the pilots had to make an emergency landing on the sea, and the subjects trained on the aircraft carrier had almost no effect.
The fleet's radar could not find the target, and the carrier-based aircraft's search found nothing. When everyone was at a loss, their fleet had been completely wiped out.
"Damn it! What are we going to do? Blomeier gave us an order." Looking at the big hole on the deck, the aircraft carrier captain who ordered the aircraft to be pushed into the water a few hours ago complained angrily.
He is no longer afraid of offending his superiors. With this naval battle going on like this, it’s probably unclear who will be the superior when they return!
What's more, is it too early to think about going back now? Can they still go back? Can they still survive?
"It doesn't matter anymore." The first mate stood beside the captain and answered with relief: "Now there is no difference between coming with an order and coming without an order. We can't do anything now, and there's nothing we can do."
What the first mate said is true. As an aircraft carrier, they have lost the ability to take off and land aircraft. The outcome of this naval battle actually has nothing to do with them.
Even if they now know where the enemy is, they are unable to attack. They can't even take off a few fighter jets to cover the fleet.
Those expensive Spitfire fighter jets that purchased blueprints from the Tang Empire and purchased a large number before finally obtaining the production license were now reduced to a pile of scrap metal.
Although the performance seemed to be quite excellent at the time, the naval aviation fighter jets, which had almost no performance in this naval battle, are still unsatisfactory no matter how you look at them now.
The Type 97s that are responsible for strike missions are now no different from lighters. The Type 97s, filled with fuel and equipped with torpedo bombs, became the main culprit for the silent explosion of the Lynes aircraft carrier.
"You're right." The captain saw through the porthole that another battleship was hit by an anti-ship missile flying from a distance, and nodded as if accepting his fate.
The battleship had stopped in place, unable to move, but the Tang Empire's anti-ship missiles kept flying in, constantly penetrating the battleship's armor, as if they were slicing a piece of soft tofu.
About ten minutes later, the No. 2 turret of the battleship not far away suddenly inflated, like an inflated balloon.
Finally, the exploding and expanding gas inside broke through the restraints of the steel armor, tearing apart the surrounding ship structure, and bursting into brilliant flames.
The entire deck of the battleship was stretched and deformed by the expanding gas formed by the explosion. Its main ammunition magazine was eventually ignited, and then the battleship began to take on water and sink.
"Why don't you fill the ammunition depot with water?" The first mate muttered in annoyance as he watched everything happen. He was from a damage control background and was very familiar with his previous job.
"I don't have any experience in damage control..." The captain shook his head. He was too familiar with this navy: half of the navy's captains were newly promoted, and the recruitment of new recruits was too fast, and training could not keep up with the expansion.
"Moreover, they seem to have lost power. It is estimated that they cannot suppress the fire. The hatch cannot be closed and the sea valve cannot be opened..." Before he could finish his words, the battleship Ice Crystal City, which had been hit by a missile before, was hit by a missile again.
Hit.
Huge flames rose from the command tower, and missiles penetrated the bridge. Other parts of the entire battleship seemed to be in good condition, but from a distance, the Ice Crystal City was in quite a mess.
"It's over..." The first mate shook his head in despair: "Our main fleet is considered over. It depends on how far the fleet behind us can escape."
"We can't even run back." The captain smiled bitterly: "At most, there are only dozens of destroyers and a few cruisers. They have a shitty combat capability."
Lions did not have many battleships before, but now that the main fleet has been destroyed, the remaining battleships cannot stop the Tang Empire's navy from raiding the port.
Burnas is probably going to suffer... This is the first thought in many people's minds. The most important industrial area in Lanes is probably going to be destroyed by the war.
While they were discussing these issues, an anti-ship missile directly hit the bow part of the aircraft carrier they were on.
The original flight deck was blown away, and the wooden deck was broken a lot. Soon the flames on the bow of the ship could not be controlled. The damage control team reported the situation and said that the fire would soon spread to the vicinity of the oil tank.
.
"It's time to abandon the ship." The captain looked at the first officer and ordered: "Go organize the sailors to get on the lifeboat! Save one more if you can!"
"Captain...you..." Upon hearing this order, the first mate looked at his captain and left somewhat reluctantly.
"Go! I, an old man, won't leave... This is tradition, and it is also a good thing for me." The captain waved his hand and motioned for the first mate to take the people away: "All the officers on the bridge, please leave! You guys
We are all still young, we have to live!"
Near dinner time, the aircraft carrier sank... As it sank into the sea, the main force of the Lions Imperial Navy fleet was destroyed, and the place where they perished was still more than 1,800 kilometers away from Dragon Island.
And this naval battle is not over yet. There are still hundreds of fleeing transport ships from the Lions Empire, and the Tang Army's pursuit has just begun.
