At 10 a.m. on August 18, the flagship of the British and French Navy Combined Fleet, John, commander of the United Fleet.
Admiral Jelico frowned tightly. After two hours of chasing, the distance between the main force of the joint fleet and the Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet had increased to more than 20 kilometers, but the joint fleet was
The battlecruiser formation is only eight kilometers away from the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet. At the same time, the battlecruiser formation of the joint fleet has launched an attack on the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet, but at a speed of up to 24 knots, the hull is very bumpy.
, which seriously affected the performance of the gunners. After wasting more than 100 shells, even the Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet had not yet encountered the side of the Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet. Moreover, the reaction of the Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet also made the British and French Navy joint fleet very puzzled. Facing the joint
The Chinese Navy did not look like fighting back at all when the fleet's battlecruiser formation attacked.
"Commander, the performance of the Chinese Navy is very strange! Do they think they can escape after escaping to Sicily? At most two hours, the battlecruiser formation can intercept them!"
Roslin, Chief of Staff of the Joint Fleet.
Lieutenant General Wells said in confusion.
"It's very strange. I always feel that those cunning yellow-skinned monkeys have prepared some traps. But I can't guess what it is. Did they deploy submarines or mines in the waters ahead?" John.
Admiral Jelico said that he could only think of these two points after he was broken. However, the Joint Fleet had mobilized dozens of destroyers, and even if the Chinese Navy launched a submarine attack, it would probably not be much cheaper.
Why didn't the Chinese Navy choose to escape, but instead took the initiative to provoke L. Although now it seems that the sudden appearance of the Chinese Navy is more like luring, introducing the joint fleet into the ambush circle of the Chinese Navy.
"Perhaps, they think the trap they deployed is enough to defeat us!" Roslin.
Lieutenant General Wells said.
"Well! Now it seems that this is the only possibility. Send a telegram to the battlecruiser formation to make them be careful. Once they find that the situation is wrong, they will immediately meet with us. In addition, order the destroyer formation and strengthen anti-submarine patrols, so that the Chinese cannot
The submarine force took advantage of the loophole!" John.
Admiral Jelico said. He can only find ways in these aspects now. If the Chinese really plan to use submarines as the main force of ambush, he believes that the joint fleet will be able to deal with it. The Chinese Navy was in the Battle of the South China Sea.
He used the submarine and caught the British Navy off guard. The subsequent battle of the Red Sea was also the Chinese submarines showing off their power. The Germans even performed their submarine tactics in the North Sea and the Atlantic. Although the British Navy paid heavy attention to this
The price is that their anti-submarine capabilities have also been greatly improved. British scientists have begun to detect submarine instruments, but they have not yet reached the practical stage.
Although properly deployed, as the fleet went eastward, John.
Admiral Jelico was also becoming more and more worried. He felt that there was no reason in his heart that there was a serious crisis. This may be the so-called sixth sense!
The flagship of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet, Han Mingdi, is currently on the battleship, and the fleet is sailing at a high speed of 23 knots. Behind the side and rear of the fleet, three battlecruisers of the British Navy are constantly bringing the distance between the two sides, and at the same time,
Fired fire at the Chinese fleet.
However, these shells fell into the sea without exception, splashing water columns, causing no casualties to the Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet. General Li Haitao, commander of the Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet, was watching a telegram at this moment.
, The telegram was sent from the commander of the theater on Sicily, and the telegram stated that the aviation forces of the two naval wings had taken off and were rushing towards the waters where the Indian Ocean Fleet was located, and it was expected to be able to rush in half an hour.
arrive.
The maximum speed of the Navy's Aviator is 180 km/h, while the maximum speed of the HBC's Osprey and the maximum speed of the torpedo attack aircraft is only 120 km/h, and the maximum speed of the HBD's dive bomber is only 150 km.
That's it. Such speed and combat radius greatly limit the combat effectiveness of the naval aviation. However, the Chinese Air Force and the Navy have joined forces to develop more powerful fighter jets, and at that time, both the speed and combat radius of the fighter jets will be greatly increased.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The shells fired from three battlecruisers of the battlecruiser formation of the British and French naval joint fleet fell on the right side of the battleship of Han Mingdi, after the splashing water column fell,
It made a crackling sound on the sea, just like a heavy rain.
"Don't these British guys know that they are wasting shells? Large-caliber naval shells are not cheap either!" Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan, chief of staff of the Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet, curled his lips disdainfully and said with some distress.
"The British have money and care what they do. They have been the overlords of the sea for a hundred years and have plundered so many wealth points from all over the world, which is not a problem at all. When we win this war and land in Britain, we will definitely
We have to find a way to get back the wealth plundered by the British!" said General Li Haitao, the commander of the fleet. During the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty suffered a lot of losses in the hands of Western powers, and many Chinese soldiers wanted to have it.
One day, you can take revenge. The battle is going on now is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity. Of course, the prerequisite is to win this war.
"Commander, how long will the naval aviation force come? The British are getting closer and closer, and the shells are getting more and more accurate. Maybe in the near future, the shells will fall on our heads!" Chief of Staff
Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan said.
"It's almost ten minutes left! Our current location is only about 70 kilometers away from Sicily. At the speed of the aviation force, you can arrive in more than half an hour!" Admiral Li Haitao took a look at it.
He said after the watch on his wrist.
Almost all officers and soldiers of the entire Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet are waiting for the emergence of naval aviation. Everyone was a little dissatisfied with the task of serving as bait this time, but thinking that the strength of the British and French naval joint fleet is so strong, it is only based on the strength of the Indian Ocean Fleet.
They can't eat it, and they can only fight for the naval aviation. However, maybe they will have a chance to beat the dog in the end!
At 10:45 am on August 18, 40 's Puffin from the 1st Battalion of the Naval Air Force, the fighter jets first appeared in the east sky, and behind them was the H50 from the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Battalion of the
Osprey, torpedo attack aircraft and 40 fish eagles and dive bombers from the 3rd Battalion.
The 4th Naval Air Force Regiment is more than ten kilometers behind the troop. The two vortexes have a total of more than 200 fighter jets, covering the sky. From a distance, it looks like a large group of migrating migratory birds. However,
Only when these migratory birds get close will they show huge bodies.
"Look, what is that? Is it a bird?" On the battlecruiser of the United Fleet Battlecruiser formation, a man pointed his finger at the sky to the east and asked his companion next to him.
"Is it migratory birds migratory? But now the season is not the season for migratory birds to migrate!" Another look said with a hand, then picked up the telescope and observed it in the east.
Soon, he saw the black spots in the east clearly. They were not migratory birds, but planes.
"God! That's not a bird, it's an airplane! There are too many Chinese planes, all over the sky!" The famous hand exclaimed.
Soon, the battle alarm on the Royal Princess sounded. Although I didn't know what the use of these planes was, I noticed something was wrong and the alarm was sounded as soon as I heard.
"What's going on?" asked the captain of the Royal Princess Battlecruiser in surprise.
"Captain, please report that there are a large number of planes appearing in the sky in the east." A staff officer reported.
"Airplane? Chinese planes? But what use can that thing be? Do they think that something like a toy made of wood and canvas can sink a battleship?"
‘Princess Royal, the captain of the battlecruiser, smiled disdainfully.
Other British naval officers in the bridge also started to laugh loudly. Although the Chinese Air Force has used fighter jets to bomb the US Army on the Mexican battlefield and achieved remarkable results. Britain, France and the United States have also joined forces to develop new aircraft
However, for most British officers and soldiers, they still regard aircraft as toys, and many times, aircraft are only used as reconnaissance aircraft.
In less than ten minutes, a huge fleet of aircraft in the sky flew over the battlecruiser formation of the British and French naval joint fleet. Even though the British Navy officers were very disdainful of these aircraft, when hundreds of aircraft appeared, they would almost
When the sky was covered, they still felt deeply shocked.
"The fighter planes continue to fly westward to find the main force of the joint fleet. The following battlecruisers will be handed over to the brothers behind!" Major General Chen Guoli, the wing leader of the Navy Aviation Wing, ordered. As the head of the Navy Aviation Wing
Show, he also personally flew the fighter jets to participate in this attack.
Under the order of Major General Chen Guoli, the 40 Puffins and fighters of the Wing continued to fly westward to search for the main force of the Combined Fleet. The 40 H50 Ospreys, torpedo attack aircraft and 40 H50 Fish Eagles behind,
The dive bomber targeted the three battlecruisers below and began the attack!