In the sea about thirty kilometers east of the British-French joint fleet, the China Sea! Ocean Fleet is in formation. In addition to the three battleships and one battlecruiser that had previously been responsible for the enemy lure mission, five other battleships have also arrived.
.It is precisely because of waiting for these five battleships that a lot of time was wasted. Otherwise, when the navy's aviation forces besieged the British-French joint fleet, the Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet would be able to catch up and launch an attack on the British-French joint fleet.
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However, the main force of the British and French naval joint fleet still existed at that time. Even if the Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet caught up, they would probably not be able to gain any advantage. The Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet and the five battleships arrived later had only eight.
Just battleships, most of them are old battleships, and they are not opponents of the British and French naval joint fleet composed of new battleships. Now, the British and French naval joint fleet has suffered heavy losses under the attack of naval aviation, with more than half of the main ships
It was destroyed and sunk, and the remaining main battleships were also severely damaged, which undoubtedly gave the Indian Ocean Fleet an excellent opportunity.
"Order each ship to accelerate to 20 knots, and don't let the foreign devils' main ships run away!"
'Uncle Ming of Han, General Li Haitao ordered on the battleship. At this moment, he was very excited. The strength of the British and French naval joint fleet was definitely more than twice that of the Indian Ocean fleet. However, in just one hour, both sides
The comparison of strength was completely reversed. While shocking him, it was more of a glad. Fortunately, China first developed the weapon like an aircraft, and countries around the world have not yet realized the horror of this weapon.
By then, China's fighter jet troops had already had strong combat power.
"Yes, Commander! Commander, we just got information from the Naval Air Force. There are only 8 main ships left of the British and French Naval Combined Fleet. In addition to the three battlecruisers that began to be sunk, there are five more.
The battleships were sunk, including three Queen Elizabeth-class, one battleship, one Orion-class, and one French Navy's Brittany-class, battleship. The remaining eight battleships were also severely damaged.
The speed dropped to about 16 to 18 knots." Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan, chief of staff of the fleet, reported.
"What? Three Queen Elizabeth-class battleships were sunk? Those guys from the Navy Aviation Army are really prodigal! That's a super battleship with a displacement of up to 33,000 tons and equipped with four double-mounted 381mm main guns.
Ah! If we can capture it, it will give our Indian Ocean fleet a huge leap!" Admiral Li Haitao said with great distress, just like the three Queen Elizabeth-class battleships that were sunk.
The Indian Ocean Fleet's battleship is the same.
"Isn't that the guys from the Navy Aviation Army the first time they have entered the actual combat? They also want to make contributions, so they must have attacked those big guys. Those three Queen Elizabeth-class battleships are the largest battleships,
It must be the first target of the Navy's aviation force to strike!" Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan said. Although he also felt that it was a pity that the three most powerful Queen Elizabeth-class battleships were sunk, he could also understand the Navy's aviation force's approach.
.After all, it is the enemy's battleship. Only by destroying these battleships can you win. Of course, if you can capture it, it is of course the best!
"Old Wu, we have to get faster. If the Navy Aviation guys started the second round of attacks before we arrived, the remaining eight battleships would probably be sunk.
Arrive first and let the British and French surrender. If they can surrender, it will be the best!" said General Li Haitao. If the Indian Ocean Fleet can increase eight battleships, the strength of the fleet will double
ah!
"OK.
But in this case, we have to increase our speed. Otherwise, it will take about three hours to catch up with the battleships of the Combined Fleet. By then, the combat radius of the naval aviation will be almost out.
If the British and French Navy Combined Fleet does not surrender, then we will be in vain!" Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan reminded. Don't let these battleships escape because of thinking about capturing the battleships of the British and French Navy Combined Fleet. In this case,
But it was just a waste of water from the bamboo basket.
General Li Haitao nodded, and then said, "It is still a formation composed of Emperor Ming of Han, Qin Shihuang, Prince Fusu, and Wang Ben, to chase the combined British and French naval fleet at a speed of 23 knots.
.The other five battleships sailed west at a speed of 20 knots
Provide reinforcements for us. In addition, send a telegram to the theater command to coordinate with the naval aviation. The second round of naval aviation will be postponed and take off again. At that time, we will catch up with the British and French naval joint fleet.
After the main battleship, the aviation force arrived almost at that time. Our cooperation with the aviation force can also give the foreign devils greater deterrence. If they do not surrender, we will sink them all!"
"This method is good, Commander, I will send a telegram to the theater command immediately!" Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan said immediately.
After that, the Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet was once again divided into two parts, "Han Ming Emperor, the Battleship," Qin Shihuang, the Battleship," Prince Fusu, the Battleship and" Wang Ben, the Battleship, in several heavy cruisers and ten
Under the protection of several light cruisers and destroyers, they chased the British and French naval joint fleet at a speed of 23 knots. The remaining "Huaxia," the battleship,
'Shenzhou, the battleship, the battleship, the battleship, the battleship, the battleship, the battleship, the battleship, and the battleship, the battleship, continued to sail at a speed of 20 knots. At the same time, Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan also contacted the theater command and transferred them
The plan was reported to the war zone commander General Zhou Shun.
After reading the plan submitted by the Indian Ocean Fleet, General Zhou Shun immediately agreed without saying a word. Although General Zhou Shun is an army officer, he also has a general understanding of the situation of the navy. The number of main battleships of the Chinese Navy is not at all.
Many, at least compared with the British capital ships of up to 40, it is still much behind. If the Indian Ocean Fleet can successfully capture the remaining eight battleships of the Combined Fleet, then not only the Chinese Navy will increase its strength.
Many, and at the same time, can further reduce the number of battleships of the British Navy. This strategy of weakening the enemy and enhancing itself is undoubtedly the best.
At the field airport in Marsala, the fighter jets of the Navy Air Force's First Wing were ready to take off, and the ground crew had inspected the fighter jets, refueled fuel and loaded ammunition. The pilots also sat back.
In the cabin, we were waiting for the order to take off. Although most of the pilots were very tired after the previous round of bombing, everyone was very excited. This will enable them to continue fighting.
However, when the Wing was about to take off, the order issued by the theater commander asked them to temporarily stop taking off and take off again after an hour. This made many pilots very puzzled, now the Osprey, the Torpedo
The combat radius of the attack aircraft and the fish eagle, dive bombers are only 200 kilometers. If they wait for another hour to take off and when they fly over the joint fleet, the joint fleet's position is about one hundred from Sicily.
About fifty kilometers.
At that time, there will be no more attack time left, which will seriously affect the effect of the attack
Major General Chen Guoli, the commander of the Naval Air Force's First Regiment, was very dissatisfied and rushed to the theater commander to ask for an explanation from the theater commander General Zhou Shun. Although the performance of the Naval Air Force this time was already amazing, who would not want it
What about making greater contributions?
"General Chen, the Indian Ocean Fleet hopes to capture the remaining eight battleships of the British and French coalition forces, so we hope that the naval aviation will arrive at the battlefield after they arrive. If the battleships of the British and French naval joint fleet do not agree to surrender, the naval aviation will take them again.
Destruction. I also think that if the battleships of the British and French navy can be forced to surrender, it will undoubtedly be the best result. Therefore, I agree with the plan of the Indian Ocean Fleet!" General Zhou Shun explained.
Major General Chen Guoli was stunned for a moment and finally nodded. Although he hoped his fighter planes would sink all the main ships of the British and French Navy Combined Fleet, he also knew that captives were undoubtedly better than sinking.
Of course, if the battleships of the British and French Navy Combined Fleet refused to surrender, then there would be no other reason. The naval aviation fighter jets were enough to easily sink them all. The previous strike was so smooth that Major General Chen Guoli
Confidence has increased greatly.
An hour later, the Chinese Navy Air Force took off from the field airport around Marsala and flew westward. The Air Force had also completed the preparations before the takeoff. After the Second Wing left, they were also in a tight position.
Followed.
At this time, the main force of the Indian Ocean Fleet led by General Li Haitao was only eighteen kilometers away from the main ships of the British and French Navy Combined Fleet. The watchers on the warships had also seen the main ships of the British and French Navy Combined Fleet.
The figure is just that this distance has exceeded the strike range of several battleships of the Indian Ocean Fleet, and it is not possible to strike them for the time being!