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However, due to the successful development of jet fighters this year, Germany neglected the development of piston fighters. Although the fw190 carrier-based version has undergone many previous improvements, it still has a slight advantage over the US Navy's f4u and f6f in terms of overall performance.
, but compared with the more advanced and more powerful P51D fighter, it no longer has any advantages at all...
However, both the B-29 bomber and the P51D fighter jet participated in actual combat for the first time. Although they had been simulated many times in exercises, some mistakes inevitably occurred. Although it was only delayed for some time, it did not directly cause any serious consequences.
However, the two previously separated German fleets successfully merged, and the German air defense power was immediately greatly enhanced. The particularity of air defense operations, whether it is anti-aircraft artillery or escorting fighter jets, the increase in the number of air defense operations has greatly improved the effect of air defense operations.
Not just a linear relationship...
And after fighting so many battles, the German anti-aircraft artillery troops have already understood that although the accuracy of horizontal bombing by US aircraft is surprisingly high (actually it is still very low), compared with the bombing accuracy of Britain and Germany, it can indeed be said to be "astonishingly high"
", There is a gap of more than 10 times in history, especially for high-altitude bombing.),
But it may also be because of the aiming system that it cannot change its flight speed and direction for a period of time before dropping the bomb (but it is not necessary to slow down and lower the altitude first, which is still much safer than a torpedo plane.), so it can
It is very convenient to calculate the advance amount, which greatly improves the hit rate of anti-aircraft guns.
But even so, seeing nearly a thousand U.S. military fighter planes approaching in a black mass, Wegener couldn't help but gasp. But at this time, it was useless to regret it. He could only bite the bullet and fight to the death, hoping to survive the desperate situation.
to find a way out. It is worth mentioning that although the prediction
The police planes could not help the High Seas Fleet escape the attack of the enemy aircraft group, but their advance warning at least allowed the German fighters and even bombers to take off in advance to prepare for the battle, and Wegener and his headquarters also urgently transferred to a stronger defense.
On the battleship Hindenburg...
Due to the large disparity in the number of fighters between the two sides, Wegener did not ask Hartmann and other German pilots to attack. He only asked them to disrupt the formation of the enemy bombers. This greatly reduced the casualties of the carrier-based aircraft units.
, but it made the fleet's situation more dangerous. But
Wegener's considerations cannot be said to be completely unreasonable. Although if the aircraft carrier is sunk, the carrier-based aircraft will be destroyed, but the survival rate of pilots who take the initiative to parachute is much higher than that of parachuting after being shot down. And these elites of Hainan Airlines
This is the hope for the future revival of the German naval aviation force.
Since the "Goblet" bomb needs to be dropped at a high altitude to fully exert its power, and when the bomb is dropped at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, even if the US military has the world's most accurate Norton bomber sight, it is difficult to accurately hit the target while maneuvering at full speed and constantly changing lines.
The evasive German warships, on the one hand, had lower accuracy after the bombing height was increased.
The body will drop significantly. More importantly, the time required for the bomb to fall is too long, enough for the warship to drive at least twice its full length, and it is impossible to predict which direction the target will move when the bomb is dropped.
In this case, if you want to let the "goblet" hit the selected target warship directly, the success rate is almost zero.
Therefore, those B-29s equipped with "Goblet" did not immediately rush into the effective range of the German ship-borne anti-aircraft guns to participate in the attack. Instead, those B-29s carrying only conventional high-explosive bombs were first launched at a relatively low altitude.
Take the lead in clearing the way at a high altitude. While destroying the German air defense system, if you have enough energy, you can also deal some blows to the six German battleships to weaken their defense and maneuverability as much as possible. After that, the "Goblet" will give them a fatal blow.
hit.
However, capital ships are more valuable than auxiliary ships, not to mention conventional high-explosive bombs are enough to sink aircraft carriers. Therefore, the only three remaining German aircraft carriers were naturally bombarded by the US military fleet. Zeppelin, who was already seriously injured
The USS was unable to hold up under the carpet bombing by the US military. After being hit by dozens of high-explosive bombs, it reluctantly sank to the bottom of the sea. Its sister ships only held on for less than 5 minutes when there was a burst of earth-shattering explosions.
Follow in his footsteps.
These U.S. Army aircraft do not even have the patience to wait for the target to sink. As long as most of the enemy ship's hull is not submerged underwater, they will continue to bomb. However, this approach is certainly in line with the long-standing tradition of the U.S. military, but it also
Inevitably, a lot of ammunition was wasted. This is something Spruance couldn't see if he wasn't here, otherwise he would have jumped up and yelled at these Army Air Force pilots.
, the U.S. government is indeed not short of money, but the losses to the maritime communication lines in the past few years have been too great. The U.S. military logistics in this time and space can no longer guarantee the supply of coffee and cigarettes like in history. If the logistics cannot be transported, even if there are more
Money and ammunition must be saved as much as possible. Since they participate in wars earlier and more frequently, the officers and soldiers of the U.S. Navy realized this problem much earlier than the army...
The aircraft carrier that had made many military exploits in the past lost 56 aircraft carriers in less than a day. Wegener couldn't help but shed tears as he communicated. Even the old ship "Ark Royal", which was an ally, the Americans showed no mercy. They were attacked one after another.
After hundreds of bombs, the aircraft carrier "Ark Royal", no matter how strong it was, was blown apart and sank. And in "Ark Royal"
"When the USS" sank, 17 Crescent-class anti-aircraft destroyers, the main force of the German fleet's air defense, had sunk. At this time, there were still a considerable number of bombs carried by the US military fleet (the losses caused by the downing of the aircraft were also included in the calculation).
(inside), the b-29 "Flying Fortress"'s terrifying bomb load of more than 9 tons is indeed frightening.
After all the aircraft carriers were sunk, Wegener knew that his High Seas Fleet could no longer compete with the U.S. Navy in the Atlantic. He once again lamented the Americans' deep pockets. A super bomber with such a bomb load and endurance would definitely not be cheap.
, the Americans actually took out hundreds of them for the first time, which really made him feel a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.
But even so, Wegener must bring the battleships back as much as possible. Although the protagonist of the ocean has been replaced by aircraft carriers, in the offshore waters of Western Europe and North Africa, with the help of land-based aircraft groups, the power of battleships is still undoubted.
And since then, the German Navy will no longer have the strength to compete head-on with the US military. Wegener's most disgusted "fleet presence" strategy has become the most common choice, which also requires several capital ships...