Chapter 350 The first air battle of the German and American carrier fleet kicked off
"Sir, I discovered that the German aircraft carrier fleet was 380° in a direction and more than 6,000 meters away... There are approximately 3 Midway aircraft carriers and 40 cruisers; there are 18 heavy cruisers and 22 light cruisers, and I request instructions!"
In the combat command room of the US Saratoga aircraft carrier, confidential staff officer Midland handed the telegram to Major General Theobord, the 8th Special Mixed Fleet.
At the same time, there are three Pensacola-class heavy cruisers and one Salt Lake City heavy cruiser escorting the aircraft carrier.
Of course, there are two small aircraft carriers, and one seaplane aircraft carrier is also separated from the Saratoga aircraft carrier for escort. This will make the fire safer and will not be wiped out by the enemy at once.
However, the Saratoga aircraft carrier was joined by the 8-special mixed fleet commanded by Major General Theobord and came to the Mediterranean.
Originally, this aircraft carrier was used by President Roosevelt to use the Navy in the Pacific Ocean to deal with the German troops in Sicily.
However, what unexpected happened to President Roosevelt and all the senior US military leaders was that the German aircraft carrier fleet appeared, and after the transaction with the Japanese army was completed, they returned to the Mediterranean. Moreover, their target route was still towards the Sicily route. Therefore, in order not to affect the smooth progress of the Sicily battle and win, the Saratoga aircraft carrier was unanimously agreed by the senior US naval leaders and President Roosevelt and immediately dispatched to support the 8th Special Mixed Fleet.
In addition to the aircraft carrier being dispatched, President Roosevelt and others were more sure of victory and safety, so they also dispatched 3 more battleships, 3 cruisers and 3 destroyers to escort.
"Observe the situation of the German aircraft carrier fleet for a while, and at the same time, send 40 radar-equipped P-40 fighter jets to attack the German aircraft carrier fleet and detect the opponent's combat effectiveness!"
After listening to the report, Major General Theobord immediately gave a decisive order.
"Yes! Major General Theobord!"
Confidential adviser Midland nodded seriously.
The telegrapher then received the order and quickly passed it to various ships, as well as the pilots who were heading to test the attack on the German aircraft carrier fleet.
Tick, tick...wait, observe...attack; test...evacuate, tick, tick...
When the order was issued, 40 P-40 fighters immediately took off on the aircraft carrier to complete their target mission.
At the same time, there are 15 B-26 bombers, 8 TBF torpedoes, SB2u-3 Avengers, 20 SBD-2 Swagger aircraft, and 30 B-17 bombers are ready to go on various aircraft carriers, waiting for the next round of orders to take off and strike.
"The German aircraft carrier fleet is still 3,300 meters away from us, with a position of 155°!"
"At the same time, 30 enemy aircraft were also discovered, with a position of 120° and a distance of 2,000 meters!"
"About 10 enemy aircraft were also discovered in the 260° direction at the same time!"
"The anti-aircraft guns of the enemy ships have begun to fire at us, be careful of each flight team!"
At the same time, more than 30 P2a-3 fighters, SB2-U3 reconnaissance bombers, SBD-2 fearless dive bombers, and 17 F4f-3 carrier-based fighters that have been dispatched are also receiving warning radios from their respective aircraft carriers.
After receiving this radio message, all US pilots were flexible and well-trained to avoid and attack.
"Hey! I really didn't expect that the German army actually had an aircraft carrier fleet! It really scared me!"
"So too! I just don't know if the combat performance of these Germans and the tactics of attack queues are not useful!"
"Speaking of this, their battleships and aircraft carriers seem to be bigger and more powerful than ours!"
"Hey! It looks good, what's the point! The most important thing is whether their combat strength is as high as ours! But I am very confident in our combat effectiveness. These German troops will definitely not be our opponents!"
"Of course! We are not even afraid of those Japanese soldiers who are not afraid of death, but also fear these German troops who have always looked like aircraft carriers?"
"But don't these German troops suddenly have aircraft carrier fleets? I think they must have secretly established aircraft carriers and deteriorated in training!"
"So what? I think these aircraft carrier fleets must have been established recently. Otherwise, with their moral character of invading the world, I don't believe that Hitler would not send these aircraft carrier fleets to deal with the British fleet and the Soviet Black Sea Fleet! So I said we don't have to worry about them at all. I think they don't even have any practical experience!"
"Yes! John! I see this too. I think these Germans might be their first actual combat opportunity today!"
"Hahaha! If this is the case, I will wait for me to train these undry German aircraft carrier fleets!"
"Hey! Flander! Don't eat alone! You have to leave us some German carrier-based aircraft so that we can also earn some results! Otherwise, I don't have the chance to be promoted yet!"
"What model are these German carrier-based aircraft? I don't seem to have heard of any famous carrier-based aircraft in the German army!"
"Tsk! I'll know later. Haven't they sent carrier-based aircraft to attack us?"
"Haha! The German carrier-based aircraft are definitely not as good as our f4f wildcat fighters, f4u pirate fighters, and our f6f shrew Hellcat fighters!"
"Hey! Don't forget that we also have the latest carrier-based aircraft, the F8f Panda carrier-based aircraft, and we will soon be able to participate in combat and conduct actual combat experiments! So I think we can definitely abuse these German aircraft carriers this time!"
"No matter how powerful these German aircraft carrier fleets are! We will rush over to attack them now and explore the depth. If the other party is a dragon, it must be plated, and if it is a tiger, it must be lying on us! Our US Navy is the most powerful navy in the world. Even Britain is not afraid, let alone these new German troops who are nothing!"
When the US flight forces rushed towards the German aircraft carrier fleet and the German carrier-based aircraft fleet that were rushing towards them, many pilots flying behind were despising the strength of the German aircraft carrier and making noises.
At this moment, the US pilot in front suddenly saw the German-borne model attacking on the verge of attacking.
"This...oh my god! How could this happen? The German carrier-based aircraft turned out to be our f4f wildcat fighter, and our latest f6f shrew Hellcat fighter! How could this happen? Am I dreaming!"
But when they saw the German carrier-based aircraft group, all the American pilots screamed in fear.
"This is not a dream! It is true! Although their colors are different from our fighter jets, their models are the same! Be careful to fight! There must be traitors in our navy, otherwise they would not have the same carrier-based aircraft as us! And even the most advanced models have it!"
When all the American pilots were shocked and shocked, their captain Pranchi issued a reminder with high vigilance.
At this time, three teams were forming a V-shaped formation of 27 F6F Shirtless Hellcat fighters, each with 9 fighter jets, and quickly attacking the US army.
Especially the captain Planchi, who had just issued a warning, was the first to be hit by the German army's fierce firepower.
These F6F shrew Hellcat fighters were temporarily dispatched by Marshal Hithofen, and under their fierce attacks, the first one to be shot down was the US SBD dive fearless bomber.
These bombers are all stars of the Battle of Midway, because almost all Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk by them.
But no one expected that they were shot down instantly in front of the f6f shrew Hellcat fighter jets driven by the German army.
All the American pilots were shocked, shocked and their bodies were chilled and creepy.
But even so, they quickly reacted and engaged in fierce air battles with the German army.
Therefore, the first air battle between the German carrier-based aircraft group and the US carrier-based aircraft group kicked off the attack.
Chapter completed!