"It will be bright in half an hour, and the aircraft can be released." An aviation staff officer responsible for formulating the plan whispered in Jordi's ear. "Then start, and move quickly." Jordi nodded and said.

.A few minutes later, the attack launch signal was sent from the flagship, and the four aircraft carriers and aircraft

The air cruiser immediately entered the headwind take-off position, and then began to accelerate. When the combined wind speed on the aircraft carrier deck reached more than 25 knots, the first aircraft began to taxi and take off from the center of the deck. If nothing goes wrong, it would only be able to take off at most.

In a few minutes, all the aircraft will be in the air.

Releasing the aircraft into the air is only the first step, and then all aircraft need to climb to a suitable altitude. Then the aircraft taking off from the five motherships need to be grouped into a huge fleet. After the complicated grouping, it is already dawn

. Then under the guidance of the navigation aircraft, it began to fly to the distant Benghazi Port, because there were slow-speed attack aircraft in the formation. Therefore, the flight time may take nearly more than an hour.

It has to be said that the Allied Navy was very accurate in timing. When the golden sun shone on the Mediterranean Sea again, the Allied fleet had already launched the first wave of attacks. At this time, they did not relax their vigilance, and the elevators of the five warships began

The fighter jets used as direct guard were lifted from the hangar. This time Jordi violated the operating regulations and allowed unarmored armor

The aircraft carrier was refueled and loaded in the hangar. Various fighter jets were lifted onto the deck and then quickly released. The number of aircraft used for warning in the first wave alone reached about 50. Almost at the same time, fighter jets from Kremlin

The twin-engine fighter jets that took off from Ritter Island are also on their way. The Allied navies are trying their best to open air defense umbrellas for the fleet in the shortest possible time.

"Holy crap, no?! You found us so quickly?!" As the planes took off one after another, Holiday just relaxed. Several British fast reconnaissance planes flew out of the clouds in the distance.

Putting Jordi in a state of nervousness again! In just over 40 minutes after dawn, the other party knew his position. How terrible? Could it be that he was being followed by the other party's submarine? Jordi appeared with an unknown figure.

idea.

Later, it turned out that Jordi's thinking was wrong. Although the Allies deployed submarines on the coast of Libya, they did not discover the location of the Austro-Hungarian fleet at first. The real reasons for the exposure of the Allied fleet lay in two aspects. One was the passage of aircraft in this era.

Close combat radius. Jordi can imagine that the carrier-based attack aircraft is 240km at this time.

The Italians can also think of it. Then consider the size of the Allied fleet. Reconnaissance planes patrolling in mid-air found that the distance of such a huge fleet was more than dozens of miles ahead. Then we excluded places where the other party could not go.

If you concentrate your reconnaissance forces to conduct reconnaissance in high-probability areas, it will not be difficult to find the opponent.

Another reason is that the Allies took advantage of the long range of twin-engine aircraft and the early ground radio navigation to dispatch reconnaissance planes an hour before dawn. Anyway, it is not to attack the opponent's fleet that requires precise positioning, as long as it can fly to the target sea area.

So these twin-engine long-range fighter jets are not only filled with internal fuel but also

They also carried two 90-gallon auxiliary fuel tanks and vowed never to return home before the battle was over. For these two reasons, British reconnaissance planes had already entered the sea at dawn. Moreover, the Austro-Hungarian fleet might exist

The area is not large, so it is normal for it to take more than 40 minutes to discover the Austro-Hungarian fleet.

"Drive these annoying guys away!" An Austro-Hungarian pilot led his formation and flew towards the British reconnaissance aircraft that was hovering around the fleet. Facing the three menacing fighter jets, the other pilot even remembered to shake his wings to provoke.

for a moment, and then turned away. Perhaps it was unnecessary, or it was contempt for the Austrians. This British reconnaissance plane did not even bother to maneuver and dive to accelerate. It directly chose to run in a straight line, using sufficient fuel and extremely high altitude.

The flight speed left behind the guy behind.

Three biplanes can't even absorb the exhaust gas! It stands to reason that even a twin-engine aircraft with the best performance can't get rid of a fighter jet so comfortably with two 90-gallon auxiliary fuel tanks? Even if it is a biplane. This sentence says it all

That's right, but you need to add one

The first premise is that the fighter jets do not have auxiliary fuel tanks. Unfortunately, in this battle, in order to ensure the time in the air, all fighter jets were equipped with a 60-gallon auxiliary fuel tank, so the flight performance of the fighter jets also declined significantly.

!

Some people may say that you should throw away the fuel tank and chase. This argument seems reasonable, but if throwing away the fuel tank results in insufficient flight time, and if there is no follow-up fighter to supplement it, then whose fault is it if something goes wrong? You must know that everyone

Every aircraft has a minimum time in the air. Without the auxiliary fuel tank, it is difficult to achieve this time. And in the opinion of this Austro-Hungarian pilot, the opponent has discovered him, so he may launch an attack soon.

I still have to save fuel to prepare for the fight.

"The Hunter detachment has arrived at the target airspace, and we are behind the Hawkeye team." Shortly after the reconnaissance plane departing from Libya discovered the target, some Foxbat fighter jets under the Haidongqing Brigade taking off from Sicily also covered the first

A batch of British twin-engine fast bombers flew towards the target. Due to the limitations of the number and performance of the aircraft,

However, the other side was still unable to completely drive away the British reconnaissance aircraft hovering over its own fleet. Therefore, it was impossible to interfere with the Allied Powers' guidance of the fleet. At this time, Wang Yue led his team and several British aircraft to fly towards the target.

However, their goal is not to attack the warships, but to continuously consume and fatigue their opponents.

"Friends at the back, the bait is about to be hooked, and the rest is up to you." The British Hawkeye team who was responsible for the bait mission said on the radio. "Just take care of yourselves, and leave the rest to us."

Wang Yue said nonchalantly, after a light

The Foxbat fighter after the chemical treatment and engine replacement was as if it had been reborn. Wang Yue believed that in his hands, this aircraft could definitely fight with the most advanced fighters of the Allies. What's more, according to the pre-war deductions, he was in the most vulnerable position in the fighting situation.

Advantages.

At this time, the Hunter detachment is located at the rear, at an altitude of about 5,500 meters, while the Hawkeye team in front is located at the front, at an altitude of about 5,000 meters. However, in any case, this altitude is 800 meters higher than the altitude of the opponent's direct guard aircraft.

to 1000 meters

.(The Foxbat fighter originally used a British engine produced by China authorized by the United Kingdom. The circuit and specifications are the same as those of the British, and room for improvement was reserved in the design of the engine nacelle, so it can be replaced with new British installations.

Engine with supercharger.)

It’s okay if you can’t drive away the reconnaissance planes, but if they attack those attack planes that rush straight towards the air defense network, everyone must defend them with all your strength. “Captain Parker, take your squadron to intercept the incoming aircraft from the 11 o’clock direction.

Pay attention to the opponent's attack aircraft. They are relatively fast and have certain ship attack capabilities, so they are more difficult to deal with." Captain Parker's command came over the radio from his superiors.

"Okay sir, but our speed has no advantage. Our fuel capacity and engine can only support one frontal interception. If it fails, we can only hand it over to friendly forces." Captain Parker replied. Although his car was German

The most advanced single-engine fighter in the air force has a maximum level flight speed of nearly 500, but it is also very difficult to intercept the British fast twin-engine aircraft.

First of all, the opponent's speed is not slow. It is almost as fast as his fighter without being mounted. The opponent has come a long way, the auxiliary fuel tank has been used up, and part of the fuel in the aircraft has also been consumed, so the weight will be lighter. Flight conditions

It will be stronger than the normal envelope. As the interceptor, Parker Squadron even after throwing away the auxiliary fuel tanks, his aircraft is almost full. In terms of flight status, the other side is better.

Secondly, the opponent has an altitude advantage of about 1,000 meters. Although Parker's aircraft is the most advanced, it is definitely not an easy task for an aircraft without a supercharger to climb to more than 5,000 meters at an altitude of more than 4,000 meters.

, and more importantly, you don’t

Just to climb, you also need to leave enough speed and energy to prepare for interception. There are no computers in this era. You must estimate the opponent's speed and height based on experience, and then control the climbing angle well so that you can reach enough speed before encountering the opponent.

height and a certain speed.

The third point is the issue of internal fuel. The opponent has much more fuel than our own fighter jets. Even though the opponent comes from afar, they can leave after fighting. You must continue patrolling after the battle. So during the battle

Always consider the amount of remaining fuel. If the first wave of attacks fails, it will be impossible to pursue the opponent in terms of both fuel amount and aircraft performance.

"Yellow formation, pay attention to your climbing angle. If the angle is too high, you won't have enough speed to fight after you go up." "Blue formation, you will be responsible for the first wave of attacks in a moment." Captain Parker kept ordering himself

His men adjusted their flying attitude and flew towards the Hawkeye fleet in the distance.

"Parker reported to the headquarters that the opponent may be carrying bombs. When my lead team flew below them, they discovered the load under the belly of the opponent's aircraft." Parker needs to judge the opponent's threat level before launching a general attack. If it is a reconnaissance aircraft, he must rush

Just leave, but if you bring weapons, you have to work hard to destroy the opponent, and you have to notify your superiors to be ready for a second interception at any time, so he first sent a few planes to test, not to be able to attack the opponent, but at least first

Find out whether the opponent is armed or not.
Chapter completed!