Chapter 2197                                                            �

Deployment cordons are naturally to warn of possible British battleships. In fact, everyone knows that it is not realistic to rely solely on carrier-based aircraft on British aircraft carriers to severely damage the Spee fleet. Therefore, the British tactic can only be to injure the Air Force, and then the Queen goes up to deal with the opponent.

This time, even if Earl Spey's idea consumes the number of carrier-based aircraft on the British Navy aircraft carrier, if the British carrier-based aircraft can be consumed before the decisive battle, it will obviously have a great effect on weakening the British's reconnaissance, air defense and anti-ship capabilities. Therefore, he sent a telegram to Sims, asking whether Sims would be willing to fight this battle.

"If we only fight one wave, then even if the British attack with all their might, we can still defend our opponents effectively, and even kill them in large quantities." After receiving the inquiry from Earl Spee, Sims' chief of staff, Colonel Kimmel, thought for a while and said.

"Yes, time is very beneficial to us. Before dark, the British only have enough to launch one wave of attacks. Although they have 4 aircraft carriers, the capacity is not large. If we use the full deck release aircraft for defense, and cooperate with the seaplanes on the Allied battleships, we have a chance to block the opponent's attack and break the opponent's aircraft carrier's blade." Sims nodded and expressed his approval of the colonel.

Now, 40 fighter jets are parked neatly on the deck of the Independent aircraft carrier, and another 20 aircraft are ready to be launched in the hangar! This time, Americans rarely allow the loading of cannon bullets in the hangar, so after the aircraft is released on the deck, the next wave of aircraft can be quickly lifted to the deck, and with the help of the pressurized refueler, one aircraft will only be refueled for 2 minutes! So the second wave of aircraft will be released very quickly! That is to say, within a period of time, the Independent can release more than 50 aircraft to perform interception missions!

At the same time, the Allied battleships also have a large number of seaplanes to be released. Generally speaking, there are 3 aircraft in the middle of the hull and two at the stern. Among them, 3 aircraft can be easily ejected through guide rails. In this case, if the average German battleship provides 3 seaplanes, then 24 more aircraft can be added to defend!

Of course, it is unrealistic for you to expect seaplanes and fighters to fight, but it is best for them to deal with close torpedoes at low altitudes. The British Cuckoo T1 torpedoes have to carry torpedoes because of their engine power too small and they have to carry torpedoes. The maneuverability can be described as a tragedy. There is no problem with seaplanes intercepting them!

If 74 aircraft of various types have been concentrated for defense in this way, it is still enough to face the British aircraft carrier team that has rushed to make a blow!

"We should take the initiative at this time and search for the location of the British aircraft carrier so that we will not be so passive." Colonel Kimmel said.

"This is fine. After the fighter jets in front take off to perform a warning mission, they can send the reconnaissance aircraft behind to search for the British fleet. Before, we also intercepted the British radio communications and knew their approximate locations. Now we are just confirming the distance." Major General Sims said.

"Contact with Earl Spee and tell them our thoughts." After a moment of contemplation, Sims issued another order. At the same time, before the US aircraft carrier operation, Earl Spee had sent 6 seaplanes to launch an operation to search for the V1500 bomber near the low altitude. 20 minutes later, the voyeur was smashed to pieces under the repeated attacks of four seaplanes, which stopped the British's reconnaissance. However, because the German fleet was heading east and the Thomas Betty fleet was heading west, the distance between the two sides was still closer!

"Damn it! The Germans got rid of our tracking!" On the flagship Ark Royal, Betty received a telegram before the second V1500 ocean patrol plane was shot down. This was the last plane the British had stared at their opponents. Now, with the plane being destroyed, the German fleet temporarily disappeared from the British's vision, which made Betty, who was ready to attack at any time, very unhappy!

"I have prepared 40 fighters, 30 bombers and 30 torpedoes! This round of attack can completely injure more than two German battleships! And now they can only waste time on the deck, it's damn!" Betty walked back and forth in the command room anxiously.

"Do we want to send our own reconnaissance planes to search again?" said an officer.

"It's too late. Our fleet has been built. The front is fighter jets. Their range is very short and they are single. Most of them have no radio stations. If they cannot guide the aircraft, it will waste a long time to readjust. Even if we complete the adjustment, releasing the reconnaissance aircraft will affect our attack power." Betty shook his head and rejected his subordinate's suggestion.

And at this moment, Thomas sent a signal that his fast fleet was willing to provide 16 seaplanes to provide reconnaissance for the fleet.

"Thomas finally did something right." Betty murmured in a low voice: "Send a signal to General Thomas, saying that we agree with this plan and wish him success."

This time Thomas's disposal is indeed very good. Not to mention now, even in the early stages of World War II, seaplanes carried by cruisers or other fighter jets are very important reconnaissance methods. They can effectively save the aircraft carrier's aviation capabilities for attacks. For example, in the Midway Naval Battle in history, Japanese cruisers provided certain reconnaissance assistance. Now, when the aircraft carrier's aviation capabilities are very limited, Thomas's use of seaplanes to reconnaissance is naturally a very good solution.

So, in the next ten minutes, 16 seaplanes took off one after another and flew towards the position where the German fleet was discovered for the last time. Now, according to previous information, the distance between the two sides is about 50 nautical miles! This distance is very interesting, between being able to catch up or not! If both sides are close, then Betty's aviation troops will have the opportunity to launch an attack, and if the other side is far away, then don't think about taking the battle today!

So far, although Thomas and Betty felt a little uncomfortable in the battle, they were still in accordance with the plan in general. However, 20 minutes after Thomas sent 16 seaplanes to carry out reconnaissance missions, a sudden situation caught the British off guard and even scared Betty into a cold sweat! Because of this sudden situation, the British immediately changed the combat plan and led to a series of consequences!

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