After dawn, the new United Kingdom Navy task force sailing in the southern waters of Sardinia sent two waves of carrier-based aircraft to launch two rounds of fierce air strikes on Sardinia, which is located in the southwestern tip of Italy and has limited military deployment. Under the full command of the flagship "Fenia" and the on-site dispatch of the air early warning aircraft, the carrier-based aircraft group sprayed with the clover logo still maintained high efficiency, but unlike the completely one-sided battle situation the day before, they

A total of 9 fighter jets and 7 bombers were lost in these two waves of bombings. The previous day, five attacks, successively hitting the Italian fleet and the Malta garrison, and only 26 fighter jets were lost. The main reason was that the Italian Air Force dispatched a total of 5 squadrons of fighter jets to Sardinia overnight, enriching the air combat power here. Moreover, the Italian pilots were shameless and brave and vowed to defend the honor of the Italian Air Force with a rock-solid will.

A strong will can indeed improve combat effectiveness, but it is not enough to change the laws of things. While shooting down these six new United Kingdom naval carrier-based aircraft, the Italian army stationed in Sardinia also lost nearly a hundred combat aircraft, including a large number of fighter jets that were destroyed on the ground before they could take off. If we only look at the combat losses ratio of air combat, the new United Kingdom naval aviation still has significant technical and tactical advantages. However, the Italians who fought at home can mobilize the national forces to support quickly, and the New United Kingdom's supply line for the task force is more than a thousand kilometers away, and the situation seems to be more beneficial to the Italians.

After two tricks at the beginning, the New United Kingdom Navy's special combat fleet changed from attack to defense, and at the same time adjusted the pace, and the whole body rushed to the Spanish coast. At this time, the Italian General Staff, which was heard that Spain was about to participate in the war, hurriedly issued a pursuit order to the air forces stationed in Sardinia and Sicily, requiring them to do their best to attack the new United Kingdom Navy fleet. Because once Spain joins the war, these elite ships will obtain supply stations and advance bases at the port of Spain's east coast, and then operate freely in the Western Mediterranean, truly strategically echoing the Austro-Hungarian Navy, and then Italy's situation will become extremely bad.

At about the morning, Italian fighter jets that had launched air strikes on the New United Kingdom Navy Naval Task Force since the outbreak of the war appeared on the radar screen of the radar room of the "Fenia", and the entire fleet sounded the air defense alarm early. For this expected situation, General Gavin Bainier, the commander of the task force, and his staff team, remained calm. Without waiting for the Italian military fleet to approach, six elite carrier-based fighter squadrons met up, and nearly a hundred R-44ts were lined up in the air in a shield array to start fighting.

Then they shot out the wireless guided air rockets, and completely dispersed the Italian army's air formation without much effort. Next, some R-44ts fought with Italian fighters covering the bomber, and some arrested the Italian bombers who were left alone, left behind or went off the road. In less than ten minutes, the naval pilots of the new United Kingdom achieved an impressive record of shooting down 37 enemy planes and injuring 9 enemy planes, causing nearly half of the Italian pilots to be killed or injured!

Under the brave swing of these six carrier-based fighter squadrons, the first wave of Italian air raid aircraft group failed to launch a decent attack on the new United Kingdom fleet in front of them. The 79, nicknamed "Sparrow Eater", almost hit a fight, and it turned out to be an enemy pilot to achieve a record. In the end, there were only a few z7 medium bombers nicknamed "Kingaughter" who broke into the enemy fleet under the desperate cover of the fighter. Two of them threw aviation torpedoes at the enemy aircraft carrier from three or four kilometers away, but none of them hit. The other two tried to approach the enemy ship to perform killer moves, but were bombed by the ship-air rockets shot by the enemy ship halfway.

己方舰载战斗机的出色表现让坐镇“芬尼亚”号的拜尼尔可以悠然自若的指挥自己的舰队继续保持齐整的航行编队.那些能够越过空中阻截线的意大利轰炸机基本上都是以散兵游勇的方式逼近舰队,没有良好的战术配合,它们压根不能对阻止严密的这支精锐的舰队形成有效威胁.要知道,无线制导式舰空火箭弹和27毫米双联装火炮能够在舰队上空撑起一顶强有力的防空伞,各种口径的机关炮则为舰艇构筑起了牢固的近身护盾.

第一波空袭遭到挫败后,意军高层不但没有反思双方差距,反而强令本国海空军航空部队不计代价地对新联合王国海军舰队动攻击.一个多时后,意大利海空军从撒丁岛和西西里岛调派了所有可以起飞的作战飞机包括93架战斗机和86架轰炸机,气势汹汹地扑向已经航行至撒丁岛西南海域的新联合王国海军舰队!

The incoming Italian aircraft group was filled with darkness, and this scene really made the officers and soldiers of the new United Kingdom naval officers and soldiers feel sad. Over the fleet, carrier-based fighter jets quickly gathered in an array and then stepped forward to fight without showing any weakness. In the fleet, the sailors quickly prepared various combat preparations according to the routines they were practicing, and ships, air rockets and light and heavy anti-aircraft artillery were all put into the waiting state.

Soon, fighter jets on both sides rushed into the opponent's array, and a big melee started in the middle and high altitude. This time, there were enough Italian fighter jets coming. As the flagship staff of the new United Kingdom Navy fleet and the pilot of the air early warning aircraft were trying their best to dispatch, there would still be a fish that could escape the net.

随着意军轰炸机的逼近,“芬尼亚”号向随行舰艇出了开火信号,各舰旋即动了一波声势浩大的舰空火箭弹拦截,最先进入舰队防空圈的6架意军轰炸机只有架得以幸免,其余均被火箭弹击落.不过,仗着数量上的优势和预先设计的战术,意大利轰炸机群不再像之前几次那样无所适从,很快又有几架“食雀鹰”和挂载8英寸航空鱼雷的“翠鸟”朝着体形庞大的新联合王国海军航母冲了过去,剩下的轰炸机则在同伴的相互掩护下寻觅攻击机会.

During the loading of the ship's air rockets, the long-range anti-aircraft guns in each ship opened fire, and the three aircraft carriers arranged in columns opened all the air defense. The scene was spectacular. Blasts of black smoke drifted from one side of the warship with the wind. After a while, gray-white smoke filled the sea. The sight almost returned to the level when the sky was just bright, but this did not affect the intensity of the battle at all.

In the dense rain of bombs, two Italian "Sparrow Eater" fell into the sea. This unique three-engine bomber, along with the cabin and wing mount, can carry a total of 25 kilograms of bombs or torpedoes. With its power, it is not difficult to sink a large aircraft carrier like the Finnia.

In a blink of an eye, two "Sparrow Eater" attacked the port side of the USS Finnia at a height of sea. They dropped torpedoes about two thousand meters away from the new United Kingdom aircraft carrier. Immediately afterwards, three B-type twin bombers also dropped a series of aviation bombs at an angle dive bombing. The new United Kingdom fleet, which was rarely violated before, had to face an unprecedented severe situation.

"Left full rudder!"

In the command room of the "Fenia", Captain Colonel Flynn stared at the sea on the port side with his blue eyes. Despite the presence of a commander with a higher rank, it was his unavoidable mission to command the ship to avoid torpedo attacks.

In theory, the Finnia's solid waterline lightning-proof armor and compartment design are sufficient to withstand the attacks of ordinary torpedoes, but no commander will be able to bomb their warships unless they are unavoidable only to show off their warship's strength or other purposes.

The torpedoes dropped by those torpedo planes were galloping on the sea less than 1,000 meters. Fortunately, the extremely huge "Fenia" was not as dull as a giant whale. It turned again and again, and used its sharp bow to cut the dark green sea surface...

After throwing the torpedo, the four b-pulls climbed up quickly, but the projection distance of 2 yards was not comparable to their maneuverability. The two Piaggio motors were already at full capacity, but the slightly clumsy fuselage was still slowly climbing and deflecting to one side. In the position of the bomber of the aircraft, the young crew members were staring at the gray-white new United Kingdom battleship below the side. The direction of its ship had changed a lot from the previous one, and the torpedoes dragging white trances were still speeding in the direction they were originally aligned. Whether the two intersected was not something that could be seen at a glance, but these Italian pilots did not have the chance to see the answer with their own eyes.

Although the fleet flagship of the new United Kingdom is fully turning, the amazing number of anti-aircraft guns on it is not idle. After the first few seconds of readjustment, the powerful and extremely fast 27mm dual-air gun and the 4mm quadron gun with considerable accuracy for the short-range targets fired one after another. Only a few loud bangs were heard, and two Italian bombers turned into dazzling fireballs in the flames and bloomed in the air...

As time goes by, the new United Kingdom fighter fleet gradually gained the upper hand in fierce battles between mid and high altitudes. More and more r-44ts dived and ravaged Italian bombers with weak counterattack capabilities. The C25 and G55 responsible for escorting were already exhausted and could not save their own bombers. Under the dual strikes of sea and air, 79, z7 and B were continuously shot down, such high-bombers that were just put into service in a few years, were originally highly expected by the Italian Air Force, but World War II has proved to the world that medium-sized bombers that lack self-defense capabilities will become very tragic when facing enemy fighters alone.

Under the interference and pursuit of the new United Kingdom fighter jets, the tactical attack organized by the Italian bomber group finally evolved into a single group or even single-handed battle. In this case, the bombers trying to approach the new United Kingdom fleet can only be driven away or shot down by the anti-aircraft artillery fire that is unified and accurately guided by the opponent. When each anti-aircraft artillery barrel in the new United Kingdom fleet can fire at air is hot, the situation of air combat will also change rapidly. Seeing that the situation is not good, some Italian bomber pilots who have not found a chance to throw bombs have quickly thrown the load and turn back.
Chapter completed!