The first thing that launched the attack was not the attack aircraft group sent by Spoo, but the attack aircraft group sent by Hal, that is, the 16th Special Mixed Fleet in Newland.

In terms of attack tactics, Hal can be said to be very bold.

This is when the reconnaissance plane set off, he ordered the carrier-based aircraft that performed the attack mission to take off and follow the reconnaissance plane to fly south.

What to say, this extremely decisive decision had a crucial impact.

Boldness and decisiveness are exactly the characteristics of Hal.

Judging from the situation at that time, it was the most correct decision to dispatch carrier-based aircraft to launch an attack.

Hal's 16th Special Mix Fleet has been exposed and will definitely be attacked. According to the situation on the 18th Special Mix Fleet, it is precisely a battle over Liang Xia's 43rd Special Mix Fleet. The F4F "wildcat" that was highly anticipated by Hal and other generals was not as powerful as imagined.

Compared with Liang Xia Navy's new generation of carrier-based fighters, there is a clear gap between the F4F. Then the 16th Special Mixed Fleet will definitely be in danger after being attacked.

Let the carrier-based aircraft be dispatched in time and there is still a chance to launch an attack.

The carrier-based aircraft stayed on the aircraft carrier and was dispatched after the reconnaissance aircraft was discovered, and it would probably be too late to take off.

This is indeed the case.

Before the reconnaissance aircraft sent by Hal found the aircraft carrier of Liang Xia's 41st Special Mix Fleet, Liang Xia's attack aircraft group appeared over the 16th Special Mix Fleet, and there were two consecutive waves of attacks, but they came from different directions, one of which came from the south.

However, Hal also avenged a revenge, and the attack aircraft group he sent bombed the four heavy cruisers that came out.

At the end of the attack, two heavy cruisers had been sunk, and the other two were also severely damaged, and it would not take long to sink.

Because the attack aircraft group of the 16th Special Mix Fleet was first killed and launched an attack first, the second attack aircraft group sent by the 17th Special Mix Fleet did not join the battle and continued to fly westward. They discovered two ocean-going cruisers about half an hour later.

To be honest, the two ocean-going cruisers were more than 100 kilometers west of the four heavy cruisers.

After half an hour, it was mainly because he didn't know where the aircraft carrier of Liang Xia's 41st Special Mixed Fleet was hidden, so Major Duter ordered the flight speed to increase the time of stagnation.

At first, the staff sent the news that they discovered the ocean cruiser and launched an attack.

But what about the aircraft carrier!?

In the telegram sent back by the captain pilot and Major Duterte, only the ocean cruiser and the news of the attack were mentioned, and no aircraft carriers were mentioned!

Do dozens of carrier-based aircraft have not discovered an aircraft carrier?

Obviously, this is the key to Spear's frowning.

Because the two attack aircraft groups launched attacks at the same time, when arranging tactics, Tian Shi specifically emphasized that the arrival aircraft group cannot earn credit, and as long as it is necessary, they must bomb the air defense warships in Liang Xia's fleet, especially the ocean cruiser with particularly fierce air defense firepower.

That kind of warship replaced the main gun with anti-aircraft guns, but there were 32 anti-aircraft guns with a 130mm large caliber!

This number exceeds all other warships.

Even the Liang Xia fast battleship, known for its fierce anti-aircraft firepower, only has 24 130mm anti-aircraft guns.

On heavy cruisers of the same 10,000-ton class, there are usually only 12 130mm anti-aircraft guns. Even if the air defense firepower is specially strengthened, there are only 16.

That's why the second attack aircraft group that arrived first bombed the two ocean-going cruisers after being intercepted.

By this time, the situation was extremely dangerous.

The key is that the first attack aircraft group led by Major Clark has passed the return steering point, and dozens of carrier-based aircraft will definitely not be able to fly back.

Even if Major Duterte's fleet can return, the combat effectiveness of the 17th Special Mixed Fleet in Newland will be reduced by half.

If the 41st Special Mixed Fleet was not wiped out in one fell swoop, and even the 41st Special Mixed Fleet was not found, what could the remaining carrier-based aircraft do?

So, should you retreat in advance?

Tian Shi was a little hesitant.

He was not afraid of death, but felt that if he had no chance of winning at all, he would have no other meaning than adding losses.

It was at this time that the communications consultant rushed over again.

This time I sent two telegrams, one for good news and the other for bad news.

The bad news is: The Sarah of the 18th Special Mixed Fleet has been killed, but more than a thousand officers and soldiers, including Fry, have been rescued.

The surviving officers and soldiers had been transferred to the escort warship, and Fry issued a retreat order.

Several other escort warships were bombed. What was very faint was that except for a destroyer operating near the aircraft carrier, they were all safe and sound.

The good news is: the fleet of the 16th Special Mix Fleet successfully annihilated Liang Xia's 21st Special Mix Fleet and sank two aircraft carriers.

That's right, what the telegram says is "sinking".

According to the pilot's description, both of them are "Longjiang" class. The first one to be attacked has been severely rolled after being bombed and torpedoed, and may overturn and sink at any time. After being bombed, a fire broke out on the flight deck, and almost the entire aircraft carrier was engulfed by the fire.

Before Tashi and Spur were happy, the third telegram was sent.

It is still from the 16th Special Mixed Fleet, sent out by Hal himself.

The "York" had already sunk, and a big explosion occurred before it sank. Only more than 100 wounded soldiers on the ship were transferred in advance survived. More than 2,300 officers and soldiers, including Captain Colonel Buck, died in battle, including dozens of pilots from the aviation army.

In addition, the Lek has also lost its combat effectiveness.

Although there are not many enemy aircraft attacking the Lek, the quality of enemy aircraft pilots is very good, and the bomb dropping rate is extremely high.

In addition, the damage resistance of the Lek is actually no better than the York, which is more than 10,000 tons smaller.

Before sending the telegram, Hal had issued a retreat order.

Although there are two boiler cabins that have water inflowed and half of the power is lost, the water inflow speed of the hull has been controlled and can maintain a speed of about 22 knots.

Because the flight deck has been damaged and cannot be repaired, and after being shot, the captain ordered the injection of water into the aviation ammunition compartment to prevent a death explosion. Even if a batch of carrier-based aircraft can be recovered, the carrier-based aircraft cannot take off, let alone continue to fight.

Hal even said that there was no way to fight, so there was definitely no way to fight.

Perhaps, the reality is even worse.

In addition, Hal made arrangements.

Let the carrier-based aircraft of the second attack aircraft group fly east after completing the mission and land on the aircraft carrier of the 17th Special Mixed Fleet.

The telegram also mentioned that the "Lek" will sail southeastward

Only after leaving the war zone, the Lek will head to Via Island.

In fact, this is telling Spear to go to Wei Island to meet after the battle.

In the initial plan, after the battle, we would return directly to Zhenbao Port without stopping in the middle, let alone meet in Wei Island.

Although the specific damage was not mentioned in the telegram, Hal decided to retreat, indicating that the injury of the "Lek" must be very serious.

Even if you can leave the battlefield and return to Newland's homeland, it will take a lot of time to repair it.

Now, only the two aircraft carriers of the 17th Special Mixed Fleet can continue to fight.
Chapter completed!