On the "Hengjiang".

When the staff officer sent the summary war report, it was already past twelve o'clock. Liu Xiangzhen could not believe the result of the attack, to be precise, and the others were even more dumbfounded. Unfortunately, this is a fact that no one can change or deny.

There were 150 carrier-based aircraft, and less than 30 were flew back, and eighteen of them were escort fighters.

To be precise, only eighteen fighters, seven dive bombers and four torpedo attack aircraft returned, all of which were forced to land in the waters east of the island.

In other words, the dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft sent out were all lost!

In terms of personnel, that is even more tragic.

As for the news I have received so far, including Major Zhu Huasheng, the captain of the second brigade of the First Wing, dozens of pilots of the pilots were killed or missing.

There are definitely survivors, but there are definitely not too many.

According to this ratio, two more rounds of attacks will be launched, and the Imperial Navy's carrier-based aviation will become empty.

The results of the battle?

The only result that was confirmed by multiple people was only one. A dive bomber from the First Ship-Board Air Force Circle succeeded, and the bomb dropped hit the "Jahe" and exploded inside the hull. It was only visually observed that it could not be concluded that the aircraft carrier had been sunk.

In addition, the Second Ship-Board Air Force Circle attacked the Chicheng, but unfortunately the bombs and torpedoes dropped hit each other.

The worst thing is that the "Canglong" and "Felong" of the Second Air Force were not found.

Didn't the Second Air Force come?

Obviously not!

About half an hour ago, Liu Xiangzhen received a telegram from Chengjiang Port, two consecutive waves of bombings, and a total of more than 200 enemy planes were bombed.

Obviously, this is the dispatch intensity that only four aircraft carriers can achieve.

Considering that the two "Ruihe" classes of the Fifth Air Force have only been delivered for a short time and have not formed combat effectiveness, and the two small aircraft carriers of the Third Air Force are not suitable for large-scale combat at all, it can be basically concluded that the Second Air Force is accompanied by the activities of the First Air Force.

In fact, only the pilots of the Second Air Force can complete such difficult attack missions.

So, where is the Second Air Force?

According to the report, there was a thunderstorm cloud about fifty kilometers south of the First Air Force, so there was reason to believe that the two aircraft carriers were hiding under the clouds.

Of course, no matter whether it is, you must launch a second round of attack immediately.

In fact, after receiving the message sent back by Zhu Huasheng, Liu Xiangzhen issued an order to send the carrier-based aircraft out as soon as possible.

Time is everything!

From a tactical perspective, if you can launch a second round of attack before being discovered by the enemy, it can basically be said to be a sure victory.

The reason is very simple. The mobile fleet is definitely preparing for the attack and will not have too many air defense fighters. If there is no way to launch a counterattack in time, when it is attacked again, the mobile fleet may not be able to withstand it, and may not be able to get a chance to counterattack.

This is not Liu Xiang's real speculation, but an experience derived from the confrontational exercise.

For this reason, Liu Xiangzhen personally arranged the attack tactics.

According to the arrangement, the First Ship-Board Air Force will continue to attack the "Chichen".

There is no way, that is the flagship of the mobile fleet. At least judging from the information obtained before the war, the "Chichen" has always been Lan Yun's flagship.

The two brigades of the Second Ship-Board Air Force will delay the arrival time for fifteen minutes by controlling the flight speed.

what?

If it goes well, the First Carrier-based Air Force has killed the "Chichen", so it can concentrate its efforts against the two aircraft carriers of the Second Air Force.

This is also the key.

Liu Xiangzhen made it clear that the two brigades each deal with an aircraft carrier, with heavy damage as the basis, and do not seek direct sunk.

In order to let the pilot understand the importance, Liu Xiangzhen directly mentioned that after the second round of attack, there will be a third round of attacks, so as long as it can severely damage it will definitely sink!

In fact, half an hour passed since I received Zhu Huasheng's report.

When Liu Xiangzhen made tactical arrangements, all four aircraft carriers had already started to release carrier-based aircraft, but the fighter aircraft took off this time.

In order to increase the range of range, all of these fighter jets hung a secondary fuel tank on the belly of the aircraft.

Because the secondary fuel tank will increase the dead weight, especially when the fuel inside has not been used up, thereby reducing the maneuverability of the fighter, the Empire's engineers also specially designed a discardable hanger that can throw away the secondary fuel tank and the external hanger when needed.

The value of the secondary fuel tank is indeed very significant. Under normal circumstances, the fighter's battery life can be extended by one hour.

Before fifteen minutes, at 11:45, the first dive bomber took off from the Hengjiang River.

There is no way to put a dive bomber in front, because aviation bombs are lighter, easier to load, and the preparation time before takeoff is short.

With the help of the catapult, the Hengjiang released sixteen dive bombers in ten minutes.

As for the lifespan of the catapult, who can still care about it now?

Then, it took another ten minutes.

It was not until the beginning, after twelve o'clock that the Hengjiang ejected the first torpedo attack aircraft.

At this time, the fighter jets and dive bombers that had been launched before had gone far away.

The fleet did not gather over the fleet, but was organized during flight, with the squadrons as basic combat units, and the squadron commander was responsible for combat command.

It can be seen that the tactics Liu Xiangzhen used were almost the same as those of Tian Shi.

At less than 12:15, the last few torpedo attack aircraft took off.

However, none of the four aircraft carriers were idle.

Although the catapult was overheated due to high-intensity use, and it could no longer work and had to cool for at least half an hour, according to the order, the four aircraft carriers were still sailing against the wind. Next, six fighter jets were sent out to strengthen the fleet's air defense. Because it was air defense, it did not need to be mounted to a secondary fuel tank and took off at normal weight. It could take off with its own power without the help of the catapult.

In fact, this is also a prominent feature of the "Typhoon" fighter.

When designing, the Navy required that it would take off at normal weight without catapults to ensure that it could be launched in an emergency when encountering danger. As a result, because the low-speed stability is too emphasized, the high-speed performance of the "Typhoon" fighter was very poor.

This battle has proved that compared with Zero War, the maneuverability of the "Typhoon" is not average.

However, no matter how poor the performance of the "typhoon" is, it can only be used.

When making this arrangement, Liu Xiangzhen did not expect that this order would change the fate of two special mixed fleets, four aircraft carriers and thousands of officers and soldiers.

At that time, the Second Air Special Mixed Fleet was in front, and the northeast wind was blowing.

The First Aviation Special Mixed Fleet was about fifty kilometers behind, and the northwest wind was blowing!

Don't forget, it's already noon.

In the northern waters of the Yanhai Sea, especially near the seas near land and islands, the wind direction will change at noon, evening and late at night every day.

As a result, after twelve:30, the two aircraft carriers of the Second Air Special Mix Fleet turned to the northeast, and the two aircraft carriers of the First Air Special Mix Fleet turned to the northwest.

The distance between the two special mixed fleets was thus widened!

In another half an hour, the fleet of the mobile fleet will arrive.

The two fleets that are completely different will also embark on different journeys!
Chapter completed!