"The 30th Special Mixed Fleet reported that the first attack wave they sent was on their way back. The current confirmed record is to sink one German light fleet aircraft carrier, one light cruiser, and three German large fleet aircraft carriers..."

"The Bermuda Princess long-range reconnaissance aircraft reported that a German fleet was found near 600 nautical miles east of the Bermuda Islands, with a number of more than 50 and large surface ships. It is currently advancing westward at a speed of more than 20 knots."

After listening to the staff's report, General Halsey looked at Major General Callahan in surprise. He found that his chief of staff, like him, had a look of winning the first prize.

God bless America!

This time I really caught a big fish!

"Sir, the newly discovered German fleet must be going to rescue the German aircraft carrier formation that we just defeated." Major General Callahan immediately made a judgment, "And the scale of this fleet is not particularly large. It is estimated that there will be 6-8 battleships or battlecruisers, plus several Kesseling-class aircraft carriers...it is definitely not our opponent!"

Major General Callahan's analysis is of course reasonable. Now the 30th and 31st Special Mixed Fleet of the United States have gathered 9 of the most powerful battleships and 9 large fleet aircraft carriers. This is almost the strongest lineup that the US Navy can deploy at present!

If we cannot defeat several German aircraft carriers and several firepower that have been severely damaged, our defense is not as good as that of Iowa-class battleships, then the United States of America may really pay 500 billion European Marks of compensation to buy peace.

"How much time will there be to meet?" Halsey asked.

"Maximum 7 hours," Callahan replied, "tonight we can join the 30th Special Mix Fleet and then we can chase at a speed of about 25 knots. It can shorten the distance of up to 15 nautical miles in an hour. If we are lucky, we will catch up in 24 hours."

"How many rounds of air strikes can be launched before dark?" Halsey was obviously a little worried about the fleet artillery battle. If it could be solved by air strikes, it would be obviously the ideal result.

"The 30th Special Mixed Fleet can launch at least two attack waves, of which the second attack wave has already set off," Callahan said. "But the airports in Bermuda have been seriously damaged and it is difficult to support the takeoff of 7 full-bombs."

The Bermuda airport was blown up by more than 100 190s that were piercing toward low altitude early this morning, and almost 200 250 kilograms of aviation bombs were blown up. The runway was blown up to a pothole. Although it could barely provide 7 landings after some emergency repairs, after all, it was developed as a carrier-based aircraft, and the length of the runway was not high. However, when this twin-engine heavy fighter was filled with fuel and bombs, if no catapult was available, a certain length of the runway would still be needed. At present, the airport in Bermuda can only take off with a small amount of fuel.

Therefore, more than 150 7s arriving in the Bermuda must first fly back to Norfolk, and then fill up fuel and bombs before attacking. However, this process is quite time-consuming, and it is hard to say whether they can shoot another round before dark.

"Has the final loss of the first attack wave of the 30th Special Mixed Fleet been counted?" Halsey asked about the losses of the carrier-based aircraft of the 30th Special Mixed Fleet again.

"Not yet." Major General Callahan's brows were gradually twisted into a ball when he answered.

Now the 9 aircraft carriers of the 30th Special Mixed Fleet are still retracting the aircraft of the 1st attack wave, so the final statistics have not yet been released.

However, the preliminary statistics have been obtained, and the losses are quite amazing. Including SBD dive bombers, TB torpedo bombers, 4U fighters and 6 fighters, the battle has been damaged by no less than 100 aircraft! And the final loss statistics will definitely increase!

"Sir, the radar of the destroyer Conway detected an unidentified aircraft about 80 nautical miles from the Iahua."

The staff officer's report made Callahan's already a little low mood sink a lot. It was not because he was worried about being air strikes by the German carrier-based aircraft, but because the huge 31st special fleet scared the German guy who had just lost the battle.

"Sir, it should be a large German seaplane."

"Will it find us?" Halsey asked.

"It is possible... the Germans' airborne radar is very good," Callahan said. "I don't know if I will scare the Germans who are running away. If they abandon the severely damaged aircraft carriers, it will be difficult for us to catch them."

...

"Sir, Hawkeye 10 discovered the large American fleet, with a number of more than 100 ships, and is located in the B4 waters, about 360-400 nautical miles away from us."

On the aircraft carrier "Zepplin", aviation staff officer Hessmann loudly reported the report of the reconnaissance aircraft he had just received.

"Sir, it's possible to get into the battle in 24 hours." Major General Christianson, chief of staff of Task Force 21, calculated his mind, "But we will meet with Task Force 20 in 18 hours... If everything goes well, we will be able to solve them tomorrow afternoon."

"How many more rounds of air strikes can the enemy launch?" asked Lieutenant General Erich Bell.

"2-3 attack waves." Little Hessman replied with a frown, "One of the attack waves may be launched by a new dual-engine fighter."

7 is the only unexpected factor that makes people worry!

The fighter jets that took off from the US aircraft carrier are not opponents of the Folk 636 and 190 at all. In particular, the Folk 636 performed particularly well. Even if the very strong SBD was bitten by them, they could still shoot down a 20mm shell.

However, the 7 is not easy to deal with. This large aircraft has a strong firepower that exceeds the Folk 636. When facing the nose, the Folk 636 has no advantage. Moreover, it is too fast and dives faster. Although the Folk 636 can still catch up with it, in high-speed dives of more than 700 kilometers or even more than 800 kilometers, the Folk 636's cannon is difficult to hit the target.

"Don't worry," Erich Bay shook his head and said, "As long as we cancel two waves of attacks launched by the US aircraft carrier, we will complete the mission. Even if... it's nothing to lose the Prussian or Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers."

Speaking of this, Erich Bey couldn't help but glance at the bow of the USS Zeppelin aircraft carrier that was blown to pieces. It was ruined by a 500-pound bomb in the second round of air strikes encountered by Task Force 21.

The fighter jets that took off from US aircraft carriers may have only carried 500 pounds of bombs due to their distance, which is ineffective against the Zeppelin-class armored deck. However, the Zeppelin-class bow and stern are not covered with thick armored steel plates, so this large fleet aircraft carrier has suffered some damage and its ability to take off and land aircraft has also decreased.

In addition, the two large aircraft carriers Prussia and Bohemia are now damaged to varying degrees, and some flight decks have lost their functions.

As for the two Seedlez-class aircraft carriers, they have been blown up and have not yet sunk, they can only be said to be the first-class quality of the German shipbuilding industry, and the damage pipes on the aircraft carriers are very good.

However, the personnel from Task Force Command on the USS Zeppelin aircraft carrier actually knew that the two light aircraft carriers would definitely not be able to be protected.

Just 30 minutes ago, Erich Bay ordered the non-damage personnel on the two Seedlez-class aircraft carriers to evacuate, and all the aircraft, ammunition and aviation fuel on the aircraft carrier were also disposed of (thrown into the sea) and dropped.

In fact, these two light aircraft carriers have now become "target ships". The reason why they have not been punished is to use them to attract American attention to mitigate the possible blows of the other three large aircraft carriers.

However, in the view of Hessman, who is in charge of the General Staff of Toxson, even if all five aircraft carriers of the 21st Task Force were lost, as long as most of the personnel on the aircraft carrier, especially the carrier-based pilots, survive and can lead the US fleet out, the loss is worth it.

Even if you replace 4 "Iahua" class and 1 "North Carolina" class battleship with five aircraft carriers, the deal will not be a loss. Because aircraft carriers are good, they use Kesseling class without Zeppelin class, but battleships cannot cut corners, otherwise they will be target ships when they go to the battlefield!

"Marson of the Imperial Empire, Zeppelin reported that it would repel the US airstrike fleet again, shooting down more than 60 enemy aircraft, and our side lost 12 190 fighters and 4 Fokker 636 fighters. Prussia and Bohemia each captured a 500-pound bomb, and Zeppelin, Seedlez and Seckett each captured a torpedo."

"The Zeppelin is nothing serious, right?" Hessman asked lightly.

"No problem," Navy Chief of Staff Messel replied, "It was just an aviation torpedo, and there was only a hole in the stern of the port side, and the power compartment and rudder were intact."

"Ruler?" Hessman suddenly thought of something, "How about letting Task Force 21 sail southeast?"

"Speed ​​southeast?" Raidel asked, "where to go?"

"Nowhere," Hessman shook his head, "just pretending to be damaged and unable to turn. Like..."

Just like the unlucky Bismarck, of course, it is not the Bismarck battleship in this time and space.

"I think it's OK," Redell smiled. "In this way, Americans will be even more reluctant to give up the big fish that is in their mouths, and they can also avoid American air strikes by changing their course."
Chapter completed!