On the battleship Nelson, the faces of Admiral Charles Forbes and Lieutenant General Arthur Powell looked so gloomy that they could drip water.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the aircraft carrier formation is finished, and the losses of the Third Reich are very small. According to preliminary statistics, our anti-aircraft firepower only shot down more than 20 of their carrier-based aircraft."Arthur Powell said bitterly

"hateful! It seems that we still underestimated the power of carrier-based aircraft!"Admiral Charles Forbes couldn't help but have a thought of regret in his heart.

Compared with the losses of the Royal Navy, the carrier-based aircraft lost by the Third Reich Navy were simply insignificant.

"It is useless to say this now, prepare for air defense battle! Our remaining battleships are extremely important and we must not suffer any more losses!"General Charles Forbes ordered

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander!" Lieutenant General Arthur Powell replied.

With the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier formation having been wiped out, the main fleet has become their only hope for a comeback. If it can be done in the next battle, these capital ships will be defeated by the Third Reich. If the carrier-based aircraft fleet is severely damaged or even sunk, the advantage of the Royal Navy's main fleet will continue to be weakened. It may even lead to the Royal Navy being unable to win this naval battle. Of course, the so-called advantage of the main fleet , this is what the Royal Navy thinks. In fact, they probably have no advantage at all.

"Planes without ammunition should return immediately. Planes that still have ammunition are ready to join the attack!"Colonel Krosner, commander of the first wave of carrier-based aircraft groups of the Third Reich, ordered

"Yes, sir!"The pilots answered one after another.

Among the first wave of carrier-based aircraft, most of them had already dropped bombs and torpedoes. There were only a dozen dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft left that still had bombs and torpedoes. They could still do it. Continue to launch the attack.

At this time, the second wave of carrier-based aircraft groups has also entered the battlefield.

The second wave of carrier-based aircraft groups is larger than the first wave of aircraft groups. Not only are there 48 more dive bombers.At the same time, because the Royal Navy no longer has air defense fighters to intercept. Therefore, all carrier-based aircraft in the second wave of carrier-based aircraft groups can be engaged in the attack.

So when a full 192 carrier-based aircraft appeared in the sky, the Royal Navy The officers and soldiers all looked very ugly.

"Oh, God! How come the damn Third Reich Navy has so many carrier-based aircraft? Don’t they only have four aircraft carriers? But the number of their carrier-based aircraft is more than our five aircraft carriers combined!"

"How to fight this battle? Can our main fleet really survive the attack of the huge carrier-based aircraft fleet of the Third Reich Navy unscathed?"

"The main fleet of the Third Reich is already approaching at high speed. In a few hours we will have a battle of capital ships. Can we really win this battle?"

Many sailors of the Royal Navy have been shaken in their confidence in whether they will win.

The size of the Third Reich's navy's carrier-based aircraft fleet and the combat effectiveness it has demonstrated far exceeded their expectations.

"Fire! Kill those planes!"

The Royal Navy's air defense commanders gave the order to fire.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Anti-aircraft guns of various calibers began to fire into the sky one after another.

The dense anti-aircraft firepower almost seemed to cover the entire sky.

"attack! attack! Kill those Royal Navy battleships!"Colonel Porter, commander of the second wave of carrier-based aircraft groups of the Third Reich Navy, issued orders to all fighters through the radio communication device

"Yes, sir!"The pilots replied one after another.

The huge fleet of aircraft dispersed and rushed towards the Royal Navy's carrier-based aircraft group.

According to previous training, the pilots knew very well what the next offensive tactics would be. The carrier-based fighter jets were responsible for attacking the Royal Navy's carrier-based aircraft group. The navy's anti-aircraft firepower suppresses their anti-aircraft artillery fire, creating favorable conditions for the attack of dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft.

Dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft work in small groups and cooperate with each other to launch attacks to increase the hit rate.

Yes. He said that the Royal Navy has developed a set of effective tactics for the use of carrier-based aircraft and the tactics of carrier-based aircraft during attack. Compared with carrier-based aircraft from other countries, they are not yet mature when attacking. tactics, the Third Reich's carrier-based aircraft forces are already far ahead of other countries in this regard.

"Da da da!"

The carrier-based fighter jets of the Third Reich began to shuttle over the Royal Navy fleet, attracting anti-aircraft firepower. At the same time, they also used aircraft machine guns to straf the anti-aircraft positions to suppress the fleet's anti-aircraft fire.

In the process, air defense positions continued to appear were suppressed and the air defense soldiers were killed.

But similarly, carrier-based BF-109 fighter jets were constantly shot down.

Even though these carrier-based BF-109 fighter jets were fast, they were overwhelmed by the intensive anti-aircraft firepower of the Royal Navy’s home fleet. Under the attack, it is still difficult to escape unscathed.

When there is a war, there are casualties, which is inevitable.

Even if the carrier-based aircraft fleet of the Third Reich Navy is very powerful, it cannot attack outside the defense zone with anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles. Under such circumstances, some casualties are still inevitable.

As long as the casualties are much smaller than the results achieved, this is enough

"Each squadron launches an attack, aiming to severely damage or even sink the Royal Navy's battleships!"Colonel Porter ordered.

The dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft that had been waiting at high altitudes had already begun to select targets and launched attacks.

There were 11 battleships in the Royal Navy's Home Fleet.

Hu, the largest displacement ship , The battlecruiser Deutschland, as well as three George V-class battleships and two Nelson-class battleships, became the key targets of the Third Reich's second wave of carrier-based aircraft groups.

Those of the first wave of carrier-based aircraft groups still had ammunition. Fighters also joined in. For a time, the main fleet of the Royal Navy's Home Fleet began to be besieged by the Third Reich's carrier-based aircraft groups. Whether they could preserve their strength under such a fierce attack was still very unclear. It's hard to say. After all, the Third Reich's carrier-based aircraft groups are attacking with overwhelming force. In front of the huge battleships, these aircraft, if they are small toys, can pose a fatal threat to these battleships.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Faced with the siege of the carrier-based aircraft groups of the Third Reich Navy, the main fleet of the Royal Navy could only desperately fight back with anti-aircraft firepower and launch a desperate battle. _

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