Chapter 1211

To tell you the truth, if we sum up one of the German services, the service that lacks innovation most must be the Navy and air force. The army's tanks have been upgraded from leopard type to tiger king improved type; The air force also used me9 jet fighters from fw190d; But the Navy's carrier based aircraft is still fw190 Navy type, and the dive bomber is still Stuka instead of Stuka 2 type.

There are many reasons for this result. For example, the navy is relatively ignored, and the design of carrier based aircraft is more complex, so that it is impossible to complete the upgrade in a short time. However, it is simpler to sum up, that is, there is no time and no money.

In fact, the first generation of carrier based aircraft used by the German Navy was refitted from fw190 and Stuka used by the air force. However, when the army aircraft has higher performance, larger size and more professional design, this kind of land sea integration design can not meet the needs. The performance of the ta152 fighter on board was hopeless, not to mention the advanced jet fighter.

Therefore, the fight for air supremacy in the Icelandic naval battle may be the one with the smallest power gap between the Allied forces and the German forces. The improved P40 Rolls Royce with enhanced power performance, compared with the naval version of fw190, although the German naval aircraft is slightly ahead in performance, it is far from being very different.

When the fleets of both sides approached the distance where they found the other side's reconnaissance plane, both Dudley pound and Randall knew that the naval battle was inevitable. The difference is that Dudley pound hopelessly confirmed the fact that the Allied contact code had been successfully deciphered by the Germans.

"Hat 2 to brain! Hat 2 to brain! If you hear me, please answer In the noisy cockpit, a pilot of a German reconnaissance plane evades the entanglement of a P40 combat reconnaissance plane in the sky. The two planes roll and chase in the clouds, and may be shot down by the other party at any time. This is the first record of this naval battle【 ㄨ】

"Here's the brain! If you hear me, please answer The voice of the operator of the carrier fleet's contact center came from the earphone. The German pilot once again shook his joystick and dived into the clouds: "I'm entangled by an American fighter! Single shot fighter! It should come from the other side's carrier fleet! "

Hearing the news, the German naval officer on duty, who was standing by the radio, compared the chart in his hand, and then grabbed the microphone of the liaison officer: "entangle each other! I'll send someone to support you! "

Then he pressed the place where the air battle happened on the chart with his fingers and went to another radio station: "let the two newly launched reconnaissance planes rush to this coordinate and follow the American plane, so as to find the exact position of the opposing fleet!"

In the command room next door, a radio was next to a radio. An officer was anxiously waiting for the latest news in his position. He asked his men from time to time if there was any relevant news: "is there any sound in the submarine force? None of the submarines sent information about the position of the enemy fleet? "

"Long live the Fuehrer! Marshal! So far, we haven't found the exact location of the opposing fleet! Do you want to adjust your course and go west? " The naval officer with the rank of major general on his shoulder stood behind Ryder and lutjans, saluted and reported the news just confirmed.

RedAll heard his men's questions and looked at lutjans. He knew that he could not have had as much experience in aircraft carrier combat as lutjans, so he was more willing to listen to lutjans' opinions. After all, the other side had commanded the battle of the English Channel: "what do you think?"

"Marshal! We have to sail against the wind and change the course rashly, which will put us at a disadvantage when taking off the fighter. "Lutjans thought about it and said," I suggest that we keep the course until after noon. "

After hearing lutjans' suggestion, redAll nodded and said nothing more. The major general officer who came to inquire also understood the next task. He gave the battle order to keep the course: "keep the course! Pay attention to anti submarine investigation

Compared with the United States and the British navy, the German army has an absolute advantage in radar technology, so German commanders are willing to rely on this advantage. If Germany is looking for people with flashlights in the dark, then the United States and Britain can only be regarded as two night blindness patients who smear walking at night.

Nevertheless, lutjans was still afraid of these two powerful opponents. He told Randall that maintaining the course before noon was actually a disguised attitude to Randall: as soon as noon passed, the fleet should find a way to move ahead to avoid night fighting.

Although the German Navy has achieved initial results in taking off and landing at night with fixed angle lights, it is still reluctant to fight at night. After all, as a nouveau riche, Germany still has a long way to catch up with a powerful country like Britain in such traditional subjects as night fighting and artillery fighting.

Compared with some self deprecating German navies, the allied fleet under the command of Dudley pound is not as powerful as the fleet under the command of lutjans. The British veteran is using skillful steering to lure the German fleet as far as possible into the combat radius of shore based fighters.

"I've met the German Navy's carrier based aircraft, yes! general! One of our planes has been shot down, and another is spinning! " The head of naval aviation stood behind Dudley pound and reported the battle to the old general: "the destroyer Monto seems to have found out whether the German submarine is accurate or not, which needs further confirmation."“ Gentlemen! There is no doubt that the German broke our contact code, so this time we may have to face the other party's seven aircraft carriers, so we must be cautious! " Dudley pound encouraged the commanders on the bridge: "show your Nelson spirit and fight to the end for your Majesty the king!" He said with a scornful laugh: "you see, in fact, we also have good news! As long as we wipe out the German fleet here, we will turn the whole war around, won't we? " His words made all the officers and sailors on the bridge laugh. The original dignified atmosphere was broken, and everyone was full of confidence in winning again. As the damage control commander, George took a look at Dudley pound from his post and felt that it was really possible to create a new miracle belonging to the Royal Navy under the leadership of the general“ Let the attacker mount the torpedo! The warships outside the fleet are ready for air defense! " Dudley put on his life jacket handed to him by his assistant, and gave the order to prepare for the battle: "send the light signal to the Ramirez and the Queen Elizabeth battleship! Let them prepare for the battle. If we entangle the enemy until evening, maybe they are the key to the victory At 9 a.m., the battle alarm sounded in the cabins of every warship in the British fleet. All the sailors began to be busy. The cannons were ready with the command, and the anti-aircraft guns were pointing to the clear sky. Sea breeze blowing on everyone's face, with intoxicating moist and astringent fragrance“ The fighter with the auxiliary fuel tank starts to take off! Formation over the fleet On the deck, a commander with a notepad yelled. The pilots began to rush to their planes, and the ground crew was finally checking the status of each plane. These improved U.S. fighters in the Pacific battlefield and Japan's Zero fighter after a fierce fight, but at this moment to face a more powerful enemy“ Eagle one, ready! Take off Seeing that the ground crew helped to start the propeller of the plane, the engine tremor and sound were all normal, the pilot in the cockpit confirmed to the control tower by radio“ Eagle one! Permission to take off! " In the earphone, there was the sound of approval for take-off, and then there was the application for take-off of Eagle 2, my wingman. Unexpectedly, it was approved immediately. One fighter after another flew into the sky and soon formed a neat formation over the allied fleet“ General Dudley pound! Air defense fighter formation has taken off! Radar shows that the first wave of German attack aircraft seems to be on the way The naval aviation commander, who had everything ready, stood at general Dudley Pound's side and stood at attention to salute the report: "we have everything ready. The victory depends on the next few hours!" Dudley pound nodded, then turned his eyes to the distant sea, where a royal navy destroyer was flashing lights on its mast: "no German submarines found!" On the bridge of the aircraft carrier Reich, lutjans received the report from his aviation commander. He took a cursory look, nodded and signed his name: "let the second batch of attack aircraft mount torpedoes and bombs immediately, and take off immediately after 25 minutes without asking for instructions to attack the Allied ship formation!"“ Haven't you confirmed how many aircraft carriers are in the allied fleet? " RedAll looked at his men anxiously and asked what he was most concerned about. He knew that the difference between the strength of the two aircraft carriers would determine the final outcome of the naval battle, so he had to ask, he must be responsible for his Navy《 For those who want to read the latest chapters of this book, check it out, or visit it on your mobile phone