Chapter 2196： Betty's debut

"Your Excellency Commander, we have found traces of the German fleet. One of our V1500 long-range reconnaissance aircraft was shot down by a German aircraft in Area 5. According to intelligence, these aircraft were not seaplanes, but may have been ejected by the Germans. Aircraft. Of course it is also possible..." Lieutenant General Charles Madden, Chief of Staff of the Great Fleet, hesitated: "It may also be an aircraft carrier."

"Find the position of the German fleet, the rest is not important!" Jericho said.

"Our other long-range reconnaissance plane is tracking it. It found the other party's radio communication and determined its approximate heading. If it is not attacked, it will send us a telegram to confirm its location in about half an hour." Lieutenant General Madden said.

"It seems that we have a good start today. The position where we were fighting just now is not far away from us! Immediately send a report to the reconnaissance unit in the nearby waters that we need to find this German fleet. Also, tell Thomas and Betty that we need them. Find the Spey fleet as soon as possible, and then tear a piece of meat from them!" After speaking, Jericho looked at the clock on the wall again, frowning slightly.

The actual situation is not as good as Jericho just said. If nothing else, it is not optimistic in terms of time alone. At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the target is still more than 100 nautical miles away from the headquarters of the large fleet. Calculated by the 50-nautical-mile combat radius of the bomber and the 35-nautical-mile combat radius of the torpedo attacker, the large fleet must advance 50 nautical miles to the target! And this is still assuming that the opposing fleet does not move.

But in reality, might the Spey fleet not move? Obviously impossible! How will the Spey fleet go? No one knows this. If you are lucky, everyone will meet each other and you will soon be able to meet it. If you are not lucky, the Spey fleet will turn around and leave, then the big fleet will not want to catch up with each other!

So, for Jericho, the only ones who have the most hope to bite the Spey fleet are the Thomas Fleet and Betty Fleet, they can go fast! As for whether it can be discovered later, and whether the carrier-based aircraft can be sent within the combat radius, it depends on the situation, or more luck!

And even if the situation is good, Betty's fleet is close to the distance to launch an attack, then look at the time, before night comes, Betty's fleet has at most one chance to attack! Otherwise, Betty is waiting to prepare for the night landing of the carrier-based aircraft. There is no doubt that the recovery of the carrier-based aircraft at night in this era is a disaster, whether it is for the pilots or the aircraft carrier!

"This is really tricky." Jericho said in his heart, but he decided to listen to the opinions of the officers below. In principle, he agreed with this attack, because from the intelligence point of view, the High Seas Fleet seemed to have just left William. Hong Kong is still far away from the large fleet, and I am very safe! If it's safe, why not try it?

At the same time, on Thomas’ flagship Queen Elizabeth, Thomas is also discussing an attack plan with Betty, who has just boarded a transport boat. They are more radical than Jericho, and they didn't even think about whether to attack, but directly considered how to fight!

"If the enemy fleet is in this area, if our two fleets advance at a maximum speed of 24 knots, they can reach this area in 3 hours, and then I can release the first wave of carrier aircraft, counting With the time of take-off, fleet formation, and attack, my fleet can barely complete the recovery before nightfall.” Betty drew a range on the huge chart with a pencil, and at the same time marked the planned route with a dotted line and said to Thomas.

"Even if the carrier-based aircraft can launch an attack, it will be difficult for my fleet to catch up to the target. The distance is too far. If we rely solely on the carrier-based aircraft to attack, we can only slow them down at most. The combat radius you just drawn should be the bomber Right? 400-pound bombs have limited damage to battleships." Thomas hesitated and said.

"No, I mean torpedo machines. We can do this. After we release the attacking fleet, we continue to approach the target. In this way, when the fleet is recovered, the distance between us can be shortened by at least 30 kilometers! In this case, the combat radius of the torpedo is enough." Betty said.

"That's okay, if we go to the opponent, then maybe I can solve them with naval guns." Thomas thought for a while and said. As a result, the two hit it off and made this battle plan. After being reported to Jericho, the plan was approved, so Thomas' fast fleet and Betty's aircraft carrier fleet left the large fleet and headed towards the target at a high speed of 24 knots.

At this time, God seemed to be on the side of the British. By following the returning JU5 attack aircraft, this V1500 successfully discovered the German fleet. Subsequently, this long-range patrol aircraft had been flying less than 300 meters above the sea. Start reporting the location of the Spey fleet to the British fleet. And this long-term radio communication will naturally attract the attention of the Spey fleet!

"Your Excellency Commander, we seem to be in trouble." A moment later, an officer said to Earl Spey who was studying the route in front of the chartWhat happened? "The count asked.

"It should be an airplane. They found our location and sent a telegram." The officer said anxiously.

"Damn, the Americans are not very reliable in doing things!" The earl thought of the problem immediately. The first volley broke out at a distance of 80 kilometers from the fleet. The British aircraft could not find themselves, and the previous ones Soon after the three planes returned home, the British plane immediately found itself, so there is only one possibility, that is, the American plane was spotted when it returned home!

"Do we need to avoid it now?" A staff officer said with some concern.

In fact, it is relatively easy for the German fleet to avoid it now. The British fleet must be east of itself, and it is impossible to get around behind it unless their warship has a speed of 40 knots. Therefore, as long as it turns westward, the British fleet will definitely not be able to bite itself. This is the safest way. But the count does not seem to want to do this! He wanted to use this opportunity to consume the British.

"Order the destroyer detachment to go 5 nautical miles ahead, forming a cordon on the front of the fleet. Then the fleet makes a zigzag maneuver. Send a signal to General Sims and ask him if he is willing to try to intercept a wave of British fighters. Well, that's it. "The count thought for a while and added: "Also, find me the **** hiding in the low air, and either drive it away or kill it."

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