Chapter 2702： uninvited guest

"Regardless of him, let the reconnaissance troops pay more attention to the original plan!" Sims's expression changed slightly, but soon, he made a decision.

"Okay, follow your orders." Ma Jifen said. At this time, what the Americans did not expect was that on the edge of the fleet guard zone, a ghost-like figure was quickly following through at low altitude, and this ghost had already noticed the destroyers in the formation, and found that the destroyers were behind them as reconnaissance and forward guards. The mission's first armored cruiser detachment!

"Captain, there seems to be a situation ahead." At this time, a Felixstowe F5 seaplane was cruising around the US fleet. He belongs to the Fifth Seaplane Squadron of the Japanese Navy, but is composed of a general British crew. There are 4 people on each plane, the captain, radio crew, navigator, and pilot. In general, the captain and radio personnel are all British.

At this time, the seaplane numbered Bat 3 is conducting a "cobweb search" in the nearby waters with three other seaplanes of the same type. This is not to say that the Japanese knew the whereabouts of the US fleet through certain circumstances, but because American submarines often pass through here to enter the Sulawesi Sea and then disperse to Japanese-controlled waters. Therefore, both Britain and Japan have stepped up their search for this sea area, because considering that it is far from the base after all, it is inconvenient to deploy large warships, so the seaplanes in this sea area have undertaken a considerable part of the anti-submarine mission. However, this time, the British did not catch a submarine hidden in the deep sea, but encountered a "big shark"!

"It's a destroyer! At least one squad, look, they are patrolling, and I promise that this is definitely not Japanese. If the Japanese appears in this sea area, they will send us a telegram." Gates, who operates radio equipment, puts down With the work in hand, he picked up the telescope and began to observe the fleet in the distance. He could already determine the identity of the opponent, an American destroyer squadron!

"There seems to be smoke in the distance?" At this moment, Taro Kojima, who was the navigator, pointed to a place farther than the destroyer. There were a few faint plumes of smoke, and the color was very light even in good weather today. . And under the smoke pillar, there seemed to be some slender figures looming between the sea and the sky.

"Are you sure that the combined fleet has not been active recently?" Cunningham looked at the strange fleet that appeared in the distance with a complex expression. If he wants to see more clearly, then he should move closer or climb.

But unfortunately, he didn't dare, because he knew that a seaplane as big as his own Felixstowe F5, even with camouflage, would still be spotted if it flew too high. Then, if you are more unlucky, you may be killed by a plane sent by a warship equipped with seaplanes or fighter jets. This often happens in the North Sea at the end of the war. The British and Germans have a lot of water. This is how the plane was lost.

"Can you tell the size of the opponent's fleet?" Gates put down the telescope in his hand and said.

"I can't see it. Obviously, a single American destroyer shouldn't come here. This is already the hinterland of the Japanese control zone. What can their destroyers do here? Shelling ground facilities? The 5-inch gun is too powerful. Small, break the relationship? It is better to use submarines, and it is so far away from the westernmost supply station of the United States, the appearance of destroyers here is completely abnormal." Cunningham said.

As Cunningham, who used to be in the British destroyer squadron and often performed reconnaissance missions, had a good judgment on the enemy's situation. In just a few minutes, he judged that the destroyer squadron in front of him should be just an avant-garde, even The avant-garde in the avant-garde is responsible for the outermost guard. If it is a large fleet, the outermost guard fleet may be more than 20 nautical miles away from the main force of the fleet! That is to say nearly 40 kilometers! He doesn't have the ability to guarantee that he can cross a distance of 40 kilometers to see the whole picture of this fleet! And it's even more impossible to send the telegram directly, because it's death! Maybe, just in the air, I don’t know that the enemy plane hidden there is overlooking the sea, ready to give a fatal blow to the **** at any time!

"Captain, we are running out of fuel. We must make a decision early." The pilot looked at the pointer of the fuel tank and said. The specially modified Felixstowe F5 seaplane can fly for 6 hours on its own internal fuel. After adding the auxiliary fuel tank, it can support 9 hours, and now, it is almost night, according to the normal task schedule, it is time to embark on the way back. But now, because of an accident, they have to make a choice, whether to continue reconnaissance or return home quickly.

"We crossed the destroyer squadron, and then looked at what the ship was behind the destroyer." Cunningham thought for a while and said.

"Shall we report to headquarters now?" Gates asked.

"No, unless we are discovered, we can't send a report first, this time we expose ourselves." Cunningham thought for a while and said. In fact, the current reporting is of limited significance. First of all, from the time point of view, it is almost at night, and once it enters the night, the opponent's fleet will definitely not be able to track it. After one night, who knows where the fleet has gone? Today’s message does not make much sense. Second, sending a report may expose yourself. So Cunningham just wanted to determine the size of this fleet. As for what this fleet does? To be honest, Cunningham doesn’t know Maybe it’s trying to attack an island in the dark, maybe just come around, maybe there is a supply ship behind it, used to feed American submarines entering the Sulawesi Sea Provide supplies, who knows.

"We approached from the rear of the stern of the local fleet. The lookout positions of the new American warships are all in front of the chimneys. The observation points behind are low and easy to be disturbed by smoke. We are safer." Cunningham ordered. , The seaplane adjusted its course and sneaked through the guard zone of the destroyer fleet and flew toward the depths.

"A little closer, we can't distinguish the type of each other's warships." Cunningham commanded while holding the telescope in one hand while observing the ship's shadow in the distance. Now the weather has dimmed, and the distance between the two sides is still relatively far, and the worst is The opposing warship also used camouflage camouflage. It is impossible to determine the true height of the dry string and the length of the warship. However, according to Cunningham's experience, the length of this ship is at least about 120 meters, and the displacement should be tens of thousands of tons.

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