Chapter 1459： Discovery of aircraft carrier formation

In naval operations, the most important thing is to find the opponent first!

Most of the planes in the Hawaii base have been transferred to the direction of the Aleutian Islands. I wanted to fight the main force of the island nation's fleet there, but they were out. Now the power in the Hawaii base is empty, but a dozen sea patrol planes have taken off. , There is still no problem. www.vodtw.com

It was still night, and the VP-6F team in Pearl Harbor took off with their PBY-5 water plane.

When the sub-island attacked Pearl Harbor, the water patrol aircraft team suffered a lot. Except for the three reconnaissance aircraft patrolling the sea, almost all of them were sunk at the base.

However, the U.S. industrial capability was too strong. They quickly produced a batch of brand new water planes and equipped them with their own troops. Because only the base was damaged and most of the pilots were still intact, they quickly rebuilt Have combat effectiveness. Moreover, the model has changed from the original PBY-1 to the latest PBY-5.

From the outside, this kind of hydroplane looks like a boat underneath, which can take off and land on the water surface, while the wings are high on the surface, and the engine is also the highest point, which can avoid the impact of splashing on the sea surface.

This is the largest water plane produced in the United States, and it was also famous in World War II.

Now, the pilot Klaus turned on the various knobs, and the two Pratt & Whitney R-1830-82s on the top made a familiar roar. Hamilton's standard hydraulic control propellers followed, and both engines were running normally.

Pushing the throttle stick to the front and reaching 1,200 horsepower for take-off, Klaus drove the plane, taxied on the runway, and then got into the darkness.

Before dawn, there are still two hours, he can fly slowly to Tudao, wandering in the waters near Tudao.

The water plane can not only take off and land on the water, but also has retractable landing gear, which can take off and land on land. At the same time, it can perform a variety of tasks. It usually patrols the sea and can attack enemy submarines and surface ships by hanging bombs. Pilots who land on the surface to rescue overboard are definitely all-rounders in flight.

At the same time, it also has multiple crew members. As a long-endurance aircraft, its crew is composed of bombardier/nose gunner, pilot and co-pilot, navigator, radio operator, random mechanic and two waist gunners. At the same time, in order to ensure long-term missions at the forward base, the cabin also has sleeper, kitchen and food storage facilities.

When the plane was flying in the direction of the way island, the crew had already started searching the sea.

The dark night will not affect too much, because it is equipped with a sea search radar. Although the performance is not very reliable, large ships can already be found on the sea. The darkness can just cover it and let it search calmly.

They did not dare to get too close to the way island, where it was already dangerous, and at the same time, they were also avoiding grass and startling snakes, and the water formations of the island nation would never stay anchored on the way island.

"Fly north, if the opposing commander is smart enough, he will definitely head north, ready to intercept our fleet." The captain said.

Klaus pushed the control panel, and the bomber began to fly north. At this time, the east was already showing whiteness.

"The radar found the target. There are a large number of warships in the 150 nautical miles north of the way island!"

This news irritated everyone in an instant. Klaus raised his head and looked into the distance. In the sparkling sea, it seemed that he could see ships floating on the sea.

It must be the fleet of islanders!

"Quickly, report to the class. We found the island fleet!" The captain shouted: "Let's get closer. Let's continue to observe."

As a reconnaissance plane, they must not rely solely on radar. They must also visually confirm the target, identify the type and quantity of the target. This process is very dangerous.

As a water plane, their fastest speed is less than 300 kilometers per hour, while fighter jets can easily exceed 500 kilometers per hour. Once they are stared by a fighter jet, it is difficult for them to escape.

However, no one is afraid, this is their mission!

The water plane approached slowly, and you could see the black smoke from the top of the warships, the vortex of the sea at the tail, and the large deck plane, which was the main aircraft carrier fleet!

"The confirmed target is the island carrier formation. There are a total of four aircraft carriers and several large warships." Klaus shouted.

At this time, it was indeed the aircraft carrier formation of the island country that was driving on the sea. On the Kaga aircraft carrier, Tadao Nanyun was meditating on the chart.

The island was captured cleanly, and they are about to ambush the American aircraft carrier formation next! Therefore, in the middle of the night last night, Nan Yun Zhongyi took a mobile fleet with four aircraft carriers as the core and sailed north, trying to find the main force of American aircraft carriers for a decisive battle.

The Americans will definitely rush back eagerly At the highest speed, they don’t even have time to turn to headwind to release more carrier-based aircraft. As long as they ambush in the opponent’s channel in advance, they can easily achieve the goal of ambush. .

Where is it?

"The report found an American patrol plane." At this moment, a voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Immediately dispatch our **** fighter jet and shoot it down!" Nan Yun Zhongyi said, he stood up, walked to the bridge window, and looked at the sea in the distance.

The aircraft carrier formation has no night combat capability.

The difficulty is not taking off at night, but landing at night. The landing of the aircraft carrier was originally difficult and impossible at night. In history, there is only Saratoga, raiders, enterprises, and independence. They are basically training in nature. The actual combat effect is approximately zero.

Even in later generations, at most only half of the aircraft carrier pilots will have the ability to land at night. Therefore, to attack, they will take off in the early morning and it will be dawn when they return home.

During the current voyage, in order to hurry, they did not release the carrier-based aircraft, but just sailed northward thinking about it.

However, the naval aviation was well-trained. Within one minute after the discovery, the pilot Jiro Matsushita had already taken off in Zero Combat and swooped in the direction of the maritime patrol plane.

When it found it, the sea patrol aircraft immediately turned its direction and returned at the highest speed. Unfortunately, it could not escape the pursuit of the fighters behind it. A few minutes later, a fireball appeared in the sky.

It was blown up!

This is just a small episode of the voyage. Nan Yun Zhongyi still increased his vigilance and ordered a dozen fighters to fly around his side, ready to respond to emergencies at any time.

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