Jagged Germany-Chapter 1773: fiasco
The German Navy's Atlantic Fleet, Pacific Fleet, and Indian Ocean Fleet began to release carrier-based aircraft one after another. In the battle to intercept the island navy's carrier-based aircraft group, the German Navy's carrier-based fighter jets lost some. But not many, and it didn't have much impact on the strength of the fleet.
In the first wave of attacks, the German Navy's six "Lord-class" aircraft carriers each launched 12 carrier-based FW-190 fighter jets, 18 dive bombers and 18 torpedo attack aircraft. Eight "Constellation-class" aircraft carriers each launched 12 carrier-based FW-190 fighter jets, 18 dive bombers and 12 torpedo attack aircraft. The two "Wilhelm the Great-class" aircraft carriers launched 6 carrier-based FW-190 fighter jets, 12 dive bombers and 12-class torpedo attack aircraft.
In the first wave of attacks launched by the German Navy, there were 170 carrier-based FW-190 fighter jets, 276 dive bombers and 192 attack aircraft. The number of the entire carrier fleet has reached 638 in total.
It can be seen that although the German Navy only invested 16 aircraft carriers in this battle, it is a full 5 fewer than the 21 aircraft carriers of the island navy's combined fleet. However, the number of carrier-based aircraft involved in the attack is 50% more than that of the island navy.
The huge fleet sailed westward, heading straight for the position of the United Fleet.
When the air search radar of the joint fleet of the island nation's navy discovered the huge fleet of the German Navy, Admiral Yamamoto Fifty-Six's face changed drastically, and he immediately ordered all his air defense fighters to take off to meet the enemy.
However, the remaining air defense fighters in the entire combined fleet are only 150 in total, and there are not as many **** fighters as the carrier-based fleet of the German Navy. It is almost impossible to intercept such a large carrier-based fleet of the German Navy.
At a place where the German Navy's carrier-based aircraft group was 120 kilometers away from the combined fleet, a battle broke out between the carrier-based aircraft of the two sides. 𝑓𝚛𝚎ℯ𝘸𝙚𝘣𝚗𝘰νeƖ.c𝒐𝐦
The Zero fighter pilots of the island navy, driving the Zero fighter, rushed towards the carrier-based aircraft group of the German Navy, trying to shoot down these carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy. But they were attacked by 170 carrier-based FW-190 fighter jets of the German Navy.
As soon as the two sides fought, the zero fighters of the island navy suffered huge losses. The weaknesses of the Zero fighter are fully exposed. The German Navy's carrier-based aircraft fleet was flying at high altitudes, which forced the island navy's Zero fighters to fly to high altitudes. Fighting at this altitude is originally a disadvantage of the Zero fighter. This caused the Japanese Navy's Zero fighters to suffer heavy losses under the attack of the German Navy's carrier-based FW-190 fighter jets, and it was impossible to cause much damage to the German Navy's carrier-based fleet.
Twenty minutes later, the German Navy's carrier-based aircraft group discovered the combined fleet. The huge carrier-based aircraft group immediately dispersed and launched an attack on the combined fleet of the island nation's navy.
"Destroy the islanders' aircraft carriers first, and then attack their battleships. Finally, kill all their battleships!" The commander of the German Navy's carrier fleet ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
The huge fleet of the German Navy launched an attack.
"Anti-aircraft fire! Shoot down the German carrier-based aircraft!"
The joint fleet of the island nation's navy launched a counterattack immediately, and the anti-aircraft guns began to fire crazily.
The 127mm anti-aircraft guns, 40mm anti-aircraft guns and 25mm anti-aircraft guns were all put into battle.
However, the densely packed carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy in the sky is enough to make the combined fleet of the island nation's navy desperate for it.
In fact, General Yamamoto knew that they had lost this battle when they found that their own air defense fighters failed to intercept and suffered heavy losses. Although every battleship in the United Fleet is equipped with powerful anti-aircraft firepower, it is almost impossible to resist the attacks of so many carrier-based aircraft of the German army.
"Boom! Boom!"
There was a violent explosion, and it was the bomb dropped by the German Navy's dive bomber that hit the battleship of the United Fleet.
One after another, the battleships burned in the explosion and sank.
The torpedo attack aircraft of the German Navy also joined in, and heavy aviation torpedoes scurry in the sea one after another. Battleships were hit one after another, and sea water poured into the battleships crazily.
"Boom boom boom!"
The anti-aircraft guns of the navy of the island country fired wildly, trying to shoot down the carrier-based aircraft of the German navy. However, it was suppressed by the carrier-based fighter jets of the German Navy. The dive bombers and torpedo attack planes of the German Navy seized this opportunity and sent the warships of the island navy into the bottom of the sea one by one.
The 1st and 2nd Carrier Squadrons of the United Fleet became the main targets of the German Navy's carrier-based aircraft fleet.
With the loss of the **** warships on the periphery was almost the same, the carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy directly attacked the aircraft carrier at the core of the formation.
Under a large number of aerial bombs and torpedo attacks, the loss of the island navy's combined fleet began to show.
Even though the aircraft carrier 'Taifeng' was an armored aircraft carrier, it sank in the sea after being hit by 18 aerial bombs and 9 aerial torpedoes.
The aircraft carrier 'Xianghe' and 'Zuihe' also followed suit five minutes after the sinking of the 'Taiho' aircraft carrier.
The last aircraft carrier "Dragon Phoenix" of the 1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron of the United Fleet was also sunk soon.
The four "Yunlong-class" aircraft carriers of the 2nd Aircraft Carrier Squadron of the United Fleet also did not last long. After the **** battleships on the periphery of the fleet sank, the four 'Yunlong-class' aircraft carriers were attacked.
A single aerial bomb and torpedo hit the aircraft carrier of the Japanese navy. Soon, these aircraft carriers sank into the sea amidst raging fire.
Next, it is the 3rd aircraft carrier battle group, the 4th aircraft carrier battle group, the 5th aircraft carrier battle group, the 1st battleship formation and the 2nd battleship formation.
Especially after the arrival of the second wave of the German Navy's carrier-based aircraft group, it dealt a devastating blow to the island navy. The fierce attack of hundreds of carrier-based aircraft directly made the navy of the island country no longer able to recover.
Even the "Yamato-class" battleship with strong defense was severely damaged and then sunk under the siege of the German Navy's carrier-based aircraft.
Although, the "Yamato-class" battleship has a displacement of more than 70,000 tons and thick armor. But under the overwhelming aerial bombs and torpedo attacks, even the 'Yamato-class' battleships couldn't support it.
These huge battleships, which are the symbols of the island nation's navy, did not escape in this naval battle, and all of them were sunk.
The joint fleet of the island nation’s navy suffered a crushing defeat in this naval battle!
