Before the Japanese mercenaries entered Zhaini to fight, the decisive battle at sea began first.Cunningham was afraid that he would be attacked by superior air power, so the whole fleet rushed out of the Andaman Sea and headed south.Although the submarine reported the opponent's whereabouts, it was unable to catch up.

Fortunately, after learning the situation, the submarines that had participated in the naval battle turned halfway and headed south. Under their intermittent reports, the headquarters made a judgment that the other party was going to Diego Garcia Island.The Zaniyang Second Fleet couldn't catch up, so they had to follow behind the Saar Fleet. However, because the overall performance of the Hualan Navy's ships was better, the distance between the two sides continued to narrow.

When the Saar fleet was still more than 100 nautical miles away from Diego Garcia Island, the Hualan Navy's fleet had already caught up to within 150 nautical miles.The water reconnaissance 4 reconnaissance plane flying from the battleship quickly discovered the trace of the Saar fleet, and Liu Guanxiong decisively decided to attack immediately.

Soon from the three Ningjiang-class aircraft carriers, 45 Haiji-72 fighter jets, 72 Haibo-36 dive bombers and 45 Haiyu-45 torpedo bombers took off.At the same time, on the three old Zhongyuan-class aircraft carriers, [-] Haij-[-] fighter jets, [-] Haibo-[-] dive bombers and [-] Haiyu-[-] torpedo planes also took off together.

Because the Zhongyuan-class aircraft carrier has not yet completed the refit, they still use old-fashioned aircraft. The speeds of the two groups of aircraft are different from each other. They can only be divided into two fleets and rush towards the Saar fleet.

After discovering that a water reconnaissance plane was approaching for observation, Lieutenant General Cunningham knew that it would be difficult for him to return to Puerto Diego Garcia.But in his opinion, this may be a good thing, at least he doesn't have to worry about starting a war on the opponent's territory.

Soon Lieutenant General Cunningham ordered all aircraft carrier-based aircraft to prepare for attack, and at the same time ordered Diego Garcia to take off all fighter jets immediately to escort.

Diego Garcia Island is the largest and most southern coral island in the Chagos Islands in the middle of the Zhaini Ocean. The whole island is a V-shaped coral atoll opening to the north. With an area of ​​[-] square kilometers, it is a natural and excellent port. There is usually a torpedo boat formation stationed here, and it is also one of the temporary anchorages for the Saerdong Continental Fleet.

This coral atoll is 1000 kilometers long, with an average width of 96 meters. And machine nests have also been built a lot.There are two aviation wings equipped with Spitfire fighters stationed on the island all year round, with [-] Spitfire fighters equipped.

After receiving Cunningham's telegram, the commander on the island was taken aback. He didn't know that his own fleet was approaching, and he was still being chased by the enemy fleet.

The Saar Empire has ruled the sea for hundreds of years, when has it ever been so useless?The commander stationed on the island couldn't help being angry. He thought it was necessary to show these rampant people a little bit of seriousness, and let them know that the Saar Navy should not be insulted.Soon he could not issue orders, and all the fighters of the two wings were dispatched, and 96 Spitfire fighters took off one after another, flying towards the place where Cunningham's fleet was.

At this time, forty fighter jets that took off from the two glorious-class aircraft carriers Indomitable and Terrible, and the Hermes aircraft carrier had already formed a defensive formation in the air.These Guanbiyan fighter jets planned to use fighter jets to deal with bombers, and first let the Hualan Army suffer a big loss.There was also no idleness on the sea. The entire fleet slowly slowed down and formed a tight air defense formation. At this time, Cunningham was fully prepared for battle.

The pilots from the three new aircraft carriers missed Cunningham's fleet because of their high altitude.Because the fleet radar could not see such a long distance, the navigator could not give them a clear course, which caused the two groups of attack aircraft to cooperate incorrectly.

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The new planes of the first group flew nearly 500 nautical miles before they discovered the mistake. They hurriedly turned the nose of the plane and planned to go back to support, but the leader of the plane, Li Dangui, suddenly found it in a gap in the clouds, about [-] meters below. In the sky, there is a formation of fighter jets heading in the same direction as them.

Walking with them in the same direction in this sea area must be the enemy and not the friend. After Li Dangui informed the whole army, he decided to let the four fighter jets continue to cover the attack fleet and fly to the Saar fleet, and he himself led the remaining [-] A fighter jet attacks the opponent.

This huge fleet quickly divided into groups again, and Li Dangui led the fighter group to dive down quickly, rushing towards the fighter group that was at least twice as large as his own.

The fighter unit led by Li Dangui is flying the Navy's latest Haijian-[-] fighter jet.This type of aircraft was boarded by the Air Force's J-[-] fighter jets after strengthening the landing gear and installing a tail hook.Because it is the latest type of aircraft, it uses the same Zhonghua [-]-modified V-shaped [-]-cylinder water-cooled engine as the Qiang [-] attack aircraft. In addition to the added two-stage turbocharger, methanol water injection equipment is also installed to increase power.With this equipment, although the life of the engine has been reduced by half, the power has been increased to [-] horsepower.

For the first time, this fighter uses a blister-type canopy, which allows the pilot to have a better view, and the maximum level flight speed of [-] kilometers per hour makes it more than [-] kilometers faster than any current aircraft.The two [-]mm Air-[-] cannons on the nose and the four [-]mm Air-[-] machine guns on the wings form a powerful firepower, making this fighter extremely powerful.

Driving such a powerful fighter, Li Dangui roared down and rushed towards the tail of the opponent's fighter group.When the round red and blue emblem on the tail of the plane came into view, he was very sure that it was an enemy plane.

Li Dangui used the optical sight to trap the opponent's tail, and pressed the cannon button hard.The two machine guns made a muffled sound, and fired dozens of shells at the tail of the enemy plane.The Hurricane fighter jet of the Saar was pierced into the body by shells, and the entire rear of the aircraft was shattered. The remaining half of the aircraft was like a kite with a broken string, and it plunged into the sea.

Hearing the sound of the machine gun from the rear, the Saar pilots were quite surprised. They immediately turned or swooped to avoid it, and then turned around and rushed towards the Hualan carrier aircraft group.The fighter group led by Li Dangui quickly got mixed up with the enemy planes, pinning down the Saar reinforcements.

At the same time, the carrier-based fleet of the three Zhongyuan-class aircraft carriers led by Liang Tiancheng has approached the Saerdong Continental Fleet.Seeing the enemy plane flying in the distance, the Saar Navy's Guanbiyan fighter group immediately went up to meet it.

The number of fighter jets on both sides is equal, and their performance is also similar.As soon as they fought, the two sides entered a stalemate.They fought each other and fought hard.Taking advantage of the opportunity of the fighter jets from both sides fighting, the attack fleet quickly approached the Eastern Continental Fleet of the Saar Empire.

"Fire." The gunners on the deck issued orders one after another, and the anti-aircraft guns of different diameters and sizes fired almost at the same time, and the dense shells formed a barrage, covering the sky of the fleet.Braving the dense intertwined fire nets, the Haibo-[-] dive bombers continued to dive down one after another, rushing towards the three aircraft carriers surrounded by the innermost.At the same time, a Haiyu Type [-] torpedo plane approached the sea surface, and dropped torpedoes one after another toward the side of the large warship.

A naval battle representing the highest level in the world today has begun, but this naval battle is not a purely naval battle.One side's fleet did not launch an attack within visual range, but directly launched an attack with aircraft.Facing the overwhelming attack aircraft, Saar sailors dealt with it calmly.They are a navy with a century-old glorious tradition, with a profound foundation and high military quality, which is simply not comparable to other rising naval countries.

When faced with a severe test, the pride and high quality of the Saar sailors were undoubtedly revealed. They took on the challenge calmly and cooperated with each other, turning the anti-aircraft guns into a dense fire net, making it difficult for the opponent to rush in through the barrage.

The Hualan carrier-based aircraft unit is also elite, they are selected by the air force, the most elite pilots, each of them has at least [-] hours of flying time, and each of them has the unique skills of the bottom of the box.A large group of dive bombers rushed towards the aircraft carrier at a very high speed, dropping high-explosive bombs one after another.

Six bombers were shot down one after another, and finally one bomber took the opportunity and dropped its aerial bomb on the deck of the Hermes.As the world's first aircraft carrier built according to the design of an aircraft carrier, the Hermes, with a displacement of only [-] tons, has long been outdated.However, in the case of the country's financial shortage, the aircraft carrier was sent to the Eastern Continental Fleet to continue serving.

The old aircraft carrier, which is already 20 years old, has long been very backward in technology during this period of rapid advancement in aircraft carrier technology.The flat wooden deck had no armor and was directly penetrated by the bomb.The bomb fell straight down, penetrating six decks, and detonated in the bilge of the aircraft carrier.The huge explosion shock wave rushed inside the aircraft carrier but could not be released. As a result, it became bigger and bigger in the back and forth impacts, and finally broke through the deck and rushed out.

Ten seconds after the explosion, a strange scene appeared on the Hermes aircraft carrier.Its deck suddenly bulged upwards, slowly getting higher and higher, until it exploded completely with a bang.The bridge and deck were completely torn apart, and the entire aircraft carrier turned into a huge hole. Obviously, the high temperature ignited the stored ammunition, which eventually caused a violent explosion.As a large amount of seawater surged in, the aircraft carrier quickly sank to the bottom of the sea.

The victory in the first battle greatly boosted the morale of the pilots, and the attack aircraft rushed even more fiercely.Soon the torpedo planes also achieved results. The density of torpedoes fired one after another was extremely high, and it was impossible for those heavy warships to dodge all of them.Fortunately, those cruisers and destroyers blocked the gun holes, so that several large ships survived. Although several torpedoes were detonated by machine guns in advance, the Saar fleet still lost three cruisers and seven destroyers.

When another wave of torpedo planes released torpedoes, the number of auxiliary ships was much smaller, and they could no longer intercept every torpedo.In the end, two torpedoes were missed, and the battlecruiser Repulse on this side was hit directly.

As an old ship from World War I, it is also a thin-skinned battle cruiser with extremely poor anti-sinking capabilities.Although the two torpedoes hit on the side of the side would not sink this large ship of more than 3 tons.But the hull had already tilted fifteen degrees, and the speed quickly dropped.

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Because the hull was tilted fifteen degrees, the anti-aircraft guns on one side could not be used due to insufficient firing range, and a lot of holes appeared in the perfect air defense circle immediately.Taking advantage of this loophole, dive bombers landed rapidly and continued to attack the aircraft carrier.However, at this time the attack fleet had already lost a lot, and more than one-third of the aircraft were shot down.Although the pilots mostly survived because the cockpits were equipped with armor, the attack capability was greatly weakened.

The surviving pilots did not give up, and the only planes with ammunition descended one after another and began to drop bombs.Those planes that had dropped all their ammunition did not leave. They circled near the Saar fleet, hoping to disperse some enemy firepower for the attacking teammates.

Lieutenant General Cunningham heaved a sigh of relief after the battle had reached this level. It seemed that this wave of offensive was blocked.Although the Hercules sank and the Counterattack was damaged, overall the damage was not significant.When the air battle at sea came to an end, he planned to send an attack fleet to attack the Hualan aircraft carrier battle group.

Wait until the opponent's carrier-based aircraft is running out of fuel and launching an attack when it is landing, and it will inevitably receive good results.If he can sink the opponent's aircraft carrier, he will be sure of victory.Cunningham calculated in his mind when the fighter jets from Diego Garcia Island would arrive. As long as they were there, he would be able to strike back with confidence.

At this time, a watchman suddenly shouted: "There are planes flying from the south, and there should be a lot of them."

"They're coming." Lieutenant General Cunningham's eyes lit up when he heard this. He knew that shore-based aircraft had better performance than carrier-based aircraft. If these aircraft were allowed to join the battle, his chances of winning would be greatly increased.

Looking at the aircraft fleet getting closer, Cunningham smiled and raised his binoculars. He wanted to see how his mighty fleet defeated the Hualan Air Force.

Looking at those planes with binoculars, Cunningham couldn't help but frown.The figures of those planes were a little strange, as if they had never been seen in China.When his eyes saw the dazzling red five-pointed star emblem, his heart shrank suddenly: "It's a Hualan Air Force plane, it's too bad."

While Cunningham was speaking, the group of planes had already arrived over the fleet. This was precisely the attacking group that was missed due to being lost, and turned around to find it.After they broke up with the fighter group, in order not to miss it here, they lowered their flight altitude to 500 meters, and only then did they discover Cunningham's fleet in time.

The aircraft performance of the new attack fleet is not the same as that of the previous batch. As the new generation of attack aircraft of Hualan Kingdom, the Haihong [-] dive bomber uses the same engine as the Haijian [-], although because of the drag coefficient The maximum level flight speed of this aircraft is only [-] kilometers per hour, but it can carry [-] tons of bombs, which can be described as extremely powerful.The four [-]mm self-defense cannons are enough to dwarf fighter jets from all over the world, and they are also enough to make the crew on the deck want to die.

The Haiyu [-] torpedo plane also has good performance. Although its load capacity is only [-] tons, it is enough for the Hongying [-] heavy torpedo mounted on it.Because of the reduced weight, its maximum level flight speed has also been increased to [-] kilometers per hour.Two [-]mm self-defense cannons are arranged one after the other, which can make the tail-biting enemy planes feel like they are dying.

When these two extremely fast planes appeared in the sky, Cunningham's face was extremely gray.A Haibo-[-] bomber descended rapidly, aimed at the deck of the aircraft carrier, and dropped bombs immediately.Each Haibo-[-] dive bomber carries three one-ton high-explosive bombs.

The three bombs fell at the same time, separated by a certain distance, which expanded the attack range of the bombs and made it more difficult for the battleship to dodge.The first bomber quickly dropped its bombs, then broke away at a very fast speed and flew into the air.

Immediately afterwards, the second dive bomber landed again. These bombers lined up in neat formation and dropped bombs one after another on the two aircraft carriers.Such bombing efficiency and coverage area left the two aircraft carriers with nowhere to hide.Soon bombs hit the deck one after another.

Although the Glory-class aircraft carrier had deck armor, it could not withstand the attack of a ton of heavy bombs. The two aircraft carriers were quickly hit and sank after being hit by fire, explosion, and counterattack followed by a second round of torpedo attacks.With the sound of a violent explosion, the angle of inclination of the Retaliation gradually expanded, and the entire hull finally turned over and fell upside down on the sea.

The Saar ships were sunk one after another, which not only severely damaged morale, but also caused fatal loopholes in the air defense network.Soon one after another heavy torpedoes rushed towards the Saar battleship like wild horses running wild.The battleship Warspite also failed to escape the fate of being sunk, but the battleship was finally hit by three one-ton high-explosive bombs and five heavy torpedoes before it went deep into the bottom of the sea helplessly.

At this time, Lieutenant General Cunningham did not have time to rescue those sunken friendly ships, because his ship, which was also the flagship of the entire fleet, the Prince of Wales, was also under intensive attacks.

The Prince of Wales has been modernized, and the anti-aircraft artillery fire on the ship is so fierce that the attack planes dare not approach it.Seeing that the attack fleet was about to run out of ammunition, but the Prince of Wales was still not sunk, the pilots were extremely anxious.

At this moment, the four attack planes that had been cruising at high altitude began to lower their altitude upon seeing this.During the offensive operation just now, these planes have been on standby at high altitude.The reason they didn't take part in the attack was that these pilots were on a secret mission to experiment with new weapons.

This new type of weapon is called an air-launched anti-ship missile, and it is the latest product of Hualan State's military industry department.The missile number is C101, and it is called Eagle Strike 1 to the outside world. This is Hualanguo's first-generation airborne anti-ship missile. It is 3.82 meters long, 0.47 meters in diameter, has an effective range of 2.2 kilometers, and weighs 550 kilograms.Using a small rocket engine with a thrust of 260 kilograms, the maximum speed can reach 295 meters per second.The warhead using [-] kg of RDX explosives is detonated by a mechanical detonator, and its damage capability is quite amazing.

The most important thing about missiles is naturally the guidance device. Before the development of higher-performance magnetrons, centimeter-wave radars cannot be developed, and it continues to be difficult for radars to be reduced to the extent that they can be fitted into air-launched weapons, so radar guidance cannot be implemented.For this reason, Zhao Shouhong equipped this missile with an alternative seeker, radio guidance and infrared guidance.

Radio guidance is controlled by the weapon operator in the back seat of the aircraft, using radio waves to control the wings to change the flight attitude of the missile, so as to achieve the result of correcting the trajectory and aligning it with the target.Infrared guidance is mostly used for short-range combat bombs in the air-to-air missile types of later generations, because later generations are jet fighters, and the infrared signature of the tail nozzle of the aircraft is extremely large. The infrared seeker can directly find the largest infrared signature and give it wreck.

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In today's era, countries are still generally equipped with propeller aircraft, and infrared guidance is almost useless. However, before radar guidance was difficult to achieve, Zhao Shouhong found a place for it to play, that is, anti-ship missiles.In a fierce air attack on a ship, the surrounding propeller planes are not enough to attract the attention of the infrared seeker, but the chimney of the warship with black smoke becomes the place with the largest infrared target, which just gives infrared guidance a place to play.

At this time, the trained pilots drove the Haibo 2 dive bomber straight down from high altitude, and rushed towards the battleship Prince of Wales, which was spraying wildly.Experimenting with new weapons requires accurate battlefield data and absolute safety. Therefore, during the melee, the four test aircraft did not join the battle group.It wasn't until this time that the Saar fleet was completely wiped out, leaving only the flagship Prince of Wales, and they launched an attack.

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