Azur Lane Are You Sure This is Really the Admiral?

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"Hey... It turns out that our opponent in this exercise is really only Essex." The pink-haired and flat-chested little Gaga showed a regretful look on her face. "I thought this exercise would be able to face the thief who stole my original appearance!" As if he was still thinking about Wang Bo's subordinate Saratoga, he stood on the sea and sorted out the ship's equipment in his cabin. She seemed unsatisfied with the result. "After this exercise is over, I will challenge her alone, hum!"

"Don't be careless. Although there is only Essex on the regular aircraft carrier, the destroyer Lafite is not easy to mess with. I investigated some of the records and found that the current Lafite is strong enough to kill us in an instant. It's gone." Independence, as the flagship, reminded several people. "Kork, Hobby, you two just need to try your best to deal with Lafite for a while, and hold her back. After we solve Essex, we will send a carrier-based aircraft formation to help you deal with Lafite. .”

"Shangri-La, what do you think of the choice made by Essex this time?" Bunker Hill asked Shangri-La. "As far as I'm concerned, I can't understand why she would choose to use one against four. This is no different from surrender...Why our first ship is so reckless..." Bunker Hill There was a rare look of disappointment on his face.

"Perhaps Essex also has some difficulties..." After answering towards Bunker Hill, Shangri-La looked at the two carrier-based aircraft that the enterprise used as a start signal in the sky, which was getting closer and closer. , At the moment when the two passed by, Shangri-La immediately ejected the F6F fighter that he was using for reconnaissance from the deck.Glancing at several colleagues who were also standing in the scouting net, the corners of Shangri-la's mouth turned up slightly due to the sense of trust among comrades.

"Start the search according to the plan, and report immediately after finding the figure of Essex or the carrier-based aircraft group!"

Compared with Independence and the others who were busy carrying out orders, Essex had a calm expression on his face. It seemed that it was because he had been abused too much by those aircraft carrier mothers recently. Kex didn't seem to be feeling any tension at the moment.

The game has started...Looking at Lafite Essex, who was standing beside him, who also didn't have much expression, he said, "Laffey... just leave this exercise to me. Go and rest." After unfolding the aviation deck, Essex raised all his carrier-based aircraft into the sky with a single mind.

One person against six players, or in a cooperative battle?Lafite, who was about to leave, turned his head and looked at Essex with a look of surprise in his eyes, "Is there any problem?" Lafite asked worriedly to Essex, who had a strange expression for some reason.However, no response was received.

so amazing!Even after releasing so many carrier-based aircraft, I can still clearly feel the trajectory of each of them. What's even more strange is that I seem to be able to fine-tune each of them!Although it can't do any difficult flying maneuvers, it should be no problem for this exercise.

Is this the great benefit of basic training and conditioning?Essex looked thoughtful. "Well, I think I should be able to win." After speaking to Lafite, Essex controlled all his carrier-based aircraft and began to search for the traces of Independence and the others.After seeing this scene, Lafite nodded and embarked on the journey back.

To let Lafite leave?The company that witnessed this situation through the carrier-based aircraft that has not yet left seems to be a little uncertain about what Essex is doing.Taking off all the carrier-based aircraft command in vain increases fuel consumption, and increases the possibility of being explored by the opponent, and if you do this, there is almost no way to face the enemy's sudden attack.

"Found Essex's carrier-based aircraft fleet! The number... thirty! Direction, southwest." After Shangri-La reported the information it had detected to Independence, Shangri-La launched its aviation deck and began to release the carrier-based aircraft. .

"More than 30 planes? In other words, the number of hangars is less than half. Blindly releasing carrier-based aircraft, what is she doing in Essex? Don't care! Kirk and Hobby started marching towards the southwest. Look for Essex on the road, and if you find it, let us know by radio immediately!"

"Understood! Let's set off now~" The two little guys saluted towards Independence and quickly moved on the sea.Looking at the colleagues who released the carrier-based aircraft behind them to escort the two of them, a rare feeling of peace of mind climbed into the hearts of the two of them.

Carrier fleet?And this neat queue seems to be released not long ago.Found the target!Essex, who also spotted a few people, showed a little confidence on his face. After ejecting all his remaining fighter jets from the deck, Essex followed the carrier-based aircraft and started towards the battlefield. sailing.

"Woo... the battle in the sky has already begun." Looking at the entangled carrier aircraft group in the sky, a feeling of surprise climbed into the hearts of Kirk and Huobi.I didn't expect Essex to be so powerful!The carrier-based aircraft of Shangri-La and others often have to damage two or three aircraft before they can shoot down a carrier-based aircraft in Essex. "If it weren't for the large number of people, it seems that we would really lose." Kirk said to Hobby with some fear.It seems that the admiral who can cook delicious food is really good at training ship girls.

However, what puzzled the two of them was that they didn't see Lafite on the way, did they stagger?Just when the two little guys were uncertain whether to return to check the situation or move on, a blurry figure not far away entered the eyes of the two.Light purple double ponytail long hair, it's Essex!And judging from her trajectory, it seemed that she was still approaching the two of them.

shorten the distance?Is this what an aircraft carrier mother should do?Essex's actions left the little ones wondering what was going on. "Hey hey, it's our advantage to be close to the aircraft carrier girl~" Huobie showed a mischievous smile on his face. After checking his torpedo, Huoby signaled Kirk to turn on the communication equipment . "Tell them the information about finding Essex, and I'll go first!" The little guy rushed to Essex where the two of them were skating.

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I didn't expect Essex to be so difficult to deal with. Just more than 30 carrier-based aircraft replaced three times the number of four of them... A trace of solemn expression climbed the brows of Independence.In the battle just now, although Kirk and Huobi were saved, the carrier-based aircraft that were not enough for their own party also perished together with the discovered Essex carrier-based aircraft group. "Get ready for the next batch of carrier-based aircraft." Just as she was giving the order independently, Kirk's cute voice from the radio communication shook her spirits.

"Report! We have found Essex, but we haven't found any trace of Lafite. Now Huobi is ready to launch a drill torpedo towards Essex, and the drill will end soon... hey!!?" Independence, who thought he could hear good news, felt a little wrong. "Woo...don't come here! Hey!!" Kork's miserable begging for mercy in the radio communication and the sound of slight shooting from nowhere made her stunned.

What exactly happened! ?

【Big.Little.Sister.の.Red.Moeful. Pavilion】 2.9.8.3.1.6.3.5.4

Chapter 280 The end of the exercise

What happened?Since the new carrier-based aircraft has not yet arrived on the battlefield, Independence and the others can only judge from the cute screams of Kirk and Hobby on the radio that the two have suffered a disastrous defeat. attack?Independence began to speculate on the battle plan of Essex and Lafite.Using Essex, the main force, as a bait, to attract and annihilate your own vanguard first... careless.

At this moment, Shangri-La, who was carrying out the exploration mission, suddenly froze. "Report, I found Lafite's location, but..." The huge gap between the guess and the actual result made Shangri-La appear confused.Shangri-La continued after seeing Zili and the others turning their gazes to her: "The problem is that Lafite is not on the battlefield, but is approaching her admiral. It seems that Lafite has given up on the drill... After discovering my carrier-based aircraft, I raised my head and waved..."

how can that be!If Lafite wasn't by Essex's side, how could Hobby and Kirk, who were already close to Essex, lose in such a short period of time?It would be great if my carrier-based aircraft could be faster... Independently felt a little self-blame for the loss caused by his lack of intelligence.

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Why... why would a regular aircraft carrier girl do this!Huobi and Kirk hugged each other tearfully, their trembling bodies were stained all over with various paints.Just when Huobie was charging towards Essex just now, when she was about to launch the torpedo, she was caught off guard by a situation that she hadn't expected at all.

Originally, the little guy thought that Essex would release the carrier-based aircraft to interfere with himself while dodging. In this case, with his fairly good skills, he should avoid the one or two carrier-based aircraft released in a hurry. It wasn't a big problem, but in the end...Essex didn't even dodge, and directly deployed all her ship equipment!

Four twin-mounted 127mm cannons, four single-mounted 127mm cannons, and more than 40 20mm Oerlikon cannons were aimed at him in unison!Even the eight quadruple Bofors machine guns originally used for air defense were forcibly lowered and aimed at him.

Before he could recover from his astonishment, he was completely submerged by the overwhelming bullets and artillery fire.Colke, who was still communicating by radio after himself, was also brutally murdered by Essex.You are an aircraft carrier girl!How can there be an aircraft carrier girl chasing elementary school students and shooting them with artillery fire!Can you be a little more normal?

In this case, the remaining opponents are only the four of them alone.Looking at the two primary school students whose values ​​seemed to have been refreshed, Essex sighed helplessly.After all, there are so many machine guns and secondary guns on my ship, it shouldn't be a problem if I use them.

After counting the time, Essex's expression became serious again. The other thing right now is to launch the fighter group into the air as soon as possible. The opponent's carrier-based aircraft group for the second round of attack should arrive soon.Just as Essex was adjusting the type of carrier-based aircraft, the rumbling roar from the sky made her stop her movements, and looked at the densely packed black spots that were getting closer and closer to her. Essex was a little anxious, and he didn't have much time left for himself.

There is no time left for adjustments!After hastily launching more than 20 fighter jets into the air, Essex felt a little tricky looking at the carrier-based aircraft groups that had already entered its attack range. Under the cover of the carrier-based aircraft, he is getting closer and closer.It might be too late with just the eight Bofors machine guns.With the idea of ​​fighting, he leaned his body halfway up and forcibly raised the shooting angle of the Oerlikon cannon, Essex concentrated on watching the carrier aircraft group that was getting closer and closer to him.

Calm down, Essex, you can do it!Essex, who was cheering for himself in his heart, unleashed firepower the moment the carrier-based aircraft group entered his attack range, and the densely packed bullets matched the levels of the twenty or so carrier-based aircraft. Independence and the others were caught off guard.The originally neatly planned echelon air strikes were completely dispersed by the carrier-based aircraft.The sparse fish that slipped through the net were directly judged as destroyed under the firepower distribution of Essex.

Compared with the aircraft carrier under the admiral, I feel so weak... The flight trajectory is extremely predictable, the dodge is not brilliant at all, and Essex, whose pressure has suddenly decreased a lot for no reason, shows a speechless expression .Is this really the ship girl who was training at the same time as me?Essex, who was only hit by one or two stray bullets, cleaned up the buzzing carrier aircraft groups in the sky at an extremely fast speed.

completely annihilated!Obtaining this result, Independence and the others widened their eyes. Right now, the remaining carrier-based aircraft of their own group can only carry out another attack. What is even more difficult to accept is that the air strike just now only caused some scratches on Essex. ...when did Essex's anti-aircraft firepower become so strong? ? ?Is this really the ship girl who was training almost at the same time as us?

"Don't panic, our air strike was only disrupted to give Essex a chance to breathe." Independence comforted the three of them. "Essex used the aviation deck to block several attacks when evading just now. According to the judgment, she can no longer use the aviation deck. In the next round of air strikes, we only need to deal with her remaining ammunition. Exhausted fighters, and then echelon bombing is enough, no matter how powerful her anti-aircraft firepower is, there are times when the machine gun needs to be reloaded, and that is the best time for us to win."

"Bunker Hill, Shangri-La, the two of you and I adjusted all the last carrier-based aircraft used for take-off to fighter jets to shoot down the last dozen or so fighter jets hovering in the sky in Essex. As for Saratoga, the bombing I will leave the task to you, and if we are not as good as Essex in the operation of the compound test carrier-based aircraft, then we will be more specific.” After the order was issued, he immediately opened his own hangar and began to inspect the carrier-based aircraft. The types have been adjusted.

Yes, Essex's aviation deck is no longer usable!Now she is like a fish on the chopping board, if she only needs to scrape off the last defensive scales on her body, she will be slaughtered.Bunker Hill and Shangri-La, which were shocked by the independent reminder, immediately began to adjust, but Saratoga was still hesitating, as if feeling that something had been overlooked.

Such a powerful anti-aircraft firepower... It doesn't look like what the Essex class should have... Then how did she do it?While making adjustments according to Independence's instructions, Little Gaga began to recall the scene just now.About to complete the adjustment, Saratoga suddenly reacted when she saw the 203mm twin guns on her own ship.

Too bad, at least half of the artillery fire used for air defense is not standard anti-aircraft guns, but something like machine guns!Finally realizing why Essex raised her body, she was about to warn Independence and the others when the figure of Essex appearing from behind a small reef not far away made her feel a little desperate.

It seems that the opponent did not intend to use carrier-based aircraft to win the final victory from the very beginning!Just when Saratoga panickedly set up its own 203mm twin guns, the overwhelming barrage enveloped the four of them...

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"The exercise is over, and the winner is Essex!" The company that witnessed the entire exercise through a high-altitude reconnaissance plane announced loudly.The enterprise in shock looked at the returning Essex and the others speechless for a long time.What kind of tactic is this?Aircraft carrier riding face?The company felt that it would not be surprising to see destroyers capable of ultra-long-range strikes under Wang Bo's command in the future.Isn't it just switching positions?This admiral and his ship girls will always come up with some unexpected attack methods.

Finally, after holding back for a long time, the company turned its head to Wang Bo.Then I asked: "Is this what you have trained for Essex during this period? Although the performance of this exercise is really good, but Essex is an aircraft carrier girl... Could it be true Do you let her charge on the front line like this when facing those alien beasts and sirens on the battlefield?"

Essex, who happened to hear the company's questioning, came over. "It's not like this, Senior Enterprise..." Essex, whose face was slightly flushed because of the excitement of the victory, said. "It's just after a period of special training...I feel that there seems to be extra energy to do other things besides operating the carrier-based aircraft. After seeing the secondary guns and anti-aircraft guns on the ship, I will With this plan. And if it is four against one, it is very difficult for me, who is at an absolute disadvantage in the number of carrier-based aircraft, to have a chance of winning, so I have such a battle plan."

"How should I put it... During the month of staying in this fleet, I feel that everyone who is an aircraft carrier mother is very good. Apart from the fine-handed carrier-based aircraft operation skills, almost everyone has their own unique skills. ...I didn't last a minute in any of the drills with them..." Essex looked away a little embarrassed when he said this, and his voice became smaller and smaller. "So I was thinking, is it because my firepower output is not enough...so..."