Azur Lane: The Tragic Admiral’s Azur Life

Under the premise that the control skills of both sides are equivalent, the battle between carrier-based aircraft actually does not have too many bells and whistles.

After all, unlike conventional games between aircraft carriers, carrier-based aircraft are not controlled by humans but by the will of the aircraft carrier mother. Therefore, the cooperation between each other and the safe distance can be controlled extremely well.

Whether it is Akagi Kaga in the first battle or York City who has returned now, as the ship girls of the same family, they all have rich experience and extremely high standards in combat.

Therefore, the advantages and disadvantages between carrier-based aircraft are most intuitive in the first round of combat.

First Air Battle was very confident in its carrier-based aircraft, and the two characters naturally did not retreat, and the same was true of York City, so the carrier-based aircraft of both sides fought almost head-on.

However, as soon as they made contact, the situation was like an egg hitting a stone.

The carrier-based aircraft of Akagi and Kaga were ruthlessly destroyed. Neither Akagi nor Kaga expected that the battle would turn out like this.

York City's batch of carrier-based aircraft showed combat effectiveness that far exceeded expectations. Both the accuracy and frequency of attacks far exceeded them, and York City's control over the carrier-based aircraft also exceeded theirs. As expected, the superposition of the two directly turned the battle into a one-sided situation.

York City was one against two, and in the blink of an eye they had the upper hand and seized control of the air.

As subsequent carrier-based aircraft arrived at the battlefield ahead, Akagi and Kaga had to stop their forward speed and instead maneuver to avoid attacks from bombers and torpedo planes.

It's not like they haven't fought against White Eagle's ship girls before, and they know a lot about Yorktown class and Essex class.

But the strength of York City's carrier-based aircraft is obviously far from their understanding.

Although the two responded quickly, for their level, in such a limited exercise environment, the short-term loss of air supremacy was enough to cause them to lose a lot.

York City relied on the advantage in the number of carrier-based aircraft to suppress Akagi Kaga for a while, and soon, during the investigation of Akagi's reconnaissance plane, she discovered something that surprised her even more.

Yang Sikang's command ship is heading towards them!

"York City has the advantage, but is he himself approaching us?"

Akagi still had a smile on her face. Although she and Kaga were now at a disadvantage, the current situation for them was not beyond their expectations.

Not only were they not discouraged by York City's unexpected strength, but they were even more excited because of it.

As for Yang Sikang's command ship, although the ship's air defense is very strong, it is not impossible to fight against it.

Kaga did not hesitate to launch torpedo planes in the direction of the command ship, and Akagi also added a few carrier-based aircraft just to be on the safe side.

But in general, they still didn't pay much attention to the command ship rushing over.

Everyone else's attention was also on York City's side. York City's one versus two situation almost silenced the onlookers.

White Eagle's York City class has always been the company's most famous name. However, today, although the current ship equipment is no longer York City class, York City still allows everyone to see how powerful she is now.

As the person involved, York City smiled and was also a little surprised.

Her carrier-based aircraft are like arms and fingers, and their maneuverability can cause great interference to Akagi and Kaga's joint attacks in air combat.

The battle gradually became stalemate, but soon the other side surprised people again.

Because the command ship came from the side, it detoured some distance.

The turning process is where torpedo bombers are most likely to perform and hit their targets, and Akagi and Kaga did exactly that.

However, the torpedo was intercepted midway.

When the water pillars exploded dozens of meters away from the command ship, and when the command ship suddenly began to accelerate and complete the turn to avoid the remaining fish, the people who discovered this suddenly burst out into commotion.

As the person involved, Akagi Kaga was the more surprised party, but then... the main gun on the command ship suddenly opened fire.

The firepower of that main gun is obviously stronger than that of a conventional main gun. The most important thing is that the attack comes too fast.

In addition, the command ship has now come to the side after circling around. Even if it is just the main gun of the light cruiser, one round of firing will also cause a lot of interference to them.

"How did you do it……"

Although Akagi was surprised, there was no time for her to think about those issues now.

Because of their forward charge at the beginning of the war, and the fact that York City took the initiative to slowly approach during this period, the distance between the two sides has now been shortened by nearly half compared to the beginning of the exercise.

The shorter distance means that the carrier-based aircraft has less room for adjustment after flying out, and there are higher requirements for the controllability of the carrier and the flexibility of the carrier-based aircraft itself.

To put it more bluntly - this distance is no longer the advantageous attack distance in a battle.

The flexibility advantage of Yorktown's carrier-based aircraft becomes more obvious at short distances. Her carrier-based aircraft need to adjust the distance shorter, take off and recover faster, and have a higher hit rate in attacks.

At the same time, there was a light cruiser on the side that interfered with them while avoiding the attack.

It's distant, yet so slippery that it doesn't look like a ship being controlled by an ordinary person.

And the terrifying anti-aircraft firepower made him a little unscrupulous, and sudden bursts from time to time could cause some small losses to the carrier-based aircraft on Akagi and Kaga's side.

The two men in the First Air Battle tried to distance themselves, but how could the side that already had the upper hand and had the initiative let them retreat?

The battle situation became more and more unfavorable to them, and Akagi's expression became more and more serious.

But at this moment, the bystander, Shen Tong narrowed his eyes.

There are still opportunities, but you still need to wait patiently.

Finally, at a certain moment, Akagi suddenly released a large number of fighter jets in one breath, temporarily repelling Yorktown's carrier-based aircraft within a few seconds. At the same time, Kaga suddenly turned around, accelerated, and covered his face with a mask.

Kaga went straight to the command ship!

Although Akagi and Kaga are both aircraft carriers, the ship girls themselves are not without combat capabilities.

As long as the ship's equipment is unfolded, the physical fitness and strength of the ship girl should be measured according to the level of the ship.

Both Akagi and Kaga are aircraft carriers, but Yang Sikang's command ship is nothing more than a light cruiser.

What's more, carrier-based aircraft can also be launched at extremely short distances. Although anti-aircraft guns can defend against air, they...

"If you release shikigami in front of you, or even on the opponent's deck to release carrier-based aircraft, how will those anti-aircraft guns work?"

Outside the training ground, Shen Tong murmured softly, but the look in his eyes did not relax at all.

But her words undoubtedly brought hope to the girls of the Shige Sakura ship beside her. They watched intently as Kaga passed through the attack blockage of fighter jets and quickly approached the command ship.

York City constantly tried to block Kaga's progress, but after dealing with Akagi and then attacking Kaga, the intensity naturally became weaker.

Kaga asked the carrier-based aircraft to move forward with her around her, and the command ship was already in sight.