Traveling through 1937, I came to fight against the Kwantung Army

morning,

9:22,

South of Yokosuka,

150 nautical miles!

On the high seas!

On the USS Forrestal,

The commander of the carrier-based aircraft, Lieutenant Commander Hansen, spoke in a low voice with a dull expression and difficulty.

"Captain, a total of 63 carrier-based aircraft were sent out, but only 8 returned! Haizhou's fighter planes are not only supersonic aircraft, but also equipped with air-to-air missiles like ours. Each of their aircraft carries four missiles, and their performance is not inferior to ours at all!"

"How many planes did the other side lose?"

"According to calculations, it's only about half of ours!"

Captain Stroh listened to the report patiently, his eyes froze instantly, as if time stood still, and his movements and thoughts were paused.

His originally rosy face turned pale in an instant, his lips trembled slightly but he could not make a sound. Then, his pupils dilated sharply, and his body trembled slightly involuntarily, as if he was fixed by an invisible force, his eyes were full of disbelief, and he stood there like a sculpture.

"How is this possible? Haizhou's air-to-air missiles are better than ours?"

After coming to his senses, Stroh subconsciously grasped the railing in front of him with both hands, and the veins on his arms bulged. His brows were tightly knitted into the shape of a "川" character, his face was full of anxiety and pain, and he kept shaking his head, as if he didn't want to believe this cruel reality.

"Captain, we may have misjudged the enemy situation. If we want to successfully bomb Yokosuka, we will need at least 500 planes!"

Stroh gave a wry smile.

"Haha, bomb Yokosuka? Even if we destroy the base of Haizhou and both aircraft carriers, what can we do? They still have more than a dozen aircraft carriers and thousands of planes!"

Stroh felt a severe headache and slowly closed his eyes. This battle was really too reckless! Before the war, everyone was optimistic and believed that with air-to-air missiles, they would be able to easily seize air superiority.

When it came to actual combat, the result was unexpected!

Stroh suddenly remembered something. Why did the British and French fighters claim that they could gain a great advantage over the Haizhou fighters? He felt that something was wrong.

However, the piercing alarm sounded throughout the ship in an instant, interrupting his thoughts!

"Captain, radar operator reporting! Large surface target spotted! Azimuth 135 degrees, distance 210 nautical miles! Target's RCS is out of the norm, initially judged to be a large ship!"

"Keep tracking!"

"Yes!"

"War Situation Room! SPS-6B captured a high-intensity echo in the south direction. The RCS of a single target reached square meters, which is consistent with the characteristics of an aircraft carrier! The target speed is 34 knots, heading 030!"

The staff officer immediately marked the nautical chart with a slide rule and hammered a red acrylic pin into the target's initial position.

Captain Stroh rushed into the CIC in two steps. The tactical plotting board on the battle chart table had lit up with a red warning light. He leaned over and stared at the increasingly intensified radar echo.

"Order, carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft take off and confirm the nature of the target!"

"Captain, there is only one target now, it shouldn't be an aircraft carrier!"

"Wait for the reconnaissance plane to report the results! Adjust the course, head towards the enemy ship, and prepare for battle!"

"Yes!"

"Jingbo Lake!" On the battleship,

Bridge command room!

Captain Jiang Xiaofan looked at the radar screen, his face flushed with excitement. He patted the radar soldier on the shoulder and said,

"Are you sure it's a US aircraft carrier battle group?"

The radar soldier pointed at the seven bright spots on the screen and said,

"Captain, I can confirm it!"

The Jingpo Lake was only modified last month and is equipped with the latest shipborne radar with a detection range of up to 280 nautical miles!

So, they discovered the USS Forrestal more than an hour in advance!

Jiang Xiaofan knew in his heart that today was the most critical day in his military career. Was the concept of big guns and big ships that he had been pursuing outdated? This would be put to the test!

The navy of Haizhou State only has this one battleship, which was captured from the British, and the naval shipyard has no plans to build new battleships!

Because the battleship mode has been abandoned by all the senior executives and captains, only Jiang Xiaofan loves it unwaveringly!

"Keep accelerating and move towards the US aircraft carrier battle group!" Jiang Xiaofan gave the order in a deep voice!

The USS Forrestal,

10:08,

Bridge Room,

"Captain, the distance between the two sides is only 130 nautical miles!"

"Report, the reconnaissance plane sent a message, the enemy ship should be a battleship! According to the intelligence, it should be the only battleship of the Haizhou Navy, Jingbo Lake, which was captured from the British!"

A relaxed smile appeared on Stroh's face, and he gritted his teeth and said,

"In 30 minutes, launch the 1st and 2nd torpedo squadrons and the 2nd fighter squadron and prepare to attack! Make sure to sink the Jingbo Lake!"

He looked at the boundless sea and felt anxious. After the disastrous defeat in Yokosuka, he urgently needed a victory to boost morale!

American pilot Ricky flew his A-4 Skyhawk attack aircraft into the air, with eight 8mm rockets in the launch pod under his belly and two 127kg bombs on the wings!

As the latest generation of low-altitude penetration attack aircraft of the US Navy, the Sky Hawk urgently needs a thorough actual combat victory to prove itself!

After flying in formation in the blue sky for more than ten minutes!

11:36,

Ricky saw the huge figure of Jingbo Lake appear on the sea level.

It lies quietly on the sea like a black steel fortress, exuding a majesty that no one dares to underestimate.

"Attention all teams, launch attacks separately!" The order from the squadron leader came through the headset!

Ricky quickly dispersed with the formation. He stared at the target, his finger on the bomb button, waiting for the best time to attack.

However, just as he was about to press the button, a large flash of fire suddenly appeared on the battleship.

At first, he thought it was a conventional naval gun firing, but then dozens of objects with bright tail flames rose into the sky from the ship and flew towards the US aircraft group at an unprecedented speed and trajectory.

His eyes widened, completely shocked by the scene before him, his mind went blank, what kind of new weapon was this?

Before Ricky could react, a weapon like this flew towards his fighter. He frantically pulled the joystick, trying to dodge. Just as it approached the fighter, there was a sudden "boom" and the weapon exploded in the air.

Countless shrapnel rained down on the plane, his fighter plane shook violently, and the alarm sounded wildly in his ears. He was forced to press the seat ejection button!

Ricky then realized that this thing was actually equipped with a radio proximity fuse, and could cause huge damage without even a direct hit.

The US military aircraft fleet was already in chaos.

Ship-to-air missiles shuttled through the aircraft group like deadly ghosts.

Every explosion was accompanied by shrapnel flying across the sky, and fighter planes were hit one after another. Some fighter planes instantly caught fire and fell into the sea with long trails of black smoke;

Some were directly disintegrated by missiles in the air, with fragments scattered everywhere. The sounds of explosions and cries for help intertwined, and the originally neat and orderly attack formation was completely broken.