Chapter 1395 Big Victory
"General, the last carrier-based aircraft has returned! This naval battle is over!" Major General Berger's face was full of smiles.
"Hmm! Are the battle results calculated?" Lieutenant General William Canaris asked.
"General, in this naval battle, we sank three of the islanders' capital ships and severely damaged one. We sank two aircraft carriers and severely damaged the remaining two. We sank four heavy cruisers and severely damaged one Heavy cruiser. It sank 11 light cruisers and more than 20 destroyers." Major General Berger was already familiar with these data.
"Haha, it seems that our results are quite good. The navy of the island country was hit hard again in this battle. This time, it is even more difficult for the navy of the island country to fight us. Maybe we can easily Until the empire wins the European battlefield. At that time, the empire will be able to send a large fleet to the Pacific battlefield." Lieutenant General William Canaris smiled.
"Yes, General. In addition, the pilots of the carrier-based aircraft of the island navy also lost a lot. I think this will weaken the strength of the carrier-based aircraft of the island navy again. If we engage in the next battle, we can easily Beat them," Major General Berger said.
"That's true. Not only are the performance of the islanders' carrier-based aircraft lagging behind ours, but there is also a huge gap in the quality of their pilots. With their pilots suffering heavy losses, the new pilots will not be ours. opponents. Our advantage in this war has become bigger and bigger." Lieutenant General William Canaris said.
"By the way, what about our losses?" Lieutenant General William Canaris asked.
"The battleship formation lost four light cruisers and five destroyers. The losses on our side were mainly carrier-based aircraft. During several attacks, carrier-based aircraft were shot down. They were mainly attacking the islanders. It was shot down by anti-aircraft fire when it was a surface warship. According to the final statistics, we lost a total of 15 carrier-based BF-109 fighter jets, 18 dive bombers and 11 torpedo attack planes." Rear Admiral Berger continued.
Lieutenant General William Canaris couldn't help but frowned. Although, compared with the results achieved by the German Navy, such a loss does not seem to be a big deal. However, the loss of more than forty carrier-based aircraft at one time still made him feel a little distressed. After all, although the number of pilots in Germany is very large, the pilots of carrier-based aircraft are also very precious.
"Find a way to ask for support from the country, and add a batch of carrier-based aircraft and pilots to us! After all, our enemies are still growing. If our eyesight is damaged but cannot be replenished, it may be difficult to fight against them Yes." Lieutenant General William Canaris said.
"General, this should be no problem. Although the country cannot send more navies to reinforce us. However, it should be no problem to add a batch of carrier-based aircraft and pilots to us." Rear Admiral Berger said.
"Is the loss of the air force big? This time we have to thank them well. If the air force hadn't intercepted two batches of carrier-based aircraft of the islanders, our losses would definitely not be small under the crazy attacks of the islanders." Where did you go?" Lieutenant General William Canaris said.
Lieutenant General William Canaris had lingering fears when he thought that the navy of the island country had sent two batches of carrier-based aircraft successively to attack them with a scale of more than 300. If it hadn't been for the 5th aviation group of the Air Force to intercept the carrier-based aircraft group of the island navy, maybe both of their aircraft carriers were sunk. In that case, their losses will be great.
"General, the loss of the air force is not too big, there are about a dozen aircraft losses. The performance of the carrier aircraft of the island navy is too bad, and it is not an opponent of the air force's advanced fighters at all."
"No matter what, we still have to thank the Air Force. When I return to Lion City, I will treat General Hubert Weiser to dinner." Lieutenant General William Canaris said. Lieutenant General Hubert Weiser was the commander of the 5th Aviation Group of the Luftwaffe. The defense zone of the 5th Aviation Group is the entire Nanyang. As for Australia, it is the defense zone of the 6th Aviation Group.
While the German navy and air force were rejoicing for the victory, the island fleet seemed to have collapsed.
A huge task force, more than half of the warships were damaged in battle. In particular, capital ships and aircraft carriers suffered heavy losses. Such a price is not even much less than the previous naval battle. This is undoubtedly a serious blow to the island nation's navy, whose strength has already been damaged.
After Lieutenant General Takasu Shiro arrived on the "Ibuki" aircraft carrier in a seaplane, Lieutenant General Nagumo Chuichi and him began to discuss how to report to the country.
Lieutenant General Takasu Shiro has always had a lump in his heart that the aircraft carrier team did not send fighter jets to reinforce him. But when he saw that the aircraft carrier team also suffered heavy losses, he was relieved. After all, the aircraft carrier team was already unable to protect itself.
"Nagumo-kun, it's impossible to hide it. Let's report directly to Commander Yamamoto! We have done our best in this battle. It's not because we are greedy and afraid of death, but because the Germans are too powerful. That's why there is such a loss." Lieutenant General Takasu Shiro said.
"Okay, Takasu-kun." Lieutenant General Chuichi Nagumo nodded. Such a huge loss cannot be concealed. It's just that Lieutenant General Nagumo Chuichi didn't know how to deal with them when the country learned of such a loss. Now, they are all left to their fate.
Island country, Kure port naval base. Combined Fleet Commander General Yamamoto Fifty-Six is here to inspect the construction progress of several major aircraft carriers and battleships of the Navy.
"Your Excellency, Commander, according to the current progress, the navy will have five refitted aircraft carriers in service in three months. By the second half of the year, more aircraft carriers and capital ships will be in service. By then, the strength of the navy will be further enhanced Upgrade!" Said Lieutenant Admiral Seiichi Iwamura, head of the Naval Headquarters of the island nation.
Admiral Yamamoto Fifty-Six nodded. He knew that if the navy of the island country wanted to defeat the German navy on the Pacific battlefield, it had to have more aircraft carriers and battleships. Fortunately, the scale of warship construction of the island nation's navy is now very large, and the further strengthening of the island nation's navy can be expected.
"After these aircraft carriers and battleships are in service, we will have the capital to fight the German fleet. Moreover, we will have an overwhelming advantage!" Admiral Yamamoto Fifty-Six said confidently.
