Chapter 2189: Full deck defense one
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After investigating the damage done by the Americans, Earl Spey and others did not return to their warships, but spent the night in the guest rooms provided by the Americans. Because the rehearsal project on the second day will be the most important air interception! That's right, it is an air interception. As Ma Jifen expected, the Germans did not expect the Independence at a critical moment to achieve high output, and it was enough to perform reconnaissance and air defense missions! After all, you are facing 4 aircraft carriers of the British Navy!
The exercise started very early the next day. At 4 o'clock in the morning, the German and American naval officers and soldiers gathered together. After eating a hearty breakfast. (At least the earl thinks so. The American food standard seems to be high from the Germans. Just as the food standard of the U.S. Army is higher than that of the British and French Army in history, the food standard of the U.S. Navy is also higher than that of the German Navy during the war. Some, this is another point where the German Navy is inferior to the Americans!) General Sims introduced today's exercise to Earl Spey.
"Today's exercise is mainly divided into two parts. The first part is how to find a fleet sailing on the ocean. At this point, we regard your navy fleet as an imaginary enemy, and our reconnaissance plane is responsible for detecting and determining the position, and conduct one. Guidance operations. The second part is air defense drills. Your air force (take off from a French coastal airport.) will act as an imaginary enemy and then conduct a simulated interception experiment." Sims said.
"In order to make this exercise closer to actual combat, our seaplane will intercept your reconnaissance fleet and guide the fleet. As for the air defense exercise, our torpedo attack aircraft will be responsible for throwing torpedoes without a warhead. Pay attention to this exercise. This is probably our last comprehensive rehearsal before the war," Earl Spey said.
"Very well, if there is no objection, shall we start?" Sims asked.
"It's time to start." Count Spey nodded in agreement. And then, with the issuance of the exercise order, the aircraft carrier Independence and the destroyer detachment left the anchorage, and at the same time, the ground crew on the aircraft carrier began to get busy.
With the opening of the rolling shutters on the side of the hangar, a large amount of air was transported to the inside of the hangar. A group of ground crews began to warm up the engine. This process usually lasts 20 to 30 minutes. At the same time, on the flight deck, the ground crew began to fill the aircraft moored on the deck with fuel and ammunition.
This time the Germans noticed the extreme operation of the Americans. The placement of some planes can be described as “thrilling”. The two front wheels of the plane are on the deck, and a guide rail extends from the deck. The rear wheels are fixed on the guide rails, that is to say, half of the aircraft is actually suspended off the deck! The wheels and wings of the aircraft were fixed to the mooring holes by ropes. With an order, small vehicles carried ammunition and fuel to the aircraft for replenishment. After the oil bombs were loaded, these aircraft were neatly arranged in the take-off standby area on the deck, and then slightly fixed. At this time, the wings of all airplanes are folded.
"The elevator raises the plane at about 90 seconds. It's a little slower." Su Xiong put down the stopwatch in his hand and said to Earl Spey next to him.
"However, the Americans are still very efficient in their maintenance and supply, and their efficiency is about the same as our aircraft carrier detachment." Earl Spey said.
"That's because they were just supplying fighter jets, instead of putting torpedoes and bombs on the bombers." Su Xiong snorted. "But the Americans have the right idea, to make the most of the deck area and the flexibility of the open hangar. It should be enough to deal with this battle."
By 6:30 in the morning, all the planes were ready. At this time, more than 40 various planes were parked on the deck of Independence, and the number of planes exceeded more than half of the total number of aircraft! Following the take-off order, the windshield at the front of the deck was lowered, and the Independence also entered a headwind heading. The speed of the entire warship was accelerated to 22 knots, and the combined wind speed was above 28 knots! At this time, the strong wind has made it difficult for the people on the deck to move.
"Let's start!" With the take-off order, the first batch of 12 reconnaissance planes took off to enter the take-off runway. The Americans' take-off speed was also good, taking off an aircraft in an average of 1 minute. After takeoff, 12 planes spread out to the target direction, each plane taking into account the fan-shaped area of about 7 degrees. The second batch of 12 fighters took off. They will perform air combat patrol missions, which are the so-called CAP missions in later generations. The remaining more than 20 fighters remained on the deck. There is no alternative. The time spent in the air of single-engine fighters in this era is really touching. There are a lot of going out, and Independence does not have so many planes to rotate!
"The fleet turns left with 2 compass points and sails at a speed of 15 knots." The so-called Zhaomaohuahu, there are more exercises, Sims still has tactical literacy, because it is a confrontational exercise, so after the release of fighters~www.wuxiaspot .com~ Sims decided to leave the battlefield temporarily, because according to the setting, the incoming direction of the imaginary enemy fleet and the imaginary enemy fleet should be the same. After all, the British aircraft carrier and the large fleet act together in actual combat. Therefore, after the aircraft carrier Independence released the aircraft, it decisively chose to flee.
"Today is a good weather. We should be able to find each other soon. The smoke from the coal-burning battleship is very heavy. We don't even need to see the fleet itself, just see the smoke plume above the fleet." On an American reconnaissance plane, The radio operator in the back seat said lightly.
"Lower the altitude, we have to fly under the clouds." The observer in the middle said. Perhaps, the Americans’ luck is indeed good today. Soon after the plane flew under the clouds, a column of smoke appeared in the Americans’ vision. But unfortunately, the Americans have not been happy for long. A German plane Suddenly out of the clouds, and the pontoon below the latter's body clearly indicated its identity-this is a German seaplane!
"Damn! This guy is really cunning!" According to the agreement of the exercise, when the opponent bit at the 12 o'clock position and approached within 300 yards, the bitten aircraft was judged to be shot down. The German fighters arrived at a very good time, and the Americans did not even have time to send a complete telegram.
"It seems that there is something wrong with the No. 4 reconnaissance plane." A few minutes later, an American military officer took a telegram and reported to Sims.
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