Chapter 2198                                                            �

"Damn it! What's going on?!" Just as Betty was thinking about the loopholes in his attack plan, the warship suddenly made a bell! And when he heard the sound, it was clearly an alarm for an air strike!

"Damn it, where did the air strikes come from?!" Betty walked to the window and looked up to the sea. After a few minutes, he clearly saw several planes approaching the fleet quickly. Then, the destroyers surrounding the aircraft carrier began to drive the attacking planes with dense firepower. But even so, there was still an aircraft approaching Betty's flagship Ark Royal. At this moment, Betty clearly saw this plane - definitely not a seaplane, because there was no float, and it was a bit like a single-engine attack aircraft equipped by some kind of Luftwaffe!

So, a terrible prediction popped out of Betty's mind - the other party had an aircraft carrier! At this moment, Betty seemed to feel the malice of the whole world.

"It seems that I have underestimated my opponent." Betty muttered anxiously. Jericho predicted that the German high seas fleet might have aircraft carriers. Betty agreed with this, but he never expected that Earl Spey's squadron also had aircraft carriers! This joke was a bit big! The telegram sent before the first V1500 long-range patrol aircraft was shot down mentioned that the other party did not have a float, and Betty stubbornly believed that the other party was using a catapult aircraft. But now he saw the landing gear of this German attack aircraft with his own eyes, which was obviously a carrier-based aircraft! And this sudden discovery caught Betty off guard!

The second v1500 was not found before being shot down. The reason was very simple. Although the US and German fleets operated together, considering the fragility of the aircraft carrier, when sailing normally, the aircraft carriers were organized separately to the west of the German fleet. Because the German fleet was large in size, it was easier to find that even if it was attacked, the opponent would generally attack the German fleet that was closer rather than attacking the Americans. In this era, there was no so-called combat training for only aircraft carriers. In addition, the second v1500 bomber flew very carefully and left the German fleet far away. Therefore, under the shadow of the fleet and the smoke emitted, the aircraft did not find the USS Independent aircraft carrier...

Now Betty's mind is in a mess. He is not thinking about where the German aircraft carriers came from, but how many aircraft carriers are there on the other side? Will they also attack themselves while launching an attack... After all, the previous question is not something that can be confused now, and the latter question directly concerns itself, and even the entire fleet's life and death!

To be honest, at this time, when facing air strikes, Betty was somewhat weak... The reason is very simple. In the previous plan, Betty's aircraft carrier team was operating with the main force of the large fleet. The huge battleship group of the large fleet can help Betty share a lot of aviation attacks, and relying on the seaplanes carried by the large fleet and the firepower of the escort warships is enough to resolve a considerable scale of attacks. But now it is different. Thomas's fast fleet is next to him, and half of the seaplanes of Thomas' fleet have been released to find opponents! The remaining number of seaplanes in available states is expected to be no more than 10! 10 seaplanes intercept the opponents? What are you thinking?

Betty has a considerable feeling about the fragility of aircraft carriers. It is possible that a bomb can lose its combat effectiveness. What is the difference between an aircraft carrier without aviation capabilities and a salted fish? Now, the only thing Betty can do is rely on himself.

"It is recommended to leave some fighter jets for air defense." At this time, Thomas sent a signal to Betty. However, it was difficult for Betty to make this decision, because the previous 100 aircraft were already close to the minimum attack aircraft group, with only 40 fighter jets. If it was cut, it would be suspected that there would be insufficient use. Who knows how many aircraft carriers the Spee fleet has? Without enough cover for fighter jets, would the Germans fight turkey?

But if part of the escort fleet is not drawn to perform air alert missions, what if the German bombers flew over, what if Betty would do?! After the first wave of aircraft fleet is released, they can naturally prepare fighter jets immediately, but what if there is no time?! Who knows when the German bombers will come?!

"Appointment, draw out 15 fighter jets to perform fleet air defense missions, and then the fleet takes off quickly. After the first-wheel aircraft group is deployed, the fighter jets will be prepared to deal with the opponent's air strikes at any time!" Finally, Betty issued a seemingly inappropriate order...

This order is actually easy to understand. The remaining seaplanes of the 15 fighters and Thomas fleet were first pushed on, and then they quickly took off the fighters to supplement their defense. But no matter what, the cover group of 40 fighters was cut off half of it! This made the British pilot who was preparing to launch an attack on the sea feel cold......

However, just after Betty released all the planes on the deck, while flying at low speed over the fleet waiting for the attack information, good news made Betty come back from his previous depression and fear. The seaplane sent by Thomas successfully discovered the traces of the German fleet! It was confirmed that the other party had only one aircraft carrier! And the deck of this aircraft carrier was full of planes!

"Strike immediately! Kill them!" Betty said excitedly. After confirming the general position of the German fleet, the British attack aircraft group set off. However, until now, Betty still has not determined whether to attack the aircraft carrier first or fight the battleship first. At the same time, he has not allocated the 15 fighter jets he had transferred to the attack aircraft group.

Afterwards, Betty explained this: "The distance between the two sides was only about 35 nautical miles. We found each other. Although the Germans only had one aircraft carrier, the number of aircraft carriers seemed to be relatively large, and there were only 15 aircraft over the fleet to perform air defense missions. I could not leave my fleet empty." This explanation was just a matter of fact, but what Betty could not have imagined was that the Germans had no intention of using carrier-based aircraft to attack the British fleet. All aircraft on the deck of the Independence were used for defense! The aircraft in the hangar were also used for defense!

So, if the seaplanes taken off in the German fleet were included, the number of aircraft used for defense this time for the Spee fleet was no less than the British offensive fleet. And considering that Betty reduced another 15 fighter jets, so, from the perspective of God, it seems that the situation is not very good?

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