"Wooo!"
The shrill air-raid sirens had already sounded over the German fleet. Countless German sailors had made their preparations for battle. Anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns were all aimed at the sky. The entire German fleet stood ready in tight formation.
The eight aircraft carriers of the German Atlantic Fleet's carrier formation had already dispersed. Each carrier was more than fifty kilometers from the others. The enormous fleet was spread across these waters as though it filled the entire sea.
Although the carrier-based aircraft of the American Navy's 1st Carrier Fleet and 4th Carrier Fleet had suffered grievous losses under interception by German naval fighters, they still charged relentlessly toward the German Navy's carrier formation. For them, sinking every one of Germany's aircraft carriers was their mission.
"Fire!" The German military's air-defense commanders gave the order as the US carrier-based aircraft entered the range of the Anti-aircraft Guns.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The 105mm Anti-aircraft Guns opened fire. These large-caliber guns not only had exceptionally long range, but also formidable power. Compared with the American 127mm Anti-aircraft Guns, they were no weaker in any respect.
Shells exploded in the air, fragments scattering in every direction and leaving clusters of black smoke behind.
Boom!
A US Dive Bomber was struck directly and instantly blown into fragments.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
As the US carrier-based aircraft drew ever closer, Anti-aircraft Guns of other calibers throughout the German fleet also began firing.
Compared with American Anti-aircraft Guns, the German military possessed not only Anti-aircraft Guns above 100mm, 40mm Anti-aircraft Guns, and 25mm Anti-aircraft Guns, but also the classic 88mm Anti-aircraft Gun. Its power and range were second only to the 105mm Anti-aircraft Gun, but its rate of fire was exceptionally high. The German Army, Air Force, and Navy had all equipped it on a