"General, our second wave of attacks has ended. The carrier-based aircraft have dropped all their bombs and torpedoes and are returning," Lieutenant General George Fredberg reported.
Admiral Rolf Kars nodded. This had been their final attack in this naval battle. With the American fleet fleeing in mad panic, catching up to them again would already be extremely difficult. Moreover, the carrier-based aircraft pilots had flown two consecutive sorties and were long since exhausted. Under such circumstances, it was clearly impossible to force them to grit their teeth and launch a third attack. That would likely cause even greater losses.
In this naval battle, the Atlantic Fleet had already suffered enough losses. The Carrier-based Aircraft Units aboard the eight aircraft carriers had sustained losses exceeding forty percent. Such losses had reached the point of injuring sinews and breaking bones. If they lost any more, restoring their combat strength would become even harder. Their current losses were not small either, but if they could quickly replenish a batch of carrier-based aircraft and pilots, they would soon regain their fighting strength. By then, the Atlantic Fleet could still seek opportunities in the Atlantic Ocean and continue launching attacks against the American fleet.
Since the war had already begun, it would not end until Germany and the United States had settled who was victor and who was defeated. Therefore, the German Navy still had many major battles ahead, and the Atlantic Fleet would gain even more opportunities in the coming war.
"How are our results?" Admiral Rolf Kars asked.
"In this wave of attacks, working together with the Mediterranean Fleet, we sank another four American aircraft carriers: the Enterprise, the Wasp, the Independence, and the Monterey. The first two were large aircraft carriers, while the latter two were light aircraft carriers." Lieutenant General George