Aboard the battleship Kaiser, flagship of the Capital Ship Formation of the German Home Fleet, every officer and sailor had entered combat readiness. The sailors assigned to the anti-aircraft positions had long since taken their places.
It was not only the battleship Kaiser that had prepared for air defense. The other warships in the Capital Ship Formation—whether Capital Ships, cruisers, destroyers, or frigates—had also shifted into anti-aircraft combat mode.
Anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns were all trained on the sky. Once the carrier-based aircraft of the US and British Navy launched an attack on the fleet, they would make them pay a grievous price with razor-sharp anti-aircraft fire.
"General, the air battle is extremely fierce. Our carrier-based fighters are fighting the Americans and British for their lives. Large numbers of American and British carrier-based aircraft are being shot down by us. Before our carrier-based FW-190 fighters, their carrier-based aircraft are simply unable to withstand a single blow," Major General Rudolf said.
Lieutenant General Görcke nodded. "The Carrier-based Aircraft Unit also hopes to weaken the carrier-based aircraft strength of the US and British Navy as much as possible, thereby protecting us and ensuring our safety. However, the American and British air groups are too powerful. It will be very difficult for our air-defense fighters to stop them completely. In the end, we will still have to rely on our own anti-aircraft fire."
"General, every ship is ready for battle. Once the American and British carrier-based aircraft attack us, they will surely smash their heads and spill their blood beneath our dense anti-aircraft fire," Major General Rudolf said confidently.
"Let us hope so! Even if all our warships are sunk, we must consume as many American and British carrier-based aircraft as possible. Only then can the Aircraft Carrier Formation launch a