The three-seater triple-mounted 380mm Main Gun numbered Battleship numbered 'Bavaria' was firing fiercely. Each salvo can hit São Miguel Island with a total of more than ten tons of High-Explosive Shell.
After the shell exploded, a tall column of smoke rose into the air. There was a burst of flying sand and rocks on the island. Unknown how many officers and soldiers of US Marine Corps died in the fierce shelling of German Navy.
Several other Capital Shipss were also firing. At this moment, São Miguel Island is already like hell. There are large and small craters everywhere, and broken limbs are flying everywhere. It can be seen how much the US Marine Corps officers and soldiers on the island paid under the fierce bombardment of German Navy.
"Pay close attention to the surrounding area. Once Americans is found, notify Carrier Fleet immediately!" German Atlantic Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Burdick ordered.
Although, the eight Capital Shipss of Atlantic Fleet are all powerful Capital Shipss that have made great achievements for German Navy. However, Vice Admiral Burdick does not want his fleet to suffer heavy losses. Those Capital Ships of American fleet are not good deeds. In particular, four of them, 'Colorado-class' and 'Battleship', are equipped with 45 times caliber 406mm main guns, which are very powerful. Even the thickly armored 'Bavaria-class' Battleship may not be able to withstand it.
Besides, American fleet also has a numerical advantage. Therefore, Vice Admiral Burdick would rather wait until Carrier Fleet dispatches Carrier-based aircraft to severely damage American fleet before launching an attack. In that case, the loss of beating a drowned dog will definitely be much smaller than a head-on confrontation with Americans.
"Yes, General." The staff officer issued the order.
Although, as a bait, Vice Admiral Burdick felt a little aggrieved. But as long as he can defeat American fleet, he won't think it's a big deal. After all, you have to think about the greater good now.
Half an hour later, a Germany destroyer patrolling outside the fleet discovered American fleet approaching rapidly from the south and immediately reported the situation to the flagship.
"General, Americans is here. All their Capital Ships are here, and they obviously want to eat us in one bite!" German Atlantic Fleet Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Schmidt looked excited.
"Okay! That's great. This time, I want to see if Americans eats us or we eat them. Order the fleet to close the formation and retreat north. Send Telegram to Carrier Fleet, let their Carrier-based aircraft take off immediately, don't let Americans run away." Vice Admiral Burdick ordered.
"Yes, General." Vice Admiral Schmidt immediately went to arrange everything.
German Atlantic Fleet, began to gather the formation and evacuate São Miguel Island offshore. When the US Marine Corps officers and soldiers on the island saw this scene, they cheered one after another. They had been suffering under the fierce bombardment of German Navy before. Now our own fleet finally arrived and drove German fleet away at once, making them feel proud and proud.
"General, the Germany people have begun to retreat. We have to speed up. Otherwise, they will run away." On American fleet's flagship 'Colorado' number Battleship, Lieutenant General Fleet Chief of Staff Henry? Wilson looked anxious.
However, Henry? General Mayo looked serious. German fleet actually retreated as soon as he saw them. This is completely inconsistent with the usual style of Germany people. This also made Henry? General Mayo feel more and more that there must be some conspiracy.
However, the fighter plane is fleeting. For Henry? General Mayo, the most important thing now is to defeat the German Atlantic Fleet in front of him. Only in this way can they gain an advantage in the next war.
"Order the fleet to advance at full speed!" Henry? General Mayo ordered.
American fleet immediately turned on full power and chased German Atlantic Fleet. One of the important reasons why Henry? General Mayo dared to issue such an order was that the previous investigation had determined that there was no other German fleet within a hundred kilometers around German Atlantic Fleet. Therefore, Henry? General Mayo confidently believed that even if there was any conspiracy, they could leave calmly.
However, what he didn't expect was that German Navy's real main force against them was not Home Fleet or Atlantic Fleet, but Carrier Fleet. Those six aircraft carriers, or the Carrier-based aircraft carried on the six aircraft carriers, are the real main force. The aviation Armor-piercing Shell and aviation Torpedo mounted on Carrier-based aircraft will all send American Navy's huge battleships like hills to the bottom of the sea.
"General, Americans is catching up." Vice Admiral Schmidt said excitedly.
"Very good, this is how they are seeking death! Order the fleet not to run too fast and just hang them like this. Continue to keep in contact with Carrier Fleet and inform them of the exact location of American fleet." Vice Admiral Burdick said.
Obviously, as long as Americans catches up this time, they will be unable to fly.
Carrier Fleet of German Navy, Carrier-based aircraft have been parked on the decks of two 'Pioneer class' aircraft carriers and four 'Kaiser Wilhelm class' aircraft carriers. However, the two 'Pioneer class' aircraft carriers can only carry 48 Carrier-based aircraft, and the four 'Kaiser Wilhelm class' aircraft carriers can only carry 64 Carrier-based aircraft. Compared with those large aircraft carriers that can easily carry more than ninety or even hundreds of aircraft, their combat effectiveness appears to be slightly worse. However, for American fleet, which is mainly Battleship, the Carrier-based aircraft carried by these aircraft carriers can already pose a fatal threat to them.
"General, Atlantic Fleet is calling, Americans has taken the bait." On the island of the aircraft carrier 'Wilhelm the Great', a staff officer excitedly reported to Admiral Holtzendorff.
"Very good, order Carrier-based aircraft, take off as planned!" Admiral Holtzendorff ordered.
Immediately, Carrier-based aircraft, which had been prepared for a long time, began to take off.
According to the plan, the six aircraft carriers will take off half of the Carrier-based aircraft as the first attack batch. Subsequently, the remaining Carrier-based aircraft were taken off as the second wave of attack batches. If we want to take off all at once, it will take too much time, and at the same time, it will also increase the difficulty of recovering Carrier-based aircraft.
The fighter jet took off first, followed by Bomber, and finally it was Torpedo bomber's turn. The first wave of attack batches included 48 fighter jets, 66 Bomber and 66 Torpedo bomber, forming a huge fleet.