The aircraft carrier 'Togakushi' became the first aircraft carrier Island Nation Navy lost in this battle. Of course, this won't be the last one. The other three aircraft carriers Island Nation Navy 1st Carrier Squadron are also the targets of the German Navy Carrier-based aircraft group.
"How much ammunition are left?" Carrier-based aircraft Commander of German Navy asked.
Some pilots also reported bombs and Torpedo.
"There is not much ammunition left. Concentrate your fire on the aircraft carrier on the left! Even if it cannot be sunk, it must be severely damaged. Aircrafts that are out of ammunition must return first!" Commander ordered.
"Yes, boss!"
The attack began again, but this time the target was changed to the aircraft carrier 'Hotaka'. This is an aircraft carrier with a larger displacement, more than 42,000 tons.
Because it is an aircraft carrier modified with the Capital Ships hull, the displacement is generally much larger. But Carrier-based aircraft is not as good as a specially built fleet aircraft carrier. However, the advantage of the Capital Ships-modified aircraft carrier is that its defense is stronger, and its survivability in naval battles is therefore stronger.
However, if it takes more bombs than Torpedo, it will also be sunk.
"Woo!"
Dive Bomber of German Navy launched the attack again. These Dive Bomber dived down from high altitude and slammed the heavy Aerial Bomb towards the aircraft carrier 'Hotaka'. At the same time, several Torpedo Bomber also took the opportunity to launch an attack.
Although the aircraft carrier 'Hotaka' escaped some Aerial Bomb and Torpedo, it was still inevitably hit.
"Boom! Boom!"
An explosion sounded on the aircraft carrier 'Hotaka'. Big holes were blown out of the flight deck, and a raging fire broke out. At the same time, the waterline armor on the side was also penetrated by Torpedo, causing the aircraft carrier to start flooding.
Fortunately, German carrier-based aircraft group doesn't have much ammunition left. Although it caused considerable trauma to the aircraft carrier 'Hotaka'. But there was no way to sink this aircraft carrier with strong defense.
After dropping all the bombs and Torpedo, German carrier-based aircraft group had to return. They need to seize the time to return to the aircraft carrier and launch another attack.
At the same time, the two aircraft carriers of German Navy have dispatched the third wave of Carrier-based aircraft groups to the Island Nation Navy 1st Carrier Fleet. Originally their target was Capital Ship Squadron from Island Nation Navy, but the value of the aircraft carrier is definitely greater than Capital Ships. That's why the goal was changed.
In addition, the second wave of Carrier-based aircraft taken off by 1st Carrier Squadron of Island Nation Navy was also discovered by Radar in the air search of German Navy. The fleet consisting of 56 Type 99 dive bomber and 80 Type 97 attack aircraft is undoubtedly very large and has extremely strong attack power.
But unfortunately, they were intercepted by German Air Force before they could find the location of German Navy's aircraft carrier.
A huge fleet of hundreds of FW-190 fighter jets and BF-109 fighter jets directly attacked these Island Nation Navy's carrier-based aircraft. Without the escort of Zero fighter, these Type 99 dive bomber and Type 97 attack aircraft have certain air combat capabilities. But in front of the specialized fighter jets of the Air Force, it is undoubtedly too weak. It can even be said that there is a complete gap between babies and adults.
"Ta-ta-ta! Dong-dong-dong!"
The aviation machine guns and cannons fired wildly, and one Island Nation Carrier-based aircraft was shot down one after another.
"Haha! This kind of air combat is so simple, I like it so much!"
"It's not difficult at all. Are all Island Nation people so stupid? They actually didn't send escort fighters for their Bomber and Attacker. Or, do they think our air search Radar won't find them?"
"Who knows what the Island Nation people are thinking. Anyway, we just need to shoot them all down. In that case, we will soon become ace pilots!"
Obviously, the pilots of German Air Force 5th Air Group regard these Island Nation Navy's carrier-based aircraft as copies for them to gain experience. This is undoubtedly a very safe and easy way to succeed.
"Damn it, I was bitten by a Germany person, who can help me?" a Island Nation pilot said desperately.
However, the other Island Nation Carrier-based aircraft pilots are all busy with themselves, so how can they have time to help him?
"Dong dong dong!"
The Germany fighter plane opened fire, and the cannon shells broke the wings of the Type 99 dive bomber plane. The plane lost its balance and crashed into the sea.
"There are too many German aircraft. We can't get through without the escort of fighter jets."
"Yes! This is no longer a battle, it's completely a suicide. Germany fighter jets are killing us!"
"We can't go on like this. We have to return! Otherwise, everyone will die here."
Under the threat of death, the pilots of Island Nation Navy no longer cared about the orders they accepted. One by one, they randomly threw Aerial Bomb or Torpedo into the sea, and then sped away.
Although after throwing away the bomb or Torpedo, their speed increased a lot. However, in front of German Air Force fighter planes, this speed is still as slow as a snail.
Under the pursuit of German Air Force fighter planes, these Carrier-based aircraft of Island Nation Navy were shot down one after another, and few could escape.
The only trouble is probably that German Air Force fighter planes has a short range and insufficient endurance. After running out of fuel, we had to return. This left Island Nation Navy's carrier-based aircraft with a glimmer of hope. A very small number of Island Nation Carrier-based aircraft survived until that time and returned safely. However, since there are no more bombs and Torpedo and the others, it is no longer possible to launch another attack on German Navy's aircraft carrier. Besides, these Island Nation Navy's carrier-based aircraft pilots are not fools either. They know very well that with just these Carrier-based aircraft, it is impossible to break through the anti-aircraft firepower of German Navy. If they launch an attack, they will also die.
German Navy's third wave fleet caught up with Island Nation Navy 1st Carrier Squadron and attacked them again. Without the interference of Island Nation Navy's carrier-based fighters, these Carrier-based aircraft directly launched an attack on Island Nation Navy's surface warship. The aircraft carrier 'Hotaka', which has been severely damaged, has undoubtedly become the key target of attack.
Even though Island Nation Navy assembled a large number of escort warships, they still could not withstand it. Although they shot down some German Navy and Carrier-based aircraft, they still did not save the fate of the aircraft carrier 'Hotaka' from being sunk. At this time, Island Nation Navy had completely lost in this naval battle.