Time passed little by little, and the sun gradually sank below the sea. The sunset reflected the sea surface red, and the scenery was very beautiful.
However, many American Navy officers and soldiers in the American fleet Capital Ships formation had no time to appreciate these beautiful scenery. Most of the American Navy officers and soldiers were on the battlefield for the first time. This makes many of them very nervous. Especially fighting against the powerful German Navy made them very worried.
German Navy emerged from the last World War and defeated the then world hegemon British Royal Navy. Later, in the conflict between Germany and the United States, Capital Ships team of American Navy was almost wiped out. In addition, in this World War, German Navy defeated Island Nation Navy in the Pacific Ocean sea area. This makes the officers and soldiers of American Navy somewhat fearful of German Navy's strength.
Although, their officers claimed to them that the Capital Ships team of American Navy was the most powerful, much more powerful than the old battleships of German Navy. However, after actually going to the battlefield, these officers and soldiers will still be worried and scared.
"Boys, cheer up. Although the Germany people are strong, we are not weak either. The final victory will definitely be ours!" A captain began to patrol his battleship to cheer up the American Navy sailors.
However, the effect received was very small.
"General, it's dark. No German aircraft has been flying over us during this period. The Germany people may not even know that we are here." Rear Admiral Corville looked excited.
If we can sneak up to Corvo Island and Flores Island without anyone noticing, and then launch an attack, then the possibility of the American fleet Capital Ships formation safely evacuating after success will be very high.
There was also a smile on General Haspen Kimmel's face, "This is indeed good news for us. However, we also need to be careful. The Germany people have not sent any more reconnaissance planes. This does not mean that they do not know that we have arrived. On the contrary, maybe Germany The people are already aware of our arrival. They are probably mobilizing their troops to deal with us. However, we don't have to worry about the Germany people at night. Even if we find the German aircraft carrier formation, it will cost them an unimaginable price!"
Admiral Haspen Kimmel seemed very confident. He admitted that the combination of aircraft carrier plus Carrier-based aircraft has replaced Capital Ships and become the main force in naval battles. But he still believes that under certain circumstances, Capital Ships is more powerful than an aircraft carrier. For example, during the night battle, the aircraft carrier Carrier-based aircraft was unable to take off. Under such circumstances, the aircraft carrier will only become the target of Capital Ships. If the aircraft carrier is approached by Capital Ships, Capital Ships can easily sink the aircraft carrier with its powerful main gun.
"Let General Ingersoll, General Ingram, General Harry, General Thomas, General Edward, General Claude, General Richardson and General Karl come to the Montana. We need to arrange the attack mission!" Admiral Haspen Kimmel ordered.
"Yes, General." Rear Admiral Corville immediately went to make arrangements.
Lieutenant General Ingersoll is the Commander of the 2 Capital Ships formation, and Rear Admiral Ingram is the major generals Commander, Rear Admiral Harry and Thomas of the 3 Capital Ships formation, commanding the 1st heavy cruiser formation and the 2nd heavy cruiser formation respectively. Major Generals Edward and Major General Claude commanded the 1 Light Cruiser Formation and the 2 Light Cruiser Formation respectively. As for Commodore Richardson and Commodore Karl, they command the 1st Destroyer Group and 2nd Destroyer Group respectively.
Half an hour later, these generals gathered in the conference room of the "Montana" Battleship.
"Everyone, we are not far away from Azores. In a few hours, we will reach the target sea area. However, I have to tell everyone that the Germany people may have guessed that we have arrived. Therefore, in the next battle, we must be careful!" Admiral Haspen Kimmel said.
A group of American Navy generals had serious expressions on their faces. They know very well that German Navy is very strong. It is not easy to defeat German Navy.
"However, fortunately it is night. With the strength of our Capital Ships formation, even if we encounter the Capital Ships formation of German Navy, we still have enough strength to defeat them! Even if we fail, they will pay a heavy price." Admiral Haspen Kimmel continued.
"Yes, general. We are much stronger than the Capital Ships team of Germany people. It is impossible for them to fight against us!" Lieutenant General Ingersoll said with a smile on his face.
The other generals also laughed. The original solemn atmosphere was diluted a lot.
"Gentlemen, the targets we have to deal with this time are mainly the bases of Germany people located on Corvo Island and Flores Island. According to the intelligence we have obtained, Germany The E people only built a small airport in the town of Corvo in the south of the island on Corvo Island. However, they built it on Flores Island. There are three airports, Ponta Delgada on the north of the island, Santa Cruz on the island the East and Dafarang on the west of the island. Moreover, the size of these three airports., is also larger than the airport on Corvo Island, and there are more parked aircraft. Therefore, the main targets of our attack will be the three airports on Flores Island," said General Haspen Kimmel.
"Therefore, I decided that the 1st battleship fleet would attack Ponta Delgada Airport in the north of Flores Island, and the 2nd battleship fleet would attack Santa Cruz Airport in the east of the island. The 3rd battleship fleet would attack Dafa Rang Airport in the west of the island. As for the airport on Corvo Island, the 1st heavy cruiser fleet would be responsible for the rest. Cruisers and destroyers provide protection for each fleet. Light cruisers can also join the attack. We must destroy these airports in the shortest possible time and then evacuate. In this case, the Germans will have no shore-based aircraft to rely on in the western waters of the Azores." Admiral Haspen Kimmel continued.
"Yes, General." Several formations Commander replied one after another.
"During the operation, be careful to prevent Torpedo attacks from Germany people. Germany people are on Atlantic Ocean, but there are many submarines. In addition, if When encountering the Capital Ships team of Germany people, use your speed advantage to get rid of them, and then deal with them after joining the other Capital Ships formations." Admiral Haspen Kimmel warned.
The other formations Commander nodded repeatedly.