When German Navy's shore-based aircraft attacked American Navy's Capital Ships formation, three Grand Fleet's Aircraft Carrier Formation never gave up the search for American Navy's Aircraft Carrier Formation.
The reason why the task of attacking the American Navy Capital Ships formation is handed over to the shore-based aircraft on Azores is so that they can have sufficient strength when attacking American Navy's Aircraft Carrier Formation.
However, if you want to attack American Navy's help formation, you must find it. Only when the position of the United States aircraft carrier is determined can an attack be launched. Otherwise, no matter how large the Carrier-based aircraft fleet is and how powerful it is, it will be in vain.
Home Fleet's flagship aircraft carrier 'Poseidon' was sailing. Marshal Lütjens got up after only less than four hours of sleep.
"How is the situation?" Marshal Lütjens asked after entering the war room.
"Your Excellency, Marshal, our shore-based aircraft are currently attacking the American battleship formation. The American battleships have very strong anti-aircraft firepower, and our shore-based aircraft have suffered considerable losses. However, as more and more American warships are killed by us, their anti-aircraft firepower will soon weaken. By then, our shore-based aircraft will launch a siege on the American battleships and we will definitely be able to sink them." Lieutenant General Carl Wetzel reported.
Marshal Lütjens nodded. When the aircraft carriers of German military have shown extremely strong strength in naval battles, it is understandable that the warships of American Navy strengthen their air defense firepower. However, in the face of an overwhelming attack from aircraft, it is undoubtedly very difficult to withstand the anti-aircraft firepower of battleships alone.
"How many fighters do the shore-based aircraft on Azores plan to dispatch to launch an attack?" Marshal Lütjens asked.
"So far, they have dispatched three batches of aircraft, and the total number has reached 600. This is already half of the fighter jets, Dive Bomber and Torpedo Bomber on the islands." Karl Lieutenant General Wetzel replied.
Marshal Lütjens thought for a while, and then said, "Order the base on Azores to dispatch all fighter planes to attack the Capital Ships formation of Americans. If there are not enough fighters on the western and central islands, mobilize them from the eastern islands. Our Carrier-based aircraft's attention will be on Americans's aircraft carrier. Therefore, Carrier-based aircraft will not be dispatched to attack Americans's Capital Ships formation. At least, Americans 0 will be severely damaged or defeated. Before the Aircraft Carrier Formation of, Carrier-based aircraft will not be used to attack the Capital Ships formation of Americans. Therefore, the important task of sinking those Capital Ships of Americans is. It falls on the shore-based aircraft. Let them not worry about the losses. All the losses will be made up from home. As long as the Capital Ships of Americans are killed, then the various bases on Azores can be considered truly safe."
Those Capital Ships of American Navy are undoubtedly a great threat to the base on Azores. Just like their approach at night and hit-and-run tactics, there is simply no way to deal with them just relying on the base on the archipelago. If all American fleet and Capital Ships can be killed, then the bases on Azores will be free from this threat.
"Yes, Your Excellency Commander." Lieutenant General Karl Witzel nodded. He immediately arranged a seaplane to notify Azores. When Aircraft Carrier Formation of American Navy was not found, Aircraft Carrier Formation of German Navy was still in radio silence. They must try their best to ensure that their position is not discovered by Americans, and then they can launch an attack first, striving to severely damage American Navy at the minimum cost.
On Atlantic Ocean, a Light Cruiser of German Navy is cruising in this area. This sea area is a full 500 kilometers away from Azores. The mission of this Light Cruiser is to search for the location of the aircraft carrier American Navy.
There are many German military ships that perform the same mission as this Light Cruiser. However, it is undoubtedly very difficult to find the location of the American Navy aircraft carrier on the vast sea.
You know, in addition to these warships, German fleet also took off many seaplanes, and even Carrier-based aircraft acted as Reconnaissance Aircraft. But so far, nothing has been found.
On the top of Light Cruiser's mast, an air search Radar is rotating.
Suddenly, some light spots appeared on Radar's screen.
"Sir, Radar has been discovered." Radar soldier reported.
"Is that Americans's fighter plane?" Officer Radar asked.
"Sir, these aircraft might be Carrier-based aircraft of Americans. The base of Azores was not reported before, Americans was dispatched A group of Carrier-based aircraft provided air defense protection for the Capital Ships team of Americans, but were defeated by the fighters taking off from Azores?"
"Perhaps it is really Carrier-based aircraft of Americans. Pay attention to using Radar to track these Carrier-based aircraft of Americans and see where they landed. In that case, the location of Americans's aircraft carrier can be found." Officer Radar said.
The US carrier-based aircraft group was none other than the defeated F4U fighter plane who was killed by German Navy's FW-190 fighter jets. Of the 72 F4U fighter plane originally dispatched, more than fifty were lost. The remaining 18 F4U fighter plane also saw a bad opportunity and retreated early. Otherwise, waiting for their final result, I am afraid that the only way is to be shot down.
However, these US military F4U fighter plane did not know that they had been discovered and followed by Radar of German military.
The air battles they had experienced before had a great impact on them. After switching to the F4U fighter plane, they once thought that the performance of the F4U fighter plane was already very powerful and could definitely be called the most powerful fighter in the world. However, compared with the FW-190 fighter of German Navy, there is still a big gap in the performance of F4U fighter plane. Coupled with the gap in the quality of the pilots, they suffered a disastrous defeat in this air battle. Of course, if these aircraft can survive this battle. As pilots who have fought against German Navy, they will become the treasures of American Navy and Carrier-based aircraft pilots. Their experience may be able to play a great role in improving the quality of other Carrier-based aircraft pilots from American Navy.
"Sir, Americans's plane has begun to descend in altitude and has disappeared from the Radar screen." Radar soldier reported.
"It seems that the location of Americans's aircraft carrier is about 150 kilometers northwest of us!" Officer Radar said.