On the aircraft carrier 'Essex', Admiral Nimitz's face looked dissatisfied and tired, but he kept gritting his teeth and holding on. The ashtray on the desk was already full of cigarette butts. The entire office was filled with smoke. I don't know how many cups of espresso I drank.
He hasn't slept a wink since team Capital Ships attacked last night. Originally, he had high hopes for the Capital Ships formation. But I didn't expect that it would end in failure. This puts American fleet at a disadvantage in this naval battle. It also made Admiral Nimitz very worried that they would lose this naval battle.
"Your Excellency Commander, the Germany people have dispatched a large number of aircraft Encirclement Offensive Capital Ships formations. The escort aircraft group we dispatched is no match for the Germany people. They have retreated under heavy losses." Lieutenant General Halsey reported.
Admiral Nimitz put down the document in his hand, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes.
"Even our F4U fighter plane is no match for Germany's fighter?" Admiral Nimitz asked.
"Your Excellency, Commander, according to the information received, the Germans dispatched not the BF-109 fighter jets, but the FW-190 fighter jets. Our F4U fighter jets can at most compete with the German BF-109 fighter jets. And the FW-190 fighter jets There is still a certain gap. Of course, the gap is not huge. It will not be as vulnerable as the F4F fighter. However, there is a certain gap between the quality of our pilots and the Germans, so we will lose miserably."
Admiral Nimitz nodded. If you lose, you lose. Even if there is a reason, you still lose. What's more, it may not be easy to make up the gap between American Navy's Carrier-based aircraft and German Navy fighter planes in a short time. This means that American Navy may still be at a disadvantage and lose in the next battle. For American Navy, this is difficult for them to accept.
"Is there any news about Germany's aircraft carrier?" Admiral Nimitz asked.
"Your Excellency Commander, not yet." Lieutenant General Halsey replied.
"Are the aircraft carriers ready?" Admiral Nimitz then asked.
"Your Excellency Commander, our aircraft carrier is ready. Once the aircraft carrier of Germany is discovered, Carrier-based aircraft can immediately take off and land to attack the aircraft carrier of Germany!" Lieutenant General Halsey replied.
Admiral Nimitz nodded, and now they were just about to discover the location of German Navy's aircraft carrier. However, it is very difficult to discover the aircraft carrier German Navy. All the while, German Navy and Aircraft Carrier Formation were in radio silence. Although they sent many Reconnaissance Aircraft to search, so far, they have not found any.
"Your Excellency Commander, we have discovered the location of the German aircraft carrier formation!" A staff officer suddenly broke into the office.
"Where?" Admiral Nimitz asked immediately. Regarding the officer's rudeness, Admiral Nimitz seemed to have not seen it at all. All his attention has been put on the positions of German Navy and Aircraft Carrier Formation.
"Your Excellency Commander, the German aircraft carrier formation is located 600 kilometers east of our fleet. A submarine happened to discover the German aircraft carrier formation. There are at least eight large aircraft carriers in the entire formation. However, after the submarine sent Telegram, contact was lost," the officer reported.
Admiral Nimitz and Lieutenant General Halsey were silent. They knew that the submarine that sent out Telegram had most likely been sunk by the Germany people. However, they were able to report the position of the German aircraft carrier formation, which is undoubtedly a great credit to American fleet.
"The eight aircraft carriers are either German Home Fleet or their Mediterranean Fleet. Your Excellency Commander, this is already the main Aircraft Carrier Formation of the Germany people. We must launch an attack immediately and we must not let them go!" Lieutenant General Halsey said.
Admiral Nimitz nodded. "Order our Carrier-based aircraft to set off. Deploy Carrier-based aircraft from 2nd Carrier Fleet and 3rd Carrier Fleet to attack with all our strength. We must destroy the eight aircraft carriers belonging to Germany!"
"Yes, Your Excellency Commander." The staff officer immediately went to convey the order.
2nd Carrier Fleet of American Navy also has four 'Essex-class' aircraft carriers, each with 36 fighter aircraft, 36 Dive Bomber and 18 Torpedo Bomber, and one Dive Bomber serving as a liaison mission. There are also nine spare aircraft.
3rd Carrier Fleet consists of three aircraft carriers 'Yorktown-class' and one aircraft carrier 'Wasp'. Each of the 'Yorktown-class' aircraft carriers carries 24 fighter jets, 36 Dive Bomber and 18 Torpedo Bomber. The USS Wasp carries 18 fighter jets, 36 Dive Bomber and 18 Torpedo Bomber.
After receiving the order, these aircraft carriers began to take off Carrier-based aircraft. Carrier-based aircraft on the four 'Essex-class' aircraft carriers of 2nd Carrier Fleet set off in two waves. Each wave dispatched 18 carrier-based fighter jets, 18 Dive Bomber and 9 Torpedo Bomber. The four aircraft carriers dispatched a total of 72 fighter jets, 72 Dive Bomber and 36 Torpedo Bomber. The first batch of the four aircraft carriers 3rd Carrier Fleet dispatched a total of 57 fighter jets, 72 Dive Bomber and 36 Torpedo Bomber.
In this case, American Navy 2nd Carrier Fleet and 3rd Carrier Fleet, the first batch of Carrier-based aircraft taking off, include a total of 129 F4F fighter plane, 144 Dive Bomber and 72 Torpedo Bomber.
After the first batch of Carrier-based aircraft takes off, the second batch of Carrier-based aircraft will take off immediately. The scale is the same as the first batch, including 129 F4F fighter plane, 144 Dive Bomber and 72 Torpedo Bomber.
These two Aircraft Carrier Formation didn't even have air defense fighters left. The air defense mission of American Navy Aircraft Carrier Formation is mainly completed by 5th Carrier Fleet. This Aircraft Carrier Formation-equipped 'Independence-class' aircraft carrier mainly carries fighter jets.
At this time, Radar officer of United States Aircraft Carrier Formation reported that a radio signal was monitored, which was suspected to be the German aircraft carrier formation.
When the message was sent to Admiral Nimitz, Admiral Nimitz couldn't help but frowned.
"Is there also a German aircraft carrier formation here?" Lieutenant General Halsey asked.
"It's very possible! Previously, our submarines only found eight aircraft carriers belonging to Germany people. Those should be German Home Fleet. The one that appeared to the southwest of us should be Atlantic Fleet belonging to Germany people." Admiral Nimitz said.