The aircraft carrier 'Taihō' is a Armored Cruiser of Island Nation Navy. It has a standard displacement of nearly 30,000 tons and carries 36 Zero fighter, 24 Type 99 dive bomber and 24 Type 97 attack aircraft. At the same time, it also has very strong defense power.
In the first wave of attacks, the aircraft carrier 'Taihō' took off 12 Zero fighter, 12 Type 99 dive bomber and 12 Type 97 attack aircraft. In the subsequent second wave of attacks, the aircraft carrier 'Taihō' will also take off so many Carrier-based aircraft. The remaining 12 Zero fighter will serve as air defense fighters to prevent Combined Fleet from being attacked by German Navy.
Among the other three aircraft carriers in 1st Carrier Fleet, the two 'Shōkaku-class' aircraft carriers each took off 8 Zero fighter, 18 Type 99 dive bomber and 18 Type 97 attack aircraft. The "Longfeng" light aircraft carrier took off 8 Zero fighter and 3 Type 97 attack aircraft.
Island Nation Navy 1st Carrier Squadron In the first wave of attacks, a total of 36 Zero fighter, 48 Type 99 dive bomber and 39 Type 97 attack aircraft were launched. The second wave of attacks will also take off so many Carrier-based aircraft. Moreover, 36 Zero fighter were left as air defense fighters.
The four aircraft carriers equipped by 2nd Carrier Fleet are all 'Unryu-class' aircraft carriers. In the first wave of attacks, each aircraft carrier was able to take off 8 Zero fighter, 12 Type 99 dive bomber and 12 Type 97 attack aircraft. Therefore, the entire 2nd Carrier Fleet was able to take off 32 Zero fighter, 48 Type 99 dive bomber and 48 Type 97 attack aircraft during the first and second waves of attacks. At the same time, the team can still have 32 Zero fighter remaining as air defense fighters.
3rd Carrier Fleet is equipped with two 'Unryu-class' aircraft carriers and two 'Zuihō class' light aircraft carriers. The 'Zuihō class' light aircraft carrier can carry 24 Zero fighter and six Type 97 attack aircraft. It can take off 8 Zero fighter and 3 Type 97 attack aircraft at one time. Therefore, the entire 3rd Carrier Fleet can take off 32 Zero fighter, 24 Type 99 dive bomber and 30 Type 97 attack aircraft in the first wave of attack. At the same time, the team can also leave 32 Zero fighter as air defense fighters.
4th Carrier Fleet is equipped with two 'Chitose-class' aircraft carriers and two 'Flying Eagle-class' aircraft carriers. The 'Chitose-class' aircraft carrier is an aircraft carrier converted from a seaplane carrier and carries a smaller number of aircraft. It is the same as the 'Zuihō class' light aircraft carrier. Although the 'Eagle-class' aircraft carrier is an aircraft carrier modified from a merchant ship, it carries a larger number of Carrier-based aircraft. Each aircraft carrier can carry 48 Carrier-based aircraft, 18 each of fighter jets, crit aircraft and Attacker. In the first wave of attacks, 6 Zero fighter, 9 Type 99 dive bomber and 9 Type 97 attack aircraft were able to take off. The entire 4th Carrier Fleet was able to invest 28 Zero fighter, 18 Type 99 dive bomber and 24 Type 97 attack aircraft in the first wave of attacks. The fleet was also able to leave 28 Zero fighter as anti-aircraft fighters.
5th Carrier Fleet is equipped with three 'Great Eagle-class' aircraft carriers, the 'Condor' aircraft carrier and the 'Sea Eagle' aircraft carrier. Among them, the 'Big Eagle' class aircraft carrier can carry 12 Zero fighter and 16 Type 97 attack aircraft. The aircraft carrier "Condor" can carry 12 Zero fighter and 20 Type 97 attack aircraft. The USS Sea Eagle aircraft carrier can carry 18 Zero fighter and 6 Type 97 attack aircraft. Therefore, 5th Carrier Fleet can invest 22 Zero fighter and 37 Type 97 attack aircraft in the first wave of attack. At the same time, the fleet can also leave 22 Zero fighter to escort the fleet.
Island Nation Navy's Combined Fleet In the first wave of attacks, a total of 150 Zero fighter, 138 Type 99 dive bomber and 178 Type 97 attack aircraft were invested. Moreover, a fleet of this size can be deployed in the second wave of attacks. At the same time, the entire fleet can still leave 150 Zero fighter to serve as air defense fighters.
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was on the deck of the aircraft carrier 'Taihō', watching the huge fleet of aircraft leave.
"May Amaterasu Omikami protect us and defeat the Germany people in one fell swoop!" Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto prayed secretly.
In fact, the island nation's navy has a total of 21 aircraft carriers, and only a few carrier-based aircraft can be launched at one time. Compared with the German Navy, the number of carrier-based aircraft taking off is undoubtedly relatively small. The 16 aircraft carriers of the German Navy carry much more carrier-based aircraft than the 21 aircraft carriers of the island nation's navy.
German Navy's anti-aircraft fighter shot down Island Nation Navy's seaplane, which also attracted the attention of Marshal Rolf Kars.
On the one hand, Marshal Rolf Kars ordered his own seaplanes and Reconnaissance Aircraft taking off from the island to increase the search scope and determine the traces of the Island Nation fleet as soon as possible. At the same time, order your own Aircraft Carrier Formation to prepare for air defense.
Ensure that after your own air defense fighters discover the enemy's Carrier-based aircraft group incoming, they can immediately take off enough carrier-based fighters to meet the enemy.
At 7:45 in the morning, German Navy Pacific Fleet Aircraft Carrier Formation's air search Radar discovered the incoming Island Nation Navy's carrier-based aircraft group.
"Woo!"
A shrill air defense siren immediately sounded over the fleet. Formation Commander Lieutenant General William Canaris immediately issued the order for the carrier-based fighter jets to take off.
The 'Aries' aircraft carrier, as well as the other three 'Constellation-class' aircraft carriers, all began to take off Carrier-based aircraft.
Each 'Constellation-class' aircraft carrier has 36 carrier-based fighters, 36 Dive Bomber and 24 Torpedo Bomber. After receiving the order for air defense operations, all the fighters parked on the deck of the aircraft carrier were carrier-based fighters. Each 'Constellation-class' aircraft carrier took off 18 carrier-based fighter jets to meet the enemy.
72 carrier-based FW-190 fighter jets quickly took to the sky.
At the same time, the four aircraft carriers of Indian Ocean Fleet also began to take off fighter jets. Indian Ocean Fleet had sunk two 'Kaiser Wilhelm class' aircraft carriers in previous battles. After the third batch of 'Sovereign-class' aircraft carriers entered service, two more 'Sovereign-class' aircraft carriers were added, which greatly increased the strength of Indian Ocean Fleet.
The two 'Sovereign-class' aircraft carriers each took off 18 carrier-based fighter jets, and the two 'Kaiser Wilhelm class' aircraft carriers each took off 9 carrier-based fighter jets. A total of 54 carrier-based fighter aircraft.
The eight aircraft carriers of Atlantic Fleet took off 144 carrier-based FW-190 fighter jets at once to meet the enemy.
From three German Navy fleets to Aircraft Carrier Formation, a total of 270 carrier-based fighter jets took off to meet the enemy. This already accounts for half of the carrier-based fighter jets carried by the three Aircraft Carrier Formation. The other half is prepared for the second wave of Carrier-based aircraft group Island Nation Navy. After all, according to management, when the fleet launches a battle, it is divided into at least two waves.