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"Ready?" Old Fletcher said as he looked at the busy crew around the plane on the deck.

"The first batch of aircraft is almost ready. Three aircraft carriers, each sending 25 to 30 fighters. In this case, the first wave of aviation cover we provide to General Sims is about 80 fighters, plus The number of aircraft belonging to the General Sims fleet can exceed 100 aircraft for venting."

"The second batch of fighter jets has also been prepared in the hangar. This time, we have taken extraordinary measures to add fuel and ammunition in the hangar. And we can prepare to warm up at any time. This saves a lot of time. First After the wave plane is released, we can lift the second batch of planes up and release them after simple deck positioning work."

"We don’t have to worry about the safety of the fleet itself, because the planes sent by the two aircraft carriers of the Second Aircraft Carrier Squadron will arrive over us at dawn. You know, the Second Aircraft Carrier Squadron is located closer to the east, so it’s dawn on their side. Earlier," Mitchell said.

"But I remember you said that the current venting is not reliable. Even if there are fighter jets and warship anti-aircraft artillery, it still cannot guarantee the safety of the aircraft carrier." Old Fletcher said.

"Yes, we may still be shot, so we have arranged a large number of damage management teams. There are also special holes on the side of the hangar. If the Japanese bomb explodes in the hangar, we can put the burning aircraft or Just push out other things. We have done our best, and the rest is God’s business.” Mitchell said.

"Well, do everything you need to do." Old Fletcher nodded and said, to be honest, from the current tactical arrangements, the U.S. Navy has done its best. The first aircraft carrier detachment provides cover for the Sims fleet. The aircraft carrier squadron provides cover for the first aircraft carrier squadron, while the second aircraft carrier squadron is in the northeast direction of the first aircraft carrier squadron, which is still relatively far away from the attack range of the Japanese land-based aviation forces. What is the actual situation? It depends on the performance on the battlefield.

"Okay, it's time, ready to take off! All the planes fly directly to the Sims fleet in squadrons!" When the time came to 5:30 in the morning, Old Fletcher issued a take-off order and all fighters carried auxiliary fuel tanks. After taking off, it took them less than an hour to get to the sky over the Sims fleet. At 6:30, the sky was already bright. At that time, the visibility was sufficient to allow large-scale land-based aviation forces to attack the fleet. The Japanese would definitely be ready for takeoff before dawn. Therefore, according to the estimates of the Americans, they would directly use the dawn to dispatch attacks. At this time , The Japanese can still use the night curtain to the west as a cover, which is the best time to attack.

At this time, the sky was still a bit dark. To ensure the safety of takeoff, the lights on all battleships had been turned on. The lights of 3 aircraft carriers, 4 battleships, and a large number of other battleships illuminated the entire sea like daylight. The fighter jets were neatly arranged on the deck, and the aircraft's engines made a deafening roar. The three aircraft carriers began to sail at high speeds in the upwind direction accompanied by the destroyers. The deck wind of more than 30 knots made the movement of the ground crew a bit difficult!

The order to release the fleet was finally issued, the windshield in front of the aircraft carrier was lowered, and then the first aircraft on the takeoff centerline began to roll. A short distance of tens of meters passed by. The plane successfully jumped from the deck, then the second and third planes! The three aircraft carriers rushed to release their fleets. In less than 20 minutes, the three aircraft carriers had released all 80 aircraft.

Even if there were warships to provide lighting, the squadron captains still used some energy to gather most of their teammates around them in the half-dark situation, and then flew to the battlefield according to the navigation signal sent by the Sims fleet. The movement of the entire fleet was a bit messy. The 80 aircraft did not form a large fleet, but were divided into several sparse medium fleets and flew over, which made Mitchell a little disappointed.

And just as the First Aircraft Carrier Squadron released today's first wave of fighter jets, the Second Aircraft Carrier Squadron headed by the USS Zeppelin also released its fighter group. Compared to the lower-level Americans, the German fleet's aviation performance is much better.

The Zeppelin aircraft carrier took off 35 aircraft. The entire German fleet was divided into two teams. One team was composed of 20 carrier-based aircraft. The main task was to control mid-to-high altitudes for defense against dive bombers, while the other team had 15 aircraft. Composition, used to defend low-altitude torpedo aircraft.

"Remember, your first target today is the Japanese attack aircraft, the second target is also the Japanese attack aircraft, and the third target is the Japanese attack aircraft! Do not worry about the Japanese fighters!" Before takeoff, Logan said to his pilot.

The entire fleet went smoothly from take-off to formation. German crews and Americans took off almost at the same time, but the formation time was shortened by one-third, and the large fleet operated together, while the 28 aircraft that took off on the USS Assault aircraft carrier took off. Sparsely formed 3 fleets.

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"We have discovered the location of the US aircraft carrier detachment. They are in the SE5 area. There are at least 3 aircraft carriers and battleship escorts." At this time, in the dark, a **** spotted the lights and radios of the US fleet taking off. Signal, and quickly grasped the approximate position of the US fleet through visual inspection and radio direction finding. All the information was sent back to the general headquarters on land via radio waves, and fifteen minutes later, the three airports under Charles made a deafening roar. Sound, more than 120 twin-engine bombers are ready to take off.

In addition to the bomber unit in Charles’s hands, the first long-range fighter unit of the Japanese Navy actually went into battle. Although it did not accept Charles’s direct command and would not even join Charles’s bomber unit, they were also responsible for the destruction. Open the task of emptying the US military battlefield.

"How come there are only three aircraft carriers? Didn't we get the situation that the Americans have at least six aircraft carriers?" An officer said with some dissatisfaction.

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