“…outside the Nanjiangkou, at the Atai Mountain Pass, within Dongdu Bay, under the Shiquan City…”

Accompanied by a huge roar, the "Typhoon" fighter on the right side of the deck flew out like a shell under the push of the catapult.

Actually, it's not that exaggerating.

The hydraulic catapult only gives the carrier-based aircraft a speed increase, making takeoff easier.

Looking up at the tweeter on the top of the mast in the rear, Liu Xiangzhen pushed open the hatch door and entered the aviation combat center on the bottom of the island.

Inside, Brigadier General Li Hengjia, the commander of the Second Shipboard Air Force, was arranging missions to dozens of pilots.

Because Li Yunxiang followed Bai Zhizhan to the Third Air Special Mixed Fleet, here, Li Hengjia is the supreme commander of the carrier-based aviation force.

According to convention, Li Hengjia made a task briefing in advance so that he could be dispatched after Liu Xiangzhen issued an order.

Liu Xiangzhen stayed at the door and did not go to disturb him.

There is only one key: the horizontal width of the search must be expanded to 100 kilometers, so the "Flying Fish" squadron that comes out should try to fly as much as possible.

The reason is also very simple: intelligence is time-sensitive.

The maneuver fleet discovered by the reconnaissance aircraft after 7:30, the attack aircraft group will take as soon as nine o'clock. If it is attacked before, the departure time will definitely be delayed. The maneuver fleet will not stop and may not be sailing eastward at a speed of 28 knots. When evading through lateral navigation, every hour is delayed, the width of the sea area that needs to be searched will be expanded by 100 kilometers.

Of course, this is just a theoretical result.

Because the maneuverable fleet is unlikely to evade northward and will not give up breaking operations, the range of maneuvers to choose from is very limited.

In addition, it is the order of dispatch.

According to the arrangement, a squadron of "Flying Fish" torpedo aircraft will be dispatched first, and the ones who are flying these torpedo aircraft are all old birds who participated in the battle yesterday. Their mission is to fly to the front to search for the mobile fleet and guide the direction for the carrier-based aircraft following behind. If they fly smoothly near the mobile fleet, they will also have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of front-line command and lead and command various aircraft groups to launch attacks.

Yesterday, the first one to be dispatched was the fighter jet.

If you arrange this today, there is no way.

Before this, even Liu Xiangzhen did not expect that he would be discovered by the mobile fleet early in the morning, so he had to strengthen air defense.

The result is that enough fighter jets need to be left to perform air defense missions.

Now, the fighter jets that have been launched out of the air are used for air defense.

In addition, based on yesterday's battle situation, no one will take it for granted that the "typhoon" can easily win air supremacy.

Compared with Zero War, the gap between "typhoon" is not a little bit.

In other words, the dive performance is slightly better, and you can still make a difference when you have a high advantage, otherwise you will have to be beaten.

In escort combat, it is difficult for escort fighters to always have a high advantage.

Besides, the mobile fleet will also make adjustments to air defense based on yesterday's combat situation, which will definitely increase the patrol height of fighter jets.

If we continue to use yesterday's escort tactics, that is, let the escort fighter go forward, it is equivalent to letting the bomber and torpedo plane that have not been covered die.

The tactics must be adjusted.

Because fighter jets are not enough, according to the new tactics, large aircraft formations are adopted, and fighter jets are accompanied by escorts.

If this arrangement is made, a lot of fuel will definitely be consumed during formation.

What should I do if the combat radius is not enough?

The special mixed group will continue to sail eastward and try to shorten the return flight distance of the group.

In addition, you can choose to land urgently when necessary.

In Liu Xiangzhen's eyes, carrier-based aircraft has never been a problem.

At the beginning, the imperial emperor had issued a war mobilization order, and the first thing he launched was the military industry dominated by arms factories.

The aircraft manufacturer is also within the scope of mobilization!

According to the mobilization order, all aircraft manufacturers in the empire must accept the direct leadership of the wartime cabinet to complete the arranged production tasks. According to tradition, the mobilized factories directly initiate the distribution mechanism. Whether the factory director or the workers can only obtain the rationed daily necessities after completing the production indicators. If the task is exceeded, they can also receive corresponding and extraordinary rewards.

After the war machine is launched, do you still need to worry about not enough aircraft?

Besides, the three main fighter jets currently available in the Imperial Navy are actually outdated, and the new replacement fighter jets have been bidding and designing long ago.

In peacetime, the bidding process that takes several years to complete can now give a satisfactory result in a few months.

When the new fighter jets are put into service, these carrier-based aircraft can only be left to second-line troops for use.

In fact, the tradition of the Imperial Navy is to give up the ship and protect the people.

From the era of Emperor Shiwu to Chen Bingxun's era, no matter how difficult the conditions were, the imperial navy always put people first.

This tradition was once ridiculed by Western powers.

In the eyes of Western powers, this is a boost to the uproar of greed for life and fear of death, and will eventually only make naval officers and soldiers retreat in the face of battle, rather than fighting for the enemy bravely.

However, in the past few decades, the Imperial Navy has never retreated at the last minute. From the commander of the fleet to the boiler soldiers in the engine compartment, they all fought bravely to fight the enemy. It is precisely because they have no worries that they know that at any time, as long as they are still alive, there is hope of rescue. Therefore, whenever they encounter a strong enemy, the soldiers of the Imperial Navy can unite and move forward bravely!

To this day, Western powers have long accepted the tradition of the imperial navy.

The Newland Navy is the most representative.

The old President Teddy, who led the Newland Navy on the road of rapid development and nicknamed "Sea Cowboy", said that the Newland Navy is the number one follower of the Imperial Navy.

Of course, even now, the Newland Navy is learning from the Imperial Navy.

Not to mention anything else, in terms of attitude towards aircraft carriers, the Newland Navy followed closely behind the Imperial Navy and was simply following.

It took less time for Li Hengjia to arrange the mission. After seeing Liu Xiangzhen shake his head, he did not delay any longer and asked the pilots to prepare.

Outside, after releasing the last fighter plane, the ground crew finally had a rest.

Ready to launch an attack?

It's still early.

Liu Xiangzhen didn't delay much. He started to go to the restaurant for a cup of coffee, and happened to pass by outside the aviation command center, so he came in and took a look.

When he returned to the commander's bridge, it was already 8:50.

Zhuang Bisheng was about to send someone to find him.

The reason is that the Beihe launched the radar five minutes ago and did not detect UFOs.

But, this doesn't mean much.

More than an hour passed, the reconnaissance plane sent by the mobile fleet had already flew away.

Even if you are not afraid of being discovered, you must consider returning fuel.

In addition, there is no need to keep following the special group.

Don’t forget that the special group has been sailing eastward and has not turned around.

Of course, the radar is not activated to find the enemy's reconnaissance aircraft.

Now, you have to wait patiently.

From then on, within the next hour, an attack fleet of dozens of bombers and torpedoes sent by the maneuvering fleet could reach it at any time.
Chapter completed!