"Attack to the right wing!"

"Attack that beveled aircraft carrier!"

Facing the enemy fleet on the sea, the aviation commanders of both the United States and Germany issued orders at the same time.

Now, the US military still has 3 aircraft carriers that can take off normally, and the German army also has 2 aircraft carriers that can be used normally. The escort carriers of both sides are 10 Casablanca classes and the German 6 Rhine classes have all sunk in the first few rounds of war. The terrifying aviation combat power of the fleets of both sides has been severely weakened. Even so, the supreme commanders of both sides have not given up on the idea of ​​eliminating the enemy at the last moment.

It seemed as if two scarred beasts were still unwilling to give up their belief in putting their opponents to death even though they were covered in blood.

Of course, they cannot retreat, because the distance between the two sides is less than 270 kilometers. As long as the opponent refuses to give up, it is useless even if he turns to escape. Instead of taking the initiative to retreat and being chased and beaten, it is better to grit your teeth and hold on until the last minute.

Countless planes roared, and the smoke filled the smoke. The calm Caribbean Sea, which was once calm, rolled up like a boiling pot of water. The "boom" sounded endlessly, and shrapnel and broken limbs and broken arms were flying everywhere.

Due to the time difference, although Hoffman knew that the Navy had major actions, he received specific news about the Caribbean War in the evening, and war damage was reported one after another.

"Because the enemy is strong and can receive strong support from land-based aviation, we are at a disadvantage in the total number of aircraft, and Commander Ozawa hopes to receive reinforcements from the Bermuda Squadron."

Hoffman nodded: Bermuda had already been captured a few hours ago. In addition to losing several aircraft and some landing troops, the German army was intact and could indeed free up hands to support the main fleet. He knew very well that without the main fleet fighting between the main fleet and the main fleet of the US military, the Bermuda battle would not be so smooth.

"How many troops does he need? All?"

"He mainly hopes to get support from two fleet carriers without aircraft."

"Don't bring the plane?" Hoffman was stunned, "What kind of combat effectiveness does the aircraft carrier formation have?"

Denitz explained: "It's not that I don't take it. He suggested that the aircraft carrier formation go south at full speed. Before the sun sets, the carrier-based aircraft of the original carrier can take off in Bermuda and wait for the reception of the main fleet carriers. Currently, the main fleet aircraft carriers have suffered a lot. The aircraft over the battlefield far exceeds the largest scale that the aircraft carrier can accommodate. Although the Guadeloupe base can accommodate part of it, it is too crowded and there is not enough materials and weapons. If it can be transferred to a new aircraft carrier, it will be more relaxed to dispatch it."

Hoffman was originally a little worried about Bermuda's defense. After all, there were still several missile carriers to take care of. However, if the aircraft was placed on Bermuda, the air supremacy in the surrounding waters could be preserved. Whether the two airborne cloud dragons could change to the south or not is not the key.

"Agree with the request, if it is not enough, even the giant class can go with you."

Keitel was a little uneasy: "Does the Navy still fight with the Americans? The losses in the battle today feel a bit huge."

"The front-line commanders all believe that they must persevere to the end, and they are also preparing for a night battle. If the US Atlantic Fleet can be eliminated in one fell swoop, it will be conducive to the smooth completion of our American offensive."

The situation in China and the United States is now very delicate: the German army has a great advantage, but has not yet established a victory, and at the same time faces a counterattack from the US military. If it can defeat the opponent's main naval force, the German army will have enough time to consolidate the existing advantage.

Hoffman gritted his teeth and said, "Persevere to the end, see who can withstand the last 5 minutes! It doesn't matter, Minister Sperer will continue to build it. Isn't the Beihai almost in service?"

The distance between the Bermuda Squadron and the main fleet was more than 2,000 kilometers. After receiving Berlin's order to go south at 2 pm, the distance had shrunk to about 1,800 kilometers by the evening, less than 1,400 kilometers from Guadeloupe. A large number of carrier-based aircraft that could not be accommodated by aircraft carriers flew towards the reinforcement fleet after supplying Guadeloupe in the evening.

This tactic is vividly called "anti-cross-platform". Since cross-platforms can be used to concentrate aircraft dispatching and concentrate, it can also be used to reverse cross-span evacuate, which is entirely based on the high quality of the pilot.

Ozawa is determined to eat his opponent. Night battle is a killer, and anti-cross-platform is the second killer.

"The fleet is reorganized! Prepare for the night battle!"

At 17:17 on March 15, the battlecruiser Gneisenau raised the Marshal's flag. Five minutes before that, Ozawa and Crank were already in charge of the USS Jeanbar aircraft carrier and raised the flagship logo.

At this point, the German fleet was almost exhausted, and the particularly disadvantageous thing was the lack of ammunition. The torpedoes on the two beveled aircraft carriers, 400 kilograms of bombs, and 750 kilograms of bombs were all consumed. Originally, these arms reserves could support the entire army to launch four attacks, but due to the rapid consumption of supply, ammunition and oil, by the last round of attack, most German aircraft could only carry 250 kilograms of bombs, and in order to control consumption to cope with possible wars on the next day, each aircraft carried only 2 250 kilograms of bombs, and 100 kilograms of bombs were also mounted on the wings to assist in the attack.

Finally, the battle distance between the two sides was very close, and all aircraft did not need a secondary fuel tank, which supported the huge consumption.

In the last minute of the attack between the two sides, both sides still achieved their own results:

Dunkirk was hit with two bombs, one torpedo, and part of the oblique deck was blown up, and the main deck was barely available; the Barr was hit with one torpedo, which was not a big problem; the Imperial battleship was hit with three 1,000-pound bombs and two torpedoes, and suffered heavy damage; the Roman battleship was hit with three bombs, which was considered a mid-break; in addition, the German side also lost 1 cruiser and 2 destroyers.

The US military suffered greater losses: the decks of two Essex-class aircraft carriers were blown up, losing their take-off and landing capabilities, and there was still one Essex-class left in the entire army that could barely take-off and land; the only Iowa-class battleship, the USS New Jersey (written by Missouri in the previous article), encountered a concentrated fire attack by 9 bombs and two torpedoes, and the overall damage was severely damaged, and the speed was reduced to less than 15 knots. Two other Alaska-class ships, the Philippines and Guam, were subjected to Zhongchao to varying degrees, and the superstructure was blown up; the Little Rock, the Gaulsman, and the Yog City three Cleveland Cavaliers were hit and sunk by torpedoes. This was all lost to block the guns of the aircraft carrier. Without the heroic blocking of the gun holes of these cruisers, there would be no such many US-class ships that can float on the sea now.

In terms of aircraft, both sides suffered heavy losses:

German HNA lost a total of 147 aircraft in its defensive operations, including 74 land-based aviation losses, with 221 combat losses, and the loss rate has seriously exceeded the 25% cordon.

The US military lost nearly 500 aircraft (partially lost with warships), Arnold's Air Force lost more than 400 aircraft, and the part that was lost in Puerto Rico and the part that could not land and could only parachute, the total combat losses exceeded 1,000 aircraft.

There is a very interesting number here. Although the total number of US aircraft exceeds that of the German army, the US land-based aviation troops were basically only dispatched once, while the German land-based aviation troops were generally dispatched twice (except a few 4 heavy bombers); except for the earliest three waves of carrier-based aircraft, the rest were basically dispatched only once, while German pilots were generally dispatched twice (including cross-platform reinforcements), and there were also many dispatched three times.

Relying on the high dispatch frequency and rotation system, the German army's total flight rafts reached more than 90% of that of the US army.

Only because the German army initially launched a round of attacks on Puerto Rico, and the US offensive targets were only the German fleet, the two sides had a large difference in the flight orders of the ship attacks, and the German army achieved more and greater results with the dispatch frequency of about 50% of the opponents.

Judging from today's overall tactics, the tactics adopted by the commanders of both sides are completely different. Mitchell adopted the "cut one finger" strategy and tried desperately to sink the opponent. Ozawa adopted the "burn ten fingers" strategy to quickly level the difference in fleet size by paralyzing the opponent's combat capabilities.

On the surface, the number of US troops sunk is considerable, including 2 battleships, 3 fleet aircraft carriers, 6 escort aircraft carriers, 2 cruisers and 6 destroyers, all of which have become the result of the US military, but the combat effectiveness of the rest of the German warships is quite considerable, especially the two ships of the Schánhorst class suffered very little damage and are almost negligible; considering the losses of more than 700 flight crews behind these results, it is shocking.

The number of German attacks was considerable. 7 US fleet aircraft carriers, one sank, and the other 6 were injured; 4 battleships (war patrols) sank, and the other 3 were all hit harder; 10 escort aircraft carriers were all sunk; 8 light cruisers were sunk by Germany, and the other 4 were injured to varying degrees; the only intact were probably destroyers. The German attack rank was only half of the opponent's number, destroying enemy troops with almost the same tonnage, and the loss of less than 140 pilot units on this side.

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