"This time, two new aircraft carriers of the US military were found to be large in size and deck, and they seemed to be new models, and their combat effectiveness should be much greater than that of the previous models."

Tsukahara nodded slightly: "This is the Essex-class aircraft carrier. I heard that all the carriers can be filled with more than 100, and they have better sink resistance. There is currently one in the Pacific."

Seeing the leader's calm and gentle appearance, Mizuo Shinda expressed his confusion. Minaki Genda quickly revealed the answer: there are at least 20 such aircraft carriers lying on the US platform and will be put into service one after another this year and next year.

"20 ships?" Mizuo Fuchida opened his mouth wide in surprise. Now he finally understood why Tsukahara just said, "There are many enemy aircraft carriers, but we are the only pilots who can sink aircraft carriers." The profound connotation of this statement. Not to mention 20 Essex aircraft carriers in Japan, even if there are two more Shochi-class aircraft carriers, it is impossible to find qualified carrier-based aircraft pilots.

Because the carrier-based pilots' carrier-based aircraft have changed greatly. In the past, at most, they were equipped with as many pilots as backup aircraft, but they were not yet met at some point. Now the carrier rate generally requires 25-30% over-capacity (the Japanese standard specification is 50%, but in reality, HNA Germany strictly follows this standard). The additional 2 Xianghe class means that 200 qualified carrier-based aircraft pilots (groups). Not to mention, just driving comets to change safe take-off and landing on the deck can stump a large number of new young pilots.

When he thinks of the new pilots on Socotra who frequently slammed planes, he feels upset. Now Germany is supporting the training to slam the planes. What should I do after returning to Japan? The Navy is active in service, with a total of more than 20 generals in the reserve service. Their annual salary is about enough to cost four rounds of shells for the Yamato main gun. It can't afford a Zero Warfare, let alone comet modifications that are more expensive than Zero Warfare.

Thinking of this, he asked hesitantly: "Can Germany help us train a group of pilots? Hundreds a year are fine."

"The chief and the head of state have had a secret talk before departure. There should be some cooperation, but unfortunately." Tsukahara sighed, "Now there are not even hundreds of qualified pilots who have completed basic carrier-based aircraft training, and there are not enough instructors to collect so many seeds. No matter how fertile the soil is, what's the benefit of sufficient cultivation?"

Mizuo Shizuda knew the inside story. Before the war, dozens of pilots were trained in a year, and the highest year did not exceed 100. In the past ten years, in addition to occasional flight or training accidents, there was no loss of pilots. Instead, they were crowded and crowded, and even had to worry about promotion and resettlement. However, after the war, the problems were exposed. In a battle (whether it was the Coral Sea or Midway Island), the pilots consumed in the war were only trained in a few years before the war. Even a successful battle like a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan lost 29 aircraft.

What is even more ironic is that pilots are so important, but many old pilots are not yet an officer. When they meet other naval schools, they have to raise their hands and energy. Yamamoto Ioruku, Hori Teiki and Oshiki Takijiro of the Naval Aviation Headquarters are all anxious about the identity and treatment of the naval aviation force, hoping that the aviation force can have an officer status, but the old system is not so easy to break. Many senior officials are restricted by the "official appointment system" and are unwilling to let go.

According to the Japanese system, to become an officer, you must first enter a non-commissioned officer school and then become a lieutenant after graduation (the navy is called a non-commissioned officer, and the army is called a general). This is the official officer. Pilots are generally selected from ordinary soldiers or civilians and participate in aviation school training. They have basically never entered a non-commissioned officer school, so they can only be sergeants and not officers throughout their lives. Things about Akamatsu Sada Akamatsu are the norm, and it is a minority who have a naval graduate like Mizuo Tinda and then study aviation.

If treatment is just a personal problem, the command system is even more deadly. Aviation officers are promoted from formal officers (i.e., non-commissioned officers graduated from non-commissioned officers). Those who need promotion can enter the aviation school to study. Many officers can even become commanders of the aviation army without entering the aviation school. Either Tsukahara nor Natsumoto can fly a plane, and eventually become the commanders of the aviation army. It is okay to know how to know how to do it like Tsukahara, but it is a disaster like Natsumoto who doesn’t understand how to do it and hesitate.

Mizuo Shinda is now Nakasa. If an officer from his pilot is in his future, if he wants to command a mobile fleet, it will take at least 15 years if his career goes smoothly. If it doesn't go well, there will be no possibility in his life. After all, he is only in the 52nd class of the Navy, and his graduation ranking is not high. Now the mobile fleet is still in the 36th class.

Mitsuo Fuchida nodded: Socotra Island is a continuing education school, and it is impossible to expect the basic training of pilots to be carried out by the Germans.

"Didn't it meant that it was expanded by 8 times?"

"Yes, it has been expanded by 8 times..." Kusato Ryunosuke sighed, "It's not even more than 600, and it's only half a year since time has passed, and it will take at least half a year to see the results. Moreover, no matter how well the pilot flies, he can't be an officer. The first choice for promising young people is definitely the Navy School."

"Oh..." System issues and national conditions, Mitsuo Tsuda said nothing, only sighed.

At 13:29, all aircraft completed supplies and prepared for attack.

Tsukahara explained: "This attack must be done to wipe out the US formation under the premise of ensuring safety, and don't even let the destroyers go. They usually salvage the officers and soldiers who fell into the water. They are the essence of the US Navy. In addition, the fleet's own air defense mission is very heavy, so I can only give you 16 escort aircraft."

"Enough, almost no aircraft in the enemy aircraft carrier formation."

"Don't underestimate the enemy, what if they dispatch planes from Puerto Rico to carry out escort missions?"

Kusato Ryunosuke took out two he-218s and three ju-98s from the backup plane to supplement it, making Mitsuo Furida's second attack wave reach the scale of 16 b-219, 71 he-218, and 66 ju-98s, and it is still a very terrifying strike force.

Just as the second attack wave of the Axis Fleet rose into the air, General Ingersoll, the commander of the US Atlantic Fleet, was so angry that he jumped into the commander's tower and scolded him.

It turned out that the Japanese water reconnaissance had been hovering over the battleship formation, and there was no intention of leaving. At this time, the battleship formation did not have a fighter plane, and the anti-aircraft artillery fire could not be shot down. Chief of Staff Turner was forced to take off and even ordered the ship-borne water reconnaissance ejection to drive out the Japanese reconnaissance aircraft. As a result, the American water reconnaissance was far from the opponent of the Ar-372. It was slow and clumsy. After being shot down two, it would never dare to try again. (To be continued.)

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Chapter completed!