Chapter 1113: Preparing for Shelling

"Artillery bombardment must be launched in advance!" Cunningham proposed to Admiral King.

Although he already had the cognition that he was invincible in the air, he did not expect to fight more and twice the number of fighters against Huaxia HNA, and even the pilots selected a lot of elites and aces.

"It's missiles again!" Admiral Kim said with chagrin.

Realizing the tremendous role of missiles, the United States is organizing all-out efforts to tackle key problems, but at the moment this battle cannot be counted on, and the Allied forces can only watch as the Allied jets in the sky are chased by a large number of air-to-air missiles released by China at the beginning.

Under normal circumstances, even if the Chinese fighters are hanging Sparrow III and Sidewinder air-to-air missiles at the level of the sixties and seventies, those aces and elites, with the experience of fighting on the battlefield of life and death, can get rid of one or two, but they can't stop many missiles.

Many fighters crowded into the narrow airspace over the Huaxia fleet, and some of them were injured by mistake, not to mention that Huaxia released too many missiles, and even the Americans, who had always been used to luxury, did not expect Huaxia to be so willing from the beginning.

They didn't know that Meng Xiang was so big because he relied on discounted goods from the base, not to mention that the value of a few missiles was definitely cost-effective compared to those aces and elite pilots.

The Allies fought a lot with the Huaxia jet fighters, so they naturally found some experience.

In particular, the initial jet fighters such as the Sabre were better at fighting, and the elite and aces of the new fighters had a higher level of fighting, which was more prominent among the Allied naval pilots.

In the previous life, the Soviet and Russian fighters had outstanding combat performance, but they did not have good carrier-based aircraft in the early days, and the most well-known carrier-based aircraft in later generations were mainly American.

And after the war, even until the early fifties, jet carrier-based aircraft were in the groping stage, so there were many shortcomings. So after the base was upgraded, Meng Xiang changed clothes in a large area. Even the F-4 Phantom, which caught up with the carrier-based fighters of the late fifties, was replaced by a later model due to performance problems with the early model.

It's just that after the war, American fighters had a fatal problem. A vigorous advocacy of high-tech, missile victory under the strategic thinking. A lot of fighters from the Americans. They no longer pay attention to combat performance, and some even cancel the cannons and only hang missiles.

The Huaxia HNA, which mainly uses American carrier-based aircraft such as F-4 Ghost and F-8 Crusader, has greatly reduced its combat ability, although it still has an advantage over those early jet carrier-based aircraft in the United States, but this advantage is not too prominent. In order to win more easily, Meng Xiang worked out the initial missile stick, and first gave the allies a dismount.

It's just that this smack is surprisingly heavy. The Allies in the rear continued to replenish the fighter jets here, but they were still knocked down by the missiles flying in the sky.

Finally, the rain curtain of missiles in Huaxia was flashed, and the depressed Allied aces had to face the rain of machine guns and shells of Huaxia fighters.

Although it is said that the Americans did not pay attention to dogfighting, cut the number of cannons, as in the early models of the F-4, and eliminated the fixed cannons. Only one gun bay can be hung. However, for example, the F-8 Crusader still has four 20mm cannons, and with its ultra-high speed and advanced mechanical and electrical equipment, it is still enough to deal with the early jet carrier-based aircraft of the Allied forces, and from time to time it is mixed with point missile sneak attacks.

Seeing that after fighting for a long time, the Allies had already lost more than 100 fighters, and the downed Huaxia fighters were just 10.

"Maybe when all our fighters are gone, Huaxia HNA may still have the power to fight back!" Many people have such an inference in their minds, and they can't help but be a little frustrated.

"Our fighter planes were originally intended to play a diversion role. The next thing we need to do is destroy the aircraft carrier of the Huaxia and the damn big ship. We'll win! "Admiral Stark, commander of the US Naval Command in Europe, had to make excuses for the defeat of the first round of the US-led air offensive.

Admiral Kim also took advantage of the situation to adjust his tactics, and bombers and torpedo planes on the rear aircraft carriers began to make frequent sorties. Taking advantage of the gap when the Huaxia fighters were entangled by the Allied fighters, they rushed towards the Huaxia and the escorting aircraft carriers.

In particular, the pirates and hellcats, with their more agile and swift speeds, carrying torpedoes and bombshells, took the place of some bombers and torpedo planes, and rushed over. Even if the weapons they carry are not enough to pose much of a threat to the Huaxia, they are still deadly against destroyers that may carry ship-to-ship missiles.

In previous battles, some infrared-guided missiles had a higher error rate against these more agile piston propeller fighters, and some of the gains outweighed the losses in terms of effective cost.

But whether it is the Huaxia carrier-based fighter or the A-4 Skyhawk carrier-based attack aircraft, the cannons are not decorations, and after the firepower is fully fired, these propeller fighters who take advantage of the chaos to kill will be quickly suppressed.

And the Chinese warships are densely covered with anti-aircraft guns of various calibers, and they have never let the bullet rain defense cover that covers the sky have a fatal omission.

In the face of the continuous failures of the Americans' actions to seize air supremacy first, the British could not help but voice their suggestions and suggested that the air ships should work together to fight.

While the aerial fighters of both sides were strangling, the Allied battleship groups had gradually moved closer together.

Since the radar has become more and more advanced, the huge size of the battleship can no longer hide from the opponent, and it is even difficult to cooperate with the rapid assault fighters. You can only wait until the air power raid begins, and then rush forward. If it weren't for the fact that everyone still misses their most terrifying roar, I am afraid that in many naval battles, because of factors such as the cost-effectiveness ratio, they would have been unnecessary for a long time.

Germany, which had always wanted to overwhelm the British in the position of battleships, took advantage of the east wind of the base to storm the battleships one after another, forcing the British to follow the-for-tat battleship group. Even the Americans, under the deterrence of those super battleships in Europe, Germany and Asia, Japan, and China, had to follow the skill tree of the battleships.

The wealthy Americans still had enough financial resources to support the aircraft carrier battleships to play together, but the British couldn't bear it early.

If it weren't for the toss of the Soviets and Russians around the world, the British, who had many colonies, might quickly recover to the second place in the world, and even compete with the Americans.

But in this life, when China continued to attack the world and fell deeper into the European war, the British vomited blood and vomited even worse, and even their bottoms had to be used out. That's it, he hasn't recovered his homeland yet, and he has to hold on.

Originally, they planned to rely on the majesty and intimidation of the old days to grab a handful of money from the Germans at the negotiating table to replenish their vitality, but they did not expect the Chinese army to attack and almost kick down the paper tiger of the British with one kick.

In the face of the continuous defeat of the army on the mainland, the British could only hope for victory at sea to boost morale.

And to deal with the Huaxia that poses the greatest threat, the only way to deal with it is to release the fury of the battleship, which is the most amazing combat power on the planet.

"Prepare for shelling!" Admiral Jin lowered his head and calculated for a while how long the air could delay and support, and finally gave the order for the many surface ships in place to attack first.

With the exploration of satellites and airships floating in the sky, Meng Xiang naturally would not be encircled by so many Allied warships, and the imperceptible Chinese Xia fleet always did not follow the most perfect route in the hearts of the Allied forces, so that the encirclement of the Allied forces was always missing a corner.

In order not to let the Chinese people notice in advance, the allies did not dare to force too fiercely. So when the order for the advance shelling was given, only about half of the battleships could participate.

The battleships continued to press up, and the thick cannon muzzles began to rise, constantly adjusting the angle of attack.

At 40 kilometers, the 19-inch naval guns of the British Lion King were the first to open fire. It took a lot of effort for the British to finally install six 482-mm naval guns on the most massive of the Lion.

Compared with the 20-inch naval guns on the American Washington, it is difficult to show off, and even the launch of 40 kilometers, although the range of some naval guns can be reached, but the accuracy rate is thousands of miles. But the British still used this roar to proclaim to the world that the majesty of the British Empire still existed.

Of course, tactically it can also interfere with the Chinese and tear up more opportunities for the Allied fighters who are constantly pounced in the air.

In an instant, some of the anti-aircraft guns on the Huaxia stopped attacking.

"This is a great opportunity!" Lieutenant Colonel Harry, the British ace pilot with six successful flights, was keenly aware of this opportunity, "God forbid, let the moaning of that big ship be recorded on my medal!" ”

He shook off one of the Sparrow III missiles next to him, and immediately pushed the Hawker Hunter under his seat to the maximum, swooped over, and was ready to throw the two 225 kg bombs he was carrying.

But he didn't notice for a moment that in the area where the anti-aircraft artillery fire on the Huaxia had weakened, the thick barrel of the Huaxia had also been raised.

"Boom!" There was an earth-shattering earthquake, like thunder exploding in the ears.

After Lieutenant Colonel Harry's eyes turned red with flames, he immediately turned black, and he could no longer control his Hawk Hunter and fell headlong. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )

PS: I've been hesitating in my heart, and I want to write about the campaign in detail, and I want to speed up the progress, but it turns out to be a mess.