"Don't say anything else! In the vast sea, even the Chinese people can easily find the location of our fleet and launch a sneak attack, is our air eagle not as good as a group of chickens who have just walked out of the chicken coop? Spruance waved his hand to interrupt his subordinates' report on the fruitless search for the Huaxia aircraft carrier, and shouted directly.

No matter how gentle a general is in peacetime, after the battle comes, he will return to the tough nature of a soldier. Besides, this life-and-death time does not allow for his gentleness.

"The coordinates of the aircraft carrier of the Huaxia must be found as soon as possible! Otherwise,......" Spruance blushed and didn't say anything more, but everyone knew the end.

This time, the operation was not near the continental United States, nor near overseas bases, except for some reinforcements from the 2nd Fleet that did not know when they would come, and they could only rely on themselves.

However, no one thought that the Chinese navy fighters had been replaced with the most advanced jet fighters, and the number was no less than that of the American fighters, and they had the advantage of attacking first, which made Spruance feel that the American fleet was dangerous.

After the Corsair and Hellcat fighters also enhanced their bombing capabilities, and in order to counter the superiority of the Huaxia fighters, the number of fighters on the Essex-class aircraft carrier increased from one squadron to one fighter squadron, plus one fighter-bombing squadron, bringing the number of fighters to more than 70. The Midway-class carrier also carried 64 Corsairs and eight Hellcats, as well as eight FH-1 Phantom fighters that had just left the lab.

In this way, although most of the Casablanca-class escort aircraft carriers carried anti-submarine and anti-ship fighters, with only 12 fighters, the number of US carrier-based fighters that could participate in the battle exceeded 230 after the sudden loss of one Essex-class and two escort aircraft carriers.

There is also the intensive anti-aircraft firepower that the Americans have always attached importance to, and over time, it will continue to weaken the number of Chinese fighters.

Spruance, however, was surprised to find that the loss of American fighters was much faster than that of the Chinese fighters under anti-aircraft fire and interception by American fighters.

The number of fighters of the Huaxia people in the sky did not decrease at all, and there were more and more of them, which made him realize that the Huaxia fleet was more than just three or two aircraft carriers in the intelligence.

In the event of unfavorable air supremacy of the United States. Under the dispatch of nearby Huaxia aircraft carriers in turn. The U.S. fleet, which has always been in a state of passive attack, can be sunk even if there are more warships.

Only by finding the aircraft carriers of the Chinese can the large number of bombers and torpedo planes carried on American aircraft carriers be useful. As long as the rear aircraft carriers of the Chinese are damaged, no matter how many advanced fighters they have, they will not be able to use them.

"Chasing the figure of the Huaxia fighter, we will find the aircraft carrier of the Huaxia people." Spruance emphasized again.

He knew that jet fighters were extraordinarily fuel-guzzling, had a short range, and had a short combat time in the air. Although today's clouds and weather reasons. This makes it difficult for the Americans' reconnaissance planes to find traces of the Huaxia fleet in the vast sea, but as long as they keep up with the returning fighters, they can always find the location of the Huaxia aircraft carrier.

As long as you survive a round of attacks by Huaxia fighters, you still have a chance to turn defeat into victory.

The thick smoke towed by the battleship was mixed with gunsmoke, and at this time, it could not hinder the dive attack of the Chinese fighters shuttling in it, but affected the line of sight of the anti-aircraft artillery. As soon as the jet fighters flew through the thick smoke, bombs exploded somewhere, and even if they couldn't accurately hit the deck and other vital parts, they were often hit by bad luck.

The torpedoes dropped by the Skyraiders became a deadly threat in the chaotic battlefield, and the cruisers and battleships with weak air defenses became the favorites of torpedo attacks.

One heavy patrol has been sunk, and the battle report of damage to 1 heavy patrol and 2 light cruisers makes Spruance anxiously keep taking out his pocket watch and looking at the time above.

"Found the fleet of the Huaxia people! Oh, my God! I saw at least five aircraft carriers, and a large number of warplanes flying...... Yes. We are under attack. I ...... "The signal from the Americans' Hell Dive, which doubles as a reconnaissance aircraft, stopped abruptly, but it was enough for the Americans to lock on to that part of the ocean."

When the United States had another escort aircraft carrier that was heavily damaged. When they could no longer take off and land, the Americans finally found the coordinates of the Huaxia fleet, and they were in the Gulf of Aden on the west side of Cape Hafeng.

"Attack! Blow them up! Spruance commanded loudly.

The SB2C Hell Dive Bombers on the US aircraft carrier, in order to worry about the damage to the aircraft carrier, had already taken off part of the aircraft ahead of schedule, and by the way, they had increased their reconnaissance efforts.

Even when the air defense of the American fleet was tight on this side, some pirates and Hellcats followed. In addition to escorting convoys, it also took into account the duty of bombing.

This side can hold out for a while with anti-aircraft artillery, but if the problem of the Huaxia aircraft carrier is not solved, it will still be unable to hold on to defeat in the end.

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"Here we are! Ah, a lot of planes! "In addition to the high-altitude raid of more than 20 Huaxia fighters when they first flew over Socotra Island, lost 11 fighters, and were involved in more than 20 pirates, this group of 130 American counterattack fighters finally arrived at the destination pointing to the coordinates of the Huaxia aircraft carrier. As soon as they arrived at their destination, many American pilots immediately understood the meaning of the many planes that the reconnaissance plane had exclaimed.

Before they could see the appearance of the Huaxia aircraft carrier, they were stunned by the group of Huaxia fighters ushered in.

"I know, they are Army Airlines, and they are the fighters of Huaxia Army Airlines!" Some American pilots who had seen the power of the Huaxia Army Aviation in the coastal waters of China immediately recognized the appearance of those Jian-5 fighters and could not help but exclaim.

"Damn, didn't it mean that the Huaxia battleships were far from the mainland and did not have the support of large-scale army fighters? Can anyone tell me what these are in front of me! "There are not a few people who have seen the power of the J-5, and at a glance, there are at least more than 100 J-5s, which makes many people curse in despair.

"What?" When Spruance heard this, he suddenly felt a blackness in front of him. Even when he learned the news that five aircraft carriers in China had participated in the war, he felt that he could fight hard, but when he heard that there were army fighters again, he was speechless.

But where did he know Huaxia's difficulties.

HNA pilots are a technical branch, and even if Meng Xiang does not need to pay for vigorous training, it is difficult to give birth to too much at once.

"8 ships! We can give full play to the capabilities of 8 aircraft carriers, which is already the limit! "This is the maximum ability reported by Huaxia HNA people.

Of the five aircraft carriers that came to the Gulf of Aden this time, only four of them were actually able to exert their combat effectiveness, and the other one was mixed in with a large number of trainees to experience the atmosphere of actual combat and survive the rookie period. Except for one aircraft carrier roaming around the Philippines, the remaining three aircraft carriers that can exert combat effectiveness are already in the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft carriers that have emerged in Australia and the East China Sea are also in charge of the cadets. If there is a real emergency, it is still supported by land aviation.

In the training of Meng Xiang over the years, a large number of elites have emerged from the army aviation pilots. Although it is difficult for aircraft carriers to take off and land, it is relatively easy for the army to adapt to the battle at sea.

As a result, Huaxia frequently used the power of land aviation to make up for the lack of strength of sea aviation. Anyway, most of them are coastal operations, and the superiority in the performance and numbers of fighters is enough to easily overwhelm the opponent.

This time, the two battlefields in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, which the Americans set up respectively, took into account the Chinese Army Aviation, and avoided the coastal areas of the mainland where the Chinese Army Aviation was active. Who would have thought that the Chinese people's army would fly directly to the vicinity of the Gulf of Aden again.

"Shit, Nima, is this Army Airlines or Hainan Airlines?" Americans are annoyed, knowing that flying on the ocean and flying on land are different in many places. The army aviation in China can fly at sea, and the army aviation near the battlefield in East Africa can also fly at sea.

How did they know that the pilots of the Army Airlines fighters that flew out at this time were also urgently transferred from the mainland.

Even if Meng Xiang is willing to invest, it is impossible for every pilot to be able to fly amphibious on land and sea. But knowing the Americans' plans in advance allowed Meng to enjoy the time to arrange calmly.

The fighters have their own sub-bases to supply them, and it is easy to hide the intelligence of the Americans.

The Americans lost in intelligence from the very beginning.

Including Huaxia's grasp of the whereabouts of the U.S. fleet, with the assistance of cloned spies, Huaxia's intelligence penetration ability is definitely the world's first-class.

With the intelligence superiority everywhere, all that remains is to keep digging holes and waiting for the opponent to jump.

The combat effectiveness of the four aircraft carriers did not have much advantage over the US Fifth Fleet, and in order to harvest the fruits of victory more safely, there was a strategy of naval aviation fighters attacking and army aviation fighters defending their homes.

The whereabouts and reactions of the Americans are all in the battlefield intelligence network arranged by carrier-based and airborne radars, high-altitude airships, and underwater submarines, and even the coordinates of the Americans' discovery of the Huaxia aircraft carrier are also consciously luring the enemy this time, thus ensuring that the army fighters will not lose their time in the air too soon or miss the interception too late.

The J-5s, who were only responsible for interception missions, were light and easy to deal with this group of slightly clumsy bombers and torpedo planes, even against the pirates who flew heavy bombs.

On the other hand, the US Fifth Fleet, which had been redivided, had to face the all-out attack of four aircraft carriers and gradually fell into despair. (To be continued.) )