The USS Saratoga has a full load displacement of up to 43,700 tons and is capable of carrying 78 combat aircraft. The pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info includes 18 Buffalo fighters in a fighter squadron, 36 SBD 'dreadnought' dive bombers in a dive bomber squadron, 18 TBD Destroyer torpedo attack aircraft in a torpedo squadron in a torpedo squadron, plus six spare aircraft, for a total of 72 aircraft.

Of course, there is a huge gap between these carrier-based aircraft of the US Navy and the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy. The Buffalo fighter has a maximum speed of 520 km/h. The SBD Dreadnought dive bomber can only carry aerial bombs weighing no more than 1,600 pounds and 726 kilograms. The TBD Destroyer torpedo attack aircraft also carried mainly Mk13 aviation torpedoes. Whether it is speed, combat radius, or armament or ammunition carried, the US Navy's carrier-based aircraft cannot be compared with the Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft. However, even so, the 2nd Air Group on the USS Saratoga launched an attack without hesitation.

Just ten minutes after Rear Admiral Halsey's order, the first Buffalo fighter jet took off from the USS Saratoga. The 18 Buffalo fighters took off, followed by 36 SBD Dreadnought dive bombers, each carrying a 1,000-pound aviation armor-piercing bomb. The last to take off were 18 TBD Destroyer torpedo attack aircraft, each carrying an MK13 aviation torpedo.

After completing the formation command, the aircraft group flew towards the sea area ordered by Major General Halsey. The reason why a reconnaissance plane was not dispatched in advance to reconnoiter was that Major General Halsey was mainly worried that his whereabouts would be exposed, so that he would be alarmed. In this case, the Chinese Navy will be on guard. In addition, Rear Admiral Halsey also affirmed that the Chinese Navy must be in that area. This is inferred from the relevant intelligence obtained from the military port on Oahu.

On the island of the USS Saratoga, Rear Admiral Halsey watched the group leave, knowing that this was a very dangerous task for the young U.S. Navy carrier-based aircraft unit. Most of the people they were supposed to do were most likely killed in this operation and never returned to the United States. But for the sake of America's national interests, they have to.

"May God bless those children." Major General Halsey said secretly.

At the same time, the Chinese Navy has strengthened its air defense, and the radars on the periphery of the fleet have been turned on, searching the airspace around it for possible targets. Air defense fighters taking off from the escort aircraft carriers were also distributed in the sky 50 kilometers around the fleet to maintain vigilance. If they find an enemy plane coming, they will become the first troops to block the enemy plane, buying time for the subsequent carrier-based aircraft to take off.

The Imperial Navy's Pacific Fleet has destroyed the main force of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet in Oahu's military port. However, in terms of air defense, they did not dare to relax at all. On the deck of the lead aircraft carrier, there is always a squad of fighters, a squad of dive bombers and a squad of torpedo attack aircraft on standby. If they detect a threat, they will take off and launch a counterattack against their target. In addition, on the deck of the escort aircraft carrier, there are also fighters waiting to take off. As long as they spot an enemy plane, they will bravely fly into the sky to intercept the enemy plane.

On the island of the 'Phoenix Mountain' aircraft carrier, Admiral Chen Houfu, commander of the fleet, had a solemn face. The closer he got to the Oahu military port, the more he had a sense of impending danger, as if the enemy was already on his way. This sixth sense of the admirals is sometimes very accurate. This is the feeling they have formed in the long naval battles.

"Lao Lin, order the fleet to strengthen anti-submarine and air defense, I always feel that something is wrong." Admiral Chen Houfu said.

"Yes, Commander." Lin nodded and immediately gave an order to the fleet.

Destroyers and light cruisers cruising around the perimeter of the fleet, sonar crews began to listen intently to the situation beneath the surface, looking for possible American submarines. The second batch of air defense fighters, which took off from the escort carriers, began to replace the previous batch of air defense fighters, which was about to run out of fuel. And the air defense network was further opened, and the air defense network was expanded to 70 kilometers. The air search radars of a large number of warships have also been turned on, constantly scanning around for possible enemy aircraft.

At half past eleven o'clock in the morning, a large group of light spots appeared on the screen of the anti-air search radar of one of the destroyers of the Pacific Fleet of the Imperial Navy. This represents a large group of aircraft approaching your own fleet.

"Report, unidentified aircraft group approached." The radar soldier reported.

"Continue the investigation and report to the flagship immediately." The captain immediately ordered.

As soon as the news reached Admiral Chen Houfu, he immediately ordered the fleet to switch to air defense mode. Each escort aircraft carrier will take off a small group of fighters to strengthen the defense over the fleet. As for the previous air defense fighters, they launched attacks on enemy aircraft. The reason why a large number of anti-aircraft fighters were left over the fleet was that they found that there were only seventy-two enemy planes attacking. If the US Navy had dispatched two aircraft carriers, it would have been very likely that there would have been another wave of enemy aircraft. Therefore, it is necessary to be well defended.

The air defense fighters, having received the order, began to climb and flew towards the incoming enemy aircraft. The second batch of air defense fighters that took off began to protect the security of the fleet's skies in case the US Navy also sent a wave of carrier-based aircraft to attack.

The Imperial Navy's anti-aircraft search radar was able to detect large groups of aircraft at a distance of one hundred and forty kilometers. However, for a group of enemy aircraft with a speed of more than 400 kilometers, a distance of 140 kilometers will only take more than ten minutes.

"Oh God! Is that the fleet of the Chinese? How many aircraft carriers are there! When the pilots of the carrier-based aircraft of the US Navy saw the huge fleet on the sea, they were already dumbfounded. Especially those aircraft carriers in the center of the fleet, there are much fewer of them, which makes the Americans' scalps tingle. Twelve of them are huge fleet carriers, and the others are smaller ones.

"Hell, we all underestimated the Chinese, and they managed to deceive everyone. It is really shameless that they have quietly built such a powerful aircraft carrier fleet, and have deliberately guided us to vigorously develop battleships. Colonel Grumman, the captain of the 2nd Air Group of the U.S. Navy, said angrily. Obviously, he now understands that the US Navy has been completely tricked by the Chinese. If it were not for the Chinese, the US Navy would not have rushed to build the 'South Dakota-class' battleships, the 'Iowa-class' battleships and the 'Montana-class' battleships, and would not have invested so many resources in the construction of battleships. So much so that now there are only six aircraft carriers in the US Navy.

"Attention of the squadrons, target the Chinese aircraft carriers, launch an attack, sink them all, and avenge the death of those comrades in the Oahu military port. Fighters were responsible for entanglement of enemy fighters, covering the attack of dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft. "Colonel Grumman gave the order.

It's just that at this moment, more than two dozen fighters of the Chinese naval aviation have appeared in the sky above their fleet. These fighters are just the first fighters to rush over. Dozens more fighter jets are coming.

"Attention to all aircraft, give priority to attacking the bombers and torpedo planes of the Americans, deal with them first, and protect our aircraft carriers." The commander gave the order. In air defense operations, the enemy's dive bombers and torpedo attack planes should be the enemy's priority targets, and these two types of aircraft pose the greatest threat to one's own warships. As for fighters, unless it's a suicide attack. Otherwise, it won't have much impact on your own warships at all.

"Yes, sir." The pilots' answers were heard over the radio.

"The attack begins." Subsequently, the commander gave the order to attack.

More than two dozen F9 fighters dived down from a high altitude and aimed their noses at the American fighters below.

The dive speed of the F9 fighter is capable of reaching 680 kilometers per hour, which is very much higher than that of the American fighters.

"Oh God! Overhead, the Chinese plane is over our head. "A pilot of an American carrier-based aircraft spotted the Chinese plane overhead and screamed in horror.

"Bang! Boom! Boom! "The 30mm cannon in the nose of the F9 fighter began shelling, and one shell after another flew towards the carrier-based aircraft of the US Navy. The 30-mm cannon was powerful enough to easily shred the Americans' dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft.

I saw that one after another dive bombers and torpedo attack planes were hit by bullets and caught fire, and fell to the surface of the sea.

"Hell! Fighters entangled the Chinese's fighters, covering the penetration of dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft. Colonel Grumman yelled.

"No, Your Excellency Colonel, they're too fast for us to catch up with them." A U.S. Navy fighter pilot shouted. The Chinese Navy's F9 fighters are so fast that the US Navy's old Buffalo fighters simply can't catch up, let alone entangle each other.

By this time, the Chinese Navy's air defense fighters had completed the first round of attacks, and a total of thirteen dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft of the US Navy were shot down. The remaining dive bombers and torpedo attack planes immediately dispersed in horror. In the case of a fighter attack by the Chinese Navy, if they still maintain a dense formation, they are undoubtedly looking for death.

"Very well, the planes will speed up their climb, gain a high degree of intelligence, launch a second attack, and make sure that the American bombers and torpedo planes are within range of our anti-aircraft guns." The commander of the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy gave the order. (To be continued.) )