Chapter 198
The assessment has just begun, and the roar of artillery fire can already be heard on the calm sea.
Some weak admirals who did not leave in time were followed and sailed until they were attacked as soon as the assessment began.
There are also admirals who feel that they are strong enough to stay near the island and compete for control of the island.
Fortunately, Island No. 5 is the farthest away from the central Island No. 6, so there are the fewest admirals here.
Under Lexington's investigation, Wei An has gotten the news he wants.
There are a total of 22 admirals within a 50 nautical mile radius of his own fleet, and only two of them lead more than five warships. That means they and other admirals compete with each other for control of the island.
The remaining admirals all brought 2 to 3 battleships.
A total of 15 admirals gathered near the island, and the others were drifting at sea.
"Commander, there are battleships coming towards us, two destroyers."
The investigating Lexington's sudden report woke up the thinking Wei An.
"What's the speed? What's the distance?"
"30 knots. 43 nautical miles"
"15 bombers, deal with them, don't let them get close"
"yes."
York City, who was still observing the Lexington battleship, felt that the battleship under the plane started to move quickly again.
At the same time, the lifting platform began to transport the carrier-based aircraft to the deck, and they were released again in her surprised eyes. 15 planes.
This time she observed them from close range. Her eyes could not mistake them. They were bombers with bombs attached.
"This aircraft carrier has released 15 more aircraft, including bombers. She has already released 50 fighters!"
York City, which did not forget its mission, immediately reported Wei An's information.
"Can additional bombers be released? Hood, where did you find this monster admiral?"
Washington said in surprise!
As the only joint headquarters with three legendary aircraft carriers, U Joint Headquarters understands that the combat effectiveness of legendary aircraft carriers is not as simple as one plus one equals two.
"Hood! You returned Wei'an to our I-Union Headquarters, but you stopped him halfway! He was supposed to be from our I-Union Department!"
Veneto sat on the stool and watched Hu De's silver teeth gnashing.
"Then where did you go when he needed you? It's too late now."
Hood, who was always smiling, replied with a sentence aimed at Veneto.
As the first unlucky person to be operated on by Vian, when the Lexington Bombers arrived, they only confirmed that he was a second-year J-Leader. The admiral of the Ministry of Flags.
The 2nd grade admiral of the 2 battleships can only be said to be relatively weak in the 2nd grade. Or the two destroyers can also show that he is relatively undamaged.
He got the information of the referee near the opponent's warship and saw that 20 ships were intact. With the returning bombers, York City was surprised to add two destroyers to Vian's score, for a total of 2 points.
Lexington's bombers only took 15 minutes from departure to return, and the opponent did not even see their men.
"Admiral Vian, it took 15 minutes to sink two destroyers without any damage."
After hearing Wei An's achievements, many ship girls were not surprised. The aircraft carrier has a large number of bombers, and its offensive capabilities are not comparable to those of gunboats like them.
Now Wei An has already made up his mind and is competing for the No. 5 island. After all , the assessment results are based on the number of large battleships while Lexington's bombers are being replenished.
"Go slightly closer to Island No. 5 and sail west, keeping the distance at 40 nautical miles."
"Commander, are you planning an air attack on the admiral on the island?"
"Well, we can’t give up such a large amount of points. After all, the guy from the J-Union Department brought so many people and destroyed a lot of them. No points will be collected today. The ones behind him are relatively strong admirals or group members."
"receive."
At the same time, the order was passed to other battleships, and a fleet quickly began to shift positions.
Lexington also turned his attention to the admiral fighting on Island No. 5.
There were a total of 36 battleships on both sides, 17 on one side and 19 on the other. Shooting at a distance of 5 nautical miles.
However, what people didn't expect was that the 17 admirals here had the advantage because there was a light carrier among the battleships here, and it also had torpedo planes, which were not close to the battleships at all. After throwing the torpedo, run away to disrupt the other side's formation and attack rhythm. If you don't dodge, you'll be waiting for the torpedo.
"Commander, what should we do?"
Listening to Lexington's report, Wei An pondered.
Since he has decided to attack, he must maximize his interests and cannot make a wedding dress for them.
Then he needs to attack and destroy them.
Moreover, the admirals on both sides have joined forces. Department, G Department on one side, has nothing to do with him.
J Department: one battleship, 4 heavy cruisers, 3 light cruisers, 1 light carrier, 8 destroyers in total, 17, 6 admirals.
G Department: one ship. Battle line, one battle cruiser, 1 heavy cruiser, 3 light cruisers, 13 ships expelled a total of 19 admirals and 9 admirals
"Score the battleships with the highest scores first, directly force the intervention, and destroy the battleships in order of their scores. You can mobilize fighters from other positions to ensure air superiority. In order to succeed, all bombers will be released."
"receive!"
It's a pity that Wei An and his fleet are far away from the island, and the time it takes for his gunboats to get close to them is far less than the carrier-based aircraft.
So I originally thought that Wei An was going to stop after he killed the admiral who was approaching him. York City saw a scene that left her speechless.
A larger number of bombers took off in front of her.
One, two, 10, 40, 60, 80 bombers.
The number of bombers released by Lexington has exceeded the number of York City hangars.
At the same time, she observed the fighter jets in other airspace and saw Lexington's fighter jets quickly moving in one direction.
"My God, what a terrifying aircraft carrier."
The bombers filled the sky like black clouds, and the shock it brought was incomparable.
She is an aircraft carrier, so she knows the power of Lexington even more.
Including fighter jets, a total of 110 carrier-based aircraft were flown. , almost one and a half of them.
Most of them are bombers, the most difficult bombers to obtain, because the direction of the Lexington carrier aircraft's flight is very purposeful, and York City, which has other referee communications, already knows. Wei An’s goal this time
"Report: Admiral Wei'an may intervene in the battle between the J-Unit and G-Unit admirals for Island No. 5"
"How many battleships do they have?"
"36 ships"
"How many warships did he send there? How long does it take to arrive?"
York City organizes language
"Not a single warship approached, only carrier-based aircraft from special aircraft carriers were dispatched."