Chapter 1302: 1303 Maybe they don’t have an aircraft carrier
Blomyer knew that it was time for him to show his talents. As the commander-in-chief of the navy, he should show some effect anyway.
So, he started thinking. No one else bothered him, but quietly waited for the admiral to come up with a more appropriate countermeasure.
The warning fleet directly ahead was attacked, so there is a high probability that the opponent's fleet is on the route! This is Blomeier's speculation.
Obviously, this speculation is very reasonable: if the opponent comes to intercept, the best interception position is in front of the route of the Lines Empire fleet.
What about distance? Bromeier cautiously speculated that it should be about 80 kilometers to 120 kilometers. At this distance, he thought that he had given the Tang Empire Navy a lot of face.
According to speculation, the attack distance of the Tang Empire's Styx anti-ship missile should be 40 to 50 kilometers (this data is guessed by each country). Blomeier doubled this distance, thinking he had given the enemy some slack.
This distance was obviously within the strike range of the carrier-based aircraft. Like John Cleeves, the commander of the combined fleet, his first thought was to counterattack.
This is how naval battles are. If you are passively beaten all the time, no matter how strong the warships are, no matter how many ships you have, you will not be able to win. Only by taking the initiative to sink the enemy's warships and destroy the enemy's fleet can we win the naval battle.
So, Bromeier decided to launch the attack first and let the first batch of strike aircraft fly out to get a head start!
Therefore, he said to Lions I: "Your Majesty, we should take off the carrier-based aircraft! Search directly forward! Find the enemy's fleet! Launch an attack!"
Speaking of this, he was still a little proud, because he felt that the naval generals on the Tang side were a little too trusting: they did not take off carrier-based aircraft immediately to cross the guard fleet and attack his main fleet!
This can be said to be a major mistake, which is equivalent to giving him the upper hand...Blomyer thought of this, and suddenly a bold idea came to his mind.
The other party did not send carrier-based aircraft to attack first...Is it because the other party does not have an aircraft carrier at all?
Or maybe the other party’s aircraft carrier is still in the Longdao port, and what’s blocking the front of his fleet is just a patrol destroyer from the Tang Army?
Think about it carefully, it’s completely possible! If the other party did not know that its fleet had reached this position, it would not send its aircraft carrier fleet to attack in time.
In other words, the Tang army was not ready for battle at all! They only had a few patrolling destroyers and hurriedly responded to the challenge. The aircraft carrier fleet should still be near Long Island!
He only needs to destroy these destroyers, then change the route, and then he can surprise the Tang Army's aircraft carrier fleet that is rushing in from another direction!
Won! God bless their Lions Empire, maybe they can really win this naval battle with dignity!
Thinking of this, he couldn't wait to explain his thoughts to Lions I. Sure enough, everyone who heard this explanation breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously!
That’s right! It’s entirely possible that this is the case! The attack was just a patrolling destroyer squadron of the Tang Army, perhaps only two or three destroyers.
Relying on anti-ship missiles, they want to prevent the Lions Empire's fleet from continuing to advance and buy time for their main fleet to prepare for war.
As long as they annihilate these destroyers and continue to move forward, the Lions Empire will be able to take the initiative!
"Take off the carrier-based aircraft! Take off immediately! Find those **** Tang Army destroyers! Sink them!" Lions I gave the order excitedly. He felt that the power had returned to his body, affected by the torture he had suffered before. All have drifted away.
He seemed to have seen victory. If the Tang Army fleet in front of him really did not have an aircraft carrier, then for him... it would really be a loss of life. But the fact is that Blommeyer’s conjecture was just as wrong as John Cleeves’ conjecture: the Tang Army’s anti-ship missiles were not launched from the destroyer at all!
The Tang Army's carrier-based aircraft returned immediately after firing more than a dozen anti-ship missiles in one go. Under the cover and dispatch of electronic warfare aircraft and early warning aircraft, the entire attack was well-organized.
The second batch of carrier-based aircraft has taken off, and the third batch of carrier-based aircraft has begun to mount bombs in the hangar. The Tang Army only had one aircraft carrier, so the number of attack aircraft was not large, and it could only eat away at the huge Lions Empire fleet bit by bit.
However, even though the number of carrier-based aircraft is only about 80, the advanced nature of the Tang Army's aircraft carrier fleet still makes them invincible.
The counterattack of the Lines fleet was destined to be in vain, because the Tang Empire's fleet was hundreds of kilometers away and did not get close to the Lines Empire's fleet at all.
The Spitfire fighter jets covered the sea area where the Type 97 carrier-based attack aircraft staggered towards. There was not even a single ship from the Tang Empire. There was only a vast ocean and strong electromagnetic interference from the Tang Empire's Prowler electronic warfare aircraft.
The Lynes Empire shipboard aircraft that has left the skies above the fleet will lose radio navigation there and lose contact with the fleet...
These aircraft can only return as soon as possible: they are lucky because their flight direction is consistent with the direction of the fleet. Although the navigation fails, it is still relatively easy to find their own aircraft carrier fleet.
At the same time, after receiving the order, the submarine force of the Tang Dynasty Navy has begun to enter the attack position. It may not be easy for them to attack the main fleet of the Lions Empire, but they have no problem firing at transport ships full of supplies and personnel.
In any case, the opponent's speed is very slow. Even if the submarine is discovered, it will not be able to speed up at all. Launching torpedoes at these ships is simply no different from target shooting.
Soon, white tracks appeared on the calm sea, rushing towards various transport ships of different sizes that were sailing in the distance.
“There is no need to aim at all! Save all the wire-guided torpedoes!” Inside the dim submarine, the captain of the Tang Army ordered loudly in front of the periscope, looking at the prey on the distant horizon.
The opponent's destroyers are too few to ensure the safety of such a huge fleet. There are loopholes everywhere, flaws everywhere...
One minute later, a tragic explosion occurred in Lanes' transport fleet. After a loud bang, a transport ship was cut in half and turned into two pieces.
Because it carried a large amount of cargo, the front and rear ends of the transport ship quickly became high, and the middle part quickly submerged into the sea.
At almost the same moment, another transport ship also had a huge explosion. A torpedo hit the hull, blowing all the food transported into the air.