Chapter 1315: 1316 It doesn’t matter anymore
"Are you kidding? The boat is so dangerous..." The captain of the guard wanted to kick the **** guy in front of him off the boat. This was all a damned idea.
On the other side, Lu Qianshan has taken the initiative on the battlefield. He now has an aircraft carrier and seven or eight destroyers, which can always stay outside the opponent's strike range and attack the opponent's fleet.
In fact, since the beginning of the war, the Lions Empire's fleet has dispatched a total of three batches of attack aircraft groups. However, these attack aircraft groups were not able to find the target in the end, and some aircraft were even unable to return because they flew too far.
What is even more tragic is that when these aircraft came back, they found that their aircraft carrier had been severely damaged or sunk, and they became homeless ghosts.
After running out of fuel, these aircraft had no choice but to make forced landings at sea. For a while, Lines' **** destroyers could only keep cruising to rescue people, and the formation could not be maintained.
Previously, in order to be able to receive more aircraft, the only remaining aircraft carrier had no choice but to push the aircraft that landed first into the sea. The scene made people dumbfounded.
Seeing the precious aircraft being pushed into the sea one by one by the ground crew on the deck and falling from the side of the aircraft carrier, the commander of the aircraft carrier almost went crazy.
They trained for more than a year and finally made the pilots adapt to maritime operations. At the same time, he also mastered the essentials of taking off and landing aircraft at sea.
As a result, after the fighting, the pilots had to make an emergency landing on the sea, and the subjects trained on the aircraft carrier had almost no effect.
The fleet's radar was unable to find the target, and the carrier-based aircraft's search found nothing. When everyone was at a loss, their fleet had been completely wiped out.
"Damn it! What are we going to do? Blomeier gave us an order." Looking at the big hole on the deck, the aircraft carrier captain who ordered the aircraft to be pushed into the water a few hours ago complained angrily.
He is no longer afraid of offending his superiors. With the naval battle going on like this, it is not certain who will be the superior when they return!
What’s more, is it too early to think about going back now? Can they still go back? Will they survive?
"It doesn't matter anymore." The first mate stood next to the captain and answered with relief: "Now there is no difference between having an order and not having an order. We can't do anything now, and there's nothing we can do."
What the first mate said is true. As an aircraft carrier, they have lost the ability to take off and land aircraft. The outcome of this naval battle actually has nothing to do with them.
Even if they now know where the enemy is, they are no longer able to attack. They couldn't even take off a few fighter jets to cover the fleet.
Those expensive Spitfire fighter jets that purchased blueprints from the Tang Empire and purchased a large number before finally obtaining the production license are now a pile of scrap metal.
Although the performance seemed to be quite good at the time, the naval aviation fighter, which had almost no performance in this naval battle, is still unpleasant to look at now.
Those 97 attack ships that are responsible for the strike mission are now no different from lighters. The Type 97, which was filled with fuel and equipped with torpedo bombs, became the culprit behind the silent explosion of the Lynes aircraft carrier.
“You are right.” The captain saw another battleship being hit by an anti-ship missile flying from a distance through the porthole window, and nodded as if accepting his fate.
The battleship has stopped in place, unable to move, but the Tang Empire's anti-ship missiles are still flying in, constantly penetrating the battleship's armor, as if they are slicing a piece of soft tofu. About ten minutes later, the No. 2 turret of the battleship not far away suddenly inflated, like an inflated balloon.
Finally, the exploding and expanding gas inside broke through the restraints of the steel armor, tearing apart the surrounding ship structure, and bursting out with brilliant flames.
The entire deck of the battleship was stretched and deformed by the expanding gas formed by the explosion. Its main ammunition magazine was eventually ignited, and then the battleship began to take in water and sink.
“Why don’t you fill the ammunition depot with water?” The first mate muttered in annoyance as he watched everything happen. He came from a damage control background and was very familiar with his previous job.
"I have no experience in damage control..." The captain shook his head. He was too familiar with this navy: half of the navy's captains were newly promoted, and the recruitment of new recruits was too fast, and training could not keep up with the expansion.
"Moreover, they seem to have lost power. They probably won't be able to suppress the fire. The hatches can't be closed, and the sea valves can't be opened..." Before he could finish his words, the battleship Ice Crystal City, which had been hit by a missile before, was hit again by a missile. bingo.
Huge flames rose from the command tower, and missiles penetrated the bridge. The rest of the entire battleship seemed to be in good condition, but from a distance, the Ice Crystal City was in quite a mess.
"It's over..." The first mate shook his head in despair: "Our main fleet is considered over. It depends on how far the fleet behind us can escape."
“It’s not enough to run back all the way.” The captain smiled bitterly: “At most, there are only dozens of destroyers and a few cruisers, which has a **** combat capability.”
Lines did not have many battleships before, but now that the main fleet has been destroyed, the remaining battleships cannot stop the Tang Empire's navy from raiding the port.
Burnas is probably going to suffer... This is the first thought in many people's minds. The most important industrial area in Lanes is probably going to be destroyed by the war.
While they were talking about these issues, an anti-ship missile directly hit the bow part of the aircraft carrier they were on.
The original flight deck was blown away, and the wooden deck was broken many times. Soon the flames on the bow of the ship were uncontrollable. The damage control team reported the situation and said that the fire would soon spread to the vicinity of the oil tank.
“We’re abandoning the ship.” The captain looked at the first officer and ordered: “Go and organize the sailors to get on the lifeboat! Save as many as you can!”
"Captain...you..." Upon hearing this order, the first mate looked at his captain and left reluctantly.
"Go! I, an old man, won't leave... This is tradition, and it is also a good thing for me." The captain waved his hand and motioned for the first mate to take the people away: "All the officers on the bridge, please leave! All of you Still young, keep on living!”
Near dinner time, the aircraft carrier sank... As it sank into the sea, the main force of the Lions Empire's naval fleet was destroyed, and the place where they perished was still more than 1,800 kilometers away from Dragon Island.
And this naval battle is not over yet. There are still hundreds of fleeing transport ships from the Lions Empire, and the Tang Army's pursuit has just begun.