Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1973
The Michigan Army’s attack on Victoria began with the seizure of air supremacy. Aircraft have become a key force in determining the direction of the war in the late World War I. After more than ten years of development, the performance of aircraft has become more advanced. The understanding of air supremacy by the air forces of various countries It is also more mature, which is especially evident in the Brazilian Civil War.

In the Brazilian Civil War, the ground forces and the Brazilian army participated, and the air was completely reduced to a arena for southern African pilots and American pilots. Now the new government has more than 300 aircraft, and the US-Pakistan coalition has nearly 400 aircraft. However, in the battle, the US-Pakistan coalition forces are still in a weak position, and the new government has a huge advantage.

When the bombers began to attack Victoria Airport, in the high-altitude clouds, Strachey, the captain of the Fourth Battalion, was driving his Tornado fighter jet and waiting for the U.S. fighter jet to take off from the USS Lexington aircraft carrier.

Compared with ground airports, aircraft carriers have a tighter defense network. If an attack is launched against an aircraft carrier, the losses will be greater. Strachey wants to win the greatest victory with the smallest loss.

As predicted before the war, as soon as the air strikes began, the fighter jets carried on the "Lexington" aircraft carrier took off one after another to participate in the battle.

The "Lexington" aircraft carrier was designed to carry 120 aircraft, but later it could only carry 90 aircraft. The aircraft it carried were fighter jets, fighter bombers, dive bombers, and torpedo aircraft.

The first batch of planes to take off were all fighter jets, that is, the navy type of "Cerberus". Probably 36, maybe 37 fighters.

The Americans are now also drawing on the experience of southern Africa. In air combat, they use multi-aircraft cooperation to fight, use low-altitude dogfights to attract, and then use high-altitude dives to fight, and have achieved good results.

Strachey had already prepared for this. The team he led had a total of six fighter planes, two "Glasters" and four "Strong Winds".

When he saw the U.S. Navy "Cerberus" take off, Strachey sent out an attack signal, and the four "Strong Winds" immediately lowered their noses and swooped towards the "Cerberus" that had just taken off and had not yet raised its altitude.

In a decisive battle between masters, life and death are in an instant. If a pilot in southern Africa is bitten by a "cerebral dog", there is no guarantee that he will be able to escape unscathed.

If the "Cerberus" is bitten by the "strong wind", the risk of being shot down is higher.

Therefore, at the moment when the "strong wind" appeared, the "Cerberus" lowered their speed and fled in all directions, hoping to disperse the "strong wind" and defeat them one by one.

Southern African pilots are of high quality, and the performance of "Strong Wind" is indeed powerful.

Although the reaction speed of the U.S. military pilots was fast, two "Cerberus" were still shot down by the "strong wind".

However, "Strong Wind" was also successfully dragged down by "Cerberus". The situation was very chaotic for a while, and there were planes circling and chasing everywhere. From time to time, some planes were injured and swayed away from the battlefield with black smoke. Some unlucky ghosts would be hit by volley Explosion, the pilot didn't even have the chance to parachute.

At this time, the casualty rate of both sides rose sharply. When Strachey was preparing to join the battle, a "strong wind" was damaged, and the pilot had no choice but to parachute. According to the habit during the Rio air battle, at this time, he could not attack the parachuting pilot. of.

The U.S. Navy pilot did not shoot at the parachuting pilot, but a U.S. Navy warship suddenly shot at the pilot.

The parachuting pilot has no protection in the air. The tracer bombs fired by the US warship directly ignited the pilot's parachute, and the pilot's descent speed suddenly accelerated, and he fell into the sea in a nearly vertical fall.

At such a high altitude and at such a fast speed, there is almost no possibility of survival.

Strachey had no time to mourn or observe whether the parachuted pilot survived. He swooped down and grabbed a "Cerberus" and fired directly, blasting the Cerberus in the air, and then climbed directly to find the second target.

Strachey confirmed that the camera on the plane had already taken photos of the U.S. warship shooting at the parachuting pilot, and this account will be settled slowly after the war.

The addition of two "Glades" poses a greater threat to the "Cerberus".

More "Cerberus" are continuing to take off, and more and more "Strong Winds" and "Squalls" are participating in the battle. The "Sea Eagles" in the sky are also ready to attack. Their goal is "Lexington" aircraft carrier.

"Sea Eagle" is a dive bomber equipped by the Southern African Navy. This dive bomber is a derivative model of the Army's ground attack aircraft. The section is smaller, the speed of the aircraft is faster, and it has stronger survivability.

After all the "Cerberus" were launched into the air, the six "Sea Eagles" and six "Sea Harriers" were ready to attack.

"Sea Harrier" is a torpedo bomber, and their target is also "Lexington". Whether it is a bomb or a torpedo, as long as it hits "Lexington", "Lexington" can lose its combat effectiveness.

Although the power of an aircraft carrier is great, its protection is also very fragile. As long as a bomb hits the flight deck, the fighter plane will not be able to take off and land, and can only be passively attacked.

At this time, "Lexington" had already left the port, and although there were destroyers protecting it, its defense capability was greatly reduced.

What's more, there are ghost submarines looking for opportunities under the sea not far away. The new government now has six ghost submarines, which are enough to pose a threat to the US-Pakistan coalition forces.

When the "Sea Eagle" and "Sea Harrier" were about to attack the "Lexington", the "Lexington" was already in chaos.

This is the first time that the "Lexington" has participated in such a large-scale naval battle. When the Victoria Airport was attacked, the "Lexington" was tasked with protecting the Victoria Airport and preparing for possible attacks by the government ground forces. attack bombing.

Therefore, the fighter-bombers carried on the "Lexington" were immediately equipped with aerial bombs, ready to be used as bombers, and did not prepare for the possible large-scale air battles.

As a result, the battle began, and all the "Cerberus" carried by the "Lexington" took off to fight, but they still had no advantage. The captain of the "Lexington" John Gilbert ordered the fighter-bombers to remove the bombs and replenish the bullets, preparing to participate in the air battle .

"Lexington" has a total of two elevators. At this time, the elevators are used to transport fighter planes, and the aerial bombs prepared for fighter bombers can only be piled on the aviation deck.

This order became the fatal cause of the eventual sinking of the "Lexington".

When the "Sea Eagle" began to dive towards the "Lexington", the "Lexington" immediately began to maneuver tactically, trying to avoid the aerial bombs thrown by the "Sea Eagle".

At this time, the "Sea Harrier" had also arrived at the combat position, and flew towards "Lexington" close to the sea, preparing to throw torpedoes at "Lexington".

The fastest speed of the "Lexington" can reach an astonishing 34.5 knots, which is faster than many destroyers.

When the "Lexington" began to maneuver, the destroyers that provided defense for the "Lexington" also began to move closer to the "Lexington". On the one hand, it is also the last line of defense of the "Lexington".

If a torpedo is about to hit the "Lexington", these destroyers must go up to it as soon as possible, and would rather detonate themselves than let the "Lexington" be harmed.

The 50kg aerial bomb was so powerful that the "Lexington" sailed with difficulty in the water column caused by the explosion of the aerial bomb.

The anti-aircraft weapons on all the destroyers were firing desperately. The wing of a "Sea Eagle" was injured when it dived. The flight deck hit directly.

"Fire, fire, shoot him down!" John Gilbert broke his voice directly, and the ammunition chain formed by several tracer bullets was drawn towards the "Sea Eagle" that swooped over in an instant.

The "Sea Eagle" was hit again, the engine emitted huge smoke, and it still dived firmly towards the "Lexington".

"Lexington" tried its best to dodge, but only had time to avoid the flight deck.

The "Sea Eagle" hit the sideboard of the "Lexington" with determination without hesitation.

A big hole was knocked out in the side of the "Lexington", and the sea water rushed in suddenly. The remaining aviation fuel of the "Sea Eagle" ignited a fire and was spreading to the interior of the "Lexington".

"Fire on side, loss of power, our maneuverability is declining—" the chief mate warned John Gilbert.

"Damn southern Africans, kill them all!" John Gilbert was shrouded in great fear, and he seemed to realize that "Lexington" could not escape this time.

Impossible indeed, "Lexington" has been hit hard.

At this time, several "Sea Harriers" flew to the vicinity of "Lexington" smoothly, and more than a dozen torpedoes were enough to cause fatal damage to "Lexington".

A U.S. Navy destroyer bravely went up and was hit by two torpedoes almost at the same time. The destroyer was almost blown to pieces, and the defense circle of the "Lexington" finally showed a flaw.

The "Shark" submarine, which has been staying under the surface of the nearby sea, seized this fleeting opportunity. The four torpedo tubes on the bow fired torpedoes at the "Lexington" at the same time. Chen Yan didn't even have time to observe the torpedo attack. effect, after launching the torpedo, fill the water and dive, and leave the relevant waters as quickly as possible.

Two minutes later, the "Shark", which had been hundreds of meters away from the launch position, heard three huge explosions.

Chen Yan was not in the mood to cheer, and ordered the submarine to leave at full speed.

This is the case with submarines. It is really exciting to run after hitting.

(End of this chapter)