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This group of German aircraft that collided head-on with the American fleet was the second wave of attacks on the Faroe Islands summoned by Fafnir.
A total of 242 aircraft, including 122 fighters, 60 dive bombers, and 60 torpedo attack aircraft.
When the two sides met, they naturally went straight to it.
The 187 American fighter jets directly faced the 122 German fighter jets.
As for the attack aircraft groups on both sides, they did not intervene in the melee and continued to fly towards the intended enemy fleet.
When the fighters from both sides were fighting, they did not forget to notify their superiors, asking them to quickly send out a second wave of fighters to intercept the opponent's attack fleet.
As a result, a group of fighter jets were quickly launched from the seven aircraft carriers of the U.S. fleet and the German airport in the Faroe Islands to intercept.
Although Germany is a land-based airport, the number of aircraft they deploy here is not comparable to the number of aircraft carried by the US aircraft carrier group.
After all, Germany had not acquired the Faroe Islands for a long time, and the airport was not too large.
They spent a lot of effort to deploy more than 550 aircraft of various types.
The US aircraft carrier group carries more than 730 aircraft.
In the previous first round of the sea and air battle, both sides suffered heavy losses in aircraft.
Germany lost 130 aircraft, while the United States lost 187 aircraft.
Now Germany still has 420 aircraft, while the United States has 545 aircraft left.
Coupled with the fleet that had been released at this time, there were not many fighters left on both sides.
But now we have to deal with attack aircraft and bombers, so the pressure is not great.
Not long after, the German attack aircraft group encountered 88 American fighter jets, and the American attack aircraft group was also intercepted by 56 German fighter jets.
Bombers are no match for fighter jets, let alone bombers loaded with bombs and torpedoes.
For a fighter, fighting against such an opponent should not be too easy.
It is simply a matter of improving the record and picking up kills.
Therefore, this air strike by both sides was basically in vain.
The 120 aircraft of the German attack fleet were intercepted by American fighter jets before they reached the attack area.
The American fighter jets that had just suffered a big loss at the hands of German fighter jets were finally intercepted.
Confidence was regained from this group of clumsy attack aircraft and bombers.
Not long after, the German attack aircraft group was beaten with bruises and swollen faces.
After leaving behind 75 aircraft, they were driven back in despair.
The American attack aircraft group was much more tenacious.
Although they also suffered heavy losses, 14 dive bombers and 7 torpedo planes broke through the interception of German fighter jets.
Of course, in addition to the fact that American aircraft are relatively thick-skinned, it is also related to the insufficient number of German fighter jets that came to intercept.
The main carrier-based attack aircraft currently equipped by the U.S.
Naval Aviation are the SB1 dive bomber and the TB1 torpedo aircraft.
Both of these are new aircraft developed on the basis of imported Chinese aircraft, and both are biplanes.
The b1 can carry a 450mm torpedo or 1500-pound bomb, but its maximum speed is only a pitiful 175 kilometers.
Although their performance is average, they all have one thing in common, which is thick skin and thick flesh.
The reason why the B1 torpedo aircraft is so impressive in speed is because it has a lot of added armor.
It can be said that the "thick skin and thick flesh" characteristic of American aircraft has begun to take shape since this time.
Although the American attack aircraft group successfully reached the sky over the German fleet and launched an attack, the effect was very frustrating.
Fourteen dive bombers hit only one bomb, while seven torpedo planes failed to hit any of them.
You know, the Germans are not fools.
Since they took the lead in using a large number of aircraft in the Battle of Jutland and achieved great results, with such an example, how could they not pay attention to air defense, let alone obtain Early warning for own aircraft.
As soon as these 21 American aircraft arrived, they were hit head-on by German anti-aircraft firepower. 8 dive bombers and 4 torpedo planes were all taken down before dropping their bombs.
Moreover, most of the American pilots were rookies.
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Only one of the remaining six dive bombers dropped a bomb, and the one that unfortunately won the bid was the unlucky pre-dreadnought battleship Lorraine.
The bomb landed between two chimneys, but there was something wrong with the US military's bomb fuse.
It exploded directly on the deck before it penetrated the deck.
Apart from blowing up several lifeboats and an anti-aircraft gun, there was no impact.
How much damage is caused.
Three torpedo planes successfully dropped torpedoes, but the American torpedoes were relatively backward thermal-powered torpedoes with very obvious tracks and very slow speeds of only 37 knots, making them easy to avoid.
Moreover, when the mine was dropped, it was interfered by anti-aircraft fire, which affected the aiming.
These three torpedoes didn't even need to be avoided by the German ships, so they didn't know where they were shot.
After completing the attack, this group of American aircraft was sunk by three more.
On the way back, they were targeted by several patrolling German fighter jets.
In the end, only three scarred dive bombers escaped back.
It can be said that this air strike by both the United States and the United States ended in failure.
After these air battles, both sides' aircraft suffered heavy losses.
There are currently 283 aircraft left in the German Faroe Islands base, including 203 fighter jets.
The U.S. aircraft carrier group has 296 aircraft left, including 222 fighter jets.
At this time, both sides have realized that the other side also has sufficient air combat capabilities and is also prepared.
If you continue to attack the opponent's fleet under such circumstances, you will die in vain.
Especially the pilots of the American Hainan Airlines suffered a devastating blow in their first attack and paid such a high price, but it was of no use.
This frustrating result severely damaged the morale and confidence of these air cowboys.
Moreover, the number of bombers and torpedo planes on both sides is currently insufficient, so it is difficult to guarantee the effectiveness of another attack.
Therefore, both sides adopted conservative tactics thereafter, only taking off fighter jets to cover their own fleets.
At 14:15, the sea surface is 42 kilometers west of the Faroe Islands.
On the U.S. flagship USS California, Lieutenant General Sims received a report from the intelligence staff: "Mr.
Lieutenant General, the reconnaissance plane reported that the German main fleet was discovered.
There are a total of eighteen dreadnoughts, six pre-dreadnoughts, and 31 light cruisers. , there are about a hundred destroyers and large torpedo boats at the 11-point defense line of our fleet, 40 kilometers away, heading 233, speed 14 knots."
Almost at the same time, Marshal Scheer, commander of the German Ocean Fleet, also received intelligence from the American fleet.
At this time, both sides have a large number of aircraft on alert in the air, so there is no "battlefield fog" and both sides have obtained the other party's accurate location and other information.
The commanders of both sides issued almost the same order, "The entire fleet turns to face the enemy."
At this time, excluding the ships that were sunk or withdrawn from the battle in the previous air strikes, the current lineup of the U.S. fleet is 21 dreadnoughts, 2 regular aircraft carriers, 5 temporary aircraft carriers, 4 armored cruisers, 28 light cruisers and 99 destroyers.
In this kind of decisive battle between battleships, aircraft carriers are useless.
Vice Admiral Sims ordered all seven aircraft carriers to retreat to the delayed transport fleet, and sent three light cruisers and eight destroyers.
Go to guard.
At 14:43, the main fleets of both sides were 21 kilometers apart.
Because the battleships of Germany and Germany were all in the "Iron Turtle" style, if they wanted to maintain the formation, the speed could only increase to 17 to 18 knots at most, because the slowest "turtles" on both sides It's all at this speed.
Head, so the two sides lined up in battle lines facing each other and began to shoot at each other.
Both sides use the latest and most powerful battleships as the vanguard, followed by them in order of combat effectiveness.
The U.S. battleship was led by the USS Washington, followed by three other California-class ships, with the flagship USS California in third place, followed by ten New York-class "standard battleships", followed by the Wyoming-class, Florida-class, and Special Battleships.
Two ships each of the Delaware class and the USS South Carolina, and finally four Memphis class armored cruisers.
The original Tennessee class, the nomenclature was adjusted and changed from the name of the state to the name of the city.
In the German battle line, the Baden ranked first, the flagship Bavaria ranked second, followed by the other three Bavaria-class ships, followed by 4 Königs-class ships, 5 Kaiser-class ships, and 2 Helgoland-class ships. , 2 Nassau class ships.
At the bottom of the list are the 6 pre-dreadnoughts, 3 Deutschland-class ships, 1 Braunschweig-class ship Lorraine, and 2 Wichelsbach-class ships Mecklenburg and Zalingen.
The United States has a total of 25 battleships, while Germany has 24.
Although the United States uses the highest number of Memphis-class armored cruisers, the Yankees' armored cruisers of this class are very powerful.
With a 40-fold main turret and 16 152mm secondary guns, it is fully capable of confronting the dreadnoughts of major powers in a duel.
The main gun of the German Wichelsbach-class pre-dreadnought is only 240 mm.
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The commanders on both sides were relatively cautious, so they did not learn the "turn in front of the enemy" like Japan's Togo.
This action is very dangerous and can be said to be a taboo in naval warfare.
If Mao Zi's character had not hit rock bottom at that time and the command was chaotic, the Japanese combined fleet would have been on its knees long ago.
At this time, the commanders of the German and American fleets obviously did not expect that the other side would make a mistake, so they all fought honestly according to the forward offensive method.
The battle lines of both sides sailed almost parallel to each other, approaching at a speed of 14 knots.
At 14:45, at a distance of 21 kilometers, the American USS Washington first opened fire on the USS Baden.
As the distance got closer, more and more warships from both sides joined in the exchange of fire.
When it arrived, the two sides completely turned into a side-to-side shootout while sailing opposite each other.
Because they were sailing relative to each other, the shooting window was very small, and they were displaced as soon as they took aim.
Therefore, neither side of the attack hit in this round.
This situation is unacceptable to both parties.
So at 15:10, the German fleet that overran began to turn left, trying to outflank the US military queue from the rear.
It was much safer to turn behind enemy lines.
Of course, the Americans were not stupid, and they also started to turn right, so both sides became sailing in the same direction.
At 15:15, the two queues were 19 kilometers apart.
This time, the German Baden opened fire first, and its target was its old rival Washington.
Later, after the main ships of both sides completed their turns, they also joined the ranks of the bombardment
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