Daming 1805

Chapter 559 North Atlantic Naval Battle
In the Atlantic Ocean outside the western entrance to the English Channel, two large fleets have been chasing here for a day and a night.

One is the "Roman Combined Fleet" with the navies of Germany, Lucia, and Italy as the main force, supplemented by a small number of warships surrendered by the navies of France, Austria, Spain, Denmark, Norway and other countries.

There are a total of twelve aircraft carriers of various specifications in the fleet, as well as 24 battleships of various specifications, as well as more cruisers and destroyers.

The other fleet is the "European Free Fleet", which is composed of the British naval fleet and most of the French and Spanish fleets as the main force, and is supplemented by the naval warships of Austria, Portugal, Ottoman, Norway and other countries that have not surrendered.

In total there were eight aircraft carriers, sixteen battleships of various sizes, and a larger number of cruisers and destroyers.

Of course, in the English Channel and offshore Europa, the actual rulers of the oceans are the Air Force's fighters and bombers.

The combat goal of the Roman combined fleets of Germany, Lucia, and Italy is to sink or drive away the Europa Free Fleet headed by the British Navy.

After the country's air force gained the upper hand in air battles on the British mainland and at sea, it escorted the army and transport ships to launch landing operations.

Prevent the so-called Europa Free Fleet from affecting the landing plans of the three countries.

The purpose of the Europa Freedom Fleet headed by the British Navy is exactly the opposite.

They should try their best not to be driven away by the fleets of the three German-Russian-Italian countries, and they should maintain their presence near the English Channel as much as possible.

Ultimately disrupting and sabotaging the three countries' plans to land on the British mainland.

The range of activities of the fleets on both sides is relatively limited, while the reconnaissance and strike range of the aircraft is very large, and they cannot keep going in circles like in the last world war.

Therefore, since the outbreak of the Battle of Britain, there have been two fights at sea in a whole day and night.

An aircraft carrier battle occurred during the day, and a gunboat melee occurred at night.

In terms of the number of major battleships, the Europa Free Fleet is at a clear disadvantage.

However, the British had more experience in naval battles and had Nelson, a very good commander, so they did not suffer in either battle.

But it didn't take much advantage.

After the sun rose the next day, both sides finally determined the losses suffered yesterday.

Two aircraft carriers suffered serious damage to their decks and basically lost their ability to continue combat, and three battleships suffered relatively serious injuries.

Destroyer and cruiser losses were also roughly equal.

Simply looking at the results, it can be regarded as a tie, which is actually a disadvantage for the Europa Freeship headed by the United Kingdom.

The ratio of the number of warships on both sides was basically two to three, but the battle losses were close to one to one.

If future battles are like this, and they continue to sink each other at the same ratio, sooner or later the Europa Free Fleet will have to change from free to free.

After the sun rose the next day, reconnaissance planes from both sides began to search for the location of the enemy fleet.

The Europa Combined Fleet can travel, whether it is to the neutral countries in northern Mexico or to the United States and Canada in the New World, they are relatively safe places.

But they must stay to contain the navy and air force of the three Roman kingdoms.

Including Nelson, the commander-in-chief of the fleet, the atmosphere in most fleet headquarters was somewhat lifeless.

But no one is desperate, because they are all waiting for news.

"As long as His Majesty George IV is willing to abdicate and make way for others, Ming Dynasty will join the war as a matter of course, and all problems will be solved by then!"

Nelson told the commanders around him this natural reason.

They didn't wait too long, and the relevant news came quickly.

Nelson first received a notice from the British official, relaying the announcement that Ming Dynasty had officially declared war on the Three Kingdoms of Rome.

Nelson immediately conveyed the news, causing cheers to ring out in the command rooms of each fleet.

At the beginning, some generals were worried that even if the Ming Dynasty declared war, it was still unclear when it would actually participate in the war.

As a result, it didn't take long for Nelson to receive news from the Ming Dynasty's Atlantic Fleet, asking the Europa fleet to join them.

The location is more than 200 kilometers southwest of the Europa Fleet.

The carrier-based aircraft of the Roman fleet had scouted the waters in this direction and found no trace of other countries' navies.

Obviously, Ming's fleet is also heading in this direction.

Without much thought, Nelson ordered the fleet to move forward at full speed and rush to the coordinates given by the Atlantic Fleet.

More than four hours later, Nelson and his subordinate generals and soldiers encountered an unprecedentedly large fleet.

Most people, after the two fleets merged, had no idea how many ships were on the opposite side.

All they know is that they have merged into a large fleet with no end in sight.

Only the aircraft responsible for aerial reconnaissance could barely count how many capital ships there were.

There are at least sixteen large fleet aircraft carriers, each of which is larger than the main aircraft carriers of the Europa Fleet and the Roman Fleet.

According to the introduction at the ship review ceremony of the Ming Emperor's enthronement ceremony, relevant personnel knew that this was the Ming Dynasty's smallest aircraft carrier with a full load of [-] tons.

Then there are four larger aircraft carriers, the [-]-ton aircraft carriers that appeared in the ship review.

Finally, there are four super aircraft carriers that did not appear in the ship review, which are larger than a [-]-ton aircraft carrier.

A total of 24 aircraft carriers.

Moreover, the way this fleet is organized seems strange to the Europeans.

The number of battleships was almost half that of aircraft carriers.

There are two [-]-ton battleships, four [-]-ton battleships, and eight [-]-ton battleships.

Fourteen high-speed battleships in total.

Simply looking at the quantity, it seems that it is not much more than the Europa and Roman fleets, but the total tonnage is much different.

The total tonnage of these capital ships has reached 200 million tons.

It is equivalent to six times the tonnage of the main naval battleships of major countries in Europe and America like Germany.

When it comes to cruisers and destroyers, the sheer number is already greater, and it is impossible to count the exact number at once.

It's just a rough estimate that it's at least a hundred ships.

Moreover, cruisers are basically more than [-] tons in size, and destroyers are also in the two- to three-thousand-ton class, all of which are larger than the same type of battleships on Europa.

There are also a large number of propeller-less fighter jets hovering over and around the fleet on alert.

On the decks of those aircraft carriers, more fighter jets were organizing flights and seemed to be preparing to attack targets in a certain direction.

As the commander-in-chief of the fleet, Nelson received an invitation from the Ming Dynasty Fleet to exchange information on the flagship of the Ming Dynasty Fleet.

Daming arranged a special helicopter to come and take Erxun in.

Nelson followed the helicopter to the sky, passed through the sky above the Ming Dynasty fleet, and looked at the huge warships on the sea from the air.

Mainly those aircraft carriers with terrifyingly large decks in his opinion.

There are also combat aircraft on the aircraft carrier deck and in the sky that have no propellers, but are far larger in size and weight than their own fleet.

Nelson was in a mixture of excitement, despair and excitement.

Complexity and contradiction are at their peak.

Nelson subconsciously muttered and sighed in his heart:
"The war is in full swing, and Ming Dynasty has finally revealed its trump card. Ming Dynasty is also an absolute priority for aircraft carriers!

“In the same large fleet, the number of aircraft carriers is not only the same as that of battleships, but is even basically twice that of battleships.

“My judgment and analysis were always correct, but Ming deliberately created too many smoke bombs.

“The countries of Europa were originally weak, and they wasted their main resources on battleships, and they were completely thrown away by the Ming Dynasty for an era.

"But now it seems...it can be considered a good thing..."

The flagship of this Ming Dynasty fleet is the battleship Henan, which is the same ship that Zhu Jingyuan rode in during the three-year ship review.

Although the main force of the naval fleet is already an aircraft carrier, the entire fleet command center is still placed on the battleship.

Because although the internal space of the aircraft carrier is large, it also carries a lot of personnel and equipment.

The interior of an aircraft carrier is relatively crowded, especially in combat conditions.

Especially when compared to battleships.

During the design and construction of these cutting-edge battleships of the Ming Dynasty, sufficient space and equipment were specially prepared for fleet combat command.

The battleships themselves were large command ships.

Nelson landed on the deck of the Henan, followed the accompanying guide into a conference room, and met the commander of the fleet.

I finally learned the official name of this fleet, "Ming [Special] North Atlantic Fleet."

It is not a permanent fleet, but a temporary fleet organization specially established for operations in the North Atlantic region.

The Ming Navy often set up this form of special fleet sequence when fighting across the Dudu Prefecture.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet is Chen Huacheng, and his position is the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy of the Chinese Military Governor's Office.

The governor-general is Zhu Zhaoxun, and his position is the governor-general of the Right Army Dudufu. He is a member of the royal family of the Prince of Zhou. The Prince of Zhou has the largest number of people, and there are many capable people.

The entire grand fleet was divided into two parts, commanded by two commanders respectively.

Zhu Jinggui, the deputy governor and admiral of the First Squadron, is the naval commander of the Right Military Governor's Mansion and belongs to the ancestral clan.

Guan Tianpei, the deputy commander and admiral of the Second Squadron, was the deputy commander of the Navy of the Chinese Military Command and was an officer in Zhu Jingyuan's escort team.

Zhu Zhaoxun and Zhu Jinggui were on another battleship Huguang and did not appear in the command room.

After the introduction and greeting, Chen Huacheng asked Nelson about the situation on the battlefield.

Nelson did not hide anything and was very cooperative in explaining the battle situation and observations of the past day truthfully.

After listening, Chen Huacheng nodded gently and said:

“You did a good job, resisting the enemy’s attack when the fleet itself was weak, and preventing the situation from getting worse.

"Send a message to your fleet and let your soldiers have a good rest. Just leave the rest to us.

"This time I have brought half of the elite of our Ming Navy. We should be able to annihilate this so-called Roman combined fleet in one fell swoop." Then we began to punish the enemies on the western continent. "

Then Chen Huacheng did not ask Nelson for his opinion, but turned directly to Guan Tianpei beside him and said:

"Laoguan, let's start working and follow the plan."

After hearing the order, Guan Tianpei stood up and saluted, then left the conference room, which was obviously used for entertaining guests, to go work on the battle.

Nelson was shocked by Chen Huacheng's words:
"This large fleet... is only half of the Ming Dynasty's navy? The Ming Dynasty has a total of 48 aircraft carriers?"

Chen Huacheng responded casually:
"Yes, before this operation started, the battleships were basically divided in half. Our half was responsible for fighting the main naval forces of the Thai and Western countries.

“The other half is responsible for searching and attacking hostile fleets in the colonies, the Great Qin Sea and other areas.

“Because the main missions are different, we have fewer cruisers and destroyers here.

"So the other side is assigned more cruisers and destroyers, and a large number of cruisers are already in the colony."

Nelson instinctively imagined that the scale of all the Ming Navy's main ships put together would be nearly 400 million tons in total.

Nelson couldn't help but swallow his saliva, trying his best not to envy this scale, and then asked a more practical question:

"Excuse me...are you now looking for the German fleet and launching an attack?"

Chen Huacheng picked up the tea on the table and took a sip:
"We have discovered them, and now after listening to your explanation, we are sure that our reconnaissance did not make any mistakes.

“As we rendezvous with your fleet, we are already preparing to attack them.

"This area should be cleared before tonight."

Nelson thought that when he came over, he saw the Ming Dynasty's aircraft carrier continuing to release aircraft, and the battle plan should have been determined at that time.

The information provided by you can only be regarded as reference and comparison.

Nelson felt a little disappointed, and then instinctively said that he could do something:
"Captain Chen, most of the warships in our fleet are still intact and can continue to undertake certain combat missions."

Chen Huacheng thought for a while and said:
“Your plane is not good enough, and it will be a drag to follow us to the battlefield.

"If you want to do anything, go back and tidy up your cabin.

"After the battle is over, be responsible for collecting and salvaging the prisoners.

“This does require manpower and enough ships, so it’s just right for you to do this job.

"Most of those prisoners don't understand the elegant language of Ming Dynasty, and the soldiers handed over to us probably don't have any good fruits to eat."

Nelson was obviously taken aback when he heard this statement:
"drag?"

But think about the size of Ming's aircraft carrier, think about the size and speed of those aircraft, and then you have to accept this fact.

Nelson reluctantly obeyed Chen Huacheng's order:
"Understood."

Chen Huacheng once again arranged for a helicopter to take Nelson back to his own command ship.

On the way back, Nelson observed the Ming Dynasty's aircraft carriers and aircraft again. In addition to shock, he felt envy and yearning in his heart.

After returning to his own ship, he immediately began to issue orders, tidy up and tidy up the cabin, and prepare to receive prisoners.

Nelson knew in his heart that the battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Roman fleet would definitely be one-sided.

The aircraft of more than 20 large aircraft carriers attacking at the same time should be able to reinstall most of the capital ships of the Roman fleet.

But what Nelson didn't expect was that this one-sidedness would be so thorough.

The people in the Roman fleet were even more unexpected.

The commander of the Roman fleet also felt a little depressed and nervous after hearing the news of the Ming Dynasty's declaration of war.

They all know that Ming Dynasty has huge naval advantages.

I just didn't expect that the Ming Navy had actually arrived in the North Atlantic and was even ready to attack them.

Neither the Roman Fleet nor the Europa Fleet knew that the Ming Dynasty already had carrier-based early warning aircraft.

This is absolutely black technology in this era.

There are 24 fleet aircraft carriers in the Ming Dynasty's fleet. Usually, all aircraft carriers have at least one early warning aircraft in the sky at all times.

In order to understand the surrounding situation, they actually all launched two or even three early warning aircraft.

Now, although the Ming Navy cannot be said to have a thorough understanding of this area in the western part of the English Channel, it is at least well versed in it.

When the 24 aircraft carriers officially launched their attack, they successively released at least a thousand fighter jets and attack aircraft.

At an altitude of more than [-] meters, they rushed to the sky above the Roman United Fleet.

The fleet below was completely unaware.

The first thing to be thrown down was the [-] kilograms of guided bombs carried by the fighter jets when they attacked.

After the fighter dropped the bomb, it immediately dived and attacked the propeller fighter on alert in mid-air.

This is followed by guided bombs weighing up to two tons carried by attack aircraft.

The entire sea and sky seemed to change from quiet and peaceful to raining bullets in the blink of an eye.

When the sentry on guard noticed the bomb falling and frantically raised the alarm, it was already too late for many things.

Within a few minutes, the ships on the sea began to be shot one after another.

The hit rate of the guided bombs dropped by the Ming Dynasty is not high in the new era, only about 50.00% to 70.00%.

But compared with the traditional sticker bombs that may fail dozens of times, this is already a subversive upgrade.

Moreover, the number of bombs dropped by Ming Dynasty was large enough.

The fighter jets and attack aircraft groups that arrived one after another dropped more than 1000 and [-] bombs of various types along the route.

There are more bombs than aircraft because the medium-sized twin-engine attack aircraft on a large aircraft carrier can carry two two-ton bombs.

An aerial bomb of this level can be said to be fatal to any warship of this era.

Even the battleship with the highest defense cannot withstand the impact of a two-ton armor-piercing aerial bomb dropped from an altitude of [-] meters, and even has to worry about over-penetration.

Countless bombs fell like dumplings off the pot, and the violent explosions turned into scorching fires or soaring water splashes.

The ocean seemed to slowly turn into a boiling cauldron.

The officers of the Roman fleet, who still had some sense and brains, roared in panic about the possible source of the attack.

But many soldiers have begun to think that they have been punished by God.

In most traditional naval battles, whether it is the main guns of battleships or the bombs and torpedoes invested by aircraft carriers, the overall hit rate is very low.

Most of the time it is single digits or even lower.

Therefore, there will be many battleships that survived the hail of bullets without suffering any serious injuries.

This is not an exception, but a common phenomenon.

Therefore, simply dropping bombs from the sky will not directly scare naval soldiers.

But when those bombs that fell had eyes and more than half of them hit the ship directly, it was a completely different situation.

Ming's aircraft fleet successively dropped a total of more than 1000 and [-] aerial bombs.

Based on a hit rate of 50.00%, more than 600 missiles can hit the intended target.

The total number of battleships in the Roman combined fleet was less than a hundred, most of which were cruisers and destroyers.

Those cruisers and destroyers of several thousand tons, if hit by a large bomb weighing two tons, will be directly paralyzed and turned into a conflagration, or will be directly broken into two sections.

Even an aircraft carrier of nearly [-] tons will be completely paralyzed if it is hit by four large two-ton bombs, even if it is not directly buried under the sea.

In fact, more than half of all bombs, especially the vast majority of large bombs, fell on the 24 battleships in the fleet.

Each battleship was hit by at least ten large two-ton aerial bombs, and possibly as many as twenty.

The entire bombing process lasted more than two hours.

When the battle was basically over, half of the strongest fleet on the western continent had sunk or was sinking.

Fortunately, the remaining buoyancy reserves were not used up. The structure of the battleship itself has been completely distorted, turning into a steel ruin floating on the sea. It is only a matter of time before it sinks.

As for the aircraft released by the fleet, most of them were directly destroyed by Ming's jet fighters. A small number of them escaped for various reasons or crashed due to accidents.

No battleship was intact, and no battleship had a chance to escape.

When Nelson led the Europa fleet to the battlefield at dusk and saw the wreckage and ruins floating on the sea, he instinctively wondered if he was dreaming.

After Nelson recovered from his shock, he immediately ordered all the warships to disperse and search for people.

Among these steel wreckage are many naval soldiers who were lucky enough to survive.

After being fished out, many of them were still in a state of confusion and were obviously greatly stimulated.

Nelson paid attention to asking the soldiers to ask about the situation on the battlefield and what they had experienced, but he could not figure out the reason for a long time.

Many people shouted the names of gods or demons, and many people roared and struggled from time to time.

This is not the result of a normal soldier fighting on the battlefield.

This naval battle is indeed not a normal battle.

Enemy bombs appear out of thin air and fall from a high altitude where the target is completely invisible.

The key is to chase and fight yourself and chase and bomb the ship you are on.

Many ordinary soldiers cannot understand why this situation occurs on the battlefield, and then instinctively resort to mysterious powers.

Horrible explosion sound and light effects, the pain after physical trauma, immersion in cold sea water, and the helpless scenes of companions dying miserably or slowly.

It constitutes a desperate level of mental torture that is unbearable for most ordinary humans.

(End of this chapter)