Crimson-class aircraft carrier
The standard displacement was 38,000 tons!
The displacement of a full load was 43,000 tons, and after modification and upgrading, it could reach 50,000 tons!
Even so, its speed was as high as 33 knots, and it could reach 35 knots at full speed. It was even faster than an ordinary cruiser!
Other than that!
It could also carry 91 different types of planes!
This included 32 fighter planes, 26 dive bomber planes, and attack planes. The rest were all backup planes. According to different tactical requirements, they could be matched with different numbers of planes!
Yu Zhiqian had never wanted to expose the role of aircraft carriers in naval battles too early!
That was why he had drawn the aircraft carrier!
Yu Zhiqian was not prepared to use it to deal with the Japanese fleet!
Instead, it was prepared to be used as a mobile air base!
For now, it would be used as a reconnaissance plane and ground bombing. If it could not be used against the navy, it would not be used against the navy!
Even if they were to use it, they had to use it appropriately so that everyone would ignore the impact of the aircraft on the naval battle!
"The aircraft carrier of the Lexington class will be named the Flying Dragon.”
Yu Zhiqian thought for a moment and gave an order to his base!
Yu Zhiqian wanted to take down the isolated island. The Lex could indeed play a key role in Yu Zhiqian's attack!
By the time Yu Zhiqian stepped onto the base, the fire had already been extinguished!
This naval base was beyond recognition!
Deep pits were left behind by the cannons of battleships everywhere!
There was still a lingering smell of smoke and blood in the air!
Yu Zhiqian stood at the dock and looked around.
The location of the Penghu Navy Base was not bad!
It was stuck in the middle of the island and the continent!
It was located in the middle of the straits!
It belonged to the throat of maritime traffic!
After thinking for a while, Yu Zhiqian decided to build his own naval base on the spot where the Japanese naval base was!
It was equivalent to a sub-base!
Of course, he could appoint this place as the main base. Otherwise, the level of this naval base could not exceed the level of the main base!
After the construction of the first-class naval base was completed!
The six battleships brought by Yu Zhiqian could dock here for supplies!
However, Yu Zhiqian did not let his guard down!
The reconnaissance aircraft was still closely monitoring the movements of the Japanese Air Force in the direction of the island!
"Report, recon aircraft report, the Japanese's Gu Bei Air Force Base has been dispatched and is flying towards our position!”
Yu Zhiqian's base had just been completed, and his deputy quickly sent the information detected by the reconnaissance plane to Yu Zhiqian!
"Have we been discovered? Pass on my order, all ships set sail and prepare to meet the enemy!”
"Yes, sir!"
Soon, the six battleships left Peng Hu base and arrived at the sea about five nautical miles away from the base. They headed towards the largest city on the island, Beidao City!
About twenty minutes!
In the northern sky, small black dots appeared one after another!
Yu Zhiqian used his binoculars to take a look!
There were about three reconnaissance planes flying towards his fleet!
It was obvious that Yu Zhiqian had just bombarded the Japanese's Penghu naval base!
The devils on the island already knew!
After all, the distance between the Penghu naval base and the island was less than 20 kilometers. With the loud sound of cannons and the fire that had been burning for more than an hour, it was impossible for the Japanese not to notice!
These reconnaissance planes should be here to investigate the situation!
After the three reconnaissance planes discovered Yu Zhiqian's fleet, not only did they not turn around immediately, but two of them were even lowering their altitude, preparing to see the symbols on Yu Zhiqian's ships clearly!
"Prepare the anti-air fire!"
As the two reconnaissance planes lowered their altitude, all the anti-air weapons on the six warships entered combat mode!
"Fight!"
Sun Extermination opened fire first!
Immediately after, the Dusk also opened fire!
The two battleships had a total of a hundred anti-air cannons!
Two old-fashioned Japanese reconnaissance planes!
The fleet that had just approached Yu Zhiqian was instantly turned into a torch in the air and destroyed. The pilots did not even have time to parachute!
"Report, a fort has been discovered thirty nautical miles away. There are traces of garrison activity!”
"Abort it!"
"Yes, sir!"
The era of cannons defending against battleships had long passed. Before World War I, cannons could defend against battleships!
In this era, if a turret wanted to defend against a warship, it needed a cannon of the same caliber!
The reconnaissance plane discovered the fort built on the west coast of the isolated island!
They were all old cannons from 40 to 50 years ago!
They were unable to pose any threat to the fleet!
Yu Zhiqian did not hide his whereabouts!
After setting off from the Penghu naval base!
Along the way north, as long as they encountered coastal defense cannons and turrets, they would all be destroyed!
They were closing in on the largest city on the island, Gu Bei City!
At the same time, the Japanese base camp also received a request for help from the island!
The commander of the first fleet of the Japanese navy, Yamamoto Isoroku, looked at the telegram in his hand!
The corners of his mouth curled into a smile!
"I finally found you, you little rat!”After saying that, he picked up his military knife and opened the door of his office!
On the dock, the huge navy consisting of three battleships had already assembled!
The two divisions that were preparing to be transported to the port of Shanghai were boarding the ship in an orderly manner!
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