In the sky over Dongji Island and Whale Harbor, a biplane was flying at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters.
This is a reconnaissance aircraft of the Daheng Empire Army Air Force. At this time, it is ordered to conduct reconnaissance of the Whale Port,\b and guide the army's heavy artillery troops on the ground to bombard suspicious targets.
At the same time, in addition to this Army Air Force reconnaissance plane, there were also many reconnaissance planes, bombers and fighter jets that also belonged to the Army Air Force.
At the beginning of the Dongji Island campaign, when ground troops first landed, Dongji Island’s air security was directly provided by the navy’s carrier-based aircraft units.
The Daheng Empire Navy currently has four aircraft carriers. These four aircraft carriers are all large ships with a standard displacement of more than 18,000 tons. They are also warships specially designed and built to carry carrier-based aircraft. They have huge hangars and decks.
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At the same time, current aircraft are also relatively small, and the carrier-based aircraft of the Daheng Empire Navy also adopt folding wing technology. Therefore, the aircraft carriers of the Daheng Empire Navy can carry a lot of aircraft. If they are fully loaded, they can currently carry
Hundreds of planes.
Under normal circumstances, the number of aircraft carried is only more than 80, plus seven or eight spare aircraft.
With four ships down, there will be more than 300 carrier-based aircraft.
Unfortunately, the performance of current aircraft is still a bit poor. Even if the number of aircraft carried by these four aircraft carriers is large, they can only provide fleet air defense and reconnaissance missions. As for attack missions, they are very unreliable. Otherwise, relying only on these four aircraft carriers
With aircraft carriers, the Daheng Empire Navy can control a large area of sea.
It is a pity that current aircraft cannot be used for major tasks, especially carrier-based aircraft that lack the ability to attack battleships.
After the great battle on the East Pole Island, the Navy of the Kingdom of Krul strengthened its fleet and key air defense forces. They didn't even have to bother, they just temporarily modified some of the existing small-caliber anti-aircraft guns. Even these anti-aircraft guns did not need to be specially designed.
For new design and production, it is enough to directly modify the previous small-caliber rapid-fire cannons to make them capable of anti-aircraft design.
If that doesn't work, temporarily install a batch of heavy machine guns or 20mm anti-aircraft guns that can be used against air.
After all, the speed of current aircraft is only about 200 kilometers per hour, and bombers generally have poor maneuverability. Even if they are not very professional anti-aircraft artillery, as long as the firing rate is fast enough and the gunners are well-trained, they can shoot them down.
Then the four aircraft carriers of the Daheng Empire Navy simply stopped working...
In the past month or so, there have been basically no results, and in turn, more than ten aircraft have been shot down.
I have to say that this is a tragedy...
Therefore, the carrier-based aircraft of the Daheng Empire Navy can basically only be used for reconnaissance, fleet air defense and aerial combat.
In fact, these tasks can also be completed by seaplanes. A large number of Daheng Empire's battleships and even the seven to eight thousand ton fleet light cruisers are more or less equipped with seaplanes.
Therefore, the current aircraft carrier is dispensable...
However, even this can play a huge role. At least there is no problem with fleet air defense. During the subsequent landing operations on East Pole Island, the fighter jets dispatched from the four aircraft carriers can also control the air superiority of Whale Port and control the local area.
Hundreds of aircraft from the Krul Kingdom's defenders suppressed it.
After the Army Air Force successfully transferred over via aircraft transport ships, the remaining air superiority near Whale Harbor was completely seized by the air power of the Daheng Empire. Half of the remaining aircraft of the Krul Kingdom's army and navy were shot down, and some were shot down.
It was destroyed directly on the airport.
Now, Daheng Empire's reconnaissance aircraft dare to fly boldly. In addition to avoiding ground anti-aircraft firepower, they basically don't have to worry about being intercepted by enemy fighter jets.
With reconnaissance aircraft for reconnaissance and aerial shooting, the Daheng Empire's heavy artillery firepower hit rate was quite impressive. After five days of continuous bombardment, many of the intended targets in the Whale Harbor had been blown to pieces.
At this time, the ground troops of the Daheng Empire launched a ground attack!
The field artillery fire on the front line began to be intensively shelled, and after the shelling, the artillery fire was extended. At this time, a large number of tanks and armored vehicles also rushed out of the battle line, heading towards the outer positions of the Kruls in front, and trying to capture several highlands outside Whale Harbor.
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The Battle of Whale Harbor was not limited to the urban area. It was also fought outside the city, especially on several highlands near the coastline. It was also the location of the Whale Harbor coastal defense fort, and the battleships of the Daheng Empire Navy were captured here.
There is no need to hide far away and secretly fire.
It is entirely possible to let the warships approach openly and use heavy artillery to plow the entire Whale Harbor.
Therefore, the focus of the ground battle between the two sides is also on the surrounding fort highlands.
The heavy artillery continued to bombard, and the tanks and infantry of the Daheng people had already charged forward.
\bThe tanks that rushed forward were not very fast, and their firepower was not very strong, but they were all large in size and had thick armor.
These tanks are heavy tanks in the Army of the Daheng Empire.
These tanks are not used for tank battles or rapid assaults. They are simply used to accompany infantry in combat and to break through enemy trenches.
When the Daheng Empire attacked the Orissa Empire, they were frustrated by their so-called northern defense line. The deadlock was broken after a large number of tanks were invested.
The application of tanks at that time gave the Daheng Empire Army a great boost. Finally, in the development of new tanks, the Army proposed the development of different types of tanks to adapt to different situations.
This is because the requirements for tanks in many situations are completely different. For example, when launching an assault, you need a tank that can conduct a long-distance assault and then launch a battle.
In order for tanks to be able to carry out long-distance raids, they have relatively high requirements for tanks' maneuverability, long cruising range, good cross-country capabilities, relatively high speeds, and at the same time certain protection capabilities and firepower.
In order to carry out reconnaissance, they also need a tank with fast speed and excellent maneuverability.
In addition, they also need to obtain a tank equipped with a large-caliber anti-tank gun to conduct anti-tank operations when encountering enemy tank troops.
Finally, they also need to obtain a tank that can accompany infantry in combat, break through enemy trenches, tear apart battle lines, and have strong protective capabilities.
Many battlefields have different requirements for tanks, and given the current technical conditions, it is difficult to take into account many performance requirements on one tank at the same time.
In the end, based on feedback from the domestic industry, the Army finalized three categories of tanks: light, medium, and heavy to meet different tactical needs.
The current Black Turtle heavy tank that accompanies the infantry to launch attacks is the product of this tank development plan. It belongs to the Black Turtle plan of the heavy tank plan that is biased towards protection, so it is also called the Black Turtle tank.
Just like its name, this kind of tank has a turtle shell, so many people call it a turtle tank!