1825 My New Daming

Chapter 365 reports that the Japanese devils seem to be planning to surprise the Norfolk military port! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)

November 11, 25:3 pm, very cloudy.

North Atlantic Ocean, 100 kilometers off the coast of Virginia.

A white albatross-type reconnaissance airship like a floating cloud flickered in the clouds. This four-seater, stubby, small rigid airship was developed by the airship factory under the jurisdiction of the British Admiralty after the Battle of Great Strait. dedicated scout boats.Because the attempt to use airships for air combat or air strikes was completely abandoned, this type of airships no longer "big", but began to "small".Compared with the previous large airship that can drop man-operated power gliding bombs at high altitudes, its size has been reduced by more than half, and its crew has also been reduced to a mere four.The cruising range has also been greatly reduced, reduced to about 2500 kilometers - at a speed of 2500 kilometers per hour, the 25 kilometers range is [-] hours of continuous flight, which is enough!
However, the albatross-type reconnaissance airship also has some improvements compared to the original types of airships. First, the ceiling has been greatly increased to 5000 meters-this allows the airship to climb up to take refuge when it encounters danger; A good short-wave radio station, so that you can contact ground bases and surface ships at any time; third, the environment of the airship cabin has improved a lot, not only has comfortable seats and cabins that can be completely closed and has heating and oxygen supply, there are even airships for boats. Lounge for staff to rest.

However, Lieutenant Diodorus Bailey, who commanded the airship, still expected to fly a real combat aircraft soaring into the blue sky, instead of slowly floating in the sky in an airship that was only suitable for travel and sightseeing.

Outside the window, white clouds drifted past like cotton wool, one after another, making people feel peaceful and at ease, as if the war was still very far away from them.

But Lieutenant Bailey and his crew members have been clearly informed that the despicable yellow people have invaded Texas without a declaration of war, and the United States may also be attacked, so they must discover the enemy fleet hidden in the Atlantic Ocean in advance. This is the only way to protect America from the Yellow Peril.

The two scout lookouts in the back seat held binoculars in their hands and carefully observed the sea surface. No one teased each other or told dirty jokes, and the atmosphere seemed very dignified.Several people on this airship know that they are now off the coast of Virginia, which is only more than 100 kilometers away from the Norfolk Naval Port, the home port of the US Atlantic Fleet, and only two to three hundred kilometers away from Washington, the capital of the United States!

If the "Yellow Peril" fleet has arrived in this area, will the White House in Washington be burned down again?If that's the case, then the life of the United States of America is really hard enough.Just after opening, I fought with the world's second-largest power, "Daddy Ying". The first fight was not enough, and I wanted to fight the second time!After finally reconciling with "Daddy Ying", the world's number one power "Yellow Peril" Daming colluded with the Mexican Empire and sent their lackeys, the Japanese, to Texas.Now a fully armed fleet has been dispatched. It is said that there are one or two aircraft-carrying battleships and dozens of aircraft in this fleet!

If the Atlantic Fleet cannot drive or eliminate this kind of fleet, won't the coastline of the United States become a battlefield?

Therefore, Lieutenant Bailey and the others had better find this "yellow peril" fleet from the vast ocean as soon as possible!
But the problem is that the armament on the albatross-type airship is only two machine guns. If it really encounters the "yellow peril" fleet and "yellow peril" carrier-based aircraft, their small, clumsy airship with almost no resistance Won't be shot down?

Just as Lieutenant Bailey wanted to suppress this terrible thought, Henry, the lookout behind him, suddenly shouted: "Captain, at three o'clock, two biplanes!"

Lieutenant Bailey looked quickly, only to see two black dots coming out from under the clouds in the distance, and they were approaching quickly, and the boat shouted quickly: "Everyone sit down, we are going to raise the altitude, Henry, step forward and get ready!" Shoot Cook, prepare to send a telegram! No matter what, send the telegram!"

"Yes! Captain."

"Captain, this is a new aircraft, one engine and two wings. God, it's so beautiful!"

"Captain, they don't seem to have noticed us."

Lieutenant Bailey was slightly relieved by the crew's report, but soon found something was wrong.Since these little planes didn't find themselves, why did they take off?Also, where did they come from?There should be enemy aircraft-carrying battleships underneath, right?
At this moment, Lieutenant Bailey saw two biplanes rushing into the clouds, and then followed the two small planes that flew up before.

"Captain, over there!"

Following the direction of the co-pilot Cook's finger, Lieutenant Bailey saw the smoke column, and then he turned the direction of the airship regardless of the risk, and flew towards the location of the smoke column.

A moment later, a fleet appeared in front of them.Lieutenant Bailey saw that on the two large warships with angled flight decks, biplanes like small black dots were flying up one after another. There is a three to four thousand ton cruiser serving as an escort.

"Six Duke-class ships, and two aircraft carriers of unknown models!"

"The two motherships are launching planes. The speed of these planes is so fast!"

"Where are these planes going? Are they going to attack our patrol unit?"

The three crew members discussed with each other, and immediately came to a very scary conclusion!

Bailey quickly ordered: "Quick, quickly generate power for the Pennsylvania!"

"Lieutenant General, the albatross-type airship has spotted the enemy's fleet. There are a total of 2 motherships and 6 Guogong-class armored cruisers [-] to [-] nautical miles east of the Norfolk base. Moreover, the enemy's mothership is launching aircraft!"

Holding the telegram he had just received, Major Farragut hurried to the side of Vice Admiral David Porter, commander of the Atlantic Fleet.According to David Porter's order, his Atlantic Fleet is now divided into three. Major General Perry led the battleship detachment to the Yucatan Peninsula to block the gate, and Colonel Halsey led the cruiser detachment to continue to besiege the Texas Bay. Then he led the armored cruiser detachment with two airship motherships and some fast cruisers and destroyers out of the Florida Strait into the Atlantic Ocean, and then followed the traces of the "main formation" from the Texas Sea, all the way north.

Although there was assistance from the British airship sent by Port of Spain, and there was also a cruise ship from the White Star Company that encountered the Texas Haizi fleet and notified their positions.But it's still hard to "catch" them!
And because Lieutenant General Porter didn't have an aircraft carrier or carrier-based aircraft in his hands, he didn't dare to approach the enemy formation during the day.

"How far are they from us?" Beads of sweat immediately appeared on Lieutenant General David Potter's forehead.

"Almost 60 nautical miles!"

"Damn it," said David Porter, "we must be within their attack range. I order, turn around, turn around...full speed!"

"Yes, sir!"

The helmsman responded loudly, turning the wheel hard at the same time.

The Pennsylvania, with a standard displacement of 1.3 tons, immediately drew a beautiful arc on the sea, and the bow of the ship also changed from north to southwest.However, the Pennsylvania had just turned around and hadn't started to speed up to escape. Major Farragut suddenly yelled again: "Lieutenant General, the Albatros airship reported that the enemy's two motherships released a total of about 80 planes, all of which were heading west. The land of the United States of America flew over!"

"Fly, flew to the land of the United States?" David Potter was taken aback, "What are they trying to do?"

Major Farragut's face suddenly changed: "Lieutenant General, I think, I think they want to bomb the Norfolk base!"

"Norfolk Base" Lieutenant General David Porter shouted, "Quickly, quickly power up the Norfolk Base, so that they are ready to face the enemies from the sky!"

"Yes, sir!"

Major Farragut reminded: "Yes, but lieutenant general, there is no anti-aircraft firepower in the Norfolk base!"

Lieutenant General David Porter roared: "Then use a rifle, use a pistol, and fight with any weapon he can use!"

"Yes, sir."

(End of this chapter)