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Chapter 270 Flying Dragon Riding Face Lost!  (five)

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    After learning that the Kaga and the Soryu had sunk and that the Hiryu had been severely damaged, Nimitz immediately ordered the assembled Task Forces 16 and 17 to retreat to the main Japanese fleet that Li Hui wrote in his information.  heading in the direction.

    ?  The reason why Nimitz launched a comprehensive counterattack was to take advantage of the Japanese army's loss of four main aircraft carriers to cause greater damage to the Japanese combined fleet.  After all, the Japanese navy now has an absolutely overwhelming advantage in the Pacific Ocean. Even if it loses four aircraft carriers, some battleships, and heavy cruisers at one time, its strength cannot be shaken by the weak US Pacific Fleet.

    If we can't take the opportunity to tear the wounds of the Japanese army a little bigger, then the US Pacific Fleet will still maintain a passive situation of being beaten for at least the next six months.

    Although the Japanese army still has the Fengxiang, Ruifeng aircraft carriers (located in the Japanese landing and transport fleet) and two seaplane carriers, Nimitz is not afraid at all. In addition to the Enterprise and the Hornet aircraft carriers, they also have a considerable number.  In addition to the bombers and fighter jets, it also originated from the information provided by Li Hui that described all the action steps of the Japanese fleet.

    Although Nimitz is also making a big gamble on the fate of the country, and he doesn't have many chips in his hand, but because of the existence of that information, he is already invincible - knowing the opponent's cards  , Unless you are a fool, there is no way you can lose! Is Nimitz a fool?  Obviously not!

    The next move of the Japanese army allowed the US military to reap a huge victory before launching a counterattack.

    At 3:30 in the afternoon, Chuichi Nagumo, who took over the command again and gathered the remaining ships of the Aviation Mobile Fleet, ordered the sinking of more than one ship that had been tilted by water and had caught fire after receiving the order to retreat from the Yamato.  Hours of the aircraft carrier Hiryu.

    In fact, the damage to the Flying Dragon is not serious. Although the fire broke out on the upper deck, the fire did not spread to the lower deck of the hull, and the fire protection system is still intact. It only takes some time to put out the fire. More importantly, although the Flying Dragon  The hull was tilted by the water, but the waterproof compartment was not damaged, the power system was not damaged, and the ship was still able to sail on the sea at a speed of 18 knots.

    But perhaps Nagumo Tadaichi was afraid that the damaged Hiryu would slow down the fleet's speed, or it might be for some other reason. After Yamaguchi Tamon protested, he still ordered the sinking of the only remaining aircraft carrier of the aviation mobile fleet.

    Yamaguchi Tamon and Hiryu's captain Kaku Shio refused to evacuate, and chose to live and die with the ship branch just like Soryu's captain Yanagimoto Yanasaku.

    Nagumo Chuichi fulfilled their wish.

    At 3:50 p.m., the destroyer Cirakumo carried out a "lightning strike" on the Hiryu. Three 500-kilogram high-explosive torpedoes completely blasted the left side of the Hiryu. The hull tilted and sank rapidly, but  Even so, the Flying Dragon with a displacement of nearly 20,000 tons sank completely in two hours.

    At the last moment, Yamaguchi Tamon and Kalai Shinan who stood on the bridge saluted Dongfang solemnly, and then sank into the sea together with the warship.

    However, Nagumo Chuichi did not see this scene. After giving the order to sink the Hiryu, he led the aero-motor fleet that had no aircraft carrier to chase the main fleet.

    However, these remnants and defeated generals did not receive the expected protection, because when they joined the main fleet, there was already a mess there.

    At 4:15 in the afternoon, the "Catalina" long-range reconnaissance plane taking off from Midway Island spotted the Japanese seaplane serving as an alert.  This time, the American pilots also learned to be smart. They also did not startle the snake, but followed the seaplane to find the main Japanese fleet.

    After receiving the news, Nimitz did not immediately issue an attack order. After all, although the main Japanese fleet does not have many carrier-based aircraft, it has more than 50 seaplanes, coupled with intensive anti-aircraft firepower, which can also give the US attack aircraft formation  caused a large number of casualties.  Moreover, if the U.S. air strikes cannot cause heavy damage to the Japanese main fleet, it will inevitably cause the opponent's counterattack. By then, the U.S. fleet without any battleships will be in danger.

    Therefore, Nimitz had to wait for an opportunity to cause a one-hit kill to the main Japanese fleet before launching an attack.

    This opportunity did not make him wait too long.

    Fifteen minutes later, that is, at 4:30 p.m., another "Catalina" long-range reconnaissance plane sent a telegram, saying that a large number of Japanese warships had been spotted more than 160 nautical miles south of the main Japanese fleet.  There are more than a dozen large transport ships and landing ships.

    After receiving the telegram, Nimitz immediately judged that this must be the landing and transport fleet of the Japanese army. He happily slapped the table and ordered?The maneuverability and firepower are far worse than the Zero.

    The nine wildcats that climbed to high altitudes shot down all these counterfeit zero-types with only one dive. Although the six zero-types were powerful fighters, but the ratio of 3 to 1 was there, it was only a matter of time before they were shot down.  time issue.

    As the U.S. bomber formation approached, the sound of anti-aircraft weapons firing immediately sounded on the Japanese warships, but the problem was that the formation of the Japanese fleet under sail was very loose, and although the anti-aircraft weapons were fierce, they could not form a dense fire net at all.

    Without fighter jets to stop them, and the enemy's air defense fire nets were weak, this naturally gave the US bombers room to play. The 40 bombers were divided into three teams and went straight to Fengxiang and Yamato.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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