If you look at it from a distance, the oil tanker and the aircraft carrier are very similar, they are huge in size, and the upper deck is flat.
In this era, ocean-going voyages must be accompanied by oil tankers. After all, the carrier’s fuel capacity is limited. When the carrier-based aircraft flies for a few days, the fuel is in a hurry. In combat situations, it is almost three. It needs to be refilled every day.
After Captain Masao Sato discovered the two ships, he didn't immediately take a closer look, fearing that they would be discovered by the other party. In this way, they made a mistake.
After taking off a large number of carrier-based aircraft, they found an oil tanker, and the other was not a cruiser, but a destroyer of several thousand tons!
After pulling up his plane, Lieutenant Akira Sakamoto shouted on the radio: "One team, simulated attack, other teams, search for American aircraft carrier formations on the sea!"
Since this is an American oil tanker, maybe the aircraft carrier is nearby. Now that they are attacking the two ships, the other side will definitely call for help and call their aircraft carrier. It is good for us to carry out a large scale s attack!
Captain Akira Sakamoto was half right.
What they found was the oil tanker Neosho and the destroyer Sims. The two ships were still with the fleet yesterday, but afterwards they separated. They have to return to their home port and replenish their fuel. Look for formations.
In this way, they and the US aircraft carrier formation were separated by more than two hundred nautical miles. They did use radio to call the aircraft carrier formation behind, but the formation did not send a plane over.
Because at this time, the US aircraft carrier formation is making the same mistake as the island carrier formation!
One hour later, the attack formation did not find the American aircraft carrier, and they finally gave up.
"A small team, dive and attack!" Captain Akira Sakamoto gave the order.
The range of the Stuka bomber was not long, and the fuel they had left was only enough for them to return to the mothership, and could no longer be delayed.
As a result, the two Stuka dived down and dropped a bomb each towards the target. Although the two ships had spotted them a long time ago and were ready to fight, their anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns attacked the plane that swooped down from overhead. The shooting range is quite small.
These two kinds of ships did not have much air defense protection. Soon, two black smoke rose up on the sea. The tanker Neosho and the destroyer Sims were already burning on the sea.
It threw an empty formation of carrier-based aircraft and returned to the mothership one after another.
Just as the formation's carrier-based aircraft returned, Vice Admiral Takagi Takeo received the news that made him angry, that the aircraft carrier Xiangfeng was sunk!
Dive, attack!
93 fighter jets, bombers, and torpedo planes, according to the targets discovered by our maritime patrol aircraft, found the enemy's naval formation.
According to the report of the patrol aircraft: "Two aircraft carriers and four heavy cruisers were found." U.S. Navy Commander Fletcher thought this was the Japanese carrier force, so he launched an attack with all his strength.
After flying there, they discovered that it was two light cruisers and two gunboats. These were the cover forces for the Japanese landing. However, they were luckier. After continuing to search at sea, they finally found that the exaggerated fleet was worthwhile. Target of attack: Xiangfeng aircraft carrier.
This aircraft carrier is not a fleet aircraft carrier in the formal sense. When it was built, it was used as a submarine carrier. It was later transformed into an aircraft carrier for service. This aircraft carrier with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons is just similar to The role of **** aircraft carrier.
After discovering the arrival of a US carrier-based aircraft, the aircraft carrier immediately turned to headwind and prepared to take off and land the carrier-based aircraft. Unfortunately, the carrier-based aircraft was bombarded by the US Navy before it took off.
In almost a few minutes, Xiangfeng sank. Although it was not a major aircraft carrier, the sinking of this ship was of practical significance. For the first time in a battle, the US Navy destroyed an aircraft carrier in an island nation!
"We must continue to take off the carrier-based aircraft and attack the American aircraft carrier formation!" Aboard the Zuizuru, Vice Admiral Takagi Takeo's face was cold.
The Imperial Navy lost an aircraft carrier, and this loss must be recovered from the US Navy!
Yuan Chuichi frowned, and now he was able to determine that the two sides were just on the edge of the opponent's attack range, and they were able to know the correct position of the target, which was ninety degrees worse than previously expected!
But now, they face another problem.
If they take off to attack the American aircraft carrier now, when the carrier-based aircraft returns, the sky will be dark!
In this era, the night take-off of carrier-based aircraft is full of risks, and the night landing is absolutely terrifying.
They can risk taking off in the early morning, and when they return home, the sky will be bright, but if they take off in the afternoon and land at night, once the landing fails, it will bring terrible results ~ www.novelhall.com ~ only take off and attack Formation, 20 Stuka. Yuan Zhongyi still made a decision: "Choose the most experienced pilots to perform this mission. The Empire needs their dedication! "
After landing, after eating and resting for an hour, Captain Akira Sakamoto received the order to attack again.
Stepping into his cockpit without hesitation, Captain Akira Sakamoto looked at a photo in front of the cockpit. It was his own woman. At this time, did she know that she was about to dedicate herself to the empire?
Even a veteran like Sakamoto Akira knows what it means to attack at this time, he may not be able to return, but he will never be shy!
The Stuka bomber, with its wings upside down, rolled on the aircraft carrier and took off. Under the belly, it was still carrying the advanced one-ton bomb.
This attack was almost on the edge of the combat radius. Therefore, no matter whether the target was found or not, the bomb would be thrown away when returning home. This was also to avoid the terrible consequences of a collision accident when landing at night.
Thirty Stukas took off from two aircraft carriers, headed in a new direction, and moved forward.
When flying at sea, you must completely rely on your own instruments. In many cases, you will have the illusion of flying, and you will even take the sea as the sky and plunge into it all at once.
Especially after flying for more than an hour, misty water vapor formed on the sea, which made Lieutenant Sakamoto more cautious.
With the continuous spread of water vapor, the field of vision gradually narrowed.
"Lower the altitude and observe the sea surface." Lieutenant Akira Sakamoto yelled through the radio. The machine gunner behind him also tried his best to look down and look for the target on the sea. Unfortunately, the sea was foggy and could not see anything. ()
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