Chapter Twenty-Six: MI Combat - The Wyvern's Counterattack

Only the Wyvern was not attacked for the time being because it broke away from the Nagumo mobile unit. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"What's wrong? Dragon? ”

Sensing that his wife was suddenly stunned, and her face turned pale instantly, Yamaguchi knew that something must have happened to Nagumo's mobile unit.

"Canglong...... Die. Kaga and Akagi were badly damaged, most of the carrier-based aircraft were damaged, and the remaining crew of Soryu asked to join my unit and continue to participate in the war. ”

"Give me a connection with Nagumo Tadaichi, and I will personally confirm the battle situation with him."

As Wyvern tries to make contact with the other two carriers, all of her communication equipment begins to malfunction, and it seems that she has sailed into a sea area with strong electromagnetic interference.

"Kaga Akagi is temporarily unconscious, I can't communicate with them, and the rest of the regular radio equipment is temporarily unusable."

Yamaguchi Tawen can only judge for himself, Akagi Kaga has lost his combat ability, Soryu has sunk, and now only one aircraft carrier is left in the mobile force with combat effectiveness. And the other side also has three aircraft carriers, all of which still have 7% combat effectiveness.

"How many units are left in Canglong?"

"11 comets, 8 Tien Shan. There are no fighters. Together with the second round of carrier-based aircraft formed with me before, there are 42 left in total. The Wyvern held back his grief and calculated that the combat capabilities possessed here were indeed not small compared to the aircraft carrier battle group of the American Federation.

After hearing a few thoughts, Yamaguchi did not choose to return to the rescue or retreat in the direction of the support fleet, but accelerated the pursuit of the aircraft carrier battle group of the American Federation. The Wyvern is in the high-risk strong electromagnetic zone at the moment, which means that the Wyvern is in the detection blind zone of everyone and will not be detected in a short time. As long as they can evade the tracking of enemy reconnaissance planes, they are as if they are hiding in the sea.

"The second wave of carrier-based aircraft came into contact with the enemy's aircraft carrier formation, and there was a possibility of a breakthrough in the enemy's anti-aircraft fire."

The Wyvern switched to the field of vision of a Zero Battle, and because the formation was in a large fan shape, it was still waiting to close the formation for the time being. The opportunity for a reversal seems to be within the wyvern's hand, and it can be seized with a little more effort.

"Concentrate superior forces to attack an aircraft carrier first. Wyvern, now only you can turn the tide of battle. ”

Yamaguchi's judgment is very correct, sinking an enemy aircraft carrier with the current low morale is a way to recover, and it can also disrupt the enemy's attack time in the future. Of course, Yamaguchi Tawen would not really plan to use one aircraft carrier against the enemy's three. The follow-up reinforcements under Sosuke Takayanagi also included a number of light aircraft carriers and a large number of battleships, and as long as they arrived at Midway, the balance of victory would still favor the Imperial Japanese Navy.

All he wants is time, and the morale of the enemy. The first battle to rescue Nagumo Tadaichi especially takes time, and the two precious aircraft carriers have just survived the enemy's repeated attacks, and if you draw attention to this aircraft carrier hidden in the area of strong electromagnetic interference, you will be able to buy enough time. After gaining enough time to get out and retreat, Yamaguchi Tamon can only gamble the fate of the whole ship on the bizarre appearance of electromagnetic interference at such a moment.

Although the Canglong had been sunk, its carrier-based aircraft crew still made a beautiful counterattack, under the leadership of its flight captain, Captain Jiang Cao. A group of comets served as the main force of the bombardment, destroying the power system of the Yorktown and blasting a large hole in its flight deck.

On the other side, the Hornet received three near-misses and was slightly damaged, while the Enterprise was not injured.

Hearing this news, Yamaguchi Tashi also felt a little more confident, and it happened that the 19 Soryu crew carrier-based aircraft led by Captain Tomanaga also rushed to the deck of the Flying Dragon.

"The enemy cannot be given a respite. Wyvern, release all the available carrier-based aircraft. Retaliate against the Enterprise while ensuring the complete sinking of the Yorktown! ”

There is no need for Yamaguchi to hear and talk more, and the Flying Dragon will not let go of the Enterprise, that is, its carrier-based aircraft sank Canglong and severely damaged Akagi, and the hatred is not shared.

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At the same time,レ, who has been lurking in the deep sea, is also rushing to Midway.,There was a slight accident in her plan.,Wyvern fell into the trap first.,And the three aircraft carriers of the American Federation just deviated from the course.。 However, this did not stop her from carrying out her plan, and the three aircraft carriers of the American Federation were determined to succeed.

According to Hanakaiin Ryuxing's prediction, it would not be a problem for Sosuke Takayanagi to take Midway, but at the cost of losing many ships, he dared to make such a big gamble for the sake of an island with very high strategic value. Hua Kaiyuan Long Xing has not yet been given the right to start a war against the Japanese Navy, but as far as Tsui's prediction goes, his desire to go to war against Japan is very high. In addition, now that Kaga is leaving, it is okay to force a war.

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In the early morning of June 5, the MI operation around Midway Island was still underway, and a new batch of carrier-based aircraft that the Wyvern had taken off flew to the American aircraft carrier battle group again. After a night of repairs, the Yorktown failed to regain power and was temporarily abandoned. This decision prevented the Wyvern from catching the enemy in the first place.

The Wyvern didn't waste a round of ammunition on the Yorktown, which was already an empty shell. Hiding in a zone of strong electromagnetic interference, the Wyvern is approaching the aircraft carrier of the American Federation. As expected, the enemy sailed a short distance, and the distance between the two sides had been reduced to 100 nautical miles.

It was a perfect situation at the moment, 100 nautical miles, but the enemy could not see the sudden arrival of the Wyvern. After redetermining the enemy's coordinates, Wyvern's carrier-based aircraft took the lead in catching up with the enemy ship.

This time the Wyvern aimed almost all of the torpedo bombs at the Enterprise, and although the enemy had formed an impermeable anti-aircraft fire network, two torpedoes hit the port side of the Enterprise with the pilot's sacrifice. The Enterprise slowed down all of a sudden, deviating from the formation. Seizing the opportunity, the torpedo crew led by Captain Tomanaga launched a fearless charge against the Enterprise, and against the deadly anti-aircraft artillery, a wave of torpedoes gave the Enterprise another round of heavy blows from the right. Sea water began to pour into the Enterprise's hull, and its speed rapidly decreased.

But the Flying Dragon also paid the price, and only 6 of the 12 Tianshan torpedo planes led by Captain Tomanaga returned home, and the best pilots on the Flying Dragon, including Captain Toonaga, were killed in battle.

Relieved from the ecstasy, the Wyvern actually didn't feel the slightest bit of happiness. There is only death and revenge on the battlefield, and even if she has more carrier-based planes and enough bombs and torpedoes to sink the Enterprise, she will not be able to get her cousin Canglong back.

It was another morning of fierce confrontation, and the flying dragon also showed fatigue after the carrier-based aircraft formation returned.

Severely damaged the enemy's two aircraft carriers one after another, Yamaguchi Tagan and his subordinates also breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the aircraft carrier force of the American Federation was defeated, not only Midway, but the entire Pacific Ocean could become an unimpeded free sea area for the Imperial Japanese Navy, and then it would not be a problem to attack the American Federation itself.

Instead of launching a pointless island seizure from Alaska, it attacked the west coast of the American Commonwealth with strong ships and artillery.

"Presumably, Sousuke Takayanagi also sent a mine team to rescue and escort the First Air Battle. We then rested for the rest of the day and changed course to join up with Sousuke Takayanagi's reinforcements. Yamaguchi Tawen felt that a great victory had been achieved, that there was no need to continue the adventure, and that it was time to retreat and leave.

But at this time, at 12 o'clock in the afternoon, the sea area where the Wyvern was located suddenly lost its mysterious electromagnetic barrier. At this time, the Wyvern's carrier-based aircraft was still being recovered, and there was not a single escort ship around.

There is no doubt that within a quarter of an hour, the Commonwealth of America used radar to detect this aircraft carrier that was attacking under its nose. Previously, they had not been able to detect the enemy's confusion. Now that the Wyvern has appeared, it is tantamount to telling them that the time has come to fight back.

The Enterprise and the Hornet took off carrier-based aircraft at the same time, which is 200 nautical miles, which is only a very short range for aircraft.

When Feilong hurriedly lifted more than 10 Zero Wars, there were a vast number of American Federation fighters in front of her, a total of more than 90 planes of various types flying from the sky.

Like an impassable wall, the Wyvern faced such an enemy plane that even if her Zero pilots were willing to fight on their backs, she was powerless to give orders.

"Defensive counterattacks with anti-aircraft artillery, with the first task of each department to avoid enemy attacks...... Yamaguchi Tawen commanded his subordinates to turn into a defensive state, and at the same time asked the communications department to turn on the full-band radio waves and seek support in the surrounding waters. Previously, due to the strong electromagnetic interference zone, neither side knew where the Wyvern was.

The Zero in the air only blocked one side of the enemy plane, giving the Wyvern the only chance of escape. At the same time, a telegram from Sosuke Takayanagi also reached Yamaguchi Tamon. Due to the Wyvern's deviation so far, there was no fleet that could provide support within 6 hours, and the fastest 17 destroyers needed to arrive in 8 hours.

Regardless of whether it is 6 hours or 8 hours, it is a problem for the Wyvern to last 2 hours. The only consolation is that both Akagi and Kaga, who had fought in the first flight, have been rescued and are being transferred to the rear of the fleet. And the Canglong has been confirmed to be sinking.

More and more enemy planes broke through the anti-aircraft fire network, and the Wyvern's Zero crew was also losing rapidly, even if the Wyvern used her skillful control to face the overwhelming superiority of enemy carrier-based aircraft, it was extremely weak.

With the last Zero being shot down, three bombs landed not far from the stern of the Wyvern. Immediately after that, more enemy planes outflanked from low altitudes, and the flying dragon, who had no way to return to the sky, stood outside the bridge and could only watch the enemy planes catch up with their own eyes.

The torpedo hit first. Enraged, the American Union pilots attacked the wyvern with 4 torpedoes at once. At the same time as the violent explosion, the entire bow of the ship was pressed out of the sea. The original tail rudder, after the explosion, only a large hole with water was left that kept flooding.

The dragon suddenly felt a pain in his chest, as if someone had broken his ribs with a hammer, and the bow and arrow in his hand almost fell off.

"Don't give up, close the water compartment quickly." Yamaguchi Tawen also walked out of the captain's room, protecting the Wyvern behind him. "Give up now, Canglong won't forgive us."

Feeling the support from her husband, the dragon controlled the stern gate to keep the water inflow to a minimum. Even if there is no carrier-based aircraft, she can control her own artillery like a battleship or cruiser as a ship.

It may only be a few minutes after fighting and retreating, but for Wyvern and Yamaguchi Tawen, even if there is a chance to escape, they can't give up.