The first group of U.S. attack aircraft consisted of 20 B-25 bombers that took off from Tourway, 30 Navy dreadnought dive bombers that took off from Midway, and 20 carefully selected P-40 fighters.

If you count the other P-40 fighters, the US military has as many as 60 escort fighters taking off from Midway.

At the same time, American carrier-based aircraft took off 35 Avenger torpedo attack aircraft, as well as 15 dreadnought dive bombers.

The number of carrier-based fighters that took off from aircraft carriers was the smallest, only a pitiful 5 - this is what the United States cobbled together, all the attack forces.

Combined, the U.S. military dispatched a total of 100 attack aircraft and 65 escort fighters.

The U.S. group, which has a total of 165 aircraft, is actually about the same as a Japanese carrier-based attack that simply takes off from an aircraft carrier.

These planes pounced on the Japanese air fleet, and at this time, Nagumo Tadaichi was taking off more Zero fighters and heading to the vicinity of Midway Island to cover the approaching battleship fleet.

For a while, the roar of aircraft engines was everywhere near Midway, and planes whizzed across the sky.

When the Japanese fighter pilots headed for Midway, none of them knew that there was a huge group of raiders approaching Nagumo Tadaichi's fleet.

On a Japanese destroyer that was on guard at the perimeter, sailors who were guarding the sky were the first to spot the American plane in the sky.

"Jun Cao! Jun Cao! He put down his binoculars and shouted loudly to his commander in the distance: "American plane!" American planes! ”

"Sound the battle alarm! Fast! Jun Cao was so frightened that he looked at the plane in the sky and commanded.

"Phew! Phew! "On the Japanese destroyers, the few anti-aircraft guns began to attack, but they only served as a warning.

"The destroyer USS Wildwind sent a warning signal...... They found out about the US military plane! "On the bridge of the USS Akagi, Tadaichi Nagumo received a report from his men.

He frowned for a moment, and then gave his own order: "Let the patrolling fighters disperse these American planes!" Take off more Zero fighters and knock down these damn American planes! ”

What Nagumo Tadaichi was most worried about was the battleship detachment that was already close to Midway.

If at this time his fighters were entangled by American aircraft, it would not have been so timely to support the fleet of battleships near Midway.

Wouldn't he be responsible for this once something went wrong with the battleship fleet? Thinking about it, he decided to take out the planes of the Americans while pumping out some forces to reinforce Midway.

But a minute later, he didn't think so. Because there are too many American planes, his fleet has to do defensive maneuvers.

"The aircraft carrier Soryu is turning, and because of the problem of maneuvering, the aircraft cannot take off and land normally!" An officer ran in and reported to Nagumo Tadaichi.

At this time, Nagumo Tadaichi finally realized that the American fleet had discovered him and had launched the first batch of attacks.

Can't sit still! He secretly made up his mind in his heart, and commanded: "What is the intercepted plane doing?" They should have shot down all these American planes a long time ago! ”

Over the Japanese fleet, 20 Zero fighters patrolled and escorted the convoy. Originally, this was already a very large escort force.

It is a pity that the US Navy fleet took off 65 escort fighters in one go, entangled the Japanese pilots.

The battle in the skies gave the American pilots more time to drop bombs, and one American plane after another rushed toward the Japanese warships that had turned to evade the bombs.

Piloting his Avenger torpedo attack plane, John aimed his nose at the Japanese aircraft carrier, which was turning in the distance.

His plane quickly approached the Japanese aircraft carrier with a slight turbulence in the air.

The tracer bullets fired by the other party flew past the skin of his plane, and he could even hear the whistling sound of the bullets with headphones on his headphones.

As the distance approached, John pressed the bomb switch, and a torpedo fell under the belly of the plane and crashed into the sea below.

The torpedo that entered the water drew a white line and rushed towards the Japanese Navy's aircraft carrier.

Unfortunately, this torpedo did not hit the Japanese aircraft carrier, it grazed the tail track of the Japanese aircraft carrier and disappeared into the distant sea.

The Japanese Navy's evasive maneuvers were so effective that after ten American attack planes were shot down, the Japanese paid almost nothing.

The U.S. planes are fighting fewer and less, while the Japanese planes are fighting more and more. Two American P-40 fighters were shot down, crashed into the water and waited to sink.

"There are no losses in the troops! The first batch of attacks by the United States did not work! Seeing that the planes taking off from the US Army were shot down one after another, an officer from the Japanese air defense command position proudly reported to Nagumo Tadaichi.

Their anti-aircraft artillery fire was very intensive, and the ships of cover were very hard at dispersing the aircraft.

Maneuvering evasion at high speeds also dodged all the torpedoes and bombs that were barely dropped. Until now, not a single Japanese battleship has been wounded.

"Yo Xi!" Nodding, Nan Yunzhong's ugly face finally improved a little. When these American planes are consumed and he is given the opportunity to take off more fighters, the Americans will never have a chance again.

He could order these fighters to cover the battleship fleet, or he could take off more planes and find the American fleet to annihilate it!

"Boom!" Just as Nagumo Zhong clenched his fists and was brewing a plan to counterattack the American fleet, a huge explosion interrupted his thinking.

Nagumo Tadashi looked to the side and found that in the distance of the aircraft carrier Akagi, the aircraft carrier Soryu, which was turning, was hit by an American carrier-based aircraft!

"Yaga...... Call the Dragon! Ask about the damage to the battleship! Gritting his teeth, the depressed Nanyun Zhongyi commanded depressedly.

Surviving the attack of the American planes unscathed, and surviving the attack of the American planes after losing some of them, these are two completely different results for him.

Even if you are just damaged by an aircraft carrier, you are not a complete escape. This was definitely not a good result after the war, and Yamamoto Isoroku would also blame him for his command mistakes.

After all, Japan is a small country, and any little loss is also painful to put on the table.

The aircraft carrier Soryu was already slowing down, it was hit on the chimney, affecting the operation of the engine room.