"The Canglong aircraft carrier can only withdraw from the battle sequence......" A few minutes later, because of the slowdown in speed, the Canglong aircraft carrier was hit again, which directly led to the loss of combat effectiveness.

The loss of an aircraft carrier was not good news for the Japanese attacking Midway.

Nagumo was trying to cheer himself up from the attack of the first batch of American planes when the second batch of American planes arrived.

Twenty American B-25 bombers flew over the Japanese Navy, and these massive medium bombers had an impressive bomb load and strong firepower.

Soon these planes joined the queue to bomb the Japanese aircraft carriers, and the Zero fighters had to step forward to drive the behemoths away.

The ensuing air battle became fierce, because of the complete armament of its own weapons, the American B-25 bombers lowered their flight altitude as much as possible, and faced the attack of the Zero fighter alone while dropping bombs.

The first B-25 bomber was shot down, followed by the second and third. These American pilots desperately approached the target, scaring Nagumo Tadaichi into a cold sweat.

After all, purely in terms of volume, these B-25 bombers can be said to be big guys. Who knows if there will be anything special about the bombs dropped by these big guys?

It is a pity that the B-25 bomber is a ground bomber, and the pilots and bombardiers who fly such aircraft are also pilots of the army aviation.

These pilots did not have any combat experience, so it was almost impossible to expect them to sink Japanese warships.

The main reason for sending these planes out is, on the one hand, because they hope that they can drop bombs intensively and indeed achieve some results by luck.

On the other hand, it is also because the US Army Air Force really can't come up with any decent means of attacking the sea, so it can only use B-25 to make up the numbers.

In short, the B-25 has strong firepower, and even in the face of dense battleship anti-aircraft artillery, it can also rely on its heavy fuselage to get close to drop bombs.

What surprised the Americans even more was that these B-25s did play a role they did not expect: they attracted a large number of Japanese Zero fighters, attracting these fighters to medium and low altitudes.

The dreadnought dive bombers that approached at high altitude finally had the opportunity to dive down and quickly approach the Japanese fleet.

Therefore, the ensuing battle caused Nagumo Tadaichi to completely collapse, and the aircraft carrier Wyvern was also hit by a bomb, becoming another wounded aircraft carrier.

Even more unfortunate was that the aircraft carrier Kaga was also hit a few minutes later, and the Japanese main aircraft carrier also lost the ability to continue fighting.

By the time the battle had been fought so far, the Japanese Navy had already suffered heavy losses, but the Americans had completely used up their three-plate axes.

Most of the Avenger torpedo attack aircraft that took off ran out of ammunition and ran out of fuel they carried.

As these planes began to return home, the counterattack of the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet began. The remaining three Japanese aircraft carriers, the Akagi, Zuizuru and Shozuru, took off their respective attack aircraft formations.

The experienced Japanese naval air force broke through the cauldron and followed the returning US carrier-based planes far behind, launching a counter-assault.

"The planes have already taken off, a total of 50 attack aircraft, and 10 fighters! The Americans can't run away! The second batch of attack aircraft units is already being prepared! An officer reported to Nagumo Tadaichi.

Nagumo Zhongyi nodded depressedly, his fleet was really suffering heavy losses now. Three aircraft carriers were wounded, one more of them was seriously wounded......

The aircraft carrier Canglong was hit first, and then twice more, and the injuries were the most serious.

The Wyvern's flight deck had been blown out of a large hole, making it impossible to take off planes, and the hull had suffered some damage and had to be returned to port for overhauls.

As for the Kaga, it was in the unlucky category - it was hit by two bombs, but both in the tail, which shattered the steering gear and damaged a section of the flight deck.

"Find the American fleet! Then fight back immediately! Telegraph to Admiral Yamamoto that we have found the American fleet! After thinking about it, Nagumo decided to report the latest battle situation to Yamamoto first.

Yamamoto Fifty-six was already only 20 minutes away from firing at this time, and when he heard the news of the heavy losses of the aircraft carrier fleet, he almost vomited blood.

Unlike the United States, Japan was able to produce and build hundreds of aircraft carriers during World War II, and every bit of its existing strength was precious and could not be wasted.

"Yaga! Telegraph to Nagumo to ensure that the wounded warship is out of the battle and retreat to the Japanese mainland in advance! Yamamoto Fifty-six put his hands behind his back, like a cheetah in a cage, wandering back and forth.

Reason told him that he could not afford to lose a single ship at Midway; On the other hand, the plan also told him that he could not retreat in disarray.

He had to take it here, after all, he still had countless chips in his hand that he didn't use. It is necessary to take here, and only by taking here will the loss of the Nagumo fleet be meaningful.

"Order Nagumo to launch a counterattack immediately! This is my command! The American fleet must be sunk! He stopped his steps and looked at the officer who had given the order, and Yamamoto Fifty-six commanded through gritted teeth.

This is not true history, where three-quarters of the Japanese fleet has already been sunk. Although three Japanese aircraft carriers were wounded, the Japanese Navy still had three aircraft carriers alive.

Moreover, because there was no Yorktown and the USS Enterprise, the strike force of the American fleet was seriously insufficient, and the Japanese warships also escaped disaster.

At present, of the three Japanese aircraft carriers that were hit, only the Soryu suffered heavy losses, and the remaining two aircraft carriers can recover as long as they return to their home port for maintenance for a few months.

Even the Canglong, which suffered the most losses, was not in danger of sinking, but the repair time might be longer.

Leaving aside the three damaged Japanese aircraft carriers for the time being, let's just talk about the three Japanese aircraft carriers that remained to continue the operation.

Nagumo found that he had no way to draw up forces on his side to carry out a third attack on the U.S. aircraft carrier fleet.

Because there was not enough time - he had to take off a batch of fighters immediately after the second batch of attack echelons to ensure the safety of the airspace of the battleship fleet.

After that, he had to empty the flight deck to welcome the returning fighter escort unit, as well as the first batch of attack aircraft returning troops......

Therefore, Nanyun Zhongyi was depressed, so he could only put aside the anger in his heart for the time being, and concentrate on preparing for the take-off or landing of various batches of fighters in the future.

On the American side, Major General Fletcher frowned even more when he heard about the results of the first attack......