Chapter 391: Sinking the U.S. Essex-class aircraft carrier
When Major General Theobald made his decision, the British and American carrier-based aircraft groups and the German carrier-based aircraft groups also entered the battle with each other.
In the blue sky where the wind and the sun are beautiful and white, hundreds of planes are tearing and destroying each other.
There were even more than 20 American planes that broke through the encirclement of German planes, each loaded with 1,000 pounds of bombs, or 500 pounds of bombs, and pounced on the Midway aircraft carrier where Field Marshal Richthofen was sitting.
It's just that before these American planes approached Field Marshal Hitthofen, they were intercepted by some of the pursuing F8D fighter groups and the anti-aircraft artillery groups on the aircraft carriers, or they were shot down and destroyed.
Even the few remaining US planes that were able to escape fled after firing a few cannon shots in a panic, and then desperately turned their fuselages to speed up to the rear and fled.
In the first round of air battles, the Germans took the lead in victory, destroying more than 40 American planes in less than 15 minutes after the battle.
At the same time, in order to prevent the US ships and aircraft carriers from having time to escape, the speed of the German ship group was also increased to 30 knots.
In addition, some of the German carrier-based aircraft groups and jet bomber groups were separated from the US aircraft groups to engage in air battles, and they turned around and attacked Rear Admiral Theobald's aircraft carrier and other US warships in batches.
Not long after, several German jet bombers swooped down toward one of the US battleships from an altitude of more than 10,000 meters.
The blinding flash of light flickered, followed by a huge explosion that instantly resounded through the sea, followed by a terrible scream that continued to spread outward, and was mixed with a large number of iron pieces, raging on the entire battleship that had been hit, taking the lives of one American Navy soldier after another.
But the bombing of the German bomber group showed no sign of wanting to stop, but came more ferociously.
Wave after wave, wave after wave.
Until the entire American battleship was enveloped by the surging air waves, and the anti-aircraft guns of the battleships that went here were also dumb fire, and there was no way to carry out artillery bombardment to counter the bombing of the German bomber group.
But the matter did not end there, but on the battleship, which was as silent as death, the ammunition that had just been replaced and had not had time to be placed was thrown one after another, in the bombardment of the German bomber group, which caused a chain reaction of explosions, until the entire ammunition depot of the battleship was also detonated.
With a dull loud explosion, the entire American battleship was blown to the cold bottom of the sea and fed to the sharks.
At this time, the "Essex"-class aircraft carrier, the main force of the United States in World War II, where Major General Theobald was sitting, was also subjected to the key care of the German jet bomber group and the carrier-based aircraft group.
And there were two German battleships next to this aircraft carrier, carrying out artillery attacks.
At an altitude of more than 700 meters, the German bomber group dropped one bomb after another weighing 450 pounds and kilograms on the "Essex" class aircraft carrier mercilessly and accurately, bombing them.
Louder explosions rang out one after another amid the dazzling flashes of bombs.
The hull of the entire "Essex" class aircraft carrier was also constantly being blown apart, and the hot shrapnel shock wave and the scorching air waves were also constantly devouring the lives of the US soldiers on the aircraft carrier.
The bodies of the soldiers on the aircraft carrier, as well as the logistics personnel, or the officers, are constantly burning and breaking; Or the shrapnel that ruthlessly and quickly kills the body, cutting off the arms, legs, internal organs, head, and other limbs of the body, everywhere, shockingly.
But soon these limbs, or the American troops who were blown into flames, and the gray carbon, were gradually swallowed up by the loud detonation sound and the great flames.
This is because on the flight deck of the US "Essex" class aircraft carrier, there are still many planes that have not taken off, and natural explosives such as aircraft fuel, torpedoes, bombs, gasoline, and other natural explosives that are easy to cause chain reactions, are also detonated one by one under the wanton and indiscriminate bombardment of the German army, causing a raging fire that burns from the front deck of the aircraft carrier to the rear deck.
Wherever the fire passed, the earth-shattering explosion sound of the wall position was also more deafening and shocking than the other.
Not long after, the hangar exploded, the plane exploded, the torpedo and the bomb also exploded at the same time, until the entire "Essex" class aircraft carrier was broken, under the raging fire, slowly sinking, in the aircraft carrier command room, with his eyes closed, full of gloom, and the unwilling Rear Admiral Theobald, finally sighed softly, and then opened his eyes, full of anger staring at the German planes that were still in the sky over the "Essex" class aircraft carrier, attacking and bombing as if endlessly.
"It's really unwilling to die! If only I could pull some more of these damned Germans to hell! It's better than letting them continue to harness the world! ”
For a long time, Major General Theobald gritted his teeth with a resentful face.
As soon as the words fell, the German aircraft group rained down on the "Essex" class aircraft carrier, which was already sinking.
At the same time, there were also 5 bombshells that seemed to be the Grim Reaper descending on the world, with the breath of death, straight through into the command room where Major General Theobald was.
With the flash of 5 dazzling white lights, under the sound of a huge explosion in an instant, the entire command room was blown into a huge fireball, and many fragments were blown into the air.
After that, the entire "Essex" class aircraft carrier sank into the cold sea in a sea of fire.