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On the clear blue sea, there is a clear blue sky, and on the clear blue sky, all kinds of airplanes fly.
The Pacific Theater has entered the most critical moment, and the US Navy has now fallen into a total disadvantage.
At this time, a group of American Avenger torpedo attack planes was not in the war zone where it should be.
"Captain White...... We're definitely lost...... It was simply impossible for the Japanese Navy to retreat to such a distant position. The radioman asked his driver depressedly.
The Avenger torpedo attack aircraft is an upgraded product of the ravaging attack aircraft, and in the original history, this torpedo attack aircraft was only put into use in the Battle of Midway in 1942.
However, because the German naval aviation shined in the Atlantic theater, the main fighters of many countries were put into service ahead of schedule.
For example, the British Sea Hurricane fighter entered the experimental modification stage earlier than in history.
If it weren't for the swift defeat of the British, perhaps the Sea Spitfire would have entered service and changed the tide of the war.
The American Avenger torpedo attack aircraft was a new American weapon that was born ahead of schedule under the dual stimulation of the German Navy and the Japanese naval aviation.
It's just that this new weapon is a bit bizarre, it's huge, and it requires three pilots to operate it - a lot of people......
The British, because of their stubbornness, insisted that naval combat aircraft needed more than two pilots.
Therefore, at the beginning of World War II, the British Navy still used outdated biplane Swordfish carrier-based attack aircraft.
Although the U.S. Navy did not have such perverted persistence, it came up with an equally large number of Avenger carrier-based attack aircraft......
The difference between the two is that the U.S. Navy's aircraft are monoplane designs, which are faster and more modern.
It's a pity that the faster planes have made these American pilots who have just experienced the battle farther away from the real battlefield......
"We can......'t do anything without fighter escort," another pilot complained about inside the headset.
They had only 20 aircraft, and only a single torpedo carrier-based aircraft, no escort fighters, and no high-altitude bombers with dive bomber cover.
These planes could only carry out the most flat attacks, were very easy to shoot down by fighters, and were also very easily blocked by anti-aircraft guns on battleships.
But they are still here, still faithfully carrying out the most dangerous missions. They are braver than one might think, willing to give their lives for their homeland.
Many people have the impression that Americans are afraid of death, they are unwilling to sacrifice, and they do not have the fearless spirit to fight to the end.
On the contrary, in the eyes of many, the image of war in Asian countries such as Japan and China is synonymous with tenacity.
However, in the real historical time and space, the U.S. Navy took the lead in sending its own one-way attack formation during the Battle of Midway.
In other words, these aircraft are on combat missions beyond the combat radius, and they do not have enough fuel to return home......
"It's useless to say so much, we're lost! If you can't find the Japanese fleet, you won't have enough fuel to return to the sea......" Captain White said, looking at the endless sea at his feet.
He didn't know where he was, he just flew to the enemy's position according to the data provided by the first batch of attack aircraft units.
It's a pity that he flew wrong, and the mistake was a little outrageous - there is nothing here, except the ocean, which is the ocean.
Yes, until the fuel tanks of the plane run out, they can only search for it aimlessly, and then wait for the plane to lose power and make a forced landing on the nearby sea.
It's just a pity that after this battle, the United States may have to lose Midway. They were unable to get rescue from the U.S. Navy and were probably going to die in the nearby sea.
"We only have a third of the fuel left...... Now if you want to return, it's too late. On the other plane, the pilot's voice was low to the point of frightening.
No matter what the outcome of this war is, I'm afraid they, the pilots, will not be able to return to their homeland.
They are not afraid of fighting, nor are they afraid of heroic sacrifices, but they are afraid that because of their own loss, their homeland will lose this war.
But the battle still had to go on, and just when everyone was desperate, they saw a black dot appear in front of their eyes on the sea level.
It's a boat! White's eyes lit up when he saw the black dot, and then he shouted loudly over the radio: "Can you see the ship at 1 o'clock?" Can you see it? ”
He was afraid that he was wrong, so he repeatedly confirmed, and his comrades-in-arms also saw the black dot and excitedly shouted: "Yes! We saw it! We saw it! ”
"Drop the height! Drop in height! Let's go in at a low altitude! Shoot all the torpedoes at once! White began to fly his plane and let it come down from the height of the clouds.
Then all 20 American fighters began to descend to their own altitude, beginning to approach their targets little by little.
Immediately after that, they saw that unlucky target, a Japanese aircraft carrier!
On the flanks of this aircraft carrier, there are also destroyers escorting, but these destroyers are not numerous in number and do not seem to be able to build a perfect air defense barrier.
Even more interesting is that smoke was rising from the deck of that Japanese aircraft carrier, apparently a wounded aircraft carrier!
"I'm White! That's the Japanese aircraft carrier hit by the first attack! It can't take off a plane! It can't take off planes right now! White pressed the intercom and shouted to his comrades.
His comrades-in-arms also discovered this, and it was obvious that this Japanese aircraft carrier had no way to take off planes to intercept them.
Moreover, there were no Japanese fighter intercepts in the vicinity - which is undoubtedly excellent news for the 20 Avenger torpedo bombers without fighter escort.
Soon, after the Japanese battleships sounded the air defense alarm, the American Avenger torpedo attack aircraft launched their attack.
The first batch of bombs went smoothly, and White saw his own torpedo with his own eyes, hitting the Japanese aircraft carrier, which was making an emergency turn.
"Boom!" A huge column of water rose into the air, and the flight deck of the Japanese aircraft carrier, which had been smoking, began to shake violently.
Because of the force of the explosion, two Japanese Zeros parked on the deck slipped to the edge of the deck and fell into the sea.
"Beautiful! Hit! Hit! "Seeing the explosion, the other planes shouted desperately over the radio.