The Japanese battleship fleet was pressing, and Bradley on American land was looking at the sky depressedly, and an American P-40 fighter was chased by Japanese planes to hide in Tibet.

Whether it is in the European theater or in the Pacific theater, the US P-40 fighter cannot overwhelm its opponent, and its position is very awkward.

German fighter pilots were well acquainted with the performance of American fighters, as if they had personally flown such aircraft......

Well, now they did fly, and by the time the British surrendered, the Germans captured at least more than 100 of these aircraft.

Japanese pilots are also very aware of this aircraft, and the Japanese Navy's Zero fighter is more agile and aggressive.

For American pilots, the Zero is a very strange aircraft, and it is simply the pinnacle of agility.

It stands to reason that a fighter with a high flight speed cannot be too light because of the strength of the structure.

However, the Zero broke the mold, its speed in 1941 could be described as very fast, but its agility was even more terrifying.

American fighters are usually unable to bite the tail of the Zero in a grappling fight, and if they are not careful, they will be bitten back by the Zero.

"We have to lose an average of two planes to shoot down an enemy plane......" Bradley said depressedly to his deputy, General Turner, a Marine next to him, as he watched the battle in the sky.

General Turner was also depressed, as he had been working on the island for 20 days in order to build various fortifications against the possible arrival of the Japanese.

His troops had built strong fortifications on the island, but both he and Bradley knew that they could not withstand the Japanese heavy 381 or 410 caliber guns.

Once the Japanese Navy's battleships entered the waters near Midway, the fortifications on the island's periphery were bound to be suppressed.

What's even more lethal is that if the Japanese get closer, they can easily bombard the airfield facilities on the island, destroying more than 400 valuable American P-40 fighter jets.

Without these fighters, the Navy's aircraft carriers would not be able to go into battle, and they would have to retreat and leave.

Without the Navy's counterattack, Midway's defenses looked impregnable, but everyone knew that the outcome was not optimistic.

In fact, Bradley was too pessimistic, although he saw that his plane was shot down three or more, and only one plane of the Japanese army was shot down, but the Japanese army could not afford this battle loss ratio.

This was the war of 1941, and every Japanese pilot was the best of the best.

If 100 pilots were lost in a naval battle, the Japanese Navy would probably have the heart to cry, let alone lose more pilots.

It's a pity that Bradley didn't think of this, he just saw that his own fighters were being "slaughtered" by Japanese aircraft.

"Don't we have an elite fighter force? Why don't you take off now? He looked at the commander on the Lu Hang's side and asked.

"Those 70 planes were put into use at a critical moment to cover the attack of the aircraft carrier formation, and now they cannot ......be moved," the commander of the Army Aviation replied helplessly.

The preparations of the United States are more meticulous than the Japanese Navy imagined. In order to make up for the shortcomings of the Army Aviation itself, the US Navy and the Army Aviation have jointly formed an elite air combat unit.

The force uses Army Aviation P-40 fighter jets, but one Navy pilot for every three aircraft.

The purpose of this equipment is to be able to confirm the accuracy of one's course and be able to identify the position and accurately find the target of attack when flying on the vast sea.

Once the United States had found the location of the Japanese aircraft carrier forces, the planes could take off and rush to the position where the Japanese fleet was located, covering the attacking naval aviation.

Precisely because of their own inadequacy, the US Navy Aviation and Army Aviation carried out an effective division of tasks.

The aircraft taken off by the aircraft carrier force of the US Navy have only the task of striking enemy aircraft carriers; Air combat was all handed over to the army aviation, and more fighters were carried out.

Therefore, at this time, the US attack force is still anxiously waiting, waiting for its turn to play.

At this moment, on the bridge of the battleship Nagato of the Japanese Navy, an operational staff officer spread out a telegram: "General Nagumo called to ask: The second batch of planes to bomb Midway Island is ready, do you want to continue the attack?" ”

"Attack! Since we have the initiative, let's go all out against the enemy! Yamamoto Fifty-six glanced at the commander of the reconnaissance unit, who was still inactive, and commanded.

He still hasn't found the main force of the U.S. Navy, and Midway Island in front of him is the primary target he wants to attack.

Rather than waiting for the U.S. fleet, which may not appear at all, it is better to concentrate on paralyzing the airfield on Midway.

As long as he takes the lead in taking out the airfield, it is difficult to say whether the inferior fleet of the United States will dare to come.

Although it was tempting to lure the U.S. fleet out for a decisive battle and take the opportunity to annihilate the U.S. fleet, Yamamoto knew that perfection could not be pursued in everything.

As a qualified general, he carries the fate of the country on his shoulders. At this time, the most important thing is to make your own choices and give priority to completing your own strategic deployment.

As for praying for an opponent to make a fatal mistake, that's something that only arrogant fools do.

First lose the strategic point of Midway, and then mobilize a fleet that is obviously inferior to send a wave of heads, the Americans would be stupid to do this.

"Tell Nagumo Tadaichi that if the reconnaissance force has no results, he will maintain the frequency, send carrier-based aircraft to continue bombing, ensure air supremacy, and cover the battleship fleet to shoot at close range!" With his hands behind his back, watching the bow of his battleship cut through the waves, Yamamoto Isoroku gritted his teeth and commanded.

As long as it takes another half an hour, a maximum of 45 minutes, he can open fire, making the airfield on Midway Island in the United States completely unable to participate in the war.

After 45 minutes, the U.S. fleet had no choice but to retreat gloomily and cede the strategic location, regardless of whether it was nearby or not.

After he took Midway and operated it for 2 months, he could invade Hawaii and take Oahu, which was still in ruins, into his own hands.

Thinking of this, Yamamoto Fifty-six was a little distressed - he knew that he could seize Hawaii so easily, so he didn't blow it up so completely in the first place......

Of course, this was just a casual thought on his part, and he himself knew that if Oahu had not been completely destroyed according to the bombing plan drawn up by the Germans, it was not known whether Japan would have gone so smoothly now.