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He joined the Pacific Fleet in April 1939. When Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941, the ship escaped the event when it was on a mission to transport planes to Wake Island and was delayed by bad weather on the way back. Since then, the USS Enterprise has participated in most of the naval battles of the Pacific War, becoming a legendary warship of the U.S. Navy with outstanding decories. On January 11, 1942, Vice Admiral Halsey commanded the TF8 formation (1 aircraft carrier, 4 heavy cruisers, and 6 destroyers) with the Enterprise as the core and the TF17 (Yorktown, 1 light cruiser, 4 destroyers, commanded by Rear Admiral Fletcher) to complete the operation to reinforce Samoa, and a total of 5,000 troops were sent to the island. On February 1, 1942, on the way back from Samoa, TF8 carried out an air raid on the Japanese bases on Roy Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Watji Atoll and Maloelap Atoll, the most fortified defense of the Japanese-occupied Marshall Island, sinking 4 Japanese small ships, destroying 18 aircraft, and even Major General Yashiro Yukichi of the 6th Base Squadron was also killed, which was the first organized counteroffensive of the US Army since the beginning of the Pacific War, and the Enterprise enjoyed the reputation of counterattack striker. And Halsey has become a hero in the eyes of the American public. On April 8, 1942, the Enterprise left Pearl Harbor for the Aleutian Islands, where it rendezvoused with the USS Hornet aircraft carrier group to cover the Hornet formation on a mission to bomb the Japanese mainland. In the Battle of Midway in June 1942, the Enterprise, the USS Hornet and the Yorktown of the same class were ambushed in the waters northeast of Midway Island, sinking four aircraft carriers of the Japanese Navy's mobile forces in one fell swoop, among them, the Akagi, Kaga and the Flying Dragon were the results of the Enterprise, and the carrier-based aviation on the Enterprise and the shore-based air force on Midway joined hands to sink the Japanese heavy cruiser Sanya. In August 1942, the U.S. Navy and the Japanese Combined Fleet began a fierce battle for control of Guadalcanal in the waters of the southwest Pacific. In the naval battle east of the Solomon Islands on August 24, the Enterprise was blasted by 18 99 ships on the Xianghe to break through the air defense circle, hitting a total of 3 250-kilogram armor-piercing shells, and another 4 missed. After the air raid, the Enterprise caught fire, the flight deck was seriously damaged, 77 people were killed, 91 were injured, 17 ships were shot down, and 3 were killed. The hard-won gains of the Japanese were offset by the efforts of the damage management team on board the Enterprise in a very short time, and one hour after the damage, the Enterprise returned to a speed of 24 knots and resumed the recovery of carrier-based aircraft. In this operation, the TF61 formation where the Enterprise was located sank the Japanese light aircraft carrier Ryuchamp, severely damaged the seaplane carrier Chitose, and shot down 75 Japanese planes. On 16 October, after a month of refurbishment, the Enterprise was strengthened by the newly formed 10th Carrier-Based Aircraft Group (AG-10), which included elite pilots from the damaged Saratoga and the sunken Yorktown. On October 26, 1942, in the unprecedentedly fierce naval battle of Santa Cruz between the United States and Japan, the Enterprise was hit again with six 250-kilogram bombs and one missed, but narrowly escaped all torpedoes. The Hornet, on the other hand, was not so lucky, and after being hit by 10 torpedoes, 1 800-kilogram bomb, 7 250-kilogram bombs, and more than 300 rounds of 127mm shells, the Hornet sank. In this battle, the U.S. forces lost the aircraft carrier Hornet, the Enterprise was heavily damaged, 81 aircraft were lost, and 266 people were killed (44 killed and 75 wounded on the Enterprise). It shot down and destroyed 92 Japanese planes and severely damaged two Japanese aircraft carriers, the Shozuru and Zuizuru. At the same time, a large number of outstanding pilots, including the Japanese Shozuru flight captain Murata Shaoza, Seki Wei Shaoza, and Zuizuru flight captain Shiichiro Imajuku, were killed in battle, and the combat effectiveness of the Japanese mobile units was greatly weakened. Before the Enterprise was repaired, the U.S. military had no aircraft carriers available in the South Pacific. The Japanese Army's 2nd Division launched the Kuah Offensive, and at the same time, the Combined Fleet sent Kongo-class battleships to bombard the Kuah airfield around November 12. On November 11, the Enterprise sailed out of Noumea and rushed to the waters east of Kuah Island with the repair ship USS Vestalar-4 to fight while repairing and maximizing the air power of the American army. In the early morning of November 13, the Japanese "Advance Team" in charge of the artillery mission met the US TF67 cruiser formation, and a fierce battle broke out, in which the US lost 2 light cruisers and 4 destroyers, sank 2 Japanese destroyers, and severely damaged the battleship Hiei. After dawn, the Enterprise went out and beat the water dog with the TBF (torpedo attack aircraft) that took off from Kuah Island, causing the Hiei to hit 1 mine and sink the stern. It finally sank around dark on the 13th, the first battleship lost by Japan in the Pacific War. At this time, the Enterprise was still the only available aircraft carrier for the U.S. military in the Pacific, and sailors painted the hangar deck with such slogans as Enterprise vs. Japan. On January 30, 1943, the Japanese launched 11 land attacks to bomb the U.S. surface ship formation near Rennell Island, and the USS Enterprise shot down 7 of them, but 8 Japanese planes still fired torpedoes, and the Chicago Heavy Cruiser (CA-29) was sunk. On May 26, 1943, the USS Enterprise returned to Pearl Harbor to receive the Presidential Unit Award from Admiral Nimitz on behalf of President Roosevelt, the first and only U.S. Navy ship to receive this honor. On July 20, the new Essex-class aircraft carrier entered service, and the Enterprise was finally able to return to its home soil for extensive refurbishment and refit. In 1943, the Enterprise returned to the United States for refit, extended the flight deck, added anti-torpedo compartments to 3/4 of the ship's waterline, increased the number of anti-aircraft guns to 25 twin 20mm Erlicon, and 10 quadruple 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns, all of which had radar charges, and the hit rate was greatly improved. At the same time, the carrier-based aircraft have been replaced with the new F6F "Hellcat" and SB2C "Helldiver". On January 6, 1944, the completed Enterprise, with five other large aircraft carriers, formed the TF58 task force to participate in the Marshall Islands operation. The TF58 includes 6 large fleet carriers, 6 Independence-class light carriers, 6 escort carriers, 15 battleships, 9 heavy cruisers, 6 light cruisers, 50 destroyers, as well as a number of transports, cargo ships, tankers, tank landing ships, dock landing ships, seaplane carriers and other auxiliary ships. Carrier-based aircraft surpassed the US military in conquering many islands in the Marshall Islands, including Kwajalein Atoll and Majuro Atoll. On February 27, 1944, the TF58 squadron carried out an attack on Truk Atoll, and the TBF Avenger night attack aircraft equipped with radar on board the Enterprise participated in the air raid operation, which sank the ship in this battle.9 The air force of the dismal operation in the past two years was lost. However, the US military only lost the modified F6F-5N night fighter to carry out night patrol missions. In March-April 1945, the Enterprise participated in combat operations to suppress shore-based aviation in the Kyushu region of Japan and to sink the super-battleship Yamato. On May 14, 1945, the Enterprise was hit by a kamikaze aircraft, destroying the front elevator, and two days later withdrew from the battle and returned to the United States for overhaul. During the repairs, Japan announced its surrender. Since then, it has participated in victory celebrations and missions to bring back American military personnel stationed in Europe. From January 18, 1946, he anchored in Bayonne, New Jersey, and never sailed again. Enterprise No. 17, February 1947

The background of the construction of the two cranes was that in 1934, when the Japanese Maruji plan was planned, the navy already believed that its aircraft carrier strength was close to the six fleet aircraft carriers owned by the United States Navy (2 Lexington-class, 2 Yorktown-class, plus Raider and Vespa), and in order to ensure the victory of the Kudan Invitation Operation, it also needed to outperform the United States in air forces, so two Shozuru-type aircraft carriers were added to the Maruzo plan.

At this time, if the two cranes were in service, the advantage would be greater, which was the icing on the cake, but the more urgent thing was that the Japanese Navy thought that it was in urgent need of high-quality capital ships, that is, the Yamato-type.

One of the purposes of creating Shozuru was to make it more powerful in the event of a mobile force duel in the Kudan Invitation Attack (where the Japanese aircraft carrier attacked the U.S. battle/carrier fleet), and the other was to escort capital ships such as the Yamato-type.

Therefore, the design requirements are relatively high, not only requiring a large number of carrier aircraft and good endurance for mobile troop duels, but also requiring a speed higher than 27 knots Yamato to escort it, but the planned tonnage is only 25,000 tons, and the result of such harsh requirements is that the Xianghe type is relatively weak in terms of protection compared with its tonnage.

The Xianghe has a capacity of 72+12 aircraft, a standard row of 25675t, a speed of 34.2kt, and a range of 9700nmi/18kt.

In comparison, the Lexington-class has a standard carrier capacity of 78 aircraft, a speed of 33.25kt, and a range of 10,000nmi/10kt. Some data are better, but the Lexington-class standard row has 33,000 tons, far exceeding the public test displacement of Xianghe.

So the Lexington did not sink directly after two heavy torpedoes and two bombs, but the problem came later in the oil and gas explosion.

But the two cranes are not cheap, not cheap at all, everyone says that Yamato is expensive, Yamato 65,000 tons, the cost is 137 million, Xianghe 25,000 tons, the cost is 84 million yen, the cost per ton of Xianghe is 160% of Yamato, although the cost per ton of the general aircraft carrier is more than that of battleships (to be continued. )