"Sir, it's the Atlanta, Savannah, and Dale that have been hit by mines! Oh God, the Dale broke in two......"

Inside the bridge of the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis, the flagship of the 51.7th Group of the United States, listening to the staff officer's report, Rear Admiral Wright of the United States Navy turned pale. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info originally thought that the 51.7 Brigade, which had an advanced radar and an advantage in numbers, could teach the Japanese devils a hard lesson at Midway, but he didn't expect that not long after the war, his side had already lost two "flat decks" and one "Farragut" class. And the sunken "Dell" (Farrag Ter) was broken in two from the middle...... This means that the ship will sink quickly, and the 250 US Navy officers and sailors on it may not be able to escape, which is really a heavy loss!

"Disband the formation!" After praying in his heart for the 250 valiant American sailors, Rear Admiral Wright turned his mind to the battlefield. "Ordered each ship to fight separately...... Beware of the torpedoes of the Japanese devils! ”

The lesson taught Wright in the last "Night Battle on the Ice Sea" was that it was easy to hit mines in formation combat, so after being beaten by the Japanese, Major General Wright immediately ordered the disbandment of the formation. But he didn't have the slightest intention of retreating.

Behind him was Midway, on three bare reef islands, where there were more than 2,000 American sappers and a large number of "Caterpillar" bulldozers and motorized graders. If the Japanese heavy cruisers bombarded it, the repair of the Midway airfield would be delayed - this is now a matter of great importance!

Because Major General Wright and Lieutenant General Mikawa Army both ordered the disbandment of the formation, the battle, which was later known in history as the "First Battle of Midway", began to enter a terrifying night melee stage.

The Americans have a strong radar, and the Japanese have a sharp torpedo, which is really a bit of a chess opponent.

After entering the stage of "night melee", the distance between the two sides quickly narrowed, from more than 20,000 meters at the beginning of the exchange of fire to several thousand meters. At this distance, Japan's cat's eye tactics are also beginning to exert their power. However, the American Mk11 torpedoes can also be used.

The two Japanese heavy cruisers, which had been shot and caught fire in previous battles, became targets for attracting shells. In particular, the "Furutaka," which was relatively close to the US ship formation, was hit by six 203mm and eight 127mm shells in less than five minutes, two of the three main gun emplacements were destroyed, and the entire ship was enveloped in flames. Now the 8700-ton heavy cruiser has no possibility of even escaping from the battlefield!

At 10:45 p.m., the half-dead heavy cruiser Furutaka was hit below the starboard waterline by an Mk11 torpedo fired from a destroyer of the "Farragut" class, the torpedo tore a huge gap and began to rush in, and the Furuja leaned badly to the right.

Two minutes later, a torpedo fired from another American destroyer hit the starboard side of the Furutaka again, and the scarred heavy cruiser finally couldn't support it, rolled on its side and slowly sank into the sea.

However, the Japanese soon avenged the hapless Furutaka with their colors. At 10:50 p.m., the radar of the heavy cruiser USS Quincy, which was bombarding the "Bird Sea," detected two ships of unknown origin appearing 23,000 meters away from port side and approaching at a high speed of more than 40 knots.

The captain of the heavy cruiser "Quincy" immediately realized that these were two Japanese destroyers, and he immediately ordered the artillery to be turned on the incoming enemy. However, the two Japanese destroyers ran too fast, and the target was too small, and the nine 203mm guns of the Quincy missed one after another. It wasn't until 10 minutes later that the first crash shot was fired, and at this time the distance between the two sides had been shortened to about 10,000 meters, which was enough for 16 93 oxygen torpedoes on the 2 Shimakaze-class destroyers that came from elsewhere to support (there are a total of 30 torpedo tubes on the two Shimakaze-class, and theoretically a salvo can shoot 30 93 torpedoes, but the destroyer's bomb load is limited, even Japan, which attaches great importance to lightning strikes, can only load 15 spare bombs on the Shimakaze-class, so it has to be spared, You can't shoot it all at once) into a formidable weapon!

At about 11:05 p.m., the heavy cruiser Quincy was hit on the port side by two powerful Japanese 93 torpedoes, which immediately tore open two huge breaches, and the Quincy soon had a large angle to the left. Because the sea water poured in so fast that it could not be blocked, the captain had to give the order to leave the ship at 11:10. Less than 5 minutes later, the heavy cruiser Quincy, with a standard displacement of more than 10,000 tons, sank, and 215 of the 708 officers and men on board did not have time to withdraw.

At the same time that the "Quincy" was sunk by a Japanese torpedo, the fiery flagship heavy cruiser Torikai, in which Mikawa Gunichi was riding, also fell prey to torpedoes fired by American destroyers. This 13,400-ton heavy cruiser with a standard displacement is one of the four Kaohsiung-class ships and one of the best heavy cruisers in Japan.

However, it has now fallen into Pingyang, because more than 20 rounds of 203mm shells have been hit in front and back, and the Bird Sea has basically lost its combat effectiveness, and its speed has dropped to less than 10 knots. One could only watch as two American destroyers fired torpedoes at themselves......

"Summon the Island Wind...... Now, give up the Torikai! ”

At 11:10, the commander of the Japanese 8th Fleet, Gunichi Mikawa, reluctantly gave the order to abandon the heavy cruiser "Chokai". Fifteen minutes later, the destroyer "Shimakaze" terminated the heavy cruiser Torikai, which had been reduced to scrap metal, with a powerful 93 torpedo.

However, the shipwreck competition between the two sides did not end with the sinking of the "Bird Sea". At 11:15, the American light cruiser Atlanta, which had previously been hit by a 93 torpedo, was again hit by a torpedo fired by the "Beach Wind". The large light patrol of nearly 10,000 tons suffered fatal wounds and sank after struggling at sea for more than ten minutes.

At 11:20, the Japanese heavy cruiser Aoba was hit one after another by the opponent's 203mm guns when it attempted to fire a torpedo from the USS Indianapolis, the flagship of the 51.7th U.S. Group. Although the 93 torpedo was not detonated, it knocked out one of the turrets in the bow of the ship, caused a fire, and turned itself into a striking target.

Five minutes later, however, a 93 torpedo hit the stern of the USS Indianapolis, not only opening a hole in the butt of the American heavy cruiser, but also causing the rudder to get stuck in something unknown. As a result, the 10,000-ton treaty ship had to sail straight in the direction of Midway, and later, with the help of a "flat deck" class, it ran aground near Midway's sand island and became a "fixed turret".

Due to the profound lessons of the Chokai and Furutaka, the Aoba, which was hit by a bullet and caught fire, did not dare to fall in love with the battle, and withdrew from the battlefield under the cover of its sister ship, the Kinugasa.

After the retreat of the Aoba and the temporary departure of the Kinugasa, only one Japanese heavy cruiser in the waters near Midway was left, the Kako, and the American side had three heavy cruisers, the "Wichita", "Vincennes", and "San Francisco".

The Gagu, of course, was no match for the three American heavy cruisers, and in less than 10 minutes it was beaten to the ground and hurriedly withdrew from the battlefield.

And where are the 3 American heavy cruisers willing to let go of the "Gagu", following behind the ass and chasing while fighting. When it was about to be crippled, the two Japanese fast destroyers, Shimakaze and Beach, came out of nowhere and fired 20 93 torpedoes, two of which hit the "Vincennes" and "San Francisco" respectively, causing these two American heavy cruisers to suffer heavy damage at once.

Seeing the heavy damage of the two American heavy cruisers, the Wichita, which had a standard displacement of more than 10,000 tons, did not dare to fight again, and escorted the two wounded heavy cruisers to retreat to Midway.

At this time, most of the Japanese ships on the sea surface of the island wind and beach wind had also lost their 93 torpedoes, and they lost the capital to fight again.

At 11:30, the commander of the Japanese 8th Fleet, Mikawa Gun, gave the order for the entire fleet to retreat. At the same time, he used the radio on the Shimakaze to report the battle situation to the Combined Fleet Command and the Military Command Department, and asked for punishment......

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"The Torikai sank, the Furutaka sank, the Kako was heavily damaged, and the Aoba was heavily damaged...... Baga, the night battle is actually like this, Sanchuan Junyi, a big fool, can apologize for his seppuku! ”

Nagano Shuse, who got the report, went crazy on the spot, lost 2 heavy cruisers at once, and another 2 were heavily damaged, and this was the result of the night battle that the Japanese Navy was "good at"!

If this continues, what will be the battle for the Hawaiian Islands? How many heavy cruisers in the Japanese Empire could be taken to fight like this?

The way of this boat......

"Nagano-kun," Yamamoto Fifty-six spoke at this time, and he said to Nagano Xiushen: "It's better to send three heavy cruisers, including Kaohsiung, Atago, and Maya, to Hawaii, and send another 10 Yugumo-class destroyers, so that the two heavy mine-loaded light cruisers Kitakami and Oi will also go ahead of schedule." ”

Nagano Shusei was taken aback when he heard this, and listened to Yamamoto Fifty-six's meaning, not only was he ready to punish Mikawa Gunichi and Kamishitoku who had lost the battle, but also affirmed their achievements in Midway, and at the same time sent 10 valuable Yugumo-class (with 2 4-pack 610mm torpedo tubes) and 2 "heavy mine-mounted light cruisers" that were ready to be used in the counteroffensive phase of the Jet-1 operation, and the Kitakami and Oi were transferred to Mikawa Junichi together.

Yamamoto looked at Nagano, who showed a surprised expression, and said with a smile: "Nagano-kun, the night battle at Midway Island is just the beginning, and some setbacks do not mean that Mikawa Junichi's tactics are wrong...... And this official has already seen the way to win from the temporary defeat, so now he can let go of the heavy thunder tactic! ”