The U.S. mainland was still fighting fiercely, and the chase in the Pacific Ocean was not over, and the Japanese Navy aircraft carrier formation spread its net to search for the U.S. aircraft carrier group in the Pacific Ocean. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the vast Pacific Ocean, if you want to find a two-aircraft carrier formation, it is undoubtedly a needle in a haystack, and it is all up to luck.

However, if this two-aircraft carrier formation is not eliminated, the Japanese mainland will still be threatened, and the sea transportation will not be safe.

On 2 June, the USS Akagi aircraft carrier formation of the Japanese Navy marched across the Pacific Ocean to search for the US aircraft carrier group.

Suddenly, the reconnaissance aircraft spotted the target, and there was an American aircraft carrier formation directly in front of it.

The Americans had already restored the aircraft carrier to its original name, and in front of it was the USS Enterprise, and at this time, their reconnaissance planes had also discovered the aircraft carrier formation of the Japanese Navy.

The USS Enterprise aircraft carrier fighters took off urgently, and a task force of 40 fighters, consisting of fighters, torpedo planes, and dive bombers, led by Major Spruance, took off and rushed to the Nagumo Fleet 80 nautical miles away.

Of course, the Japanese aircraft carrier formation did not show weakness, and the fighters urgently rose into the air and pounced on the enemy.

The 40 U.S. fighter jets, torpedo bombers, and dive bombers that took off from the Enterprise approached the aircraft carrier to which the Nagumo Fleet belonged.

Fighters from both sides immediately entered the white-hot air battle, while American torpedo planes and dive bombers took the opportunity to attack the aircraft carrier Akagi.

U.S. planes lined up in a single line and pounced on the Japanese aircraft carrier. Under the interception of Japanese fighters and the heavy artillery fire of Japanese ships, 4 were soon shot down.

As more and more fighters continued to take off from the Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi, the number of American fighters was at a disadvantage, and it was a little powerless to directly attack the Akagi, so they had to choose to retreat.

However, the Japanese naval aviation would not let them go, and chased after them fiercely.

Apparently the Japanese navy was fooled, and this was a conspiracy of the Americans.

At this time, there was another aircraft carrier behind the Akagi, and that was the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown.

When most of the Japanese fighters took off and pursued the USS Enterprise, it was the perfect time for the Yorktown aircraft carrier formation to attack.

American fighters taking off from the Yorktown approached the USS Akagi, and Major Lansmasse's 3rd Enterprise Dive Bomber Squadron began to attack the USS Akagi, covering his 6 commanders, Major Joan Thatch, faced 15 Zero fighters for the first time with his "Thatch Shear" tactics, and although the results were impressive (1 lost, 5 Zeros shot down), 10 of the 24 aircraft were shot down, and only 4 of the 15 torpedoes fired at the Akagi hit the target.

The Akagi was badly injured and a little dangerous.

At this time, the other Japanese aircraft carrier formations received the information, but the distance was too far and the rescue seemed to be too late.

The mothership was injured and was about to sink, and only death awaited the Japanese fighters, so the Japanese fighters began to launch a frantic counterattack, and the Enterprise was hit by several bullets and ignited a fire on the deck.

The U.S. twin aircraft carrier formation strangled the aircraft carrier Akagi, and this battle was a very successful one.

It was supposed to be evacuated in time to wait for another opportunity, but the Enterprise was badly injured and was trying to extinguish the fire, so it was delayed for some time.

Undoubtedly, this is very detrimental to the American two-carrier formation.

What they didn't know was that the four aircraft carrier formations of the Japanese Navy were frantically approaching this side, vowing to destroy them.

The first to arrive at the battlefield was the Japanese and Japanese aircraft carrier squadron, which was galloping towards the position of the US twin aircraft carrier formation.

Given the injuries to the USS Enterprise, despite the fact that the fire was extinguished, there is no doubt that its combat effectiveness was somewhat affected. Rear Admiral Fletcher, commander of the U.S. aircraft carrier group, decided to adopt the old tactic of letting the USS Enterprise serve as a decoy, while the USS Hornet stayed away from the battlefield and waited for an opportunity to attack the Japanese aircraft carrier group.

The aircraft carrier Enterprise must have been tragic, leaving only twenty-five fighters on deck to protect it.

The US Navy is playing the trick of praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches, and once Japanese aircraft carrier fighters are dispatched, the defense on the deck of the aircraft carrier will naturally be weak, and they will take the opportunity to blow them up.

Indeed, the Japanese were unaware of this conspiracy, and when they discovered their target, the planes on deck quickly took off and attacked the USS Enterprise.

The tactics of Rear Admiral Fletcher, commander of the US aircraft carrier group, were undoubtedly correct, and there were fewer and fewer fighters on the Sorry, and at this time, the fighters on the Yorktown began to take off and hunt the Soryu.

Ten fighters approached the aircraft carrier Canglong from the south, and when danger came, the air defense fighters on the Canglong took off urgently to intercept the American fighters.

When the first round of air defense Japanese fighters flew off the flight deck, the Yorktown's 33 "dreadnought" dive bombers were divided into two squadrons to attack the aircraft carrier Soryu, and at this time it was a gap, and the Soryu aircraft carrier was not ready to release the attack formation, and the 17 "dreadnought" dive bombers that took off from the Yorktown aircraft carrier were specially attacking the Soryu.

The Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu turned into a fireball in an instant, and the planes stacked on the deck, as well as fuel and ammunition, caused a large explosion, and the flames soared into the sky, and in just 5 minutes, the second Japanese aircraft carrier was completely blown up.

Seeing that the Canglong aircraft carrier is no longer powerless to fight back, what awaits them is only time, and sooner or later it will sink.

The U.S. fighters left behind some dive bombers and torpedo planes, and most of the fighters immediately flew in the direction of the Enterprise to rush to the aid of the USS Enterprise. The six destroyers coordinated their air power to deliver the final blow to the remaining Japanese warships.

At this time, the USS Enterprise was miserable, being bombed indiscriminately by Japanese planes, and there were too few of their protective fighters.

Fortunately, it won't be too long, because reinforcements arrived quickly.

Although the delayed arrival of American fighters eventually eliminated the Japanese fighters, the USS Enterprise was hit by four torpedoes and the deck was heavily bombed, and by the time the Yorktown arrived, the USS Enterprise was irretrievably sinking and sinking.

The remaining ten planes could only land on the USS Yorktown, and even then, the American aircraft carrier formation was capable of fighting only fifty aircraft, and with the remaining eight destroyers, this was the full combat strength.

Rear Admiral Fletcher, commander of the U.S. aircraft carrier group, knew that he had to run away now, otherwise, the end would not be too good.

However, it was already too late, and the Japanese navy was thinking about surrounding it here.

Think about it, the Japanese aircraft carrier formations all received the news at the same time, but there was a difference between far and near, and the Canglong aircraft carrier was nearby, so this scene appeared.

At this time, the four aircraft carrier groups had arrived in this sea area separately, and the Yorktown had no way to escape, and the only thing left was desperate.

What a tragic thing this is, the twin aircraft carrier squadron that the United States spent a huge amount of money to buy back was destroyed by the Japanese before it returned to its homeland.

Of course, they also have a record, after all, they have already eliminated the aircraft carriers Akagi and the Soryu, and if they fight again, it will be more cost-effective to sink an aircraft carrier.

On the evening of 2 June, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt received a final farewell message from Rear Admiral Fletcher, commander of the US aircraft carrier group, saying that after sinking the three Japanese aircraft carriers, the US two-carrier group was already in a desperate situation, and the USS Yorktown was about to sink.