While the anti-aircraft gunners on the Kaga were cheering loudly for the Zero's bravery, several Sea Hawk torpedo planes approaching from the starboard side of the Kaga had quietly approached within a dangerous distance. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info and at this time there was no air defense zero battle in the starboard direction, and the Japanese army's poor close air defense fire could not deal with these brave torpedo planes of the Kaga after all.

The captain of the Kaga, Jisaku Okada, frantically turned the rudder in an attempt to turn to dodge the threatening torpedo. However, the torpedoes dropped by those torpedo planes at a distance of more than 600 meters were extremely fast, but more than 30 seconds was not enough time for the Kaga to dodge all the torpedoes.

The first torpedo hit the bow of the Kaga, and the shock wave from the violent explosion shook all the gunners of several anti-aircraft gun positions near the starboard side of the bow into the sea to feed the fish. At the same time, a huge crater with a diameter of several meters was left on the starboard side of the aircraft carrier only more than 10 meters away from the bow, and tons of seawater quickly poured into the cabins in various places in the bow.

The second torpedo hit the starboard side of the Kaga, which tore through the waterline armor of the Kaga's amidships, and at the same time caused a huge amount of seawater to pour into the cabin, which soon flooded several boilers, slowing the Kaga rapidly and losing most of its power supply.

The third torpedo hit the stern position of the Kaga. The violent explosion shattered several anti-aircraft guns on the rear of the port side, as well as the propeller shaft on the starboard stern on the Kaga. As a result, the Kaga soon lost most of its maneuverability, and a large amount of water was flooded.

These three torpedoes inflicted heavy damage on the large battleship. The Japanese crew was unable to stop the surging seawater, and could only watch as the starboard compartment of the battleship was filled with seawater, causing the battleship to tilt.

And that's not the most important thing. After all, it was transformed from a warship, and the sturdiness of the Kaga was beyond the imagination of the pilots of the Ming Navy.

Although the ship lost most of its power supply due to the flooding of the boiler room, the pumping machine was still able to work with the remaining power and the power provided by the supporting ships next to it. Pumping water while closing the hatch may allow the Kaga to hold out until it returns to port for overhaul.

The three torpedoes failed to kill the Kaga, but the torpedo attack caused the Kaga to lose its speed. When the second attack wave of Task Force 11 came over the Japanese fleet, the Kaga, whose speed had been reduced to less than five knots, could only be tragically targeted.

In the first attack wave, three torpedoes were hit, causing the battleship to tilt badly. The port side was hit again with two torpedoes, causing a large amount of water to enter the battleship, but miraculously temporarily rebalanced the battleship, which had been heavily tilted to the right.

But the battleship is no longer saved. The supplementary attack of the second attack wave completely cut off the furnace of this battleship. After struggling for more than two hours, Captain Jisaku Okada ordered the ship to be abandoned. Like Kusaka Ryunosuke Daisa, Okada Jisaku also chose to sink with the ship.

For a captain who has lost his own warship, it is more painful to live than to die. Especially for those officers who value honor. The glorious one who dies in battle with his own warship can still be admired, and the humble life can only get the shame of white eyes and the despisis and persecution of his family.

The Dragon was hit by a bomb at the front of the deck after being attacked in turn, and smoke billowed from it. At the same time, the Canglong was hit by two near-miss bombs in the sea near its tail, causing its right steering gear to be stuck, its maneuverability was greatly limited, and its turning speed was at least twice as slow. This makes it almost impossible for it to escape the second wave of attack.

Task Force 11's entire first attack wave was perfect. With about forty aircraft in battle, they managed to inflict heavy damage on three Japanese aircraft carriers, and another light cruiser was damaged.

Looking at the three Japanese aircraft carriers with thick smoke billowing on the sea, Colonel Yang Jing waved his arm vigorously, "Let's go!" ”

The fighters that were not shot down were all hobbled in the direction of Bali and Java, where they would land and refuel before returning to their carriers. Just over 20 minutes later, more than 70 fighters of the second attack wave came to the skies over the Japanese fleet again.

At this time, Nagumo Tadaichi had already handed over the command of the fleet to the commander of the Second Air Force on the Flying Dragon, General Yamaguchi Wendo, because he was wounded. After taking over the command, General Yamaguchi immediately ordered all the Zeros on the Wyvern to take off to strengthen the air defenses. At the same time, the planes in the hangar were hoisted and ready to launch a counterattack.

It's just that he didn't expect the second attack wave of Task Force 11 to come so quickly! When the air defense fighters reported that they had once again spotted a large number of Ming attack planes, Yamaguchi felt dizzy in his head. He even wondered if Amaterasu had given up on them. Fortunately, the communications staff officer soon brought him good news.

The Japanese attack planes that had left for Bali in the morning to bomb had already returned after making a U-turn. Standing next to the porthole, Yamaguchi looked at the three aircraft carriers that were burning violently in the distance and emitting thick black smoke, gritting his teeth and ordering the group of planes that were attacking Bali with high-explosive shells to turn to attack Task Force 11, about 200 nautical miles away. As for the lack of gasoline for these fighters to return home, this time it will be a suicide attack, and he can no longer care about it.

Yongyouwen City Shaozo accepted this order that would surely die. With 108 fighters, he turned to the 11th Task Force in the distance and launched a one-way assault.

However, when approaching the First Air Fleet, Yongyouwen City found that a large number of Ming fighters were attacking his own fleet, and he immediately ordered the escort fighters in the formation to support the fleet's air defense operations. After the war, some Japanese speculated that this was actually Nagatomo Fumichi protecting his comrades-in-arms, after all, the zero battle could not sink the Ming warship in the past, but it was just sent to death in vain.

The second attack wave of Task Force 11 did not go well. First of all, the zero battles that the Japanese army was able to take off were basically already in the sky, and then a group of zero battles from the flanks joined the attack. Moreover, after this period of fighting, the Japanese army has formed an air defense formation, and at the same time, both the pilots and the crew have entered a state of war, and the air defense force has been greatly strengthened.

Another reason is that most of the fighters of the second attack wave took off from the Taihu Lake. Their technical and tactical level is not far behind the pilots on the Poyang Lake, which is the main force of the first attack wave.

As a result, the second attack wave lost most of its fighters, and once again dealt heavy damage to the Kaga, which seemed to have regained its balance from the air, and the Soryu, which was still taking off with no damage on deck. As for the Akagi, anyone with eyes could tell that it was finished, and the black smoke wrapped in scorching flames was hundreds of meters high!

The second attack wave also launched an attack on the Wyvern in the distance, but the captain of the Wyvern, Jiro Calais, calmly controlled the battleship to avoid multiple bombs and torpedoes.

At the same time, as the last aircraft carrier that did not suffer losses, the Japanese Zero Fighters in the sky completely defended with all their might, and there was even an incident where the Japanese Zero Combat Pilot crashed into a torpedo plane after running out of bullets and shells. Under the full protection of the Japanese army, the Wyvern was miraculously saved.

"It's our turn now!" Yamaguchi Wenduo coldly watched the remaining Ming fighters flying in the direction of Java Island, gritted his teeth and said in a cold voice: "Order all the fighters of the whole ship to attack!" Launch a counterattack against the Ming fleet! Immediately after the departure of the attack aircraft group, the Zero fighters in the sky landed. ”

Many of the Japanese Zeros have been in the air for a long time, and the extreme fuel consumption of doing various actions to accelerate or something during the air battle directly leads to many Zeros about to land in a forced landing. However, Yamaguchi Wenta still chose to release the attack aircraft group first, launch a counterattack, and then retract the zero battle in the sky. This is the character of the commander who determines the direction of the war.

Chinese New Year's EveSeven-year-old Mizu Yunakasa, Fuchida (historically the captain of the Akagi, here changed to the captain of the Flying Dragon. He personally led 18 99 bombs and 12 97 attack ships to fly away from his fleet without air escort and flew in the direction of Task Force 11.

It is incomprehensible for people living on a stable continent for people living on a stable continent that the Japanese are going overseas to open up a new living space in order to leave their homeland, which is a country with frequent earthquakes and tsunamis, and a small country with few resources.

Many people don't understand why the Japanese are so fearless about death. The baptism of bushido is really only one aspect (many ordinary people and even children who fought against the Allies or chose to commit suicide during World War II were not samurai). Another important reason is because they want to find a stable living space for their offspring. The mother beast that protects her cubs is the most ferocious existence.

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Through the reports of the front-line fighters, Tong Haifeng already knew that the Japanese attack planes had begun to catch up. After some consideration, Tong Haifeng ordered the Taihu formation to turn around and sail at high speed in the northerly direction.

And his Poyang Lake formation kept the existing route unchanged. As a result, the two formations, which were already far apart, quickly disappeared from sight. Tong Haifeng took the initiative to use the Poyang Lake as a magnet and put it under the noses of the Japanese.

"The Poyang Lake has been training for a long time, and the crew has cooperated tacitly, and the chances of survival against enemy attacks are relatively high." This is the explanation made by Tong Haifeng in the bridge. In fact, as a soldier, everyone can understand the commander's orders, and just obey them.

Before the Japanese arrived, the first to arrive was the shore-based troops of the Daming Sea that had taken off from the airfield near Surabaya. Because of the previous large-scale fierce battle with the Japanese shore-based air force, which led to heavy losses, and the reinforcements from the mainland have not yet arrived. In addition, before the fierce fighting in Bali, a large number of fighters were transferred to Bali and Timorese. In this case, even if the commander of the shore-based forces collected all the fighters and sent them over, there were only a few dozen. (To be continued.) )