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The first attack wave led by Wu Hao broke through the encirclement of air defense fighters, broke into the air defense circle, and attacked many US warships. He only had more than thirty fighters left in his hands, and he still had an attack force.

Wu Hao must choose the target of attack as soon as possible, because those US warships on the sea are not idle for a moment. Hundreds of anti-aircraft guns were spewing tongues of fire into the sky.

Soon, the more than 30 fighters that had not yet dropped bombs were divided into two groups and launched a siege on the two aircraft carriers Qishaye and Tarawa not far away. And the two aircraft carriers, as well as the nearby escort warships, put up desperate resistance.

The bold and careful pilots of the Ming Naval Airlines gave priority to attacking the Qishaye, which had reached a speed of less than ten knots.

The Essex-class aircraft carrier has a full load displacement of up to thirty-five thousand tons. The 266-meter-long aircraft carrier was clumsily twisting its huge body on the sea, trying to dodge the Daming Naval Aviation fighters who were killing from all directions.

The USS Qishayer is equipped with 12 twin 127-mm high-level dual-purpose guns, which can attack targets from thousands of meters away. In addition, the battleship was equipped with 8 quadruple 40-mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns, a total of 32 guns. And it was armed with 46 single-barreled 20-mm Erlikon anti-aircraft guns. In addition to these anti-aircraft guns, in view of the huge threat of air forces to battleships in naval warfare, the Americans used a large number of anti-aircraft machine guns in almost any position they could use on their warships. These anti-aircraft fires were exceptionally powerful.

The Chishaye, which had been able to reach a maximum speed of close to thirty-three knots, was now in passivity because a torpedo was inexplicably hit in the boiler compartment on one side. The Qishaye, which could only move at a speed of less than ten knots, was simply a slow-moving target ship in the eyes of those time-tested Daming Naval Airlines pilots.

The 12 torpedo planes were divided into two formations, skimming the sea from the left and right sides of the Qishaye. These torpedo planes flew very low, only a dozen meters above the sea surface.

"Fire!" The U.S. air defense commander aboard the Chishayer shouted and ordered his anti-aircraft guns to fire heavily at the torpedo planes that were coming from both sides. The warships that were on escort duty around the Chishayer also opened fire desperately, and the entire sky was filled with a rain of bullets and black fireworks.

A Ming torpedo plane was hit by shrapnel from a nearby explosion, hit its engine, and immediately plummeted into the sea with black smoke, and soon splashed a large area of water. The torpedo with the safety had been opened, and the soaring water column showed the cruelty of war. However, the Ming pilots did not have the slightest intention of backing down, and they continued to approach the Qishaye firmly.

More than ten seconds later, another Ming torpedo plane was hit. A 127-mm anti-aircraft shell exploded near the torpedo plane, and shrapnel easily penetrated the cockpit. The entire cockpit was immediately stained red with blood, and the transparent bulletproof glass was stained with blood. The torpedo machine, which had lost control, fell crookedly to the surface of the sea.

The twelve torpedo planes were shot down by intensive anti-aircraft fire before reaching a bombing distance of 800 meters, four of which were shot down one after another, and two more torpedo planes were wounded.

However, after rushing into a distance of 800 meters at the cost of great sacrifice, the eight surviving torpedo planes on the left and right sides of the Qishaye dropped deadly torpedoes one after another. The cross-torpedo trails drove the captain of the Chisa into complete despair.

The slow speed and high-speed approaching cross-torpedo made the captain not know which way to dodge!

In the end, the hapless aircraft carrier was hit with four more torpedoes. One of the most fatal torpedoes hit the boiler compartment on the other side of the Qishayer, directly causing the aircraft carrier to lose most of its power source.

Without the power from the boiler room, the 35,000-ton warship could only watch as it kept flooding, but there was not enough electricity to drive the pumping machines to pump the deadly seawater out.

As a cutting-edge aircraft carrier, the Qishaye has a large number of watertight compartments. But these compartments are not omnipotent, and they have limits to what they can endure. In particular, the continuous torpedo hits, the huge explosion force caused many watertight compartments that were originally very tight to be shattered and distorted, and lost their sealing effect.

The most serious thing is the loss of a large amount of power supply, which makes it impossible to save itself. Although the amount of water on both sides was about the same because the torpedoes were hit on both sides, the battleship was miraculously able to maintain its balance and not capsize. But the whole battleship was constantly sinking. In less than ten minutes, the deck of the battleship was only a few meters above the sea.

Although the nearby warships quickly drove over and threw out cables in an attempt to help the Chiseye, where could the cables of these light warships be salvaged with such a huge warship and such a large amount of water ingress? The hapless Chisa Ye went lower and lower until the entire battleship was completely submerged in the sea.

The second attack wave of Daming Naval Airlines did not attack this US aircraft carrier, which could be seen at a glance and was hopeless. At 9:23 a.m., the Chisa was forced to abandon the ship, as the sea was about to flood the flight deck. The flight deck was full of people, all jumping straight from the deck into the sea like dumplings after the order to abandon the ship. Because the height is too low.

At the same time that the Chishayer was attacked, its sister ship, the Tarawa, was also under siege.

The Tarawa, which was not injured itself, was besieged by fourteen dive bombers and seven torpedo planes. Soaring at a top speed of nearly thirty-three knots, the Tarawa evaded torpedo attacks from seven torpedo planes and worked with the escort ships to shoot down three of them. But for the more than a dozen dive bombers that fell from the sky, they could only do nothing.

Controlled by the captain, the Tarawa swooped through the sea like a giant whale, avoiding nearly a dozen heavy armor-piercing shells, but still hit five. These powerful bombs blew up the Tarawa's flight deck, and the flames almost enveloped the entire battleship. Aircraft and equipment on deck and in hangars were constantly being detonated, including fuel trucks and ammunition.

The Tarawa held out until the arrival of the second attack wave of the Daming Navy, and was hit again with two torpedoes and two armor-piercing shells, and finally sank at 10:17 a.m.

"Retreat!" After inquiring about all the fighters that could be contacted, and knowing that all the fighters had dropped bombs or torpedoes, Wu Hao decisively gave the order to retreat. The first attack wave of Daming Hainan Airlines ended.

In the first attack wave led by Wu Hao, only 49 fighters, 33 dive bombers, and 25 torpedo planes returned smoothly. Many of them were scarred. That is, the quality of the Ming fighters is very good, the armor defense capability is sufficient, and the performance of the engine is excellent enough to avoid further losses.

The losses of Daming HNA were great, but the losses of the Americans were even worse.

Under the strong attack of the Ming Navy, the 59th Task Force under the command of Fletcher, including the Wasp, the Chishayer and the Tarawa, was fatally attacked, and the prospects for salvation were not optimistic. In addition, the 59th Task Force and nearly a dozen escort warships, including the heavy cruiser USS Minneapolis, were hit in this round of attacks, and basically none of these warships were salvageable.

In addition to this, there was one more thing that dealt a major blow to the 59th fleet. That is, the group of attack planes that Fletcher released was without escort fighters.

The first attack of the Daming Naval Aviation and the 59th Task Force fought for more than half an hour, and by the time the escort fighter group of the first attack wave of the 59th Task Force was over, it was too late to chase after their formation.

This is an airplane, and the time difference of more than half an hour is almost a distance of hundreds of nautical miles. Even if the fighters were a little faster, by the time they chased after them, the battle was over.

Moreover, in the previous air defense operations, because of the many maneuvers that had to be carried out, the fuel consumption was very high, and it was impossible for them to drive afterburner to chase their attack aircraft group. Moreover, without waiting for those air defense fighters with a lot of fuel consumption and a few shells left in the barrel, they landed on the aircraft carrier, and dense figures appeared again in the blue sky in the distance!

The second attack wave group released by Lin Luo encountered the first attack wave group of the Americans on the way. The two sides are far apart, but they can spot each other. The Americans chose to speed up their departure, because they did not have an escort formation. And the commander of the second attack wave of the Ming Dynasty also chose to speed up and leave after weighing and considering.

Because he had already received the intelligence provided by Wu Hao, which was forwarded by the flagship, he knew that there were a large number of air defense fighters over the US Navy fleet. The commander was reluctant to waste his escort fighters on such a place. After all, for him, attacking the enemy's aircraft carrier is the most important thing. Coupled with the relative distance between the two sides, he only sent a warning telegram to his flagship.

The time came to 9:21 a.m., and not long after the group of the first attack wave of Daming Hainan Airlines left. While numerous US air defense fighters were landing on the ship to prepare for refueling and shelling, the piercing air defense alarm was sounded again.

The 2nd attack group was strong and consisted of 72 fighters, 84 dive bombers and 96 torpedo aircraft. After more than an hour of flight, only three fighters had to return due to mechanical problems, and all the other fighters made it to the vicinity of Task Force 59.

At this moment, the 59th Task Force was already in a panic because of the previous attack. The sky was littered with a jumble of anti-aircraft fighters, most of which lacked fuel and ammunition, eagerly waiting to land and replenish. And the tight formation on the sea surface was also disrupted, the aircraft carriers tried to receive the aircraft, and the escort battleships were busy rescuing the attacked battleships.

At such a time, the second attack wave suddenly appeared, which was definitely a fatal blow to Task Force 59. (To be continued.) )