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"There are 50,000 U.S. troops on Kuah Island, which means that as long as we capture these transport ships, then the United Fleet fighting in the South Pacific will eat for free!"

“…… Your Excellency is a visionary! ”

In order to feed this bunch of GIs on the island, it is impossible for Washington to deliver meals only by head, and if you add up the losses in half the way, you have to send at least three or four times more.

Yes, soon, the Japanese Navy will be able to hear SPAM cans in their hands.

That kind of thing was produced and sold until later generations, and those who looked similar in supermarkets were their close relatives.

Mikawa Junichi's task was very simple, that is, to use the Eighth Fleet in his hand to intercept and kill the US transport fleet bound for Kuah Island.

This is much easier after the US aircraft carrier task force and its Japanese counterparts lose both sides on the ground and a large number of land-based planes are shot down.

However, once the U.S. Navy makes a strategic retreat, the marines and army infantry divisions on the island will be isolated.

Moreover, the battleships "Washington" and "South Dakota" of Task Force 64 were sunk by the Japanese within a few hours, which greatly shocked the White House and the Pentagon.

At such a critical moment, Nimitz made a decisive decision and decided that Lieutenant General Fletcher would command the 61st Task Force to rush to Kuah Island and regain control of the sea.

The formation consisted of two Iowa-class battleships that had just joined active service, four Independence-class light carriers, four Northampton-class heavy cruisers, six Brooklyn-class light cruisers, and eighteen destroyers.

Through Rear Admiral Lee's wartime telegrams, both Nimitz and the Pentagon learned of the Japanese army's deployment of a number of super battleships on Kuah Island.

The range of its main guns far exceeds that of the MK6 equipped by US battleships, and even the MK7 of the "Iowa" class.

Therefore, the top level of the United States believes that it is the wisest choice to use planes to severely damage or even sink it.

Although the "Independence" class is a light aircraft carrier, it can carry a lot of aircraft, and the two together, they are not inferior to one "Exes" class.

In addition to the "Exes", Vice Admiral Halsey also has four "Borg"-class escort aircraft carriers in his hands.

Even after being sunk by the Japanese in the Second Battle of Kuah Island, the "Sea Bull" still had a good bargaining chip.

"Your Excellency, it's too dangerous for you to do this!" Masao Nishida was afraid that this noble man would make any mistakes

The young man insisted on getting on a dinghy and came to an uninhabited island north of the island of San Cristóbal.

"Nope! Just concentrate on the battle! "If you want to stay away from real danger

After the reconnaissance plane reported that it had spotted a US task force, several more US troops appeared overhead.

The young man immediately decided to use the "Izumi" as a bait for a supernatural ambush battle.

In order to test the radius of action of his newly upgraded Spitting Object, Wakatsuki Shin wants to make good use of this super battleship.

It doesn't matter if it's not good, anyway, if you don't have it on the ship, it will sink if it sinks, it doesn't matter, the Japanese Navy just pays for it.

"Sink them for me!" Since there were no aircraft carriers in the opposing formation, Vice Admiral Fletcher decided to turn these Japanese warships into his own battles.

Task Force 61 flew 64 F-4U Corsair fighters, 52 TBF Avenger torpedo attack aircraft, and 48 SbD Dreadnought dive bombers.

The group flew in from 280 nautical miles away, vowing to wipe out the battleship "Izumi" and the Eighth Fleet of Mikawa Gunichi.

"What are the oracles doing?" The junior of the Marine Corps, who is in charge of protecting the young man of the second cargo, asked my grandson Taro curiously

The sergeant lying next to him was alive, and hurriedly silenced him: "Shh~!" Don't disturb Your Excellency! ”

In front of the captain's bed, Basho warned everyone in a low voice: "Whoever dares to speak casually without asking for instructions will be punished as disobedient!" ”

"Sir, I'm ......" My grandson Taro still wanted to speak

In front of the bed, Basho was furious and reprimanded: "It was you just now, what do you want to do now?" ”

"The U.S. military plane is coming!" My grandson Taro used his fingertips all the way to the distant sky

The plantain in front of the bed was even more angry, and his attention was attracted by this goods: "Baga! Don't say it sooner! ”

"Buzz ......"

F-4U Corsair fighters are responsible for hovering at high altitudes, protecting attack formations in the outer layer.

The SbD "Dreadnought" dive bomber climbed to a certain altitude and then launched a descending dive attack from the top of the Japanese warship.

The battleship "Izumi" and the Eighth Fleet were desperately trying to block with anti-aircraft guns, shooting down as many invading enemy planes as possible.

The captain of the ship, Masao Nishida, carried out the order of the divine envoy and let the "Izumi" cruise within a radius of one kilometer near the island.

This greatly limited the evasion space of this super battleship, making it more comfortable for the US military aircraft to besiege it.

In formation, four SbD "Dreadnought" planes dived vertically from an altitude of 1,000 meters toward the huge hull of the "Izumi."

Just when the American pilots thought they would be able to fly to the bomb dropping distance immediately......

"Boom~!" The airspace near the Dreadnought suddenly exploded, and the fireball instantly engulfed the four SbDs.

Seeing that the cattle on the "Hequan" were dumbfounded, they praised the board load, the board load, and the military luck was long!

The remaining 12 "Izumi" dive bombers were not prepared for this sudden bombing, and all of them were hit.

A series of fireballs suddenly formed over the battleship, making the members of the ship's anti-aircraft artillery crew feel like they were burning.

After the clouds of flames turned to smoke and dust, the debris of the plane fell in a flutter on the surrounding sea.

Twenty-four TBF "Avenger" torpedo attack aircraft were much luckier than the "Dreadnought" type, and the encounters were even more "wonderful".

They burst into the inner side of the Japanese fleet through an air defense loophole, clinging to the blue sea, and swooped down on the "Izumi".

However, the pilots of the torpedo attack aircraft were surprised to notice the appearance of an unidentified object a few meters in front of the propeller.

“What？？？”

Everyone couldn't dodge and hit the steel plate headlong!

That's right! That's it!

What will be the result of hitting a steel plate at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour, you can figure it out with your heels.

The "Avengers" who hit the ground with blue noses and swollen faces lost their motivation in an instant, and some of them were directly exposed, and finally fell into the sea.

The siege of the "Izumi" was thwarted by the bizarre situation, but the American fleet still inflicted heavy damage on Mikawa's Eighth Fleet.

The battlecruiser "Haruna" suffered heavy losses, eating two torpedoes and three aerial bombs.

Her eldest sister "King Kong" was in a slightly better situation, having only one torpedo and one aerial bomb hit.

The top heavy cruisers "Suzuya" and "Kumano" were both ignited by torpedoes or bomb explosions, and they were basically incapacitated.

For Lieutenant General Fletcher, the 10-minute air raid was a very good result.

However, seven F-4U "Corsair" fighters, thirty-two TBF "Avenger" torpedo attack aircraft, and thirty-three SbD "Dreadnought" dive bombers were lost.

With the exception of the F-4U, which did not participate in close combat, the number of returns of the other two attack aircraft was very low, adding up to only thirty-five.

If another air raid was organized, the number was somewhat insufficient, so the 61st Task Force had to temporarily spare the Japanese fleet, which was almost collapsing.

The "Izumi" was hit by three torpedoes and two aerial bombs, but with its own large displacement, this small injury was nothing.

The second-cargo youth quickly repaired the injured parts, as for the warship in Sanchuan, sorry, non-German products, we can't repair it, you can patch it yourself!

"Your Excellency, next, let's ......" Masao Nishida didn't know what the plan would be for this adult

Wakatsuki Shin waved his hand and instructed: "Go to New Caledonia, we will surprise the capital Noumea!" ”

Life lies in making peace!

Fighting is about peacemaking!

“…… The fleet of the three rivers ......"

"Just let them go back!"

They don't die, it's about Lao Tzu's, Lao Tzu is cool this time~!

The battleship "Izumi" is the small umbrella of the deity, and Lao Tzu has to go in and out of the soft coral sea!

And what about a thousand kilometers?

"Izumi" can travel 50 kilometers per hour, and in two days at most, it will appear in the open sea of Noumea, and then ......

On the morning of May 10, the natives of the New Caledonian coast were amazed to see a large warship appear in the distance.

As the headquarters of the South Pacific Theater, the port of Nouméa and the open sea were anchored with two battleships, one heavy cruiser, two light cruisers, eleven destroyers, thirty-five transports, and six oil tankers.

"Boom ......" When the 420mm cannon roared, it was going to sink to the bottom of the sea.

When the first shells, weighing more than a ton, fell, the harbor was in chaos, and the American soldiers on the shore ran away in shock.

"Damn bastard!" If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Lieutenant General Halsey would never have believed that such a thing would have happened.

The two battleships of the U.S. military were of the "New Mexico" class -- the USS Mississippi (BB-41) and the USS Idaho (BB-42).

Although the full load displacement reached 40,000 tons, each battleship was also armed with twelve main guns, but the caliber was only fourteen inches, that is, 356 millimeters.

With a range of less than twenty kilometers and a maximum speed of only twenty-two knots, Nimitz could only use them to escort the landing force, and could not fight a naval battle at all.

These two "stupid" faced the "Hequan" who went to the meeting alone, couldn't run and couldn't run, couldn't beat and couldn't beat, and finally were beaten to the ground and turned into two pieces of scrap metal.

After taking out the two big guys who got in the way, the "Izumi" sank the "Northampton"-class heavy cruiser "Augusta".

Despite the fact that two light cruisers and eleven destroyers, plus land-based aircraft, resolutely carried out Vice Admiral Halsey's order to counterattack.

However, it had little effect, and most of the surface ships were sunk by a group of T1 torpedoes that were speeding underwater.

Once all the large auxiliary ships near the harbor were killed, the super-battleship patted its ass and left.

The "precious legacy" left to Lieutenant General Halsey is a wolf-filled Noumea.

Leaving New Caledonia, the "Izumi" did not return home, but went to the next stop of this trip - Auckland!

It was the main port of the Allied forces on the third line, and it also stocked a large amount of war materials.

"Your Excellency, you just spotted a convoy coming from the northeast!" Masao Nishida didn't know whether to start

This area of water is less than 20 nautical miles from Auckland, and if the artillery is fired, it will inevitably cause a high degree of vigilance on the part of the port.

The young people of the second goods will not let go of anything that can be exposed, and playing games will be addictive: "Sunk!" ”

Sixteen transport ships, protected by two light cruisers and four destroyers, soon all turned into dumplings and were stewed in one pot.

Even if the enemy attack was known in advance, the defense of the port of Auckland was not very good.

Because I didn't expect the Japanese warships to raid the rear, there were only four old destroyers here as bodyguards.

When they were reduced to a lump of burning scrap metal, the "Izumi" would be able to feast on the incomparably fat twenty-two transports.

After this ticket, the third stop is Wellington, the capital of New Zealand!

The local garrison and the government immediately evacuated the port, and all the ships ran to the south to hide in the open sea.

The super-battleship was greeted by dozens of New Zealand Air Force fighters and sixteen B-17 bombers flying from Australia!

With them, of course, it was impossible to sink the "Izumi".

When the "flock of birds" disperses, it will be the moment of the frenzy of the young people of the second goods.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom......" and "Izumi" fired a salvo at Wellington with a 420-mm main gun and a 150-mm secondary gun

It doesn't matter what you hit, it's important to let the Western foreign animals know the consequences of the air strike!

If they don't bomb the "Hequan", then it's like Oakland, call it a day after hitting the transport.

Otherwise, if you can't catch the transport, then use something else as a "sacrifice"!

The city of Wellington was immediately under fire, with houses collapsing, cries and dozens of smoke flying into the clouds.

However, this is not a place favored by second-class youth, and the fourth stop is Sydney, where MacArthur is said to be squatting to plan a counteroffensive.

Heading west past the Tasman Sea, the Australian mainland is in sight, and Sydney Harbour is about to be in full view.

"Return to Noumea!" The young man guessed that General Mai guessed his tactical intentions

But whether General Mai can guess that Wakatsuki Shin has already guessed what he guessed is unknown.

If General Mai can guess it, it is the master of the masters.

"Boom......" Lieutenant General Halsey once again received an "extremely warm greeting"

Lieutenant General Fletcher commanded the 61st Task Force and was also temporarily transferred to encircle and suppress the "Izumi".

Involved in the encirclement and interception were two Iowa-class battleships, two Brooklyn-class light cruisers, and eight destroyers.

It's a pity that the maximum firing range of 39 kilometers of the MK-7 main gun determines that the "Iowa" (BB-61) and "New Jersey" (BB-62) are still not opponents of the "Izumi".

If the Montana-class battleships of the same tonnage were built, they might be able to fight with the H41.

Although Lieutenant General "Manniu" gathered more than 100 fighters and implemented swarm tactics against the "tuna," he still had no choice.

Not only that, but the battleship "New Jersey" was seriously damaged by the "Izumi" and then slowly sank to the surface.

The "Iowa," which was also hit by heavy artillery, was unable to escape after a power system failure and was forced to be sunk by the US military.

Subsequently, the convoy anchored near the port of Noumea was again "wiped out" by a single-handedly enemy.

In this southward operation in the southwest Pacific, the "Izumi" was used to sink four battleships (the "Iowa" was also accounted for), one heavy cruiser, four light cruisers, 21 destroyers, and one hundred and three transport ships and oil tankers, and 138 enemy planes of various types.