"No, no, no...... The most important thing now is opportunity! According to the halfway ...... Oh, and according to past experience, the key to the success of aircraft bombing is to seize the opportunity to strike before the enemy! So we can't wait, we must immediately put in all our carrier-based and shore-based aircraft to attack the enemy's aircraft-carrying armored cruisers!"

"Junmen, but the combat radius of our Sea Flying Dragon Type 2, Double Dragon Type 2 and Thunder Dragon Type 1 is not that far."

"Isn't it okay to fly one way? Take off from the Shuzhong King and Qianzhong Wang, and then land on Kwajalein Atoll after the bombing is complete."

"The airfield on Kwajalein Atoll will soon be bombed, in case the airfield is destroyed......

"It can't be destroyed, and there aren't so many just in case, and now is not the time to think about what if!"

As they spoke, the two Zhuge walked into the Nanjing's operational command center, where a bunch of staff officers were arguing loudly around a chart of the sea with many models of ships and planes.

Seeing Zhuge Weidao and Zhuge Yangming walking in, they all saluted them together. Then Major General Ye Wu, the new chief staff officer of the Pacific Fleet, said to Zhuge Weidao with a little anxiety: "Junmen, I just received an urgent telegram from the Kwajalein Atoll Command Division, the British planes have reached the sky over the atoll, and the bombing will start soon!"

"Where's our plane?" Zhuge Wei asked, "Have the Flying Dragons, Thunder Dragons, Xiang Dragons, and Cloud Dragons at the Kwajalein Atoll Airport all taken off?"

In fact, there are still some planes on the airfield in Kwajalein Atoll, including 12 Wyvern fighter-bombers (Haifeilong shore-based version), 6 Brontosaurus torpedo bombers, 6 Xianglong 4-engine bombers, and 6 Yunlong seaplanes. The total number is 3 aircraft of various types.

In addition, there are several reconnaissance airships on the airfield in Kwajalein.

If it weren't for the main force of the British Royal Navy coming to Kwajalein Atoll, relying on the island's 3 aircraft and 12 "beggar's battleships" (these 12 shallow heavy gunboats were actually prepared for the Australian landing battle) and relatively strong fortifications, it would have been enough to hold on.

"It's already taking off." Ye Wu replied.

"Good!" Zhuge nodded for Dao and said, "Send a telegram to the second war-team, and ask them to immediately send all carrier-based aircraft except seaplanes to bomb the British fleet that appeared near Kwaja Atoll...... Drop right to the airfield in Kwajalein Atoll after completing the bombing!

The highest priority targets of the bombing were ...... A large aircraft-carrying ship with a straight deck and an angled deck!"

This is Zhuge Weidao, the admiral of the Pacific Fleet, issuing an order!

Although Zhuge Yangyang has reservations about his 108 uncle's decision, Zhuge Weidao is the commander of the army, and according to the Ming military system, he is the person who makes the final decision on the military of the Pacific Fleet.

Zhuge Yangyang had no choice but to stand up and take the order loudly: "Yes, Junmen!"

The more than nine Haifeilong-2, Ssangyong-2, and Thunder-Long-1 fighters that took off from the two aircraft-carrying battlecruisers Shuzhongwang and Qianzhongwang needed at least two hours of long distance before they could fly over Kwajalein Atoll.

And the first attack wave from 6 British aircraft-carrying armored cruisers had already flown over the atoll at this time!

However, these 72 "pigeon planes" are all first-time bombing missions, and none of them have much experience...... Otherwise, they wouldn't be half armor-piercing and half high-explosive. The bomb load of the "pigeon machine" is already small, and it can only carry a small 10-pound bomb, and it is okay to blow up an airport runway. But now there are only 36 "pigeon machines" with high-explosive bombs, and the number is a bit insufficient. Rather, there are 6 land-based Wyvern 2 fighter-bombers in the sky over the airfield on Kwajalein Island, although the Wyvern 2 is also known as a squad bomber like the Wyvern 1, but it is actually a fighter that can carry bombs, the turning radius is small, the speed is not slow, the low-altitude performance is excellent, and the firepower is very fierce. Don't look at the fact that there were only 6 planes guarding the airfield, but they still disrupted the bombing of the "pigeon plane".

When the "pigeon machine" was still approaching the airport in groups, it was rushed by 6 Wyvern 2 that took the initiative to pounce

Half of the planes had to drop their bombs indiscriminately to reduce weight in order to escape under the fire of the Wyvern 2's three 7.5mm machine guns. But even then, 6 planes were shot down very quickly.

The remaining "pigeons" carrying high-explosive shells were not much better, because they were soon hit by the heavy blows of 2-mm twin anti-aircraft guns and 13-mm anti-aircraft machine guns deployed by the Ming army around the airport, and four "pigeons" were shot down on the spot. The rest of the pigeon planes also did not dare to fly too low, lest they be shot down by heavy ground artillery fire.

The bombs dropped from the medium altitude were completely inaccurate, and in the end, only three 100-pound bombs landed on the runway, blowing up three large craters.

But the impact of these three pits on the operation of Kwajalein Atoll airport is negligible. Because the airfield on the atoll is large and the runway is long, blowing up a section is nothing.

Another 36 pigeon planes with armor-piercing bombs flew over the huge lagoon of the Kwajialein Atoll, and soon found the battleships and cruisers that had already formed anti-aircraft formations in the lagoon.

The so-called battleships were all shallow water heavy gunboats of the "Island" class, with a standard platoon of only 7,000 tons and a full platoon of only 8,000 to 8,500 tons.

But they had large-caliber twin guns, which is why they were considered old battleships.

But they are actually not old, and before they were sent to the Pacific Fleet, they were all remodeled to strengthen air defense. But even so, the British pigeon machine still has a good chance of getting results from them...... The premise is that these pigeon machines don't rejoice in their success and go to trouble the "God-blessed" large light cruiser Kongming.

The Kong Ming actually came to Kwajalein Atoll to load torpedoes, and the 630mm heavy torpedoes it used could not be loaded at sea, and it had to dock before it could carry out operations.

As a result, this 13,000-ton warship was treated as a big fish by a group of pilots who like to bomb big targets!

More than 30 planes roared and pounced!

But Hong Renkun and Feng Yilong, who were on duty on the fence, were frightened.

"Heavenly Father, God, come and save my life, don't let the warship sink and drop all the bombs......

This Hong Renkun is actually quite talented, and at this time, he actually has the leisure to write poems and pray to God.

And God seemed to hear his prayers. When 36 British pigeon planes flew over the Cumming and began to drop bombs, all the bombs that fell from the sky finally avoided their target, the Cumming.

Feng Yilong didn't know how strong the luck of the person next to him was. So, he grabbed the phone and reported loudly: "Enemy attack, air attack, enemy planes are coming, all coming at us!"

"Sir, the enemy plane is coming!" Guo Xiaobao's ears sounded the roar of the staff officer.

Guo Xiaobao said loudly, "Quickly send a telegram to Admiral Ma of the Air Corps...... Let his planes fly faster, and hurry up!"

"Yes, sir."

At this moment, I don't know who suddenly shouted: "Here, all the enemy planes are coming, at least 30 of them are coming to us." Admiral Guo, you should quickly think of a way!"