USS Hornet,

In less than 5 minutes, the telegraph operator stood up in panic.

"General, the headquarters called back and said there is no aircraft supply today!"

Pate broke out in a cold sweat!

"Oh my God, sound the alarm, the fleet is on alert!"

More than 20 minutes later,

A large group of planes appeared in the sky. They were divided into two formations and rushed straight towards the US aircraft carrier!

In an instant, the sky was filled with artillery fire, explosions, and mushroom clouds of black smoke. Anti-aircraft shells continued to explode in the air, and shrapnel flew like raindrops, forming a seemingly insurmountable barrier of death.

With their superb flying skills and fearless courage, Yue Fei's fighter pilots shuttled freely in this dense anti-aircraft fire network. They cleverly used the clouds and the high maneuverability of the fighters, sometimes climbing rapidly and sometimes diving down. Although several planes were unfortunately hit, most of them still entered the attack position!

Meng Tian's attack aircraft quietly advanced from low altitude under the cover of Yue Fei's fighter jets!

Three Yue Fei fighter planes suddenly began to accelerate and dive down from high altitude. Their target was the same, the USS Wright aircraft carrier!

Yue Fei's fighter plane was carrying two 500 kg bombs under its wings.

The first "Yue Fei" fighter was unfortunately hit by anti-aircraft fire during a dive, and a huge crack was instantly torn in the wing. The out-of-control fighter rolled in the air, turned into a blazing fireball and fell into the sea, stirring up a water column tens of meters high.

The fuselage of the second "Yue Fei" fighter was also cut by shrapnel, and fuel gushed out from the damaged area. It struggled to continue diving, dragging a long line of black smoke, but when it was still more than a hundred meters away from the "Wright" aircraft carrier, it finally lost control and plunged into the sea, disappearing in the surging waves.

The only remaining "Yue Fei" fighter was scarred, with bullet holes all over its fuselage, and the windshield of the cockpit was cracked like a spider web by the air waves. Finally, less than 200 meters from the aircraft carrier deck, the two bombs broke away from the racks and fell straight towards the "Wright" with a sharp whistle.

One of the bombs hit the deck of the aircraft carrier accurately, and the violent explosion was deafening, and flames and thick smoke rose into the sky. A huge fire suddenly ignited on the deck, and a huge gap was blown out of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier. The hull shook violently, and the screams of American soldiers and the explosions resounded between the sea and the sky.

Five Meng Tian attack aircraft equipped with torpedoes formed a formation, targeting the aircraft carrier "Antietam". Under the intensive anti-aircraft firepower of the Oerlikon machine guns on the aircraft carrier, a Meng Tian fighter plane instantly exploded in mid-air and disintegrated directly. The pilot did not even have a chance to parachute!

The remaining four planes lowered their altitude and rushed straight towards the sea surface. When they arrived in front of the aircraft carrier, there were only two left. Four torpedoes were seen rushing towards the aircraft carrier with white splashes. Finally, one of the torpedoes hit the side of the aircraft carrier and directly opened a big hole in the hull!

The explosion damaged the No. 1 boiler room of the Antietam aircraft carrier. Although emergency repairs were carried out and the leak was stopped, the speed of the aircraft carrier dropped to 18 knots!

After the first wave of attacks, the two US aircraft carriers suffered heavy damage, but Haizhou also lost 67 carrier-based aircraft!

Admiral Pett kept praying. Due to the distance, he didn't know the location of the Haizhou aircraft carrier. He just hoped that the air raid would end as soon as possible!

The sky is getting darker and darker, and night finally falls!

However, the radar soldier started screaming wildly.

"A fleet of aircraft has been spotted, heading southeast, 104 in number!"

Pete closed his eyes in despair. At night, the effectiveness of anti-aircraft guns was greatly reduced, but the radar on the plane could easily capture large surface ships such as aircraft carriers!

now,

On the right side of the U.S. fleet's path

The Hulan submarine is like a deep-sea ghost.

Sneak quietly through 120 meters of cold water.

The atmosphere in the boat was tense to the point of freezing. In the sonar room, beads of sweat hung on the forehead of the sonar operator, who was concentrating on the constantly jumping sound wave display screen. Suddenly, a group of extremely strong signals broke into the screen, with irregular vibration frequencies intertwined with the unique roar of large propellers. "Target found! Preliminary judgment is a large US warship, bearing 215, distance 5 nautical miles!" The sonar operator's report instantly tensed the entire command cabin.

The Hulan had been waiting outside the US fleet for a long time, and finally waited for the US fleet to approach. As a submarine, sitting back and waiting was their only effective way of attack!

"No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, fire!" With the captain's order!

The first torpedo rushed towards the target like a black death god, with bubbles and roars. Then, the second and third torpedoes left the launch tube one after another, leaving deadly tracks in the sea water.

At this moment, the water was in chaos, and the fighter planes were continuing to attack the aircraft carrier fiercely!

The third torpedo fired by the Hulan hit the starboard side of the battleship Wisconsin. A huge explosion sounded, and the violent explosion tore a hole more than ten meters long, and the sea water rushed in like a beast.

"No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, fire!" Captain Li Zhiming has one characteristic: he is very brave. He feels that he is in an excellent position and has not been exposed yet. After launching the first wave of torpedoes, he did not order an evacuation, but continued to launch the second wave of torpedoes!

This time, two torpedoes hit the battleship Wisconsin, and a bomb was also hit on its deck. The pilot saw the strong feedback on the radar in the night sky and mistook this big guy for an aircraft carrier!

This time, the Wisconsin caught fire and the speed of the entire ship dropped to 5 knots!

At 21:17 in the evening, the flagship Hornet, which was at the core of the fleet, finally received the first wave of attacks. Four Yue Fei fighter planes descended from the sky and dropped eight bombs on the aircraft carrier, two of which hit the target!

One of the missiles hit near the island. The communication and command equipment on the island was blown to pieces, the communication lines were interrupted, and the thick smoke obscured the commander's vision. The steel plates on the side of the island were torn apart, and the flames spread rapidly along the gaps in the cabins. Many sailors working on the island were blown away by the air waves, and fell to the ground groaning in pain.

This resulted in Admiral Petr's contact with other ships being completely cut off, and from then on, each ship began to fight on its own!

At 21:23, the USS Midway aircraft carrier, located in the rear echelon of the fleet, was also surrounded and attacked by seven Meng Tian attack aircraft and was hit by three torpedoes in a row!

The third torpedo tore open the fuel tank on the port side of the ship, and thousands of tons of aviation fuel instantly poured into the sea, mixing with the seawater to form a huge flammable film. Then the entire sea area was on fire, and the aircraft carrier was in chaos!

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