Chapter 1211: Midway on the other side

The defeat of Japan and Germany, this is their fate! Even if they won some battles, as the war evolved into a purely contest of manpower, material resources and mobilization power, the German, Italian, and Japanese fascists quickly lost the sharpness they had at the beginning of the war.

They may have been able to achieve one or two more major victories during the war, but almost all of them were based on the massive consumption of their few elite troops and the increasingly overstretched logistics. How many times can this victory be repeated?

These battles have failed, and the global anti-fascist allies can bear it many times, as long as the United States is still a super-large arsenal, transfusing blood for all allies! Moreover, the United States itself is a huge war machine.

It was only in the first half of 1942 that there were only six major aircraft carriers in the United States, and even if the United States urgently started construction of a batch of Independence-class light aircraft carriers converted from Cleveland-class destroyers, the first ship was launched in February.

The American forces won the Battle of the Coral Sea, but they were also sunk by Lexington, and Yorktown was seriously wounded. The U.S. military's strong damage control and subsequent emergency repairs allowed Yorktown to go into battle with wounds. Now the United States has to order her, who is still "recuperating", to go to the battlefield, but the Yorktown can be said to be repairing while rushing to Midway.

This battle can be described as a battle of fate!

The Japanese Combined Fleet is full of ambitions, and in this summer of gambling on the fortunes of the country, they believe that after this strategic decisive battle, they can abolish the main aircraft carrier of the United States in one go, not only to avenge Shuanghe, but also to think that Japan will be able to launch an Australian attack without any worries, and even advance east to occupy Pearl Harbor!

Arrogance was written on the faces of Nagumo Tadaichi and all the carrier-based aircraft pilots, and the so-called rise and fall of the imperial kingdom was fought here, and the battle finally broke out on June 4!

As it should have happened, the American military had deciphered the Japanese communications and already knew when the Japanese troops would arrive in the waters near Midway. Therefore, at the right time, the roadbed torpedo planes of the US defenders of Midway Island took off, opening the prelude to the naval battle of Midway.

On that plane, what Best Surprise Attack, what fateful five minutes, or what Wyvern riding face, these details of the battle that everyone in later generations praised, the reason for its occurrence is somewhat lucky. Who would have thought that a coincidental air attack by three SBD bombers could blow up a carrier-based aircraft that was busy exchanging bombs for torpedoes in the hangar with a single aerial bomb, and there was no Japanese aircraft escorting them in the sky?

Who would have thought that Yorktown, which had already participated in the battle with wounds, would still be able to be attacked twice by the Japanese army in this battle because of the super damage control and emergency repair! and the feat of the destroyer HMS Harman sacrificing his life to block torpedoes for the city of York.

Undoubtedly, in the Battle of Midway on that plane, the slamming of Chicheng may have been an accident, but the sinking of Kaga was not an accident.

On this plane, Japan's losses in the Coral Sea are even worse, and the fact that Xiangrui Shuanghe can be sunk by a swarm of SBD military bombs proves how bad the Japanese anti-aircraft firepower is?! Now, the "crispy" sincere Kaga, as well as the dragon flying dragon, are rushing to the new battlefield with high spirits, and what awaits them will be even more terrible losses!

The battle began on June 4, Western Hemisphere time (or June 5 for Japan), and the battle lasted for two days, and with the sinking of all four Japanese aircraft carriers, the battle was over!

In this battle, there were indeed no such events as the Best Raid and the so-called Five Minutes of Fate, and even York City did not sink despite being seriously wounded again, and the Harman did not protect it.

Because, something happened in this battle that shocked both sides of the battle - the Japanese commander Nagumo Tadaichi, as well as his fleet commanders, suddenly all died!

In this new season of gambling on national fortunes, the luck of the Japanese Navy was exhausted in the Yellow Sea in 1895, Tsushima in 1905, and Pearl Harbor in 1941.

On June 4, the Japanese bombed the land-based airfield at Midway, and there were not many American planes available. The U.S. military dispatched B26 bombers, hoping to use its high-flying ability to evade the interception of the Zero Combat, and dropped heavy bombs from high altitudes, hoping to hit enemy ships. Undoubtedly, this kind of high-altitude bombing crosshair is too poor, and their efforts are all in vain.

Moreover, the Japanese planes still successfully completed the strangulation, and one after another B26 fell into the sea.

There was only one indomitable B26, and when it ignited thick smoke and fell rapidly, the pilot was able to see the Japanese aircraft carrier under the clouds. This burning B26 still has a full four thousand pounds of undropped bombs in its cabin, and a lot of fuel!

The crew knew there was no hope of escaping at sea, and they knew they were facing a great opportunity.

Therefore, in this Pacific War, it was the US military that took the lead in launching the "kamikaze attack"! The target of this burning B26 bomber was none other than Nagumo Tadaichi's flagship, Kaga.

When it fell rapidly, its unique trajectory was already proving that it was going to hit an aircraft carrier! This is the most critical moment in Nagumo Tadaichi's life, at this time, his fate is no longer in his hands, it all lies in these escort fighters, and the anti-aircraft guns on the aircraft carrier!

The B26 was a sturdy medium bomber, and it ate some shells, but the overall landing path did not change much. The crew made the final manoeuvres, chanting "Long live America" and slammed into Kaga's bridge.

In fact, a damaged B26 bomber in that plane almost crashed into Kaga, and on that occasion, the plane crashed into the sea almost clinging to the first class. Only this time, Japan has run out of luck!

The burning wreckage of the plane quickly spread over the entire flight deck, and aviation gasoline was spilled on the entire bridge, forming a fire tower immediately! In the deflagration, Nan Yunzhong was seriously injured, but he did not die on the spot.

However, when the Japanese firefighters started the fire extinguishing operation, a shocking explosion occurred!

The high temperature finally caused the 4,000-pound bomb to explode, and the powerful shock wave tore through the burning scabbard, and also took Nagumo Tadaichi's life, and Chicheng's hull was blown out of a 50-meter-long crater! A large number of reserve aircraft in the hangar fell into the sea in a state of fragments, and then the hangar burst into flames!

The thick black smoke from the Kaga soared upward, and it was like a beacon, which immediately attracted the attention of the US SBD army who were looking for the Japanese aircraft carrier.

Soon, Kaga was hit by a U.S. dive bomber, and she was powerless to fight back! Those attacking ships that were waiting for the ship to replenish fuel and ammunition exploded, either forced to land on the surface due to running out of fuel, or changed course to find and sincerely request to land.

Only an hour elapsed between the impact of the B26 on Kaga and its sinking.

Those planes that tried to find Chi Cheng to land on the ship were pursued by the US military, and soon, Chi Cheng also encountered hit fire, and her flight deck was hit by ten aerial bombs, and she also lost her combat effectiveness in an instant, and the First Air Battle, together with the First Air Fleet, had already existed in name only.

Nagumo Tadaichi died suddenly, which was something that neither the Japanese and American armies expected. The U.S. military did not expect that the war situation would develop so dramatically and victory would come so quickly.

The Japanese quickly learned of the tragedy, and the commander of the Second Air Fleet, Yamaguchi Tagun, clearly realized that their strength was far inferior to that of the U.S. Navy.

Even so, the battle was no longer something that the Japanese army could easily withdraw if they wanted to, and Yamaguchi, who was a war fanatic, avenged Nagumo Tadaichi, which also became a reason for him and his officers and soldiers to continue fighting.

However, on the afternoon of June 4, Cangkong was besieged by US carrier-based aircraft, and the US military completely paralyzed her with only one attack wave. The dragon was already a fish on the chopping board, and it was blazing with fire, and when night fell, the flames were as terrifying as if an undersea volcano was erupting!

On the morning of June 5th, the Japanese army only had one aircraft carrier, the Wyvern, to fight! In the past day, the Japanese Combined Fleet suffered heavy losses, and although Yamaguchi was unwilling, in the current situation, it was difficult for the Wyvern to defeat three enemies again! In yesterday's battle, the Wyvern's deck was damaged, and the hull was damaged under the waterline due to a near-miss. The damage control of the Japanese army was very bad, and after a night of emergency repairs, there was still a pit in the front of the deck, so that the carrier-based aircraft had to take off shortly, and if the pilot was negligent, the plane could be affected by running into a big pit and causing it to fall!

He made a reluctant choice, and it completely changed his own fate.

Yamaguchi Tarumi ordered as the acting supreme commander that all the remaining warships of the two air fleets participating in the war returned, leaving only the submarine as the queen!

Therefore, at 7 a.m. local time on June 5 at Midway Island and 3 a.m. on June 6, Tokyo time, the Japanese began to return with infinite remorse and desperate efforts to block the interception of the American army. The U.S. reconnaissance battalion spotted the retreating Japanese troops, but it was too late to continue the pursuit, and the U.S. troops gave up the pursuit.

The battle ended in just two days, of which the real battle lasted a full 24 hours! Of the three U.S. aircraft carriers, only Yorktown was seriously injured again, but fortunately, because the Japanese Yi-168 did not find her, Yorktown did not sink because of this.

The three US aircraft carriers began their return at noon, and the news of the victory in the battle had reached Washington an hour earlier. This was a great victory for the United States, and the good news was immediately broadcast to the whole world, which is why there was a second broadcast by the Soviet news agency TASS. Naturally, the content of the broadcast was also streamlined, and when Yang Mingzhi learned about it, he only knew that the US military aircraft carrier had no losses in this battle, while the Japanese army had lost three.

However, the opposite of the victory of the United States was the defeat of the Soviet Union. Where should the Southwestern Front go?