In the end, only sixteen of the eighteen P38s flew into the air, and two of them were unable to take off due to engine failures.

This made Michelle a little unhappy. Because he thought that eighteen fighters were slightly insufficient, and now there are two less.

"Here's the thing!" Zhang Chi said to Michel on the radio: "According to the reconnaissance of our submarines, the Japanese have placed two seaplane aircraft carriers between Gua Niao and Balel Island to conduct reconnaissance, and there are also an unknown number of destroyers. It is clear that the Japanese are worried that we will pose a threat to Yamamoto Isoroku. So, we had to change our plan to bypass the reconnaissance area of the Japanese army, which will increase your flight time, understand? ”

"Understood!" Michelle replied.

"Good!" Zhang Chi said: "You have to draw up your own flight route, and you will reach the sky over Balaire at about 9:30, and then the destroyer will send you the location of the peacock, and you have fifteen minutes to find the peacock and shoot it down according to the location, is it clear?" ”

"Yes, sir!"

"Good!" Zhang Chi ordered: "From now on, keep the radio silent and turn on the machine on time at 9:30!" ”

"Yes!"

As a result, Michel's sixteen P38s were completely cut off from Kuah.

Therefore, it is actually very simple to be in charge of directing this operation, at least for Zhang Chi, because all he has to do is make a plan and let those pilots do it.

And the real difficulty of this operation is actually how to get the plane to reach Balaire Island on time, as Michelle feared. And even if the U.S. P38 squadron arrives over Balaire Island on time, what if Yamamoto's fleet is delayed or they are faster than expected?!

Of course, none of this is human, and Michelle can only do his best to repeat the speed and time while flying.

Navigating with only a compass and a speedometer, they unbelievably flew almost a thousand kilometers and then reached the intended place...... You know, they're flying on the sea, and there's no reference point to determine where they are. It's a miracle to be able to do that.

As the U.S. military fleet circled over a jungle as it crossed the green coastline of Balair Island, Michelle looked at the time, and at 9:31 a.m., they were only one minute behind schedule.

Michelle then couldn't wait to turn on the radio, but he soon realized that this was redundant, as he had already spotted a Japanese aircraft group.

"Look, everyone!" Michelle's assistant Ranfia also spotted the Japanese plane: "Japanese planes, is that our target?" ”

"I'm not sure!" Michelle replied: "I haven't had time to get in touch with the destroyer yet!" ”

"So what now?" Lanfia asked.

Michelle knew why Lanfia asked this, and the US military fleet was now in an awkward situation.

Let's fight. What if the Japanese aircraft group in front of you is not the target?

Don't fight, I'm afraid it will be too late when the destroyer is confirmed, and the Japanese fighters will soon find out about them...... After all, the P38 dual fuselage is so obvious.

Michelle took a serious look at this Japanese aircraft group and found that it was six Zero Combat covering two "One" land attack planes...... He judged that this was most likely the target, and Yamamoto Fifty-six was most likely in one of the two "one" land attacks.

So Michelle immediately ordered: "Attack as planned!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

P38 was then quickly divided into two groups...... This was a plan that had been made for a long time, the P38 was divided into a cover group and a sniper group, the cover group had 12 fighters, and their task was to attract the attention of the Japanese Zero and try to divert them. Originally, there were six sniper groups, but now there were only four because two of them could not take off, and they were divided into two formations to attack the two "one" land attacks of the Japanese army.

The next second. The 12 P38s swooped down towards the Japanese aircraft group at lightning speed, and the Japanese planes rained down from afar...... This is the advantage of the P38, which is a heavy fighter, and most of the other fighters still carry 7.6mm machine guns. It carries four 12.7mm machine guns, which allows the P38 to attack targets from a distance.

The reaction of the Japanese army was exactly as Zhang Chi expected...... Previously, the Japanese army was worried that the American army would attack Yamamoto all the way. But when they were about to reach Balaire Island, they breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that their previous worries were completely unnecessary.

At this time, they were suddenly attacked by US fighters, and they were also attacked by 12 "twin demons" whose performance far surpassed that of the Japanese Zero War.

12 P38s dived, just shot down one Japanese Zero, and then one turned around and intended to leave the battlefield.

At this time, there was not much time left for the Japanese pilots to think about, and as pilots, they knew the terrifying flight speed of the "twin demon...... The speed of the P38 even exceeded the maximum speed of the Japanese Zero fighter by more than 100 kilometers per hour, and as long as the Japanese pilot hesitated a little, the P38 would escape from the attack range of the Zero fighter.

This was unbearable for the Japanese Zeros who were on a cover mission, because they feared that the P38s would soon turn around and launch another dive attack, which would undoubtedly pose a threat to Yamamoto's seating structure.

As a result, the remaining five Zeros of the Japanese army turned around and chased after 12 P38s, leaving only two "one-type" land attack planes alone in the air. To make matters worse, the two "One" land attacks were still lowering their altitude and slowing down to prepare for landing......

Perhaps, this was the Japanese pilots' eagerness to "land" Yamamoto 56 safely to the ground, or perhaps the quality of the Japanese pilots was not high enough...... In fact, this is not surprising; the outstanding pilots of the Japanese army have all been selected to fly carrier-based planes in the naval air force, and there are also heavy casualties and serious deficiencies; the "One" type land attack is a land-based attack aircraft, and the quality of its pilots will naturally not be much higher.

At this time, they were supposed to speed up their response to a possible attack, and as long as they held out for a while, a large number of Japanese fighters from the airport on Balaire Island would provide them with strong cover.

But they chose to land......

At this moment, the four P38s led by Michelle swooped down from the clouds and rushed straight to the two "one" land attack planes......

Seeing this scene, the Japanese Zero escort plane realized that it had been fooled, and hurriedly turned the fuselage in an attempt to cover Yamamoto's landline.

However, it was too late, and everything was irreversible.

(To be continued.) )