Tomorrow is 515, the anniversary of the starting point, and the day with the most benefits. In addition to the gift bag and school bag, this time's "515 Red Envelope Flip" must be seen, how can there be a reason not to grab the red envelope, set the alarm clock high~

In this battle, the Japanese Navy damaged two aircraft carriers and lost 105 carrier-based aircraft; The U.S. military sank one aircraft carrier and lost 74 carrier-based aircraft.

On the surface, the Japanese army won the naval battle, because at this time the US Navy only had two usable aircraft carriers in the South Pacific, so there were no aircraft carriers available after sinking one and injuring one, so the Japanese army should have no suspense to obtain air and sea supremacy on Kuah Island.

But this is not the case.

The reason was that the Japanese pilots lost too much, although they lost only 105 carrier-based aircraft, but 148 pilots. For comparison, the United States sacrificed only 26 pilots.

The Japanese army lost 148 pilots in 100 fighters because the crew of the Type 99 bomber was two, and the crew of the Type 97 torpedo plane was three.

Among the pilots lost to the Japanese were 2 dive bomber commanders, 3 torpedo bomber squadron commanders, and 18 other fighter or other group leaders. Forty-nine percent of Japanese torpedo bombers, 39 percent of dive bombers, and 20 percent of fighter pilots were killed.

As a result, even though the Japanese Navy still had two aircraft carriers, the "Flying Eagle" and the "Hayabusa", and more than 100 carrier-based aircraft, it had to return to Rabaul because of a lack of trained crews...... Flying a carrier-based aircraft on an aircraft carrier is not the same as flying a land-based fighter on land, and it is relatively much easier to fly a land-based fighter, and it is necessary to take off and land on a shorter deck to drive a carrier-based aircraft, and there will be all kinds of unexpected difficulties when flying; if the pilot is inexperienced, it will not only fail to form combat effectiveness but will also bring danger to the aircraft and the aircraft carrier.

Soon after "Zhang ......", Clifton called Zhang Chi: "The Japanese aircraft carriers have retreated. I thought this was good news, but it wasn't! ”

"The Navy lost the battle?" Zhang Chi asked.

"Yes, how do you know?" Clifton was a little confused.

"I guess!" Zhang Chi replied.

Of course, this was not Zhang Chi's guess, he had long known that the US Navy would lose the naval battle on Guadalcanal.

"Unfortunately, you guessed it!" Clifton replied, "But...... At least the Japanese aircraft carriers also retreated, didn't they? Defeat both the enemy and the enemy. We'll be less stressed, too! ”

"Do you think we'll be less stressed by that?"

"Isn't it?"

"Colonel!" Zhang Chi shook his head and said with a smile: "The purpose of the Japanese in this naval battle is to seize Kuah Island. Now that they have won the naval battle, they have to withdraw the aircraft carrier due to the situation, but what they have to do next is ......"

"Oh!" Hearing this, Clifton couldn't help but be stunned: "You mean they will attack Kuah Island with all their might?" ”

"Of course!" Zhang Chi replied: "So, as the Japanese say, get ready for a decisive battle!" ”

Zhang Chi was right, in fact, the reason why Yamamoto 56 would withdraw all the aircraft carriers. One is because the pilot casualties are too great, and the aircraft carrier is no longer able to fight, and the other is because Yamamoto Isoroku is confident that he can capture Kuah Island at this time.

Just kidding, with 30,000 Japanese troops and a large number of warships, there is no reason why they cannot win against 10,000 Sino-US coalition forces.

So Yamamoto Isoroku gave a death order to Hyakutake Harukichi that Guadalcanal must be taken within two days, and the air force of the Japanese Combined Fleet was to land on Guadalcanal on the third day!

Yamamoto Isoroku said this not only because he underestimated the enemy, but also because he was angry.

His anger came from the small place of Guadalcanal. It was possible for the Japanese Navy to pay such a heavy price, if after paying such a big price. Japan still can't include Kuah Island in its territory, so he, the admiral, simply commits suicide.

Of course, Hyakutake Haruyoshi also felt this pressure, so he immediately transferred this pressure to Maruyama Masao.

This afternoon, Kuah Island was unusually quiet.

The Japanese warships stopped bombing the Kuah Island airfield when they suddenly arrived, and the army did not launch any more attacks on the defense line of the Sino-American coalition forces, but there was a suffocating killing machine hidden in the dull air...... Zhang Chi knows. This is the Japanese army brewing a bigger and more fierce attack, this is the calm before the storm comes.

"Tuanza!" The fellow villager asked Zhang Chi, who was looking at the map in the trenches: "I heard that the Yankees lost again at sea?" ”

Zhang Chi only said "um", he didn't want to talk too much about this matter.

But the fellow townsman apparently did not notice this, and he continued to ask, "Tuanza...... The soldiers have always been puzzled by the fact that the Yankees' aircraft and warships are much more advanced than the Japanese. Why do you always lose battles at sea? ”

"How do you know that the aircraft warships of the Americans are more advanced than the Japanese?" Zhang Chi asked.

"Needless to say......" The fellow villager raised his head: "What do they say the Yankees are...... In a big industrial country, in fact, we don't know much about what industry is not industrial. Just look at this rifle......"

Saying that, the countryman raised the M1 rifle in his hand and said: "Whether it is a rifle, a cannon or a tank on the ground, the ratio of Japanese goods to American goods is much worse, and this warship and plane must be the same!" ”

There is some truth in what the countrymen say, but what the countrymen don't know is, and the fact is indeed as the countrymen say, that the industrial level of the United States in this era is comprehensively surpassing that of Japan, even if it is the engine of the Zero fighter...... It's all made with American machine tools.

It's ironic that Japan is at war with its own industrial importers...... This is also one of the reasons why no matter how Japan improved during World War II, the performance of the zero war could not be improved, without more advanced machine tools, it could not produce more advanced and powerful engines, so the improvement was a table tennis ball under the table, no matter how it jumped, it could not jump high.

Zhang Chi put away the map, thought about it and replied: "The matter of fighting a war is not as simple as it seems on the surface, and then ...... It will be difficult for the Japanese to win again! ”

What Zhang Chi meant by this was not only because he knew that the new American fighter aimed at the weakness of the Zero would soon be put into service, but also because he knew that the Japanese had lost a large number of pilots and had become the last of the crossbows.

"Cheer up the brethren!" Zhang Chi confessed to his fellow villagers: "Fight this battle well, give the Japanese and Americans a little bit of power, understand?" ”

"Yes!" The townsman responded.

After "Zhang ......" and the villagers left, Pete said with some surprise: "Do you still think we can win this battle?" ”

"Of course!" Zhang Chi replied: "Why not?" ”

"But ......," said Pete, "many people are wondering if it is time for us to retreat if the U.S. Navy has been defeated!" ”

PS.5.15 "Starting Point" is raining red envelopes! Starting at 12 noon, grab a round every hour, and a large wave of 515 red envelopes depends on luck. You all go and grab it, and the starting coins you grabbed continue to subscribe to my chapters! (To be continued.) )