Chapter 145: Target—Pacific Fleet (Part II)
"Let's go on vacation to Hawaii!"
Inspired by such slogans, the Chinese naval fleet went into action!
It will be a sea battle that will be remembered by history.
On July 29, Chinese naval reconnaissance planes began searching for traces of the US Pacific Fleet.
Everyone is a little impatient.
This naval battle will be the best chance for the Chinese Navy to prove itself once again. They will prove to the world that all the victories of the Chinese Navy, which had defeated the Japanese Navy and the British Navy, were not accidental. They were able to create the glory of the past, and now, they can also create new glory!
The Americans also knew the importance of this naval battle. They sent Chester. Admiral Nimitz commanded their Pacific Fleet and gave him orders to find an opportunity for a decisive battle.
Admiral 2nd Rank Zhang Xiaoyue, commander-in-chief of the combined fleet of the Chinese and Russian navies, put his goal in one place:
Midway!
In Zhang Xiaoyue's view, this is a forward base.
Midway, with an area of only 4.7 square kilometers, has a special geographical location that determines the importance of its strategic position. The island is located 2,800 nautical miles from San Francisco in the United States, halfway through the Pacific route between Asia and North America, hence the name Midway.
In addition, it is located 1,135 nautical miles from Pearl Harbor, and is an important military base and transportation hub of the United States in the Central Pacific region, as well as the gateway and outpost of the United States military in Hawaii.
Once Midway Island is lost, Pearl Harbor, the base camp of the US Pacific Fleet, will also be killed. At the same time, the gates of the Hawaiian Islands will also be opened.
In the eyes of Zhang Xiaoyue and his staff officers, this was a completely correct choice, but in Wang Hengyue's view, the choice of Midway Island as the target of attack is indeed full of coincidences and inevitability.
The United States has established its status as a maritime power here, and now it is China's turn to determine its status as a maritime power here
Wang Hengyue was silently watching Midway I. China is silently watching Midway. Germany is silently watching Midway. The Allies and the Axis powers are silently watching Midway. The world is silently watching Midway
Everything has already kicked off.
July 30, 1943.
At 10:00 a.m., the Chinese Navy's air reconnaissance planes locked on the position of the US Pacific Fleet, and then the Sino-Russian joint fleet gathered in large numbers in the designated operational area.
The Chinese came, and the Americans came.
This is the prelude to the great war, and soon, a sea battle that will shake the whole world is about to break out.
In the early morning of July 31, a large number of Chinese fighters, bombers, and torpedo planes took to the air to capture the U.S. fleet. At dawn came the news that the American fleet had been spotted.
At the same moment, the U.S. military also caught the trail of the Chinese fleet. Forty-six U.S. bombers took off and swooped down on the Sino-Russian combined fleet.
The lack of fighter escort of bombers is deplorable.
Under the attack of Chinese fighters, 17 US bombers were shot down, and the rest turned around and fled in a hurry
At this time, a group of Chinese bombers was flying over the U.S. fleet. The planes of the Americans and the anti-aircraft artillery of the ships desperately blocked the approach of the Chinese aircraft group.
The two sides fought fiercely in the air, on the sea, and in every possible place.
It's a fateful battle!
The fighters on both sides were strangled together like crazy, one side tried to get as close to the fleet as possible, and the other side racked its brains to block the approach of enemy planes.
An American fighter plane was hit, it emitted black smoke and fell to the sea, a white umbrella flower opened in the air, but soon it became a live target in the air!
The Falcon 19 is beginning to show its power, and this new fighter is gradually becoming the dominant fighter in the air. One after another, the US fighter planes turned into balls of fireball in the firelight spit out by the "Falcon 19," and then fell rapidly towards the sea. …,
It seems that in the air, there is no other type of aircraft in the United States that is a match for the Falcon 19.
The psychological blow to the US Navy and Air Force is very huge.
Gradually, the scales of air warfare began to tilt in favor of the Chinese side. The Chinese naval aviation gradually seized the initiative on the battlefield.
Bombers and torpedo machines finally have a place to play
One bomb after another, one torpedo after another, a US destroyer was shot, and then a violent explosion soon broke out on the destroyer, and in less than a few minutes, it sank to the bottom of the sea.
Immediately, before the Americans had time to grieve, the second wave of bombers taking off from the aircraft carrier "Big President" rushed to the battlefield.
This time their target is very simple: the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown!
Thirty-six "Tempest" dive bombers, whistling through the sky, began to attack the aircraft carrier "Yorktown".
At the same time, another batch of 28 "Tempest" dive bombers that took off from the "Dream" targeted the US aircraft carrier "Enterprise".
The resistance of the American forces was very stubborn, and they tried not to let the Chinese bombers get close to them. One "Tempest" was shot down, and then another ̈ But the Chinese "Tempest" is just too much. They appeared in the sky densely, and they threw random bombs and torpedoes at the enemy's warships.
This is a contest of determination and perseverance, a contest of life and death!
A huge column of water rises from the surface of the sea, as if the sea is dancing in mourning.
The "Yorktown", a behemoth at sea, sadly found that it might become a victim of naval warfare. The American planes and artillery fire were doing their best to protect the huge battleship, but the Chinese planes were biting it to the death.
Another wave of "storms" is coming.
At 7:10, two bombs landed on the deck of the "Yorktown", although the damage to the "Yorktown" was not serious, but it was like a shot in the arm for the Chinese bombers in the sky.
The "Tempest" frantically attacked the "Yorktown" and "Enterprise", and more bombs were dropped.
This is a fateful attack one.
At 7:15, the "Yorktown" was hit by a bomb again. Immediately afterwards, two torpedoes accurately hit the "Yorktown", and the situation of the "Yorktown" became extremely difficult.
The wounded Yorktown provoked an even more frantic attack. The bombers and torpedo planes that took off from the "Glorious" quickly turned all their firepower on the sea behemoth
At 7:20 a.m., this was the time when the fate of the Yorktown was decided.
There was a loud explosion on board the Yorktown, and the aircraft carrier lost its ability to continue operations. The Chinese planes were excited to drop bombs and torpedoes that were enough to sink the Yorktown as if they had caught an immobile prey.
The time from the wounded to the sinking of the "Yorktown" was a short 7:25 a.m., and the huge aircraft carrier, which had suffered countless attacks, began to sink.
The Americans watched all this in amazement, they could not believe that this would be the end of the "Yorktown".
But the Chinese did not stop their pursuit of victory, and having sunk the "Yorktown", they began to focus their main attention on another American aircraft carrier, the "Enterprise".
And at the same time that the American warships were attacked, the Chinese warships were also attacked by the Americans. The Americans set their sights on the "Dream".
The Dream is also under tremendous pressure.
The Chinese fighters are also doing everything they can to protect their aircraft carriers from attack, but it cannot be ignored that the American bomber pilots also have the courage to sacrifice as much as they do. …,
The chances of war are equal for both sides.
Almost at the same time that the "Yorktown" was shot, the "Dream" was also shot. The US bombers were like a pack of wolves that had smelled blood, and they bombed the "Dream" one after another
The Chinese naval officers and men on the "Dream" had already vaguely guessed what fate would befall their beloved warship at the moment when they were shot on their beloved warship, but none of them were willing to back down.
If fate makes them choose again, they will still be with their "dream".
Determination and courage to fight at sea are not the most important thing, but without the determination and courage to fight to the death, defeat is inevitable.
At 7:30, the Dream, which had been attacked countless times, began to sink slowly after its last and most tenacious efforts.
This is a moment of sadness for the Chinese Navy. This second aircraft carrier in the history of the Chinese Navy, when it was named "Dream", has already carried countless dreams of the Chinese Navy.
The Chinese Navy has grown from scratch, from weak to strong, and the "Dream" has witnessed most of the progress with her own eyes. It played an extremely important role in the Sino-Japanese naval battle and in the Sino-British naval battle.
Now, it's just sinking.
On July 31, 1943, the Sino-American naval battle broke out, and the "Dream" was the first aircraft carrier to sink in the Chinese Navy's previous expeditions.
The year after the end of the Sino-American naval war, the Chinese Navy announced the construction of a new aircraft carrier, which was again named the "Dream".
The journey of the Dream is far from over.
The first casualty of the Sino-American naval battle was the "Yorktown", then the "Dream", and the third casualty, which soon came to the "Enterprise".
"Enterprise" did not expect that bad luck would be its turn so soon.
A large number of bombers and torpedo planes appeared over the Enterprise, and a dense raindown of bombs and torpedoes rained down, and a terrible roar sounded around the Enterprise.
Terrifying bombardment, terrifying assault one.
As soon as 30 Chinese "Tempest" left, another 30 "Thunderstorm" torpedo attack aircraft appeared in the sky.
The Chinese Navy has already held the belief that it will win. As long as there are US warships on the sea, their attacks will never stop.
Again and again, wave after wave, planes frequently appeared in the sky, frequently attacking American warships.
The "Enterprise" was shot, and the Americans seemed to be able to hear the cheers of the Chinese.
"A sad and frustrating day." In the United States Admiral Chester. Nimitz's memoirs read: "'The destruction of the Yorktown was only the beginning, and bad luck befell the company,' and the American navy boys on the ship had done their best, but they could not prevent the sinking of the company, but it was also only the beginning of the tragedy." The enterprise, the number is sad and frustrating to sink, but the attack of the Chinese is not over.
I think I have to take responsibility for the defeat of this naval battle, I underestimated the strength of the Chinese Navy, in fact, every American underestimated the strength of the Chinese Navy and their confidence and desire to win."
Positive and Chester. Admiral Nimitz said the same thing, the final result of the Battle of Midway ended with the defeat of the Americans!
In this naval battle, the aircraft carriers "Yorktown", "Enterprise", and "Bumblebee" were sunk, and a large number of battleships and cruisers were also sunk to the bottom of the sea.
In this naval battle, the Chinese Navy won a convincing victory.
The end of the Battle of Midway put the island in the hands of the Chinese, and the gates of the Hawaiian Islands were opened, as was the gates of the continental United States. …,
Many people may not believe it when Chinese President Wang Hengyue issued a declaration that "we will bomb the American mainland", but with the end of the Battle of Midway, this declaration is gradually becoming a reality.
The Chinese are already capable of bombing the American mainland.
"We are on our way to victory!" In a telegram sent to the front-line naval officers, President Wang Hengyue said: "The Battle of Midway is of decisive significance, not only because it indicates that the Chinese Navy has the ability to engage any maritime power, but more importantly, it will be an important turning point in the world war." ”
The president's congratulatory message is sending the strongest declaration to the world:
China has the ability to win whatever they want, China has the ability to win this world war, and no country can stop China's progress.
Not now, and never will be!
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