Although the U.S. and the Japanese also clashed once in the Coral Sea, they did not occur on the scale of the original history, and there were only sporadic contacts.

The destruction of Pearl Harbor made it less energetic for the Americans to block the attack step by step. This led to the rapid expansion of the Japanese Navy in the western and southern Pacific.

The U.S. Pacific Navy, having lost its largest supply ground in the rear, could not organize a large-scale naval battle at that time. It was only later through the large-scale accompanying supply fleet and the successive construction of supply bases along the way that it was able to gain a foothold in the South Pacific. Australia's capture by the Japanese army, and even now being preempted by China, is also related to this.

If it weren't for the fact that they wanted to reap the benefits of the fisherman, the Americans would not have given the Japanese and China so many opportunities. However, if it were not for the benefits of the fisherman, I am afraid that the Americans would not even be able to pass the plan of sending troops at home.

Of course, under the premise that the whole world is now involved in the flames of World War II, the word war is no longer on everyone's lips. Even those conservative Americans are bombarded by various media and feel that world peace needs the support of Americans.

Watching the old European empires such as Britain and France fall one by one and need the Americans to save them, the self-confidence of the superpower has been established in the hearts of the Americans.

But it also takes the final exploits to show the glory of the great powers.

So whether in Europe or Asia, Americans are all for every opportunity to show their muscles.

On the Coral Sea, it is no longer the temptation of those aircraft carriers in the previous life. After two years of investigation, Americans have become familiar with the Japanese to the point of saying the color of Hirohito's underwear.

So, as soon as the Americans came up, they dispatched a huge fleet of 9 aircraft carriers and 7 escort carriers, as well as 6 battleships and 18 cruisers.

If it weren't for the stumbling of Europe, which needed to increase troops in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, I am afraid that the scale would have been even greater.

Moreover, the Americans skipped Fiji and Vanuatu and went directly into the Coral Sea, and if they did not have enough troops, they were afraid that they would be blocked by the Japanese in these places.

After the loss of Australia, Ozawa's fleet now has 2 battleships and 1 aircraft carrier in the vicinity of Fiji.

Normally. The Americans should advance step by step, conquering Fiji and other places first, and solve their worries. However, in order to get ahead of the Chinese people and no longer give China the opportunity to go north from Australia, inspired by the example of crossing the South Seas from China and raiding Australia, the island hopping strategy was launched in advance.

If you can capture the Solomon Islands, you will be able to attack Eastern Samoa. After the Tuvalu Islands were launched, they completely blocked the Japanese rescue to Fiji and other places.

Moreover, after setting up a logistics supply point from the Solomon Islands, it can directly attack Irian Island and suppress Southeast Asia and Australia together.

All this depends, first of all, on the victory of the US Navy around the Coral Sea.

"The nets have been cast, just waiting for the fish to take the bait!" Nimitz personally commanded this naval battle, full of confidence.

This time, the Americans chose the Coral Sea to lure the Japanese.

This time, Meng Xiang did not provide any more information to the Japanese, and the Japanese naturally did not know the detailed information of the tightly sealed American fleet.

Even if the Japanese guessed that the Americans would send a lot of troops. But the Americans, already surrounded by the Japanese and facing the threat of losing the Solomon Islands, naturally did not back down.

Previously, in order to block the route from China to Australia. Most of the main forces of the Japanese Combined Fleet were used in Southeast Asia, and access to the Coral Sea was very convenient.

Moreover, reinforcements from the fleets in the South and Western Pacific also arrived.

By October 11, the Japanese had gathered 5 aircraft carriers and 7 battleships.

Without Meng Xiang's intervention, neither side was very clear about the strength of the other party. Even if they knew, the self-confident two sides would not back down, not to mention that the Americans were eager to attract the main force of the Japanese to a decisive battle in the Coral Sea, and the world would be shocked in a battle. …,

On the afternoon of 12 October, before the American fleet approached the Solomon Islands, the Japanese fleet had already traced the trail of the American fleet.

The naval fighters of both sides first came to a full contact.

65 American fighters and 48 Japanese fighters. From about 3 p.m. until dusk, they separated.

11-23, the Americans won by a small margin.

But as the intelligence gathered, both sides knew that the prelude to the war had just begun.

On the night of the 12th, the sound of the engines of the reconnaissance planes of both sides was constantly humming.

Around the ship. Flares and tracer grenades and searchlights pierced the sea through the night-soaked fog until the fire of the bombers and torpedo planes reflected half of the sky.

After a night of tentative reconnaissance, the two sides roughly figured out the position of each other's strikers.

Although the position of the main force was not detected, both sides felt that the formation with three or four capital warships on the opposite side was already the main force of the other side, so they began to launch the first round of attacks against the ships at night.

During the attack at night. The Americans, who are relatively mature in radar technology, once again won a small game.

The attack of sinking a light cruiser, seriously damaging an aircraft carrier to the Japanese, and lightly damaging a battleship is much better than seriously damaging an aircraft carrier yourself.

The temptation of both sides ended in the early morning of the 13th when their respective main fleets arrived.

The duel of steel in the sea and in the flames began.

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"The Americans will win!" Wang Xiu knocked on the teaching rod in his hand.

After constantly drawing nourishment from the German Navy, the American Navy, and even the British and Japanese Navies, the young generals of the Chinese Navy have all grown up. With their advanced consciousness, solid skills, and supreme loyalty to the country, many outstanding young officers have slowly replaced the older batch of admirals with the support of Meng Xiang, intentionally or unintentionally.

Although Wang Xiu lacked decisiveness in actual action, he relied on careful thinking and calculation, and was already nicknamed the future chief of general staff of the Huaxia Navy by Shen Honglie.

"Yes, there is a calculation or not, and the scale of the fleet dispatched by the Americans this time is too large!" Chen Ce nodded beside him.

With such a huge operation, Meng Xiang already had enough information in his hands.

The Americans dispatched more than 300 large and small auxiliary ships in this campaign, which were enough to support a protracted war in terms of logistics and supply, and made up for the lack of supply points on the islands.

And the Japanese did not have much advantage over the Americans near the Coral Sea, except for the larger size of Port Moresby. Not to mention the fact that after the Chinese launched a broken engagement from the South China Sea and the vicinity of the western Pacific, the Japanese Navy already had problems with fuel and ammunition.

The oil fields in Southeast Asia occupied by the Japanese did not have much capacity to convert oil, and the oil was basically controlled by the British, American, Dutch and other allies. This has been shown in action.

And the ammunition of the Japanese Navy needs to rely on local supplies, and under the threat of Chinese submarines, the ammunition reserves are already somewhat insufficient. During the battle, under the careful calculations of the Japanese, who have always been stingy, they can't help but be afraid.

It is not the same level as the US fleet, which has made up for this logistical shortcoming, and has thoroughly exerted a powerful offensive.

Naval battles cannot be won by individual bravery and blood. Strong strength is the most direct embodiment.

The Americans, who were fully prepared and had their attack power condensed together, faced the Japanese, who had not yet figured out the US forces, and had been adding fuel tactics one after another, and gathering the main warships from all over the world, and the outcome was already doomed from the beginning. Even if the Japanese were Yamamoto Isoroku personally commanded, it would not work.

The news obtained by Meng Xiang on the evening of the 13th has already determined the ownership of the crown of victory in this naval battle.

Although the Japanese outnumbered the Americans in the number of battleships, they were far inferior to the Americans in the number of aircraft carriers.

And under the long-range detection and attack of radar and aircraft, the Americans took the lead in finding the main fleet of the Japanese and launched an attack.

By the time Meng Xiang received the news, 2 aircraft carriers and 1 battleship of the Japanese had sunk, 2 aircraft carriers had been seriously damaged, and even Yamamoto Isoroku's flagship Yamato had taken a blow and a torpedo was emitting smoke.

On the battlefield of the rise of the aircraft carrier era, the Japanese fleet, which has a total of only 5 aircraft carriers and has been basically damaged, is a foregone conclusion in the next situation.

"I didn't expect the Japanese to fight so much!" Meng Xiang sighed gloatingly, and then ordered, "We can't wait any longer, let's act!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )