"I'm not reconciled!" Nimitz said directly to Roosevelt, who asked him, "I'm going to fight in the open!" I may not need a victory, but the American Navy needs courage, it needs faith! ”

He is also not optimistic about the situation on land, but giving up like this will inevitably affect the development of the US Navy.

The Pacific Navy's invincibility has been going on for more than a year, and there are some people who are dissatisfied with both his performance and the performance of the Pacific Navy as a whole.

If it weren't for Roosevelt and others in China, maybe Nimitz's position would have been shaken, let alone the integration of the entire Pacific Navy.

As long as there are interests, there will be fights.

With the war, the huge interests represented behind the US Navy's arms purchases were watched by countless people. Moreover, the army is always the sharpest weapon in the hands of politicians.

Nimitz understands that he is not afraid of failure, but of failure, and he can't even cover up how the people above him beautify. Even if there is a backstage, it may be sacrificed directly like Kimmel who doesn't have much backstage.

Just look at Hollywood movies and you know, Americans can sympathize with tragic heroes, but never forgive cowards.

The United States, which started with capital development, has never been ashamed of its failures, whether in business or in western development, and it is shameful to flee without a fight.

Even if Australia is not too important in the US strategy, he needs to fight for it, not turn back with a full Pacific Fleet.

"If I leave like this, I will never be able to forgive myself for the rest of my life!" Nimitz stressed again.

"Good luck to you!" Roosevelt on the other side was silent for a while before speaking slowly.

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It should be said that under the influence of the golden finger light, this time the luck of the US Navy was really not good.

At the beginning, they underestimated the supply capacity of copycat and umbrella companies, and did not expect that the Japanese would get more capital warships so quickly.

Previously, the Japanese relied on the Shin-Musashi bought from the cottage company and the two Yamato-class battleships Osumi, which had returned from injury, to appear frequently in the North Pacific. attracted the attention of the US Pacific Navy. Nimitz had to send a Montana-class battleship, the USS Alaska, and three aircraft carriers, including Saratoga, who also recovered from his wounds, to form a formation to escort Hawaii and other places.

Since the last naval battle with the Japanese. The Americans lost three aircraft carriers, Yorktown, Hornet and USS Wasp, and only added two Essex-class aircraft carriers during the period, bearing the names of Hornet and Yorktown. At this time, he accompanied the restored Saratoga around Hawaii.

Even if there is a crisis here in Sydney. They don't dare to go out easily. Because according to solid intelligence and reconnaissance, the Shin-Musashi and Osumi were once again in the vicinity of Midway.

Australia is not as important to Americans today as Hawaii.

The gains and losses of the central island group in the Pacific are related to the homeland security of the Americans.

At this time, only wool is hot in Australia. It did not enter the eyes of Americans with a large territory and a small population.

Although the British could exchange some colonial islands for warships, they would never give up their rule on the Australian mainland. This time the loss of Sydney was also due to the Anglo-American intrigue, which caused the internal command of the Allied forces to be unified.

For the sake of stability within the Allies and to jointly deal with the Germans in Europe, it is not appropriate for the Americans to extend excessive demands on Australia at this time, which is one of the reasons why the Americans have not been too enthusiastic in the face of Curtin's olive branch.

The Americans have already seen clearly, after this great war, Britain has passed. It is bound to be a big loss of vitality, and it will not be able to stop the expansion of the Americans in the world, and there is no need to eat too ugly now.

In the eyes of some Americans. Perhaps the loss of Australia is not a bad thing.

The arrogance and ambition of the Japanese have overlooked the fatal wounds of long transport distances.

And there's New Zealand as a springboard. The Americans can still spend a little more effort to take Australia back. And it was taken back from the Japanese. According to some of the provisions of the Atlantic Charter, coupled with a clean-up by the Japanese, there is no doubt that the Americans will dominate Australia.

Although this idea, which is somewhat similar to Meng Xiang's plan, is not the mainstream, the mainstream of American thought does not care too much about Australia, which has not yet exposed the world's mine wheel belt.

Even Nimitz fought for the war.

Even if the strength in his hands is not too much, he needs to fight.

The only aircraft carriers left in Australia are the Essex-class Enterprise, the Lexington and the Bunker Hill, as well as the Montana-class Hawaii, which was damaged while guarding Sydney, and the unsinkable battleship Iowa, Nimitz's flagship.

"They're strong!" Nimitz had already seen the intelligence detected by the US military.

Japan's South Pacific Fleet exposed two Yamato-class battleships, the Hyuga and Awa, and three Nagato-class, all of which were involved in the bombardment of Sydney that day.

And when the Japanese aircraft carriers were fighting in the skies over Sydney at that time, there were also 3 of them. It seems that the Japanese still have aircraft carriers, because the positions of the aircraft carriers are all far behind, and some directly hide the hull, and it is not known that there are one or two more at the moment.

Although the Japanese have fewer aircraft carriers, and the Zero or Super Zero is slightly inferior to Hellcat, if the Japanese have a numerical superiority in aircraft carriers, it is likely that they will have the upper hand.

Moreover, the Americans had to use 2 battleships against 5 battleships. The risks are understandable.

"Maybe we'll have a gorgeous retreat, but let's fight first!" Nimitz whispered to Spruance, tugged on his military cap, and boarded his flagship, the Iowa.

Spruance followed behind him in silence, knowing that this time the U.S. Pacific Navy might be another failure. But in order to give an explanation to the United States and the Australian allies, they have to fight, and they have to fight a war to preserve their strength. The key and the balance need to be mastered by them.

The Japanese knew more about the intelligence of the Americans, and Skynet provided them with enough information to a large extent.

With victory in sight and the threat of China in the Indochina Peninsula, even with the danger of the Bass Strait, it could not stop them from continuing to advance.

This time, the Japanese top brass attached great importance to the final battle against Melbourne, which directly suppressed the momentum of the naval and army competing interests in Sydney and Canberra. The land and sea forces also know that Sydney, half of which is in ruins, has limited wealth, and Melbourne, which has lost the will to resist, may contain even greater wealth after bringing together refugees from all over Australia.

This time, the Japanese sides unified their views and attacked Melbourne in four directions.

On land, 350,000 troops rushed from the three fronts of the west and the east, and in addition to leaving a Nagato-class battleship to guard Sydney at sea to prevent the arrival of American reinforcements, the other four battleships and five aircraft carriers of the Japanese South Pacific Fleet were dispatched together.

In the last Battle of Sydney, the Japanese aircraft carrier Crane was directly sunk, and the heavy damage of the Flying Crane was almost finished, and it has not been repaired until now.

However, in addition to leaving a Dafeng-class aircraft carrier, Yamamoto 56 directly sent out a Daho-class aircraft carrier, plus the two Xianghe-class aircraft carriers Xianghe and Zuizuru, as well as the Zuifeng-class aircraft carrier, the first ship of the Zuifeng-class aircraft carrier, and the Akagi, which returned from injury, the combat power of the 5 aircraft carriers is also good.

As Nimitz expected, the two sides finally met in the Bass Strait.

Since it had previously been the main route for American ships to deliver aid, the Japanese had made rapid progress since the fall of Sydney, and the Allies had not laid many minefields, and the Japanese quickly avoided the minefields near the Flinders Islands.

But their pace has slowed down, and by this time, the Americans have struck.

The first to be dispatched was the HNA on the aircraft carrier.

Nimitz knew very well that he could use his fighter to advantage, and in this way, he could also achieve a lot of results on the premise of protecting his own strength.

In order to maximize the victory, Nimitz also transferred the fighters of the Marine Corps, and arranged them in the salient at the southeast tip of the Australian continent, as well as on Tasmania, and even on Kings Island, built an airstrip and stationed a squadron of wildcats.

When the radar detected the arrival of the Japanese battleship, the American fighters and bombers and torpedo planes all rose into the air together and pounced on the Japanese battleship.

Behind them, the Montana-class Hawaii and Iowa also rushed forward with a group of younger brothers.

The Americans intend to rely on the full force of the initial blow to lay the foundation for the results of the battle, and then consider the changes after that.

The Japanese radar was a little worse, and there was no embankment to reach the Americans' three-plank axe, but the quality of the Japanese navy was good, and it was always on standby at the combat post, and it quickly reacted and actively met the battle.

"Da Da Da!" The Japanese strengthened shipboard anti-aircraft fire opened fire first, especially the 100-mm anti-aircraft guns of the four Akizuki-class air defense destroyers, which exploded directly in the group of American fighters.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the ultra-zero naval aircraft that had been on guard and escorting the aircraft carrier outside the Flinders Islands also rushed after the Japanese.

Thus began the Battle of Bass Strait.