"I knocked him down!" The excitement on Richard's baby face, who had been serving in the Australian American Reinforcements, flew to his brow.

"Congratulations! Richard! You're the trump card! "The sound of the stabbing Lala on the radio was heard with the blessing of General George Kenny in the command tower.

Before the Japanese 97 ship attack could fly over Sydney, it was detected early by radar and directly beaten down by the P-38 blitzkrieg piloted by Bunge, which opened the record for the Americans in this battle. Bunge now has 5 aircraft in hand, and has become an ace of American pilots in advance.

At this time, the time was November 3, 09:37 noon.

At this time, the fastest fighter on the American aircraft carrier was still about 80 nautical miles away from the main Japanese fleet. The Nagato-class battleship, the Noto, the forward of the Japanese, had raised its gun barrel at the small town of Newcastle north of Sydney, ready to support the army's first test firing.

The fighting in Newcastle had already begun to burn early in the early hours of the morning, and the Japanese and American navies were both informed of the news.

The Japanese capital warships began to move closer to the coast and increased the search range of the reconnaissance planes at sea, while the speed of the American fleet began to increase and the distance to the Japanese main fleet was getting closer and closer.

At 09:39, a Zero water reconnaissance aircraft aboard the Yamato was the first to spot the American group.

"At least hundreds of American planes are coming, ah......" Although it was instantly engulfed by the swarm of American planes swarming like locusts, it gave the signal of an enemy attack.

Although Yamamoto Isoroku was in charge, he did not serve as the on-site conductor, and it was Nagumo Tadaichi who served as the commander this time.

Commander Nagumo Tadaichi hesitated slightly, but still ordered the fighters on the aircraft carrier to prepare for takeoff and prepare to intercept in time.

Shrill anti-aircraft sirens sounded across the warships, and the whistle mingled with the footsteps of a large number of Japanese sailors running on the deck, but it still could not hide the rough shouts of the Japanese naval officers.

Many Japanese sailors rushed into the various anti-aircraft positions, and before they could sit firmly, they vigorously shook the handles of the anti-aircraft guns, and the muzzles of the large and small anti-aircraft guns were lifted into the sky together, aiming at the white clouds under the blue sky.

The three aircraft carriers, Xianghe, Canghe, and Feihe, were busy on the decks together.

The Japanese aircraft carrier logistics personnel, who had already been prepared, quickly prepared the ammunition and fuel for the Zero fighters.

It didn't take long for the first batch of fighters from each aircraft carrier to take off one after another, and after a week of roaring around the ship in a circular formation, they gathered a queue and flew away in formation in the southeast direction from which the Americans pounced.

The caution and luck of both sides prevented the sneak attack from taking place.

However, the Japanese lagged behind, and when the first batch of Zero fighters on the aircraft carrier flew less than 10 nautical miles, more than 30 fighters of the Americans rushed first.

"We see their fleet! And their Zeros, which are coming at us! Harris shouted loudly as he shoved his F4F Wildcat and began to climb high to take the high position.

Among the fighters that attacked this time, only one-third of the new Hellcat fighters accounted for the production problem.

In a critical situation, it can only be filled with the rest of the fighters.

The Americans have always attached great importance to the summary of the battle. After careful investigation and questioning of each pilot, the composition of the fighter has been greatly adjusted.

The F2A Buffalo fighter has proven to be completely unable to withstand the Zero's attack and is eliminated from the competition.

And the performance of the F4F wildcats in the last battle was barely able to cope.

Although it is also impossible to prevent the spread of the Zero Crisis, it can survive the attack of the Zero with its thick skin, and the survival rate is high. This allowed the Wildcats to continue to serve as the main force of the attack fighters.

Harris had already shot down a Zero with his Wildcat, and he trusted the old mount he was already familiar with.

One of his rapid dives sent six 12.7mm machine guns firing at the same time, and a chain of fire swept through a Zero's fuel tank.

"Boom!" A fireball detonated the heat of the air battle off the coast of Sydney, Japan and the United States.

Sixteen Hellcats, which made their American debuts, and 12 Wildcats, rushed at the Japanese Zero.

Two fireballs exploded one after the other.

In the first encounter, 3 Japanese Zeros were destroyed and 1 Super Zero was damaged.

On the other side, 1 Wildcat and 1 Hellcat were shot down, and 3 Wildcats were damaged.

In the first round, the Japanese had a slight advantage.

At this time, follow-up fighters from both sides have already arrived.

It's just that compared to the size of the American fleet, which has already exceeded 60 aircraft, the size of the Japanese with only 21 Zero and 12 ultra-zero fighters is undoubtedly a little worse.

The Japanese didn't care at first, after all, they were a little arrogant last time by playing more with less. But then the onslaught of 24 of the Hellcats made the Japanese quickly regret it.

In the ensuing half-hour, 15 Zero and 4 Super Zero fighters were shot down.

In addition to the Wildcats, who lost 13 planes, the Hellcats who charged forward only lost 5, and 3 of them were shot down by Super Zero fighters.

The Zero fighter was basically a complete defeat against the Hellcat, which the Americans had entered service in advance.

If it weren't for the fact that these elite pilots of Hainan Airlines were not the rookies who came later, and the Americans had not yet figured out the reality of the zero-style reality, I am afraid that there would be a turkey shooting competition in advance.

Zero-shaped fireballs scorched the temperature of the sea in the air, but the steaming water vapor could not cool the flames of the machine-gun bullets that were constantly flying and jumping in the air.

The battlefield was moving in the direction of the Japanese fleet, and the dreadnought dive bombers and Avenger torpedo planes that followed in the rear had already begun to pounce in the direction of the Japanese capital battleships after the Japanese Zero Battle was entangled.

The other wildcats and hellcats followed closely behind the escort and fought to distract the Zero from the carrier.

A 726-gram bombshell of the Fearless was the first to explode next to the aircraft carrier Shozuru, and although it did not damage the Shozuru, this move already frightened the Japanese.

"We should protect our aircraft carriers first!" Jizaburo Ozawa took the lead in attacking Minami Untada.

Tadaichi Nagumo, who had fought many naval battles in the Indian Ocean against the British and Dutch navies, took command of the battle, which made Jizaburo Ozawa, who had just performed well in the Battle of the Fiji Sea, a little dissatisfied.

He and Nagumo both graduated in the same year in 09, but Ozawa focused on aviation operations, and Nagumo was the representative of the battleship faction of the giant ship artillery, although Yamamoto was also inclined to aviation operations, but for the harmony of the Japanese Navy, the battleship faction was co-opted, and there was Nagumo Tadaichi's command this time.

Moreover, the first objective of this operation was to fight against Sydney. The huge battleship fleet of three Yamato-class battleships and three Nagato-class battleships also needed Nagumo to take charge.

However, the first confrontation between Japan and the United States was a dialogue between aircraft carriers, which was first conducted in the air.

When the fighters of both sides were slaughtered, the Japanese finally determined the position of the main American fleet. The mighty fleet, which the Americans no longer hidden, was easy to spot, especially as they were hurrying to Sydney, only 150 nautical miles from the main Japanese fleet.

At that time, the Japanese were still under the invincible aura of the Zero, and Nagumo accepted the advice of the staff officers and decided to send a group of bombers and torpedo planes on the aircraft carrier to hunt.

But when the bombers and torpedo planes parked on the deck were ready to take off, the American bombers and torpedo planes broke through the defensive line of the Zero fighters and came directly to attack the main fleet.

In particular, the Americans, carrying out the Nimitz policy of operation, attacked the Japanese aircraft carriers first.

Compared to the Japanese Yamato battleship, the US Navy was more impressed with the Japanese Zero fighters.

At this time, the Japanese aircraft carriers that became targets should first raise more fighters to protect themselves, rather than allowing bombers and torpedo planes to occupy the runway.

Nagumo hesitated, in his eyes, the anti-aircraft artillery of the main Japanese fleet was enough to block the air attack of the Americans.

In order for bombers and torpedo planes to move out of the way of fighters, they must first unload the torpedoes. After a period of tossing, it may be necessary to delay the fighter.

Besides, there is also Ozawa Jizaburo's question in front of him, and Nagumo will never bow his head and admit his mistake.

"Ship explosions and ship attacks continue to attack! Escorted by the Flying Crane! He commanded categorically.

At the beginning, in order to prevent accidents, only the 99 ships on the Xianghe and the Canghe attacked first, while the Feihe was on a vigilance mission, and the Zero fighters were ready to take off at any time.

"Order the Osumi, Chisei, and Zuizuru to attack collectively, the target, the main American fleet!" He gritted his teeth again and ordered.

"Roger!" Yamaguchi Tashi's face on the Akagi was solemn, and he had already received the battle on the side of the main battleship. Although he didn't know how the fight was going over there, he vaguely sensed a hint of uneasiness from the news that came.

Skilled in aviation operations, he understands very well the attack power of the Americans' 7 aircraft carriers.

Even if the Americans did not replace the new fighters, even with those old-fashioned wildcats, if there were many of them to a certain extent, it would definitely not be able to withstand the three Japanese aircraft carriers, and the swarming American bombers and torpedo opportunities caused the Japanese fleet to suffer heavy losses.

It's a pity that even if he performed well and served as the captain of the aircraft carrier Akagi, it was still not enough to change the strategy of the top management.

"For the sake of the Empire, do your best!" He said silently in his heart, and then shouted with a wave of his arm: "Attack!" ”