"Bring out all the anti-aircraft machine guns, put the muzzles flat, and aim them at the sea! Don't let them come close! Rear Admiral Rickman Kelly Turner, who had just taken command of the amphibious forces in the South Pacific, roared loudly and commanded the soldiers of the amphibious combat unit on the troop carrier to quickly operate anti-aircraft weapons to help deal with the Japanese fighters diving down from the sky. Read H-U-N with me, please keep in mind

However, several Japanese Type 99 carrier-based bombers in the air recognized these troop carriers, and even gave up the opportunity to attack the aircraft carriers on that side, and concentrated their firepower on this side.

The more than 30 fighters in the air have been entangled by the Japanese Super Zero and Zero, and they are powerless to stop the Japanese bombers and torpedo planes attacking here.

The rest of the fighters were still entangled by another group of Japanese fighters thirty nautical miles away, and they could not rush back in time to help. Not to mention the fighters who were attacking the main Japanese fleet at a distance.

In order to eliminate the threat of the Zero to the greatest extent and to achieve a victory, Nimitz spared no effort in attacking the Japanese main fleet this time. More than 160 of the 258 fighters carried by the seven aircraft carriers were sent by him in three batches, plus 50 of them Hellcat, which really caused a comprehensive suppression of the more than 60 carrier-based fighters on the side of the Japanese main fleet.

The remaining 00 or so fighter jets to escort and guard the huge main fleet of the United States are also enough. At this time, however, through reconnaissance planes, another Japanese fleet was discovered about 90 nautical miles away from the direction of the main fleet due north and slightly east.

Although the scale was smaller, the figure of the Yamato-class battleship still made the Americans a little nervous.

In order to intercept this fleet outside the safety range of the huge fleet to the greatest extent, Halsey, who was in charge of the vigilance command mission, not only sent the Montana-class super battleship Hawaii to meet it, but also escorted some dreadnought bombers and Avenger torpedo planes by 18 fighters, which could not only increase the attack, but also make some achievements.

Halsey Jr. received some reproaches after the sinking of the Enterprise, but with Roosevelt's support, he still held a high position in the Pacific Navy. But he's going to need some good results.

At a time when the United States was generally sluggish against Japan, and after the disastrous defeat of the U.S. Navy's carrier-based air forces in the Fiji Sea, the demands of the Pacific operation were reinstated, and his desire for victory was all the more urgent.

Prior to this, there were already 36 more Wildcat fighters to intercept the bombers and torpedo planes that pounced on the aircraft carriers on the side of the Japanese main fleet, as well as 12 Zeros that escorted them, and with more than 50 left, he still dispatched 18 of them...... None // full text TXT download)

In his opinion, the Japanese sent only these attack forces this time.

The air power of a main fleet counterattacked, the sneak attack of a sea force led by a fleet of super warships, and it was difficult for others to do much in small fights.

Even if there were another Japanese attack, he was not afraid.

In addition to the remaining more than 30 fighters on guard, there are also more than 50 fighters who returned to refuel and replenish ammunition in the first wave of attacks, and as long as it takes a little more time, the air protection of the main fleet will be like an iron barrel again.

However, in this short period of time, the ship's radar discovered the enemy's situation, sounded the air defense siren, and more than 100 Japanese fighters pressed down from the sky like a dark cloud.

This is almost all the fighters on the Akagi and Zuizuru commanded by Yamaguchi Tamon.

In addition to leaving 2 97 ship attack reconnaissance planes, a liaison plane, and 4 Zero planes to guard air defense, Yamaguchi Duowen, who was 190 nautical miles away, blocked all the air power in his hand in one breath.

He already knew the unfavorable news from the side of the main fleet, and he knew that time was running out for him.

He had to get the Americans to withdraw part of their air power and come back to escort them in the shortest possible time.

When the Japanese fighters pounced, the Americans were a little flustered.

Even Nimitz, who was sitting on the Iowa-class battleship, did not expect that the Japanese still retained such a large air force.

As soon as the more than 20 Wildcat fighters on air alert and escort came up, they were the first to be shot down by 36 ultra-zero fighters and 6 of them in just three minutes.

They didn't know that the Akagi had made a lot of improvements after being heavily damaged by the Vanguard, and the first few aircraft carriers, including the Kaga, were sunk by the Vanguard, making the Akagi a symbol of the Japanese aircraft carrier, it was the first aircraft carrier to replace all the Zero fighters with the Super Zero, and the pilots on it were all elites of the Japanese Navy.

For this sneak attack, Yamamoto 56 also specially replaced all the 14 Zeros on the Zuzuru with super zero fighters.

The super-zero fighter with better performance faced the wildcat in a hurry, and the outcome was self-evident.

Although more than a dozen Wildcats and Hellcats were ready to be refueled or had just finished replenishing fuel and ammunition flew on the aircraft carrier, the bombs dropped by the Japanese bombers blocked the passage of other fighters.

All the Japanese pilots knew the danger on the side of the Japanese main fleet, and as soon as they rushed up, they immediately displayed their bushido spirit, ignoring the rain of bullets from the Americans in full swing, and rushed straight to their predetermined targets.

The aircraft carriers of the Americans are the first target of their attacks.

"Here we are!" Katsuo Ono pressed the amulet he had brought back from the shrine toilet hanging on his chest with his left hand, shouted and jerked the lever. His 99 shipburst followed the direction of the wind and took the lead in diving at an 80-degree angle from an altitude of 4 kilometers towards the aircraft carrier Hornet below.

At this time, the Americans were also piling up fuel and ammunition on the deck, and a group of sailors were removing those dangerous debris so that the fighters that had been replenished on the deck took off first to meet the enemy.

More sailors ran towards the anti-aircraft artillery, and already anti-aircraft guns began to roar, but the aimless accuracy of the American GIs, coupled with the high-speed passing of the fighters, could hit the target, and it took more luck.

Katsuo Ono's 99 ship explosion in front of him undoubtedly attracted more firepower.

The bomber shook violently, and at least Ono felt more violently than the large hole in his left flank that had been pierced by a 20-mm anti-aircraft shell just now, and then he felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. Several pieces of shrapnel from 40-mm anti-aircraft artillery shells pierced the cockpit.

"Ono-kun...... Please......" Matsuda Ake's low voice behind him stopped abruptly.

Katsuo Ono watched the ant-like figure fleeing in a panic on the deck below getting closer and closer, couldn't help but laugh, increased the power to the maximum, and continued to dive, even if he descended to the bombing point at a height of 450 meters, he did not stop.

More anti-aircraft fire was concentrated around him, and even though the wing on the right side had been blown away, it still couldn't stop the huge inertia of the 99 ship's dive.

"Boom!" With a loud tremor that shook the whole ship, a column of smoke erupted on the deck near the Bumblebee control tower, and the black-red flames swallowed half of the bridge.

A Hellcat leaned half of its body and drooped over the edge of a large hole in the deck, its wings scorched by the flames.

Spurred on by Katsuo Ono's suicide attacks, the Americans saw the madness of the Japanese in advance.

Whether it was the 99 ship explosion or the 97 ship attack, they rushed towards the US aircraft carrier with more momentum.

Even if there are damaged fighters, they also learn from Ono.

The anti-aircraft fire on the American warships at this time simply could not stop these suicide attacks.

Thick black plumes of smoke rose into the sky with the sound of wailing on the aircraft carriers.

After receiving a 250-kilogram bomb, the Wasp was killed in a suicide attack that detonated the ammunition and fuel on the deck, and the entire deck was covered with flames.

The worst was probably the Yorktown, which was hit by a bomb and 2 torpedoes in succession, and its body began to tilt. The constant explosions inside the ship's hull proved that his doom was far from over.

In a short period of time, except for Halsey's Saratoga, all other aircraft carriers were bombarded by bombs, and the lightest Essex-class Lexington was also bombarded by two 60-kilogram bomblets.

The Japanese simply ignored the tall figures of the Montana and Iowa classes next to them, and concentrated their forces on the aircraft carrier.

Because they understand that aircraft carriers are the greatest threat to them at this time. The Americans lost their air power, and the Japanese aviation forces were invincible first.

It was not until a torpedo hit a troop carrier that the soldiers who swarmed out of the deck could not attract the idea of the Japanese, and part of the Japanese bombers and torpedo machines began to divert targets.

The last Battle of the Fiji Sea, commanded by Jizaburo Ozawa, was accused of missing the opportunity to attack an American troop carrier.

If the attack on the troop carrier gives the Americans a hard lesson in casualties, perhaps the Americans will back down.

From the very beginning of the battle with the Americans, the Japanese top brass understood that the casualties of personnel put more pressure on the Americans than on the loss of warships.

But at the same time, the Japanese are also scrupled about one point, that is, if the Americans suffer too many casualties, will they completely provoke the United States and will not stop fighting.

The Japanese are often at odds, and this time is no exception, and the parties are quarreling over it.

Eventually, however, after discovering the industrial scale of the American war machine, Yamamoto was silent for most of the day before deciding to focus on the American troop carriers.

As a result, two troop carriers were damaged one after another, and one sank into the sea with more than 2,000 American soldiers, which made the Americans anxious.

"The first thing we need to do now is to make sure that our children don't lose their lives in the ocean without even seeing the Japanese in front of them!" Nimitz took a deep breath, ignored Halsey's plea promising to block the Japanese attack with anti-aircraft fire and existing fighters, and gave the order for some of the fighters in the front to return.