As soon as U.S. Admiral Kim, who was also the commander of the Pearl Harbor Garrison Fleet, entered the fleet command center on Oahu and asked aloud: "Is it true to confirm that the report of the Japanese fleet was discovered?" ”

"The Mary XIII, which found the Japanese fleet, made a forced landing near our patrol ship, and the crew of the cruiser believed that the hole in the fuselage was indeed caused by large-caliber anti-aircraft guns." A staff officer with the rank of major immediately replied, "We have ordered the submarines and other aircraft patrolling the vicinity to go and confirm the situation." ”

Kim nodded, then turned to the huge charts in the headquarters.

The U.S. Army Command on Oahu in this time and space is much more pompous than in the previous plane, probably because there is such a thing as a god in the world here, which leads to rampant aristocracy, and although the United States of America claims to be a free country, it is not exempt from vulgarity.

The place where Admiral Kim is located is actually the "second floor" of the command hall of the headquarters, and under it there is also the "first floor" formed by digging into the ground, and in the first floor is the communications department and the staff department responsible for the operation on the map. A large area is opened between the two floors to form a two-story "atrium" with large chart tables and two ensigns standing on a mobile platform who are responsible for updating the charts.

Standing in Kim's position and looking down, you can grasp the situation in the entire Pacific Ocean at a glance.

The admiral looked at the emblem of the Japanese fleet on the chart, pondered for a few seconds, and then muttered, "What's the point of attacking Oahu at this time?" ”

At this moment, there are no high-value targets in the port of Oahu, and the supply fleet to the front line has already departed, and the new fleet has not yet arrived, and there are only some remaining supplies in the port yard, and it will not hurt if it is blown up. Although the destruction of port facilities can reduce the ability of ports to continue to supply the front line to a certain extent, the U.S. military has long been prepared when operating Oahu, and there are many spare supply ports throughout the Hawaiian islands, which are not able to provide supplies and repairs for large combat fleets, but are sufficient to serve as a transit for supply fleets.

To destroy all these places on Oahu, the shells of the Japanese fleet may not be enough.

Japan is not like the United States, which can dispatch more than a dozen super-dreadnought-class battleships at once, and they only have two super-dreadnoughts.

That being the case, this sortie by the Japanese was completely meaningless, and even if they had taken a landing force with them, it would not have been possible to occupy Hawaii without backup.

And the shelling did not change the situation in the battle ahead.

The only reason Admiral Kim could think of was to boost the morale of Japan through shelling, but it was not worth it in Kim's opinion to give away a fleet for nothing.

It's normal for Americans to not be able to understand what the Japanese think.

Regardless of the purpose of the Japanese, what Kim has to do is the same.

After a short period of thought, the commander of Oahu ordered: "Begin to evacuate the civilians on the island, all the warriors and marines will be dispersed to the preset hiding spots on the island, and all ships will leave the harbor to avoid the Japanese fleet in the ocean east of Oahu......"

"Yes, sir."

It was at this time that John, who served as the commander of the island's aviation forces? Lieutenant Colonel C. Waldron stood up and said to Kim: "Sir, we can't just let the Japanese carry out artillery bombardment, no matter how we evacuate the Japanese artillery bombardment, it will definitely cause casualties, not to mention that there are many people who can't evacuate and hide because of their duties, do you want to let these people be slaughtered by the Japanese naval guns?" ”

"What else can I do if I don't do this?" Jin raised his eyebrows and asked disapprovingly, "Although the enemy only has two super dreadnoughts, the garrison fleet here doesn't even have dreadnoughts. Do you want me to use heavy and light cruisers and destroyers to hit the enemy's capital ships? ”

"There are more than six hundred planes on the island, Admiral!" Waldron didn't flinch, "Our SBC Hell Diver can carry 500-pound bombs to attack the enemy, and we have an average hit rate of twenty-five percent, which can reach forty percent as long as the attack entry angle is good enough!" As long as we go out in groups and bomb continuously, we can always give the enemy enough damage. ”

"Lieutenant Colonel, I understand your thoughts, but how effective the biplane you are equipped with is debatable, isn't it? It's not just the hit rate, it's unknown how much survivability your little dumb bird will have in the face of enemy warship anti-aircraft fire. ”

"But that's better than hearing the news of the enemy's attack and hiding everywhere! How do you want my boys to go back to China and face their families in the future? 'Hey son, tell me how you fought valiantly when Oahu was blown to pieces' 'Oh no, daddy, we hid in the woods and watched them show off their might, and did nothing but shiver'? Is that so, Admiral? ”

Kim looked at Waldron silently.

"Admiral!" Waldron stepped forward, "During the Revolutionary War, the U.S. Navy had only a few small privateers, and the most ferocious warship had only eighteen guns!" But that ship sailed across the Atlantic, and even took the initiative to attack the British aristocratic territories on the Irish coast! Now the ship is parked in the harbor of Indianapolis, and every Navy cadet has watched it through their academy career! You're going to want us to run around like a bunch of gophers? ”

"The captain of that ship was a goddess, and she later changed to a standard battleship with 42 guns, lieutenant commander."

"At that time, the British Navy also sent a god to deal with her, and that god queen led a whole fleet to chase her!"

Waldron stared at Admiral Kim with the most sincere gaze and pleaded: "Admiral, let us fight, whether we can stop the Japanese or not, please let us fight." ”

"Well," the admiral sighed, "I'll still carry out the evacuation, but I won't interfere if the ground crew at the airport volunteer to stay behind and assist you in preparing the plane." ”

"Xie Lu Xie, Admiral."

"Admiral," the girl's voice came from the captain of the Hawaiian garrison battle her, Triella, "in order to make the air attack more effective, I think it is necessary to send the flight battle Ji unit and the air force to fight together." ”

"I won't allow it."

"Admiral," Treella looked very calm, unlike Waldron, "Judging from the battle situation in Tokyo, the Japanese used more than just army warriors to garrison Tokyo, they must have sent naval warriors to participate in the war. So I don't think it's possible for this Japanese fleet to be equipped with too strong Senji forces, we should not fall behind in numbers, and our magic armor is better than the Japanese. ”

"But the Japanese had the armor and guns of battleships."

"We don't need to go toe-to-toe with their armor and naval guns, or even think about firing at the Japanese warriors. All we have to do is release the smoke and then hide behind the smoke and open fire on the battleship, and a target of the capital ship's level can be shot just by perceiving the magic fluctuations of the enemy warriors on the ship. And the enemy cannot hit us by perception. As long as we suppress the enemy's anti-aircraft fire in this way, the penetration of the aviation forces will become much easier. As soon as the aviation units finished dropping bombs, we immediately retreated. ”

The admiral raised his right hand to cover his forehead, and after a moment of hesitation, he nodded in agreement, "Well, you convinced me." ”

Then the admiral turned to the staff officers in the headquarters who were busy arranging the evacuation, and high-fived hard to attract everyone's attention.

"Gentlemen, the matter of evacuation is handed over to the logistics staff officer, and the combat staff officer immediately returns to his original post, and we will meet the Japanese fleet, using the fighters and battle queens on the island! And to do this, we must first accurately grasp the position of the Japanese fleet, draw up a detailed search plan within fifteen minutes, and then let all three seaplane patrols on the island set off, let's begin! ”

**

When Waldron appeared in the hangar, the pilots who had long been gathered rushed over.

Waldron has some Indian ancestry, which is said to have come from the Cherokee Nation and is a branch of the Iroquois. However, this bloodline is not obvious just by appearance, and Waldron rarely mentions his Indian ancestry, and only a few people in the army know this.

Waldron was always strict and accommodating, which made him very popular with his subordinates.

"How's it going, Lieutenant Colonel?" The lead pilot pointed to the loudspeaker in the hangar, "The evacuation order just came from there, but it was canceled halfway through." ”

"Yes, boys, we're going to take off, get ready for takeoff at once. Our battle plan is very simple, follow me after liftoff, and I will take you to attack the Japanese army. ”

As Waldron finished speaking, the pilots immediately cheered loudly.

Immediately afterward, the SBC Helldiver biplanes were pushed out of the hangar one by one, and placed with the brothers and sisters who were already lined up on the tarmac, and the ground crew shuttled from one fighter to another, refueling them, hanging up bombs, and doing the most final inspections.

The pilots all rolled up their sleeves and joined the hustle and bustle.

As Admiral King said, the SBC Hell Dive is a bulky aircraft that can only fly at a maximum cruising speed of 204 km/h and a maximum speed of only 381 km/h. Not only that, as a dive bomber, its biplane structure limits its dive performance, and if you don't pay attention to it, you may never be able to pull the nose again.

What's more, no one knew if the 500-pound bombs it carried would be able to penetrate the battleship's thick armor. If the dive speed is sufficient, you can expect the armor-piercing bonus from this speed, but ......

Waldron's old acquaintance, McCluskey, once made it clear that he would never fly such an aircraft on a ship-to-ship attack mission, because "the safest way for such an aircraft to destroy an enemy ship is to dive vertically at the enemy ship, drop bombs at the moment before the wings are torn off, and then crash headfirst into the enemy ship again."

Maybe McCluskey was right.

But Waldron chose to strike anyway.

It's probably the Cherokee warrior blood in his veins that is at work.