This modified * has a reduced charge, increased armor, and now has only half a ton of high-spirit* in the warhead, but in order for it to fly 300 kilometers, this * has a huge 600-liter fuel tank, and now consumes only a small fraction of the fuel, and once hit, this gasoline alone is enough for any target to drink a pot.

Makino did not reduce the fuel and increase the weight of the warhead, partly because he did not want to face the trouble of controlling the rate of control caused by changing the center of gravity, and on the other hand, he had a long-term plan to keep the large fuel tank. In his plans, air relay is a major direction. He expects this * to be able to go beyond the horizon for an over-the-horizon attack. And 300 kilometers is exactly the typical distance for US and Japanese aircraft carrier engagements.

On board the Louisville, no anti-aircraft weapon, except for machine guns, could keep up with the movement. The sailors watched as a large creature swooped down through a dense network of fire, close enough to see the bumps in its warhead formed by a machine-gun hit.

This ugly thing, just rubbing everyone's scalps, swept over the chimney and flew away. The second flew higher, just as accurately flying over the American heavy cruiser. Their rudder seems to have jammed at the last moment.

Several observers on the Japanese ship watched as the two* moved closer to the target, and finally merged into one point, but did not explode. Due to the distance, the flying target was not observed, but the time was calculated, and the explosion should have been made a long time ago, but there was no movement.

However, the observers on the Yamashiro saw two * flying one kilometer after the target, and then fell into the sea one after another, causing a huge explosion.

419, like a God everywhere, intervened at the right time without revealing too many deeds. According to the meaning of the commissar, this * lost the target, dealing with the same malfunction, to be precise, the failure of the radio altimetry equipment. In this way, the U.S. warship was saved, and the possibility of Makino's appearance increased. 419 immediately listened to the telegram sent by Chiyoda, and sure enough, it mentioned that the launch had failed at the last minute for unknown reasons. If Makino was responsible, of course he would have gone to the ship after the naval battle to investigate the cause. 419 waits for this moment.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield, the Chitose fired a sneak attack with a cherry blossom shell, and 419's attention was somewhat distracted, and the raiding ship took advantage of the backlight and fired at the largest target*. One of them, hit the USS Maryland, the flagship of the US military, but the damage was still limited.

Soon, the main guns of the American heavy patrol expelled the Chitose from the favorable position. The Chitose made a sharp turn to avoid artillery fire, and the two * launched in the second batch lost communication and missed, and they also flew out of sight and fell into the water. This morning, Sakura Bomb didn't do well.

419 listened to all kinds of telegrams, waiting for instructions to the two ships, and any telegram asking for details could be traced back to Makino, but so far all orders have come from the Fuso, and none of these aspects have been addressed.

Fuso ordered them to temporarily withdraw from the battle to avoid battle damage. In fact, at this time, the Chiyoda was being pursued by the Louisville, which was almost 4 knots out of its own. As soon as the ship accelerates, the bumpy hull will not be able to form an effective launch platform. Because the radar is mounted at the highest point, it will undoubtedly amplify the shaking. For this primitive mechanical scanning radar, too much shaking, high and low direction will cause the target to be lost.

The captain of Beppu was faced with two choices, either to stop and fire again the weapon that had already been proven, not very reliable, or to flee quickly. His intellect told him that he had to choose the second option. The Louis Wiesville left the fleet in pursuit, and it was not until a few hours later, when the Chiyoda escaped with orders from the Sydney command to retreat with the entire fleet.

The U.S. forces set up a position and decided to fight hard, and the second batch of air raids came as scheduled, but there were no planes or dive bombers, and the main purpose of the attack was to distract the attention of the Japanese, so that their destroyer lightning strike tactics appeared a certain amount of confusion.

At 10:45 a.m., the fleets of both sides staggered 15 kilometers apart. The battleships of both sides formed a collapse almost at the same time, and the Fuso and the Maryland were each hit several times. Another Japanese cruiser (the same ship of the same class as the ship sunk on the first day after the 419 crossing) that attempted to get close to the launch of the * was torn to pieces by the fire of the American fleet.

For a while, smoke billowed from the two battleships on the sea, and the UAVs of 419 could not see the damage clearly. However, the telegraph heard showed that the Maryland was moderately damaged and was undergoing damage management operations, but fortunately the tilt was limited and the speed was not damaged, and Woking continued to stay on the ship to direct the operation. He demanded that the main guns of the whole fleet attack the vicinity of the waterline of the Fuso, and the secondary guns to prevent a sneak attack by Japanese lightning strikes. Apparently the Americans knew that the weakness of the Japanese warship on the opposite side was that the center of gravity was too high and the recovery was poor, so it was necessary to increase its inclination. This will speed up its overturning.

The two sides broke away for the first time at 11:50, and the U.S. fleet still maintained a speed of 22 knots, while the Japanese fleet was dragged down by Fuso, and the overall speed dropped to 15 knots. The U.S. fleet turned around and tried to pursue, but the second batch of Hurricane fighters that returned from the attack found a Japanese aircraft carrier approaching rapidly behind the Japanese fleet, and the Zero fighter parked on the deck was preparing to take off.

Thirty minutes later, the U.S. Navy command in Sydney ordered to withdraw from the battle, and the U.S. fleet gave up the pursuit as the Japanese fleet limped into the ocean. 15 minutes later, 6 Type 97* aircraft, escorted by 6 Zero fighters, appeared in the sky. The US ships are like a great enemy. But only two 97 were launched *, and all of them missed. And no one noticed that the other two were not mounted at all*.

419 was the first to perceive that the attack had been somewhat perfunctory, and the Japanese fighters did not arrive at the critical moment, and they did not launch effective mechanics in a long time.

In fact, 419 always knew that the Great Eagle was following 450 kilometers away, a little far, but it was still within the attack range of the Japanese aircraft with a long range, but it was slow to take off any fighters, and the aircraft carrier seemed to have been following the Japanese fleet all the time, but it was out of the battlefield. To some extent, the presence of this aircraft carrier did not help the Japanese fleet in any way, but rather restrained the forces if it did not exist. The Fuso fleet can have three more destroyers. And these ships are now escorting the Great Eagle.

Lin Xiuxuan suddenly thought of a possibility, whether Makino would hide on this aircraft carrier. Because judging from the whole indication, it is more like hiding in a range that can be listened to by radio, tracking the situation on the battlefield, rather than actively exercising to the range that carrier-based aircraft can effectively support. It was only in the end, seeing that the Japanese fleet was about to be deflated, that a few planes were dispatched.

The Chiyoda, which slipped away from the flank of the battlefield, is moving closer to the Great Eagle instead of returning to its own fleet. If the aircraft carrier had joined the fray earlier, the situation would have changed dramatically.

He said what he thought, and Cheng Dayang felt that although it was possible, he could not prove it, because he still did not intercept a useful telegram. The political commissar was noncommittal, he never kept up with Lin Xiuxuan's jumping thinking.

The retreat of the U.S. fleet was not entirely due to the appearance of an aircraft carrier, but also because at the same time as the naval battle broke out, the Japanese 5th Division began to land at Cape York, which led to the decision of the Navy to withdraw the fleet first, and this valuable fleet would have a huge role in the Japanese capture of coastal cities.

After the Japanese army fully revealed their intention to attack, they waited for an extra week because of bad weather, and after the sky cleared, they launched a decisive attack. For the base camp, this attack is a must, and it must be won as soon as possible. In this way, troops can be quickly mobilized to rush to Burma, which is in danger. A very pragmatic strategy developed by the base camp was basically to abandon the interior and occupy the coast. The primary goal is to capture large cities and control population and industry. This, of course, is a lesson learned from the Chinese battlefield.

Now they have taken the difficult first step. On the day of the attack, the 5th and 6th Divisions of the main force lost more than 3,000 men, and some troop carriers were still on the coast, and they were sunk by the artillery fire of the US and Australian troops before they could transfer their troops. Despite a month-long shelling and repeated bombardment by more than 800 aircraft, the artillery positions behind the beachhead were stubbornly preserved. These old guns, which were removed from American, British and Dutch warships, became the first barrier to encircle Australia. The Governor-General of Australia has issued a conscription order for all male citizens under the age of 60.

MacArthur's troops were waiting for Yamashita Bongbun, who was notorious for his brutality and ruthlessness, to set foot on the land.

On the morning of the same day, Chu Tingchang's headquarters moved 50 kilometers ahead. He knew that the Australian campaign had begun, which meant that the Burmese Japanese army would not be much better in the near future.

Stilwell's voice trembled a little when he called. The war has reached a very critical moment, and if Australia is lost, then the US Navy may really return to San Diego. And all the pressure will turn here. He was also worried about the fate of MacArthur, and he knew that the president and the chief of staff of the Central Committee would not allow him to flee to New Zealand.

On the phone, Chu Tingchang disagreed, he advised the old man not to be too pessimistic, he said that last night to watch the sky, although the situation in Australia is extremely dangerous, but after the autumn, the White Tiger fierce star is strong and strong, and it will be no obstacle to survive the lunar New Year.

After saying all this nonsense, he hung up the phone and began to study the battle situation. 419's delay in returning made him feel that he was unable to support himself, but this surprise attack turned out to be a success. Zhou Youfu's armored cluster had just crossed Moneva and was stopped 70 kilometers from Mandalay. However, Zhou Youfu's 2,500-strong troops, which consumed 70% of the supplies, were indeed a problem. At present, the volume of surface road traffic through Chin State is still very small, and it will take time to open up the second corridor. Therefore, it is imperative to raise supplies on the spot. The rice in the local agricultural area was harvested just a month ago, so it will certainly not be a problem to scavenge it, but it will have to be handled carefully. Fortunately, yesterday there was a joint attack by the Kachin guerrilla company, and this matter was finally feasible.

He asked Zhao Xiaoli to take the Kachin troops to the Burmese villages to collect all the materials that could be used, such as grain, horses, cattle, and wood that could be used to build bridges and repairs. This frees up capacity on the ground and in the air to transport more important fuel and ammunition.