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Chapter 517: Mutated Midway Island

In 1942, this day will become an unforgettable and unforgettable day for both the Japanese and American navies.

It was dawn, and Lieutenant General Nakayama Takashi Nakayama, the highest commander of the First Mobile Force, issued an order to attack Midway Island with a bald head expressionless face.

Tadaichi Nagamoto, a traditional old-fashioned serious soldier. He never lost a warship in his naval career. He led the "highly famous" joint fleet from the annihilation of the US naval exercise fleet to sweep across the South China Ocean to the Indian Ocean. His military achievements have gained great reputation and gained the absolute trust of Irosoft Yamamoto.

Nagamo was far superior to his opponent, Major General Raymond Spruins, who was leading the 16th Special Mixed Fleet ambushing the northeast of Midway Island to prepare to ambush the Japanese Navy. Nagamo was a samurai class and was a famous expert in destroyers and cruisers, and a veteran master of aircraft carrier combat in the world.

The rain and fog fell for a week. Although the haze weather made people feel sad, this weather well covered the whereabouts of Lieutenant General Nagamo's huge fleet. Chicheng, Kaga, Aolong, and Feilong's huge steel bodies appeared and appeared in the rain and fog, adding a sense of sadness.

Nagayun launched an attack on Midway at dawn, and he sent half of the fighter jets, dive bombers and 97 torpedo bombers on each aircraft carrier; the last one was a dual-purpose aircraft, loaded with kill bombs used to attack land targets. He then ordered the one hundred and eight aircraft left on the four aircraft carriers to be placed on the deck, ready to attack any enemy ships that might appear; among them, the 97 aircraft were equipped with torpedoes as usual, and the dive bombers were equipped with armor-piercing bombs. The cautious xing grid was undoubtedly revealed to the commander, and the remaining half of the aircraft were always ready to guard against the sudden appearance of US aircraft carriers.

At the same time, a reconnaissance aircraft that took off from Midway discovered Nagayun's fleet without accident. The US military had a large number of reconnaissance aircraft and the direction of reconnaissance was far and dense. The US military invested more than 20 reconnaissance aircraft farther forward and 700 kilometers for reconnaissance. On the contrary, two reconnaissance aircraft of the Japanese Ligan delayed takeoff for half an hour due to catapult failure. One of the reconnaissance aircraft of the Chiromo failed to return midway (this aircraft should have just searched for the air above the US special-mixed fleet). At 7:30, a reconnaissance aircraft that delayed the takeoff by half an hour before sending a telegram to report the discovery of the US fleet, so it is not surprising that the US military discovered Nagayun's fleet in advance, and hard work was rewarded.

At about 6 o'clock, the radar on Midway Island discovered Japanese aircraft 93 nautical miles away. All the planes gathered at the airport to set off one after another flocked to the sky. The bombers flew towards the Japanese aircraft carriers, and the "Bison" and "Wild Cat" fighters hovered over Midway Island to face a large number of incoming Japanese aircraft.

However, facing the world's most advanced Zero fighter jets at that time, US aircraft were no match for them at all. The US fighter jets defending Midway were beaten to flee in all directions. In just a short time, 17 were shot down and 7 were in panic and fled out of the battle.

Nanyun's fighter 108 dive bombers, torpedo bombers and Zero fighters swept over Midway like typhoons, and bombs fell densely like raindrops. The island's seaplane hangar and a waste oil treatment station exploded; ammunition depots, clinics and freshwater processing plants were destroyed. However, when the last Zero bomber fired its artillery and disappeared from the sea, the plane runway and anti-aircraft artillery on Midway could still be used. Flight commander Yoyoyong used radio to report to Nanyun that a second strike was needed.

The first 10 US torpedo bombers that took off from Midway appeared over the Nagyun fleet. US aircraft lined up in a single line and rushed towards the Japanese aircraft carrier. Under the interception of Japanese fighter jets and the fierce artillery fire of Japanese ships, seven were quickly shot down.

Although these land-based bomber pilots who had just arrived in Midway Island and had not been training for a long time, even though they knew that the chance of attacking Japanese aircraft carriers was extremely low without escort from fighter jets, they still flew fearlessly and launched a brave attack. One bomber after another was wiped out, but the pilots seemed to have ignored death and were willing to spread the blood in the sky.

Tomoenaga's report and the attack of US aircraft made Lieutenant General Nagamo believe that Midway's defense is still strong, so he decided to change the aircraft originally planned to deal with US ships to carry out a second bombing of Midway. At this time, he still did not discover the US fleet.

Then came the second batch of torpedo planes flying from Midway Island. Of course, they were shot down and expelled by Japanese planes without exception.

The third batch...

The fourth batch...

The fifth batch...

The crazy and fearless attack continued. As soon as one wave was repelled, the American aircraft came up again. The sky was covered with dense rain of bullets like locusts, buzzing and roaring Zero, Avengers, b17 was like a group of buzzing wasps, dancing strange dances, turning in circles with no rules, fighting, shooting...

Nanyun stood in the solid command cabin, staring at the struggle in the sky, seeing balls of burning US military planes falling into the sea and splashing huge columns of water, and even occasionally flashed with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

Nanyun even expressed the feeling that the US military was not all cowards, "These people are really brave! Apart from the fact that flying skills are as smelly as shit, their spirit of death is no different from that of the Japanese soldiers."

Nagashim received a telegram from a reconnaissance aircraft that was delayed by the Ligan half an hour and found 10 US ships on the sea surface about 240 nautical miles from Midway Island. Nagashim ordered the reconnaissance aircraft to continue to find out whether the enemy fleet owns an aircraft carrier, and at the same time ordered the suspension of the replacement of the torpedo aircraft.

At 8:15, Nanyun finally received a report from the reconnaissance plane: there were indeed aircraft carriers in the US fleet. Nanyun ordered all ships to stop loading bombs, and the plane was sent back to the hangar again to re-model the torpedo. The deck of the lower hangar was in chaos. In order to gain time, the unloaded bombs were piled on the deck in the hangar.

Of course, the 97-ship attack loaded with bombs can also attack US aircraft carriers, but Nanyun believes that horizontal bombing is not accurate enough and cannot be as accurate as torpedo attacks. Since the US military only has one aircraft carrier, even if the US aircraft carrier sends all its aircraft, it cannot be a Zero aircraft opponent escorted over its fleet. The number of US carrier-based aircraft is not enough to break through its own defense. If the US military dares to attack, their fate will not be much better than the outcome of the first five batches of roadbed aircraft.

Nan Yun has limited information, and it is understandable to make such a judgment based on the information he has obtained. According to the current situation, he can wait for his 97 ship to complete the attack and bomb replacement. That will be his performance time. Hundreds of 97s and 99 will easily destroy the US fleet, including an aircraft carrier.

The first wave of aircraft returned to Nanyun and requested landing. At this time, the escort Zero fighter flying over the fleet also needed to refuel and bomb. After a little thought, Nanyun decided to postpone the attack time, first retrieving the air strikes Midway Island and intercepting US bombers, and then reorganizing the troops to attack the US special-mix fleet.

At 8:38, the return planes began to land on the flight decks of four aircraft carriers one after another.

At 9:18, all the aircraft were completed. Nanyun ordered the fleet to sail north at a speed of 30 knots to avoid the US aircraft that were attacking again and prepare to attack the US special-mix fleet with all its strength.

At 9:20, the Zero fighter jets covering the Japanese fleet began to take off.

"Report! 15 US military aircraft flew from the east, with an altitude of 4,000, a speed of 300, and a distance of 50 kilometers. They will arrive at the outer defense circle of our fleet within 5 minutes..." An officer rushed into the command room with excitement and anxiety and reported the latest information to Nanyun.

Nanyun listened to the report with satisfaction and quickly gave an instruction, "Order Noda to attack!"

This Freia radar is really good. With it, I can warn about 10 minutes in advance and can calmly adjust the azimuth and altitude of the escort fighter jets over the fleet. It is a great contribution. I really want to thank General Yamamoto for his kindness to me.

At 9:25, a formation of 15 Avengers torpedo bombers taken off by Bumblebee discovered the Nagamo fleet. Unfortunately, their fuel was about to be exhausted and there was no fighter escort. During the suicide attack, they were shot down by Zero fighter and anti-aircraft artillery fire, and all 30 pilots were killed, except for one of them.

At 9:30, 14 US fighter jets that took off from the Hornet followed one after another and attacked the Canglong and the Flying Dragon. However, they were severely damaged when attacking the Nanyun fleet and lost 10 torpedo bombers. None of the torpedoes dropped by the US planes hit.

At 10:10, 12 torpedo bombers that took off from York City buzzed and flew to the site of the Nanyun fleet. The twelve aircraft on York City flew over and over. The cross was shot down; two of them dropped the torpedoes in vain and escaped. Three torpedo bombers squadrons have now been wiped out, while Nanyun's aircraft carrier commando was intact. It was 10:16.

This is the 8th wave of attack. What strange thing about Nanyun is, why is the US military only sending torpedo bombers without fighter escort? Are the Americans really stupid to eat feces? Without fighter escort, how can they break through the defense of my Zero fighter? The Americans who can't figure it out, the passionate and stupid Americans.

After being attacked by three torpedo bombers, Nagayun also determined that the enemy had at least three aircraft carriers. According to convention, each US aircraft carrier was only equipped with one squadron of torpedo aircraft, and now he has repelled three squadrons of torpedo aircraft. It is obvious that the number of enemy aircraft carriers can be inferred.

Nanyun was very surprised, and at the same time he felt that this was a huge opportunity. The US military had only these three aircraft carriers left in the Pacific Ocean. If he could wipe out his entire battle, he would make a great achievement. Nanyun's face was flushed with excitement.

"Order the hangar to speed up the progress and quickly lift the attack aircraft that has been replaced to the deck. Be prepared to set off one aircraft without delay!"

"Hi!" The equally excited staff officer replied in a changed voice.

“How long will it take at the fastest time?”

“It will take half an hour at the fastest.”

The staff officer answered correctly. After a series of torpedoes and bombs, he has just replaced about half of the attack aircraft, and then lifted it to the flight deck, and then prepared for warm-up. He didn't want to fly out in half an hour. Warm-up is necessary. If the aircraft does not warm up the engine for 15 minutes, it is impossible to achieve maximum power. The consequence of forced takeoff without reaching the maximum power is that it will not be able to fly and fall directly into the sea.

"It's too slow!" Nanyun said a little disappointed, but he also knew that this was the consequence of his series of orders.

Another anxious intelligence came from the radar soldiers, "Reported that there are about 50 enemy dive bombers, divided into two groups of aircraft, with a position of 250."

"What?" Nan Yun jumped up in shock. 50 aircraft? Are the US military really immortal? One dead person came up again.

"Order Nagano and Noda and the other two to lead the escort plane to climb up and fight!"

The escort Zero fighter jet led by Nagano and Noda is hovering at a low altitude above the fleet. The just-passed attack on the US torpedo aircraft is still over. A large group of fighter jets are busy chasing the two US torpedo aircraft that are running away, and there is no warning at high altitude.
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