Before, Perron did not let the v1500 bomber group be put into combat. The reason is very simple. There are many US fighters in the air. Although these US fighters are not special interceptors, the load of the v1500 attack is too large, so the speed and power redundancy have reached a very low limit. This is a very good goal. The Americans would rather pay a high price than destroy it! Therefore, Perron was waiting and waiting for the US military aviation power that had experienced a battle. Only after all, these killers would finally come on stage. Although they are called the Giant Team, the number of bombers in this team is not large, with only 8, of which 6 carry 2 torpedoes and 2 carry 3 torpedoes. As for why they don’t all carry 3? Because the number is not enough! And this time it was also an experiment conducted by the Japanese to see how effective this heavy bomber is on the fleet!

The Japanese dare not touch the American battleship detachment located in the core area. They chose the Louisiana, a newly-in-service American armored cruiser! This time, the Japanese had sufficient torpedoes to squander. There were 18 torpedoes in the eight aircraft. With almost no air interference, these giants chose to launch lightning strikes from both left and right directions!

The American destroyer once again rushed up bravely, but apart from the 5-inch gun, both the 28mm machine gun and the large-caliber machine gun were obviously insufficient in range and power. Except for injuring two v1500 aircraft and forcing the opponent to give up the attack, the two destroyers escorted did not achieve other commendable results.

Then, at the last moment, the remaining six V1500 bombers fired a full 14 torpedoes from a distance of 800 to 1,200 meters on both sides of the Louisiana in less than a minute! This is undoubtedly fatal to a warship!

The Louisiana was trying hard to dodge the attack, and a torpedo was passing by the maneuvering battleship with a white trail. The American soldiers on the ship stared at the remaining torpedoes on the sea. The output of the power system was hit to the maximum, and the experienced helmsman kept adjusting the course of the battleship. In the next 2 minutes, the armored cruiser shook 10 torpedoes in a row! But in the end, when the power of the battleship was exhausted due to long-term high-speed maneuvering and frequent steering, bad luck finally came!

Two torpedoes hit the left side of the Louisiana almost at the same time. The first torpedo hit the rear of the hull, and the violent explosion completely destroyed a servo and a spiral line! The rudder cabin at the tail was also severely damaged, and the second torpedo hit the position of the stern of the ship was not far from the stern. 190 kilograms of high explosives tear a large hole more than 6 meters long on the hull, and brought up a water inlet of up to 1,500 tons to the warship! When the US soldiers on the Louisiana were nervously repairing the warship, the third torpedo also hit the right side of the ship, but this torpedo hit the middle of the hull with the best defense. Even so, this torpedo added at least 700 tons of water inlet to the warship!

"How is the situation?" Sims asked after the battle.

"The situation of Colorado is pretty good. New Mexico has suffered moderate trauma. Although the hull structure is still complete, if you want to engage in artillery battles with the Japanese, the situation is not optimistic. The flue damage of Colorado directly affects the exhaust of the boiler and thus affects the speed. The black smoke will also affect the aim of the rangefinder. The main turret of No. 2 is also unavailable for the time being. I don't know if it can be repaired. The deck of New Mexico was blown up in a mess, and some optical equipment was inevitably damaged." Majifen thought for a while and said.

"Then the Louisiana?" Sims said, looking at the armored cruiser that was almost approaching the sea at the stern in the distance.

"If this is in New Ireland, I will definitely tow this warship of nearly 20,000 tons back. In fact, for the new armored cruiser with tight underwater defense, three torpedoes are not irrescueable, but we are at the enemy's home court. The servo and power system of the Louisiana were seriously damaged, and the inlet of more than 2,000 tons of water greatly reduced the speed of this warship. We cannot take this warship back at a speed of 20 knots, so we must abandon the warship and then the entire fleet will go back at a high speed. I can guarantee that the Japanese Combined Fleet will definitely intercept us, and we cannot give the Japanese too much preparation time." Majifen said.

"So that's it, transfer the personnel on the Louisiana and let the destroyer deal with it." Sims said: "Now, what's going on with the aircraft carrier detachment?"

"The Langley and Independence in the first aircraft carrier detachment were sunk, the Constellation was severely damaged, and the flight deck was severely damaged. Only extremely limited ability to release the aircraft was left. We lost at least 230 aircraft in this battle. Of course, it was impossible for these aircraft to be shot down in air combat. Many of them were forced landings due to fuel exhaustion, or were lost with the sinking of the Langley and Independence. The only aircraft carriers we can use now are Zeppelin and Assaulters. The Constellation can advance with us, but it is impossible to count on how much output it has." Majifen said.

"Can't the Zodiac sign be repaired? I remember that the Zodiac sign's flight deck structure is quite simple. Just put a shelf on the open hangar and lay steel plates and teak boards on it." Sims asked.

"Impossible. The second half of the flight deck of Constellation was too severely damaged. The big hole that was dozens of meters long and the support structure below was ruined. How to repair this? The hangar deck below, which is the hull structure, was also seriously damaged. The lethality of the 500kg bomb is really great." Majifen shook his head and said.

"That is, our remaining aviation power is even far less than that of the Japanese Joint Fleet?" Sims said.

"That's right. Even if we don't encounter the Japanese ground-based air force this time, we still can't defeat the Japanese joint fleet. They have at least 5 aircraft carriers and can guarantee 4 of them to fight with the fleet on the battlefield." Majifen said.

"We are at a disadvantage. The situation is not very good for us to have two battleships. If the two Japanese Nagato-class battleships are in service, they will have 11 fast battleships. Once they fight, they will take the initiative in the battlefield. The situation is not easy to deal with." Sims sighed and said.
Chapter completed!