"Bad!" Halsey and McCain's hearts suddenly sank to the bottom.

Today, my luck was really bad. I originally planned to evacuate and evacuate after 7 o'clock. Therefore, now the escort aircraft carriers and cruisers and destroyers have reduced their speed to prepare for the response. Not only has the ability to evacuate significantly, but they have not even arranged an air defense array. Wouldn't it be a fatal blow to launch an attack at this time?

He quickly ordered: "The operations of all ships are suspended and they will do their best to defend air..."

The telegram was sent out, but it was useless. The Japanese attack had already begun. The sea was full of flares, illuminating the entire night sky as if it were daytime, and warships of all sizes were visible. The excited Japanese pilots rushed down in groups to attack in the attack at night. Finally, there were no annoying US fighter jets coming to entangle. As long as you avoid air defense firepower, you can teach the US warships a lesson.

“Dispersible, disperse immediately…”

With the shouting of hoarseness, the 250-kg or 400-kg bombs have fallen: the former is against escort carriers and other warships, while the latter is against Essex and South Dakota.

18:57, the most sudden Alabama became the first victim. Four meteors came to him and dropped 8 400 kilogram bombs. Although the ship sprayed out extremely fierce anti-aircraft fire, it had a guiding effect on the attack aircraft at night. There must be warships under the flames. Within 18 seconds, Alabama ate three bombs in a row. Although the heavy armor blocked the bomb's damage to the engine compartment, the superstructure and anti-aircraft gun positions were destroyed in a mess, with screams and broken limbs flying everywhere. What made people even more heartbroken was that the bomb also caused a fire.

The blazing fire shone on the fleet like a torch. Not only did the Alabama itself be exposed, but it even reflected the Indiana next to it. Soon more attack aircraft rushed over to attack and lit the Indiana with continuous bombs.

Seeing the pilots fighting two South Dakota-class ships, Jiang Caolongfan, who was commanding in the air, was anxious. He had just bombed the front deck of the Hornet. Although he had blown up a big hole to destroy the opponent's take-off and landing ability, he failed to detonate more aircraft and fuel. The captain of the ship was strangely not ordering anti-aircraft guns to open fire, because this would expose the warship's position in South Africa. The Hornet, which escaped in South Africa, had great experience in escaping. The ship fled at a high speed of 32 knots. Jiang Caolongfan watched the other party leave but had no choice. His bomb was thrown away, and he fired two consecutive flares to indicate the attacks of the aircraft group, but no one paid attention to it. He was so anxious that he scolded his men in the headphones...

Finally, someone heard the captain's shouts clearly and immediately rushed down to attack. After Jiang Cao Longfan released the flare for the third time, two more aircraft successfully dropped the bombs on the rear deck of the Hornets. One of them was a very rare 2 combo. Under the continuous attack of three 400 kilogram bombs, the Hornets were blown out of a large hole, and the hangar exploded and quickly burned, and then the old high flames burst out. Because of the effect of aviation fuel, the fire was even more fierce than that of the South Dakota class.

Seeing that the torch was burning again, more pilots rushed over as if they were awakened in their dreams. Before setting off, the commander repeatedly explained that the first target of attack was the fleet aircraft carrier. Why did he rush down when he saw the battleship being fired?

After hovering for a few times, Jiang Cao Longfan, who was still furious just now, calmed down: It is human nature to attract light in the darkness. If he hadn't been staring at this fleet aircraft carrier, he might have been led by the two battleships. Now, as soon as the fire is on fire, wouldn't the attacking crowd come? After thinking about it, he sent a telegram to remind the subsequent attack waves to pay attention to this matter, and suggested choosing some aircraft to bring a batch of incendiary bombs!

"What, the fleet is now under night attack? The Alabama, Indiana, and Hornets were all shot and caught fire?"

Hearing such shocking news from the front line, Spruenz and Nimitz felt dizzy and were at a loss for a moment. Turner jumped and shouted: "Diss the formation, disband the formation, disperse immediately, disperse immediately, disperse immediately, and extinguish the fire quickly! Extinguish the fire! Extinguish the fire!"

He was beaten in Cape Verde, so he naturally knew how terrible it was to catch a fire in the dark. Many warships were targeted after they caught fire, and eventually became the soul of the s boat. The situation is the same now. The fired warship must be the target of the Japanese army's key attack.

"Sir, the first attack wave has been launched. Three major US troops caught fire, but the speed is not slow. Jiang Cao Longfan reminded the subsequent pilots not to be too attracted by the flames and give up other targets. At the same time, it is recommended that some aircraft carry incendiary bombs."

Tsukahara nodded with satisfaction: "Tell the telegram to Shigeji Murata and Shigeji Murata to remind them to take it as a warning! Leave the incendiary bomb to the third wave..."

The second attack wave sent by Tsukahara is the most elite and elite crew of the joint fleet. Because it is related to the complete annihilation of the US Pacific Fleet, even Mizuo Fujita, who has no longer easily attacked, took command personally, while Colonel Murata Shigeji brought a lightning strike aircraft formation to prepare for the final blow to several US main ships.

The American warships were built too strong, and they were often not sunk without torpedoes. Tsukahara decided to rely on the reputation of the King of Lightning to kill a wave. This was a person who could even blow up the piers of the Brooklyn Bridge.

As for why the interval between the first attack wave was not arranged for more than an hour after the first attack wave was put into the battlefield, it was also the plan decided by Tsukahara and the staff members after contemplation: After the US military was caught off guard, its instinctive reaction was to disband the formation and escape their lives. Although this increased the difficulty of searching, once it was found, it was relatively easier to deal with torpedoes, so it was necessary to "leave" an evacuation time for the opponent.

As for setting an hour and a half, it is also a result of fully considering the actual situation and considering tactics. The time is too short and the enemy fleet has not completely dispersed. The time is too long and the search is too difficult. An hour and a half are not long or short, just right!

Due to the tight fuel in the Japanese army, the first round of attack ended at 19:17. Although the US military was passive, the actual losses were not too large:

Both the Alabama and the Indiana were both mid-spans, and some anti-aircraft guns were lost. Others had little impact and had not decreased speed. They could still maintain 27.5 knots. The deadly fire was finally extinguished after the Japanese army left, with the efforts of hundreds of team members of the damage management team.

The Hornet was severely damaged. Not only did the deck completely destroyed and lost its take-off and landing ability, the hangar was also blown up a mess, but the power cabin had little impact, and only 4 knots of speed was lost, and it still maintained above 28 knots. While the captain ordered the ground crew and sailors to put out the fire, he also threw all the planes, fuel and ammunition that could cause combustion into the sea. The Japanese army's fire attack just now really scared people;

The Franklin, where Halsey and McCain are located, has the best luck, except for two near-missile bombs, and it is unscathed! However, the two night fighters that took off on the ship were not very good. One was shot down by Sugita Zhuang, and the other collided with the Japanese plane and both fell into the sea, barely achieving one result.

The Japanese first attack wave dispatched a total of 112 aircraft. Except for 32 fighter jets, the rest were all meteors carrying bombs. The overall loss was 14, and the combat loss rate was smaller than expected. Now Ekara Takahiro took them to the first flight of Tsukahara.

In addition to the battle results of the main battleship, the first attack wave also sank two Casablanca-class escort aircraft carriers and severely damaged one Cleveland light cruiser. Overall, if it weren't for too much ammunition pouring into the two South Dakota-class ships, the Japanese army would have had the chance to achieve greater results, but even the current results would have been basically satisfactory.

20:24, under the guidance of Ye Caiyun, Mizuo Shizuo successfully found the TF50 fleet. Now the entire fleet is completely in chaos. The escaped, the evacuation, and the transfer of the transfer are noisy on the sea. Since the first attack wave is much more abundant than the first attack wave, Mizuo Shizuo Shizuo did not rush to attack, but searched carefully and checked carefully, and at the same time let everyone pay attention to the single US warships and sank them whenever they had the chance.

In less than three minutes, three escort aircraft carriers that fled in panic were found by the Japanese army. The latter used only 22 planes to sank three of them.

20:29, the first unlucky South Dakota-class battleship Indiana was found. Mitsuo Shizuda fired a string of flares to cover the entire warship in white light, and then ordered the bombing team and the lightning strike team to cooperate. The 400-kilogram bomb could not destroy the battleship, but it could attract US military firepower and cause the superstructure to burn. With this moment, 12 torpedo planes had lowered their altitude, slowed down their speed, and rushed towards the Indiana with the sea.

Now all the firepower of the ship is pouring into the air, and it has indeed shot down two planes, but it has not paid attention to the raid on the sea. Within 5 minutes, all 12 torpedo planes successfully threw lightning, rushing towards the warship 2,500 meters away in a 120-degree fan-shaped face. Indiana twisted its body to avoid the bombs falling into the sky, but could not avoid the torpedoes that rushed from all angles. When several sailors shouted "torpedoes" in horror, these big guys had already rushed to a place where the ship was only more than 400 meters.

"Boom boom boom", in less than 20 seconds, the ship had three violent explosions in the starboard side, each time it rushed into the sky, and everyone was blown up to the ground and fell into the sea. Although the South Dakota class improved its defense against the North Carolina class and was the main battleship of the US military second only to the Iowa class, it was just a 35,000-ton treaty battleship. With three consecutive torpedo hits, the starboard side to tear open a huge gap, and the sea water pours in, and a roll of more than 15 degrees appeared in a few minutes.

Although the opponent has not sunk yet, Renda is sure that the other party is helpless. Even if he is rescued, he will not have the chance to drive back at such a slow speed. It is quite good to use it for the new pilot to shoot live ammunition after dawn. American taxpayers would probably be furious after learning this news: the new battleship worth tens of millions and less than five years old is now just the target ship in the mouth of Renda!

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