Imperial Overlord

he knows. The initiative of the battle has been handed over, and now it is the turn of the Japanese Navy to fight back...

And whether his fleet can survive this fight back will be the key to this sea battle.

"The Japanese attack is coming soon... If Nagumo Chuichi is not an idiot, he must have discovered the location of our fleet." Looking at his men, General Fletcher said depressedly.

He has only one chance to attack, and can damage three Japanese aircraft carriers, which is almost a super-level performance.

The original attack plan, the first wave of attacks was to sink more than one Japanese aircraft carrier.

But now, three Japanese aircraft carriers have been taken out of the battle, which is indeed a small victory for the US Navy.

However, Fletcher still understands the truth that it is better to cut off one of his fingers. The Japanese aircraft carrier he had wounded would soon be able to return to the order of battle.

And if his fleet is attacked by the Japanese army, 80% will be sunk here. This was a situation he had to face, and he had already thought about it before the battle.

"Is the second wave of attack aircraft sent out? Let them not have to return..." Standing on his own position, Fletcher finally made up his mind.

He cannot retreat in this battle, and retreating is also a failure! He could only sunk as many Japanese warships as possible near Midway, in order to earn a silver lining for the future U.S. military.

Compared with the first batch of attack aircraft, the second batch of US Navy attack echelons can be described as shabby.

They only had a wretched 20 Avengers torpedoes and no fighter cover.

The U.S. Navy has tried its best, as they only have two carriers that can go to war. In this case, there are not many aircraft that the two aircraft carriers can carry.

Even if there are not enough **** fighters, there can only be so many carrier-based attack aircraft.

If the first batch of U.S. naval aviation did not land and refuel, then the United States would not be able to mobilize forces for a third attack.

The Japanese side is much more comfortable. Even if there are three aircraft carriers left, the Japanese army has at least 80 attack aircraft units.

Of course, the problem also lies in the fact that there are many aircraft carriers in the Japanese army, so there are also many planes taking off.

However, the second batch of more than 100 bombers and attack aircraft took off from six aircraft carriers.

Now, the decks of three aircraft carriers have been destroyed, and the remaining aircraft can only land on the other three aircraft carriers...

But the other three aircraft carriers also have carrier-based aircraft taking off, and they cannot receive more carrier-based aircraft.

Counting the lost planes, the Japanese army still has about 20 planes that have no place to land. They can only wait in the sky honestly. After some other planes take off, they can land and supply.

In addition to the second batch of carrier-based aircraft that attacked Midway, there was a second batch of carrier-based Zero fighter jets taking off to **** the battleship fleet.

If you count the Zero fighter jets that scrambled to intercept the first batch of American attack planes, at this moment, most of the Japanese planes are taking off.

Therefore, the subsequent three Japanese aircraft carriers could only clear the decks to welcome the returning aircraft in various batches.

Moreover, in order to prevent the extra planes from crashing, the Japanese navy aircraft carrier fleet can only take off planes frequently to make room for the planes that have no fuel immediately to land.

This undoubtedly increases the difficulty of deployment, and can easily disrupt the original take-off attack plan of the Japanese Navy.

"Admiral Nagumo's carrier aircraft has already started to fight back... We will soon have the news of sinking the US Navy battleship!" The subordinate bowed his head and reported to Yamamoto.

Yamamoto fifty-six waved his hand in disbelief and interrupted the other party's report: "Report after the victory. Before victory, everything is empty talk!"

He now knew that the Soryu and Hiryu had left the battle, and the aircraft carrier Kaga had also retreated.

The confrontation had only just begun, and he had lost half of his aircraft carriers. If it weren't for the fact that no battleship was sunk, he would have collapsed at this moment.

Fortunately, aside from the hundreds of casualties, the loss of the fleet was not serious. The pilot lost a part, but it was still within the range that he could hold on.

"Arrange the destroyer to escort, cover the retreat of the wounded aircraft carrier fleet, and leave the nearby war zone!" Glancing at his subordinates, Yamamoto fifty-six instructed.

"Report! The attacking echelon of the counterattack has found the target! The US aircraft carrier! They have found the US aircraft carrier!" An officer hurried in and handed the message to Yamamoto.

Yamamoto took a look at the telegram, and finally felt relieved: according to the elite level of the Japanese naval aviation, after discovering the enemy, there is no reason for the American fleet to escape.

By annihilating this American fleet, the Japanese navy completely took control of the initiative in the Pacific.

At that time, Midway can be defeated in one battle, and Hawaii will become his possession of Yamamoto Fifty-six.

He clenched his fists and bet on the fate of the country in this war, and after all, he was the Japanese general who won the battle!

Just as Yamamoto fifty-six clenched his fist confidently, Fletcher had already seen the diving Japanese bomber.

The performance of the Type 97 bomber was very good, and it was still a very advanced naval attack aircraft in 1941.

The combat effectiveness of this aircraft in the hands of Japanese pilots can be described as terror.

An American cruiser was the first to be hit by a torpedo~www.wuxiaspot.com~ It may have been blocked between the carrier and the torpedo before it was hit first.

Afterwards, the slower aircraft carrier USS Assault was blown up to scrap metal by Japanese carrier-based aircraft that surrounded it like wasps.

The good news is that after eating a torpedo and two bombs, the aircraft carrier USS Assault did not sink, but still floats at sea...

This did Fletcher a big favor, since the ship didn't sink and his USS Hornet was relatively safer. After all, there is an immobile warship paralyzed on the side, and the Japanese aircraft attack will be more dispersed.

But the goddess of luck could not have been shrouded in the Americans' heads, and after eating another torpedo and a bomb, the USS Assault was completely useless.

It banked slowly and the hull began to flood heavily. Lost of power, it began to sink, and the Japanese gave up attacking the warship that was about to sink.

The Japanese planes focused their attention on America's only remaining aircraft carrier, ready to sink the only remaining threat to the Japanese fleet in one fell swoop.