Chapter 1498 Play a round first
"Yes, this is the best result we can do! But this is just the beginning!"
Qiao Qingshan nodded slightly and then said, "According to the news sent back by the reconnaissance plane, the vanguard of the Japanese joint fleet has arrived at about 300 nautical miles of Midway Island.
The enemies we face will be stronger next, and we will face more dangerous and bloody battles!"
Liu Qiang's mouth curled slightly and said with great enthusiasm: "But so what? Aren't we always waiting for this moment to arrive? Although the Japanese United Fleet is very strong, it has always been a war since ancient times. Their final outcome will only be to destroy themselves and be swept into the garbage dump of history!"
Qiao Qingshan smiled and nodded, "The result must be like this! I have never doubted this."
"Haha, this is enough! As for what the process will be like, we can only do our best and leave our destiny. We just need to have a clear conscience!"
Liu Qiang turned his head and looked at the communication consultant next to him, "Send a telegram to General Nimitz immediately and ask for instructions on the next action!
Logically speaking, although the distance of 300 nautical miles is a little far, it is completely possible to start the action. And such a wonderful and important naval battle, how can we lose our Hu Ben Navy?”
"yes!"
The communications consultant left with great excitement.
After the communications officer left, Liu Qiang continued to say to Qiao Qingshan with great enthusiasm: "Anyway, I'm idle now, so let's go to the island to take a look! Maybe we will stay here for a long time!"
On the deck of the USS Pennsylvania battleship.
"Nice! The Chinese army ended the ground battle on the sand island within 32 hours, and it was only half an hour later than the United States. This was simply a miracle!"
After receiving the telegram from Liu Qiang, Nimitz immediately praised it with excitement.
The so-called no comparison will lead to no harm. The Japanese defenders on the East Island are only one-third of the sand island, and the terrain is far less vast and complex than the sand island.
In this way, while occupying absolute naval and air superiority, the US military fought for more than 31 hours, with more than 1,200 casualties.
If he had been in a place, Nimitz could not imagine how much casualties the US military would pay to fully conquer the Sand Island at the same time.
"We have to admit that in terms of practical experience, the Chinese army, which has experienced a long war, is indeed very good."
Chief of Staff Raymond sincerely praised, and continued, "His Excellency Commander-in-Chief, the vanguard of the Japanese Joint Fleet has appeared in the southeast 112.5 degrees, 307 nautical miles away.
Will we immediately attack the Japanese joint fleet as planned?"
"Of course, do we have to wait until the Japanese Combined Fleet rushed to the front and then confront their huge battleship battle group?"
Nimitz was in a good mood and said, "Our biggest advantage is that he has an extremely powerful aircraft carrier battle group, and ultra-long-distance attack is our greatest capital!
So, General Raymond immediately conveys the combat orders, let our young men conquer these damn invaders, and destroy all their proud warships and aircraft carrier groups in the Pacific!"
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, I firmly believe that the ultimate victory must belong to the great America!"
Raymond nodded first, then said with some concern, "But the time is not right now. It will be dark in at most 3 and a half hours. At such a long distance, we can only launch a round of attacks on the Japanese fleet!
And at present we have only discovered part of the Japanese fleet, and its main fleet has not yet been discovered."
"Yes, this is indeed a serious problem!"
Hearing Raymond's implication, Nimitz frowned and said, "If we attack with all our might, the fleet will lose the protection of the fleet. If the Japanese carrier-based aircraft group comes to attack at this time, it will inevitably be an unbearable disaster.
But if you don’t attack with all your might, perhaps the Japanese joint fleet will return to the Hawaiian Islands after being frustrated!
And once we miss this opportunity, it will be difficult for us to find such a good combat opportunity again!"
"One round is just one round. No matter what, I'll just fight one more time!"
After weighing the pros and cons for a while, Nimitz made a decision and said to Raymond, "But in case of prevention, we don't have to do our best in this round of attacks, just follow the normal pattern.
We may be able to convince the Japanese that the Pacific Fleet consumes a lot, and the combat effectiveness of the naval carrier-based aircraft fleet is not as strong as theirs! Do you understand what I mean?"
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, I understand!"
Raymond smiled and nodded, then turned around and ran towards the command cabin.
"Very good, that's right!"
After receiving a call from the US Pacific Fleet General Headquarters, Liu Qiang nodded happily, and then said to the communications officer beside him, "I'm sending my order, the First Fighter Flight Regiment, the Second Fighter Flight Regiment, and the First Bomber Flight Regiment take off immediately!"
Soon, 60 P-47n fighter jets and 30 SBD-2 "Dreadless" dive bombers took off one after another from the aircraft carrier deck.
The SBD-2 "Dreadless" ship dive bomber equipped by the Huber Navy is the latest model of ship-based dive bomber developed by Douglas. It was mainly active on the Pacific battlefield during World War II. In another Midway Battle in time and space, four Japanese main aircraft carriers were destroyed within 24 hours.
The aircraft has two crew members, a length of 10 meters, a wingspan of 12.65 meters, a height of 3.94 meters, an empty weight of 2,964 kilograms,
Maximum takeoff weight: 4,318 kg, maximum flight speed 410 km per hour, maximum range 2222 km
In order to help pilots reduce fatigue during long-distance cross-sea flights, the aircraft has also been equipped with an autopilot.
However, the biggest problem with the aircraft is that the armor protection problem of pilots and fuel systems has not been fully solved, and the protection performance is relatively poor.
As for the more bulky torpedo bomber, Liu Qiang did not dispatch this time. The main reason is that although the thing has great lethality against ships, its success rate is too low.
Moreover, the flight distance this time is really far. If you bring them to battle, you will definitely be able to come back after dark.
The US military did not seem to have considered that much. While the Huben carrier-based aircraft groups took off one after another, 117 fighter jets composed of fighter jets, torpedoes and dive bombers took off from the 16th special mixed fleet aircraft carrier group led by Major General Spruins.
After the two combat aircraft groups formed their own formations in the air, they were like two sharp swords cutting through the sky, with fierce murderous intent, and rushed to the Japanese fleet 300 nautical miles away.
"Great General! Midway Island has fallen. Colonel Miyagawa Heifuki sent a decisive telegram, and more than 7,000 imperial warriors have been broken together!"
At this time, Yamamoto Izuru, who had been waiting for news anxiously, was waiting for a bad news that people didn't want to hear.
Chapter completed!