Age of Conquest Reborn

At 6:20 a.m. on July 4th, the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet launched the first mixed fleet of fighters and bombers to attack the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet. More than 200 aircraft had arrived less than 40 nautical miles away from the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

Even with the naked eye, Major Hashimoto, the captain of the fighter group of the vanguard force, could see the huge formation of the U.S. Pacific Fleet on the calm sea.

At 6:23, Major Hashimoto reported to the formation commander, "Your Excellency, Commander, the vanguard group has arrived at the scheduled attack position and has not been discovered by the US fleet. The main force of the formation can continue to covertly engage the enemy!"

At 6:25, the commander of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, Yamamoto Itsuki, was in the control tower, listening to the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Matsuda, read a telegram, "The mixed formation of fighters and bombers has entered the optimal attack range.

So far, it has not been discovered by the US Pacific Fleet!"

General Yamamoto raised his brows and asked in disbelief: "Oh, didn't the Americans send a reconnaissance plane? This raid was surprisingly smooth. More than 200 fighter planes have arrived at the attack position. The target of the attack was unexpectedly

I didn’t notice it at all, isn’t it a little strange?”

Chief of Staff Matsuda explained: "In the airspace about a hundred nautical miles away from the U.S. Pacific Fleet, the fleet vanguard group once shot down an American reconnaissance plane. The formation commander judged that the U.S. reconnaissance plane did not have time to send out the intelligence.

Come back!"

General Yamamoto said with some sigh: "What kind of opponent is this? It is so unbearable. It seems that the harvest from today's battle is much greater than I imagined. Matsuda-kun, let's start!"

At 6:32, the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet Submarine Squadron "Kazaki" submarine quietly surfaced on the surface. The four torpedoes on the bow of the boat were aimed at the Pacific Fleet heavy cruiser "Conswiczyn", attacking the United States.

The first shot of the Pacific Fleet was given to the submarine "Kasaki".

Lieutenant Colonel Sae Toga, the captain of the submarine "Kasaki", ordered: "The bow torpedoes are ready for launch in one minute. Target. Heavy cruiser ahead, fifteen chains away, launch!" On the calm sea, four torpedoes were towed.

Following a white wave, it rushed towards the heavy cruiser "Konschwitz". However, completely unaware of the fatal danger, the approaching heavy cruiser "Konschwitz" was still sailing on its normal course and speed.

"Boom, boom, boom!" There were three loud noises. Three of the four torpedoes hit the target. The heavy cruiser "Conswissing" burst into flames and smoke at that time. Below the waterline of the warship, three of them hit the target.

A large black hole opened ferociously, and seawater poured in violently. Then, the heavy cruiser "Conswiczyn" suffered a chain explosion and broke into two pieces.

Immediately, the warships of the Pacific Fleet were blaring sirens. Lieutenant General Fullwood picked up the ringing phone and said, "What? It was attacked by a Japanese submarine. A warship was severely damaged and is sinking. Order

, all submarine-hunting ships and submarine-hunting aircraft. Move out immediately to clear out Japanese submarines! Move quickly, all carrier-based aircraft, immediately prepare to take off on alert, all warships, make first-level combat preparations, air defense fire network, enter combat status!

"

After putting down the phone, Lieutenant General Fulwood had not digested the depressing news in his mind. A staff officer next to him suddenly shouted loudly and horrified: "Commander, the plane, the Japanese plane, is here."

Over our fleet!"

Lieutenant General Fullwood followed the direction pointed by his staff and picked up his telescope to take a look. His face turned pale at that time, and the sweat on his face broke out. Oh my God, the overwhelming Japanese planes were swooping down.

And in the southwest corner of the fleet defense circle, there were continuous explosions one after another, and from time to time, warships would burst into flames and smoke!

It was attacked by the Japanese naval fleet, but how did the Japanese aircraft touch it? We have sent out reconnaissance planes, why did not any news come back? Also, when was the fleet tracked by the Japanese submarine?

?The fleet that attacked his fleet was the Japanese navy. How strong was it? All the questions were like a mess, entangled in his mind.

The attack came too suddenly, and the fleet was not prepared at all. The carrier-based aircraft had just pushed onto the take-off deck. Lieutenant General Fulwood realized the seriousness of the problem. He picked up the phone and loudly ordered: "Second aircraft carrier formation,

Escort the troop carrier formation, immediately leave the fleet and move closer to Hawaii Island. Be quick, and the ships will form cross-air defense firepower, mobile defense, and cover the departure of the troop carrier formation!"

"Communications officer, immediately send an emergency telegram to the land-based aviation force. Our fleet was suddenly attacked by an unknown Japanese naval fleet four hundred nautical miles east of Hawaii Island. We are in a very dangerous situation. Please request immediate support!"

An unprecedentedly fierce naval battle began. As soon as the battle began, it developed in a direction that was beneficial to the Japanese navy's combined fleet. Admiral Yamamoto's strategy completely worked. The surprise attack achieved the best concealment effect. Japan

When the Navy's carrier-based aircraft arrived over the U.S. Pacific Fleet, most of the U.S. warships did not even respond.

The tactics formulated by Admiral Yamamoto were fierce and effective. They concentrated all the submarines and tore a hole in the corner of the fleet defense circle. With violent explosions, the destroyers, cruisers, and battleships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet erupted from time to time.

Due to the smoke and fire, even if it was not sunk immediately, it basically lost its combat effectiveness. Moreover, the sailing speed of the severely damaged warship immediately dropped.

This became the target of the Japanese submarine attack. At the same time, more than 200 Japanese fighter jets and bombers rushed into the inner circle of the Pacific Fleet's air defense firepower network along the openings torn by the submarine. The main target of the attack was

The two aircraft carriers left behind.

The U.S. carrier-based aircraft were on the deck of the aircraft carrier. Before they had time to taxi, the Japanese fighter jets and bombers had already rushed in front of them. Heavy aerial bombs were accurately dropped on the deck of the aircraft carrier. Thick smoke and flames were everywhere.

Splashing, the US carrier-based aircraft exposed on the aircraft carrier deck were blown to pieces. The burning fireball, wrapped in aviation fuel with blue flames, penetrated through all the gaps!

Immediately on the second floor of the aircraft carrier, catastrophic consequences were triggered. The carrier-based aircraft in the hangar became the accomplices of the secondary explosion and combustion. The huge impact opened the upper deck of the aircraft carrier, and the U.S. sailors were left in ruins.

The limbs, mixed with the steel and building fragments from the aircraft carrier, flew into the air, and then fell heavily back to the sea.

Less than thirty minutes after the Japanese attack began, two U.S. Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers were attacked by more than 200 Japanese fighter jets and bombers and became living targets with smoke and fire.

However, for the huge aircraft carrier, this was not fatal. The Japanese torpedo bombers that subsequently attacked became deadly killers. Dozens more torpedoes ferociously pounced on the two burning aircraft carriers.

With a violent explosion, the aircraft carrier was completely engulfed in thick smoke and fire. The two behemoths on the sea gradually sank to the bottom of the sea.

Sadly, not one of the more than 100 carrier-based aircraft on the two US Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers had the chance to sink together with the carriers. The carrier-based aircraft formation of the first attack wave of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet resolutely carried out Yamamoto's plan.

The commander's order is to sink the American aircraft carrier first at any cost.

The crazy Japanese carrier-based aircraft pilots really did this. They ignored the anti-aircraft fire of the US warships and frantically besieged the two aircraft carriers. Admiral Yamamoto achieved his goal and killed the US Pacific as soon as the battle began.

The core force of the fleet is the aircraft carrier. Without the aircraft carrier, a fleet is like a tiger with its fangs pulled out, and can only be slaughtered by others!

The second aircraft carrier group that has separated from the Pacific Fleet has only one aircraft carrier and a dozen warships. Strangely, they have not been attacked. In this case, the carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier, regardless of its weak strength,

, all took off to fight against the Japanese carrier-based aircraft. More than 70 US carrier-based aircraft, and more than 200 Japanese carrier-based aircraft, immediately formed a massacre.

Below the air combat battlefield are two sinking US aircraft carriers, and US Navy warships emitting thick smoke and flames. From the beginning, the battlefield was chaotic. This chaos came from the US warships that were suddenly attacked.

, the battle has been going on for dozens of minutes, and some US warships have not yet found the Japanese aircraft, specifically in that position.

It can be seen from this that the U.S. Pacific Fleet, which once fought fiercely with German submarines in the Atlantic waters, was hit in the head by a Japanese carrier-based aircraft and was beaten semi-consciously. It was not until two of its own aircraft carriers were beaten that they were covered in flames, and then they reacted and launched an attack.

Like crazy, it will rain down anti-aircraft machine gun bullets and anti-aircraft gun shells into the sky.

This was the beginning of another disaster. Many of the U.S. carrier-based aircraft that fought hard against Japanese carrier-based aircraft that were several times their own were not shot down by Japanese fighter jets. Instead, they were shot down by their own anti-aircraft firepower. The battlefield was in complete chaos.

However, in the confusion, only the attack targets of the US Pacific Fleet and Japanese carrier-based aircraft were very clear and effective.

Lieutenant General Fullwood, looking at the two aircraft carriers of his fleet sinking on the bottom of the sea, and the dozens of warships that were either sunk or severely damaged, his eyes were blood red, the blood vessels on his temples were throbbing, and he felt as if he was burning.

, an ominous thought suddenly came to me, "Could it be that today is the fate of the Pacific Fleet that is difficult to escape?"

Lieutenant General Fullwood knew very well that this was just the beginning. The Japanese fleet would never launch just one attack. More violent attacks were coming, and his own fleet had lost two aircraft carriers and all its ships.

Carrier aircraft, what can we use to fight against the Japanese fleet?

(To be continued)