"The Furutaka has lost power, attack, attack immediately"
The Avengers in the sky immediately pounced down like sharks that smelled blood.
"Enter the attack channel and attack immediately before the Japanese army has time to react."
"Swish"
The sound of several more torpedoes entering the water was heard, and they rushed towards the prey fiercely. In the eyes of the pilots, they seemed to see the desperate looks of the Furutaka sailors.
At this time, near the Furutaka, two Japanese destroyers rushed towards the Furutaka like crazy. The anti-aircraft firepower on the warships fired desperately at the Furutaka's surroundings, without caring about the surroundings.
There are also several torpedo planes approaching.
The two destroyers blocked the Furutaka one after another and resolutely acted as human shields. However, history tells us that the end of human shields is often tragic. The two destroyers immediately received two shots each.
torpedo.
"Boom boom boom"
Several plumes of thick black smoke rose from the sea. The power of the 907 kilogram heavy torpedo could not be exceeded. Even the battleships with thick skin and flesh did not dare to attack it.
Ugaki Matou knew that Yamamoto Isoroku was preparing to take all the blame on himself. Ugaki Matoi sighed and immediately issued an order to retreat.
At this time, Li Guidan and many pilots who had been circling in the sky suddenly discovered that the Japanese task force began to slowly turn and let out bursts of cheers.
"Chief Li, the Japs have retreated and the little Japs have retreated." In their excitement, the commanders forgot to mention their code names and just called them by their surnames.
"Alright, warriors, inform our ships to come over quickly and prepare to rescue our fallen pilots." Li Guidan, knowing that he was running low on fuel, also gave up as soon as possible and quickly ordered all units to return home.
"yes"
Although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, when Li Guidan assembled the remaining fighters and counted the results, he was still shocked. In this attack, the Japanese task force launched a total of 560 fighters, including 300 Wildcat fighters.
Sixty, two hundred TBF Avenger torpedo attack aircraft. However, in less than two hours of fierce air battle, one hundred and thirty-eight Wildcat fighters were lost, and the loss of TBF Avenger torpedo attack aircraft reached one.
One hundred and fourteen. The 45% loss made Li Guidan feel heartbroken and his liver trembled. In the end, he endured the pain and led the team on the journey home.
Yamamoto Isoroku, who was commanding the task force to return home, also sat in a chair with his eyes closed and listened to the report of his staff. In this battle, one battleship Nagato, one cruiser Furutaka, and three destroyers were lost.
There were five frigates, and many other ships were injured. A hole was blown into the hangar of the Kaga heavy aircraft carrier, and almost all the carrier-based aircraft were lost. No wonder the combat staff's voice trembled when reporting the losses.
Well, this is a loss that the Japanese Navy has never had since the Meiji Restoration.
Yamamoto Isoroku held the command sword, looked at the sky that seemed to have become gloomy again, and said with some bitterness, "If the Chinese were not familiar with naval warfare this time, and the configuration of the aircraft was not reasonable, our losses would have been even greater. Your Majesty
Ah, is the road to the rise of the Japanese Empire so difficult?"