At this time, the U.S. aircraft carrier formation led by Lieutenant General Mitchell had been running south for nearly 4 hours and was already nearly 500 kilometers away from Pearl Harbor. Even if the Federal Navy's attack aircraft took off again, it would still be beyond the combat radius.
, even if it is a federal space
The military's attack aircraft had a slightly longer range and were at the end of their efforts. Considering the safety of federal pilots, the federal navy and air force headquarters in Pearl Harbor did not send any more aircraft to attack the escaping aircraft carrier formation, but turned to the U.S.
Battleship.
Because the "Washington" was dragged down by the speed of the "Mississippi", it was traveling at a speed of 21 knots for more than half of the retreat. Only after abandoning the "Mississippi" did it reach its maximum speed of 28 knots.
So it is still within the attack range of federal attack aircraft.
However, the federal attack aircraft that attacked again seemed to have used up their good luck. Although more than 30 attack aircraft hit the new American battleship with multiple aerial bombs and torpedoes, and even blew up its bridge, its speed was not at all
It was not affected, and the fire drew a black smoke several kilometers long on the sea, and finally escaped the attack range of the federal aircraft.
After more than five hours of fierce fighting, the U.S. aircraft carrier formation's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor failed. The aircraft carrier "Hornet" was sunk, the battleship "Mississippi" was sunk, and the aircraft carrier "Davenport" was slightly damaged.
, the battleship "Washington" was seriously damaged, three destroyers were sunk by torpedoes, and two cruisers were injured. A total of more than 290 aircraft were lost, and more than 3,100 crew members and pilots were missing.
Three days later, the battleship USS Washington, with its superstructure in a mess, caught up with the aircraft carrier formation led by Mitchell in the north of the Marquesas Islands. The two sides merged together and returned to Rodman U.S. in the Gulf of Panama on April 21.
Naval base.
When the fleet entered the Gulf of Panama and passed Mount Naus at the entrance to the canal, dozens of ships from various countries queuing outside the canal area saw the miserable state of the American fleet, especially the battleship sailing in the center of the fleet.
One-third of the tall command tower has been eliminated, and the wreckage is scattered on the base below. Many parts of the hull have been burned black, and the entire hull is tilted to the left.
The people of various countries living in South America have never seen the powerful Americans being beaten like this in their lives, although I heard that the navy of the South China Sea Federation on the west coast of the United States has been making a lot of noise recently. It also attacked the pearl of the United States.
Port. And where it occupies. However, the pressure of the United States in South America for hundreds of years has made the South American countries still believe that this is just a failure of the United States to check for a while, and it suffered a loss. The United States Navy will soon take back the lost territory.
However, when they saw the miserable state of the U.S. fleet with their own eyes, they couldn't help but have some doubts about the United States' confidence in the ultimate victory. And the people of those countries that had been bullied by the U.S. government were secretly happy. Especially the small country of Panama. Originally,
It is its own canal, but it has been occupied by the US government, and a large number of troops are stationed in Panama. The Panamanian government can only get less than a tenth of the annual toll fee of more than one billion.
The U.S. fleet failed to attack Pearl Harbor, losing nearly half of the fleet, and luckily escaped back to the Gulf of Panama. This news did not cause much of a sensation around the world, and even the U.S. government and the U.S. government only gave it half-hearted praise.
After taking a look at the surviving members of this fleet and commemorating the heroic sacrifice of the American sailors and pilots, they turned their attention to another more eye-catching place.
What could attract more attention than the failure of the U.S. fleet’s sneak attack? The answer is: the South China Sea Federal Army landed on the North American continent. This was the first time that a foreign army set foot on North America since the birth of the United States in 1776.
land.
Since the founding of the United States, there have been only two evenly matched wars involving American territory. One was the American Revolutionary War between 1775 and 1783, and the other was the Second American War between 1812 and 1815.
War of Independence.
In these two wars, the enemies of the Americans were the British. In the first time, the United States won, driving away the British and establishing the country of the United States; in the second time, the two sides fought a draw, and the United States won
The British Army captured Toronto, and the British Army captured Washington. In the end, both sides withdrew their troops and returned to the original national border.
The reason why the author said that the South China Sea Federal Army was the first foreign army to land on the North American continent since the birth of the United States is because the two wars of independence of the United States were fought against the British. The United States and the United Kingdom are a bit like a family.
Two brothers or adoptive father and son. America, as the younger brother or adopted son, chose to separate from his brother or adoptive father after he became an adult and live his own little life.
However, as the elder brother or adoptive father, Britain felt that the younger brother or adopted son did not respect him enough, so he interfered. In the end, the younger brother or adopted son of the United States relied on his own abilities to successfully break away from the control of his brother or adoptive father and established his own home on his own.
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Although the United States and the United Kingdom will quarrel and curse on some issues, once a third party joins in and attempts to bully one of them, the other will immediately put aside the conflict between brothers or father and son and unite first.
He beat the other man down, and then the two continued their quarrel.
Therefore, the author did not include the British as the first foreign army to land on the North American continent, because they and the United States are basically countries with the same roots. Even if they were beaten to a bloody head, it was still a conflict between their own families. As for the conflict between the United States and Mexico
The war between the two countries does not threaten the territorial security of the United States at all. It is simply the United States seizing its neighbors' homesteads and treating them as its own.
The South China Sea Federation's army is purely a foreign army. Not only are the two sides very different in culture, skin color, and language, but they are also short-term enemies economically and militarily, and long-term competitors. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain.
In the North Pacific region, there is really no room for two economic powers and two naval powers. This is the destined outcome of history. The two South Americans will eventually go to war, unless one of them stops developing or declines.
To be precise, the troops of the South China Sea Federation did not land on the American mainland in large numbers this time. They just launched a sudden attack from the sea on the western coastal city of Vancouver in Canada on the day the US fleet attacked Pearl Harbor. It took 7 hours.
, captured Sooke Harbor, Victoria Harbor, and Vancouver
Island and the entire Vancouver area, and controls the Strait of Juan de Fuca, several of which may cross the U.S.-Canada border. In addition, the federal navy and naval aviation also control U.S. coastal defense positions on the south and east sides of the strait.
Air strikes and artillery bombardments were launched, basically destroying all US military positions near the strait.
At present, the Port of Seattle in the United States has become a dead port. All waterways entering and exiting are blocked by surface ships and submarines of the Federal Navy. Many waterways are also mined by the Federal Navy. According to the observation of the American garrison in Seattle, from the evening of the 12th,
To begin with, at least
More than 20 10,000-ton federal transport ships entered the Vancouver Port area and unloaded federal troops and equipment to the dock overnight. The local U.S. Army tried to attack these transport ships with shore artillery and bombers, but they were all defeated by federal aircraft.
and naval gunfire.
Due to the loss of air and sea control, the U.S. Navy and Army stationed near Seattle are basically in a passive situation. Except for the few hours after dark, there are several federal reconnaissance aircraft hovering over the Port of Seattle at any time.
If any U.S. ships or aircraft are discovered, they will be bombarded and air raided by federal naval aircraft.
At this time, the U.S. Navy finally understood why the federal navy that attacked the port of San Diego did not choose to land on a large scale. It turned out that there was a feint attack there to attract the defense forces of the U.S. West Coast, and Vancouver was the main direction of the federal army's attack.
But now it’s too late to understand. On the second day after the fall of Vancouver, federal armored forces appeared on the American side of the U.S.-Canada border. After defeating two battalions of U.S. Army border troops, this federal armored force of approximately
More than 50 tanks and hundreds of armored vehicles began to push southward at high speed along the coastal roads and railways until they penetrated more than 60 kilometers into the United States before stopping near a small town called Burlington. (To be completed.
