Imperial Overlord

"The Canglong aircraft carrier can only withdraw from the battle sequence..." A few minutes later, due to the slowing down of the speed, the Canglong aircraft carrier was hit again, which directly led to the loss of combat effectiveness.

The loss of an aircraft carrier was not good news for the Japanese who attacked Midway.

While Chuichi Nagumo was struggling to recover from the first attack of American planes, the second wave of American planes arrived.

20 American B-25 bombers flew over the Japanese navy. These huge medium bombers have an amazing amount of bombs and their own firepower.

Soon these planes joined the bombing of the Japanese aircraft carrier, and the Zero fighters had to go forward to drive these behemoths.

The ensuing air battle became fierce. Because of its complete weapons, the American B-25 bomber lowered its flying height as much as possible, and faced the harassment of the Zero fighter while dropping bombs.

The first B-25 bomber was shot down, followed by the second and third. These American pilots approached the target desperately, frightening Chuichi Nagumo's cold sweat.

After all, in terms of size alone, these B-25 bombers can be said to be big guys. Who knows if the bombs dropped by these big guys will be anything special?

Sadly, the B-25 was a ground bomber, and the pilots and bombardiers who flew it were also Army Aviation pilots.

These pilots had no combat experience, so it was almost impossible to expect them to sink Japanese warships.

The main reason for sending these planes out is, on the one hand, because it is hoped that they can drop bombs intensively and indeed hit luck and achieve some results.

On the other hand, it is also because the U.S. Army Aviation really can't come up with any decent means of attacking the sea, so it can only use the B-25 to recharge.

Anyway, the B-25 has strong firepower, even in the face of dense battleship anti-aircraft artillery, it can also rely on its heavy fuselage to approach and drop bombs.

What was even more unexpected to the Americans was that these B-25s did play a role they did not expect: they attracted a large number of Japanese Zero fighters and attracted these fighters to medium and low altitudes.

Those intrepid dive-bombers that approached at high altitude finally had the opportunity to dive down and swiftly approach the Japanese fleet.

Therefore, the ensuing battle completely collapsed Nagumo Chuichi, and the Hiryu aircraft carrier was also hit by a bomb and became another injured aircraft carrier.

Even worse, the Kaga aircraft carrier was also hit a few minutes later, and the main Japanese aircraft carrier also lost the ability to continue fighting.

At this point in the battle, the Japanese Navy has suffered heavy losses, but the Americans have completely used up their three axes.

Most of the Avengers that took off ran out of ammunition and ran out of fuel.

As the planes began to return, so did the Japanese carrier fleet's counterattack. The remaining three Japanese aircraft carriers, Akagi, Zuikaku and Shokaku, took off their respective attack aircraft formations.

The seasoned Japanese naval airmen smashed their boats, followed far behind the carrier-based aircraft returning from the United States, and launched a counterattack.

"The plane has already taken off, a total of 50 attack aircraft and 10 fighter jets! The Americans can't escape! The second batch of attack aircraft units is already being prepared!" An officer reported to Nagumo Chuichi.

Nagumo Chuichi nodded gloomily, his fleet was really suffering heavy losses now. Three aircraft carriers were wounded, one of them seriously...

The Canglong aircraft carrier was hit first, and then hit twice, with the most serious injuries.

The flight deck of the Hiryu was blasted with a large hole, making it impossible to take off the plane, and the hull also suffered some losses, and had to return to Hong Kong for overhaul.

As for the Kaga, this one belongs to the unlucky kind. It was hit by two bombs, but both were at the tail, which damaged the steering gear and damaged a section of the flight deck.

"Find the American fleet! Then launch a counterattack immediately! Telegram General Yamamoto, we have found the American fleet!" After thinking for a while, Nagumo decided to report the latest battle situation to Yamamoto first.

At this time, Yamamoto fifty-six was only 20 minutes away from the fire, and when he heard the news of the heavy losses of the aircraft carrier fleet, he almost vomited blood.

Unlike the United States, Japan can produce and build hundreds of aircraft carriers during World War II. Every bit of its existing military strength is precious and cannot be wasted.

"Bagga! Call Nagumo to ensure that the wounded warships are out of the battle and retreat to the Japanese mainland ahead of time!" Yamamoto fifty-six, with his hands behind his back, wandered back and forth like a cheetah in a cage.

Reason told him that he could not lose any more battleships on Midway; on the other hand, the plan also told him that he could not retreat in embarrassment on Midway.

He had to win this place, after all, he still had countless chips in his hand that were not used. We must take this place, and only if we take this place will the loss of the Nagumo fleet be meaningful.

"Order Nagumo to start a counterattack immediately! This is my order! The American fleet must be sunk!" Stopping his own steps and looking at the officer who gave the order, Yamamoto Shizuo gritted his teeth.

This is not true history, three-quarters of the Japanese fleet has been sunk. Although three Japanese aircraft carriers were injured, the Japanese Navy still has three aircraft carriers alive.

Moreover, because there was no USS Yorktown or USS Enterprise, the US fleet was severely understrength, and the Japanese warships escaped.

At present, of the three Japanese aircraft carriers that were hit~www.wuxiaspot.com~, only the Soryu suffered heavy losses, and the remaining two aircraft carriers can recover as long as they return to their home port for maintenance for a few months.

Even the Canglong, which suffered the most losses, is not in danger of sinking, but the maintenance time may be longer.

Leaving aside the three Japanese aircraft carriers that were damaged, let's just talk about the three Japanese aircraft carriers that stayed and continued to fight.

Nagumo Chuichi found that there was no way for him to draw out his troops to carry out the third attack on the US aircraft carrier fleet.

Because time was running out, he had to take off a group of fighter jets immediately after taking off the second batch of attack echelons to ensure the safety of the airspace of the battleship fleet.

After that, he has to clear the flight deck to meet the returning fighter **** troops, as well as the first batch of returning attack aircraft troops...

So Nagumo Chuichi was so depressed that he could only put aside his anger for the time being, and concentrate on preparing for the take-off or landing of various batches of fighter jets in the future.

On the US side, after Major General Fletcher heard the results of the first attack, his brows became even tighter...