"How many aircraft carriers do the Japanese Navy have?" Halsey asked with great pride.

The US Navy has been defeated by Japan, and he was almost captured, and there have been dissatisfaction in the country. But the war these days has made the US Navy proud.

After sinking the Japanese Shohei-class aircraft carrier Chiru, the Dafeng-class aircraft carrier Tianfeng, and the Shohei and Tianhe aircraft carriers that severely damaged the Japanese, the Japanese had lost air supremacy at sea. Even if one Ruihe aircraft carrier was left, it would be useless. In the next few days of battle, only the American Fearless Diving Bomber and Avenger torpedo aircraft were left to abuse the Japanese fleet.

On the 14th, the seriously injured Tenhe aircraft carrier was sunk. Following the Nagato-class Shima battleship that was sunk yesterday, the Nagato-class battleship Nodal also sank after suffering 6 air torpedoes.

In the evening, the Yamato-class battleship Abo was sank torpedoes and 13 aviation bombs with the trauma of more than 3,000 meters of the sea somewhere in the Coral Sea. If Japanese reinforcements had not arrived, the battle between the two sides would have stopped on the night of the 14th, the Japanese would have suffered a great loss.

On the 13th, Yamamoto Irojuku noticed the US Navy's advantage in the air and immediately issued an order to summon nearby Japanese warships to support.

After blocking the maritime transportation lines in China, the Japanese Navy's forces were very dispersed.

Considering that China often uses airborne sneak attacks, Japan needs to deploy troops in all aspects to avoid any omissions and be exploited by the Chinese. Even the Japanese Navy, which serves as firepower, had to distribute some of the warships more scattered because it needed timely support, especially on Southeast Asia, Australia and the Pacific islands.

Yamamoto Iroku understood that the navy's strength needed to clench his fists, but the navy also needed to serve Japan's entire strategy. Since the Japanese were reluctant to abandon the occupied areas, they could only bear the consequences of dispersed troops.

Even though the Japanese attacked the Americans had already summarized most of the main battleships in the Southern Expedition fleet, they were not all.

For example, two battleships and one aircraft carrier from Ozawa Jisaburo had only drawn one Nagato-class battleship before.

Yamamoto Iroku originally wanted to rely on Ozawa to seize Fiji and New Caledonia, blocking the Americans' defeated troops, or delaying the Americans' reinforcements from New Zealand and East Samoa.

But no one expected that the US Navy, which had almost come to great lengths, would fight against Japan's main fleet by relying on the navigators on the aircraft carriers.

The Japanese still can't figure out the specific strength of the Americans, but they still want to take a try because they are unwilling to give up.

The Japanese who were beaten miserably by the Chinese Army now have only the navy with a little proud glory. If they were reversed by the Americans who had been beaten up before, it would probably bring more than the failure of a battle.

Although Yamamoto Iroku was cautious, under the internal and external pressure from the base camp and the navy, he still issued an order to dispatch reinforcements to support and fight to the death with the Americans.

He received the order. The reserve fleet of Jisaburo Ozawa also came, and the Yunfeng aircraft carrier that was cruised near the Torres Strait was also arrived at about the same time.

The Dafeng, which the Japanese produced by themselves, had just been launched and had not yet entered service. After the Americans sunk the Tianfeng, plus the Dafeng-class aircraft carrier sunk by China, the only three Dafeng-class aircraft carriers that the Japanese purchased from the copycat company were the Yunfeng-class aircraft carriers.

Not only the Americans were wary of the Chinese going north to Irian Island from Australia, but the Japanese were even more worried that in addition to the army sending more heavy troops on the island, they also placed such a large aircraft carrier on the Alavera Sea to control the maritime passage from Australia to the north.

The fighter jets on the aircraft carrier can intercept China's air operations in the shortest time, and can also escort the Japanese fleet sailing around.

Chinese fighter jets can fly from northern Australia and throw bombs and torpedoes directly above the heads of Japanese ships in the surrounding waters. An aircraft carrier with strong deterrence is essential. Even if you want to fight with the Americans, the aircraft carrier is still not drawn.

But with the crisis of the Japanese Navy on No. 13, Yamamoto Iroku still issued the order of reinforcements to the Dafeng-class aircraft carrier.

Fortunately, it and the Changhe aircraft carrier arrived in time, and the efforts of the Ruihe, who was seriously injured, protected the last slap in the sky, so that the Japanese fleet would not be defeated on the 14th.

The Americans achieved brilliant results of sinking three Japanese aircraft carriers and three battleships at the cost of sinking only one Essex-class aircraft carrier, one aircraft carrier and one Iowa-class battleship.

The cruiser even exchanged 1 to 3, which made the Japanese fleet vomit blood and lose its temper.

After the 14th day of battle, the Japanese realized the strength of the US Navy this time.

From the beginning, the Americans beat the Japanese a lot in terms of quantity, warships, and even the performance of fighter jets. The lack of strength is difficult to equalize through strategies. Moreover, the personnel quality of the US Navy is no worse than that of the Japanese, and the commanders of the US Navy were not equipped with a brainless halo.

"The Americans are very strong in dispatching this time!" Yamamoto Izuru said cautiously.

He personally took charge of the Yamato, but unfortunately the Yamato had a thick steel armor and sharp cannons, but it could not deal with the overwhelming air attacks of the Americans.

Although Meng Xiang has always attracted Americans to develop battleships. However, the Americans have been studying aircraft carriers for many years and have long realized the role of air superiority. Even though they continued to develop on the road of super battleships, they built four Montana-class battleships, and even developed a larger American-class. However, the wealthy Americans still have the strength to develop aircraft carriers.

Especially the width of the English Channel is not suitable for aircraft carrier navigation. After Sicily was found in the Mediterranean, the role of land aviation was obviously greater than that of HNA, allowing Americans' aircraft carriers to draw a few more ships to Asia, and also making the Americans' HNA attack this time powerful than ever before.

Moreover, the Americans who have fought with the Japanese several times have learned how to deal with the Japanese with weak air defense capabilities in the navy.

When the Japanese Army, which was defeated by the Chinese Air Force, continued to develop its air defense strength, it was comparable to the Americans and even had the upper hand in the early days. The Japanese Navy, which had gained the upper hand, did not improve much in air defense. At least the 25mm air defense cannon using magazines continued to bear the heavy responsibility of air defense.

The Japanese Navy, which has suffered a loss in the fight with HNA recently, was limited by technology and capital issues, and even if it was determined to change, it did not fall into action for the time being. This allowed the Americans with more powerful air power to easily knock open the shells above the Japanese fleet with bombs.

"They sent at least 10 aircraft carriers!" Kondo Nobutake said in pain.

The commander of the Second Fleet was also a long-term deputy of Iroyuki Yamamoto, and he was good at analyzing intelligence. But this time, it goes without saying that the commanders of the Japanese Navy also roughly estimated the minimum number of aircraft carriers based on the number of American fighter jets in the air. Perhaps the number of escort aircraft carriers and aircraft carriers was somewhat different, but the combat effectiveness could be converted.

"We cannot stop the Americans' air attacks now!" Yamamoto Iroku said decisively, "We can't continue like this!"

Even though the commanders of the Japanese Navy were reluctant, they had to admit that even if they supported two aircraft carriers, coupled with the severely injured and the Suki and Shoki who could not exert much strength, could not stop the attacks in the air of the Americans.

Now that Japan's domestic aircraft carriers are constantly losing money, there are not many left.

In addition to the Dafeng in the shipyard, the Shinobi modified with Yamato-class battleships, the six Yunlong-class aircraft carriers under construction, and the two light aircraft carriers that are being modified by the water aircraft carriers, the Chitose and Chiyoda are being moved outside, the newly restored Hawk, the Flying Hawk, and the Yunying, which was only completed last year, were active. However, they were accompanying the Akagi to protect the safety of the local area and there was no time to rescue.

Even though the Japanese fleet had already maneuvered hundreds of nautical miles on the Coral Sea, this nearly one million square kilometers of water would be shrouded in the shadow of American fighter jets.

If this continues, you will definitely lose.

"We move towards Guadalam!" Yamamoto Iroku looked at the night outside the window and said resolutely.

Everyone hesitated for a moment and agreed.

Now the Japanese main fleet is near San Cristobal, closest to the base set on Guadalcanal.

After blocking the Chinese troops stationed in Australia, the Japanese increased their patrols of the Solomon Islands. In addition, they needed to increase their contacts with Fiji and other places, so a larger base was built on Gua Island. An airport was built on it. Recently, after a batch of fighter jets transferred to Fiji, the number of fighter jets stationed there had reached 200.

Yamamoto Izuru means leaning against Guadalam and using these fighter jets to assist in protecting the sky of the main fleet.

Although the naval commanders were unwilling to rely on the land aviation power on Guadao, according to the summarized information, the Americans had already surrounded it, and the main fleet, which was not powerful in the air, could not survive tomorrow's battle.

The joining of this group of new forces is enough to protect the main fleet from evacuating safely, and it can even take advantage of Guadalam's sea and land cooperation to give the Americans a heavy blow.

Under the night before dawn on the 15th, the Japanese fleet began to evacuate towards Guadalam.

The Americans who had been alert immediately followed.

As the two sides pursued the battle, the Guadalam Battle also began.

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