At 4:00 a.m. on December 7, 1941, after repelling 19 of the 50 US fighter jets that took off from the Assault aircraft carrier, shot down 19 and injured 8. On the sea near Hawaii, the day's battle was basically over.

It’s not that the pilots on the Japanese aircraft carrier cannot fight at night, but that the whole daytime battle is too intense, and all the pilots are exhausted and need a good rest for a night.

For Tadichi Nakamoto, the commander of the First Mobile Fleet, it must have been another sleepless night on the night of December 7.

There are two reasons why Nagashikazu Nakayama couldn't sleep. One is that the losses of the Japanese carrier-based aircraft pilot on December 7 made him feel a little painful. Not counting as bombers, radio operators, etc., just captains, the First Mass Fleet lost 69 people on that day, and another German foreign aid was killed.

Of course, it was not Little Hessman who died. Little Hessman had a tough life. He achieved the 27th result today, killed a four American Wildcat fighter jet, and then landed intact on the Akagi. At this moment, he was wearing a straight German naval aviation uniform and sitting at a very long dining table, listening to the graceful European classical music played by a military band, while enjoying a delicious Western-style meal. He was a guest of Commander Nagamo to eat at the Commander's Hall.

He had never enjoyed such treatment in Germany or Italy. Although everyone knew that he was the son of Marshal Hessman. However, in Japan, Hessman clearly felt the meaning of "privileges" and "experts, etc.".

Like now, it is not the first time that he is sitting in the commander's hall and having dinner with a bunch of generals and assistants.

In order to take care of the little Hessman who doesn't understand Japanese, Tadaichi Nagamo and the Japanese officers in the Commander's Office all spoke fluent English.

"Hissman," Little Hessman paused, as if he knew that he should not say anything related to tactical issues in front of these senior Japanese naval officials, but he could not help but point out, "In today's operations, many excellent Japanese pilots were sacrificed for some low-level mistakes, which was very harmful to the war potential of the Japanese Empire!"

Nagashima Tadaichi said "Oh" without showing any unhappy expression. Hessmann continued: "The life of pilots is very precious, and this has been repeatedly verified on the European battlefield. The disadvantage of Britain is largely because in the battles in 1940 and the first half of 1941, they lost too many excellent pilots, which caused the overall quality of pilots to decline. However, because of the large number of excellent pilots in the German Empire, the German Empire, can play the maximum performance of combat aircraft and be able to firmly grasp air superiority for a long time, in fact, the number of commonly used aircrafts the British have is not less than ours."

Little Hessman looked at Nanyun with a expressionless face and said, "The current Japanese Empire seems to be following the old path of Britain! Your pilots are too unwilling to take their lives. They even go to the battlefield without a parachute. Moreover, your Zero fighter jets are too thin and lack the necessary protection. Once they are hit, it is difficult to force landing. If the pilots do not parachute, they will sacrifice their lives in vain. The situation on the other hand is just the opposite. Not only do their pilots can parachute, but the planes they fly are also very strong and can protect the pilots well. In addition, Americans also attach great importance to searching and rescue parachute pilots, which allows them to protect the rare resources of excellent pilots to the greatest extent."

Tadaichi Nagashima said softly, not saying anything. In fact, he knew everything about Hessman. But Japan has its own national conditions, so he, the commander of the First Mobile Fleet, had no choice.

Of course, it is still possible to order pilots to take a parachute onto the plane, but it is hard to say whether these young people who think they have a very Bushido spirit listen or not.

"Captain Hessman, do you think the American planes this afternoon were from aircraft carriers?" Nakayama suddenly spoke at this time, turning the topic from "pilot support" to those American planes that followed the return plane to find the Japanese plane this afternoon.

Of course, the 50 American aircraft did not pose any threat to the Japanese aircraft carriers, and they were even driven back by 60 Zero fighters flying by German foreign aid before they even got close. The Americans lost nearly 20 aircraft, and the Germans' technology was really nothing to say. Only two aircraft were shot down, one of the pilots parachuted and one pilot was unfortunately sacrificed.

But then Hessman and several other German officers who participated in the war submitted reports with similar contents. They all believed that today's target of combat was a carrier-based aircraft!

"Yes," Little Hessman nodded, "The Americans must have used carrier-based aircraft. The American Fearless Diving Bombers are also divided into carrier-based and shore-based. We have fought with both in Europe and know the difference between the two. Moreover, if the Americans were dispatching shore-based aircraft, they would definitely use the Mustang 51 fighter to escort. The Mustang fighter is a very good-performance fighter that can compete with the Zero, and its range is very large. But today we did not see a Mustang, which means that these aircraft took off from the American aircraft carrier."

That is, there is at least one U.S. aircraft carrier in waters near the Hawaiian Islands!

Tadichi Nagamoto's face finally changed, and he seemed a little excited this time. If the six aircraft carriers of the US Pacific Fleet were all near the Hawaiian Islands, Tadichi Nagamoto would definitely stop and retreat quickly.

But if there is only one ship, it will be a chance to annihilate the enemy!

"19 planes were shot down, 31 were successfully returned, of which 8 were injured but could be repaired."

Kimmel is now finished eating, just a sandwich with meat and lettuce and a cup of coffee. He is having a meal at the combat command center of the Pacific Fleet Command while discussing military information with his subordinates.

"When will the Pennsylvania be started? How is the situation with the Tennessee and Nevada? Can it be launched?" Kimmel asked with a frown.

"Admiral, the Pennsylvania has been launched and can move in the early morning tomorrow. The Tennessee is not seriously injured. The water in the bow of the Nevada may drop a little, but it does not affect the dispatch."

The Pacific Fleet is about to be dispatched! Kimmel probably believes that the Japanese will come to bomb tomorrow, so he cannot let the fleet stay in the port and be bombed. Therefore, he is preparing to lead the ships that can leave out of the port before dawn to meet with the USS Assault aircraft carrier.

"Okay," Kimmel nodded, "then move the headquarters to the Pennsylvania." He thought for a while and ordered, "As for the West Virginia and Maryland that can still be fought, let the tugboat drag them to the Williston Battery and strand them."

The West Virginia and Maryland are both Colorado-class battleships, with 4 dual-mounted 16-inch main guns! The two battleships plus one is 16 16-inch cannons, plus the two 16-inch cannons from Williston Fort, a total of 18 16-inch cannons!

The Williston Fort is in an excellent position. It can fire 360 ​​degrees without dead angles. Of course, it is impossible that all 18 cannons fire at the same time. The naval guns always have dead angles. The two Colorado-class battleships are stranded there, so they can use large-caliber artillery to support the defense of Oahu. Although Kimmel still doesn't believe that the Japanese will really attack Oahu, he can't do anything without preparation.

"The commander, Lieutenant General Tsukahara Ni43, reported that Kaohsiung Airport was air strike, 22 planes were blown up and injured on the ground, 4 Navy Zero fighters and 9 Army Type 1 fighters were shot down."

In the "Yamato Hotel", Yamamoto Iroku was also enjoying a sumptuous Japanese meal while listening to the staff report on the latest progress of the war.

The war was not as smooth as expected. In addition to the end of the Guam strategy battle before it even started, the attack on the Philippines was also unfavorable. The first attack wave of the aircraft that took off from Taiwan to bomb the US Clark Airport had just taken off from Kaohsiung and Tainan Airport. The American bomber group arrived in Kaohsiung and bombed in a wild manner!

That is 36 17 plus 36 25, which can drop hundreds of tons of bombs at a time! Fortunately, the level of bomb drops by American pilots is not very good, only a small number of bombs landed at Kaohsiung Airport, causing not much damage. However, 13 Japanese fighters that took off to fight with American aircraft were shot down!

"How could 13 Type Zero and Type 1 be shot down?" Yamamoto Iroji's face was as if it were accomplished. "What did Tsukahara Niso San do? Why did so many planes be shot down? American fighters are so powerful?"

"Commander, most of the planes were not shot down by American fighters." Ugaki Chan held the telegram sent by Tsukaru and frowned. "There are two Type Zero and five Type 1 that were shot down by American 17."

"Baga!" Yamamoto Iroku threw the chopsticks out of his anger, and even the tuna sashimi had no appetite. "He was actually shot down by a bomber. These pilots are all fools, and they should all be cut off."

"Commander, the pilots on the downed fighter plane did not carry parachutes, and they all became gods!" Ugaki Chan said without wrinkling tightly, "But our Type Zero and Type 1 planes were shot down were not because the pilots were stupid, but because the Americans' 17 flew too high, and they flew more than 10,000 meters." To be continued.
Chapter completed!