"But Admiral, we are too far from Japan's main maritime transportation line, and we have 4,000-501,400 nautical miles in a straight line, while the independent and Cleveland-class endurance is only about 10,000 nautical miles. They are simply impossible to move in the Western Pacific for a long time."

Colonel Mitchell did not know that the Independence-class aircraft carrier was born to break the friendship Roosevelt's small goal for people of his level, but it was no secret of the news.

"There are already arrangements," Nimitz said. "There will be ships flying the Bolshevik red flag to provide you with supplies."

"Hold the Bolshevik red flags? Are they Soviet ships?" asked Colonel Mitchell.

"It's our ship," Nimitz smiled mockingly, "but it belongs to the Soviet Union in name, and they are responsible for transporting the leased materials to the Soviet Union so that the Red Army can use them to defeat Germany."

"The Japanese have not blocked the North Pacific route yet?" Colonel Mitchell was a little surprised. He had heard of such a North Pacific route earlier, but the Soviet Union had not yet started war at that time. "What are these Japanese thinking? Do they think they can stick with it after Germany's failure?"

"Maybe," Nimitz snorted, "The Japanese have a very weird way of thinking, and we can't understand it. But this doesn't prevent us from killing them all! Colonel, your task now is to kill the Japanese as much as possible."

"Where are we going to break through?" Colonel Mitchell asked again.

"From the North Pacific, try to get close to the Arctic Circle as close as possible," Nimitz said. "Because a German fleet may have reached the east, those American freighters with red flags are nervous, forming a fleet, and escorting the ships of the Soviet Pacific Fleet, and taking the route very north. Colonel, your formation will follow a 'Soviet fleet' and also take the red flag. Separate from the 'Soviet fleet' near the Kamchatka Peninsula, and then go to the waters south of Japan. Remember, don't get too close to Japan... and don't get too close to Saipan and Guam."

"Okay, I get it..." Colonel Mitchell frowned, "Commander, can I say this is a suicide mission?"

"No, this is not a suicide mission." Nimitz shook his head, "because the Independence and Cleveland are very fast ships, according to the standards of the German Navy, this is a typical breaking ship. The enemy ships that can fight them cannot catch up with them, and the enemy ships that can chase them cannot defeat them. Moreover, the Independence is an aircraft carrier with a very large combat radius. So it and Cleveland will be a very successful breaking ship combination, and they will turn the Japanese shipping routes upside down!"

In fact, this aircraft carrier breaking operation also had the intention of mobilizing the main force of Rabaul's Japanese fleet to head north. Nimitz sent three aircraft carriers breaking the formation! Apart from the aircraft carriers of the Japanese Joint Fleet, they had no opponents in the Western Pacific!

...

Just as the three American fleets, including one light aircraft carrier, were carrying the red flag of GCism, and disguised as Soviet freighters, quietly approaching the Japanese mainland, the commander of the Japanese Joint Fleet Iroku Yamamoto received the news that the huge FS06 fleet had left San Francisco!

"According to the reconnaissance of the long-range reconnaissance aircraft arranged in the Gilbert Islands, at least hundreds of large transport ships formed a transport fleet, including 5-6 cruise ships of tens of thousands of tons..."

Yamamoto Iroku listened to the immortal staff member Kuroshima reading the telegram forwarded by the Ravata base, with no expression on his face.

The FS06 fleet escorted by the Halsey Fleet was discovered to be a "deep mountain" long-range reconnaissance aircraft that took off from the Ravata Atoll in the Gilbert Islands. This aircraft was originally developed as a bomber and was called the "13 test bomber". The Japanese Navy originally hoped to use this bomber to bomb the Soviet Pacific Fleet in Vladivostok port. However, by the time this aircraft was developed, the target that needed it to bomb became San Diego, the military port on the west coast of the United States. However, San Diego was too far from Hawaii, and the range of the deep mountain heavy bomber was too close to reach there.

Therefore, this four-engine heavy bomber was installed on the airborne radar provided by Germany and became a reconnaissance aircraft with an ultra-long range. It was also deployed to the Ravata Atoll, more than 2,000 kilometers south of Hawaii. The Japanese occupied the Ravata Atoll shortly after the Battle of Hawaii, turning it into a Japanese outpost in the region south of Hawaii. By June 1942, the airport on the island was expanded and the deep mountain long-range reconnaissance aircraft took off and landed. After the deep mountain bomber was converted into a reconnaissance aircraft, the range was increased to 6,000 kilometers due to the addition of oil tanks and reduced weapons and equipment, which was enough to patrol the waters 2,500 kilometers away.

"Hundreds of large transport ships, and 5-6 cruise ships of tens of thousands of tons?" Ugaki Chan looked envious, "The Americans are really generous. It would be great if we could have so many ships."

"There will be!" Yamamoto Iroku said, "As long as Australia is conquered, Japan's shipbuilding industry will definitely surpass the United States within 30 years!"

"Yes, as long as you take Australia, you will have everything." The Kuroshima Turtle focused heavily and echoed Yamamoto. Then the unkempt naval colonel shook his head and said, "But this American transport fleet must be full of troops... Those luxury cruise ships should be used to transport soldiers, and they can carry about tens of thousands of people, right?"

Japanese imperialist troop transport ships were usually broken cargo ships, just stuffing people into the cabin like animals. However, the American soldiers boarded luxury cruise ships to the battlefield, and the comfort of the journey was similar to traveling (of course, according to Japanese tourism standards).

"That's the Army's business," Yamamoto Iroku smiled indifferently, "We are the Navy, just fight the American escort fleet... How many aircraft carriers have been discovered this time?"

"There are 3-4 ships, but they are all small escort aircraft carriers." The Kuroshima Turtle replied with a frown, "In addition, there are twenty or thirty cruisers and destroyers, and no large US aircraft carriers have been found."

The displacement is 7,000 to 8,000 tons to more than 10,000 tons, the hull is thin, the wooden deck is paved, and the escort aircraft carriers equipped with diesel engines used by merchant ships are not worth much to the United States. However, for Japan, their value is not great. After all, the escort aircraft carriers are limited by speed, protection and firepower, and have little effect in the decisive battle of the fleet.

"Where are their four large aircraft carriers? Still in San Diego?" Yamamoto asked.

"Not here."

There are German spies lurking in San Diego. Although they can't find out any important information, they can still find out whether the US aircraft carrier is at home.

"Will you go to the Atlantic Ocean?" Yamamoto thought for a while and asked again. "Have you found it on the Panama Canal?"

"No," the Kuroshima Turtle shook his head. "The Germans and our Type 2 boats were not discovered."

The Panama Canal is very important, and of course it is under the surveillance of German spies. In addition, the Japanese also sent two seaplane carriers (Akizushi and Chibashi) to carry two Type II large boats to the Pacific Ocean west of the Panama Canal, and used Type II large boats to search the Panama Canal in turn. The USS Independence aircraft carrier and the USS Cleveland light cruiser were discovered by Type II large boats when they passed through the Panama Canal. However, it did not attract the attention of the Japanese Navy. They also thought that the USS Independence was a worthless escort aircraft carrier.

"I didn't find it?" Yamamoto Izuru shook his head slightly.

The loss of four large American aircraft carriers is not a good sign, but there is no need to worry about it. After all, the Japanese Joint Fleet has already concentrated 12 aircraft carriers in Rabaul, far exceeding the four large aircraft carriers of the Americans. As long as the Americans dare to fight in the Coral Sea, they will definitely lose.

...

On October 22, somewhere in the South Pacific, the USS Lexington aircraft carrier.

Admiral Halsey looked up at the dense rain clouds in the sky and breathed a sigh of relief. With the cover of this rain cloud, he would not have to worry at least for a few hours. Since leaving the combat radius of the P38 fighter jets deployed on the west coast of the United States, his fleet has been sailing carefully on the ocean about 150 nautical miles south of the FS06 fleet.

The FS06 fleet actually became the shield of the 1st special mixed fleet commanded by Halsey. Because the FS06 fleet is very large, there are 168 ships in total, with transport ships and escorted cruisers and destroyers, which have formed dozens of nautical miles on the sea surface. Moreover, all cruisers and destroyers have air search radars, and F4F fighters are hovering over the fleet at any time to escort.

Therefore, the Japanese large reconnaissance aircraft can only look at it from a distance, and generally will not fly over them. The Japanese large reconnaissance aircraft cannot withstand the attack of f4f!

In addition, Halsey chose a route away from Japan's advance bases in the central Pacific, Hawaii and Ravata. This area is not an active area for Japanese submarines. The main function of Japanese submarines is not to break through the diplomatic relationship, but to reconnaise and opposing enemy surface ships, and rarely operate on US and Australian routes.

Therefore, Halsey believes that his fleet has a high probability of quietly following the FS06 fleet to the Coral Sea. As long as the Japanese did not find his four large aircraft carriers, they would probably not send all the main aircraft carriers to intercept them. As long as the Japanese did not leave the aircraft carrier in Rabaul, Halsey's fleet would be able to cope with it.
Chapter completed!