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Text Chapter 974: Who can compete with the air attack?  (superior)

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    March 1, 1941, Philippine Sea, 170 nautical miles northeast of Truk.

    The Guangdong aircraft carrier, the flagship of the Chinese Navy's 211 aircraft carrier battle group, drew a clear arc on the sea, and the bow of the ship quickly faced the hot wind coming from the equator.  On its left, the sister ship Guangxi aircraft carrier and more than ten escort ships are also moving in the same direction.

    The wide and flat flight decks of the two ships are already crowded with various carrier-based aircraft.  The famous Lightning, Yaksha and Osprey are crowded together closely.  The bellies of all attack aircraft were loaded with ground attack ammunition, waiting for takeoff orders.  "Mark my words! Dive! Pull up! Dive! Pull up! Dive This is how to deal with Zero War! I warn you at the end, I don't want to see heroes acting alone fighting! If anyone has  With this idea, I will file a report, transfer him to Langshan, and use a toothbrush to scrub the airport runway for a year! What I want to see is two-on-one, three-on-one, four-on-one, five-on-one  Trampling little Japan to death! So memorize the multi-layered four-four tactics in one domain and the weaknesses of zero combat! Knock them down from the sky!" Zhang Peng stood next to the ship island and pointed at the temporary blackboard behind him  .  The blackboard is densely covered with lines, and every line is a treasure in the eyes of pilots.  Because this is the brainchild of the navy and air force after more than a year of fierce fighting, dealing with dozens of aircraft models, and paying the price of thousands of outstanding pilots being killed or injured!

    "He's very good at boosting morale."

    Outside the crowd, Pan Duheng stood with several fleet officers, looking at Zhang Peng with a smile.  "Zero War Killer! I heard that during the six months they were in Langshan, they and the Air Force developed a new tactic called One Domain, Multiple Layers, Four Four. Even the president was alerted and put forward many opinions. It is an extremely powerful air strike tactic.  ." An officer introduced with a smile.

    "We'll find out later whether it's serious or not." Pan Duheng turned around and asked, "Don't the reconnaissance planes have any news about the Haruna and Kumano?"

    The battleship Haruna and the heavy cruiser Kumano are the biggest opponents facing the xn21 battle group.  Therefore, after setting off, Pan Duheng ordered submarines and reconnaissance aircraft to repeatedly conduct reconnaissance on the Truk Islands.  The young staff officer on the left shook his head: "We have deployed more than thirty water reconnaissance aircraft, but except for the fact that they were found in Truk Atoll three days ago. There was no trace of them at all in the next two days. Even the Furutaka, Kako, and  The four cruisers Oi and Kiso are not here either, they must have been frightened by the reconnaissance plane and fled."

    "Don't be so arbitrary. Tsukahara and Nagumo are both smart people. They don't know that we will take the opportunity to seize Truk and Wake Island. In this case, we kept the Haruna and Kumano behind, hoping to use them  Come and fight guerrillas to prevent us from concentrating all our efforts.¡±

    Pan Duheng's words made the staff officer's face turn red. Bai Fuan next to him saw this and pulled him, asking him to take two steps back. Then he smiled and said, "What the commander said makes sense. You just lack experience." After resolving the embarrassment,  He continued to ask: "Commander, what should we do now? We can't let one battleship and five cruisers move under our noses. How about you let me lead a heavy cruise formation to search."

    "Actually, there is no need to worry. Truk is the only place in Micronesia, Marshall and Gilbert that can supply battleships. So as long as the Truk base is destroyed, the Haruna formation will have only two options, either to pull the package  You, either go back to the Ogasawara Islands." Everyone was wondering where the battleship Haruna was.  A voice from the outside interrupted everyone.  Turning around, he saw that it was Yan Wenyu who had made a plan to attack Guam.

    Now he is also a captain and has been transferred to the fleet as aviation staff officer.

    You can think of using a seaplane to land a sneak attack using the lagoon.  It shows that he is very familiar with the environment of the nearby sea area.  So Pan Duheng looked into his eyes and asked: "Then where do you think Hirata Noboru is hiding?"

    "Noboru Hirata was born into a noble family in Tokyo. Such people often think highly of themselves. If he takes the initiative to withdraw to the Ogasawara Islands, it means completely abandoning places like Truk and Marshall. Although Japan may not be confident in holding on, they want to take advantage of this place.  The idea of ????consuming us is definitely there. And I think Japan is probably eager for us to mobilize all its main forces to participate in the battle to seize the island. In this way, it can use the island environment and cooperate with the guerrilla fleet to hold us back, thereby delaying our attack on Ryukyu and Japan.  Speed. From the above analysis, I think Hirata Noboru will not return to the Ogasawara Islands, and will most likely hide in the Marshall and Gilbert. But they certainly didn¡¯t expect that we would attack without occupying it and go straight to Wake Island and the Marshall, so he  Either come out and fight us, or there is only one way."

    ¡°Nauru?¡±

    "Yes, Nauru. If Truk is blown up, he will be out of supplies. When Marshall returns to Rabaul, the only place that can avoid us is there!" Yan Wenyu, who was stared at by everyone, looked calm.

    Pan Duheng nodded with admiration to this talented young staff officer. Just as he was about to ask a few more questions, a piercing scream suddenly sounded from the observation deck above his head: "Commander! The Danxia has been discovered"??Japanese submarine!  Radio signal detected!  "

    "Where is it?"

    "To the southwest of usboom!" Before the staff member could finish speaking, the sound of artillery fire came from the southwest.  The dull sound alarmed everyone, and the pilots and sailors all rushed to the starboard side.  Looking from a distance, I saw two Qinling-class destroyers and one Territorial Sea-class frigate, which had begun to fire on the sea. Even the electronic reconnaissance ship Ryukyu on guard at the periphery began to turn, and several water reconnaissance aircraft were like falcons.  It dived straight towards that side.

    "How far is it from Truk?" The accident did not disrupt Pan Duheng's deployment, because through various intelligence and reconnaissance checks, Japan had long thought that the xn21 battle group would attack Truk.  Because if the nail in Truk is not removed, the fleet will not be able to continue southward.

    "170 nautical miles, there are still twenty minutes left before the scheduled attack time."

    "Don't wait any longer, take off immediately! Notify Guam and let the bomber group come as soon as possible!"

    Amidst the rumbling explosions of the encirclement and suppression submarine, the attack alarm bell sounded twenty minutes early.  Hearing the bell, Zhang Peng and the pilot quickly rushed into the prepared plane.  Soon, the first wave of 48 Lightning fighters and 48 Yasha dive bombers led by him took off one after another.  At the same time, fifty nautical miles away, the 212 and 213 aircraft carrier battle groups also issued attack orders at the same time. A total of 130 Lightnings and 120 dive bombers formed three waves and rushed towards the Truk Islands.

    On Zhang Peng¡¯s fighter plane, five gold stars representing the downing of Zero War were shining brightly in the sun.

    At the same time, Truk also received a signal from the submarine, and countless Japanese pilots rushed out of their dormitories and rushed to their planes.

    Truk (today's Chuuk Islands), which originally means "mountain towering into the sky" in Malay, is located in the center of Micronesia, radiating to the north from the Mariana, and to the south from Rabaul and the Solomon Islands  , Palau and the Philippines are to the west, and the Marshalls and Gilbert are to the east. The strategic location is very important.  Not only that, Truk is also a natural harbor.  The entire atoll is triangular, with each side 64 kilometers long. It is composed of sand reefs and coral islands. In the center is a huge lagoon with an area of ??2,129 square kilometers. The maximum diameter is 65 kilometers. The average water depth is 1,600 to 3,200 meters. There are six waterways that can enter and exit.  There are fourteen cliff-like volcanic islands in the center of the lagoon, with a height between 300 and 500 meters, and a total land area of ??about 100 square kilometers.  Because of its deep water and short shore, it has many good harbors and hidden deep bays.  Because of these natural advantages, Japan regarded this place as a godsend after it wrested it from Germany in the European War.  In order to keep the islands secret, they also completely sealed off the archipelago and prohibited outsiders from entering and exiting. They also took advantage of the unique geographical advantages to build submarines, oil depots, aviation bases and other facilities here, and built a large number of heavy artillery positions on prominent mountain tops.  Densely packed large-caliber shore guns, more than 300 fighter planes and patrol fleets stationed all year round have turned this place into a heavily fortified maritime fortress.  The Japanese military once boasted that this was an "unsinkable" aircraft carrier and the "Pearl Harbor" of the Southwest Pacific.

    In the Japanese naval strategy, the rising China and the United States are the biggest competitors.  To deal with China, it relies on the Ryukyus and North Korea barriers, while the United States needs to rely on a series of islands such as the Marshall Islands and Micronesia.  The reason why the Japanese Navy continues to strengthen the defense of these islands, station heavy troops, and use up national resources to build fortifications is that in case of a flanking attack by China and the United States, it can use this place to delay the U.S. Navy and gain time to defeat the Chinese Navy.

    Now that the turning point has been won, the Battle of Wake Island will immobilize the United States for at least half a year. The next step is to see whether Truk can play its role.

    "It will definitely work!" Ota Toshio got on his Zero Fighter, tightened the headband with the word "Yong" written on it, and then half-leaned out his body, waving his arms to the fleet following behind.  As a major contributor to the Battle of Wake Island and one of the few ace pilots of the Japanese Navy, Tsukahara Tsukahara was in urgent need of experienced pilots and aircraft. However, considering the importance of Truk, he was urgently transferred from the country after the naval battle.  He came to zero battle to make up for the losses, and left sixteen elites, including Toshio Ohta, with the intention of using them to lead the aviation team to protect the archipelago.

    Tsukahara did take care of everything, but there was one thing he couldn't do anything about.  Truk is an "unsinkable aircraft carrier", but it is also an "aircraft carrier that can never move."  No matter how powerful an immobile aircraft carrier is, it cannot compete with a real aircraft carrier.  Therefore, the only thing the Japanese navy can rely on now is the 20,000 army troops stationed here, hoping to use the brutal battle for the islands to hold back the powerful xn21 battle group.

    With the flag waving, Toshio Ohta was the first to fly into the air.  A moment later, the 64 Zero Fighters that took off first flew around the island and pounced on the location where the submarine discovered the aircraft carrier.  Behind them, 72 Falcon fighter jets, 56 Jiujiu naval bombers, and 52 Jiuqi naval attack aircraft also took off one after another. The dark fleet made the army stationed on the island scream with excitement.

    But the cheers were soon interrupted, and a large crowdA moving "metal cloud" appeared northeast of Truk.

    "Kill them all!"

    In Zhang Peng's cold order, 66 Jianba Tianquan fighter jets and 46 Haijiao interceptors (the naval version of the Air Force's double-headed Jiao) also quickly took off from Guam and rushed in at a speed of 550 kilometers per hour.  Behind them, there were 122 H-7 bombers carrying 4 tons of napalm bombs.

    At 9:15 in the morning, the massive Truk air battle broke out

    (To be continued)
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