All ten battleships of the main battleship formation of the Eastern Empire Navy Combined Fleet were sunk by the carrier-based aircraft group of the Northern Fleet of the Tsarist Russian Empire Navy. The rest of the cruisers and destroyers also suffered huge losses.
And the Northern Fleet of the Tsarist Russian Empire Navy also paid the price of dozens of carrier-based aircraft being shot down.
Although the losses of the Northern Fleet of the Tsarist Russian Empire Navy seem to be not small. However, if compared with the Eastern Empire Navy Combined Fleet, it is undoubtedly insignificant.
The cost of dozens of carrier-based aircraft is not as much as that of a cruiser. Not to mention that if any destroyer or cruiser is sunk, the number of sailors killed will reach hundreds.
Not to mention that the main battleship formation of the Eastern Empire Navy Combined Fleet was almost annihilated.
Admiral Yamamoto "107" Fifty-six, commander of the Combined Fleet of the Japanese Empire Navy, did not abandon the ship and flee when the battleship Kii was sunk, but chose to sink with the ship.
As one of the three commanders of the Japanese Empire Navy and the commander of the Combined Fleet, he should be responsible for the failure of the Combined Fleet. And for the Japanese, the best way is to end their lives.
Before the battleship Kii sank, Admiral Yamamoto Fifty-six handed his handwritten letter to Rear Admiral Ito Seiichi, Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, and asked him to take the letter back.
In this letter, Admiral Yamamoto Fifty-six introduced why they failed. And the suggestion that aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft should replace the battleships and become the absolute main force in naval battles.
However, even if the Japanese Empire Navy now understands it. But it is undoubtedly too late.
After winning this battle, will the Russian Empire Navy let the Japanese Empire go? That is simply impossible. This time, the Russian Empire will solve the problem of the Eastern Empire once and for all, and will never give the Eastern Empire any chance again.
After destroying the battleship formation of the Eastern Empire Navy Combined Fleet, the carrier-based aircraft group of the Russian Empire Navy’s Northern Fleet did not withdraw from the battle immediately. Some carrier-based aircraft had not yet dropped bombs and torpedoes.
Therefore, these dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft that still had ammunition began to attack the battleship formation of the Lighthouse Navy’s Pacific Fleet.
And the six Lexington-class battlecruisers of the Lighthouse people undoubtedly became their best target of attack.
After all, although these battlecruisers have a large displacement. However, their defense is relatively weak. Once hit by heavy aerial bombs or heavy aerial torpedoes, they will easily be severely damaged.
In this way, it will undoubtedly create more favorable combat conditions for the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Empire Navy.
On the Lexington battleship, the flagship of the Pacific Fleet of the Lighthouse Navy, Admiral Hasben Kimmel, the fleet commander, put down his telescope.
“Commander, the Japanese battleships are all gone. The Russian carrier-based aircraft are flying towards us. They are going to attack us."Start attacking!" A naval commander of the Lighthouse Country reported.
"Order all ships to enter air defense combat mode. We have to kill the Russian carrier-based aircraft. Then chase them and kill all their warships, including those aircraft carriers!" Admiral Hasben Kimmel ordered.
"Yes, Commander!" The generals and officers of the Pacific Fleet of the Lighthouse Country Navy all answered.
One by one, cruisers and destroyers guarded the battleships and battlecruisers in the middle.
Anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns fired fiercely at the planes in the sky.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
The dense anti-aircraft firepower shot into the sky, trying to shoot down the carrier-based aircraft of the Northern Fleet of the Tsarist Russian Empire Navy. The carrier-based aircraft of the Northern Fleet of the Tsarist Russian Empire Navy attacked the warships of the Lighthouse Country Navy on the sea.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! "
Explosions continued to sound, and heavy aerial bombs continued to hit the sea surface, blasting out water columns. (To read the exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)
During this process, carrier-based aircraft were constantly shot down by dense anti-aircraft firepower.
However, the main battleships of the Lighthouse Navy were also hit one after another.
When the carrier-based aircraft of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Empire Navy dropped all bombs and torpedoes and withdrew from the battle, the Assaulter and Constitution battlecruisers of the Lighthouse Navy had been hit by several aerial bombs and aerial torpedoes, and had been damaged 0… However, the injuries were not very serious, and the combat effectiveness was not greatly affected, and they could continue to fight.
The withdrawal of the carrier-based aircraft of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Empire Navy also relieved Admiral Hasben Kimmel, commander of the Pacific Fleet of the Lighthouse Navy.
"The Russian carrier-based aircraft finally left. Then, they should not be able to deploy carrier-based aircraft. We seize this opportunity and get rid of them all. Then, we can still win this battle! After our aircraft carriers are replenished with carrier-based aircraft, even if we face the Russian Black Sea Fleet again, we will still have the strength to fight. In fact, our chances of winning will not be small. "Admiral Hasben Kimmel seems to still have great confidence in the current battle.
"Yes, Commander. As long as we can use the main battleship to get rid of the Russian Pacific Fleet. Then, we still have a chance to turn defeat into victory in this battle. "Other generals of the Lighthouse Navy also echoed.
Although the current situation is still very critical, the generals of the Lighthouse Navy seem to be somewhat optimistic, as if they think the most dangerous moment has passed.
But they will soon find out that everything is too simple as they imagined.
The main battleship formation of the Orientals has been eliminated. Next, it will be their turn.
On the battleship 1.0 Anna I, the flagship of the Pacific Fleet of the Tsarist Empire Navy, the fleet commander KuznetsovaAdmiral Kuznetsov and Chief of Staff Major General Sergeyev have received the order for the Northern Fleet’s carrier-based aircraft to withdraw from the battle. Next, according to the plan, the Northern Fleet will pursue the aircraft carrier formation of the Lighthouse Navy’s Pacific Fleet. Then, the attack on the main battleship formation of the Lighthouse Navy’s Pacific Fleet will be completed by the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Empire Navy.
And the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Empire Navy has actually been prepared for a long time.
"Order our aircraft carriers to take off carrier-based aircraft immediately. Now, it’s our turn to teach the Lighthouse people a lesson and let them taste our power!" Admiral Kuznetsov ordered.
"Yes, Your Excellency the Commander!" Major General Sergeyev replied. .
