In the next few minutes, it was a disaster for the Republican Navy. Diving bombers and torpedoes kept breaking into the fleet's air defense circle, dropping bombs and torpedoes, and being at the outermost one hundred on the fleet's outermost layer.
Many fighter jets were struggling, most of them were entangled by the opponent's fighter jets. Only about fifty fighter jets were struggling to intercept enemy aircraft groups that were approaching from high or low altitudes.
The formation of the entire fleet was in chaos, and several injured warships were dragging long smoke marks on the sea, avoiding the attacking torpedoes as much as possible. The battleships and cruisers used as shields were also in chaos, like headless
Flying around the sea like a flies. The artillery fire exploded in balls of black smoke over the fleet and fired violently at the sky.
In order to avoid bombing and torpedoes, the "Jilin" airship turned a whole circle on the sea. When it adjusted its course again, it was already 10 nautical miles away by the entire fleet, along with the cruisers and destroyers who flanked it for its frigates.
A small defense circle was formed.
The enemy planes were raging over the fleet, and the fleet's air defense firepower could not stop the attack of high-speed maneuvering fighter aircraft groups. When the Republican fighter aircraft group returned to the fleet, nearly 100 enemy aircraft had completed the attack and were on the high-speed ground.
Get rid of escape. Within a few minutes, the flagship Heilongjiang was hit with two bombs and three torpedoes, and all three torpedoes hit the starboard side. This heavy warship with a standard displacement of nearly 50,000 tons was fully inclined and decked
There were fires everywhere.
The situation of the "Hebei" is even more serious. This "Tianjin-class" aviation ship was hit with only one bomb in this attack, but it was hit by 5 torpedoes. The most important thing is that the power compartment was blown up, so it is only possible to rely on
The backup diesel engine was driving slowly.
The "Suiyuan" was severely damaged. It suffered two torpedoes and one bomb, but the fire on the deck had been extinguished and could barely be used after emergency repairs.
In addition, the "Hengshan" and "Changbaishan" battleships, which serve as guards, also suffered two torpedoes, and the two battleships were forced torpedoes for the aviation ships. If they were not blocked, I am afraid that the two aviation ships would be afraid that they will be now.
There are many dangers. The Qiqihar air defense cruiser collided with the Yichun destroyer when evading torpedoes. The Yichun destroyer was sunk, and the Qiqihar bow was also knocked down.
Severely injured.
In addition, the cruiser "Chita" and the destroyer "Mohe" were also injured. The sea was in a mess, with oil everywhere, warships were dragging black smoke, and firefighters were struggling to put out the fire.
Fire spread in the hangar of the Heilongjiang River. The entire flight deck had been deformed. General Wang Chongwen and the fleet's staff were transferred to the cruiser Changchun, and the command of the entire fleet was temporarily transferred to the Jilin River.
The commander of the 12th Air Fleet, Major General Chunlin, was in the hands of the 12th Air Fleet.
The pilots on the two severely damaged aviation ships began to evacuate, leaving only crew members, damage managers and firefighters to rescue the warships. On the side of the two aviation ships, there are 2 destroyers and 2 frigates.
These warships used high-pressure water guns to spray water columns on aviation ships to help them extinguish fires. One of the destroyers was also responsible for providing electricity to firefighting facilities on aviation ships.
Cheng Yaoheng led the main force of the East China Sea Fleet to the battlefield. Although his fleet was still more than 300 nautical miles away from Wang Chongwen, Spruins's 5th Fleet entered the attack range of the East China Sea Fleet. Cheng Yaoheng's appearance saved
The fate of the Beiyang Fleet.
Spruenz was preparing for the next wave of attacks, when he sent a reconnaissance plane to the southwest reported finding reinforced Republic fleets. The Rear Admiral decisively gave up the attack and ordered the fleet to retreat to the southeast with all his might.
He had lost one-third of the bombers and about half of the escort fighters in the two attacks. If Nimitz's orders attack the Republican fleet near Midway again, it would be very likely that it would be in the attack of the Republican fleet.
He suffered significant losses without any strength to fight back.
What made Wang Chongwen feel a little relieved was that the aviation troops who attacked the Kincaid fleet sent back a telegram. The Republican army's attack on the enemy was very effective. Because Kincaid's fleet was busy retrieving fighter jets during the attack, all four aviation ships in his hand were
They were attacked to varying degrees, among which the "Hornet" and "Bumblebee" were severely damaged.
At 11:30, Major General Fang Chunlin, who was acting in command, ordered the entire fleet to retreat to the southwest where General Cheng Yao Hengda was located, and the only airship "Jilin" that could still fight was responsible for the rear. The entire fleet began to retreat from the battle.
The Hebei was most damaged. Most of the boilers had stopped working and their speed had dropped to 6 knots. Although the fire had been controlled, the entire hull was seriously tilted. After re-evaluation, Wang Chongwen ordered the ship to abandon it.
Because the entire fleet is still in danger, under normal circumstances, this aviation warship still has some potential for rescue. The personnel on the warship began to evacuate, but the warship still floated tenaciously on the water.
After searching and rescuing the surviving personnel on the ship, General Wang Chongwen ordered the destroyer "Huanchun" to launch four torpedoes at the air ship and finally sank it.
At dusk, the severely damaged Beiyang Fleet met with the East China Sea Fleet led by Cheng Yaoheng. The two fleets retreated to Guam together. The General Staff ordered the abandonment of the failed Midway Battle and the fleet began to return.
Wang Chongwen moved to General Cheng Yaoheng's flagship "Qinghai" aviation warship. The navy general who boarded the deck of "Qinghai" from the side looked a little frustrated. A maritime battle he commanded ended in failure and also lost.
An aviation warship would be unhappy when placed on anyone.
However, in the middle of the night, the submarine troops operating in the Hawaiian Islands sent back a good news. They launched a torpedo attack on the Kincaid fleet, which was injured in the naval battle, and sunk the "Hornet" and "Bumblebee" two
The old fleet aviation ship finally saved General Wang again.
A fierce but meaningless sea ended. The purpose of both sides of the war was actually on the other side's fleet. In comparison, Nimitz's strategy was quite successful. If it were not for submarine attacks on the way back, the Republic
The Navy's losses should be above the opponent.
After this naval battle, the confidence of the US Navy finally recovered, but both sides have also realized that it is impossible to destroy the opponent in a decisive battle. The final result will be a long and long battle between the two sides.
The process of consumption. But as the equipment becomes stronger and stronger, the two opponents separated by the Pacific Ocean are afraid of the other party and become more cautious.
Since the war has been going on, some subtle changes have taken place. After experiencing the initial defeat, the Russians gradually recovered their anger. After a winter of breathing, they fought a desperate battle with the German army in Zhuyashviligre.
The German Iron River, which was considered invincible, was eventually blocked by the Russians.
On the Russian battlefield, the Germans began to show weakness of insufficient troops. After stabilizing their positions, the Soviet army began to carry out some local counterattacks. Hitler began to realize the possibility of failure and his temper became increasingly irritable, which was elusive.
In the Republican Army, some strategic adjustments have also begun to slow down the intensity and pace of the offensive, and to implement a defensive strategy in the local area.