"Woooo!"
The shrill air-raid siren had already sounded. Large numbers of Island Nation sailors rushed to their anti-aircraft positions. Anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns alike had all been raised toward the sky.
Every face was shrouded in tension. Facing the German Navy's Carrier-based Aircraft Unit descending in force, these Island Nation sailors were extremely nervous. Yet their faces also clearly bore expressions of unyielding resolve.
"Prepare for battle!" Such orders rang out continuously across the warships.
At this moment, the Island Nation Navy's 2nd Capital Ship Squadron had formed an anti-aircraft formation. The four Amagi-class Battlecruisers had spread apart, with light cruisers and destroyers guarding them at the center.
Aside from the four heavy cruisers that had been sunk, the 2nd Capital Ship Squadron still had four light cruisers and sixteen destroyers. Thus, every Amagi-class Battlecruiser was protected by one light cruiser and four destroyers.
Together with the formidable anti-aircraft firepower possessed by the Amagi-class Battlecruisers themselves, this had undoubtedly formed a tightly woven anti-aircraft net. It seemed extremely difficult for the German Navy's Carrier-based Aircraft Unit to break through the Island Nation fleet's air-defense network and sink these Amagi-class Battlecruisers.
Come on, you damned Germans! We will certainly be able to withstand their attack and weather this crisis without a hitch! Takasu Shirō silently told himself. Both his hands had clenched into fists, showing just how tense he was.
Having sunk two German aircraft carriers and heavily damaged another two had already made Lieutenant General Takasu Shirō and the 2nd Capital Ship Squadron heroes of the Island Nation Navy. If they could withstand the German Navy's carrier-based aircraft attack and withdraw safely, his reputation would soar even further. Compared with the other three Capital Ship Squadrons, which had suffered devastating losses, his achievements would shine brilliantly. Promotion would