The aircraft carrier Princeton, the second vessel of the Independence-class aircraft carriers, belonged to the American Navy's 4th Carrier Fleet. But at that moment, the carrier was belching thick smoke. Flames spread across the carrier, as if the entire warship had caught fire.
The sailors aboard the carrier scrambled over one another for the lifeboats, desperate to escape. But there were only so many lifeboats. Taking away more than fifteen hundred sailors from the carrier was simply impossible. Thus, only a very small number of lucky men could leave by lifeboat; everyone else could only seek another way. As for whether they could keep their lives, that depended on whether God blessed them.
"Whooo!"
Six Dive Bombers launched another attack on the aircraft carrier Princeton. Six heavy Aerial Bombs came smashing down upon the carrier.
Driven by gravity, the bombs struck the deck with fearsome force. The deck armor was easily pierced, and the bombs exploded inside the carrier. Their immense power inflicted further wounds upon the already damaged vessel.
Boom!
Suddenly, a violent explosion rang out. An Aerial Bomb had pierced the carrier's bulkhead and detonated the ammunition in the magazine. The tremendous blast instantly tore open the thirteen-thousand-ton aircraft carrier.
Seawater rushed rapidly into the hull through the breach. Before long, the light aircraft carrier sank beneath the waves.
The German Navy's Carrier-based aircraft began attacking the next targets. With all three major German Navy fleets dispatching massive numbers of Carrier-based aircraft, the American Navy's Aircraft Carrier Formations were undoubtedly under tremendous pressure. Large numbers of warships were under encirclement, being sunk, while even aircraft carriers were burning. These were the foundations the American Navy had accumulated over many years! Yet now, they were being easily destroyed by the German carrier-based aircraft group.
"God, this is truly spectacular.