"Open fire!" the Commander of the German military's carrier-based fighters gave the order.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The German military's 316 carrier-based fighters immediately launched their attack. The 20mm cannons beneath their wings opened fire, shell after shell screaming into the ranks of the US and British Navy's carrier-based aircraft.
In that instant, countless US and British Navy carrier-based aircraft were hit, burning as they plunged into the sea. Some were even torn to pieces by the shells, disintegrating in midair.
"Prepare for battle! The fighters will hold off the German fighters and cover the Dive Bombers and Torpedo Bombers as they break through. The Germans' air-defense fighters have appeared—their fleet cannot be far away!" the Commander of the US and British Navy's carrier-based aircraft ordered.
"Yes, sir!" countless US and British Navy carrier-based aircraft pilots answered.
Although the German Navy's carrier-based fighters had caught the US and British Navy's carrier-based aircraft formation by surprise, inflicting grievous losses and shooting down dozens of aircraft of various types, the US and British Navy pilots were not frightened. They still gathered their courage and faced the German military.
The F4U fighter planes in particular charged bravely at the German military, trying to tie down the German Navy's carrier-based fighters. Although these F4U fighter planes were inferior in performance to the German military's carrier-based FW-190 fighters and were at an even greater disadvantage in numbers, they still fought with great courage. The US and British Navy fighter pilots all knew that if they could not hold back these German Navy carrier-based fighters, the Germans could easily shoot down the US and British Navy's Dive Bombers and Torpedo Bombers. When that happened, they would likely be slaughtered to the last man.
"Rat-a-tat-tat! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A fierce aerial battle erupted at once. Nearly a thousand