"General, the 'Ryūjō' has been sunk. The 'Hoshō' has also been severely damaged and is about to sink." Colonel Sanwa Yoshitomi reported with a sad look on his face. Although, both of these are nothing more than light aircraft carriers. But there are only four aircraft carriers in the entire 2nd Carrier Squadron.
Kakuta Kakuji Lieutenant General nodded. The loss of two aircraft carriers made his heart feel like bleeding. However, he had no choice. Even the aircraft carriers 'Sōryū' and 'Hiryu' are under the Germany people's Encirclement Offensive, and it is only a matter of time before they are sunk.
"General, another batch of planes from Germany people have arrived, as many as hundreds in number!" a staff officer reported.
Suddenly, Lieutenant General Kakuta Kakuji's face became even more ugly. Under German Navy and now Carrier-based aircraft's Encirclement Offensive, neither the aircraft carrier 'Sōryū' nor the aircraft carrier 'Hiryu' can escape. Not to mention that now there are hundreds of Carrier-based aircraft, which undoubtedly makes Second Carrier Squadron of the Combined Fleet completely unable to recover!
"Woo! Woo!"
A shrill roar sounded, and eight Dive Bombers from two squadrons once again launched an attack on the aircraft carrier 'Sōryū'. The huge flight deck has become the best target for these Dive Bomber attacks.
"Emergency steering, avoidance!"
The captain of the aircraft carrier 'Sōryū', Colonel Yamada Sadayoshi, is commanding the aircraft carrier to avoid these Aerial Bomb. Although the aircraft carrier 'Sōryū' is now in danger. However, they are still working hard. Even if there is a little hope, they will not give up.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Explosions continued to sound on the aircraft carrier 'Sōryū', and the flight deck was easily penetrated by Aerial Bomb. The bomb exploded inside the aircraft carrier, ravaging the aircraft carrier and causing greater damage to the aircraft carrier.
After being hit one after another, the aircraft carrier 'Sōryū' has been severely damaged. Although this is a medium-sized aircraft carrier with a displacement of 20,000 tons. But after suffering three Torpedos and more than ten Aerial Bombs, the aircraft carrier still couldn't hold on any longer.
"General, the 'Sōryū' has been severely damaged. The attacks by the Germany people are still continuing, and we may not be able to hold on. Now the 'Sōryū' is in a very dangerous situation. General, please evacuate immediately." Commander Yamada Sadayoshi requested.
Lieutenant General Kakuta Kakuji hesitated. For his own honor, he should now choose to sink into the sea with the aircraft carrier 'Sōryū'. However, he was very unwilling to die. So, he nodded and took Captain Sanwa Yoshitomi and others to evacuate the aircraft carrier 'Sōryū'. For safety reasons, he didn't even go to the heavy cruiser and Light Cruiser, but went directly to a destroyer.
After all, once all 2nd Carrier Squadron aircraft carriers are sunk, those heavy cruisers and destroyers will definitely become targets of attack by the Germany people. By then, he will still be in great danger. In comparison, the possibility of a destroyer being attacked is undoubtedly much smaller.
Less than ten minutes after Lieutenant General Kakuta Kakuji left the aircraft carrier 'Sōryū', the aircraft carrier 'Sōryū' sank into the sea. Facing the intensive bombing of German Navy's Carrier-based aircraft and shore-based aircraft, the aircraft carrier 'Sōryū' simply could not hold on.
Island Nation Navy Second Carrier Squadron of the Combined Fleet's last aircraft carrier, the 'Hiryu', could not last long. The performance of the aircraft carrier "Hiryu" is equivalent to that of the aircraft carrier "Sōryū". After being hit by Torpedo and Aerial Bomb one after another, the aircraft carrier also sank into the sea due to too much water.
This caused all four aircraft carriers of Island Nation Navy's Second Carrier Division to sink.
At this time, there were still many German Navy, Carrier-based aircraft and shore-based aircraft that had not dropped bombs. So, they set their target on other battleships of 2nd Carrier Squadron. Those huge heavy cruisers and Light Cruiser have become the priority targets of these aircraft.
Although these heavy cruisers and Light Cruiser have relatively powerful anti-aircraft firepower. But after the aircraft carrier sank, these heavy cruisers and Light Cruiser were all fighting on their own. Facing the Carrier-based aircraft of German Navy and the Encirclement Offensive of shore-based aircraft, they could not hold on, and one ship after another was sunk.
After German Navy's Carrier-based aircraft and shore-based aircraft dropped their bombs and Torpedo, 2nd Carrier Squadron's heavy cruiser and Light Cruiser were all sunk. As for those destroyers, no one cares. No aircraft will waste ammunition on the heavy cruiser and Light Cruiser before they are sunk.
Although there are still a lot of destroyers left, 2nd Carrier Squadron is now dead in name only. The four main aircraft carriers were all sunk, leaving only a few destroyers.
"General, what should we do now?" On a destroyer, Colonel Sanwa Yoshitomi asked with red eyes.
"Report to Your Excellency Commander, and then return to the homeland!" Lieutenant General Kakuta Kakuji said with a lonely look.
After losing four aircraft carriers, a large number of Carrier-based aircraft, and a large number of Capital Ships, Combined Fleet has suffered heavy losses. Under such circumstances, Combined Fleet obviously can no longer compete with German Navy. Although the losses they caused to German Navy are not small, from the overall strength, German Navy has completely taken the advantage.
When Carrier-based aircraft of German Navy and shore-based aircraft attacked Island Nation Navy's Second Carrier Division, more than two hundred Carrier-based aircraft that took off from the aircraft carrier of Island Nation Navy also tried to attack Aircraft Carrier Formation of German Navy Pacific Fleet.
But unfortunately, when these Carrier-based aircraft were still three hundred kilometers away from Aircraft Carrier Formation of German Navy Pacific Fleet, they were discovered by the air search Radar. As a result, hundreds of carrier-based BF-109 fighter jets were launched from the aircraft carrier German Navy to intercept. At the same time, hundreds of BF-109 fighter jets were also launched from Ponape Island's base to intercept these Island Nation Carrier-based aircraft. The final result was that these Island Nation Navy's carrier-based aircrafts were all shot down without even seeing German Navy Pacific Fleets and Aircraft Carrier Formations. Not one of them escaped. This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Island Nation Navy.
Although the four aircraft carriers of First Carrier Division of the Combined Fleet eventually escaped. But there are almost no Carrier-based aircraft left on these four aircraft carriers. Almost all the pilots were lost. These four aircraft carriers have become nothing more than show-offs.
At this time, this tragic naval battle came to an end. Both navies were involved in this naval battle and suffered considerable losses. But overall, German Navy still has the advantage.