To assemble the Island Nation Navy as soon as possible, Australasia chose to ignore the possible movements of the Island Nation Navy and focus on dealing with the Island Nation Air Force that had revealed itself.
Although the Island Nation Army Air Force had mobilized more than 400 aircraft across Kyushu Island, Honshu Island, and Shikoku Island, fewer than half of those aircraft were newly produced. The rest were antiquated models.
They had been intended to draw attention in the first place, so naturally, no one could expect them to inflict heavy casualties on the Australasian Air Force.
That was exactly what happened. The entire aerial battle lasted a little over three hours. In the end, the Island Nation aircraft that had been deployed were almost completely wiped out, with only a few planes that had originally been lingering at the edge of the battlefield escaping by sheer luck.
On the Australasian side, with the advantage in both aircraft numbers and quality, fewer than thirty planes had annihilated the Island Nation formation of more than four hundred aircraft.
Although the Island Nation Government was also heartbroken by the loss of so many planes, at least the sacrifice of those four hundred-plus aircraft had not been in vain. Most of the navy in the waters off Hiroshima had successfully escaped through the strait between Honshu Island and Shikoku Island and was now making its way toward Tokyo.
This also meant that Isoroku Yamamoto's first plan had succeeded. The main warships of the Island Nation Combined Fleet had finally been able to gather together, greatly strengthening the Combined Fleet.
Now that the warships had assembled, the Island Nation Navy's next objective was undoubtedly to find a way to ensure that the planned naval battle proceeded smoothly.
The battle site had been chosen