At 04:30 in the morning, the combined fleet arrived 220 nautical miles off Oahu. Yamamoto ordered the radio silence to be lifted. The carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier began to make final checks before attack, mounted aerial bombs, and waited for the order to attack.
The military port was sleeping after a night of partying. Lieutenant Colonel Steven and Hanano Mai struggled for more than three hours before returning to the dormitory with satisfaction. Their legs were floating when they left.
In a night of absurdity, the boastful Steven was deceived by Hanano into a lot of information, including top-secret information about three aircraft carriers going out for exercises.
A trace of disappointment flashed in Hanano Mai's eyes, but she had no choice but to fire the arrow. She decided to send the fleet the defense plan of the military port and the number of warships in port and other information according to the agreed time. These were all urgently needed by the combined fleet.
At 05:00, the flagship command center received the intelligence related to the military port compiled by the intelligence department, including Hanano Mai's body collection.
After reading this, Yamamoto also had a flash of disappointment on his face. What a coincidence, the three most important aircraft carriers were not in the naval port when they launched the sneak attack. He seemed to smell something different.
Yamamoto shook his head to expel some unrealistic thoughts from his mind.
"It's impossible. If they had known in advance, they would have evacuated more than three aircraft carriers. The total tonnage of the ships docked in the military port is estimated to be more than 95%, which is equivalent to more than half of the combined fleet;
Even if Yingjiang is rich, he won't be like this. This is just an accident. The ships can't all be in port. The rise and fall of the empire depends on this. There can be no hesitation anymore! "
After a lot of mental struggle, Yamamoto decided to implement the plan. Due to the mist on the sea and low visibility in the early morning, he decided to set the attack time at 06:00 in the morning.
As Yamamoto made his final determination, more than 360 fighters and bombers on the six aircraft carriers have entered first-level combat status and everything is ready, just waiting for the mist to dissipate.
At 06:00 in the morning, the mist on the sea has almost cleared. Although the naval battle history is about to be created, Yamamoto's face is still calm. This is definitely a big heart.
"Nagumo-kun, let's start!"
At the same time, the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, which was 370 nautical miles away from Honolulu Port, sent 18 reconnaissance aircraft to the military port. They received a warning from the General Staff.
I don't know if it was General George's carelessness, but he left out the word "urgent".
Therefore, George's warning did not arouse their high vigilance. Although they had arrived at the military port for reinforcements, their return speed did not speed up and they still maintained their normal cruising speed.
At 06:10, Lieutenant General Nagumo received the order to attack and ordered the first wave of 183 fighters and bombers to take off, targeting Honolulu Port!
Major Sotaka Suzuki flew an Aichi-made Type 99 carrier-based dive bomber, which was equipped with a 500-pound aerial bomb, along with 53 other bombers of the same type and 45 Mitsubishi-made Zero carrier-based fighters (Type 21 ) and 90 Nakajima-made Type 97 carrier-based torpedo bombers formed the first wave of attack echelons.
Suzuki is considered a veteran among the Japanese pilots. As early as a few years ago in the Songhu battlefield, he had flown a bomber to carry out indiscriminate bombings against the Chinese army. This was just because the Chinese were too weak to even provide the most basic air defense. There were no weapons, so it was fun to explode, but it was not challenging. It was a one-sided massacre, which didn't make him excited.
This time was different. Their opponent was the Long Pingyang Fleet of the Goshawk Kingdom. The targets of their attacks were all large warships, which made his blood boil.
In order to prepare for the war against Eagle Sauce, they have been training secretly for nearly a year. He is confident that he can hit a stationary warship with his eyes closed;
The time has come to make contributions to His Majesty the Emperor!
At 7:40, Suzuki arrived over Oahu with the first attack wave, and further ahead was the Honolulu Military Port;
Suzuki looked down at the scenery inside the military port, and could vaguely see a large number of barracks with red, yellow and green roofs, which looked very beautiful.
At this time, the mist has dissipated and a breeze is blowing. It is a cloudy weather that is most suitable for ground operations. The visibility is very high. The densely packed warships lined up in the military port can still be seen from an altitude of several hundred meters;
He didn't know why, but it was still quiet inside the Honolulu Military Port. They had all killed themselves before the enemy's eyes, and the enemy's air defense sirens had not yet sounded, as if they were one of their own.
A cruel smile appeared on Suzuki's face, and he whistled proudly. He was searching for the target of the attack and waiting for the attack order.
In the military port, Major Hamilton, who was in charge of military port defense, maintained a high degree of vigilance for his own aircraft that suddenly appeared in the airspace of Oahu. Although the intelligence reported by the military port defense command said that they were all his own aircraft, he was astute and discovered that the number was wrong. ;
They only have three aircraft carriers, it is impossible to have so many carrier-based aircraft, and judging from the model of the aircraft, they are not land-based fighters;
He held up the telescope and kept searching for suspicious spots. When the groups of black spots on the sky got closer and closer, he finally saw the model of the plane clearly - it was an enemy plane!
Those dwarf Type 99 carrier-based dive bombers!
"Damn it, it's an enemy plane! Sound the air defense siren!"
Hamilton issued an order for air defense, but it was too late...
The Japanese formation commander had already issued the order to attack freely. Suzuki was preparing to attack a giant battleship he had just selected. He was excited just by looking at the three-barrel main gun as thick as a bucket. Unfortunately, he hadn't taken action yet. , two Nakajima torpedo bombers have already rushed down;
They launched two high-explosive torpedoes at the Big Mac at an altitude of 300 meters. Suzuki knew that this big piece of fat had nothing to do with him. He could only do the next best thing and move towards the next target - Eagle Sauce's "Maryland" "No. 1" cruiser pounced and swooped down from more than 500 meters in the air. He even felt the despair of the hawks on the ship...
"Yingjiang, I'm sorry for you, I'm going to send you to see God, and he will tell you how to reincarnate!"
He decisively dropped the heavy bomb based on his feeling. With the blessing of gravity acceleration, the bomb hit the Maryland ship at high speed and accurately hit the target a few seconds later;
"boom!"
The bomb penetrated the bridge serving as the command room from top to bottom and fell into the engine room;
With a huge explosion, a huge hole was torn open in the Maryland's side armor. Cold seawater surged in, and soon the cruiser, which displaced more than 8,000 tons, sank to the bottom of the sea.
Suzuki witnessed his masterpiece from high in the sky. After waving his fist, he reported to the formation commander through the airborne intercom that he had hit a warship, and then flew back to the aircraft carrier 200 kilometers away;
Prepare to replenish aerial bombs and start a new wave of attacks until all warships are sunk.
Smoke was already billowing in the military port. Planes rushed towards the warships docked in the port, using aerial bombs and attack torpedoes to send the giant warships into the seabed. The entire military port was burning and became a hell on earth.
The devil's carnival has just begun!
