"Attack immediately! Beware of enemy planes! Someone fell into the sea! Are my situation? My God, there are two fighter planes in the water. My wingman fell into the sea!"

This is the last voice of VT8 squadron leader Waldron in this world. When his car rushed into the sea with raging flames, there were only three tbds left in the entire squadron, and soon the three tbds were shot down, and the remaining Guy back-seat machine gunner and radio operator were also killed in battle.

At that time, Guy flew a fighter plane from above a destroyer and rushed towards any aircraft carrier on the sea (he had no time to choose). Guy was selected by the Canglong because according to his recollection, the other two aircraft carriers were larger than this one. As mentioned before, there was a problem with the TBD's electric bomb drop device and it was unavailable, so Guy could only manually throw lightning.

At that time, the Canglong made a sharp turn to the right and drove directly towards him, so Guy thought he had a great chance. He observed the target physically and mentally, so he forgot about the fierce anti-aircraft artillery fire of the Japanese fleet. After projecting the torpedo, Guy once aimed at the Canglong, but the unreliable stupid guy TBD was quickly stuck, and Guy could only fly away from the large slope above the stern of the ship.

Guy recalled: "The enemy was refueling and hanging bullets on the deck, and the oil pipe was dragged everywhere. At that time, I really hoped that the machine gun was not stuck, otherwise I would have been able to create a fire. When I passed the enemy ship, I could see the small Japanese captain on the bridge jumping and shouting."

Fighter Zero pilot Fujita also witnessed the attack. He could see the torpedo thrown by Guy and rushed towards the Aolong. Fujita was anxious and shouted loudly on the radio, while circling around the Aolong like crazy. Hopefully, it could attract the attention of the Aolong.

The Aolong finally dodged the attack. It turned a corner and the torpedo rushed past it, which made Fujita feel relieved. Only then did he realize that there was not much fuel left on his plane.

On the other side, Guy had just left the Canglong and was targeted by the other five Zero-War. It was obvious that the stupid tbd could not be beaten or escaped in front of Zero-War. The second or third Zero-War destroyed the rudder and ailerons of the Guy aircraft. Because one side of the wing broke, the plane fell straight down like a shot put. However, Guy, who had a flexible hand and foot, jumped out of the cockpit in time.

At that time, Guy grabbed a bag containing an rubber life raft and grabbed a black rubber cushion. However, Guy didn't know what it was for, just because the squadron leader Waldron told them not to throw away the things casually. Because if there was something happening, they might be used.

Gay, who was floating on the sea, landed among a bunch of Japanese warships. He could only hide under the rubber mat to avoid the enemy's sight. Until the air strike attracted the attention of the Japanese, he came out from under the mat to inflate the life raft safely, and then floated until the next day before he was rescued by Pby.

Later, Michel asked for credit for the VT8 Squadron and won the Medal of Honor for the squadron. Although this honor was what the VT8 died in battle and survived, it has to be said that the credit report was a bit nonsense: "The pilot who was not shot down dropped a torpedo at a direct shooting distance, saw it pounced on the enemy's aircraft carrier, exploded on the side of the ship, and emitted dazzling flames. For the special mixed fleet and for the navy, they severely damaged Japan's air power at the beginning of the battle!"

To be honest, similar scenes are not uncommon. For example, the American enemy, the devil, also had a similar "Ming Creation" after the successful attack on Pearl Harbor. He praised the pocket submarine troops that had no effect in the attack on Pearl Harbor but suffered heavy losses, and praised the only survivor as a class hero. The unrealistic flattery of the VT8 Squadron also made those survivors who fought bravely and suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Midway.

Let’s talk about the cooperation of the US Navy Air Force. One of the important reasons why Waldron’s squadron suffered such heavy losses (the entire army was wiped out) is that there was no fighter escort. As mentioned earlier, the wild cats escorted SBD and TBD were too weak, and they also had to take into account the two aircraft with too far different flight performance, which led to them losing sight of each other later.

At that time, the VF6 squadron led by Gray was much faster than TBD and had to take into account both clusters, so they could only fly in the S shape to keep the torpedo and dive bombers in their own field of view.

Frequent flights have greatly consumed Gray's spirit. She lost Lindsey's VT6 squadron when she was not careful, and mistakenly regarded Waldron's VT8 from the early stage as VT6. Then the unexpected clouds gave Gray a heavy blow. When VT8 turned to attack the Japanese aircraft carrier, the fighter squadron leader could not find either VT6 or VT8.

Not only that, Gray also lost contact with the dive bomber force at this time. Gray, who was not sure about the situation, kept flying in this airspace until the fuel was about to run out. Therefore, the "Jem's down" contact signal agreed on from beginning to end was useless at all.

Let’s talk about the VT6 squadron’s experience. The squadron has much more experience than VT8. They have participated in many battles such as the Marshall Islands, Wake Island and Marcus Island. The most trendy pilots have also had more than 25oo hours of flight hours, and most of the time they fly torpedo planes.

However, the squadron leader Lindsey was very unlucky. When he left Hawaii and landed on the aircraft carrier, an accident occurred. Not only did the plane fall, but the person also made his nose and face swollen. At one time, he couldn't even wear a flying goggles on his face, and the boss did not intend to let him participate in the battle, but Lindsey himself insisted on attacking.

Lindsey's attack plan at that time was to divide the 14 TBDs into two groups, leading one group himself, and the other group was commanded by Ailly, each selecting an aircraft carrier to attack.

At 9:49, the Shizumo appeared Lindsey's fleet, and soon Lindsey and Ailey entered the Japanese aircraft carrier in two groups. Lindsey's target was Kaga, but the squadron leader was so lucky that he was the one who was shot down by Zero War.

At that time, Minami Genda prayed for the Kaga, but soon he realized that it was unnecessary because the performance of TBD was really too bad.

According to a few surviving pilots, orange tracer bombs were flying everywhere in the sky, and they were smoke and clouds formed after the explosion of anti-aircraft artillery shells, as well as the spiral black smoke dragged after the tbd caught fire, intertwined in the sky to form a strange pattern that only appeared on Halloween.

Observation posts on Japanese aircraft carriers kept reporting that enemy aircraft were shot down, which made Minaki very proud. He believed that if he continued to fight like this, he could easily eliminate all enemy aircraft. Then they would launch a powerful offensive to eliminate all the US aircraft carriers in the distance.

Of course, it was not only Genda Shi who was very excited. Nagayun Tadaichi, who had been silent and entangled before, seemed to have come back to life. Everyone in the Akagi Bridge, including him, blushed as if they had drunk too much wine.

When the observation post reported ecstatically, "There is one enemy plane left! One left! No! All shot down!" Nan Yunzhong shouted happily: "No matter how many enemy planes there are, we don't have to be afraid!"

As for Gendashi, he was also optimistic: "It turns out that I still have doubts about whether the mobile troops can withstand the attack in the air. But now I have dispelled this doubt!"

At this time, almost all Japanese people had only one thought in their minds: "This is a victory. We will eat the enemy plane first, then destroy the enemy's aircraft carrier, and then launch a devastating attack on Midway from midnight to tomorrow morning!"

The ending of the VT6 squadron is no better than that of VT8. 14 TBDs involved in the offense were shot down 10 on the spot. When they returned to the Enterprise, one of them was thrown into the sea because of their serious injuries and irreparable.

Many Japanese witnesses to this battle believe that the US aircraft bravely and stubbornly rushing hard despite zero war and anti-aircraft artillery firepower is worthy of praise, but Gendashi's impression is: "Faced with fierce attacks from sea and air, some enemies are obviously hesitant and afraid to rush."

I can only say that Genda Shi is too unaware of the ragged performance of TBD. How slow can this torpedo be hung with a torpedo? It is like a group of thin mules carrying heavy objects for several hours. Not to mention rushing forward, it is a miracle to be able to fly away in a hurry.

After a death assault, a considerable group of TBD pilots were about to fall into another life-and-death battle to fight the sea! For example, Wincher and his machine gunner, Private Grass Cosette. Before they could completely struggle to get rid of the attack of Zero War, the oil in the aircraft tank was rushing out, and soon the motivation went on strike and could only land on the sea.

Wincher's movements were very straightforward. Before the tbd sank, he grabbed a life raft, emergency rations, first aid kits and useless parachutes. Although the pair of brothers were not injured, they were mentally exhausted. In the next few days, they were floating on the sea. When they occasionally saw small fish swimming in the sea, they soaked in the cool sea water for a while to relieve the pressure of the scorching heat (there are small fishes that indicate there are no sharks). Of course, more often are surrounded by groups of sharks, and at this time the pair must drive them away with oars and flying knives.

Whenever a plane flies over his head, Wincher always waves his hands to call for help, but every time they are ignored, so that when Wincher sees the plane, he waves his fists and shouts: "F.k, go ahead, mom, bastard. Don't think about letting me invite you to drink in the Officers Club again!"

After ate all the emergency rations, the two of them beat an albatross who followed them curiously, and then they ate the poor bird raw.

About the twelfth day, when the two brothers were almost desperate, they found a submarine, so they tried their best to signal it. However, this was a Japanese submarine. Winchell later recalled: "The damn Japanese are inhumane. These beasts drove their submarines around us. Several soldiers and an officer looked at us and then turned around and drove away. Obviously, they had no idea to rescue us. Since then, I have firmly established a thought to kill every Japanese in uniform!"

It was not until June 21 that the two brothers were caught and rescued by a Catalina after drifting for 17 days on the sea. They were already skinny (who lost 60 pounds!) and were the last two lucky ones to be rescued in the Battle of Midway.

Why are Winchell and the others lucky? Because even if they starve to death at sea or die of thirst or directly die in battle, it is better than falling into the hands of the Japanese. At 4:30 pm on June 4, Changliang found a life raft and ordered the Jugyun to check it out. If it is an American pilot, he would "interrogate the prisoners, find out the enemy situation, and then deal with it appropriately."

The so-called appropriate disposal is that on the way to the Aleutian Islands a few days later, Captain Yuki Fujita Nakasa believed that it was useless to keep the prisoners, so he blindfolded the two unfortunate people, tied them with a five-gallon fuel tank filled with water, and threw them into the sea.

These beasts will pay the price for their atrocities, soon!

At around 8:40, Fletcher also participated in the attack. The VT3 squadron of York City took the lead, followed by Major John Sach's six wild cats. To be honest, this pitiful air escort force is simply not worth mentioning.

The squadron leader of the VT3 Squadron is Major Lance Messi (not a football player). This man is very motivated and skilled. He used to serve in the VT6 Squadron. He was transferred to the VT3 Squadron in April. Because of his rich practical experience, the VT3 Squadron was in very good shape under his leadership.

Another thing worth mentioning is Major Sachy who drives a wildcat. The latter is considered an air combat expert. He understands the famous Sachy shearing tactics against zero war (this will be discussed later. I won’t mention it for now).

In terms of flight performance, there are not many ways to deal with zero battles. It is more abused than hovering. The ratio of both sides is half a pound, and it may be worse than climbing. The only way for a wild cat is to dive, preferably dive attack with an advantage in height.

At that time, Sachi sent two wild cats to fly under the clouds at a height of 25oo feet to fish. Once they were attacked by Zero War, they would immediately use radio to alert them, and Sachi and three other wingmen would dive from 5oo feet to disperse Zero War.

But to be honest, this little pitiful air cover power is simply a tragedy or a joke, but the Americans could only use this little fighter jet at that time.

At 1o:15, the Akagi observation post found 12 TBDs at 45,000 meters on the port side, and immediately ordered Zero Zhan to intercept. Soon Zero Zhan as Saqi expected, first attacking the wild cat flying under the clouds, and then Saqi dived with his wingman, and an air battle broke out!

Some comrades may want to say that wild cats fight with zero battles, isn’t this arrogance? In terms of the flight performance of aircraft, this statement is very correct. But the most important thing in war is always people. There are too many things to win with weak defeat with weak defeat with less. In the history of war, there are too many things.

For example, the reason why Sachy dares to fight Zero War is because of his clear set of Sachy shearing tactics. The so-called Sachy shearing tactics are actually very simple. Wildcats are definitely not the opponent of Zero War, but team combat is different.

The core idea of ​​the Sachs shearing tactic is to form two wild cats in a group, and the two planes fly in parallel. If one of them is bitten by zero battle (this is normal). Don’t panic, turn to the wingman with this tail and notify the wingman to be prepared.

What are you going to do? Start an attack naturally. The Zero War that follows the wild cat's turn will soon enter the muzzle of another parallel-flying wild cat. At this time, all the wild cats waiting for the rabbit need to do is to check the right time to fire.

Of course it is simple, but to implement this tactic well, two pilots still need to work closely together. Sach and his wingman, Navy Lieutenant Deeb, cooperated very well, and it was perfect. After a fierce battle, Sach and his young man lost a wild cat but shot down five Zero Battles.

From the perspective of air combat, Saatchi won a victory, but for his friend VT3 squadron, who needed cover, it was a disaster. Eighteen to twenty zero battles rushed towards Messi's squadron and concentrated firepower to attack the leading aircraft. Poor Major Messi was shot down before he could fly over the first air defense barrier composed of peripheral destroyers. According to his wingman pilot's memory, at the last moment, Major Messi climbed out of the flaming cockpit and stood on the remaining wings of the plane, but because the altitude was too low, he could not parachute.

Mizuo Fujita and his pilots stood on the flight deck. They saw Zero Zhan shoot down the torpedo plane one after another, raising their arms high and cheering for victory like a wave. At this moment, a group of TBDs roared at the Akagi, but what made Mizuo Fujita strange was that at the best time to throw thunder, they finally flew towards the Flying Dragon. For a moment, Yamaguchi's flagship was almost surrounded by the torpedo tracks, but it was regrettable that none of them hit.

Let me put it this way, the 41 TBDs that took off on June 4 did not achieve any results, and in the end, only four of them returned to the mothership. Their combat loss rate and low effect are truly the worst torpedo aircraft.

At this point, the Japanese were a little relieved at this time. Nagashikazu no longer had the irritability and entanglement he had before. In his opinion, the Americans were nothing scary. But he didn't know that destruction was close.

Just as Japan's Zero War was busy hunting the TBD happily at a low altitude, at an altitude of 20,000 feet, Wade McLasky drove the SBD to the scheduled interception point 142 nautical miles away from the Enterprise. But what bothered McLasky was that he did not see the expected Japanese aircraft carrier. All he could see was the empty sea and the black smoke rising from the Midway Island in the distance.

And at this time, the fuel of his squadron was in a hurry, and he could only conduct a reconnaissance voyage for 15 minutes at most, and he had to return after 15 minutes!

McLaskixxx looked at the chart board and decided to fly another 35 nautical miles in the 24o direction, then turned to the northwest to fly in parallel with the expected Japanese fleet route. Many years later, Nimitz praised: "This is the most important decision in this battle, he decided the outcome of the battle!" (To be continued.)

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