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Retreat, I'm afraid it's too late!Now my fleet is only more than 30 kilometers away from the opponent, even if I can't catch up at once, I can still use the destroyer to bite me, and there are 4 aircraft carriers behind me!Once they are discovered by the other party, the consequences will be unimaginable!

"Boss, let's use human torpedoes to launch a desperate attack!" The first officer of the heavy cruiser Tone reminded: "The human torpedoes are improved from Type 93 spear torpedoes. At a high speed of 30 knots, they can also have a speed of 23000 meters. Range! It's night, and at this distance, enemy fire is not a big threat to us. We can repeatedly attack with manned torpedoes at a distance of 20000 meters to 18000 meters."

Manned torpedoes, as the name suggests, are manned torpedoes!The shooting accuracy of this suicide torpedo is naturally incomparable to that of an unmanned ordinary torpedo.

"Yaoxi! Let's do this." Koji Kuroda loudly ordered: "Order all kamikaze torpedo squadrons to prepare for battle! The formation will advance at full speed and launch manned torpedoes within a distance of 18000 meters!"

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"The distance of the Japanese ship is 20000 meters, the speed is 30 knots, and the number is 11!"

With the shout of the radar director, the atmosphere inside the Bearn aircraft carrier has become extremely tense.Everyone held their breath, waiting for the Japanese fleet to enter the range of their own artillery.

3艘新奥尔良级重巡洋舰拥有27门203mm主炮；3艘法国航空母舰拥有36门203mm火炮，其中的18门可以向一侧开火射击。也就是说，让·苏尔指挥的舰队共拥有45门203mm舰炮，而日本方面只有2艘重巡洋舰，顶天也就是16到18门203mm主炮。因此美法特混舰队在今晚的炮战中拥有绝对的优势！而且在轻巡洋舰和驱逐舰方面，也是美法特混舰队拥有压倒性的数量优势，今晚一战应该是稳操胜券吧？

Lieutenant General Jean Sur breathed a sigh of relief, raised his binoculars and began to look for the figure of the Japanese fleet in the dark night. At this moment, he seemed to be looking forward to the upcoming decisive battle.

At this moment, a group of bright and dazzling fire suddenly came into Jean Sur's eyes.Is this a Japanese flare?Jean Sur, whose eyes were blinked, was slightly puzzled.Now the distance between the two sides is 18000 meters!At this distance, even in daytime battles with 203mm naval guns, the hit rate is extremely low, let alone night battles?What do the Japanese want to do by firing flares so far away?

"The Kamikaze team is in place! Human torpedoes are ready to launch..."

While Jean Sur was wondering about the flares fired by the Japanese fleet, he was on a corner of the deck of the heavy cruiser Tone.The twelve special attack members of the Tone Kamikaze Thunder Special Attack Squadron have lined up in front of a specially modified torpedo launcher.

Second Lieutenant Anayama is the captain of this special attack squadron. This young man who graduated from the Yokosuka Mine School was the first batch of officers to sign up for the kamikaze special attack team. However, because he was not a pilot, he was assigned to the kamikaze torpedo special attack team. He was sent to the heavy cruiser Tone together with eleven of his team members during the month's special training.

"My lords, the time to be loyal to His Majesty has finally arrived!" At this moment, Anayama's eyes were filled with tears, facing death, his eyes showed not fear but an indescribable excitement and excitement.He shouted with all his strength: "For this day, we have been waiting for more than 20 years! Now we can finally get our wish. The actual combat is worthwhile. Gentlemen, see you in Kudanzaka!"

After saying this, Anayama bowed solemnly to his team members again, then turned around, and with the help of two sailors, he loaded a man-operated torpedo that had already been prepared.There is a narrow cockpit in the middle of this torpedo. After entering the cockpit, the kamikaze team can observe the outside situation through a periscope, find and aim at the target.In addition, there is a simple escape device on this man-operated torpedo. In theory, the kamikaze team can escape from the man-operated torpedo at the last moment.However, due to time constraints, all members of the Tone Kamikaze Torpedo Squadron, including Anayama, have not learned how to use this device.

"No. 1 is ready! Launch!" Following the torpedo operator's command, Second Lieutenant Anayama and the man-operated torpedo he was driving were launched at once.Then the No.2 Kamikaze climbed on another man-fuck torpedo at the ready!According to Colonel Kuroda's order, in the first wave of kamikaze attacks, the six Japanese cruisers will each launch six human torpedoes, for a total of 6 human torpedoes, targeting the opponent's three large aircraft carriers!

Under the cover of darkness, 36 human-operated torpedoes rushed towards the target at a speed of 30 knots. At the same time, the Japanese cruisers continued to fire flares over the US-French mixed fleet 18000 meters away, illuminating the entire sea surface. It's like daytime.

Chapter 0833 Landing in America ([-]) Enduring Beginning

"Boom..."

Two more flares exploded in the air ahead of the Bearn aircraft carrier.For the officers and soldiers of the US-French task force, the night battle with the Japanese tonight was somewhat inexplicable.After the Japanese fleet quickly rushed to 18000 away from the US-French mixed fleet, it fired a flare, then turned the bow and began to retreat, firing flares at the US-French fleet while escaping!

What kind of tactic is this?Could it be that the Japanese gunners panicked and took the wrong shells, and fired the flares as armor-piercing shells?

Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Jean Sur shook his head dumbfounded, and ordered: "Order the New Orleans to fire flares over the Japanese fleet, and let us see what the warships of these little devils look like."

"Submarine! There are torpedoes! The distance is 2000 meters!"

As soon as Jean Sur finished speaking, a shrill cry rang in his ears.

"Full left rudder! Avoid torpedoes, turn on the searchlights, hurry up!" Jean Sur had no time to figure out where these submarine torpedoes came from, and hurriedly ordered to avoid them.It takes more than ten seconds for a torpedo with a speed of 30 to 40 knots to cover a distance of 2000 meters, just a few blinks later.

"Boom, boom..."

With two loud bangs, everyone in the command center of the Jean Sur and Béarn felt the ground shake for a while, and then two balls of dazzling fireballs shot up from the midship and bow of the aircraft carrier.Although the aircraft carrier Bearn was built very solidly, it was vulnerable to the most powerful Type 93 "spear" torpedo in this era (the human torpedo was modified from the Type 93)!Two huge breaches appeared on the hull of the Bearn, and tons of sea water surged in. In just a few minutes, the hull tilted slightly.

"Report the damage!" Jean Sur yelled.

"A torpedo was hit in the bow and midship! Sea water is pouring in, and the waterproof hatch has been closed. The remaining losses are still being counted."

"Damn it, there must be a submarine nearby! Order the destroyer to search." Jean Sur's first thought was the submarine, and at the same time he ordered the search for the submarine, three more loud noises came.

"Sir! The Joffre and the Banlvet reported being shot, the Joffre's stern was hit by a torpedo, and the Banlvet's bow was hit by a torpedo!"

"Damn it, there is more than one enemy submarine! This is a trap, the destroyer launches depth charges, hurry up!" Seeing his aircraft carrier being hit by torpedoes one after another, Jean Sur took it for granted that he was caught in the vicinity of a Japanese submarine , so he quickly ordered the destroyer to attack with depth charges. No matter what, it would be better to make some momentum first.

"Sir! The observation post reported that a pocket submarine was found at 4000 meters on the port side... and it was approaching our ship at a fast speed!" The navigation staff put down the phone and shouted loudly.

"Pocket submarine? Heading towards us?" Jean Sur suddenly turned his head and looked at the sea outside the port side. He suddenly had an absurd idea. It wasn't any torpedo that hit the Bearn aircraft carrier just now, but this kind of torpedo. "Pocket submarine", this is a new suicide weapon of the Japanese!

"Full left rudder! Quickly avoid these damned submarines, and order all the artillery on the port side to fire and intercept them. Be sure to block them!" Jean Sur yelled hoarsely.He knows how powerful the Japanese spear torpedo is. His aircraft carrier has already been hit twice.

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"Akong, Miss Akong, I really want to see you again, even if it's only for 10 minutes..."

At this time, in the cockpit of the man-operated torpedo rushing towards the Bearn at a speed of 30 knots, the second lieutenant of the Japanese Navy Nobusuke Anayama thought of not the emperor of their Great Japanese Empire, but a 19-year-old comforter named Sora. woman!It turns out that His Majesty the Emperor's status in the eyes of his warriors is not as good as that of a military prostitute!Regarding this, Second Lieutenant Anayama also felt a little ashamed... But he still couldn't help but think of the plump and sweet girl who brought him the happiest time in his life.

As the second son born in an ordinary Japanese farming family, Anayama does not care about his parents at the moment. In Japan, where the eldest son inheritance system is implemented, it is the eldest son who looks up to his parents to inherit the family business.Most of the second sons are going out to make a living, and in Japan right now, enlisting in the army and becoming an officer is undoubtedly the best way out. Becoming a kamikaze suicide team member will bring supreme glory to the family. There are corresponding benefits.

The only thing Anayama regrets now is that beautiful girl. Thinking of the time with Sora, Anayama Shinsuke knows what a big mistake he made.He shouldn't have got into this narrow, dark and desperate cockpit at all, let alone drive this torpedo with 780 kilograms of TNT explosives to hit the aircraft carrier that looks a bit like a battlecruiser.If he could choose again, even if the Japanese Emperor Hirohito knelt in front of him, he would not do such a stupid thing again.

It's just that there is no regret medicine in this world!

"Miss Sora, please take care..." Nobusuke Anayama didn't know what the other Kamikaze members were thinking at the last moment of their lives, but he really regretted it!But it's too late to say anything now.Seeing the mountain-sized enemy ship from the periscope, Anayama Shinsuke closed his eyes in despair, and finally sent a blessing to his beloved.

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"Fire, fire quickly!"

"Stop him! God, stop this madman..."

Seeing with his own eyes that the man-operated torpedo driven by Anayama Nobusuke was getting closer and closer to his aircraft carrier, a sense of despair now enveloped Lieutenant General Jean Sur.He shook his hand, pointed at the white wave in the water, and roared desperately.As if his cry could stop that crazy torpedo.

It’s just that neither Jean Sur’s shout nor the Béarn’s intensive and crazy side fire could stop the torpedo. Before Jean Sur’s shout landed, the huge hull seemed to be sucked by something. Just like that, the stern of the ship seemed to jump to the right suddenly, and everyone in the command tower was shocked and staggered. When everyone regained their stability, the loss report came from the telephone as scheduled.

"Sir, the stern of the ship was hit by a torpedo, and the explosion opened a huge hole in the bulkhead of the engine compartment. Now the sea water is pouring in rapidly, and the entire engine compartment is about to be submerged!"

"God!" Jean Sur drew a sign of the cross on his chest. The flooding of the power cabin meant that the aircraft carrier was about to lose power!The only end of a warship without power in a naval battle is to be abandoned.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, we want you to transfer the flagship. The Bearn will probably not be able to take on the responsibility of the flagship." The captain of the Bearn, a handsome old French guy in his 40s, asked with a sad face. Jean Sur changed his flagship.

What he said, to put it bluntly, meant: the aircraft carrier Bearn is about to sink!Although Jean Sur was unwilling to accept this reality, he decided to change his flagship to the less damaged Joffre after thinking about it for a while.

No one expected that this naval battle, which was clearly an absolute advantage, would turn out like this because of the appearance of another suicide weapon, and a precious aircraft carrier was even attached to it!

"Order the entire fleet to form an anti-submarine formation and withdraw from the battle."

"Give Lieutenant Admiral Halsey another power and tell him that we have been attacked by a Japanese suicide submarine! The Béarn was badly damaged...the Joffre and the Banlvie were injured."

After giving these two orders, Jean Sur let out a long sigh, and left the island of the Bearn with his head down.After that, the unlucky aircraft carrier struggled with death for another two hours before sinking unwillingly into the bottomless Pacific Ocean.The other two aircraft carriers of the US-French task force, the aircraft carriers Joffre and Banlvie, each suffered a suicide torpedo during the retreat.Although the two aircraft carriers did not sink due to the efforts of the damage control team members, they basically lost their combat capabilities and became the two burdens of the US-French task force.

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"What? Suicide submarine!"

Inside the Enterprise, Lieutenant General Halsey stood up abruptly, rushed to Struance like a real bull, and snatched the telegram sent by the Second US-Fat Fleet. The muscles twitched slightly.

"During the battle with the Japanese ships, the fleet was suddenly ambushed by a suicide pocket submarine. The Bearn was severely damaged, and the flagship has been transferred to the Joffre. The Joffre was hit, and the Banlvie was hit. Please withdraw from the battle!"

"These damned Japanese devils!" Lieutenant General Halsey threw the telegram to the ground and roared loudly, "All the Japanese should be killed! Not a single one can be kept! Can't be kept!"