The interception formation of 24-219s was not so easy to break through. When they broke through the first blockade line, four of the f4f had lost. The remaining 16 were in a state of full suppression against German aircraft, which were better at performance and technology than them. However, the wildcat pilots fought very tenaciously and tried their best to pull out the attacking aircraft group behind them out of the attack window.

12:19, 12 SD and 9 TFs bypassed the second batch of German fighters intercepted and began to rush towards the aircraft carrier in the center of the fleet. At this time, the last three J-98s did not take off. Ozawa calmly ordered: "The last batch of fighters came forward to intercept, and be sure to ensure that the lightning striker completed the takeoff..."

The air defense firepower on the warship has also been adjusted to the maximum, but it still cannot stop the desperate American pilot. The SD rushed down with a roar. With a "boom", the deck of the Europa aircraft carrier was impartially hit by a 500-pound deck that penetrated several layers of decks and fell to the power compartment before exploding. The aircraft carrier with little defense capabilities could not withstand such attacks at all, and immediately exploded a large gap.

Attracted by the results of his companions, he rushed down to attack one after another. In less than 2 minutes, Europa ate 4, three of which were 500 pounds and one was 1,000 pounds. The internal structure of this 50,000-ton merchant ship aircraft carrier was blown to pieces, which was terrible. The power compartment was also destroyed. The speed of the entire ship suddenly dropped to only 12 knots.

Seizing this opportunity, the TFs began to drop, and the Hiper next to them tried to stop the robbery. However, they failed to hit the thunder, and the Europa ate one. More than 4 meters of holes were blown up below the waterline. The sea water surged in. This civilian ship without a tight water-tight warehouse and damage pipe design could not resist such a degree of war damage. The order to abandon the ship was immediately issued. In less than 5 minutes, everyone could only witness the slow sinking of this comprehensive aircraft carrier that had made many achievements after its completion.

"Damn it!" Mashar had no time to sigh at the fate of the Europa, and the SDs rushed towards Zeppelin again. Near the first elevator that was injured last time, one was eaten on the deck of the ship. Although these two aircraft that dropped bombs were quickly sunk by the -219, the losses they caused were irreversible. The stern part of the ship was in a mess, but the losses ahead were not serious. Zeppelin was considered an armored aircraft carrier, so this could still be prevented.

The US carrier-based aircraft in the air fell down one after another. The 51 US aircraft are less than 30, but there are still fish that escaped the nets and rush towards Zeppelin without exception. Admiral Schell blocked two cruisers for Zeppelin and floated on the water and dying. The crazy US TF pilot recently rushed to about 500 meters and dropped it. Although the plane was quickly shot down, when Admiral Schell was paralyzed and other warships had not yet succeeded in time to replacing the ship in time, Zeppelin lost vital cover and hit one on the starboard side.

The people on the bridge only felt that the warship under their feet was hit hard, and then there was a violent explosion, and the sea water poured in. The warship began to tilt to the right at a level that could be seen by the naked eye. Seeing that the two aircraft carriers encountered bad luck one after another, the fighter pilots over the fleet's eyes were red and they tried desperately to stop the other aircraft from approaching. However, the good luck of the US carrier-based aircraft ended here, and in the end, all the remaining uncombustible aircraft were shot down.

12:43, the American attack aircraft group retreated northward. When they arrived, there were only 14 of them left, with a loss rate of up to 80%, and several of them were injured. German aircraft suffered little losses. Except for the 12-219 intercepted in the first wave, all the fighters behind were lost, and the last J-98 attack aircraft was blown up by the Americans because they had no time to take off. Fortunately, the consequences were not detonated. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"How is the situation?" Mashar, who was in a state of anxiety, asked the captain.

"The situation is not very good. Although the water inlet has stopped, there are problems with the engine room. Now the speed is only up to 21 knots."

"Be careful of the attack formation and quickly follow the enemy planes to attack." Ozawa was not too late to be sad about the loss and quickly issued an offensive order, "The 16 fighter jets with the most fuel are escorted to the formation."

"Give them a little color!" After learning about the fleet's losses, Mashal took a breath of air conditioning. In less than half an hour, the Europa sank, Admiral Schell and Zeppelin were severely injured. What's more troublesome than the severe injury is that Zeppelin has problems with the take-off and landing aircraft.

"Zeperlin restores balance through water injection." Ozawa sighed, "Now this level of inclination cannot take off and land. See if the main part of the deck can be repaired, at least these return planes must be saved."

Everyone was sad and watched more than 1,500 tons of sea water slowly pouring into the port side. Zeppelin slowly returned to balance. The deck was full of twisted and deformed steel, but the only thing that was gratifying was that the main armor belt was kept. Zeppelin could barely be a safe landing place, but there was only one elevator available, and the speed was reduced to less than 18 knots.

"Snap time to fix it." Mashar sighed, "regardless of the results of the plane, we can't go to South America to break the fleet without air force cover."

"Notify the shelling formation and prepare for night battles." Ozawa thought for a while, "If the plane can find and severely damage the enemy, we still have a chance to kill them."

"Retreat in Spain first."

Just in the miserable fog of the German army, the people on the Indomitable were very happy. Chris reported: "Sir, we sent a message from the front that we sank an aircraft carrier, which seemed to be the Europa, Zeppelin, and a heavy cruiser."

Spruins didn't feel much joy, but asked worriedly: "The formation of nearly 70 aircraft only had such a small result?"

"This... the enemy fighter interception is very powerful." Brown comforted him, "After the aircraft group returns, we can launch a second attack. The two enemy aircraft carriers are almost the same. The second wave of attacks should not encounter fighter interception."

"Ask how many planes there are... see if it's enough to launch a second wave of attack."

A few minutes later, Chris came over with a gloomy face: "Sir, Lieutenant Colonel Green is killed, and there are only more than a dozen aircraft left in the fleet."

"What?" Everyone was so shocked that they couldn't speak: 68 planes went out, only a dozen were back?

"There is no way to make the second attack wave, and I'm ready to retreat westward." Spruins looked at his watch, "It's still 5 hours before dark, and any accident will kill us."

"Do you want to use battleships to bombard it?"

"Farewell, we are barely enough to make a fortune. My biggest task now is to bring these two aircraft carriers back safely. After replenishing the plane and pilots, we can come back to find the bad luck of the Germans."

But half an hour later, the senior management of the US fleet knew that this was a luxury, because the radar observed that a large group of aircraft rushed over, which obviously would not be their own aircraft. What's more fatal is that the pilots who escaped their lives from the battlefield were exhausted, and no one noticed that they were following a huge formation of 16-219 fighters, 18 He-218 dive bombers and 15 J-98 attack aircraft without realizing it.

"Be prepared for air defense." Spruins sighed, "Tell all ships to cover the aircraft carriers as much as possible..."

At 1:45 pm, the angry German pilots caught the American fleet. On the one hand, they passed the exact news to the fleet, and on the other hand, they immediately rushed down and launched a fierce attack.

"What? The North Sea Fleet is attacking and is now fighting back?" When receiving the exact telegram, Lt. Col. Schiller commanded a wave of joint attack aircraft to vent his anger at the Aidaho, who had retreated last night. This was discovered by the reconnaissance aircraft after much effort. A few minutes later, under the "care of special mines", the Idaho battleship and two destroyers were all sent to the bottom of the sea.

"Strike immediately according to the location reported by the fleet." Schiller was glad that he had been more careful. After learning that only one battleship and two destroyers were found, he left 33 joint attack aircraft on the island to stand by, otherwise Mashar's mission would not be completed at all.

The defense capabilities of the two armored aircraft carriers, Kewei and Wulu, were indeed not covered. Although He-218 threw one after another, they only exploded the decks and hangars of the two warships, which were far from complete destruction. Now the decks are no longer of interest to the Americans, and the f4fs covered in the air have been beaten down. The more than ten aircraft that worked hard to return not only guided the enemy to the fleet, but also inevitably all the carrier-based aircraft that were shot down by the US aircraft carrier formation were wiped out.

The j-98 did the same. The USS Chicago heavy cruiser ate two, struggled to sink. After the gap he had covered was exposed, the USS Kewei finally got the airline. Two aircraft were caught on the port side, and the hull was flooded with water. The captain still stubbornly rescued the armored aircraft carrier and was reluctant to abandon the ship. The USS Anson battleship blocked for the Indomitable USS. It also ate two, and the overall tilt was 14 degrees to the right, and the speed dropped to only 17 knots.

At 2:15 pm, the German fleet retreated. At the cost of losing 4-219, 3 He-218s and 4 J-98s, they sank a heavy cruiser, severely damaging two aircraft carriers and one battleship.

Although the fleet suffered heavy losses, the two aircraft carriers were still there, and Spruins commanded the fleet to stagger and retreat westward. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!