Chapter 986 Take Off Early

Rewind time by a few hours.

On the Pacific Ocean, blue waves rippling.

The waves slapped the warships. The front end of the warships split the waves and sailed towards the west. This fleet consists of more than a dozen warships. The most central one is the large aircraft carrier that leads directly to the deck. Sarato plus.

This time, they were all for revenge on the islanders. In the middle and rear sections of the deck, B-25 bombers were neatly arranged there, looking majestic and solemn.

On the bridge, Doolittle looked at these bombers with some emotion in his heart. Their bombing this time will definitely go down in history!

After more than two months of practice, they finally tamed the B-25 and could take off on the small deck of the aircraft carrier. The country is still immersed in the grief and anger of Pearl Harbor being bombed, and their bombing will be extremely The earth boosts the morale of the country!

He turned his eyes and looked at the busy naval personnel on the bridge. Doolittle also had an argument with them about his plane getting on the ship, because they refused to let the last bomber on the ship, thinking that there was not enough space on the deck, And Doolittle argued that it was not until the moment before departure that he came up.

The one who was arguing with him was the Vice Admiral who was smoking a cigar, William Halsey, nicknamed "The Bull", who was well-known in the Navy.

"Jimmy, we are already 650 kilometers away from the mainland of the island country." At this moment, General Halsey spoke to him: "We will sail for another ten hours, and this evening, you can take off. "

According to the plan, they will be released at a distance of more than 400 nautical miles from the mainland of the island country. It is early morning, the fleet speed is 20 knots, and it will arrive at the predetermined position in the afternoon.

Bombing at night is much less dangerous.

Jimmy is Doolittle's nickname. He heard General Halsey's words with a smile on his face: "This time we were able to bomb successfully, and the Navy also has a lot of credit. Unfortunately, our planes don't have enough range."

It would be great if the United States had bombers with sufficient range to take off directly from the continental United States, and then fly back after bombing! Doolittle sighed very much in his heart, and he also knew that this was impossible.

Moreover, if there is such a bomber, there is no need to look at the face of the navy. In any country, there are disputes over military discord.

Of course Halsey knew what Doolittle was thinking, he just smiled, the navy was also thinking of his own safety.

After all, the Pacific Fleet was crippled, and it would take a year or two for the Navy to regain its vitality. During this time, they could only rely on their existing strength to defend, and absolutely could not make mistakes.

Just when he was about to say something, suddenly, an anxious voice came from the radio: "Report, an island patrol ship was found near our waters!"

Although there are still more than 600 nautical miles from the mainland of the island country, the navy of the island country is already swimming around here, and now, the lookout on the island country patrol ship Nitto Maru 23, which is cruising in this waters, is foggy in the early morning. In the water vapor, a huge fleet was found.

It's not the flag of an island nation that hangs on it!

"Quick, send a telegram to the mainland immediately and discover that the US aircraft carrier formation is in the waters near us!" The captain said anxiously.

There were only 11 people on this patrol boat. The telegraph operator quickly turned on the transmitter. After warming up, the sound of dripping sounded.

Almost at the same time, the main gun of the destroyer USS Nashville on the side of the American aircraft carrier formation turned around, and the pitch-black muzzle aimed at them.

"Boom, boom!" With one salvo, the shells hit the patrol boat, and its center started to catch fire, and the entire boat was slowly sinking.

The U.S. Navy responded quickly, but still did not stop the other party from sending telegrams.

"We can't go any further," Halsey said. "I'm sorry, but you should be able to understand that we will be within the range of the island nation's aircraft, which is very dangerous for our fleet."

The navy's fleet can no longer move forward. They are here to escort the bombers, but they also have to ensure their own safety.

Doolittle frowned, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then we'll take off now."

"Right full rudder, full speed, ready to fly the carrier aircraft!" The captain on the other side gave the order.

The aircraft carrier formation turned around and drew an arc on the sea. It is now the east wind, and they had to turn around and sail eastward.

From the chimney behind the bridge, black smoke came out, and the huge aircraft carrier of more than 30,000 tons began to accelerate on the sea.

"Quick, quick, quick!" Doolittle shouted: "Get rid of all the things you don't need, and we're going to fly another three hundred nautical miles!"

He pointed to the machine guns in front of the nose: "Remove these machine guns too!"

This is the only self-defense machine gun left, and if these machine guns are removed, they will have no self-defense capability.

The subordinates did it without hesitation. At the same time, barrels of extra gasoline were also brought up. If you want to fly more, you need to refuel.

In a short time, Doolittle took his place and sat in his cabin. Doolittle waved to the tower, and then he started the engine.

Before that, he had taken off from the deck of the aircraft carrier twice, and the 60-meter runway was not a challenge for him.

Pushing the accelerator to the maximum and releasing the brakes, the aircraft carrier had already provided him with an airspeed of 30 knots. His bomber, on the short deck, flew to the head almost at once.

Pull up, pull up!

When the wheel was about to leave the deck, he kept the lever back, but the bomber couldn't lift the front wheel. In this way, the entire fuselage dropped half a meter when it left the deck. Then, finally The nose of the machine began to rise.

fly!

With the first one, there is the second one, and the third one. The further back, the longer the runway for takeoff, the bombers left the deck and entered the sky.

"Good luck!" Lieutenant General Halsey shouted from inside the bridge. As a senior commander, you must know what to give up. Sometimes, you must give orders even knowing that your orders will lead to death.

There are tens of thousands of people in the entire fleet, and these people cannot be put into greater danger, and the voyage of the bomber can complete the bombing of the island country, but after the bombing is completed...

Halsey made himself stop these imaginations, as long as he could throw the bomb on the island nation's head, his side would win! This will greatly boost domestic morale, and at the same time, Doolittle's bombing force will forever live in the hearts of the people.

Yes, it is like that.