To be honest, although camouflage cruisers and armed merchant ships were not uncommon during the war. There were even more than one battle between armed merchant ships during the war, and there were many cases of armed merchant ships killing destroyers, but they were all in Britain and Germany. In two big countries, and here in Japan, a poor country, armed cruisers with such firepower are really rare. After all, national power is limited.

"It seems that the materials of this fleet are more important, otherwise the Japanese would not arrange such a guy." Little Fletcher said. Destroyers and gunboats are more for dealing with individual submarines. If it is a pack of wolves, even if they are floating on the water for artillery battles, the Japanese **** destroyer and 2 gunboats can't beat it, so the Japanese arranged this An armed merchant ship with powerful firepower, but no matter what, this time, this armed merchant ship encountered a new American armored cruiser!

Little Fletcher’s main gun fired again, thick and long flames gushing out from the 10-inch muzzle, and 200 kilograms of shells roared into the distance. When the heavy guns sounded, everything was determined. , In the third round of a half salvo, a 10-inch shell accurately hit the target's bow position, half of the bow was blown into fragments by the huge explosive force, as if being beheaded! One minute later, the American warship scored another hit. A 10-inch high-explosive bomb flew into the gun gallery on the side of the armed merchant ship, and then triggered a series of explosions that almost wiped out the deck of the ship! I have to say that although the armament is very good, it was only modified by a merchant ship after all, and there are huge loopholes in aspects such as ammunition delivery and fire prevention.

So, everything else is very simple. After the armored cruiser San Francisco got rid of the thorn head, the rest of the battle was easier and more enjoyable. The group of American destroyers shared less than 30 minutes. Time has cleared all the Japanese ships. When the Americans left, only a pile of debris and floating corpses were left on the sea, as well as the sharks that came after smelling the smell of blood!

"Today is a good day, and we are going to win!" Little Fletcher wrote in his diary.

No ship escaped, no living person was missed, and even a code was not sent. In theory, this time Little Fletcher completed the raid mission very well. But what about some things? It is not that you are seamless on the battlefield, you will not be exposed in intelligence! And this time it is! The sudden exposure of this transport fleet aroused the high alert of the Japanese!

"Is there no news about the WT15 transport fleet?" In the western part of Taragen Island, where the Japanese Kalimantan Island and Sarawak border, there is an intelligence center and aviation command under the Japanese Navy, once the British Colonel Halls of the Royal Navy sits here. At the beginning, he originally belonged to the Royal Navy Air Force. His main research direction was aviation anti-submarine and sea attack. And this numbered WT15 transport fleet has a merchant ship carrying weapons and munitions shipped from the Japanese mainland to the island of New Guinea, so it is highly valued.

For this important fleet, the Japanese Navy has implemented a regular reporting system. Every 3 hours, the fleet will send out a number to realize the scheduled number to report safety, but this time, the scheduled time has passed. And even the time for the next report is almost here, but there is still no news! What is even more worrying is that the radio has repeatedly called the WT15 transport fleet but did not reply. All frequency bands have been tried!

"Something went wrong," Colonel Halls said in his heart. A total of 9 ships. Three of the ships can communicate with themselves. If they ran into an American submarine and were attacked, then one ship would sink. Then other ships can also send out signals, and there is no reason not to return until now, and the callsigns they send out are like sinking into the sea. So even if he didn't want to believe it in his heart, but vaguely, Colonel Halls could only draw one conclusion, that is, the entire fleet was destroyed!

"How could it be possible? 1 **** destroyer, 2 gunboats, and a large armed merchant ship equipped with at least 6 or more 100mm artillery. Even if it is ambushed by wolves, it is impossible to be killed, and it is still daytime. I prefer to act at night. If you can destroy the entire fleet in one fell swoop, if you can't even send out the distress signal, then this fleet is too scary." Colonel Hols said, touching his chin. He looked a little annoyed at other information. At this moment, the information of a large-scale US fleet found near the Talaw Islands caught his attention.

"If the target of this fleet is not the Philippines or New Guinea, but entering the Sulawesi Sea, then things are right." Colonel Hols suddenly started thinking of the possibility that is closest to the facts! That is, the American fleet came to the Sulawesi Sea and was ready to find a target to take a bite!

"But the target will definitely not be the merchant fleet." Colonel Hols said affirmatively after closing the documents. As a semi-high-level officer of the Royal Navy, he naturally knew what a fleet could be called "huge". I also know what the lower limit of the target needs to be used to use this force is. If the target is too low, it is a waste. This means that anti-aircraft guns hit mosquitoes!

"So where will the goal be? As for sending a fleet of this size to launch a risky expedition across such a long distance?" Colonel Hols thought, scanning the chart on the wall with his eyes. ~lightnovelpub.net~ The heaviest, his eyes stopped at a place called Tarragon Island!

"Oil! Yes, it must be oil! Only oil fields and refining facilities are the most valuable. It can even be said that the most valuable of Kalimantan is the oil fields! Especially the coastal oil fields with obvious location advantages!" Colonel Hols I feel that I have found the key to the problem!

"The Americans' goal is to hit Lagen Island and the oil fields above!" The colonel walked a few steps to the chart and began to calculate the possible position of the American fleet!

"If nothing happens, the WT15 transport fleet should now be in this position." The colonel drew a red circle with a pencil on the chart as a mark. "If it is assumed that this fleet has just been sunk. Then the location of the US fleet should also be here. Then refer to the location where the Talau Islands seaplane was attacked..." After a while, Colonel Hols threw the pencil. On the table. Because he found an unexplainable problem!

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