One must say, Spur's decision had largely saved the 17th Special Mixed Fleet, or at the very least, it saved the carrier "Fenjin."
This time, the attackers were not fighters, but torpedo bombers and bombers!
The first to be attacked was not "Fenjin," but "Wasp," which was behind "Fenjin."
Before dawn, the 17th Special Mixed Fleet had turned eastward. Normally, the flagship leads, so "Wasp" was actually to the west of "Fenjin."
Two squadrons of "Wasp" and four squadrons of "Flying Fish" concentrated their attack on this carrier.
At this time, the F4Fs that had taken off in an emergency played a crucial role.
Before Liangxia Navy's Attack Aircraft Group arrived, or more precisely, before they launched their attack, the group of F4Fs intercepted the first two "Flying Fish" Plane Groups.
Out of 16 torpedo attack aircraft, only 5 escaped, and the other 11 were all shot down.
Even those that escaped hastily dropped their torpedoes.
