In order to make the attack more unexpected, the Liangxia Navy had every reason to have the reconnaissance aircraft turn around and return once they discovered the anti-air battleship.
In short, the attack on the landing fleet was enough to prove that the Liangxia Navy had mistaken the landing fleet for the Special Mixed Fleet.
Nevertheless, Stark dared not become complacent.
The two waves of attacks launched by the Liangxia Navy were extremely sharp, not only possessing strong tactical surprise, but their attack intensity should not be underestimated.
Among other things, the transport convoy was decimated before dawn.
According to the final report, over 40 ships, including 8 escort battleships, sank to the bottom shortly after being attacked.
Even the 4 "Kidd"-class destroyers couldn't hold out.
Don't forget, these were 4 "ten thousand-ton" class large destroyers.
