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High-Tech Warlords Volume 1 (Seven Hundred and Forty) Japanese Suicide Attack

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    These planes dropped bombs like raindrops on the "Yamato". Countless near-misses raised high water columns, but they did not cause much damage to the "Yamato". No bomb directly hit it.  But 30 minutes later, Chinese aircraft dealt another fatal blow to the "Yamato". 14 bombs directly hit the super battleship. The bombs damaged three decks, and some internal devices and anti-aircraft guns were blown up.  The gunner was either dead or wounded.  The deck of the "Yamato" was bombed into a mess, with blood flowing everywhere.  The damage caused by the "Yosaki" torpedo machine was even more shocking.  Ten torpedoes hit rib No. 70 on the port side of the battleship, and three hit ribs No. 70, 110, and 138 on the starboard side.  Thousands of tons of turbulent water poured into the hull through the breach torn open by the torpedo explosion, increasing the heeling and the bow of the ship was submerged in the water for up to 4 meters.  Although after continued water injection, the "Yamato" was righted to a left tilt of 1 degree, the speed dropped to 16 knots, and later to 12 knots.  The distance between the super battleship and the fleet is getting farther and farther. At this time, she has withstood 32 torpedoes, 67 bombs, and no less than 100 near-misses.

    At 13:50, the second attack wave of 320 aircraft sent by General Fu Renxuan flew over the Japanese fleet. At this time, the air and sea were full of death traps, and the "Yamato" was completely in despair.  A series of explosions sounded from this giant ship. Under this nearly destructive three-dimensional attack, no matter how thick the armor was, it could not withstand it.  Under multiple waves of attacks, at least 40 torpedoes were hit on the starboard side of the "Yamato" and nearly 80 heavy bombs were hit on the deck.  The superstructure of the "Yamato" super battleship is almost gone, and the burning hull has begun to tip seriously to the starboard side.

    The Japanese sailors in the bottom of the ship vaguely heard the rumble of gunfire from the deck. They only knew that they were being attacked by air strikes, but they did not know the exact situation.  Because the air intake pipe failed, the soldiers collapsed limply on the floor in the smoky engine room. For them, the battle was over.  The torpedo had already exploded the hull of the ship. It is conceivable that in other dark sealed cabins, there were many people desperately holding on to the iron railings of the ladder, perhaps fighting each other in the dark, racing to escape, but even if they climbed  It won't take long to go up, because the sea water has already poured in, and the water level is getting higher and higher.  These people may be struggling in despair, or they may be waiting for death, which is unknown.

    "Yamato" began to list.  The pilots watched as the "Yamato" capsized, its track gradually disappeared, its speed became slower and slower, and the ship's anti-aircraft guns also fired abnormally, as weak as a fountain that had cut off its water source.  At 14:20, a thunderous explosion came from the front of the ship, and the main gun ammunition depot on the "Yamato" was detonated. Just as the "Yamato" was about to sink, a dazzling blast was seen.  The light shot up like a golden sunrise, and a thick fire and smoke rushed into the sky, and then a loud thunder-like sound was heard.  After a while, the "Yamato", the symbol of the Japanese navy, was gradually submerged by the sea water, and a large whirlpool nearly a hundred meters deep suddenly formed on the sea.  A few seconds after sinking, another big explosion occurred in the ammunition depot of the "Yamato". A loud noise like an overwhelming ocean was heard from the bottom of the sea. A column of smoke and water hundreds of meters high shot straight into the sky. After the sound disappeared, there was nothing.  Out of sight The "Yamato" was blown up to nothing, no officers and soldiers on the ship were spared, and everything ended here.  The surrounding Japanese destroyers dispersed in a flurry, and the Chinese aircraft allowed them to escape without bothering to pursue them.  Maybe they thought it would be more appropriate to leave a few witnesses so that they could go back to Japan and tell the latest scene of this scene.

    The Japanese cruisers and destroyers turned around and fled northward.  The officers and soldiers on the Chinese aircraft carrier thought they were dreaming.  If you don¡¯t have this kind of personal experience of surviving a desperate situation, you won¡¯t really understand what ¡°hope¡± is and what ¡°joy¡± is.  While excited, the officers and soldiers couldn't help but feel sad.  Rear Admiral Fang Xianying later wrote in his naval battle report: "God has been blessing us."

    Telegrams from the plane followed one after another: "The Japanese fleet is sailing north, sailing north, north" Not only the cruisers are sailing north, but the entire Japanese fleet is sailing north.

    Then the pilots saw the huge "Musashi" being sunk by torpedoes and bombs dropped by Chinese aircraft. It was an unforgettable and thought-provoking scene.  Those Chinese attack aircraft that had not yet had time to drop airborne bombs and torpedoes vented their anger on the "Musashi" and other warships of the Japanese fleet.  After an indiscriminate bombing, all the Chinese military aircraft groups were relieved of their "baggage".  All Japanese fleet officers and soldiers, including the Musashi ship, are cursing the aviation forces that should provide them with air cover.

    But the Japanese plane never appeared, but the Chinese military plane came again.  At 14:45, 325 Chinese aircraft launched another round of attacks on the "Musashi".  At this time, most of the anti-aircraft guns of the detached "Musashi" were no longer usable and turned into a dying dinosaur that could be slaughtered. Although relying on the remaining anti-aircraft guns at the rear of the ship, the Japanese shot down about 30  Chinese torpedo aircraft.  But this won't stop moreThe US aircraft carried out the attack under the skillful control of the pilot.  The "Musashi" ship ate another 31 torpedoes, 19 of which hit the port side. Five of them hit almost the same position, that is, rib No. 140. The others that were hit were No. 40, 60, 75, 125,  Nos. 145 and 165, two hit ribs No. 80 and 105 on the starboard side.  More than 30 bombs directly hit the superstructure, completely destroying it. Hundreds of near-miss bombs fell near the battleship. A huge water column covered the mountain-like battleship, causing the escorting destroyer "Qingshuang" to move faster.  reduced from 36 knots to 20 knots.  The top of the No. 2 main turret of the "Musashi" was hit (naturally it was not penetrated), and the anti-aircraft gun ammunition depot was flooded.  The air defense command post located at the top of the bridge was also hit (the first bridge and the war room caught fire). The captain, Rear Admiral Toshihei Inoguchi, who was commanding from above, was injured in his right shoulder, and the anti-aircraft gunner, Major Eisuke Hirose, was killed.  The navigator in the first bridge was also killed.  A total of 78 people were killed or wounded in the entire bridge.  The battleship's command was temporarily disabled.  At this time, Vice Captain Noriko Kato, who was staying in the second bridge (this is the battleship's reserve command post), took over the command.  But not long after, the injured Inoguchi came to the second bridge to continue command.  At this time, the ship's hull tilted to the left by 10 degrees, and it could only barely return to 6 degrees after water was injected to the starboard side.  The bow of the ship sank 8 meters, and only the top with the huge chrysanthemum emblem (4 meters in diameter) still protruded above it.

    In order to save this dying super sea steel behemoth, as a more realistic option, he ordered battleships to try to seize the beach on the nearby coast.  The huge battleship with a displacement of 160,000 tons has been filled with more than 65,000 tons of seawater.  Because the machinery room was flooded, the power on the Musashi ship had been lost.  Several main engine rooms have been filled with seawater, and only one is still running.  In order to maintain balance, all the crew and what could be moved were concentrated on the starboard side, and the bow of the ship was almost submerged.

    The "Musashi" turned back, and as night approached, this atmosphere intensified.  Due to the excessive steering of the rudder during the steering process, the already riddled battleship almost capsized, and the situation further worsened.  The battleship listed 12-14 degrees to the left, its speed dropped to 6 knots, and all its machines were unusable.  The "Musashi" was sinking slowly, and the sea water had submerged the front deck and reached the No. 1 main gun turret.  Inoguchi finally realized that his battleship could no longer be saved, so he ordered the commanders to gather on the second bridge.  Because the gangway was damaged, these people could only use emergency nets to get inside.  In the bridge where it was already difficult to stand up straight, Ariga handed the suicide note he had just written to the deputy captain Noriko Kato (in the suicide note, this admirer of big ships and cannons admitted his failure and  (please plead guilty to his country), and ordered him to lead all personnel to evacuate the "Musashi" that was about to sink.  Inoguchi Moto stayed in the second bridge, ready to live and die with the huge "Musashi".

    After most of the crew evacuated, the "Musashi" tilted to the left at 30 degrees. The 160,000-ton super ship suddenly tilted sharply to the left. The mountain-like sage gray steel hull suddenly turned over, and at the same time, something happened inside the hull.  There were two violent continuous explosions.  After withstanding 420 aircraft, more than 50 torpedoes, 120 bombs and no less than 200 near-misses, the "Musashi", one of the largest super battleships in history, finally took 3,070 crew members with it.  Sunk to the bottom of the sea.

    The sinking of the "Yamato" and "Musashi" marked the Japanese navy's helpless fate in the Pacific.

    The battle is not over yet.  The duty officers of the escort aircraft carrier "Deyang" belonging to the southern group discovered that there were four Japanese fighter jets flying from the southwest at an altitude of about 3,000 meters.  Not interested at all.  These Japanese aircraft fly horizontally and try to hide themselves in the clouds and fog.  When they came over the southern group, three of the planes dived downwards, while the fourth plane circled overhead, observing the actions of its wingman like a reconnaissance plane.  The investigators discovered that one of the three planes suddenly accelerated its downward speed, and then fell like a stone on the stern of the "Anyang" escort aircraft carrier.  Before the air defense force had time to open fire and the warship had no time to report the Japanese's incoming actions, an 8-meter-long hole had been opened on the flight deck of the "Anyang".  One group of planes caught fire.  Almost at the same time, everyone heard an explosion like a falling fireball.  Then the explosions of oil depots and ammunition were heard.  The Japanese plane exploded before it could drop the bomb.  Some people present said that at that time they were very doubtful of this Japanese's strong will to self-destruct.  Newspapers have talked about this form of attack invented by Japan, a mysterious weapon.  After the first plane crashed, the Chinese were skeptical of this strong will, but they couldn't be fooled again in a few seconds.  This time the anti-aircraft forces opened fire, and the Japanese aircraft continued to dive, exploding as they approached the water near the bombing target.  The fourth Japanese plane was still hovering in the sky like an eagle. The air defense troops aimed at it and shot at it. After it was hit by a shell, it dragged a plume of black smoke down, so it decided to choose "Anton".  "" escort aircraft carrier as the target.  Anti-aircraft firepower could not change it.?Attack target.  The inmates heard crashes from various warships and saw a burst of fireworks.  The two aircraft carriers were seriously injured. After temporary repairs, they could continue to complete their missions, but the sailors on board suffered many casualties as a result.

    The second batch of Japanese aerial death squads, which continued to target the four aircraft carriers of the Northern Group, launched an attack before 11 o'clock.  Six aircraft participated in the operation.  Now, the Chinese warships know what dangers they will run if they cannot destroy these madmen.  Two planes were shot down and fell into the sea while descending.  Another one exploded over the target it was attacking, and the bloody wreckage splashed onto the Chinese soldiers.  Three other aircraft hit targets of their choice.  Two of them damaged the escort aircraft carrier "Changchun", but the damage was not serious.  The third one crashed in the middle of the flight deck of the escort aircraft carrier "Weihai".  The increasingly terrifying and continuous explosions soon caused the "Weihai" to shake.  Its decks were torn apart and burning gasoline flooded the decks.  An orderly retreat began.  A few minutes later, the "Weihai" sank into the sea.  At 11:10, Japanese aircraft launched a third attack.  But this time the attacker was not a suicide plane.  Pilots dropped bombs on target, not wanting to destroy their planes, so they achieved little success.

    On the morning of the 16th, six Japanese kamikaze aircraft attacked the escort aircraft carrier again.  The aircraft would slowly descend from the clouds, sometimes hovering for a while before deciding to make a desperate dive.  There is no doubt that they are choosing a target to attack or thinking about it in the last few seconds.  As they dived closer and closer, we could see the bombs hanging under the wings.  The 16ri attack did not sink any Chinese aircraft carrier, but several aircraft carriers were injured.  The approximate result of the kamikaze attack from the 25th to the 16th was: 1 escort aircraft carrier was sunk, 4 were seriously damaged, and 1 was slightly damaged.  China's domestic newspapers fully reported the attack by Japanese kamikaze planes. For the Japanese, the price they paid was high, but the results achieved were not great.

    On the 25th, the Kurita fleet, which was retreating to the north, was attacked by aircraft from the Chinese Air Force and escorting aircraft carriers. After receiving Wu Qianlong's order, aircraft from the large aircraft carrier of the Yang Chengwu fleet, which was sailing towards Leyte Island at full speed, also joined the attack.  attacks.  When there were still three and a half hours of flying distance from the target, Yang Chengwu dispatched the aircraft with the longest range.  At the same time, he heard Jin Yuqi's call.  The pilots discovered that the Kurita fleet was sailing north in an orderly manner at a speed of 24 knots.  At 13:10, the attack began immediately, and Japanese fighter jets based on the ground launched an attack.  They were quickly destroyed or driven back.  Despite this, the results achieved by Yang Chengwu's pilots were not outstanding.  Because they were tired, and the Japanese ships were still sailing in formation.  Two hours later, the attack of the second group of Chinese warships was also not ideal.  The Japanese battleship "Nagato" was hit. It suffered 14 bombs, but these 4 bombs did not seem to cause serious damage to the "Nagato".  Due to the long distance flight, Yang Chengwu's aircraft was not able to load torpedoes.  The aircraft escorting the aircraft carrier carried out harassment throughout the afternoon, but the aircraft had less ammunition. They dropped the last batch of light bombs in the cabin and attacked the deck of the Japanese warship with rocket launchers, but the Japanese were not seriously affected by this.  Loss.  At nine o'clock in the evening, the sky was dark, and Kurita's flagship and 16 almost all damaged warships, including two battleships, sailed into the San Bernardino Strait.  In the middle of the night, the battle fleet led by Zhang Qifan himself arrived at the mouth of the strait, but it was already a step too late.

    The majestic, novel and magnificent "Fuxi" class super battleship is the pride of the Chinese fleet.  After a fast voyage of 300 nautical miles, it ran another 300 nautical miles at full speed in the southern channel.  But they came too late.  In order to deal the severest blow to the Japanese battleships, after severely damaging the Ozawa fleet, the main force of the fast force may have to attack the Kurita fleet.  But in the end, they didn't even fire a single shell, and they neither attacked Ozawa's troops nor Kurita's forces. The sailors on the ship were very disappointed.

    At 1:30, the night sky reconnaissance plane reported that a Japanese ship was heading towards the strait. Wu Qianlong immediately issued an order. A battle fleet sailed to the southeast waterway. The radars of all warships were tracking the Japanese ship, waiting for it to arrive.  Fire again when the range of the target is shortened.  This is a Japanese destroyer.  Three Chinese cruisers and three destroyers entered the battle and quickly sunk it.

    After the battle, Wu Qianlong announced that the Japanese naval fleet was "beaten to pieces, defeated, and driven away." In fact, some of the support ships of the Japanese fleet had already fled.  If the battle of Leyte Island ended with China's victory, then the indisputable victories are these: the bridgehead was saved, and Japan lost two 160,000-ton super battleships and three heavy aircraft carriers.  , 5 light aircraft carriers, as well as 12 cruisers and 22 destroyers.  75% of the tonnage of Japanese ships participating in the battle was buried on the seabed.  Because Chinese navy soldiersWith the bravery and tenacity of the pilots, the victory achieved in these local battles is more fruitful than large-scale coordinated operations.  In this battle known as the "Iron Bottom Bay", three Chinese aircraft carriers and three destroyers sank in the sea; six aircraft carriers and two destroyers were seriously injured, and 225 Chinese aircraft were shot down.  In this historic attack, the number of casualties of the Chinese army reached 4203, with 1251 dead and 2210 missing.

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