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High-tech Warlord Volume 1 (743) "Sakura" Special Attack

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    The Chinese soldiers also discovered more than 300 odd-shaped single-seater speedboats in the cave. There was an explosive cone in the front of the speedboat that looked like a torpedo.  They looked at these "suicide speedboats" and pondered in their hearts: How many speedboats like this are there on Okinawa?  When will these speedboats be used to attack the Chinese fleet?

    The landing on Okinawa was an unusual battle, and the landing battle was scheduled for April 1.  Since March 21, Okinawa has been under continuous shelling.  The Chinese Air Force units that bombed Okinawa also included: aircraft of Task Force Fu Renxuan, the "Quick Knife" bombers of the 20th Air Force of the Chinese Air Force taking off from Taiwan Island; and the "Quick Knife" bombers of the 5th Air Force of the Air Force taking off from Luzon Island.  Aircraft fleet; the "Quick Knife" fleet of the 14th Air Force of the Air Force taking off from Fengtian Air Force Base in China.  Every visible place on Okinawa, even the cemeteries, was bombed.  This offensive force was twice as powerful as all the forces deployed in the Pacific at that time.  The ground forces include the Marine Corps and the Army Corps, commanded by Lieutenant General Ba Tianlei.  Once the expeditionary force lands on Okinawa, Lieutenant General Ba Tianlei will assume the supreme command of the troops on the island.  But the entire battle was still carried out under the strategic command of Vice Admiral Fu Renxuan (who had just been promoted before the war).  On the day the attack was launched, 1,800 warships gathered in the waters off Okinawa.  The command headquarters selected the southwest coast of Okinawa as the landing area.  If you want to take a comprehensive look at this battle, it is difficult to imagine the scene on the morning of the attack without ingenuity.  Except for senior generals, no one who participated in this battle could see the overall situation of this battle.  However, for these senior generals.  This battle is always somewhat abstract.  The ones who saw this battle most directly and concretely were the Marines and infantrymen, because it was they who boarded the landing ship and rushed directly from the transport ship to the seaside.  They only need to look back to see this huge fleet that can't be seen in all directions gathering towards Okinawa from all directions.  To the north and south, the battleships were like maritime fortresses, with large-caliber volleys of artillery firing into the air rhythmically like clockwork.  One after another cannonballs shot out of the barrel, emitting blazing flames that obscured the rough sea.  Overhead, the huge roar of airplanes filled the reddish sky.  The gleaming silver aircraft fleet moved forward in a strong formation, and the landing ships heading for the coast undulated in the waves, appearing soft and changeable.  This winding formation can be seen from the photos taken on the plane at that time.  However, the landing fleet of the first assault echelon landed almost at the same time.  At first glance, when the Chinese soldiers landed, the coast of Okinawa seemed to be gray and smoky cliffs.  After fixing their eyes, they could see clearly that they had arrived in front of the nearest beach. Beyond that was a 3-meter-high wall, which was full of gaps opened by bombs and artillery shells.  Ladders for climbing the wall have been prepared in advance.  The amphibious tractor came out of the water and drove all the way to the foot of the wall.  Soldiers jumped from the vehicle and covered the landing craft with ladders.  Artillery shells still exploded 20 meters away from the coast, and Okinawa trembled under people's feet.  Some of the soldiers were stepping on ladders.  Some climbed up the wall through the gaps in the wall.  They come one after another.  He climbed up calmly and silently, but he couldn't help but feel a little scared.  The Chinese soldiers originally thought that after a burst of bombardment, they could wipe out the Japanese and successfully land, but that is no longer the era.  There must still be Japanese presence on Okinawa, the only question is when they will open fire.  A large number of artillery and tanks drove onto the beach one after another. After the soldiers climbed over the wall, they were slowly advancing, with a mesa in front of them.  It is an ideal position for field artillery and automatic weapons.  On the surface, it looks like a deserted clearing.  The soldiers walking in front were on tenterhooks for fear of being shot unexpectedly or stepping on landmines.  However, only the bombs and artillery shells of the Chinese army shook the earth, and there was nothing else.  The soldiers in front were ordered to stop and wait for the tanks and artillery to cross the wall from the springboard built on the gap in the wall.  Moving on again.  The surrounding scenery was blown beyond recognition and turned into a piece of scorched earth. The scenery and landforms here have been completely gone. If it was a new arrival.  Then there is no way to tell which corner of the world you have reached.  This nameless kingdom has completely turned into a war kingdom.  The soldiers of the landing force could still see artillery positions paved with concrete on this land, some of which were still intact.  But all these positions were empty.  Everyone thought: "It may be the same as the situation on Sado Island. When the first batch of military supplies arrives on the beach, the Japanese will show up." At 11 a.m. that day, the Japanese had not yet appeared.  It took the first assault echelon only 3 hours to reach the target that was originally scheduled to be reached on the third day.  On the night of the launch of the attack, the Chinese army did not encounter a single Japanese on Okinawa.  The total loss of the expedition was two men, one from an accident and the other from disease.

    The only Japanese who showed up were the Japanese pilots.  During the day, ships scattered in front of Okinawa were attacked by several Japanese aircraft.  There were about 20 aircraft, but none of them successfully attacked, several attacks failed, and none of them were suicide planes.  None of the shipsNo major losses were suffered, and the air raid ended before many warships saw the Japanese planes approaching.  Japan's counterattack in the air was not the kind of large-scale attack that was imagined.

    The 3rd Marine Corps Amphibious Corps landed in the northern part of the pre-selected area, and the 24th Army Corps landed in the southern part.  As soon as combat troops were organized on the island, the Marine Corps immediately moved north, and the Army moved straight south.  On the second day of the attack, neither force encountered the Japanese.  The troops moved forward in accordance with the order, moving cautiously and in unison, but the soldiers were uneasy in their hearts.  When an army advances on a position and does not encounter the expected fierce resistance, every soldier can't help but feel a little confused in his heart.  In this case, even animals will hesitate and sniff around for fear of encountering a trap.  On the third day of the offensive, that is, April 3, when the Marines discovered several Japanese-occupied positions east of Yongdan Airport, they felt a sense of comfort in their hearts. This is not an exaggeration at all.  .  These positions were similar to the type of bunkers found on Sado Island.  The Japanese defenders in the bunker were as stubborn and brutal as those on Sado Island, but they were smaller in number.  The Chinese army easily wiped out all the enemies in the bunker using the methods they had tried.  The Marines were surprised at first because they did not encounter Japanese.  Now it's strange that there are only a few positions defending one airport.  The Japanese reaction was always difficult to understand.  The Chinese army occupied the airport, and the mechanical team cleaned and repaired it; after repairs and equipment, the airport began to be used by Chinese aircraft the next night.  Another day passed, that is, the night of April 4. Apart from this small battle, the Marine Corps and Army still did not encounter any Japanese.  The attacks by Japanese planes remained the same as on the first day, with little pain and little effect.  Some of the aircraft supporting the landing troops from the air landed on the island, and artillery and tanks also landed on the island in large numbers.  In the first few days, the troops moved forward entirely based on the landing of military supplies.  The battle progressed several days ahead of the original battle plan.

    April 5th.  The army troops that continued to move south finally encountered the Japanese army's first line of defense.

    The Japanese army completely abandoned the northern part of Okinawa.  From the first day of preparations for the bombing, that is, from the moment when the urgent attack became a foregone conclusion, the Japanese command made the decision to abandon the northern part of the island.  The Japanese army concentrated 97% of its garrison troops, including artillery, in the south.  The local people, all men between the ages of 14 and 60, were taken to a bunker as the last line of defense and took up arms.  The Japanese army's plan at that time was to build a defensive fortress on all sides to hold back the Chinese army and prevent it from making any significant progress within a few weeks.  During this period, a large number of suicide planes were dispatched to destroy Chinese warships.  Because these ships are indispensable for the Chinese landing force.

    On April 6, Japanese suicide planes launched their first attack.  A few days ago, there were clouds flying across the sky.  At dawn that day, dark clouds filled the sky, a strong north wind blew with a speed of 8 to 10 meters per second, and waves rolled in from the northwest.  At around 13:00, the first densely packed "ghosts" appeared on the radar screen.  Each aircraft carrier immediately cleared the flight deck and the fighter jets took off.

    Thousands of Japanese planes took off from several airports in the northern Ryukyu Islands and from airports in Kyushu.  Most of them were kamikaze aircraft.  Mixed in among these kamikaze pilots were also battle-hardened pilots flying twin-engine fast bombers and new "Shock Lightning" fighters.  In principle, they have to go back alive.  The suicide planes were all Gale fighters, 1937 dive bombers, obsolete torpedo planes and seaplanes.  For most of the pilots of these vintage aircraft, the trip to Okinawa was not only their last mission, but also their first.  After a few weeks of training, they put on their formal attire and special badges of honor and took off, like a herd of sheep being penned together by a sheepdog.  The horror of their sacrifice is unbearable to watch.  That day.  A large number of Chinese pilots have won the title of hero.  Regarding the losses of Japanese aircraft on April 6, various Chinese materials provide different statistics.  The highest number is 763 and the lowest is 502.  You can make a compromise here and take the middle number.  Or whichever number is closer to the lowest.  In contrast, China lost only two aircraft.  A flying team of 4 aircraft from the "Yushu" aircraft carrier worked together and shot down 50 "kamikaze attack aircraft" in total, but they themselves missed a single shot.  The Japanese kamikaze pilots only stared at the target they wanted to hit, could not maneuver, and did not shoot at the aircraft attacking them, nor did they even want to shoot.  The escorting "Shock Lightning" fighter jets tried their best to protect these vulnerable adventurers.  However, the number of Japan's escort fighter jets is too small.  However, if we only compare the number of downed aircraft of the Chinese army with the losses of the Japanese army, this can only be a highly inaccurate battle report.  The Japanese "Kamikaze" pilots flew their planes to collide with the Chinese warships, and some of them can be said to have done a very good job.  The warship that suffered the most was the destroyer. The reason was that the Chinese military had anticipated it in advance.?Suicide planes attacked and wanted to intercept the suicide planes as far away as possible from the fleet assembly point, so a group of destroyers were deployed northwest of Okinawa as radar pickets in a semicircular formation.  As soon as these pickets sound the alarm, Chinese aircraft are summoned.  Almost half of the Japanese suicide planes on April 6 were shot down by interceptors deployed in this way.  A considerable number of "kamikaze attack aircraft" escaped the interception and pounced on the first batch of Chinese warships they encountered, which were these destroyers.  Some of the "kamikaze attack aircraft" penetrated further and crashed into larger Chinese warships.

    The huge Chinese fleet has set up a battle array on the sea.  Not only did it repulse the attack of suicide planes, but it also controlled a large area of ????the sea.  The fleet is majestic and ready to attack all parties at any time.  On the same day, April 7, Japanese suicide planes launched a second attack on Chinese warships supporting the landing on the island.  Like last time, these kamikaze attack aircraft were also mixed in with non-suicide aircraft.  Of the total 372 aircraft, 128 were shot down by Chinese aircraft carrier aircraft and 75 were destroyed by shipboard anti-aircraft guns.  Some suicide planes successfully crashed into their targets.

    It is certain that the suicide attack greatly dampened the morale of the Chinese army in the first two days.  The Japanese fleet has been severely damaged, and Japan's mainland air defense is no longer a real obstacle to the Chinese expedition.  So what are the real obstacles?  If these suicide planes can destroy or disable all Chinese warships.  Then what kind of siege and suppression can we talk about?  The Chinese generals became more and more aware that no amount of destruction could bring the Japanese nation to its knees or force them to surrender.  So, what to do?  Should all Japanese be killed?  Although the officers and soldiers of each ship did not explicitly raise these questions, they were vaguely aware of them, and at least they have been thinking about it repeatedly for the past few days: In this desperate war, whether the Japanese death squads can eventually be subdued.  Even if the officers and soldiers on each ship are not so anxious, they are always a little uneasy.  It's one thing to take on a Japanese who is determined to fight to the death, but it's quite another to be attacked by a Japanese who is openly willing to die with you.  This form of combat even transcends the boundaries of a life-and-death battle.  Adds an aggressive new spiritual element.  In the Japanese suicide attacks, the Chinese Navy lost a total of 125 warships.  Among them, 13 were destroyers and 112 were smaller ships; 496 were damaged.  Eight of the 10 aircraft carriers that participated in the battle ultimately suffered varying degrees of damage.  If this kind of suicide attack is carried out every day, maybe China's huge fleet will be forced to withdraw.  However, the Japanese army no longer has enough aircraft, and even the old aircraft cannot be mobilized to carry out such suicide attacks every day.  This kind of large-scale attack with as few as 100 to 300 aircraft would be carried out with an interval of 7 to 10 days.  During the intermission, there were only sporadic attacks by small groups of aircraft.

    On the land battlefield, the Marine Corps heading north encountered only sporadic guerrilla resistance from small Japanese mobile units.  On April 8, they had advanced halfway to the north of the island from the beach where they landed.  Arrive at the northern tip of Okinawa on the 13th.

    The army troops moving south encountered the forward troops of the Japanese bunker on April 5.  From that day on, the Army's offensive was hampered for some time.  The Japanese infantry fought as tenaciously as the defenders of Sado Island; the island's bunker defense system can be said to be more complete than the facilities on Sado Island.  The Japanese artillery shells were all fired, and they were extremely cleverly disguised.  When the Chinese aircraft flew as low as 3 meters in a certain area, they saw 4 to 5 Japanese bunkers. However, in the end, 6,000 Japanese troops were wiped out in this area.  On April 10th and 11th, it rained heavily for two consecutive days, and the land that had been deeply plowed by bombs became muddy.  All heavy machinery and weapons were immobilized, and the attack was forced to stop.

    During that time, Chinese soldiers discovered some very strange aircraft on Okinawa.  There are two very small flaps under the fuselage of several Japanese twin-engine aircraft. What does this mean?  Since the day this strange thing was discovered on March 21st.  The Chinese have never figured out the mystery.  Later, after research, the secret was found.  The two small flaps turned out to be the rotors of a manned flying bomb.  The flying bomb is five meters long and five meters wide, with a pointed conical front section, containing 1,000 kilograms of explosives. It has a cockpit with a simple manipulator, a double rudder and four jet propulsion tubes.  This suicide flying bomb is piloted by one person.  A Chinese engineer accompanying the army believes that this aircraft can reach a speed of 925 kilometers per hour.  The discovery of this kind of aircraft caused more deep thinking among the Chinese people than the discovery of suicide boats on the Kerama Islands.  The Japanese army did not attack the Chinese fleet with suicide boats like those on the Kerama Islands.  So, will these newly discovered aircraft be used to attack the Chinese fleet?  When to use it?

    On April 12, the destroyer "Dixiuxing", which had been damaged by a "Kamikaze" attack aircraft, was hit by another such manned flying bomb.  The "Dishaxing" was blown into two pieces and sank immediately.  However, there are not many cases like this. In the entire Okinawa campaign, there were only??Three other warships were hit by this manned flying bomb.  According to Japan Radio, the Japanese army used 300 such bombs at that time.  The crew of the Chinese warship was told by intelligence personnel that this bomb had a nice name called "Sakura".

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