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- "Torpedo, it's torpedo"
Looking at the white waves that suddenly appeared on the sea, a navy officer shouted a warning:
After discovering these torpedoes that suddenly appeared, the originally calm fleet began to become chaotic.
For ships of this era, neither artillery shells nor aircraft bombs are actually very scary. As long as the ship's armor is thick enough, there will be no problem if it is hit by a few rounds. If it is a small-caliber naval gun. , it doesn’t even matter if you stop there and let you beat me
As for aerial bombs? Unless it's hit in a vital part like the Arizona, there usually won't be any big problems.
But torpedoes are different
Historically, the Yamato battleship attached great importance to protection. According to the design requirements, the ship's armor should be able to withstand hits from its own 460mm main gun at a distance of 23 meters. The middle deck should also be able to withstand 800 kilograms of aerial bombs dropped from an altitude of 3,900 meters. In order to achieve the above requirements, the Yamato ship installed a total of 22,895 tons of armor and defense panels, accounting for 33% of the normal displacement of the ship.
But in the end, the Yamato sank, and the 10 torpedoes that hit the Yamato were the most powerful.
Although the sinking of the Yamato has not yet occurred at this time, the threat of torpedoes is still obvious to all, so when someone discovered the torpedoes, the entire fleet quickly started evasive maneuvers under Chen Shaokuan's order.
However, the appearance of the Japanese submarine was too sudden after all. Although the fleet had been in the sailing stage, not all the torpedoes hit the target, but there was still a torpedo that kept heading towards the Lingbo
"Damn"
Looking at the torpedo that was likely to hit the Lingbo, several sailors held their hands on the railing and shouted loudly
Although it is impossible for a torpedo to sink the Lingbo, which is loaded with more than 80,000 tons, it is possible for it to be damaged or even severely damaged. And now that the fleet's position has been exposed, it is foreseeable that there will be a battle soon. The war broke out. At this time, the most powerful aircraft carrier in the fleet was damaged, which will definitely affect the outcome of the battle
However, at this moment, a destroyer suddenly came up and blocked the way of the torpedo.
"Boom"
The destroyer hit by the torpedo not only raised a water column more than 100 meters high, but also opened a huge gap in the destroyer's hull
The one that was hit was a [Qingfeng] class destroyer that was finalized in early 2001. This destroyer has a standard displacement of 3,000 tons and a full load displacement of 4,000 tons. It is the most equipped air defense destroyer of the National Defense Navy, equipped with four twin 105mm High-level dual-purpose naval guns, as well as a considerable number of 30mm machine guns, 12.7mm multi-barreled machine guns and multiple torpedo launchers
Although the [Qingfeng] class destroyer has only been finalized for more than a year, since it is a war period, almost fifty of this type of destroyer has been built, and more than forty are under construction.
In addition, due to the excellent engine technology, the [Qingfeng] class destroyer has a range of 35 knots and a cruising range of 8,000 nautical miles.
At present, the "Qingfeng" class has surpassed Japan's "Akiyuki" class and has become the largest destroyer in the world. However, it is not necessarily true that the "Qingfeng" class is the strongest destroyer.
Although the [Qingfeng] class destroyers have become the largest destroyers in the world, they have specializations in the industry. The [Qingfeng] class was built and designed to be the guardian of the aircraft carrier. It mainly provides air defense cover for the fleet, so it is equipped with the 105mml70 type. High-level dual-purpose naval gun
Some destroyers of the same period, such as the American [Fletcher] class and the Japanese [Shimakaze] destroyers, were equipped with 127mm caliber naval guns, which had certain advantages in firepower compared to the [Qingfeng] class.
Therefore, if there is a fight, it may not necessarily mean who is better than the other. The Navy's internal evaluation of the "Qingfeng" class is only two words, easy to use
Although there are only two words, it can also prove the value of the [Qingfeng] class. In fact, if this were not the case, the Navy would not place an order for 100 ships at once, and depending on the progress of the war, there may be more
Of course, the firepower intensity cannot be compared with the above two types of destroyers, but the firepower density is much stronger than the above two types of destroyers. After all, the Qingfeng class has four twin-mounted artillery pieces, while the American Fletcher class only has five. There are only three single-barreled 127mm naval guns in Japan’s Shimakaze.
In any case, the Qingfeng-class was designed to be the guardian of the aircraft carrier. When necessary, it even needs to sacrifice itself to protect the aircraft carrier and other battleships. Therefore, the 29th ship of the Qingfeng-class destroyer [Lanfeng] is also It’s a well-deserved death…
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Being directly hit by a torpedo, the Qingfeng-class destroyer is not a monster like a battleship after all.?, it can withstand multiple torpedoes without sinking. What's more, a more than 10,000-ton aircraft carrier like the USS Wasp also sank into the sea after being hit by four torpedoes. The first was three, and the last one was a last-minute hit. The Qingfeng class, which has a full platoon of only 4,000 tons, is naturally unable to compete with them
Although the Arashikaze did not sink directly into the sea at this time, but was still sailing slightly, looking at the fire burning on the destroyer and the huge gap in the hull, almost everyone understood the Arashikaze's next fate.
Not long after, the two cruisers broke away from the formation under Chen Shaokuan's order. One cruiser sailed near the Lanfeng, preparing to rescue the surviving crew members on the destroyer, while the other was on guard around the Lanfeng. mission, to guard against the presence of other submarines, and conduct a sneak attack on the Lankaze that is still floating on the sea, and another cruiser that is performing a rescue mission
As for the Japanese submarine that has been exposed? ? ?
"Open fire and sink that submarine for me"
Submarines cannot use radios underwater because the conductivity of seawater is very high. General radio waves will quickly consume microwave, shortwave and shortwave communication equipment that can be used on the ground and sea after entering the seawater. It won't work anymore
Therefore, if you want to report the location of the Ocean Fleet to Isoroku Yamamoto, the submarine must surface. So after firing the torpedo, the submarine quickly surfaced and reported the location of the fleet to Isoroku Yamamoto. six
Of course, when a submarine surfaces, it is tantamount to exposing its location, which is an act of seeking death.
However, before setting sail, the Japanese officers and soldiers in the submarine already knew the importance of the battle and were determined to die, so naturally these were not important.
For the naval officers and soldiers of the Ocean Fleet, the Japanese submarine floating on the water is the best target.
"Fire"
Before the order was given, most of the ships were already ready. Therefore, when the order was given, more than ten artillery shells quickly fell around the submarine, and one shell flew over the submarine's hull.
The submarine is not very far away from the fleet. This is because the range of fish during this period is not enough. In other words, even if there are long-range torpedoes like the Type 93 Spear Torpedo, it is useless. After all, torpedoes are not missiles. Even if the range is longer, it only takes a few knots. If it's not enough, it will be difficult to hit the target.
So generally speaking, submarines launch torpedoes when they are extremely close to the target.
It is precisely because of this relationship that none of the more than ten artillery shells hit. This situation made many naval officers and soldiers feel a little hot.
On the other hand, it may be that there is no hope of survival, or it may be Ahem, anyway, a few Japanese submariners ran out of the submarine and used the submarine's own guns to shoot at the nearest cruiser.
Let’s not mention for the moment how much damage the naval gun mounted on this submarine can cause or whether it can cause damage. It is also very embarrassing to be provoked like this.
So in the next second, more than thirty shells were fired at the submarine again, and what was different from the last time was that this time at least more than twenty shells hit the target.
There are both 105mm caliber naval gun shells and 210mm caliber naval gun shells. As for the 406mm naval gun and 380mm naval gun of battleships and battlecruisers, they are not included. After all, shells also cost money, and the larger they are, the more expensive they are. The higher the cost of the shells, there is no need to waste the shells for such a stable guy.
On the other hand, it is true. After more than 20 shells hit the submarine, it tore it into pieces. It was considered dead and could not die anymore. After all, this is a submarine after all, which is specially used for underwater navigation, not those that A battleship that floats on the sea and can resist weapons of various calibers.
After it was determined that the submarine could not be resurrected like the alien spacecraft in the later American movie "Skyrim", except for the two cruisers that were still there for rescue, the remaining ships surrounded the four aircraft carriers and sailed away—— ——The location has been exposed. If you continue to stay here, only the Japanese flying troops will be waiting for you. Everyone present is aware of this.
As for whether to rescue the soldiers in the Japanese submarine? ? ?
hehe…
What’s more, under the attack of more than 20 artillery shells, no one may survive
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"The location is exposed, I'm afraid it will be difficult to handle next"
Looking at the thick smoke still burning over the destroyer in the distance, Shen Honglie smiled bitterly.
Originally, I was counting on finding Japan’s combined fleet first, but now I was exposed first.
"It's nothing, I can only say that fate is like this"
Shaking his head, Chen Shaokuan said to the officer beside him
"How is the situation over there with Li Shijing?"
"We have taken control of the battle situation"
"That's good, order the aviation unit to return immediately" Chen Shaokuan glanced at the densely arranged carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier deck. "Fortunately, I have a hand in hand, so I won't be caught off guard"
Although Li Shijing needs air support, it is impossible for Chen Shaokuan to send out all the fighters, but to keep a considerable number of them in case of unexpected events, so he is not too anxious about the current situation.
"By the way, please contact the Air Force and ask their early warning aircraft to pay attention to the situation."
"yes"
While Chen Shaokuan was still giving instructions, the fleet's alarm had been sounded, and the originally leisurely fleet officers and soldiers rushed to their posts, putting the entire fleet into a state of combat readiness.
On the other hand, after learning the location of the Ocean Fleet, under the orders of Yamamoto Isoroku, batches of fighter planes also took off from the deck of the aircraft carrier and flew towards the reported position of the submarine.
No one was surprised that the submarine lost contact because everyone knew that the submarine could no longer exist
About twenty minutes after the submarine was discovered
"This is a Japanese aircraft"
Looking at the light spots appearing on the radar display, a soldier said
After learning that the fleet's position had been exposed, an early warning aircraft quickly rushed to the airspace near the fleet to perform a warning mission for the fleet. The scanning range of the radar of the early warning aircraft flying in the air was obviously larger than that of the warship. The radar equipped on the aircraft is much further away
"It's true that it's the Japanese army"
After a radar soldier took a look, he nodded and said
After getting the confirmation, the officers and soldiers on the AWACS quickly passed the news of the discovery of the Japanese plane to Chen Shaokuan, along with the general location of the Japanese plane.
After learning the exact news, Chen Shaokuan immediately ordered more than a hundred J10s on the deck that had been prepared for a long time to take off to fight.
On the other hand, he asked the early warning aircraft to conduct a reconnaissance mission along the direction of the Japanese aircraft to find out the location of the combined fleet.
The Air Force did not refuse this mission, so at an altitude of more than 10,000 meters, the early warning aircraft began to fly along the direction of the Japanese plane, and used radar to scan the sea surface
Since the flying altitude of the AWACS aircraft was very high, several thousand meters higher than the Japanese aircraft, even if the AWACS aircraft had flown over the heads of the Japanese aircraft, the Japanese pilots did not notice the shadow of the AWACS aircraft - even if they did, it would probably only be I'm just surprised. After all, the AWACS is as secretive as the atomic bomb project in China. No one in the United States or Japan knows about the existence of AWACS.
And the early warning aircraft is precisely Chen Shaokuan’s greatest confidence in this battle
It’s a pity that there were some deviations. The early warning aircraft did not discover the location of the combined fleet. Instead, the Japanese submarine discovered the Ocean Fleet first. It is really helpless
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The distance between the Combined Fleet and the Ocean Fleet is almost hundreds of kilometers, but the flight speed of Japanese aircraft is only 500 to 600 kilometers per hour, and the main carrier-based bombers are only 200 to 300 kilometers per hour.
So by the time the Japanese aircraft group was about to fly over the Ocean Fleet, almost more than an hour had passed.
When the Japanese aircraft group was still dozens of kilometers away from the Ocean Fleet, the fleet's carrier-based aircraft units had already taken off to fight
Although Japan has more carrier-based aircraft than the Ocean Fleet, the performance of the Zero Combat is not as good as the J10. Therefore, although the number is relatively small, Chen Shaokuan is not worried that his flying troops will lose to the Japanese in air combat.
What he was worried about was whether someone would fly over the ocean fleet and drop torpedoes and bombs
More than ten minutes later, when the two fleets collided together, the battle situation was pretty much what Chen Shaokuan had imagined.
Although it is slightly inferior in terms of quantity, because China is at least a few levels ahead of Japan in terms of technology, the performance of the J10 is much better than that of Zero War. Therefore, although it is at a disadvantage in terms of quantity, the Chinese fleet did not In bad situation
However…
While J10 was still fighting with Zero War at low altitude, more than a hundred bombers were already flying over the Ocean Fleet.
"beat"
Looking at the Japanese planes flying overhead, an officer shouted:
In just an instant, the fleet’s own anti-aircraft firepower has covered the entire sky. The most outstanding ones are probably the 30mm multi-barreled cannon and the 105mm ML70 high-level dual-purpose cannon equipped on the Qingfeng-class destroyer.
The former is onlyIf you are targeted, you will basically end up being shattered to pieces.
Although the latter is not as abnormal as the former, its killing range is much higher, and its continuous combat ability is also much stronger.
It’s just that although the anti-aircraft firepower is powerful, there are still fish that slip through the net.
Therefore, soon, several warships were attacked. Among them, a light cruiser, like the Lanfeng just now, blocked a torpedo for the Luofu aircraft carrier.
In addition, the Kunlun aircraft carrier was also hit by an aircraft bomb. Fortunately, the Kunlun paid great attention to its protective capabilities when designing it, so there was a layer of armor underneath the deck. Therefore, although the Kunlun suffered some damage, it did not suffer any damage. And zombie fighting ability
On the contrary, it was the Japanese bomber. After the bomb it dropped hit the Kunlun, it was hit by the anti-aircraft weapons equipped by the Kunlun. The intensive anti-aircraft firepower directly dismembered the bomber.
Although the Japanese air attack was fierce, it did not last too long, but the fleet also paid a lot of price
The Kunlun was damaged, and a light cruiser was hit by a torpedo. Although it has not sunk yet, it will sink if it hits a few more times. In addition, many ships were damaged, and some suffered unreasonable disasters. They were originally aimed at The aircraft carrier's ammunition was shot, but it happened to hit them
On the other hand, the early warning aircraft flying in the direction of the Japanese plane had not sent back any news at this time. Although Chen Shaokuan showed no expression on the surface at this time, Shen Honglie on the side knew that he was already a little anxious.
At this time, the aircraft carrier's own radar detected a group of enemy aircraft
Fortunately, the fighter planes that provided air support for Li Shijing had returned at this time, so they did not put too much pressure on the fleet.
And just when Chen Shaokuan ordered the fighter planes that had been reloaded with ammunition to prepare for battle, an officer finally sent back the news of the early warning aircraft.
"Commander, the Air Force has discovered the location of the Japanese fleet"
"Good" is not finished (to be continued)
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