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- In fact, even if Yan Guang, a later generation, didn't need to point out many things, people of this era would have thought of them on their own. After all, weren't these people the ones who came up with all kinds of new weapons in later generations?
It’s just a matter of technical issues, so only a few of these fantastic ideas can be realized.
“The self-guided torpedo is one of these fantastic ideas.
Yamamoto Isoroku was right. The fate of future naval battles will be determined by aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft.
However, in addition to the above two, the weapons carried by the carrier-based aircraft themselves are also very important.
It is precisely for this reason that the Germans developed guided bombs and the Americans developed short-headed torpedoes.
However, it was the Chinese who were one step ahead of them in the end
While the Japanese were still using direct-navigation torpedoes, the Chinese Navy had begun to use self-guided torpedoes, which gave Chen Shaokuan a great advantage when fighting Yamamoto Isoroku.
?Compared with direct-sailing torpedoes, self-guided torpedoes are just like underwater missiles
In fact, the National Defense Forces have now begun to develop guided bombs and anti-ship missiles, especially air-launched anti-ship missiles. However, during the development process, many unexpected troubles arose, especially in the area of ??anti-ship missiles.
Although the progress of shore-based anti-ship missiles and ship-based missiles is relatively smooth, the air-launched type has encountered miniaturization problems and is technically unable to meet the miniaturization requirements. In addition, there are also huge problems in guidance. After all, the target of the missile is a mobile warship. Although the speed of warships cannot be compared with missiles, moving and fixed targets are two different things after all.
certainly. If it is an air-to-ship missile like hs293, the National Defense Force has already equipped a certain number.
However, in Yan Guang’s view, weapons like hs293 are more like glide-guided bombs than air-to-ship missiles. After all, the maximum range of hs293 is less than ten kilometers.
"However, even a self-guided torpedo is enough to make the Japanese pay a huge price.
Throughout the battle, the Japanese army was in chaos when faced with homing torpedoes they had never seen before, and suffered huge losses as a result. However, the amount of bombs carried by the attacking ships was limited after all, so the combined fleet was not completely wiped out at sea. However, even this cost the Japanese three aircraft carriers that were sunk, one aircraft carrier that was damaged, and many other warships. The cost of sinking.
The sunk aircraft carriers were Soryu and Hiryu of the First Air Fleet of the Combined Fleet and the Second Air Force. As well as the Fifth Air Force's Zuikaku, the Fifth Air Force's Shokaku was also damaged, and its speed dropped significantly.
It can be said that half of the 6 main aircraft carriers deployed by the First Air Fleet were destroyed in one go.
In addition, other types of warships were also sunk and many were damaged. Considering the importance of aircraft carriers to the Combined Fleet, this battle alone destroyed half of the Combined Fleet's combat effectiveness.
And when the ship battles of the Ocean Fleet surrounded the ships that had consumed all their ammunition and returned, and were preparing to return again, looking at the burning ships on the sea, Yamamoto Isoroku was trembling all over. But he issued an order very quickly.
"Evacuate this sea area immediately!"
"But, the fighter planes sent out are still there?!"
Nanyun Zhongyi on the side was surprised when he heard this sentence, and quickly stepped forward to remind him.
You must know that aircraft carriers are important, but skilled carrier-based aircraft pilots are equally important. Japan will be defeated so miserably in the future, except that its industrial strength is not as good as that of the United States. The massive loss of pilots also had a lot to do with it.
However, after hearing Nagumo Chuichi's words, Yamamoto Isoroku just shook his head.
"Let them go directly to the nearest land-based airport when they return." After saying this, Yamamoto Isoroku glanced outside the bridge again. "If we don't leave now, I'm afraid we won't have a chance to leave again!"
Although Yamamoto Isoroku had heard of such a torpedo that could find its own target, he had never thought that such a weapon could be so powerful.
On the other hand, Yamamoto Isoroku is powerless against this weapon, so unless he wants to throw the entire combined fleet here, he has only one option: retreat.
"So, those wounded ships?"
After a moment of hesitation, Nan Yunzhong pointed to the injured ships outside.
Although those ships have not sunk yet, their speed has been reduced a lot. If they act together, it will slow down the movement speed of the entire fleet.
Hearing Nagumo Chuichi ask this, a glimmer of light flashed in Yamamoto Isoroku's eyes.
"Let them sail to the nearest port on their own"
?With that said, Yamamoto Isoroku glanced outside again.
"I hope they can help us mislead the enemy"
"clear…"
Yamamoto Isoroku hoped that the wounded ships burning with thick smoke would attract the enemy's attention, so that most of the remaining ships could escape the battlefield smoothly.
However, what Yamamoto Isoroku did not expect was that the navy not only had torpedoes that could attack targets on their own, but also had early warning aircraft conducting reconnaissance missions in the sky. Therefore, every move of Yamamoto Isoroku did not escape the eyes of the early warning aircraft, but when the news came back to Chen Shaokuan, Chen Shaokuan still hesitated a little on the issue of choosing a target.
Although the four aircraft carriers of the Oceanic Fleet have the strongest overall performance in the world, if they were to be ranked among the top five in the world, at least the top four should belong to the Oceanic Fleet, and in half a year, they will all be ranked from first to tenth. It's for the Ocean Fleet.
It’s just that there are only four aircraft carriers in the Ocean Fleet now, and a lot of carrier-based aircraft have been lost in many battles. Although some of these losses were made up for by the spare machine carried by the Lingbo itself, losses are losses after all, so the existing power can only choose one target
If the actions are dispersed, not only will it be difficult to deliver a fatal blow to the target, but it will also cause more casualties.
"Which one should I choose"
In the end, Chen Shaokuan decided to destroy the damaged fleet first, and then destroy the remaining fleet of Yamamoto Isoroku.
Anyway, there are early warning aircraft following in the sky. There is absolutely no need to worry about Yamamoto Isoroku running away.
When thinking this way, Chen Shaokuan did not expect many things
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Under Chen Shaokuan’s order, the carrier-based aircraft group, which had replenished ammunition and fuel, quickly took off from the deck again and flew towards the new target.
The targets this time are mainly those who have been seriously injured. Ships that seriously affect the speed of the ship.
Most of these ships are destroyers or cruisers, so they usually have relatively complete anti-aircraft weapons. However, in the face of hundreds of warship bombardments, the little air defense equipment of these ships was simply not enough.
However, due to the large number of these ships, and the fact that the soldiers on board were more adaptable after experiencing an air attack, there was no panic like the first time during the air attack.
In addition, although self-guided torpedoes can track targets on their own, torpedoes are not missiles after all and do not have as long a range as missiles. With limited range. If the target itself has a high speed and happens to avoid the torpedoes, then when the range is exhausted, these torpedoes will have no choice but to self-destruct.
To the end. To destroy the originally damaged ships, the fleet's naval bombardment actually took two full deployments before it was successful.
And when Chen Shaokuan turned his target to the remaining three aircraft carriers and other ships, he encountered another obstacle
Although Yamamoto Isoroku hoped that the damaged ships could completely attract the enemy's attention, after all, there was no possibility of attracting them. After all, to anyone, three aircraft carriers are much more attractive than a group of ships that are already far away from sinking.
So after starting to sail towards the nearest port. Yamamoto Isoroku contacted the Army Aviation flying unit and asked them to provide air cover for the remaining fleet.
Although the relationship between the Japanese army and navy has always been bad, even to the point of life and death, at this time, in order to avoid the total annihilation of the combined fleet. Army aviation can only dispatch flying troops to provide support.
Wait until the flying force of the Ocean Fleet has completely eliminated the target and turns its target to Yamamoto Isoroku. Yamamoto Isoroku actually drove the remaining fleet into the nearest port under the cover of Army Aviation.
During this process. Although Yamamoto Isoroku also paid a certain price, not one of the most important aircraft carriers was lost. Even the damaged Shokaku was actually brought back to the port by Yamamoto Isoroku.
Facing the remaining main force of the combined fleet that had retreated to the port, Chen Shaokuan was helpless.
Because the self-guided torpedoes equipped by the fleet cannot be used in shallow water areas like the torpedoes modified by Japan at Pearl Harbor. If they really have to be thrown into the port, it is estimated that the final result will only be an explosion at the bottom
And if only aerial bombs are used, leaving aside the intensive anti-aircraft firepower at the port, aerial bombs will not be able to deliver a fatal blow to large ships after all
“Damn!!!”
Faced with this result, Chen Shaokuan slammed the table.
Although nearly half of the main force of the combined fleet was eliminated,The results of the battle were already quite good, but they only achieved this result despite destroying all the ships of the combined fleet. This could not help but make Chen Shaokuan angry.
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Although the Battle of the Philippines only lasted a short time, the result shocked the whole world.
"At a very slight price, the United Fleet was severely damaged. It was a rare victory for any country.
With the combined fleet being severely damaged, it is obvious that the Philippines can only be ravaged by China.
But these are not important. What scares the world most, whether it is Japan, Britain or the United States.
After the combined fleet was severely damaged, the door to the south has been opened for China. In this case, not only Nanyang, but even Australia is likely to be
Early estimates from Britain and the United States were that even if there was a naval battle between China and Japan, if China could win, the price it would have to pay would not be small. After all, the United States and the United Kingdom have already experienced the performance of zero combat, and even if the performance of the aircraft carrier itself is not as good as that of China, Japan after all has six aircraft carriers, while China only has four.
But now
What a big crisis
on the other hand…
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Just when they won a complete victory in the Philippine Sea and the offensive against the Philippines was also intensified. The Indian side of the battle also achieved a breakthrough.
Of the more than 10,000 troops surrounded by the Hakata River, only two to three thousand successfully broke through with the help of reinforcements. Then the National Defense Forces launched extremely violent retaliatory actions against the Japanese troops on the other side of the river.
First there was large-scale bombing, and then there was direct use of incendiary bombs to wash the ground.
If the international impact was not considered, chemical weapons might even have been used.
But even so. The Japanese troops on the other side of the river still paid a heavy price, but the Japanese troops still held on to the river bank under the command of Yamashita Fengwen.
Facing Shanxia Fengwen’s defense, He Zhuguo had no better way.
After all, there is such a big river lying there, which is an obstacle to everyone.
And obviously, the obstacles to offense and defense are greater.
But not long after, one of He Zhuguo’s staff came up with a solution for He Zhuguo.
"Otherwise, use amphibious tanks!"
Looking at He Zhuguo who was thinking hard about how to break through, a staff officer thought for a while and then spoke.
The earliest time. He Zhuguo once considered using airborne troops.
"It's just that the airborne troops are like riding on the Hell Express. If you don't pay attention, the whole army will be wiped out.
“At present, the Japanese army is still firmly standing on the Hakata River, so if it is not necessary. He Zhuguo was also unwilling to put his airborne troops into the battlefield.
After all, airborne troops and so on, sometimes they are really
During the two wars, various military units innovated a series of combat modes, and airborne combat was one of them. Thanks to the successful development of large transport aircraft and reliable parachutes, it was possible to break through the static combat mode of World War I. In theory, aircraft and gliders can suddenly fly over enemy lines. Airdrop or airlift infantry carried by paratroopers and gliders behind enemy lines to seize enemy headquarters and cut off enemy supply lines, weaken enemy heavily armed forces and ultimately annihilate them. U.S. military theorists who are keen on airborne operations regard the combination of parachutes and infantry as a pioneering work.
In the 1920s, Soviet military theorists also came to similar conclusions after conducting research. The Soviet army believed that in offensive operations. The airborne troops should seize the enemy's deep and deep targets and hold them until armor and cavalry arrive. This Soviet-style blitz theory was reflected in the Soviet Red Army's 1935 "Great Depth Combat Doctrine," which stated: "While the frontal troops are breaking through, paratroopers should be parachuted into the enemy's deep rear to complete the complete defeat of the enemy."
The views of German General Student are slightly different from those of Soviet military theorists. He believed that the role of the airborne troops was not to participate in large-scale ground encirclement battles, but to serve as the first branch to paralyze and destroy the enemy's combat capabilities. The German airborne troops should capture multiple small areas at the same time and use this as a forward position to attack, eventually forming a larger single combat area. To put it figuratively, it is like sprinkling many ink droplets on white paper, and the ink droplets gradually spread out and merge into a large ink stain.
However, to the chagrin of many military thinkers, most of the airborne operations in World War II were either victories at heavy cost or bloody defeats, with few truly successful cases.
The primary problem faced by airborne operations is the difficulty in collecting relevant intelligence on the enemy's deep airborne fields in a timely and accurate manner. ?During the war, countless airborne troops died due to intelligence errors. On the eve of the German attack on Crete, General Canaris, the head of the intelligence department, assured that the number of Allied defenders on the island was very small. In fact, what greeted the German airborne troops was 40,000 well-equipped Commonwealth troops. The total number of German casualties reached 6,650.
Although the British intelligence department relied on the help of aerial photography, Dutch underground resistance organizations and code-breaking teams, they failed to discover the two German armored divisions deployed in Eindhoven and Arnhem in the Netherlands in September 1944, resulting in the British 1st Airborne The division was almost completely wiped out.
The worst thing was that in 1943, the Soviet intelligence agency failed to detect in time the movement of the German 19th Armored Division towards the Dnieper River. As a result, three unfortunate paratrooper brigades were airdropped directly into the path of the German armored forces. As a result, half of them The airborne troops were killed and the rest fled into the Ukrainian forests.
Therefore, He Zhuguo vetoed the use of airborne troops after thinking for a long time.
It was at this time that the staff officer put forward his opinion in a timely manner.
He Zhuguo is no stranger to amphibious combat vehicles because he has seen this kind of equipment with his own eyes. He Zhuguo is still very interested in this kind of equipment that can travel on land and water at the same time.
It’s just that because He Zhuguo’s location did not require this kind of equipment earlier, his troops did not have this kind of equipment, and he himself had not personally commanded it.
"As for the amphibious tank, is there still enough time"
For India, a country with rivers everywhere, it is obviously more suitable to use amphibious tanks, so He Zhuguo is somewhat tempted, but He Zhuguo is still hesitant. After all, time is also very important.
However, the staff officer just smiled.
"Isn't the Air Force equipped with many large transport aircraft? Tanks are not as heavy as tanks. One transport aircraft can carry multiple tanks. If we start now, I believe it will not take long to transport them "As he spoke, the staff officer added another sentence. "And using this can also effectively reduce troop casualties"
In the end, it was these words that moved He Zhuguo.
"good!"
After thinking for a while, He Zhuguo gritted his teeth and nodded.
Not long after, He Zhuguo sent a telegram to Beijing, hoping that Beijing could transport a certain number of amphibious combat vehicles by air to help the troops successfully capture the Bodo River.
Although Beijing was a little disappointed that He Zhuguo had not taken Calcutta for so long, it still agreed to He Zhuguo's request after consideration.
Since China had already equipped a considerable number of large transport aircraft at this time, and these transport aircraft had also considered the needs of transport vehicles and other aspects, they could carry lighter armored vehicles and other equipment. Therefore, it did not take long for He Zhuguo to need the amphibious combat vehicles together with the The driver was transported to India.
After allowing the driver to adapt to the Indian climate, He Zhuguo commanded the troops to launch another offensive against the enemy forces on the banks of the Bodo River.
Because he did not expect amphibious armored vehicles to appear on the battlefield, Yamashita was caught off guard. With strong air support, the National Defense Forces quickly crossed the Hakata River.
Without the natural barrier of the Hakata River, it was impossible for Yamashita to resist the mechanized troops of the National Defense Forces, so in the end Yamashita had no choice but to retreat to Calcutta.
After more than a month of fierce fighting, Calcutta finally fell into the hands of the National Socialist Government, and a new Indian government supported by China was also established in Calcutta.
However, at this moment, a piece of bad news came.
The Russian side To be continued. .
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