Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2273 The tragic world is the strongest

This day is destined to be a national disaster day for the Japanese Navy. The United Fleet has never suffered such heavy casualties since its establishment.

When the "Flying Dragon" was sunk, all the "Zero" carrier-based fighter jets of the Japanese army had been completely lost. The fleet without air protection was in a dilemma. overwhelmed.

But it is not easy to run. Although the speed of an aircraft carrier is faster than that of a battleship, it is not as fast as a bomber or a torpedo plane.

Although Chuichi Nagumo is arrogant, he is not stupid. As soon as the "Hyryu" sank, he sent a telegram to Yamamoto 56, suggesting that Yamamoto 56 give up the mission.

Yamamoto 56 disagreed. He believed that the mission still had hope of completion. Unlike the aviation fleet, the main fleet led by Yamamoto 56 had already determined the position of the Allied aircraft carrier fleet. As long as the distance between the two sides was shortened, the combined fleet still had hope of victory.

This must be an extravagant hope. The three southern African aircraft carriers that launched an attack on the main fleet of Yamamoto 56 all have a maximum speed of about 35 knots.

The fastest speed of the battleship is about 30 knots, and it can't catch up with the Southern African aircraft carrier. The commander of the Southern African aircraft carrier is not stupid enough to stay put.

As time went by, the losses of the Japanese army continued to increase.

At 3:35, the seaplane carrier "Chiyoda" belonging to the main fleet was besieged by more than ten torpedo planes and bombers. After being hit by two aerial bombs and six torpedoes, the "Chiyoda" sank. Of the 1075 crew members, only 47 survived, and the captain Eiichiro Shiro died with the ship.

Another seaplane carrier "Nisshin" also failed to escape the bad luck of being sunk. At 3:41, an aerial bomb weighing 1000 kilograms hit the ammunition depot of "Nisshin" and caused a catastrophe. After the explosion, the "Nijin" was blown into two pieces, and one of the blown-off decks flew 998 meters away. Only 11 of the [-] crew members escaped.

In just 5 minutes, the two seaplane carriers equipped with the main fleet of the Japanese army were all sunk. At this time, all the southern African fighter planes were above the fleet. The bombers still did not take the risk of diving. The fleet is looking for opportunities, as long as they are targeted by them, they will escape death.

Southern Africa has accumulated rich experience in many previous exercises. To sink a large surface warship, it must first attack the propulsion system of the large surface warship to disable the opponent. At this time, the role of aerial bombs is far inferior to that of torpedoes.

Although battleships are known for their strong defenses, in the face of the "wolf attack" of torpedo planes, it is inevitable to lose all their secrets. Once a torpedo hits, even if they don't sink immediately, they will lose part of their mobility. .

That was the case with the Mutsu.

As the second most powerful "Nagato" class battleship in the Japanese Navy, Yamamoto 56 will not give up "Mutsu" unless it is a last resort, so Yamamoto 56 can order "Yamashiro" to return, but leave "Mutsu" on the ship within formation.

"Mutsu" has been hit by more than ten bombs at this time, the deck superstructure has been almost flattened, more than [-]% of the anti-aircraft weapons have been destroyed, and the speed has dropped to only about ten knots.

Soon, "Mutsu" gradually failed to keep up with the speed of the main fleet and left the formation due to insufficient speed.

The 16th Torpedo Squadron, which took off from the "Salisbury" aircraft carrier, was eyeing the "Mutsu".

"Salisbury" is the capital of Rhodesia. It is named after the former British Prime Minister Salisbury. Most of the officers and soldiers serving on the "Salisbury" are from Rhodesia. The 16th torpedo plane The captain of the squadron, Edwin, was born in Milna, his parents were both engineers in the Nyasaland military industry. After graduating from the Edward Naval Academy, he joined the Indian Ocean Navy.

"Tom, I will launch the first wave of attack first. You should prepare for the attack and try to sink Mutsu in the first wave—" Edwin took the lead. The 16th Squadron he led had already sunk two destroyers and a cruiser. The torpedo pilots went crazy.

"Okay, I'm on your right side, I wish you good luck." Tom from Salisbury is in charge of leading the second attack group. The 16th Squadron has miraculously survived without any damage. The participation of six torpedo planes was guaranteed.

Yamamoto 56 has still abandoned "Mutsu" until now, and there is a Japanese destroyer on each side of "Mutsu" to protect it. When the first wave of torpedo planes launched an attack, the Japanese destroyer opened fire and blocked the torpedo regardless of its own safety. Between the machine and "Mutsu", hoping to block the gun for "Mutsu".

This spirit is worth encouraging, but it will not change the final result.

Edwin was skilled and bold, and he flew the torpedo plane until it was about 1000 meters away from "Mutsu" before releasing the torpedo.

The poor destroyer was hit by two torpedoes at the same time and disappeared from the sea in only a dozen seconds. It was difficult for the sailors to survive in this situation.

Now "Mutsu" has to face the attack of the torpedo plane.

The torpedo plane pilots in southern Africa were very brave. During the morning operation, the American torpedo plane pilots attacked the Japanese fleet one after another. A total of 24 torpedo planes crashed in two waves. The joint command has notified the whole army of the situation.

U.S. military pilots can be so brave, and the southern African pilots who have always prided themselves on being "brave" must not lag behind.

The speed of "Mutsu" who lost its protection was still decreasing, and the visual estimation did not exceed eight knots.

The attack of the second wave of six torpedo planes was very successful. Four torpedoes hit "Mutsu" successively, and four terrifying holes were blown out of the left hull of "Mutsu".

"Mutsu" suddenly tilted to the left at a speed visible to the naked eye. The sailors who were fighting the fire on the deck jumped into the sea like dumplings, hoping to escape before "Mutsu" sank. The captain of "Mutsu" Junji Kogure Having died in previous battles, the surviving officers and soldiers have lost their fighting spirit.

Ten minutes later, the "Mutsu" had completely capsized, and the huge propeller was exposed on the water. At this time, there were still people in the cabin of the "Mutsu" surviving. They beat the side cabin desperately to make noise, hoping that someone could rescue them.

The torpedo pilots who flew over "Mutsu" later lost interest in attacking "Mutsu".

Although the "Mutsu" has not sunk yet, it will not last long. There are other Japanese warships waiting for the torpedo pilots to hunt and kill.

The battleship "Yamato" with the largest displacement and the largest caliber in the world is undoubtedly the ultimate goal of all southern African carrier pilots.

Thanks to the pervasive Bullard, Yamato's performance figures are no secret to Southern African navies.

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The carrier pilots in southern Africa are already familiar with these data.

"Yamato" has as many as seven carrier-based aircraft.

Southern Africa is known to have only four old battleships from the last World War.

Although since the formation of the army, the southern African navy has been centered on aircraft carriers.

But this does not stop the southern African naval officers and soldiers yearning for battleships.

Especially the super battleship "Yamato".

The southern African officers and soldiers really dreamed of it.

When Yamamoto 56 watched the "City" class and "Island" class aircraft carriers in southern Africa salivating, he certainly didn't know that Tang Li was also tossing and turning for the Japanese Navy's "Yamato" and had trouble falling asleep.

Southern African navies have a very bad habit: If you can't get it, destroy it.

But it is not easy to sink the "Yamato".

As the flagship of Yamamoto 56, "Yamato" is at the center of the main Japanese fleet, surrounded by countless battleships, cruisers, and destroyers.

From the outbreak of the battle to the present, the torpedo planes in southern Africa have not even had the opportunity to launch a direct attack on "Yamato".

Bombers loaded with aerial bombs have a chance.

Horizontal bombing doesn't care about accuracy, whether the bomb hits the target or not depends on luck.

"Yamato" is 263 meters long, 38.9 meters wide, and has a maximum speed of 27 knots. When avoiding bombs, "Yamato" will sail at high speed in a "zigzag" shape on the sea. It is not easy to hit "Yamato".

This is actually a matter of probability. It is impossible for the "Yamato" to maintain high speed for a long time, and it is impossible for the sailors to maintain a high degree of concentration for a long time. The bombers and torpedo planes in southern Africa take turns to fight, and hundreds of aerial bombs will always produce results. .

At 200:45 in the afternoon, "Yamato" was hit by a [-]kg aerial bomb, [-] sailors were killed on the spot, all the anti-aircraft weapons on the right side of the front deck were destroyed, the smoke caused by the fire covered the sky, and the bridge commander The line of sight in the room is affected.

The Japanese sailors serving on the "Yamato" must be elite, the fire was quickly extinguished, and the speed of the "Yamato" was not affected.

Yamamoto 56's determination was affected by this.

It was only after "Yamato" was attacked that Yamamoto 56 realized that the task of attacking Guam could no longer be completed.

The reality is too cruel. After the end of the last world war, the Japanese tried their best to build a powerful combined fleet. The 460mm main gun of the "Yamato" has not yet fired a single shot.

If the combined fleets of southern Africa and the Japanese army fight head-on, Yamamoto 56 is confident that he will command the combined fleet of the Japanese army to wipe out the southern African Indian Ocean fleet.

The reality is that if there is no if, the United Fleet has not caught up with the Southern African Fleet until now. The most powerful "Yamato" in the world is useless at all. Guam is already close at hand, but the distance of less than [-] kilometers has become an insurmountable moat .

"Send a telegram to the air fleet, the mission is cancelled, and the fleet returns—" Yamamoto 56 was in a daze, the war had evolved to a state he was not familiar with, and the experience accumulated over the past few decades was useless. He started to hunched over, curled up on the large command chair like a child.

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Although the mission has been cancelled, the battle is not over yet.

The high-spirited southern African pilots will not let the Japanese combined fleet leave the battlefield easily.

The Japanese Combined Fleet still has thousands of nautical miles to go back to Wujun Port, and this journey will be very difficult.

The southern African aircraft carrier, which has long legs and fast speed, will not give "Yamato" a chance to evacuate easily.

What makes Yamamoto 56 even more sad is that shortly after he issued the order "cancel the mission and return the fleet", Nagumo Chuichi sent a telegram to Yamamoto 56: the aviation fleet was devastated by the Allied forces, and all four aircraft carriers were destroyed. Shen.

When receiving this telegram, Yamamoto 56 had a calm expression. This result is not surprising.

After the "Flying Dragon" was sunk, the aviation fleet suffered bad luck.

At this time, the "Zero" fighter jets carried by the aviation fleet had been completely lost. Nagumo Zhongichi even ordered the "97" ship attack to launch into the air to provide air protection for the fleet.

Compared with the advanced "Cheetah" and "Goshawk" fighter jets in southern Africa, the "97" ship attack lags behind like a product of the last century, and it cannot compete at all.

Even the F6F equipped by the U.S. Navy and the "97" ship attack are obviously lagging behind.

The F6F is an improved version of the F4F fighter jet, with a maximum flight speed of 612 kilometers per hour, a practical ceiling of 11369 meters, and a maximum range of 2462 kilometers. If there were no "cheetahs" and "goshawks" in southern Africa, then the F6F would be the most advanced in the world of fighter jets.

The "97" ship attack is a carrier-based bomber, and air combat is not the strong point of the "97" ship attack.

Nagumo Chuichi tried his last fight, but the pilots of the Allied Forces did not give Nagumo Zhongichi a chance to fight.

It has been said many times before that if an aircraft carrier is approached by a battleship, it will definitely be sunk.

The battle between aircraft carrier and aircraft carrier is more cruel, and once you fall into a disadvantage, you also have no chance to come back.

After the American torpedo plane attack on the Japanese fleet was frustrated, the southern African navy took over the task of attacking the Japanese fleet.

Compared with the US military, southern Africa is more skilled in dealing with aircraft carriers.

For a battleship with strong protection, it doesn't matter if it is hit by one or two bombs. The fire was extinguished soon after the "Yamato" was hit by a bomb, and the "Mutsu" was hit by more than a dozen bombs and still kept sailing.

The defense of an aircraft carrier is too fragile compared with a battleship. The deck of the "Hyryu" was hit by a torpedo plane and lost its combat capability, and then the deck of the "Xianghe" was hit by a bomb.

The bomb was dropped by the U.S. Navy's "Dreadnought" bomber. It was piloted by Captain Best. He and two other "Dreadnoughts" attacked the "Xianghe". The bomb near the "Xianghe" lost bombs, and the 1000-pound bomb dropped by Captain Best directly hit the "Xianghe".

This bomb accurately hit the ammunition depot of the "Xianghe", creating a miracle of sinking an aircraft carrier with a bomb. This kind of thing has never been done before.

"Xianghe" has a full load displacement of 32105 tons, a maximum speed of 34 knots, a captain length of 257.5 meters, a ship width of 26 meters, and a flight deck length of 242 meters. It can carry 72 fighters.

From these data, we can see the shortcomings of the "Xianghe". The flight deck is actually not as long as the ship, and the aspect ratio is obviously unreasonable. behind.

This has a lot to do with the death of both the "Double Walls of the Empire".

(End of this chapter)