Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

Compared with the dive bomber, the torpedo attack aircraft is shorter and thicker in appearance only.

As soon as 36 torpedo attack aircraft arrived on the battlefield, Commander Guo Zhenghua noticed the difference.In particular, the roar of the engine from the torpedo attack aircraft was even more muffled.Of course, what shocked Guo Zhenghua the most was the two long torpedoes hanging under the belly of the torpedo attack aircraft, showing their powerful power to outsiders under the reflection of the sun.

You know, this is the first time that a torpedo attack aircraft has been shown in front of the world and participated in a battle.No one knows the true power of this navy-specific fighter.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone on the battlefield, the 36 torpedo attack planes did not take any rest in the sky above the battlefield. They used three fighter planes as an attack group and quickly rushed to the Japanese ships on the sea.

Because of the unique attack method of the torpedo attack aircraft, it is not necessary for the fighter plane to actually fly directly above the ship in order to hit the target.In the first round, the torpedo attack aircraft in a group of three quickly lowered their altitude, and did not maintain this altitude until the last 50 meters from the sea surface.then.Line up horizontally, almost close to the sea surface, from the side of the ship, they rushed towards the target battleship King Kong. [

Faced with this unprecedented and strange blow, the Japanese officers and soldiers on the deck did not dare to relax or neglect in the slightest.The limited anti-aircraft firepower left on the deck was all gathered on the side of the warship, ready to intercept the Chinese fighter planes.However, due to the design and installation limitations of a large number of anti-aircraft anti-aircraft weapons, only ordinary small-caliber anti-aircraft weapons can be leveled on the entire deck, and flat-fired on sea attack targets.

The three torpedo attack planes had just approached the 5000-meter range of the large-caliber cannon, and they were bursting with flames.It was fired from the side of the King Kong battleship.

The dense rain of bullets also clings to the surface of the sea.In the direction of the three torpedo attack aircraft.A fairly dense barrage quickly formed.However, when the limited firepower net is averaged to the starboard side of a warship with a width of more than 100 meters.It appears very weak.

In addition, all three bombers faced the enemy head-on, with the same combat style as the dive bombers, and placed themselves in front of the Japanese army with the smallest hit surface.The Japanese army's already sparse anti-aircraft firepower became more difficult to hit the target.

Just like that, three torpedo attack planes rushed towards the battleship King Kong facing the bullets fired by the Japanese army, getting closer and closer.

"Baga. What do the Chinese want to do? Do they want to launch a "suicide" attack on our battleship King Kong and hit our warship with a plane..." Lieutenant General Otani, who was standing in the command room, couldn't help his expression. ’ Palely exclaimed.

Just when the faces of all the staff officers behind Lieutenant General Otani showed expressions of horror.Colonel Takagi Yutake, who has been advocating the 'aircraftization of the navy', shook his head, and said: "Your Excellency, the Chinese Air Force is definitely not launching a "suicide" attack on us."

"According to the observation just now, the fighter planes that attacked us are the planes that the Chinese Air Force has just rushed to the battlefield. If it is really a "suicide" attack, the Chinese Air Force will definitely not waste so many twists and turns. My expectation: the three bombers in front of me must be a new type of fighter jet that the Chinese Air Force has just equipped. As for the attack method in front of me, it must be the unique attack method of this new type of fighter jet..."

Lieutenant General Otani at this moment is like finding a life-saving straw in despair.He stared at Takagi Yutake in front of him.He opened his mouth and asked: "Takagi-kun, you are a naval officer who has studied the 'air force combat method'. You said, facing the situation in front of us, what should we do?"

What I have learned and the conclusions of years of research have finally been recognized by my superiors.Takagi Xiongwu Dazuo couldn't help showing a hint of joy in his heart.certainly.He did not forget the predicament he was in. After a short analysis, he said: "Your Excellency, I think that no matter what the attack method of the Chinese Air Force is, as long as they want to hit the battleship King Kong, they must fly to our fleet." above."

"So, my idea is to concentrate all the anti-aircraft guns that cannot be fired horizontally on the deck, and all kinds of light and heavy machine guns over the starboard side of the warship. Once the Chinese bombers fly over our warship, concentrate all the firepower that can be concentrated, yes Shoot from the air, and destroy the opponent's bomber in the final stage of bombing. You must know that according to the current flying altitude of these three bombers, they can easily hit each other with only the pistols we are equipped with."

Seeing the stern expression on Lieutenant General Otani's face, there was finally a hint of relaxation.Colonel Takagi Yuwu continued: "In addition, the reason why the Chinese Air Force uses low-altitude bombing has another purpose, which is to increase the hit rate of bombing. If the battleship King Kong wants to avoid this kind of thing from happening and make the Chinese Air Force miscalculate, it must Accelerate the speed of the ship, and at the same time, let the ship move forward in an 'S' shape, so that the opponent's bombers cannot accurately target and drop bombs on our warship."

Immediately after Takagi Yuwu's two suggestions were finished, Lieutenant General Otani ordered to his subordinates in front of him impatiently: "Baga, what are you still doing...>

"Romper...>

At the same time, a large number of Japanese officers and soldiers hiding in the cabin of the warship began to flock to the deck with weapons on their shoulders amidst the angry scolding of the officers at all levels.A pair of light and heavy machine guns and rifles, under the control of Japanese officers and soldiers, quickly raised their black barrels, waiting for the arrival of three torpedo attack planes.

The deputy chief of staff, Takagi Yutake, looked confidently at the time when he personally led the counterattack.Three torpedo attack aircraft had broken through the layers of fire nets fired by dozens of machine guns, and appeared less than two kilometers away from the battleship King Kong.

"Your Excellency, you can order the officers and soldiers to prepare for battle...>

In his eyes, at the current flying speed of the opponent's fighter, it can fly 15 meters above the warship in 50 seconds at the latest, completely under the cover of all the anti-aircraft firepower of the ship.

At that time, no matter how skilled the Chinese pilots are.No matter how advanced the aircraft equipped by the Chinese Air Force are.Facing the simultaneous baptism of hundreds of flames on the deck of the warship, they can only be beaten passively. [

Just then Takagi Yutake stared at a pair of burning eyes.It seems that three torpedo attack aircraft have been seen, under fire from their own side.When wonderful scenes of volley explosions occurred one after another.A scene that Takagi Xiongwu Dazuo could never believe, suddenly appeared in front of him.

When the three torpedo attack planes were the last 1000 meters away from the battleship, six black bombs instantly broke away from the fighter planes and fell horizontally to the sea.At the same time, the three fighter planes that had been flying towards the King Kong battleship horizontally, like a lion that suddenly became angry, let out a roar quickly.Lift the fuselage like a sharp arrow off the string.With a deafening roar, it rushed to the sky.

If the Japanese air defense officers and soldiers are prepared, there will be a favorable opportunity when the three torpedo attack aircraft suddenly lift their fuselages and completely expose the entire belly of the aircraft in front of the Japanese army.By quickly concentrating firepower, the three torpedo attack planes will explode in the air immediately.

However, reality is reality and there will never be what-ifs.

The sudden and instantaneous change of the three torpedo attack aircraft shocked not only Takagi Yuwu, but also all the Japanese officers and soldiers on the deck.When everyone reacted from the shock.When you want to shift the muzzle and aim at the torpedo attack aircraft to fire.The climbing speed of the three torpedo attack aircraft has increased to the extreme.In a short period of time, it is impossible to organize an effective air defense firepower network.

On the deck, the faces of Japanese officers and soldiers showed frustration and embarrassment.Even when facing the sky and uttering curses.Colonel Takagi Yuwu, who had reacted from the shock, had already turned his attention.On top of the six bombs just dropped by the three torpedo attack planes.

In the eyes of Takagi Xiongwu, the Chinese Air Force would never be so stupid as to drop the bomb on the sea one kilometer away from the battleship.Waste of six blockbusters.In the middle, there must be something I don't know.

The bomb that fell into the sea did not explode.I am even more convinced of what Takagi Yuwu Dazuo thinks in his heart.As a result, a trace of uneasiness and speculation slowly appeared in the mind of Chief Takagi Yuwu.

The Chinese Air Force is not only equipped with a new type of bomber, but also equipped with a new type of bomb specially designed to deal with surface ships. More importantly, this type of bomb can be dropped kilometers away.

Sure enough, Colonel Takagi Yutake raised his binoculars and looked in the direction where the three torpedo attack planes dropped their bombs.The sea was still calm just now, but six white waves had already appeared.

As for the front of the waves, only the black back is exposed, which is basically the same as the torpedo. The six bombs suddenly appeared in Takagi Yutake Osa's telescope.

Seeing that the sea is rushing towards the ship at high speed, within a few seconds at most, there will be six bombs in intimate contact with the ship.With a shocked expression on his face and his mouth open, Colonel Takagi Yuwu subconsciously let out an exclamation: "The torpedo, it turned out to be a torpedo...>

After speaking, Takagi Yutake seemed to realize something.Facing Lieutenant General Otani who was also shocked in front of him, he suggested loudly: "Your Excellency, order the ship to turn quickly, and turn right away, otherwise, the battleship King Kong will be hit by a torpedo..."

Lieutenant General Otani standing beside him seemed to have aged several years in an instant.

He waved his hands helplessly, and said to Takagi Yuwu: "Takagi-kun, it's late. It's too late to turn around now. Now I really regret it, why didn't I listen to your suggestion and show my courage here Unexpectedly, it was my momentary bravery that ruined the entire escort fleet..."

Takagi Yuwu Dazuo's face was also immediately shrouded in despair.

After turning his gaze back to the sea, the six torpedoes lined up in a straight line were only 200 meters away from the ship.According to the current speed and orientation of the battleship King Kong, Colonel Takagi Yuwu is sure that at least four torpedoes can hit the hull, and all of them are concentrated in the rear half of the ship.

Colonel Takagi Xiongwu closed his eyes in pain, unable to bear to see when the torpedo hit the ship, four consecutive deafening explosions quickly spread from the direction of the stern of the ship.At the same time, the warship under his feet also began to tremble with the sound of the explosion.

Although the deputy chief of staff, Takagi Yutake, did not open his eyes, he relied on his decades of sailing experience.Takagi Yutake has clearly felt it.The torpedo explosion had just ended, and the battleship King Kong was underfoot.It has started to slow down slowly.

While shocked, he turned to Lieutenant General Otani who was also closing his eyes.He reminded anxiously: "Your Excellency, no matter what, the warship cannot be stopped. Otherwise, our battleship King Kong will become a living target for the Chinese Air Force."

A helpless smile full of bitterness quickly appeared on Lieutenant General Otani's face.

After shaking his head, he said, "Takagi-kun, it's not up to me if the King Kong battleship stops. Don't forget. The four heavy torpedoes just now hit the rear of the warship. [

As soon as Lieutenant General Dagu's voice fell, a burst of hurried footsteps came in.Immediately afterwards, the captain of the King Kong battleship's slightly panicked voice sounded at the door of the command cabin: "General, something has happened... The power compartment of the warship was hit by two torpedoes, and the entire power compartment has been flooded by sea water..."

Just now, the bitter smile on Dagu Zhongjiang's face was still shrouded.Immediately, he was enveloped in despair.

After a long sigh, he said to himself: "Could it be that today is destined to be my doomsday, the doomsday of my escort fleet...>

At the same time, Admiral Otani uttered despairing sighs to the sky.The remaining heavy cruiser Haguro and the aircraft carrier Akagi of the Japanese escort fleet were attacked by several torpedo attack aircraft.

Facing the attack of dozens of torpedoes, two large surface ships.Without exception, all lost power.It becomes two mobile forts floating on the sea.

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In the sky above the battlefield, Guo Zhenghua, the commander of the First Air Force Division.I was also taken aback by the power of the torpedo attack aircraft, a new type of fighter, in naval battles.Of course, the shock was the shock, and he also immediately discovered the possibility of close cooperation between the dive bomber and the torpedo attack aircraft from the attack method of the torpedo attack aircraft.

As the highest officer of the warship on the battlefield, Guo Zhenghua took over the command of the entire battlefield without any accident.

Seeing the speed of the three Japanese warships on the sea, they have slowly slowed down.A bold idea that had never been tried before quickly came to Guo Zhenghua's mind.

After a brief analysis of the "feasibility" of this tactic, a trace of firmness has emerged on Guo Zhenghua's face.

After adjusting the radio to the public call frequency, he ordered to the remaining pilots in the air: "The remaining brothers of the First Air Division, the brothers of the HNA First Regiment, I am Major General Guo Zhenghua, the commander of the First Air Division. In order to better complete the mission, I have decided that I will be in charge of the next battle, and I don’t know if you have any opinions.”

As soon as Guo Zhenghua's voice spread, the voices of the squadron leaders of the [-]st Air Force Division and Jia Yuwen, the head of the [-]st HNA Regiment, came from the radio.

"Please rest assured, sir, the first regiment of Hainan Airlines promises to obey the command..."

With the affirmation of his old subordinates, Master Guo Zhenghua did not hesitate, and ordered decisively into the microphone: "Very well, since that is the case, now I order...all the remaining bomber units of the First Air Division, and all the torpedo attack units of the First HNA Regiment. With the team as the unit, cooperate with each other, attack the Japanese ships on the sea surface from the sea and directly above the ships at the same time, until the Japanese escort fleet surrenders..."

"Buzzing... woo woo..." The dull roar of the engine of the torpedo attack plane, and the sharp roar of the dive bomber piercing the air, intertwined with each other, quickly began to sound on the battlefield.

Three dive bombers and three torpedo attack planes attacked the remaining Japanese ships on the sea at the same time.

The Japanese air defense force, which had witnessed the powerful power of the two fighters, suddenly became flustered.

The limited anti-aircraft firepower is evenly divided into six points.The Japanese air defense firepower network that each fighter plane needs to withstand can be described in four words 'negligible'.

Relying on their own speed advantage and thick skin, in a blink of an eye, six fighters broke through the layers of interception of the Japanese air defense firepower network and appeared around the battleship King Kong.

"Start dropping bombs..."

Nine heavy aerial bombs and six heavy torpedoes quickly got rid of the shackles of the fighter planes and flew towards the target battleship King Kong.

At this time, the battleship King Kong had completely parked on the sea due to loss of power.In the face of a completely fatal attack, Nuoda's King Kong battleship had nowhere to escape.

The Japanese officers and soldiers standing on the deck could only watch the bombs falling on the deck, getting bigger and bigger.Finally, after an intimate jiēchu with the deck, an unprecedented juliè explosion erupted.Unfortunately, it happened that a heavy bomb drilled into the warship's chimney and exploded. On the deck of Nuo Da's battleship, a large crater with a diameter of more than 20 meters was blown out.

The torpedo fired on the side of the warship below the waterline, with the sound of the explosion, once again opened five gaps with a diameter of more than two meters below the waterline of the warship.Countless seawater, like a flood that broke a bank, quickly poured into the bottom cabin of the warship, gradually increasing the weight of the warship itself.

Round after round, a group of six fighters attacked after three rounds.The King Kong battleship, which symbolized the era of the Japanese Navy's giant artillery, finally showed signs of tilting and sinking.

In the command cabin of the warship, the fleet commander, Lieutenant General Otani, was standing at the lookout of the command cabin with a dejected expression, looking at the heavy cruiser Haguro and the aircraft carrier Akagi that were billowing thick smoke not far away.

At this moment, the adjutant who was in charge of calculating the damage of the fleet finally came over and said in a low tone: "Report to Your Excellency, the battleship King Kong was attacked by 14 torpedoes and 18 heavy aerial bombs. It is no longer possible to repair it. According to preliminary estimates, the battleship King Kong will sink to the bottom of the sea in half an hour..."

"The heavy cruiser Haguro reported that the ship was attacked by a total of 12 torpedoes and 9 heavy aerial bombs. So far, the ship has shown signs of sinking..."

"The Akagi aircraft carrier reported that the ship was attacked by 18 torpedoes and 24 heavy aerial bombs. Although the Akagi aircraft carrier will not sink for the time being, it has lost all the air defense weapons on the deck. The entire aircraft carrier has completely lost its combat effectiveness... "

A complex expression of despair and determination quickly appeared on Lieutenant General Otani's face.Facing the adjutant behind him, he ordered in a deep voice: "Immediately call back the captains of the ships. The Imperial Japanese Empire only has soldiers who died in battle and did not surrender. I hope that the officers and soldiers of all ships will hold on to the mentality that the ships will survive and die together, and persevere to the end...>

"Ha Yi..." (to be continued...)