Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated

Chapter 382 Let’s see whose “wife” sank

 Hawaii time, 5:40 a.m. on December 7.

On the vast sea, there is a huge fleet that is rushing through the waves silently like a ghost. At this time, the Japanese were only 220 nautical miles away from Pearl Harbor.

Following the order from frontline commander Chuichi Nagumo, the deck ground handling teams of the six aircraft carriers suddenly became busy.

Carrier-based aircraft of various types took off one after another, and then used the fastest speed to complete the assembly in the designated airspace, and then rushed straight to the target military port in the distance.

“Commander Fuchida, Tone and Chikuma’s water reconnaissance aircraft have received news!”

“Currently, the entire island of Oahu is not under blackout, and all the enemy’s Pacific Fleet is staying in Pearl Harbor! Admiral Yamamoto’s plan has completely deceived the Ugly people!”

Hearing this, Mizuo Fuchida, the flight captain of the Akagi, showed an evil smile.

In order to successfully complete this raid mission, our base camp began to prepare for the rainy day several months ago.

The first to take action was the Army Red Deer. They increased the strength of the Kwantung Army in July and made it look like they were going north to attack the Mao Xiong together with De San.

 The second is our own navy. Frequent mobilization and reconnaissance have put the enemy into a blind spot, leading a certain five-star reviewer to still micromanage the aviation forces stationed in the Philippines.

  The final blow was launched by the trainees of the Etajima Naval War School.

In order to cover up this operation, they frequently appeared in public places dressed as military officers. This move is only to confuse spies from various countries lurking in the mainland.

 In a sense, the Copperhead planned by the Allies three years later was similar to Japan's current plan.

 “The ugly country is a ghost, that’s all!”

“Since isolationism keeps their homeland away from war, let’s help the ugly countrymen recall the memory of World War I! Get ready to attack, we are about to reach our destination!”

While the three were talking, there was some commotion at the radar station located on the northern coast of Oahu.

“Hey guys, guess what I saw! A large shadow appeared 132 nautical miles north of the island! It’s too big to look like a plane, right?”

As soon as these words came out, all the soldiers in the room immediately surrounded him.

Looking at the shadows composed of dense pixels on the screen, the captain on duty immediately rushed to the communication room, trying to report the discovery to the Air Defense Command as soon as possible.

As we all know, the good things independently developed by the British during World War II basically fell into the hands of the Ugly people for various reasons.

 The radar surveillance system at Pearl Harbor is the same as the one distributed along the coastline of the British Isles.

It can only detect echoes within a certain range, and cannot distinguish what objects approaching at high speed are, nor does it have the function of identifying friend or foe in future generations.

Unfortunately, today there happened to be a group of B17 bombers flying from the mainland to support Pearl Harbor.

 After receiving the report from the lower-level radar station, the commander of the Air Defense Command did not panic at all. He even asked his men to turn off the radar and not disturb his rest.

　　After all, today is the weekend. Whose migrant workers have to stick to their posts on Sundays?

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  At 7:53, the first wave of attack formations.

 Pearl Harbor under the morning light, seen from a high altitude, the mist is lingering and lush. If it's not during a war, it can definitely be considered a good choice for travel.

 But at this moment, Mizuo Fuchida only had eyes for the waterway between Ford Island and the Navy Yard.

There are three aircraft carriers arranged in sequence from southwest to northeast, namely Enterprise, Saratoga, and Lexington.

In addition, the USS Maryland, Oklahoma, Tennessee, West Virginia, Arizona and Nevada are also moored on Battleship Avenue on the south side.

 As for the remaining light and heavy cruisers and a handful of destroyers?

  Sorry, Mitsuo Fuchida really doesn’t like those little rags now. In the mind of this HNA ace pilot, the above-mentioned battleships and aircraft carriers are the top priority of this operation.

“Everything was extremely quiet. Not a single shot of U.S. ground anti-aircraft artillery fire was fired, and not even any planes took off to fight on the bay.”

"great!"

“Send a signal to Major General Yamaguchi immediately! Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!”

After finishing speaking, the first wave of attack teams, a total of 193 carrier-based aircraft, flew towards the Pacific Fleet below.

 Among them, 49 Nine-Seven Ship Attackers carry 800 kilograms of armor-piercing aerial bombs. These special aerial bombs are modified from Nagato's main gun shells. Even the Iron Bastard of the Ugly Kingdom can penetrate them.

The other 50 97 ship attack aircraft are equipped with 91-type 2 aviation torpedoes equipped with wooden fins. They are the main force in attacking surface warships.

There are also 51 Jiujiu ship bombers. These dive bombers target the air defense facilities and airports on the island, just to prevent A Chou's counterattack from the source. Finally, there are 43 Zero Fighters. Their mission seems to be relatively easy at present, and they only need to be responsible for **** and security.

 In fact, it stands to reason that there should be no aircraft carriers in Pearl Harbor currently.

 Because the current mainstream thinking of the U.S. Navy is stagnant and only gives aircraft carriers auxiliary combat functions. Their senior officials use aircraft carriers more as aviation cruisers.

 The above views have been reflected in many fleet exercises.

Since it is a cruiser, it naturally has to be dispersed to perform reconnaissance, search and even transportation tasks.

In the original timeline, the Saratoga was pulled back to the home dock in January 1941 for repairs, modifications and upgrades because it had been in service for too long.

 It will not be until the end of the year that she will receive new carrier-based aircraft and return to Pearl Harbor to join the fleet.

but!

 Due to the sudden and powerful rise of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese base camp felt an unprecedented threat, so it increased its original plan to advance southward.

With no choice but to speed up the upgrade of Saratoga, A Chou could return it to the fleet in early November this year.

 As for the situation of the Enterprise, it’s really interesting.

Under the command of Halsey, she set out on November 28 and was ordered to transport 12 Wildcat fighter jets to Wake Island and conduct reconnaissance and search along the way.

 In the original timeline, this fleet would encounter a storm at sea, causing it to fail to return to the military port at the scheduled time.

But as if by God's will, Halsey, who encountered an unexpected situation, directly possessed the dual possession of the Barbarian Bull and the Son of the Storm, and forcibly led the fleet through the eye of the storm safely.

 All I can say is that his luck is still as bad as ever. It doesn't come when it should come, and it suddenly appears when it shouldn't come.

 The last one is Mrs. Li, in the original timeline. She was supposed to leave Pearl Harbor on December 5 and head to Midway to transport 18 reconnaissance aircraft and conduct reconnaissance searches along the way.

However, due to the storm, the commander who wanted stability chose to wait at Pearl Harbor. Anyway, it is impossible for the Japanese to attack, so there is no need to rush into the task of strategic transportation.

 In fact, in the final analysis, it is still because of a certain butterfly named Huang.

But I still have to thank him for presenting a drama of three aircraft carriers gathering at Pearl Harbor.

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“Group 1! Get into combat position! Our primary target is the enemy’s battleships and aircraft carriers!”

“The torpedo planes are going to kill Lexington first. Her position is the most suitable for the formation to enter. Use the ship explosion to blow up the battleship. Use Arizona to give us the flag first!”

 “What a black card! Onboard!”

After receiving the order from his own flight captain, more than thirty 97s from Soryu and Feilong carried special torpedoes and attacked the aircraft carrier from the south at ultra-low altitude.

 They fly almost close to the sea surface.

Such a low altitude made the Ugly sailors who had never seen much of the world think that they were living in a dream.

After all, during World War II, the way carrier-based aircraft carried out torpedo attacks was to launch torpedoes at an altitude of 100 meters and a distance of 1,200 meters from the enemy ship.

 After the torpedo falls into the water, it will continue to dive to a depth of about sixty meters due to kinetic and potential energy.

 Then it relied on its own power to float to a depth of about five meters above the water, and finally crashed into the intended attack target.

 It is precisely because of the above principle that in a certain Minsk Magic game produced by Bai Maozi, there is a mechanism in which torpedoes are crushed.

 The reason why the pilots in this book flew close to the sea is because the average water depth in Pearl Harbor is only fourteen meters, and conventional torpedoes will still pierce directly into the mud even if they are launched into the deepest waters.

To this end, the authors specially added wooden fins to the tail of the Type 91-2 aerial torpedo. And all pilots are required to drop bombs at ultra-low altitude at a position of about 20 meters.

 When arriving at the scheduled attack location, twelve 97s released torpedoes at the same time.

White thundermarks crisscrossed the sea surface, making it difficult for even the most skilled destroyer captain to avoid them, let alone a large, motionless surface ship.

　　Boom!

With a loud bang, the Lexington's port side listed severely.

“Below the waterline was penetrated! Our ship is taking on water rapidly! Damage control team! Act quickly!”

I’m not going to sleep anymore. Let’s stay up.

 (End of this chapter)