Chapter 67 Destroy the First Fleet!
"Don't come all here, just two ships! The safety of the Second Fleet is very important, and their mission must be foolproof!"
Yamamoto Isoroku was surprised and delighted! What was surprising was that the news of the Emperor's younger brother's death must have reached the Second Fleet. Vice Admiral Nagumo, who was even more impatient than himself, would definitely not stand idly by and watch. Those determined enterprising factions under him would
He will also inevitably issue a boiling vow of revenge, which cannot be stopped!
This will inevitably affect the overall combat plan. The indiscriminate behavior of young officers is not only the tradition of the army, but also the navy has recently learned bad things.
Fortunately, Lieutenant General Nagumo dared to make such a statement, which means that their raid mission has really been completed. The most critical step in the entire plan has been successfully executed, which is extremely important for the strategic advantage. So the huge losses in the past two days have been
, they all paid off. And the arrival of several heavy battleships will greatly make up for the shortcomings of the first fleet, and may even attack from both sides, kill the entire East China Sea Fleet, and avenge the humiliation!
Yamamoto Isoroku made quick calculations, and his obviously excited look made Chief of Staff Shigeru Fukuru feel bad. He hurriedly reminded: "Commander! Conquering China mainland is the top priority. Since the Second Fleet has achieved an initial breakthrough, it is best to make further progress."
To expand the results of the war, after all, we have land combat support, but... we should focus on them!"
The mission of the First Fleet is to sacrifice for the ultimate success, but don't think about any major achievements. Being able to lure the East China Sea Fleet here to form an absolute advantage is already a very rare achievement. Except for the three battleships
The result of being killed doesn't count. Strategically and tactically, it was extremely successful.
Why didn't Yamamoto Isoroku know this key? It was just one moment at a time. The situation was too different! The sudden destruction of the two "Nagato-class" battleships made him smell an unusual danger; the "Hiei"
The precise bombardment he suffered and the unfortunate death of the emperor's younger brother made him realize something strange - the other party seemed to have the intention of taking advantage of the situation! Rather than simply falling into death due to his own calculations at the right time and place!
Just imagine, if it were you, you were within an enemy country's air force strike range of only two hundred kilometers, facing an almost endless three-dimensional attack power on the sea, under water, and in the sky. Even with all kinds of wonderful weapons, how many rounds could you sustain? Leave it aside.
Not to mention the navy and ships. The land and air force alone now have to devote a thousand fighter planes to serve them, which is more than enough!
Today's Japan, after seven or eight consecutive years of rapid expansion, has doubled its military production capacity, reaching a production capacity of 10,000 fighter aircraft per year. This is a figure achieved despite continuous research into new aircraft types and limiting the production speed.
If you add in the Kwantung Army's jurisdiction, it even exceeds the local emerging industrial base. Fifteen thousand to twenty thousand aircraft is not a problem at all. In comparison, the training speed of pilots is greatly insufficient.
Ship manufacturing capacity has already exceeded three million tons, and Manchuria has already exceeded five million tons, of which warships alone are one million tons. If forced to start full-scale construction, it will be easy to produce two million tons of output!
In contrast, China relies almost entirely on one Zhu Bin to support manufacturing. With just a few aircraft manufacturing plants, one or two thousand fighter jets a year seems to be a lot, right? I wonder what they will achieve after their integration in the past six months.
It seems that judging from the response to this attack, their central air force only has a thousand or so fighters at best. Compared to the empire, it is much inferior.
The Navy... there's no way around this. The other party is following a completely different path, always popping up all kinds of warships out of nowhere, but they always have a lot of capacity to build two to three million tons of ships. It's a big trouble.
Woolen cloth.
The Chinese people are not aware of such a huge gap. So when the East China Sea Fleet came to this place, were they really helpless by the storm? But now, they have shot down more than 200 fighters! Even the third
One hundred people are right in front of you, and the ammunition doesn’t look like it’s going to be exhausted at all!
"His Royal Highness the Prince's sacrifice must be shed with enough blood to wash away the injustice! We have no choice!"
Yamamoto Isoroku was still determined to completely eliminate the East China Sea Fleet at all costs!
The overall combat mission can only be completed by the Second Fleet. I believe that the conclusions drawn by concentrating the intelligence of the imperial think tank will not be biased. When tens of thousands of land troops attack the mainland and occupy large areas of land, the Chinese government will
There will be great changes, and the strategic goals will definitely be achieved!
So under such circumstances, why not go a step further and cover up the fruits of victory until they are completely ripe?!
Ignoring Fukuru Shige's worried advice, Yamamoto Isoroku showed rare toughness and ordered the land-based flying group to continue taking off and attack. They would not give up until the enemy ship in front of them was completely wiped out! No matter how many fighter planes were sacrificed,
, is also worth it!
Then, he ordered the main force of the fleet to shrink back, especially the "Kirishima" ship, which was beginning to be bombarded. He must leave some face to the Japanese Navy. If this guy is also sunk, it will almost be the same as the old one.
Farewell to the glorious image of the world's third most powerful navy!
The other is to accelerate the light cruiser group, which is extremely balanced in terms of maneuverability, speed, and firepower, to face the opponent's fierce artillery fire, bravely attack, and exhaust all methods to kill them completely with swarms of torpedoes.
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Three "Kawauchi-class" second-class cruisers, plus six "Kamikaze-class" destroyers, formed a uniform 35-knot fast attack formation, divided into evacuated formations and swarmed in from a ten-kilometer-wide front, rushing to catch up with the heavy cruisers and
The lead of the only battleship pressed in forcefully.
At the same time, more than 200 A6M6 fighters that came all the way from the mainland were replenishing the emptied frontal defense area of the fleet, and a large group of no less than 200 transition fighters were fearlessly attacking from the flanks.
The East China Sea Fleet is determined not to give up until they are killed!
On the flagship radar screen, there were so many bright spots of fighter planes that they could no longer be displayed. Wang Wenda couldn't help but gasp, what kind of trouble are you kidding!? Are you really going to die?
From yesterday to now, the total number of Japanese aircraft encountered by the East China Sea Fleet alone is probably less than a thousand?! The battle on Ryukyu Island alone was no less than 300, and there were another 300 this morning, which made the fleet's
The consumption of anti-aircraft shells is astonishing. This is another large group. Maybe they will really run out of ammunition and food!
No matter how advanced the technology is, it is impossible to knock out a fighter plane with one shell. It must be controlled by a sophisticated war system with probability shooting. The ammunition for an anti-aircraft gun is only a few hundred rounds. Every time it is shot down
A fighter plane consumes more than ten rounds. Calculated at this rate, the subsequent strength is worrying!
Zhu Bin was still watching the fun in mid-air at this time. He was very satisfied with the series of actions below, but the Japanese army's determination and crazy actions were beyond his expectation. He would never judge others.
Hundreds of fighter planes were sacrificed to sink a battleship.
It seems worthwhile just to calculate the accounts. The training fee for a pilot is 40,000 pounds, and the ex-factory price of a fighter plane is 20,000 pounds. Even if they all die in battle, the total is only 6 million pounds, which is more than 20 million US dollars. And a battleship
The construction cost must be 50 to 60 million, right? Plus a cycle of at least two to three years, it seems to be a good deal!
But he was born as a space junk guy, and he has the great dream of being a space fleet commander. Air Force pilots are the foundation for his existence! In his own Air Force, which outstanding pilot has not spent huge sums of money and used more than seven times the time?
Eighty years of simulator training? Not to mention that he is worth the same weight of gold as a jet fighter pilot, but it is definitely not something that can be exchanged for 40,000 pounds! The time cost is even more incalculable!
It is simply unreasonable for a nation that does not know how to cherish talents and has such disregard for life!
Zhu Bin understood more and more why General MacArthur couldn't help but destroy his home planet and cause genocide. It was really disgusting that some of the so-called culture of this nation was contrary to the mainstream values of human wisdom and civilization!
An unprecedented number of fighter planes swarmed in from all directions, and the statistics of the remaining ammunition of the East China Sea Fleet were also clear at a glance. Zhu Bin took a quick look and found that the situation seemed to be a little bad! The speed of progress greatly exceeded the judgment of the staff, and various unforeseen factors caused it.
The chain reaction catches people off guard!
"No, we must be more ruthless! At least we must level the power gap between the two sides to above the level!"
Zhu Bin immediately cut into the communication link and spoke directly to Wang Wenda: "Stabilize your position and don't panic! The support will arrive soon. Don't skimp on ammunition. First, eliminate as many enemies as possible!"
The sudden attention from the big boss made all the cells in Wang Wenda's body become active. As if he had obtained Shang Fang's sword, he ordered energetically: "Don't hide it, brothers, be ruthless and kill the little Japanese!"
The captains on each battleship responded with a bang. At the rear of the two battleships, the closed hair covers slid open again, and a dozen thick anti-ship missiles were fired in succession, towards the swarming destroyers and second-class cruisers.
Cut it down!
Then, they each lowered their turrets, aimed at the enemy ships that were rapidly approaching within 20 kilometers, and began to focus their fire on the enemy ships. The roar of the salvos once again shocked the sea and set off waves!
The nine Japanese warships already knew that the other side had incredible weapons, and their movement trajectories were changing for no reason and could not be called regular at all. As a result, the continuous shells almost all missed without exception, and they smoothly broke through the cordon and entered the danger zone.
Without hesitation, he flicked his butt and released swarms of "Nine-Three Acid Torpedoes"!
Less than a minute after the nine Japanese ships fired the first round of more than 20 torpedoes, heavy anti-ship missiles burst through the air. No matter how they moved, they could not compare with the power of precision guidance. Two rounds took care of it.
Chapter completed!