Under the personal command of Du Kaishan, the anti-alliance artillery deployed on the front line of Qikou used two cannon regiments in cooperation with a 150 howitzer regiment to adopt barrage shooting tactics and smashed the artillery shells into the area.
The second wave of Japanese landing troops were busy seizing the beach, and behind them, the Japanese Army and Navy transport fleets were busy unloading the third and final wave of landing troops.
At the same time, the anti-alliance rocket artillery group also fired three consecutive salvos in the north and south directions of Qikou, within seven kilometers of the Japanese landing area with Qikou Town as the core area. The first wave of Japanese troops who had just landed
The area where the troops were located was covered by a solid firepower.
The fire net composed of various long-range artillery of the Anti-Japanese Alliance instantly covered the entire beachfront Japanese army position, an area of more than ten square kilometers, in a rain of bullets. For a moment, the sound of artillery on the entire Qikou front line was loud, and everywhere
It was flying shrapnel. In addition, Du Kaishan was among the howitzers and used three rounds of high-explosive grenades plus one white phosphorus round to instantly turn the entire Qikou front line into a Japanese inferno.
At this time, the second wave of Japanese landing troops had just arrived at the beach, and the Japanese infantry were disembarking from landing craft. The Type II landing ships belonging to the Army and Navy had also just completed the beaching, and were unloading tanks that were ready to cooperate with the infantry in deep assaults. A large number of them had already arrived.
infantry. The third wave of landing troops is converting from transport ships to landing craft.
Facing the swarms of roaring artillery shells, the Japanese army and navy landing ship troops were exposed on the bare and unobstructed beach, and behind them they were firing to block the beach and deep traffic, providing cover for the landing troops to prepare firepower for the upcoming in-depth attack.
The fleet was beaten because it was unable to defend itself.
A 150 howitzer regiment, coupled with the cooperation of two 76mm cannon battalions, fired dense artillery shells at the Qikou beachfront. The Japanese army was busy unloading a large number of Navy Type II landing ships, Army SS landing craft groups, and numerous
The area where the Dafa landing craft was located was heavily covered by firepower.
Although the 150mm howitzer group invested by the Anti-Japanese Alliance may not pose a great threat to combat ships because it does not have dedicated armor-piercing shells. But to deal with those landing ships that are thin-skinned and not too thick, as well as those large and medium-fire
The landing craft didn't have any problems.
Suddenly, at the two Japanese landing sites at Qikou Beach, a large number of landing ships that were rushing to the beach were knocked over by bombs, and there was chaos. A large number of landing ships, together with the materials, equipment and infantry being unloaded, were lifted into the sky by pieces of artillery shells.
.The ammunition that had been unloaded and piled on the beach was detonated, causing a violent explosion that could be heard clearly for more than ten miles.
The Japanese landing craft on the beach fell into a panic, and one by one was destroyed like a target. An Army SS landing craft that was eager to reverse and escape simply didn't panic and crashed directly into the one beside it.
A newly arrived landing craft.
How could the Daihatsu landing craft that was ignited by shells withstand the impact of this SS landing craft with a displacement of several hundred tons? It was directly hit and turned over, and the Japanese troops inside who were jumping out were crushed to death and injured. A car just drove away
The tank of the landing craft also panicked and turned around and collided with a Chinese landing craft.
The Navy was in charge of the landing area more simply. The two Type II landing ships were too close when reversing to break away, and their sterns collided directly. They were all blown up on the shoal by the ensuing gunfire.
The more than 600 Japanese soldiers loaded into the landing ship were all blocked by artillery fire, and the landing ship was blown into a pile of parts.
When all the shells fired by the first round of rapid fire fell, the entire beach, together with the shoal area, had become a hell on earth. There were destroyed landing ships and heavy equipment everywhere. The sailors of the Japanese Army Ship Engineer Corps, who were responsible for water transportation,
And naval vessels and sailors were left with casualties everywhere.
Compared with the hell on earth on the beach, the fire suppression ships behind the Japanese landing fleet that rushed to land on the beach were better off, but they were not as bad as the landing ships. Fortunately, none of those ships were like the landing ships.
He was busy unloading the cargo and could not move, so he could only be beaten passively on the beach.
In addition, these ships have their own support directions and are not clustered together like landing ships. Although Du Kaishan has concentrated more than 30 cannons with a caliber of more than 150 mm, which have a long range and high power, they pose a threat to the ships.
The lethality is far greater than that of howitzers. However, those combat ships with more or less armor protection are much better at resisting strikes than landing ships.
It's just that in the Japanese Navy, which has an extremely rich number and types of large ships, they mainly play anti-submarine and air defense missions, or play a more supporting role in death squads to attack enemy ships with torpedoes, transport army landing troops, etc.
.Use more weapons in naval battles, either torpedoes or anti-aircraft guns.
There are almost too many opportunities for the captains of destroyers and coastal defense ships to have a hearty artillery battle with their opponents of the same type in the U.S. Navy. In order to cherish this rare and hearty gunfire opportunity, they took advantage of the shallow draft of their ships to move their ships
Drive as close as possible to the shore before opening fire with your own 127mm or 120mm high and flat dual-purpose cannon.
Behind them, the two light cruisers of the Japanese Navy, Nagara and Ryota, are not as careless as these captains due to their deep drafts. However, they have also concentrated a total of eight 140 mm ships.
Artillery was used to carry out fire strikes against possible positions in the depths of the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
It is not a mistake for you to provide fire support for the army. It is also an important responsibility of the naval fleet during landing operations. However, you are a bit too arrogant when you are too close to the shore. As a result, when the first round of artillery shells fired by the Anti-Japanese Alliance
, these were hit firmly on the ships that were even more unscrupulous in the face of an opponent that seemed unable to fight back before the anti-alliance artillery fired.
Fortunately, the deployment of these ships is not concentrated. Otherwise, after this round of artillery fire, according to their positions, there may not be many ships left on the sea. But even so, except for one destroyer, two coastal defense ships and one
Except for the destruction of a training gunboat, all the other warships participating in the battle were more or less hit by a few shells. Among those ships that were too forward due to their shallow draft, there were also a few unlucky ones.
After the first round of artillery bombardment by the Anti-Japanese Alliance ended, the previously majestic Japanese fleet on the sea in Qikou suddenly changed its appearance. There were five transport ships, three Type I landing ships, plus two ships that came in and opened fire.
The coastal defense ship and a training ship full of crew were accurately hit and were directly blown to pieces on the sea.
The seven Navy Type II landing craft, the Army's five SS landing craft, and more than ten Daihatsu landing craft that were rushing to the beach were all blown up on the beachhead along with the tanks and heavy weapons being unloaded. The remaining transport ships and
The escorting ships also took a few hits from more or less shells. As for the two light cruisers that were under special care, they were riddled with holes.
Two of the four single-mounted 140mm naval guns equipped by the Nagara were blown out of commission at that time. Various facilities on the ship were bombed into a mess, and the anti-aircraft fire only suppressed half of them. As for the situation of the Ryota
Although it is slightly stronger than the Nagara, it is not that strong.
The light cruiser lying on the waterway was hit hard by several 170mm cannon shells in the front, and was blown into a mess. The officers and soldiers at the gun position were severely injured by the scattered shrapnel.
The two bow guns and the sighting equipment were immediately destroyed.
In fact, Du Kaishan didn't know that because it was equipped with three twin-mounted 140mm naval guns, it became the most powerful ship among the Japanese naval ships closest to the beach, and became one of the key targets of his artillery group.
.In the first round of shelling, it received dozens of shells, and the coastal defense ship and the training gunboat that were destroyed on the waterway have a lot of fate with the Chinese.
If naval personnel from Chongqing see these two so-called coastal defense ships and the training ship, they will definitely be shocked and saddened. Because these two coastal defense ships plus the training ship were once the center of Chongqing before the July 7th Incident.
The three best warships in the Navy are also the latest three light cruisers.
Although the firepower of these three ships is strong, their tonnage is at most the same as the Japanese Navy destroyers, and even not as big as the Japanese destroyers. However, they were already the best warships of the Chinese Navy at the time. Especially the two ships equipped with three twin-seaters
The Ninghai-class light cruiser, equipped with a 140mm naval gun and two twin torpedo tubes, is the most powerful warship in the Chinese Navy and is also the two warships with the best communication equipment.
Two of these three warships were cruisers used by the Japanese Navy as coastal defense ships. Their former names were Ninghai and Pinghai. One of them was purchased from the Japanese Ishikawa Harima Shipyard by Chongqing before the war, using Northeastern soybeans at a discount.
The one I ordered was made by Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard according to the drawings and parts ordered from Japan.
After the July 7th Incident broke out, these two ships were sunk by Japanese naval aviation in the Yangtze River. Because the fresh water in the Yangtze River is far less corrosive to the ships than seawater, and the two ships were in very new condition, even though they were in very new condition.
The Ninghai was manufactured in Japan and had only been in service for five or six years.
Another cruiser, Pinghai, was delayed in service until 36 years due to parts and artillery issues. When it was damaged and sunk in the Yangtze River, it had only been in service for less than two years, and it was not even commissioned at all.
New ships. In addition, of these two ships, one is made in Japan and the other is made with imported Japanese parts. In terms of maintenance and repair, it is very easy for the Japanese Navy.
The weapons, sights, and communication equipment on the ship, except for a few anti-aircraft machine guns, are all Japanese-style, and there is no difficulty in using them. So of course the Japanese Navy refused to salvage these two warships.
It was towed back to Japan for repairs and then kept as its own. However, it was originally only used as a floating dormitory and was not used in front-line operations.
After all, these two so-called cruisers are not as big as the Japanese Navy's Akizuki-class destroyers. Although they were the most cutting-edge ships of the Chinese Navy at that time, they were at best a small player in the Japanese Navy with a complete range of ship types and a large concentration of large ships. With them.
Not many, but without them there would be less. So after being dragged back to the homeland, they were never sent to the front line to fight.
As for the training ship that is specially used to carry out new sailors' practice this time, it is the former Chinese Navy light cruiser Yixian. It was also sunk by the Japanese army in the Yangtze River and then resurfaced, because this warship was only launched in March 1999.
It was put into service. Although it lacked armor, it was still very new, and it was accepted by the Japanese army without hesitation. The old naval guns on the ship were dismantled, a large number of anti-aircraft guns were installed, and then it was used as a training ship.
However, as the threat of submarine operations carried out by the US military becomes greater and greater, the pressure on the Japanese navy to escort is increasing, and the number of ships suitable for escort is becoming less and less. These two warships have sufficient tonnage and firepower, and there is plenty of room for transformation.
, the hulls were also new enough. So these two warships were towed out and used as coastal defense ships.