If you look down from the air, you can clearly distinguish the formation of the Japanese mixed fleet. The transport fleet, especially two of the tankers, and the three supply tankers of the Soryu escort fleet are sandwiched in the middle, while the three aircraft carriers are in the middle. The glyph guarded the front and left and right of the transport fleet, and in the outermost circle, there were nearly thirty cruisers and destroyers as well as four I-class submarines. The four I-class submarines were in the outermost circle of the mixed fleet. They were supposed to be They should be the first to discover the opponent's submarine. However, because they are equipped with passive sonar, they are completely deaf until the Xuebing Army's submarine actively uses sonar to search for the enemy.
The anti-submarine order was passed on, and two Japanese destroyers in the outer circle began to drop depth bombs at the same time, while the Japanese artillerymen on other ships quickly ran to their posts, lowering the gun barrels as much as possible in preparation for intercepting the probe. The American submarine that came first, the Japanese army's reaction was not unpleasant, but it seemed that it could not keep up with the speed of the swordfish attack. If anyone could see through the sea from the air at this time, they would be surprised to find that right where the Japanese mixed fleet is In this sea area, more than thirty submarines are surrounding them from all directions like sharks asking for the smell of blood. From the northwest and southeast, more than two hundred swordfish are swarming like wolves that have discovered their prey. Finally, the waves they broke through as they advanced at high speed left deep water marks one after another on the sea surface, like a magnificent scene of thousands of sails competing.
"Speed up and distance yourself." Huang Tianxun commanded calmly,
Under his command, more than 150 swordfish in the northwest direction rushed out from the coastal reef forest where they were hiding, and then spread to both sides, and then dispersed when they were still 20 kilometers away from the Japanese mixed fleet. A huge fan shape; to the southeast, fifty Swordfish sailing from Yangjiang Port emerged from the reefs along the coast of Green Island and quickly dispersed. Then, with a squadron as a unit and four boats as a combat unit, they headed straight towards the three ships that were doing full air defense. Destroyers surrounded it,
The Japanese army that first discovered the Swordfish swarm was a Japanese fighter jet that was chasing a Chinese Sturgeon medium-sized bomber. The Japanese fighter dived too far because of combat needs. As a result, he did not find the Chinese Sturgeon and instead saw the sword cutting through the waves below. The school of fish, the little devil was startled, and he shouted: "What is that?" Fifty water lines at a distance were mixed together, which caused a great visual shock to the little devil. The little devil turned around and looked, Not finding any enemy aircraft posing a threat to him, he lowered his flight altitude and flew straight towards the group of swordfish below. The altitude dropped to about two thousand meters, and the distance was shortened to within ten kilometers. The swordfish were caught in the waves. The figure in the middle was clearly revealed. The little devil didn't know that this was the Swordfish torpedo speedboat force that had defeated Souma Masabumi's landing fleet in the Taiwan Strait and fled in panic. However, he instinctively felt the danger, and he immediately approached Jiang Caolong. Fan reported that there were a large number of enemy ships in the northwest direction of the fleet.
The words "a large number of enemy ships" frightened Jiang Cao. The little Japanese got rid of the white-finned dolphin in front of him and flew towards him. He was also shocked after seeing the situation clearly. Jiang Cao had a wider knowledge and realized that this should be a torpedo boat, and so The multiple and extremely fast torpedo boats were an absolute disaster for the mixed fleet, so the enclave flew into the radio detection range of the Soryu aircraft carrier and reported to Yanagimoto Yanagi: "Your Excellency, please be aware that a large number of enemies have appeared in front of the fleet. Military torpedo boat.”
The torpedo boat troops of the Xuebing Army assembled in Taiwan finally appeared. Yanagimoto quickly filtered through the enemy situation that he had already grasped in his mind, and instantly came to the conclusion that this should be an ambush that the US military and Xuebing Army had planned for a long time. , it seems that the Americans are preparing to launch a large-scale counterattack with the help of the Xuebing Army's torpedo boat force and aviation force to avenge the humiliation of the entire Pacific Fleet being destroyed. The little devil was very calm and ordered: "I need Informative data.”
At this time, Jiang Cao was bitten by a white-finned dolphin. While the little devil struggled to maneuver to get out of the passive situation, he shouted on the intercom: "About fifty ships, Your Excellency, please be aware that the enemy ships are extremely fast." .”
Fifty torpedo boats, Yanagi originally thought that this was the entire torpedo boat force that the Xuebing Army could use. He was determined and did not dare to take it lightly. He immediately shouted to the heavy cruiser "Maya" in front of the fleet and asked the captain of the ship to Captain Nabeshima Shunsaku organized artillery fire to blockade the enemy torpedo boat group, and the enemy torpedo boat group must not be allowed to approach the fleet.
Nabeshima Shunsaku followed the order. He first asked the "Maya" to reduce its sailing speed, and then asked a light cruiser and four destroyers guarding the two wings to speed up. He planned to concentrate the power of the six ships to build an artillery blockade, and he A series of orders were passed on here, and Yanagimoto's anxious voice came from the public command channel: "What, Ohno Takeji, say it again."
"Your Excellency, a large number of torpedo boats have appeared on the left rear of our army. The number is no less than a hundred. I suggest that we dispatch ship bombers immediately."
"Eight grids." Nabeshima's face changed slightly and he cursed, and a hint of gloom suddenly appeared in his heart.
When the Swordfish swarm suddenly appeared in the Japanese army's field of vision, the submarine forces of both sides had already begun a fierce battle. "S-008" was the first to surface, but the submarine had to sink the destroyer "Hamakaze" in order to Avoiding the chasing naval gun shells, he immediately dived and quickly left the battlefield. The Japanese destroyers frequently dropped depth bombs, so Xu Kai had to issue an order to suspend the attack. For the same reason, the Japanese I-class submarines could only choose to stay away. As a result, the fleet inevitably came into contact with the submarine force of the Xuebing Army, and the two sides immediately launched a submarine war.
The Japanese submarine force consists of four I-class submarines. The flagship is the I-15, the Type B patrol submarine (I-15 type) that was just launched at the end of last year. In the past, this type of ocean-going submarine had a displacement of 2,198 tons. Combining powerful attack power, long-range relay capability, high surface speed and unique reconnaissance capabilities, it was an underwater wolf that once frightened the Allied navies in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. After the appearance of Koizumi Miichiro, the boat became more popular in the original fleet. There have been improvements in performance, with the biggest improvement being the anti-submarine capability of the boat-borne water reconnaissance aircraft.
From the perspective of modern military science, the early submarines developed by various countries during World War II were actually deformed species, such as the I-15 type that the Japanese are proud of. If this submarine was completely designed by Koizumi, it would definitely not retain the carry capacity of the submarine. It was equipped with machine guns and naval guns. Unfortunately, Koizumi's influence at that time was not enough to completely control the development process of the boat, so the boat basically maintained its original appearance, which meant that if it wanted to exert its maximum combat power, it would We can only rise to the surface to fight,
The I-15 participated in the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. It also had the record of sinking an American submarine and a destroyer. After returning to the mainland, it was immediately sought after by the Japanese navy. For example, Yanagimoto was ordered to lead Soryu this time. The escort fleet was on an expedition to the Philippines, so they acquired the I-15 and had high hopes for it.
But, can Yi-15 really play a huge role as he imagined?