The reason why Murakami targeted the battleship Beijing was naturally because of its role as the main battleship. Before launching the battleship, he had reported it to Kinoshita Kanjo. He was eager to make a contribution, and Kinoshita Kanjo agreed because of two considerations. On the one hand, he hoped that he could improve his own morale by sinking or even severely damaging the ship. On the other hand, during the observation process, he found that the HNA fighters of the Xuebing Army maintained a certain distance from the main battleships, and believed that If Murakami concentrated two squadrons of bombers to attack the battleship Beijing, the chances of winning were still very high. At that time, Kinoshita felt strange and did not understand what kind of tactics the Xuebing Army used, and why the HNA force did not use personal escort for the main battleship. Well, when the sky above the Beijing was completely covered by artillery fire, thus weaving a dense curtain wall of anti-aircraft firepower, he realized it. Unfortunately, it was too late.
Only three of a squadron of fighters successfully collided with the Beijing. Although it caused considerable damage to the Beijing, it was far from the extent of causing the Beijing to lose its combat effectiveness. Twenty-four bombers only gained nothing. A little result is really a waste of money. After the failure of this wave of attacks, Kinoshita inspected the air combat situation again and frowned. Special attack tactics are not as "cure for all diseases" as in the legend. It is true. The situation is that this tactic also caused trouble to the naval forces of the Pacific Fleet at the beginning. As for the military forces, not counting golden eagles, white-tip dolphins, tiger sharks, or Chinese sturgeons, their speed is one of the most important. They are far superior to the Japanese bombers and torpedo planes, so as long as the pilots are not confused and handle it properly, the chance of being hit is actually very low. For the same reason, if the Japanese planes want to launch a special attack and ensure deterrence, they can only use Increase the speed to the maximum. It is easy to increase the speed. Just hit the throttle to the bottom. The problem is that the maneuverability of the fighter cannot be guaranteed. Once it is dodged, it will only be passively beaten. As for the Japanese Air Force, What's terrible is that the fighter planes on the Xuebing Army's side are not only professional fighters such as the Golden Eagle and Baiji Dolphin that have the ability to attack them, but the Tiger Shark and the Chinese Sturgeon also have this ability. So, in just twenty minutes, Around this time, the special offensive tactics that Yamamoto Isoroku relied on to destroy the threat of the Gakuin Army's flying fortress cluster actually failed. Japan's resources were poor. Even though Northeast China and Southeast Asia were now providing support, they could not withstand this method of attrition. Kinoshita Keyaki watched as the dive bombers and torpedo planes on his side fell from the sky like dumplings or exploded in the air, and nine of the ten were shot in the rear fuselage. This made him realize that this The battle has already been lost,
Since the Yamato aircraft carrier fleet is named after the aircraft carrier, it can be seen how important the aircraft carrier is to the fleet. Why does the aircraft carrier enjoy the exclusive honor? Without it, it only relies on carrier-based aircraft. So, when the carrier-based aircraft are exhausted, The so-called aircraft carrier fleet is not worthy of its name. How can we fight this battle? "It seems that special attack tactics are also flawed and are not suitable for large-scale air battles. However,..." Kinoshita watched as a Type 97 ship was exploded by a Golden Eagle from behind. It hit the air and exploded into scattered fireballs. I thought to myself, gritting my teeth and feeling helpless for the first time.
The reason is figured out, but how to solve it has become a thorny problem. It is really difficult to recover the water. It is easy to release the fighter planes, but it is a problem to recover them. When the naval aviation force of the Xuebing Army has the upper hand, recovering the fighter planes is of a large scale. Taking back the fighter plane is equivalent to giving up resistance, which is almost the same as committing suicide. Not only that, it is giving up special attack tactics at this time, which is no different from chronic suicide. "What to do, what to do," Kinoshita muttered silently, racking his brains. I can’t understand it,
Kinoshita was in a messy wind, and Nagumo Chuichi was not much better than him. Nagumo had long given up on his naval forces. This was not the first time that Nagumo had heard of the sharpness of the Whiteback fighter jets. Moreover, now the Xuebing Army had another The launch of the Golden Eagle, which is even more powerful than the White-finned Dolphin, has made the naval forces unable to count on it, so they can only rely on the tactics of giant ships and cannons. However, the Chinese commander seems to have seen through his intentions, not only dispatching fighter planes to focus on bombing the battleship fleet , and also sent destroyers and heavy cruisers to intercept. Nagumo, like Takasu Shiro, originally did not pay attention to a mere group of fighter planes. However, seeing three battleships catching fire one after another, he knew that he had underestimated it. increased the combat effectiveness of China's bomber force,
While the battleship Beijing was fighting Murakami's bomber force, twelve Chinese Sturgeon torpedo planes under Xu Mengyong's command also launched an attack. The Tiger Shark, which was dispatched first, caused damage to the anti-aircraft weapons of the Japanese First Battleship Squadron. A certain degree of damage, as a result, the combat environment of the twelve Chinese sturgeons will be much more relaxed. Only nine of the twelve Chinese sturgeons completed bombing, and only four of the nine torpedoes hit the target. However, even so, it still caused considerable damage to the Japanese First Battleship Squadron. Among them, a large hole was blown out of the port side of the Kongo, and the hull tilted. Although it did not sink, it had lost the ability to continue fighting, and the fog Shima and Hyuga, the former was reduced to scrap metal because all its main guns were blown up; the latter was in slightly better condition, but only two of the eight main guns were still operational, and the starboard side was attacked by a torpedo. The damage was so severe that it was no longer possible to sail.
Battle reports from all aspects were presented to Nagumo Chuichi via radio. The old Japanese was able to remain calm at first and could read or listen to the battle reports quietly. However, after the Kongo declared that it had lost the ability to continue fighting, he saw a flash in front of him. Hei, I was so anxious that I didn't faint. "Is this just a 'sink'?" the old devil put down the earphone and murmured,
The many Japanese soldiers standing behind him were silent, no one dared to answer.
"Where is Abe Hiroshi, where are they?"
"The formation has been completed." A senior staff officer said respectfully,
Abe Koki was the temporary commander-in-chief of the heavy patrol force, whom Nagumo personally designated. Nagumo braced himself, straightened his waist, and said in a hoarse voice: "Tell Abe-kun to break through the blockade of the Chinese heavy cruisers and destroyers at all costs. We must sink even one Chinese aircraft carrier."
"Hai."
"Your Excellency, do you want the aviation force to give up special attack tactics? The Chinese are cunning and cunning, and special attack tactics have not achieved miraculous results." A senior staff officer in charge of aviation affairs asked softly,
Although Nanyun no longer had any expectations for the Hainan Army, the sky was full of fighter planes flying around. He had also noticed the situation of air combat. He was not optimistic about special attack tactics in the first place. He only acted with the mentality of treating a dead horse as a live doctor. Agreeing to Kinoshita's proposal, the surprise tactic failed, the ship battle failed, and the air battle failed, which made him exhausted mentally and physically. There were stars twinkling in front of his eyes. He grabbed the railing and stood firm. Then he took a deep breath and said slowly: "Let Kinoshita Let Jian Qu make the decision, tell him not to worry about the other Chinese ships and attack the aircraft carrier with all his strength."