Amid the shrill sound of the fire alarm, cadets from the five aircraft carriers rushed onto the deck and began to put out the fire. Smoke still enveloped the aircraft carrier cluster. In the captain's room of the Huangdi aircraft carrier, Chen Shichang sat down with his back on a chair and took out a pack of cigarettes. Then, he took out the lighter with his trembling right hand, but he couldn't light it.
Jin's right hand holding the pistol was soaked with sweat, which made him feel a little ashamed after he realized this. However, after discovering Chen Shichang's abnormal behavior, he felt more balanced and thought: "This is right, so How could he not be nervous about the fierce battle? How old is he? However, we have to admit that the Chinese navy has truly risen."
Compared to Chen Shichang, Wang Hai was much calmer. After confirming that there were no more fifty special attack aircraft in the air, he took a drink from the water glass in front of him, and then began to contact the attacking HNA troops to inquire about the battle situation.
"The Japanese army has begun to retreat in an orderly manner, but I will not let them do what they want." The person talking to him was Bi Sheng, the commander of the attack force. Although the Japanese planes had a numerical advantage, because General Tsukahara 243 and 50 special attack planes The main force was used for raids, so Bi Sheng led his troops to easily seize the initiative on the battlefield. After giving priority to the fifty special attack aircraft in the Japanese aircraft cluster, the Japanese army was actually in a completely passive situation. Tsukahara 243 This move was originally intended to cover Akiyama Gou's masterpiece. The purpose was achieved, and naturally he was unwilling to make unnecessary sacrifices. However, it was a bit late for him to order a retreat at this time. Not only the naval forces, but also the Japanese mobile fleet could not escape at this time. ,
The Japanese mobile fleet is mainly composed of battleships and heavy cruisers. It seems to be completely superior to small ships such as Xuebingjun missile speedboats in terms of tonnage and firepower. However, due to the existence of long-range strike weapons such as ship-based missiles, the real strength comparison is far from this. The new Poseidon ship-to-ship missiles equipped by the Huangdi aircraft carrier fleet have a range of more than 100 kilometers, while the Japanese army's main gun range is only about 50 kilometers even for battleships, and the missile speedboats are much faster than Battleships and heavy cruisers, so from the very beginning, it was the Japanese Army that really took the initiative. Although the Japanese army had giant ships and artillery, their range and maneuverability were insufficient, so they could only be reduced to moving targets.
The commander of the Japanese mobile fleet is Rear Admiral Susumu Kimura. Before setting off, the little Japanese specially received Tsukahara 243's instructions. He already had a clear understanding of his mission and knew that he would be beaten when he led the army out this time. "According to Koizumi According to the information you provided, the Chinese missile production capacity is limited, which means that the Chinese cannot use this weapon endlessly, so your task is to attract as many Chinese missiles as possible and use them on behalf of the aircraft carrier." Because of Tsukahara's straightforward teaching, Kimura Susumu was mentally prepared to be ravaged. However, when the moment really came, he still failed to control his emotions and made an impulsive decision. ,
The two sides were still a hundred kilometers apart. Kimura Shincai detected the presence of the Xuebing Army missile boat force through the sea defense radar. The next moment, the attack of Poseidon missiles came. The hit rate of Poseidon ship-to-ship missiles was not high. It was only about 30%, but this was not something that the mobile fleet could bear. It was beaten for a quarter of an hour without the ability to fight back. One heavy cruiser was lost, and two other heavy cruisers and the flagship were also damaged. After a certain amount of damage, Susumu Kimura was enraged and refused to take any more beatings. He ordered the fleet to rush forward at full speed. "As long as we can catch up with these Chinese sampans, we can sink them even if we ram them." Susumu Kimura encouraged his men. He didn't want to think about how he could catch up with the Japanese because the top speed of battleships and heavy cruisers was only about one-third of that of guided missile boats. So, what was supposed to be a cat and mouse game turned out to be The mouse plays with the cat,
Compared with the mobile fleet, the Japanese and naval forces were not completely powerless to fight back, but the speed of Zero Battle was nearly half slower than that of the Golden Eagle. Even if the Japanese army resorted to special attack tactics, the speed could not keep up, so this was destined to happen again. It's a game of cat and mouse,
The encounter between the naval force and the mobile fleet was as expected by Tsukahara 243. Before the war began, he positioned the naval battle as a war of attrition and was ready for any bad news. "Now we can only place our hope on Akiyama." I hope Akiyama can sink as many Chinese aircraft carriers as possible." Tsukahara received unfavorable battle reports from Susumu Kimura and the commander of the naval aviation force one after another. He thought in his heart. Tsukahara knew that no matter what the Akiyama Department could achieve, With the results of the battle, the Wuwei aircraft carrier fleet will encounter a crazy counterattack by the Chinese. The difference is that if Akiyama can sink as many Chinese aircraft carriers as possible, then the counterattack by the Chinese naval forces will be a wave. , without the aircraft carrier, the Chinese fighters lost the opportunity to replenish. So, as long as the mobile fleet can consume as many Chinese missiles as possible, the Wuwei aircraft carrier fleet should be able to escape the fate of total annihilation. As for Xu Kai's submarine force, on the one hand, did not realize that the Xuebing Army's submarine force also had considerable combat capabilities; on the other hand, because the special attack submarine force of the Wuwei aircraft carrier fleet still retained a considerable establishment, he Not worried at all,
After smoking a few cigarettes and waiting for the smoke to dissipate, Chen Shichang began to issue orders, ordering the fleet to launch landing operations as scheduled. Then, he contacted Xu Kai and asked him where he was.
After Xu Kai's 50 special attack aircraft units in Akiyama passed over the fleet, he boldly predicted that the Japanese army would have no extra aviation forces to contain them, so he ordered the entire team to surface and rush toward the sea area where the Wuwei aircraft carrier fleet was located at full speed. When Chen Shichang called, he had just calculated the distance between the fleet and the Wuwei aircraft carrier fleet, and reported: "We are still about 60 kilometers away from the main force of the Japanese fleet, and we can enter the attack position in an hour and a half."
"Okay, I wish you success."
"Yes, we will definitely live up to the commander-in-chief's expectations."
What Tsukahara 243 didn't know was that Chen Shichang changed the conventional fighter ratio of the Huangdi aircraft carrier fleet's naval force because he considered the threat of the fifty special attack aircraft. Originally, the standard configuration of the unit's maritime force included fighters and bombers. The ratio of torpedo planes is two to one to one. Chen Shichang and Wang Hai took a different approach and canceled the torpedo planes. Therefore, the current ratio of fighter aircraft for the naval aviation force of the Huangdi aircraft carrier fleet is three fighters and one bomber. Such fighters The ratio greatly weakens the anti-ship combat capability of the naval aviation force. However, considering that the Huangdi aircraft carrier fleet's anti-ship combat weapons mainly include Poseidon ship-to-ship missiles and various types of torpedoes, this weakening is negligible.
From the very beginning of this naval battle, Tsukahara 243 actually fell into Chen Shichang’s plan. How could he remain undefeated?