Assassin's attack is better because of surprise and speed. Nakamura Noyuro discovered that it was not too late, but it was still too late compared to the sword that had already been removed from the sheath. Before, Tsukahara put up a hedgehog formation, which actually worked well. The anti-aircraft effect, but now against Song-class submarines and submarine-launched torpedoes, they are just waiting in line to be beaten. Xu Kai and the others have finally reached the harvest season after months and months of hard training. Within minutes, all the submarines launched all the torpedoes they could launch. A Song-class, even the oldest model, could carry eight torpedoes. In other words, within five minutes, Xu Kai and His brothers launched more than 150 torpedoes at the Wuwei aircraft carrier fleet at once. The Song class is a large ocean-going submarine. The torpedoes equipped on this submarine are all heavy torpedoes exceeding 500MM. Such a torpedo, If the target is hit, it is enough to sink a cruiser of more than 10,000 tons. One hundred and fifty heavy torpedoes continue to strike, and its destructive power is extremely amazing. First of all, it is the outer destroyers and medium cruisers. These ships are originally They are the nemesis of submarines, but the premise is that they can discover the enemy first and launch an attack. Now, although the main engines of all ships are not turned off, it seems that they can enter the maneuvering state at any time, but it takes a certain amount of time to go from stationary to running at full speed. , and these ships adjusted their main engines from standby state to rated state under the control of the Japanese engineers. The first batch of torpedoes launched by Xu Kai and the others had already rushed forward happily,
Anyone who is familiar with Tsukahara 243 knows that although he has a very bad temper and vulgar behavior, he has a strong sense of superiority and inferiority and does not allow this phenomenon to occur in his subordinates. Therefore, people like Nakamura The old subordinates usually pay great attention to this when dealing with him, for fear that an inadvertent move will cause offense and then be severely reprimanded by him, but now Nakamura can't care about it, even if it is for his own life, he must Report to Tsukahara immediately, or maybe he thinks Tsukahara has any clever ideas to counteract this disaster.
It is a disaster. When a dense formation is faced with a dense salvo of torpedoes, the aircraft carrier group in the center of the formation cannot escape. All the devils on the aircraft carrier can do is pray. Pray that the outer ships are strong enough to help them. To block all the torpedoes, it was obvious that they were wishful thinking, not to mention the destroyers of one thousand tons or even two or three thousand tons, and the cruisers of ten thousand tons or twenty thousand tons, which could withstand the salvos of several torpedoes. The key problem is that after taking one, two or even more torpedoes, even if they have not been sunk yet, they have lost their mobility.
More than 150 torpedoes attacked the main force of the Wuwei aircraft carrier fleet in a fan shape. As a result, the destroyers and cruisers that were originally regarded as aircraft carrier armor lost their ability to maneuver, and they could only watch helplessly. The torpedo slipped past the front and rear of the ship, and then crashed into the aircraft carrier with a loud bang.
In the afternoon of the next day, after the Guadalcanal landing site was successfully established and Chen Shichang had time to deal with this naval battle battlefield, he asked Busser, who was accompanying the army to interview, to arrive in this area on a destroyer. The Americans were faced with those days. Looking at the wreckage of the ship, I couldn't help but regret it. I even said that I missed a historic moment. "I thought that only by following the Huangdi aircraft carrier would I be able to catch the most exciting battle scenes. Who knew that the focus of this battle would be here." In the report sent back to the United States that day, he wrote this, and described the naval battle based on interviews with Xu Kai and others afterwards and his own conjecture: "...hundreds of torpedoes fired at the Japanese force. The USS aircraft carrier fleet rushed over, and wherever it passed, there were flames and thunder, and countless Japanese warships were torn into pieces, including five aircraft carriers..."
Busser is undoubtedly a very dedicated reporter. Similarly, King is also a dedicated general. Like Busser, King did not expect that the focus of the Third Guadalcanal Battle would be here. Submarines and related equipment, the United States Yes, but why didn't he think that submarine tactics could be used to check and balance the Japanese aircraft carrier cluster tactics? From this, he had to express his sincere emotion: Witnessed with his own eyes the devastating results of the young Chen Shichang and the even younger Huangdi aircraft carrier fleet. After defeating the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet Wuwei and regaining the dominance of the Guadalcanal Campaign, I realized that in the military field, there really are geniuses who are self-taught... The Chinese can come from a disadvantaged situation and master the The initiative of this century war between China and Japan is really not accidental. They dare to think and fight. Perhaps this is the reason why they can repeatedly create miracles. I even wonder if our country pays too much attention to qualifications. It even killed many military geniuses...
This naval battle, defined as the "Battle of the Solomon Sea" by later military historians, is famous for its short time and the first application of swarm submarine tactics. Just as Xu Kai expected before the war, after this battle, he still has The submarine force under his command has become another eye-catching force in the Pacific Fleet in addition to missile speedboats.
It is worth pointing out that due to the "efforts" of Tsukahara 243, the Wuwei aircraft carrier was preserved, and only five aircraft carriers were lost, which was equivalent to the loss of the Huangdi aircraft carrier fleet. Therefore, Tsukahara not only did not suffer after the war Despite receiving no punishment, he received a commendation from the Japanese base camp and was appointed as the first deputy commander of the combined fleet.
Of course, the above statement is entirely a one-sided statement by the Japanese military, and it is limited to circulation in Japan. In the words of Yamamoto Isoroku, the fragile hearts of the people can no longer bear any news of failure, and Mr. Tsukahara He was commanded properly in this battle, and the reason why he was defeated was entirely because of the huge gap in strength.
It's ironic. In the past, Yamamoto hated lying about military information. But now, with bad news spreading frequently on various battlefields, he has to take the initiative to dominate false public opinion. From this, it is not difficult to find that Japan really The sun is fading,
Turning his attention to Guadalcanal, after the Huangdi aircraft carrier fleet successfully established the landing site, Chen Shichang did not rush to launch a battle to seize the island, but rested and recuperated. After the HNA troops restored their combat effectiveness, they began military operations. Chen Shichang did this because There are reasons. One is to buy time for Operation Frog Leap and divert the attention of the Japanese. Secondly, Guadalcanal is now completely built into a defensive fortress by the Japanese. If sufficient firepower is not prepared, the Marine Corps A strong attack will inevitably cause heavy casualties. In order to reserve enough Marines for the leapfrog tactic, it is the best policy to use ammunition to offset the casualties while our own side has the initiative.