"Report, the main force of the Japanese fleet has begun to increase!"
"Report, the Japanese aircraft carrier has begun to release fighter jets!"
"Report, the Japanese battleship force has begun to organize an attack formation!"
"Report……"
Huangdi aircraft carrier, as various information about the enemy fleet was sent back one after another, the atmosphere began to become solemn. Degu has seen big scenes, right? But at this time, his face was stiff, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes were focused.
He didn't even blink at the sand table in front of him for a long time. "The junior officer once said that the Japanese have a strong attachment to cannons and ships, and it's true!" Chen Shichang said suddenly.
As the distance gets closer, the formations and number of battleships of both warring parties are no longer a secret to the other side. The total number of battleships, the Pacific Fleet and the Yamato aircraft carrier fleet are not much different, and the gap in the number of main battleships and fighter aircraft is also small.
Not big, and can be regarded as evenly matched. The difference is that the Japanese army organizes squadrons based on ship types. As for the Cadet Force, in addition to the submarines and missile boats, the squadrons are organized with aircraft carriers and battleships as flagships. Yamato
The USS aircraft carrier fleet is divided into several units according to the sortie sequence, such as the main force, the security force, and the mobile force. Now, the one rushing at the forefront is the third mobile fleet below its mobile force, followed closely behind.
It is the first battleship fleet under the main force. Then, there are a large number of destroyers and aircraft carriers wrapped in heavy cruisers. The general formation of the Yamato fleet's main ships, if viewed from the air, looks like a flying geese formation. If we follow the example of the Pacific Fleet, then
It is in the shape of a Chinese character. There are nine aircraft carrier fleets arranged in rows: Han Wu, Wu Dao Tian Wang, Genghis Khan in the front, Huang Di, Qin Shihuang, and Song Taizu on the left wing, Yan Emperor, Wei Wu, and Tang Taizong on the right wing.
Between the zigzags is a supply fleet escorted by several cruisers and destroyers.
The air battle started an hour and a half ago, and the confrontation between warships also started an hour ago. So far, Bian Jingdao's Beijing mobile fleet has lost two warships, one destroyer and one heavy tank.
Patrol. The Japanese army lost four, including three submarines and one heavy cruiser under the Third Mobile Fleet.
When the flagships of both sides were less than 100 kilometers apart, the battle entered a fever pitch. Just when the fighters of both sides began to try to attack the other side's ships, at the intersection of sea areas No. 6 and No. 7 defined by the Xuebing Army, Qi Minghao and Xu Kai led
The Ministry launched an attack on the raiding fleet led by Yu Taijun in the south.
The first shot fired by the Pacific Fleet was the "Song-class 512" submarine commanded by Xu Kai himself. Having been detected by the enemy's sonar troops, Xu Kai's submarine force surfaced and risked the enemy.
The ship's gunfire flew closer to the enemy ship group. After losing a Ming-class submarine first, the "Song-class 512" gained the range and released four torpedoes at once.
After discovering that the whereabouts of the aircraft carrier Fukaku were leaked, Minami Utajun asked Nagumo Chuichi for instructions. He believed that there was a possibility of being ambushed by the cadet army when entering the battlefield through the sea between Baba Islands and Yendena Island. Is it okay to ask for instructions?
Station in the designated sea area and participate in the battle by remotely launching fighter jets. Nagumo Chuichi did not agree to his proposal. Firstly, he thought that there was no time to set up an ambush like the Pacific Fleet. Secondly, the raiding fleet was still 300,000 kilometers away from the battle waters.
At a distance of 50 meters, at the speed of the Fifty Special Attack Aircraft, it would take twenty minutes to fly to the battlefield. Based on the current reconnaissance efforts of the Pacific Fleet, once the Fifty Special Attack Aircraft takes off, there will be no secrets left, and twenty minutes is enough.
If we imitate the Pacific Fleet's response, we will not be able to achieve the effect of a surprise attack, so we insist on letting the South carry out the established plan.
Nan Yun had no choice but to do as he was told. After the sonar soldiers discovered the enemy submarine, he felt worse and worse. He brought up the old discussion with Nan Yun, thinking that it would be better to stay in the current sea area and participate in the battle from a distance to be on the safe side. Nanyun ordered the main fleet to join the battlefield, hoping to use this to put pressure on the Pacific Fleet, so that even if Chen Shichang was aware of the existence of the raiding fleet, he would be unable to take care of it. Naturally, he would not agree. He was very dissatisfied with Nanyun's performance. In his reply call He said sternly that if Nanbu felt that it was difficult for him to shoulder the tasks of the headquarters, he could hand over the command to the captain of the aircraft carrier Taihawk, Rear Admiral Ishii Yie, and the latter would have full command - "You have nine destroyers. The nemesis of submarines! Do a good job in anti-submarine work, and Chinese submarines will not dare to approach you at all! Ba Ge! Nanbu, if you think you can’t do it, let Ishii Eie take command!" Nagumo said such cruel words when he changed his general. Now that they have been released, no one in the south dares to raise any objections. They gritted their teeth and ordered the fleet to advance further.
As Nagumo said, when there are enough destroyers, the threat of submarines to the raiding fleet is actually very small. The threat of submarines to surface ships lies in launching surprise attacks, and now that the raiding fleet is prepared, it means So, if Xu Kai's troops want to continue the attack, they can only risk naval guns and depth charges to attack. For submarines, this is a disaster. So, as long as Xu Kai is unfavorable and makes him unconscious, he will definitely give up this attack. And chose to find another place to set up an ambush. Of course Nan Nan knew this, but for some reason, he just felt very uneasy.
In Tokyo, Isoroku Yamamoto divided his forces against Chuichi Nagumo before the battle, and organized a raiding fleet to wait for an opportunity to raid the left wing of the Pacific Fleet. He was in favor of it. Then, when the raiding fleet encountered the submarine force of the Gakuin Army, his reaction was the same as Nagumo's. , thinking that this was not enough to reverse the situation. However, when Qi Minghao's missile boat force showed up, the old Japanese finally calmed down and took the initiative to ask where the Wuwei aircraft carrier fleet was.
After receiving the enemy information report from Nagumo Chuichi, Tsukahara 243 ordered the fleet to advance towards the Timor Sea. However, at this time, his troops were still nearly 1,500 kilometers away from the battlefield. 1,500 Kilometers, even if the Wuwei aircraft carrier fleet can keep sailing at 50 kilometers, it will still take thirty hours to reach the battlefield. The question is, can the Yamato aircraft carrier fleet last for thirty hours? Or, can they? Will the Pacific Fleet be delayed for thirty hours?
Of the four torpedoes launched by the "Song-class 512" in the first round, only one was successful. At the critical moment, Nanfang still showed the ability to adapt to situations that a commander should have. Under his dispatch, the Japanese army bombarded with artillery and then used The frigates were forced to fill in, and the aircraft carrier Fuhe successfully escaped at the cost of only slightly damaging one destroyer.
When submarines attack surface ships, torpedo range has always been the biggest problem. If you want to gain range, you can only enter the enemy ship's gunfire coverage. Therefore, the most common tactic used by submarines is not to launch a face-to-face force attack, but to lurk somewhere like an assassin. , waiting for the opportunity to kill with one blow. This is also the fundamental reason why Nan Yun insisted on Nan Yun acting in accordance with the established plan and not taking Xu Kai's department too seriously.
Nanyun thought that if Xu Kai's troops were discovered, they would never launch a suicide attack in a clear position. The fact was exactly the opposite. However, for Xu Kai, he gave up his usual tactics and used his own shortcomings to attack the other's strong points.
But it was a helpless move. The Japanese raiding fleet was still quite far away from Yendena Island at this time. In other words, it would take some time for Qi Minghao's missile speedboat force to come over. Of course Xu Kai and Qi Minghao can
They waited for the raiding fleet to get closer to launch an attack. However, after their own reconnaissance aircraft conducted close reconnaissance and found that the flight decks of the fleet's three aircraft carriers were all fifty special attack aircraft, Xu and Qi concluded that
After realizing his intention and considering the safety of the main fleet, he did not dare to let it get closer to the main battlefield.
Regarding the attack on the southern part, Qi Minghao's missile boat force was actually the first to launch the attack. However, due to the long distance, it was Xu Kai's submarine force that launched the attack in the end.