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. He was eager to make a contribution, and Kinoshita agreed because of two considerations. First,
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 Murakami gathered
If the bombers of the two teams attack the battleship Beijing, the chance of winning is still very high. At that time, Kinoshita felt strange. He 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?
Only when the sky above the Beijing was completely shrouded by artillery fire, creating a dense curtain wall of anti-aircraft firepower, did he realize it. Unfortunately, it was too late.
Only three of a group of fighter planes successfully hit 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 got what?
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 his brows furrowed - special attack tactics are not as "cure for all diseases" as the legend says. Really
The situation is that this tactic also caused trouble for 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, they all have a degree.
It is far superior to the Japanese bombers and torpedo planes, so as long as the pilots are not confused and handle the situation 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 pull the speed
It is easy to pull up to the maximum 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 fighter jets such as the Golden Eagle and Baiji Dolphin that have the ability to attack them. The Tiger Shark and the Chinese Sturgeon also have this ability. So, in just about twenty minutes,
The special offensive tactics that Yamamoto Isoroku relied on to destroy the threat of the Academy Army's air fortress cluster actually failed. Japan is resource-poor, and even though it has support from Northeast China and Southeast Asia, it cannot withstand this method of attrition. Kinoshita Keyaki
Seeing his own dive bombers and torpedo bombers falling from the sky or exploding in the air, and nine out of ten of them had rear-fuselage bombs, this made him realize that this battle was over.
Already defeated.
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 would just rely 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, but -" Kinoshita watched as a Type 97 ship was exploded by a Golden Eagle from behind.
Hitting the air and exploding 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 becomes a problem to recover them. With the naval aviation force of the Xuebing Army having 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.
Can't figure it out.
Kinoshita's wind was messy, and Nagumo Chuichi was not much better than him. Nanyun had long given up on his naval forces. This was not the first time Nagumo had heard of the sharpness of the Baiji fighter planes. Moreover, now the Xuebing Army has launched another
In order to obtain the golden eagle, which is even more powerful than the white-finned dolphin, the naval forces could not count on it, so they had to rely on the tactics of giant ships and artillery. However, the Chinese commander seemed to have seen through his intentions, and not only dispatched fighter planes to bombard the battleship fleet, but also
Destroyers and heavy cruisers were also sent to intercept. Nagumo, like Takasu Shiro, originally did not pay much attention to a mere group of fighter planes. However, seeing three battleships catching fire one after another, he knew that he had underestimated it.
The combat effectiveness of China's bomber force.
While the battleship Beijing was fighting Murakami's bomber force, twelve Chinese Sturgeon torpedo planes commanded by Xu Mengyong 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 Fleet. In particular, 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 Kirishima
and Hyuga, the former was reduced to scrap metal because all its main guns were blown up; the latter was in a slightly better condition, but only two of the eight main guns were still operational, and the starboard side was attacked by a torpedo and was severely damaged.
The damage was so extensive 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 didn't faint in a hurry. "Is this just a 'sink'?" the old devil put down the earphone and murmured.
The many Japanese soldiers standing behind him were silent, and 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, who was personally designated by Nagumo. Nagumo braced himself, straightened his back, 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 Nagumo no longer had any hope for the Hainan Army, the sky was full of fighter planes flying around, and he had already noticed the situation of air combat. He was originally not optimistic about special attack tactics, and had 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. Venus twinkled in front of his eyes. He grabbed the railing and stood firm. Then he took a deep breath and said slowly: "Let Kinoshita
Jian Qu makes the decision! Tell him to ignore the other Chinese ships and attack the aircraft carrier with all your strength!"