In terms of volume, the Swordfish-type high torpedo boat, not to mention a big guy like the Soryu, even compared with the two to three thousand ton destroyers, is the same existence as a sampan to a high-rise ship. However, if anyone looks down upon it because of this,
If he takes these sampans, what awaits him will definitely be a devastating blow.
All because of the existence of torpedoes, a deadly weapon at sea.
The Swordfish-type high torpedo boat has developed into three derivative models so far, and even the most original one is equipped with four torpedoes and two launch tubes. The two torpedoes are fired at once, and from one to two kilometers or even
At a distance of three to five hundred meters, let alone big guys like the "Tama", Soryu, Ryūjō, and Okitaka, even those destroyers of one or two thousand tons would be difficult to completely avoid.
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A single swordfish seems so weak that it can be swallowed up by the waves while sailing on the ocean. However, when the number increases, its threat increases almost exponentially. Yanagimoto has already realized this.
, he was racking his brains to think of countermeasures, but something happened that merchant ships squeezed into the aircraft carrier group and collided. The little devil was so angry that his eyes almost burst out of fire - "Ba Ge
, these selfish guys—" He cursed angrily, slashing randomly on the guardrail in front of him with the command knife in his hand, feeling scared and anxious.
"Your Excellency, the merchants can't count on it. Let the other ships move closer to us. As long as we can delay it for a while and wait until our ship's bomber takes to the sky, I believe, I believe it should be able to thwart the Chinese conspiracy," a
The Major stammered.
After the blockade established by the main naval guns was broken through, the importance of the ship-bombers became apparent. Yanagimoto decisively ordered people to pull the ship-bombers out of the hangar. However, this process could not be completed in a short time, so this Major
That's why I suggest this.
Yanagimoto glanced at the busy crowd on the deck and waved helplessly: "This is the only way, you can give the order!"
The order was quickly passed on. When Shunsaku Nabeshima, who was commanding the heavy cruiser "Tama" to avoid torpedoes, received it, the little Japanese sighed: "It's too late, it's too late!"
A captain next to him asked: "Your Excellency, what?"
"Ignore him, let's do our thing," Nabeshima said calmly.
"Your Excellency——" The captain wanted to persuade him again, but the rest of his words were choked in his throat by Nabeshima's fierce glare. Nabeshima pointed his right hand at the swarm of swordfish rushing towards the waves, and said sternly: "There are so many
A torpedo boat, if you slow down, aren’t you courting death? Are you turning around? Those people will laugh like crazy!”
Nabeshima originally had a total of six warships under his command, but now there are only three left. One of them was hit with water on its port side early, and its maneuverability was greatly weakened. Nabeshima realized that the sinking of this warship was just a matter of time.
Sooner or later, he simply ordered the captain of the ship to use his style to help the "Tama" block the torpedoes. So the battleship fired two more torpedoes one after another. What is surprising is that these two torpedoes both hit the ship's vital points.
parts, but the battleship refused to sink. And because of the battleship's tenacity, the "Tama" had already avoided two fatal blows.
When the Japanese merchant ship came out from the escort of three aircraft carriers, Huang Tianxun realized the little devil's intention, and he snorted.
Said: "The little devils want to use merchant ships to help them block torpedoes. Do they think this will use up all our torpedoes?"
Even if only half of the more than two hundred swordfish can gain range in the end, there will still be more than four hundred swordfish based on the minimum carrying capacity of four. If we also count the torpedoes carried by more than thirty submarines, then there will be six hundred torpedoes waiting for the five swordfish.
Sixty Japanese ships, ten each, are enough to send them all to the Dragon King of the South China Sea.
"Then let's get rid of these obstructionists first?" asked a second lieutenant beside him.
Huang Tianxun picked up the chat microphone: "Brothers, rush over first and then talk. As long as we can get close, our world is ours. Today we are going to beat the little devil to tears!"
"Haha!" Many trainees laughed. With laughter, more than ten Swordfishes rushed through the blockade. At the same time, two more Swordfish were directly hit by naval guns. The hull of the ship disintegrated in the light of fire, and several camouflage-colored figures were killed.
The air wave threw it high and then fell into the turbulent sea water.
"Second brother, second child!" A lone wolf-like howling sound suddenly sounded in the command channel, and the next moment it turned into a curse: "*Little Japan, I am your ancestor!"
Huang Tianxun turned his head and glanced to his left, with a sad expression on his face. Which Swordfish ship was this that failed to win? In the entire Swordfish group, there were only two brothers, and both were captains. Howling angrily in the command channel
It should be the boss Song Shuangwu. So, has Song Shuang's 173 been hit? Exhaling a big breath, Huang Tianxun suddenly shouted: "Song Shuangwu, the Guanggui is useless, take practical actions and use torpedoes to avenge Shuang."
Bar!"
The torpedo boat-style wolf pack tactics use torpedoes as their only weapons. Therefore, affected by the range of the torpedoes, the execution process itself is a test and even a torment for the students participating in the war. The ships on the large surface ships of the Japanese army
Guns are not just decorations. They can easily have a range of tens of kilometers, giving them plenty of time to fire at the torpedo boats to eliminate the threat before they face the threat of torpedoes. The reason why the torpedo boat-style wolf pack tactics are effective against them is because they target their naval guns.
Weaknesses of a limited number. Intuitively speaking, the torpedo boat wolf pack tactic is also an exchange tactic. The torpedo boat that ultimately achieves success actually relies on the sacrifice of friendly boats.
"put!"
"emission!"
"Sink*!"
—— Various forms of orders, but the result is the same, one, two or even four torpedoes are launched together, one, two or even four water lines speed towards the target Japanese ship, behind them are the ardent hatred of dozens of trainees.
gaze.
"The Japanese are in chaos!" Suddenly, the second lieutenant next to Huang Tianxun shouted excitedly.
Huang Tianxun also saw it, and he immediately issued an order: "Attack, brothers, if we don't attack now, how long will it take?! Let's fight!"
After two merchant ships collided on the sea between the aircraft carriers Soryu and Ryujo, the movement of the two ships immediately slowed down. The merchant ship following them was unable to evade or slow down in time, and immediately collided with it. Between the two aircraft carriers
The width of the sea was limited, so more than twenty merchant ships crowded together and soon formed a long string like wooden rafts.
At this time, as long as the torpedo is aimed at the gap between the rafts, there is absolutely no chance of failure unless the torpedo is blown up by a Japanese ship while it is sailing.
If you don't know how to seize this kind of opportunity, wouldn't it be two hundred and fifty? So Huang Tianxun promptly issued the order for a large-scale attack, and when the swordfish saw this scene, it immediately pounced like a shark smelling the smell of blood, and then "poof"
With a "pop" sound, torpedoes were launched into the water one after another, and they rushed toward their prey like hungry wolves.
In less than five minutes, dozens of water lines appeared around the Soryu aircraft carrier. When Yanagimoto Yasaku saw this scene, sparks were flying in his eyes and his heart was in his throat. The little devil once again moved towards the busy ship.
The deck took a look, and then shouted in a particularly sharp tone: "Anti-aircraft machine guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, shoot torpedoes directly! Don't let them attack the Soryu!"