The main force of the East China Sea Fleet is cruising on the offshore of Japan in the northeast of Hachijo Island. The fleet has always remained alert. The waters in this area are often inhabited by Japanese submarines. It is not easy to dispatch surface fleets to block Japan's maritime transportation. Although the Republican Navy
The main sea routes in Japan were cut off, but there were still some Japanese transport ships who would return to Japan from the detour of the southern end of the Aleutian Islands along the Kuril Islands.
"Report!" In the combat room of the flagship Taishan, the communications officer stood behind Admiral Cheng Yaoheng who was watching the chart with a telegram.
"What's the matter?" General Cheng turned around. The navy general who was nearly 60 years old was not tall, but still looked very strong. However, his years of life at sea still carved the years on his face.
The traces left.
"The 22nd Submarine Brigade, which was monitored outside Tokyo Bay, sent back a telegram and found that a US fleet entered Tokyo Bay. Due to no orders, they did not take any action." The staff officer reported to the general.
"Damn it, I'm here to come and order all airships to prepare for battle and kill them!" Cheng Yaoheng blushed, "Another telegram, the US ship entered the Yokosuka base in Japan, and we are ready to attack!"
Subsequently, the submarine force reported detailed information about the US Navy fleet, including four large battleships, two cruisers, six destroyers, and some auxiliary ships, but no aviation ships. Cheng Yaoheng had the first one in his hand.
, 6 aviation warships of the 2nd and 6th Air Fleets, and the air force of Japan's Yokosuka Port has been greatly weakened. With his current strength, it is not very difficult to destroy this American fleet.
Half an hour later, the General Staff's telegram arrived, allowing the East China Sea Fleet to launch an attack on the US ship.
The American behavior has exceeded the bottom line of tolerance by the Republican army, and the Japanese sea area has long been classified as a war zone. Fleets of hostile forces appear, and attacks can be launched without warning in advance.
The General Staff Operations Department also reminded Cheng Yaoheng to pay attention to the movements of the Japanese Combined Fleet. Their main fleet is currently in the Seto Inland Sea and is likely to launch an attack on the Republican Navy.
Cheng Yaoheng was secretly shocked. If he had attacked the US fleet with all his might, the Japanese would likely launch an attack on him. If they took advantage of the return of Republican fighter jets to conduct a sneak attack, it would likely cause considerable trouble to the fleet.
But Cheng Yaoheng would never be shaken by these troubles. He really didn't see the five Japanese airships, but he still ordered the carrier-based aircraft on the Jiangsu and Zhejiang to take off and launch an air strike on Yokosuka on airstrikes.
, the remaining warships in his hand were on standby. If the traces of the joint fleet were found, they would immediately counterattack.
The 2nd Air Fleet sent four squadrons of bombers and two squadrons of torpedo aircraft, and another 4 squadrons of fighter aircraft were escorted. Half an hour later, all the fighter aircraft took off from the USS Jiangsu and Zhejiang Airlines and completed the formation in the air.
Then, fly towards Tokyo Bay.
More than half an hour later, the first batch of attack aircraft fleet arrived over Tokyo Bay. The Japanese fighter fleet that took off from Yokosuka base immediately took off for interception. The US ship anchored in the port also sounded the air defense alarm.
Large warships stationed in the anchorage began to boost the boiler and prepare to leave the port.
More than 100 Republican fighter jets were strangled with more than 150 Japanese Type 96 fighter jets, while the bomber formation used its speed to break through the Japanese interception at low altitude and rushed towards the US fleet in the port.
As an attack aircraft, the combat performance of the "Harrier Eagle" is not very poor. After the bomb drop is completed, this fighter with a speed of 600 kilometers per hour has also joined the air combat ranks. Several American warships were hit by bombs and ignited on the deck.
The fire was shrouded in thick smoke in the bay.
Nearly 300 Japanese fighter jets that took off from Tokyo also joined the battle group. The Japanese planes in the sky did not decrease, but increased, and the Japanese had sent out all the fighter jets they used for central defense.
Twenty minutes later, the second wave of attack aircraft group that took off from the Chongqing and Guangdong also joined the battlefield. This time, Cheng Yaoheng only sent a torpedo squadron. According to the convention of the Republican Army, the enemy will not be given any
With a chance to breathe, the second wave of bombing was only half an hour later than the first wave of bombing.
The faster-moving destroyers have already rushed out of the waterway, while the large warships that are unable to move in the port have become the best targets. All four American battleships were severely damaged, the Ohiolahoma sank between the anchorage, and Nevada
The USS Arizona forced its way into shallow water and ran aground, while the Pennsylvania suffered heavy damage when it entered the channel, and the Americans had already begun to abandon the ship.
The heavy cruiser Houston and the light cruiser Juno in the port were also severely damaged.
Under the attack of the Republican Army, almost all of the American fleet was sunk or severely damaged during more than an hour of bombing.
The Republican fighter jets that completed the mission successfully began to return. In the entire air combat and attack on ships, the Republican army lost a total of 67 combat aircraft, but destroyed nearly ten warships and shot down about 180 Japanese fighter jets. This is a big fight.
Win.
Danger is quietly coming.
In the waters of Ise Bay, the flagship Nagamon of the Joint Fleet raised the "z" combat flag. The commander of the Joint Fleet General Yamamoto ordered all 270 carrier-based aircraft on the four Japanese aviation ships sailing in the waters of Ise Bay.
In air combat, they have obtained the approximate location of the main fleet of the Republican Navy through reports of intercepting fighter jets.
"Don't keep some of the escort fighter jets?" Chief of Staff Kusaku asked Yamamoto.
"No, we must have a full blow to keep a glimmer of life for the empire!" Yamamoto said resolutely. This attack was carefully prepared by him. When the US fleet arrived in Yokosuka, he sensitively realized that the Republican Navy was likely to do this.
The attack was launched by a US fleet, thus carefully scheming the attack.
When the Republican aircraft returns, the Japanese aircraft will take off at the interval of attack, and then follow the Republican fighter jets. In this way, the Republican radar will think that they are the second flight formation to return, so that it will be
Unprepared.
By the time they discovered it, the Japanese fleet had already reached the attack position.
So Yamamoto resisted the Admiralty's order to send fighter planes to reinforce Tokyo Bay.
At this time, the Republican destroyer "Xunyang" who was on the alert mission found a large number of fighter jets approaching the East China Sea Fleet on the radar, and quickly reported the latest situation to the flagship via radio.
"Report to the commander, a large number of enemy aircraft were found in the southeastern waters, about 120 aircraft!" The combat staff immediately reported the latest situation to Cheng Yaoheng.
"Order the takeoff fighter jets from Wuhan and Guangxi to intercept them!" Cheng Yaoheng roughly gestured at the location of the enemy planes, "This should be a fighter jet taken off from the American Airlines ship!" He suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.