On the night of April 3, the Indian Ocean Fleet aircraft carrier task force quietly arrived at the northeastern area of the Mascarene Ridge, and in the early morning it entered the outer waters of the southeastern part of Victoria Harbor in the Seychelles Islands.
Prior to this, four airships of the Air Force had quietly arrived in the central waters of the Indian Ocean. When the landing operation was launched, they would conduct full-band radio signal interference on the Seychelles Islands.
The battle plan formulated by Xia Jian and the navy listed the Seychelles Islands as the first target because of its unique geographical location. Mahe Island is about 2,800 kilometers away from the southern part of the subcontinent and west of the subcontinent.
It is 1,600 kilometers from the African continent and 950 kilometers from Madagascar to the south. It can be said to be at a critical point.
The Air Force's A29 fighter jets, B-4s, and B-5 long-range bombers taking off from the subcontinent can fly directly to the Seychelles Islands under satellite guidance. With the Air Force's participation in the war, it will have a positive impact on the next phase of the operation.
While launching an attack on the Seychelles Islands, the two squadrons will attack Male Port in the Maldives Islands and Diego Garcia Island in the Chagos Islands, using these two archipelagoes as important transit points for the navy and air force of the Anjia Army.
and forward posts facing east.
The Victoria Harbor area consists of Mahe Island, Sainte-Anne Island, Central Island, Long Island, Southeast Island, Charles Island and Self Island. The latter six islands form an island from north to south in the eastern part of the main island of Mahe.
The circular island chain effectively blocks the invasion of huge waves in the outer sea and forms a protective effect on Mahe Island.
Among them, the Japanese army built radar base stations on Sainte-Anne and Cerf islands to protect the safety of the military port and military airport on Mahe Island.
When the sky was slightly bright, the three "Wuyue"-class "Taishan"... Huashan... "Hengshan" (cv-18) aircraft carriers of the Indian Ocean Fleet aircraft carrier task force of the Anjiajun Navy, which were converted from French aircraft carriers, and
The "Dongyue" class "Longquanfeng"... the "Motianling"... the "Yuhuangding"... the "Riguanfeng"... the "Nantianmen" converted from British and Japanese merchant ships captured from West Asia and the subcontinent.
(CV-79) The escort aircraft carrier has begun to adjust to the leeward according to the wind vane on the top of the bridge and begins to accelerate.
The carrier-based aircraft with bombs and cannon shells hung in the hangar were taken to the landing platform one by one, raised to the aircraft carrier flight deck, and then were towed to the parking lot by the ground crew on the deck with a tractor to wait for take-off.
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The order to take off was given, and the propellers of the aircraft on the deck began to rotate "crackling". Following the command of the takeoff controller on the deck, the aircraft began to take off one by one, formed a formation in the air, and began to head towards Mahe Island.
Fly in the direction.
According to the plan, the mission of the aircraft taking off from these eight aircraft carriers was to attack the military airport carefully built by the Japanese army on Mahe Island.
According to intelligence, the Japanese army built three airports on Mahe Island, stationed with two squadrons of the Army's Third Air Force and three squadrons of the Navy's Twelfth Air Fleet. In order to guard against the threat of Japanese aviation, it is very necessary to
Eliminate this direct threat before launching a landing campaign.
The fighter jets and dive bombers of the Anjiajun Navy have been flying at low altitudes to avoid Japanese radar searches, so that when they approached the coastline of Mahe Island, the Japanese forces had not discovered the situation.
In the last few hundred meters, the aircraft group began to pull up to avoid ground anti-aircraft fire and prepare for the next attack.
When the huge fleet of aircraft plunged inland from the southeastern part of Mahe Island, the Japanese pilots at the three military airports were having breakfast in the restaurants. The mechanics were busy inspecting the aircraft, and the ground crews wasted no time loading ammunition and fuel for the aircraft.
, get ready for a new day of flying.
At the military airport southeast of Victoria Harbor, several Japanese air force soldiers who were operating radar on the top floor of the control tower were stunned by the red dots that suddenly appeared on the screen. On the monitor in front of them, there was no aircraft fleet equipped with identifiers.
We have flown quite close to the airport.
After being stunned for a while, a soldier finally remembered to press the red air defense alarm button.
When the shrill air defense siren sounded over Mahe Island, the Japanese pilots woke up from their dreams and rushed out of the restaurant. At this time, they could already observe with the naked eye the Anjiajun fighter planes high above, although they still looked like little black men.
points, but experienced Japanese pilots knew that in just a short time, those small black dots would turn into terrifying killing machines.
The anti-aircraft guns on both sides of the airport runway opened fire into the sky. An Anjia Army fighter plane was unable to dodge and was hit on its tail, trailing thick black smoke and falling to the ground.
However, more Anjiajun fighter planes began to dive.
The Japanese officers and soldiers on the ground were frightened when they heard the piercing screams. Many Japanese army and navy pilots were knocked down by flying bomb fragments and violent bullets on the ground.
Some planes that barely took off on the runway were turned into fireballs. A few lucky ones escaped the Anjiajun Navy dive bombers, but their luck came to an end after takeoff, because in
There was a group of Anjia Army carrier-based fighter jets waiting for them in the sky.
The violent bombing scene spread from the airport in the south of Mahe Island to the military airport in the port area and the Bel Ombre military airport in the northwest. There were explosions of gunpowder smoke and fireballs everywhere. The runway of the Japanese military airport was full of burning aircraft.
and wreckage, the Japanese army and navy air force suffered catastrophe in a short period of time.
As the last few Japanese fighter jets fell to the ground dragging thick black smoke, the attack mission of the Anjiajun naval carrier-based aircraft attack group was successfully completed. After paying the price of nearly thirty-two fighter jets and dive bombers, the five Japanese squadrons
A total of more than 110 fighter planes have become historical terms.
The fleet circled around Mahe Island, and after confirming again that there was no trace of Japanese fighter planes, they began to return in groups to the location of the fleet in the southeast.
On the sea southeast of Victoria Harbor, the "Triumph" (bb-3), "Xihai" (bb-4) battleships of the First Battle Fleet of the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Anjiajun Navy, and the "Tiandan" (ca-11, front
French "Caedina"), "Li Ji" (ca-12, former French "Tourya"), "Qin Qiong" (ca-13, former French "Foch"), "Kongming"
(ca-14, ex-French "Tourville") heavy cruiser began to break away from the formation and formed a shore attack fleet.
A battleship led a formation of two heavy cruisers, forming two horizontal lines. The turrets slowly turned in the direction. Above them were four reconnaissance aircraft sent by the Anjiajun Navy aircraft carrier, which could provide timely feedback on the situation of the Japanese coastal defense forts.
Go to the bombardment battleship.
As the coordinates were reported, Anjiajun naval battleships and heavy cruisers began to fire at the Japanese shore defenses southeast of Mahe Island. The artillery ranger on the back seat of the reconnaissance plane nervously used binoculars to observe the thick smoke and
The targets were vaguely visible in the dust kicked up by the shells, assessing the damage and constantly correcting the impact point of the shells.
The one-hour shelling almost completely destroyed the Japanese coastal battery dominated by 150mm cannon emplacements in the southeast of Mahe Island.
The officers and soldiers of the 1st Marine Division of the Anjia Army on the large landing ship began to transfer through the rope net to the small landing craft below. In this wave of attacks, the 1st Marine Division only dispatched one battalion to test the Japanese army.
Defense situation.
"sail!"
"Put your head down and be careful of stray bullets!"
The officer of the Anjia Army Marine Corps who was in charge of the first wave of offensive shouted loudly to the soldiers in the landing craft.
"We have air and sea superiority, there is nothing to fear!"
"As long as you land on land, it's victory!"
Landing craft one after another, cutting through the waves in the central Indian Ocean, moved forward rapidly.
In the cabin of the landing craft, the grassroots commanders in squad and platoon units used the last ten minutes before landing to make final mobilization to the soldiers.
Some landing craft did not carry any soldiers, and they were temporarily equipped with rocket launchers. After approaching the beach, these landing crafts responsible for fire support changed from longitudinal to horizontal, and the rocket launchers began to fire rockets "whooshing", destroying the beach.
It was plowed with shrapnel.
The landing craft rushed to the beach, and the landing gate slowly landed on the beach. At this time, the smoke grenades caught in the rocket shells had already created a smoke screen wall on the beach head that could cover and protect the landing officers and soldiers.
Behind the first wave of landing craft were fourteen "Porpoise I" amphibious tanks.
The main task of this tank company is to cover the infantry in seizing the beachhead and provide direct fire support to the infantry. The ammunition in the tank is mainly grenades, with only eight rounds of armor-piercing and armor-piercing projectiles, because according to multiple high-altitude reconnaissance by airships and reconnaissance aircraft,
No trace of Japanese tanks was found on Mahe Island.
When the thick smoke screen was blown away by the sea breeze, the landing craft transporting the first wave of officers and soldiers had already dragged itself back to the sea with the help of the anchor chain dropped when it washed up on the beach, and headed towards the fleet to prepare for the second wave.
A larger landing offensive.
At this time, the Anjia Army Marines had already deployed at the beachhead, and two "Dolphin I" amphibious tanks also rushed to the beachhead. Under the influence of the engineers who came ashore in advance, they opened up an impact path for the tanks.
The Anjia Army Marines and the "Dolphin I" amphibious tanks that landed ashore began to launch the first probing attack on the Japanese beachhead.
The fleet gunfire observers who landed with the Marines were waiting for the remaining Japanese firepower points to open fire, so that they could report to the Anjia Army artillery fleet in the rear. After all, the reconnaissance aircraft in the air could not take care of all the Japanese firepower points.
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At the cost of losing two tanks and more than 30 officers and soldiers, the Anjia Army landing force determined the locations of six Japanese anti-tank fires that had survived the previous shelling.
Two minutes later, heavy artillery shells from the Anjiajun Navy flew over the heads of the officers and soldiers, shrouding the Japanese defenses in a smoke screen.
The Marines and the "Dolphin I" amphibious tank launched another attack. The flamethrowers hiding behind the tanks sprayed the gasoline-tar mixture in their hands into some Japanese bunkers that were still spitting machine gun flames.
Amid the screams, the burned-out Japanese soldiers stumbled out of the bunker, danced with their teeth and claws, and then fell to the ground motionless.
Other Japanese soldiers were beaten into a hornet's nest by the automatic rifles held by Anjia officers and soldiers. Other fortifications were solved by grenades launched by tanks and grenades thrown by soldiers.
At nine o'clock in the morning, three hours after the air strike was launched, a radio wave was sent from the aircraft carrier "Huashan", the flagship of the Anjiajun Indian Ocean Fleet's aircraft carrier task force: "Our army has occupied the beachhead position in the southeast of Victoria Bay... The sun is rising three poles, and the sun is shining through.
It sprinkles into the room through the floor-to-ceiling windows, dyeing the room golden yellow, and the air is filled with melting warmth.
"Last night was like the flowing water in the east. I can't stay away from me. I'm so worried today... It's better to sleep together gently!" Joyous singing sounded in the bathroom. An Yi was under the shower, rubbing his body and relaxing.
Singing.
"Squeak——"
Five minutes later, An Yi opened the bathroom door, walked out wearing a bath towel, and came to the bedside. He looked at Dianna and Zi Xin who were sleeping soundly side by side. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and a sly smile flashed in his eyes.
meaning.
"Um!"
Dianna and Ye Zixin pouted, frowned slightly, and turned around. Under the two women, there were traces of unknown liquid everywhere on the sheets, which made An Yi laugh dumbly.
Feeling a little short of breath, Dianna opened her mouth slightly and opened her eyes slightly, just in time to see An Yi's left hand gently pinching her Yao nose, while Zi Xin felt her ears itching and goosebumps all over her body.
I opened my eyes with some annoyance and found that An Yi was holding a piece of hair in his right hand and scratching his ear.
The two charming women stretched out their hands to pinch the soft flesh around the waist of An Yi, who was sitting between the two women, and kept saying "Bad guy!" "Trouble me so early in the morning.
!" and other words, then they each turned their bodies sideways, pulled up the quilt, covered their heads, and pretended to be ostriches.
An Yi jumped out of bed, lifted up the quilt, revealing two perfect breasts, patted the smooth and beautiful buttocks of the two girls, and laughed loudly: "Two lazy bugs, the sun is shining on your butts..."
"Knock!"
Two crisp knocks on the door interrupted An Yi's good mood. He looked solemn, quickly put on his clothes and pants, opened the door, and saw Shen Fengdao walking back and forth in front of the door holding a telegram.
After An Yi went out, he closed the door and Shen Fengdao stepped forward: "Xia Jian, Zhao Lei called, the Indian Ocean Fleet aircraft carrier task force arrived at the destination sea area at the scheduled time last night, and officially launched the attack on the island at 5:45 this morning.
We attacked the Seychelles Islands and occupied a landing point southeast of Mahe Island at nine o'clock in the morning!"
An Yi took the telegram and browsed it hastily, with a satisfied look on his face: "Well done! Judging from the unpreparedness of the Japanese Army and Navy Air Force, the Japanese have not yet discovered our attack direction. As long as the Seychelles Islands are captured,
We can use this forward base to launch a strategy for Madagascar."
Afterwards, An Yi came to the temporary war room on the west side of the Baghdad Palace, carefully read the map, combined with the Air Force's reconnaissance report on the movements of Japanese troops on Madagascar, and dictated a reply to Shen Fengdao:
"Inform Xia Jian and Zhao Lei that we hope to continue our efforts and annihilate the Japanese army on the Seychelles Islands with lightning speed, giving our Indian Ocean strategy a good start! An Yi said on April 3, 1943... ...Thank you, Dead Man, niu913 for the big reward! Thank you brothers for your subscription, recommendation and monthly votes!
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