At the end of April, General Kotaro Nakamura, commander of the Japanese African and Indian Ocean Forces, received an emergency report that the Anjia Navy fleet had appeared in the waters north of Madagascar. Contact was lost with the Aldabra Islands, Cosmoledo Atoll and other islands. A team went to investigate.
The destroyer fleet exploring the situation mysteriously disappeared.
Since almost all the land-based aviation forces of the Army and Navy were transferred to the Mozambique Strait to defend against the threat from the Anjia Army Air Force from the East African continent, Admiral Kotaro Nakamura forwarded the information to Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa, Commander of the Indian Ocean Squadron of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet, hoping that
He went north according to the predetermined plan and completely wiped out the Anjiajun naval fleet heading south.
Saburo Sawaji heard the news and led the main force of the fleet from Toamasina Port and arrived at Antsiranana Port in the early morning of May 1st. He then sent speedboats and reconnaissance planes to detect the movements of the Anjiajun naval fleet.
On May 2, two reconnaissance planes reported that they found traces of the Anjia naval fleet near the Glorias Islands. Ozawa Jisaburo immediately led his troops to attack and headed for the northwest waters. On the third day after the fleet set off, the southwest Indian Ocean
The area ushered in a tropical storm from north to south. Jisaburo Ozawa, who was in the vast sea, had to lead the fleet to the port of the Comoros Islands closest to the fleet to take shelter.
The storm lasted for more than 20 hours. The crew of the Indian Ocean Squadron of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet struggled with the storm all day and night. When the storm gradually subsided, the exhausted Japanese crew had a chance to breathe, either to rest on land, or to
They were sleeping in the cabin. After continuous tossing, they had to wait until the ship was overhauled and most of the sailors regained their mental and physical strength before they could continue sailing.
Early morning on May 7th. Port of Moroni, Comoro Island, Mozambique Channel.
Starting two hours ago, the high-altitude airships of the Anjia Army Air Force have carried out strong electromagnetic interference in the strait. The Japanese military's radar systems have all been paralyzed, and there are snowflakes on the electronic screen. Most of the radars deployed by the Japanese military here are first-generation products and malfunctions.
Frequent occurrences and extremely unstable operation. The Japanese radar soldiers thought that the radar was struck by lightning when a storm passed by, causing some parts to be damaged, so they planned to send someone to repair it after dawn. They did not report the abnormality.
When Zhou Lingyun, captain of the 12th Bomber Squadron of the 17th Flying Group of the 4th Air Division, flew over the port for the first time in his A29 fighter jet, six aircraft carriers and four of the Indian Ocean Squadron of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet were quietly moored in the harbor.
Battleships and six heavy cruisers, and countless other small and medium-sized ships.
"Oh my god! The little devils actually have so many big guys. Fortunately, our navy didn't let them bite them. Otherwise, we would not be able to get rid of them!"
Zhou Lingyun finished marveling and rejoicing in his heart, and said loudly into the headset: "Brothers, the little Japs are down there, and they will attack according to the plan!"
"yes!"
The neat air strike formation suddenly dispersed, and each fighter plane began to search for its targets. The military airports, warehouses and oil depots near the port, as well as the warships in the harbor, were all targets that needed to be killed this time.
As early as a week ago, the Anjiajun Meteorological Department used satellites and radars to predict the weather within a week, calculated the trajectory of tropical cyclones in the central Indian Ocean, and began to induce the Japanese main fleet to attack in a targeted manner.
After the Japanese army fell into the trap, they took advantage of the calm after the storm to annihilate the main force of the Japanese Navy in the Indian Ocean region.
For this operation, the Anjiajun Air Force dispatched a total of nine flying groups, with a total of more than 900 fighter jets and more than 800 medium and long-range bombers. Hainan Airlines also dispatched more than 300 torpedo aircraft, and more than 2,000 fighter jets were dispatched in multiple missions.
The fact that the strike wave was put into combat without giving the Japanese a chance to breathe is enough to prove the importance that the commander of the theater, General Xia Jian, who formulated this combat plan, attached to the Japanese army.
Among them, the A29 fighter jet, which is the absolute main force in air combat, is equipped with 57mm rockets and 250kg aerial bombs. This can not only protect the air, but also carry out bombing on the ground and sea. It can be said that it has one specialty and many capabilities.
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"Little devils, let me give you a taste of what it's like to be attacked by a sneak attack!"
Major Zhou Lingyun muttered as he and his wingmen flew towards the two heavy cruisers docked at the dock.
This way of parking Japanese warships will undoubtedly be of great help to improve the bombing hit rate for fighter pilots who are not very good at bombing attacks.
Therefore, when the plane flew over the target, Major Zhou Lingyun's right thumb gently pressed the bomb release button, and the two 250-kilogram aerial bombs fell straight down. The aircraft's fuselage lightened and its nose was pulled.
The fighter jets roared over the masts of the two battleships, and a violent explosion immediately occurred on the deck of one of them.
The wingman pilot who followed Major Zhou Lingyun's attack also dropped the bomb just two seconds later.
"Ha ha!"
Zhou Lingyun turned back to check the results of his battle. The superstructure of the hit heavy cruiser was hit by an aerial bomb. Fire flashed and thick smoke quickly enveloped the entire battleship. Although the hull of this ship was not seriously damaged.
It was a blow, but it was impossible to escape from the port in a short time.
At this time, in the port area, Anjia Army fighter planes like locusts were continuously dropping bombs downwards. The military airports built by the Japanese army in the east and north of the port were also being violently attacked by Anjia Army aircraft groups. They were everywhere.
There were burning fires and black smoke rising from the explosion everywhere.
The shrill air raid sirens sounded just then, but it was obviously too late.
After Zhou Lingyun dropped the bomb, he calmly observed the battle situation. There was a crowd on the pier. Many Japanese naval officers and soldiers were rushing to their warships. The air defense troops were rushing to the nearby anti-aircraft gun positions. There were also countless army soldiers and logistics personnel.
Running away in all directions.
Zhou Lingyun greeted his wingman, quickly flew to the front of the air defense position near the dock, and fired rockets at the target. The 57mm rockets swooped out like locusts, and quickly hit the two anti-aircraft machine guns until the barrels were bent like twists.
It flew out, and a Type 98 20mm cannon was also beaten into parts - the air defense position was destroyed before a single bullet was fired into the air.
Zhou Lingyun continued to look for targets worth taking action. A group of Japanese sailors marching in neat formation under the leadership of a Japanese naval officer caught his attention. He pressed the nose of the aircraft and flew down. The six 12.7mm caliber aviation machine guns in front fired wildly.
The dense rain of bullets quickly left rows of flesh and blood residue on the dock. More than a dozen Japanese soldiers didn't even have time to hum before they went to see their Amaterasu.
Zhou Lingyun pulled up the fighter plane and checked the situation of the entire port. He saw that the bomber formation was carrying out devastating attacks on the port facilities and ships in the harbor. An oil depot near the dock was hit by several bombs one after another, penetrating the top of the oil depot.
Caused a huge fire.
More than a hundred Japs who were organizing air shooting near the oil depot were instantly engulfed in the flames, and pitiful howls were heard from the fire.
Hainan Airlines' bt3d land-based torpedo bomber is modified from a twin-engine B3 bomber. It has the characteristics of high climb, long range, fast speed, thick armor, and large ammunition capacity. At this moment, all 1,288 kilograms of aviation torpedoes are mounted, heading towards the harbor.
The big guy attacks.
In Zhou Lingyun's field of vision, two BT3D torpedo bombers threw torpedoes at the "New York" anchored near the dock. One of them blasted through the front ammunition depot of the battleship with a full load displacement of 28,367 tons, and there were violent explosions.
Afterwards, this ill-fated battleship, which had been salvaged and repaired by the Japanese army, was finally overwhelmed, and its bow plunged into the seabed. Soon, only a solitary mast remained on the sea.
Explosions were coming one after another from far and near, and Zhou Lingyun was enjoying watching it. A warship was obviously hit by several aerial bombs, and the island and deck were in flames, but it was still floating on the sea tenaciously. With thick black smoke and flames,
Trying to escape from the harbor.
Zhou Lingyun's heart moved, and he flew over with a fighter plane, preparing to use the cannon on the nose of the plane to hit the sailors on the Japanese warship and delay their actions.
Soon after, a bt3d torpedo bomber flew over and dropped a torpedo from a few meters above the water towards the tail of this battleship with excellent survivability.
The torpedo carried waves and bubbles and flew towards the tail of the Japanese warship. Because there were violent explosions and flames all around, the Japanese army had no way to turn the warship. The torpedo moving at high speed on the water surface was getting closer and closer to the warship. The Japanese sailors were dumbfounded.
Got it
, most people looked at each other at a loss, and a small number of them howled to signal the air defense troops to shoot at the sea to prevent the torpedoes from approaching! But there was still no time? More than ten seconds later, a huge hole was blown out of the tail of the battleship.
The hole began to collapse backwards.
Only then did Major Zhou Lingyun clearly see the markings on the side of the battleship. It turned out that it was also the "Texas" battleship that the Japanese army had salvaged and repaired. It was a sister ship to the "New York" that had previously sunk near the dock. Unexpectedly, it would encounter the same thing again.
tragic fate.
Zhou Lingyun saw that the channel out of the port was blocked by the "Texas" and two surrounding heavy cruisers that were burning and sinking. He flew away with satisfaction. He saw explosions and flashes everywhere in the port area, explosions and flames on the sea.
In all directions, those majestic warships were either emitting billowing smoke, were riddled with holes or even had their masts broken, or were constantly spraying flames on their berths, creating a hellish scene.
The pier was full of the dead with mutilated limbs and moaning wounded. The oil depots were all bombed. Affected by the overflowing fuel, the pier was almost surrounded by flames. A little away from the fire, there were scorched bones lying on the pier.
corpses, and a disgusting smell filled the air.
The Japanese army's nightmare did not end here. The first wave of Anjiajun's strike fleet had not yet left, and the second wave of aircraft fleet had arrived and continued to carry out suffocating bombing and attacks on the Japanese army.
At this time, not only the Japanese military port and airport on the Comoros Island were attacked by the Anjia Army Air Force and Hainan Airlines, but Fomboni Island, Muchamudu Island, and Mayotte Island in the east also suffered devastating blows.
What makes the Japanese crazy is that due to radio interference, the Japanese military headquarters is not aware of the battle taking place in the Mozambique Strait. The Japanese aviation forces deployed on the west coast of Madagascar have never received an order to attack, and they sit back and watch their main fleet and hundreds of land aircraft.
The base fighter plane was destroyed.
At around 12 noon, the main force of the Japanese fleet in the Indian Ocean region almost sank into the sea. At this time, the landing fleet of the Anjia Army, which had set off from the port of Mombasa after the storm passed the day before, finally arrived and occupied the area without much effort.
Port area. However, the remaining Japanese troops on these islands put up tenacious resistance and were not completely eliminated until half a year later, but there was no way to affect the overall situation.
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