Since the Gu Changfeng strategic cluster took control of important towns and traffic passes on Sumatra Island in early December, the Anjia Army Air Force and Naval Air Force land-based forces began a long-term bombing of Java Island.
At the beginning, the bombers mainly attacked large targets such as Japanese airports, air defense positions, material warehouses, military camps, and artillery positions to relieve the pressure on Tangcheng and various Chinese villages.
After entering the middle period, in addition to continuing to drop bombs over these targets, bombers also strengthened beach defenses, artillery fortresses, and exposed bunkers from Jakarta Bay to Peacock Port, and from Peacock Port in the north of the Sunda Strait to Sumur Town in the south.
, tunnel systems and other tactical targets for intensive bombing.
From the beginning to the end, the air superiority over Java Island has been firmly controlled by the Anjia Army Air Force and Naval Aviation Force. From dawn to sunset every day, at least three fighter squadrons patrol the island at any time, suppressing and attacking all suspicious targets, and
Call in bomber support at any time.
In the early morning of December 13, the battleship formation belonging to the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Anjiajun Navy appeared in the Sunda Strait. Since there was no need to worry about being attacked by bombers from the Japanese Army and Navy Air Force, the battleship formation began to attack the shore without any scruples after dawn.
With the rapid advancement of radar and computer performance, the combat effectiveness of Anjiajun warships has improved rapidly.
When the first batch of Anjiajun warships were installed with fire control radars in 1938, this system could only provide the gunner with a relatively accurate azimuth parameter, and the gunner could adjust the shooting parameters by himself. During this period, the warships of the Anjiajun Navy competed with those of the United States, Britain and
The warships of the Japanese Navy have similar performance, and the accuracy of the data collected by the radar has a huge error. In naval battles, a hit rate of 2% is considered a good result.
With the successful development of the 14081 chip in 1940, Anjiajun's radars and computers have strong and efficient hearts. The "Phalanx" fire control system developed and finalized in 2043 is powerful. The two four-seat battleships of the "Triumph" battleship
Equipped with a 380mm main gun and eight 127mm high-level dual-purpose guns, under the guidance of a new gun sighting radar, the automation capabilities and accuracy of the naval gun have been greatly improved.
The battleship "Triumph", which was modified for the second time, is equipped with a unique gyroscope, which can provide tilt data of the ship at the moment of bombardment. The fire control radar provides three-dimensional coordinate distance accurate to decimeters, and the computer center uses the tilt data and the fire control radar
The three-dimensional coordinate distance provided automatically calculates the shooting elements, and the calculation is completed instantly and input into the naval gun control system.
The naval gun rotates and swings up and down at high speed through the control system. Its independent stabilizing mechanism makes the naval gun basically unaffected by the swing of sea conditions during shelling. In naval battles, as long as the shelling is within two-thirds of the maximum range, the hit rate is as high as 100.
More than 50%, and the accuracy against fixed targets is as high as 90%.
If the battleship's fire control system is unexpectedly disabled under attack, the gunner can also manually and mechanically adjust the angle and orientation of the naval gun based on the shooting parameters provided by the computer center, and the accuracy of the bombardment will still be high.
In terms of shipborne radar, the maximum detection range of the first-generation sea search radar equipped in 2038 is only 40 kilometers, but in fact the effective range is generally about 15 kilometers, or even shorter. As for air search,
Radar can theoretically detect about 250 kilometers, but in fact due to complex weather conditions, many times we are still unaware when enemy planes are flying overhead.
The battleships of Anjiajun are relatively good. After all, transistor research is far ahead of other countries in the world. Battleships of Britain, the United States, Japan and other countries often have radar malfunctions due to technical limitations and corrosion from sea fog. In theory, continuous
Problems will only occur after 24 hours of power-on, but in fact they will frequently malfunction within one hour of power-on. Basically, the warships of these countries do not turn on the radar all the time. Sometimes they turn on the radar once a few days or even once a week just to check if there is any problem.
No glitches.
Nowadays, the battleship "Triumph" is equipped with the third generation sea-to-air general search radar, specialized air search radar, "Phalanx" fire control system and missile fire control radar. The effective detection range for sea and low altitude is between 250 kilometers and 250 kilometers.
The detection range is about 350 kilometers, and the high-altitude detection range is even longer.
Other battleships and heavy cruisers in the battle fleet under the Indian Ocean Fleet have also undergone similar upgrades. Once a salvo is launched at a land target, with astonishing accuracy, the power is so powerful that it can change everything.
Under the continuous bombing and shelling, the Japanese Army, Navy and Air Force did not even have a chance to show their faces. The sky over Java Island was firmly dominated by Anjia Army's fighter planes. All the sea surface was filled with Anjia Army Navy warships, and the Sunda Strait was full of noise.
All that fell were aerial bombs and artillery shells. Moreover, there were more than ten reconnaissance planes hovering over the Japanese coastal positions and deep defense lines. As long as the Japanese troops on the ground moved a little, it was guaranteed to be an aerial bomb or a row of naval gun shells.
Go down.
The frustrated Japanese soldiers could only hide in the underground fortifications, covering their ears as hard as they could, and even finding it difficult to breathe fresh air.
Marshal Juichi Terauchi, the commander of the Japanese Southern Army who has arrived in Port Moresby, although far away from the battlefield, can still smell the atmosphere before the fierce battle - the Anjia Army on Sumatra Island obviously does not want to waste a moment longer and is preparing to forcefully land in Java
Island, otherwise why would the bombing force suddenly be strengthened?
Juichi Terauchi judged that the landing date of the Anjia Army must be today and tomorrow, because generally speaking, the fire preparation time is limited by the supply capacity. According to the analysis of the Anjia Army's situation, there is no need to waste too much ammunition when occupying air superiority.
At the beach location.
Under this circumstance, Juichi Terauchi ordered the defenders on Java Island to prepare for battle and the army and navy aviation units secretly deployed on Borneo and Sulawesi to prepare for attack.
As for getting naval support to ease the situation on Java Island, the current Juichi Terauchi simply does not dare to hope for it, because since General Nagano Shushen died in the Anjia Army Air Force bombing in Tokyo, General Yamamoto Isoroku has become the leading one in the Imperial Navy.
Character, he is strong
He strongly opposed sending the fleet to fight within the combat radius of Anjiajun's land-based fighters and mysterious missiles. He believed that it would be a waste of his maritime power. The best way was to lure the enemy deep into the Central Pacific and South Pacific to fight with the Anjiajun.
The navy engages in a strategic decisive battle.
While the Japanese troops on the front line of the Sunda Strait were waiting in fear, the Anjiajun Navy used continuous bombing and artillery fire for 24 hours to make the Japanese soldiers on the coastal positions responsible for the defense of the Sunda Strait on Java Island feel
What does it mean to live like a year?
Just like every landing operation, the Anjiajun navy spared no effort in supporting the beach landing. Before the beach troops came ashore, they plowed the beach from beginning to end with artillery shells and bombs, and then let the beach troops go ashore. It can be said that in
During the entire operation, fire strikes and support will never stop. From before the beach troops come ashore to after the landing site is consolidated, fire strikes will continue until the enemy's defense line is completely destroyed!
At noon on the 14th, the firing frequency of Anjia warship guns on the front line of the Sunda Strait became more and more urgent. However, Lieutenant General Takuya Takagi, commander of the 74th Japanese Division in charge of guarding the West Java area, had to issue an order to let his officers and soldiers bear the burden.
Artillery fire reinforced the front-line positions because lookouts hiding on the highlands of the narrow peninsula in the north of Peacock Port observed a large number of landing ships on the distant sea, and it was expected that the landing of the Anjia Army was about to begin!
If reinforcements are not urgently dispatched to the front line at this time, once the opponent is allowed to land calmly, it will be difficult to maintain the front line with the air and land advantage possessed by the Anjia Army.
Amidst the continuous explosions ahead, a large number of Japanese soldiers were blown away by 380mm bombs falling overhead as they crossed the line of fire. The killing radius of these large-caliber naval gun shells is usually about one or two hundred meters, and one hit,
It was like the scythe of the god of death, mercilessly wiping out all the Japanese soldiers in this area.
Lieutenant General Takagi Takuya, who was located in the mountain bunker in the northeast of Peacock Port, watched with distress as his soldiers died one after another, and even his eyes turned red. Fortunately, the naval gun was conducting a covering attack and was quickly moved. One
About one-third of the Japs in the regiment arrived at the frontline positions.
Takagi Takuya breathed a sigh of relief, wondering when the Anjia Army landing force would launch a general attack. At this time, the naval gun attacks on the sea unexpectedly stopped. The Anjia Army attack planes and bombers hovering in the low altitude left the beach one after another and headed towards
Flying away in the western sky.
"What's going on?"
Takagi Taku was also confused, wondering whether the Anjiajun navy's attack on the front line of the Sunda Strait was just a feint attack? Its real landing point was Jakarta Bay?
Think about it, there are many hills on the northern peninsula of Peacock Port. These peaks are generally 300 to 400 meters high. The Japanese army has built many positions. Especially in the areas facing the western and eastern coastal harbors. There are many bunkers, and the landing troops of the Anjia Army did not pay any attention.
Huge sacrifice. Hard to make progress.
The attack on Jakarta Bay is different. The terrain there is open and flat, with no high ground that can be used as strategic support. The entire line will collapse at the slightest breakthrough, and it can penetrate directly into the command center of the Japanese army staying on Java Island. Compared with Peacock Port, the geographical location is much superior.
Of course, choosing Peacock Port is not without its advantages. After all, it is only more than 30 kilometers away from Sumatra Island, and the distance that the other party needs to cross is shorter. If there is no high ground to the north of Peacock Port, it is indeed an ideal landing point.
Just when Takuya Takagi was thinking wildly, he saw a huge fleet of aircraft flying over in the western sky. The flying height of these aircraft was about two or three thousand meters, and their flying speed was much faster than ordinary fighters. From far away to near
It only lasted a minute or two, and without circling the sky too much to choose an attack target, a series of bombs fell from the sky with an ear-piercing scream.
Takagi Takuya didn't realize there was anything wrong with the situation. He curled his lips. If the opponent's plane dropped bombs at such a height, it would not threaten the safety of the officers and soldiers in the bunker. In fact, the large number of Japanese soldiers supporting the front-line positions in the front would not threaten these high-altitude soldiers.
The bomb turned a blind eye and methodically moved through the traffic trench to the front fortifications.
In the eyes of most people, in the crisscrossed fortification area, as long as the bomb doesn't fall right on your head, nothing will happen.
At 2:20 in the afternoon, the weather in the Peacock Harbor area was sunny and there was a rare lack of wind.
Twenty-four B-7 jet bombers with a load capacity of 10 tons were calibrated and accurately dropped ten cloudburst bombs weighing 6.5 tons and eighty one-ton bombs near the beach of Peacock Harbor.
Each eight 1-ton cloud bombs are arranged in a circle with a 6.5-ton cloud bomb as the core, and a total of ninety cloud bombs form a larger circle. These circles just cover Peacock Port and its surroundings.
An area of more than 40 kilometers covered the entire Japanese defense line.
After a quiet explosion, the air and fuel were evenly scattered into clouds about five to six hundred meters in diameter. As the electric sparks of the detonation device flashed, the fuel clouds mixed with a large amount of air instantly evaporated.
The combustion progresses to a violent explosion.
In the headquarters, Lieutenant General Takagi Takuya, who was puzzled by the small explosion, just raised his head when he heard a burst of muffled thunder ringing in his ears. The sound was so loud that it was unbelievable.
After a bolt from the blue, a huge red fireball jumped up from the ground and into the sky. In the center area of each cloud bomb explosion, a giant mushroom cloud 70 to 80 meters high, colorful and dazzling, ignited.
The extremely violent shock wave swept across a radius of one or two kilometers with all-destroying power, destroying everything in between.
The huge vibration caused by the explosion of the cloud bomb can be clearly felt by the officers and soldiers of Anjia on the landing ship in the Sunda Strait more than ten kilometers away. The explosion is deafening, but the beautiful and enchanting flames are full of weirdness and excitement.
The breath of destruction.
Half an hour later, when the Anjiajun beach troops came ashore, they did not encounter much resistance.
The remaining Japanese soldiers were severely shocked by the explosion of cloud bombs. They saw most of the soldiers lost their lives and had already lost their fighting spirit. The gunshots on the battlefield were scattered, and the occasional machine gunshot was heard, and they were quickly wiped out by the attacking beach troops.
The whole process doesn't feel like attacking, but rather like cleaning the battlefield.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the first five regiments of officers and soldiers to go ashore had basically cleared the Japanese soldiers on the Peacock Port beach, the hinterland and the northern highlands, and deployed a defensive line on the highlands facing the east of the peninsula.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the second batch of two landing divisions successfully landed, and three self-propelled artillery battalions were also sent up. By the early morning of the 15th, the towns of Aniya, Bandan and Serang City were occupied by the forward troops of the Anjia Army.
captured, while follow-up troops are still coming ashore in a steady stream.
When the landing battle on Java Island started, a total of nine divisions of the First Army, the Second Army, and the Third Army were airborne, respectively in Kundian, Kuching, and Nai Borneo (later Bandar Seri Begawan) in Borneo.
Parachute drops were carried out in Sandakan, Samarinda, Balikpapan and Banyan areas, with the focus of the attack being on the west coast of Borneo.
By noon on the 15th, all airborne operations were successful. The two divisions deployed by the Japanese army in Borneo were facing a situation of shutting down and fighting dogs.
The war situation in Southeast Asia is rapidly tilting towards the Anjia Army!
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