) Although the Dingyuan was hit by more than twenty 400-kilogram aerial bombs (if you want to sink a post-Dreadnought battleship with aerial bombs alone, you must have at least 800 kilograms of armor-piercing bombs. If it is a semi-armor-piercing bomb or
The requirements for high-explosive bombs are even higher, four to five hundred kilograms
No matter how many aerial bombs there are, it is useless, no matter what type they are, because they cannot even penetrate or destroy the armor outside the ammunition magazine, but a battleship is a battleship, if the damage caused to the hull by previous torpedoes is not considered
The damage was slightly less severe than that of the Zhiyuan.
The reason for this situation is largely because the Japanese plan was suddenly thought up. At that time, Seoul Airport had neither torpedo bombers, which were the greatest threat to large warships (it was the Army Air Force), nor any torpedo bombers.
Heavy bombers capable of carrying 2 tons of heavy aerial bombs (there were only two to three hundred in Japan at this time) could only send out all dive bombers, hoping to rely on quantity to make up for the lack of power, but the results continued.
They made a big mistake. First they underestimated the enemy and were punished, and then they were confused by the shock of the enemy's powerful anti-aircraft firepower. Coupled with the impact of inconvenient air communications. The Japanese not only dispersed the bombing force, but also foolishly sent more
The aircraft were used to bomb battleships that they could not possibly sink. As a result, under the powerful anti-aircraft firepower of the two Chinese warships, they could not even take advantage of their numerical advantage. Forty or fifty Army aviation aircraft were completely lost.
Although they achieved two victories in air defense operations, the injuries to the two large battleships became more and more serious. In addition, it was difficult to say how effective the 150 newly arrived Soviet aircraft were. Therefore, the Chinese ** team did not dare to say
Victory is in sight; as for the Japanese army, first of all, their morale has been seriously frustrated, and their losses are really not small. In addition, r
Most of the aircraft in the i-military fleet came from Seoul. Due to limited flight range, they did not dare to fight for a long time. Therefore, they were equally uneasy. Under this suffocating balance, both sides unanimously chose to withdraw their troops. But then again,
Both sides made this choice because each had a trump card in their hands that could determine the outcome of the war.
As for the Japanese army, the Japanese's three battleships have still not suffered any damage. Even though the North China Air Force has more than 500 aircraft, the ones that can pose a real threat to it are only a dozen Type 97 heavy bombers.
The 2-ton weight carried on the
It's just a pound aerial bomb, and the average hit rate of bombing at a high altitude is to sink a battleship (one shot must hit the ammunition depot, otherwise a few bombs may not sink it), and the average hit rate of bombs dropped at normal heights is also
It’s less than 10%.), you have to be extremely lucky,
And once these aerial bombs are thrown away, the Japanese fleet will have no scruples and can go straight to Qingdao to solve the problem once and for all. As for the two warships of the navy, they will pose an even smaller threat to the enemy. Considering the quality of the officers and soldiers of the two countries,
The gap and the gap in ship performance (fog
The performance of the Shimao is similar to that of the Dingyuan, but the armor and firepower of the two Nagato-class ships are not comparable to the Dingyuan.). Even if both warships are intact, they will be dead against three enemy battleships.
There is no doubt that they will lose if they fight, not to mention that both ships have suffered considerable damage now?
Although China's dozen Type 97 heavy bombers can sink a battleship at most according to normal probability, as long as they haven't dropped their bombs, their deterrence will always exist. And consider the Nagato-class The important position of battleships in the hearts of Japanese people cannot be explained by Yoshida Zengo's carelessness, and now the Japanese military base camp is actually no longer as anxious to capture Qingdao as it was at the beginning. As long as the many field airports in Luda and other places are completed, Japanese people Once again, complete air superiority over the Shandong Peninsula can be obtained. Coupled with the Army's continuous increase in troops in Weihai, not to mention Qingdao, even the empire's greatest enemy, the Chinese 15th Group Army, can be completely eliminated once and for all.
China is now the weaker party, and the navy has been rebuilt with great difficulty. Naturally, Shen Honglie will not take face too seriously. He first ordered the fleet to retreat, and at the same time told his comrades in the sky through the radio that as long as the Japanese did not pursue them, this The battle ended here. Yoshida Zengo, who was able to step down, was relieved when he saw this. However, the Japanese fleet just did not pursue it and did not retreat immediately because there were still many comrades and pilots who fell into the water on the sea and needed to be rescued. The Japanese fleet also protected them for a while before returning one after another. To be honest, they were more nervous than the navy officers and soldiers.
The M gun barrel cannot be repaired for the time being, and because China cannot make it at all now, and it is not included in the naval supplies captured when we occupied Qingdao, we can’t find a suitable one if we want to replace it. If this problem cannot be solved, the Zhiyuan will Even after repairing it, only half of the combat effectiveness is left.
The problem of the Dingyuan is even more serious. Although the damage was lighter than that of the Zhiyuan, and the main gun and other important parts were not seriously damaged, the problem is that Qingdao currently only has one 10,000-ton shipyard, so the Dingyuan has a displacement of 30,000 tons. The multi-ton giant ship cannot be repaired at all. There are other ways to think about the damage, but the big hole under the waterline of the ship's bow cannot be repaired at all without a dock. Even after Hu Weidong occupied Qingdao, Start preparing to build a larger shipyard. According to the normal progress, it will take at least a year and a half to complete, not to mention the Japanese may not let you successfully build it.