At this time, only one tragic Japanese sentence echoed from the loudspeakers of the entire Yokosuka Naval Port and the radios of every Japanese ship:
"Protect Nagato! Please, gentlemen!"
The Japanese sailors on each ship were working hard while shouting heartbreakingly:
"Protect Nagato! Protect Nagato!"
At the same time, a high-pitched command echoed in the radio of the Ming army's fleet:
"Brothers, work hard! Sink Nagato and severely injure the Japanese slaves!"
The Ming army's torpedo fleet flew unsteadily, facing the intensive artillery fire that covered their faces. They approached the Nagato while taking aim, and dropped the torpedoes when they took aim.
The Ming Army's current torpedo planes, after suffering casualties in several previous battles, now only have about twenty of them. On the opposite side, there is the anti-aircraft firepower of an entire fleet.
The high-altitude fighter jets and dive bombers were like crazy, regardless of their lives, lining up to dive down and shoot, trying to attract the Japanese ship's firepower and reduce the casualties of the torpedo plane squadron. But the Japanese ship seemed to have understood that the Ming army had no bombs.
Yes, it was just a bluff strafing attack. The real deadly threat now is these slowly approaching torpedo planes.
A torpedo plane was hit head-on by the cruiser's secondary gun and exploded into a ball of fire. It jumped several times on the sea surface and was scattered into parts and oil.
“Onboard!!!”
There were thunderous cheers on several Japanese ships, and at the same time, the Japanese soldiers continued to grit their teeth and shoot at the Ming army's torpedo planes. The captains of several Japanese ships observed the torpedo traces on the sea while calmly giving orders to move their warships towards
The Nagato number leans on the outside, filling every gap.
The first torpedo sprayed white foam and finally arrived. There was a shaking explosion and an avalanche-like water column. A Japanese "Chidori-class" second-class destroyer was blown into two pieces, and dozens of Japanese sailors were killed.
Lifted into the air, broken arms, limbs and internal organs
Mixed with blood, it spread over a large area of the sea. In the raging fire, the destroyer sank rapidly and rolled sideways on the seabed of the port. Only the mast and the upper end of the bridge were exposed to the sea. At this time, there were still many sailors desperately trying to get out of the water.
, swam towards the shore.
A destroyer sank here, forming an "anti-torpedo dike". The torpedoes behind it could only hit it and would definitely not be able to get through.
Sure enough, three more torpedoes hit the head, middle, and stern of the sunken ship, setting off three giant water columns, but none of them got through. The Nagato behind was still safe and sound, still spitting tongues of fire all over its body.
Shooting at the Ming army aircraft group.
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But this destroyer was not enough to completely block the Nagato. There were several torpedoes trailing white marks next to it, and they were running towards the bow of the Nagato.
"let me!!!"
The captain of the light cruiser Ryota shouted loudly and ordered at the same time:
"Full speed forward!...Full left rudder!...Okay, stop both engines! Quick! Quick! Come on!"
The Tatsuta was indeed the closest warship. At this moment, it accelerated and made a final pounce. Its slender body lifted up the white waves and quickly blocked the gap between the bow of the Nagato. However, due to its excessive speed,
The light cruiser continued to move forward with inertia.
"Quick!" the captain of Ryota looked at the three torpedoes approaching quickly on the water and ordered, "Reverse the twin engines at full speed!"
White waves rolled up at the stern of the ship again, and the propellers reversed, quickly offsetting the inertia and dragging the light cruiser slowly back.
There was a loud noise, and the first torpedo hit the flank of the Ryuda. A dozen Japanese sailors were knocked off their gun positions in the trembling water column. The bridge glass was all shattered, and the captain and several
All the officers fell to the ground. But he quickly got up and looked over with his face covered in blood. He saw that the second and third torpedoes were also hitting the bow and stern of the Ryota... Finally
It blocked another wave of torpedoes.
As soon as the captain of the Ryota shouted "Good job", the second and third torpedoes hit the Ryota one after another. The boiler of the light cruiser exploded violently, and then the ammunition depot was also detonated, and the entire ship
The warships were blown into the sky.
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"Damn, how hateful!"
The leader of the torpedo squadron of the Ming Army cursed and pulled up the nose of the plane to avoid the intensive artillery fire. He had already dropped his torpedoes, and almost all the torpedoes in the squadron had been dropped.
He ordered loudly:
"Pull up! Pull up! Change the direction and start again! ...Those behind, pay attention to stay close! You must stay close! Don't give the Japanese troops time to react!"
The last three torpedo planes still had torpedoes. The seven torpedo planes in front had already thrown away their torpedoes, and they were as light as a swallow and pulled up in one go. But the three torpedo planes in the back still carried heavy torpedoes. They
It was raised very slowly and immediately became the target of Japanese naval gunfire.
The Ming fighter jets and dive bombers above also stepped up cover at this time, and several dive bombers dropped the last bombs. Several more water jets rose around the Nagato, and at the same time another bomb was hit on the deck.
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Sure enough, this successfully attracted the firepower of the entire Japanese fleet to the dive bombers. The three low-altitude torpedo planes smoothly passed by the bow and stern of the Nagato, lifted up again, and flew in the opposite direction.
go.
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"Brothers," the torpedo squadron leader gasped and said in a hoarse voice, "Everyone has thrown the torpedoes, but the battle is not over yet, and we cannot withdraw from the battle. The Japanese pirate flagship Nagato has not hit a torpedo yet.
, we also have three torpedoes left.
Throw it out. There are only three torpedo planes, which will definitely become the target of the entire Japanese pirate fleet. They cannot fly within the bombing range and will have to be shot down... Brothers, our entire squadron is a combat unit, and those who are shot down will
Risks must also be shared equally.
"Now I request that even if our aircraft do not have torpedoes, they must follow another round of bombing flights, and they must fly in front of those three aircraft. We must attract firepower for them so that they have the opportunity to fly within the bombing range, so that
The torpedo can hit the Nagato...
The gate number is the general flagship of the Japanese pirate fleet and the symbol of the entire Japanese pirate navy. Although most of us no longer have torpedoes, the honor of sinking the Nagato still belongs to each of us. Okay, now we have to start the second chapter
The bombs are flying, please work hard!"
A few seconds later, shouting voices rang out from the earphones:
"yes!"
The remaining dozen or so torpedo planes have re-adjusted their directions and are now heading toward the stern of the Nagato to begin their final bomb-dropping flight. The stern of the Nagato is the only gap where torpedoes can be thrown.
Another Japanese light cruiser, the "Kuma", was also dragging white marks at this time, accelerating towards the final gap.
Now, there are three light cruisers blocking the outside of the Nagato, and several destroyers blocking the outside of the cruiser, forming two "anti-torpedo nets". It is already difficult for the Ming army's torpedo aircraft to effectively attack.
However, more than a dozen torpedo planes were still arranged in an attacking formation, flying close to the sea surface and facing the intensive artillery fire.
This time they flew very close, within a distance of 400 meters. However, another torpedo plane was hit and fell into the sea. There are now twelve torpedo planes left.
The first torpedo entered the water. The second torpedo entered the water.
The third torpedo plane was about to drop the last torpedo of the squadron when suddenly a shell grazed the wing and exploded in the air behind it.
The machine gunner at the rear was immediately hit by shrapnel and lay on his back on his seat, dead. The entire torpedo plane dragged out long smoke, and flames spurted out from the engine.
"We're fucked."
The captain's face was sweating, but he spoke calmly.
This place is deep in the Japanese mainland, surrounded by Japanese troops who are full of anger and gnashing their teeth. No one wants to fall into their hands. Moreover, the height is only more than ten meters, and it is not even possible to parachute.
The captain was heartbroken, stared at the Nagato ahead, and pushed the control stick hard.
The bombardier behind shouted in horror:
"Captain, what are you going to do?!"
The captain chuckled:
"Boy, follow me."
Following a panicked shout from the back seat, the aircraft, carrying a long torpedo on its belly and trailing black smoke, made a skillful dive and accurately hit the side of the Nagato.
There was a violent explosion, countless screams were heard on the Nagato battleship, dozens of Japanese sailors were thrown into the air, and thick smoke and fireballs shot into the sky.
After several aerial bombs and a torpedo, the battleship's sides finally took on water and began to tilt slightly.