Chapter 1392 Kill him while he is sick (first update, please subscribe)
Author: Xiaoyu’s Destiny
Chapter 1392 Kill him while he is sick (first update, please subscribe)
What is the most difficult thing about being a general in war?
It's a choice!
He who sees through the fog of war wins.
But most of the time, how many generals can see through the fog of war?
The so-called seeing through is actually choice.
In war, no matter what choice you make, there are only two outcomes, either failure or victory.
There is no other choice besides this, but sometimes, a wrong choice on the battlefield may destroy a country!
That's why the choice can be so difficult.
While Wu Anping was deep in thought, Qiu Zhenzhi looked at the thoughtful commander and said.
"Sir, if the American warship is only two to three hundred nautical miles away from us, then even if we go south at full speed now, it is possible to catch up with us. After all, our speed is only 13 knots at most. If it is only fifty or sixty nautical miles, then
There is no need to retreat."
Staff Officer Qiu's words made Wu Anping nod in agreement. It was indeed as he said. It seemed that there was no good choice for the fleet at all.
He glanced at Staff Qiu and said.
"Indeed, no matter how far or near, there is no need to retreat. You can't outrun others by running. If that's the case - let's fight!"
This is the inevitable result of the slow speed of warships. Even if you want to escape, sometimes you may not be able to escape. If the speed is too slow, the opponent will definitely be able to catch up.
"But sir, in the vast sea, even if they want to chase us, it will be very difficult..."
Before the chief of staff could finish speaking, Wu Anping said in a deep voice.
"Okay, I have made up my mind to launch a second wave of attacks. Fighting when you see the enemy and not being afraid of strong enemies is the creed of our Imperial Navy! How can our Imperial Navy avoid the problem of not fighting and losing tactics? If we can
If we sink these dozen warships, even if our entire army is annihilated, it won’t matter! I order...to attack!"
"yes!"
The order to attack has been issued again!
"take off!"
The green signal light at the flight control post indicating takeoff kept making circles. The fighters on the takeoff line in front of the flight deck began to take off.
The radial engine rumbled, and the aircraft began to taxi slowly. Different from the first sortie, the wind had already picked up at this time. The warship swayed violently, and the flight deck also swayed. Every time it swayed, the farewell passengers
People looked at the plane nervously. However, before the next swing came, the plane had taken off suddenly. The same was true for the next plane.
Every time a takeoff is successful, stormy cheers will be heard on the deck. People wave their hats, wave their arms, and some wave small flags to see the pilots off.
Unlike the first wave of attacks, which detoured around the northern part of the Virginia Peninsula and sailed to the South Hampton anchorage, the second wave of attacks had lost its surprise and the fleet pounced directly from the sea, saving a full half an hour compared to the first wave of attacks.
At 12:23 noon, a fleet of 102 aircraft led by Lu Deren arrived at the South Hampton Anchorage again. At this time, the upper levels of the entire South Hampton Anchorage were covered by clouds, and thick smoke billowed below.
It seriously hinders the dive bombing fleet from finding targets. If it flies high, it is difficult to find the target, and if it flies low, it cannot dive.
"The Ming people are here again!"
Compared to the first time when they couldn't even tell who the enemy was, now the U.S. military finally figured out the identity of the enemy - the Ming people. They saw the Suzaku emblem from the plane.
That is the emblem of the Ming Empire.
Although we don’t know what weapons the Ming people used, it didn’t stop them from trying their best to fight back.
As the plane entered the anchorage, the artillery fire from below became more intense. The barrage of anti-airships dragging fire dragons could be seen clearly in the air. But the more deadly thing was the machine gun!
Most U.S. warships are equipped with Maxim machine guns. Although these machine guns were not designed for air defense, they are used by sailors for air defense because they can fire at high speed and have a fast rate of fire. Many sailors who are rescuing warships even find the enemy when they find the enemy.
When the aircraft were about to stop again, they all picked up their rifles and fired into the air.
A hail of bullets!
The completely different situation from the first attack did not affect the pilots' attack. Although the billowing black smoke in the port blocked the view, the pilots still seized every opportunity to attack the enemy ships.
Looking at the target on the sea, Li Tianle raised the corners of his lips and sneered.
"That's him!"
Although the target was shrouded in billowing black smoke, the four vaguely visible turrets revealed its identity - it was a Dreadnought-class battleship.
Without any hesitation, he dived straight in the direction of his target.
Dive!
Dive at an angle of 70 degrees. In this way, when the plane dived to a certain height, Li Tianle could clearly see the heavily damaged enemy ship, and then immediately corrected his aim and bombed the enemy ship.
A bomb weighing 300 kilograms accurately hit the deck. A moment later, with a violent explosion, the bow of the ship was blown into the sky.
The other eighty bomb-carrying fighter planes generally followed this method, first looking for the target in the billowing black smoke, and after discovering that the target was a big guy, they would dive towards it.
They are so conspicuous that they directly refuse to attack small enemy ships and attack aircraft groups. In fact, their purpose is very simple - to damage the enemy's main battleships as hard as possible.
As for the non-main battleships, including those pre-dreadnoughts, they have been eliminated, so naturally there is no need to attack them anymore.
During the implementation of the second attack wave, the torpedo plane formation in the air discovered two US warships struggling to leave at full speed. Like sharks that smelled blood, they immediately pounced on them. They almost faced them.
Following the curved trajectory of the anti-airship cannon, it rushed directly towards the enemy ship. The fighter jet, flying at zero altitude, skimmed the sea like a torpedo speedboat and pounced on the "Ohio" which was leaving the anchorage at full speed.
At a position of three hundred meters, the fighter plane dropped the torpedo, and then quickly pulled up and climbed. The torpedo flew towards the target like a sharp arrow drawn from the string...
One after another, at the moment when the third fighter plane dropped its torpedo, a huge water column suddenly exploded from the side of the distant battleship.
"hit!"
Amid the cheers of the pilot, another torpedo hit the target. Two torpedoes hit the target in succession, making the "Ohio" slow down a lot. The torpedo planes in the air pounced on it again, taking advantage of its illness.
Kill him!
Since the enemy ship is already bleeding like a wild beast and is becoming weak, it is time to kill it.
The four torpedo planes launched another attack. Their tactics were the same, lowering their altitude, flying over the sea, and dropping bombs...
Even if the American machine guns and anti-airship guns continued to rain down bullets, they could not stop their attack.
They were like a pack of wolves pounced on a ferocious beast, biting their prey, even if someone was injured.
Finally, after the sixth torpedo hit the "Ohio", the warship could no longer struggle and quickly sank into the icy sea.
Although the second attack wave also achieved great results, the remaining warships were either completely destroyed, suffered serious damage, or were even directly sunk. The two warships trying to escape from the anchor were repeatedly attacked by torpedo planes.
Completely sunk...
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