Chapter five hundred and seventy six: A small price
One after another, the Imperial fighter planes rushed deep into the Sam fleet through the many gaps that Mahan and the others had torn open, and heavy and high-power aerial torpedoes were dived and bombed by the soldiers. For those anti-aircraft
For Sam ships or formations with super firepower, soldiers choose to drop bombs at high altitudes when they are not confident.
The difference between a torpedo attack and an ordinary aerial bomb attack is that even if the torpedo does not directly hit the enemy ship, after being thrown into the sea, it can drag a long white trail towards the enemy ship at high speed on the water surface just like a ship-based torpedo is launched.
When running at high speed, there is no need to consider the issue of near miss.
At this time, what the soldiers don't have to worry about is accidentally damaging their own warships. Because there are no own warships in the sea area of Sam's Vanguard Fleet, the soldiers only need to find the correct course and plop straight like a hen laying eggs.
Just throw it into the sea water. This is the advantage of torpedo attack.
In the chaotic sea area filled with Sam warships, the hit rate of the aerial torpedoes dropped by Mahan's pilots reached an unprecedented high.
In fact, after Tesla developed the guidance system, Zhou Yu also considered loading a special guidance system into the giant torpedo. But later he gave up this idea because, according to the current technological strength, this kind of equipment is expensive.
Because of its abnormality, the empire does not have the conditions to become an organizational equipment.
Therefore, Zhou Yu could only forcefully suppress Yi Dong's heart.
Facing the "Skynet" torpedoes that were almost everywhere in the sky and on the water, the officers and soldiers of Sam's fleet sadly realized how stupid their early formation method was. Because everyone gathered in a certain close sea area, the Imperial torpedoes were even heavier
hit rate.
Moreover, what made them even more devastated was that in the face of the three-dimensional attack by the Imperial Air Force, their own warships maneuvered in the narrow sea area, creating a tragic situation that was difficult to dodge and extremely easy to collide. This made Sam's Vanguard Fleet even more difficult to fight back against the Imperial Air Force.
Accuracy when dodging Imperial Air Force bombings plummeted.
At the scene of the battle, in addition to the explosion of torpedoes and the explosion of certain ammunition and power systems of the Sam warships, there were also the sounds of various warship collisions. Most of the Sam warships were not directly hit by imperial torpedoes.
The one that was hit and sunk was hit and sunk by a friendly ship.
Even so, the Sam fleet did not dare to disband the defensive formation at all. If they dared to disband the formation, they would be surrounded and suppressed by countless fighter planes, and the result would be even worse.
In just 10 minutes, more than 50 Sam vanguard warships were sunk on the spot, and almost every other ship was injured. Some of the Sam battleships, which were huge and well-defended, were hit by more than 5 giant torpedoes in succession.
.In a short period of time, they quickly sank into the abyss of the sea like solid meteorites.
This kind of super-large warship sank at a speed far faster than any other war in the world. If it were in later generations, it might be recorded in the Guinness Book of Records.
Only those small ships with smaller tonnage and flexible steering will survive longer. However, it is only a matter of time before they are sunk.
In the later stages of the battle, the fire that ignited after the Sam warship was hit and exploded, as well as the thick smoke rising into the sky, had seriously affected the sight of the Imperial pilots.
But this is also detrimental to the observations of the Sam warship observers. They are also affected by the smoke and flames, and the observation data are no longer accurate.
When Sam's last intact warship was seriously damaged by a torpedo when Mahan personally dived, no more intact warships in the entire Sam vanguard fleet were either sunk or damaged.
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After completing the final blow, Mahan could not suppress the ecstasy in his heart. He grinned so big that he couldn't even see his teeth and sent a telegram: "Severe damage to Sam's Vanguard Fleet. All the carriers and battleships of Sam's Vanguard Fleet have been sunk. Please request the Pacific Fleet.
A task force rushed to the scene to clean up!"….
When the news came out, all the soldiers on Yan Bing's ship, who were rapidly approaching, burst into cheers and completely entered the ocean of joy.
Mahan's bomber fleet also returned to the shore base with the excited screams and mutual blessings of the pilots to replenish fuel and ammunition. Mahan and the others were not afraid of the possibility of Sam's vanguard fleet escaping, because,
It would be great if these heavily damaged Sam warships could avoid sinking immediately. How could they possibly escape?
Mahan and the others were divided into countless small formations and headed for the small hidden airports in the Imperial Xia Province. Because when the Sam fleet bombed, all the major airports in the Imperial Xia Province were destroyed. In the early stage, the Imperial Xia Province coast
The base aircraft group escaped by hiding in these relatively remote airports.
The fighter planes that landed at various small airports, including Mahan's carrier-based aircraft, all chose to resupply at the shore base. Because, next, they had to pursue Sam's main fleet, and the ammunition supplies on the Yanbing fleet would be used for
Used for subsequent marine supplies. Using ship-borne supplies too early is not conducive to long-term planning.
This time, more than 600 fighter planes under Mahan's command completely severely damaged Sam's Vanguard Fleet, but the price paid was extremely small, so small that it was surprising.
Of the more than 600 fighter planes in the entire army, only more than 10 were seriously injured, and not a single fighter was destroyed or shot down. This is an extremely incredible thing in air combat bombing. The reasons for this state of affairs include the enemy's own mistakes and lack of control.
In addition to fighter planes assisting in defense, the most important thing was Mahan's bombing tactics that played a vital role.
More than 600 fighter planes, with a total of more than a thousand powerful torpedoes, were all dropped by Mahan's command. This bombing frequency was indeed ridiculously high. But compared with the results achieved by this bombing, it was
Insignificant.
When Mahan's information was obtained, Yan Bing's ships were already on their way to Sam's vanguard fleet. This was because Zhou Yu had notified Yan Bing's ship to advance to the waters of Sam's vanguard fleet long before Mahan's report.
Destroyed the remaining Sam ships and severely damaged them.
Not long after Mahan and the others left, Yanbing's First Task Force rushed to the scene of the battle and strangled Sam's remaining warships. This was an absolutely one-sided massacre without any room for counterattack.
Faced with the powerful attack from Yan Bing's command, the remaining Sam ships were helpless and were sunk one by one. Even the few Sam sailors who fell into the water and survived, Yan Bing ordered all of them to be shot and killed. Even those who had fallen into the water were not spared.
The battle flag and the Sam warship with the national flag were not spared by the flames and were all sunk. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to (.) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest