After receiving the news of the departure of the Air Force bombers, the submarines of the Federation Navy began to slow down and no longer tried to approach the escaping Japanese fast fleet. They only kept a distance of about 1 nautical mile behind them and used sonar equipment to keep a close eye on the Japanese fleet ahead.
, sending the current position to the bomber unit from time to time.
Guided by the submarine's signal, it only took the Federal Air Force's bomber formation more than 10 minutes to discover the Japanese fleet, which was trying to escape eastward. The six bombers slowly began to lower their altitude a few kilometers away and formed a formation.
Formed a column, then flew steadily over the r fleet, and at an altitude of 600 meters, successively dropped three large bombs mounted in the belly of the ship on the largest ship below.
For a time, no matter whether it was Japanese naval officers and soldiers on the battle cruiser or Japanese naval officers and soldiers on the destroyer, except for the gunners who controlled the anti-aircraft guns to fire in the air, everyone else was in the same posture, that is, raising their heads and using
He covered his eyes with his hands and opened his mouth, looking at the big guys flying high in the sky, laying eggs while flying.
Japan already had airplanes at this time, but because it had been on the verge of economic collapse in recent years and domestic industries and manufacturing industries went bankrupt on a large scale, these airplanes were still purchased from the United Kingdom and the United States, and the pilots were also
Young people with little experience. These aircraft are mainly concentrated in the navy, like the "King Kong"
There are two British "Short 184" seaplanes on the battle cruiser. However, these aircraft are generally only used as the eyes of the fleet and do not engage in combat. Although Japan is also making every effort to develop and imitate its own aircraft, it has not yet achieved success.
What results are there, because they have to spend limited funds on the construction of the navy.
Following a series of explosions, none of the more than ten aerial bombs hit the "King Kong" below, only blasting out a column of water around it. The six aircraft in the sky looked at their bombing results and could only
I shook my head reluctantly and returned to Tamsui Airport.[
The bombers of this era are still in the development stage. Even the B-1 horizontal bomber equipped by the Federal Air Force is very far behind in terms of shooting accuracy. Since there is no suitable shooting aiming device, the shooter can only rely on the naked eye.
When aiming at a high altitude, you don't actually need to aim at all. The difference between the landing point of just throwing and throwing after aiming are all based on blindness.
However, it is not to say that it is useless at all. Although these heavy-duty missiles did not directly hit the hull of the "King Kong", they also caused some damage to it. The water pressure and vibration caused by the explosion of the two bombs that landed on the stern of the ship
, the propeller drive shaft that was about to be repaired became loose again, and the "King Kong" had to continue its leisurely pace.
20 minutes later, the second batch of bombers came again. They were still 6 B-1 horizontal bombers, and they still lined up to lay eggs. However, this time the "King Kong" was not so lucky.
The ship hit the bow deck of the ship. The 500-kilogram iron thing fell from a height of several hundred meters and directly penetrated the horizontal deck of the "King Kong" and exploded below the deck.
The Federation's unique high-explosives caused huge damage to the bow of the "King Kong" in an instant. The entire front deck of the bow was lifted up, and the fire started along the bottom of the deck. Since it was sailing against the wind,
Thick black smoke surrounded the entire "King Kong" from beginning to end. From the sky, it looked like a burning arrow, dragging a black tail, moving tenaciously on the sea.
There is a coal bunker under the bow of the "King Kong", so the direct damage to the ship was not too serious. However, the fire caused by the high temperature ignited the coal, and coupled with the wind blowing in from the bow, it gradually began to
Then it spread. The Japanese navy officers and soldiers on the ship dragged a long
He opened the water pipe, started the water pump, and poured seawater into the big hole on the bow deck, trying to extinguish the flames. Even the remaining cruiser ran to the side of the "King Kong" and used the water on its deck to
Water gun. Help "King Kong" put out the fire.
If these flames continue to spread backwards, the magazine below the two main guns will be affected. There are dozens of tons of main gun propellant stored there, which is enough to blow the "King Kong" into several pieces.
After more than ten minutes of emergency fighting, the fire on the "King Kong" was finally suppressed, and the smoke was much smaller. However, the bow of the "King Kong" was shaken by the explosion just now. Many gaps were opened, and a large number of
water poured into the hull from the bow
Although it is not enough to sink the "King Kong", if it does not slow down, the resistance of the sea water is likely to tear those gaps wider and wider. Unfortunately, the battle cruiser, which was not driving fast in the first place, has to slow down again. Now
There are only 10 sections left.
Now the Japanese navy on the "King Kong" and the remaining ships following it are desperate. They are very sure that those big planes that can bomb will soon come over the fleet again to "King Kong".
At the current speed of the "No. 1", the chance of being hit by one or more missiles is very high. But in the face of this kind of attack, the Japanese navy is all helpless. The only few anti-aircraft guns on their ships have been firing at full strength just now.
But this kind of sporadic cannon is basically useful for those big birds, and the denser bang-bang cannons are indeed not that high, which is not to say that they are not that high, but after exceeding 500 meters, the power of the bang-bang cannons decreases.
Well, even if it hits those big aircraft, it won't cause much damage. More importantly, these Japanese warships don't have anti-air targeting and fire control systems, so they can't unify the air defense firepower of each ship and form a curtain.
Just as promised, more than 20 minutes later, the third batch of bombers came again. They still lined up, lowered their altitude, dropped, and returned. The only difference was that the planes this time were thicker than the previous two waves.
It's shorter, obviously not the same type, and it drops obviously more bombs, almost 6 bombs per plane.
Horizontal bombers are not suitable for precision strikes at all, let alone attacking moving targets. Although the number of bombs has doubled, the hit rate has not improved at all. The bomb that hits is still one, this time it is a hit.
It hit the rear deck of the "King Kong" and ignited a bigger fire again. It seemed that the power supply on the ship was also interrupted. The water pumps and water guns no longer sprayed water jets.
Moreover, after these three aerial bombings, although the damage to the ship's hull was not fatal, it caused great harm to the personnel on the ship. The federal bombers used high explosives. Regardless of whether they hit the target, they flew in all directions.
The shots fired will more or less damage the superstructure of the battleship and penetrate the armor.
Weak points were used to differentially attack the personnel and equipment on the opposite side. Not only was the "King Kong" hit by this attack, but even the three destroyers assisting in anti-submarine warfare were also affected. One of the hulls was damaged in many places.
It penetrated and damaged the boiler in the power cabin, affecting the ship's speed.
Seeing this batch of planes being thrown away, exploded and then flying back steadily and calmly, the captain of the "King Kong" and the commander of the fleet reluctantly issued the order to abandon the ship and began to move the navy on the battle patrol.
The officers and soldiers moved to the cruiser. However, the thin Japanese commander in his 50s did not leave his warship. He tied himself to the steering wheel in the bridge, preparing to take credit for the last warship he commanded.
All.
Without the power supply, and without the help of damage control personnel, the fire under the rear deck of the "King Kong" burned bigger and bigger, and the flames under the front deck that had been almost extinguished also rekindled, and the slender battle patrol continued to
It looked like a fire ship, with black smoke rising into the sky from both front and rear fire points, and without its engine crew, it slowly stopped on the sea.
Taking advantage of the more than 20 minutes before the fourth wave of planes arrived, the remaining Japanese navy on the "King Kong" were transferred to the other two cruisers and destroyers, and then these six command ships started to use full power and headed towards
Heading towards Ryukyu. Along with the fourth wave of aircraft, there is also a continent-class heavy cruiser and two Keelung-class destroyers. They are planning to pick up bargains.
, Who knew that the Japanese Navy would move too fast. When these three federal warships arrived at the battlefield, they could only see the "King Kong" that had burned into a fireball. Several other cruisers and destroyers had already run away. (
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