Following the instructions of the submarine, the fourth wave of bombers chased the Japanese fleet in the direction of its escape, and also discovered that fleet. However, they could not even blow up the 40,000-ton, 260-meter-long battlecruiser, let alone rely on them.
It was possible to bomb those small and exquisite destroyers. According to the report from the bomber squadron pilot, the bombing mission was completed and no target was hit by visual inspection.
Because the distance was too far, the continental-class heavy patrol stopped chasing. Even if they chased, they couldn't catch up. The two Keelung-class destroyers originally planned to launch a few torpedoes to directly sink the already burning "King Kong".
"No." Who would have thought that this Japanese battlecruiser was very brave and didn't even intend to leave this bit of fun to the federal navy. It trembled violently, and then there was a muffled sound,
A big explosion occurred at the rear of the ship. The hull materials and parts that were blown away by the strong shock wave fell like rain around the ship. Some of them had already flown thousands of meters. The most spectacular thing was a
The main turret was also blown away, and a large piece of iron weighing hundreds of tons flew dozens of meters, and then hit the sea water heavily. The splash it caused was no smaller than that of a 500-kilogram aerial bomb.
This naval battle was not known to the outside world. The Japanese navy failed in the sneak attack and suffered such a heavy blow, so it would definitely not be publicized. The federal navy also did not talk about this battle to the outside world, because they felt that they only sunk the opponent.
A battle cruiser and a cruiser are not worthy of praise, and for the anti-submarine capabilities of Japan's navy, the Federation
The navy also attaches great importance to it. Judging from the actual situation, this kind of thing is definitely not developed by r himself. Then it can only be obtained by the two major naval powers, the United Kingdom or the United States, with the help of r's navy. No need to ask, Britain and the United States
The ships of Japan are definitely equipped with this kind of anti-submarine device, and it will only be more advanced and more effective than that of Japan's navy.
Due to the availability of anti-submarine equipment, the federal navy's submarines will no longer be able to run around unscrupulously. Then some of the federal navy's tactical arrangements will also be fine-tuned. Submarines can no longer be used as the main means of attack, at least not entirely relying on submarines.
There was a naval battle.
For the Federation, this naval battle was a shot in the arm for the Federation Navy, which now has anti-submarine equipment; it also gave the Federation Air Force a bucket of cold water. Horizontal bombers are very unreliable when bombing moving targets. But
For Japan’s Navy and Japan’s government, this is tantamount to a wake-up call!
When the news of the failed sneak attack and the loss of battle cruisers and cruisers was sent back to the Imperial Navy, the radical generals who had been clamoring for a decisive battle with the Federal Navy and to retake Taiwan immediately fell silent. This big setback made them
Reason, blinded by passion, gradually gained the upper hand.
At this time, they suddenly remembered. Britain and the United States dispatched their main navies to attack from both sides, but were defeated by the navy of the South China Sea Federation. And the few warships in their hands, compared to the fleets of Britain and the United States, were not even a squadron.
Even if it doesn’t count, how can we fight a decisive battle with the Federal Navy?
Now, the two countries are already at war, and Japan is still the one who strikes first. It is no longer possible to think about peace talks. Britain and the United States will no longer give up any interests to meet the requirements of the South China Sea Federation for Japan.
, now we have to fight even if we don’t want to fight, and we have to fight even if we don’t want to fight.
At this time, they remembered that not long ago, thousands of troops and more than ten submarines were sent to Ryukyu Island. Originally, those troops were intended to defend Naha and Amami Ports, but now it seems that those troops are far away.
It is not the opponent of the Federation Navy. What needs to be chosen now is whether R intends to compete with the Federation Navy island by island, exhausting the strength of the federal army and preserving R's homeland, or whether it intends to shrink its defense line, stick to R's homeland, and compete with the Federation.
The army fought to the death on home soil.
In fact, this question is a good choice. To fight for the island, you must have a navy that can deal with the enemy. Only in this way can you send supplies and reinforcements to the island. Obviously, our navy currently does not have this condition. So in
When choosing 1 out of 2, if one of them doesn't suit you, you can only choose the other one.
r Although most people in our military headquarters are fanatical, they are not stupid. They quickly figured out their own disadvantages and advantages, and then chose a strategy to maximize their strengths and avoid weaknesses, shrink their defenses, and fight the enemy's home island decisively!
However, they were still a step too late. Just when the Japanese Navy learned about the failure of the sneak attack fleet, two aircraft carrier formations of the Federal Navy had already set off from Davao Port and Baler Port.
There is also a heavy cruiser and 20 submarines, and another heavy cruiser, 3 destroyers, and 20 submarines that are also part of the offensive fleet will depart from Keelung Military Port later and head to the designated location.
This time the federal navy's offensive fleet was dispatched, and its target was not only the port of Naha, but also planned to attack Naha and Amami together, directly cutting off the connection between the Japanese islands and the Ryukyu Islands from the sea, and then sending the army to occupy it.
These two largest port cities, whether they are used as supply ports or for building airports, are
We can do it slowly and steadily. This string of small islands that have lost naval supplies and support, no matter how many armies there are, and whether the army on them is the first or second in the world, is actually a bunch of lambs. As long as
By taking advantage of the cover of naval guns and occupying the port, all the enemy's troops on the island have been sentenced to death.
Starting from Davao Port, which is the farthest from Naha Port, the distance is only a little over 1,000 nautical miles. The range of the two aircraft carrier formations of the Federal Navy is enough to arrive directly without supplies, and that is exactly what they did. 3 days
After that, the order from the Japanese military headquarters to withdraw most of the elite troops on the Ryukyu Islands was just issued to the Japanese troops stationed in Naha Port. What followed was not the transport ship of the Japanese navy, but the overwhelming federal force.
Carrier-based aircraft.
Hundreds of federal planes were divided into three waves, using aerial bombs over and over again to bomb the marked R Army defensive positions, military camps, and military warehouses. After three hours, more than 20 R troops in Naha Port
The military coastal artillery positions, 5 military camps and 2 military warehouses were completely destroyed.
, because the Japanese defenders were not adapted to this tactic of chasing and bombing straight up and down, they suffered very heavy casualties. The newly transferred 2000r troops from Naha Port and the original 1500-strong Japanese garrison were directly killed and injured.
There were more than half, and the remaining remnants of the army divided into several groups and fled into the mountains east of Naha Port.
After the air attack, heavy cruisers and destroyers began to approach the port. Originally, they planned to use naval guns to clear out Japanese warships and firepower points in the port. However, after seeing the actual situation in the port, they canceled the second wave of bombardment.
At this time, Naha Port was already in a mess. Many ships on the water had been crashed due to running around, and two coastal defense ships even crashed into the pier.
There are already fires burning in several places on the ground, and the thick smoke is drifting into the harbor due to the wind direction. Looking at this situation, not only can we no longer continue the bombardment, but we must also mobilize the Marine Corps to land to put out these fires as soon as possible. If
If it continues to burn like this, the entire city of Naha will suffer. The Federation Navy also plans to use this place as a supply port. If it is completely destroyed, rebuilding it will be too troublesome and expensive.
After the R-force defense at Naha Port was lifted, the Federal Navy's aircraft carrier formation did not stay here. Instead, it merged with another continent-class heavy cruiser and continued to move toward Amami Oshima. The remaining heavy cruiser
The patrol and five destroyers stayed in the Naha waters, waiting to cover the coming federal army landing force.
Amami Oshima is the northernmost island of the Ryukyu Islands. It is only more than 100 nautical miles away from the southern tip of Kyushu Island. It can be regarded as the southern gateway of Kyushu Island. There are about 1,500 defenders stationed here. They already know that
Ba Harbor was bombed by the federal navy and air force, but they only heard the words airplane and bomb, and
I don’t quite understand the relationship between these two words. In order to prevent the federal navy from approaching Amami Port, the Japanese army stationed here laid mines on the waterway that is only more than 1,000 meters wide. They also deliberately placed navigation lights and beacons outside the port.
The lighthouses were destroyed, and they felt that this could at least block the federal warships for a while. (To be continued...)
