After receiving this belated telegram, the commander of the First Attack Fleet was helpless. The U.S. aircraft carrier group had been walking for several hours, and it was definitely impossible to catch up now. The U.S. Navy must have informed those 2 people about what happened at Pearl Harbor.
It is estimated that the possibility of their return is unlikely, but we cannot be careless. We must continue to send reconnaissance aircraft and submarines to closely monitor the nearby waters to prevent unexpected events.
Just as the commander of the First Attack Fleet judged, after receiving the attack telegram from the Pearl Harbor base, the two U.S. aircraft carriers immediately increased their speed and ran towards the port of San Diego. This was not because of the
The captain was afraid of death and did not dare to go back to attack the federal navy. Instead, except for more than 10 fighter jets, their aircraft carriers were all empty. Their mission was to receive the new carrier-based aircraft. They had no combat preparations at all.
It’s also a free gift.
At 7:10, the Second Attack Fleet also arrived at the location as scheduled. They began to deploy 30 nautical miles north of the First Attack Fleet, and at 7:30, they released the first batch of 240 attack aircraft, targeting the Pearl again.
Hong Kong launched an air strike. The main target of this wave of air strikes is no longer the military of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
Instead of the ship, it is the various fortifications and military facilities on the island, such as military camps, ammunition depots, command posts, etc. The oil warehouses and port terminals are not only not the focus of the air attack, but also need to be protected, because the federal landing force will be at
Arriving in the afternoon, after capturing the port, the facilities were still useful.
The third wave of air strikes had no concealment for the US military at Pearl Harbor. When they flew within a few dozen kilometers from the island, they were already detected by the US military radar station. The remaining ground anti-aircraft guns and destroyers were
Anti-aircraft weapons and more than a dozen U.S. Army Air Force fighter jets became the most important equipment at Pearl Harbor.
The rear air defense force. Even knowing that this was an attack on a rock, the U.S. Navy still showed a brave style. They used all available weapons to fire at federal attack aircraft in the sky, and even attacked several sunken battleships.
There are still many American sailors using the anti-aircraft guns above.
Although these anti-aircraft firepower caused some damage and losses to the attack aircraft group in the third wave of air strikes, there were too many aircraft in the sky. Without unified command, sporadic air defense forces could not play a big role and also exposed them.
position. With a
Attack planes flew over anti-aircraft gun positions, anti-aircraft machine gun positions, and remaining destroyers and cruisers. Aerial bombs finally destroyed the will of mankind. The sound of guns and artillery in the port area gradually disappeared. All that remained was the roar of aircraft and the
The explosion of a bomb.
The third wave of air strikes was no longer a pure attack aircraft formation. According to the ratio of 3:1, 80 federal fighter jets were mixed with attack aircraft. The dozen American P-40s were immediately overwhelmed by a large group of federal aircraft.
Surrounded by fighter jets, dozens of planes from both sides were entangled in the sky over the port area. From time to time, planes fell from high altitudes dragging black smoke, making the air raid more three-dimensional and richer.
The U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet Command also received special attention during this air raid. Since federal agents had already collected detailed intelligence on many key areas in Hawaii, including the West Coast of the United States, there was an underground underground building under this four-story white building.
The news about the command bunker could not be concealed. More than a dozen 500-kilogram aerial bombs were dropped from high altitudes by dive bombers. The surface of the underground bunker was lifted up layer by layer, eventually turning the place into a giant
pit.
Although most of the U.S. Navy generals left the command post through other channels, the entire Pearl Harbor command and communication system was interrupted. At least the U.S. Navy has been defeated. The U.S. Army stationed on Oahu can still
How long they can hold out depends on how long it will take before the U.S. Navy comes to rescue them.
From the early morning to the evening of the 9th, the federal naval air force has been conducting air strikes on U.S. military targets on Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Kauai, and Lana Island. However, the method of air strikes is no longer a large fleet operation, but a
A wave of more than a dozen small-scale clearance operations was carried out. Since both the U.S. Navy and Army Air Force aircraft were completely lost, the federal navy's reconnaissance aircraft could stay over the target for a long time and direct the air strike aircraft to attack suspicious locations.
At 18:00 in the evening, the federal third fleet also arrived safely on the west side of Hawaii Island, and then entered the warning circle of the two attack fleets. The three huge fleets merged into a larger fleet, and then slowly began to move towards
Oahu approached and finally stopped on the sea 100 kilometers west of Oahu, and began preparations for the landing operation the next day.
The United States not only has the main force of the Pacific Fleet on Hawaii Island, but also an army of nearly 40,000 people, about two divisions. Most of them are stationed on Oahu, and only sporadic security forces are distributed on several other islands.
This company of U.S. Army divisions not only has an airport and Army aviation on Oahu, but also built many defenses, including a large number of artillery and shore batteries, plus ample ammunition and supplies.
Although the Pacific Fleet has basically been decommissioned and the Federal Navy has also gained control of the air, the cannons hidden in fortifications and bunkers may still cause great harm to the landing troops. Therefore, how to deal with these land threats has become the Federal Navy's first priority.
Two tasks.
There are two landing places. The first one is Pearl Harbor. Only by landing here can the heavy equipment of the federal army be transported to the island. Since the Hawaiian Islands is a volcanic island, the edges of most of the islands are covered with jumbled boulders and tall rocks.
In addition to the port, there is only a second place suitable for landing on the cliffs further south in Honolulu.
Both of these places are urban areas with many buildings, large populations, and nearby mountains, which is more advantageous for the defensive side. They can deploy troops in the urban areas to fight street battles with the landing troops, and they can also set up artillery on the highlands to bombard the landing areas.
.It is more difficult for the attacking side. Heavy weapons cannot be used in urban areas, and the landing troops will be bombarded if they are too dense.
The senior generals of the federal navy and the army generals of the landing force held a half-night meeting, and finally worked out a landing operation plan that was more in line with the current situation. Since the federal generals were relatively average, there were no highly talented geniuses, nor any
With skills passed down from family like those of German generals, there is basically nothing particularly outstanding about this plan. The general principle is to be less personal and use more advantages.
What are the advantages of the federal landing force? In fact, there are many. First, air superiority. With the support of federal naval aircraft, the US artillery will be destroyed as long as it is discovered by reconnaissance planes; second, naval guns, the two attack fleets have 5 ships.
Heavy cruisers have dozens of large-caliber naval guns. Those 200mm and 300mm main guns are both in terms of range and power.
They are stronger than the army's artillery and can be used as fire support for the landing troops to remove the US firepower points one by one; third, the morale advantage. Since the US Pacific Fleet no longer has any warships available on Hawaii Island, it has become an isolated island.
It is still unknown whether the US soldiers on the island can persist after being hit by heavy artillery fire.
At 7 o'clock in the morning on January 10, 1941, after the sky cleared completely, three destroyers of the Federal Navy protected more than 30 minesweepers and began working outside Pearl Harbor to clear out American mines and anti-submarine nets in this area.
For such a blatant act by the federal navy
, the U.S. Navy and Army could only watch in bunkers. During this period, two U.S. submarines tried to approach the federal fleet, but they were discovered by the radar and sonar systems on the federal destroyers. They were besieged and eventually sank. From then on, the remaining U.S. submarines
Submarines don't dare to come here to die.
With more people and strength, by noon, the federal minesweepers had cleared a sufficient area of safe passage on the sea outside Pearl Harbor and Honolulu, and gradually approached the waterway into the port. At this time, the U.S. shore artillery finally
Unable to bear it anymore, they began to fire at the federal minesweepers from their bunkers. Two minesweepers were hit and sank instantly. The other minesweepers hurriedly retreated to a safe distance.
The several U.S. Navy shore guns that fired were immediately clearly seen by the naval reconnaissance aircraft in the sky. After their specific positions were transmitted to the heavy cruiser parked on the sea, the 300mm main gun of an Ocean-class heavy cruiser
The cannon began to roar, because the sea was very
It was very calm, and the ship was still at anchor. The firing accuracy of the heavy cruiser's main gun had been greatly improved. Except for the first round of test firing that failed to hit the target, after three rounds of shelling, the five shore gun bunkers were completely destroyed.
caliber armor-piercing projectile collapsed. (To be continued...)
