After withstanding the first wave of air attacks, the two battleships continued to head south. Just a few minutes later, the second wave of attack planes came. This wave of attack planes was relatively large, about 30, just like before.
, about 10 flew low and cut in from the side, and the other 20 began to pull up, preparing for dive bombing.
However, this time all the aircraft were targeted at the battleship "Mississippi" on the right side of the fleet, because its speed was lower and the anti-aircraft fire on the ship was less. After all, it was a ship that served during World War I. Although
It underwent a major modification in 1937, but the progress in terms of power and air defense was not very great.
This attack was very effective. Many missiles fell on the deck of the "Mississippi". Fires broke out in the middle and rear of the battleship, and at least two explosions occurred outside its right forward side. The warship's speed suddenly dropped.
It slowed down and it was less than 20 knots.
Since the number of attacking aircraft increased and they were still attacking one ship in a unified manner, only the anti-aircraft fire on the right and middle sides of the fleet could threaten the attacking aircraft. Only one of this batch of federal attack aircraft was shot down, and the rest returned safely.
Seeing that the "Mississippi" had been severely damaged, the battleship "Washington" also reduced its speed and refused to leave it alone to escape. Several nearby destroyers also moved closer, taking advantage of the lack of harassment from federal aircraft.
Quickly use the ship's high-pressure water cannon to help the battleship put out the fire on the upper floor.[
The "Mississippi" also displayed a semaphore to explain to the "Washington" the extent of its damage: there was water leakage under the waterline in the front of the hull, and water was being injected to the left side of the hull to maintain balance. The speed could only be maintained at 18 knots.
After more than 10 minutes of rescue, the fire in the upper part of the ship was basically extinguished. The damage control personnel on the battleship were repairing the cracks blown by the torpedo inside the bow. The "Mississippi" was basically saved. As long as there was enough time
, that crack will also be blocked, and if the sea water is pumped out, it will look like nothing is wrong.
But there was a different sound in the sky. From the sky directly behind the fleet, a group of bigger guys appeared. 12 B-2 heavy horizontal bombers of the Federal Air Force caught up. These have 4 engines.
The aerial giants can carry nearly 4 tons of bombs. They are mainly used as combat weapons.
It is used for slight bombing, but if it has to be used as a weapon to attack ships, it is not impossible, but the efficiency is very poor. Because the aircraft body is large and the speed is relatively low, it is more susceptible to damage from anti-aircraft fire, so the throwing height is generally above 800 meters.
, the warp tubes cause a lot of explosions, but not many can actually hit.
The 12 B-2s obviously knew that one of the battleships had been injured, so from the beginning they targeted the still smoking "Mississippi". They lined up steadily in a column, and then one
Another one lowered its altitude and pressed towards the Mississippi.
Tens of seconds later, the bomber dropped like a dumpling from under the belly of the first bomber. The 800-kilogram piece seemed like a leaf in the air, fluttering and falling.
Around the "Mississippi", huge water columns rose into the sky. The entire superstructure of the "Mississippi" seemed to have been hit by a storm, and the flying fragments hit the hull with a clanking sound.
The tens of thousands-ton battleship "Mississippi" is now like a small fish in a pan, and the sea water around it can be described as boiling. I don't know the American captain and helmsman on board the "Mississippi" at this time
What do you think? If they can still calmly maneuver this battleship back and forth, they really have a fearful heart. If they can survive, then no matter what battle they participate in in the future, there will be no more terrifying scenes.
You can scare them.
The battleship's luck was pretty good at the beginning. All eight B-2s were bombed, but none of them exploded even if they were close to the hull. The dozens of tons of ships just gave the battleships below them a cold shower n times. By the way, they used tablets.
It killed and wounded several American sailors in the open-air gun emplacement without causing any real damage to it.
But good luck always runs out. When the ninth bomber started to drop dumplings, one bomb finally hit the stern of the Mississippi. The huge explosion directly smashed the stern of the ship, and I don’t know if it directly damaged the steering gear.
It was still due to the vibration that the steering gear was stuck. This kind of battleship could no longer maneuver in a curve and could only drive along a course slightly to the left.
Without maneuvering, the chance of a hit for bombers in the sky would increase a lot. After the 11th and 12th bombers were dropped, the Mississippi was already tilting a little, and two 800-kilogram bombs were on the ground.
It happens in the sea water around it
The explosion caused huge pressure to tear apart the hull. Because the crack was too big, the damage control personnel in the cabin could not perform plugging operations. Seawater rushed directly into the boiler chamber, and white water vapor came from the cracks around the hull.
Emerged, the battleship immediately lost power.
Seeing that his companions were bombed so miserably, the "Washington" not far away could not help much. He could only leave two destroyers to rescue the crew of the "Mississippi", while he used full power.
Continue to escape at a speed of 27 knots.
Although the Federal Air Force aircraft successfully left behind a battleship, due to the unfamiliarity of these air force pilots with naval warfare, they only focused on competing with these big guys below and did not consider whether there was an aircraft carrier ahead, so it was wasted.
The opportunity for the first wave of attack aircraft carriers to arrive. By the time the second wave of attack aircraft arrived, the four aircraft carriers led by Lieutenant General Mitchell were already 400 kilometers away from Pearl Harbor.
Although the federal air force and navy attack aircraft still tenaciously launched an attack on one of the four ships, there were still dozens of fighter jets left on the US aircraft carrier. They took off one after another to intercept the federal attack aircraft. Hundreds of them from both sides
The planes launched a chase battle over a formation of four desperately maneuvering aircraft carriers.
Although the performance of Wildcat fighter jets is not even as good as that of the Federation's multi-purpose attack aircraft, most of the attack aircraft are equipped with heavy aircraft or torpedoes and cannot perform flexible maneuvers. Therefore, although the number of Federation attack aircraft is large,
Although they were not at a disadvantage, they were still shot down by Wildcat fighter jets more than 10 times.
The remaining 30 or so federal attack aircraft completely ignored the interception of Wildcat fighter jets, and all aimed at the last Yorktown-class aircraft carrier to launch an attack, and finally hit 2 torpedoes and 3 aircraft carriers, causing the aircraft carrier not only to slow down, but also to
A fire broke out.
Without the aviation burden, the federal attack aircraft immediately became as light as a swallow, and began to fight with the Wildcat fighter jets in the sky despite the anti-aircraft fire of the aircraft carrier formation, preventing them from returning to the carrier deck to refuel, in order to prepare for the next wave.
The incoming attack aircraft group acts as cover.
More than 10 minutes later, the second wave of more than 30 federal navy attack aircraft finally arrived. Without American fighter jets to intercept, they once again dealt a heavy blow to the burning aircraft carrier, sending it directly with three torpedoes.
It reached a dead end and also damaged another Lexington-class aircraft carrier with aerial bombs, opening two large holes in the center of its deck.
However, although the completed attack aircraft took advantage of their numerical advantage and knocked down many American Wildcat fighters, they were unable to pose a substantial threat to the remaining three aircraft carriers. They had to be driven away by the U.S. fleet's anti-aircraft fire.
And go.
Fleet Commander Lieutenant General Mitchell has been standing on the control tower of the "Essex" watching American pilots flying fighter jets to fight against federal aircraft that can both dive bomb and torpedo attack. When the "Hornet"
When he was hit by a torpedo, he felt that the aircraft carrier might not be saved.
Sure enough, the federal pilots who arrived later skillfully separated a group of attack aircraft, directly used torpedoes to kill the "Hornet", and then pounced on the "Davenport". It has to be said that
The thing is, the life of this aircraft carrier is really great.
First, it escaped the air attack at Pearl Harbor. Now, although it was hit by two more missiles, it did not cause damage to the hull and power of the aircraft carrier. In addition to being unable to take off and land aircraft, the "Davenport" can also follow the aircraft carrier.
