In the waters of Oahu Island, eight battleships including Ise, Hyuga, Fuso, Yamashiro, Kongo, Haruna, Kirishima, and Hiei were lined up, and hundreds of large-caliber cannons were aimed at the beach fortifications on Oahu Island.
The attack will be launched at the first command.
At the same time, in the shore artillery fortification on the beach of Oahu, the soldiers of the New Sixth Army were also standing ready. Cao Bin had been promoted to battalion commander because of his military exploits in the last battle.
Inside the fortifications, Cao Bin constantly reminded each gun position to pay attention to camouflage protection. Cao Bin knew that the main guns of large battleships of the Japanese army often had a caliber exceeding 400 millimeters and had powerful destructive power. With one shot, an ordinary gun would be destroyed.
The fortifications would be directly blown to pieces. Fortunately, these shore artillery fortifications were on mountains and had strong reinforced concrete defenses. In most cases, they could withstand the bombardment of Japanese naval guns.
At twelve o'clock at noon, the Japanese warships on the sea began to approach continuously, and at the same time they adjusted their gun positions. Next, the Japanese Navy fired thousands of guns. The entire coastal area of Oahu was instantly covered in countless smoke. Amidst the explosions, rubble flew.
In addition to suppressing shore artillery, the Japanese warships also shelled Allied fortifications on the coast. Many Allied fortifications were destroyed by Japanese naval guns.
Next, the Japanese army dispatched more than 50 dive bombers, escorted by more than 100 Zero fighter planes, to carry out indiscriminate bombing of Allied fortifications along the coast.
Cao Bin is a veteran who participated in the Songhu Anti-Japanese War. He remembered that during the Songhu Battle, under the indiscriminate bombardment of Japanese planes and artillery, the Chinese troops were killed one by one. One division had eight or nine thousand soldiers.
After just one day of fighting, less than a thousand people were left, especially the Gui army. More than 60,000 people braved Japanese bombs to attack desperately. After only one day of fighting, less than a thousand people were left.
At that time, I felt that the enemy's artillery fire was too powerful, and it felt really uncomfortable to see my comrades beside me falling in pieces.
Seeing the overwhelming artillery fire and aerial bombardment of the Japanese, Cao Bin seemed to have returned to the Battle of Songhu. However, Cao Bin soon discovered that this was not Songhu. On the Songhu battlefield, the Japanese had absolute power.
Firepower advantage, and here, the Americans quickly launched a counterattack.
As soon as the Japanese fighter planes flew to the coast, hundreds of American Mustang fighter planes flew in from a distance, and then started a fight with the Japanese Zero fighters.
The reason why the American aircraft arrived in such a timely manner is because the US military established several radar operations in Hawaii. Radar was developed by the British not long ago and played a huge role in the air battle over Britain. It helped the British Air Force defeat the German Air Force. The radar can detect in advance
The situation of the Japanese Japs, therefore, as soon as the Japanese Japs fighter planes took off, the Americans had already learned the news and sent fighter planes to fight against them.
At this time, the Allied shore artillery began to fight back against the Japanese fleet.
"boom!"
"boom!"
This integrated sea and air battle was extremely fierce. The Japanese defeated the Japanese because of their large number of warships and large-caliber cannons. Although the American shore artillery was not as numerous as the Japanese, they had sufficient logistical supplies and solid fortifications for local operations.
Defense, full of stamina, the artillery battle between the two sides was indistinguishable, and the aerial confrontation became the key to the outcome of the battle.
In terms of aircraft performance, the latest American Mustang fighter jets have an advantage. However, Japanese carrier-based aircraft pilots are all veterans. They all have excellent skills and rich air combat experience, so it is not easy to fight with US military aircraft.
Not to be outdone, they continued to use the Zero's flexibility and rapid climb to climb to high altitudes, occupy a favorable position, and then dive downwards.
Of course, the Zero's near-zero defense puts them in a very passive situation. As long as the aircraft is hit, the Zero is likely to crash directly, while the US military's Mustang fighter is much stronger, and it doesn't matter how many shots it takes.
What a big impact.
Generally speaking, the losses of both sides were similar, but because they were fighting over Oahu, most of the pilots of the downed fighter planes of the Japanese fell on Oahu and were killed by fierce artillery fire or directly killed by the Americans.
captive.
This fierce aerial battle lasted for half an hour, and both sides suffered heavy losses. The Japanese carrier-based aircraft withdrew from the aircraft carrier before the arrival of U.S. fighter plane reinforcements. The U.S. fighter planes did not pursue the aircraft because they were afraid of the Japanese carrier-based anti-aircraft guns. The two sides finally
Out of contact.
On the first day of the battle, neither the United States nor Japan gained any advantage. At night, the artillery battle between the two sides continued, but because the line of sight was blocked at night, the intensity of firepower was much different.
Xu Rui had slept all day and didn't wake up until late at night. Xu Rui stretched out and ate canned beef leisurely. At this time, James came over and said: "Colonel Xu Rui, the guys can't wait.
Now, when do we take action?”
Xu Rui glanced at James and said, "Wait a little longer."
After a while, Xu Rui finished his meal, listened to the sound of cannons in the distance, and then looked at the time. It was already midnight. Xu Rui said: "It's time to take action."
"Okay!" James turned around excitedly and walked out. After a while, the sixty crew members were standing in front of the submarine and divided into two rows. They stood neatly and their clothes were spotless. At first glance, they looked like an elite force.
Xu Rui said: "Guys, it depends on this time whether we can become heroes across the United States! We are going to poke the Japanese devils in the ass!"
"Stand at attention! Everyone on board!"
Following James's roar, the crew members entered the submarine one after another, but Joseph was too fat and took a long time to squeeze into the submarine.
Xu Rui said to Leng Tiefeng, Digua and Jin Daohan, "Wait until I come back."
Leng Tiefeng said: "Be careful along the way."
Xu Rui said: "Veteran, wait and hear the good news."
At the moment, Xu Rui also entered the submarine. The space inside most submarines is relatively small, especially the Japanese mini-submarines. European and American people cannot get in at all with their body shapes. Fortunately, American submarines fully consider the differences in race.
, even a fat man like Joseph, who weighs more than 200 pounds, can move freely inside, so the tall Xu Rui did not feel uncomfortable standing inside.
The submarine sailed out of the dock and began to dive.
After a while, the submarine had dived to a depth of thirty meters.
"Colonel, it's already thirty meters. Under normal circumstances, this depth is our normal diving depth." James said.
"Continue to dive." Xu Rui said.
"Okay." James said.
"Forty meters, fifty meters, sixty meters..."
The submarine has dived to 75 meters, which is the depth that most American submarines can dive.
"Colonel, it's already seventy-five meters."
Everyone looked at Xu Rui. At this depth, the sound of cannons on the sea could no longer be heard, and the surroundings were extremely quiet. Therefore, the members in the boat could hear James' words clearly.
"Continue to dive." Xu Rui said calmly.
"Colonel, our submarine lacks maintenance and it is difficult to ensure that it can reach the limit of diving depth. It will be very dangerous." James said.
"I said, keep diving." Xu Rui seemed not to hear James' words. James had no choice but to order to continue diving.
"Eighty meters, eighty-five meters..." The Silver Hanyu's hull kept making a "creaking" sound. Obviously, the huge water pressure put the Silver Hanyu's hull under a huge test.
"Ninety meters! Colonel, we must set up and dive!" James shouted.
"Continue to dive." Xu Rui said.
"Colonel, you will kill us if you do this." James said.
"Major, didn't you understand what I said?" Xu Rui said.
James gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I will obey the order."
"Creak... creak..."
The submarine continued to dive, and the hull continued to make loud noises. Even the lights above began to flicker on and off. Under the huge pressure, a screw suddenly shot out. Fortunately, no one was hurt. The entire submarine began to continuously
Trembling.
"100 meters!" James shouted.
"Very good, dive now." Xu Rui said calmly.
"Long live!"
The crew cheered in unison, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, with expressions of joy on their faces. Under the leadership of Xu Rui, they created a medium-sized miracle as soon as they got out of the water, and changed the original design.
The diving depth of the Silver Hanyu submarine, which has a diving limit of 90 meters, has been increased from 90 meters to 100 meters.
This was undoubtedly an adventure, and the success of this adventure mobilized the energy and spirit of the entire crew of the Yinhanyu. They finally realized that under the leadership of Xu Rui, maybe they could really create a miracle.
The Yinhanyu continued to rise. James raised the periscope. Xu Rui looked at the sea through the periscope. In an instant, he saw large and small Japanese warships on the sea not far away. Xu Rui's face was a little solemn. He took back the periscope and said
Said: "From now on, people in the boat are not allowed to speak loudly, and the submarine dives to about thirty meters.
"Discovered Japanese ship sonar detection." James said.
"Don't alert the Japanese, drive silently immediately," Xu Rui said.
James nodded, immediately reduced the speed of the boat to the lowest level, and slowly passed through the gap in the Japanese ship...
Fuso is one of the eight large battleships of the First Fleet of the Combined Fleet. It has a full load displacement of more than 38,000 tons, a crew of 1,447, and twelve 356 mm main guns. This battleship was built in 1910 and has three
The ship is more than ten years old, but it is still the main battleship of the Japanese Combined Fleet.
In the driving room of the Fuso, a voice said: "Report to the captain that the sonar has found something."
"oh?"
The captain of the Fuso, Takahashi Nagaharu, came to the sonar and said, "What is it?"
"Like a school of fish, but also like a submarine."
"Take a closer look."
"There is no sound, it must be a school of fish."
Takahashi Nagaharu looked at it for a while and suddenly said: "It's not a school of fish, it's an American submarine!"
"Captain, how did you figure it out?"
Takahashi Nagaharu said: "There is a difference between a school of fish and a submarine. Believe me, this must be an American submarine!"