The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

The armor-piercing projectiles used by the 25mm machine guns were terribly sharp, and half of the submerged Japanese submarine was exposed on the top of the bridge outside. The periscope and antenna were the first to suffer, being pierced and broken, followed by high-explosive bombs.

The hull of the bridge is very thick, but the rivets and the like are not that strong. A long point of the shell collapsed, and the surface was fried to pieces. Fortunately, the entire hull of the boat was underwater, otherwise the cannon would be destroyed. After sweeping, we must open the scoop!

Hearing the bang bang bang bang of the top cover, the captain who retracted was so frightened that his whole body was covered in white sweat!He knew very well that when encountering a reconnaissance plane, the best way is to run away as fast as possible, run as far as he can, and dive as deep as he can, otherwise, just wait to feed the fish!

When encountering the attack of the Chinese armed freighter and the telegram that was scanned by the reconnaissance plane, it was sent out immediately, and the cat might be suffocated to death due to the broken antenna later, the captain breathed a long sigh of relief, think about it Not reconciled, just about to order torpedoes to kill the obviously problematic freighter, he suddenly heard a muffled "plop" outside, his face suddenly changed, and he yelled sharply: "Attention everyone..."

Before he could finish shouting, there was a loud "Boom", and the whole submarine seemed to be hit by a sledgehammer. The captain staggered and flew out, hitting his head badly and bleeding everyone unconscious!Almost none of the other occupants could stand on their feet. They either fell to the ground, rolled over, or hit the door, the corridor, the pipe, or the table in front of them. They had broken bones, twisted their necks, whatever. have!

The disaster has just begun.Although the slender hull of the submarine can withstand the pressure of hundreds of meters of deep water, it is in a uniform state. At this moment, a 100-pound bomb dropped from a reconnaissance plane exploded less than five meters away, instantly expanding The fiery gas pushes the sea water, and the huge force firmly acts on the steel shell, instantly tearing the welding seam into two cracks with a width of one foot. The whole submarine moves four or five meters, and then becomes tens of tons. The sea water scrambled to fill it with "guldoo"!

"Drain! Drain quickly! Float...!"

There is no more than 15 meters from the sea surface, and the depth is limited.Just get the water out and everything still has a chance!The relatively bulky sailors screamed in panic and struggled to toss the equipment that was constantly sparking. There was another loud noise outside the sudden "boom", and the submarine was crazily bumping and shaking like a sieve, and the cracks were torn apart from the bridge. Come on, the sea water "hulong" squeezes in, the whole submarine rolls over and rolls over, head down crookedly straight into the deep sea!

on the water.Two huge jets of water rushed into the air and then quickly dissipated. A large piece of oil mixed with broken pieces floated up, and the two reconnaissance planes shook their wings in satisfaction and rushed to the sky.

Inside the freighter "Maria", the old Robben shouted at them: "Good job! Boys! I will buy you a drink when we arrive in China!"

This is tantamount to emptying guns. In fact, it is impossible for him to know who helped.Look down at the boat again.The ones that fell from the collapsed container must not be found, and the rest have been re-fixed by the sailors who jumped on them. The guys who fired several shots were blackened by the gunpowder smoke, but they all screamed excitedly , as if they sank the submarine.

Old Robben waved his fist angrily at the reconnaissance plane of the Japanese army that appeared in the distance: "Damn Japanese devils! I will come back!" He quickly turned the rudder and turned around to drive towards Hawaii --- he is not stupid. Ri's own submarines and reconnaissance planes are all there, there must be a large group of warships ahead, maybe there will be a fight here!

Two task force reconnaissance planes that sank the submarine had just climbed to a height of more than [-] meters. When they saw their opponents approaching, they rushed towards them without saying a word!

The machine was taken aback!Take a look at the other party's model.Run away without saying a word, can't do it!

It is a "Flying Shark" with a ferocious shark painting, strong horsepower and vigor. In the air combat in the North China battlefield in China, this kind of fighter has been in the limelight, and the Army is proud of the Type [-] high-speed fighter. There was a lot of fighting, and there were many casualties!Unexpectedly, I also met this kind of guy at sea, with my own small body.I can't do it at all!

The ri army reconnaissance plane ran cleanly, and its shape was almost the same as that of the 6th type. The navy version of the a3m1250 carrier-based fighter produced by mitsubishi was almost made of the same base. Unlike the army version, it used a small "rising" turbocharged engine , with 595 horsepower and a level flight speed of [-] kilometers per hour, it is considered awesome in the world.

But the problem is that the opponents they face are too rough and thick, with more horsepower!The model is bigger!The maneuverability and climbing speed are not bad, and the level flight speed is even higher!In a one-on-one fight, the opponent will most likely be able to prevail with more ferocious firepower and anti-strike ability. Two-on-one, going up to find trouble is a dead end!

When the frantically fleeing machine was turned on to its maximum horsepower, it was extremely fast!In particular, the high-speed dive can reach a short-term speed of 680 kilometers, almost reaching the limit that the body can bear, and it is not so easy to catch up.

The two Navy F-24Cs gave up after 10 minutes of chasing. One was hard to catch up, and the other had already called for support. From a distance, the reflection of the wing could be seen tens of kilometers away, and the Japanese fleet was also on its way. It's unnecessary to rush at full speed and go deep alone.

In the Japanese fleet, 56 Yamamoto's brows were frowned by the report ahead, and he paced back and forth in the command room a little impatiently, everything seemed too unusual!

The first is the Chinese flag of the freighter. As we all know, China today has no international status. It is not honorable to sail under their flag, and it is easy to be robbed, and the US-Hawaii-Ribo route is just Not to mention, domineering Japanese ships often trouble them.Therefore, almost all Chinese ships are flying the WorldCom Group or other flags, and most of them are armed freighters under the name of Zhu Bin, and there will be nothing wrong with them.

This is already a loophole, and the disobedient junior officer poked the basket again, and couldn't help but shoot when he saw an opportunity. According to my understanding, Yamamoto 56 dared to conclude that his own people must have fired first, which attracted the opponent to use naval guns Counterattack, under normal circumstances, the submarine is dominant, but the reconnaissance plane came so fast!Very unreasonable!

The submarine is doomed, and the damage has already been done, and the attack is inevitable, but no matter how he thinks about it, there is a hint of conspiracy. Could it be that there are ghosts in it?

At this moment, there was no time to think about other reasons. All the captains in the fleet were screaming. Since they had discovered the other party's whereabouts and such a conflict had occurred, it was useless not to do anything. The signal was obvious!

Yamamoto 56 made a decisive decision, adjusted his military uniform and solemn face, and shouted in a deep voice: "Order the carrier-based aircraft to take off, and execute it immediately according to the predetermined combat plan!"

"Hi!" The staff members with glowing eyes shouted vigorously in unison, and the battle sirens immediately echoed mournfully over the fleet.

On the four aircraft carriers "Hosho", "Akagi", "Kaga" and "Ryujo" in the middle of the huge escort formation, the total number of aircraft in the first wave is 120 aircraft, including 80 A6M3 fighter jets and 40 aircraft carriers. Set up a Type [-] carrier-based attack aircraft and take off quickly!

The two aircraft carriers that were severely damaged have been repaired, and catapults have been added to the original basis, allowing all carrier-based aircraft to take off within 20 minutes. Therefore, starting from the sound of the alarm, less than 20 minutes In minutes, the sky was already full of fighter planes gathering in groups.

However, they did not immediately rush to the intended target, but slowly circled and accelerated until the second wave of 100 fighters took off, and then quickly accelerated to rush to the combat zone!

At the same time, the four battleships "Nagato", "Mutsu", "Ise", and "Rixiang" accelerated out of the formation, forming a battle line in front, and the distance between them gradually opened to about 8 nautical miles. In the rear, 8 heavy cruisers of the two classes "Myoko" and "Mogami" followed closely behind and spread out, and cooperated with more than 20 destroyers to form a large air defense formation, horizontally on the vast ocean, pushing forcefully!

If you don't fight, you have to fight, and you must use airplanes!This is the strategy Yamamoto 56 has been insisting on!

He has always believed that naval warfare has reached the era of aircraft victory. Experiments in various countries have proved that no powerful warship can survive the bombardment of enough aircraft groups.Therefore, over the years, he has been advocating the development of faster fighters and the construction of more aircraft carriers.

It is a pity that the empire tore up the naval agreement was too late, and it was too late to build additional aircraft carriers. Up to now, only three aircraft carriers "Longxiang", "Canglong" and "Flying Dragon" have been completed. The number of carrier-based aircraft is only 186, which is far from the number he dreamed of!

According to the size of the American fleet, the biggest enemy that the empire has always planned, if you want to completely eliminate them, you must be able to assemble a huge fleet of 300-500 aircraft to ensure a fatal blow. Not safe either!

In addition, it is the quality of the carrier-based aircraft.A few years ago, the biplane wooden fighters were just enough to deal with the early Chinese, but after the First World War in Shanghai, China's aircraft technology has made rapid progress, and now it has become the world's top leading force, and there is no opponent in land and air combat!The navy is definitely not bad, for Japan, it is an extremely dangerous opponent!

Fortunately, under his insistence, the Type [-] was born, the faster carrier-based type appeared, the Type [-] ship attack, and the attack aircraft capable of carrying torpedoes also appeared. The huge fleet was twice as large as the opponent's Even more powerful forces will definitely be able to achieve brilliant victories!

The "buzzing" roar of the engine burst out in clusters, and the ripples of the vast sea shook. Yamamoto 56 silently waved his hands at them in agitated mood, and prayed secretly in his heart: "Go! With the expectations of hundreds of millions of subjects of the empire, be brave Defeat the enemy and return with the glory of victory!" (To be continued) rq