The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

"The Japanese military plane is dispatched! The speed is so fast! Has our exact position been determined?"

Several relatively clear satellite photos were spread out in the command room of the 102 "Hengshan" battleship. Seeing the stance of the Japanese army and the dense but orderly cluster of fighter jets in the sky, Cheng Yaoliang, who was Chen Shaokuan's staff officer, couldn't help it. Be amazed.

From the first meeting between the two sides to the launch of the Japanese fleet, the interval between them was less than half an hour. Such a huge group of warships completed the turn, the aircraft carrier took off against the wind, and deployed in groups without any sloppiness. The proficiency is really staggering. !

Chen Shaokuan said with a faint smile: "This is the level that the Japanese Navy should have. Many years ago, they were able to defeat the Beiyang Navy and the Russian Far East Fleet. It was not pure luck, it was strict training and overall Quality and the spirit of daring to work together can achieve great achievements. In this regard, our Chinese navy still lacks a lot. It is not so easy to catch up with a century-old foundation. In comparison, our whole is still very immature. Thankfully, there is good enough technology to make up for it."

The Japanese navy of this generation can be described as a carefully selected elite. Tens of thousands of people gather in the fleet. No matter how the commander is replaced, the captain and staff are rotated. It can run like an arm and a finger, and the efficiency is really high, which makes people speechless.

But fortunately, the bad nature rooted in the bones of the Japanese cannot be changed life and death, which has caused them to always have huge flaws.If you catch it, you can skillfully avoid its superiority, and with a fatal blow, you can kill him.

Familiar with all this, Chen Shaokuan was able to remain unmoved and as calm as Mount Tai.

Looking down at the chart, he continued: "Actually, there is nothing strange. The search radius of the Japanese army will not be less than 250 kilometers, but they certainly did not expect us to exceed too much, so there are not many forward searches. Once encountering a reconnaissance plane. We can immediately determine where we are, cut off their search range, and there is actually only one result left. And our fighters are unlikely to be too far away from the fleet, so it is easy to draw conclusions based on calculations of."

The fleets of the two sides separated at speeds of 25 knots and 33 knots respectively. Now almost an hour has passed, and the distance between the two sides does not exceed 150 nautical miles.For fighter jets, that is half an hour's flight, just enough to launch an attack. If the Japanese army dares to hesitate, it means that their commander is seriously unqualified.

"Then we can't delay, the fighter plane will take off immediately!"

Can handle aircraft.The first is the aircraft. On the two "hero-class" aircraft carriers of the First Squadron, fighter jets and dive bombers with a standard load of 54 aircraft and 30 aircraft in reserve each took off one after another. That's right, rush into the air!

This 2-ton aircraft carrier, which was completed and put into service the year before last, has a slender body.It is very similar to the "Yorktown class" in the United States, but it is more compact and stronger overall. It is reinforced with a large number of high-strength alloy materials. Although it only has a standard displacement of 2 tons, it has no less than 203mm thick armor. The armor of key parts The thickness even reaches 305mm.And it is a composite armor made of high-strength alloy and basalt fiber, which is extremely strong.

The overall structure optimized by three-dimensional modeling design is simpler than that of the Americans. A large number of electric drives and intelligent management controls are used, which greatly reduces the number of crew members on board. Only 1600 people are provided by four steam turbines and two diesel turbines. Up to 120000 horsepower, allowing the battleship to run at least 33.5 knots, if necessary.It can be increased to 37 knots for a short time, which requires the Tesla turbine to start at full speed, and the booster boiler and high-temperature steam turbine to reach full capacity.

Turning to the windward side, the fighter planes taking off at a speed of 33.5 knots have a faster initial speed than the Japanese planes, and the take-off efficiency is faster with the assistance of 3 catapult launchers. The first batch of 72 fighter jets and 36 dive bombers were all lifted into the air and It didn't take long for the deck to be empty.

The fleet is almost all "Flying Sharks", but it is just the same as the original model. The f-24c used for air combat has improved the lower jaw air intake and foldable lower wing. It is of higher quality and cheaper than the one used by the army. Naturally, it is also more expensive, but the speed is reduced to 590 kilometers on the contrary, so that the engine can work stably for a longer time.

The dive-bombing f-25 focuses on strengthening low-altitude stability and belly armor, reducing two heavy machine guns, increasing the ability to hang on the wings and belly, and can carry a maximum of 1000 kilograms of bombs, or airborne light torpedoes against the sea. The target launched a dive attack, and the top speed dropped to 520 kilometers per hour.

Such two kinds of fighter planes with similar appearance and painting are mixed together, and it is easy to confuse the opponent. Hundreds of fighter planes are divided into squadrons and circled over the fleet. At that time, hula la rushed forward like a swarm!

The number of the Japanese military fleet is obviously superior, and the speed and posture of the aggressive attack seem to be endless, but just a little contact with the intercepted fleet, they suddenly withdraw and dodge, regardless of the speed and continue to rush forward!

An air raid siren sounded immediately above the First Squadron, and seeing the red spots of Japanese aircraft approaching rapidly on the radar, Chen Shaokuan couldn't help being surprised: "He actually refuses to fight head-on, this is to drag the battlefield above us !"

After all, Cheng Deliang was young, so he was a little impatient, and his face immediately became serious: "In this way, it will be difficult for our powerful anti-aircraft firepower to be used, and if we do anything wrong, we will accidentally injure ourselves! You little devil, you are a thief!"

Chen Shaokuan smiled nonchalantly: "Fighting is all about planning, and the Japanese army has suffered so much. If they are not clever, they can all commit suicide collectively."

From 33 to the present, the Japanese Naval Air Force has no fewer than a hundred fighter planes that have been killed by the anti-aircraft firepower of the task force. Artillery-mounted defense", that is, against their own shabby anti-aircraft weapons, in front of the task force.It doesn't work.

Therefore, since Minei Guangzheng suffered a big loss in the South China Sea battle, he has made every effort to strengthen the air defense capabilities of his warships, and at the same time tried every means to crack the dense fleet air defense firepower network.Now, even with the high-speed fighters, I am still a little worried about breaking through the barriers, so I simply drag the battlefield to the top of the fleet, and do it with my life.

But just this is obviously not enough!

Chen Shaokuan's demeanor did not diminish, and a trace of evil spirit flashed across his face when he was young.He waved his hand lightly, and said calmly: "Don't stop them, just let them rush over! The main task of the fleet is to stop the second batch of fighters. As long as they don't merge into one, there will be no problem!"

The experience of Yamamoto 56 is really not covered. It took off two groups of aircraft at once, but they did not come up in a swarm.The defense is that the other party will take cold shots and play tricks.Since he advocated the victory of the air force, he would never allow his fleet to be attacked with an open door. The second batch of fighters can be used as a follow-up attack or support for the first batch, and the second part-time guardian of the fleet at the same time.

With an average speed of more than 500 kilometers per hour, the hedging speed of the two fleets is too fast!In less than half an hour, each other saw the opponent's fleet.The difference is that the 120 fighter planes of the Japanese army were a little surprised that they did not encounter direct air interception, but they immediately made a decisive decision and swarmed towards the most obvious big battleships and aircraft carriers in the fleet!

On the other side, 72 F-24Cs fought in a melee with the left-behind aircraft fleet of the Japanese Army. 36 dive bombers jumped around the edge of the Japanese fleet to try, and the provocative anti-aircraft artillery hurled a piece of it!

From the bridge of "Akagi", you can clearly see the air battle situation in the clear sky. Under the 80mm high-powered telescope, the posture of the silver warhawks flying up and down made the Japanese navy's heart twitch. .Because they were shocked to find that in just three to two minutes, their fighter planes began to fall!And a group of guys with bombs are watching from the side!

"They...why didn't they launch an attack on the fleet?! It seems that in order to intercept their fighter planes, our second batch has been entangled!"

The three staff officers have never seen a battle with the Chinese Air Force, so it is a bit strange.It is correct to kill opponents by numbers, but according to the customs of the Japanese Navy, if there are dozens of dive bombers.It is absolutely possible to launch a violent attack on the fleet.

Yamamoto 56 smiled and said: "You don't understand, this army has a very strange habit. They seem to cherish soldiers and weapons very much. They are usually unwilling to make risky attacks, although there is a great possibility of success."

Sanben's staff suddenly realized: "Oh, it seems that their excellent soldiers are very rare, and it is not easy to manufacture weapons? After all, China's strength is far worse than that of the empire!"

Judging people's hearts with their own hearts, Sanben thinks this should be the case. They are all poor and clinking countries. It is not easy to get some people, equipment, etc., and the losses are less. If you fight a war, you can win.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help showing a look of disdain: "It seems that there is a reason why China was surpassed by us! As a soldier, he dare not sacrifice, and he takes weapons too seriously. It is impossible to win a great victory. Trust these guys The first wave of attack is ineffective, and will be killed by us soon!"

Yamamoto 56 nodded noncommittally and said nothing.

The primary task of the air force is to kill the opponent's flying force and destroy the flight base.In the army it is an airport, in the navy it is an aircraft carrier!

120 mixed Japanese fighter jets bypassed the obstruction, and drove straight to the task force. Facing the relatively tight formation, a group of bloodthirsty guys couldn't help but smile, this would save trouble!Don't worry about missing the target?

Two battleships and two aircraft carriers were staggered back and forth, in the central position of the entire diamond-shaped formation, with four heavy cruisers scattered front and back on both sides, and a dozen destroyers on the outermost periphery. To 5 nautical miles, for fighter planes, that is the space that passes by.

20 kilometers apart!The six 18 406mm main guns of the two battleships were all raised by 45 degrees. With the help of the deflection angle of the ship, they fired in succession. , Amidst the earth-shattering loud noise, tens of thousands of fragments and prefabricated fragments, under the urging of each shell with a charge of hundreds of kilograms, exploded into full-circle killing areas with a radius of 300 to [-] meters. Eighteen As if the explosion point had been measured with a ruler, a huge wall of flames was evenly formed under the natural spread of the artillery, and it went straight to the Japanese army fleet!

But at the moment when the gunfire burst into flames, the whole group of Japanese planes spread out in all directions like frightened birds, with 9 squadrons as a small group, and the intervals of three or three groups ranged from hundreds of meters to one kilometer. Multiple impact layers were formed from high to low, and most of them avoided the scope of the explosion, and began to dive unharmed.

Less than ten unlucky ones were hit by fragments, but most of them were not seriously injured. Only two seemed to have their engines and fuselages destroyed. They fell crookedly into the sea with thick smoke, the pilots, until they broke into pieces Didn't skydive either.Well, or there is no umbrella to jump, and it is their "fine tradition" not to bring a parachute.

Wang Wenda smacked his lips with regret and sighed: "I just said that this kind of dispersing shells is useless? Look, there are 18 rounds, at least seven to eighty thousand dollars, and only two fights in total. I lost it! Zhu Da The boss must be very distressed!"

At this time, he still had time to calculate such bad debts, so Fu Zhenhua couldn't laugh or cry, and cursed: "You just concentrate on doing serious things! If you let the little devil throw bombs on the battleship, you will have a headache! "

"He dares!" Wang Wenda yelled with his eyebrows erect, twisting his nose, "By borrowing their guts, you have to borrow [-]% of their luck, and they won't be able to reach our battleship. If you have the ability, we must break the first test first!"

Immediately following his words, on the dozen or so destroyers in the periphery, each of the three dual-mounted 127mm45-caliber dual-purpose guns has already been ready. Under the operation of the fleet cluster control unit, it is like a boiling crater. , "Booming" a dazzling fire undulates and shines, a total of hundreds of cannons eject projectiles and rush into the sky!

The improved mk-13.5 artillery with a maximum shooting height of 15 kilometers and radio explosive fuzes were intertwined into a net of death fire that soared into the sky, and they all exploded at the moment when the Japanese military aircraft swooped over!

Above the ocean, it was like thunder descending, and the rumbling loud noises formed a billowing wave. The sea surface that was not very calm was stirred up into waves, which contrasted with the orange flames and gunpowder smoke high in the sky!

The Japanese military aircraft fleet is very cunning, and it seems that the posture of the collective advance is only to be closed at once. Less than 20 planes are actually caught in the fire blocking net. It's empty!The two-year training period allowed them to fully master the technique of dealing with abnormal precision air defense firepower nets. With a little attraction, they avoided the frontal bombardment!

More than 70 fighter jets then turned around and flew over the destroyer, heading straight for the inner circle! (to be continued)rq