The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

The three fleets form an extremely weird formation in four directions, chasing life and death in the dark sea in the second half of the night. The maximum distance between each other is no more than fifty nautical miles. The main guns of battleships and even heavy cruisers in the nearest place can reach each other!

At 03:30 in the morning, Yamamoto's No. 10 Squadron, which was outflanking the bottom, estimated that the north and south were about 30 nautical miles ahead of the opponent. The distance was about [-] nautical miles and they would be able to enter the firing range of the main gun in an hour, so they ordered a change of formation and four battleships lined up on the right side of the formation. The side aircraft carrier is placed on the left rear, and the six heavy cruisers echo back and forth to protect the sea and air defense zone. All the main turrets are on alert!

The second team chased northward and approached the parallel position, then left the rudder and cut northwest to its rear. At this point, the two teams finally formed a double-team formation with a distance of less than [-] nautical miles, like a super-large iron tongs or the giant mouth of a mythical monster. Lock the expected enemy ship firmly!

As long as the opponent dares to continue to attack, what awaits him is the unprecedented firepower of eight battleships, six aircraft carriers and 11 heavy cruisers!Being completely smashed into debris and sunk is the only possible end!

Thinking of the imminent decisive battle of the horse, 56 Yamamoto couldn't help but feel burned. He couldn't sit comfortably in the command room, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, and couldn't help but glance at the horses spread out on the table every 5 minutes. The fearless destroyer of the sea chart operation firmly bites the opponent's trace!

It's not that the navy soldiers' eyes are so good at catching up with the radar that the opponent is reckless and bombards with several rounds of shells every half an hour.Launching an attack on the scouting ships that are chasing after them, trying to seize the opportunity to intercept the first team is almost tantamount to telling them where they are, whether they want to know or not!And the huge figures of the two aircraft carriers that were illuminated at the moment of the artillery fire are also reassuring.

"Come on! Continue your final arrogance! The night can give you plenty of opportunities, but the light of dawn must belong to us! The countdown to your destiny has officially begun!"

Yamamoto 56 stared at the dark night sky with a magnificence and tragedy of steel roaring and blood boiling in his mind!And the one struggling and dying in it is definitely not myself!

Four o'clock!The dawn of the Pacific Ocean is coming. ( ) This is the darkest hour of the ocean, the first team that splits the waves and exerts the greatest power Overlook the powerful enemy!

Nearly all 120 combat, bombing and torpedo planes of the two aircraft carriers of the second battle group in the northeast quickly lifted into the air.Gathered into a huge formation and waited a little longer at 4.30 with friendly support and swarmed towards the southwest!

The four aircraft carriers deliberately slowed down and rushed to the outside to ensure that they would stay out of the maximum range of the cannons and set the main theme of the battle.Let those majestic cannons operate, Commander Yamamoto will never give up his winning theory, he wants to prove to the world that the glorious era of naval aviation is coming!

220 various fighters.Among them, there are at least 80 bombers and 60 torpedo planes. Yamamoto believes that such a huge fleet will attack on both sides and suddenly win the victory when the sea is dark.There is no doubt about it!

The swarming fleet showed a palpitating spot of light on the radar screen. Wang Da's scalp felt numb. If he suddenly rushed over without warning, even if his current strength could parry him, he would definitely suffer a big loss!Fortunately, fortunately, we are all going to the decoy team, hoping that they can hold on.Wait until reinforcements arrive!

Looking back at the sea radar scan results, the four Japanese aircraft carriers are displayed in front of the two battleship squadrons like stripped chicks!Wang Da's eyes lit up and he almost drooled, laughing loudly: "I've been tossing around for several days and finally waited until the moment when I feel better, those damn little devils wash their butts and stick them up for grandpa!"

Two battleships and two heavy cruisers are lined up in front and back, almost forming an angle of 60 degrees with the Japanese First Squadron. The middle of the formation is facing it. The aircraft carrier, which is especially placed on the left rear, is less than 20 kilometers away from the nearest destroyer!

Chen Shaokuan calmly swept over the fleet of planes that were pounced on the false target, and tapped lightly on the chart with his fingers. A dull, slightly congested voice spread throughout the fleet: "The hunting operation has officially begun! Fire!"

"fire!"

"Fire!"

"Call me!"

In the four warships, the sound of shouting blurted out. At the next moment, six triple-mounted 406mm main guns and six 6mm triple-mounted heavy cruiser main guns fired together, and the thunderous noise suddenly broke the silence. The roar of the rumbling shells split the air like a sharp sword With an unstoppable attitude, they broke through the air barrier and rushed towards the most conspicuous target "Kaga" aircraft carrier 203 kilometers away!

At the darkest moment before dawn, the starlight in the sky was hidden, and the dark sea water did not have a gleam of luster. I didn't know that the enemy ship had already touched the first team within the range of the main gun. I never expected that it was in my waist There will be a sudden and terrifying blow!

The sudden explosion of muzzle flames instantly illuminated the majestic body of the battleship. The observation post of the Japanese destroyer cruising around was so startled that it almost fell from the ground. There was no need to think about shouting in a heart-piercing voice: "Bombardment! Enemy ship!" Shelling!"

At such an angle and such a distance, there is no one else except the enemy battleship that should be surrounded by them!

Yamamoto 56 was in the "Akagi" a few kilometers behind. The sudden flash of light flashed in the watchtower, and there was a starlight. He couldn't believe it. He suddenly turned the large-magnification telescope over and saw a piece of light shining again---that is A sign that the two heavy cruisers are firing again!

"impossible!"

Yamamoto 56's eye sockets almost burst into blood and roared in disbelief!How could the enemy ship appear in that direction? It was obviously being pursued and surrounded by him, and when it was still firing, when did it detour to the left wing? So who is the black shadow that the fleet saw in the sky? !

Thunder rolling down from the sky!The heavy cruiser 925mm armor-piercing projectile with a muzzle velocity of 203 meters per second was the first to kill a rain of bullets and fell around the "Kaga" like a densely packed meteor shower, smashing eighteen huge water columns in an area with a diameter of one kilometer. The most recent shot brushed against the right side of the target, forming a cross-she explosion, and sprayed water on the deck. The five soldiers guarding the anti-aircraft gun were drenched and chilled from the inside to the outside!

Immediately afterwards, eighteen rounds of armor-piercing projectiles weighing 1225 kilograms came!A huge steel warhead as tall as a person covers a large area of ​​water where the "Kaga" is located at a maximum dispersion level of 500 meters in distance and 250 meters in left and right. A shell fell into the water at a distance of 300 meters, and the water column blasted out made the whole ship feel chilly!

Captain Noichiro Ichiro was watching in the command room, and he felt cold between the bones, and between his legs was so hot that he almost peed!

Stared at by the enemy's large-caliber battleship main guns!Even if it is hit once, this three-stage aircraft carrier that was almost scrapped and then continued to build a bloated three-stage aircraft carrier will definitely be hit right. Even if the armor-piercing projectile has less than 20 kilograms of charge, the catastrophic consequences caused by the explosion are absolutely inestimable!

run!Just run fast!There may be hope for leaving the opponent's main artillery fire!

Ohno Ichiro also didn't care about the "Akagi" which was right behind the Commander, and he didn't have the responsibility and ability to scream in place of the dead ghost: "Turn right and speed up to leave!"

In this case, it is the wisest choice to move closer to the battleship!As long as you have your own cannon cover, there may be some hope!

Just as he shouted, the second round of 122 kg heavy cruiser shells came!There is almost no correction of the ballistic trajectory. The shells fired purely based on the probabilistic shooting coordinates provided by the intelligent fire control unit are fired according to the predetermined program. The deviation caused by the shooting caused by the hull pitch and lateral push is self-corrected just to allow a straddle strike. Intersecting with insufficient design, two armor-piercing projectiles fell from a high altitude at an eighty-degree angle and directly penetrated the first deck. The flames of the explosion swept through the internal compartment, and jet-black fireworks spewed out from the side window!

The extremely weak modified flight deck is as vulnerable as paper!The open structure is ventilated everywhere, and a slightly larger storm can even overturn it. Facing crazy artillery fire, the huge and clumsy body of 35000 tons after modification is simply the best target!

Ten seconds later, the third wave of shells arrived!Still firing continuously without calibration, the six triple-mounted turrets hit more accurately, and another shell blasted from the left front of the "Kaga" into the overhead bow, pierced through the deck, and then plunged into the thick support column "Boom" With a loud noise, the supporting steel frame that spread out like branches and twigs immediately collapsed. Seven or eight pieces of tens of tons of steel flew in all directions. "Bang, clang" and hit the vertical steel ship wall heavily, knocking out more than a dozen shocking depressions!

The chaotic falling steel plates and skeletons even smashed the turret standing below and the top of the hood pointing forward. The barrel of the gun almost poked down from the gun mount. The rest of the flesh was pushed out of the deck by the hurricane waves, or hit the side of the ship with broken bones and bones, screaming again and again!

No. In 40 seconds, the second round of battleship shells flew in. A near-missed shell entered the water from a place of about 50 meters, bounced slightly, and then hit the waterline against the midship. A large hole with a diameter of more than one meter was blasted in parallel on the spot. The two compartments stopped moving and then exploded violently!

The "Kaga" was shaken all over, and on the port side, a cloud of fireworks mixed with human body fragments tore apart the steel plate, and a five-meter-long crack burst open along the riveted joint. Dozens of tons of sea water swarmed in. The warship that started to accelerate tilted rapidly! (to be continued)rq