All-people naval warfare: from patrol boats to aircraft carrier fleets

In this battle, it was not just Ye Bai who made mistakes, but Ramsey, a naval colonel who was good at aviation tactical command, also made mistakes.

Ramsay did not know the specific performance of the 12 warships of the Japanese-Benjamin Combined Fleet. He could only judge based on the verbal reports of the reconnaissance aircraft pilots and the displacement and main gun caliber. They should be light cruiser-level warships.

But Ramsay did not know that these battleships were all quite old-fashioned battleships and did not belong to the conventional battleships in the world of navigation. He made a mistake in judgment. In order to ensure that the opponent was severely damaged in the first round of attack, he actually dispatched 64 Skua carrier-based fighter-bombers were acquired.

In fact, the 12 warships of the Japan-Benzene Combined Fleet may be cutting-edge warships in this era in the copy space. They are also equipped with relatively advanced rapid-fire cannons and have superior performance. Their actual combat effectiveness is not as good as that of destroyers.

The armor value is also quite weak, with an average value of only around 5,000 points. When faced with an attack by 227KG-level aerial bombs, up to 7 bombs can blow an intact warship into an iron tortoise.

Strictly speaking, this is not Ramsay's mistake. After all, he made the judgment based on his own experience. In the final analysis, it is Ye Bai's problem. After all, Ramsay does not know, but he knows clearly, but he Lütjens and Ramsay were not informed of the actual situation of the Japanese-Benzene Combined Fleet, causing both of them to misjudge the true strength of the Japan-Benzene Combined Fleet.

"boom"、"boom"、""Boom"

The bullets from the 7.7mm aviation machine gun smashed the Japanese naval soldiers exposed above the deck into sieves. The large amount of blood flowing out from the wounds dyed the deck red, and aerial bombs falling from the sky fell on the battleship. Above, after the violent explosion, huge fireballs rose up.

The intense high temperature in an instant evaporated the scarlet blood, and the bodies of some Japanese navy soldiers were also ignited in the fire, becoming a Human-shaped torches, and some machine guns and torches in the open air were directly blown away and restored to the state of parts.

Not long after the war started, the Beiyang Navy Fleet and the Japanese-Benzene Combined Fleet were still in a state of evenly matched and evenly matched, but The officers and soldiers of the Japanese-Benzene Combined Fleet were in a state of excitement. As a result, this burst of bombing from the air directly stunned them. They had never experienced it before, let alone imagined that there would be an attack from the air, which almost made both warring parties stunned. They were all startled. Many people ignored the large number of artillery shells flying from the opposite side, stopped what they were doing, and raised their heads to look at the Skua carrier-based fighter-bombers flying and circling in mid-air.

Because the carrier-based aircraft group was The sudden entry into the battle completely disrupted the rhythm of both sides. The deafening roar of artillery fire that originally resounded throughout the entire sea area seemed a bit weaker. The armor of warships of this era was mainly concentrated on the waterline, sides, command tower, and turret. In places like this, the horizontal armor is relatively weak, and it may be able to play a certain defensive role against some artillery shells with low explosive power.

But in the face of such an unheard-of and unseen aerial bomber attack, the weak horizontal armor cannot stop it at all. The explosion of the powerful aerial bombs blasted large holes on the deck.

Some cabins below the deck were not able to escape. They were affected by the explosive power of the aerial bombs. Countless sailors were blown to pieces.

Each aerial bomb was blown to pieces. During the explosion of the bomb, almost none of the 12 warships of the Japan-Benjamin Combined Fleet could escape. While several large holes were blasted on the ship, a raging fire was also ignited. Many Japanese-Benzene naval soldiers were caught in the fire. Running to the edge of the ship, using various methods to extinguish the fire on the ship.

I never thought that there would be an attack from the sky, let alone any defense and counterattack. Without anti-aircraft weapons, the Japanese The battleships of the Combined Fleet can only line up on the sea and wait to be bombed.

The most unlucky one is the Songdao, the flagship of the Combined Fleet this time. As a protected cruiser, it is also the famous Sanjing ship. One, it was specially developed and built by the Japanese Navy to deal with the two ironclad ships Dingyuan and Zhenyuan of the Beiyang Navy. It is naturally not weak in terms of armor and firepower. The quasi-displacement is 4278 tons, and the outer armor is 125mm thick. The turret armor is 300mm thick turret roof armor, 100mm thick armored defense deck, 50mm thick, equipped with a 320mm Nano main gun, 12 120mm Armstrong rapid-fire cannons, 5 47mm Hotchkiss rapid-fire cannons, 47mm Hotchkiss rapid-fire cannons 10, 1 8mm 5-tube Nordenfeld machine gun, 4 360mm mine tubes.

Such armor and firepower are already quite good in this era, but no matter what, this time they are facing a group of carrier-based bombers. Aerial bombing, without the slightest defense and blocking ability, the Songdao could not escape at a speed of 16 knots.

As the flagship of Japan-Benz Combined Fleet Commander Ito Yuhiro, the flag of the fleet commander flying high makes the Matsushima particularly conspicuous in the eyes of the pilots. A squadron of 16 Skua carrier-based fighter-bombers can attack the Matsushima Launched rounds of bombings.

One after another 227KG-level aerial bombs fell, destroying almost the entire superstructure of the Songdao. The command tower was the focus of the attack and withstood the most attacks.

Under the first round of bombing by 4 Skua carrier-based fighter-bombers, the tall command tower was directly blown into ruins. Those on the bridge included the commander of the Japan-Benz Combined Fleet Ito Yuhiro and the captain of the Matsushima Kajimoto. Nearly all the officers were reduced to powder by the explosive power of the aerial bombs, and not even a complete body could be found.

At the beginning of the aerial bombardment, not only did the Songshima lose its command, but the entire Japanese-Benzene joint fleet was also knocked out of the command system, falling into the same situation as the opposite Beiyang Navy fleet.

Not long after the war started, the Japan-Benzene Fleet's evaluation of the advantages of rapid-fire artillery achieved results. Admiral Ding Ruchang of the Beiyang Navy Fleet was injured and could not command the fleet to fight. Immediately afterwards, the commander's flag hanging on the Dingyuan was knocked down, and the signal The rigging was also destroyed, semaphore orders could not be issued via signal flags, and the fleet lost command and communication.

Now the Japan-Benzene Combined Fleet is also in this situation, and the Skua carrier-based fighter-bombers in the sky are still launching attacks. Although the Matsushima is the flagship of the Japan-Benzene Combined Fleet, it has no choice in the face of aerial bomb attacks. Show more powerful abilities.

Just aerial bombs dropped by two teams of eight Skua carrier-based fighter-bombers blew the Songdao upside down, becoming the first battleship to be sunk in this naval battle.

The attack target was so weak that it was sunk quickly. The eight Skua carrier-based fighter-bombers that were preparing to launch a follow-up attack had to adjust their direction and launched an attack on the two battleships Chiyoda and Itsukushima closest to the Matsushima.

On the Dingyuan at this moment, because the watchtower was hit by a cannonball fired by the Japanese-Benzene fleet, Ding Ruchang, who was commanding the watchtower, was injured. After finally being bandaged urgently, he sat on the deck, regardless of his injuries, with an angry look. He opened his eyes and shouted loudly:"Your Majesty is filled with great blessings, and his own divine soldiers descend from the sky. Send my order to my general, fire with all your strength, and hit me hard~

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The admiral of the Beiyang Navy, who had switched from the army to the navy, had no idea that the Dingyuan at this moment had lost contact with the outside world, not to mention conveying his orders to the entire fleet.

However, the Japanese-Benzene Combined Fleet suffered a sudden attack. The officers and soldiers on other battleships of the Beiyang Navy were not blind. They had already made up their minds to fight tenaciously and were not afraid of sacrifice. Now their morale was even higher, and they launched a series of cannons against the Japanese-Benzene Combined Fleet. A violent attack. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Especially the old battleships Chaoyong and Yangwei. Although they were hit by multiple artillery shells and a fire broke out on the ship, the officers and soldiers did not lose their fighting spirit. Put out the fire while firing constant cannon attacks.

Deng Shichang, the commander of the Zhiyuan ship, even ordered the warships to move forward and block the flagship Dingyuan. He stared at the Yoshino, the fastest in the Japanese-Benzene joint fleet, and was always ready to fight.

"boom"、"boom"、"

In a series of violent explosions, the two battleships Chiyoda and Itsukushima, which had been hit by several aerial bombs, were dropped by eight Skua carrier-based fighter-bombers who had no chance to bomb the Matsushima. It was blown up all over.

So many 227KG-level aerial bombs fell on the two warships, accompanied by raging fires and thick smoke on the ships. Less than 5 minutes after the Songdao sank, Following the footsteps of the (Wang Liao Zhao) Songdao, it was blown into several sections and quickly sank into the sea. The

64 Skua carrier-based fighter-bombers were bombarded indiscriminately. After all the aerial bombs were thrown, the Japanese The Benzene Combined Fleet caused heavy damage.

The flagship Matsushima sank, and the Chiyoda and Itsukushima closest to the flagship also sank one after another. Although the remaining nine battleships were not sunk, they were all damaged. Some battleships were equipped with main guns. It was blown up and its firepower was greatly weakened.

Although the carrier-based bomber group that completed the bombing mission left the warring sea area with satisfaction, the hearts of all the officers and soldiers of the Japan-Benzene Combined Fleet sank. The unexpected attack made Beiyang There was a huge reversal in strength between the navy and the Japanese-Benzene combined fleet in an instant.

The fleet flagship was bombed and sunk, and the combined fleet, which lost the fleet commander, has now fallen into a state of fighting on its own. Although there is no iron bird in the sky, However, the Beiyang Navy, whose morale had been boosted, had no intention of letting them go. Battleships came closer one after another and bombarded the severely damaged remaining battleships of the Japan-Benzene Combined Fleet. Especially the

Dingyuan and Zhenyuan. No matter how backward the main guns they are equipped with these two ironclad ships are, the 305mm caliber cannot be faked. With the fierce bombardment of eight large-caliber heavy guns, any warship of the Japanese-Benzene Combined Fleet was hit. Half of their lives will be taken away...