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

According to normal circumstances, there is nothing wrong in the judgment of these British officers. As long as the distance between the two sides is shortened and a close-range artillery battle begins, the final result will naturally develop as they guessed.

It's a pity that these British officers don't know that the Yanhuang is so magical that it cannot be treated as a normal escort aircraft carrier, and it is even far inferior to light aircraft carriers and heavy aircraft carriers.

Although the air search radars on the two Prestige-class battlecruisers detected a large number of fighter signals, the radar soldiers responsible for monitoring did not notice their mistakes.

The distance between the Yanhuang fleet and them is now only about 70 kilometers, which means that the second half of the air battle just now was almost completely under radar monitoring, and there were always a large number of signal sources on the radar display screen.

The radar system equipped on the Prestige-class battlecruiser does not have any radar imaging system, nor does it have the ability to identify friend or foe. Naturally, these radar soldiers misjudged it. They thought it was an air defense fighter over the opponent's fleet. At the beginning, there was no He didn't notice that the signals represented by those fighter planes were constantly moving.

By the time they discovered that these light spots were constantly moving and getting closer to their fleet, it was already too late. The air defense alarm had just sounded among the fleet, and a large number of carrier-based aircraft had already flown into the sky.

Due to the error of the radar crew, the British fleet, which was racing all the way, did not receive any advance warning, the fleet did not form an air defense formation, and the anti-aircraft gun positions were not prepared in any way.

One after another, the swooping F4F Wildcat carrier-based fighter jets passed over the fleet. They thought they would be attacked by anti-aircraft firepower, but instead they waited for a lonely time without even a sound.

The subsequent SBD Dreadnought dive bombers and SBD Avenger torpedo attack aircraft set their targets on the two largest Prestige-class battlecruisers in the fleet, and small teams immediately swooped down towards these two battleships.

Although the Prestige-class battlecruiser bears the name of a battlecruiser, it is actually a product of the First World War. Although the firepower is fierce, it is not equipped with any decent anti-aircraft weapons.

It was not until the outbreak of World War II that a batch of 114mm and 40mm anti-aircraft guns were installed on the warships in the subsequent modifications. However, in the initial modifications, the number was not large.

This is exactly the case for these two Prestige-class battlecruisers. They have just been refitted and are equipped with five twin 114mm anti-aircraft guns and five 40mm anti-aircraft guns. In the original modification plan, the number of 114mm anti-aircraft guns should be Up to 20 seats.

However, due to time constraints, before the entire transformation was completely completed, the British Royal Navy was urgently dispatched to meet these transport fleets coming all the way from the West Coast of the United States.

What's more, without advance warning, these anti-aircraft gun positions are still empty. Even if the modification is completed, there is no way to shoot into the air at this moment, which provides the carrier-based aircraft group with an excellent attack opportunity.

Taking advantage of the fact that the two Prestige-class battlecruisers, which were regarded as key attack targets, had no anti-aircraft firepower to launch anti-aircraft shooting, the swooping SBD Dauntless dive bombers easily flew over the battleships and launched the mounted weapons. A 700KG level aerial bomb was dropped

"boom"、"boom"、""Boom!"

Amidst the violent explosions, fireballs soared into the sky from the upper decks of the two Prestige-class battlecruisers. A large amount of fire and smoke filled the air, mixed with torn armor fragments and the bodies of British naval soldiers.

After the explosion sounded, the British naval officers and soldiers in the entire fleet finally reacted. Under the command of a famous captain, they drove the warship to reduce its speed and formed an air defense formation with other surrounding warships as much as possible. A large number of soldiers came from They ran out from everywhere, entered the anti-aircraft gun positions, operated the anti-aircraft guns on the battleship, and launched anti-aircraft shooting.

"Tom Tom Tom"、"Tom Tom Tom"、""Boom, boom, boom"

, the sudden burst of anti-aircraft firepower created sparse firepower nets over the fleet, forcing the carrier-based aircraft groups passing over the fleet to dodge left and right to avoid these anti-aircraft guns flying out of the muzzles. Bombs.

But to be honest, such sparse, unorganized and unsystematic air defense firepower actually does not pose much of a threat to these extremely fast carrier-based aircraft. What's more, the pilots are not vegetarians. , let’s not say how much threat they can cause once these anti-aircraft firepower breaks out, but it will undoubtedly expose their targets.

F4F Wildcat carrier-based fighter jets immediately flew over, pressing the shooting button, 4 12.7mm The long-range aviation machine gun roared, and a large number of machine gun bullets were ejected from the muzzle, hitting the hull of the British warship with a clanging sound. The gunners on the anti-aircraft gun emplacements everywhere were not able to escape, and were The dense rain of bullets was sieved, and even turned directly into a pile of minced meat. The continuously firing anti-aircraft guns also stopped for the gunners. It was not just the F4F Wildcat carrier-based fighter jets that caused trouble for these anti-aircraft gun emplacements. 12.7mm aviation machine guns, and even some SBD fearless dive bombers joined in.

A 700KG-level aviation bomb was thrown down, and the entire anti-aircraft gun emplacement was blown to pieces. The gunners in the emplacement were thorough It was shattered into pieces and disappeared. The anti-aircraft gun was also blown away. The damaged parts were flying everywhere. The long barrel was torn apart and even twisted into a twisted shape.

"Tom"、"Tom"、""Boom"

If the F4F Wildcat carrier-based fighter jets and SBD Dreadnought dive bombers caused great damage to the superstructures and personnel of these warships, then the number of 64 TBF Avenger torpedo attack aircraft gave these warships a fatal blow. attack.

Taking advantage of the limited air defense firepower to block those little wildcats and SBD dive bombers, and when there was no extra energy to organize defenses, TBF Avenger torpedo attack aircraft secretly flew near the British warships. The mounted 907KG-level aviation torpedo was thrown down from a distance of less than 2 kilometers. For an aviation torpedo with a speed of more than 40 knots, it is a matter of the blink of an eye. One after another British warships The large amount of fire and thick black smoke obscured the sight of the lookouts and sailors on the battleship. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!) They were not able to discover it at the first time The torpedo attacks from underwater caused these British warships to lose the opportunity to evade, and were hit head-on by heavy aviation torpedoes near the waterline armor. Please give me flowers 0

"boom"、"boom"、""Boom!"

More violent explosions sounded on the battlefield. Huge holes were blown out on the sides of the British warships that were attacked by heavy aerial torpedoes, and some internal cabins were completely destroyed.

There were even raging fires in some cabins, and a large amount of black smoke filled the air from the blasted holes, which looked particularly miserable. Naturally, those that can withstand the attacks of multiple heavy aerial bombs and heavy aerial torpedoes are Some large battleships in the fleet, as for the small destroyers, could not withstand a few attacks due to their weak armor value, and sank into the sea with scars all over their bodies. A small number of destroyers were bombed and sunk. , which freed up more carrier-based aircraft to throw unused aerial bombs and aerial torpedoes onto the hulls of those large battleships, such as the two Prestige-class battleships with a displacement of about 30,000 tons. In terms of firepower , the Prestige-class battlecruiser is far superior to the heavy cruiser. The three twin-mounted 42-fold 381mm cannons can cause serious damage to any battleship in the Chinese fleet. If they all hit, it only takes two rounds to sink a Fletcher-class destroyer.

But in fact, this situation is simply impossible in a naval battle. Without the effective guidance of fire control radar, The salvo hit rate of the battleship's main gun is actually not very high. It is basically impossible to fire all 6 shells in a salvo to hit the target. What's more, what's more, what's attacking them now is a group of carrier-based aircraft flying constantly in the sky. For these like As small as flies, no matter how powerful the six 381mm main guns of the Prestige-class battlecruisers are.

Because of the shooting angle problem, the three main guns of the two Prestige-class battlecruisers cannot fire in the air at all, hiding from them. The gunners in the thick turret could only watch as the carrier-based aircraft flew to the bow of the battleship, and then dropped the heavy aerial bombs mounted on the battleship.

With the huge explosion, the battleship There were constant strong vibrations and shaking, and many sailors could not stand firm at all, but no one cared about this at this time. Instead, their faces became increasingly pale amidst the explosions. They were all strictly trained. Professional sailors naturally know very well that every explosion and vibration of the ship's hull means that the battleship has been attacked again. If the attack continues like this, even a rough-skinned battlecruiser may not be able to hold on for long.

In With the disguised help of the British radar soldiers, this attack was easier than imagined. The first wave of attack aircraft only paid the price of less than 30 carrier-based aircraft being shot down, and achieved great results.

Among the 20 British escort fleets, half of the eight destroyers were sunk, and the remaining four were seriously damaged. The fires on the battleships have not been extinguished until now. The six light cruisers were damaged due to their armor value. It was thicker. Only one ship was sunk, and the remaining five ships all survived and still maintained considerable combat effectiveness.

However, the two Prestige-class battlecruisers and two heavy cruisers that were the key targets were miserable. The situation was miserable. It’s hard to say enough..