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

What's more, the so-called number of more than 200 aircraft was guessed by the radar soldiers on the No. 308 Island Battleship. The number of the first wave of attack aircraft sent by the Chinese Fleet far exceeded this number.

With the help of a three-layer defense circle composed of more than 100 warships, and under the cover of a dense air defense firepower network, more than 60 Fulmar carrier-based fighter jets ran into the huge black aircraft group.

Before the pilots of these Fulmar carrier-based fighter jets could press the firing button to launch an attack on the huge fleet of aircraft flying towards them, they saw flashes of fire and strange, slender missile bodies flying out from the opposite side. Colliding with the landline at extremely fast speeds

"boom"、"boom"、""Boom" was accompanied by huge explosions, and huge fireballs appeared in the sky. Although due to the special rules of engagement in the great maritime world, these relatively fragile carrier-based aircraft are not easy to be destroyed directly and require multiple attacks. will be shot down.

However, when faced with rocket attacks, the power is far beyond what the 7.7mm.12.7mm empty machine gun bullets can match. As long as it successfully hits, the carrier-based aircraft's weak armor value will be directly destroyed violently. The explosion was completely wiped out, shattered into pieces, and disintegrated in the air. The pilots did not even have a chance to parachute to escape. What's more, the attacks of these rockets were not only aimed at the Fulmar carrier-based fighter jets that directly hit them. After the explosion, a large number of Shrapnel flew everywhere and hit the fuselages of other nearby fighter planes, also causing considerable damage.

The most serious thing was that after a round of rockets, the originally relatively orderly formation was completely broken up. The Pipe-Nosed Yan carrier-based fighter jets flew out amid the fire and smoke and fled to other places.

Without the cover and help of their comrades, they faced the pursuit and interception of more than 100 F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter jets. , the pilots of these Fulmar carrier-based fighter jets tried their best, but still to no avail. They were quickly shot down one by one, and fell down with flames and thick black smoke.

Those below The battleship's anti-aircraft fire did not stop for a moment. A large number of anti-aircraft shells exploded in the air, but the F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter jets relied on their extremely fast flight speed and flexible posture to dodge them in the air. They only paid a small price. Shot down more than 60 Fulmar carrier-based fighters.

After annihilating all the Fulmar carrier-based fighters that took off, the slower SBD Dreadnought dive bombers and TBF Avenger torpedo attacks from behind were finally launched. It was too late. As soon as the large force arrived, the pilots of the F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter jets, which had just ended a battle, pushed the joystick and launched a dive downwards. While they were still in mid-air, they pressed the button. All the remaining rockets mounted under the wings were fired.

This kind of rudimentary rocket was originally used to fight aircraft, but in a dive state, by adjusting the angle, it can also attack ships. Attack.

Among other things, one rocket after another hit the hull of the warship at an extremely fast speed, triggering the fuse and causing a violent explosion.

Of course, due to the problem of the amount of charge, the rockets are not suitable for the battleship hull. The damage to the armor is actually not serious, and the armor value knocked off is only a few hundred points. But if it successfully hits the anti-aircraft gun emplacement, the power is quite gratifying.

"boom"、"boom"、"Boom!

Explosions came one after another, constantly ringing in the sea below. Every unlucky anti-aircraft gun emplacement was blown to pieces, and the long anti-aircraft gun barrel was twisted into a twist in the violent explosion. Operate the anti-aircraft gun The gunner was directly blown to pieces, with blood and broken limbs flying everywhere, dyeing the deck scarlet.

The weapons of the F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter are not just the 6 rockets mounted under the wings. , six 12.7mm air machine guns are its main attack weapons. After the rockets are fired, these aerial machine guns come in handy.

"Da da da"、"Da da da"、""Click, click, click." Tongues of flame spewed out, and the dense rain of bullets left every anti-aircraft gun emplacement riddled with holes. Due to power issues, the anti-aircraft guns with towering muzzles on the emplacement may not have suffered any serious consequences. Damage, but the gunners were pitiful, they were beaten directly into piles of meat paste.

When a 12.7mm caliber machine gun bullet hit the human body, the effect was not very good. One bullet was enough to beat the gunner to the waist. Two pieces, if a few more rounds were fired, it would really be beaten into a pile of minced meat.

The anti-aircraft gun may still be usable, but the gunner has been beaten to a pulp, and the intact artillery has also lost its operator, which is equivalent to This area of ​​anti-aircraft firepower has been cleared, and will be completely useless before new gunners arrive.

There are no carrier-based fighter jets in the sky to block it, and the battleship's anti-aircraft firepower below is also destroyed by the low-altitude strafing attack of the F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter group. In one part, relatively safe bombing routes were cleared.

The SBD Dauntless dive bombers and TBF Avenger torpedo attack aircraft that arrived later were naturally not polite. As soon as they pressed the control stick, they lowered their flying altitude. With the formation of the team, Launched an attack on the battleship below

"boom"、"boom"、""Boom!"

Aerial bombs of 700KG level fell from the sky and landed on the deck of the battleship, exploding huge craters and destroying everything around them. Fortunately, there was still a layer of armor, otherwise these aviation bombs would The bomb is about to penetrate the deck, fall into the internal compartment of the ship and explode, and the damage will become more serious. The

SBD fearless dive bomber opened the scoring, blowing up the battleships in the outer defense circle and causing them to burst into flames. , the deck superstructure was also severely destroyed, and the loss of personnel was even greater.

Many anti-aircraft gun emplacements were blown to pieces, including people and guns, and fires were also ignited in the deck superstructure, and thick smoke came from The battleship soared into the sky, which greatly affected the view of the observers on the high observation deck, and the awareness of surrounding dangers was reduced by an unknown number of levels.

"Tom"、"Tom"、""Boom" one after another, the TBF Avenger torpedo attack aircraft flattened their fuselages and lowered their height. They dropped aviation torpedoes several kilometers away from the outer ring warships. The aviation torpedoes released at this distance , often able to hit the battleships ahead more accurately. At the same time, due to the bombing bombers, many battleships were ignited with fire and filled with thick smoke. It was difficult for the crew of the battleship to detect in time the aerial torpedoes approaching at high speed below the sea surface.

"boom"、"boom"、""Boom"

The number of TBF Avenger torpedo attack aircraft flying this time is quite large, more than 2 groups, more than 100 aircraft. Even though the number of torpedo aircraft attacking the outer battleship is not large, there are still many torpedo aircraft at the same time. Attacking a battleship.

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Several torpedoes hit the hull of the battleship. Under the violent explosion, several large holes were directly blown open on the side. At the same time, the shock wave of the explosion made the battleship There was a serious shaking.

At this moment, I don’t know how many crew members were unstable due to the violent shaking of the ship body, and they fell directly. Some unlucky guys were even hit with bloody heads, broken muscles and fractures. The battle directly reduced a large number of personnel.

But this was just the beginning. As more and more carrier-based aircraft launched attacks, the outermost warships could be said to have withstood multiple attacks. Aerial bombs and aerial torpedoes continued to attack Hitting the hull caused serious damage to the battleship.

In any fleet, the outermost layer of the air defense formation is always small battleships such as destroyers with the weakest armor and relatively weak anti-aircraft firepower. Faced with the overwhelming bombardment of carrier-based aircraft, it was impossible to hold on for too long.

A dull and violent explosion sounded. The outer battleship that was attacked first was covered with scars and huge holes outside the hull. Slowly sank into the sea.

The sinking of the outer battleship actually opened a hole for the entire fleet's air defense formation. The carrier-based aircraft groups still looking for opportunities in mid-air were like cats that smelled fishy smell. Passing by at low altitude and at high speed, he broke into the inner defense circle through the opened gap and launched an attack on the light and heavy cruisers that formed the second layer of air defense system.

From the numerical comparison of armor value, these light and heavy cruisers must exceed the outer layer. Destroyers, because their hulls are larger, can be equipped with more anti-aircraft guns.

However, in the face of bombing from the air, the anti-aircraft guns of these light and heavy cruisers, which have a low hit rate, cannot play a big role. effect, not to mention that there are F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter jets that are constantly strafing at low altitudes, which seriously suppresses the anti-aircraft firepower of the warships, making the effect of anti-aircraft shooting not good. Not to mention the number of carrier-based aircraft dispatched by the Chinese fleet this time There are too many, a full 400. On average, one warship needs to face the attack of 4 carrier-based aircraft. This ratio is quite astonishing.

At first glance, the number of the first wave of attack aircraft sent by the Chinese fleet It's not as good as the battle on Yuntong Island, but don't forget, the size of the team on Island No. 308 that was bombed below is not much smaller. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

At the beginning, the terrifying air defense firepower network formed by more than 2,000 warships achieved such great results, shooting down nearly 1,500 carrier-based aircraft, but this was at the cost of more than 1,000 warships being sunk. Of course. Well, not all of the heavy losses were caused by carrier-based aircraft. Many of them were damaged or even sunk by large-caliber coastal defense artillery.

In this battle, the Chinese fleet would naturally not have large-caliber guns. Assistance from coastal defense artillery, but similarly, the island fleet of No. 308 does not have a terrifying air defense firepower network composed of more than 2,000 warships.

In contrast, the attack aircraft group obviously fought quite calmly. Although from time to time, a carrier-based aircraft would be unlucky to be hit by an anti-aircraft shell and fall down with thick black smoke, but after all, it was only a small number, and Compared with the results they achieved, this loss was nothing..