In the early morning, in the northeastern waters of Yuanshan Port, the Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic, the Russian Soviet Union's large cruiser "Kirov", which is most suitable for acting as a maritime attack ship, twisting his body desperately while shooting wildly into the air with the large and large anti-aircraft artillery on the ship. The attackers were the Japanese Naval Aviation that the crew least wanted to encounter. These air samurai warriors had first-class driving skills and quite rich maritime combat experience. From the armistice in 1937 to the early 1942, the Japanese re-engaged in the Russian-Japanese war. With their diligence and wisdom, the Japanese achieved technical changes in equipment. With the birth of Type 99 carrier-based bombers and Zero carrier-based fighters, especially the emergence of the latter, the strength of the Japanese Naval Aviation has steadily taken a step forward. In comparison, the construction of the Soviet Naval Aviation in recent years is really unreasonable.

After successfully sinking two Japanese light ships, the Kirov shelled the Japanese-defense North Korea's Wonsan Port, as planned, and then quickly evacuated to the northeast. Just as the Soviet Russian warship was driving at full speed, a Zero fighter with simple outline and light posture discovered it. In less than 30 minutes, 16 carrier-based attack aircraft flew from the southeast and launched an attack on the Kirov without hesitation.

So, while shooting at the air with all its might, the Soviet cruiser was actually fighting for Lingbo Microstep. Under the guidance of the optical sight, the air defense fire on the ship was roaring fury. The firing rate of single-mounted 100mm guns and double-mounted 37mm guns had been increased to the limit. The four-mounted 20mm machine guns rushed to spray long flames, and a string of dark red guns and shells filled any airspace near the enemy plane...

In sight, the nine nine ships carrying aviation bombs under the belly exploded in groups, buzzing like flies staring at food. Moreover, their flight altitude is more than 2,000 meters, small-caliber air defense weapons are difficult to reach, and large-caliber artillery is difficult to accurately capture their movement trajectory. When the air defense firepower of the Soviet warships weakened, they seized the opportunity to dive. Although the normal load capacity of this new carrier-based aircraft is only 250 kilograms, and the load capacity is not as good as that of the ju-17, which the Germans put into production more than 20 years ago, they are better because of their fast flight speed and high bombing accuracy. Moreover, with the continuous improvement of ammunition technology, aviation bombs of the same weight have increased by more than 60% compared with 1934.

The Soviet officers and soldiers on the "Kirov" and Major General Kane, a special military adviser specially appointed by the Soviet government, soon realized the power of the 99th ship explosion. Four groups of carrier-based bombers dived in turn, bravely and cunningly passing through the air defense fire network of the Soviet warships, smashing black bombs on their heads. The slender "Kirov" had to travel hard between the sky-storm columns aroused by the bombs. Since joining the war, the attack commanded by Colonel Cherov has been commanded by the ship.

The ship was subjected to air strikes by enemy fighter jets several times, but they all avoided them with the tactic of high-speed maneuvering. The warship suffered only minor minor injuries, losing more than ten officers and soldiers. This time, good luck seemed to have come to an end. In less than a minute and a half, the warship ate two nearly missing bullets. Several crew members were killed in the anti-aircraft gun position alone. Immediately after the head of the ship, he was hit hard, and the violent explosion almost wiped out the two double main guns on the front deck...

The attack of the 99-ship explosion just ended. Eight Type 97 carrier-based attack aircraft carrying torpedoes also launched attacks in groups. They swung left and right at a low altitude dozens of meters above sea level to avoid anti-aircraft artillery fire. At this moment, whether it was the officers and sailors watching the battle on the bridge and deck, or the gunners fighting in anti-aircraft artillery positions, they all hoped to shoot down these slow targets as soon as possible. However, under the command of the Russian fire control system, the carrier-based anti-aircraft artillery did not perform much more efficiently than usual training and exercises. Hundreds of anti-aircraft artillery and bullets were shot into the air, but no Japanese fighter jet was shot down. This situation made everyone sweat.

After air defense strengthening, the Kirov class was finally higher in firepower than those of their companions who had been cruising in the northern waters for many years. The Japanese pilots were playing with their superb skills in the work of stepping on the blade, but they were unable to find the best attack position under the obstacles of the opponent's artillery fire. As time went by, the opponent's air defense firepower did not weaken, and the fuel on the aircraft was not enough for them to carry 850 kilograms of torpedoes to continue wandering here. Soon after, a group of 97 ships attacked the torpedoes more than 2,000 meters away from the port side of the warship. These torpedoes had a graceful inlet posture like swimming athletes, and the white water splashes when they entered the water made every opponent nervous.

"The left rudder is full! Turn 30!" Colonel Cherov shouted with all his might.

"Left full rudder! Steer 30!" The first mate immediately repeated it, and the alarm ringtone of rapid steering sounded inside the ship. Soon, the 10,000-ton hull tilted to one side during high-speed navigation. The sharp bow of the ship made a deep hole on the sea with overlapping wave patterns to show its outstanding maneuverability.

"Torpedo found on the starboard side! Distance is 2,000!"

The lookout's shouts attracted people's eyes from the port side of the warship to the other side. It turned out that while the warship was busy avoiding the attack of the first group of torpedoes, another group of 97 ships quietly launched their torpedoes from the opposite direction. The white wave marks generated by the torpedoes were clearly visible on the sea surface 2,000 meters away. They attacked the Soviet Russian warships that were turning at extremely fast speeds.

At this moment, a 97 ship attack that had just thrown a torpedo and was turning on the starboard side was suddenly hit by the anti-aircraft artillery fire on the ship. The attacker in the air suddenly lost control. Before its engine could stop, the fuselage rolled and fell into the sea at a small angle. The more than 3-ton torpedo hit the sea with a water column that was far higher than when the torpedo entered the water. However, the Soviet crew had no time to celebrate at this time. Although this attack ship had a more sophisticated anti-sink design than ordinary cruisers, it was not used to compete with the enemy torpedo since its birth. Even if it was not sunken, it would be inevitable that it would be a major loss of navigation capabilities. This is absolutely deadly for a warship with surface attacks as a combat mission.

In an era when electronic computers have not yet developed, when enemy planes drop torpedoes nearby, the officers do not have enough time to accurately calculate how to avoid the other party. At this time, the commander's personal experience and intuitive judgment are particularly important. Experienced Major General Kane quickly gave suggestions based on the distance and track of the two sets of torpedoes: "Turn right with full rudder, two compass points, and then go back to the rudder and move forward!"

Colonel Cherov had no reason to doubt the intention of the foreign partner. He immediately accepted the suggestion and issued the order to the first mate at the helm. So the slender warship had just recovered from the steering posture of turning to one side at full speed, and then fell into a tilt to the other side. If he stood at a high altitude, people would find that its tail mark was a large and irregular S. It was this curve that allowed it to successfully avoid all the torpedoes coming. Even the one closest to it had slid across the sea twenty or thirty meters away.

After surviving the critical moment of life and death, hundreds of crew members finally breathed a sigh of relief. Colonel Cherov and Major General Kane looked at each other and felt relieved. However, the report from the radar room immediately pulled everyone back from heaven to this purgatory battlefield. The radar detected two enemy ships coming from the east, and their positions were very conducive to intercepting the "Kirov".

The officers on the bridge subconsciously raised their telescopes, but they could not even see the smoke columns in their sight, not to mention the traces of the enemy ships. At the same time, more than 20 nautical miles away, the Japanese heavy cruiser "Sanji" was ejecting a two-wing water reconnaissance aircraft carried with the ship. The two-seater water reconnaissance flew dozens of meters low at the altitude of the sea, and then slowly climbed up, flying west leisurely. In less than a cigarette, the reconnaissance pilot reported to the "Sanji" via radio: "26 nautical miles west of the mothership, a enemy ship was found, with smoke coming from the front of the hull, with a speed of about 25 knots, and a 45-degree northeast."

"Sanjiu" replied immediately: "Perform close reconnaissance on enemy ships and report the situation at any time."

Immediately afterwards, the "Sanjiu" sent a flag-tongued signal to the accompanying ship: Follow the ship and make preparations for artillery battles.

The one who traveled with the "Sanjiu" was the heavy cruiser of the "Jaku" that survived the Pacific War. After receiving modernization, the tonnage increased by nearly 40%. While the defense was greatly improved, the maximum speed was reduced from 35 knots to 33 knots, which seemed to be a little unable to keep up with the footsteps of young juniors. Unfortunately, the occupied area of ​​the empire spanned thousands of kilometers north and south. The navy had to station maritime combat power in the distant Indian Ocean and Australian waters at the same time. There were not many ships suitable for arresting Soviet Russian attack ships. Moreover, once the aircraft carrier was deployed, it must be called.

Cruisers and destroyers escorted it, and the remaining mobile combat power was even more exhausted. Fortunately, in a long, semi-enclosed sea like the Sea of ​​Japan, absolute speed does not mean absolute advantage. As long as you can get stuck in advance, the 33-knot "Jaku" has full ability to cooperate with the "Sanji" to block the cunning enemy ships, and then the "Sanji" with 5 dual-mounted 203mm guns will be killed. Even when fighting alone, the "Jaku" which has a new 203mm main gun and 610mm caliber torpedo will have a chance to compete with the opponent.

Traveling west for several nautical miles, the "Sanjiu" who served as the command ship of the detachment issued an order to the "Jaku": Our ship continues to go west, your ship turns north, and work together to attack the enemy ships.

Just as these two heavy Japanese cruisers were posing for a beating Soviet warships, the second wave of carrier-based aircraft flew from the direction of the Japanese archipelago, with a number of nearly half compared to the previous wave. Seeing that the naval aviation was about to make a contribution, the officers and soldiers of the "Sanjiu" and "Jagu" couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but the rain clouds floating from the north and the latest reports of the reconnaissance aircraft made them rekindled their hopes: the enemy ships adjusted their course and fled north with all their might, intending to hide in the rain clouds to escape the air strike.
Chapter completed!