Chapter 915 Farewell, Yamato!
"Yamato" is dispatched! "Musashi" is dispatched!
When Nagano Shushen issued such an order, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Navy Fleet, Admiral Zhang Xiaoyue, also issued the same order:
"decisive battle!"
Decisive battle! Decisive battle!!
The final decisive battle finally begins!
The second aircraft carrier task force, the 8th and 9th task forces are all dispatched! There is only one purpose:
victory!
Groups of planes appeared in the sky. They were Chinese fighter planes!
Countless bombers appeared in the sky, escorted by huge fighters and fighter jets!
Japanese fighter planes also took off to fight at the same time. Although they had been hit repeatedly before, they would not give up so easily.
However, in terms of the quantity and quality of fighter planes and the quality of pilots, Japan's fighter planes and pilots are not as good at fighting as their navy.
When you put a lot of energy into one aspect and almost completely ignore other aspects, the consequences will quickly appear.
Although Japan's air force seems to be very large in number, it is filled with a large number of outdated aircraft. Some of them are antiques that even existed during the European War.
This is not a level contest!
Japanese planes fell from the sky one after another. The wreckage of Japanese planes and the bodies of Japanese pilots were floating everywhere on the sea...
The Japanese air force began to collapse and fled the battlefield in panic. The Chinese air superiority became more stable.
Next, is the beginning of the Japanese nightmare!
At this time, the Japanese navy did not know that bad luck was quietly coming towards them. They still arranged their battleships in a majestic manner and carried out the decisive battle that they imagined would be victorious under the guidance of the super battleship.
Countless Chinese fighter planes appeared, and the anti-aircraft guns on the Japanese warships fired desperately, blocking the approach of the Chinese planes.
A Chinese fighter plane was hit, and it roared sharply and plunged towards the sea... Another plane was hit, and it exploded and disintegrated in the air...
The Japanese's anti-aircraft fire was very fierce, but they lacked air cover. Although they shot down many Chinese aircraft, those densely packed Chinese war eagles still flew ferociously over the Japanese fleet.
Target:
"Akagi" aircraft carrier!
That was a scene that Chinese pilots, the Chinese Navy and the Japanese Navy will never forget.
Bombs fell one after another from the belly of the "Thunder-7" bomber, and then fell on the "Akagi" like rain.
The "Sincerity" tried its best to avoid it, but there were too many bombs.
This was a spectacular sight for any dive bomber. Above and around the fleet, there was not even a shadow of Japanese aircraft. Japan's air power was severely destroyed.
The control of the air is completely in the hands of the Chinese. This is the luck of the Chinese and the sorrow of the Japanese.
There are only two words to describe such a bombardment: massacre!
The pilots of the "Thunder-7" dive bombers aimed at the sun flag painted on the flight deck of the "Akagi" aircraft carrier. That huge sun flag was the best bombing target!
Terrible bombs kept falling. The "Akagi" kept firing back with artillery fire, and kept trying to avoid it. But the surrounding ships could only watch helplessly, unable to help at all.
The most tragic fate of the "Akagi" has arrived!
A large number of "Thunder-7" dived to a distance of 500 meters, then dropped the bombs. Then they quickly lifted up and watched the bombs fall on the "Akagi".
A bomb exploded on the rear deck of the "Akagi", opening a large hole in the deck. However, this was just the beginning.
Then six more bombs were prepared to fall on the "Akagi" one after another, and the disaster of the "Akagi" began!
The giant ship "Akagi" was completely destroyed in a few minutes. Oil smoke billowed from the ship. The hull was blackened by the fire, and explosions continued to occur in the cabin. The hull was shaking, and everything on the ship was covered in smoke.
Devoured by fire...
The "Akagi" began to sink...
It only takes a few minutes!
A battleship without aircraft escort appears to be so weak under the attack of air power that it can even be described as "vulnerable"!
The sinking of the "Akagi" was just the beginning, and a greater massacre was underway!
The aircraft on the aircraft carrier "Dream", "Glory", and "Sky Wrath" continued to take off, and this time their goals became two:
The Japanese Navy's first aircraft carrier "Hosho" and the super battleship "Yamato"!
When Admiral Nagano Shushen shouted the slogan "Yamato, advance", the Chinese people also issued the strongest roar:
Fight, Chinese Air Force! Fight, Chinese Navy! Fight, Chinese people!!!
The Chinese warships roared "rumbling", cheering for their air force! Chinese fighter planes flew in groups over the Japanese fleet, dropping the revenge shells without mercy.
What kind of scene is this?
The "Fengxiang" became a living target. Their gunners were still resisting, desperately trying to prevent the Chinese war eagle from approaching, but everything was in vain.
They could shoot down one, two, or ten Chinese planes, but they couldn't stop the black air formation from reaching the sky above them like a god of death.
When the Chinese War Eagle arrived, it brought only destruction to the "Fengxiang"!
The Hosho has a total length of 168 meters, a standard displacement of 7,470 tons, and a maximum speed of 25 knots. In fact, before the decisive naval battle between China and Japan broke out, this aircraft carrier had already been reduced to a second-rate warship, but it is a symbol of the Japanese navy and a key player in the history of the Japanese navy.
The first true aircraft carrier.
But on April 27, all Japanese naval officers and soldiers could only watch their symbol sink...
They have no way, no way to save the "Hosho", just like they have no way to save the "Yamato", their spiritual belief.
"Yamato", the belief of Japanese naval officers and soldiers, the source of their power, and the super giant ship at sea that they believed could not be defeated, also appeared to have no ability to fight back when faced with attacks from the air.
From the beginning, the Japanese were overconfident and guided by the Chinese, and embarked on a wrong development path. They believed that only huge battleships could become the masters of the sea. They believed that as long as their super battleships were in service, they would be able to dominate the sea.
will regain its position as maritime supremacy.
But they were wrong, hopelessly wrong.
No matter how large a battleship is, without a fleet of aircraft to escort it, it can only become a huge target floating on the sea.
The only thing the Japanese naval officers and soldiers on the "Yamato" can do now is to count how many shells have fallen on their ship, how much damage their beloved "Yamato" has suffered, and when their warship will
will sink.
Nagano Shushen is crazy, and the Japanese navy is crazy. They desperately want to save the "Yamato", but what can they do now? Can their shouts scare away the Chinese planes? Or can their madness stop the "Yamato"
"The sinking of the USS? No, there was nothing they could do!"
The same goes for the Japanese naval officers and soldiers on the "Yamato".
Of course, there is one more thing they can do: sing "Kiminoyo" tragically, and then sink everything with their "Yamato".
However, the Chinese Air Force is also exhausted. The "Yamato" is really too big, and it is not an easy task to sink it. Although bombs dropped from the plane continue to accurately hit the "Yamato", this
This behemoth of the sea just refused to sink.
At 9:30, when the third batch of fighter planes arrived over the battlefield, the "Yamato", which had been bombed into a ship-like shape, finally began to sink slowly, which made the exhausted Chinese pilots heave a long sigh of relief.
Damn the Yamato, damn the Japanese! Oh, and those damn Chinese intelligence officers.
Why did they insist on letting the Japanese build the "Yamato" so huge? This made the Chinese Air Force spend a lot of effort and waste countless bombs before they could sink it.
Heck, not only the "Yamato", but also the "Musashi" is waiting for the Chinese pilots.
Thinking of this, the Chinese Air Force boys felt their scalps numb.
Although the "Musashi" must be as defenseless as the "Yamato", how much effort will it take to successfully sink it? How many bombs will be wasted?
The fate of the "Yamato" cannot be saved. Every Japanese can only watch its sinking sadly...
At 9:50, the torpedoes launched by the "Yue Fei", "Wei Qing", and "Huo Qubing" hit the "Yamato" at the same time, ending its struggle.
This is the biggest tragedy in the history of the Japanese navy. The "Yamato", a behemoth that had unlimited hopes placed on the Japanese navy and spent countless efforts and materials on the Japanese government, failed to demonstrate any strength at all in its first naval battle.
It was attacked like a massacre, and then the cold seabed became its final destination.
Farewell, Yamato!
Nagano Shushen couldn't say a word. At this moment, he suddenly remembered what Yamamoto Isoroku once said to him. Naval aviation is the mainstream development of future naval warfare. But at that time, he did not listen to him, but stayed behind his back.
He mocked Yamamoto Isoroku severely.
Now, he finally remembered Yamamoto Isoroku's words, but it was already too late.
From now on, the fate of the Japanese Navy's destruction is irreversible, and failure will become their ultimate fate. And this completely broke out from the "Yamato".
Farewell, Yamato!
Chapter completed!