At 12:31, the Allied Special Mixed Fleet issued the first attack wave, and more than 60 combat aircraft of various types rushed over the Japanese special attack fleet.

There is no doubt that the main target of the Allied carrier-based aircraft fleet was the tall and mighty Yamato battleship.

The Yamato battleship had no aircraft cover and could only use dense anti-aircraft artillery fire to shoot at the air.

The Yamato standard displacement is 64,000 tons, full load displacement is 72,809 tons, the hull is 263 meters long and 38.9 meters wide. There are three triple 460 mm caliber main guns on the ship. The maximum range of the gun is 40 kilometers and the bullet weight is 1,460 kilograms.

There are also 4 triple-mounted 155mm guns and 6 double-mounted 127mm anti-aircraft guns.

In the current world, there is no warship that can be compared with Yamato and its sister ship Musashi in tonnage and naval gun fire.

Their armor protection is excellent and has layered hulls, and after being successfully built secretly, they are considered to be super warships that will never sink.

But there is no shield in this world that cannot be defeated. After gradually losing air supremacy, the battleship Musashi was bombed by American aircraft in the Sibuyan Sea on October 24, 1944 and sank to the bottom of the sea.

And now, the Yamato battleship will be unable to escape the fate.

Although Yamato battleships had a large number of anti-aircraft artillery, it was obvious that this was not enough. The Allied bomber group directly broke through the fire net and began to bomb in turn.

Soon, four bombs fell near the No. 3 main turret, two of which 225 kilograms penetrated the rear main deck and exploded, blowing up the 155mm secondary gun and the reserve shooting command post at the rear of the battleship.

Immediately afterwards, one heavy bomb after another exploded on the Yamato battleship, and the ships exploded with flames.

The main turret of triple-mounted main turret, the secondary turret of double-mounted 127mm anti-aircraft gun, cabin, mechanical room, lounge, boiler cabin deck, etc., are continuously severely damaged.

Under the intensive bombing of the Allied bomber group, this super warship, which was claimed to never sink, was covered in bruises and burned fires and rolling smoke.

However, it has to be said that the Yamato battleship is indeed awesome, and it is really difficult to sink it directly with the aviation bomb alone.

The Yamato battleship, which was devastated and full of fire, was still advancing forward frantically, full of the tragic atmosphere of "the wind whistles and the water cold".

At 13:30 pm, three Tiger Ben Army submarines arrived at the combat waters first, and seized the opportunity and began to output frantically.

Soon, four torpedoes were hit by the front and middle of the port side of the Yamato battleship, and the speed suddenly dropped to 22 knots.

At this time, the second wave of the US attack aircraft group arrived almost at the same time. A 450-kilogram aviation bomb destroyed the drainage valve, making the ship unable to perform drainage operations.

The Japanese captain could only order a symmetrical injection of water into the starboard cabin to restore the hull balance and reduce the speed to 18 knots.

Within the next half hour, the Yamato battleship was hit by 15 torpedoes one after another, and the hull was tilted to 16-18 degrees.

Since the starboard drainage area was filled with water, it could only continue to pour water into the machinery room, lounge and boiler cabin, and the speed gradually decreased to 7 knots. The Japanese captain was finally forced to issue a despair order.

However, not long after, a chain explosion occurred in the main five artillery ammunition depot of Yamato battleship.

This super warship, which the Japanese consider to be a never-sinking super warship, sank into the ocean like a crack before it could even fire a shell at the US military that landed on Okinawa.

Fireballs, huge waves and thick smoke rolled on the sea. 3,063 officers and soldiers including Ito Yiyi were buried at the bottom of the sea. Only 4 destroyers left the entire fleet with injuries left the war zone.

The sinking of the Yamato indicates the complete destruction of the Japanese joint fleet, and the Japanese ambition to resist the US attack was vain.

The Japanese submarine troops moved to Okinawa and did nothing due to the tight security of the Allied forces. Except for one of them returning, the other seven were sunk.

In this battle, the Allied Rapid Vehicle Fleet sank Japanese battleships, one cruiser, four destroyers, and seven submarines, thus eliminating the maritime threat.

However, this is just a small episode in the bloodiest amphibious landing war on the Pacific battlefield.

In this bloody battle that lasted for more than two months, the US military accumulated 240,000 troops, and the Japanese troops guarding the island also reached 100,000.

The US military's military strength is far higher than that of the Japanese army. Not only is the military strength more than twice as high, but the advantages of surface warships and air control, as well as military equipment of landing troops have formed a crushing advantage over the Japanese army.

There is no doubt that no matter from the tricky perspective, the US military will definitely win.

But Yang Fan knew very well how bloody and cruel this protracted island battle was.

Although they were completely behind the US military, although they were isolated and helpless, and even though they knew that the stubborn resistance was only a dead end, the Japanese troops brainwashed by militarism were still extremely strong.

With the determination to die, they launched a fierce battle with the US military in every inch of land. Even if they eventually lose this battle, they are destined to cause unbearable major damage to the US military.

As the saying goes, "Someone does a business that is beheaded, but no one asks about the business that is losing money." Yang Fan decided not to go to the muddy waters from the beginning.

Even if the Allied Headquarters issued clear instructions, Mr. Yang would not be able to send his Marine Corps into the meat grinder because he caters to some people.

Of course, Yang Fan could not do nothing if he had "eat ugly" and did nothing, so he naturally had to do his face and effort.

In order to perform this drama well, Yang Fan not only ordered the troops to launch a new round of large-scale military counterattacks in North China and Guangdong and Guangxi, but also brought the Shandong Navy fleet out to meet with Liu Qiang's troops to provide sea and air fire support to the US troops landing on the battlefield.

After a long period of despicable development, the Shandong fleet has already equipped 3 regular aircraft carriers, 4 escort aircraft carriers, 2 Worcester-class light cruisers, 3 destroyers, 6 xxi submarines, 8 conventional U-boats, 8 escort boats, and more than 10 various types of landing ships, supply ships, and patrol boats.

There are 50 or 60 ships in all types. If the expeditionary fleet led by Liu Qiang is added, the total number of ships will be over 100!

Compared to the US fleet, this is not enough, but for the Japanese Joint Fleet, which has long been declining, it is really a naval force that cannot be underestimated.

Especially the most advanced Xxi submarine troops, as early as the end of 1944, they swaggered into the Sea of ​​Japan to ambush their prey, no longer waiting for the seas in Southeast Asia as cautiously as before.

In the past four months alone, the submarine troops of the Hu Ben Army have launched more than 160 attacks, fired more than 800 torpedoes, and sunk 64 Japanese ships of various types, totaling 340,000 tons.

While the Huber Navy submarine force was so successful, the US submarine force was naturally not idle either.

Starting from April 1944, the United States successively deployed 134 submarines in the Pacific and began to launch a pack of wolves tactics against the Japanese army's maritime supply line.

The Japanese Navy, unwilling to fail, launched a counterattack campaign to desperately strike. This crazy move of hitting stones with eggs was exactly what the US military wanted and also made the reputation of the US submarine force.

Before the Pearl Harbor incident, Japanese ships had never sailed alone without escort.

However, after they attacked Pearl Harbor for their death, the extremely angry US military executives ordered that submarines could attack any enemy ship without restrictions.

The US military used the "wolf pack" tactic to attack enemy transport ships. The number of Japanese ships sunk was increasing day by day. Japan was forced to build an escort fleet, and the scale continued to expand.

Under the heavy blow of Allied submarines, the connection between Japan's mainland and the Southern Resource Area was gradually completely cut off.
Chapter completed!