New Warlords 1909

In the past few years, we have vigorously developed our submarine force, and developed a large number of submarine forces of various types such as wave-type submarines, Lu-type submarines, and I-type submarines.However, no matter in terms of technology, experience in combat training, or even in terms of numbers, the Japanese submarine force does not have any advantage. As the core combat power of the National Defense Force Navy, the National Defense Force currently has a total of 100 ... class submarines of various types There are many ships, among which the most combat-capable... There are as many as [-] submarines and their improved types, more than [-] "mouth type submarines" type submarines and more than a dozen type submarines compensated by Germany have basically been used as scraping submarines up.

Such a powerful submarine force brings not only a strong deterrent force to the National Defense Forces, but also a thriving submarine industry. With only financial support, Yijing can completely produce [-] or [-] ships a year, or even more. The contained war potential is unlimited. Except for submarines, there has been little progress in the development of autonomous light cruisers. The focus is on the production of more than [-] Haifeng-class and Haitian-class destroyers.In addition to the original old-fashioned Zhaohe, Yingrui, Feili and other cruisers and a large number of flying fish-class torpedo boats, minesweepers, and minelayers, the entire lineup of the current First Fleet is formed. Neither combat experience nor comprehensive strength is the opponent of Japan's [-]th Fleet, so Hua Fei and the headquarters do not want to confront the Japanese head-on. The Japanese have a certain degree of air supremacy within the combat radius of the range of Japanese aircraft, and because Fujian is not yet controlled by the National Defense Forces, in the southern waters, the Japanese fleet and aircraft often harass Chinese merchant ships, especially Chinese ships. The cargo ship of Deep Blue Shipping under Fei's name has reached the point where once it is discovered, it is almost impossible to escape being captured. Although Hua Fei is uncomfortable, there is really nothing to do except sending a large number of submarines south in a short period of time. Ten Once the billion-dollar battle vouchers were collected, Hua Fei directly allocated [-] million Singapore dollars to the Ministry of the Navy. Not only did the original York-class battleships in Tongzhi start construction quickly, but also included the aircraft carrier plan that had been discussed in the implementation plan, which was different from Japan. The first battle of the navy is inevitable, but the time for the decisive battle is definitely not now, including the people in the headquarters understand this point, as the commander of the First Fleet, Mao Zhongfang and other high-ranking officials of the ships understand this point, "Report, it is worth checking The plane came to report, and Fang said that a Japanese squadron was found, and two battleships, two battlecruisers, four light cruisers, and a dozen destroyers were confirmed, and they were heading south at high speed!"

What?This is an opportunity?Still a trap?Mao Zhongfang quickly made a decision and said, "Order all the planes to take off, expand the inspection radius, follow up with the squadron, telegraph the shore command, report our intelligence, and request the Air Force to assist in preparation!"

256 The Confrontation Over the Eastern Sea

Above the East China Sea, Dajiao Fengsheng led a squadron to the south at a high speed, "I have a salvaged and repaired battleship Fuso, the other is the flagship battleship Ise, and two old battlecruisers , Asahi and Kashima, the two battlecruisers are old and the Kashima battlecruiser was damaged in the previous naval battle.

However, due to the needs of actual armaments, the Japanese Navy invested a huge amount of power and made major improvements to the two ships, which greatly improved the overall combat effectiveness of the warships. In addition, there are four light cruisers in the fleet, including Two of the latest Nagara-class cruisers, together with nearly twenty destroyers of various types accompanying them, although their combat effectiveness is not considered strong, they must not be ignored. force.But Dajiao Bensheng did not go to find the main fleet of the National Defense Forces for a decisive battle. Instead, he went south to Taiwan and joined forces with the detachment fleet in Taiwan to strengthen the anti-submarine armed forces in the Taiwan Strait. With the exceptionally good weather today, the sky is as clear as blue. rootless.Where the sea and the sky meet, it is even difficult to distinguish where is the sea and where is the sky, but the Rear Admiral and Commander of the Detachment Fleet standing on the bridge of the flagship Ise, Honyo Okaku, is not as relaxed as the weather outside. For the first time After the war, he was transferred to serve as military attache stationed in France, during which he also served as the supervisor of shipbuilding and military construction and the attaché of the plenipotentiary committee for peace talks. Bunsen belongs to the hardliners of the navy. He once openly declared that "Even if the Japanese people can only drink porridge, they must expand the navy", which was widely welcomed by domestic hawks and was quickly entrusted with important tasks. Although Dajiao supports the country's rapid expansion of naval armaments , but opposes arbitrary interception of merchant ships from China in the Taiwan Strait, because before China did not use unlimited submarine tactics, most of the merchant ships traveling to and from the autonomous region are foreign ships. Such actions will only increase the diplomatic and political pressure of the Japanese government, and The navy's actions have already provoked large-scale retaliation by the National Defense Forces. According to estimates, there are at least [-] submarines in the Taiwan Strait currently patrolling day and night. The ship was damaged, and those submarines, relying on their leading technology and rich experience, had already dared to confront military ships at night, which caused a great headache for the Japanese, so that at night, Japanese merchant ships and warships would not go if it was not necessary. The area where the opponent's submarines are active, and if the war enters a muddy war of material consumption similar to that between Germany and the Allied Powers, Japan's sinking and capturing the opponent's merchant ships can only hit the industrial and commercial economy of the autonomous region at most. Under such circumstances, the autonomous region does not necessarily need foreign trade to promote domestic development. The surge in domestic demand due to the war has allowed the industry and commerce of the autonomous region to operate at a high speed, and the war also hit foreign merchant ships, greatly reducing the impact of foreign goods on the ethnic groups in the autonomous region. The impact of industry, on the contrary, did Hua Fei a big favor.

However, if the autonomous region launches unlimited-profit submarine warfare, it doesn’t even need to do so. As long as it suppresses the opponent’s cargo ships, Japan, which is extremely short of resources, will soon fall into crisis. This is why at the beginning of the conflict with China, The army attacked the Northeast in order to solve the madness of Japan's lack of domestic resources. Since the conflict between the two sides, more than ten military ships of the Japanese Navy have been sunk or damaged by the opponent, all of which are due to the opponent's submarines. Although at this time It is daytime, but according to the latest information that the Japanese themselves have,

Chinese submarines have been frequently active in this area, which makes Dajiao Chasheng not dare to be careless in the slightest. As for the main fleet of the opponent's navy, Dajiao Fengsheng really doesn't pay attention to it. If possible, Dajiao Bensheng I even hope that the Japanese Combined Fleet will have an upright confrontation with the Chinese First Fleet instead of relying on the despicable sneak attacks of submarines and planes. However, the surveillance planes appeared above them, which means that the movement of the fleet will be exposed soon,

Although it is almost impossible for the Japanese fleet to escape the inspection of the opponent's airspace once it approaches the inspection range of the opponent's airspace, the route carefully selected by Okaku Bunsen this time is definitely within the range of all the inspection aircraft currently known by the National Defense Forces. In addition, when the adjutant reported that the outer ships found enemy planes, Dajiao Censheng quickly climbed into the artillery inspection room on the top of the ship. Now there are only two possibilities for encountering enemy planes. One is that the National Defense Forces have developed a new The large long-range inspection aircraft, and the orientation of the northeast of Taiwan and the southwest of Naha are also included in the key scope of the inspection.

Another possibility is that the enemy's fleet is nearby, or even the main fleet. When the telescope sees a known seaplane, Dajiao quickly understands that there is an enemy fleet nearby. , As for whether it is a routine fleet or the main force of the National Defense Forces First Fleet, Dajiao can't judge. Although it can't be broken, Dajiao is unwilling to take risks. Without the support of the Air Force, it is obviously unwise to fight the National Defense Army Navy here. , although the bombers of the Air Force of the National Defense Forces may not have such a long combat radius, Dajiao does not know how many seaplanes the National Defense Forces have. Besides, his mission this time is to escort the anti-submarine and air defense destroyer fleet to reinforce Taiwan, and cooperate with Taiwan's detachment fleet Rendezvous, increase at a different speed, the presence of strength in the southern sea area, increase the strategic encirclement of China..." The heart is first, the battle is only a last resort, Dajiao Bensheng is unwilling to fight with the National Defense Forces, but after learning of the surveillance plane After receiving the information, Mao Zhongfang quickly led the main fleet group to drive towards the calculated interception direction at high speed. Soon, the headquarters also sent a telegram ordering the First Fleet to intercept the squadron, and preliminarily analyzed that this might be a dispatch to reinforce the Taiwan area. Japanese reinforcements of the fleet,

At the same time, radio is also used to send urgent coded telegrams to submarines patrolling nearby sea areas, ordering them to approach possible sea areas, and quickly mobilize all available seaplanes, and use a simple seaplane carrier converted from a merchant ship to transport the aircraft to the war zone. increased air power,

To stabilize the air supremacy in the combat area, Mao Zhongfang decided after receiving the command telegram from the headquarters to quickly issue combat preparation orders to all ships in the name of the fleet commander. The First Fleet has been hiding in Tibet these days, relying on its superiority The air force checks the radius, avoids a decisive battle with the main force of the Japanese United Fleet, cruises above the East China Sea, and deters any weak detachments and merchant fleets that lack sufficient escort forces.

After the Japanese Army entered the Northeast, the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces decided to avoid the enemy on land and avoid conflict with Japan, and raised one billion Singapore dollars in war certificates in a very short period of time, of which [-] million were used The investment in the development of naval armaments has made everyone in the Ministry of the Navy excited and excited, from the commander to the ordinary sailors.Everyone is holding back their energy in their hearts, striving for the first battle to be fought by the navy, so as to live up to the President's expectation of spending [-] million new dollars in military equipment.

One side strengthened the value checking, tracked the movement of the Japanese squadron, and calculated and set the location to intercept the Japanese fleet at full speed. The other side seemed to be aware of the intention of the enemy's aircraft on duty, and quickly changed the course, away from the continental shelf, and circled the eastern waters. At the same time Asking for help from Taiwan's detachment fleet and main fleet, one side is a weak existence, whether it is military equipment strength, or the individual quality and combat experience of the soldiers, and the other side is the existence of the overlord, whose military strength also has a place in front of the world's powerful countries , and successively defeated No. [-] in Asia,

The Beiyang Fleet and the Far East Fleet of the North Pole have a brilliant history of war. One side evades everywhere, trying to avoid a decisive battle with the main force of the enemy, while the other side searches everywhere, always trying to wipe out the entire national defense navy in its infancy in a single battle. This is how the two navies, whose strengths are far apart, staged an upside-down cat-chasing-mouse drama on the East China Sea at this moment. Using asymmetrical power and the essence of mobile warfare to avoid the main force of the enemy, the country re-armed the navy. At this moment, he completely took the initiative, but Mao Shenfang didn't dare to be careless at all. Who knows if this is a trick used by the Japanese side to lure the main fleet of the National Defense Forces and Navy, so as to surround them in the Pacific Ocean and force us to fight?

However, the most important reason why Mao Zhongfang and even the headquarters dared to order to intercept that squadron is that the National Defense Force now has an advanced and top-secret secret weapon—radar!

Under the cooperation of Hua Fei, Nikola Tesla finally ended his single life. After he got married, he was full of passion and inspiration. The core contribution, a military Doppler pulse radar with very obvious use effect was developed and put into use. Although this pulse radar named "God's Eye" is still very primitive and the equipment is extremely large, its detection The distance and accuracy have already satisfied Hua Fei, and for the people in the Ministry of the Navy, it is a surprise like getting a magic weapon. With this kind of radar, not only can you find the enemy in front of you, but you can also detect them day and night. It detects long-distance targets without being blocked by fog, small clouds and rain. It has the characteristics of all-weather and all-weather, and has a certain penetrating ability, which makes it difficult to use the aircraft on duty at night when there is little rain and other harsh conditions. When the weather is bad, the First Fleet is still sailing unscrupulously in the East China Sea, and has repeatedly evaded the opponent's main combined fleet by means of radar. Kensen), other ships have not installed such equipment. On the flagship Danshan Island, the bridge may not be a taboo area, but the top-secret radar room is definitely a restricted area that only a very small number of people can enter and exit. After the same three hours, the radar finally found the location and trace of the Japanese squadron. Mao Zhongfang quickly adjusted the course and led the three fastest battlecruisers to go around and intercept from the front. Swallow it in one gulp, never let one ship go, the waves shattered, on the battleship Shuqiu Island, Lei Guangjiong did not stay in the bridge room, but stood on the front deck of the warship, let the sea wind blow vigorously, driving at high speed The water mist rising from the prow of the warship had completely wet Lei Guangjiong's clothes, but he didn't feel cold at all, his whole body was as hot as if he was in a stove.

From being just a trainee navigator in the foreign merchant fleet, to serving as the captain of the Feili shortly after joining the National Defense Force Navy, and later because of the invention of the torpedo boat tactics, he made a big breakthrough for the Japanese Navy, and quickly became a pivotal member of the National Defense Force Navy. figure.Even in his dreams, he would never have imagined that the fate of life is really touching!

Lei Guangjiong does not have much hatred for the Japanese, and his enthusiasm for this country is not as good as that of some young officers in the fleet. However, Lei Guangjiong has a very high professionalism and a heart of gratitude to the commander. The time in the navy is getting longer and longer, and Lei Guangjiong's feelings for the navy have reached an unspeakable level. For the strongest opponent of the navy, Lei Guangjiong doesn't have much hatred, but a burning fighting spirit, "report, found Enemy ship! "The adjutant ran behind Lei Guangjiong and shouted with his loudest voice.

Lei Guangjiong quickly turned around and ran back to the bridge. From the binoculars, he quickly saw the Japanese fleet in front of him. Because their battleships were not fast, the speed of the entire fleet was severely slowed down.The other party also seemed to have spotted Lei Guangjiong's three battlecruisers. Several cruisers and destroyers on the periphery of the fleet had been separated to meet them. Neither of the two battleships has much advantage, if it comes to speed.The Japanese battleship seemed a bit tragic. Lei Guangjiong did not fight back, but kept a distance away, continued to rush to the front of the opponent at high speed, intercepted and slowed down their speed, and waited for reinforcements, boom boom boom boom boom!

The eight main guns on the Hainan Island (Earl Spey) occupying a favorable terrain finally fired at the same time with the four double main guns adjacent to the M[-] double mouth. The huge explosion pressure caused the sea surface on one side of the warship to form a perfect and moving circle, and the entire warship tilted quite a bit, boom boom boom boom boom!

Taiwan Island (Derfflinger) and Shuqiu Island (Hindenburg) also fired guns. The difference is that the Taiwan Island with a smaller main gun caliber prepared its targets for cruisers and destroyers that were trying to approach. Once a giant ship with firepower no less than that of a battleship opened fire, the resulting firepower and shell density could not be ignored, and the speed of the Japanese fleet immediately slowed down. Of course, Dajiao Shansheng immediately understood the opponent's intentions, and he was decisive. Instead of continuing to entangle with Lei Guangjiong's three warships, he fought back and turned to the direction of Changzhi. After Lei Guangjiong's three warships found out, they fired more fiercely and chased even tighter. Taiwan fled, but returned to the direction of Japan's main island. If it was not frightened, the main force of the Japanese United Fleet had rushed to help. One fought while retreating, and the other chased after him. Fearlessly fighting against Lei Guangjiong's three warships without fear of death, Lei Guangjiong may not be able to stop them!But the biggest advantage of a battlecruiser is not firepower, not armor, but speed!If Dajiao Fengsheng really did that, Lei Guangjiong would not fight them to the death. Under the premise that the caliber and range of the main guns were not much different, Lei Guangjiong's three battlecruisers had the advantage of speed, and the German warships The characteristics of the thick skin made the three warships of the battlecruisers not inferior to the Japanese battleships in terms of armor. In this way, it can be said that Lei Guangjiong and the others completely took the initiative on the battlefield. Soon, the first The main fleet of the first fleet arrived and joined the battle. The flagship Zhoushan Island (Mackenson), cruisers such as Zhaohe, Yingrui, and Feili, and destroyers such as Haitian Haifeng class, once joined the battle, the entire battlefield was a bit spectacular , the current Okaku Bensen can be said to have no way to advance and no way to retreat. Although the two warship fleets are not much different in terms of the number of warships, except for the slightly advanced Ise and Fuso, the two latest warships led by Okaku The Nagara-class cruiser, other ships are not considered the main force of the Japanese Navy, some warships are ready to enter the reserve cast or changed to sparrow training ship, because of the need to postpone the service cast, on the other hand, the opponent's first fleet, even the The oldest battlecruiser Derfflinger and several light cruisers were also cast after the old age. Most of the warships were no more than five years old, and some were even less than a year old. , and the opponent's most powerful submarine force has not yet appeared. Once the elusive submarine arrives, Dajiao will be in a state of distress. The two different sides are racing against time. The Japanese side launched a crazy counterattack to break through. The main force of the fleet has already arrived. If they can drag the opponent here before the United Fleet arrives, then even if the entire fleet of Dajiao's fleet is wiped out, it will be very worthwhile for the Japanese Navy, and for the First Fleet. In other words, it is necessary to make a quick decision. Once the war is delayed, there will be many unpredictable changes. In the shortest possible time, before the main force of the opponent or reinforcements support, these warships should be wiped out as much as possible, so that the navy can deliver an excellent job. This is the unanimous thought of the officers and soldiers of the First Fleet. Without the support of submarines and the air force, Mao Shenfang still started a fierce hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese side. The battle lasted from afternoon to dusk. Nearby The water columns formed by the shell explosion on the sea are like stalagmites, one after another. Although the Japanese side is slightly weaker in terms of equipment, their soldiers are very fierce and their officers are more experienced. Although the First Fleet has a slight advantage in equipment , and the soldiers are also extremely brave, but in terms of experience, especially the command experience of the officers, it seems that they are slightly inferior to the opponent. This result makes the two sides fight fiercely for several hours, and they are still in an evenly balanced situation."

257 Naval Aviation, sortie

At this time, a black fish was quietly entering the combat sea area, "Biding Shijia drove a brand-new ... Union-type submarine to arrive first. This ship's hull number is a jumping submarine, and it has only been launched for more than five months. , after more than three months of test voyages, it was only two more than the same time that it was officially incorporated into the current cast. The milk-type submarine is the latest mass-produced submarine in the... series. After the end of World War I, as a victorious country, Hua Fei Taking advantage of Germany's urgent need for economic assistance and drastically reducing Germany's war reparations as a condition, a large number of technical assistance was obtained from Germany, including chemical, steel, military and other industrial fields, which greatly increased the development of temporary central technology centered on the autonomous region. , the submarine was designed and built under such a background. In view of the shortcomings of the four submarines and the summary of previous battles, the i"80 type submarine not only adopted the latest future special steel, but also made the safe diving depth of the submarine reach 90 meters. , the ultimate diving depth can even exceed [-] meters, influenced by German technical assistance and craftsmanship.The Chinese-made submarines obviously also partly inherited the powerful performance of German products. In addition, compared with the W[-]-type submarines, the displacement of milk submarines has only increased.The captain, Jun Momi, uses two of the latest Q-type diesel engines specially designed for submarines, not only with a horsepower of [-] horsepower, but also a maximum speed of [-] knots on the surface, and the space and volume occupied are larger than those of the Type [-] The diesel engine of the submarine is not much bigger. The saved space can allow the submarine to carry more fuel and battery packs, increase the surface and underwater endurance of the submarine, and also make the space of the submarine more generous, and the comfort is greatly increased. After the improvement The B... electric motor unit also allows the submarine to reach a maximum underwater speed of [-] knots.

The difference is that the underwater voyage is about 24 nautical mile, and the speed is about [-] nautical mile, while the underwater voyage is about [-] nautical mile. The most powerful thing is that although the W[-] submarine has six torpedo tubes like the IV, it is equipped with as many as [-] torpedoes make the submarine's combat firepower more powerful and durable, and the whole submarine is equipped with more auxiliary devices, such as navigation equipment, better radio systems, etc. There has been a considerable increase, and Li Shijia, whose name is Kaitao, was admitted to the Yantai Naval Academy last year.

Learning to drive, studying diligently, and being among the best in every test, he graduated in June of the state year and went to the "Tongji" practice ship as a trainee. In the same year, the Wuchang Uprising broke out, and the "Tongji" ship responded to the uprising. Not as good as the outstanding Hua Fei, who later entered the Nanjing Naval Academy for further studies." After graduating in February, he was appointed as a lieutenant in the navy and was assigned as an alternate adjutant of the "Zhaohe" ship. The Electric Boat Factory studied and piloted a submarine. After returning to China, he practiced in the submarine force and was officially promoted to lieutenant commander not long ago. He served as the pilot captain of...

In terms of combat experience, Li Shijia really can't compare with Pan Hong, Lu Zheng, Cai Dongyang and other outstanding submarine troops. Even with insufficient military exploits, he was able to serve as... [-] people are slightly long. So since entering the submarine force, Li Shijia has worked very hard and spent almost all his time on the boat. After the dispute with Japan broke out, he led the boat to patrol. On the East China Sea, becoming one of the submarines with the highest attendance rate, Emperor Tian pays off, and Li Shijia, who is extremely eager to make military exploits, finally met his opportunity. Li Shijia, who was hunting near Naha, received the invitation from the First Fleet and the General Headquarters. After encrypting the telegram, he quickly rushed to the battle sea area. When he arrived, although the battle had been going on for several hours, the outcome of the two sides was irrelevant. Affected,... Yin [-] was at the depth of the periscope, and seeing the chaos on the scene and the low speed of the enemy ships, Li Shijia suddenly felt that this was a big opportunity today. Around the main warships of the Japanese squadron, those destroyers specially used to deal with submarines,

I was fighting with the destroyer fleet of the First Fleet, and it was too late to take into account myself, and the noise on the scene was complicated, so I couldn’t find that a submarine had already arrived at the scene. The destroyer fleet of the National Defense Forces was very different from the Japanese destroyers. The submarines of the National Defense Forces have suffered a lot, so the newly built destroyers in Japan are divided into two types. One type should be regarded as an anti-submarine destroyer to be precise, while the other is mainly aimed at torpedo boats. To carry out the mission, the threat of torpedo boats is relatively small, but the threat of submarines is real.

Therefore, most of the destroyers in the detachment are anti-submarine destroyers. The destroyers of the Wehrmacht are different. From the beginning of the design, the destroyers of the Wehrmacht are based on the concept of small but complete. Attack, cameo role of torpedo speedboat, and also installed a depth bomb dispenser, which has a certain anti-submarine function, and also installed several anti-aircraft guns, which has a certain air defense capability, which makes the latest Haifeng-class destroyer of the National Defense Forces The minimum displacement reaches crazy stew, depending on the focus of each ship's combat power,

There are different models of Haifeng-class destroyers. The displacement of the largest comprehensive destroyer has reached the level of Jundou, which is already close to the level of light cruisers. Also...The shipbuilding industry is the largest displacement warship currently built, so after the destroyers of the National Defense Forces entangled with the Japanese destroyers, they immediately gained the upper hand. Talent, although the battle situation is fierce, but the effect and damage are far less fierce than the confrontation between battleships. The difference is that the father of the Japanese navy, Yamamoto Gonbei, and the naval god, Togo Heihachiro, are both cannons As a supporter of the giant ship, although Okaku Bensen has reservations about this, he cannot change the development trajectory of the Japanese navy. Historically, there has never been a confrontation between battleships that disappointed everyone. However, now, This unprecedented history,

However, under the influence of Hua Fei, it finally broke out. After several hours of fierce fighting, the Fuso and Ise battleship companies of the Japanese squadron were hit by multiple shells and injured to varying degrees.As for the two old-fashioned battlecruisers Asahi and Kashimahou, the situation was even worse. Kashimahou was on fire with gas and drinking. In addition, two old-fashioned light cruisers were sunk and one injured, and only the Nagara-class cruiser was still cooperating with the two main battleships to maintain the counterattack against the First Fleet.

Chance!Li Shijia was overjoyed, but his expression did not show any fluctuations. Since the Fusang and Ise and other warships were fighting against the four First Fleet warships, he knew that they were not opponents, but in the almost surrounded situation, he could only hold on and wait. Support fleet.

In this situation, Li Shijia was left with a great opportunity. When he commanded the submarine to approach the Ise warship within a distance of less than a kilometer, the enemy ship seemed to have not noticed it yet.

"The four bow torpedoes are ready!" Li Shijia, who had retracted his periscope long ago, stood by the side of the sonar room, confirmed the position of the enemy ship, and said in an extremely calm voice, "The No. [-] torpedo is ready! The No. [-] torpedo is ready! The third Torpedo No. [-] ready! No. [-]... [-]" submarine up, six meters! "

"The submarine has risen, nine meters, seven meters, six meters, the submarine has risen to a depth of six meters!"

"Correct the shooting direction!"

"The shooting direction has been fixed!"

Li Shijia was silent for a few seconds, six meters, this is a very suitable depth, the torpedo will hit the weakest underwater armor of the ship, and four torpedoes are fired, even for a battleship with a displacement of up to [-] tons, it is difficult Accepting it, Li Shijia stood up suddenly, walked to the periscope, and quickly raised the periscope. After visually confirming the target in the mirror, he immediately issued a firing order, "No. [-], No. [-] torpedo launch!"

", No. [-] and No. [-] torpedoes launched! Report, No. [-] and No. [-] torpedoes have been launched!"

"Immediately ascend to a depth of four meters!" Li Shijia issued another order, and the officer on duty was taken aback, and did not continue to launch torpedoes, and went up two meters?This is a huge risk. After being discovered by the enemy ship, under the bombardment of their giant cannons, it only takes a few hits to destroy the entire submarine, but the watch officer still quickly roared and ordered, "Immediately ascend to a depth of four meters!"

As the scale of the depth gauge rose to four meters, and the official report was not yet equivalent, Li Shijia shouted, "Launch No. [-] and No. [-] torpedoes immediately!"

At the same time as the order was issued, Li Shijia quickly put away the periscope. As soon as the report that the torpedo had been launched arrived, Li Shijia quickly ordered, "full right rudder, sail at full speed!"

At this time, on the watch tower of the Ise battleship, fires were ignited in several places on the warship, and the high-speed shaking of the ship's hull greatly affected the sailors on duty to check and guard. A suspicious thing appeared on the surface of the water within 1000 meters. Before he could react, the black object shrank back into the water noisily, submarine!It's an enemy submarine!Immediately, the Japanese sailors, who had no medicine left, yelled at the sound channel, "Report, an enemy submarine has been found!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another observer jumped on the sound pipe and shouted in shock, "Torpedo, torpedo found, two torpedoes found at [-] degrees to the right front..." No, it's four torpedoes!"

Four torpedoes?The roar of Okaku Bunsen came from the bridge of the Ise, but it was too late and the damage was too close. The time for the Japanese scouts to discover the torpedo was also too late, and the huge ship had not yet Before turning to speed up, the sailors on the guard tower saw the second torpedo coming quickly with a long trail, and slammed into the hull below the waterline of the warship. It was as if someone threw it into the sky with force, and with the huge explosion flames, the sailors on the guard tower were immediately thrown away by the shock wave. The sailors who fell on the deck in the first wave of explosions had not had time to get up, and the next two bombs The torpedo strikes again, boom boom!The huge flame submerged the Ise again, and the huge explosion flame made the dusk of this night extremely hot, and the fiery red reflected on the sea was like the sunset glow in the sky, a piece of crimson red!

If the first explosion only severely damaged the huge Ise and was not fatal enough, then the subsequent two torpedoes devoured the last hope of survival of the Ise. Dangerous.Under the impact of the explosion that followed, the entire warship was not only burning with fire everywhere, but the sea water poured in unstoppably from the damage, and the entire warship seemed to be broken from the explosion, and the shape of the ship had been completely deformed, " Our submarine, the enemy's flag is broken, and the Ise is finished!" The sailors on which warship shouted, "Cheers erupted instantly on all the warships of the National Defense Forces, even the sound of explosions and shelling on the battlefield It cannot be concealed, and the powerful submarine force created such a huge record as soon as it arrived, which inspired the exhausted sailors to be very motivated. The shelling of the ships became fierce again. It can be seen that the speed is overturning and sinking. The sailors on the deck can't care about fighting the fire. They jump into the sea one by one like dumplings. The huge change of the flagship has made the morale of other ships that have persisted to the limit It collapsed in an instant, and under the blow of the National Defense Forces' anger, it retreated steadily. Several destroyers rushed to the vicinity of the Ise, and while frantically dropping depth charges and firing artillery, they rescued the officers and soldiers who fell into the water, but at this time w[-] The boat left the original location long ago and rushed to a safe place to install new torpedoes, but the disaster of the Japanese squadron has just begun. Another old British-built battlecruiser, the Kashima, was originally on the He was injured in the sea battle, and although he continued to serve in overage service after the overhaul, this time, his luck finally ran out, and the other two submarines that arrived almost simultaneously fired two torpedoes at the already seriously injured battlecruiser Luwu. A torpedo hit the Kashima, and the hull of this "old guy" was broken directly, one step earlier than the Ise, and buried in the vast sea. At this time, a few nautical miles away from the war zone, several A seaplane was approaching at high speed. At this time, from their positions, the huge flames of the explosion in the theater could already be seen. The team leader Zhang Huichang was extremely anxious because he didn't know which ship the bombed warship belonged to. Lived in the United States, entered the New York Curtis Aviation School in the old year to learn to fly, graduated in the [-]s, and obtained the IWC pilot license. Attracted by the booming aviation industry in China, he returned to China in the same year to join the Air Force of the National Defense Forces. After that, he and a large number of air force elites were transferred to the newly formed naval aviation force. These few seaplanes are the entire family property of the current naval aviation force. The performance of the second seaplane produced by the scientific research personnel has made the naval officials including Hua Fei very satisfied. The performance of the first float-type seaplane designed by Fu Gen is not outstanding, but It can be used as a check-in aircraft. Summarizing experience and absorbing a large number of new technologies, Wang Zhu and Wei Gen decided to use a large number of metal designs on the new seaplanes. The all-metal aircraft in the autonomous region has been launched for a long time, but because of the manufacturing process and engine power The performance of various metal aircrafts is not only limited, but also the cost is still high. However, with the gradual increase of engine horsepower and the progress of material technology, the horsepower of a single aircraft engine has finally exceeded [-] horsepower. Diamond III After the engine (the horsepower of the Liberty engine after World War I had exceeded [-] horsepower) was born and put into production, the power problem was basically solved. This C[-] seaplane, nicknamed Jiaolong No. [-], is divided into two types. It is mainly based on air supremacy, and maintains the air supremacy of the National Defense Forces outside the radius of the fighter jets on the shore. The second type of aircraft is the torpedo attack type driven by Zhang Huichang. The huge power makes the ammunition load of this aircraft very prominent. A torpedo of more than one ton is more than enough. These planes were transported by several seaplane motherships temporarily rebuilt from civilian ships in the autonomous region. After arriving at the predetermined sea area, they were unloaded one after another and took off to fight. Before the curtain light completely disappears, complete the attack mission, and then use the positioning and navigation instruments on the aircraft to turn on the night lights on each other's aircraft, and return to the land gropingly. Under today's technical conditions, aircraft need to take great risks when flying at night , It also requires great driving skills, but under the groping of Air Force pilots and technicians, they have developed a whole set of skills and equipment for night flight, such as using aerial maps, magnetic compasses, slide rules, clocks and other tools and navigators With advanced knowledge of astronomy, geography, and mathematics, the calculation of navigation and line angles based on wind speed and direction, combined with landmarks to correct course deviations, puts great demands on the navigator, which is why Zhang Huichang was transferred to the Naval Aviation as a priority. The professional knowledge he learned in the United States, Zhang Huichang’s significance to the navy is no less than the role of a new type of aircraft. Year. ) However, with the efforts of a large number of young scientific and technical personnel in the Chinese Academy of Sciences such as Nikola Tesla, two types of altimeters were invented. Altimeters have been invented successively.In particular, the radio altimeter made by Nikola Tesla, the radio master, has sharply reduced the risk factor of aircraft flying at night.

It's different. Of course, the danger is not within the scope of Zhang Huichang's consideration. Even without the help of the radio altimeter invented by scientists such as Nicholas, they will still choose to attack. After all, such an opportunity is not only a rare opportunity for the navy, but also for the establishment For the soon-to-be naval aviation, it is a rare opportunity for the first battle."

258 Destruction of the Japanese Squadron

The flagship of the Takumoto Squadron, the Ise, and a battlecruiser sank in less than [-] minutes. This was obviously a devastating blow to the morale of the Japanese fleet. The Japanese Squadron, which lost its command of the flagship, instantly became a bit messy. , although under the influence of the excellent overall quality, the ships quickly regained their composure, but the balance of strength has tilted, and more and more submarines arrived underwater, making the situation facing the entire squadron extremely severe , the entire army may be wiped out at any time.

However, the real catastrophe was when sharp-eyed Japanese sailors spotted a large group of planes flying in the distant sky.At this time and here, the Japanese aircraft carrier is still accompanying the main fleet, so is it still necessary to guess whose aircraft belongs to it?

airplane!The plane is coming!

The difference was accompanied by even more frightened panic shouts. Many Japanese navy veterans showed despair in their eyes. They had served in the Navy United Fleet uniform for several years, and they had never faced such a situation. The flagship was sunk, and the main force Injured, one-third of the entire fleet was either sunk or severely damaged and lost combat effectiveness.Not only the main force of the opponent's fleet was not damaged, but few other ships were sunk or seriously injured. What is desperate is that not only the ghostly sea wolves are watching under the water, ready to kill you at any time. kiss.In the sky, at least a few planes have arrived densely. What did they bring?Definitely not the beautiful Jingtian doll!Under the sea, on the surface of the sea, and in the air, the three-in-one combined strike power will pose a huge threat even when facing Japan's main combined fleet.However, the rescue fleet is still far away. Experienced sailors have long been looking for life-saving floating objects and are ready to jump into the sea at any time.Most of the fanatical young officers and sailors roared frantically and fought back.The anti-aircraft guns on the warship rang, although the plane had not yet entered the range of the anti-aircraft guns. In this way, the already stretched manpower had to be assigned to operate the anti-aircraft guns, which made the situation on the warships of the Japanese Squadron all the more difficult. It was a mess. Although the Japanese squadron was already dying, they didn't seem to be preparing to retreat. Before the flagship of the fleet commander sank, Otsuka Bunsen radioed all the warships. The officers of each ship lived and died with the warships. Warriors, use your blood and bravery to awaken the people in the country, use our death to let the government launch an all-out war against China, and save the future of the Great Japanese Empire!

Under the traditional bushido spirit and fanatical militaristic thinking, the entire Japanese squadron broke out with unimaginable combat power. They were not prepared to retreat at all. They seemed not to have thought of retreating. A Japanese destroyer had more than ten bullets in its body Shells, the hull was severely damaged and tilted, slowly sinking, but the secondary guns that were still usable on the ship still did not stop firing. The captain ran to the ammunition room, opened the timing fuzes of all the depth charges, set the time to the shortest, and walked out of the ammunition In the room, the captain pulled out the gun on his waist and aimed at the plane in the sky and fired wildly.An "Old Fighter" flew over at low altitude, and its aviation machine guns fired at him mercilessly, shooting him into a sieve in a blink of an eye. The bomb exploded, and the huge explosion immediately blew the destroyer with a displacement of less than a thousand tons into pieces. The fireball also engulfed the fighter jet. In the sea, wreckage and gasoline are floating on the surface of the sea, adding some flames to the already raging battlefield. The fleet led by Zhang Huichang arrived at the combat sea area under heavy anti-aircraft fire, and the aircraft scattered and launched free attacks. But Zhang Huichang's eyes were wide open, the palms of his hands became wet, and the joystick felt greasy. He was looking, looking for the two battleships of the Japanese squadron, Fuso and Ise.Zhang Huichang, who was late, didn't know that the Japanese flagship Ise had been sunk. Then, the Fusang, yes, that was the Fusang!Zhang Huichang's heart moved, and he quickly turned around and flew towards Fusang. In the original deep strike plan, the battleship Fusang was bombed and sunk in the port of Wugang by the secret water ghost task force of the National Defense Forces, but the explosion at that time was just another ship Fusang The body was damaged, and Tong Qian was in the port. After the salvage and repair, the Fuso was installed with a series of anti-torpedo and anti-mine watertight rudders, and its protection ability was much stronger than the previous design.The impact of the deep strike on the Fuso is only the increase in construction costs and the delay in the delivery of service.As the first ship of the Fuso-type, the entire battleship Fuso is very advanced in all aspects. It may be somewhat lacking in single combat capability compared to the Ise, but it is definitely better than the Ise in terms of protection against torpedoes and mines. Shi Hao, this battleship that was supposed to sleep on the bottom of the sea, became the prey in Zhang Huichang's eyes.

After confirming the direction and the best shooting distance several times, an air-dropped torpedo with a small umbrella behind the tail was thrown from under the belly of Zhang Huichang's plane. The torpedo fell into the water, and the engine ran quickly, drawing a long line. The long trajectory attacked the Fusang. The Fusang was not as flustered as some warships. Although it was hit by dozens of shells of various calibers, the main body of the warship was not damaged, and various types of artillery were still returning fire. They discovered Zhang Huichang's torpedo soon after it was dropped. The entire warship was clumsily trying to increase its speed. No matter how hard they maneuvered, the torpedo thrown by Zhang Huichang still quickly hit the stern of the Fusang ship. The expected shock did not appear. The huge explosion that appeared did not happen, not only Zhang Huichang on the plane was shocked, but everyone in the Fusang bridge was dumbfounded, looking at each other, as if trying to find the answer from the eyes of others, "Report, that torpedo didn't explode! "

However, the torpedo did not explode. Is it because the Emperor is protecting the Fuso, or if the God is protecting the Empire of Japan?Excited, boiling directly into action, the drug ship Fuso seemed to have smoked marijuana, emitting thick black smoke, and the giant cannon fired shells shockingly, "Cenna, didn't you say that there are only 20.00% duck eggs, really Frustrated!"

Since there was only one torpedo and the torpedo did not explode, Zhang Huichang could only calmly restrain the impulse in his heart. He raised the plane and flew out of the range of the anti-aircraft guns in the combat zone, turned on the pilot light for night flight and circled, waiting for the return of other planes to assemble. The attack failed, but it doesn't mean that the Fusang really has anything to protect it, and it doesn't mean that the sailors on the Fusang are invulnerable. Several planes aimed at the Fusang at the same time and flew over. Chen Qingyun, named Tianyou, was born in Cuiwei Southern Banner. When he was [-] years old, he lived with his parents in Japan. The army studied abroad at public expense, and went to the United States to accept the Curtis Air Force Academy. In [-] years, Chen Qingyun graduated and returned to China to join the National Defense Force Air Force. Although he belonged to the revolutionary party, he was still heavily used by the National Defense Force Air Force. When the party dispute was at its worst, the National Defense Forces did not discriminate or treat Chen Qingyun any differently. In Hua Fei's words, soldiers, don't participate in politics and don't interfere in internal affairs!

Later, the revolutionaries and the Ba'athists in the autonomous region parted ways, and many people came to persuade Chen Qingyun to go south with Sun Yat-sen and start his own aviation business.However, after struggling painfully, Chen Qingyun resolutely decided to withdraw from the Revolutionary Party and stay in the National Defense Army. He felt that Hua Fei's words were still in line with his philosophy. Soldiers, just care about the outcome of the war, and interfere in politics. The ending of military intervention in politics rarely has good results.And starting their own aviation business sounds exciting, but what do they use to start it?

After staying in the Air Force for a long time, Chen Qingyun's affection for this place has become more and more profound. He chose to stay, not for any other reason, but because in the National Defense Force, he can take the lead that does not belong to any country. The plane, soaring in the blue sky, threw a torpedo from under Chen Qingyun's plane. As the deputy commander of the entire formation, he saw with his own eyes that Zhang Huichang's torpedo did not explode. After the torpedo was dropped, he didn't even do anything. High maneuvering, but, closely watching the trajectory of the torpedo, it was approaching, approaching, amidst the huge explosion of the torpedo, Chen Qingyun's plane also shook violently, and was shot. This was the first thought that popped up in Chen Qingyun's mind. With a single thought, Chen Qingyun quickly pulled up the plane, looking at the beautiful explosion fireball, the engine was already emitting green smoke, and under the rumbling noise, it moved towards Zhang Huichang's direction, and more than seven torpedoes hit Fusang one after another. No., except for the first torpedo that did not explode, one of the following six torpedoes missed, one was lost, and four torpedoes hit directly.However, these four torpedoes are different from the four torpedoes launched by the submarine driven by Li Shijia and hit the same direction. They hit various positions on Fusang's hull, but even so, Fusang was seriously injured and could hardly sink. , Inside the bridge of the First Fleet flagship Mackensen, Mao Zhongfang ordered the main guns of the fleet to suspend firing, and sent a semaphore to the Fuso to cease fire and surrender. , a shell accidentally hit Mackensen's rear main gun turret. Fortunately, this shell was not the opponent's main gun shell, and the main armor of the German warship is thick enough. Did it cause too much damage? However, several artillerymen and sailors on the deck were killed in the explosion. The different Mao Zhongfang was furious. His momentary kindness, or his momentary greed, coveted the result of capturing the battleship Fusang, but sacrificed more in vain A few soldiers of our own side, "Send me an order, the main guns of all the battlecruisers in the fleet. Aim at the Fuso and sink him for me!"

Boom boom boom boom boom"

This, a night of destruction, this is a tragic naval battle, this is a case destined to be recorded in the history of naval warfare in the world, this naval battle that lasted from afternoon to midnight, this is a battle to completely annihilate the opponent at a small price. An absolute classic battle of a squadron. In this vote, the Japanese squadron going south to Taiwan was wiped out. Except for a Nagara-class light cruiser which was captured by force after losing its sailing ability, only two destroyers were captured by force for the same reason. Captured, when the main force of Japan's Allied Fleet arrived at dawn, looking at the messy sea surface and seeing the corpses even floating several nautical miles away, many Japanese officers and soldiers knelt on the deck and howled. After half a day Rescue with all their strength, they count, all the ships of other fleets, including the battleship Fuso, the flagship battleship Ise, the battlecruiser Asahi, and the battlecruiser Kashima built by the United Kingdom, there are nearly [-] warships in the entire fleet, Thousands of naval officers and soldiers will sleep in the sea forever. The commander of the Japanese United Main Fleet, Fujimoto Hideshiro, is furious. Urgent telegram, ordering them to return home!