In the 978th battle, only the Yamato remained
"Alas!" Yamamoto Fifty-six was left with only one sigh at this time.!
When the rear was staggered by the Sky Raiders in the air, and then directly sunk by the Pingyuan third-class dreadnought battleship that suddenly appeared from the left rear, Yamamoto also had a premonition in his heart about the end of his fleet.
Even if he has great ability, in the face of huge strength, he is powerless to return to heaven.
The Huaxia dispatched 4 super battleships, at least 5 aircraft carriers, and the level of the Huaxia Navy was not as bad as he imagined. Although there are still some traces of immaturity in his eyes, in any case, this navy has now defeated the Japanese decisive fleet, and may even be completely annihilated.
In previous naval battles, as long as the losing side fled desperately, it was always able to fight for bombs and shells to return to safety. During the Battle of Jutland during World War I, the steel behemoths returned to their lair covered in scars.
But since the performance of the aircraft has been getting better and better, it is already a bit of a luxury to want to safely resist the harbor.
In front of aircraft, the speed of the ship is no longer so important, the important thing is to be able to resist threats from the air.
Yamamoto himself understood that even if the remaining battleships used the most perfect formation for collective air defense, it would be difficult to stop the heavy bombs and torpedoes falling from the air, not to mention the pursuers behind and an ambush in front.
The three or two aircraft carriers of the aircraft carrier formation ambushed in the rear may still be able to break through, but with the addition of a dream-class battleship, the scalp is a little numb when you think about it.
The battleship that had outflanked them from the direction of the Sakishima Islands had obviously blocked their southward passage, leaving only the northern passage to be unblocked, but who could guarantee that the Chinese submarines who were often operating in the East China Sea would not come to ambush again? And there are Huaxia fighters following all the way overhead, how far can these warships run?
"We still want a life!" Inoue Narumi comforted beside her.
When he was ambushed and rushed forward, Yamamoto gave an order to the special attack team on standby in Okinawa to rush to support.
This last move, the arrogant Yamamoto Isoroku did not intend to use, but it is related to the safety of the Japanese Navy and the country, and this last move is still ready and has been on standby.
They're coming. Although it was a little far away from being dragged by the Huaxia people, the special attack team only received a one-way ticket, and they would not waste much time fighting.
"Why did the people of China attack Okinawa?" Yamamoto suddenly came up with such a sentence, without waiting for Inoue Narumi to respond. He had already muttered, "I'm afraid that the person has already thought of the special attack team." I'm afraid they won't be able to come! ”
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"It's so enjoyable, these little devils are as easy to fight as a target machine!" Liu Wenwen exclaimed excitedly.
In just ten minutes, he shot down 3 Japanese planes. As a recruit who has just gotten rid of the title of excellent flight cadet, he has already felt the temptation of the trump card in the first actual battle.
The special attack team that the Japanese had arranged for Okinawa lost more than half of them in the bombing of China. In the face of nimble aircraft, it is obvious that even if the kamikaze special forces of the Chinese and American fleets take off, they can only hate the air interception network of escort fighters and even air fortresses.
Even if you want to kill yourself. You have to touch people, too. It was difficult for the huge battleship to dodge the suicide dive of the plane, but the plane only had to flick its wings to shake the incoming suicide plane thousands of meters away.
Similarly, when the Huaxia bombers were a little weaker, the more than 100 special attack fighters who rushed up after receiving Yamamoto's order suddenly encountered the raiding Huaxia fighter group halfway, and they were also aggrieved and could only be beaten passively.
In order to save, the Japanese removed all the cannons from the suicide planes, and some even lost their machine guns. Those Sakura planes that were hung on a type of land-attack bomber could only be carried together with the mother plane.
Plus a bunch of rookie pilots who flew these suicide planes. The Japanese group of suicide planes, which were extremely threatening to battleships, behaved like chickens in the air.
If the Japanese hadn't sent 16 super-zero fighters to escort them, I'm afraid that a few trump cards would have emerged among the Chinese pilots on the opposite side.
But Rao is like this, and the Japanese special attack planes in the sky are also like dumplings. A few planes kept falling down. The unwilling Japanese pilots even activated the explosive device early, but in vain they lit a large firework in the air.
Although after receiving the signal from the airship, only 48 Huaxia fighters flying on an aircraft carrier that had been maneuvering near Okinawa took the lead in organizing an interception, it was enough to deal with the more than 100 suicide planes.
Those old planes may have been extremely fast when they dived, but in front of those banshees who could touch the speed of sound, they only had to eat food, and the 16 bombers carrying Sakura planes were even more slow to swallow their guns, and most of them were already lost in the fireworks set off by the rockets.
There was a Sakura machine that broke free from the down-planted bomber, but only had simple power and the ability to glide over it. In the end, I can only fall into the vast sea. There is no parachute, and it is also fixed to the seat, and the pilot inside has only one end.
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"If we don't, we'll end up with all that is annihilated!" Yamamoto said angrily with a blushing face.
Although the radio signals on the Japanese fighters were often convulsed, the news of the surprise attack on the special attack team still wiped out Yamamoto's last bit of luck. All that remains is to break through by all means, and at full speed.
Yamamoto hesitated for a long time. Finally, an order was given.
Inoue Narumi saw at a glance that this required those injured and slow-moving battleships to be cannon fodder after being cut off in the rear, and couldn't help but raise objections.
Although he understood that Yamamoto was trying to survive with a broken arm, he couldn't accept it in his heart for a while.
"The Empire needs us to go back alive!" Yamamoto Fifty-six's tone suddenly lowered a lot, and he said softly.
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"None of them can be allowed to escape." Meng Xiang's tone became more and more relaxed.
So far, the losses of the Huaxia Navy's warships can only be said to be negligible, only one Keeling-class destroyer has almost been sunk, the other Cleveland-class light cruiser and the Jingyuan rushing ahead have been slightly damaged, and the others have at most suffered minor damage.
This is because it is mainly the fighters sent out by the aircraft carrier who rush to the front line to meet the enemy.
The surprise attack on the Japanese aircraft carrier made the Huaxia fighters occupy the advantage of the battle situation in advance, coupled with the advantages of numbers and performance, even though there were many last elites and aces in the Japanese Navy, but the Huaxia fighters still maintained a 1 to 6 battle damage, and completely controlled the sky advantage of the battlefield after destroying a total of 54 fighters in the air of Japan.
As for those fighters that sank with the aircraft carrier and the total number of bombers and torpedo planes in the sky exceeded two hundred, not counting, they only brought the fall of one Tiger Cat to Huaxia.
However, the 25, 37 mm and 100 mm barrages discharged by the Japanese's reinforced anti-aircraft artillery caused Huaxia to lose another 11 fighters, including 3 Jet Banshees.
The 6 naval guns of the Hyuga fired a salvo of three shells, and the sudden burst of barrage destroyed the 2 banshees who had no time to dodge.
However, the Hyuga, who was dying to fight back, soon sank to the bottom of the sea with a groan after ten minutes, with 6 torpedoes and 8 bombshells, as well as 7 shells from the Jingyuan, and its last captain, Rear Admiral Toshihei Inoguchi.
The Ligon Heavy Patrol, which accompanied the battle, was also sunk by two salvos of the Zhiyuan.
The Jiyuan pursued along the direction of Yamato's retreat with two Des Moines-class heavy cruisers, and also trapped another Tone-class Tsukuma, and after the captain Norimanzaiji refused to surrender, it was also directly killed.
When the scarred Yamato and the moribund Shinano rendezvous, Yamamoto found that there were only three lonely destroyers left around him, the Yukikaze, Tokiyu, and Nobu, and none of the cruisers left.
"Alas!" Yamamoto was speechless, compared to the glory of the Combined Fleet when he first took over as commander-in-chief, the desolation of the present left him speechless.
After receiving 2 torpedoes and 7 bombs, the Shinano at least stood firm and did not blow itself up and die like in the original history. The Dafeng, which was also replaced, lacked its own flaws, and was eventually tortured to death by the Chinese fighter group in the air.
Although the Shinano was still the original cargo and the quality of the factory was slightly worse, the quality of the aircraft carrier's personnel was at least not to make some low-level mistakes because of Yamamoto's management and the hope of the elite of other aircraft carriers to support the ship.
However, it escaped the final trajectory of fate.
When there were only five lone Japanese fighters left in the sky, the Shinano, which was hit by one torpedo again, burst into flames and erupted from all over the damaged places, instantly submerging the entire Shinano.
Less than 15 minutes later, the Shinano, which had obvious fractures on the hull, reluctantly sank into the sea.
Only the Yamato was left on the entire sea, accompanied by the Snow Wind on the left, the Shiyu on the right, and the Wild Semicolon on the right, dragging a lonely shadow to continue to flee in the dusk. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )
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