Chapter 1163: Raid on Oahu's Naval Harbor
The home port of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet is also where the main warships of the Pacific Fleet are berthed. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info This port is located on the island of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands, at the lowest point of the plain between the Kolau and Waianay Ranges. Since the Americans destroyed the Kingdom of Hawaii and annexed it, it has become the most important line of defense for the U.S. Navy in the Pacific. As long as the Hawaiian Islands are not lost, then foreign enemies should not want to threaten the US mainland. Otherwise, they will be besieged by the US Navy.
This is why Americans are so optimistic that the flames of war will not reach the United States. In their view, the Hawaiian Islands are a natural line of defense for the United States. The main forces of the Pacific Fleet of the US Navy are here. The U.S. Army also has a heavy presence in Hawaii, not only with an infantry division here. The US Army Air Corps also deployed a large number of aircraft here. Of course, they are all old P-35 fighters and P-36 fighters (the P-40 fighter at the time of the original attack on the Oahu military port is still under development). Together with a division of the U.S. Marine Corps stationed on the island, Americans can proudly proclaim that the Hawaiian Islands are absolutely safe and will never be captured.
Because of the reason why China has been competing for hegemony in the Pacific Ocean for all these years. The U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet is also more powerful than it was in another time and space. Almost all the main warships of the US Navy are deployed here. Including the most cutting-edge ones of battleships and aircraft carriers. At present, the US Navy has a total of six aircraft carriers, and in addition to the USS Langley, which is based at the San Diego Naval Base, the other five are based at the Oahu Military Harbor. In terms of battleships, three of the six Iowa-class battleships newly built by the U.S. Navy are deployed here, and all four South Dakota-class battleships are deployed here. If the 'Montana-class' battleships were built, they would also be mainly deployed here.
(At this time, because of the Sino-US hegemony and China's deliberate lure, the United States accelerated the construction of battleships.) The construction of the 'South Dakota-class' battleships and the 'Iowa-class' battleships has been accelerated. The 'Montana-class' battleships, which were not originally built in another time and space, have also begun construction. )
If you add two 'North Carolina-class' battleships, four 'Colorado-class' battleships, two 'Tennessee-class' battleships, three 'New Mexico-class' battleships, two 'Pennsylvania-class' battleships, two 'Nevada-class' battleships, and two 'Pennsylvania-class' battleships, the entire Oahu military port is home to a total of 24 battleships of the U.S. Navy. With such strength, it can even compete with the warships of the Chinese Navy, excluding the aircraft carrier fleet. Moreover, these warships, with the exception of a very few, are all cutting-edge warships. Moreover, the caliber of the main guns of each battleship was more than 356 mm. In particular, the 'Iowa-class' battleships, the 'South Dakota-class' battleships, the 'North Carolina-class' battleships, and the 'Colorado-class' battleships were all armed with 406 mm guns. In the era of giant ships and cannons, such strength is undoubtedly extremely strong. Even the Royal Navy of the British Empire, the former maritime hegemon, is nothing more than that. Of course, it is a pity that this era is no longer the era of giant ships and cannons, but the era of aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft.
In addition to aircraft carriers and battleships, inside the naval base of Oahu Military Port there are 20 cruisers, 69 destroyers and 27 submarines. The strength of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet already accounts for more than 70 percent of the US Navy's overall strength. It can be said that in order to counter the pressure of the Chinese Empire, the US Navy is also desperate.
If the US Navy's Pacific Fleet suffers a defeat, then the US Navy and the entire United States will suffer heavy losses. Their years of hard work will come to naught, and it will be even more difficult to reverse the situation and defeat China.
But Americans don't know that a crisis is coming. It's Saturday, and the GIs of the U.S. Navy are planning to enjoy the weekend. For the coming war, they simply don't care. Not only did ordinary U.S. Navy sailors ignore it, but even Admiral James Richardson, commander of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet, believed that war was very close to the United States. However, it is definitely not something that can be fought in just a few days. Even if the Chinese Navy were to launch an attack on the Oahu military port, it would take half a month to travel from the Chinese mainland to the Oahu military port. This time was enough for them to spot the Chinese Navy and get ready, and then let the Chinese Navy run into a bloody encounter at the Oahu Naval Harbor. Even the commander has such a mentality, can he expect the US Navy to have a strong defense?
Of course, this also makes Admiral James Richardson about to suffer a heavy defeat. On another plane, Admiral Hasben Kimmel was supposed to suffer defeat, but this time he was lucky to escape.
Each of the 12 capital aircraft carriers used by the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet this time took off 12 carrier-based F9 fighters, 12 carrier-based FC4 dive bombers and 12 YL4 torpedo attack aircraft. Fighter jets take off first because they are the lightest in weight and require the shortest glide distance. Next were the dive bombers, each carrying two 500-kilogram heavy aviation armor-piercing shells. For a warship on the sea, once it is hit from a high altitude by such a heavy aviation armor-piercing projectile, it will be seriously injured if it is not dead. After all, whether it is a battleship, an aircraft carrier, or the deck of any other warship, it will absolutely not be able to withstand this heavy aviation armor-piercing projectile. The last to take off were torpedo attack aircraft. In the belly of each torpedo attack aircraft, it carried a 533-mm heavy torpedo. This heavy torpedo weighs almost a ton, and it poses a great threat to battleships. Even if the battleship is hit, it will have to shed a layer of skin if it does not die. It is said that the Imperial Navy also planned to develop a torpedo attack aircraft with a larger bomb load, so that it could carry heavier and more powerful 610 mm oxygen torpedoes on carrier-based aircraft. The 610-mm oxygen torpedo has a long range, great power, and a fast rate of fire, which is undoubtedly an irresistible weapon for warships on the sea. Once the carrier-based aircraft are successfully equipped, it will be a huge leap in strength for the aircraft carrier strike group of the Imperial Navy.
At 6:20 a.m. Hawaii time, the carrier-based aircraft that had completed takeoff formed a formation and began to fly towards Oahu. 12 F9 fighters took off from 144 aircraft carriers, located at the very top of the entire formation. Below is a huge formation of 144 dive bombers and 144 torpedo attack aircraft. The entire formation flew at a cruising speed of 240 kilometers per hour towards the naval base of Oahu Military Port. It is expected that after 80 minutes, the formation will fly to the naval base of Oahu Military Port and launch an attack.
On the island of the 'Phoenix Mountain' aircraft carrier, Admiral Chen Houfu and Vice Admiral Lin Xiangjin watched the huge formation go away, and it was useless to think about anything else now. The Imperial Navy is now ready to shoot and has to be sent. The carrier-based aircraft have already taken off, and there is only the news of their victory.
"Chief of Staff, order the second wave of aircraft to prepare and take off in forty minutes to launch a second wave of attacks on the Oahu military port. An hour and twenty minutes later, the third wave began to take off and launch a third wave of attacks on the Oahu military port. Admiral Chen Houfu ordered.
This time, 12 aircraft carriers of the Imperial Navy, carrying fighters, will launch an attack on the Oahu military port in three waves. Of course, the first wave had the most aircraft, and the second and third waves took off a little less. After all, the A-class aircraft carriers of the Imperial Navy are only capable of carrying 72 carrier-based aircraft, and the B-class aircraft carriers are only capable of carrying more than 80 carrier-based aircraft. E-class aircraft carriers and F-class aircraft carriers can only carry more than 100 carrier-based aircraft.
"Yes, Commander." Chief of Staff Lin nodded to Lieutenant General Jin.
"Ordered to escort the aircraft carriers, each take off a squad of air defense fighters, all carrying auxiliary fuel tanks, focusing on the defense of the southern airspace. Destroyers and light cruisers, focusing on underwater defense. Admiral Chen Houfu ordered. After all, the US Navy's Pacific Fleet has five aircraft carriers and more than 300 carrier-based aircraft at the Oahu military port. The slightest negligence could bring disaster to the fleet.
"Yes, Commander." Lieutenant General Lin Xiangjin's face was serious.
At 7:05 a.m., a radar station in northern Oahu. The sergeant guarding the radar was dozing off. Suddenly, the radar sounded a didi alarm, and on the display screen, a dense group of aircraft was found.
"Oh God! What's going on? The sergeant looked shocked.
"Call the Air Defense Command right away and ask if they have any of our planes to Oahu." The head of the radar station ordered.
A few minutes later, the phone was connected to the Air Defense Command of the Oahu Military Port Base. However, the officer on duty told them that the flight of another batch of B17 bombers from the mainland to Hawaii today was just a routine flight and that there was no need to worry at all.
It was this answer that made the Oahu Naval Base on Oahu completely unprepared. The carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy were able to fly directly to the military port of Oahu as if they were in a no-man's land.
Because it was Sunday, some of the sailors on the battleship went to the shore to relax. Even the sailors who stayed on the battleship got up late. After all, there is no telling when war will break out. They need to enjoy the peaceful days now.
At 7:40 a.m., the fleet of carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy had already flown to the military port of Oahu. Colonel Liu Tingsheng, the commander of the 13th Wing of the Naval Air Force, who was in charge of directing the operation, could not believe that the US troops at the Oahu military port were not prepared at all. However, the facts are in front of him, and he certainly won't miss it. He immediately gave the order to start the attack. (To be continued.) )