All-people naval warfare: from patrol boats to aircraft carrier fleets

With such a close attack distance, the guidance and assistance of the fire control radar, and the fact that all the leaders were battleships, under the fierce attack of large-caliber naval guns, the pirate warships on the periphery were hit by the shells and burst into flames.

Under the fierce firepower of the assault fleet, small battleships such as destroyers and light cruisers were sunk one after another.

By the time Nimitz finally figured out why the pirates were so uncharacteristically uncharacteristic, without any decent resistance, and issued new orders, the pirate fleet had already sunk more than 20 warships by Halsey's assault fleet..

Although these battleships are all small and medium-sized battleships such as destroyers and light cruisers, they are at least quite considerable in number, which makes the pirates who are desperately manipulating the naval guns to counterattack on other battleships feel heartbroken.

What worries these pirates even more is that the warships of the assault fleet are no longer bombarding them from a long distance. Instead, they suddenly speed up and sail at high speed, bypassing the pirate fleet's formation from the flanks and approaching the port terminal.

After approaching, the main guns of the Yamato-class battleships and North Carolina-class battleships continued to bombard the pirate fleet indiscriminately, but the secondary guns on the ships shifted their muzzles to face the large open space outside the port. A sudden blast

"boom"、"boom"、""Boom!"

Violent explosions sounded on the base island, and the pirates who had arrived in the open space were blown away by the fierce artillery fire.

It was the battleship that was bombarding the open space in the port indiscriminately. Although it was only a secondary gun, The 400mm upper-caliber main gun is not used, but the firepower is still quite powerful. There are

4 triple-mounted 155mm guns on the Yamato-class battleships, and 10 twin-mounted 127m383m flat dual-purpose guns on the North Carolina-class battleships. So many artillery guns are facing the port together. The open space was bombarded continuously, almost turning the entire open space into a sea of ​​flames.

As we all know, due to the recoil, the naval guns used by naval warships are much more powerful than the land combat guns used by the army. The bag and shell weight are relatively large, generally about 150% of that of army artillery. Even the same level of land artillery cannot compare, not to mention the large caliber used by the F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter and the F4U Pirates carrier-based fighter. Aerial machine guns, air-launched rockets and aerial bombs.

Tens of thousands of pirates who were drunk on the base island wanted to escape to their respective warships, but they were already under heavy attack from the carrier-based fighter groups in the first wave of attack aircraft groups. The casualties were not light.

But to be honest, the carrier-based fighter group was very lethal to personnel. But for pirates with tens of thousands or even more than 100,000 pirates, many pirates were killed and injured, but it was not too many.

The biggest reason why these pirates fled and hid everywhere and failed to return to their respective battleships in time was the fear of death. As a result, tens of thousands of pirates were directly dispersed under the firepower of the carrier-based aircraft fleet.

Now the third A wave of attack planes ran out of ammunition and returned one after another. The surviving pirates all resurfaced. Under the organization of some pirate leaders and leaders, they rushed into the port space again, trying to return to their respective warships. Fortunately,

Nimi Zi's ​​order was timely. Fortunately, Halsey was really a reckless man. He actually brought the attack distance so close, saving the time of the assault, and just blocked the large group of pirates. The fierce artillery bombardment Next, the casualties of the pirates this time were even more tragic (cfah). Many pirates were directly blown to pieces under the fire of the battleship's secondary battery, and their limbs and arms were flying around. Tens of thousands of pirates crowded into the open space of the port, The crowd was quite dense, and the explosive power of the secondary battery shells was fully exerted under the crowds. When a shell fell, there was no absolute safety within a radius of 200 meters. The land artillery used by the Army, 150mm caliber grenades are harmful to personnel. The lethality is very terrifying. Officers and soldiers within a radius of 20 meters from the center of the explosion will be directly blown to pieces. Countless shrapnel will be scattered within a radius of 50 meters. People have no chance of survival.

Outside a radius of 150 meters, it is not safe, and it is entirely possible to be shattered. When shrapnel hits, people are considered safe within a radius of 200 meters. However, if there is no protection when the grenade explodes, temporary deafness may occur even 200 meters away. The killing power of land warfare artillery is so great, and its power is much higher than that of land artillery. The lethality of naval cannons with stronger war artillery can be imagined. The pirates were stationed so densely, and they were running or standing. That guy was beaten badly.

If these pirates still dared to continue charging towards their respective battleships despite the large-caliber aircraft machine gun bullets from carrier-based fighter jets, then now they no longer dare to risk their lives to charge against the battleship's secondary battery bombing attack.

Including the leaders and leaders of the organized pirates, without any hesitation, they turned around and ran away without any direction or purpose. They had only one idea, that is, to escape from this bloody hell as soon as possible.

The pirates who were frightened by the fierce fire from the battleship's secondary battery even jumped directly into the sea in a panic, hoping to avoid the covering bombardment of the battleship's secondary battery in this way.

It is true that jumping into the sea will not be bombarded by the battleship's secondary battery fire, but if they cannot board the battleship in time, how long these pirates can persist in the water is unknown. It is just a different way of death. , just prolonging your life for a period of time.

The pirates who turned around and fled were not the lucky ones. Even though the battleships in the assault fleet did not extend their artillery fire, they pursued the pirates who escaped from the area covered by artillery fire, but the carrier-based aircraft in the sky did not let them go. the meaning of.

When the first wave of attack aircraft groups returned one after another, the second wave of attack aircraft groups, which had already completed combat preparations, had already taken off from each aircraft carrier in an orderly manner.

After the assault fleet approached the port terminal and launched indiscriminate bombing on the open space of the port, the second wave of attack aircraft had successfully flown over the base island.

During the first round of attacks, the pirate fleet's aircraft carrier lacked manpower. A large number of carrier-based aircraft were unmanned and could not take off to intercept the attack aircraft group, which gave the first wave of attack aircraft groups a big advantage.

Now, some pirates have returned to the aircraft carrier, including some pirate pilots. But the problem is that these aircraft carriers in the pirate fleet were almost completely damaged by the bombing of the first wave of attack aircraft groups, not to mention the damage to the hull. , several large holes were blown out of the flight deck. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Several big holes were blown out of the flight deck, but it lost its function. The pirates’ carrier-based aircraft could not take off smoothly from the flight deck. By luck, The pirate pilots who escaped back to the pirate aircraft carrier could only stare at the swarm of attack aircraft raging in the sky.

Another crucial point is that the second wave of attack aircraft sent by Nimitz is not small in size. It is no worse than the first wave of attack aircraft. The number of carrier-based aircraft has reached more than 600.

With so many carrier-based aircraft flying and hovering over the pirate fleet, even if the flight deck of the pirate aircraft carrier is not blown up, these pirate pilots may not dare to fly the carrier-based aircraft into the sky. This is not to risk their lives.

Since there is no interference from pirate carrier-based fighter jets, the carrier-based fighter pilots escorting the attack fleet once again regard the pirates running rampant on the island base as their attack targets.

"Da da da"、"Da da da"、""Click

, click, click." The fire flickered, and tongues of flame spurted out from the noses and wings of the carrier-based fighter jets. A large number of bullets fell from the sky like drifting rain, and penetrated the pirates' bodies from behind.

12.7mm caliber Once an aviation machine gun bullet hits a human body, it can directly cut the human body into two pieces. If it hits a few more bullets, it goes without saying that it will directly turn into a pile of meat paste. No bones left is the only end for these pirates.

Base The island was severely bombarded by the battleship's secondary gun fire, and there were also a large number of low-altitude strafing strikes from carrier-based fighter jets. The casualties of tens of thousands of pirates were extremely heavy. Under such a fierce attack, it was almost impossible to return to their respective battleships. It’s impossible.

Moreover, after enduring two rounds of fierce attacks, the pirates suffered considerable casualties, with countless casualties. Many pirates were missing arms and legs. Even if they returned to their respective battleships, they would lose their fighting ability and disappear. Where.

There are not many pirates who are truly intact. The firepower of the assault fleet and the attack fleet is so fierce. They are now running around and trying to hide somewhere to save their lives. How can they dare? Close to the dock berth.

What happened on the pirate base island was seen by many pirates who stayed on the battleships and insisted on using various weapons to fight back against the assault fleet, and their morale fell to the bottom. The enemy fleet was close. Close at hand, they were bombarding the warships parked at the port berth. The reason why these pirates were able to persist until now was, firstly, to save their lives, and secondly, they were waiting for support from their companions who stayed on the island.

As long as there are more If more pirates board the warship, there will be enough personnel on the warship to start the power system, pull up the anchor and set sail, and no longer need to stay at the berth to act as a living target. In this situation, the pirates staying on the island will suffer heavy casualties, and The island is also blocked by the powerful firepower of the assault fleet and attack aircraft. It has become a luxury to board the pirate warships.

Without the reinforcements of their companions, these pirate warships parked at the port berth cannot even move. How could the life-hungry pirates choose to fight to the end?

Amidst the roar of naval guns, skull and crossbones flags fell from the masts of the pirate warships and were replaced by bare white flags without any patterns. They were still firing back cannons. The pirate warships also stopped shelling.

As for turning off the flames, it was no longer necessary. Anyway, these pirate warships had never started from the beginning of the attack. They could not even break away from the battle and stay away from the battlefield.

Even those who chose to fly the white flag and surrender The pirates were also worried, fearing that shells would fall on the battleship again.