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

"13 inches? Impossible, impossible, they don't have so many battleships, this must be fake."

Especially after the shells fired in the second salvo fell, Yamamoto Isoroku also heard the sound of the 330mm caliber naval gun from these exploding shells. This caliber can also be included in the standard of a battleship. After all, it is Among the main formations, the main guns equipped by the four old-fashioned battleships Hyuga, Ise, Fuso, and Yamashiro are only 356mm in diameter, which is not much larger than the opponent's 330mm diameter naval gun, at least in the context of a naval battle. , the difference is not too big.

It was precisely because he heard it that Yamamoto Isoroku became even more desperate. These were 6 battleships, including 4 battleships in the fleet that was attacking the mixed fleet, and the ship-borne The large fleet that also had 3 battleships was discovered by aircraft reconnaissance.

There are already more than 10 battleships in the Pacific Fleet. This number is even more powerful than the Pacific Fleet before the Battle of Pearl Harbor. At this time, Yamamoto Isoroku I have discovered that my previous analysis and guesses were completely wrong. The United States is indeed a powerful country, but it is only economically powerful, not military strength.

Even before the outbreak of World War II, the domestic army only had more than 100,000 people. , now after large-scale expansion, it has reached more than 1.7 million people, which can barely be considered attractive.

But that is the army, and the navy's battleships, especially battleships and aircraft carriers as capital ships, will cost a lot of money to build. resources and a very long construction period.

In the Yankee navy, the number of battleships and equipment is not large. In Pearl Harbor, nearly 10 battleships were destroyed by a sneak attack. How can they dispatch more than 10 battleships at once? Battleships have been added to the Pacific Fleet. We can't really leave the entire west coast undefended.

The bombing of the attack fleet in the sky continues, and there is another surface fleet in front of the main formation that is no less than the main formation intercepting it. Despite this close range During the artillery battle, the little devil's performance was not bad. After all, there were 7 battleships in the main formation. Especially the most advanced Yamato, its performance was even more ferocious. A salvo fired, and the entire hull had to be fired. Offset for a certain distance on the sea surface.

The power of the 460mm caliber naval gun is also very amazing. If it is hit by the shell of such a large-caliber naval gun, a rough-skinned battleship can still withstand it, but those light cruisers and destroyers will be uncomfortable..

Regardless of the fact that after being shot, the loss of the battleship's armor value is only about 1,000 points, but the real damage to the battleship is very terrifying. If you are lucky enough, one shot can destroy more than half of its combat effectiveness.

In real history Due to technical and industrial limitations, the caliber of the 460mm gun equipped on the Yamato-class battleships has increased, but the real power in actual combat has not been reached at all.

But under the special rules of the great maritime world, it has Effectively making up for the shortcomings in this area, it is equivalent to fully demonstrating the power of this naval gun, which is equivalent to enhancing the real combat effectiveness of the Yamato-class battleship in disguise. In just a few rounds of salvo attacks, the Yamato battleship was There was a great show of power on the battlefield. Three Fletcher-class destroyers were beaten so hard that their hulls caught fire and had to temporarily withdraw from the battle. Damage control personnel tried their best to put out the fire.

However, although the Yamato performed bravely and showed off its power repeatedly, the two Nagato-class battleships, the Nagato and Mutsu, seemed a bit stretched. The Nagato, as the national flagship of the Japanese-Japanese Combined Fleet, was before the Yamato entered service. The most powerful battleship of the Japanese Navy.

The Mutsu is even more bizarre. When the Washington Naval Treaty was signed, the Mutsu had just completed construction and was undergoing trial sea trials. It was originally required to be scrapped. However, the little devil played a dirty trick and used the Mutsu's construction funds. Part of it was a banner donated by Japanese primary school students. After several months of wrangling, it was finally retained.

Not only that, the caliber of the guns equipped on the Nagato-class battleships is 410mm. However, the Japanese have always promoted it as 406mm. In fact, there is no difference at all. I don’t know why. Maybe they are used to using these dirty tricks. One day It makes me feel uncomfortable if I don't use it.

(PS: The fact is that the standards used are different. Many countries are accustomed to using inches as units. The author deliberately threw this pot on the head of the little devil. It is just to smear. Don’t take it seriously.)

Nagato The battleships are indeed not bad in combat power, but the Nelson-class battleships equipped by the Chinese fleet and the Nagato-class battleships are battleships from the same period and are members of the BIG7 family. They are about the same in terms of performance in all aspects.

What's more, there are three Nelson-class battleships in the interception fleet, and Nagato and Mutsu are only two. 3 vs. 2 will not only not suffer a loss, but will actually have the upper hand.

Especially the Mutsu, perhaps because of the Japanese elementary school students, this luck was really bad. Soon after the war started, it was hit by multiple shells, including 406mm caliber shells fired by the Nelson-class battleship.

The battleship's superstructure caught fire in many places, and the horizontal armor was blasted through, leaving a large hole. If another shell landed at the same location, it would directly enter the internal compartment of the ship's hull.

Not only Nagato and Mutsu, but four other old-fashioned battleships in the main formation were also targeted, and those who attacked them were three Dunkirk-class battlecruisers.

The Dunkirk class were originally supposed to be battleships, but Ye Bai looked down upon them and added them to the battlecruiser team. They were naturally no match for the Nagato class battleships, but against the 4 old battleships they were still Well played.

Not to mention defeating the opponent, at least it can contain the opponent so that the four battleships in the main formation cannot take action.

Although in terms of quantity, the Dunkirk-class battlecruisers are not an advantage in 3 vs. 4, but they cannot withstand the eight Baltimore-class heavy cruisers in the interception formation.

Among the main formations of the Japan-Benzene Fleet, not to mention heavy cruisers, there are only three light cruisers. At this moment, they are being suppressed by three Baltimore-class heavy cruisers and two Brooklyn-class light cruisers. They are constantly on fire and damaged. Not light.

As for the remaining five Baltimore-class heavy cruisers, they did not stand aside to watch the show, and cooperated with the three Dunkirk-class battlecruisers to focus fire on the four old battleships.

The 203mm gun equipped on the Baltimore-class heavy cruiser can still cause some damage to the battleship, but there will be no situation where it does not break the defense.

The entire main force formation, except for one battleship Yamato, almost all other battleships faced powerful artillery attacks and were completely crushed. Even though the Yamato was unchecked and was extraordinarily brave on the battlefield, it was still difficult to survive alone.

Although the interceptor fleet did not assign a battleship to compete with the Yamato, it did not really leave the most powerful battleship in the combined fleet alone.

A large number of carrier-based bombers and torpedo attack aircraft are constantly surrounding the Yamato and surrounding it. As long as they seize a gap, they will immediately dive down and throw out the mounted aerial bombs and aerial torpedoes.

The Yamato battleship during this period had not yet been modified. The 155mm guns equipped on both sides were not removed and replaced with Type 89 anti-aircraft guns. The entire ship was still equipped with only 6 127mm guns.

The combination of three items that have not been increasedThe total number of installed and single-installed 25mm cannons and anti-aircraft weapons is far behind after the modification.

Without the anti-aircraft fire support provided by other auxiliary warships, the Yamato's single-ship anti-aircraft firepower was somewhat insufficient in the face of the dense attack aircraft group in the sky.

Although he tried his best to shoot in the air, the effect was unsatisfactory and it was impossible to stop all the carrier-based aircraft that bombed the Yamato.

"｀.boom"、"boom"、""Boom!"

Amidst the dull explosions, the Yamato was hit by countless aerial bombs. The upper deck was almost blown up, and many anti-aircraft gun emplacements were blown to pieces.

Especially at the top of the island. The installed 15-meter optical rangefinder was also damaged during the attack by the attack fleet, which greatly reduced the accuracy of the Yamato's bombardment and caused much less damage to the intercepting fleet. (Read the Baoshuang novel, just Go to Firo Novel Network!)

After the Yamato was put into service, it successfully replaced the Nagato and became the flagship of the Japanese-Benzene Combined Fleet. Yamamoto Isoroku was standing on the bridge on the island, listening to the deafening sound outside. The explosion of artillery shells, watching the huge fireballs rising into the sky, is so uncomfortable, it is simply heart-wrenching.

Until now, the bombing of the air attack aircraft group (Zhao, Zhao) and the interception fleet ships Under the artillery attack, the main formation has sunk nearly 10 destroyers, and 3 light cruisers have also been sunk.

4 The old battleships were even more injured in many places. The most miserable Fuso even had its power cabin damaged. A 406mm bomb that flew from nowhere was hit, blowing up the entire cabin.

Without a power cabin, the Fuso's power system had problems and could no longer provide strong power to the battleship. The speed was instantly It is as low as less than 10 knots and is still falling.

In a naval battle, a warship that has lost most of its power is a living target for the attacker, who has not seen most of the opponent. The artillery fire was concentrated on the Fuso, which was stumbling on the sea. In just a few rounds of attacks, the power system was damaged, and the Fuso, which could not effectively evade, was hit by multiple shells. The damage was even more serious. If it continued like this If we keep fighting, it won't take long before the Fuso will be sunk.

"After passing the order, the fleet dispersed and broke out."

The main formation was really beaten badly, especially after the huge attack aircraft group in the sky used up all the ammunition they carried and returned. Before the little devils could take a breath, a new wave of attack aircraft groups appeared again. Looking at the sky in the distance, the scale is not even smaller than the attack group that just left.