Chapter 478 The Battle of the Pacific Ocean (14)
"Boom! Boom---!"
The sound of the battleship's main gun salvo was louder than a certain level, and the loudness prevailed. In order to ensure that the crew members nearby would not be deafened, even though all cabins and turrets were sealed, they still wore thick ear protection.
, it sounds particularly calm.
But this does not mean that it cannot produce enough shock! The three turrets and nine giant cannons are fired sequentially with a time difference of one thousandth of a second under the coordination of the delay coil. It sounds like a drumbeat, but it cleverly reduces the salvo.
The damage caused by the recoil to the hull was effectively buffered by the 46,000-ton steel hull of the turret itself, and was basically offset after the overall translation of more than ten meters.
The people on the battleship can feel the tremors twice per minute. Along with the thunderous sound that seems to erupt from the depths of the heart, a shock that goes deep into the bone marrow lingers in the heart for a long time and cannot be vented!
Only by experiencing it personally can you know how powerful the charm of giant ships and cannons is! Why do men like it? Because such guys can best stimulate male impulses!
At a distance of more than 20 kilometers, all attacks were carried out under the shooting parameters provided by radar and aerial fire. When the explosion occurred, the people in the turret could not see it at all, nor could the people in the cic center, even those on the lookout.
The soldiers on the top of the tower are difficult to see clearly even with a large-magnification telescope.
But all this did not stop their blood from rushing and their bodies boiling with excitement!
Encountering such a violent blow, the "Kaga" was completely miserable! Probably from its birth, the designers and the Japanese Navy never thought that one day she would be ravaged by two new battleships and a heavy cruiser.
In a very disgraceful sneak attack, the actress seems to have been stripped naked and allowed to be destroyed!
The hit of the first 406mm shell seemed to be the prelude to the bombing. The four warships' nonstop bombardment soon yielded fruitful results!
Three minutes later, in the sixth round of attacks by the two battleships, a high-explosive shell accurately hit the center of the deck of the "Kaga". At a relative distance of 25 kilometers, the shell dropped at a 70-degree angle.
It smashed through the first flight deck under its own weight. It tore a large hole with a diameter of nearly one meter and then went straight into the lower cabin. It destroyed the wall of the second compartment and fell into the center. The next moment, the 349 kilograms of high-explosive gun filled with explosives exploded.
!
Like a volcanic eruption, a huge fireball suddenly rose from the middle of the "Kaga". The vibrations were heard for tens of kilometers. The terrifying explosive force that could blow up a mountain began to rage from the middle of the ship. High temperatures and high speeds
The flames spread along the damaged passage toward the hangars and rooms on both sides. Wherever they passed, within a radius of fifty meters, flames suddenly
They were torn apart, the steel melted, and the linings were burned to ashes. The nearly forty Japanese soldiers who were working inside were completely burned to coke in an instant, and their fat and body mineral residues were forcibly blown away by the impact of the air wave.
On the steel wall, marks like strange shapes drawn by Van Gogh were formed, which were sealed inside by the molten iron that gradually solidified!
The entire battleship was pulled up suddenly. In the next moment, the two damaged decks above were completely shattered by the hot air waves rising into the sky. The top layer bulged upward with a radius of ten meters. In the center.
The crack in the part was torn out to a length of five meters, and the fireworks pillars in the narrow space rushed up forty to fifty meters into the sky like volcanic lava!
All four fighter planes remaining in the hangar were blown to pieces. What's terrible is that a refueling truck that was temporarily evacuated here before driving away was immediately ignited by flames and then exploded violently for the second time. The power of the oil-gas mixture
No less than t.n.t**, in an instant
A new dojo was opened next to it. The gasoline that did not burn out immediately vented out with flames from the passages and cracks opened. The lower floor was immediately surrounded by raging fire. Hundreds of Japanese soldiers were immediately surrounded.
The barbecue is squeaking and howling!
The vibration caused by the explosion was too violent, and the old keel "clacked" and a heart-wrenching sound of twisting and breaking was heard one after another. The riveted steel beam frame looked out of shape, and under the impact, the four machines in the power cabin
The boiler was shut down on the spot, and the ship's speed slowed down again. Captain Ohno Ichiro, who was shocked and bleeding, straightened up with difficulty and looked at the completely abandoned runway below, his eyes full of despair!
In such a combat environment, at such a distance, facing such a powerful battleship, the huge hull with a severely slowed speed is a living target! The 1,700 crew members from him on down will definitely become victims of the steel explosion.
"Kagahao" and him are finished!
In the command room on the bridge of the battleship "Hengshan", Chen Shaokuan calmly put down his telescope, turned around and ordered: "Turn all artillery fire to the next target, the 'Akagi'!"
"Yes!" Zheng Datang asked doubtfully after passing the order, "Why not just sink the injured Japanese ship completely?"
Chen Shaokuan smiled slightly: "Destruction tactics. It takes a long time to rely on artillery to remotely sink a giant ship of 30,000 to 40,000 tons. In such a favorable situation for us, it would be a waste of time. The top priority is to create as many as possible
The effective killing will make them all crippled, unable to run away or die. If other warships have to worry about it, they will be slowed down as a whole; if they are ignored, they will still be the food of our entrapment?"
Zheng Datang suddenly realized. Next to him, Chief of Staff Cheng Yaoliang shook his head slightly. Chief Chen's personal adjutant was only at this level. It might not be easy to grow up like a qualified naval officer. It seems, that guy
There is no similar ideal.
The 12 turrets of the four battleships turned in unison, lined up along the battle line, and aimed at the "Kaga" that had turned inward. The command flag flying high was so conspicuous that it directly attracted everyone's attention.
After knowing the direction of the attack, I would be embarrassed not to hit him.
The turning speed of the all-electric turret was too fast! The bombardment only stopped for less than a minute, and then exploded again. It sounded as if there was no interruption in the middle!
The gunners, who had already found the feeling, formed a straddle fire in the first round of strikes, but they deviated a little too far forward, and the water column exploded could not even be spread on the flight deck of the "Akagi".
But this was enough to panic the senior officers above! Captain Junichi Mizuno anxiously shouted to Yamamoto Gossip: "Your Excellency, Commander! Please leave the ship immediately, the enemy's artillery fire has been directed at it."
We are here!"
Even if it is modified using a battleship as the base model, Mizuno knows very well that with the metallurgy and construction technology of 20 years ago, the strength of this ship is not reliable at all! Except for the waterline belt that retains 250mm of armor, whether it is built to the top
The flight deck, the cabin in the middle, and the original armor plate at the bottom can't even withstand the 203mm artillery armor-piercing projectiles of the opponent's heavy cruiser. There are holes one after another!
The middle part of the open deck is full of holes. At close range, a cannonball with a slightly smaller angle can penetrate through it. The inside and outside are just iron cans leaking air everywhere, which is not a big deal!
The opponent's cannonballs are coming at you, and you don't know when one will be hit. The consequences... Just look at the sister ship in front and you will know it!
Although Isoroku Yamamoto was well prepared mentally, he could only watch the "Kaga" turn into an inextinguishable fire that was burning blazingly. His heart ached like a knife, and he screamed with a slightly twisted cheek: "I can't leave!
The generals of the Imperial Navy have never been greedy for life or fearful of death! How can I hold my head high in the future if I run away from battle?!"
He grabbed the microphone and brought it to the copper pipe, shouting loudly: "Warriors of the Imperial Navy! We are facing a shameless sneak attack by the China Navy. We have temporarily lost the cover of the capital ship. We may be hit or blown up at any time! But!
, you are here, I am here, we are the pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy
, is the glory of His Majesty the Emperor and the invincible flower of the empire! We will never show weakness to the shameless enemy, let alone shrink from temporary difficulties. Even in the face of powerful naval guns, we still have enough
I have the courage to draw my sword and launch an attack! Please join me and fight to the end!"
"Fight to the end!"
"Imperial Navy Onboard!"
"His Majesty the Emperor is onboard! Onboard!"
The sound from the big loudspeaker in the explosion first rang through the "Akagi", and then was played from the speakers of other ships. The entire Japanese navy's elite fleet gathered together, and immediately there was a deafening and heart-rending sound.
Roar!
At this moment, three light cruisers and five destroyers completed their turn and launched an attack on the four warships that were approaching more and more obliquely and emitting fireworks!
Chen Shaokuan saw it clearly and frowned slightly. Cheng Yaoliang sighed: "Our navy is still too weak! It is difficult to achieve a systematic matching of ships. Compared with the Japanese army, it is still greatly inadequate!"
Chief of Staff Cheng asked in confusion: "Why did Chief Chen say this?"
Chen Shaokuan pointed to the light cruiser that was charging with full power: "Look, just the flank of a Japanese battle group has gathered a variety of ship types such as aircraft carriers, heavy cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers, especially light cruisers.
Cruiser, fighting in the ocean
In the middle, it serves as a front pathfinder, flank anti-submarine, rear enemy blocking and other tasks. It is flexible, maneuverable, quick to respond, and very practical. The Japanese army has nearly 20 such warships, plus its heavy cruisers, forming an all-round attack on the battleships.
Assistance in defense is very important!”
Cheng Yaoliang suddenly understood and nodded in agreement: "Indeed! Although we seem to have many ship types, except for destroyers, they are all scattered and unsystematic, and there is a key transition missing from heavy cruisers...
…Speaking of which, Commander Zhu should be able to recognize this problem, so why hasn’t it been improved?”
Chen Shaokuan's mouth showed helplessness: "We have no relevant reference. The cycle of doing all the research by ourselves is too long, and there is also a shortage of ship design and manufacturing personnel!"
Chapter completed!