Chapter 1,687 The Battle of the Southern Indian Ocean 2

Chapter 1687 Battle of the Southern Indian Ocean 2

"Look, our bombers are coming!" a pilot of a reconnaissance plane said, looking at the fleet of aircraft entering the battlefield at an altitude of 3,000 meters in the distance. Two hours after the two sides discovered their opponents, that is, around ten o'clock in the morning, the Constellation's attack cluster finally flew over the target!

"Get ready to attack!" At this time, 28 various carrier-based aircraft of the German naval aviation had discovered the Japanese warships sailing on the sea. In addition to 4 aircraft preparing to deal with possible Japanese seaplanes, the remaining 24 bombers were divided into There were 2 pairs, one group of 16 planes attacked the Takachiho and two Japanese destroyers, while the other group of 8 planes attacked the Tianlong light cruiser.

"Holy shit! What is going on?" When Hyakutakesaburo saw the black dots moving at high speed in the distance in the distance, he suddenly felt dizzy. He never dreamed that he was ready to bayonet and engage in an artillery battle with the Germans. At that time, the first wave of German attacks would actually fall from the sky!

To be honest, it is not uncommon for aircraft to attack warships, but to see so many bombers flying over at once in this remote and remote part of the ocean is a world wonder! He really didn't expect that these planes really didn't fly over. Looking at this number, if we relied on seaplane carriers, there would have to be at least 4 ships stacked up! When did the Germans deploy so many seaplane carriers in the Indian Ocean?

"The fleet prepares for air defense!" Hyakutake Saburo ordered. However, as an old-fashioned quasi-dreadnought ship, let alone a complex anti-aircraft shooting control system, the Japanese did not even install a few anti-aircraft guns on it! Although the Tianlong next to it is smaller, the elevation angle of the 140MM gun on it is relatively large. Although the rate of fire is not very good and the turning speed is even worse, it can at least strengthen its courage in the air.

Just as the two Japanese ships were fearfully preparing for the air attack, the Germans' first blow directly hit Takachiho and the two destroyers!

The 16 bombers were directly divided into 4 groups to launch air strikes. The 7,000-ton seaplane carrier became the first to be attacked intensively. There were only a few rapid-fire cannons and machine guns on it, spreading loose barrages into the air. The two destroyers also Cover was provided on the left and right, creating a crossfire.

However, in the absence of effective fire control and air-to-air shooting almost relying on the operator's automatic estimation, the lethality of such a not-dense barrage is indeed very limited. A series of artillery shells and machine gun bullets are flying in the air, but the distance is far from the mid-air dive. There is no threat to the bombers.

The bombing accuracy of the Germans was still very high. For this seaplane, which could only reach a speed of 15 knots at this time, the Germans chose to enter the battlefield from the rear of the battleship. The experienced pilots controlled the speed of the aircraft at about 90 kilometers per hour. , and try to make the flight path coincide with the Japanese ship.

As the pilot pulled down the bomb release handle,

Two 300KG bombs roared down from 200 meters in the air, almost touching the Takachiho's hull and entering the water. The sensitive fuses were detonated when the warheads came into contact with the sea surface. Hundreds of kilograms of explosives detonated after the bombs entered the water for 5 meters. , huge water columns rose into the sky, even covering most of the Takachiho's hull.

The energy generated by the explosion quickly spread through the sea water. One of them exploded 25 meters away from the stern of the Takachiho. The huge shock wave easily tore off a rudder at the stern and a propeller on one side. High temperature and high pressure The water vapor and debris also hit the almost defenseless area of ​​​​the stern. The Japanese at the stern only felt a sudden jump at the rear of the hull. Then, the entire hull plate was smashed into pieces by the shock wave, accompanied by There was a series of heart-wrenching sounds of metal twisting and collisions, and a crack more than 4 meters long was torn open at the rear of the hull. Hundreds of tons of seawater poured in in a very short period of time, and the stern of the ship sank immediately.

The other bomb was even more deadly, detonating in the sea water 15 meters away from the power cabin in the middle of the Japanese warship's hull! If the explosive energy generated by the first bomb made the battleship feel as if someone had kicked it hard in the back, then after this bomb went down, it was like a person being stabbed hard in the abdomen! The powerful shock wave cut through the hull in the middle of the hull. In a burst of shattering and collapse, countless fragments penetrated the outer compartment of the power cabin. Then, hundreds of tons of seawater poured into the boiler room and burned it. The steaming boilers and pipelines exploded the moment they came into contact with the cold sea water! A large amount of high-temperature and high-pressure water vapor spurted out from the restraints of the pipes, and they pushed the debris to scatter into the boiler room without any blind spots!

Soon, one after another explosions could be heard throughout the ship. Fire and thick smoke spread from the middle and lower parts of the hull. About 60% of the cabins of the entire battleship began to be engulfed by flames, water vapor and gunpowder smoke. Even in the air, German bombers could See the fire and smoke pouring from the broken hull.

"This guy is finished." A German pilot who had just dropped the bomb said with great satisfaction as he looked at his masterpiece. "Let's cause some trouble for those small boats!" After completing the air attack, the German pilots did not intend to retreat. They targeted two Japanese destroyers.

When the second round of bombers continued to attack the seaplane carrier Takachiho, the German fighter jets that had dropped their bombs in the first wave began to use machine guns and machine guns to shoot at the Japanese destroyers that were frantically dodging on the sea! It has to be said that it was really difficult for shallow dive bombing in this era to deal with destroyers. The two destroyers accelerated their speed to more than 27 knots and fled like two flying fish crazily on the sea. From time to time, there were strings of shells and bullets. Flying in the air, driving away the god of death from the sky.

"Get closer! Reduce the distance to 200 meters before firing! Don't be afraid, young man!" an old bird said loudly to the wingman next to him. Then, the plane rolled lightly and rushed towards the destroyer on the sea with the sound of howling wind. At this moment, he once again found the feeling of strafing Russian ground troops on the Eastern Front.

Facing the predator coming from the air, the targeted Japanese destroyer continued to perform high-speed S-shaped maneuvers on the sea. Its irregular evasion had allowed it to dodge at least 2 bombs and 3 rounds of strafing. However, this time, it encountered an old bird.

The pilot steadily controlled the flight attitude of the aircraft. The bullets fired from the destroyer formed two flaming snakes flying up and down around the aircraft. However, this did not make him feel threatened. Like an assassin dancing on the tip of a knife, this J The -3S fighter jet finally approached the target almost close to the sea. When the German pilot could even clearly see the frightened expressions of the Japanese on the deck, a 20MM machine gun and two 12.7MM machine guns roared!

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