Chapter 1,689 The Battle of the Southern Indian Ocean 4

Chapter 1689 Battle of the Southern Indian Ocean 4

Compared to the agile Tianlong light cruiser, the Katori was undoubtedly a large and bulky target. Although the Japanese tried their best to dodge the attack, after dodging two torpedoes, the other two bombers still successfully dropped their bombs on Katori. On the deck of the number!

The first bomb landed on the twin 12-inch artillery turret on the bow of the Katori. The bomb of the semi-armor-piercing warhead naturally could not fall from 200 meters in the air and penetrate the armor on the top of the turret, but the violent vibration of the explosion still destroyed the Some of the servos inside the turret and the aiming device on the top were removed. Destroy this turret. The effect of the other bomb was much better.

This semi-armor-piercing bomb landed on the front of the hull, directly penetrated the uppermost and middle decks, and was then blocked by the main horizontal armor. The violent explosion set off a fire inside the hull, and a large hole several meters in diameter penetrated at least 2 decks. The deck at the edge of the bullet hole also suffered severe distortion. The flames began to spread along the pipes inside the battleship, and even half an hour later, there was still billowing smoke pouring out of the breach.

"Although I had foreseen the defeat of the fleet, I really could not have imagined that our death would be like this." Nagumo Tadashi said as he stood on the bridge and watched the German bombers retreating. . Until now, the Japanese are still extremely surprised as to why German bombers suddenly appeared in the Indian Ocean.

"Could it be that the Germans have deployed an aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean?" Hyakutake Saburo said to himself. Although the aircraft carrier is a new gadget, it is not a secret to the top Japanese navy who have been chasing the forefront of the world's navy. After all, the British People were doing it, and the British shared part of the intelligence and designs with the Japanese. The Japanese know that there is a kind of warship that can carry a large number of bombers and even torpedo planes and then launch an attack. However, what the Japanese did not expect was how did the Germans send the aircraft carrier to this remote corner battlefield?

However, it is obvious that now is not the time to consider this issue. Hyakutake Saburo and Nagumo Chuichi still have to find ways to deal with the next wave of attacks. Look at the sky now. It has just reached noon. The Germans can still launch at least one attack. Moreover, let Maybe the fast battleship Gneisenau, which the Japanese fear like a tiger, is about to kill them?

"I don't know how effective our seaplane's attack is." Seeing his fleet being blown to pieces by the Germans, Hyakutake Saburo now also hopes that his seaplane can create some miracles, for example, a Send a bomb and blow up the main rangefinder of the Gneisenau...

Just after the German bombers withdrew, 6 Japanese seaplanes carrying weapons were also in action. However, contrary to what Hyakutakesaburo thought, only 2 seaplanes found the Gneisenau fast battleship!

"Japanese seaplane!" At this time, the lookout at the top of the mast spotted the Japanese seaplane appearing in the sky.

Report immediately.

"It seems that the Japanese are not too slow." Reidel said casually. A few minutes later, two J-3 seaplanes took off from the sea to intercept. The result is naturally obvious. How could two seaplanes carrying bombs avoid the siege of German fighter jets? Even at the last moment, they threw away their bombs and tried to escape, but they were still caught up by the German planes behind them, and then turned into two fireworks amid the dense shells. This episode did not affect Redel, but another group of aircraft sounded the alarm for the Germans!

"All planes keep flying at low altitude, we have to avoid their sight!" At this time, another group of seaplanes were quietly following a group of returning German carrier-based aircraft. They wanted to see what these German bombers were. Where did it come from? Maybe it can even catch a big fish!

The Japanese pilot leading the team is Captain Yoshikawa. He is one of the first batch of pilots in the Japanese Navy and has participated in ground attack missions. Of course, those actual combat experiences were not obtained on the European battlefield, but in the Japanese Dutch East Indies. During the offensive, he participated in the bombing of the outskirts of the Baltic Oil Fields...

Between the Japanese's woeful radio stability. This group did not receive information about the location of the Gneisenau, but fortunately, they saw a group of German carrier-based aircraft squadrons returning home. Under the influence of imagination, Japanese ships carrying bombs on the water The aircraft squadron is prepared to track the German fleet to find the opponent's main fleet and then launch an attack.

The Japanese very wisely chose to follow at a low altitude. Four Japanese seaplanes formed a tight formation and followed behind the German fleet. Not to mention this era, even during World War II, it was common for them to follow the returning enemy aircraft to find the opponent's aircraft carrier. Yes, and for low-altitude target detection? This thing cannot be said to be completely solved even with the introduction of airborne downward-looking radar.

Therefore, during most of this voyage, the Japanese walked very safely. At this time, just when the Japanese were about to approach the German fleet, the fighter jets that had returned early were preparing to land on the ship.

At this time, the deck of the Constellation aircraft carrier was divided into three areas. The front was the engine area, the middle was the reception area, and the last was the landing area. The aircraft landed towards the landing area. If everything went well, it would be arranged behind the deck. The five arresting ropes at the bottom of the plane are caught. If you are unlucky, you will directly hit the arresting net between the containment area and the landing area. Of course, if you hit it, the plane will definitely not be saved. You can only pray that the pilot will still return. Alive…. As for the departure area at the front, needless to say, it is naturally the area where the next batch of planes preparing to take off will stay.

"Landing begins!" When the signal light on the aircraft carrier island came on, the first JU5 bomber preparing to land began to land. Landing a carrier-based aircraft is also a very dangerous job. When the aircraft lands, it must be aligned with the main runway of the aircraft carrier in the horizontal direction. It goes without saying that in the vertical direction, the aircraft must also maintain an angle of about 6 degrees. Landing should not be too big or too small. This principle is very simple. If the angle is too large, the plane will hit the deck directly like a heavy bomb. Maybe nothing will happen to the deck, but the instantaneous impact will have an impact on the plane itself. Especially the landing gear is a very big challenge. And if the angle is too small, the horizontal speed of the aircraft will be very high. Then, if it is not caught by the arresting cable, or if the speed exceeds the limit of the arresting cable, it will be a tragedy... It can range from hitting the blocking net to destroying a group of planes stacked in front of it...

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