Nine Hundred and Three Unknown
.In fact, the Japanese navy attaches great importance to fleet air defense. You can see it by watching the Japanese navy pile anti-aircraft guns on its warships several times. But warships are not born to deal with aircraft after all, so most of its huge tonnage is spent on how to deal with enemy warships.
And Japan is a poor country. During the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1895, it used its last dime to win the Manchu Qing government, and extorted a Taiwan plus 200 million taels of silver, and then it made a fortune all of a sudden, so the Japanese are thrifty. I am used to housekeeping, and I have the ability to seek development on an empty stomach.
But the so-called clever woman can't cook without rice. Japan, a country that lacks everything except faith, can only change its ways and find ways to make every warship of itself play its best when facing the crazy expansion of naval armaments by the world's major powers. Here comes the greatest fighting power.
Therefore, when the two battleships Ise and Hyuga began to build, they used the glorious tradition inherited by the Japanese Navy from the Fuso class, and installed 6 main gun turrets on the battleships in one breath-it was a little exciting to think about it. Well, it has 2 more turrets than the German battleship Admiral Raeder, and 1/2 more main guns!
In addition to the sad reminder of the internal purchase of ammunition depot boilers, there is actually a more fatal problem, that is, there are too many cannons, which seriously occupy the space of anti-aircraft weapons, which leads to these anti-aircraft guns. It simply cannot be installed.
How else can we say that all designs in history have their practicality and inevitability? It's no wonder that after the First World War, the battleships designed by various countries all adopted the structure of 3-4 main gun turrets, and no one thought about installing more cannons anymore.
From this point of view, Japan's Ise-class battleship is a super battleship of World War I, which is simply not suitable for modern naval battlefields. You must know that it is facing the U.S. Naval Air Force, which has learned combat experience from the German Navy and has almost perfectly replicated it. Therefore, the Ise was easily sunk by the US Navy, which was completely expected by everyone.
On the other hand, Japan's anti-aircraft anti-aircraft guns are really a bit flawed. At least these anti-aircraft guns equipped by the Japanese Navy are far from meeting the needs of modern warfare in terms of performance and density. For example, the performance of the 25mm triple-mounted cannon is almost the same as that of the single-barreled Bofors 40 anti-aircraft gun (with a shorter range)-who knows how much volume is wasted when the single-barrel is converted into a triple-mounted cannon?
Putting aside these things, let’s say that Yamamoto Fifty-Six learned that the decoy fleet had been defeated by the U.S. Navy, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and join the battlefield. Just a few minutes after the U.S. plane spotted his fleet, his lookout post American planes tracking the Japanese fleet were also spotted.
"Your Excellency Marshal! The number of U.S. aircraft has increased to two. They follow our fleet far away and do not enter our air defense firepower!" An officer put down the lookout post phone in his hand and said to Yamamoto Fifty Liuhui reports.
I heard that American planes have spotted the whereabouts of their own fleet,
Yamamoto also frowned involuntarily. After all, he still hoped that he could make a difference in this war. It is obviously not good news to be discovered by the Americans at this time.
"Long live the Great Japanese Empire! Order the fleet, and all ships will start preparing for air defense operations!" Yamamoto Fifty-Six gave the order, and he still stared at the distant sea, hoping that his target would appear in the next second. There. But hope is hope after all. After all, he is not a fairy, and it is impossible for him to come true.
So the Japanese fleet began to prepare for air defense operations in a hurry. The sound of counting was heard everywhere, carts transporting magazines were everywhere, the air defense alarm sounded inside the ship, and the red warning lights flashed everywhere.
"Nagumo-kun, everything depends on you!" Yamamoto Fifty-Six finally took his eyes back from the distant sea, and as he walked towards the chart table, he whispered to himself: "The American fleet The range of activities is getting smaller and smaller, and the number of aircraft on board is getting smaller and smaller... This is your only chance."
Although the US aircraft carrier fleet has an absolute advantage in numbers, this advantage cannot always be reflected. For example, when the first wave of US aircraft attacking the Japanese decoy fleet returns, the US aircraft carrier will lose the ability to take off aircraft at the same time. At that time, if the Japanese Navy's carrier-based aircraft arrived on time, the U.S. Navy would suffer a catastrophe.
Just when Yamamoto Fifty-Six was praying for Chuichi Nagumo to make contributions and fight for the future of the Great Japanese Empire, the fleet of the US Navy was already in chaos.
"Hello? Hello? Let me be clearer! Yes, I am Halsey! I heard that the Japanese fleet is operating on the east side of my fleet..." On this side, the Halsey fleet, which has already rushed forward and is about to kill the Japanese decoy fleet, is Biting the battleship Hyuga, he suddenly heard about the appearance of a Japanese battleship on the flank of the fleet.
On the other side, Spruance is receiving the first batch of planes to attack the Japanese decoy fleet. His aircraft carrier fleet cannot take off the planes immediately. He can only have those planes return to the aircraft carrier first. Opportunity releases its own third wave of attack echelon.
"Order! Let the two old battleships Colorado and Mississippi in the fleet move to the left to prevent Japanese warships from rushing into the core of our fleet. All destroyers and cruisers are ready for first-level combat. Tell us the latest news from our side. Halsey." Spruance said several orders in one breath, and the thing he was most worried about happened. This time, it seemed that the Japanese fleet was not just putting on a show, but a real counterattack across the board.
He turned around, stared at an officer in charge of naval intelligence summary, and asked in a questioning tone: "Go, go and verify all the intelligence resources in your hands, I want to confirm, the battleship Fuso, And the locations of all King Kong-class battlecruisers! There are also the exact locations of the two Japanese aircraft carriers, Soryu and Hiryu!"
The main reason why the Americans dared to go south so swaggeringly to attack the waters of the Solomon Islands, where the main force of the Japanese navy was stationed, was that the American intelligence agencies confirmed the location of some Japanese warships. Therefore, the cautious U.S. Navy came out this time with the purpose of changing the power situation on the Pacific battlefield in one fell swoop and annihilating part of the Japanese navy in the Solomon Islands.
Watching the intelligence officer turn around to check the complicated messages and intelligence, Spruance watched the planes landing one after the other on the deck, always feeling uneasy in his heart. He didn't know why he was uneasy, but the feeling just made him feel a little overwhelmed.
"General! The reconnaissance plane unit is calling!" An officer broke in from the door, holding a message, walked through the slightly chaotic and tense bridge command room, and stood beside Spruance: "A second plane arrived to confirm the size of the Japanese fleet."
"Bring it to me." Spruance snatched the telegram, and only then did he know where the uneasiness in his heart came from: the telegram said very clearly that he found the other two battleships of the Japanese fleet, and Most cruisers and destroyers. The entire fleet moved very fast, but no Japanese aircraft carrier was found.
"Damn! The Japanese aircraft carrier fleet is not in the east! They are in the west!" Spruance shouted loudly: "Cancel the attack mission of the third wave of carrier-based aircraft! Immediately! Immediately! Keep the pilots on standby!"
The so-called poor dagger sees that after the Japanese fleet has laid out most of its troops, it will make it easier for the US Navy to judge the position of the remaining Japanese fleet. The US fleet comes from the north, at least its own transport fleet is still behind, so it should be absolutely safe there-the Japanese fleet has appeared in the south and east, but there is no aircraft carrier, so it is obvious: the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet is in the west side.
"My God! Let the fleet prepare for battle! All of them are ready, first-level combat readiness for air combat!" Spruance felt that he finally knew what Yamamoto Fifty-Six was going to do. This time, he finally saw clearly the opponent in front of him, saw the opponent's ultimate move clearly, and this time, he knew that this opponent, Yamamoto, was the most dangerous opponent in his life.
"I hope you will have a long life!" On the deck of the Akagi aircraft carrier, Chuichi Nagumo's bomber formation was preparing to take off, and all the Japanese pilots were standing on the deck, arranging for the photographer to take their last group photo. The foreheads of these pilots are all tied with white cloth strips, with the words "must win" written in calligraphy on them.
"His Majesty...Long live!" After the photographer pressed the shutter and the flashes flashed dazzlingly, all the pilots, led by the captain, raised their hands and shouted the most sacred words in their hearts.
"His Majesty the Emperor! Long live!" Nagumo Chuichi looked at these pilots who were determined to take off and fight, and then raised his hands. This is a war that will determine the fate of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet and even the Great Japanese Empire. Taking the most important position in this war is already a personal affirmation of history.
"The first attack echelon! Take off!" With the shout of an officer, all the Japanese pilots began to run to their own planes. Or giant bombs.
Amidst the roar of engines, Japanese aircraft began to form formation over the fleet, and flew eastward under the escort of Zero fighter jets. Watching these planes go away, Nagumo Tadaichi closed his eyes: "Yamamoto-kun, the outcome... is here!"
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