Chapter 988: Bombarding the Aircraft Carrier

More than 100,000 people from the Ninth Corps besieged the First Marine Division, and the impact was quite huge. After the U.S. military discovered that its powerful force might suffer heavy losses, it immediately took the initiative to arrange for its withdrawal from the battlefield. In order to accomplish this task, the US military mobilized a huge naval fleet.

When Zhou Qingfeng drove his IS-7 to the seaside of Xingnan Port and crossed the Chengchuan River with the help of the frozen river due to the dry winter, he immediately saw dozens of warships floating on the sea under the moonlight.

"What a huge navy! It's really enviable." Zhou Qingfeng had to sigh at this. The Yankee's navy is powerful enough to beat the world, even Mao Xiong's heyday can't compare with it.

It's just a sigh, after a little identification of the ship's model, Zhou Qingfeng focused on a few flat-topped ships floating on the sea - the US aircraft carrier.

When the battle was most tense, there were seven aircraft carriers outside Nangang, but now Zhou Qingfeng saw three. It was impossible to distinguish the specific hull number in the dark night, but this did not prevent him from immediately making the enemy aircraft carrier his first target tonight.

Killing the US aircraft carrier is probably the biggest dream of all Chinese military fans in later generations. Thinking about the super warships that show off their might and run amok in the world, the PLA Navy is really envious and jealous. And now Zhou Qingfeng has the opportunity to give these behemoths a few shots.

Because naval guns rely on warships, their power, range, and rate of fire are far superior to those of army artillery under the same caliber. The IS-7's artillery is modified from a naval gun. Although it is not as powerful as the original naval gun, it can still easily obtain a range of more than ten kilometers.

A warship parked on the sea is simply the ideal artillery target. Zhou Qingfeng couldn't restrain his excitement at all, and immediately ordered to measure the distance of the aircraft carrier on the sea. Three tanks correspond to three aircraft carriers, which is just right.

Although IS-7's firepower is powerful, it is obviously impossible to directly kill an aircraft carrier with tens of thousands of tons. But as long as a few holes can be smashed on the deck of the aircraft carrier, it is enough for these big guys to go back and repair for a few months. At this time, the intensity of US air strikes will definitely drop significantly.

You must know that this is a great benefit to the Ninth Corps of the Volunteer Army who is in a hard fight. But this blow will be fatal, and you can't easily hit a few ships. So Zhou Qingfeng called his fast column over and told them two things.

The first thing is to separate a company to raid the Lianpu Airport located to the west of Xingnan Port. This airport has a large number of transport planes and fighter jets, and it is the main point for the US military to provide close support to the First Marine Division. The person in charge of leading the team was the front-line aviation controller of the U.S. Army who had been dragged onto the pirate ship by Zhou Qingfeng.

The second thing is that the remaining two companies crossed the frozen river and entered Xingnan Port to wreak havoc, and incidentally raided the US artillery positions in the port from behind, opening a gap for the advance of follow-up troops. While the two things were going on, it was natural that the three IS-7s that had completed the distance measurement kept firing.

"Let's carry out the mission according to our plan." Zhou Qingfeng dispatched the people in the fast column, but he knew that most of the more than 300 people in this team would be killed or injured in the next battle. After all, the enemy forces in Xingnan Port Far outnumber them.

But no one complained, everyone obeyed the order silently, and the vehicles in the fast column left one by one, rushing to their respective goals. Zhou Qingfeng contacted the two regiments in the rear who were beating up the third division of the U.S. Army again, and told them to follow up quickly.

"Prepare the semi-armour-piercing grenade." Zhou Qingfeng ordered, including seven rounds in the chamber and the ammunition rack. Later, there will be seven bursts of fire, trying to hit the strongest firepower in a short time. Moreover, the semi-armor-piercing grenade has a certain armor-piercing ability, but I don't know if it can penetrate the deck of an aircraft carrier?

"The distance measurement is about 7.4 kilometers. Use a high-throw ballistic trajectory to lob the aircraft carrier's take-off deck." Zhou Qingfeng used a telescope to give the approximate distance, while the tank's optical rangefinder gave a similar number, and the electromechanical ballistic trajectory After the computer calculation is completed, the fire control elements are manually set and input.

Zhou Qingfeng controlled the actions of the entire column through the radio until everything was ready, he took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Fire!"

boom……,

The three IS-7s on the coast raised their muzzles high, and the thick main guns sprayed out orange-red flames several meters long at night. In order to shoot long-range targets, the shelling uses a full charge, striving for maximum power.

At this moment, Rear Admiral Smith had just taken a helicopter and landed on the USS Wright. This is an "Essex" class fleet aircraft carrier, which is currently the most powerful combat weapon in the world.

Your Majesty the Major General has just stepped on the deck, and the marines on the ship are coming forward to greet him. At this moment..., the shelling is coming!

At a distance of more than seven kilometers, the sound of the shelling took nearly half a minute to be heard, but the dazzling flames of the shelling were very obvious. A large number of people on the entire sea saw this scene, and Major General Smith was also very surprised.

However, the second blinding light followed closely, followed by the third, and the fourth. The flying speed of the 130mm shell was nearly three times faster than the speed of sound. When the third shell was ejected, the first shell had already flown with a parabolic trajectory and landed on the Wright accurately. on the main deck.

"Be careful of shelling!" Heavy artillery was approaching, and Major General Smith finally realized what the dazzling light on the coast was. He shouted loudly to try to remind the people on the deck, but the people on the aircraft carrier were all baffled. No one thought that there was a murderous intention hidden in this seemingly quiet night.

With a loud bang, the 'Wright' exploded, and a ball of scorching flames appeared on the flight deck less than forty millimeters thick. The flames burst from below the deck, unleashing their power in splashes.

Unlike the aircraft carriers equipped with jet fighters in later generations, the "Essex" class aircraft carriers take off propeller fighters, and the thickness of their decks is really limited. The semi-armour-piercing grenade just pierced through the armor and entered the hangar on the next floor to explode, and the narrow space further contributed to its fierceness.

At this moment, the night fighter jets are being prepared to take off on the flight deck, and the fuel and ammunition are placed on the deck. The violent explosion caused the aircrew on the deck to panic. They still couldn't figure out where the explosion came from, but they immediately shouted: "Push the ammunition into the sea, it's not safe on the deck."

But it was too late to say anything at this time. The IS-7 with a semi-automatic loader had fired seven rounds in a row, and the shells began to fall continuously on the huge aircraft carrier deck in less than ten seconds. Such a big goal is really hard to miss.

When Zhou Qingfeng's IS-7 emptied seven shells, he immediately ordered the driver to leave the shelling position. The driver asked him: "Platoon leader, don't you often say that you want to confront the US military head-on, don't be cowardly? We are also naval guns, let's continue to fight!"

Zhou Qingfeng suddenly smoked from his seven orifices, and cursed loudly: "Idiot, when did I say that? Run for me quickly, and the retaliatory bombardment of the US escort warships will come."

But just as Zhou Qingfeng quickly dodged with the help of the wobbly turret, fireworks suddenly exploded on the distant sea, illuminating the night sky. Suddenly an extremely huge ball of fire appeared on the aircraft carrier in the distance, which could be clearly seen without a telescope.

There was no sound at the seaside for a while, Zhou Qingfeng could only watch coldly the fireball rising into the sky in the distance, like burning clouds reflecting the night sky and reflecting on his face.

"What did we hit?" Zhou Qingfeng stared blankly, and it took more than 20 seconds before he heard the loud explosion from a distance.

The air was trembling, the sea was boiling, and the heavy bombs and aviation gasoline being loaded on the flight deck of the USS Wright were detonated, and the flames were soaring into the sky! .

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