Chapter 23: Beach-grabbing and landing battles
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Only the dead will be able to see the end of the war. —Plato—Inscription
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The Japanese-American Combined Fleet suffered a great loss in front of Ji Feng's Combined Fleet, and now they have once again lost their minds: they have mobilized the Marine Forces of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and several thousand Rangers of the United States to launch a beach-grabbing landing battle in Qilu Province. Ji Feng, who had just returned to Jinkou Port, immediately got the news, because now the United Fleet was the only force that Huaxia Kingdom could dispatch. But in fact, the "Enterprise" of the United Fleet is still being repaired and upgraded, and this time Ji Feng has added mine-resistant armor to the outside of her hull, which is enough to protect against the impact of ordinary torpedoes and mine explosions.
Now Ji Feng can only attack with an embarrassing 2 battleships (pocket battleships), 6 light cruisers and 7 submarines. Fortunately, the landing of the Combined Fleet was not trained in advance, the speed was very slow, and coupled with the blocking of the Wehrmacht, their advance was now only about 2.5 kilometers from the beach, and the strategic depth that an anti-tank shell could completely penetrate was very chicken. At least in the face of a strong enemy, it is simply not possible to conduct a large-depth operation.
Now the battleships of the Japanese-American Combined Fleet are lined up in a battle line, and all their guns are attacking the coast, but because there is no guidance and calibration from aircraft, the accuracy is obviously not good. Ji Feng deliberately took Ling Jing to stand in the command cabin of the Deutschland, and also got Ling Jing a set of naval captain's uniform. The crew, who was already very skilled in combat skills, did not pay too much attention to the young man who had just appeared in front of him.
All the ships that the Combined Fleet could move were moving in formation, with submarines on the innermost side of the battleship and cruisers circling in circles on the periphery, like the outer electrons of an atom.
Ling Jing looked at this ancient but revitalized battleship with great curiosity. Given that it was very boring during the voyage, Ji Feng took Ling Jing and began to tour this pocket battleship.
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Ji Feng took out the "Jane's Ship Brief Table (1945)" from the storage ring and handed it to Ling Jing: "This ship is a 'German' class pocket battleship, designed after Germany's defeat in World War I, but I have added new designs, such as hydrogen-powered turbines that are not allowed. Behind it is the heavy battleships of the 'Bismarck' class, the design of the Third Reich of Germany in World War II, which has to be said to be very good. Those submarines on our side are the 7A submarines of WWII Germany, capable of navigating a combat radius close to that of ocean-going submarines, the most important of our combined fleet. As for those cruisers, they were designed only the other day, secret relations, you will not find out. This is what we have left in Huaxia now. And, of course, there's the 'Enterprise' which is undergoing an overhaul. ”
Ling Jing flipped through the Jane's Illustrated Book in his hand.
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German-class pocket battleship
Weapons: 305mm 75 times diameter triple turret 3 (front 2 and rear 1)
Eight 127mm 60 times diameter twin turrets (front 22 and rear 22)
12 127mm 38 times diameter single-barreled anti-aircraft guns (front three, three, rear three)
20 40mm quadruple "Bofors" anti-aircraft guns
Crew: 872 people
Displacement: 52,500 tons (unloaded) \ 57,500 tons (fully loaded)
Speed: 34 knots (no load) \ 30 knots (full load)
Protection: 500mm armor + 500mm anti-mine armor belt \ deck 125mm armor \ bridge and turret 350mm armor
Turbine: Hydrogen-powered turbine x8 (four-shaft drive)
Combat radius: ∞
Bismarck-class battleship
Weapons: 406mm 80x diameter triple turret 4 (front 2 and rear 2)
12 254mm twin turrets (four in the front and two in the rear)
20 127mm 38 times diameter high-level dual-purpose guns (front 55, rear 55)
20 88mm twin-mounted FLACK38 anti-aircraft guns (front 55, rear 55)
Crew: 1128 people
Displacement: 75,000 tons (unloaded) \ 95,000 tons (fully loaded)
Speed: 32 knots (no load) \ 30 knots (full load)
Protection: 750mm armor + 750mm anti-mine armor belt \ deck 150mm armor \ bridge, turret 350mm armor
Turbine: Hydrogen-powered turbine x12 (four-shaft drive)
Combat radius: ∞
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Ji Feng walked to the front of the A turret and stroked the 305mm main gun, as if he was stroking his own child.
Ji Feng watched the bow of the "Huaxia" break through the waves of the Bohai Sea, and Ji Feng muttered: "The bow of the ship split the waves, and the heroic combined fleet rushed towards the Japanese. I hope that the time to fight will be as easy as it is now. ”
Ling Jing's greatest insight was only to slaughter an infantry wing of the Japanese army. Land warfare is simple, one shot determines the winner. But this is not the case with naval warfare. Enemy troops have already been sunk but have sunk time interference, and shells will be wasted. Moreover, the navy is a whole and a team, and it is more important to pay attention to team cooperation.
Moreover, the navy is bombarding each other at a distance of several kilometers, and each shot tilts the ship's hull. So there won't be too many captains who would dare to let all the guns of the battleship fire in a salvo, the recoil is just too great!
Ji Feng didn't stop, put down Ling Jing and went to the command cabin.
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The fleet finally drove to the area of engagement. During this time, the combined fleet of Japan and the United States did not stop sending troops to the shore. In this battle, the Japanese and American navies invested almost all the elite of the Marine Corps, which was a huge gamble!
This time, the Japan-US joint mission fleet sent 2 battleships, 2 battle cruisers, 20 destroyers, and 175 troop carriers of various types, which were full of people.
The battleships and destroyers of the Japanese-American Joint Mission Fleet were all lined up on the battle line, and all of them were bombarding the shore with naval guns, and the decks of the battleships were full of shells. Obviously, the Japanese-American joint mission formation did not think that it would run into the Huaxia Navy. As a result, this became the most important reason for their failure in this battle.
Ji Feng led the battleships to line up the battle line, looking at the fact that there were only two warships on the battle line, one large and one small, Ji Feng couldn't help but feel that the Huaxia Navy was still too weak.
The main guns of the "Huaxia" were the first to fire, and the nine shells in the barrel were fired in three parts without test firing, and each one hit the superstructure of the battleship of the Japanese-American joint formation that had been scheduled before.
Immediately after that, the main gun of the "Dreadnought" opened fire, and twelve shells flew to the line of the Japanese-American joint formation. Each shot hit the waterline of the Japanese and American battleships, and although it was not necessarily able to penetrate absolutely, the number of 12 rounds was still very good. In fact, because these shells were armor-piercing shells made by Ji Feng himself, which could penetrate 5000 kPa 500 mm steel plates, the underwater parts of the two battleships could be described as incomplete. Hundreds of tons of sea water poured into the two warships in the blink of an eye.
The turret of the battleship of the Combined Japanese and American Fleet was rotated to the Chinese side on one side, and the other side was injected with water on the starboard side to maintain the balance of the battleship.
The warships of the combined Japanese-American fleet opened fire without calibration. The 456mm naval guns brought up a large wave, but only one shell hit the target - the rear bridge base of the "Huaxia", the rear bridge of the "Huaxia" only trembled a little, which was completely different from the table of the Japanese-American combined fleet.
Ji Feng didn't even look back to know the condition of the rear bridge. Ji Feng sent Ling Jing to see what he could help, and he stood in place and commanded the battleship to fire.
The second round of cloudburst shells hit some destroyers, because these destroyers were carrying torpedoes and were a great threat to the battleships, so they sadly became empty.
The few remaining battleships of the Japanese-American combined fleet turned their turrets and opened fire on Ji Feng's fleet. Level 1 Heavy Patrol also wanted to join the battle line, but was vetoed by Ji Feng, if they were allowed to join the battle line, it would be purely to deliver food to the Japanese. Ji Feng won't joke with the lives of his subordinates, this is the power that will affect the situation in Huaxia, and Ji Feng has the task to keep them.
Ji Feng shouted a little crazy: "Haha, that's it!" To fight the Philippines, I donated a year's income, to fight Vietnam and Indonesia, I donated ten years' income, to fight the United States, I donated a lifetime of income, to fight Japan, I personally carried a gun! Hahahaha! Little devils, let you also understand what slaughter is! What is called complete abuse! ”
Ji Feng ran to the A turret, turned on the calculation CBM, and began to calculate the muzzle elevation angle. While operating the cannon, he said, "Haha, brothers, watch me put a bang on their command tower!" Here, fill my No. 2 barrel with an armor-piercing high-explosive shell! ”
Although the sailors next to him didn't believe Ji Feng, their hearts were also full of respect for this god-like fleet commander, and without saying a word, they loaded Ji Feng's No. 2 gun barrel with an armor-piercing high-explosive shell.
As the waves stabilized again, Ji Feng pressed the firing button, and a scorching armor-piercing incendiary bomb flew towards the Japanese-American combined fleet 7 kilometers away with flames.
Suddenly, the lieutenant sailor, who was in the position of the deputy chief of gun, shouted: "Wow! Hit! Punched through the glass and exploded inside, I guess there won't be anyone alive inside! However, the deputy gunner obviously guessed wrong - the Japanese commander in this command cabin, Yamamoto Sixty-one, was fine, but three fingers were blown off, but he was different from Yamamoto Fifty-six, he lost three fingers of his right hand. And he was injured by the Yan zhòng earthquake. He survived the entire command cabin, and his chief of staff and first mate desperately protected him.
Ji Fengtong's divine sense had already seen what was happening here, and he couldn't help but have respect for the chief mate and chief of staff in his heart. Ji Feng stood upright, straightened his clothes, and saluted a standard military salute to the sinking battleship. At this time, Ling Jing happened to come in.
Ling Jing looked at Ji Feng and asked puzzledly, "Boss, what's wrong, who are you saluting?" ”
"The first mate and chief of staff on the battleship opposite, who have died."
"Why do you want to salute those two Japanese? Have you forgotten what they used to do in China? ”
"They were fearless in the face of that shell, desperately defending their superiors, and for that reason, I have to respect them as well. Because they have the soul of a true soldier. ”
Ling Jing obviously didn't understand, and stood there dumbfounded.
Ji Feng's triple main gun was fully loaded with armor-piercing shells this time, and this time Ji Feng's target was the waterline of another heavy battleship. The battleship happened to be located parallel to his own, and Ji Feng decided to make a good hit.
Suddenly, a mechanical voice would come to mind in Ji Feng's mind, "Hint: Artillery proficiency has increased, and the current level is intermediate, with a proficiency of 2%. ”
Ji Feng smiled bitterly, it seems that this thing still has a foundation. Then he pressed the fire button, and the three shells flew towards the target ship at 10-second intervals. "Puff puff" three crisp sounds, and three holes appeared on the port side of the battleship, all of which were at the waterline. Lieutenant Observation exclaimed again.
This time, Ji Feng's proficiency had increased to 8%, but because Ji Feng was worried that it would not be good to push them to a dead end, he ordered them to leave a battle patrol for them to go back.
The battleship ended the battle three hours later, both battleships only suffered a few skin injuries, and the repair was finished in three or four days, and the "Huaxia" was even just a pillar of the rear bridge that was broken, and Ling Jing repaired it before the battle was over.
Ji Feng asked the deputy commander of the fleet to bring the fleet back to Jinkou Port and announce the results of this battle to the world. Ji Feng calculated in his heart, "If you don't count the previous achievements, 'Huaxia' has one battleship, one battle cruiser, 11 destroyers and 75 troop carriers, and 'Dreadnought' one battleship, 9 destroyers and 99 troop carriers. ”
After the task was issued, Ji Feng added a sentence, and then announced it in China: "The 'Huaxia' pocket battleship will be anchored in Fort City for a period of time as a barrier to war. ”
Then, Ji Feng's battleships opened fire on the Japanese and American allied forces on the one hand, and advanced on the other towards the Fortress Military Port, under the high-density artillery fire of the "Huaxia", the Japanese and American allied forces soon couldn't stand it anymore, and raised their hands to surrender one after another, and after clearing the stubborn enemy, the residents of Fort City returned to their places of residence.
When Ji Feng's warship sailed into the port, most of the residents of Fort City had gathered here. Even Mei Juanxi didn't know why she came here. Looking at Ji Feng, who was in high spirits on the main seat of the bridge, his face was blue and purple for a while. I thought to myself, if I hadn't broken up with him at the beginning, maybe I could have stood there now.
Of course, Ji Feng wouldn't pay attention to this little fart, a little fart who had made him desperate several times.