Chapter 343 A tragic sea and air battle

Guam, located at the southernmost tip of the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean, is the focus of the US military's attack. In order to protect the last defensive island chain in Japan, the Japanese also gathered heavy forces here to deal with the Allied attack.

If the US military wants to land on Guam and take control of this island and the surrounding islands from the Japanese army, it naturally needs to gain absolute sea and air superiority. If the Japanese navy and air force are not solved, the danger of infantry landing operations can be imagined.

If Guam is not taken, Saipan, which is across the sea from Guam, will also become a springboard for the Japanese army to resist the Allied attack on Japan. And the Japanese also knew that these two islands were of vital importance to them.

Once the Allies break through, or take control of these two islands, then the Allied bombing of Japan will only be even more crazy than before. Even though the strength of the navy and air force was greatly weakened, the Japanese army still gritted its teeth and organized a decisive battle with the naval and air forces.

A large number of Allied ship formations, as well as those assembled by the Japanese army, began to engage first in the western Pacific. But the Allies did not know that the Japanese army had assembled hundreds of kamikaze fighters on both Guam and Saipan.

Even the Japanese knew very well how difficult it was to train a pilot. But by this time, the Japanese army's research and development of new aircraft could not catch up with the progress of the war. Only in this tragic way was to stop the Allied counterattack on Japan.

This was despite the fact that the Allies had received relevant military intelligence prior to the attack. However, in the eyes of many Allied pilots, the fighters they flew were already capable of beating the Japanese Zero. No matter how many fighters there are, they will not be of much use after all.

Just when the carrier-based aircraft formations of both sides first exchanged fire over the Pacific Ocean. As the commander-in-chief this time, Yamashita Fumimi knew that with the strength of the combined fleet alone, he was simply unable to fight against the allies who were much stronger than them.

Seeing that his country's fighters were constantly being shot down, Yamashita Fengwen also said calmly: "Order the kamikaze special attack team to set off, I hope these warriors can buy more time for the empire." All ship formations, ready to attack at any time! ”

"Hey!"

After the order was given, the two kamikaze teams, which were already preparing for departure on the two islands, soon heard the sirens at the airfield. The commander located on the island also said resolutely: "Kamikaze special attack team, go!" ”

Bomb-carrying warplanes began to take off from the two islands, and the Allies soon learned the news. But the Allies didn't know that these fighter pilots didn't want to engage in aerial combat with their pilots at all.

If the Japanese fighters wanted to escape, it would be very difficult for the Allied fighters to catch up. After all, the flexibility of the Zero fighter is also very clear to the Allies. This time, the target of the fighter is the US aircraft carrier and large ships.

When the Japanese pilot plane saw the Allied fighters diving down from the sky, he said decisively: "Disperse the formation and launch the attack according to the original plan." Long live His Majesty the Emperor! Long live the Great Japanese Empire! ”

As the pilot pilot shouted this slogan over the intercom, the Japanese fighters, which were originally flying in formation, suddenly and quickly lowered their altitude, not fighting with the Allied fighter formation at all.

This strange way of fighting surprised the Allied pilots: "Shet! Aren't these Japanese heroic? Why don't they dare to engage in aerial combat with us today? ”

Only the pilot commander of the Allied forces, seeing the Japanese fighters suddenly flying in the air, also said very quickly: "Speed up, catch up and entangle them, don't let these Japanese fighters escape!" ”

It's just that compared to the flexibility of the Japanese Zero fighters, and the Japanese army deliberately increased the flight speed of the fighters. Allied fighters, even the quality and performance are better than the Zero. But flexibility and speed are somewhat inferior.

As a result, a scene soon appeared in the air, with the Japanese Zero fighters flying desperately in front and the Allied fighters desperately chasing after them. Gradually, the fighters of the two kamikaze special forces finally appeared in the sky above the Allied naval formation.

Looking at the very conspicuous Allied formations on the sea, as well as the Allied anti-aircraft machine guns, they also began to conduct air defense. The pilots of each Zero fighter did not care at all, and launched a suicidal attack on the Allied ships.

Looking at the Japanese fighter plane, which was hit by the air defense mechanism but did not disintegrate in the air, it staggered and planted itself on the deck of the aircraft carrier, causing the deck of the Allied aircraft carrier to ignite a fire. Many Allied soldiers on the aircraft carrier were also killed in the explosion.

A Japanese fighter plane instantly made a hole appear in the air defense measures of an aircraft carrier. In this case, the several Zero fighters circling around, even if they were still intact, swooped down one after another.

When the second Japanese fighter plane crashed into the control tower of the aircraft carrier, causing a violent explosion again, the US officers and men on the aircraft carrier also looked very shocked. But at this time, the third and fourth fighters hit the aircraft carrier again.

In the face of the Japanese air force, it suddenly used this suicidal attack to destroy the anti-aircraft fire and formation of the Allied Combined Fleet. The commander of the Allied fleet also quickly ordered: "Quick, the formations quickly disperse, don't crowd together!" ”

It's a pity that it is undoubtedly too late to order the disbandment of the formation at this moment. Hundreds of Japanese Zero fighters, piloted by the kamikaze, were like precise bombs, constantly ramming into the ships of the Allied aircraft carrier formations.

At this time, Yamashita Fengwen, who was in charge of commanding the Japanese formation, also said in a timely manner: "Let our submarine formation go!" Be sure to sink more Allied warships in the shortest possible time for me to relieve the pressure on the large forces! ”

"Hey!"

If we talk about kamikaze, it is to launch an attack on a number of Allied aircraft carriers from the air. Then the Japanese submarines lurking in the sea also rushed to the Allied aircraft carrier formation from their respective hiding places when the kamikaze attacked.

Even if these submarines knew that the Allied anti-submarine forces were very powerful, this time the Japanese submarine formation received an order to cooperate with the kamikaze attack force to inflict heavy damage on the US aircraft carrier battle group at all costs.

In this case, when the Japanese submarines rushed into the scattered ship formations of the Allies one after another. All the soldiers on the Japanese submarines, almost all of them, fired torpedoes one after another amid the roar of the commander.

"Reload! Aim, fire! ”

"Turn the rudder, keep aiming, launch!"

Ignoring the presence of Allied anti-submarine ships, these submarines, at the cost of their lives, fired torpedoes after torpedoes at Allied ships not far from the ships. In this case, the US aircraft carrier became the primary target of the submarine.

Although the ships responsible for protecting the aircraft carrier wanted to block the launched torpedoes for the aircraft carrier. However, the commander of the US fleet had already ordered the fleet to disperse and not give the Japanese fighters a chance to concentrate on ramming.

But now, if you want to block the aircraft carrier and collide with the torpedo, the speed is also too late. In this case, many Allied pilots in the air also looked a little dumbfounded.

As far as they are concerned, with the addition of new domestic fighters in place, they obviously have an overwhelming advantage in air fighting. But no one expected that today's joint naval and air campaign would be fought like this.

In the process, it has been learned that the kamikaze and submarine formations have severely damaged the Allied aircraft carrier formations. Yamashita Fengwen, who has been staying on the flagship, knows very well that there are elites in jade crushing at all times at this time.

After all, both pilots and submarine officers and soldiers are all technical arms of the Japanese army. Compared to ordinary armies, they can be sent to the battlefield with a little training. It takes more time to train these technical classes.

In order to win this crumbling war, the Japanese army had to adopt such a method in order to achieve the goal of deterring the Allies. But Yamashita knew very well that Japan would not be able to withstand such a battle several times.

The number of pilots was limited, as was the number of submarines built by the Japanese army. But in Yamashita Fengwen's view, if a submarine and a few fighters can be exchanged for the sinking of an Allied aircraft carrier, it is also very worthwhile.

Even if the U.S. military's industrial strength is stronger than Japan's, it will take time for the U.S. military to build an aircraft carrier. It also trains a group of elite naval officers and soldiers, and the US military also needs time. At this time, Japan also needs time.

After receiving the telegram that the Allied aircraft carrier battle group was torn apart, Yamashita Fengfumi took the intercom and said: "Officers and men of all ships, please note that our kamikaze special attack team and submarine special attack team have completed their sacred blow for us.

Next, we must also use the belief of victory to deal a fatal blow to the Allied Combined Fleet. If this naval battle is won, then we still have hope of defeating the Allies, and even the future of Japan.

In the name of the Commander, I beseech the officers and men of the ships to show your loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire, and to utter your roar against the Allies. Today's Japan can no longer afford to fail! ”

Such tragic words undoubtedly made the officers and men of the Japanese combined formation scream. As the Japanese aircraft carriers and ships began to rush at full speed towards the location of the Allied battle group, a hand-to-hand battle soon broke out.

The submarine of the Xinghua Army, which had been staying on the periphery, saw the Japanese combined fleet and the Allied fleet fighting fiercely at sea. Many Japanese ships that were hit by the Allies still crashed into the Allied ships with their lives, and they also felt very shocked.

Judging from the previous situation, the sea and air battle that the Allies thought they would win this time has become the way it is now, but I am afraid that many people did not expect it. The collision between aircraft carriers and aircraft carriers has never been staged in naval battles.

But today in the western Pacific, the combined fleet of the Japanese army made such a move. Thinking of what Zhao Tiehu said earlier, the little devil who is about to be defeated is the craziest, and many submarine officers and men also feel that this statement is very reliable.

Perhaps for many of the Japanese soldiers who participated in the war, they knew very well what the defeat of this war meant to them and Japan as a whole. In order to keep their homeland, for the desire for victory, these little devils finally showed their ability to play with their lives.

In contrast, many Allied forces who also came for victory, in the face of such a crazy combat method of the Japanese army, really looked like they were frightened by the Japanese army. Many Allied ships that were wandering outside the battlefield actually made a frenzied escape.

Comparing the two armies, the advantages and disadvantages and morale can be imagined!