Chapter 282
readx; As expected, the Japanese launched an operation codenamed "Tiger, Tiger, Tiger" at the same time and place, which is the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that is remembered by the Americans, which is of course different from the historical record of the sneak attack and the withdrawal of bombs after dropping bombs, this time the Japanese not only wanted to sneak attack and blow up the US Pacific Fleet and Navy Command at Pearl Harbor, but also sent marines to land at Pearl Harbor to cut off the supply and sea communication hub of the United States and its Asian colonies. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
If you want to say why the Japanese chose to attack Pearl Harbor, it has to be geographically speaking. First of all, Pearl Harbor is located in the Hawaiian Islands in the eastern Pacific Ocean between Japan and the United States, about 3,500 nautical miles away and about 2,000 nautical miles from the continental United States, and is the most important base of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. In this way, it is clear why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, because geographically this place is so important, it is an important choke point in the Pacific Ocean along with the Atlantic Ocean.
According to historical records, on December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the United States and bombed warships and military targets at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. More than 350 Japanese aircraft carried out two waves of attacks on the Pearl Harbor naval base, dropping armor-piercing bombs and firing torpedoes at American battleships and cruisers. The U.S. troops were defenseless, they woke up to the loud sound of the explosion and rushed to defend themselves. The preemptive attack ended in 90 minutes, by which time the Japanese had sunk four battleships and two destroyers, destroyed 188 aircraft, and damaged many more buildings, ships and aircraft. About 2,400 Americans were killed in the attack; Another 1,250 people were injured, which is a huge shock to the United States. After the attack, Japan formally declared war on the United States, and the next day, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his famous "national humiliation" speech, which he subsequently signed a formal declaration of war against the Japanese Empire. Within days, Nazi Germany and Italy declared war on the United States (mustache: pig teammates, alas, only pinched their noses to admit it), and the United States quickly responded with a declaration of war.
So in this time and space, in the early morning of December 7, 1941, at sea hundreds of kilometers away from Pearl Harbor. A large Japanese naval fleet formation was taking off from all the decks of aircraft carriers, and the first attack wave of more than 300 Japanese planes was taking off, and these pilots who had been brainwashed by the spirit of bushido piloted the warhawks through the clouds and fog to form a huge group formation to pounce in the direction of Pearl Harbor.
As the main force of the Japanese Navy, this fleet of six aircraft carriers left Japan for Pearl Harbor under the command of Vice Admiral Nagumo Tadaichi. On the way, the fleet maintained complete radio silence. In addition to these six aircraft carriers, the Japanese fleet included two battleships, three cruisers, nine destroyers, and three submarines. In addition, eight tankers and two destroyers sailed to the North Pacific to wait.
At 7:53, a signal of "Tiger, Tiger, Tiger" was sent back, indicating that the surprise attack was successful. After that, the second attack wave attacked again with aircraft of the same size. The U.S. troops who responded to the battle in a hurry suffered more heavy losses than in history, and almost all 8 battleships were sunk without any of them sparing; Cruisers and destroyers were also damaged, all the battles on the ground were destroyed, and more than tens of thousands of officers and men were killed or wounded. Japan, on the other hand, lost only a paltry few dozen aircraft and a few dozen pilots, as well as a few pocket submarines.
Nagumo's fleet was so successful that it bombed all the U.S. airfields on Oahu and many ships anchored in Pearl Harbor, including the battleships. Almost all the aircraft on the ground were destroyed, and only a few were able to take off and return fire. Almost all battleships and other ships were sunk or damaged. Most of the US planes on the ground were destroyed, and many US planes were destroyed, and tens of thousands of Americans were killed as a result. Thousands of people died when the battleship exploded and sank on the USS Arizona alone, not to mention the number of people who died when the other battleships sank in the explosion.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Americans were stunned by a slap, the Japanese landed on Oahu, the largest US naval base, during the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, and then concentrated a large number of landing forces to seize Pearl Harbor, where the US Pacific Fleet is stationed, to annihilate the remnants of the US Navy there.
After the outbreak of the Pearl Harbor sneak attack, the whole United States was shocked by the undeclared war of the Japanese, and the angry United States officially declared war on the shameless sneak attack on the Japanese the next day, and the Asian part of World War II began for a while.
The Japanese, under the leadership of Yamamoto Isoroku and other Japanese admirals, successively defeated the main forces of the US Navy, and at the same time, with the assistance of the newly launched Amaterasu-class super warships, suppressed the main forces of the US Navy off the coast of the West Coast of the United States.
At this time, like an eagle hunting prey, the Americans stared viciously at this hateful footbasin chicken with eagle eyes The Japanese, who had no time to scruple about their cousin British who were struggling under the bombardment of the Germans on the European side, and the dead mustachioed Führer, regardless of the risk of fighting on two fronts, still had a convulsion around June 1941 and launched a surprise attack to attack the Soviet beard who had only signed the Soviet-German non-aggression pact not long ago. Another blitzkrieg finally failed to knock the beard down.
Then, except for China's steady construction and development, the whole world is in chaos. The footbasin chicken and the eagle sauce are now directly on the bar at Pearl Harbor, which is what Zhao Heng is happy to see, the tearing battle between the mustache and the beard, Zhao Heng said that it is really boring to add it now; As long as the two sides fight until about 44 years... China can go down and cross the Miyako Strait directly into the Japanese mainland......
As the minutes ticked by...
In 1944, World War II became more and more intense, and it was far from the end of World War II.
In the Atlantic, the Napoleon-class super-battleships of the Free France, the French, who were allies, and the King Arthur-class super-battleships of the British, finally met, the pinnacle of Germany: the only Hindenburg III-class super-battleship, the Hindenburg.
January 13, just after 7 a.m.
The sea is foggy, and even the sun in the sky can't pass through the thick fog to let the sunlight in. The damp cold air soaked a huge catamaran battleship sailing on the vast sea.
The captain of the King Arthur, the King Arthur-class ship No. 1, who had just woken up from the captain's cabin, and Admiral Benes Stovan, was woken up by the regular alarm of his own alarm clock, compared to the high-stress life style of the army. The navy is much more leisurely, this admiral has just dressed up his clothes and folded the bed, called the orderlies to help him take care of the housekeeping, while he washed his face and rinsed his mouth in the personal bathroom, and then took advantage of his spare time to shave his chin with a Chinese-made electric razor, and after all this, he was ready to go to the officer's canteen to enjoy a delicious and rich breakfast.
Carefully keeping his head down to avoid stumbling, Mr. Admiral walked through the heavy compartments of the ship's cabin through a hatch and twisted along the passage to his destination: the officer's canteen in the center of the battleship.
Not long after he sat down, the captain, who was about to eat, heard another news.
"Report to the chief, the maritime reconnaissance aircraft spotted the enemy ship 200 nautical miles ahead, and after confirming the flag of the other side ... It's the German Hindenburg! We found it! ”
The general, who had just wrapped a napkin around his neck, sat at the table with a knife in one hand and a fork in his hand, and in front of him was an empty plate. With the fragrant breakfast served on the table of the hungry admiral, the admiral had time to stare at the adjutant who came to report in front of him, so that he would not be choked up when he listened to the report when he ate breakfast.
"What do you say? Oh, it's great, it's the only one, didn't you find out if the two Bismarck-class B-ship Bismarck and Tipiltz were with it? If this is the only one, it would be great, God bless the British Empire! ”
Smelling the aroma on the table, his brain was now running fast, and he was more concerned about whether the opponent would go alone or if he would take those two Dharma protectors to run rampant on the sea.
"There is no commander, and the water reconnaissance aircraft report that it has only found one so far. As for whether the two Bismarcks and Tipilz were with them ... We haven't found it yet, and it is estimated that it can only be followed by some small ships. The adjutant replied succinctly.
"Oh, that's right. Very well, you go down. I'll go to the bridge later. As the delicious meal was served, the captain's index fingers began to move, and to the admiral the food on his plate was like the Hindenburg sailing alone on the sea, and the King Arthur under his feet was like a precise and sharp table knife that could easily kill it.
The captain of the "Hindenburg ......" cut the food with a knife and fork, and a piece of delicious food that was forked by the fork was thrown into the mouth of the captain as the Hindenburg and chewed.