From July 10 to July 15, 1944, a jaw-dropping upheaval took place on the soil of the Soviet Union and Russia. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The invasion of the Soviet Far East by the Japanese Empire seemed to have turned into a starting gun for upheaval. The Soviet Union and the Russian Empire, two "brothers" who had just been killed on the battlefield, reached a complex and constructive peace agreement almost overnight - the Russian civil war, which was supposed to be fought endlessly, was actually abandoned halfway, and it seemed that the Soviet Union and Russia were still united against Japan, the enemy of the Russian nation!

And this was not the only upheaval, as the Soviet Union and Russia shook hands and made peace, and a reform of perhaps more far-reaching significance was also kicked off in the Soviet Union (east of the Urals).

Having lost one war and at the same time facing another difficult war, the Bolshevik Party announced on July 15 an important decision of the Soviet Bolshevik Party: the Soviet Union would begin a comprehensive economic reform! Major adjustments will be made to the original planned economy and public ownership line......

However, the news that the Soviet Union would carry out major reforms did not attract much attention from the people of the world, because the headquarters of the Japanese Empire issued a shocking good news on July 15, Tokyo time, announcing that on July 12-15, the main forces of the Japanese Combined Fleet had a fierce battle with the United States-Soviet Combined Fleet in the waters near Midway Island in the Central Pacific Ocean and the Aleutian Islands in the Northern Pacific, and won a decisive victory!

In these two naval battles, the invincible Japanese Navy fought hard, sinking 22 US aircraft carriers, 1 Soviet aircraft carrier, damaging 8 ships, and shooting down more than 1,800 US-Soviet shore-based and carrier-based aircraft. 8 USSVIET battleships/battlecruisers were sunk and 3 were damaged; sank 25 small and medium-sized combat ships such as cruisers and destroyers, and damaged 15 ships; sank 26 other auxiliary ships and landing ships, and damaged 18 ships; Countless officers and men of the U.S. and Soviet Navy and Army were killed.

The losses of the Japanese Navy itself were very minor, and none of the battleships sank; The aircraft carrier sank three and wounded five; Twelve light cruisers and destroyers were sunk and eight were wounded; five submarines were sunk; Another 228 carrier-based aircraft did not return.

In short, the Japanese Navy has won a great victory in the Midway-Aleutian Islands operation this time, and the US Pacific Fleet has already suffered a devastating blow!

When the news reached Japan, the whole country immediately celebrated, and a huge parade was held on the streets of Tokyo. The whole of Japan, immersed in a frenzy, believed that the day had come when the Japanese Empire would dominate the Pacific and Asian continents!

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"Is this true? Did the Japanese really achieve such a victory? ”

Berlin time, on July 17, Marshal Hersmann was in the conference room of the General Staff of Tsosen, and asked the commander of the German Naval Military Observation Mission, Oskar. Admiral Kumets.

Sink 22 aircraft carriers, 8 battleships/battlecruisers...... Also shot down 1800 American planes!

If it is true, then the next Atlantic war will be much easier. Maybe...... The Americans did not even have the determination to fight with the European Combined Fleet, and directly spent money to save their lives.

"Imperial Marshal, in the Battle of the Midway-Aleutian Islands, the main forces of the combined Japanese fleet were divided into two parts." Oscar. "In the Midway direction, the 1st Mobile Fleet is formed with 15 aircraft carriers as the main force; And in the Aleutian direction is the main force of the combined fleet, with 13 battleships and 4 large aircraft carriers. And I myself, acting with the flagship of the Combined Fleet "Yamato", witnessed the operation in the direction of the Aleutian Islands. ”

"How's it going?" Hersman asked.

"It is certain that 3 Gangut-class battleships and the aircraft carrier Karl Murphy were sunk. Marx. "They were all sunk by Japanese carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carriers." ”

"Not counting 2 Kronstadt-class?"

3 Gangut-class and the old Karl. The Marx class was of little value and was far from being comparable to 2 Kronstadt-class battlecruisers.

"I can't be sure," replied Admiral Kumets, "that the Japanese, although they included these two battlecruisers in the list of sunken ships, did not show photographs of sinking them." ”

"It doesn't matter," Hersman shook his head, "those two battlecruisers are unlikely to come to the Atlantic, and it is estimated that they are fighting a battle in the Pacific Ocean, and there is no threat to us." ”

He paused, then glanced at the young naval aviation officers sitting next to Admiral Kumets. One of them was Rudolph, the eldest son of Hersmann. Feng. Major Heinsberg-Hersmann.

"Tell me about the battle in the direction of Midway." Hersman commanded.

"Rudolph, you speak first." Kumetz let Hersman's son be the first to report.

"Yes, General." Rudolph stood up, gave a military salute, and said, "Report to the Imperial Marshal, in the direction of Midway, the Japanese Navy has adopted the method of dispersing the deployment of aircraft carrier wars. The 15 aircraft carriers were divided into 15 squadrons, each of which had only 1 aircraft carrier and 4-6 escort ships. ”

"So scattered?" Hersman understands a little about naval warfare, "Is this to avoid the blows of American aircraft?" ”

"I think so." "But we don't have 15 naval aviation observers to assign, so we just have one observer and three assistants each on board the Daiho, Akagi, Kaga, Flying Eagle and Hayabusa." And I boarded the Daiho, the flagship of the 1st Mobile Fleet. ”

The observers sent by the German Navy were all officers, and the assistants were soldiers, who were responsible for taking pictures and sending newspapers.

"The Great Phoenix?" Hersman asked, "Is it still there?" ”

"It's gone," Rudolph said, "it's sunk...... It was sunk by a torpedo fired by an American TBF torpedo bomber, and a total of 4 aviation torpedoes and 1 torpedo fired by a submarine were hit. Although the aircraft carrier was equipped with 10 twin 40mm anti-aircraft guns, it did not replace Japan's own 25mm guns with 20mm guns, so the proximity fire resistance was still insufficient. And their 100-mm anti-aircraft guns also do not have a radio proximity fuse, and their lethality is insufficient. So it is very dangerous to dive the bomber at the same time when encountering a torpedo opportunity.

At that time, the Taiho was besieged by three waves of more than 120 American aircraft, and five 500-pound bombs were hit on the flight deck, but there was no fatal damage. However, the Daiho's mine resistance seems to be poor, and it was heavily damaged by 4 aviation torpedoes, and was ambushed by American submarines on the way out of the battlefield.

In addition to the Taiho, the Akagi and Kaga were also besieged by hundreds of American planes, suffered heavy damage, and were abandoned on July 13 and 14 respectively. ”

"Did these three aircraft carriers achieve results?" Hersman asked.

"All of them have achieved results." Rudolph replied, "At least three large American aircraft carriers were heavily damaged." The Japanese said that it was sunk, but it was not visible from the photos. ”

"That's not bad." Hersman smiled, "Their Zero fighters are already a little outdated, and aviation warfare must be very difficult, right?" ”

"In fact, the Japanese did not send Zero fighters to serve as escorts for the attack formation." Rudolph said, "The Japanese adopted a completely new tactic of unescorted attack in this campaign, and also used the latest 'Meteor' shipborne torpedo bombers...... This is a very good fighter, not only fast and long-range, but also can undertake both dive bombing and torpedo attack at the same time, which is very good. Perhaps we can consider the introduction of such aircraft from Japan. ”

Hersman listened to his son's suggestion and only nodded slightly, noncommittal. The absence of serviceable carrier-based dive / torpedo bombers has always been a problem for German naval aviation. However, Hersmann still will not introduce the Japanese "Meteor" for the German naval aviation, because the German naval aviation now has "missiles" available and does not need carrier-based torpedo bombers!

"In addition to 1 large aircraft carrier, do the Japanese have a confirmed record at Midway?" Hersman asked.

"There are also 2-3 large aircraft carriers that have been heavily damaged, because most of the large aircraft carriers in the United States are Essex-class, and they look similar, so it is difficult to distinguish them from the photos, and it is currently certain that 3-4 large aircraft carriers have been severely damaged." Rudolph replied, "In addition, small and medium-sized aircraft carriers were heavily damaged by 6-8 units, and battleships were heavily damaged by 3-4 units...... These are evidenced by photographs. ”

"Oh?" Hersman suddenly became a little interested, "And 3-4 battleships?" That's not bad! Also sunk by a Meteor torpedo bomber? ”

"No," Kumetz said, "was wounded by the Japanese batteries on Oahu, and the Americans, who began shelling Oahu with battleships after the Battle of Midway-Aleutian Islands, seemed to be preparing for a landing battle, only to be counterattacked by Japanese batteries on Oahu, with 3-4 old battleships badly damaged." ”

"What?" Hersman was stunned, "The Americans are still attacking Oahu?" Could it be that they won the Battle of the Midway-Aleutian Islands? When he said this, he shook his head again, "If they really win, they should also return to the Caribbean and Atlantic, why attack Oahu?" ”

General Kumetz, who was sitting across from Hersmann's desk, smiled and said, "Maybe Roman Caesar succeeded in the United States, the Americans...... I'm ready to shell out so they don't have to fight us to the death in the Atlantic. ”