"Boom ......"

The earth-shattering roar of naval guns began to echo in the Pacific Ocean south of Oahu as nine 460mm guns and 16 410mm guns fired the first salvo. Walter Short, who had just been made a general by Roosevelt www.biquge.info could not avoid it, and this afternoon, as soon as the Yamato appeared, went to the fortress on Diamond Hill to supervise the battle.

But until dark, the Yamato and two other Nagato-class battleships were circling the sea 40 kilometers off the southern shore of Oahu. It was only after dark that the three battleships drove to a distance of 30,000 meters from the Williston battery under the cover of night, and then began firing.

At the same time, several Zero Water Scouts and Zero Water Monitors flew above the Williston Battery, braving the dense anti-aircraft fire to drop flares and correct the shell landing points.

"Oh God, ...... Is that a 17-inch or an 18-inch cannon? ”

In the distance, compared with the muzzle flames of 16 410mm cannons, the cannon flames were extremely large. Admiral Short and his staff were dumbfounded, although this was the first time they had seen a 460mm cannon roaring, but each of them knew very well that the armor protection of the Williston battery could not withstand the onslaught of this class of artillery - because the imaginary enemy of the Williston battery was only the Nagato class with a 410mm main gun......

Right here in Walter. When Short and the others were shocked by the huge momentum of the main cannon of the Yamato. Several fireballs had already risen from all around the Williston Battery, and the huge orange-red fireball had already made everyone on the Williston Battery shudder, they had never seen such a huge fireball.

"Shelling parameters! Quick, tell me the parameters! ”

The commander of the battery, Major Cook, could not be afraid, and hurriedly shouted and asked. Of course, there was no such high-tech thing as fire control radar on the Williston battery, and all kinds of shelling elements could only rely on visual observation and calculation. And now it's night, and who can see 30 kilometers away in the dark? Not to mention the American GI, even if you change to a Japanese cat-eye soldier, you can't see it clearly.

Moreover, there are not many planes that can fly on Oahu, and the only planes that can be used for artillery observation are large ones like the Catarina seaplane, and if they really fly to the head of the Yamato, most of them will be shot down by anti-aircraft guns -- the Yamato is equipped with a FuMo23 radar imported from Germany, which can detect the general direction of the Catarina seaplane.

Therefore, the American artillery observers on the Williston battery tonight can only rely on the fire of the Japanese battleships to calculate the shelling costs.

"Commander, the Americans are starting to fight back."

In fact, Ugaki didn't say anything, Yamamoto Fifty-six had also seen the flash of cannon flames from the Williston Fort and near the fort. This was supposed to be the armored turret of the Williston battery and two stranded American battleships near the battery firing. But they hit the shells so badly that they don't know where they landed.

But this scene still made him frown slightly, knowing that it was impossible to win, but he still fought to the end, this fighting spirit coupled with the strong industrial strength of the United States cast a shadow on Yamamoto Fifty-six's heart. As soon as he thought of this, he suddenly heard the people around him cheering.

"Onboard!"

"Hit!"

After 10 rounds of adjustments, the battleship Nagato's 410mm main gun was the first to perform, and a 1020-kilogram Type 91 armor-piercing shell hit the top of the armored turret of the Williston Battery, although it did not penetrate the thick steel armor, but it still boosted the morale of the people in the Yamato's command tower.

Because now the three ships of Yamato, Nagato, and Mutsu are aimed at the same time, and they all shoot according to the same parameters. Since the 410mm shell hits, then the 460mm shell hits the target is only a matter of time.

"Looks like we can get rid of Williston Battery and those two stranded Colorado-class battleships tonight." Yamamoto closed his eyelids, as if to say to himself, "Tomorrow night is the Hatch and Kamehameha batteries, and the next night is the Randolph batteries and the Rugerburg and Krosson batteries, and these three batteries may take some effort, maybe it will take an extra night." In this way, we can start landing by the 22nd at the latest......" He suddenly opened his eyes and said to Ugaki, "Go and give Nagumo Tadashi an order, you must return to the waters near Kauai Island on the night of the 21st." ”

Ugaki was stunned for a moment and said, "Commander, Nagumo-kun is pursuing the American aircraft carrier with all his might." ”

"I can't catch up, and I don't have to chase it." Yamamoto Fifty-six shook his head, "Let the mobile fleet go to the waters near Kauai to rest and refill supplies, fuel, and ammunition." There will also be a group of additional planes and pilots who will arrive soon, and they will all have to be on board in time for the next engagement. ”

"Next engagement?" Ugaki asked, "Where is it?" ”

"Of course it's the Pacific Ocean!" Yamamoto glanced at Ugaki, "Ugaki-kun, you don't think that the battle for Hawaii will end soon, and the Americans are ready to give up, right?" ”

"Commander, do you think the Americans will soon fight back?"

Yamamoto Fifty-six showed solemnity in his eyes, nodded and said, "That's certain, no one will be willing to give up Hawaii, a key stronghold." So the mobile fleet must be ready to attack at any time! ”

At this time, Yamamoto Isoroku had not yet thought about the occupation of Australia, and in fact, other Japanese devils had not thought about it either. In terms of strategic vision, the US military and political leaders are indeed quite clever, and they have a farther view than the Japanese.

As soon as he finished speaking, cheers rang out again from the bridge of the Yamato, this time with an armor-piercing projectile fired from the Yamato's 460mm cannon that pierced through the top of the armored turret of the Williston Battery......

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"Admiral, the Williston battery and the battleship USS Maryland were destroyed by the Japanese super battleships last night!"

Chester. On his first day, Admiral Nimitz sat in the position of commander of the Pacific Fleet. Major General Frederick brought him very bad news.

The most important battery on Oahu, the Williston Battery, has been destroyed, and the battleship USS Maryland, which ran aground near the Williston Battery, has also finished, having been hit by a 460mm Japanese shell on a major ammunition depot!

Admiral Short said that if the damned Japanese superbattleship continued to be so arrogant, in three days at most, all the batteries on Oahu would be destroyed, and the battleship USS West Virginia would be destroyed. And then the Japanese will land. ”

"Only 3 more days? That's the 22nd......" Nimitz frowned, "How many days can Pearl Harbor be held?" ”

"Up to 2 weeks."

"And what about Oahu?"

"Maybe a month, maybe longer," said Milo. Maj. Gen. Frederick said, "It depends on the strength of our reinforcements. ”

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Marshall to Walter. Admiral Short's order was to hold Oahu for at least 3 months. However, Admiral Short said that he could only hold for one month at most, and he would have to go to Washington, the founding father of the nation.

"Then it's too late, it's enough to be able to keep it for 1 month." Nimitz asked, "What about Halsey?" Where is his fleet now? Are the Japanese still in pursuit? ”

"Vice Admiral Halsey's fleet is returning and can return to San Diego in 7 days. As for whether the Japanese pursued or not, Vice Admiral Halsey did not know, because his fleet had already thrown off the Japanese a day earlier. ”

Because he was frightened by the previous V3 special attack, Halsey has been playing hide and seek with Nagumo Tadaichi in the Pacific Ocean these days, and he is quite able to hide, and Nagumo Tadaichi lost Halsey before he received Yamamoto Fifty-six's return order yesterday. Now Halsey is leading the fleet on its way back to San Diego.

"Great, that's good news." Nimitz smiled, "The North Carolina and Washington ships are still eight days away from San Diego, and then we can get to the action!" ”

"Action? Is it to reinforce Hawaii? ”

"Not just Hawaii, but Australia." Nimitz said to the chief of staff of the Pacific Fleet, "Milo, we are going to conduct an operation on an unprecedented scale!" ”

The commencement of operations on an unprecedented scale is generally preceded by an unprecedented movement of troops and materiel. This time, of course, was no exception, as early as the attack on Hawaii, the transportation system of the American industrial giant began to operate in full force, transporting huge quantities of supplies and personnel to the West Coast of the United States.

The three most valuable capital ships of the Atlantic Fleet, the battleship USS North Carolina, the battleship USS Washington, and the USS Wasp, began to move rapidly to the Pacific Ocean. In addition to the cruisers and destroyers that escorted them, they were accompanied by all the fast cruise ships (no more than 33 meters wide) that could be collected on the east coast to pass through the Panama Canal.

Of course, there is only one purpose in mobilizing these fast cruise ships, which is to transport troops. Cruise ships are fast and comfortable means of transport, ideal for transporting soldiers. While these ships arrive in San Diego, San Francisco and Los Angeles, large numbers of U.S. Army and Marines also arrive and board from public docks.

The transport ships and oil tankers that failed to reinforce Hawaii not long ago have also returned to the ports on the west coast one after another in the past few days, along with the cruisers and destroyers of the Pacific Fleet. These carriers and tankers, along with the fast cruise ships that have just arrived from the East Coast, have crowded the ports of San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego.

Everyone, including German spies lurking in cities on the west coast of the United States, assumed that the U.S. Pacific Fleet would soon be escorting more troops and supplies to Hawaii to reinforce Hawaii. (To be continued.) )