Chapter 818: The Power of an Aircraft Carrier
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"Oh my God! So many planes! "The soldiers who came to the door of the battleship 'Han Gaozu' were shocked and stunned one by one when they saw a group of black planes rushing towards them. It's just that they don't have a way to counteract. Because all countries have not yet realized the strength of their air forces, the warships of the Chinese Navy are not equipped with anti-aircraft weapons. Of course, some light artillery and machine guns can also be fired into the air. It's just that it won't work very well!
"The bomber squadron cuts in, ready to drop bombs!" The commander of this attack was Colonel Liu Yuanhang, commander of the air wing of the 'Kunlun' aircraft carrier. An outstanding pilot from the Air Force, because of his excellent flying skills and the talent of commanding aviation units, became a wing commander on the 'Kunlun' aircraft carrier after training.
Thanks to the invention of radio, the Air Force has made it much easier to command operations. Over the years, the empire's investment in scientific and technological research has also been very huge, but the output is also amazing! Fu has made amazing achievements in radio, and these achievements have also been quickly used in the military!
Under the orders of Colonel Liu Yuanhang, 12 H5B 'Sea Harrier' bombers swooped down from an altitude of 3,000 meters to an altitude of 1,000 meters, and then flew over the battleship 'Han Gaozu' one after another and dropped bombs. Because it was a drill, it was impossible to use real aerial bombs. Therefore, the bombs were all wooden and did not cause much casualties to the battleship. It's just that these wooden fake bombs are too light in weight, which will further reduce the hit rate that is not high. Therefore. For the sake of fairness in the exercise, it was stipulated that as long as the bomb fell within 50 meters of the battleship, it would be counted as a target!
It's just that even so, the bomber's bombing results are miserable. Soon all twelve H5B Sea Harrier bombers dropped bombs, but the most recent bomb was hundreds of meters away from the battleship Han Gaozu. In other words, the bomb just now did not achieve any effect!
"Hell! Torpedo machine attack aircraft ready! In a four-plane formation. Attack from all directions! Colonel Liu Yuanhang scolded secretly and gave the order to attack again. Although the bomber did not achieve any success, he did not give up. Compared with bombers, torpedo attack aircraft are the real killer weapon against these big guys!
At the moment, on the bridge of the battleship 'Han Gaozu'. Brigadier General Li Deming also breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't pay attention to these toys made of wood, he was still very shocked when a large piece of fighter black pressure appeared. However, the bomber's poor bombing performance later made him relax a lot. In his opinion, the attack of the aircraft was also like this. It's amazing, but if you don't hit the target. That's useless either. It's just that he finally underestimated the power of the plane. The next wave of torpedo attack aircraft completely made the battleship "Han Gaozu" pay a heavy price!
24 H5C Osprey torpedo attack aircraft, in a four-plane formation. Divided into six teams, they launched an attack on the battleship 'Han Gaozu' from six directions. These torpedo attack planes, lowered to a height of less than two hundred meters above the Caspian Sea, dropped torpedoes less than a kilometer and a half from the battleship "Hangaozu"!
After the introduction of an 800-mm medium torpedo weighing 450 kg. First it sank a few meters, but then it pounced on the target in front of it at a speed of up to 30 knots. Because it was the first real attack on a battleship of this kind of target. To be on the safe side, all torpedo attack aircraft attacked. At one time, twenty-four torpedoes rushed towards the battleship "Han Gaozu"!
"Torpedoes, three o'clock winds, four torpedoes! Evade it now! ”
"At five o'clock, four torpedoes! Circumvent! ”
The officers and men of the battleship "Han Gaozu" discovered the incoming torpedo and sounded the alarm in time. However, in the face of an attack by twenty-four torpedoes from six directions, the battleship "Han Gaozu" could not dodge!
"Fire, destroy those torpedoes!" The gunnery officer on the 'Han Gaozu' gave the order to open fire!
The 10 155-mm rapid-fire guns and 10 37-mm rapid-fire guns on the battleship 'Hangaozu' opened fire one after another, and the dense shells enveloped the incoming torpedoes, but there were still very few that could really hit the target.
"Bang! Boom! "A dull sound sounded on the waterline armor on the side of the battleship 'Han Gaozu'. This is the sound of a torpedo hit. The torpedoes used in the exercise were not loaded with explosives, and the high explosives in the warhead had been replaced with sand. After all, you can't really sink a valuable battleship in order to test the combat effectiveness of an aircraft carrier!
In this wave of torpedo attacks, the battleship 'Han Gaozu' was hit by at least six torpedoes, even though it rushed to the left and right. Even if the battleship "Han Gaozu" was designed for mine protection, six torpedoes were enough to sink the battleship "Han Gaozu"!
When the officer in charge of judging announced that the battleship 'Han Gaozu' had been 'sunk,' both Commodore Li Deming and the ordinary officers on the battleship 'Han Gaozu' had a gloomy and terrifying face! They never imagined that this would be the case. The toy they looked down on was able to sink all such powerful battleships. However, the facts are in front of you, and no one can not believe them!
On the contrary, the pilots of the 'Kunlun' planes who participated in the attack erupted in bursts of cheers.
"Prepare to sail back, do it again!" Liu Yuanhang gave the order to return home, and 48 fighters flew quickly to the north.
"Guys, what do you think?" On the battleship 'Baiqi', Wang Yuze and others had already paid attention to the whole battle through the guò telescope. The attacks of bombers and torpedo planes also shocked these people!
"Your Majesty, it seems that it is really possible for aircraft carriers to replace battleships! With just such a wave of attacks, the battleship 'Han Gaozu' was sunk, and if there were more planes, it would not be a problem to destroy the entire fleet! Navy Minister Zhang Cheng sighed. His mood was a little complicated, this exercise undoubtedly proved that after the appearance of the aircraft carrier, the battleship was terminated by the enemy from the sky, but his heart was always not a feeling.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this is because of the lack of countermeasures on the battleships. We can retrofit anti-aircraft weapons on battleships. Even battleships dedicated to air defense were built to protect battleships. In this case, the battleship is much less threatened! Rear Admiral Hai Zhengsheng, chief of staff of the Turkish fleet, said. Although, the attack of the carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier was very fierce, and it was even more terrifying than the traditional battleship duel. But the attack accuracy of carrier-based aircraft is too low, and if the battleship has anti-aircraft weapons, carrier-based aircraft will inevitably be able to succeed!
"Retrofitting battleships with anti-aircraft weapons, or even building specialized anti-aircraft warships, is really a trend of development in the future. It's just that we don't have to do this until other countries start to develop their aviation forces, lest we expose our killer weapons. However, even with the addition of anti-aircraft weapons, the battleship was no match for the aircraft carrier. The performance of the current carrier-based aircraft is still too poor! But in a few years, the speed of carrier-based aircraft will be greatly improved, and the bomb load and bombing accuracy will also be greatly improved. By that time, the battleship was in front of the aircraft carrier, and the root would not have the power to fight back! Wang Yuze said.
Wang Yuze's views have been recognized by everyone. Even those who believe in the cannon of the giant ship, after seeing the attack method of the aircraft carrier, also realize the power of this new attack method.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Wang Yuze was very satisfied. Although he was an emperor and could force the massive development of aircraft carriers in the Navy. But if you can't convince these vice admirals, the effect will be greatly reduced!
The attack of the aircraft carrier "Kunlun" on the battleship formation was not over. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, carrier-based aircraft taking off from the aircraft carrier "Kunlun" carried out a second wave of attacks on the battleship formation. This time, it was the battleship 'Emperor Han' that was besieged. The battleship "Emperor Han" also failed to escape the fate of being sunk. It was still the twelve H5B Sea Harrier bombers that attacked first. This time, the bombing effect was slightly better. Of the twelve bombs, two hit the battleship 'Emperor Han'. Theoretically, a 500-kilogram aerial bomb dropped from a distance of 1,000 meters was enough to penetrate the armor of the battleship 'Emperor Han'. These two bombs alone were able to severely damage the battleship 'Emperor Han'. Subsequently, the torpedo attack aircraft attacked. This time, of the 24 torpedo attack planes, only 12 launched an attack on the battleship 'Emperor Han', while the other 12 turned their target to the 'Ussuri River', one of the two heavy cruisers.
After the attack, the battleship 'Emperor Han' was sunk because it was hit by two 500-kilogram aerial bombs, and then it had four heavy torpedoes. The heavy cruiser "Ussuri" was a little more lucky, and narrowly escaped most of the torpedoes, and only one torpedo hit the stern part of the heavy cruiser "Ussuri", which was judged to be seriously damaged.
In just one day, two battleships of the battleship formation were sunk, and one heavy cruiser was heavily damaged. And on the side of the aircraft carrier formation, there were no losses at all. This result stunned all those who watched this exercise. At the same time, they are all convinced! As an admiral, sanity is very important, and everyone has recognized the reality!