Chapter 917: Failure to break out at sea

On September 1, 1914, in the waters near Pearl Harbor in the United States, the United States Navy sent a convoy consisting of 6 large fast armored cruisers, 12 fast protection cruisers, 18 destroyers and 28 torpedo boats to escort 12 major warships of the United States Navy that were seriously damaged in the air raid, ready to rush to various shipyards on the west coast of the United States for repairs. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After the 12 main warships of the US Navy were salvaged, the Americans found that their power system was not a big problem, mainly because of serious water leakage before they sank, so the Americans simply dealt with the holes in the hull that were blown out, and these 12 capital warships did not even need to use ships for towing, they could sail on their own, and the 8 super dreadnought battleships still maintained considerable combat effectiveness.

The 12 U.S. Navy capital warships are the first to be shipped from Pearl Harbor to U.S. shipyards for repair. Includes 4 Lexington-class aircraft carriers, 4 Pennsylvania-class super-dreadnought-class battleships, and 4 Nevada-class super-dreadnought-class battleships.

However, less than 20 nautical miles from Pearl Harbor, the fleet was suddenly attacked by the carrier-based aircraft of the Royal Chinese Navy, and the first wave of air attacks consisted of 144 lightning fighters, 64 Thunderbolt dive bombers, 64 Thunder torpedo bombers, and 48 Thunder horizontal bombers from four mythical aircraft carriers of the Fifth Fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy.

Before the departure of the US Navy convoy, the radar at Pearl Harbor did not find any fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy nearby, and for the sake of insurance, Admiral Sampson also sent more than a dozen reconnaissance planes to search the waters near Pearl Harbor and the shipping route to the west coast of the United States, but found no trace of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire, so the convoy dared to sail to the west coast of the continental United States with 12 capital warships.

Unexpectedly, the US Admiral Sampson was so careful, and the convoy was still attacked.

The U.S. Navy's Pennsylvania-class super dreadnought battleship Tucson, after seeing the carrier-based aircraft group of the Imperial Chinese Navy, immediately opened up its anti-aircraft firepower, and soon shot down 1 lightning fighter and 1 Thunderbolt dive bomber, but unfortunately the good luck of the Tucson super dreadnought battleship also ended here, 1 thundering torpedo bomber dropped 2 torpedoes with a caliber of 533 mm on the Tucson super dreadnought battleship, and all of them hit the left side of the Tucson super dreadnought. One of them was where the Tucson Super Dreadnought was injured before, so a bigger hole was blown open, and it didn't take long for the Tucson Super Dreadnought to sink to the bottom of the sea due to severe flooding.

After the carrier-based air group of the four mythic-class aircraft carriers of the Fifth Fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy completed the first wave of air raids, 2 Lexington-class aircraft carriers, 2 Pennsylvania-class super dreadnought-class battleships, and 2 Nevada-class super dreadnought battleships of the 12 U.S. Navy capital warships have been sunk.

In addition, three large fast armored cruisers, five fast protection cruisers, seven destroyers and eight torpedo boats were also sunk by the U.S. Navy escort fleet.

Immediately after that, the second wave of air attack aircraft composed of 320 fighters of the Sixth Fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy also flew over the US Navy escort fleet and continued to attack.

After the second wave of air attack aircraft of the Sixth Fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy threw away all the aerial bombs and torpedoes, the 70 F-35C lightning fighters of the Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy's first task force aircraft carrier formed the third wave of air attack aircraft group.

After the end of the three waves of air raid aircraft, the US Navy's escort fleet was attacked by many submarines of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire, and finally this not small US Navy escort fleet, with only 1 fast protection cruiser, 3 destroyers and 9 torpedo boats, escaped back to Pearl Harbor, and the rest of the warships, including 4 Lexington-class aircraft carriers, 4 Pennsylvania-class super dreadnought battleships and 4 Nevada-class super dreadnought battleships, all sank to the icy and dark seabed.

In the bridge of the Pennsylvania-class super dreadnought battleship Rhode Island in Pearl Harbor, Admiral Sampson received the news that the convoy was attacked by the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire. Dias, Argentine Admiral Ogneo? Mena and Admiral Eric of Brazil? Purgarh, all gathered here on the Rhode Island.

Four naval commanders from Japan, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil came to Sampson today in the hope that the Americans would keep their promise and salvage as much as possible the main warships of the four navies sunk in Pearl Harbor and transport them to the shipyards on the west coast of the United States for repairs.

The naval commanders of the four countries were a little anxious when they saw that the Americans had transported away their 12 main warships, after all, the main warships of the countries sunk in Pearl Harbor were too precious to the four countries of Japan, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil, and the four countries hoped that these main warships could be repaired as soon as possible and returned to the sequence of their own navies.

As a result, the naval commanders of the four countries also learned the bad news that the US Navy's convoy was almost completely wiped out, and none of the 12 capital warships escorted were spared.

Sampson's hoarse voice said to the naval commanders of the other four countries: "The escort fleet is over!" If my prediction is correct, the waters near Pearl Harbor should have been blockaded by the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire, and as long as any of our warships leave Pearl Harbor, we will be attacked by the Royal Navy fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy. ”

Argentine Admiral Eugnio? Mena then asked urgently, "The radar doesn't show that there is a fleet of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire nearby?" Could it be that the radars of our countries are out of order? ”

Sampson smiled bitterly and said: "The Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire should have a device that can shield the radar, in the previous air raid on Pearl Harbor, our radar has not found the aircraft carrier formation of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire, so that we can only defend passively, and we can't take the initiative to attack at all!" Before the departure of the convoy this time, I had sent a large number of reconnaissance planes to search the waters near Pearl Harbor and the shipping route to the west coast, but I did not find anything suspicious. ”

Heihachiro Togo, commander of the Combined Fleet of the Japanese Navy, frowned and said, "General Sampson, when this American escort fleet was attacked by air, how many carrier-based aircraft were dispatched by the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire?" ”

Sampson sighed and said: "The Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire launched a total of 3 waves of carrier-based aircraft air raids, the first two sorties were about 200 or less than 400 fighters, and the last one was nearly 100 aircraft, but in the end, the culprit who almost wiped out the escort fleet was indeed the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire sent a large number of submarines to join the attack. ”

Heihachiro Togo said bitterly: "It seems that the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire has blockaded Pearl Harbor, and it seems that it is not easy for us to transport the seriously injured and sunken capital warships to the west coast of the continental United States, and even the remaining warships of our international coalition Pacific Combined Fleet will be very difficult to leave Pearl Harbor and withdraw to the San Diego Naval Base on the US mainland." ”

Sampson gritted his teeth at this time and said: "The seriously injured and sunken capital warships can be transported back to the various shipyards on the West Coast slowly, but the remaining main force of our Alliance Pacific Combined Fleet must rush back to the West Coast of the United States as much as possible, Pearl Harbor is no longer suitable for a large number of warships to be stationed, and the coastline of the United States mainland also needs to be protected by our Pacific Alliance Pacific Combined Fleet." ”

After a pause, Sampson looked at the naval commanders of the other four countries, and then said: "I have decided to send a US Navy fleet to the west coast of the US mainland first, and the naval fleets of other countries must also prepare to leave Pearl Harbor!" ”

At this time, Heihachiro Togo, Paul? Dias, Ogneo? Mena and Eric? Pulgar glanced at each other, and couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, Sampson's meaning was obvious, this was to send a U.S. Navy fleet to explore the way again, to test whether it could break through the blockade.

On September 2, 1914, the U.S. Navy's fleet of 2 Pennsylvania-class super-dreadnoughts, 2 Nevada-class superdreadnoughts, 8 large fast armored cruisers, 24 fast protection cruisers, 36 destroyers, 64 torpedo boats, and 48 submarines once again set off from Pearl Harbor and sailed toward the west coast of the continental United States.

As soon as this huge fleet of the US Navy left Pearl Harbor, it was discovered by the radar of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire, so in the sea area about 20 nautical miles from Pearl Harbor, the huge fleet of the US Navy was once again attacked by the carrier-based aircraft group of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire.

The fleet of the first wave of air raids by the Imperial Chinese Navy this time was composed of 70 F-35C lightning fighters of the Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers of the first task force aircraft carrier formation, and in order to be able to severely damage the six super dreadnought battleships in the US Navy fleet as soon as possible, all 70 F-35C lightning fighters carried airborne guided ship-to-ship missiles this time.

As a result, in the first wave of air raids alone, three of the two Pennsylvania-class super dreadnoughts and two Nevada-class super dreadnoughts of the US Navy were sunk, and one other super dreadnought battleship was also seriously injured, and the power system was seriously damaged and floated on the sea.

Immediately after that, the carrier-based aircraft groups of the Fifth Fleet and the Sixth Fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy launched another wave of air raids, and the floating super dreadnought battleship was hit by a number of heavy aerial bombs in the second wave of air raids, and it did not last long before disappearing into the sea.

After three waves of air raids, 32 submarines of the Fifth Fleet, the Sixth Fleet, and the First Task Force of the Imperial Chinese Navy surrounded the remaining US Navy fleet.

In order to deal with the attack of the submarines of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire, the Americans dispatched 48 submarines from Pearl Harbor this time, but after the submarines of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire surrounded them, a game of hunting was immediately staged under the surface of the sea, and the submarine performance of the US Navy was too backward compared with the submarines of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire, and the 48 submarines of the US Navy did not bring any trouble to the 32 submarines of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire.

The 32 submarines of the Royal Navy of the Imperial Chinese Navy sank all 48 submarines of the US Navy with zero losses, and the remaining US Navy fleet on the sea fell into the encirclement of 32 submarines of the Royal Navy of the Imperial Chinese Navy.

At noon on 2 September, the US Navy's four fast-protection cruisers, five destroyers, and 12 torpedo boats that had fled back to Pearl Harbor brought back a piece of news that made the entire Pearl Harbor mourn.

In the bridge of the Pennsylvania-class super dreadnought battleship Rhode Island of the US Navy, Admiral Sampson invited Heihachiro Togo, commander of the Combined Fleet of the Japanese Navy, to come over, and Sampson said with a sad face: "Commander Togo, I think you already know the bad news this morning, do you have any good suggestions for our Pacific Combined Fleet of the League of Nations in Pearl Harbor?" ”

Heihachiro Togo said gloomily: "Obviously, the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire just wants to trap our entire Alliance of Nations Pacific Combined Fleet in Pearl Harbor, but all the surviving aircraft carriers of our two countries have serious damage to their flight decks, and they cannot let the carrier-based aircraft take off at all, so that our Alliance of Nations Pacific United Fleet will completely lose its air power, and without the cover of air power, it will be very, very difficult for our Alliance of Nations Pacific United Fleet to break out of the encirclement of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire." , I can't think of anything that will allow our coalition of nations Pacific Combined Fleet to break through for the time being! ”

Sampson said with a wry smile: "If we stay at Pearl Harbor, even if the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire continues to attack Pearl Harbor, our losses will not increase too much, but I am very worried about the safety of the United States, almost all the main forces of the United States Navy are in Pearl Harbor, if the Chinese Empire conducts a landing operation on the United States at this time, it will be a disaster for the United States." ”

Heihachiro Togo didn't answer, you must know that Japan has always faced such a danger, and I haven't seen you Americans care about it at all. (To be continued.) )