When the 3rd Dive Bomber Squadron of the 2nd Group of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army Carrier-based Aircraft Unit attacked the aircraft carrier "Xianghe," the aircraft carrier "Zuihe" was also attacked by the carrier-based aircraft unit of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, it was the 4th Dive Bomber Squadron of the 2nd Group of the Carrier-based Aircraft Unit of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army that attacked the aircraft carrier "Zuihe". They were accompanied by the 2nd Fighter Squadron and the 5th Torpedo Attack Squadron with another 9 torpedo aircraft.

As the sister ship of the 'Xianghe' aircraft carrier, the 'Zuihe' aircraft carrier is almost identical to the 'Xianghe' in all its parameters and armaments. It was protected by the light cruiser Shentong, the destroyer Oshio and the destroyer Arrashio.

As with the tactics used to attack the aircraft carrier "Xianghe", the 3rd Dive Bomber Squadron also chose one of the two destroyers as the target to break through the air defense network. The destroyer 'Araki', which was on the far right side of the formation, became the primary target of their attack.

The destroyer "Arashio" has a displacement of just over two thousand tons. Although it has installed a lot of anti-aircraft weapons, its anti-aircraft strike capability is still slightly weak. After all, most of the warships built by the Japanese navy before emphasized the ability to strike at sea. For example, on the destroyer "Arashio", there are three twin 127mm guns. Such a main artillery strength is completely excessive. The main role of destroyers in naval warfare is anti-submarine and lightning strikes, and now, of course, an air defense has been added. To strike at ships, it is enough to rely on torpedoes.

Despite the best efforts of the captain of the destroyer "Arshio", the hero of the destroyer Nagato Hoki, he was unable to save the fate of the destroyer "Araki Tide" from being sunk. After three more heavy aviation armor-piercing shells, the destroyer was cut in two. Then, it quickly sank into the sea. Of the more than 200 sailors on the battleship, almost none of them survived, and all of them sank into the sea with the battleship.

After the destroyer "Arashio" was sunk, a fatal hole appeared in the air defense network of the aircraft carrier "Zuihe." The carrier-based aircraft unit of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, like a pack of wolves, pounced on this aircraft carrier.

At this moment, the aircraft carrier "Zuihe", all the anti-aircraft fire was turned on, and the anti-aircraft guns were roaring wildly. One after another, the cannonballs whistled into the sky. Leaves clouds of black smoke in the air. However, it was still unable to stop the attack of the carrier-based aircraft unit of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. Their resistance seemed so futile.

"Damn! Let the air defense men aim a little and leave those fighters of the Chinas alone. Their dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft are what we need to deal with! The captain of the aircraft carrier Zuizuru, Nohara, roared angrily.

He was on the island of the ship, and he could see it clearly. The anti-aircraft fire on the aircraft carrier was amused by the fighters of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army. This made him very angry and anxious. Those fighters, which are fast, are very difficult to hit. And once the anti-aircraft fire went after those fighters. Well, there will not be much anti-aircraft fire against those torpedo attack aircraft and dive bombers.

Compared with fighters, dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft are the great enemies of aircraft carriers! Unless it's those fighter pilots who launch a suicide attack and fly the fighter directly into the aircraft carrier. Don't bother with it at all. The bullets from the aviation machine guns of those fighters killed some sailors at most, leaving some bullet marks on the hull. This is nothing at all for a huge aircraft carrier.

Once it is hit by an aviation armor-piercing bomb carried by a dive bomber or an aviation torpedo carried by a torpedo attack aircraft, it is really fatal. Those two weapons have the terrifying power to seriously damage the aircraft carrier!

"Da Da Da!" Several F4U fighters flew over the Japanese aircraft carrier Zuizuru. A barrage of bullets from aviation machine guns hit this aircraft carrier with sparks. Many Japanese soldiers were hit by bullets and fell to the ground screaming.

"Well done, continue to suppress the anti-aircraft fire of the Japanese * himself, cover the attack of dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft. Those guys in the 3rd Squadron have not yet been able to sink the 'Xianghe'. Our squadron, must break the record and become the first squadron to sink the aircraft carrier of the Japanese * himself. Said the squadron leader of the 4th Dive Bomber Squadron.

"Yes, sir." Everyone's pilots replied with an imposing voice.

The first squadron to sink a Japanese aircraft carrier, what a great honor!

Four SBD2 dive bombers and four TBD torpedo attack aircraft coordinated to launch an attack on the aircraft carrier Zuihe. During this wave of attacks, two aviation armor-piercing shells and a torpedo were directly hit. Two large holes were blown out of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Zuihe, and a raging fire broke out. At the same time, a large hole was blown out under the waterline on the starboard side of the aircraft carrier.

However, this is not fatal damage at all for a large aircraft carrier.

The second wave of attacks came as promised. Four dive bombers and five torpedo attack planes dropped torpedoes again. During this round of attacks, two aerial bombs and two torpedoes hit the aircraft carrier Zuihe.

This time, the aircraft carrier Zuihe suffered heavy damage. Because the starboard side was flooded with too much water, the hull of the ship was tilted at a certain angle. However, the most serious thing is that the power plant of the 'Zuihe' aircraft carrier was damaged, which affected the speed of the aircraft carrier to a certain extent.

In the third round of attacks, the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army dispatched a full 8 dive bombers. In this round of attacks, it directly dealt a fatal blow to the aircraft carrier "Zuihe". An aviation armor-piercing projectile, which pierced several layers of deck, exploded at the bottom of the aircraft carrier. To make matters worse, an oil pipeline was blown up during the explosion.

Suddenly, the jet fuel was ignited. The aircraft carrier Zuihe was carrying thousands of tons of aviation fuel. It is understandable what the consequences will be when these jet fuels are ignited.

"Boom!"

A violent explosion sounded, and the aircraft carrier Zuihe was completely enveloped in smoke and fire. In the process of violent combustion of aviation fuel, even the steel plate of the aircraft carrier was melted.

This heavy blow directly caused serious damage to the hull of the 'Zuihe' aircraft carrier. A large amount of seawater poured into the hull of the ship, causing the aircraft carrier to sink into the sea after holding out for more than ten minutes.