Chapter 988 - Shelling of aircraft carriers
More than 100,000 men of the Ninth Corps besieged the 1st Marine Division, and its impact was quite enormous. www.biquge.info After discovering that their strong force was likely to suffer heavy losses, the U.S. military immediately took the initiative to arrange for it to withdraw from the battlefield. And to accomplish this task, the US military mobilized a huge naval fleet.
When Zhou Qingfeng drove his IS-7 to the shore of Xingnan Port and crossed the Seongcheon River with the help of the river frozen by dry water in winter, he immediately saw dozens of warships floating on the sea in the moonlight.
"What a huge navy! It's enviable. Zhou Qingfeng had to sigh that the Yankees' naval strength was strong enough to beat the whole world, even if the woolly bear was in its heyday, it could not be compared.
After a little identification of the type of ship, Zhou Qingfeng set his sights on several flat-topped ships floating on the sea -- US aircraft carriers.
At the height of the war, there were seven aircraft carriers outside the South Harbor, and now Zhou Qingfeng sees three. In the dark, he couldn't tell the specific gunwale, but that didn't stop him from immediately making the enemy aircraft carrier his first target tonight.
Killing the US aircraft carrier is probably the biggest dream of all Chinese military fans in later generations. Thinking about the super warship that flaunts its might and runs rampant in the world, the PLA Navy is really envious, jealous and hateful. And now Zhou Qingfeng has the opportunity to give these behemoths a few shots.
Because the naval artillery is based on warships, its power, range, and rate of fire far exceed that of army artillery under the same caliber. The IS-7 gun is modified from the naval gun, although it is not as powerful as the original naval gun, it can still easily obtain a range of more than ten kilometers.
The warship parked on the sea was simply the most ideal artillery target, and Zhou Qingfeng couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart at all, and immediately ordered the aircraft carrier on the sea surface to be measured. Three tanks correspond to three aircraft carriers, which is just right.
Although the firepower of the IS-7 is strong, it is obviously impossible to directly take out tens of thousands of tons of aircraft carriers. But as long as you can smash a few holes in the deck of the aircraft carrier, it will be enough for these big guys to go back and repair for a few months, and the intensity of the US air raids will definitely drop sharply during this time.
You must know that this is a major benefit to the Ninth Corps of the Volunteer Army, which is in a bitter battle. However, this blow will be fatal, and it will not be easy to hit a few boats. So Zhou Qingfeng called his fast column and told them two things.
The first thing to do was to split a company to raid the Lianpo airfield west of the port of Hungnam, which had a large number of transport planes and fighters, and was the main point of the U.S. military's close support for the 1st Marine Division. Responsible for leading the team to guide the way is the front-line aviation controller of the US military who has been pulled onto the thief ship by Zhou Qingfeng.
The second thing was that the remaining two companies crossed the frozen river and entered the port of Hungnam to cause sabotage, and incidentally attacked the artillery positions of the American troops in the port from behind, opening a gap for the advance of the follow-up troops. And at the same time as the two things were carried out, it was natural that the three IS-7s that had completed the ranging were firing non-stop.
"Let's do what we planned." Zhou Qingfeng sent out the people of the fast column, but he knew that the more than 300 people in this team were only afraid that most of them would be killed or injured in the next battle, after all, the number of enemy troops in Xingnan Port far exceeded them.
But no one complained, everyone silently obeyed the order, and the vehicles of the fast column left in turn, rushing to their respective goals. Zhou Qingfeng once again contacted the two regiments in the rear that were beating up the 3rd Division of the US Army, and informed them to follow quickly, and it was up to them to see if they could rush into Xingnan Port to make a profit.
"Prepare a semi-armor-piercing grenade." Zhou Qingfeng ordered, including the chamber and the bomb delivery frame, a total of seven rounds. It will be seven bursts of fire, and we will try to hit the most firepower in a short period of time. And the semi-armor-piercing grenade has a certain armor-piercing ability, but it is not known whether it can penetrate the deck of the aircraft carrier?
"Ranging, about 7.4 kilometers. Using a high-throw trajectory, the take-off deck of the aircraft carrier is hoisted. Zhou Qingfeng used a telescope to give an approximate distance, while the tank's optical rangefinder gave a similar number, the electromechanical ballistic computer solved it, and the fire control elements were manually set and entered.
Zhou Qingfeng controlled the movements of the entire column through the radio, until everything was ready, he took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Fire!" ”
...... the boom, the three IS-7s on the coast raised their muzzles high, and the thick main guns spewed out orange-red flames several meters long in the night. To shoot at long-range targets, the shelling used a full charge, striving to obtain maximum power.
At this moment, Rear Admiral Smith had just landed on the USS Wright in a helicopter. This is an Essex-class fleet aircraft carrier, which is currently the most powerful combat weapon in the world.
His Excellency the Rear Admiral had just stepped on the deck, and the marines on the ship were coming forward to greet him, when ......, the shelling came!
At a distance of more than seven kilometers, the sound of shelling could be reached for nearly half a minute, but the blinding shelling fire was very noticeable. A large number of people across the sea saw this scene, and Major General Smith was also surprised.
However, a second blinding light followed, followed by a third, then a fourth. The 130-millimeter shells flew nearly three times faster than the sound traveled, and by the time the third shot was discharged, the first had already landed on the main deck of the 'Wright' in a parabolic trajectory.
"Watch out for shelling!" As the heavy artillery approached, Major General Smith finally realized what the glaring light on the coast was. He shouted loudly to try to alert the people on deck, but the crew on the aircraft carrier was puzzled, no one thought that this seemingly quiet night would hide a murderous motive.
With a loud bang, the Wright exploded, and a blazing flame erupted on the flight deck less than forty millimeters thick. The flame erupted from below deck, unleashing its power in the form of a splash.
Unlike later aircraft carriers with jet fighters, the Essex-class aircraft carriers take off with propeller fighters, and their deck thickness is really limited. The semi-armor-piercing grenade smashed through the armor and exploded into the hangar on the next floor, adding to its ferocity in a narrow space.
And at the moment on the flight deck is preparing to take off a night fighter jet, fuel and ammunition are placed on the deck. The violent explosion made the cabin crew on deck feel so devastating that they could not figure out where the explosion came from, but they immediately shouted: "Push the ammunition into the sea, it's not safe on deck." ”
But at this time, it was too late to say anything, and the IS-7, which had a semi-automatic loader, had already shelled seven rounds in a row, and the shells began to fall continuously on the huge aircraft carrier deck in less than ten seconds. With such a big goal, it's really hard to hit the wrong one.
When Zhou Qingfeng's IS-7 emptied seven shells, he immediately ordered the driver to leave the shelling position. The driver asked him: "Platoon commander, don't you often say that you want to fight the US military head-on, don't be cowardly?" We're also naval guns, so keep fighting! ”
Zhou Qingfeng suddenly smoked in anger, and scolded loudly: "Idiot, when did Lao Tzu say this?" Hurry up and run for me, and the retaliatory shelling of the US escort warships will come. ”
And just as Zhou Qingfeng was holding on to the shaky turret to quickly dodge, fireworks suddenly exploded on the sea in the distance, illuminating the night sky. Suddenly, an extremely huge fireball appeared on the aircraft carrier in the distance, which could be clearly seen without a telescope.
There was no sound on the beach for the time being, and Zhou Qingfeng only coldly watched the fireball in the distance rise into the air, like a burning cloud reflecting the night sky, which was also reflected on his face.
"What did we hit?" Zhou Qingfeng stared blankly, and only after more than twenty seconds did he hear a loud explosion in the distance.
The air was shaking, the sea was boiling, and the bombshells and aviation gasoline that were being loaded on the flight deck of the USS Wright were detonated, and the flames were blazing!