Chapter 202: The Battle of the Diaoyu Islands (4)
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April 9, 2:41 a.m.
"Boom, boom, boom...... Boom, boom, boom, boom ......" I saw dozens of thick water columns suddenly rise from the array of the Japanese vanguard fleet that was turning left, and at the same time, a series of loud noises like thunder came from underwater.
The three destroyers that ran the fastest, Shui Wuyue, Changyue, and Juyue, were carried out of the sea by several magnificent waves of air, and then exploded to pieces under the terrified eyes of the Japanese officers and men, worthy of the name "jade shattering."
Less than three seconds before the three destroyers "Tamamasha", the Ugetsu next to the Chikuma was also finished. A torpedo had already missed and passed past it. But the torpedo probably thought it was the most palatable, so it turned a corner, turned its head and plunged into its stern at once, and came a big explosion
The entire stern of the Utsuki was gone, starting from the rear main gun, and it slid on the surface of the sea for more than 100 meters before it sat on the bottom of the sea.
Immediately afterward, the two destroyers Mikazuki and Nosub were hit by mines one after another, the Mikazuki was blown up, and the Nobuki was blown up in two sections from the middle.
"Damn it's a torpedo it's a torpedo from China"
"When did they shoot?"
"What kind of torpedo is this, so powerful?"
The Japanese finally reacted, and there was chaos on the flagship Satsuma.
At this time, four thick water columns rose one after another next to the Ligen, "Boom...... Rumble...... Boom", it hit four torpedoes on its starboard side, half of the hull was blown away, and its boiler was also blown up, and the high-temperature and high-pressure steam brought secondary damage, and the entire warship was surrounded by diffuse steam. (Note: At this time, there were many ships in the Japanese Navy whose names overlapped with the same type of warships in World War II, but they were not the same one, such as Tone, Chikuma, Yasu丨Kamikaze, Nobun, etc.)
In less than 2 minutes, this cutting-edge cruiser, which had only been in service for three years and had a displacement of 4,113 tons, sank in the eyes of Isamu Takeshita and others, showing its belly.
"Yaga, the torpedo of the Shina people is so terrifying" Takeshita Yong suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
There are two types of Type 44 torpedoes currently in use in Japan, the Type 6 type 1 mine head with a charge of 16o kg and the Type 45 type 2 with a charge of 1oo kg. And the "Fish-1" 6o-mm heavy anti-ship torpedo is much more terrifying, with a charge of 55o kg in the head of the minehead, which is more than three times that of the Type 44 Type 1. Moreover, the use of more powerful high explosives, if only more powerful than the explosion, at least seven times more than the Type 44 Type 1.
According to China's own tests, as long as it is a warship under 66 tons, as long as it is next to one, it will definitely kneel. The warships of 5,000 to 10,000 tons basically knelt down next to two of them. If there are more than 10,000 tons, it can probably carry three or four. Even China's own Fuxi class can withstand a maximum of eight to ten.
In addition, the warships at this time generally had the problem of low underwater protection, and the cruiser Tone was four in a row, which must have died no longer.
At this moment, there was a loud bang from the side of the sound feather, which burned like a torch, and its rear main gun flew into the sky, and the entire water part of the stern of the ship was blown up, and at the same time, the underwater structure was also damaged by Yanzhòng, causing a large amount of water to enter. Within a few minutes, the 36-ton protective cruiser sank. This was due to the failure of the Otowa fire, which ignited the ammunition depot of the secondary gun, and then detonated the ammunition depot of the rear main gun.
"Bastard retreat...... Fall back...... All retreat," Isamu Takeshita hurriedly ordered in a trembling voice.
This round of lightning strikes caught the Japanese by surprise and stunned them at the same time. Anyway, Major General Isamu Takeshita was scared to pee by this terrifying torpedo. Within five minutes, the destroyers, cruisers, and several cruiser destroyers were wounded. The other side only had one cruiser lightly wounded, so how could this battle be fought? If it continued to hold on, it would be impossible to lose all of its belongings.
The other Japanese officers were also frightened, and when they heard the commander shouting to slip away, they were willing to stay. Immediately turned on the spot, and ran wildly in a swarm. The Japanese Navy in this era has not been brainwashed by militarism, and their thinking is still relatively flexible, and their style has always been very European, so they are not so resistant to things like retreat and surrender. This is completely different from the 6th Army red deer with stones in their heads.
This is normal, in the eyes of the Navy. The Great Japanese Navy was originally a high-class people, and the officers were all nobles, and even the lowest-ranking sailors were precious, so how could they be compared with those low-grade 6th Army horse manure? Therefore, as soon as the order was given from above, they fled without any psychological pressure.
But in the panic, the destroyer Ayanami crashed headlong into the starboard side of the cruiser Yasuki next to it. The Ya Ji was beaten by concentrated fire at the beginning, and the ship entered hundreds of tons of water, and the voyage was greatly reduced. Originally, it was also turning when it received the retreat order, but it didn't expect the Ayanami next to it to crash into it in a daze. This was a terrible moment, the ship of the Ayaami was deeply inserted into the starboard side of the Yaji丨, and the two warships were connected together, turning into a "Bu" shape. It will be inseparable for a while and a half, and no one will be able to run away at this time.
However, it was not easy for the Japanese vanguard fleet to run, and the Chinese fleet on the opposite side was also a tall light ship. Even if Takeshita Yong wanted to run, he had to ask Colonel Liao Guangwei on the other side if he agreed.
Nonsense, of course I don't agree with this vanguard mission, but there are more wolves and less meat, and several light patrol detachment leaders have broken their heads, and in the end they were drawn by lot. Colonel Liao finally got this mission, how could he let the other party run away?
"Bastard, you actually want to run?" Liao Guangwei saw that the other party actually ran away, where would he give up. "Hmph, come if you want, leave if you want, how can there be such a cheap thing?
The eight medium-leading ships immediately completed their turn, went around to the starboard side of the Japanese fleet, and lined up in a battle line to catch up.
The maximum degree of Chikuma and Hirado is only 2 knots, and the turn is still required, while the degree of the Chinese light cruisers is 2 knots, and the turn is almost complete. The distance between the two sides soon narrowed, and at the same time, the artillery of the Chinese fleet was not idle, and kept firing.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese ships were turning to decrease, the shelling of the Chinese fleet reached a **.
2:44 a.m. The Tsukumo, which had just completed its turn, was set on fire by a Chinese light cruiser, and three 156-mm main guns and a 3-mm secondary gun were fired at it frantically and frantically pouring shells at it. A total of 18o 156-mm shells and 346 3-mm shells were fired at it in one minute, 6156 mm shells and 23mm shells were fired at the Chikuma Company, the superstructure was smashed into a sieve, and the front and rear guns and starboard secondary guns were all destroyed.
The conspicuous bridge was hit by 6156 mm shells and 7UU mm shells, and the entire bridge was blown up like a honeycomb, which was miserable. There were heavy casualties on the bridge, and Rear Admiral Isamu Takeshita, along with most of the entire crew on the bridge, were torn to pieces by shrapnel and shock waves.
Despite losing its combat effectiveness and mobility, the underwater part of the Tsukuma was lucky not to be beaten much, and it is still stubbornly floating on the surface of the sea. However, the Japanese forward fleet, which lost its flagship, was even more chaotic.
Although the Japanese fleet is also desperately fighting back, they are now completely out of formation and can only fight on their own. Moreover, the only effective threat to the Chinese fleet is now left with only one Hirado, armed with 152-mm guns. The rest are kamikaze-class destroyers with only two 8mm 4o diameter guns, which are very threatening
The Chinese fleet was like a sheep, driving the Japanese fleet to rain cannonballs wildly. At this time, because the Hirado was far away, there were several destroyers in between, and the angle of fire was not very good, so the Chinese fleet aimed at those destroyers.
Just now the targets of the Chinese fleet were all cruisers, and these thin destroyers were not hit, except for torpedoes, not a single shell. However, as soon as the target changed this time, it was the turn of the Japanese destroyers to be unlucky. The thin hulls of these destroyers simply could not withstand the shelling, and soon there were massive losses.
At 2:55 a.m., Yutachi and Wakaba were sunk, Shio, Shimami, and Hatsuharu were beaten into torches and floated on the sea, and Shiri, Hibiki, Uraba, and Isoba were also hit lightly and severely. However, under the desperate counterattack of the Japanese warships, the Chinese vanguard fleet still suffered more than a dozen shells. One of the Huangpujiang's anti-aircraft guns was blown up, the Luohe's seaplane crane was damaged, the Zhenjiang and Nantong were also shelled by a few 8 millimeters, the Zhenjiang's anchor chain room was damaged, and the Nantong's rear deck was opened, but it didn't affect much.
However, at this moment, the main Japanese fleet that arrived in Canada also appeared in the radar echo.
"Okay, stop the pursuit and turn back to the main fleet...... Liao Guangwei immediately ordered to stop the pursuit, although he wanted to make meritorious service, he was not crazy enough to fight with a whole battleship formation.
However, before leaving, he ordered the torpedoes that had just been loaded to be adjusted to the maximum range, and fired a torpedo salvo at the main Japanese fleet.
On the way back, they successively replenished several rounds of artillery on several Japanese ships that could not move, and sent the destroyer Ayaami and the cruiser Yatsu, which had become "catamarans," to the bottom of the sea, so that they could be completely freed.
Fuxi.
Gao Yujie looked at the returning forward fleet and smiled and said: "The forward fleet Liao Guangwei and they are doing well, sinking four cruisers and ten destroyers of Chikuma, Yasu, Otowa and Tone, and also damaging seven destroyers. It's up to us to be the main team."
"How far is the main Japanese force from us......
"Report to the commander, the main Japanese fleet is 3 kilometers away from us...... "Navigator Li Ang reported.
"Okay, turn left after advancing 6 kilometers, and line up in a battle line to meet the enemy......" Gao Yujie looked at the map of the situation between the enemy and me on the screen, and gave an order lightly.
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