Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated Chapter 385

Facts have proved that the temporary decision to change ammunition did not allow Yamaguchi to become a magic hero in changing ammunition.

After all, there is currently only one Dutch ocean-going tanker operating in the waters surrounding Oahu, which poses no threat to the Japanese assault force at all.

but!

The U.S. soldiers in Pearl Harbor seized the fleeting opportunity. They took advantage of the time delayed by the enemy's reloading to restart most of the island's air defense systems.

When Benzi's carrier-based aircraft appeared again on Oahu, a large number of heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft guns of various calibers suddenly opened fire, and the sky was instantly covered by a dense fire network.

The sudden counterattack caught everyone more or less off guard.

To make matters worse, the weather was not on IJN's side.

Pearl Harbor, which was originally a clear sky, was now shrouded in low clouds.

In such a harsh environment, even elite pilots in Hainan Airlines can hardly guarantee their actual combat hit rate. If you want to expand your results, you must pay a certain price.

"Your Majesty Lieutenant Colonel! Look! There is a battleship moving on our lower left!"

Hearing this, Mitsuo Fuchida immediately picked up the telescope and started observing. I saw that the battleship had the iconic triangular mast, and it seemed to have a fire control device on the top.

This kind of unique American-style illegal construction allows the old devil to guess which ship the other party is even without looking at the information and ship number.

“That's the Nevada! It seems that the Ugly people are at the end of their rope and are actually trying to escape from the port.”

“If we can sink it, there is a certain probability that it will completely block the waterway and make Pearl Harbor unable to operate normally in the next few months.”

Unlike other battleships, the USS Nevada kept a boiler burning even during holidays when she was not on combat missions.

It is precisely because of good habits that she became the only surface ship in the naval port that could be launched in a short time.

When Mizuo Fuchida and others finally broke through the peripheral anti-aircraft fire network, the battleship had already untied the cables and anchors with the joint efforts of workers and crew, and was rushing towards the south of Pearl Harbor.

"Pass my order and everyone, except the first formation, will act according to the original plan."

“Don't attack the first formation immediately, wait until the Nevada arrives at Queen Emma Point before deploying the formation!”

There is a saying that it is difficult to completely block the channel with just an old-fashioned Iron Bastard. In order to improve the feasibility of the plan, the old Japanese decided to take a long-term approach to catch big fish.

After all, for the current ugly people, if the battleship remains stationary, it is bound to be a dead end. Even if they knew that the calm situation in front of them was a conspiracy against them, they still had to bite the bullet and fight to the death.

As for whether you let go of a high-value target due to negligence?

No kidding, in addition to the six aircraft carriers, the assault fleet also has two Kongou-class battleships, Hiei and Kirishima.

It's also a fifth-level ship, and it also has a 356mm main gun. Is it possible that I can't hit you with 10 of my 16 pipes? What's more, we still have Nagumo Chuichi, an expert in mine warfare, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

After receiving the order from their captain, the 97th naval attack force from Kaga and Akagi temporarily climbed to altitude and watched the Nevada go south.

After the target reached the predetermined combat area, more than a dozen torpedo bombers and dive bombers began to lower their altitude and exposed their fangs towards the enemy ships.

“The anti-aircraft artillery team is on full alert!”

“Stop those Japanese and don't let the enemy get close to our battleships!”

Different from the original timeline, the captain of the Nevada did not spend the night ashore. It is precisely because of the presence of the backbone that the sailors can explode with impressive combat effectiveness.

Seeing the enemy plane appear, Colonel Scanlan grasped the communication device without hesitation and issued combat orders to the entire ship.

Each soldier sticks to his combat position and pulls the trigger only when ordered by his superiors.

"beat!"

When the first enemy plane came into range, the anti-aircraft fire teams on the battleship immediately opened fire, firing angry bullets and cannonballs at the little man in the sky.

The current USS Nevada has not undergone modern modifications. Most of the 127s on the ship are not dual-purpose versions, and Oerlikon and Bofors are not even there.

But with only a single-barreled 127 anti-aircraft gun, a Chicago piano and some 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine guns, the sailors still displayed the style of American air defense and even achieved quite good results.

Of course, the pilots of the First Air Battle were not rookies either.

After losing three 97s, Yi Gaoren's brave man began to use the barrage in reverse, diving to avoid the anti-aircraft firepower net while using fireworks to lock the position of the enemy battleships.

“Boom!”

Accompanied by bursts of exclamations and the explosion of torpedoes, the port side of the Nevada was hit by a Type 91-2 aviation torpedo.

Although her hull below the waterline has a 38 mm thick mine protection belt. However, due to design flaws, there is no waterproof area on the inside of the defensive bulkhead, and the core compartment of the ship is directly behind it.

After being hit by a torpedo, a large amount of water entered and the hull tilted toward the bow. The ensuing aerial bomb attacks frequently interrupted the actions of the damage control team.

“Captain! The main fuel tank is ruptured. Water has entered the lower cabin, and the hull has tilted to eight degrees.”

As soon as these words came out, Colonel Scanlan immediately ran out of the bridge and looked down at important parts such as the deck and the main battery turret.

“In this situation, we absolutely cannot pass through the strait. If the ship sinks here, it will most likely block the channel exit, and we will have to dock her on the shore!”

In the end, the Nevada, which suffered three torpedoes, eight aerial bombs, and several near-misses, ran aground at Naval Hospital Point.

After the air raid, the crew still needed to fight against fire and water to prevent the Akagi from achieving the achievement of being ruthless in water and fire.

However, even the most optimistic maintenance personnel have to admit an ironclad fact: Continuous water intrusion will sooner or later cause the ship to sink in shallow water.

“Lieutenant General Halsey! Colonel Maury is calling!”

"Currently, the USS Enterprise, using the wreckage of the USS Lexington and USS Saratoga as cover, is fighting the enemy's carrier-based aircraft formation. She relies on her own ship-based weapons to cooperate with the USS California and ground forces, The position has been stabilized for the time being.”

“Except for some serious damage to the deck and hangar, there are no problems with the rest of the aircraft.”

As soon as these words came out, Halsey finally put her hanging heart back into her stomach.

At present, there are only three aircraft carriers in the entire Pacific Fleet. If the Enterprise is destroyed by the Japanese carrier-based aircraft formation again, then he will be no different from the bare commander.

The Big E is indeed damaged, but since the aircraft carrier is not in a state of combat readiness, there will definitely not be a fuel and gas explosion or a chain explosion of ammunition in the hangar.

The deck has no armor, so it is not difficult to repair it. As long as we add carrier-based aircraft, we will be a good man again in a month.

Of course, a large part of the reason why the company was able to survive the air raid was because Yamaguchi Takan miscalculated the ammunition.

In the old Japanese's original vision, even if the damage of 250KG aerial bombs to battleships was limited, it was definitely more than enough to destroy a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier.

But here comes the problem.

To deal with a surface ship like the Enterprise with a pure wooden deck and an open hangar, an armor-piercing aerial bomb with a small charge coefficient can only make a hole in the flight deck.

Even if a 250KG aerial bomb exploded in the hangar, it would be difficult to cause any substantial damage.

A fire broke out inside the ship?

American-style damage control will take care of everything. In the worst case, the burning carrier-based aircraft will be pushed into the sea.

The most correct choice for Yamaguchi Dawen is to have each aircraft carrier's 99-ship explosion formation carry four 60KG or two 120KG high-explosive aerial bombs.

Bombs with light weight will not produce too strong penetrating power during the fall, and can explode close to the bottom of the flight deck.

In fact, the problems faced by the Japanese assault fleet in the second wave of attacks were far more than that. The most serious mistake is that many pilots choose the wrong target to attack.

The Type 99 Type 25 armor-piercing aerial bomb carried by this book can cause negligible damage to battleships. Light cruisers and destroyers are the most suitable targets.

But the pilots of the raiding fleet were mostly young beasts in their twenties. No one wanted to tell their families when they went home that they had only bombed light ships with a tonnage of less than 10,000 in Pearl Harbor.

In addition, the first wave of attacks was ahead of them, so they desperately threw 250KG aerial bombs at the battleship, scraping it for almost half an hour.

There were even some outrageous idiots who tried to blow up Pennsylvania in the dock with their gadgets, but of course they failed.

As for the Phoenix, St. Louis and an Omaha class anchored in the northeast of the harbor, they really didn't even want to take a look, and they rushed out of the harbor with several destroyers alive.

I can only say that the Phoenix City is indeed Marshal Mai's future flagship, even the turning posture is very similar.

After a moment, Halsey sighed heavily.

“Stay the notice and strengthen the defenses around the Enterprise. No one knows whether the Japanese will launch a third wave of attacks. We must save the last aircraft carrier.”

“God, I don't know what I'm going to do next.”

In the original timeline, the Enterprise had to wait until 1943 to fight alone.

Of the three remaining aircraft carriers at that time, one was deployed in the Atlantic Ocean and one was still lying in the dock. The only one still capable of fighting was the Big E.

It's good now. Three aircraft carriers in the Pacific Fleet were almost destroyed by this group. How can this prevent Halsey from worrying. (End of chapter)

Chapter end

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