Chapter 1012

"boom! boom!"

The destroyer Kisaragi was exploding. A 500-kilogram aerial bomb hit the bow of the ship, blowing the entire bow to pieces. At the same time, it also ignited a raging fire.

"Fire! Keep firing! Kill the German planes!"Major Ogawa Yoichiro, the captain of the destroyer Kisaragi, shouted with a ferocious expression. It was as if he didn't care at all that his battleship had suffered heavy damage and was very likely to sink.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The anti-aircraft guns on the Kisaragi destroyer were still firing fiercely, attacking the densely packed carrier-based aircraft in the sky.

But unfortunately, until it was hit by a heavy torpedo again and then completely terminated, the Kisaragi destroyer did not achieve anything. The result of the battle. They just wasted a lot of artillery shells and attracted the attack of the carrier-based aircraft group of the Third Reich Navy.

Under the fierce attack of the carrier-based aircraft group of the Third Reich Navy, one of these Japanese destroyers Then one was sunk.

In just half an hour, more than thirty destroyers were sunk. This directly reduced the number of Japanese destroyers by a quarter.

At the same time, those Light cruisers also became the target of attacks by the carrier-based aircraft groups of the Third Reich Navy. Although these light cruisers had a displacement much larger than that of destroyers, they also had a thin layer of armor protection and had stronger defenses than destroyers. However, in the Third Reich, Under the siege of the Imperial Navy's carrier-based aircraft group, these light cruisers are still unable to withstand.

Heavy aerial bombs and heavy aerial torpedoes are still fatal to these light cruisers.

The light cruiser Kuma has a displacement of only more than 5,000 tons. Under the siege of the Third Reich Navy carrier-based aircraft group, it suffered six heavy aerial bombs and two heavy aerial torpedoes, which directly broke the hull of the light cruiser into several pieces and quickly sank into the sea. None of the hundreds of sailors on the battleship survived, and they all sank into the sea. The fate of the light cruiser Nagara was also very tragic. An aerial bomb penetrated the deck and hit the main gun ammunition magazine..So much so that the 140mm artillery shells stored in the ammunition depot exploded. In the violent explosion, the bow of the Nagara light cruiser was completely destroyed. A large amount of seawater poured into the ship, making the light cruiser The cruiser soon sank into the sea with its bow down and its stern up.

Although during the battle, the carrier-based aircraft of the Third Reich Navy were constantly shot down. However, the losses of the Eastern Empire Navy Combined Fleet were undoubtedly Larger. A large number of destroyers and light cruisers were sunk, or were severely damaged and lost their combat effectiveness.

The abnormal behavior of the Third Reich Navy's priority in attacking the destroyers and light cruisers of the Combined Fleet also aroused the vigilance of the Japanese.

Generally speaking, The battleships being defended in the middle of the fleet should undoubtedly be the priority targets! These battleships have a displacement of tens of thousands of tons. Killing one battleship is equivalent to killing dozens of destroyers.

But the strange thing is The carrier-based aircraft fleet of the Third Reich Navy was happy to attack those destroyers and light cruisers, but seemed to disdain the battleships. This made the Japanese people very confused.

Although the Eastern Imperial Navy Combined Fleet was in this naval battle They lost miserably. However, it does not mean that they are fools. There are still many smart people among the Oriental people, otherwise the Oriental Empire would not have developed to this point in such a short period of time.

"Your Majesty General, I believe that the carrier-based aircraft groups of the Third Reich Navy deliberately focused their firepower on our destroyers and light cruisers. They want to eat our destroyers and light cruisers first, and then deal with our battleships last. In this case, we can ensure that all our battleships will be killed."A staff officer reported with a bitter look on his face.

"Nani? idiot! Damn the Germans, why are they so vicious!"After hearing this, General Kogamine couldn't help but cursed, and his face became very ugly.

After such a simple truth was exposed, the top brass of the Toyo Navy could naturally figure it out.

Obviously, in the Third Reich, In the eyes of the navy, the battleships and heavy cruisers of the Toyo Navy are turtles in the urn, and they are almost impossible to escape. Only these destroyers and light cruisers can reach speeds of more than thirty knots. Once they try to escape with all their strength, even the Third Reich Navy There is no guarantee that the carrier-based aircraft will kill them all.

Therefore, at the beginning of the attack, concentrate the firepower to kill them first, and release the battleships and heavy cruisers first. This is undoubtedly the best way, and it is also a way to let them go. A good way to maximize the results of the Third Reich Navy.

However, this is undoubtedly an extremely tragic result for the Eastern Empire Navy Combined Fleet. Originally, they thought that many destroyers and light cruisers could be allowed to escape. But now it seems that the Third Reich Navy is not even willing to let go of these destroyers and light cruisers!

"General, what should we do now? The Germans want to catch us all in one fell swoop!"Lieutenant General Fukudome Shige also looked frustrated.

"Otherwise, order the destroyers and light cruisers to break out now? How much can you escape?"General Kogamine said

"General, I'm afraid this is of no use. The number of carrier-based aircraft groups of the Third Reich Navy was too large. In fact, their second batch of carrier-based aircraft groups is already on the way. Under such circumstances, our destroyers and light cruisers simply cannot escape. What's more, due to dispersion, huge holes will appear in the air defense fire network, and the Germans will seize the opportunity, so that they will be destroyed faster." said a staff officer.

"well!"Admiral Koga Mine sighed. Under such circumstances, he no longer knew what to do.

Therefore, the generals of the Eastern Empire Navy Combined Fleet could only watch the third party on these capital ships. The carrier-based aircraft groups of the Imperial Navy besieged their destroyers and light cruisers, killing them one after another.

These were equipped with 610 mm torpedo launchers, capable of launching torpedoes that were fatal to the capital ships of the Third Reich Navy. The battleships were quickly destroyed.

When the first batch of carrier-based aircraft groups of the Third Reich Navy dropped all the bombs and torpedoes and began to return, the Eastern Navy Combined Fleet had already lost dozens of destroyers and light ships. cruiser.

Moreover, the attack of the Third Reich Navy was not over. The second batch of carrier-based aircraft groups had also arrived.