Chapter 900

In the middle of April 1939, it was destined to be the most critical time point in the whole world War II. At this time point, the Soviet elite armored forces went south to search for planes to fight with the German armored forces, and the magnificent battle of Kursk officially began.

At this point in time, the Japanese Navy's fleet laid a net in Solomon Islands, determined to fight to the death with the US Navy's fleet. And this once unknown Solomon Islands has finally been remembered in the annals of history because of this naval battle, and is familiar to people all over the world.

Similarly, at this point in time, the Japanese Kwantung Army gathered 600000 troops in an attempt to attack the Soviet Union northward and seize the mountains of strategic materials in the Far East of the Soviet Union. They intend to use these materials to support the war and fight a more lasting Pacific War.

Almost a month later, that is, in May, marshal Rommel issued an attack order in Africa. The oil resources he had accumulated from Syria were almost enough for him to launch a war for the Suez Canal. Therefore, the desert fox in North Africa naturally started the offensive war in the Middle East.

The strength of the US Pacific fleet is actually a headache for the Japanese Navy. In Pearl Harbor, the Japanese sank the U.S. Navy's battleships Tennessee, Arizona, Nevada and Oklahoma. But now the U.S. Navy has a large number of battleships that can be used to deal with the Japanese battleships.

The older ones are the Pennsylvania, the New Mexico, the Idaho and Mississippi battleships, and the more advanced ones are the California, Colorado, Maryland and West Virginia. Of course, the Americans did not completely lose to Japan on the battleship. Although they did not come up with a super battleship, they served two new ships in advance: the North Carolina and the Washington.

Of course, these battleships are also assigned to the Atlantic and Pacific war zones, and there is even a ship on the route around the Middle East in the South Atlantic. Therefore, among the battleships of the U.S. Navy, the old New Mexico, the Idaho and the newer West Virginia are still in the Atlantic, the Maryland is still sailing in southern Africa, and the Pennsylvania is repairing on the west coast, We can't fight for the time being.

As a result, the total number of front-line battleships of the US Army was highly consistent with that of the Japanese army, including Colorado, Mississippi, Washington and North Carolina, with a total of four battleships.

So when Halsey found two Japanese battleships in front of the U.S. Navy Fleet, he did not hesitate to pull up his own battleship troops. The faster Washington and North Carolina took the lead, followed the first wave of attack aircraft group of the U.S. Navy, and opened the prelude to the Solomon naval battle.

To tell you the truth, it's a bit of bullying to take the North Carolina class battleship, which was just in service in 1938, to fight against the ISE class battleship launched by Japan in 1915. However, these two Japanese battleships were not given in vain. They were modernized and refitted in 1935. They can definitely be regarded as relatively advanced battleships in service.

And if there was any country's Navy before World War II that could compete with the British navy in terms of artillery training level, it was the Japanese Navy. In terms of overall artillery training and experience, the Japanese Navy is better than the US Navy in warship artillery.

However, at this time, the decoy fleet of the Japanese Navy was not only facing two American battleships, but also a piece of American aircraft overhead. So the whole battlefield began in the extreme chaos.

"Send a telegram to marshal Yamamoto. We have successfully attracted the attention of the US fleet." the captain of the Isis put down his telescope and told his first mate, "fill the main guns with ammunition and prepare for air defense operations. You direct the air defense operations yourself, and the fleet accelerates as a whole."

"Hi" the first mate stood at attention, bowed his head, and then quickly stepped out of the command bridge, the battle alarm sounded, the huge battleship of the Japanese Navy showed its ferocious face, and all the cannons began to point to the sky. All the soldiers are busy in the narrow cabin, and the battle that decides their fate is about to begin.

"Air combat begins" standing in the air defense command position, the chief officer draws out his command knife and points out to the dense American planes in the sky: "shoot to disperse these damned Americans."

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Feeling that the near miss bomb dropped by the US plane exploded not far from the ship, the captain of the ISE stood up on the shaking bridge with his hands on the table beside him and looked at the hovering planes outside the window. He didn't know when his reinforcements would arrive: "we are the decoy fleet, we have to fight to the end by ourselves."

He clenched his teeth and loudly encouraged his subordinates: "your majesty will surely protect our battleship. It's not those small planes that can sink it. We will be safe and sound."

In fact, at this time, the decoy fleet of the Japanese Navy was 40 kilometers away from the vanguard of the US Navy Fleet, and the main guns of both sides could not aim at the enemy. The Japanese Navy has been doing zigzag maneuver because it needs to avoid the attack of aircraft, and even the main gun has not been aimed. All of a sudden, an aerial bomb hit a Japanese heavy cruiser in the distance. The huge explosion turned the cruiser into a huge flame. The Japanese soldiers nearby saw the process of the cruiser breaking and sinking. They didn't know whether their fate would be so miserable. In a word, from this moment on, There is something called despair in all the Japanese soldiers“ Shooting, keep shooting. We are the soldiers of the emperor. Don't give up the will to resist because of the sacrifice of our companions. Long live the Empire of Japan. "On the air defense command position, a commander in the gun position roared to the sky. But his voice was quickly drowned out by the roar of a 127 mm antiaircraft gun“ With the continuous fighting, the Japanese Navy's air defense network is more and more collapsing. After all, it is a matter of suicide to use a few warships to fight against a large number of aircraft. After a full 40 minutes of fighting, a bomb dropped by a U.S. Navy Air Force finally hit the flagship of the Japanese decoy fleet, ISI. The Japanese soldiers holding a 25 mm caliber triple anti-aircraft shell box were lifted to the sea by huge waves. The huge bomb left a hole in the deck. The nearby steel was twisted by something else, which witnessed the power of the aerial bomb. Of course, the shock was also transmitted to the bridge of the Isis command. With the violent shaking of the warship, the fleet commander of the decoy fleet, that is, the captain of the Isis battleship, faltered a few steps. He was anxiously waiting for Marshal Yamamoto to appear on the battlefield and rescue the collapsing decoy fleet“ Once again, I sent a telegram to marshal Yamamoto and general Nakano, saying that our army was already engaged with the main force of the US fleet, so that they could get to the battlefield as soon as possible. Otherwise, all the warships of the decoy fleet will be finished. "After all, the captain of the ISI battleship finally sent out a second telegram urging the attack. After all, what he was most looking forward to now was the sound of the Japanese fleet's counterattack“ "Boom" as the distance between the fleets of both sides is getting closer, the US battleships begin to attack the Japanese battleships with their main guns. However, the two Japanese battleships, the ISI and the RI, are unable to use their own main guns to confront the threatening us battleships because they want to avoid US aircraft“ The Japanese soldiers on the "bagayalu" warship were shocked by the splashing water, the incessant explosion and the burning warships. Although the Japanese anti-aircraft guns of various calibres are still fighting back, from the beginning, Japan has lost several warships. Struggle is the most appropriate word to use in the decoy fleet of the Japanese Navy. With all kinds of airplanes and US battleships approaching, this fleet is the most unfortunate role in today's Solomon naval battle. They struggled under the attack of the U.S. Navy, praying to heaven that their friendly warships could enter the battlefield faster. Just as the decoy fleet was suffering, Yamamoto was leading his fleet at full speed towards the predetermined battlefield, far east of the whole battlefield. He will try to shorten the fleet to 30 kilometers before the warning aircraft of the US aircraft carrier fleet finds itself“ Full speed forward, you know, the friends of the decoy fleet are waiting for our news. Don't flinch. "Yamamoto 56 stood on the bridge and said loudly to his staff and adjutants:" the Japanese Imperial military movement has been attacking the whole army for a long time. "The sharp bow of the changmen battleship tore open the calm Pacific Ocean, and the newest battleship of the Japanese Navy took the lead, They rushed to the US Navy's carrier fleet. Yamamoto's first step plan obviously had some effect, at least he cheated the first wave of attack power of the US Navy“ It seems that the God of heaven is still protecting Japan... "Yamamoto whispered, staring at the sea. Christmas Eve is Christmas, so I wish you a happy Christmas after Christmas Eve. Thank you for your support for Longling