Chapter 606: Oahu

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Fifty-six Yamamoto sat in his place and looked at his huge naval fleet from the battleship Nagato. The Japanese navy joint fleet almost came out this time, as many as 8 aircraft carriers alone, and 8 unprecedented battleships were used. The cruisers and destroyers were countless, bringing 30,000 marines to the elite Hawaiian Islands.
This is the last battle of the Japanese Navy desperate. If the Americans do not surrender after the battle of Hawaii, then the Japanese have to wait passively for the Americans to counterattack. Yamamoto knew that Japan had no more power to land in the United States. Even if it barely made up a few hundred thousand people, it would not be possible for the United States, whose territory is similar to China, to be overwhelmed by the hundreds of thousands of people fighting together.
The commander of the United Fleet thought of this and could not help standing up and sighed for a long time. He still remembers the statement that he was in charge of the United States when he declared war on the United States. At that time, when he evaluated the war situation, he replied to his chief: "There is no problem for a year and a half, but there is no way to increase the time."
Now, from May 2 to mid-August, his fleet has shown fatigue. The war of more than three months has prevented most of the combined fleet's strength from being due to rest, and the victorious Japanese army has also been dispersed into countless forces at the same time, which cannot be concentrated at all.
The Japanese army has more than 2 million troops on the Chinese battlefield, including a full 750,000 Kanto army deployed on the Soviet border. These Japanese troops dare not leave the border area in one step, because there are also more than 700,000 Soviet Red Army tigers staring at the Japanese in China. At the same moment, in the long direction of China's counterattack, the Japanese had to retain more than 700,000 defensive troops. After all, the squadrons are not what they were today, and they still have a certain fighting power at this moment.
There are 177 Japanese divisions in China, and the standard Japanese Class A division has nearly 30,000 troops. That is to say, the Japanese deployment in China has begun to shrink seriously, and many second-line troops cannot be fully Even some of the Class C divisions were sent to the Chinese battlefield to recharge.
The Japanese army ’s division is simply strange and extreme. It stands to reason that a Japanese Class A division is actually about a military division, so many times a Chinese division cannot beat a Japanese division because the two sides ’divisions are not same. Japan ’s divisions are similar to those of the United States. The top class A division has a strength of 28,000. It is inevitable that the combat effectiveness is stronger than that of the Kuomintang army.
But then again, if it is a C-level division, then the division may have only 15,000 personnel. If it is not good, there will be a shortage. If it is such a division, the combat strength can be imagined. By the way, many Class C divisions are not even equipped with artillery, and it is reliable to deal with Chinese guerrillas. It is purely a joke to fight head-on.
"Send a message to General Nan Yunzhong to prepare him to attack the U.S. field airfield on Oahu! After the bombing of two groups of air forces, the landing force was released and the first island was forcibly landed!" Yamamoto lowered his melancholy, It is not easy for them to win an attack order. At least on Oahu, there are a large number of U.S. Army aircraft that can take off against Japanese fighters.
Therefore, the Japanese Navy came out this time in order to be able to use the superior carrier-based aircraft forces to completely destroy the US combat system on the Hawaiian Islands and gain more advantages for the Marine Corps landing operations.
The rest is waiting anxiously. Yamamoto needs to confirm the effect of the air raid on the Oahu military airport before he can issue further combat orders. Everyone waited silently, watching the pointer of their pocket watch move little by little. About an hour and a half later, General Nan Yunzhong sent back the results of the air raid: "Dear Honorable Marshal, the air raid was successfully carried out, destroying 110 U.S. fighters, and the air supremacy is still in contention."
Yamamoto's heart jumped slightly, which indicated that the United States had taken off its own aircraft in advance and intercepted Nanyun's aircraft. Otherwise, the results should be even larger. It seems that the US radar system can already be used as an early warning to participate in actual combat, which is definitely not good news for the Japanese Navy.
"My Excellency Marshal? Your Excellency Marshal? General Li Tian called and asked if the battle plan was unfolding as planned?" An officer covered his phone with his hand and asked softly. His words interrupted Yamamoto's uneasy thoughts, so the commander of the Japanese navy combined fleet finally decided to gamble again.
"Operation begins!" He picked up the phone and issued an attack order to his battleship fleet at the same time. This fleet consisted of 8 battleships in Japan. The main purpose of this visit was to bombard the landing area and cover the Japanese landing forces. Land on Kauai and get a forward base to attack Oahu.
Outside the window of Yamamoto ’s command tower, two huge twin-mounted main turrets have been slowly pointed to starboard, and behind Yamamoto, the two twin-mounted main guns at the stern have gradually been put in place, eight straight slender guns The tube has crossed the line and is adjusting the height angle little by little.
With the shooting data provided by the seaplane that has already taken off, it is estimated that the Kauai in the distance has entered the effective range of his own cannon. The 56th naval marshal Yamamoto solemnly issued an attack order with his back, using short and fierce Japanese spoke a very clean word: "shoot!"
The officer standing in front of the megaphone nodded respectfully and replied: "Hi!" After the answer, the officer immediately sent shooting instructions to the four huge turrets with the same solemn tone: "Fire!"
A few seconds later, on the four huge main turrets before and after the battleship, 8 artillery fired back and forth, emitting bright tongues of fire. The roar of the 410 mm caliber cannon was deafening, and everyone sounded majestic. In order to avoid damage to the ship's hull, the volley is actually slightly different, so the vibration caused by the firing is relatively slight, but Yamamoto can still feel the warship under his feet trembling in the sound of gunfire.
Not far behind the Naruto battleship, the giant ship Mu'ao, which is also heading in the same direction, has prepared its own 8 huge artillery pieces. Less than 10 seconds after the flames erupted on the battleship Nagato, Mutsu also fired, firing the first round of salvo.
The Japanese battleships that followed were firing one after another, and the shells landed on Kauai like raindrops. This was almost the largest naval shelling operation in the history of human war. The last time the German-American joint fleet with which the Germans used it was only full of six battleships. This time the Japanese fleet alone exceeded the scale of that battleship.
This does not include the various caliber guns on the 10 heavy cruisers that are approaching not far away. Although there is no carrier aircraft on the Japanese aircraft carrier, the trouble caused by these giant guns to the Americans is already unparalleled.
The United States has deployed approximately 4,000 officers and soldiers on Kauai. These troops are deployed in three directions to conduct defensive operations-close to Oahu is almost undefended. After all, the Japanese cannot choose between the two islands. Place to spread your own landing field. So about 1,000 American soldiers faced the shelling of the Japanese Navy. These people were frightened by the terrible sight in front of them.
A huge shell was enough to lift up the sand of half of the football field, with a huge shock wave and sound, shaking the whole earth. All American soldiers held their weapons and cried and screamed at the position, but no one could save them. A heavy machine gun position was directly hit by shells, and dozens of American soldiers in it were not spared, and even several people could not find the body.
"Damn Japanese! What a patience we have!" An American soldier squinted loudly while holding his helmet in his hands and squinting to avoid being buried by dust and mud. And beside him, an American soldier was already crying. He shouted his mother loudly, but was covered by a huge explosion. Many American recruits had been scared by such terrible shelling.
At a defensive position near the sea, an American commander was holding his walkie-talkie and reported the current situation loudly: "Yes! The Japanese are shelling. I believe they will land within an hour and fight. It will be more difficult. I need support, any support is needed! "
The Americans were not idle. As the battle progressed, an American infantry team of more than 1,000 people began to use assault boats and barges to reinforce Kauai. At this time, the U.S. Air Force was competing with Japanese zero-type fighters for air supremacy. The plane was shot down, and from time to time, Japanese fighters swooped and attacked these beautiful people crossing the sea.
The interception of Japanese planes caused heavy losses to the US reinforcements. About 150 American soldiers were sunk between two islands with their own boats. However, the remaining 850 soldiers successfully rushed to Kauai, strengthening the defense force there. These people also carry a lot of ammunition, and they are determined to defend the United States territory and fight to the end with the Japanese.
The brave battles of the US Army Air Forces caused a lot of trouble for the Japanese. Although the United States has lost 200 aircraft in the airport, the Japanese were shot down for a total of 40. This made Cautious Yamamoto 56 Almost gave up landing operations that were not launched. The battle continued, the US headquarters on Oahu sent a telegram requesting support to the US Navy, and Nimitz ’s fleet was converging on the distant ocean.