At 13:30 Hawaii time on December 7, 1941, the aircraft carrier Hiryu
"Report to Rear Admiral Yamaguchi! Currently, the six aircraft carriers in the fleet have dispatched a total of 364 carrier-based aircraft, and the total losses in the two waves of attacks are 54! The third wave of attacks has been prepared! Please give the order!"
As soon as these words came out, Yamaguchi Tawen, who was still closing his eyes to rest, opened his eyes, and then looked at Captain Kaku Shizuo with eyes full of approval.
"Good! Very energetic!"
"Pass my order! Let the warriors dispatch immediately! Seize the time to carry out the third wave of attacks! Whether it is the oil depot or the dock of Chou Country, blow them all up for me!"
"Although I hate the Army Red Deer, they have a policy that I personally agree with! Kill them all! Rob them all! Burn them all! Wherever the combined fleet goes, there must be no grass growing!"
In the process of announcing the order, Yamaguchi Tawen's whole body had entered a state of madness, and even a few drops of saliva came out of the corner of his mouth when he roared.
However, no one at the scene cared about his gaffe, because the condition of the others was really not much better than that of his own commander.
Nothing else, because the gains from this operation were too great, and the entire Pacific Fleet was almost severely damaged by the raiding fleet.
"Hi!"
"I'm going to notify the captains of each formation right away, and by the way, I'll send a copy of the plan to Lieutenant General Nayun!"
Five minutes later, the Hiryu first sent Yamaguchi Tawen's plan to the nominal commander-in-chief through the flagship and signal lights, and then notified the entire fleet.
After receiving the information from the communications staff, Nagumo Chuichi's face instantly turned the color of pig liver.
"ha?"
"Who does that guy think he is? A junior actually wants to command me? A short-sighted guy? He actually wants to launch a third wave of attacks!?"
Nagumo's anger is easy to understand, because there has never been a precedent in IJN for a junior to command a senior.
Forget about the first two waves of attacks. After all, his experience in aviation combat is not as good as Yamaguchi's. Letting others take temporary command can be said to be a sign of taking the overall situation into consideration.
But now that the mission has ended beyond expectations, the other party actually wants to launch a third wave of attacks?
impossible! Absolutely impossible! If he gave up power again, wouldn't he be regarded as a coward easily bullied by all the senior navy officials?
What's more, even if the third wave of plans is successful, only a small part of the post-war achievements will be credited to himself. But if he fails, he will be blamed all over the country.
Of course Nagumo Chuichi would not do such a thankless thing.
"Tell me Yamaguchi that the warriors of my younger brother's country need to rest. They no longer have the ability to attack again!"
"And my mission is to bring the entire fleet back to the mainland safely, so that that boy doesn't look for trouble, otherwise I will let him recall the days of Etajima."
Upon hearing this, the communications staff officer immediately carried out his commander's order and sent out the above words intact.
In fact, apart from not wanting to take the blame, Nanyun really has his own ideas.
First of all, the takeoff and landing of carrier-based aircraft is a very complicated matter. Under normal circumstances, your planes fly out a batch and then take back a batch before they can continue the bombing mission.
A situation like today where two batches are dispatched one after another is a great test of the work efficiency and basic skills of the deck ground crew. Even the best of the best are about to reach their limit.
If the third wave is dispatched now, it will most likely be night before the carrier-based aircraft are recovered.
Even if Hainan Airlines has the ability to take off and land at night, accidents will definitely happen and precious aircraft and pilots will be buried in the sea in vain.
Secondly, every pilot on the six aircraft carriers has gone through several hours of flying and high-intensity combat, and almost all of them are driving fatigued.
Another deployment would result in low offensive efficiency and would inevitably hit most of the complete Pearl Island air defense. In this way, there is no need to take high-risk actions with unknown rewards.
Although it is true that he is a battleship faction, the battleship faction also needs carrier-based aircraft to assist in operations.
What's more, the cost of more than 300 fighters is almost one-third of the cost of a Yamato-class battleship. My brother's country is so poor, so the devil will go crazy with you, Yamaguchi Dawen.
In the end, the entire IJN only focused on combat strength, extremely ignored supplies, and did not understand the importance of the base in the vast Pacific.
As long as there is a battle, the primary target must be the enemy's battle fleet. They simply turn a blind eye to things like supply transport ships and never pay attention to destroying transportation lines.
Otherwise, with the number of submarines they have, they can definitely fight with the Americans. After all, in the naval national policy of a certain 7+ game, the Japanese line emphasizes submarine tactics.
In other words, in the original plan, the raiding fleet had no idea of bombing strategic facilities such as oil depots and naval docks.
My boss has said that once the war starts, he will concentrate his firepower to attack the enemy's main fleet, so as to ensure that the key barrier in East Asia remains invincible.
Therefore, some pilots who deviated from the route would rather drop bombs on the Army barracks at Pearl Harbor or even bomb schools, rather than try to attack critical shipyards, oil depots, submarine bases and other targets.
If nothing else, let’s talk about the female kitchen goddess.
After the Arizona exploded, the repair ship was affected by the shock wave, and the captain was knocked into the water.
But even so, the pilots in the first air battle refused to last a hit, and they let go of the strongest nanny in the naval battle during World War II.
Soon, Yamaguchi Tawen, who was on the bridge of the Hiryu, received a reply from Nanyun. The crazy major general showed a disdainful smile, and then threw the letter in his hand into the trash can.
"Short-sighted? The raid on Oahu is a gamble on the fate of the country. We must win, and we must win in a stud style. Only in this way can we buy time for my brother's country."
"Now that Pearl Harbor is isolated and helpless, you, Nagumo, are holding back just because you are afraid of losing carrier-based aircraft and pilots! A national thief! He is a complete national thief!"
"I have an oral message from Admiral Yamamoto! Give me the order! Tenchu national thief! Let Ryunosuke Kusaka and Minoru Genda take over the command of the First Air Battle immediately! All responsibilities and consequences will be borne by me alone!"
Crazy?
Crazy indeed.
However, it is a traditional custom of the book to go down and go up. What's more, today is not the first time Yamaguchi has ordered grass Nagumo. Who makes him really have the hint of Yamamoto's seven times eight.
In fact, the reason why Yamaguchi Takan attempted to bomb the oil depot and shipyard at the beginning was very simple.
After two rounds of attacks, there were no land-based fighter jets on Oahu that could take off to meet the enemy, nor was there an aircraft carrier battle fleet whose whereabouts were unknown.
I still have some remaining aerial bombs, so why not clear my inventory?
But after seeing Nagumo Chuichi's reply, a bold and cognitive idea suddenly flashed in the old devil's mind.
It seems that as long as the Pearl Harbor dock is blown up, the U.S. Pacific Fleet will have to go back to California if it wants to repair the ships. If we go back and forth, won't we be able to buy a few more months?
Facts have proved that Yamaguchi's idea was not wrong at all.
In the later Battle of the Coral Sea, the Yorktown underwent emergency repairs at Pearl Harbor before she could gain the title of unsinkable and join the battle again.
If York City had been missing from the Battle of Midway, it’s really hard to say who would be the final victor.
After making up his mind, Yamaguchi said to the waiting staff officer:
"A country thief easily broke into a rich man's estate, only to touch some silver tableware and then ran away in a hurry. This is what our Lieutenant General Nagumo did."
"Ignore him, and immediately let all carrier-based aircraft launch with aircraft."
"The third wave of attacks focuses on attacking the enemy's docks and oil depots. If you really can't find the target, you can bomb the remaining surface ships in the naval port."
Upon hearing this, the communications staff immediately passed the combat order to the entire fleet. Ryunosuke Kusaka and Minoru Genda also responded very effectively on the Akagi.
An hour and a half later, the third wave of carrier-based aircraft, totaling 155, took off from their respective aircraft carriers in an orderly manner.
Their targets are strategic facilities on Oahu.
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Facts have proved that Benzi's third wave of attacks did not go very smoothly.
The reason is just one word, that is poverty.
After the second wave of attacks, the entire assault fleet only had 310 rounds of 250KG high-explosive aerial bombs in stock.
Even if these gadgets all hit and add 800KG armor-piercing aerial bombs, under ideal conditions, they can only destroy one-tenth of the U.S. naval dockyard.
Fortunately, Mitsuo Fuchida had some real skills. After he found out that it was difficult to blow up the naval dock, he immediately led a team to rush to the oil depot on Ford Island.
There are several aviation fuel tanks there. If they are blown up, they will be enough to cause the subsequent aviation units to lose their combat endurance in a short period of time.
As for why not choose heavy oil for frying?
Very simple, because the damage effect is not very good.
Every oil tank over there has a mound of dirt surrounding it, making the foundations of the tanks themselves lower than the surrounding land. Even if the fuel leaks out after being hit, it will first be restricted and burned in the trench.
Secondly, there are fire embankments surrounding the oil tanks, which can provide good isolation.
Finally, there is pipeline equipment under the oil tank. In an emergency, the oil stored in the threatened oil tank can be drained out to isolate the possibility of explosion.
Moreover, most of the oil stored in port oil depots is heavy oil, which burns less violently than gasoline. It will not cause deflagration and is relatively difficult to spread.
Rather than going to the trouble of blowing up the other three oil depots, it would be better to concentrate on the Ford Island Stud.
Of course, due to the influence of wind direction and wind speed, the actions of Mizuo Fuchida and his party did not go smoothly. The black smoke caused by the aviation fuel greatly reduced the hit rate of the dive bombers in the formation.
After the entire third wave was fought, the effect can only be said to be like an explosion, which is better than nothing.
The real bombing of the shipyard depends on the performance of the Eighth Air Force in 1942. (End of chapter)
