"Prioritize the attack on the destroyer in the southwest. After it is sunk, attack the Battlecruiser inside!" a squadron leader of German military Carrier-based Aircraft Unit ordered. The radio conveyed his orders to every pilot's ears.
"Yes, boss!" the pilots replied one after another.
Four carrier-based BF-109 fighter jets took the lead in launching an attack on the destroyer. Use aviation machine guns and Anti-aircraft Gun to suppress the anti-aircraft firepower above and gain opportunities for the subsequent Dive Bomber and Torpedo Bomber.
"Attack!"
Four Dive Bomber began to dive from an altitude of two thousand meters. A sharp whistling sound sounded, as if it was about to burst a person's eardrums.
"Baga! Germany people's Dive Bomber, quickly evade!" Lieutenant Commander Yokoi Minoru, the captain of the destroyer "Chaochao" shouted loudly.
He knew very well that these aircraft Armor-piercing Shell were undoubtedly lethal to destroyers with a displacement of only 2,400 tons. Once hit, it would be a dead end.
At a height of only five hundred meters from the sea, four Dive Bombers of German Navy dropped bombs. Four heavy-duty aircraft Armor-piercing Shell weighing 500 kilograms roared and smashed towards the destroyer "Asashio".
At this moment, the destroyer "Asashio" turned crazily to avoid these bombs.
However, three of the four bombs fell into the sea, causing a high splash of water. Another bomb hit the destroyer "Asashio". The heavy bomb directly penetrated the After Deck of the destroyer "Asashio" and exploded inside. The huge power blew up the stern of the destroyer "Asashio", and the battleship's speed also began to decrease.
At this time, two Torpedo Bomber approached only 800 meters away from the destroyer "Asashio" and dropped Torpedo. Two 533mm Heavy Torpedo fired crazily towards the 'Asashio' at a speed of 40 knots.
The destroyer "Asashio" wanted to evade, but it was impossible to do so. The previous Aerial Bomb blew up their servo. This made the Island Nation sailors who were on top of it could only watch helplessly as Torpedo attacked them.
"Dong dong dong!"
Some sailors used Anti-aircraft Gun to fire into the sea in an attempt to destroy these Torpedo. However, this is simply in vain.
A Heavy Torpedo hit the side of the destroyer "Asashio".
A violent explosion sounded, and the side of the destroyer "Asashio" was completely shrouded in flames. In the violent explosion, a large hole was torn open on the side of the destroyer "Asashio". The sea water poured into the battleship crazily. The damage control personnel directly concluded that the destroyer "Asashio" could not be saved.
Lieutenant Commander Yokoi Minoru had no choice but to order the ship to be abandoned.
In just two minutes, the destroyer "Asashio" sank into the sea.
The sinking of the destroyer "Asashio" caused a loophole in the air defense network of the "Amagi" Battlecruiser. Carrier-based aircraft of German Navy can exploit this vulnerability and directly attack the 'Amagi' number Battlecruiser. In fact, German Navy's Carrier-based Aircraft Unit does exactly this.
"Attack the 'Tiancheng' Battlecruiser with all your strength and be sure to sink it!" the squadron leader ordered.
Twelve BF-109 fighter jets launched an attack on the "Amagi" Battlecruiser, using aviation machine guns and cannons to suppress the ship's anti-aircraft firepower. Although some BF-109 fighter jets were shot down by powerful anti-aircraft firepower during the battle, they also put a lot of pressure on the anti-aircraft firepower of the 'Amagi' Battlecruiser. Many anti-aircraft gun positions were strafed and suffered heavy losses.
What's even more terrible is that at this time, Dive Bomber and Torpedo Bomber of German Navy launched an attack on the 'Amagi' number Battlecruiser. This is truly fatal to the 'Amagi' number Battlecruiser!
"Baga! Are those guys stupid pigs? Don't pay attention to those fighter jets. They cannot pose a fatal threat to us. Those Dive Bomber and Torpedo Bomber are what we have to deal with!" Lieutenant General Takasu Shirō cursed loudly.
Seeing that their anti-aircraft firepower was completely attracted by German Navy's carrier-based fighters, so that those Dive Bomber and Torpedo Bomber could launch attacks in an orderly manner, this made Lieutenant General Takasu Shirō almost mad.
"General, this is the first time our air defense troops have participated in actual combat. They have no actual combat experience, so they were led by the Carrier-based aircraft of the Germany people." Major General Suzuki Yoshio said.
"Germany's Bomber has dropped a bomb, avoid it!"
The huge 'Amagi' number Battlecruiser began an emergency turn. Although this is a huge warship with a displacement of more than 40,000 tons, the turn is very timely.
However, under the attack of four Dive Bombers from German Navy, they were still not completely avoided. A heavy aviation Armor-piercing Shell hit the stern of the 'Amagi' Battlecruiser.
The armor on the top of a main turret was penetrated, and the shell exploded inside the turret, destroying the entire turret. Fortunately, there are no shells or propellant in the barrel at this moment. Otherwise, more serious consequences will be caused.
At the same time, four Torpedo Bomber also waited for the opportunity to launch an attack. Four 533mm Heavy Torpedo rushed towards the 'Amagi' number Battlecruiser at high speed.
The huge 'Amagi' number Battlecruiser rushed from left to right, like a wild bull.
However, in front of the four Heavy Torpedo distributed in a fan shape, it was still not possible to completely avoid it. A Heavy Torpedo hit the midship part of the "Amagi" Battlecruiser.
Although the waterline armor of the 'Amagi' Battlecruiser is 254 mm thick, the defensive performance of the VC steel is far stronger than ordinary armor steel. However, in front of Heavy Torpedo's warhead, there is still no way.
The waterline armor of the 'Amagi' Battlecruiser was torn open, leaving a large hole. Sea water began to pour into the battleship crazily.
Damage control personnel immediately carried out emergency repairs, but because the hole was too large to be blocked, they could only choose to close the watertight door to prevent further influx of seawater. This affected the speed of the 'Amagi' Battlecruiser.
German Navy's Carrier-based Aircraft Unit seized this opportunity and launched a crazy attack on the 'Tiancheng' number Battlecruiser.
Especially those Dive Bomber, each of which can carry two heavy-duty Aerial Bomb. These Aerial Bomb caused great damage to the 'Amagi' number Battlecruiser.
After more than twenty minutes of fierce battle, the 'Tiancheng' number Battlecruiser slowly sank into the sea. After suffering three Heavy Torpedos and 13 heavy-duty aviation Armor-piercing Shells, this huge warship with a displacement of more than 40,000 tons could no longer bear it.