"Fire! Sink German aircraft!" Captain Vice Admiral Chōgi Shiraishi of the destroyer 'Urakaze' shouted loudly. His face turned red and he looked very excited. He also knew that now it was the most critical moment for them. If you can't resist it, it's a dead end.
"Dong dong dong!"
The four triple-mounted 25mm Anti-aircraft Gun, one twin-mounted 25mm Anti-aircraft Gun and the four-seat 13mm Anti-aircraft Machine Gun on the destroyer 'Urakaze' were all firing wildly. Anti-aircraft Gun bullets and anti-aircraft machine gun bullets chased those fighter jets. However, those fighter jets were like light petrels, shuttling through the air defense fire net, seemingly dangerous. But actually it was unscathed.
"Da da da!"
The bullets from the aviation machine guns strafed the anti-aircraft gun positions on the side of the destroyer 'Urakaze', shooting out sparks one after another. Screams rang out one after another, and many Island Nation sailors were shot and killed. This also caused the anti-aircraft firepower of the destroyer 'Urakaze' to be affected.
Seizing this opportunity, German Navy's four Dive Bomber and four Torpedo Bomber jointly launched an attack.
"Woo!"
A shrill roar sounded, and four Dive Bomber began to dive at a large angle from high altitude. Although Anti-aircraft Gun on other warships also attacked these Dive Bomber. But the diving speed was too fast, and those shells couldn't hit it at all.
At a height of less than five hundred meters from the sea, these Dive Bomber dropped bombs. Four Aerial Bombs weighing 500 kilograms hit the destroyer 'Urakaze'.
"Evasion! Emergency evasion!" Vice Admiral Chōgi Shiraishi shouted with a serious face.
For a destroyer with a displacement of just over 2,000 tons, such a heavy-duty Aerial Bomb is undoubtedly fatal to it.
The destroyer "Urakaze" immediately turned urgently in an attempt to avoid these bombs.
"Torpedo, four Torpedo were found on the port side!" Panic roared.
I saw four 533mm Heavy Torpedo on the port side, rushing towards the destroyer 'Urakaze' at high speed.
"Boom! Boom!" The explosion sounded, and three of the four Aerial Bombs fell into the sea, splashing high water columns. Another one hit the stern of the destroyer 'Urakaze'. The violent explosion almost destroyed the entire stern of the ship.
Not only that, four 533mm Heavy Torpedo have also arrived. Although three Torpedo were missed, one Torpedo hit hard amidships of the destroyer 'Urakaze'.
"Boom!"
A violent explosion occurred in the warhead of Torpedo, and the huge power completely destroyed the middle of the destroyer 'Urakaze'. The keel of the battleship was also blown off, and the hull was broken into two pieces.
More than two hundred crew members on the battleship all sank into the sea with the battleship, and no one survived.
The sinking of the destroyer "Urakaze" opened the way to launch an attack on the aircraft carrier "Ryūjō". German Navy's Carrier-based aircraft opened fire on the 'Ryūjō' destroyer aircraft carrier in groups.
The aircraft carrier 'Ryūjō' is a light aircraft carrier with a displacement of 13,000 tons and can attack up to 48 Carrier-based aircraft. Its own firepower is only six-seat double-mounted 127mm Anti-aircraft Gun and six-seat quadruple-mounted 13mm Anti-aircraft Machine Gun. Such anti-aircraft firepower is obviously insufficient for an aircraft carrier. Even the surrounding cruisers and destroyers can provide it with anti-aircraft firepower. But once the air defense net is torn apart, the consequences can be imagined.
"Attack! Blast this aircraft carrier into pieces!"
"Woo!"
Eight Dive Bomber dived from high altitude towards the aircraft carrier 'Ryūjō'. At the same time, eight Torpedo Bomber took the opportunity to launch an attack.
"Damn, evade!" Captain Captain Yoshikazu Hasegawa of the aircraft carrier 'Ryūjō' never thought that they would be forced to this point in such a short time since the battle began.
The speed of the aircraft carrier 'Ryūjō' has increased to 29 knots, rushing left and right, just like a bull galloping on the sea.
Eight Aerial Bombs weighing 500 kilograms hit the flight deck of the aircraft carrier 'Ryūjō'.
Five bombs fell into the sea, but the other three bombs hit the aircraft carrier 'Ryūjō'.
The flight deck of the "Ryūjō" aircraft was easily smashed through, and the bomb exploded inside the hangar. The entire hangar was blown into a mess, and it also caused a raging fire.
Almost at the same time, the eight Torpedo Bombers of German Navy also launched an attack. The eight 533mm Heavy Torpedos quickly rushed towards the aircraft carrier 'Ryūjō'.
Although the aircraft carrier 'Ryūjō' made an emergency evasion, most of the eight Torpedo were missed. But there are still two Torpedo hits. Two large holes were torn near the waterline of the aircraft carrier 'Ryūjō'. Seawater poured into the aircraft carrier 'Ryūjō' crazily.
Generally speaking, aircraft carriers are very survivable, but that's for large aircraft carriers. A light aircraft carrier like the aircraft carrier 'Ryūjō' has small displacement, low defense, and low reserve buoyancy. Once attacked, the possibility of sinking is very high.
Although the damage control personnel on the aircraft carrier "Ryūjō" tried their best to plug the loopholes, they ultimately failed.
German Navy's Dive Bomber continued to attack, smashing one Aerial Bomb at the aircraft carrier 'Ryūjō'.
In less than ten minutes, the aircraft carrier was completely enveloped in fire and smoke. The entire hull seemed to be burning, and even the steel plates of the battleship were melted in the fire.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a violent explosion sounded, and the aircraft carrier 'Ryūjō' was completely surrounded by fire. This was an explosion in the ammunition depot. The explosion of Aerial Bomb and Torpedo stored inside gave a fatal blow to the aircraft carrier 'Ryūjō'.
Minutes later, the aircraft carrier sank into the sea.
Almost at the same time as the 'Ryūjō' sank, another light aircraft carrier, the 'Hoshō', was also struggling on the sea. This aircraft carrier, with a displacement of just over 10,000 tons, has been hit by two Torpedos and more than a dozen heavy-duty Aerial Bombs. It is already floating on the sea like a dead fish. It is only a matter of time before it sinks.
At this time, a large number of planes arrived. This ship took off from Ponape Island with a Dive Bomber brigade and a Torpedo Bomber brigade. Their arrival greatly increased German Navy's attack power.
Johannes Colonel shouted excitedly, "Continue to attack and sink all the warships of the Island Nation people, Leave None Behind!"