Demon Beast Forbidden Area
Chapter 011: Yamato Battleship
What kind of weapons were there in this world? What if he could sink an aircraft carrier with one shot? It was known as the world's largest warship, the symbol of the Japanese Navy-the Yamato warship.
The Yamato was built by the Imperial Japanese Navy and was known as the largest warship in history.
The Yamato entered service in 1941 after the start of the Pacific War. In 1942, it became the flagship of the Combined Fleet. In 1945, during the Battle of the Sky One, the Yamato suffered a fierce attack from the US Special Task Force and was sunk by the US military in the waters of the Cape.
The Yamato was built with the most advanced technology in Japan at that time. It also had the largest displacement in the history of warships and was equipped with the largest 46cm main gun. There were a total of nine 46cm guns on the ship, mounted on three turrets.
In the 1930s, the confrontation between Japan and the European and American powers continued to deepen. In 1937, due to the expiration of the London arms reduction treaty, it lost its binding force on the naval armaments of various countries. The European and American powers all planned to build newer large warships. In 1934, in order to resist the new warships of the foreign powers, the Japanese Navy requested the Ministry of Military Affairs to build a large warship with a 46-centimeter cannon.
In 1937, the Japanese Navy had a plan to build the Yamato and Musashi, named the construction plan of the No. 1 and No. 2 warships. The construction of the Kure Navy Yard in Hiroshima began. The construction of the Yamato warship was extremely confidential.
In 1940, the Yamato warship was launched. Due to confidentiality, the launching ceremony of the Yamato warship was not announced to the public. Therefore, the launching ceremony of the world's number one warship seemed very cold. Vice-Admiral Shigetaro Shimada officially named the first ship Yamato.
The Yamato used many of the latest technologies at that time. The spherical bow was used to increase the speed of sailing, the honeycomb armor was used at the opening of the chimney, and a very large observation telescope and rangefinder were used. After the Yamato was launched, it became the world's newest and most elite warship model.
The nine 18-inch cannons on the Yamato were known as the world's largest cannons. As long as they hit the center of gravity of a ship, it could sink a ship. It was the most terrifying weapon in the world.
When Josh saw the sinking of the aircraft carrier, he could not help but feel sad. Many of his comrades were still on the aircraft carrier, but now they were buried at the bottom of the sea with the aircraft carrier.
At this moment, the giant ship Yamato continued to bombard the American frigate destroyer Houston into pieces. In an instant, the entire ship sank into the sea. The consecutive shots caused the Hoel, Robert, and other ships to sink one after another. In just ten minutes, the US military lost four warships. All the US warships sank into the sea, leaving only a few fighter jets hovering in the air.
At this moment, Josh was very excited. He could not calm down for a long time. His body could not stop trembling, and he could not control himself at all. Josh thought to himself,"How could there be such a terrifying and huge warship in this world?" Now that the US military only had a few fighter jets left, how were they going to deal with such a terrifying monster?
Suddenly, Josh heard a rumbling sound. He looked up and saw dozens of large fighter jets lined up in the sky. The lineup was spectacular. It turned out that the US military base had sent aircraft to carry out another air strike on the Kurita fleet. The largest B-24 heavy bomber at that time was dispatched from the US military base. The main target was the giant ship Yamato. The B-24 heavy bomber carried a powerful bomb of 500 kilograms.
The B-24 Liberation Bomber was a heavy bomber used by the United States during World War II. It was active in the Western Front, China-Myanmar-India Theater of Operations, and the Pacific Battlefield during the war.
In the 1930s, the U.S. Army Air Force already had the B-17 and other bomber planes. At that time, the international situation was not only that of Germany, which had re-armed the nazi party, but also that of Japan, which had launched an invasion of China in China. The U.S. military realized that the B-17 was not enough when they were about to face these two major opponents. Therefore, in 1939, they developed a heavy bomber with a larger bomb load and a longer range than the B-17. They called it the B-24 liberator. During the Second World War, more than 18,000 liberators were produced, the highest production of all American bomber aircraft.
The B-24 had a bomb compartment that could hold 3,600 kilograms. It had a vast and spacious body, looking a bit like an airship from afar. The bomb hatch was made of thin aluminum, which would be pulled open like a curtain before dropping the bomb. The wings were made of high shoulder wings to maximize the structural strength of the body. It had good low-speed stability and could carry the most fuel. The wings were designed to be slender, and the tail was designed in an H-shape.
The B-24's range was more than 300 kilometers longer than the B-17, and it had no armor and a self-sealing fuel tank design. It would only be installed in actual combat. The flight performance of the B-24 was not good. It was slow and inflexible.
Josh looked at the B-24 bomber fleet and was touched. He immediately piloted his fighter jet to join the US bombing. The Japanese anti-aircraft cannons began to fire fiercely at the American bomber group. Although a few fighter planes were hit, the US military ignored the Japanese attacks and continued to advance.
Under the fierce bombardment of the US bomber, the anchor room of the Yamato warship was the first to be flooded, and a large hole was blown out of the hull. Then another bomb hit the first turret, and the ship was hit by three more bombs in a row. The seawater surged up to 3,000 tons, and the cruiser was sent to the bottom of the sea under this bombing.
Kurita Squadron learned from the telegram that the Nishimura Squadron, Shima Squadron, and Ozawa Squadron had failed in their invasion of Wright Gulf, and they had suffered heavy losses. They had no intention of continuing the battle. After going through a lot of hardships, they finally got rid of the bombing of the US army and the entire fleet fled to the Sibuyan Sea.
Josh followed the B-24 bomber back to the US base near Wright Bay and landed on the airport.
The naval battle at Leyte Gulf was the largest naval battle in human history. In October 1944, the US and Japanese navies in the Pacific Ocean battlefield conducted an unprecedented naval battle in Leyte Gulf. It lasted for three days and four nights. The total displacement of the two sides involved was about 1.62 million tons, and there were more than 500 warships. Among them, there were as many as 40 aircraft carriers and thousands of fighter planes. In terms of losses, thirty-two warships were sunk, which could be said to be the world's largest naval battle.
In this battle, the allied forces won a complete victory and almost wiped out the main force of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet, laying a solid foundation for the final victory over Japanese militarism.
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