Demon Beast Forbidden Area
Chapter 009: Breaking In
The American fighter planes had a fierce aerial battle with the Kurita Fleet in the Sibuyan Sea. The Musashi was sunk, and the Kurita Fleet suffered heavy losses.
On the other hand, the Nishimura troops of the Japanese Navy broke into Leyte Gulf from the Surigao Strait. As the Kurita fleet was attacked by the US military in the Sibuyan Sea, they had not arrived yet. The Nishimura troops could only break into Leyte Gulf alone. It was discovered by a reconnaissance plane in the Surigao Strait, and then it was attacked by more than 20 American Graman fighter jets. The aircraft launchers and carrier aircraft on the battleship Fuso caught fire.
During the Second World War, the Grauman was the main source of the US Navy's carrier-based aircraft. The Grauman's first single-wing warship fighter, the F4F Wildcat, was adopted by the US Navy and sold to the Royal Navy. When facing the Japanese Zero fighter, the F4F was the only carrier-based aircraft that the US Navy could tie with. The F6F Hellcat was a new type of fighter designed by Gelman for the Type Zero fighter. It became the main combat force of the US Navy after the middle of World War II.
Due to the rapid production and deployment of the Glaman fighter jets, two-thirds of the planes lost to Japan were shot down by the Glaman fighter jets.
The Japanese Nishimura fleet entered Wright Bay and engaged in a fierce artillery battle with the American fleet. They were also ambushed by the American battleships, namely the USS maryland, USS West virginia, USS Pennsylvania, USS California, and USS Pennsylvania. The two warships of the Japanese fleet, the Mountain Cloud and the Full Tide, sank shortly after being struck by torpedoes. The Mountain City, Fuso, and the Highest were fiercely attacked by the American fleet and were swallowed by the sea. Only the destroyer Felicitous Rain managed to escape back to Polo Base. The rest of the battleships were wiped out.
Warships had been categorized since the 17th century to facilitate the management and dispatch of the fleet, and to allow the various ships to perform their respective duties.
Torpedo-boat destroyer was a ship that was developed at the end of the 19th century to launch torpedoes. It was slightly larger and slower. Torpedo-boat destroyer was a ship that was equipped with a gun. Torpedo-boat destroyer was the ancestor of the destroyer. This ship shone during the Russo-Japanese War. Germany called it a large torpedo-boat.
Destroyers were ships used to launch mines, guard, and protect supply lines. During World War II, they also served as escorts, hunting submarines, air defense, and transportation missions. They had basic military power and high-speed ships, which posed a certain threat to aircraft carrier battle groups.
Cruisers were used for long-distance combat in the era of sailing ships. Later, their functions overlapped with the destroyer and were gradually eliminated. The Japanese defined cruisers as night assault ships, which could carry a large number of torpedoes and travel at a fast speed. The US military used them as frigates, which had strong firepower and armor.
Light cruisers referred to cruisers with a displacement of less than 10,000 tons, as well as cruisers with a main gun less than 20 centimeters. Apart from long-distance combat, they were also used for air defense.
A heavy cruiser was a cruiser with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons or a main cannon of more than 20 centimeters. In addition to its cruiser function, it was also used for air defense and was equipped with strong communication functions as a flagship.
Large cruisers. The only countries with large cruisers were the two Alaska-class ships of the United States, while Japan had an unfinished super-armored patrol project. Other countries did not have such warships. Large cruisers referred to ships with firepower close to warships and high speed that were used to destroy cruisers of other countries 'navies.
Cruisers sounded similar to large cruisers. Large cruisers were essentially cruisers, while cruisers referred to warships with faster speed. Sometimes, armor and firepower would be sacrificed for speed. Before the first world war, there were a large number of them. They were mostly used in front of the main fleet or to chase and escape warships. Among the great powers, only Britain and Japan had cruisers.
Warships were the core of a country's navy. In the end, the victory or defeat of a naval battle was decided by warships. It evolved from first-class warships. The standard to judge the strength of a country's navy was warships. It was only after the appearance of aircraft carriers in World War II that the situation reversed. After World War II, warships were completely eliminated.
The aircraft carrier was developed during the inter-war period. Not long after the aircraft was used for military purposes, humans successfully took off and landed on the ship. The Pacific War of World War II began from Pearl Harbor. The aircraft carrier participated in every key battle, ending the era of naval warfare.
An aerial warship was a hybrid of a warship and an aircraft carrier. Japan added a deck to the rear half of the Ise-class warship to take off aircraft.
Submarines. Submarines first appeared to secretly destroy the enemy's main ships. At first, the submarine was just a wooden barrel. It was driven to the bottom of the enemy's main ships and detonated by attaching explosives to the bottom of the enemy's ships. Later, it was equipped with cannons on the deck to attack weaker ships. It was only during World War II that it was developed to launch torpedoes from underwater.
The battle continued. Not long after, the Japanese 5th Fleet, the special task force, the Shima Fleet, came from the south and barged into the battlefield where the Nishimura Squadron had been completely annihilated. The people of the Shima Fleet saw the tragic and tragic situation of the Japanese fleet. The flames of war curled up, and most of the warships were sunk. The fleet members were shocked and immediately retreated. They quickly fled the scene by fighting and fleeing.
The commander of the Mobile Forces, Lieutenant General Ozawa, owned four aircraft carriers-Auspicious Crane, Auspicious Phoenix, Thousand Years, and Thousand Yoda. The four aircraft carriers only had 108 old aircraft carriers. Ozawa's fleet became the bait for the US military, successfully luring the US military to head north. The US military dispatched more than 300 fighter planes to attack Ozawa's fleet. The two sides had an intense aerial battle, and all 108 fighter planes on Ozawa's fleet were shot down. Without the support of the air forces, all the aircraft carriers, including the Auspicious Crane, as well as the light cruiser Tama, the destroyer Hatsuki, and seven other warships were also sunk by the US military.
Ozawa was persuaded to transfer to the destroyer Wakatsuki. Soon, he raised the command flag on the light cruiser Oyodo and led the remaining ships to continue retreating north, returning to the base in Amami Island.
After a series of air strikes by the American fighter jets, the Kurita fleet began to retreat due to the lack of fuel. Josh's fighter jet also retreated with the fleet. The aircraft carrier Gulf of the Caribbean headed to Samar Island to receive the retreating fighter jets. Kurita's fleet took the opportunity to pass through the San Bernardino Strait and charge toward the Sea of Samar Island.
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