In fact, even if Yan Guang, a later generation, would think of many things, people of this era would think of themselves. After all, weren’t the new weapons that were so diverse in later generations that were all created by these people?

It's just limited to technical issues, so only a few of these fantasies can be realized.

And self-guided torpedo is one of these wonderful ideas.

Yamamoto Iroji was right, and aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft will determine the fate of future naval warfare.

However, in addition to the above two things, the weapons carried by the carrier-based aircraft themselves are also very important.

It is also for this reason that the Germans developed guided bombs and the Americans developed short torpedoes.

However, the one who took them one step ahead was the Chinese...

When the Japanese were still using direct torpedoes, the Chinese Navy had already begun to use self-guided torpedoes, which also gave Chen Shaokuan a great advantage when fighting Yamamoto Isorosaki.

Compared with direct torpedoes, self-guided torpedoes are the same as underwater missiles...

In fact, the National Defense Forces have begun to develop guided bombs and anti-ship missiles, especially air-launched anti-ship missiles. However, during the development process, many unexpected troubles have arisen, especially anti-ship missiles.

Although the progress of shore-based anti-ship missiles and ship-based models is relatively smooth, the air-launched model has encountered problems in miniaturization, which cannot technically meet the requirements of miniaturization. In addition, there are also great problems in guidance. After all, the target of a missile is a mobile warship. Although the speed of a warship cannot be compared with that of a missile, moving and fixed targets are two different things after all.

Of course. If it is an air-ship missile like HS293, the National Defense Forces have equipped a certain number.

However, in Yan Guang's view, weapons like hs293 are more like gliding guided bombs than air-ship missiles. After all, the maximum range of hs293 is less than ten kilometers.

However, even self-guided torpedoes are enough to make the Japanese pay a huge price.

During the entire battle, facing the self-guided torpedo that had never been seen before, the Japanese army was in chaos and suffered huge losses. However, the bomb load capacity of the ships attacking was limited, so they did not wipe out all the joint fleet at sea. However, even so, the Japanese paid the price of three aircraft carriers being sunk, one aircraft carrier being injured, and multiple warships being sunk.

The aircraft carriers that were sunk were the Canglong and Feilong of the Second Air Force of the First Air Fleet of the United Fleet, as well as the Ruihe of the Fifth Air Force. In addition, the Shohe of the Fifth Air Force was also injured, and the speed of the Fifth Air Force was reduced a lot.

The six main aircraft carriers that the First Air Fleet fought this time were destroyed half of them in one go.

In addition, other types of warships were also sunk and injured a lot. Considering the importance of aircraft carriers to the joint fleet, this battle alone destroyed half of the joint fleet's combat effectiveness.

When the Ocean Fleet's ship battle surrounded the ships that had consumed all the ammunition back and were about to come again, looking at the burning ships on the sea, although Yamamoto Iroku was trembling all over, he issued an order very quickly.

"Escape from this sea area immediately!"

"But, the fighter planes sent out are still there?"

Nagashi Yunchao, who was beside him, was shocked when he heard this and hurriedly stepped forward to remind him.

You should know that aircraft carriers are important, but skilled carrier-based pilots are equally important. Japan will lose so badly in the future, in addition to its industrial strength being inferior to the United States, it is also very important to have a lot of losses to the pilots.

However, when he heard Tadaichi Nagamoto, Iroku Yamamoto just shook his head and said.

"Let them go directly to the nearest land-based airport when they return." As he said that, Yamamoto Iroku glanced outside the bridge again. "If we don't leave now, we may not have the chance to leave again!"

Although Yamamoto Iroku had heard of such a weapon, he never thought that this weapon would have such great power.

On the other hand, Iroku Yamamoto had no choice but to use this weapon, so unless he wanted to throw the entire joint fleet here, there was only one way to retreat.

"So, those injured ships?"

After hesitating for a moment, Nagashi Takashi pointed to the injured ships outside.

Although the ships have not sunk yet, their speed has been reduced a lot. If they act together, they will drag the entire fleet down the speed of movement.

Hearing Tadaichi Nagamoto's question, a glimmer flashed in Yamamoto's eyes.

"Let them drive to the nearest port by themselves..."

As he said that, Yamamoto Iroku took a look outside again.

"I hope they can help us mislead the enemy..."

"clear…"

Yamamoto Iroku hopes that the injured ships burned with thick smoke can attract the enemy's attention so that most of the remaining ones can successfully escape from the battlefield.

However, what Yamamoto Izuru did not expect was that the navy not only had torpedoes that could attack the target on its own, but also had early warning aircraft conducting reconnaissance missions in the sky. Therefore, Yamamoto Izuru's every move did not escape the early warning aircraft's eyes. However, when the news came back to Chen Shaokuan, Chen Shaokuan hesitated for some time on the issue of choosing a target.

Although the four aircraft carriers of the Ocean Fleet have the strongest comprehensive performance in the world, if they want to be ranked among the top five in the world, at least the top four should belong to the Ocean Fleet, and in another half a year, from the first to the tenth will be the Ocean Fleet.

However, there are only four aircraft carriers in the Ocean Fleet now, and a lot of carrier-based aircraft have been lost in many battles. Although these losses have been compensated by the backup aircraft carried by the Lingbo itself, the losses are losses after all, so the existing forces can only choose one target...

If you act dispersed, it will not only be difficult to bring a fatal blow to the target, but it will also cause more casualties.

“Which one should I choose…”

Finally, Chen Shaokuan decided to destroy the already injured fleet first, and then to destroy the remaining fleet of Yamamoto Izuru.

Anyway, there is an early warning plane following in the sky. There is no need to worry that Yamamoto Izuru will run away.

When thinking about this, Chen Shaokuan did not expect many things...

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Under Chen Shaokuan's order, the carrier-based aircraft group that had replenished ammunition and fuel quickly took off from the deck again and flew towards a new target.

The targets this time are mainly those ships that have suffered severe damage and seriously affect the speed of the ship.

Most of these ships are destroyers or cruisers, so they usually have relatively complete air defense weapons. However, in front of more than a hundred ships, the little air defense equipment of these ships is not enough to see at all.

However, because these ships are large in number and after an air strike, the soldiers on the ship have become more responsive, so there is no panic like the first time during the air strike.

In addition, although self-guided torpedoes can track targets by themselves, the torpedoes are not missiles after all, and do not have a long range as long as missiles. With limited range, if the target's own speed is higher and just avoids torpedoes, then when the range is consumed, these torpedoes will have no choice but to explode.

In the end, the fleet's ships were eliminated, and the fleet's ship bomb was dispatched twice before they succeeded.

When Chen Shaokuan turned his target to the remaining three aircraft carriers and other ships, he encountered another layer of obstacle...

Although Yamamoto Iroku hopes that the injured ships can completely attract the enemy's attention, there is no possibility of attracting them. After all, for anyone, the attractiveness of the three aircraft carriers is much stronger than that of a group of ships that have not been far from sinking.

So after starting to sail towards the nearest port, Yamamoto Iroku contacted the Flight Forces of the Land Airlines and asked them to provide air cover for the remaining fleet.

Although the relationship between the Japanese Army and the Navy has always been bad, even to the point of death, in order to avoid the complete annihilation of the joint fleet, the land aviation can only dispatch flight troops to provide support.

When the Ocean Fleet's flight troops completely solved the target and turned the target to Yamamoto Izuru, Yamamoto Izuru actually drove the remaining fleet into the nearest port under the cover of the China Airlines.

In this process, although Yamamoto Izuru paid a certain price, the most important aircraft carrier was not lost. Even the injured Shochi was brought back to the port by Yamamoto Izuru.

However, Chen Shaokuan had no choice but to face the remaining main force of the joint fleet that had already hid back to the port.

Because the self-guided torpedo equipped by the fleet is not like the torpedo modified by Japan during Pearl Harbor, it can be used in shallow water areas. If you really have to throw it into the port, the final result will probably be a bottom-up explosion...

If only aviation bombs are used, not to mention the dense air defense firepower of the ports, aviation bombs cannot bring a fatal blow to large ships after all...

"Damn it!!!"

Faced with such a result, Chen Shaokuan smashed the table hard.

Although the result of destroying nearly half of the main force of the joint fleet was quite good, only such results were achieved when all the combined fleets were eliminated, which made Chen Shaokuan angry.

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Although the Philippine Navy lasted for a short time, the result shocked the whole world.

At a very slight price, it hit the joint fleet hard, which was a rare victory for any country.

And when the joint fleet was severely damaged, it was obvious that the Philippines and other things could only be left to China to ravage.

But these are not important. What scares the world, whether it is Japan or Britain or the United States the most.

After the joint fleet was severely damaged, the door to the south was already open to China. In this case, not only South Oceans, but even Australia is likely to be...

Earlier, Britain and the United States estimated that even if China and Japan had a naval battle, and if China could win, the price would not be small. After all, the performance of zero war was experienced by the United States and the United Kingdom, and even if the performance of the aircraft carrier itself was not as good as China, Japan had six aircraft carriers after all, while China had only four.

But now...

A big crisis...

on the other hand…

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Just when the Philippines won a complete victory at sea and its offensive against the Philippines also increased, the Indian side also made a breakthrough in the battle.

More than 10,000 troops surrounded by the Hakata River, in the end, only two or three thousand successfully broke through with reinforcements. Then the National Defense Force launched extremely fierce revenge against the Japanese army on the other side of the river.

First, there was a large-scale bombing, and then directly used incendiary bombs to clean the floor.

If it weren't for the international influence or something, chemical weapons might even be used.

But even so, the Japanese army on the other side of the river still paid a huge price, but the Japanese army still stood firm on the river bank under the command of Fengwen at the foot of the mountain.

Facing Fengwen’s defense at the foot of the mountain, He Zhuguo had no better way.

After all, such a big river is crossing there, which is an obstacle to anyone.

It is obvious that the obstacles to offense and defense are greater.

But not long afterwards, a staff officer of He Zhuguo came up with a solution for He Zhuguo.

"Otherwise, use an amphibious tank!"

Looking at He Zhuguo who was thinking hard about how to break through, a staff officer thought about it and spoke.

At the earliest, He Zhuguo considered using airborne troops.

However, things like airborne soldiers are like taking advantage of the Hell Express. If you don’t pay attention, you will end up being wiped out.

At present, the Japanese army is still firmly standing on the Hakata River, so if it is not necessary, He Zhuguo is unwilling to throw the airborne troops into the battlefield.
To be continued...