"All ships open fire, destroy those aircraft carriers of the Japanese!"
On the battleship Peter II, the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Empire Navy, the fleet commander Admiral Isakov issued an order.
"Yes, Your Excellency the Commander!" Rear Admiral Kasatolov, the chief of staff of the fleet, replied.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The 410mm main gun of the battleship Peter II fired fiercely.
One after another, the heavy shells hit the aircraft carriers of the Japanese.
The rest of the warships also opened fire. One after another, 410mm shells and 380mm shells hit the aircraft carriers of the Japanese. There were even 460mm shells.
The N3-class battleships of the British Empire captured by the Russian Empire Navy in the Mediterranean Sea Battle were equipped with 457mm main guns. Afterwards, the Russian Empire Navy modified it and replaced it with a 460mm main gun, which further improved its power and armor-piercing ability.
Of course, using a 460mm main gun to attack an aircraft carrier is undoubtedly a typical anti-aircraft gun hitting a mosquito.
Not to mention the main guns of the battleship, even the main guns of the cruiser can pose a fatal threat to the aircraft carriers of this era.
Especially the flight deck of the aircraft carrier of this era is very fragile and can be blown up easily. Once the flight deck is blown up, the aircraft carrier loses the ability to take off and land aircraft. Then, the combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier is naturally greatly affected.
The 21 battleships of the Russian Empire Navy, with a large number of cruisers and destroyers, launched a fierce attack on the aircraft carrier formation of the Eastern Empire Navy Combined Fleet.
One after another, heavy shells went straight to those aircraft carriers.
Although the combination of aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft has replaced the battleship and become the new main force in naval warfare. However, that is when the aircraft carrier is not approached.
Once the aircraft carrier is approached by the battleship, it will be dead.
The current aircraft carrier formation of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet is undoubtedly facing such a problem.
Although, Vice Admiral Chuichi Nanyun, commander of the aircraft carrier formation of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet, has issued an order to break out. However, facing the siege of the battleship formation of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Empire Navy, how could they escape at this time?
"Boom!"
A 410mm shell hit the Fengxiang aircraft carrier.
And the Fengxiang aircraft carrier is just a small aircraft carrier with a displacement of less than 10,000 tons. Not only is the number of carrier-based aircraft on board very limited, but the defense is also very poor.
The 410mm shell easily penetrated the flight deck and exploded in the aircraft carrier hangar.
The huge power directly damaged the Fengxiang aircraft carrier.
The other battleships of the Russian Empire Navy also opened fire. For a time, the Japanese 1None of the three aircraft carriers could escape, and they were all targeted.
The situation on the battlefield was already very critical for the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet.
"General, order our land-based Type 99 carrier-based bombers and Type 97 carrier-based attack aircraft to attack the Russians immediately. Only in this way can we repel the Russian attack and have a chance of survival!" Major General Ito Seiichi, Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, suggested.
Lieutenant General Nagumo Chuichi’s face was full of bitterness: "It’s useless, it’s too late. Even if the land-based Type 99 carrier-based bombers and Type 97 carrier-based attack aircraft received the order and immediately took off with bombs. It would take a lot of time for them to fly to the battlefield. And we can’t hold on for that long. The Russians’ main battleships can easily sink all our aircraft carriers."
Indeed, now the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet’s aircraft carrier formation is already difficult to fly. In other words, there was absolutely no possibility of escape.
What awaited them was being eliminated one by one by the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Empire Navy.
However, even at this time, those Orientals were very crazy.
The cruisers and destroyers of the Orientals were also fighting desperately with the warships of the Russian Empire Navy. Even if they were completely at a disadvantage. Even if they had no chance of winning.
Some Oriental destroyers bravely rushed towards the main battleships of the Russian Empire Navy, trying to destroy these main battleships by lightning.
But unfortunately, they were often torn to pieces by the secondary guns of the main battleships before they rushed to the front of the main battleships of the Russian Empire Navy.
"Boom! Boom!"
Explosions continued to sound on the sea.
The main battleships of the Russian Empire Navy were completely slaughtering the aircraft carriers of the Orientals.
Whether it was a properly built aircraft carrier or one converted from a merchant ship or other vessel, it was like paper in front of the main gun of the battleship and was easily destroyed. (To read the exciting novel, go to Faloo Novel Network!)
The aircraft carrier Ryujo was approached and fired upon by the battleship Peter II. At a distance of seven or eight kilometers, almost every shot hit its target.
A large number of 410mm shells directly hit the aircraft carrier Ryujo and destroyed it.
The aircraft carriers Soryu, Hiryu, Shokaku and Zuikaku had no way to escape.
Even in many cases, these aircraft carriers were besieged by multiple battleships of the Russian Empire Navy.
Under such circumstances, it is natural to imagine what the outcome would be.
The Zuiho, Shoho, Taiyo, Yunying, Okitaka, Hiyo and Shunyaku aircraft carriers of the Eastern Empire Navy are all converted aircraft carriers.Aircraft carriers. The hull structure and the like are not as good as professional aircraft carriers. In fierce battles, they are more likely to be destroyed.
So that the battle did not last long, and the aircraft carrier formation of the East Ocean Empire Navy Combined Fleet was almost wiped out.
All aircraft carriers were sunk. Cruisers and destroyers also suffered heavy losses.
Only a very small number of cruisers and destroyers escaped from the battlefield and fled back to the East Ocean Empire. The rest were all sunk.
And such a heavy loss is undoubtedly a devastating blow to the East Ocean Empire Navy.
Even though there are still a large number of warships under construction in the shipyards of the East Ocean Empire Navy. However, with such a large loss this time, it is impossible for them to recover their strength. .
