The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 871

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“Baka, idiot, how are you defending? How could you let our aircraft carrier be attacked by the enemy?”

The fire on the Kaga aircraft carrier was finally brought under control after great efforts by the people on the foot basin. Before the fire was extinguished, the commander of the Combined Fleet, Isoroku Yamamoto, had already called Chuichi Nagumo over and gave him a severe lecture!

“Can the Kaga and Shokaku continue to fight?”

Isoroku Yamamoto was not a person who easily lost his temper, but what happened just now made him very angry.

Every main battleship of the Combined Fleet was hard-won by the entire country through frugality, so there was no room for any mistakes!

If an aircraft carrier or battleship sank due to personal mistakes, let alone Chuichi Nagumo, even if he committed suicide, he would not be able to make up for the great loss of the empire!

That’s why Isoroku Yamamoto couldn’t help but scold Chuichi Nagumo, but scolding can’t solve the problem.

Now that the enemy can launch the first wave If there is an attack, there may be a second wave, a third wave, or even a continuous air strike!

Therefore, the top priority now is to take off the fighters on your own aircraft carrier as soon as possible and let these fighters take off to protect the airspace safety of the entire fleet!

Due to the outbreak of the World War, coupled with the outstanding performance of the high-performance fighters in the German Air Force on the European battlefield, all countries began to desperately develop their own advanced fighters, trying to catch up with the level of the German army and erase the huge gap between the two sides.

In 1925, the foot basin began to accelerate the development of its own advanced fighters.

As in history, due to the limitation of engine power, Because the performance of fighter planes of various countries is generally not strong, the comparison between fighter planes of various countries and the German army can show their respective gaps.

But this is not a fatal problem for the foot basin people. They still chose to cut corners by reducing the weight of the metal structure on the fighter plane and artificially increasing the thrust-to-weight ratio of the fighter plane, so that the fighter plane has a maneuverability that does not belong to its power level!

This approach makes the foot basin’s fighter planes very fragile, but it provides the foot basin’s fighter planes with the maneuverability to fight the German army! The most advanced aircraft currently equipped by the foot basin is the Type 97 carrier-based attack aircraft. This type of aircraft This aircraft was the main fighter equipped by the Japanese before the Zero fighter was born. At this time, this fighter was launched ten years ahead of schedule!

Although the Type 97 fighter weakened the strength of the fuselage and sacrificed some of its protective performance, this price brought it better maneuverability than the Allied fighters of other countries at that time. With such maneuverability, the Japanese army has the ability to fight the German army!

In front of Yamamoto Isoroku, Nagumo Chuichi did not dare to breathe.

He knew that Yamamoto Isoroku did not like him very much and had some complaints about his position as the commander of the air force, and the other party’s identity was the commander of the Combined Fleet.

Therefore, if he had any evidence in the hands of the enemy, Yamamoto Isoroku would seize it at any time and use it to attack Nanyun Chu.

However, he had to answer Yamamoto Isoroku’s question, and if he answered truthfully and told Yamamoto Isoroku that these two aircraft carriers had lost their combat capability, I’m afraid the enemy would tear him apart alive!

Everyone knows that in the combined fleet, these five aircraft carriers are Yamamoto Isoroku’s darlings. At this time, they haven’t even seen the enemy yet, and they have directly lost two aircraft carriers. It would be strange if Yamamoto Isoroku could look at him well!

“What? Can’t we fight?”

Seeing Nanyun Chuichi’s hesitation, Yamamoto Isoroku’s face immediately turned cold!

“No, that’s not the case, Commander. Although the two aircraft carriers have suffered some damage, the key parts of the ship have not been damaged, so they still have combat capability. However, because the deck on the aircraft carrier has been damaged, the take-off and landing of the fighter planes have been affected, so the fighter planes cannot take off and land normally, so they have temporarily lost their combat capability!”

Seeing that Yamamoto Isoroku’s face fell, Nanyun Chuichi quickly added:”But this kind of damage is not too serious. As long as they return to the shipyard to repair the deck and the cabins under the deck, it won’t take long for the two aircraft carriers to restore their combat capability. After all, the position where they are damaged is not the critical position near the waterline!”

Nanyun Chuichi obviously concealed the situation. The damage to the Kaga and Shokaku aircraft carriers was quite serious. Although they were not directly sunk, they had been severely damaged. In this case, it was obviously not as soon as he said that they could be repaired. However

, Nanyun Chuichi did not dare to tell the truth. If he told the truth, wouldn’t Yamamoto Isoroku eat him alive?

“Well, that’s good!”

After hearing what Nanyun Chuyi said, Yamamoto Isoroku felt relieved. He had seen the injuries of the two aircraft carriers. It was indeed as Nanyun Chuyi said. The damaged position was not near the waterline, so there was no risk of sinking. Although a huge hole was blown out on the deck by the bomb, it would be easy to repair as long as the keel was not damaged!

So Yamamoto Isoroku believed Nanyun Chuyi’s explanation, and it was useless if he didn’t believe it. With a powerful enemy at hand, he couldn’t really dismiss Nanyun Chuyi. If he really dismissed Nanyun Chuyi, the morale of the Japanese army would definitely be affected. After all, changing generals before the battle was a taboo in the military!

Although Yamamoto Isoroku was the commander of the Combined Fleet, he actually knew very little about the aviation operations of aircraft carriers. He was a complete layman!

Yamamoto Isoroku’s real strength was actually his strategic ability, and in terms of commanding operations, other generals were better than him!

“Yamaguchi-kun, the enemy has launched an attack on us, but we have not found the specific location of the enemy. We are obviously at a disadvantage in this battle. So, based on your rich experience, where do you think the enemy will appear?”

Ignoring Nanyun Chuichi, Yamamoto Isoroku looked at another young general and asked him.

Yamaguchi Tamon, the commander of the Second Air Force of the Foot Basin Navy, is also very capable. Although he is not as famous as Nanyun Chuichi, his ability is not inferior to Nanyun Chuichi.

In fact, Yamaguchi Tamon is better than Nanyun Chuichi to some extent. At least, this person’s courage to fight is far superior to Nanyun Chuichi!

Hearing Yamamoto Isoroku’s question, Yamaguchi Tamon thought for a while, and then said:”The enemy’s goal should be based on the Bermuda Islands, and the Azores should have the same strategic position as the Bermuda Islands. Therefore, I think the enemy’s position at this time should be in our northeastern region!”