The Third Reich in Desperation

The report of the USS Ward destroyer attacking the submarine went through layers of review and finally reached the U.S. Army Command.

But it was too late. Outside the headquarters, the densely packed fleet had already appeared at the end of the field of vision.

These fighter planes are obviously not like the American P-40 fighter jets, and through the binoculars, many American military officers can already see the huge red rising sun flag painted on the wings.

This is a Japanese plane!

Those crazy little guys, who haven't gotten out of the quagmire of war on the Asian continent, are now unexpectedly raiding the US military base in the Pacific Ocean without warning? !

At this moment, countless American officers and soldiers were finally completely shocked by the arrogance and courage of the Japanese.

"Woo..." The air defense siren that should have been sounded a long time ago, at this time, finally sounded belatedly.

"This is not a drill, this is not a drill, it's an air strike..." In the broadcast, there was a huge change that made it difficult for countless officers and soldiers to accept for a while.

Just the day before, they had thought they were outside the war, the army of a safe neutral country, safe from any danger.But at this moment, the wrong thinking was broken.

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While the Americans were shocked by the madness of the Japanese, the Japanese pilots who were already close to the target were also surprised by the strength of the US military.

In Pearl Harbor, there are 8 battleships, 3 light cruisers, 3 seaplane supply ships, and 29 destroyers just at berth.

And this does not include the 4 light cruisers and 3 destroyers that are at anchor in Pearl Harbor.

Such a huge fleet stayed in just one military port.The most important thing is that the Japanese pilots did not find the three U.S. aircraft carriers that were repeatedly required to be the first to sink the first U.S. aircraft carrier in the combat training order.

Excluding the aircraft carrier fleet, there is still such a strong lineup of warships.Americans are really rich and powerful!

Surprised to be surprised, the Japanese aviation soldiers did not delay in a daze like the American soldiers who had no war experience.

It can be said that the tasks in their hands have not been missed at all.With the sound of "Wait, wag, ...", huge bombs rushed towards the densely packed American warships below along a parabolic trajectory.

"Boom! Boom!...Boom!" Accompanied by the loud explosion, the American sailors finally figured out the situation.

This time, it's really not a drill!

Text 734 killer

At 7:49, the Japanese army issued an assault signal, and the air commandos immediately launched an attack formation, and the dive bomber team took the lead in attacking. At 7:55, batches of bombs rained down on Hickam Airport, Wheeler Airport, and Ford Island Airport near the base of the US Pacific Fleet, blowing up hundreds of US planes lined up on the airport into piles of scrap metal. , destroyed the hangar.

In just a few minutes, the Japanese completely destroyed the air defense facilities at Pearl Harbor, and sent a signal to Nan Yunpai on the "Akagi" aircraft carrier that the attack was successful: "Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!"

At 7:57, Japanese torpedo planes broke in from several directions, and fired torpedoes at the US warships on the east and west sides of Ford Island at a height of only 12 meters above the water surface.

Subsequently, Japanese horizontal bombers entered from the due west direction and bombed the battleship parked on the east side of Ford Island again. The antiaircraft artillery position was quickly destroyed.

When the Japanese plane's first wave of surprise attack began, the U.S. military was in a state of confusion and panic, almost powerless to parry.The anti-aircraft guns on the island did not fire sporadically until 6 minutes later. Of the 33 anti-aircraft gun companies, only 4 companies fired, and very few Japanese aircraft were shot down.

In the first few minutes of the warships in the U.S. port, almost none of the captains realized what was happening, and the captains of the ships who lacked combat experience were still in chaos and inconceivable.

Until 40:[-], the first attack wave ended, the Japanese plane successfully completed the first air strike mission and returned safely, and the U.S. military failed to turn over.

On the other hand, in this wave of offensives, the biggest purpose of the Japanese air force was not to destroy how many American warships or destroy how many facilities on the island.

His biggest goal is simply to wipe out a large number of U.S. fighter jets and gain air supremacy.Then, destroy the US military's anti-aircraft artillery positions and reduce the intensity of the US military's anti-aircraft firepower.

On the surface, this seems to be in great conflict with the tactical purpose of concentrating on attacking the main battleships of the US fleet at Pearl Harbor formulated by the Japanese base camp at the beginning.

Even the attack on the US warship was only to weaken the anti-aircraft firepower that destroyed the warship, not to sink the warship in this wave of attacks.

But in fact, such an approach must not conflict with the essential tactical purpose of the Japanese army, on the contrary it is more conducive to achieving this purpose!

In fact, the fighters of the first wave of attacks had only one purpose, and that was to clear the way for the second wave of attacks and eliminate threats.

The real trump card of the "Mobile Force" is this second wave of attack!

The 168 planes of the Japanese army in charge of the second wave of attack took off at 7:15, launched an attack formation at 46:55, entered from the east of Oahu Island, and started attacking at [-]:[-].

This wave of attacks is very different from the Pearl Harbor surprise attack in history. The main attack target of the Japanese bombers is no longer the American ship, but under the air cover of the fighter jets, they attack the oil on the mountain 5 miles away from Pearl Harbor. Initiate a decisive bombing igniter.

Under the circumstances at the time, even if a Japanese fighter plane flew to the correct position and dropped bombs, they could be blown up to the last drop.And in this way, all the ships and aircraft in Pearl Harbor of the US military will become a pile of scrap iron.

The fire and violent explosion will solve everything for the Japanese army.

The U.S. Navy has 450 million tons of heavy oil stored at Pearl Harbor.The Japanese navy, which moved the attack target from the ship to here, can easily take advantage of this disaster and kill four birds with one stone. It destroys the US warships in the port, stops the fighter planes at the airport, destroys the repair facilities of the machinery factory, causes huge casualties, and subsequent burning loss.

The burning 450 million tons of heavy oil fire cannot be extinguished by any means of fire fighting.Needless to say, this fire can completely destroy Pearl Harbor and the possibility of it continuing to exist as a military port!

And to rebuild this important military port, even if the United States is at full power, it will be impossible in a few years.

As a result, the U.S. Navy, without its forward base, could only retreat 3500 kilometers back to San Diego, California.

If the U.S. military sets off from there to fight in the future, it will never enjoy the kind of advantage enjoyed by the U.S. Navy during the Pacific War in history.

It can be said that this tactic provided by the Germans has made Yamamoto 56's idea of ​​playing a strategic advantage in the next year fully established!Even, this advantage may last longer than a year.

Not everyone sees the danger of leaving such a ticking time bomb at Pearl Harbor, but there is no substitute for the heavy fuel that has accumulated over time and without which it will be impossible for the US fleet to recover from Pearl Harbor began to launch any combat operations.As a result, the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor will also be unable to move an inch.

Therefore, such dangerous strategic materials were placed at the core by the US military itself.

Originally, it was understandable for the US military to do this.

After all, the area where heavy oil is stored has been strictly kept secret. It is hard to imagine that the Japanese can get relevant information.

Such an important piece of information was sent to the Japanese headquarters by the German intelligence agency, which is unimaginable for the US military.

When Yamamoto 56 got the tactical advice sent by the Germans, he immediately slapped his legs and nodded.

Any fool can see that if the German tactical suggestion is followed, as long as the U.S. Navy’s oil depot in Hawaii is ignited, the main force of the U.S. Navy in Hawaii will be completely over!

The fire will burn, the oil depot will explode, and the whole of Hawaii will become a sea of ​​​​flames, and it is impossible to restore its original function within a year.

Of course, Yamamoto 56 is not a vegetarian either.Based on the tactical guidance given by the Germans, he made specific arrangements in detail.

For example, he handed over the bombing of the heavy oil area to the second wave of attack aircraft instead of the first wave.

The reason why the oil depot was attacked last is because once the oil depot is ignited, the thick smoke from the fire will block the ground targets, and then affect the effect of subsequent air strikes.If the oil depot was bombed in the first wave, the effect of the second wave of attack would be greatly reduced.

On the contrary, the targets of the first wave of attacks were all to lay the foundation for the second wave of attacks and remove obstacles.After reducing the air-to-air and surface-to-air firepower of the US military, the second wave of oil depot bombing will also be more successful!

At the same time, the Japanese pocket submarines that sneaked into Pearl Harbor also quickly released mines and fired torpedoes, blocking the exit of the dead port and not letting a warship go.

In this battle, Yamamoto 56 really achieved a record that was even more terrifying than the original history. It ate up all the US warships in Pearl Harbor in one go, leaving no one behind!

BODY 735 Great failures

"Mr. President! I just got the exact news...Pearl Harbor was attacked, and Japan did it!" Washington, a young secretary grabbed the phone receiver and looked at his President Roosevelt with panicked eyes.