Chapter 1504 Unpredictable
Shadao Huben Naval Command.
This is a temporary tent built on a small high ground. Liu Qiang, Qiao Qingshan and others were sitting together drinking, eating meat and bragging. They were really happy.
Not only because the battle these two days really made them so excited that they could not sleep when they were dark, but also because they were all hoping that the reconnaissance aircraft sent out could send back good news as soon as possible.
After dark, Liu Qiang had sent several waves of Black Widow Fighter to reconnaise the Japanese fleet, but unfortunately, they have not been able to discover the anchorage of the Japanese fleet so far.
Before this, Liu Qiang sent several submarines to the sea areas where the Japanese fleet appeared before, but when they arrived at the place, they found that the Japanese fleet was nowhere to be seen.
It is obvious that the Japanese Navy is not a fool, so they naturally cannot stay in place and have moved to the place long ago.
But it doesn't matter. Anyway, I'm idle, so I just think it's just for practical training.
As for the scouting opportunity sent out, it wouldn't be able to confirm your position in the vast ocean and return to the starting point after running a long lap?
Everyone on earth knows that there were no GPS in World War II, and land aviation can generally be positioned with terrain and landmarks, while the most convenient way for naval aviation to return after the battle on the vast sea is to use radio navigation.
Most aircraft have radio compass on them, which can receive radio signals sent by navigation stations.
The radio compass is composed of components such as ring antennas, compass receivers, indicators, etc., and the heading is determined by measuring the angle between the aircraft and the radio waves.
In addition, shore-based navigation equipment is also a very important part. For example, the low-frequency radio waves used in the United States are positioned based on the principle of hyperbolicity and are mainly used on ships and long-range aircraft in the Pacific War Zone, with a navigation distance of up to 2,500 kilometers.
Aircraft with conditions can also be guided and positioned by Roland and flew back to the aircraft carrier. The b-29 bomber has an/apn-4. The Roland long-range navigation system played an important role when it burned Tokyo.
If the radio is not available, the pilot will either follow the pilot plane to the black end, or look for possible marks through his eyes, or rely entirely on faith.
As for aircraft such as ship attack, ship explosion, seaplane or patrol aircraft that can carry multiple people, there is usually a navigator served by veterans.
They are experienced and good at route calculation. They can calculate the aircraft coordinates, heading and altitude using tools such as maps, magnetic compass, gyroscopes, sextant, barometers, etc., and precise timing.
These people often hold low positions such as bomb droppers and machine gunners, but are highly respected. For example, HNA Japan is extremely dependent on these veterans because of its lack of radio technology.
When the war was short of talents, more than a dozen Galaxy bombers had collectively failed to return to their trek.
In order to avoid the problem of reconnaissance aircraft trekking at night, Liu Qiang had already established a high-power lighthouse on the sand island as a marker, and also established a radio navigation system.
As for whether the Japanese fleet will launch an attack?
Then don't worry too much.
Because the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet does not have the ability to fight at night now, even if they have the ruthlessness of resuscitation to attack, they have to be able to beat the large number of Black Widow night fighters on Midway Island.
The Allies had already set up a cordon within a few hundred kilometers around the fleet. No matter which angle the Japanese Air Corps came to do something, they could find the target one hour in advance.
"It seems that it's hard to fight tonight. Everyone should take a break early. There may be a big tough battle waiting for us tomorrow. It is necessary to maintain our spirits!"
After eating some lunch meat, beef jerky, drinking some Maotai liquor, and then two more Huazi. Liu Qiang looked down at his watch and found that it was already half past eleven at night.
However, there is a saying that goes, "All coincidences will be written." Just as Liu Qiang was about to take a shower and go to bed, a thunderous explosion suddenly came from a distance, breaking the silence of the night.
"Hey, where did this fight start?"
Liu Qiang raised his eyebrows and immediately walked out of the tent and looked at the sea level where the explosion sounded in the distance, but everything in the distance was still shrouded by the black night demon, and no fire was rising into the sky.
"What the hell is going on?"
"Did we find the Japanese sneak attack troops here? Or did some ships be ambushed by the Japanese?"
"Or it was the Japanese submarine that hit the mine we buried?"
"We have not received relevant information yet. Most of the time, what happened to the US military, right?"
Qiao Qingshan and others also walked out, picked up the telescope and looked around, and they started to talk about each other.
Bang bang bang bang, not long after, suddenly, bursts of dense explosions continued to sound. This time, it was no longer limited to a certain direction, but from multiple directions, and explosions continued to occur.
"Look, you can see the direction at nine o'clock, and there is still eleven o'clock,..."
"Fight! Finally, fight again!"
"No, it seems that many ships on our side have been hit by torpedoes!"
As the explosion continued to sound, balls of fire lights soared into the sky on the distant sea surface, which seemed particularly dazzling under the heavy night sky!
Not long after, they saw another beam of strong light in the air illuminating the sea level, forming a beam of dazzling light columns.
Seeing the movement, Liu Qiang and others didn’t know what was going on!
That's right, the Japanese submarine troops that had been lurking around Midway Island for a long time finally couldn't help but kill them all.
Full-time anti-submarine ships such as destroyers and escort boats on the periphery discovered the enemy situation at the first time and took action quickly.
"Report to the commander, I am Xie Wuxin, the captain of the destroyer No. 017. Our ship successfully destroyed a Japanese submarine!"
"Report to the commander, the frigate No. 011 was attacked by Japanese torpedoes, and was seriously damaged and could not be repaired, and was about to sink."
"Report to the commander,..."
As time goes by, information has been spread to the Hu Ben Navy Command, with good news and a lot of bad news.
Under the influence of the butterfly effect, the anti-submarine technical methods of the Allied fleet have basically reached the peak level during World War II. If it was in broad daylight, no matter how many Japanese troops came to cause trouble, they would only be exhausted.
But at night, on this open sea, Japanese submarines came in the darkness, and the Japanese torpedo Type 95 torpedo is the fastest torpedo commonly used by navies in various countries in the world.
They can advance at a speed of 83~94km/h, and their range can reach 9000 m~12,000m.
Under such circumstances and conditions, even if the Allied anti-submarine forces use their strength, it is not easy to completely prevent them.
Therefore, after more than 32 Japanese submarines fought out with all their might, frigates, destroyers and other ships guarding the periphery were hit one after another, and fires burst into the sky.
Of course, the Allied forces are not just passively beaten. After a large number of anti-submarine aircraft were dispatched, a large number of Japanese submarines were exposed to lights.
Chapter completed!