Chapter 2720 Night Air Raid 1

A long-range artillery shell accurately hit one of the shafts. The violent impact and explosion directly broke the heavy steel support into two pieces! The motor shaft that was more than ten meters high roared and fell down, smashing the facilities nearby. The oil field covered dozens of square kilometers. In these areas, there were hundreds of motor shafts, power stations, power houses and other facilities. It is possible to hit this area hard, and the Americans are preparing to attack here with half of the projection capacity tonight!

Fires shot up into the sky in the oil fields. Although the Japanese have closed the oil wells, some of the remaining oil and flammable materials cannot be completely removed within a day. Therefore, like oil refineries and ports, Under the fierce bombardment, it turned into a fiery hell. The flames and the storm generated by the explosion wandered wantonly on the ground and in the air. They collided, burned, and burned everything on the ground. The effect of this attack was so outstanding. As for the fact that the fire was not completely extinguished a week after the attack, of course, this is a story for later, let’s not mention it for now!

"We can't let the Americans destroy our oil fields like this! Damn it, did you know? The production capacity of the oil fields in Tarakan Island accounts for about one-third of the entire Japanese Empire's production capacity in Kalimantan! And there There are also hundreds of thousands of tons of fuel and other chemical products. But now, the Americans can burn everything to the ground in just a few hours!" A Japanese officer pointed to a sea of ​​​​fire in the distance, and the bright light even illuminated the entire island. The oil field said angrily.

"We must take action! We have bombers and torpedo planes, and the enemy is dozens of kilometers away. We can launch a night attack!" Another officer roared loudly at Lieutenant General Charles.

"This will disrupt our plan, and night air strikes are not as easy as you think, especially attacking mobile warships protected by other ships. Our torpedoes are set at a relatively large fixed depth, and torpedoes are launched in shallow waters If so, it would be easy to run aground directly. We have not studied how to drop torpedoes in shallow waters at all, so the torpedo attack effect will not be very good, and if it is a bomber, it will only have a mediocre effect on the battleships, and the accuracy of the night attack will be very poor." Lieutenant General Charles said after looking at the roaring battlefield in the distance. "To attack now is to waste tomorrow's fighting power!"

"General, your phone number." At this moment, a sudden phone call interrupted the dispute between the two parties. Charles hesitated and went to answer the phone himself.

"Have the Americans taken action now?" Betty's voice came from the other side of the phone.

"It's like this. When the Americans took action, the interception measures deployed by the navy were useless. Those torpedo boats and destroyers should have been cleared." Charles said.

"So how are the oil fields and refineries on Taragon Island now?" Betty's voice was still so calm.

"You should know that under the attack of nearly a hundred 14-inch or above artillery and thousands of tons of ammunition, the Americans are enough to destroy everything they want to kill." Charles said.

"Take out one-third of the bombers from your hands to launch night attacks. We cannot let the Americans destroy the oil fields on Tarakan Island so unscrupulously." Betty said.

"This will affect the effect of our attack tomorrow. We only have one chance, because it won't take long for the Americans to destroy this place. They will evacuate before dawn, and they can run out for nearly a hundred kilometers at dawn, so, Our bombers only have one chance. After the attack, if they had reloaded, refueled, and formed a formation, the Americans would have already run out of the combat radius of most of our aircraft," Charles said.

"Separate one-third, this is not only a military issue but also a political issue. Even if all the torpedoes and bombs are thrown into the sea, we must attack. As for the possible losses? Tomorrow, there will be a new fleet to support Yours, they have been stationed in other bases, you can command them uniformly!" Betty said decisively.

"If this is an order,

So as you wish. "Charles said after sighing.

Half an hour later, accompanied by the sound of roaring engines, the first group of dh15 bombers carrying 500kg bombs roared off from the airport and flew towards the US fleet 80 kilometers away. This mixed fleet composed of Japanese pilots and American pilots also created a record in the history of the Pacific War, the first night-time attack on the sea by a land-based aviation force! At the same time, the Americans also created a miracle, that is, they achieved the first fleet night-to-air combat...

"The Americans are so unscrupulous." Takamori Takahashi said helplessly as he looked at the American fleet that was firing in the distance from the cabin. As an elite member of the Japanese naval aviation fleet, he was naturally furious at the Americans' attacks, but He must also admit that Vice Admiral Charles was right. It was very difficult to use dive bombers or torpedo planes to attack moving battleships at night. However, it is 80 kilometers, which is about 40 minutes for Japanese bombers performing bombing missions. During this period, it was not just flying, they also had to prepare for the upcoming attack.

However, what the Japanese didn't expect was that as soon as they were preparing to take off, the Americans knew about it! Just imagine, the Americans know that there is an airport of the Japanese Naval Air Force not far from Tarakan Island, and the Americans have also done research and exercises on night bombing by aircraft, so that's good, you can save others by yourself. Since even the Americans can try night bombing, why can't the Japanese with the help of the British try it? Moreover, the entire huge American fleet is almost squeezed into a sea area that is not very wide.

Therefore, the Americans were well prepared. Before the attack, some seaplanes had sneaked up near the Japanese naval airport. It was impossible for the Americans to use a few planes to attack the tightly defended airport, and it was impossible for the aircraft carrier to take off planes to attack. Otherwise Let's not talk about how to find the opponent and then launch an air attack at night. How to land in the dark is a problem when the fleet comes back. Taking off and landing at night is not only a problem now, but also a problem during World War II. In later generations, the requirements will still be very high!

However, this does not prevent the Americans from keeping an eye on the movement at the airport. Once a Japanese plane takes off, they will immediately notify Sims and prepare for the arrival of the Japanese fleet.

"The Japanese indeed took action. They took off at least 2 squadrons of bombers, and there were some pilot aircraft in front." A telegram sent the intelligence to Sims' headquarters.

"Prepare for air defense!" Sims ordered.

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