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615 Sinking of Shokaku

“Stop the breach!

Put out the fire! "

In the cabin of the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku, Japanese soldiers were using various methods to block the gaps created by torpedoes.

At the same time, extinguish the fire caused.

If they can't block it, the Japanese will use the last resort and seal the cabin!

The fuel in the oil depot on the Shokaku was almost used up, and the ammunition had been thrown into the sea.

Even if a torpedo hits a ship and causes a fire, there will basically be no secondary explosion.

At this moment, the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku is equivalent to a giant target ship, just an empty shell.

Facing such an aircraft carrier target ship, it is not so easy to sink it.

In later generations, the Americans conducted two experiments.

Various weapons were used at one time to attack an 85,000-ton aircraft carrier, including anti-ship missiles, bombs, torpedoes, explosions and other weapons.

It took a full twenty-five days to sink it.

However, the Americans used an aircraft carrier of more than 80,000 tons for this experiment, which was much larger than the Shokaku, and the experiment was intermittent, so it only took 25 days.

Another experiment is even more convincing.

That was 46 years after the end of World War II, when the US military conducted nuclear explosion experiments.

Nuclear strike attack tests were carried out on more than ninety warships.

A B29 bomber dropped a 2.3-ton nuclear bomb, which exploded at 160 meters in the air, but failed to sink the aircraft carrier.

Later, the US military continued to conduct underwater nuclear explosion tests, and one of the aircraft carriers was severely damaged, causing a large amount of seawater to flood in, and eventually it sank.

But even so, the aircraft carrier lasted for seven hours before sinking.

At that time, because the aircraft carriers tested by the Americans were all target ships, they had no fuel and ammunition.

Basically, it is somewhat similar to the situation of the Japanese Shokaku at this time.

During World War II, most of the aircraft carriers that were sunk took a long time to destroy.

It starts out at a few hours.

Moreover, many of them were ammunition depots that exploded, causing serious internal damage and accelerating the sinking of the aircraft carrier.

Only the Japanese aircraft carrier "Shoho" set the record for the fastest time an aircraft carrier was sunk, which seemed to be 35 minutes.

But the Shoho was only a light aircraft carrier with a displacement of about 10,000 tons, and it was an antique, far inferior to the Japanese Shokaku.

Therefore, at this time, the Japanese on the Shokaku wanted to hold out for two hours under the attack of the Tianshu battlecruiser and other warships.

It is entirely possible.

The sinking speed of an aircraft carrier is very slow.

After half a day's efforts by the Japanese on the Shokaku.

They barely managed to prevent the two torpedoes ahead from blasting holes in their carrier's hull, causing massive water ingress.

Although the aircraft carrier's hull tilted slightly, it was not enough to sink it.

However, the Tianshu battlecruiser had already approached them within a few hundred meters.

"Fire all the remaining four torpedoes."

Wang Chuying gave the order coldly.

There were only four torpedoes left on their Tianshu battlecruiser.

Wang Chuying was glad that she did not use too many torpedoes when attacking the Japanese landing fleet.

Otherwise, they would have no torpedoes available on their ship at this time.

As for the destroyers, their torpedoes were basically used up in the battle with the Japanese heavy cruiser Furutaka.

dong dong!

Two torpedoes entered the water and headed straight for the Shokaku.

At such a close distance, there is no way these two torpedoes could miss.

Boom boom!

Soon, two explosions occurred on the left side of the Japanese ship Shokaku, about ten meters apart.

Once again, two big holes were blown on the Japanese aircraft carrier.

"Block it!"

The Japanese soldiers on the Shokaku started to get busy again.

However, the Tianshu battlecruiser did not stop. They fired the last four torpedoes at once.

After firing two torpedoes from the left side of the Shokaku.

Tianshu then circled around the right side of Shokaku and fired two more torpedoes.

At the same time, holes were blown out on the left and right sides of the hull of the Japanese ship Shokaku.

It makes it more difficult for the Japanese to block the water.

Wang Chuying was very satisfied when he saw that all the torpedoes launched hit the Japanese ship Xianghe.

"Send the order, retreat!"

Wang Chuying directly issued the order to retreat.

"Yanqing, you guys retreat too."

At the same time, Wang Chuying notified the Zhuojun and asked them to retreat.

Wang Chuying had also seen that the Japanese heavy cruiser Furutaka was hit by another torpedo.

It had lost its ability to sail and began to sink on the distant sea.

However, the sinking speed is relatively slow.

The Japanese heavy cruiser Furutaka was also completely destroyed.

The Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku was taking on a large amount of water, and the hull was tilting more and more seriously, but there was no sign of sinking.

As for whether it can sink in the end.

Wang Chuying wasn't sure either.

But now, all the torpedoes on their warships have been used up.

It was no longer possible to launch torpedoes to attack the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku.

Therefore, there is not much point in them staying.

More than an hour has passed.

Although it has not yet reached the two-hour limit set by Wang Chuying.

But they should withdraw, and the sooner the better.

"Received, retreat."

Yan Qing's voice rang out in the communication channel.

Immediately, the four warships, Tianshu, Zhuojun, Chencang and Changping, began to sail towards the Western Pacific.

Only the Japanese ship Shokaku, which was still taking on water and tilting more seriously, was left here alone.

"Baga, the U.S. fleet has retreated."

The captain of the Japanese aircraft carrier on the Shokaku was also extremely angry when he saw the Tianshu and his crew were leaving.

At this moment, they actually hoped that they could stay on the Tianshu and hold them back.

The captain of the Japanese aircraft carrier did not expect that Wang Chuying and his men would retreat so decisively.

I can only get angry, there's nothing I can do.

"Little Japanese aircraft carrier, sink it quickly."

The deck of the Tianshu battlecruiser was now full of soldiers, all of them looking at the Japanese Shokaku aircraft carrier which was severely tilted in the distance.

Mouthing in his mouth.

They really wanted to see with their own eyes the sinking of the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku.

But unfortunately, time does not permit.

They were destined not to witness the sinking of the Japanese Shokaku with their own eyes.

Even in the end, the Tianshu and his men were far away from the sea area and could no longer see the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku.

The Shokaku aircraft carrier was still tilting even more severely, and the tail had begun to sink below the sea surface.

But it is still a long way from being completely sunk.

This disappointed many people.

"Why are you all so depressed?

The Japanese aircraft carrier suffered a blow and showed signs of sinking.

I guarantee he will sink.

Even God cannot save us.

The only pity is that we can't see it with our own eyes.

But that’s normal.”

First mate Daniel looked at the disappointed crowd, somewhat confused, and comforted them.

"Can it really sink?"

"Of course, I can still lie to you."

"Ahh! We sank the Japanese aircraft carrier."