Chapter 988 Shelling the Aircraft Carrier
The Ninth Corps had more than 100,000 people besieged the First Land Division, and its impact was quite huge. The fastest update was that the US military discovered that its powerful brigade had the possibility of major losses, and immediately took the initiative to arrange for it to withdraw from the battlefield. In order to complete this task, the US military mobilized a huge naval fleet.
When Zhou Qingfeng drove his I-7 to the seaside of Xingnan Port, and crossed the Chengchuan River with the help of the frozen river due to the dry winter water, he immediately saw dozens of warships floating on the sea under the moonlight.
"What a huge navy! It's really enviable." Zhou Qingfeng had to sigh at this. The American navy's navy was strong enough to beat the whole world, and even the heyday of the hairy bear could not be compared with it.
Just sighing, after a little recognition of the ship's model, Zhou Qingfeng set his sights on several flat-topped US aircraft carriers floating on the sea.
The war was the most tense, and there were seven aircraft carriers outside Nangang, and now Zhou Qingfeng saw three. The specific hull numbers could not be distinguished in the darkness, but this did not prevent him from immediately taking the enemy aircraft carrier as his first target tonight.
Killing the US aircraft carrier is probably the biggest dream of all Chinese military fans in the future. Thinking about the super warship that is showing off its power and rampant the world, the Pla Navy is really envious and jealous. Now Zhou Qingfeng has the opportunity to shoot a few shots of these giants.
Because the naval gun is based on warships, its power, range and rate of fire are far superior to that of the army artillery at the same caliber. The is-7 artillery is modified from naval artillery. Although it is not as powerful as the original naval artillery, it can still easily obtain a range of more than ten kilometers.
The warship parked on the sea was simply the most ideal artillery target. Zhou Qingfeng could not control his excitement and immediately ordered the range measurement of the aircraft carrier on the sea. The three tanks corresponded to three aircraft carriers, which was just right.
Although the firepower of the is-7 is strong, it is obviously impossible to directly kill tens of thousands of tons of aircraft carriers. But as long as you can smash a few holes in the deck of the aircraft carrier, it will be enough to let these big guys go back to repair for a few months. At this time, the intensity of the US air strike will definitely be greatly reduced.
You should know that this is a major benefit to the Ninth Corps of the Volunteer Army who is trapped in a tough battle. However, this attack will be fatal and you cannot easily hit a few ships. So Zhou Qingfeng called his fast column and told them two things.
The first thing is to separate a company to raid Lianpu Airport, located west of Xingnan Port. This airport has a large number of transport aircraft and fighter aircraft, which is the key point for the US military to support the First Marine Division at close range. The person responsible for leading the team is the US front-line aviation controller who has been pulled onto the pirate ship by Zhou Qingfeng.
The second thing was that the remaining two companies crossed the frozen river and entered Xingnan Port for damage, and then raided the US artillery positions in the port from behind, opening a gap for the advancement of the subsequent troops. While the two things were carried out, the three IIS-7s that completed the range measurement were naturally fired continuously.
"Please carry out the mission according to our plan." Zhou Qingfeng dispatched the people from the fast column, but knew that most of the more than 300 people in this team would be killed or injured in the next battle. After all, the number of enemy troops in Xingnan Port far exceeded theirs.
But no one complained, everyone silently obeyed the orders, and the vehicles in the fast column left one after another, rushing to their respective targets. Zhou Qingfeng contacted the two regiments behind who were beating the third division of the US Army again, informing them to quickly follow up and whether they could rush into Xingnan Port and make a fortune depends on their sight.
"Prepare a half-armor-piercing grenade." Zhou Qingfeng ordered, including seven rounds on the bullet chamber and the bullet conveyor. There will be seven bursts later, striving to fire the strongest firepower in a short period of time. Moreover, the half-armor-piercing grenade has certain armor-piercing capabilities, but I don't know if it can penetrate the deck of the aircraft carrier?
"The distance measurement is about 7.4 kilometers. Use high-ratio ballistics to shoot the aircraft carrier takeoff deck." Zhou Qingfeng gave the approximate distance with a telescope, while the tank's optical rangefinder gave similar numbers. After the electromechanical ballistic computer was solved, the fire control elements were manually set to input.
Zhou Qingfeng controlled the entire column's actions through the radio station until everything was ready. He took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Let's fire!"
Boom..., the three IIS-7s on the coast raised their muzzles high, and the thick main guns sprayed out several meters of orange flames at night. In order to shoot long-range targets, the shelling used full charges to strive for maximum power.
At this moment, Major General Smith had just landed on the USS Wright on a helicopter. This is an Essex-class fleet aircraft carrier and is currently the most powerful combat weapon in the world.
The Major General had just stepped on the deck when the Marines on the ship were coming forward to greet him. At this time... the shelling came!
It took nearly half a minute for the sound of shelling to reach more than seven kilometers apart, but the dazzling shelling fire was very obvious. A large number of people on the entire sea surface saw this scene, and Major General Smith was also surprised.
However, the second dazzling light followed, followed by the third and fourth. The 130 mm shell flew nearly three times faster than the sound transmission speed. When the third shell was out of the bore, the first shell had already flew in parabolic ballistics and landed accurately on the main deck of the 'Wright'.
"Be careful of the artillery!" When the heavy artillery was approaching, Major General Smith finally realized what the dazzling light on the coast was. He shouted loudly to try to remind the people on the deck, but the personnel on the aircraft carrier felt inexplicable. No one expected that this seemingly quiet night would hide murderous intent.
A loud bang exploded on the Wright, and a hot and erupting flame appeared on the flight deck less than forty millimeters thick. The flame emerged from under the deck and released its power in the form of a splash.
Unlike later aircraft carriers equipped with jet fighters, the propeller fighter took off from the Essex class aircraft carrier, and its deck thickness was really limited. The semi-armor-piercing grenade just smashed the armor and entered the next hangar and exploded, and the narrow space further encouraged its might.
At this moment, the flight deck was preparing to take off the night flight fighter, and the fuel and ammunition were placed on the deck. The violent explosion caused the air crew on the deck to explode. They still couldn't figure out where the explosion came from, but immediately shouted: "Pushing ammunition into the sea, it's not safe on the deck."
But at this time, it was too late to say anything. The I-7, which had a semi-automatic loader, had already shot seven consecutive shots, and the shells began to land on the huge aircraft carrier deck in less than ten seconds. With such a large target, it was really difficult to miss it.
When Zhou Qingfeng's I-7 fired seven shells, he immediately ordered the driver to leave the shelling position. The driver asked him: "Platform leader, don't you often say you want to fight the US military head-on, don't be cowardly? We are also naval guns, keep fighting!"
Zhou Qingfeng was so angry that he smoked in his seven orifices and cursed loudly: "Idiot, when did I say this? Run for me quickly, and the retaliatory shelling of the US escort warship will come."
Just as Zhou Qingfeng quickly dodged with the shaking turret, fireworks suddenly exploded on the sea in the distance, shining on the night sky. Suddenly, an extremely huge fireball appeared on the aircraft carrier in the distance, which could be clearly seen without a telescope.
There was no sound at the beach for the time being. Zhou Qingfeng only watched the fireballs in the distance soaring into the sky, like burning clouds reflecting the night sky, and also reflected on his face.
"What did we hit?" Zhou Qingfeng looked blankly, and only after twenty seconds could he hear a loud explosion coming from afar.
Chapter completed!