Aviation Battleship is a combination of battleship and aircraft carrier . So far, only the two Ise-class aviation battleships of the Japanese Navy during World War II - the "Ise" and the "Hyuga". They have the tower mast tower unique to Japanese battleships, equipped with 8 giant cannons, but at the same time there is a flat flight deck on the stern...
"Must change" brought about by a defeat in a battle
When the Pacific War broke out, the two sisters "Ise" and "Hyuga" and their two cousins "Fusan" and "Yama Castle" belonged to the second team of the First Fleet. The team had 48 14-inch main guns. In Joint Fleet , the first fleet was the core of the fleet's decisive battle. The first team was composed of the joint fleet flagship "Namen" and its sister ship "Muo", and the second team became the main attacker at that time.
This arrangement shows how much expectations the Japanese Navy has for these 48 giant cannons. However, one is because the Japanese Navy has been persistent in the decisive battle of the main ships for many years and is unwilling to invest in the main force too early; the second is that the speed of these warships is difficult to play a real role, and people usually ridicule them as the "Main Island Fleet" because they have been staying on the Matsushima where they are stationed. It is difficult to achieve any results after finally having the opportunity to fight.
This air strike made the Japanese army determined to destroy the US special-mix fleet. Colonel Black Island Turtle, who was accustomed to formulating combat plans while thinking hard, formulated a complex combat plan, feinted the Aleutian Islands, and annihilated the US special-mix fleet, while capturing Midway Island .
And the 48 main guns of the second team of the First Fleet under General Takasu Shiro's command were the task of ambushing the US special-mix fleet halfway. In order to complete this task, they carried out training day and night, but made mistakes in their busy schedules. On May 5, the team was about to launch a fifth volley, and a big explosion occurred in the right barrel of the fifth turret of the Hinata!
Speaking of "Hyuga", it is not the first time that the turret exploded. This explosion blows away the top cover of the No. 5 turret, resulting in the tragic disaster of 51 deaths and 11 injuries. According to subsequent investigations, the cause of the accident was that the launch step was an error, which triggered a warhead explosion. However, if the turret is reinstalled, it will definitely not be able to catch up with Midway Battle . As a result, the turret can only be removed in a hurry, covered with steel plates at the opening, and installed a new 25mm triple machine gun on it and went into battle.
However, during this emergency modification, the Hinata also tested the installation of the No. 22 coast guard radar, which is the second Japanese ship to install the radar after the Ise test installation of the No. 21 air guard radar. At that time, there were only these sisters in the lucky Japanese ship . Due to various reasons, the main force of the Midway Battle also included the battle: the ships of the Nagyun Fleet did not carry radar, so the Japanese army lost four main aircraft carriers in one fell swoop. The battle ended with the decisive defeat of the Japanese army, and the situation of the Pacific War reversed.
The impact of the Midway Navy Battle on the future Japanese naval strategy is self-evident. The Japanese naval authorities have completely adjusted their shipbuilding plan. In order to make up for the shortcomings of aircraft carriers, in addition to building new ones, they also tried every means to seek the possibility of transforming them into aircraft carriers from existing ships, and even the main force of the fleet's decisive battle: battleships. Since the "Hyuga" 5 turret was damaged, the Ise-class was used as the primary candidate for conversion to an aircraft carrier as a result of the discussion.
However, if it is completely changed into a regular aircraft carrier, the construction period will take at least one and a half years! Moreover, the renovation project was complicated, and it was difficult for a year and a half to accept when the dock was busy repairing and repairing during the war. The final solution is to convert it into a "air battleship" with half mule and half horse. In this way, Sir Thurston's dream turned into reality by chance.
The two ships "Ise" and "Hinaga" have been constantly being modified since their birth. However, this modification was a "much change". The two ships have transformed into a strange "four-no-like"! It turns out that the "problem battleship" that may have been unknown has also left a glimmer of glory in the history of world shipbuilding.
According to the "Volume of the Japanese Navy Shipbuilding Technology Summary Volume 5", as an aviation battleship, the setting of the flight deck and hangar became the focus of this reconstruction. In order to retain its function as a battleship, at least 6 main guns were needed. Therefore, it was initially planned to retain its turret No. 1-3, but later, during the design process, it was found that even if the turret No. 3 was retained, its space would not have any useful value, and on the contrary would cause trouble to the design work. Therefore, it was finally decided to remove only the last two turrets and set up the flight deck. Take off with catapult is set on both sides of the front of the rear mast building, and the upper part is the same height as the flight deck. Since this is much higher than the catapults of ordinary warships, the No. 4 turret will be limited if it wants to shoot at low elevation angles. During artillery battles, the catapult must be turned obliquely behind.
flight deck is 70 meters long, with a width of 29 meters in front and a width of 13 meters in rear. The deck is equipped with 3 tracks for mobile aircraft and 12 steering wheels. In order not to affect the operation and traffic on the deck, all tracks and steering wheels are kept as high as the deck. carrier-based aircraft plans to use a high-speed and long-range Type 13 ship bomber, that is, a comet dive bomber. In order to adapt to the carrier and be able to be used in catapults, the prototype landing gear has been specially improved and formed into Comet 22. The actual use of Comet 33, which is modified with the Venus 62 air-cooled engine. Of course, once taken off, the plane cannot land on a narrow deck like "Ise", so it has to use other aircraft carriers or onshore bases.
Usually, there are two aircraft on the catapult plane on standby. 11 aircraft are parked on the flight deck through a tie device. After all of these 13 aircraft take off, the aircraft is transported from the hangar to the lift and lift up the deck. The aircraft being lifted on the deck is first sent to the stern, and then transported from the rear steering wheel to the tracks on both sides. The aircraft passing through the central track can move to the Y-shaped divergence track through the steering wheel in the front, and finally transported to the catapults on both sides. This catapult can shoot an aircraft every 30 seconds. In order to transport the aircraft onto the warship, a 4-ton crane was installed at the rear of the port side.
hangar is 40 meters long, with a width of 20 meters in front, a width of 11 meters in back, and a height of 6 meters. In order to simplify the hangar project, ordinary shipbuilding steel plates were used without armor on the side walls of the hangar and were built with full welding. There are tracks in the hangar, and 4 aircraft can be accommodated on both sides of the front, and 1 aircraft in the center of the rear, which can accommodate a total of 9 aircraft. As a fire prevention countermeasure, the same foam and carbon dioxide fire extinguishing devices as the aircraft carrier are used in the warehouse. All ventilation ducts are concentrated in one place and are guided to both sides to discharge. The pipeline is designed to be a structure in which even if the gasified fuel is shot in the hangar, the gasified fuel will not flow to other departments such as the living area, power generation area, etc. at the lower part of the hangar, causing damage and spread.
At the same time, it also learned from Midway Island's lessons, and stipulated that bombs and and refueling for carrier-based aircraft should not be loaded in the warehouse, and fuel and ammunition must be replenished on the deck. The aviation arsenal is located in the ammunition library for the original No. 5 main turret, , which is generally equipped with 44 500 kilograms of ordinary bombs and 22 250 kilograms of ordinary bombs necessary for the three attacks of the entire aircraft. These weapons pass through the hangar and are transported to the flight deck through the hangar. The hangar uses high-tension steel, which has a certain fire-proof and bulletproof effect. This bullet can also lead to the 25mm machine shell warehouse, catapult gunpowder warehouse, etc. below the aviation arsenal, and is also used for the handling of these items. The ammunition depot used in the No. 6 main turret was changed to an aviation fuel depot, which can load 76 tons of light oil necessary for the entire aircraft to attack three times, with a capacity of 111 cubic meters. There is a defensive mezzanine around the oil depot, and there is also a fuel supply pump room and a control room. Due to limited space, this ship can only use a relatively small hydraulic lift. The lift is 12.1 meters long, 12.1 meters wide at the front and 6.6 meters wide at the rear, and is in an inverted convex shape. It only takes 20 seconds to carry the aircraft to the deck in the hangar.
In addition to aviation equipment, another goal of this modification is to enhance air defense firepower. During the modification, all the secondary guns were first removed, and the 127mm anti-aircraft gun html was doubled to 8 16 doors. The anti-aircraft ammunition depot and its bullet barrel were set up at the original rear secondary gun ammunition depot. The former secondary gun command post was also changed to an anti-aircraft gun command post. The 25mm dual-air gun was also changed to a new type of triple gun with the same caliber, and the number also soared to 19 seats and 57 doors. The original front, secondary gun ammunition depot in the middle of and part of the No. 5 main gun ammunition depot were used as the shell repository of the 25mm machine gun. The original openings of the main turret No. 5 and 6 were covered with 150 mm and 25 mm of double protective steel plates. The armor plate of the secondary gun was removed and replaced with 18 mm of steel plates.
other main modification points are to strengthen the defense of the steering room with cement, and a new reserve servo chamber located at the rear mid-deck, equipped with a diesel-driven hydraulic pump and a human hydraulic pump, and a rear servo chamber located at the original No. 5 turret position. A 150,000 kcal turbocoal cooling machine originally designed to be equipped in the Yamato-class 4 ship is also used as the air conditioning supply for the rear residential area. During the last major modification, the draft of
became deeper due to the addition of water-tight steel pipes torpedo chambers filled with water-tight steel pipes. In order to make the armor belts on the freeboard surface more, a method of reducing fuel was adopted at that time. This problem is also relatively mild due to the reduction of two turrets. In order to increase fuel and adjust draft, new fuel tanks were added under the original No. 5 and No. 6 turret ammunition depots, extending its range to 9449 nautical miles. The front of the hangar includes the ground floor of the rear mast building, and a warehouse of the mechanical room ventilation tube, a living compartment, a flight department and a decoration department were installed. Finally, at the top of the main mast building, the initial air-to-air alert radar of the battleship was officially equipped.
"Aviation Team" without aircraft
"Ise" modified fortifications were at the Wugang factory from December 1942 to September of the following year, and the fortifications of the "Higa" were implemented at the Sasebo factory from May to November 1943. All material flows were used as part of the original use of the Yamato IV ship that decided to dismount. The entire fortifications progressed smoothly, but after the modification was completed, the production of the comet planned to be carried was not able to keep up, so the new Ruiyun water bomber could only be used temporarily. But the actual situation is even worse, and even Ruiyun's development and research were stranded.
Although on May 1, 1944, the two sisters were composed as the fourth air force of Major General Chiaki Matsuda who had served as the commander of the "Hyuga", the mothership without an aircraft did not catch up with the long-awaited decisive battle of the Japanese Navy - the A-S. The result of this decisive battle was famous in the history of war with the " Mariana Turkey Hunt", and the aviation power of the Japanese Navy suffered a devastating blow. For the Ise sisters, the outcome of the battle made their hopes of getting carrier-based aircraft even more slim. After hard work, on October 1, 1944, we finally barely pieced together 35 Comet and Ruiyun, and formed a 634th Air Force at the Iwako Base to prepare as a carrier-based aircraft for the Fourth Air Force!
Even if there is no shortage of aircraft, many problems were found during the trial voyage. Generally, when taking off from an aircraft carrier, the warship will sail against the wind at a speed of about 30 knots. However, as aviation battleships, these two sisters still have some appearance as battleships. There are towering mast towers and huge turrets in front of them, which usually look majestic, but once the plane is about to take off, these will become burdens for the windshield. What's more, the smoke exhaust from the chimney blocks the view. If the main gun is fired, the result will be even more catastrophic. The rumbling sound will bring violent tremors, accompanied by strong gun smoke and strong air waves, which will not be said to affect takeoff, even if it will have an extremely bad impact on parked aircraft and various aviation equipment.
However, the more serious problem is that since aircraft cannot land on the narrow deck of the Ise class, although seaplanes can be used and recycled with cranes, and although they can land on other aircraft carriers or airports, their usage efficiency will obviously be greatly reduced, and restrictions on activities and actions will also be greatly increased.Similarly, even as a battleship, the use of artillery fire still has various restrictions. According to relevant data statistics, the modified artillery combat capability has dropped to only about one-third of the original one. Moreover, the hangar at the rear is not armored. Although there are certain defense measures, it is simply unable to bear the attack of heavy artillery shells. It can be seen that neither as a battleship nor an aircraft carrier can perform satisfactory performance. It was built like trying to chase two rabbits at the same time, but in the end it was impossible to catch one. Such warships finally arrived at their original battlefield.
In order to prevent the Allied forces from attacking the Philippines, the joint fleet that had not yet recovered in Mariana had to be rushed to the battlefield again to carry out the Czech-1 operation. However, the once unstoppable Japanese Navy Air Force has reached a difficult dilemma, and aircraft carriers lacking aircraft can only serve as bait. This bait fleet was commanded by Lieutenant General Ozawa, and the Fourth Air Force, without carrier-based aircraft, was also among the ranks. Without carrier-based aircraft, the aviation battleship had no choice but to turn back into battleships. The hangar could only be empty, and the flight deck had to become an anti-aircraft turret. Not only did it take a chance to increase the 25mm cannon to 108, it was also equipped with a new "12 cm 28 combined injection gun". The projectiles of this "jet cannon" are shotguns with a diameter of 122 mm, a length of 435 mm, and a weight of 23.9 kg rocket propelled. The 60 small steel pipes filled with combustion war agent were fired and detonated after 0.92 seconds. In fact, the design idea was still to be separated from the circle of "three-type bombs". The Japanese simply added various air defense weapons to each ship, thinking that they could deal with the air strikes that might be launched by the US Navy, which had an overwhelming advantage.
Jie 1 operation seemed to be underway according to the Japanese plan. The aircraft carrier under the Ozawa fleet was like a piece of red cloth, attracting the third fleet led by General Halsey nicknamed "Baru" to Cape Engano in the north. Under the repeated air strikes, all four aircraft carriers, including the veteran of Pearl Harbor, the USS Ruizu, were sunk, but "Ise" and "Hyuga" were only slightly injured after several attacks under the excellent command of Commander Matsuda and Captains Nakase and Ruoyoshi Nomura respectively. During the battle, its fierce anti-aircraft artillery fire even left a deep impression on the incoming American flight team. According to the US military's combat records, these battleships exhaled "extraordinary air defense firepower". Samuel Morrison, a famous American naval scholar, also called the air defense firepower of "Ise" and "Hyuga" "maybe the most terrifying thing encountered in the war."
The total range of Ozawa Fleet reached 5,570 kilometers, the battle time was about 10 hours, and a total of 600 aircraft were attacked along the way. During the battle, the Japanese consumed 119 main shells, 659 anti-aircraft guns, 28,970 25mm machine shells, 250 "squirt-in cannons", and shot down 9 aircraft.
The battle record of the "Ise" is as follows: At 7:39 am, the radar of "Ise" found that the enemy aircraft formation was close to 200 kilometers. The first air strike was attacked by two near-blast attacks, and the second air strike was air strike by 10 bombers, shooting down 5 aircraft, and the second turret was hit by a small bomb, with 8 near-blast missing rounds; the third air strike was not damaged, and the guns were sprayed into the shell and shot down two enemy aircraft. At 1:05 pm, "Ruihe" sank, "Chuyue" and "Ruoyue" went to rescue. At 3:26 pm, "Ruifeng" sank, and the "Sang" was responsible for the rescue. Seeing this, Captain Nakase also ordered to go to rescue. At that time, regardless of the enemy's air strikes and the threat of submarines, he ventured to stop on the battlefield. After saving 98 people, he chased other ships at full speed. During the fourth air strike, 85 attacks were attacked within 3 minutes, 7 torpedoes on the starboard side and 4 torpedoes on the port side, and 34 rounds of near-missile bombs, but the torpedoes were avoided or passed through the bottom of the ship. The fifth air strike "Hyuga" and "Frost Moon" suffered multiple near-missile bomb losses, with minor damage. The sixth air strike was attacked by 36 aircraft, and one bomb was shot but the damage was minor. All of them were attacked with as many as 527 enemy aircraft.At 8:35 pm, we got rid of the contact between enemy planes and supported the rescue work of "Isuzu", "Chuyue" and "Ruzuzu" with "Daodian", "Hyuga" and "Ruzuzu", and joined the rescue work of "Isuzu" and "Ruzuzu" at 9:53 pm, and then moved in again at 6:30 am the next morning.
In the battle of Engano Point, Ozawa's fleet fulfilled its mission and completed the mission of luring the enemy with excellent results. However, the struggle of the US escort aircraft carrier group in the Samar Navy made the Japanese main force Ritsuta fleet lose the courage to advance, and all efforts of the Ozawa fleet lost their meaning. Of course, it is not just the Ozawa fleet that loses its meaning. "Ise" and "Hyuga" spent a lot of energy and consumed a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources to be converted into aviation battleships. In the end, they couldn't even save the aircraft they could carry. In the end, they were still put into the battlefield as ordinary battleships. The catapult did not shoot an aircraft in the battle. This transformation actually became a redundant move and lost its meaning.
"Big Useful" of the small hangar
However, in the next mission of these two sisters, the small hangar that had not been loaded with the plane finally came in "Big Useful". As the Allies landed in the Philippines, the transportation line from Japan to Nanyang was cut off. In order to transport ammunition to Nanyang and then transport the oil and other raw materials from Nanyang back to the local area, it was time for Japan to send battleships to transport rats!
"Ise" and "Hyuga" under Major General Matsuda happened to escape from Ngano's tiger mouth. Before it was repaired, I got this next mission. It turned out to be just smuggling supplies. The executive force is named "End" troops, and there are also those who take the first letter of the flagship "Himaga" and call it H Unit.
After loading about 1,000 tons of land mines, rocket launchers, sub-fuel tanks and other military supplies, the troops set sail from Sasebo on November 9, 1944, two weeks after the Battle of the Bay of Leyte, and headed south. Fortunately for them, the , which was originally scheduled to berth, was air strikes by Halsey's Third Fleet in the early morning of November 13. Matsuda judged that the air strike would come at any time, so he did not intend to risk docking in Manila. He docked at 2 pm the next day at Nansha Islands , which was occupied by Japan at that time. The next day, the first-class transport ships of the first transport team, No. 6, 9 and 10, would transport 600 tons of military supplies and 280 people on board to Manila. After completing the loading and unloading, the Fourth Air Force continued to move south at a speed of 14 knots and arrived in Singapore smoothly on November 23. After a little renovation, we went to northern Sumatra to unload the sub-fuel tank and other supplies there.
After unloading the supplies, due to the discovery of the US fleet, "Ise" and "Hyuga" were ordered to join the Fifth Fleet at Linga anchorage and go to Cam Ranh Bay to stand by. The Fifth Fleet, led by Lieutenant General Shima Kiyoi, was composed of the heavy cruiser "Foot Handle", the light cruiser "Daodian", and the destroyer "Kaishun" and "Qingshuang". The two fleets combined a second guerrilla force and headed to Cam Ranh Bay. On the way, they were discovered by two American submarines on patrol. The second guerrilla force arrived at Cam Ranh Bay at 2 pm on December 14. Two days later, at 6 pm on the 16th, a B-24 from China issued a very accurate report on the discovery of "battleship 2, cruiser 2, and destroyer 3" in Cam Ran Bay under the bad weather of cloud 8.
At this time, in Ulisi Atoll in Caroline Islands , the commander of the US 3rd Fleet General Halsey was frustrated by the heavy losses caused by the typhoon on the 18th. A query committee has been established in China for this purpose, and the final decision was to let Halsey return to China to "retreat" and let General Spruins take over the command. Before leaving, Halsey made a request to General Nimitz , and there was still one month before his vacation. During this period, he would lead the fleet to forcibly break into the South China Sea and eliminate the reported "Ise" and "Hyuga" in Cam Ran Bay to ensure the safety of the maritime traffic line from Mindoro to Renyayin.
Although Nimitz believed that driving the fleet into the South China Sea would be very adventurous, he was eventually inspired by Halsey's enthusiasm and approved the plan.On the night of January 9, 1945, the 38th Special Mixed Fleet, accompanied by 8 main aircraft carriers, 5 light aircraft carriers, 6 battleships, 13 cruisers, and 54 destroyers, the 38th Special Mixed Fleet, accompanied by the 30.8.10 supply team consisting of 8 oil tankers, 4 escort aircraft carriers, and 10 destroyers, broke through the Balintang Strait and entered the South China Sea where only submarines dared to break into. Among them, the veteran "Enterprise" and the light aircraft carrier "Independent" had specially trained night-time F6F fighter squadrons. They shot down the three Japanese Zero three-seater water reconnaissance aircraft that were patrolling one by one, and Japanese aircraft did not even get the chance to send a report. After the fleet entered the South China Sea, Halsey couldn't wait to point straight to Cam Ran Bay. On January 12, the carrier-based aircraft dispatched 1,500 times, but still did not find these two aviation battleships that Halsey had been worried about since the Battle of Engano. As a result, Halsey, who lost his main target, attacked everywhere angrily, sinking 44 nearby Japanese ships, including 12 oil tankers and the anti-submarine cruiser "Xiangsu" modified from the original training cruiser, and destroying more than 100 aircraft at the same time. In addition, even the French Far East Fleet flagship "Lamot Pige" light cruiser docked in Saigon also became Halsey's punching bag.
Where are the "Ise" and "Hyuga"? It turned out that the two sisters were already hiding in Linga's anchorage at this time. On December 30, 1944, a B-29 flew from China to Cam Ranh Bay for photo reconnaissance. This reconnaissance activity made Shima Kiyoi feel a crisis. He immediately left the surveillance of American submarines and drove away from Cam Ranh Bay and ran south. After the Halsey fleet returned to the Pacific, major Japanese ships in the south began to assemble in Singapore. On February 5, 1945, it was almost impossible to transport supplies from South China to Japan. The Joint Fleet ordered the two ships to add the "Dadian" light cruiser, and the destroyers of Xia, Chushuang, and Kamifeng to transport strategic supplies back to their country. This operation was called the "North Operation".
The two ships unloaded some of the machine guns, and the hangar was stuffed with 2,800 tons of gasoline barrels, rubber, tin ingots, tungsten, mercury, zinc and sugar. Other ships also reduced grain and boats and shipped as much as possible. The fleet was still under the command of Major General Matsuda and left Singapore on February 10. Because the ships are equipped with large amounts of oil tanks, it is difficult to even rotate the artillery, and the maneuverability is significantly reduced. If the unarmored hangar was hit at that time, it would be almost inevitable that it would cause fire and explosion. The fleet was discovered by American submarines as soon as it left the port. The shore-based air force summoned by the submarine launched an air strike. Fortunately, it was covered with dark clouds at the low altitude and escaped. The disaster in the air just passed, and the danger underwater came again. The submarines "North American Pufferfish" and "Rose Fish" launched two lightning strikes, but the torpedoes shot were avoided and even destroyed by anti-aircraft guns. Soon, another submarine, "Siyu", was also preparing to enter the attack position of the "Hyuga". When it was about 12 nautical miles apart, it was knocked back by it with a 14-inch cannon. On February 14, the fleet was once again air strikes, but there were no dangers. After the fleet passed the Taiwan Strait on the 15th, it adopted a roundabout route to approach the Chinese coast, passed the Yellow Sea to the south coast of the Korean Peninsula, and then entered the Seto Inland Sea through the narrow Guanmen Strait. Finally, it returned to Wugang on February 19, bringing the last supplies to Japan. The "North Operation" has been considered a success.
aviation battleship wreckage
After returning to Wu Port, all the remaining fuel of the fleet was called to "Yamato", sending the world's largest giant ship on a journey of no return. A month later, Major General Matsuda was transferred to Yokosuka as commander of the aviation team, and Captain Nakase and Nomura were also transferred to their new position. The two sisters without fuel were treated as air defense forts and parked in Wu Port. On March 19, the first major air strike from Wugang was finally ushered in. In the air strike, "Ise" hit two bombs, the elevator was destroyed, and "Hyuga" was also hit by a bomb.
On July 24, US planes attacked again, and the "Ise" was attacked by 30 aircraft, and four of them were immediately hit, one of which landed in the officer's cabin of the central department, but did not explode.Six hours later, another 30 planes came to attack. This time, one shot hit the bridge and several people below Captain Mutaguchi died and injured. The other two air strikes also caused multiple near-missile bombs to damage the hull. On that day, the Ise ammunition depot and cabin were submerged, and about 50 people were killed in battle and 100 were injured. Hinata suffered more concentrated air strikes, with 60 aircraft dropping about 200 bombs on it, of which 10 hits, more than 20 bombs exploded near the ship's side, the bow of the warship was blown off, the flight deck was damaged, and the ship was seriously damaged. Due to the inability to rescue, the crew was forced to abandon the ship.
After the "Ise" was damaged, a large amount of water was inflowed into the ship and the bow sank to the bottom. In order to make the warships shallow, many measures were taken, such as unloading heavy objects, and the submerged compartment was continuously drained for three days and nights. The warship was finally able to float again and was deciding to storm it to the dry dock for maintenance. On the 28th, Wugang was subjected to another large-scale air strike. "Ise" suffered multiple attacks, firing more than 10 main shells. The last bomb was ready to be launched in the No. 2 turret. When the main gun was damaged, the main gun maintained a high elevation angle and could not be fired again. On that day, "Ise" was hit by 11 bullets, and a large amount of water was injected, which was severely damaged again. At the same time, a huge fire occurred in the area of the No. 1 turret, and a total of 190 people died in battle. All rescue work was declared invalid. The warship leaned horizontally to the right and sat on the bottom of the sea. At the same time, the abandoned "Hyuga" finally sat at the bottom of the sea.
htmlOn August 15, Japan announced its surrender, and the wars spread all over the world finally dissipated. Wu Port is one of the most important bases of the Japanese Navy. On Eta Island in the port, there is a famous naval school. This port can be said to be the cradle of the Japanese Navy. When the war ended, the wreckage of various warships was scattered in the harbor, and there were also dilapidated figures of "Ise" and "Hyuga". On the deck almost close to the sea, the main turret was helplessly licked and eroded by the waves. This inevitably reminds people of the disgrace in Pearl Harbor 6 years ago, and those who were bloodthirsty would die under the sword.After the wreckage of the two ships in the water was salvaged, the depot of the Bomma Shipyard was demolished until July 4, 1947. The bodies of the Ise and Hinaga, which were almost inseparable in the war, also disappeared completely in obscurity on the same day. Aircraft carriers with battleship-like attack power have produced a generation of strange ships in this dream. Perhaps in the eyes of big ships and giant gunsists, they are "unchaste" and in the eyes of aviation supremacists, they are "imperfect", but their birth has certain emergency, and it is inevitable to deny them all.
However, one thing we must realize is that the decision makers of the stubborn Japanese Navy lack clear strategic concepts. Although the shipbuilding department can complete the design and construction under such blunt commands that ignore reality, although there are many excellent commanders and excellent sailors, they are still not proven to have any significance in actual combat.
The name "Ise" originated from the Ise Kingdom in central Japan. It is the Ise God, which is said to be the great god of the Emperor Amaterasu, and was regarded as the place of gods at that time; and "Hyuga" originated from the ancient Japanese founding mythology as the birthplace of Japan, and is located on the southeast coast of Kyushu . A warship with such a name is teased by dreams and reality. Dreams are dreams after all, and they will still encounter disasters in the face of the tide of the real world, and even gods cannot protect them.
