At 16 o 'clock the next day, the US Army's 105mm howitzers began to attack the ships in Dongjiang Harbor. While they were shelling, the reconnaissance aircraft in the sky kept sending back information to correct the landing point of the shells.
In the rumbling sound of the artillery, the ships in Dongjiang Harbor suffered a devastating blow. Three Japanese patrol boats from World War II were smashed to pieces by the first wave of artillery shells. Two French light destroyers and a minesweeper exploded into clouds of black smoke and flames.
Under the command of the commander, the US Army soldiers in the artillery position at the gate kept pouring shells on the enemy. After the artillery shells exploded, the shells fell to the ground with a clatter. After a certain amount of shells had piled up, other US Army soldiers wearing protective gloves would deal with the shells.
Everyone knew that being an artillery soldier was hard work. Apart from operating the artillery, operating the artillery was not an easy job. Not to mention the requirements to set up the artillery, just carrying the shells was enough to make one suffer.
The shirtless American soldiers were sweating profusely as they operated the cannons. Every time they fired a cannonball, the ground would shake. The sun above their heads was already scorching hot, and the surrounding temperature after the cannons were fired was terrifyingly high. "Good thing I didn't become an artilleryman. Otherwise, I'd be exhausted after a whole day!" Roland crossed her legs and enjoyed the war masterpiece of the artillerymen while drinking Coke.
Under the bombardment of the US Army for 45 minutes, the two French light destroyers struggled to sail out of the harbor. As for the only French-made minesweeper, it had already sunk.
The Allied Forces thought that they could escape the battlefield by driving the destroyers out, but the US Army's reconnaissance aircraft were right above their heads. How could they let them do as they wished? Less than 15 minutes after the two destroyers left the harbor, six F8 carrier-based supersonic fighter jets flew over the sky.
The F8 was a carrier-based supersonic fighter jet originally developed by the Chance Walter Company for the Navy.
Design began in May 1953, and the prototype first flew in March 1956. It was delivered to the US Navy in March 1957. The F8 featured a wing with a variable mounting angle. During takeoff and landing, the hydraulic self-locking actuator on the aircraft could adjust the wing mounting angle by 7 °. This not only increased the lift, but also kept the fuselage parallel to the flight deck or runway to avoid affecting the pilot's vision due to the nose being lifted. When flying horizontally, the wing would return to its original position. In addition, the outer section of the wing could be folded upwards, making it easier to park the ship. Equipped with a Pratt & Whitney J57P20 turbojet engine with an afterburner of 8,170 kilograms.
The F8 had a low accident rate and excellent maneuverability. It was one of the main carrier-based fighter jets of the US Navy from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. The main models were: Type A, a single-seat daytime fighter, with a total of 318 produced; Type B, a limited all-weather type, with a total of 130 produced; RF8A, a reconnaissance type, with a total of 144 produced; Type C, an improved version of Type A, with a total of 187 produced; Type D, a limited all-weather type, with a Mach number of close to 2.0, with a total of 152 produced; Type E, an improved version of Type D, with a total of 286 produced; 4 20mm "Colt" cannons in the nose, each with 85 rounds of ammunition. There were two weapon racks on each side of the fuselage, which could hold 4 "Sidewinder" air-to-air missiles and 8 127mm "damper" rockets.
Later production of the F8E added two more racks, mounting options included 12 × 113 kilogram bombs or 4 × 227 kilogram bombs + 2 × 454 kilogram bombs or 2 × 907 kilogram bombs or 24 127mm "damper" rockets. The maximum ammunition capacity was 2,270 kilograms. The empty weight was 8,170 kilograms, the normal take-off weight was 13,380 kilograms, and the maximum take-off weight was 15,420 kilograms. The internal fuel capacity of the aircraft was 6,300 liters (can be refueled in the air).
At first, the Navy soldiers on the Allied Forces destroyer thought it was for them, so they operated the few anti-aircraft machine guns and cannons on board and began to strafe the air. To their great disappointment, the planes turned around and flew towards the port when they saw the anti-aircraft firepower on the sea.
So they weren't for us. That scared the hell out of me!
Seeing the planes go away, the commander on the destroyer ordered them to stop shooting. Before they could catch their breath, there was a loud bang, and a huge water column appeared beside the destroyer. Seeing the huge water column, all the Allied Forces were frightened.
Damn American devils, you're cheating, using the absolute advantage of the battleship to crush the opponent. We're not convinced, we're going to protest.
That's right! The water column that exploded just now was caused by the cannons of the American battleship. Apart from the battleship, no other cannon could exert such power in such a terrible scene.
The destroyer of the Allied Forces had no chance of winning against the battleship. Not to mention its 406-caliber cannon, just the aircraft carrier that was following it was enough to make it suffer, not to mention the submarines lurking around. The sailors on the destroyer accelerated and fled towards the port under the instructions of their superiors. Seeing that their prey was about to run, how could the Americans let go of such an opportunity to hunt? This was simply target practice. In the eyes of the Americans, such a good opportunity didn't come by every day, and this level of gunnery was not difficult for them at all.
Dong dong dong dong dong … After two rounds of bombardment, the hull of a destroyer was hit by a large-caliber shell, and a large hole was punched through it on the spot. Under the backflow of seawater, it sank to the bottom of the sea in less than a minute.
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