How many American planes did Yamato shoot down?

The birth of the Yamato-class battleship coincided with the era when the battleship's status as the main ship began to be replaced by the aircraft carrier, and the Japanese navy regarded it as the trump card of the final decisive battle. Without permission, the joint fleet can't be used and rarely fights. 1In June, 944, in the Mariana naval battle, Yamato and Musashi did nothing in the face of the advantages of the US navy and air force.

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1942 August 17 In order to support Solomon to set sail from Zhudao, he entered Truck Island Port on August 28th. February 1943, 1 1, based on the application experience of Yamato as the flagship task of the joint fleet, the communication and flagship equipment were improved and moved to the Yamato class. On the No.2 ship "Musashi", Musashi succeeded as the flagship. On May 8 1943, the Yamato set sail from the truck for Zhudao. After strengthening air defense weapons, Wu set sail for Truck Island, and set sail for Solomon Islands on August 16, 2006, where the war situation deteriorated and fierce fighting had been going on for three months. However, Musashi, Yamato and Nagato still didn't make any special moves, just kept shuttling back and forth between Japanese and trucks. The crew members have nothing to do except daily designated activities and ship maintenance, and the voice of criticizing "Yamato Hotel" is also growing. However, in June 5438+10/mid-October, he was ordered to attack the Marshall Islands. Because the US military task force (mobile force) may transfer to Marshall's information. The flagship Musashi includes Yamato and Nagato's main fleet going to the truck for a decisive battle. However, during the four days of waiting and ambush, we didn't meet the US military task force. 65438+1October 26th Truck Island returned to Hong Kong.

On February 25th, it was hit by the U.S. submarine "Shen Yu" at 1943 and 180 nautical miles west of Truck Island, hitting the starboard side of No.3 turret. Slow down to 18 knots. Although only a small part of the hull was damaged, due to the impact of the explosion, the steel plate at the lower end of the ship's side was pushed into the hull, and the arc structure supporting the armor plate passed through the longitudinal wall of the watertight compartment to defend against shrapnel, while the machinery room and powder magazine were accidentally flooded. Because only by the impact of enemy bullets can water enter the watertight compartment of the ship, which is a dangerous and fatal defect. Based on the defects of the support department, Yamato has been repaired during the repair (Musashi doesn't know), but it is difficult to completely improve because of the design part. This problem is the same as that of Yamato's South Dakota class battleship, and so is the defense structure, which can be proved by the reassessment of Montana class battleship design. It is said that the huge hull of the Yamato was hit by a torpedo, and no one noticed. "Although the Yamato was hit by a torpedo, its speed increased", so it was more trusted as an unsinkable warship.

1June 5, 944, participated in the Philippine Sea Battle (Mariana Sea Battle). Will the Japanese navy be a battleship for the first time? Incorporate into mobile units to cover aircraft carrier operations. At that time, the Japanese and American mobile forces were fighting a decisive battle, and Yamato fired 27 three-type bombs at the US attack team. This is the first time Daiwa has used the main gun to launch a bomb in actual combat. But at the same time, the surrounding ships and the Japanese First Attack Team mistook the friendly planes for American planes and fired with anti-aircraft guns, which led to the accidental shooting down of several friendly planes.

Yamato (1944 10.24), who was hit by a direct projectile in the naval battle of Sibuyan Sea, joined the Second Fleet to participate in the naval battle of Leyte Bay on June 22nd of the same year. It is the flagship of the First Combat Fleet (which governs the Yamato and Musashi), and its commander is Lieutenant General Yu Heng. In the early morning of the 23rd, because the flagship "Aidang" was sunk by a US submarine, Lieutenant General Kenan Kurita, commander of the Second Fleet, was replaced by "Yamato", thus becoming the flagship of the fleet. On 24th, Yu Xibu Yanhai was attacked by air, and the present ship Musashi was lost. Then, on the 25th, it engaged with the American fleet in the waters off Samar Island, during which 104 shells were fired with the main gun. Even the destroyer Johnston, which tried to break into the ship, was shelled by the deputy. Before returning from the naval battle in Leyte Bay, * * * was hit by four bombs on the foredeck by American bombers, and the hull even entered about 4,000 tons of seawater, but it did not affect the subsequent battles. Especially the bomb that directly hit the turret, because Yamato's armor is too thick, the bomb can't completely hit, only the paint on the turret is peeling off. (However, according to the notes of the commander of the second turret, Agent Shaozuo Okuda, the impact force after the bomb hit caused most people in the second turret to fall down due to concussion. )

When he arrived at the entrance of Wright Bay, Lieutenant General Kenan Kurita, commander of the Second Fleet, did not break into the battlefield because he received a false alarm order from a nearby US military task force and turned around and returned to the ship.

On the way back, I was attacked by US military aircraft near Brunei. At that time, a close air raid was carried out and several enemy planes were shot down.

On March 1945 and 19, after returning to wucheng, they were attacked by air and engaged with enemy planes, without much loss.

On April 6th of the same year, the Yamato (captain: Kazuo Kazuo, vice captain: Nojiro, gunner: Tazhong Kuroda), as the flagship of the Second Fleet (commander: Lieutenant General Yi Tengcheng I, chief of staff: Major General Nobuyoshi Morishita), launched an attack in the direction of Okinawa in Tokuyama Bay, Yamaguchi Prefecture according to the Battle of Tianyi (the Battle of Gathering Water). It is necessary to "carry forward the glorious tradition of the imperial navy's maritime power and make it glorious for future generations." (Glory includes the naval forces of the imperial navy, unification, promotion, * * *, and its glory. It is generally believed that Daiwa was carrying one-way fuel to carry out suicide attacks, but in fact, the fuel it carried could reach its destination three times.

The second fleet, large and small, consists of the second mine team (commander: Major General Kai Cang Gu Cun, flagship light cruiser Yazhi), the 41st expulsion team (winter moon, cool moon (air defense destroyer)), the 17th expulsion team (Ibaraki wind, wind) and the 21st expulsion team (Chao Shuang, Chu Shuang,). Three destroyers of the vanguard anti-submarine team 3 1 detachment (Huayue,,) returned to Wu from the waterway.

The US reconnaissance plane (F- 13) took a picture of Yamato in the sky, which was discovered by the United States in July 2006. Before it was discovered, there was no accurate information about the state of weapons and equipment during the Yamato attack. This photo is expected to determine the state of weapons and equipment during the Yamato and final attacks.

The purpose of the Battle of Gathering Water (referring to the naval battle of Cape Fangzhi) is to help defend Okinawa in the battle of American troops landing in Okinawa. In other words, this voyage is mainly to attract US navy fighters to face the Yamato attack team and ease the attack on Japanese special attack aircraft. If it can reach Okinawa, it will rush into the island's remnant headland from the northwest of the East China Sea and run aground on its own initiative, becoming a battery capable of launching a large number of artillery shells. The crew of the ship landed to support land operations and rushed into enemy lines. But in fact, all the air forces are engaged in the battle of Kikushui, and this fleet has no air cover. It is impossible to break through the air and sea control rights of the US military and reach Okinawa. Its operational significance lies in becoming the pioneer of the 100 million total special attack. Moreover, at the end of the war, almost all the Japanese secret signals were cracked by the US military, and the communication spies during the attack were also confirmed. The U.S. submarine near the Hou Feng waterway also noticed this action, especially when the U.S. military contacted it. It didn't even use a password and called the ship "Yamato, Yamato" in plain language.

Admiral Raymond Ames Spruance, commander of the Fifth Fleet of the United States, had considered using warships to meet him, but Yamato continued westward into the Dagu Strait and into the East China Sea to avoid the search of the US military, so he ordered the air force to attack. If you don't take the camouflage route, but go straight to Okinawa, it may become the last warship shelling battle in the world.

However, raymond ames spruance, commander of the Fifth Fleet, tried to attack Shen Dahe with warships, but he was still attacked by the mobile forces under the command of Lieutenant General Michael Mechelemark. This is one of the insights.

On April 7th 12: 30, at 90 nautical miles (1 nautical mile = 1852 meters) from Fangzhijiao, Kagoshima Prefecture, it was confirmed that the US carrier aircraft 50 kilometers away began to shoot into the air. Eight minutes later, several bombers descended rapidly, one of which was hit and crashed, but Yamato was hit by two medium-sized bombs. The rear shooting command post, No.2 auxiliary gun and air-to-air radar were damaged. Later, at 14: 08, it was attacked by 386 planes of the US Air Force (fighter 180, bomber 75, torpedo 13 1). The main damages are as follows:

12: 45, the port front was hit by 1 torpedo.

13: 37, the middle port (ひだりげん) was hit by three torpedoes, and the pilot rudder (とりかじ) failed (1345)

13: 44, port center was hit by two torpedoes.

14: 00 was hit by three medium bombs.

14: 07, the center of starboard was hit by 1 torpedo.

14 hours 12 minutes, 1 the torpedo hit the middle and rear of the port. The mechanical starboard machine can only provide the speed of 12 knots. At this time, the port side is inclined by 6 degrees.

14, 17, middle port was hit by torpedo 1 and tilted.

14: 20, the port inclination has increased to 20 degrees, and the inclination cannot be restored. The order for all the crew to get on deck (for all the crew to get off the ship) was issued.

The Yamato was hit by a direct bomb, which caused the ship to catch fire and the air weapons were destroyed. Moreover, the high-performance explosive torpedoes equipped by the US military concentrated on attacking Yamato Port, which made it lose its toughness and maneuverability. The water injection and drainage control room at the back is broken, so it is very difficult to inject water and drain water. The rear cab has been completely destroyed. Because it is no longer possible to operate the ship, it is easier for American torpedoes to hit the Yamato. When it was hit by the last torpedo, the hull tilted rapidly from 20 30 50. After 3 minutes, the crew was ordered to leave the ship, but most of the crew on board did not know that there was an order to "all the crew get on deck". Three minutes after the order of all crew members on deck (all crew members disembark) was issued, the hull was seriously tilted, revealing a red belly. 14: 23 rollover and sinking (uncertain U-turn). 1 main turret A big explosion occurred in the ammunition depot of the third main turret (some people think that the explosion was caused by the steam in the engine part), and the hull fragments sank into the sea. At that time, the pillars of fire and mushroom clouds produced by the explosion could be seen as far away as Kagoshima. After Yamato was absent, Major General Kurosaki of Komura asked the headquarters to stop the operation and return after rescuing the survivors.

The same type of Musashi ship was hit by more than 20 torpedoes and nearly 20 bombs, and the burning time reached 9 hours. Comparatively speaking, Yamato gives the impression that it is sinking too fast. In fact, except for a stray bullet (the seventh recorded in Japan), all the torpedoes fired at the Yamato were concentrated on the port side. In addition, the low clouds and limited vision make it extremely difficult for Yamato find enemy planes, and Yamato's mobility and performance are worse than Musashi's. The US Air Force attaches great importance to using it to sink Musashi for a long time, so it considers the Yamato-class strategy. This method is to destroy the air-to-air equipment on one side, and then attack one side with a torpedo to make it lean. In fact, this method was used by the torpedo that hit the Yamato in the first wave of attack. Moreover, the number of hits in the combat records of the US military and Japan is quite different. The us military has always believed that more than 30 torpedoes hit, which also shows the fierce situation of this battle.

In addition, Yamato and Takeshi pay great attention to the bullet-proof and flood-proof (so-called centralized defense mode) of some positions (main guns and organs) in their design to avoid the damage of this area, but it will make the front and rear non-bullet-proof areas that provide buoyancy concentrated by mines and bombs, resulting in the loss of buoyancy and the sinking of the ship. However, in the view of the old naval relationship after the war, it is pointed out that if watertight steel pipes are filled in the non-bullet-proof area and waterproof partition walls are strengthened, "one air raid is not enough to sink Yamato Musashi (Yamato was attacked by air, attacked by force and sank)." However, if the main gun is tilted by 5 degrees, the auxiliary gun 10 degrees and the anti-aircraft gun 15 degrees or more, it is doubtful whether it has unsinkable combat capability.

Moreover, in the Battle of Jushui, it was thought that only one-way fuel that could reach Okinawa was carried, but in fact it was about 4,000 tons (full of 6,500 tons) of heavy oil. These heavy oils are collected from unmeasurable parts at the bottom of heavy oil storage tanks everywhere. The Coast Guard has 7,000 tons of heavy oil, of which 4,000 tons are allocated to the Second Fleet. In fact, Daiwa's heavy oil storage can allow it to go back and forth three times at full speed between Tokuyama Bay and Okinawa. Nevertheless, if we could have avoided air strikes and engaged the enemy fleet, or sailed a tactical camouflage route at high speed for a long time, Yamato would not have much fuel left. In addition, if we can successfully land in Okinawa, we will pay 565,438+0,805 won (930 million yen at 2006 prices) to the crew on board. Also, before the attack (on the afternoon of the 5th), the injured, some veterans and 53 cadets who graduated from military schools were ordered to leave the ship.

In the battle, 2,498 people died and 276 people survived, including the commander of Ito's First and Second Fleet (regarded as a general) and Captain He Xing (regarded as a lieutenant general).

The battleship Yamato sank because of the instructions of the helium fleet. 1On April 25, 945, in addition to the commanders of the joint fleet, the maritime security corps and various security departments, the Marine Corps was established to command maritime security and carry out various special attacks until the decisive battle.