How did the People's Liberation Army of China liberate Chenta Island?

After the Battle of Yijiangshan Island, the door of Chenda Island was opened, and the next step for the PLA is how to capture Chenda Island.

Due to the strategic consideration of cutting off the maritime traffic between Chenda Island and Taiwan Province Province, the 3rd1Battalion 159, 160 and 4th1Battalion 175 and 178 torpedo boats of the East China Navy were ordered to be in the five-island shed between Toumenshan Island and the East Pole Islands.

At 3: 00 15 on a certain day, Gaodao radar station found two ship shadows swimming out of the east entrance of Chenda Island and heading for Taiwan Province Province. Four torpedo speedboats, which have been on standby, were ordered to attack quickly under the guidance of shore-based radar.

At 4: 30, the speedboat formation found a slowly moving enemy ship in the waters east of Chenda Island, led by the "Yongzi" minesweeper, followed by the "Baoying" gunboat.

Baoying was an old frigate launched in the early years of the Republic of China. The navy used to call it a motorized gunboat. It is really puzzling that this old warship has also been sent to the front to carry out long-distance transportation tasks.

When the PLA speedboat approached the enemy ship, the squadron commanded 195 and 160 to attack Baoying, and 175 and 178 assisted in the attack, preparing to hit the enemy fleet hard.

When it was 3 nautical miles away from the enemy, the enemy found that it was blocked by the fire of the torpedo speedboat of the People's Liberation Army and fled to the open sea while shooting, trying to get rid of the pursuit of the torpedo speedboat of the People's Liberation Army.

The speedboat formation of China People's Liberation Army closely followed the enemy ship and pursued it to the southeast of Chenta Island. At this time, the Takashima radar station detected that it was more than 30 nautical miles away from the target and the radar was out of control. The speedboat searches for enemy ships entirely by visual tracking.

At 4: 47, the PLA speedboat was only three chains away from the enemy ship. 159 boat quickly occupied a favorable position and quickly fired two torpedoes, one of which hit the tail of Baoying ship. The other three speedboats fired six torpedoes in 20 seconds, but unfortunately they didn't hit the target accurately. After completing the task, they returned quickly.

The gunboat Baoying was badly damaged, lost power, floated on the high seas and sent out a distress signal by radio. Before dawn, the rescue boat arrived, tried to tow it back to Taiwan Province Province, and sank in Chenta Port because of its injuries.

In this battle, the torpedo speedboat took only 1 hour and 30 minutes from finding the target to launching a sudden attack on the enemy, and then quickly withdrawing, which once again showed the characteristics of torpedo speedboat operations: under the cover of night, under the guidance of shore-based radar, it met the enemy at high speed, fired the torpedo after hitting the target and quickly withdrew.

The difference between this battle and Taiping and Dongting sinking is that the previous two battles were launched by the other side unprepared, and this time the enemy came prepared, but the ship was short, which increased the difficulty of torpedo attack.

In addition, in the first two battles, the torpedo speedboat attacked a single ship. This time, we are facing the enemy's two-ship formation, and the cross-fire network that supports each other increases the adventure of torpedo speedboat attack.

175 and 178 are new K- 123 torpedo boats equipped with radar. Although this kind of radar has limited ranging and is greatly influenced by climate and sea conditions, it is an improvement in weapons and equipment.

Torpedo speedboat itself can search for the target when sailing at night, which has gained a practical attempt and accumulated valuable experience for future naval battles. The two boats actively cooperated, and 159 attacked the target, forcing the enemy to pay attention to one thing and create conditions for 159 to occupy a favorable position.

Experience has proved that torpedo speedboats attack protected targets, and it is best to cooperate with the main attack and assistance, and the cooperative operation of several boats is better. In this sense, the cooperative operation between torpedo speedboats is the first success, and its role and influence are no less than the previous two battles.

Of course, like all battles, there are also shortcomings behind success, and there are many experiences to be summed up. 159 After the first hit of the boat, Baoying immediately lost the maneuver. At this time, there are still six torpedoes in the formation that are fully capable of sinking Baoying, but unfortunately they did not hit the target.

The main reason for this situation is that the interval between torpedo boats is too short, and the torpedo is rushed to launch without occupying the most favorable launching position. Attack them in groups, release the torpedo and then retreat in a hurry. There is no tactics at all.

Torpedo speedboats are crowded and chaotic. 159 boat just passed the torpedo range of 178 boat when it quit the battle. Fortunately, it was not hit. If hit, it will make the enemy laugh.

To sum up, we can also see why the propaganda of this victory is not as strong as the previous two.

But in any case, this battle promoted the peaceful liberation of Chenta Island. As the last battle of the naval battle in eastern Zhejiang, it also brought a successful end to the battle to liberate the coastal islands of Zhejiang.