Why did Yamamoto 56 blow up and sink the aircraft carrier Akagi

It is true that the aircraft carrier Akagi was torpedoed and sunk by order of Isoroku Yamamoto.

During the Battle of Midway, the Akagi was the second to be attacked, hitting three 500-kilogram bombs at once. The entire flight deck was set on fire, all carrier-based aircraft were destroyed, and the steam turbine was destroyed, causing toxic gases to leak out. The entire aircraft carrier became a pile of scrap metal, and after the personnel were evacuated, the aircraft carrier was still on fire and stopped there motionless.

The same is true of the Kaga and the Soryu, only the Wyvern has not suffered losses, and in order to keep the fleet mobile and attack the US aircraft carriers, the huge fleet escorts the Wyvern to continue to move forward. Neither the Akagi nor the Soryu sank, because they were bombs instead of torpedoes, and the large ** would only sink if they entered the water, and Yamamoto Isoroku ordered the nearby destroyers to fire torpedoes in order to prevent these two ships from falling into the hands of the enemy. Within ten minutes, the Akagi sank.

The battleship, which had lost its combat capability, had no way to tow it back to China, so of course it had to be blown up and sunk. If you throw it here and let the enemy drag it back, not only will the other side get tens of thousands of tons of fine steel in vain, but there is also the possibility of leaking your own military secrets.

The ship is in the people, and the ship is dead. As the captain of the aircraft carrier Akagi, he considered it his honor, and at the same time it was a last resort. Do you know about suicide by caesarean section, it's about the same as that...That was a manifestation of his loyalty to the emperor and to the aircraft carrier Akagi.

The flagship Akagi was already hopeless at that time, and in order not to fall into the hands of the Americans, he ordered his own destroyer to launch a torpedo to sink Chichen. This is a common practice in naval warfare.

He was attacked by US fighter planes and had lost his combat effectiveness. And again on the battlefield. In order not to let it fall into the hands of the US military. Only blow him up.

Dizzy! The USS Chicheng was sunk by U.S. carriers in the Battle of Midway! I don't care about the Japanese at all!

Only the aircraft carrier Wyvern was sunk by the Japanese themselves in the Battle of Midway!

Battle of MidwayThe Japanese aircraft carrier "Akagi" sank into the Pacific Ocean in more than 20 hours after only one shot. That's the way it happens, all becauseAircraft carrier USS Akagi, carrying a large number of bombs, but also having a flaw in its own design, it cannot quickly extinguish the fire, and it is built with a lot of combustible materials.

Aircraft carriers, the supremacy of the sea, in most cases, can decide the victory or defeat at sea. Japan in World War II.

At that time, the ability to develop in all directions, even at sea is a hegemon. The Akagi aircraft carrier is one of Japan's strong reliance on dominating the sea. The sinking of this aircraft carrier was unexpected.

In my personal opinion, the following two reasons existed, so that the aircraft carrier Akagi was eventually buried in the Pacific Ocean.

As an island country, Japan is very scarce in resources, which can be used to smelt iron and steel ore, and all lead powder needs to be imported from other countries. Such a situation makes Japan need a lot of steel to build an aircraft carrier. In order to save steel, during the construction of the Akagi aircraft carrier, wood was used in many places, replacing the role of steel.

In addition to the fact that wood burns more easily than steel, the Akagi aircraft carrier's oil supply pipeline is not only vertically distributed, but also densely distributed around the hangar. The oil supply pipeline also lacks fire protection, so once the pipeline is damaged, it will bring significant damage and impact to the entire aircraft carrier.

The Akagi was carrying a large amount of ammunition during its voyage before its sinking, and although the ammunition was kept in a hidden place, it was also too closed. So much so that after the cabin is on fire, it is not possible to quickly throw ammunition into the sea to protect the aircraft carrier from the impact of bombs and aggravate the damage of the aircraft carrier.

Although it was only one shot, this shot brought serious consequences, first causing a fire, and then detonating the ammunition storage room, coupled with the fuel leakage of the oil pipeline, which made the entire aircraft carrier a sea of fire, and also accelerated the sinking of the Akagi.

It shows that this aircraft carrier is vulnerable and does not have any combat effectiveness at all.

During the Battle of Midway, the "Akagi" was hit by only one shot and sank into the Pacific Ocean in more than 20 hours. This is due to the fact that the Akagi aircraft carrier carries a large number of bombs, and at the same time, its own design is flawed, and it cannot quickly extinguish the fire.

It may be that there are flaws in the design, and there are some problems with the ability to cause such a thing to happen.