Chapter 80: Moths to the Fire
After leveling up, Jiang Haiyang glanced back.
The bomb dropped by him hit the aircraft carrier and exploded inside the hull, hitting the front half of the flight deck, deflecting to the port side.
A fire broke out on the aircraft carrier.
In the air, the second and third dive bombers had already dropped their bombs, but both had missed the carrier. The fourth is diving, and the fifth has already reached the dive entry point.
The interval between dives and bombs is about 10 seconds, which is exactly the same as normal training.
Jiang Haiyang did not pull up the dive bomber, even if low-altitude flight was not the strong point of the dive bomber, and the disturbance caused by the turbulence was very serious.
The point is, there are enemy ships all around.
Climbing now is tantamount to using anti-aircraft guns on enemy ships as targets!
Don't forget, the fast battleship was not bombed, but was spraying anti-aircraft fire with all its might, looking like it was trying to fill the sky with shells.
Staying at a low altitude is not only easier to evade, but also allows enemy ships to throw a mouse.
Of course, that's not to say you can sit back and relax.
Before Jiang Haiyang piloted the bomber to level out, he was already targeted by another enemy ship, that is, a light cruiser operating on the other side of the aircraft carrier.
Shells were constantly exploding nearby, and the sky seemed to burn.
From a distance, this lone dive bomber looks like a bird flying over an erupting crater, so fragile and helpless.
After flying in a dense rain of bullets for a few minutes, the surroundings gradually quieted down.
After making sure that he had flown out of the range of the enemy ship's anti-aircraft guns, Jiang Haiyang pulled back the control stick and flew high into the air.
The biggest problem with flying at low altitudes is high fuel consumption.
It was only at this time that Jiang Haiyang turned back again.
He was followed by only two dive bombers, one of which had its vertical tail cut off in half, and the left wing tip of the other had been blown off.
"Boss Jiang, you've been hit, you've been blown up!"
"What about you?" When the question came out, Jiang Haiyang took off his breathing mask.
"All off target, you're on target." The answer was the pilot of another dive bomber.
Jiang Haiyang didn't know what to say.
"Just the two of you?" After a while, after wiping the sweat off his face, Jiang Haiyang asked.
It's just that no one answered, and there was no need to answer.
Half a detachment, fourteen, three survived. Such a result has never been seen in past exercises, and no one even thought about it.
Compared to the torpedo group, they were lucky.
Before that, who would have thought. In just a few minutes, more than 20 torpedo attack planes of the two squadrons were all shot down, and none of them dropped torpedoes.
This is the brutal war!
Compared to war, the confrontation drills of the past were like playing a game of housework.
"Brother Jiang, look below. It's our people! ”
After hearing the reminder, Jiang Haiyang looked at the sea below.
True, there were indeed two pilots floating on the sea, in fact, three, only one was seriously injured and was held by two companions.
"Mark the sitting, and report back to the fleet later."
After instructing the navigator, Jiang Haiyang took his gaze back.
Either way, his first battle against the sea is over.
Jiang Haiyang did not know whether he had become the first pilot of the Imperial Naval Air Force to drop a bomb and hit an enemy ship, or the first pilot to bomb an aircraft carrier.
When he returns, he will definitely be able to get a few medals.
It's just that what he wants now is to return to the fleet smoothly, to be precise, to reach the sea area of the forced landing, because the remaining fuel of the dive bomber can still fly more than 200 kilometers, and the fleet is 400 kilometers away, even if it flies downwind, it will definitely not be able to land on the aircraft carrier.
At this time, on the side of the "Chicheng", the battle had just ended.
Although it was more than 10 kilometers away, the raging fire on the "Jiahe" was still shocking, and it seemed that the aircraft carrier was finished.
In fact, when the "Jiahe" was attacked, the "Chicheng" was also in danger.
The reason is also very simple: because the "Jiahe" is in the southwest direction, the first carrier-based aviation wing that took the lead in attacking the "Jiahe" is concentrated. When the aircraft group of the Second Carrier-based Air Wing arrived, the melee had already begun, and dozens of carrier-based planes pounced on the neighboring "Chicheng."
It's just that the "Chicheng" is much luckier than the "Jiahe".
Not because "Akagi" is the flagship of the fleet and receives special care, but because the 2nd Carrier Aviation Wing sent too few escort fighters.
In addition, the performance of those carrier-based fighters of the Liangxia Navy was also too poor.
Although it can hold off the zero battle, it will definitely not be able to beat the zero battle.
As a result, only a small number of air defense fighters were assigned to deal with escort fighters, and most of the Zero fighters were assigned to intercept bombers and attack aircraft.
And that's not all.
After completing the task of expelling the "Jiahe," some fighters who had previously covered the "Jiahe" took part in the battle to cover the "Chicheng" because they were closer to the "Chicheng."
Strictly speaking, if this were not the case, the "Jiahe" might not have been bombed.
One way or another, the first round of strikes by the task force is over.
Although it was only a little more than ten minutes, Lan Yun and Tian Shi were very emotional about the fearless heroism shown by Liang Xia's naval pilots.
Lan Yun participated in the last war, served on a battle cruiser, and saw the courageous spirit of the Liang Xia navy.
Tian Shi is a new generation of officers, although he was born before the outbreak of the last war, he did not participate in the war, let alone fight against the Liang Xia navy in the war.
This was actually Tian Shi's first battle.
Dozens of carrier-based planes rushed like moths to a flame, ignoring the fierce fighters and dense anti-aircraft guns, even if they knew that they were going to die, they were unequivocal.
It seems that only those who die on the battlefield can reflect the value of soldiers.
Tian Shi counted that there were more than 50 enemy planes attacking the "Akagi," and certainly no more than 10 flew away after the attack.
What a war this is!
It's just that it's really a war!
If all the officers and men of the Liang Xia Navy were like this, this opponent would be too terrifying.
Thinking of the millions, or even tens of millions, of such enemies who were not afraid of death and were armed with the most advanced equipment, Tian Shi couldn't help but shudder a few times.
It was also at this moment that Tian Shi finally understood why Admiral Takano was trying his best to oppose the Liangxia Empire as an enemy, why he had drawn up a battle plan for a sneak attack on the Liangxia Navy after taking over the permanent fleet, and why he insisted on going his own way when the situation deteriorated.
After this battle began, the Sagashi Navy and the Sagi Imperial Kingdom had already lost.
The Liangxia Empire did its best, and it was fortunate that the Imperial Kingdom of Narrowing was not destroyed.
But what else?
"Report!"
Suddenly, someone shouted, and Tian Shi was so frightened that he almost jumped up.
"The 'Jiahe' reported that the damage was under control and that the carrier-based aircraft that could accept the return of the aircraft would just take a few hours to repair the flight deck."
At the same time as he said it, the telecommunications officer also handed the message to Lan Yun.
After a glance, Lan Yun gave the message to Tian Shi.
The bomb landed on the front of the aircraft carrier's flight deck, presumably too fast, and after penetrating the flight deck, it penetrated the hull on the side of the hangar before exploding.
The hangar and flight deck were damaged, but fortunately not to the extent of bone damage.
It's just, there's nothing to be happy about!