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Seeing that the torpedo was finally dropped, all the pilots breathed a sigh of relief, but the next scene surprised them deeply: the plane that had dropped the torpedo did not use the bomb to complete the momentary floating momentum and chose to climb high, but instead re-lowered the altitude - this is an extremely difficult action, the overweight plane is easy to fall into the water, and if the pressure is too light, it will not be able to effectively reduce the altitude, and will only hit the bridge headlong.

Murata Shigeharu had long considered this tactical choice very clearly: the plane was now very close to the bridge deck, and it was likely that it would not be too late to climb to get rid of the cable-stayed steel cables above the bridge deck, and it would have to pass under the bridge, but the lower edge of the bridge was only more than 40 meters above the water, and he had to be very careful -- the reason why he chose to drop the bomb at a height of 20 meters was also based on this consideration, if the torpedo was thrown at a height of more than 30 meters, the moment the torpedo was dropped, it was likely that the plane would directly crash into the bridge, and he would still be able to control the distance of 20 meters and then float up.

Watching the plane fly under the bridge, everyone held their breath, and several pilots simply turned their heads and did not dare to look, but after a few seconds, they couldn't help but turn their heads again: they saw the plane smoothly pass under the bridge, and the three members of the plane, including Murata Shigeharu himself, were sweating profusely: the moment of crossing under the bridge was too thrilling, although there was actually a distance of 2-3 meters, but it gave people the feeling that as long as they dared to stand up and reach out, they could touch the bridge!

Less than 10 seconds after the plane flew out, the torpedo slammed into the other side of the pier, causing an earth-shattering explosion, and the backseat gunner immediately cheered: "It's done!" It's done! Collapsed! Collapsed! ”

When Murata looked back, he saw that the piers had finally collapsed under the combined force of the explosion of five torpedoes and the pressure of the current, and the entire bridge deck and steel cables fell down and broke into several pieces, and finally all of them fell heavily into the East River, causing more waves than when the torpedo exploded just now.

At 5:18, Mitsuo Fuchida received a telegram: "Fortunately, the bridge has been destroyed, and all the staff have returned!" ”

He was so excited that he couldn't help himself: "He is worthy of being the king of lightning strikes!" ”

As far as the eye can see, the Rockefeller Center is mired in flames.

Although the anti-aircraft guns opened fire in vain and searchlights tried to lock on to the bombers flying in the sky, Mitsuo Fuchida believed that New York's resistance was not even as fierce as Pearl Harbor had been, and this was not his delusion: Pearl Harbor was, after all, the headquarters of the Pacific Fleet, and its anti-aircraft firepower was much stronger than that of New York, and its personnel were soldiers who had served for a long time, and their quality was not at all comparable to that of the temporary National Guard. Moreover, the original bombing of Pearl Harbor was daytime, and the sight was good, and the defenders could easily find the target and return fire on the spot, but the attack on New York was at night, and the characteristics of several buildings to be attacked by the planes were very distinct, and there was no need to even think about the target dodging.

With the exception of Germany, which has established a complete night air defense system and has night fighters, long-range radar stations, searchlight strips, anti-aircraft guns, and other multi-integrated defense means, the rest of the countries can only rely on blindness, and countries like the United States, which have been at peace for a long time, hardly defend themselves.

What was even more beneficial to the Axis Group was that Arnold had completely exhausted all the combat-ready pilots on the east coast in order to support the Panama operation, and now he was unable to organize a powerful fighter force to counterattack.

In the face of futile anti-aircraft fire, Richard, who was on the verge of collapse, called the army aviation base in desperation, hoping that they would send fighter jets, only to be told that all personnel had not received night training, and that there were only three instructors in the entire base who were currently capable of fighting.

"Then let them go up!"

"They've just lifted off!"

Listening to the rumbling explosions, sirens, and fires that rumbled through the sky, Richard clenched his head in despair and shed bitter tears - there are hundreds of enemy planes, what is the use of just three fighters?

"How can I be worthy of the people of New York! How can I be worthy of General Marshall! The staff officers only heard him muttering, and their hearts were full of sadness.

At 5:21, all Ju-98s dropped their bombs and returned home, the slowest of all aircraft types, and were scheduled to return home as early as possible to make time and deck for the landing of the subsequent group. Two minutes later, Kusaka Ryunosuke excitedly trotted in front of Tsukahara 243 and reported: "Sir, a battle report has been sent from the front, and the bombing has been a great success. ”

"Good!" Tsukahara opened his slightly closed eyes and asked with concern, "Where is the fleet now?" ”

"It's 535 kilometers from New York, and it will be light in about half an hour."

"The take-off cover planes are ready to respond, the deck is freed up for the first planes to land, and the most dangerous time for us is after dawn."

As the minutes and seconds passed, the ground fire of the US troops had become more and more intense, and the rest of the offensive targets had been basically completed by this time, and Mitsuo Fuchida let the planes that had completed the bomb drop return first, and he himself led the rest of the planes to the last target, the Manhattan Bridge.

The Manhattan Bridge, while not as well-known as the Brooklyn Bridge, is no less complex, with two levels. The upper level has 4 lanes in both directions, and the lower level includes 3 lanes that are convertible in both directions, in addition to the subway line and sidewalks. He and Minoru Genda carefully analyzed it beforehand, and in view of the hydrological and structural characteristics of the Manhattan Bridge, they decided that the only way to destroy it was to rely on dive bombing. Therefore, although the Manhattan Bridge was not far from the Brooklyn Bridge, he did not let Murata lead more planes to attack, but led the last nine HE-218s to attack.

At 5:34, the bombing of the bridge began, and when he saw the bridge deck faintly in sight, Mitsuo Fuchida smiled and shouted at the intercom: "Let the enemy see the dance of death that we have practiced on Socotra Island!" All of them, indicator number 3! ”

"Onboard!"

After a minute of formation adjustment, the nine planes lined up in a horizontal line 50 meters apart from each other and flying at an altitude of 1,200 meters, looking neatly and neatly, as if they had been cut by a knife and axe.

"Ready!"

"Attack!"

At the sound of an order, nine planes simultaneously aimed at the bridge deck and dived rapidly, and a few seconds later the bombs were unanimous: nine 500-kilogram high-explosive bombs tumbled down from a height of about 500 meters, and then exploded on the bridge deck a moment later - even the explosion time was almost the same. Under the synergistic effect of accumulating several tons of explosives, the entire bridge deck broke into a section of about 50 meters, and then fell one after another, and smashed the lower bridge deck together with the blast wave. Now, except for the piers and the bridge deck near both banks, the middle section of the bridge seems to have been cut into several pieces by the hand of God with an epic giant knife and thrown into the water.

The "Dance of Death" was originally trained to deal with the imaginary giant enemy - a super-armored aircraft carrier with a deck of more than 270 meters and heavy defenses (only the Midway class on the drawing board can reach this level), and generally uses the No. 2 indicator - 6 simultaneous attacks, 45 meters apart, 1500 meters high, and the No. 3 indicator against the bridge is also unique, and it has proved very successful.

Looking at the surging river and the empty bridge, Mitsuo Fuchida nodded with satisfaction: "The whole army is back!" ”

At 5:38, the east showed the white of the fish's belly, and the group that completed the attack quickly retreated.

At about half past five o'clock, Roosevelt, who was still asleep, was woken up by the telephone, and he had been sleeping very restlessly lately, anxious about the situation at the front on the one hand, and worried about the future on the other, and fell asleep very late last night, when he slept most soundly in a daze.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, to bother you before dawn." Marshall's voice came out of the microphone, "We're in a very bad and tricky situation......"

Hearing that it was Marshall's voice, Roosevelt suddenly became alert: "What's the bad news?" ”

"Very bad." Marshall's words were full of exhaustion and helplessness, "I just received the news that New York was hit by a fierce air raid ten minutes ago. ”

"What?" Roosevelt exclaimed, "On how large?" How's it going? ”

"According to the radar station, there may be 200 aircraft, the situation is not good, the Empire State Building has been blown up."

"Damn, where did they come from? Aircraft carrier? ”

"You guessed it right, they attacked from the sea."

"Let our planes and anti-aircraft guns go and destroy them." Roosevelt shook his fist excitedly.

"It may not be useful, we do not have night combat aircraft, there are not enough anti-aircraft guns, and what is worse is the lack of training of personnel." Although Marshall was also depressed, he still comforted Roosevelt, "I will rush to New York after dawn to come to the rescue, and I believe we can hold on." ”

"Send planes to attack immediately after dawn, and you must sink all the damned aircraft carriers!"

"Understood, I just gave the order."

At 6:29, the sky was clear, and the first returning planes had landed firmly on the aircraft carrier.

At the same time, the Long Island radar station is also making an emergency report: "From 5:20, planes are flying due east one after another, the monitoring distance of this station is limited, and the target will disappear naturally after 150 kilometers!" ”

The bombing was carried out at a low altitude approach, and when returning, it was directly at a high altitude, and all the planes had to pass through the monitoring range of the Long Island radar station, so they were clearly observed by the US military.

"Report the cumulative number."

"More than 160 sorties."

Arnold, commander-in-chief of the Army Aviation, issued an order in Washington through gritted teeth: "Immediately launch a search and not let go of an enemy plane, not a single enemy ship!" (To be continued.) )