Flying at night can be said to be an easy thing for Colonel Yang Qinkai, he can even fly with his eyes closed, of course, at night, the effect of opening his eyes is not very great. For super pilots like Yang Qinkai, flying in many cases does not only rely on vision, but on all senses, and even the size of the wind blowing into the cockpit can allow the pilot to judge the state of the aircraft, which is also the main reason why many bomber pilots like to open the cockpit. In Yang Qinkai's words, a pilot sitting in a closed cockpit is like a pigeon in a cage, and only the oncoming cold wind can make him feel like an eagle soaring between the sky.

"Colonel, it seems to be Colonel Zhang Naiding's fleet over there!"

"They're catching up so quickly?" Yang Qinkai estimated slightly, and they had only set off for less than ten minutes.

"Yes, it's Task Force 2, see? The one that was swinging its wings must be Colonel Zhang Naiding's landline. ”

"I can't see clearly, but it's normal to let Zhang Naiding take the lead this time, any commander will assign the most important task to the best fleet, isn't it?"

Both of them laughed, and when they said this, Yang Qinkai thought of Qiu Gengbo's face, originally Qiu Gengbo actively fought to fly the first round, and Chief of Staff Zhu Rongzhe, who made detailed task arrangements, basically agreed to let Qiu Gengbo set off first, but the intervention of the fleet commander made Qiu Gengbo stay, and there was one reason for General Renhao, Qiu Gengbo was not suitable for performing this kind of task that required careful and meticulous care. This means that Tan Renhao has denied Qiu Gengbo's ability, ://.. cN

Soon, the bomber group of the Fourth Task Force also caught up, and the three bomber groups were lined up in the shape of "Pin", with Yang Qinkai's group in the front, Zhang Naiding's group in the rear on their left, and the bomber group of the Fourth Task Force under the command of Colonel Zhang Zhiyun in the rear on their right. There was no radio communication between the three groups, but silence remained maintained. As ordered, before the bomber group received a signal from the advancing reconnaissance aircraft. The fleet must not break the radio silence and approach Oahu in the most discreet way.

"Colonel, in ten minutes, we should lower altitude!" In the absence of contact with any other troops, the fleet was only able to determine the specific position by means of inertial navigation devices, which was a test for the navigator, in the vast sea. It is indeed not easy to determine the exact position of the aircraft.

Yang Qinkai quickly made preparations for reducing the flight altitude, and he first shook the wings left and right three times, which was to tell the pilots who followed that the group was about to enter the ultra-low-altitude route. Then, after the navigator determined that he had reached the low flying point, Yang Qinkai was the first to start descending altitude, and the bomber was lowered to an altitude of less than 200 meters from the sea surface before changing to level flight, Yang Qinkai seemed to be a little dissatisfied with this flight altitude, and then lowered the altitude to less than 150 meters, until the index on the altimeter could not show the specific altitude. Only then did he flatten the bomber.

For pilots. Blind flying at ultra-low altitude above the sea at night is even more thrilling than doing aerobatics. Below 100 meters, the barometric altimeter is not functional. Moreover, turbulent air currents over the sea surface can have a great impact on bombers, causing pilots to make wrong judgments. is the so-called art master is bold, I am afraid that only Yang Qinkai, a group of super pilots, dares to play with his life like this.

The group maintained a speed of close to 180 knots and flew at high speed, and soon the fighter group of the three squadrons escorting the escort caught up. Yang Qinkai didn't pay attention to the time, this was the work of the backseat navigator, and after the fighter caught up, it proved that the group was not too far from Oahu.

"Did you receive any news from the reconnaissance aircraft?" Yang Qinkai was a little anxious, the fighter had already arrived for ten minutes, if everything was flying according to plan. Then in less than ten minutes, the group will reach the sky over Midway, and by this time the reconnaissance plane should have already sent a message.

"Not yet, we'll be over the target in fifteen minutes." The navigator accurately calculated the time, "Colonel Ellor Ansle, they arrived five minutes early, I really don't know what they are doing, is it necessary to fly so fast?" ”

Hearing this, Yang Qinkai breathed a sigh of relief, at least there was no major problem.

"Colonel. Received the message. In less than five minutes, the rear seat navigator shouted, "The reconnaissance plane has confirmed that everything is normal with the target, the US fighter jets have not taken off, and now they are leaving the sky over the island." ”

"They weren't found?"

"I don't know, maybe the U.S. military hasn't been suspicious yet, and in ten minutes, we'll be over Oahu."

"That's good, get ready for battle!" Yang Qinkai quickly turned on the cockpit lights, "Contact the other team leaders, all formations are ready for battle, let's wake up the Yankees from bed!" ”

The internal channel of the formation was quickly opened, and the navigator also passed on Yang Qinkai's order. Then, the bomber groups of the three fleets quickly dispersed. Yang Qinkai's group also began to accelerate, they wanted to bomb the regular airfield in the southeast of the island, as well as the two nearby field airfields, the flight was a little farther, and they had to fly over in advance, and this was also the most difficult bombing operation.

Soon, Yang Qinkai saw the light of Oahu, a navigation lighthouse in the northwest corner of Oahu, to be precise. This was also the first reference point in the entire voyage, and the course of the fleet was so accurate that the navigator did not even let the crew change its course.

After the group entered the sky over the island, Yang Qinkai did not pull the bombers up, and Oahu was shaped like an axe, with the axe handle at the southeast end of the island, and Pearl Harbor, as well as Honolulu, the largest town on Oahu, that is, Honolulu, in the southeast of the island. Therefore, after entering the land sky at the northwest corner of the island, the aircraft group still needs to fly for about five minutes before it can reach the target, and during these five minutes, the aircraft group cannot be raised to the ground, so as to try to pass through its anti-aircraft fire network before the US military can react, quickly reach the target and drop bombs.

"Follow me, don't climb high, don't bother with anti-aircraft guns on the ground!" Yang Qinkai tried his best to control the entire fleet, but he knew that every time he bombed, there would be pilots who made blind and wrong moves. "Hear me clearly, don't raise it. All follow me, follow me, as long as we don't rise, the American anti-aircraft guns will not hit us! ”

The aircraft group is like a flock of geese flying at low altitudes, and the bombers of the nine squads are arranged into nine small formations, and the nine small formations are arranged into two lateral columns on the left and right, and finally form a large formation in the shape of a "human". The fighters of the three squads of the escort have risen to an altitude of more than 3000 meters, and these fighters, in addition to covering the bombers, have risen to an altitude of more than 3000 meters. It can also play a role in attracting ground anti-aircraft artillery fire, and it is impossible for US antiaircraft gunners to distinguish whether it is a fighter or a bomber flying in the night sky, so they can only fire at those enemy planes that are easier to detect.

The first bombing ground was the bomber group of the Fourth Task Force led by Zhang Zhiyun. The group was tasked with bombing two regular airfields in the north and northwest of the island. Then, the bomber group of the Second Task Force led by Colonel Zhang Naiding bombed the airfield in the south of the island, and two squads of bombers were divided to deal with the naval air station on Ford Island in the center of Pearl Harbor.

"Colonel, there's one minute left!"

"Disperse, each squad moves according to the mission plan!" Yang Qinkai gave the order to disperse in time, "Brothers. See you on the aircraft carrier! ”

"See you on the carrier!"

The huge fleet quickly dispersed. A "Sea Eagle" team and a "waterfowl" team headed straight for the field airfield north of Honolulu, while the other three teams went to another field airfield east of Pearl Harbor. The four squads of bombers led by Yang Qinkai headed straight for the regular airfield near Honolulu. This is the main goal, and it is also the target that Yang Qinkai must ensure to destroy.

"Fifteen seconds. Colonel, look! ”

The pillars of light of several searchlights turned towards Yang Qinkai and them, and Yang Qinkai reacted immediately. "Spread out, avoid the anti-aircraft guns of the American army, and pay attention to the height!"

Yang Qinkai's plane avoided the searchlight pillar, but there were still two "waterbirds" who did not have time to dodge, and then a swarm of tracer bullets flew towards the two bombers, one of which quickly dived and dodged the incoming shells, while the other was hit by the shells before they could react.

"Damn. Prepare to drop bombs and take out the anti-aircraft artillery positions raised by the son of a bitch first! ”

Before the "water birds" arrived at an altitude of 1,500 meters, Yang Qinkai pressed down the nose of the plane, and the "Sea Eagle" group responsible for destroying the airport runway was behind them, arriving about 30 seconds later, and before these horizontal bombers arrived, they must first destroy several major anti-aircraft gun positions of the US army, and this is the primary task of the "water birds" group. The bomber did not fully turn into a dive. Although the sky was still dark at this time, the fire in the distance, and the flash produced when the bomb exploded was not enough to illuminate the night sky, but Yang Qinkai still accurately found a position with more than ten small-caliber anti-aircraft guns, and dropped the bomb at an altitude of less than 400 meters from the ground.

After the bomber turned, the bomb accurately landed on the US anti-aircraft gun position, and the high-explosive shell with incendiary agent exerted unimaginable power, and the shrapnel swept through, cutting the fragile flesh of the US officers and men, and the anti-aircraft shell detonated by the incendiary agent also exploded rapidly, causing even more damage.

"Well done, Colonel, the 'Sea Eagle' is here!"

"Sit down, let's make the way for the 'sea eagle'. Damn, let Annsle and them come over to help, damn, I usually blow so much, why is it missing now? ”

When Yang Qinkai dived for the second time and prepared to strafe the American troops on the ground, a small team of "peregrine falcons" led by An Shile also entered the battle. These fighters did not carry bombs, but they all hung eight rockets, which was a special request of Ellsler, who did not bring rockets when he bombed Kauai last time, and as a result, when facing ground targets, he could only fight with 20mm aerial guns, and the effect was not very obvious. This time, Ansler did not forget to let the service personnel hang much more powerful rockets for the fighters, and these rockets did play a significant role in suppressing firepower.

The bombing campaign was carried out quite quickly, and the aircraft group was not threatened much except for the ground anti-aircraft fire of the American army. Compared with the US fighters, the Imperial Navy's carrier-based bombers with tight armor protection were not much dangerous in the face of the US anti-aircraft machine guns. The dive strafing of fighter jets and bombers that dropped bombs made it impossible for the US military to raise its head at all, and it was even more difficult to organize effective resistance.

The "sea eagles" of the last two squads to enter penetrated nearly 100 armor-piercing shells on the airport that were specially designed to destroy the airport runway. Yang Qinkai also judged from the flash of these bomb explosions that at least one-third of the bombs fell on the runway, in fact, only ten bombs hit the runway to paralyze the airport, and now that more than 30 bombs have fallen on the runway, then the airport will be difficult to repair in the short term. It was on the basis of this situation that Yang Qinkai made his judgment on the outcome of the battle, and his judgment would be sent back to the fleet, and the fleet commander would decide whether to carry out supplementary bombing of the airfield or let the second batch of bombers deal with the port based on the results of the first round of bombing.

"Colonel, the other two groups have also completed their mission, and it's time for us to return."

"Then let's go back, how many fighters can't be contacted?" Yang Qinkai wiped the sweat off his forehead, and after just over ten minutes of fighting, he was sweating all over.

"Now there are three that have not been contacted, there are two 'water birds' and one 'sea eagle', and Colonel Ellslo's fighters are all fine."

"Send a telegram back to the fleet, we have destroyed three targets, and now the fleet is returning home, and there is no need to carry out supplementary bombing of these three airfields, so that Qiu Gengbo can set off!"

The navigator quickly reported the results of the battle, and at the same time, Zhang Naiding and Zhang Zhiyun also reported back the results of their respective battles. In the first batch of bombing it is necessary to make sure that all the targets destroyed have already been destroyed, there is no need to continue the bombing of airfields, the second batch of bombers can be immediately dispatched and bomb Pearl Harbor!

All three task forces received reports of the results of the fleets, and the carriers in the three task forces immediately turned around again, hanging aviation armor-piercing shells for the second batch of bombers, as well as aerial torpedoes suitable for attacking ports. Now, Oahu is like a beautiful woman who has been naked, waiting for the fleet of the Imperial Navy to ravage!