Chapter 400: Prelude
Wang Liang noticed that two Japanese fighters noticed that the situation was not good and tried to take off with a flurry of bombs, but unfortunately they were blown up by the bombs. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The two devil pilots were lucky to die in the fire.
Then a second wave of explosions lifted the oil storage tank into the sky.
The bomber group dropped a total of 280 bombs, and the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery did not begin to fire sporadically until near the end of the bombardment, but it was too late.
"Hey, comrades, you've done a great job." You can hear that Rychagov is excited.
"Well, stop shooting at anti-aircraft points with machine guns, it's time to retreat." Wang Liang was not carried away by the victory, the Japanese army was not limited to this airfield, and it was believed that they would send planes to intercept it after hearing the explosion.
They are all bombers, and there is no escort formation, so if they run into Japanese fighters, it will be miserable.
After hearing Wang Liang's order, the fighters were ready to return.
Filled with a cheerful atmosphere, bombers whizzed by.
But can you leave so smoothly?
At this moment, at another airfield of the Japanese army, the pilots on standby made an emergency attack, and the order was to intercept the incoming enemy troops and annihilate them all.
The results of the losses have not yet had time to be estimated, but it can be concluded that the losses of the Japanese army this time were not light and were a disgrace to the Empire.
"Sir, there are Japanese soldiers behind to keep up." Not long after the flight, Geng Jihui's voice came over the radio.
Da Da Da,
As soon as the words fell, the Japanese fighters that were speeding forward launched an attack on the enemy troops not far ahead.
Bell bell bell ~
The sound of shrapnel striking the armor plates of bombers.
"Fake, damn the Japanese." Rychagov couldn't help but curse.
Still in trouble.
You know, they fly bombers, not fighters.
"It's a Type 97 fighter, speed up, try to get rid of them." Wang Liang observed that the Japanese fighters pursuing them were the latest Type 97 fighters developed in 1938.
This fighter engine: Nakajima Kuchi 'HA-1B' air-cooled 9-cylinder star-piston engine. Power: 610 hp.
It can reach a maximum speed of 460 kilometers per hour.
The SB bomber piloted by Wang Liang was slightly inferior, with a speed of 420 kilometers per hour.
Fortunately, the shell of the SB bomber was relatively hard, and in the face of the attack of the Japanese fighters, there was no major damage.
The SB2 bomber has a certain armor defense capability, which is much more powerful than the light bomber.
It is no longer a semi-metal plus wood structure with little structural strength, but an all-metal structure. Aircraft with all-metal construction are much stronger and lighter.
The SB bomber adopts the most advanced research results of the Soviet Union, imitating German duralumin as the material for the skin, and the body and key parts of the interior are made of high-strength germanganese silicon steel.
This was also the first time that a Soviet-made aircraft used such a metal to make an entire aircraft, which was also very advanced in the world at that time.
In addition to the strength of the fuselage, a small number of armor plates are installed in key parts of the aircraft, and the aircraft is equipped with four Soviet-made 7.62mm self-defense machine guns, which can effectively form a self-defense firepower network.
In real combat, SB often shot down Japanese fighters with low defense.
Geng Jihui, who was in the third echelon, said through the radio: "Sir, you withdraw first, and I will lead the team to cover." ”
"Fart, it's not your turn to say something like that." Wang Liang couldn't help but scold, whoever stays at this time will have to die.
"Geng, you're good, but we won't leave yours behind. Fight together. Obviously, Geng Jihui has already conquered Rychagov with his own strength, otherwise he would not have said so.
"I have observed clearly, the Japanese army has a total of sixteen fighters, let's implement anti-encirclement tactics against them, and the reserve pilots will fight with 7.62mm self-defense machine guns to eliminate them!" Without waiting for Rychagov to speak, Wang Liang assigned a combat mission.
Let Geng Jihui take his pilots to cover the retreat of his 24 planes in a suicidal way, Wang Liang can't do it, and he will never do it.
Da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da
Obviously, the Japanese were a little reckless, thinking that the enemy who came to attack was going to flee in a hurry.
Unexpectedly, people actually made a 360-degree turn and counterattacked back.
"Nani?" The Japanese pilots were confused.
The oncoming bullets pierced the glass of the cockpit, and the blood of the Japanese pilots was splattered everywhere.
But Wang Liang: They don't have time to be happy about shooting down one fighter, and there are fifteen more.
Da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da, da-da-da
Fighter planes roared, left and right.
Enemy fighters can almost touch it.
The air is not as agile as it is on land, but the aircraft is still able to perform all kinds of difficult maneuvers under the control of the pilot's joystick.
The battle lasted only ten minutes, fierce, fierce.
All 16 Japanese fighters were reimbursed.
And Wang Liang's side was not much better, seven were shot down on the side of the Soviet Volunteer Air Force, and four were shot down on the Chinese Air Force, a total of eleven.
The pilots of the downed bomber ejected from the cockpit and opened the parachute, but they would have landed in Taiwan, the Japanese theater.
"All return, all return, hurry up, the other fighters of the Japanese army will catch up immediately, and we can't delay time." Rychagov said.
Originally, Wang Liang was still hesitant to save these pilots, but after hearing Rychagov's voice, he could only give up.
Pilots and paratroopers are inherently surrounded.
When pilots were studying theory, they had a special lesson, and if a pilot parachuted into an enemy-occupied area in an emergency, he would have to fend for himself.
The comrades piloting the plane can no longer make a forced landing to rescue them, which will only cause greater losses.
It's easy to understand, but it's hard to do.
Seeing that the bomber was still hovering, Rychagov refused to return for a long time, and said: "Don't hesitate, hurry up and return home, the enemy will catch up immediately, and this will only cause serious consequences." Also, the amplitude of the action just now was too large, and the fuel couldn't keep up. ”
As a veteran pilot, Rychagov has long been accustomed to this situation, and although he is not happy, he can only do it.
"Return."
"Return."
Wang Liang and Geng Jihui said one sentence respectively.
Twenty-nine bombers flew back as fast as they could.
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After refueling in Fuzhou for emergency repairs, Wang Liang and the others flew to Nanchang after waiting for more than three hours.
More than three hours were devoted to carrying out emergency repairs to the bomber.
It is simply a miracle that Wang Liang's bomber had more than 20 holes on it, and it was able to cross the Taiwan Strait without crashing.
(The author is going to prepare to fry the Japanese mainland.) )
(To be continued.) )