readx; The Americans' planes are so strong, while the planes are still very fragile. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The US plane can withstand a single shell, but it is only wounded. The bombardment machine was that big, but it couldn't withstand a string of 12.7mm machine gun bullets. No wonder there are always not enough aircraft for both the army and the navy! However, the situation on the battlefield did not allow him to sigh any longer, and the "K9" US plane sent out billowing black smoke from a "Zero" fighter that was fighting with him, and then pounced straight at him. Fuchida did not dare to underestimate the other party, the other side could shoot down a torpedo attack plane in a very short time, and destroy a "Zero" fighter, it was by no means easy to get along with him, Fuchida calmed down, experience was very important at this time, the US plane had approached the rear of his plane, and was about to open fire, Fuchida suddenly pulled the longitudinal rod backwards and swung to the left, and at the same time kicked down the left rudder, and the "Zero" plane raised its nose and climbed up and turned to the left. A string of bullets narrowly passed under his belly.

It was Major Festin who attacked Fuchida Daisa's plane, and he easily and happily shot down a "97" torpedo attack plane and another "Zero" fighter who was trying to fight him. The squadron leader of the major became less and less interested in the pilot. These little stupid pigs who shouldn't fly to the sky at all are only worthy of being targets for their own practice. But immediately, the major found out that he was alone, and the plane of Lieutenant Cappelin, who was covering him, was damaged, it was his friend, and the lieutenant had already flown out of the battle.

"Damn the little devil!"

Festin cursed viciously:

He flew straight at the "Zero" plane, which had damaged Lieutenant Capelin's plane, and the shadow of the plane appeared in his scope. Festin fired a long shot, but the plane rolled upwards and the bullet missed. Major Festin sneered, and he stared at the fighter. Hands and feet that have been trained naturally reacted. "Vixen Pose" also made a roll to the left and continued to chase after the tail. In front of the nose of the major's plane, the plane began to dive downward as soon as it finished rolling.

"Hey! Hey! You brought it on yourself! Who doesn't know that the US plane is faster than his own broken plane when it dives. Little devil, you're killing yourself! ”

Without hesitation, Festin pushed forward and drove the longitudinal rod to chase down, the engine roared, and the distance between the two planes was getting closer and closer, and the pilot was largely unable to escape. The triumphant US major was a little distracted, and his eyes were dazzled, and the "Zero" plane suddenly disappeared.

Fuchida is not a fool, he is an aviation expert, and he still doesn't know that diving is the weak point of the "Zero" aircraft, and he is luring the enemy to chase after him. The horizontal mobility of this "Zero" machine is not bad. Just as Festin was about to catch up with him, Fuchida slammed the right balance rudder and deflected the longitudinal rod to the right, and the "Zero" suddenly changed direction in the dive, drawing a small garden arc and quickly turning to the right.

Major Festin was caught off guard, and the "shrew" rushed by. Fuchida immediately rolled sideways and chased after him. Now the rabbit has become a hunter, and the "Zero" machine is chasing behind the "shrew" fuselage. The short distance between the two sides was about 600 meters, and Fuchida gritted his teeth, and he would never let go of this enemy plane that had already shot down two of his own planes. As for the rest of the planes, what happened to them? Whether he has broken through the blockade of the US plane, or whether he has been beaten like a bird and beast and fled in the wilderness, he doesn't care! All he has in front of him is this damn Yankee, desperately trying to shoot him down! Fuchida Osa carefully observed the escape of the American plane in front of him, and increased the throttle to catch up quickly.

Major Festin made a series of dizzying and dazzling maneuvers such as ascents, dives, somersaults, and so on. But the plane always followed closely behind the tail of the plane, and it couldn't get rid of it. The battlefield of air combat is chaotic, and the chase is carried out between the United States and the planes, and no one will pay too much attention to these two small planes chasing and fleeing. The US planes are making all-out efforts to block and encircle and annihilate the bombers and torpedo attack planes that pose the greatest threat to the fleet. The fighter was trying his best to cover. No one knows how many planes were shot down and how many US planes crashed into the sea! All the pilots in the air are blindly shooting, chasing, fleeing, and stalking. Fireballs and smoke are a frequent occurrence. No one dares to be distracted, and if they are distracted, they will die! This is the law of combat in the air.

Major Festin was already sweating, and now he suffered, and said that he clung to him like chewing gum on a glass window, and chased him so that he had no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth, and he couldn't do it even if he wanted to fight for his life with this little devil. If you are not careful, you will definitely eat a series of 20mm cannon shells, that is not a joke, the little life is over!

No matter how maneuvering the major was, the machine was always able to keep up in time, and several times he was almost trapped, thanks to the major's cleverness and the "shrewd" surname can have a slight advantage, which allowed him to escape. But being chased all over the sky like this, when is it a head! It was also at this time that Major Festin discovered that not all pilots were Lainiao, and there were many good players among them, and it would be a price to despise the other party! Festin had already used all his skills to press the bottom of the box, but he seemed to know what he was going to do, and he could always stick to it. The major could only maneuver as best he could, not to let the plane get too close, and not to let the man himself put on and fire. Bitter! Major Festin has tasted the taste of running for his life, and he can't stand it very much!

The pilot of the US military major was uncomfortable, and the Fuchida Daisa, who was chasing behind, was even more uncomfortable. I blame this damn broken fuel, no matter how hard I try, the plane can't go faster. Otherwise, the Yankees in front of me will have 10 lives gone! It's good now, the advantageous position is grabbed, but it can't be a step closer. Not to mention putting on the Americans, it's a bit difficult to keep up! Seeing the American fighter in front of him "fleeing for his life" in a dashing manner, but he was helpless, Fuchida couldn't wait to cry out to sulk.

Liu Xirui led the US military plane group to attack the aircraft group head-on, and out of his surprise, the frontal plane suddenly split into two groups and turned left and right.

In the cockpit, Liu Xirui couldn't believe his eyes, "Is this me going to commit suicide?" ”

No pilot will expose the fragile side of his aircraft to the enemy in battle! What do I want to do? The two sides were very fast because they were advancing. said that what kind of conspiracy and tricks did he want to play, and he couldn't allow him to think about it. At least the bargain in front of you is something to pick up.

Liu Xirui fired first almost at a distance of 800 meters, of course, there was nothing to say about the accuracy, a series of 12.7 mm machine gun bullets seemed to have long eyes, straight into the fuel tank on the right side of the fuselage of a "Zero" machine, and half of them were not wasted.

A flash of red light flashed, and a thunderclap sounded in the sky, and the plane exploded. The US planes rushed in unison, and orange muzzle flames flashed on the nose and wings of each plane. It was said that at least eight or more planes in the group were hit at once, and the group became chaotic. Some of them continued to turn with the command plane, while the other part fought with the US plane. The trajectory of bullets in the air and the smoke trails of machine shells intertwined, forming a huge death trap. In just one minute, more than 10 planes were destroyed, and four US planes also crashed into the sea. Liu Xirui passed through the barrage, and he clenched on to a "zero" plane that was running for his life, which had just completed its turn. At a distance of 600 meters, almost a few tenths of a second, Liu Xirui effortlessly hit a long point shot, then pulled the lever back and jumped up to climb into the air for 7,500 meters. He doesn't have to care about the outcome, it's completely unnecessary, the prey he targets will never escape, and he is confident in himself. Sure enough, the bullets hit the engine of the "Zero" plane, and the flames and black smoke flashed on the nose of the plane, and the plane howled and fell headlong into the Pacific Ocean.

Liu Xirui finally did not forget that he was the commander of the battlefield, and he climbed to nearly 8,000 meters in the air to see the overall situation. He was satisfied to see that about 350 US planes surrounded the bombers and torpedo attack planes and were attacking. In addition, almost the same number of "shrews" have been involved with more than 140 "zero" planes escorted by the escort, and they have the upper hand. The U.S. fleet succeeded in separating the fighters from the targets they were covering and annihilating them. Liu Xirui's tactics were right, but he didn't expect that his tactical intentions would be realized in such a short period of time.

In addition to the superiority in the number of US planes, Liu Xirui also had to thank his air commander Mizuo Fuchidazu, who gave erroneous orders that enabled the US fighter fleet to divide the aircraft group and achieve the goal of destroying each plane. Farther away, about 100 US fighter planes were cruising outside the battlefield, and this was the second air interception line formed according to Liu Xirui's orders.

None of the planes could break through the blockade, which Liu Xirui was relieved of. These American GIs are still a group of ruffians who can fight, and no matter how great their ability is, they will not be able to deal with hundreds of planes at the same time! It's better to fight a war with more people! Although a large number of planes are fighting in the air, and all kinds of actions are dazzling, the overall situation is under control, and this batch of planes is unlikely to pose a threat to the fleet, which is almost certain, even if there are a few small fish and shrimp that leak out of the broken net, but this does not mean that they can hand in good luck, and there are nearly 70 "shrewd" fighters patrolling the fleet, and I believe that the US pilots will not miss the opportunity to shoot live targets. And it must have been a deeply unfair group fight.

So for myself, the result is the same, they are all going to the same destination, that is, the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Flying from the sky. Reporting in the water, this is the only ending of the group. Unless they turn around and run for their lives, and the Americans are willing to let them go!

The US planes in the air were in groups of two, and four planes were shuttling through the long sky like a team. Orange tracer bullets danced wildly in the air.

"Alright! Let's go down and catch a bomber or two of the big-headed little devils yourself! Well! Oh no, isn't that Festin's kid's "K9" machine? How did he turn into a rabbit and be chased all over the sky? ”

Liu Xirui saw two fighter planes coming towards him from the lower left side of his plane, with Festin's "K9" "Vixen" fighter in front and a "Zero" plane chasing closely behind. Within a short distance, Major Festin's plane made two lateral rolls in succession, a small-angle dive, a flat roll, and a small radius of the bend, upward, and climbed in the direction where Liu Xirui's plane was. But he still did not get rid of the enemy plane behind him, and when he climbed and turned, he was cut a radius by the plane, and the distance was shortened, and the "Zero" plane was about to open fire, and this guy couldn't run away!

Liu Xirui scolded angrily in his heart:

"Festin, this guy deserted on time during class at the training base and went to sleep! He also mixed up the title of 'ace pilot', and even forgot the basic common sense as soon as he escaped for his life, and the most important thing when the enemy was chasing after him was that he could not turn when climbing and diving, and he would definitely be cut into the radius, and he would die a hundred times if he didn't die ten times! Fuck it! I'm ready to fire! I hope it's in time! ”

Thoughts are instantaneous, and Liu Xirui's hands and feet are not idle. There was only one way to save his friend, and it was too late to attack the enemy plane, and Liu Xirui clearly felt that the pilot's fingers had already been pressed on the firing button of the cannon, but what he did not understand was that the most effective range of the "Zero" plane was 400 to 500 meters in front of the nose, but the distance between the two planes was far more than that. Although it is said that the machine has cut a radius and picked up a little cheap, the distance between the two machines will not be less than 600 meters. This is also the distance that I want to use. I said that I was impatient to chase, do you want to have no target? Liu Xirui drove the plane straight towards Major Festin's plane, and when the two planes were approaching, Liu Xirui slammed one side of the fuselage, which was embarrassing to pass Festin's "shrew-style", Liu Xirui immediately leveled the plane, and now he and Fuchida Daisa's "Zero" aircraft formed a one-on-one frontal hedging attack.

In air combat, this type of attack is often a lose-lose situation, extremely dangerous, and the pilots will never adopt this kind of fighting method that ends up together. Liu Xirui was forced to be helpless, only in this way can he save his friend, fortunately he has 'protection', and this is in chaos, otherwise there will be big trouble!

However, what Liu Xirui never expected was that Fuchida Daisa, who was in the cockpit of the "Zero" plane opposite him, did not want to open fire indiscriminately, because of the fuel problem, the "Zero" plane could never catch up with the "shrew" and could not grab the effective firing range, and if it continued to chase down, the US plane would escape.

A long line of 20mm shells flew out, and it happened that Liu Xirui's plane broke in, and Liu Xirui secretly shouted that it was not good! He slammed backwards and moved the longitudinal rod to the left plate, and the "shrew" lifted the nose of the plane and flipped it to the left, and the string of shells hit the side fuel tank of Liu Xirui's plane squarely, and the strong impact force bounced the plane out. Protection worked, and a cloud of white light, invisible to the naked eye, wrapped the plane and ricocheted the shell away the moment it was shot. Rao is like this, Liu Xirui still feels a palpitation.

On the other side, Fuchida Daisa was shocked, he obviously saw that the American plane that suddenly appeared in the scope was hit by a shell, although it was the "E9" and not the "K9" that was shot, but Fuchida could see this clearly. However, the US plane that was hit by the bomb was only pushed out by the impact of the shell, and the shell was instead ejected, and the Yankee's plane did not explode or catch fire, and not even a wisp of smoke came out. What kind of plane is this? It's a tank! Obviously hit the fuel tank! Damn it! There is no way to fight this battle!

"How is this possible?" Fuchida almost believed that he was having a nightmare! Moreover, he saw another astonishing scene: The US plane that had been bombed fired a long burst of rounds from its fuselage before it could be leveled down, igniting a "Type 96" bomber into flames. It all happened in less than 3 seconds. The "K9" US plane that Fukita was chasing has long since disappeared, and now he is facing the "E9" plane.

"E9" is more difficult to deal with than "K9". Fuchida was very frustrated that the American planes were not even afraid of 20 mm caliber shells, it was impossible to shoot them down, what to hit! Hold a wooden stick and fight an enemy with full armor and a sharp sword, and it's strange if you don't die! What bombers, torpedo machines, cover? What American fleet to attack? It's to die! It's all about death! His own fleet has become sheep that have been driven into the slaughterhouse, and this battle is not fought!

Fuchida was thinking wildly as he turned his head to look behind the plane. It's a habit that fighter pilots have to look behind them every few seconds, it's a trained habit to see if there's any trace of the enemy behind the plane. Some pilots are accustomed to walking on the ground, turning their heads and looking back frequently every few seconds, and it takes a long time to correct this "bad habit". But in air combat, this is a life-saving trick. This look at Fuchida was almost stunned! The "E9" "Vixen" fighter plane, which had been hit by his shell five seconds earlier, was coming straight at him like an eagle catching a chicken at an inclination of about 75 degrees from behind his tail in a volley. Fuchida was so shocked that his hands and feet were weak, and in the hurry, he hurriedly pushed forward the longitudinal rod, and the "Zero Type" began to dive downward, and at the same time the fuselage also flipped to the left, and Fuchida Daisa's move was finally quite correct, saving his life.

Liu Xirui angrily fired more than half of the more than 100 12.7mm machine gun bullets that he dodged, but a string of bullets still hit the cabin cover of Fuchida Daisa's plane.

With a cracking sound of glass, bullets flew into the cockpit. Two hit the dashboard, sending out a string of sparks, and the other hit Fuchida's left arm, the bullet getting stuck in the muscle and stuck in the arm bone. His left arm hung down as if he had been whipped severely. Cold air poured into the cockpit, and the air flow blew blood on the dashboard, and there was blood everywhere on the broken glass and in the cabin. Fuchita's vision blurred. He made a mistake and swung the longitudinal bar to the right and kicked down the right rudder to make a sharp turn. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for an aircraft to perform both actions at the same time, which will cause a stall and fall into a spiral.

But Fuchida's "Zero" machine did not stall, thanks to those mixed fuels, the speed could not be fast, and the possibility of this stall was much smaller.

In his hurry, Fuchida caught a glimpse of his own "1" land attack twin-engine bomber fleeing not far in front of him, and Fuchida was sure that the American plane that had damaged him was still chasing after him, so he had an idea and decided to let this bomber protect himself from the disaster.

What bushido spirit? I can't care so much, my life matters! He increased the throttle and pushed the control stick forward, and the nose of the "Zero" plane was lowered, and the head of the "Zero" bomber was drilled under the belly of the "1" bomber. Liu Xirui never dreamed that this pilot would play such a hand, and all the six tongues of fire he shot hit the fuselage of this "1" type land attack bomber, and the fuselage of this bomber shook for a while, the right wing was broken from it, the plane lost its balance, the cockpit was hit by bullets, and the two pilots fell on the front with blood in their mouths, and the plane spun and fell from the air in the passenger seat. Under the cover of this bomber, Fuchida Dazuo escaped Liu Xirui's pursuit. Liu Xirui scolded angrily in his heart:

"Fuck! This little devil is really not a fucking meanness, he actually used his own people as a shield for the dead ghosts! What kind of bushido is this? Is this the spirit of bushido? Phew! ”

Liu Xirui saw that the plane was approaching the surface of the sea, and it was staggering in the low air and flying in a northwest direction. Originally, Liu Xirui did not intend to let go of this plane that fired a string of shells on his own, but this was the first time Liu Xirui ate shells in an air battle, and when the shells hit the plane, the energy shield protected him. But the huge impact still made him feel extremely uncomfortable, as if his blood pressure had risen sharply, and his heart was beating violently, Liu Xirui was determined to get this little devil to the bottom of the sea.

But after the scene just now, he decided to give up this plan. Fighting against this kind of devil is simply an insult to oneself. Such a person is not a warrior, not even worthy to be called a man, and even less worthy to be his opponent! It's just a splash, it's a scoundrel, even if you beat him, you won't have any comfort for yourself, let him escape back, and continue to cause trouble and chaos among himself! In order to save his life, even if he is asked to dig his ancestral grave, he is willing to deal with this kind of person, and he is not interested!

In fact, the big aerial scuffle lasted only about 25 minutes, and not a single plane was able to break through the blockade line of the US plane and escape the interception of the US plane. Of the 140 Zeros, 87 were shot down and 14 were damaged. 200 bombers and torpedo attack aircraft were destroyed and 118 were damaged. The rest were forced to drop bombs and torpedoes and fled back. 34 US planes were shot down and 18 were wounded.

Liu Xirui raised his landline, and in the distance, on the junction of sea and sky, some small black dots were disappearing. It was the direction of Jiuzhou Island, and the small black dot was the opportunity to escape. When he began to withdraw from the battlefield and the last '96' bomber was hit and exploded in the air, only a huge fleet of US fighters remained in the air. Liu Xirui turned on the intercom and called:

"Seal 15, Seal 15, I'm Seal 9, can you hear me?"

Immediately the excited voice of little Benz came from the headphones:

"I'm a seal 15, I'm a seal 15, ate 3 porpoises and everything is fine! Repeat"

Liu Xirui was relieved, and he immediately called again:

"Seal 9 calls Leopard 9! Seal 9 calls Leopard 9! Please answer! Please answer! ”

The Blue Leopard 9 is the code name of Major Festin, the leader of the fighter squadron on the aircraft carrier "Hancock". At the beginning, Mr. Festin was bent on making the No. 9 aircraft in the squadron his landline, and the reason was very simple, because he knew that Liu Xirui's plane number on the "Enterprise" was No. 9. Of course, in the fighter squadron of the aircraft carrier "Hancock", he was the captain, the boss, and no one fought with him. Little Benz has more than once ridiculed him as a fake, an impostor, and a fox. Major Festin was full of no longer care, and thought that the No. 9 machine was the most auspicious, and the 9 was extremely numerous, and Cole could use the No. 9, why couldn't I? If it was in the area of Guadalcalal, it would have been faster than a rabbit to escape as soon as I saw the No. 9 machine. Even if it's a bit of a big flag and a tiger skin, there's nothing wrong with it! It's Cole's light, what's the matter with your little Bentz! Little Benz really can't argue with him. Liu Xirui's headphones came from Festin's voice:

"I'm Lan Bao 9, I'm Lan Bao 9, report to the chief, everything is normal!"

Then came Festin's small voice:

"Liu! Thank you! You saved my life! ”

Seeing that Festin was fine, Liu Xirui relieved his heart. Festin only knew that it was Liu Xirui who injured the "Zero" plane, which was chasing after him, and he didn't know that Liu Xirui had been hit by the machine's cannon shell. If he were replaced, I'm afraid he would have died a long time ago!

Combat in the air is not the same as fighting on land, the sky is only suitable for the survival of the strong, and it is impossible for the loser to continue to stay in the air.

After the battle, there is no battlefield to clean. The huge fleet of U.S. fighter jets began to return. There are red, white, and orange parachutes floating on the sea under this airspace, and there are probably more than 100 of them, and it is impossible to distinguish which ones belong to me and which ones belong to American pilots. But one thing is for sure, the pilots of the opposing sides who fell into the water will not use pistols and parachute knives to continue the battle in the air, they can only help each other. This is a tacit understanding that both sides tacitly abide by in the war.

Even if it is said by himself, he has no intention of breaking this unwritten rule. If the pilots of both sides are unfortunate enough to get together, then who are the prisoners? Which side will be the winner? It will not be up to them to decide, even if one side has the advantage in numbers. Until rescuers from one side arrived, the conclusion came naturally. The other side willingly accepted this fact, but now it is unfortunate for the pilots who fell into the water, they must be taken prisoner! Unless they are willing to drown themselves. Because the air battle took place in the air only 80 nautical miles away from the US fleet, the group of returning planes led by Liu Xirui had already seen a few wisps of black smoke appear from the junction of the clouds and sky in the direction of Okinawa Island, and the rescue fleet sent by the 5th Task Force had rushed to the battlefield. This small fleet consisted of 6 destroyers and 2 light cruisers. This is certainly a good thing for the American pilots who parachuted out, and they only need to hold on to the surface for a maximum of 1 hour before they can be rescued. It is impossible for the US warship not to save him, and of course, it is fair and reasonable that the pilot can only stay in the prisoner of war camp after being rescued.

Just as the returning U.S. military aircraft group passed by the small fleet on the sea surface under the fuselage, Liu Xirui's headset heard a hurried call, "Snow Bay calls Seal 9!" Snow Bay Calls Seal 9! Found a large flock of sparrows, more than 300 in number, direction, 10 degrees south-east, small height, about 5 nautical miles away, hurry back to help! Please come back quickly! ”

This was the voice of Lieutenant Colonel Kauft, and Liu Xirui couldn't help but be taken aback. I said that I was really going to fight for my life, how could there be a large fleet of 300 planes? It's not going to be good!

Task Force 5 carries a total of 4,018 carrier-based aircraft, of which about a quarter is about 1,000 fighters. Liu Xirui took 800 planes to attack, and there were about 60 planes on the fleet that served as alert patrols, and more than 100 fighters on the ships that could still take off for combat. It is difficult to say whether the fighters on the ship will have time to take off and quickly form an effective interception line because their attack aircraft are too close to each other. Even if they can take off in a hurry, it is absolutely impossible to block the impact of more than 300 enemy planes. The group of planes led by himself is still more than 50 nautical miles away from the sky above the fleet, and it will take at least 7 to 9 minutes to rush back, and in these few minutes, an air battle can be completely ended! Hopefully, the fleet's anti-aircraft firepower will play a role. There is no other way but to rush back, and may God bless these devout GIs of the United States of America, whom they talk about every day!

Liu Xirui didn't know, and Yuantian Dazuo, who was injured by Liu Xirui, didn't know either, the group led by Yuantian was an offensive group and a bait. Using so many combat planes as "bait," especially now that there is a shortage of military planes, the military can be regarded as a generous spend. In fact, this was not the original intention of his attack plan, and Fuchida Daisa's fleet was indeed to attack the US fleet assembled in the waters of Okinawa. It's just that they have a dual mission, both as an offensive force and as a decoy. Except for the staff officers of the General Staff Headquarters who participated in the decision-making, all the sortie pilots were unaware of this.

It was said that the army's "kamikaze" special attack plane group took off more than 20 minutes after the squadron led by Fuchida Daisa. The fleet flies at ultra-low altitudes, at a maximum height of less than 200 meters above the sea. The bearing is also about 10 degrees to the east. It was not until the group had reached the waters of Okinawa, only 10 nautical miles away from the U.S. task force, that the suicide planes began to climb higher. They were only discovered by radars on American warships. Now this sea area is very lively! All the warships of the US military sounded the air defense siren, and the poignant and high-pitched sound echoed between the sea and the air. The sailors were creepy. More than 60 "shrew" fighters on the fleet's air alert patrol rushed to the northeast and hastily established an air interception line.

The special attack planes of the army rushed in.

Despite the fact that there were constantly planes pulling black smoke down or being blown up in the air, the fragile air defense line formed by the US planes was quickly broken apart. It is said that some of the "kamikaze" special attack planes have begun to dive, which can almost be said to be unstoppable.

Fortunately, Vice Admiral Spruance took Liu Xirui's advice, and the 5th Task Force was ready for air defense. The fleet was spread out, and dozens of aircraft carriers were surrounded in the center. The outermost part is a park-shaped air defense formation composed of nearly 600 destroyers. If this plane wants to attack an aircraft carrier, it must first break through the fierce and dense anti-aircraft firepower network laid by these large number of destroyers. The second circle is a line of light and heavy cruisers and battleships, and only those who can break through this line without being destroyed can see the main target of attack, that is, the aircraft carriers of the United States Navy that they most want to ram. However, each aircraft carrier has anti-aircraft guns, twin guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, etc., which are densely packed on both sides, and its self-defense firepower is also very powerful. Although he said that he was here to play with his life, his death could not replace the facts, and it would be difficult to truly realize and achieve the goal of 'one plane for one ship'!

Planes are constantly flying out of the various aircraft carriers of the US military, and it can almost be said that the decks are so busy that people are turning over on their backs and being confused. All planes must be removed from the deck as quickly as possible, whether they are bombers, torpedo attack planes, fighters, reconnaissance planes, or whatever. The officers and men all understand the simplest truth, and the combat doctrine also clearly stipulates that all carrier-based aircraft must leave the ship quickly before an aircraft carrier may be attacked. The planes had fuel tanks filled with fuel, and most of them were loaded with bombs and torpedoes, and if they were hit, it would be a catastrophe. Perhaps the enemy aircraft did not sink the aircraft carrier, but the warship would have been sent to the bottom of the sea after the torpedoes and bombs from the planes on its own ship exploded. Or burned into a brazier by the fuel on the plane. This is not a joke, it is a major matter related to the life and death of the officers and men on the ship, and it is not allowed to be careless in the slightest!

Although most of them were bombers and torpedo planes, these planes did their best to fire at the planes with machine guns and cannons in the nose and tail. As the plane approached, all the warships fired at the same time, the sound of cannons was like thunder, and the dense black smoke was hidden in the sky. Thousands of planes scattered over Task Force 5 were scuffling, black smoke, fireballs, and flying ballistics filled the three-dimensional airspace. The U.S. military went all out to meet the battle, and both sides were desperate for their lives. After paying the price of about 100 or so destroyed, the suicide plane group finally broke through the interception and anti-aircraft fire of the US fighter planes, and then it was time for the Americans to be unlucky.

The first to suffer was the new aircraft carrier USS Franklin, which had served as the flagship of Rear Admiral John A. Mitchell.

Three planes pounced on it, and all the anti-aircraft weapons on the ship slammed into these three planes. The first plane was hit by a long line of 40-millimeter shells at a low altitude about 200 meters from the aircraft carrier, and the plane immediately exploded in volley, scattering the plane and scattering fragments into the air. Even half of the propeller of the plane and one leg of the pilot flew down on the deck of this aircraft carrier. The remaining two planes were not timid, but swooped straight down. When the first one was hit by a shot as it approached the aircraft carrier, smoke came out, but the suicide plane crashed headlong into the center of the flight deck, and a violent explosion sounded, and the deck was blown open with an irregular hole, and the debris rushed into the air from the hole, and the fire and black smoke rose from the aircraft carrier.

The gunners were still firing with their might, but their efforts did not stop the third suicide plane from crashing into it. The suicide plane drilled its head into the large hole in the deck of the second suicide plane, and the 500-pound bomb carried on the fuselage of this plane was still undiminished, and it penetrated two layers of bulkheads and rushed into the boiler room. A red light flashed, the boiler compartment was on fire, shrapnel flew everywhere, 34 officers and soldiers were killed, two boilers were also blown up, and the fire spread rapidly on the lower floor. Despite the desperate efforts of the management team, the boiler soon exploded. The tremendous force of the impact staggered the aircraft carrier. The bottom of the ship was blown through, and the sea water poured in.

The sailors in the lower cabins were either killed or wounded. There is no way to plug the big hole in the bottom of the ship. The "Franklin" began to tilt, and then the stern began to slowly sink. There were dead and wounded on the deck. Captain Robert. Colonel Wilson gave the order to abandon the ship, and the sailors carried it and helped their wounded companions to evacuate the ship. 20 minutes later, the USS Franklin sank. Of course, the disaster was not over, the aircraft carrier was followed by the cruiser "Keynes", a suicide plane violently crashed into the bridge, the captain was killed on the spot, the continuous explosions caused the fire to burn from the bow to the stern, the warship quickly sank, only 6 sailors were rescued. Next was the destroyer 'Rawlingston', which was blown up and collapsed on the sea, the black smoke rising from the ship was thick and dense, and from time to time there were explosions, flames erupted from the cracks in the ship's gang, and the warship was definitely hopeless.

In the skies above the US fleet, it is not an exaggeration to describe the scene as chaotic, and the more than 100 "kamikaze" special attack planes in the air were divided into several squadrons, ranging from three to five planes each.

These small groups of planes did not pay any attention to the attacks of the US fighters, some of them were circling, some were identifying targets, and some had already entered a dive. It is said that the pilots are not afraid of death, and they pounce one after another. Despite the fact that the planes were constantly hit, this did not prevent the remaining planes from attacking to the death.

Unless the plane was hit in the air and exploded and then disintegrated, even the burning of a fire or the drag of a long smoke would not change the pilot's determination to die with a warship. The sailors on the US warship had no choice but to suppress the panic in their hearts and face the battle head-on. The artillery fire fired from the anti-aircraft weapons was fierce, fierce, and dense, but the pilots did not pay any more attention and turned a deaf ear, and sometimes the sailors on a warship would see with their own eyes a plane with a large bomb crashing into a cruiser or destroyer next to it, and the flames erupted into the air, and the warship collapsed on the sea, and the sailors suffered heavy casualties. Sometimes the warship sank within a few minutes, and the officers and men on board did not even have a chance to jump into the sea to escape. Despite the bitter cries in the hearts of the sailors, they still had to fire with great courage at the rushing enemy planes, hoping to blow up the enemy in one fell swoop, otherwise it would be their own warship that would be unlucky.

However, it is a great pity that the anti-aircraft gunners have scruples and cannot let go of their hands and feet, and they have to carefully braid and identify the target before shooting, which makes the rate of fire relatively slow and not very efficient!

(To be continued)