Chapter 24: The Battle of Majuro (12)
The Tsudu Air Force, which took off from the Kaga aircraft carrier, confidently carried torpedoes to bombard the Tang Army's aircraft carrier battle group, but was ambushed and annihilated by six Tang Army air squadrons on the way.
The small and light Japanese Nakajima fighter meets the big and heavy Tang Army Raptor fighter, just like a 60-kilogram boxer meets a 200-kilogram champion in a boxing match, and is directly knocked out in the first round.
All 126 Nakajima fighters of the Japanese army were shot down, and the Tang Army urgently paid the price of 12 Raptor fighters being damaged. Although it was characterized as a wound, in fact it was only a few small holes in the fuselage of the Raptor fighter by the 7.7 mm bullets of the Nakajima fighter, and this did not affect the Tang Army pilots to continue to fly the fighter to carry out the mission, because the machine gun bullets of the Japanese plane could not penetrate the armor protection of the key positions of the Raptor fighter at all.
However, in the case of a sudden ambush, the Japanese army was still able to counter the attack of the Tang army when it was completely inferior to the Tang army in terms of fighter performance, which showed that the individual tactical skills of the Japanese air force were very strong, which attracted the attention of the Tang pilots. They were not shot down by the Japanese planes, and relied on the strong defense of the Raptor fighters to save a life, and they still remembered the excellent evasive flight maneuvers of the Japanese pilots, and the test of life and death also made the Tang Army pilots grow up rapidly.
At the same time that the Tang Army Aviation encircled and annihilated the Japanese Jindu Air Force, in the other direction, over the Majuro Atoll, the first echelon of the Tang Army encountered a fierce attack by the Honda Air Force.
Although it is a decoy, this decoy is very powerful. It's not that easy to eat.
Wan Xianzhang led a squadron of 18 heavy warships of Raptor to cover the bombardment of 18 Hellfire heavy ships to bombard a Japanese position in Zuihou in Majura Atoll, and a fierce air battle broke out with 129 Nakajima fighters of the Honda Air Force.
The Japanese army still adopted the tactics of air combat during World War I. Rely on cluster tactics and suppress with firepower from all over the sky. However, soon the Japanese pilots found that their Nakajima fighters were completely inferior to the Don Army's Raptor ships in terms of speed, firepower, and armor protection.
When the Nakajima fighters, which were traveling at a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour, were fighting at the same time as the Raptor warship, which was traveling at a speed of more than 400 kilometers, the Japanese pilots felt that they were standing still and shooting at a racing plane with a gun at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour, and it was very difficult for them to hit the opponent. Even though some excellent Japanese pilots managed to lock on to the Tang fighters and open fire, they found that most of their 7.7mm machine gun bullets hit the Raptor battle, and the few bullets that entered only left a row of small craters. It is simply impossible to penetrate critical parts.
On the other hand, the Japanese fighters in the eyes of the Tang pilots were too slow, and their training on weekdays could be fully utilized. With the average speed and firepower advantage of the Raptor ship, it is easy to shake off enemy aircraft and lock onto them before firing.
4 20mm cannons fired at each time. will pose a deadly threat to the wooden structure of the Nakajima fighter. Fight after fight.
The 18 Raptor ships were able to fight with ease under the attack of more than 100 Japanese planes, and the overwhelming superiority of qualitative change over quantitative change was undoubtedly revealed.
In less than five minutes of fighting, the Japanese lost more than 20 fighters, while the Tang Army only had a few planes slightly damaged, but they could still fight.
Honda Xiong's eyes were blood-red, and he was even more surprised in his heart, the fighters of the Tang Army were too powerful, in front of the huge equipment gap. The Japanese pilots could only rely on the Jishu advantage to barely surround each other, but it was difficult to annihilate the other side.
"Three groups to attack enemy bombers!"
Honda changed tactics. Thirty-two Nakajima fighters were detached and turned to attack the Tang Army's eighteen Hellfire heavy carrier-based bombers.
Honda Xiong saw that there were two aerial bombs hanging under the belly of the Tang warship, and the explosive power of each aerial bomb was more than 500 kilograms. The Japanese pilots were shocked to drop their jaws, but they also understood that the ship's bombardment, which could carry 1,000 kilograms of bombs, should have sacrificed airborne firepower and armor protection, otherwise how could it have taken off from an aircraft carrier.
Honda Xiong did not know that the aircraft carrier of the Tang Army had a longer take-off runway, and with the help of a catapult, it could take off the Hellfire heavy carrier-based bomber. Although the Hellfire carries a thousand kilograms of bombs, and the on-board firepower and armor protection are indeed inferior to the Raptor battle, it is definitely not something that the Nakajima fighter can easily shoot down.
How could the Japanese pilots have imagined that all the current weapons and equipment of the Tang Army are developed and designed for the current and future equipment of the Japanese army, and it is extremely well targeted and easy to deal with.
The two 12.7mm machine guns of the Hellfire are far more ferocious than the 7.7mm machine guns of Nakajima, and their more than 100 kilograms of armor protection can completely block the Japanese machine gun strafing.
On the contrary, three of the 32 Japanese planes that went to intercept were shot down by the other side, and they watched the other side leave with a blank eye.
Honda hated that if such an air battle spread, his Honda Air Force would not only lose face, but even the entire Japanese Air Force would lose face and throw it on Mars.
"Attack their pilot's cockpit!"
Honda was worthy of being an elite pilot, and he quickly grasped the only weakness of the Don Army's fighter, the teardrop-shaped glass window above the pilot's cockpit, which, although very strong, was the only weakness.
However, the speed of the Raptor ship battle was too fast, and it was difficult for the Japanese fighters to bite the opponent, let alone hit the opponent's pilot's cockpit.
If the Tang army stopped and slapped his ass and flashed people, the Japanese planes would not be able to catch up with them.
However, Wan Xianzhang saw that the performance of the Japanese planes was too poor, so he was not in a hurry to leave, but quickly engaged the enemy with the speed advantage of the Raptor ship battle, destroyed the Japanese planes with strong firepower, and then withdrew from the Japanese firepower with solid armor protection.
In this way, the eighteen Raptor ships actually shot down more than 40 Japanese fighters in a row.
"Who the hell is beating whom!"
Honda Xiong cried with a sad face, originally Jihua completely annihilated these eighteen Tang Army fighters, but now it is the other party seems to have a plan to completely annihilate his Honda Air Force.
Honda was so strong that he vomited blood, but he couldn't change the tide of battle.
However, he still had to fight hard, after all, there were still Japanese troops resisting on the Majuro Atoll, and they had to defend the colony and expel the invaders, and they could not retreat.
Click!
Wan Xianzhang locked on a Japanese fighter plane again, but suddenly found that there were no shells.
This situation soon appeared on other Don fighters, and after half an hour of fierce air fighting, the eighteen Raptor ships were almost all out of shells.
"Retreat!"
Wan Xianzhang reluctantly gave the order to retreat, and the eighteen Raptor ships quickly left the battlefield and returned.
Dozens of Japanese planes chased after each other for several minutes, and when they saw that the distance was getting farther and farther, it was obvious that they could not catch up.
Is that the end of it?
Honda Xiong was not reconciled, he immediately ordered to follow the Tang Army fighters to continue the pursuit, and he decided that he must still put his two 30-kilogram aerial bombs on the Tang Army aircraft carrier.
The 7.7 mm bullet can't penetrate the Tang Army fighter, so let the 30-kilogram aerial bomb blow up the Tang Army plane on the flight deck.
If you don't get some results, Honda Xiong can't explain at all, and he won't be able to raise his head for the rest of his life.
Maybe it's because they've been bullying China for too long, and they suddenly run into a powerful opponent and can't adapt to it for a while.
And this face problem is destined to put Honda Xiong and the remaining dozens of Japanese fighters on a road of no return.
The Tang Army aircraft carrier battle group is escorted by a squadron of Raptor fighters, how can they be afraid of these dozens of Japanese fighters? Their 30-kilogram aerial bombs are simply no match for the aircraft carriers of the Tang Army, and besides, the aircraft carrier battle group of the Tang Army is escorted by dozens of warships modified with modern anti-aircraft firepower.
There's no doubt that going is a dead end.
The fighter group of the second echelon of the Tang Army was delayed for half an hour because of the ambush of the Japanese Jindu Air Force on the way, and the 126 Hellfire heavy carrier-based bomber group commanded by Li Jianhui did not wait for them, and intelligence showed that the Japanese commander, who did not understand aviation operations, released all the fighters, and the aircraft carrier itself was not protected by fighters.
An hour later, a group of bombers of the second echelon of the Don Army appeared over the target.
Li Jianhui looked down from the sky and clearly saw the two Japanese aircraft carriers, the Kaga and the Akagi.
"Each bombing squad is ready to attack according to the original jihua, and the torpedo squad zuihou is waiting for the opportunity to act!"
"The bombing team understands!"
"Torpedo squad received!" (To be continued......)