Chapter 29: Night Attack on Hankou (3)
There were also the occasional 2 anti-aircraft machine guns firing bullets into the air in the sky, and another I-15 destroyer pounced on it and vented a vengeful bullet at it, and the two anti-aircraft machine guns were dumb again.
In the blink of an eye, five or six searchlights were knocked out at Hankou Airport.
These hateful searchlights are still busy, and another Yi-15 destroyer in the air is also entangled in the searchlight, and it can't get rid of its tracking. At this time, the Japanese army's big killing weapon, the anti-aircraft gun, finally revealed its original hideous face.
More than a dozen 75-mm anti-aircraft guns and more than 30 Type 4 20-mm anti-aircraft guns of the Japanese army began to fire. In an instant, the Yi-15 destroyer was smashed to pieces and disintegrated in the air.
The wreckage of the plane, which was raised one after another, aroused the hatred of the comrades-in-arms for the enemy, the longing for the sacrifice of their comrades-in-arms, and the blood debt owed by the enemy must be repaid with blood.
The Japanese air defense was quite strong.
The Japanese Army's Type 88 75mm anti-aircraft gun has an initial projectile velocity of 720 m/s, a ground range of 14,800 meters, an anti-air range of 12,100 meters, and an anti-air high range of 9,100 meters.
The Japanese Army's Type 4 combined 20 mm anti-aircraft cannon has an initial projectile velocity of 950 m/s, an anti-aircraft range of 5,500 meters, and a firing rate of 600 rounds per minute.
As long as the Japanese antiaircraft guns and quadruple antiaircraft guns are aimed at one of our Yi-15 destroyers, I am afraid that it will be difficult for our fighters to get rid of its entanglement.
But at this time, fortunately, there are our Y-8-bombers, there are our missiles, the strong have their own strong hands, and there are capable people behind the capable people. What are we afraid of it for?
Another "Blue Arrow-7" missile, with hatred for the enemy and nostalgia for comrades-in-arms, flew over at the anti-aircraft artillery positions of the Japanese army.
"Boom-" Another no-man's land with a radius of 80 meters was created. Within 80 meters, it was all garbage, and beyond 80 meters, it also caused serious damage, and most of the cannons were dumb.
One after another, the I-15, I-16, bombed them. Each Yi 15 and Yi 16 can also carry two 25 kg or 50 kg bombs, which are also awarded to little Japan.
The enemy's air defense forces were basically completely lost, and in the contest between aircraft and anti-aircraft artillery, anti-aircraft artillery fire could never gain the upper hand.
The role of the searchlight does not seem to be obvious, the air defense is gone, and who is the light shining for?
Mao Yingchu and Gu Piko's squadron of destroyers shone on the searchlights and vented again, destroying them all. At this time, there was no need for lighting on the ground, and after some fighting, the ground was full of fire, gunsmoke, and the air defense positions destroyed by our destroyers were in shambles.
At this time, the planes on the enemy's tarmac at the Hankow airport, the location of the command building, the enemy's barracks, and the enemy's warehouses were all revealed.
Han Xing hurriedly issued another order: "Don't fall in love with the war, save time, quickly air attack the enemy's planes, command buildings, warehouses, and barracks, and then form in the air and return!" ”
The rows of planes on the tarmac were unlucky, and as soon as the rear compartment door of the Y-8-bomber opened, it was the same as unloading, and they threw the 96-1 and 95-1 planes on the tarmac with a bomb of 80 to 90 meters.
The Y-8-bomber, which turned out to be a transport plane, was changed into a bomber by Hanhang. It's also simple, the shelves in the cabin are full of bombs, and the air crew on them are lined up one by one, put them on the flow racks, and according to the flight speed, they are lined up one by one.
The tarmac was full of explosions, there were fires everywhere, and one after another Japanese fighters and bombers shattered and destroyed in the explosion of powerful aerial bombs, and then flew into the sky, and in the sky they became some fragments and scattered everywhere.
The Japanese command buildings, barracks, and warehouses, as long as they were targets that could be seen in the firelight, were all bombed and strafed by planes in the sky.
Han Xing shouted loudly: "Attention all planes, immediately form in the air and return home." ”
The planes quickly rose into the air, and then formed in the air, and after the formation was completed, they then headed in the direction of Nanchang and returned home.
As soon as I left here, real bomber formations flew, they were Kurishenko's bomber brigade and the bomber squadron of the Republic of China Air Force. Kurishenko commanded three squadrons of bombers, and again carpeted the airfield.
There were some lucky targets just now, and they were still complacent, glad that they had finally survived. But the good times don't always exist, the good flowers don't bloom often, and this time, they can't escape death.
The CB-2 has a 600 kg load, while the CB-3 has a 1000-1600 kg load, while the CB-3 heavy bomber is more ruthless and can reach 4000 kg.
These bombers bombed the Japanese military targets indiscriminately, and even the runway of the aircraft did not spare it, filling it with craters.
At this time, the Hankou airport was as silent as death, what else did it swagger, there was no capital to swagger, as long as it dared to flick its claws, it would blow up more fiercely and fight worse.
When Han Xing's strike formation was about to fly to Nanchang, it encountered a very dangerous situation.
Mao Yingchu said to Han Xing: "Commander Han, my plane is running out of fuel. Pilots kept reporting, "My plane is running out of gas." "My plane is out of gas."
Xu Da was very anxious, but there was no way to be in a hurry. The battle was a little more accidental, the time was a little longer, at this time, instead of falling under the enemy's artillery fire, but running out of fuel, his plane fell, this is the saddest thing.
Xu Da could only say helplessly: "Pay attention to self-help and throw away all the useless things." If you can glide an airplane, glide for a while. Rest assured, I will guide you in your direction. ”
There was a driver named Zhou Ming who said to Mao Yingchu at the last moment: "I am No. 03 Zhou Ming, Captain Mao, I don't regret it at all." I blew up 8 enemy planes at the Hankow airport, and if I were in the sky, I never dreamed that I would knock out 8 planes. ”
Mao Yingchu ordered him: "If you can't control the plane, you can parachute." ”
Zhou Ming was still saying: "People are on the plane, I can't lose my plane." I have no regrets, Captain Mao, please tell my family, just say that I miss them, and if my body can be found, please bury me next to my father, and I will be with his old man. ”
Mao Yingchu hurriedly ordered him to say: "No. 03, I order you to skydive immediately." ”
Zhou Ming was still saying: "We don't have many planes, and I can't lose the planes that I have won so hard." I'm content...... Farewell, brethren, see the devil again, and beat me hard. ”
Mao Yingchu shouted a little frantically: "Zhou Ming, I order you, lose the plane and parachute immediately-"
His plane let out a few last screams, the last roar of the plane when it ran out of fuel, and then slowly fell down into the bottomless abyss.
Not long after, there was a loud "boom" on the ground. Our comrade-in-arms turned into a bright rainbow and completed his glorious life.
Han Xing's heart is bleeding, this is our Chinese Air Force, the Air Force that lives for nine lives, our planes are really precious, but the lives of our pilots are even more precious. At this critical moment, it is one more plane to be left behind, and one more pilot is to be spared.
Sometimes, however, you can't have it both ways. Life and righteousness are what people want, but if they can't have both, their comrades-in-arms would rather lose their lives for the sake of justice.
Xu Da was also anxious, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, comrades-in-arms, pay attention to concentration, glide if you can, please hold on for a while, Qingyunpu Airport is about to arrive." It was true that he couldn't control the plane, so he had to parachute and stay in Qingshan, not afraid of not being burned. ”
The front is very dark and dark, and it has long been impossible to distinguish, which is the sky and which is the ground, there are only messy red lights, green lights, and white lights, and the formation has long been chaotic. Everyone is doing their best and working hard towards the goal.
Three more planes fell, merging with the dear earth, turning into green hills, green water, and yellow soil.
Gupico's plane was also running out of fuel, and he knew that this was a very dangerous thing, and if the plane really ran out of fuel, it would be the same as announcing the death sentence of the plane. Thanks to the technicians of the Southern Expeditionary Army, he knew whether his plane was in a horizontal position. If it weren't for the horizontal rudders, let alone heaven and earth, he didn't even know how many degrees the plane was tilted.
Gupico searched in the sky, what he was looking for, he was looking for updrafts.
Suddenly, he felt as if there was a large air flow on his left, and Gupico turned to the left, met him, and cried out loudly: "There is an updraft, men in the squadron, please follow, follow me, we will soar upwards." ”
Gupico quickly followed the updraft, rising and rising towards the sky.
Following Gupiko, several planes followed, ascending with him.
In terms of flight principle, the process of an unpowered glider in the air depends entirely on the skills of the pilot. He uses directional manoeuvring to look for updrafts in the air, and once he can find them, the glider can fly flat or rise like an eagle spreading its wings, which is called "soaring" in glider sports.
Xu Da warned him: "Comrade Gupiko, your plane has deviated from the direction of Nanchang, please do not break away from the entire formation, and quickly move closer in the direction of the formation." ”
Gupico replied: "Commander Xu, my plane is also running out of fuel, I am looking for an updraft, we are soaring upwards." ”
Xu Da was originally a flying expert, how could he not know what it meant to soar. As soon as Xu turned his brain, he said to the rest of the planes: "Attention to all planes, pay attention to all planes, Gupico has found the updraft, everyone follows him, follow his example, and soar upward." ”