The mistakes of the Americans in the Battle of Yokosuka are innumerable, and if the post-war report is out, it will be at least a few hundred pages. In fact, there is a military airfield belonging to the US Air Force about five kilometers northwest of Yokosuka Port, where the Second Air Force Division is stationed and has 55 fighters, 12 bombers, and 15 reconnaissance planes, a total of 82 aircraft. In addition, about 15 kilometers northeast of the port, there is a military airfield where the Japanese Air Force is stationed, with 35 fighters, 15 bombers and 18 reconnaissance aircraft.

It can be said that the air power to protect the port of Yokosuka is not bad, but it is a pity that a series of ironic things have prevented these more than 100 aircraft from performing their due capabilities.

First of all, on the port side, after the fleet command reacted from the bombing and entered the command post, in a panic, they immediately chose to activate the warship to avoid the danger in the sky, and the US Navy officers and men who were shocked by the tragic situation in the port were busy rescuing the wounded and extinguishing the fire, but no one thought of calling their planes to come to support.

The investigation department concluded that although they had a considerable number of aircraft and organizational forms, there was no air force consciousness among naval officers, that is, they did not subconsciously have such weapons as airplanes, so they ignored the best way to counterattack after being violently attacked.

Another result of the investigation was infuriating, the Japanese air defense units immediately entered the position after the first wave of attacks began, and insisted on shooting from the position into the air from the beginning to the end, although the results were not achieved, but this was caused by the difference in strength and weapons, not the responsibility of the soldiers, and their fighting spirit and reaction ability were enough to make all the American officers and soldiers blush. Moreover, the 15th Division of the Japanese Army, which was stationed nearby, led its troops to the scene 40 minutes after the battle began, and some of the anti-aircraft artillery carried by the division also joined the anti-aircraft firing.

The 15th Division was heavily bombarded by the second wave of Chinese attack aircraft, losing more than 650 men and destroying 35 anti-aircraft guns. He also did his best, and the division commander, Major General Yamanashi, tried to suggest to the American commander to order his own aircraft to come to support, but the chaotic situation in the port made his efforts come to naught, and he did not find the American commander until the end of the battle, which shows the extent of the confusion of the American army.

In terms of airfields, the commander of the US airfield slept in the officers' club in the town near the airport when the fighting broke out in the port, the air force pilots were more prodigal than the officers and men of the navy, all of them slept elsewhere after having fun, and there were only a few ground crew members on the airfield, plus a lieutenant officer.

The lieutenant officer, named Benjamin, even heard a faint explosion thirty miles away from the airport, and Benjamin, sensing that something was wrong, immediately ordered to contact the port side, but unfortunately received no response. Benjamin did not give up because of his sense of responsibility, but he did not do it well enough, he should have immediately sent reconnaissance planes to the port, or directly sent a group of fighters. However, what he did was to order the search for the superior commander, and did not recall the pilots and ground crews who were outside.

Until the end of the battle, not a single plane was sent from the US airfield, and a large number of air force commanders and pilots were severely punished after the war, but these were difficult to recover from the losses of the war. The supreme commander of the airfield, who was in his office before the arrival of the investigative team, ended his life with a revolver.

The Japanese Air Force, 50 kilometers away on the other side, did better, because they sent two reconnaissance planes to the direction of Yokosuka at 7:15 a.m., which was a routine patrol. The plan developed by the Japanese Air Force was clearly more reasonable than that of the US Air Force, and the routine patrols achieved significant results, and the pilots of the reconnaissance planes discovered the scene of the attack on the port of Yokosuka and sent back a message to the airfield before being shot down by the Chinese planes.

All 35 fighters and 13 reconnaissance planes from Japanese airfields took off, and at 9:40 a.m., the Japanese group arrived over Yokosuka and prepared to launch an attack on the Chinese dive bombers.

After the third wave of Chinese attack planes arrived in Yokosuka, the bombers continued to attack ground targets, and the fighters covering above spotted the enemy planes at a great distance. The biplanes flew at slow speeds and low altitudes, and one fighter pilot even joked, "Even if the Chinese fighters didn't take cover, those dive bombers would have solved the problem on their own and shot down all the enemy planes." ”

Of course, fighter squadrons will not miss a good opportunity to achieve results, since a few years ago, the fighter pilots of the Air Force have not achieved any results, and now they have finally encountered an aircraft that can fight in a war, how can they let it go?

"Guys! Our life is coming. The plane of Hou Yuzhong, the pilot of the No. 105 fighter, has begun to accelerate: "Let the Yankees remember that even if they fly, they will have to be beaten down." ”

Behind his plane, the wingman accelerated. Then there was the third Corsair, the fourth, the fifth, .......

For Hou Yuzhong, Air Force ace Lieutenant Colonel Bai Zhai is his idol, and he even deliberately imitates this legendary pilot when he usually speaks. However, Hou Yuzhong and Bai Zhai are much luckier, now Bai Zhai can only face the cold command platform and communication equipment in the aviation command room, while he can fly in the air force to shoot down one enemy plane after another. And Bai Zhai, his legend can only be maintained on the flight record.

Hou Yuzhong loves flying, from spraying pesticides on his family's farm a few years ago to flying faster imitation military planes at flying clubs in the city. He loves the roar of the engine, the marshmallow-like clouds through the glass in the metal cockpit, and the thrill of chasing and hunting in the air. For him, the pirate fighter with the nose painted yellow and the Great Wall painted under the cockpit was as beautiful and sexy as a woman without clothes.

Although the Corsair, or F03, is a bizarre fighter - it doesn't have a good view from below, and its unique wing design makes it stand out from other Chinese aircraft.

But it is simply the most beautiful lover in the minds of Chinese pilots: it has a speed of 640 kilometers per hour, a rugged engine and reliable flight performance, a 30mm cannon in the nose, and a choice of six 12.7 mm machine guns or four 20 mm cannons in the wings. Top-notch power performance combined with blazing firepower, this is simply the ultimate fighter choice that air forces crave.

Now, Hou Yuzhong piloted this advanced fighter that gave him a sense of security, and rushed to the Japanese Air Force fighter formation that came to meet him.

"Wingman, keep an eye on my tail." Hou Yuzhong said a word in the intercom.

The wingman's voice came through the headphones: "No problem. I'll cover you. ”

"The whole group began to climb. Look for attack positions, and don't let the Yankees go past us to attack our dreadnoughts. Hou Yuzhong gave the order as he climbed.

"It's a Japanese plane, not a Yankee plane!"

"Hit it right, the attack begins!" Hou Yuzhong gave the order to attack, and the Huaguo fighters began to dive down in batches to gain greater speed. The roar of the engine and the sound of the fuselage rubbing the airflow are like a symphony, which makes people feel happy and stir in their chests.

The pirate pilots swooped down from a high altitude and suddenly burst out of the clouds and appeared above the Japanese fleet. Through a two-plane formation, the pirates were equipped with six aviation machine guns that sprayed a large amount of ammunition. The Japanese pilots did not detect the enemy planes emerging from the sky at all, and even if they did, there was nothing they could do, and almost a minute later, 22 of the 35 Japanese fighters were destroyed, several planes crashed in black smoke, and many more were hit by large-caliber machine gun shells and exploded in the air.

The fighter commander scolded that this was not the best level of training at all, it was not even comparable to the ordinary level, and the pilots were so excited, like a striker facing an empty goal, who would kick the ball away in excitement.

However, the pilots quickly returned to their usual level, and they chased the other Japanese planes that had scattered and fled, and the Japanese fighter pilots did not seem to want to sit still and immediately dispersed in formation and circled to descend altitude.

Dive, crazy dive, dive to extreme speed, speed that breaks through the limits of humanity, with the sound of whistling wind, breaks through the speed to 600 km/h. With this speed, it can rush into the opponent's fleet with lightning speed and tear through the target with invincible firepower. They are eagles in the sky, and their opponents are only sparrows.

"Tutu, tutu." The cannon in the nose of Hou Yuzhong's nose fired, tongues of fire erupted, and the bullets flew in the sky in a graceful line, and then crashed into the fuselage of the Japanese plane, penetrating the fuselage, shattering the keel inside, destroying the oil circuit, destroying the equipment inside, and then continuing to wreak havoc with the residual energy, until it smashed through the fuselage on the other side, and walked away proudly.

Hovering to the left, he once again aimed the nose of the aircraft in the direction of the Japanese group, shook the control stick slightly, felt the feedback of the plane to the palm, and knew that there should be no problem with his plane, so Hou Yuzhong accelerated and dived again, locking on his second target. (To be continued.) )