Chapter 370: Desperate Survival
Pokryshkin, whose right wing was almost blown off, ejected the cockpit as fast as he could, and then fell into the sea red by the flames.
At that moment, a fighter plane with an extremely elegant appearance swept overhead, and a flame shot out from under the wing, drawing an elegant arc, hitting another climbing Yak-25, and in the dim sky in the distance, a dozen identical fighters were rapidly firing missiles at their respective targets.
The Tiger Shark fighters arrived, and although there was only one squadron, they acted like a judge, quickly deciding the fate of the Soviet fighters on the battlefield.
The remaining Yak-25 in the sky was simply smashed into burning wreckage by these latest fighters in a very short time.
At this time, Pokryshkin also understood that the missiles launched by these Tiger Shark fighters were no longer limited to tail-end attacks, they could basically be launched as long as they were in the rear hemisphere, and the most exaggerated thing was that they could even attack head-on, and the hit rate was extremely high, in less than a minute, a total of twelve such missiles were launched, and eleven Yak-25s were easily shot down.
"Damn, how many mysterious weapons do these bastards have!"
Pokryshkin, who was already about to fall to the surface of the sea, gritted his teeth and said hatefully.
Obviously, the rumor that the Tianzhu people were ridiculed at the beginning was true, the Ming army had air-to-air missiles that could attack from any angle, and as for the previous use, it was just deliberately hidden, or they simply thought that there was no opponent worthy of their use of this weapon.
And at this time, Kasatonov, who was stunned by the results of the air battle, was also saying the same thing sadly and indignantly. But he didn't have the time to think about it anymore. Because that's at this time. A large spot of light on his shipboard radar has reached the top of his head.
The bombers came.
A Canberra bomber group that took off from the Shohito base was thrown into battle.
"Take off, all fighters take off at once!"
Looking at the dark shadows in the sky, Kasatonov made a choice without hesitation, although he didn't know how many Ming fighters would fly, but at this time he couldn't care about anything else, otherwise he wouldn't even be able to pass this level.
The remaining twenty Yak-25s, which had been lifted to the deck, were immediately hit into the sky by the catapult's powerful energy, but unfortunately this sky no longer belonged to them. The tiger shark, which was hovering in search of its target, and the remaining two-seater Chasing Wind immediately rushed towards them like a cheetah chasing an antelope.
The Soviet pilots, who were almost convinced of death, desperately dodged their attacks, trying their best to sacrifice themselves to fight for a glimmer of life for the mothership below.
However, this was of little use, the Canberra bombers still carried laser-guided bombs to their targets, and at this time, the Ming pilots already had corresponding tactics for how to attack moving warships, and the fighters carrying laser indication pods provided irradiation, with their smaller size and better maneuverability. The probability of being shot down was reduced as much as possible, and the bombers that were too large and not flexible were only responsible for dropping bombs.
And try to be at high altitude. Bombs dropped by enemy ships other than the main anti-aircraft fire, anyway, how can this kind of bomb fly ten kilometers or several kilometers, especially if it is thrown and dropped, the flight distance will be even farther, so that at least there is no need to worry about small and medium-caliber anti-aircraft guns.
As for how many large-caliber anti-aircraft guns are there in total?
The tactic paid off quickly, and just after the first round of bombing by the Canberra bomber group, the destroyer Counter Strike was hit by multiple bombs at the same time, and then quickly blown into a floating pile of wreckage.
Immediately after that, other ships were also hit one after another, especially the cruiser Dzerzhinsky, which was hit by four laser-guided bombs in a very short time, not only one of the main turrets was blown away, but also the power system was seriously damaged, and it was no longer possible to maintain a high speed of more than 30 knots, which meant that it had to be abandoned.
"Comrade Andreyevich, remember that behind you is the gaze of Comrade Stalin and the people of the Motherland."
Kasatonov, radioed in a solemn tone to the captain of the Dzerzhinsky that the cruiser was being quickly left behind by the fleet that was holding thirty-two knots because of its declining speed, and that in this case, backwardness was basically a dead end.
"Comrade commander, please rest assured, as a member of the Social Workers Party, I swear that I will never let the medal on my body be disgraced."
The captain of the Dzerzhinsky replied solemnly.
Kasatonov sighed, the surrender of the three ships Kalinin has caused great shame on the name of the Red Navy, and even has a serious impact on the top of the Red Navy, because of Comrade Stalin's anger, many people have been sent to prison by Beria or simply their lives and deaths are unknown, he doesn't want such a thing to happen again, otherwise even if he can bring the Georgia to Vladivostok, it will be difficult to have good fruit to eat in the future.
However, for Comrade Andreyevich, he is still more relieved, after all, he is also a hero of the Great Patriotic War.
"Bomb!"
A sudden scream woke Kasatonov, he subconsciously raised his head, and almost at the same time there was a flash of fire on the flight deck outside, and then a loud bang came into his ears, and the explosion instantly shattered the solid glass, and countless debris rushed to his face.
The Georgia was shot.
When the impact of the explosion passed, and Kasatonov regained his composure, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and the right side of the island was hit, and an elevator was blown up, but there was no fatal damage to the aircraft carrier itself.
However, this was only a temporary blessing, as the Soviet warships on the sea were reduced one by one, and their defense line to protect the Georgia was already shaky, and at this time, Canberra, which took off from Surabaya, also joined the battlefield, and the four bombers that broke through the Soviet battleship defense line quickly aimed the Georgia as well.
But that's when the unexpected happened.
"Damn it!"
He Hui, who had already restarted his engine and was providing laser irradiation for the Canberra bomber, looked ahead in amazement, where there was a faint light shining in the strange dark sky, and at the same time, the dull thunder was constantly coming.
They are about to enter the rainstorm zone.
Understanding what this meant, Kasatonov rushed out of the command room like crazy, and like the players who scored goals on the pitch in later generations, he fell to his knees on the deck, laughing wildly and waving his arms at the sky, and the sober Soviet sailors around him immediately let out cheers.
Soon a downpour poured over their heads.
But they were saved.
"Retreat, all fighters retreat." At the same time, the latest command also came from He Hui's radio.
There is no point in using laser-guided bombs in heavy rain, since this is the case, there is no need to let the fighters of the Air Force take risks, all the Ming fighters in the sky, including the Canberra bombers who have just arrived and have not yet started dropping bombs, have to withdraw from the battlefield with full of chagrin, but they did not return to their respective bases, but immediately transferred to Zhaoshengfu.
The military airfield there is still under construction, but the civilian airfield has already been put into use, and although it cannot provide ammunition supply, there is still no problem with fuel supply, and the ammunition is a big deal to let the transport plane send it directly.
This rainy area is only two or three hundred kilometers, and the strait is more than 700 kilometers long, how can it be all rain areas, and when the Soviet fleet sails out, it is nothing more than continuing to fight, and they can't escape from Yang Yuan's Wuzhi Mountain, not to mention that the Kunlun aircraft carrier is coming at full speed, and when the Soviet fleet sails out of the rain area, they have basically arrived.
"One, two, three, damn it!"
After the retreat of the Ming army, the Georgia began to recover the carrier-based aircraft, looking at the Yak-25 that landed in the heavy rain, Kasatonov counted one by one, and when he counted the third, the already injured fighter crashed headlong into the ship island, and then tumbled and fell into the sea.
Eventually, though, he recovered ten Yak-25s.
Looking at these fighters who were hastily transferred to the hangar and then underwent emergency overhaul, Kasatonov breathed a sigh of relief, at this time he did not know that there was a pocket waiting for him in front of him, he only knew that a seemingly miraculous rainstorm saved his imminent fleet, although he paid heavy losses, but at least the Georgian aircraft carrier was saved, and as long as this aircraft carrier was saved, as long as it could be driven to Vladivostok, this was a victory!
The Soviet fleet, with its euphoria, continued to soar in the torrential rain.
"Mah, is there such a thing?"
In the command hall of Yingtian's General Staff, Yang said speechlessly.
He also missed the weather factor, in fact, everyone ignored it, but this was not a bad thing for him, otherwise he would have been worried about how to release the water, so that the Soviet fleet could reasonably escape, and it would have been much easier with this heavy rain.
After the Soviet fleet sailed out of the rainy area, land-based fighters and bombers should not all be dispatched, as for the simple reason, the ammunition did not move on time, the Zhaoshengfu was short of fuel, although it was a petrochemical base, but the military fuel was indeed not refined there. The vast majority of civil airports burn aviation gasoline, jet fighters burn kerosene, especially high-performance fighters like the Tiger Shark, the aviation kerosene used is special, not just add anything to make it.
As for the battle against the Georgia, this will be mainly handled by the carrier-based aircraft on the Kunlun aircraft carrier, and a small number of Canberra bombers will take off at the same time, which will be enough to ensure that the Georgia will be completely destroyed.
Certainly not a bomb sinking.
Now the Soviet fleet has only one aircraft carrier, one cruiser, and four destroyers left, and if one destroyer is sunk in the next round of attacks, one cruiser and three destroyers will be allowed to protect the bombed Georgia to escape, and then stay in the dock in Vladivostok for two or three years, and then resurrect and sail out of the military port with full blood, and go to sea to give the people of the United States a headache. (To be continued.) )
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