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Although the three torpedo planes led by Shao Fuxuan were out of the threat range of the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery, the battle was still not over, and the Zero fighters that Yamaguchi heard many calls had already appeared around the fleet.

If there is one word to describe the pilots of the Japanese army, the most appropriate word is - mad dog.

Dozens of minutes ago, these Zero fighters were unfavorable in guarding the Akagi, Kaga, and Shozuru, and were destroyed one after another by the US-Tang coalition forces. If it weren't for the fighter plane in the air, I'm afraid that many devils would apologize.

A few dozen minutes later, the two aircraft carriers of the Second Air Force were damaged again, and the Japanese pilots were now all in a state of frenzy.

More than a dozen Zero fighters were like mad dogs, without any formation, and directly pounced. Eight fighters of the Naval Resistance Army immediately strangled with the Japanese fighters.

The eight P40 fighters were led by Tang Shenghua, deputy captain of the flight squadron of the USS Liberty. If the fighters could not entangle the Japanese Zero fighters, not only would it be difficult for the three injured fighters to escape, but even the four intact fighters would inevitably find it difficult to escape from the pursuit of the Japanese Zero fighters.

In the first round, the eight fighters of the Naval Resistance Army easily shot down three Japanese Zero fighters due to their early superiority in high altitude. However, in the ensuing dogfight, the P40 fighters quickly fell to the upper hand in the face of a large number of Japanese Zero fighters.

Air fighting is a weak point for the P40, especially in low-altitude dogfights, and the P40 is clearly no match for the Zero. The Naval Resistance Army has always adopted the tactics of hit-and-run, but in order to entangle the Japanese Zero fighters and protect the return of the bombers, Tang Shenghua and the fighter pilots could only fight the devils in an unfavorable form.

The Naval Resistance Army has an outward bound training -- trust back falling. Different from the outward bound training in the company in peacetime, in this training of the Naval Resistance Army, the ground behind the person who fell on his back was a bright bayonet. The demands on peers are higher when training. The person who falls on his back must be caught, otherwise he will be pierced through the heart by a sharp blade. At the same time, it is also required that the person who falls on the back must fully trust his partners, who have given their lives to the brothers while playing.

In this kind of training, the Naval Resistance Army became more united, and it was safe to hand over their backs to their brothers. Now the fighter pilots had to take on the task of protecting the backs of the bomber brethren.

In the fight with the Zero fighter, the Maritime Resistance Army also has its own tricks. A few dozen minutes ago, Lieutenant Thatch, a US fighter pilot, invented the tactic of the Wildcat fighter against the Zero fighter - the Thatch scissors. The tactical principle is that two Wildcat fighters make an "S" maneuver at the same time, but the two planes are in opposite directions, so that the flight curve forms a scissor cross. When a Wildcat is being pursued by a Japanese Zero. The other could attack the Japanese Zero on a predetermined trajectory.

The high trick of the Naval Resistance Army is the kite tactic of long aircraft and wingman, which is also known as the towbag tactic in the British army. The principle was that the pilots of the long planes took advantage of their technical superiority and tried their best to drag the Japanese Zero fighters with S-shaped maneuvers, taking advantage of this opportunity. The wingman quickly climbed in the back. Although the speed of the Japanese Zero fighter was fast, it was also an S-shaped movement when chasing the long plane. So the wingman was able to catch up with the Japanese Zero fighter in a straight line after climbing. So as to kill the devil by surprise. This tactic is different from the U.S. military's Thatch scissor tactic, and it requires extremely high control levels of long aircraft. However, this tactic, because the wingman is the most skilled high-altitude dive for the pilots of the Naval Resistance Army, the hit rate is also quite high. In particular, this tactic can turn the bulky disadvantage of the bulky P40 fighter into an advantage.

In the first round. Tang Shenghua had just shot down a Japanese Zero fighter when he was bitten by a Devil Zero fighter. This devil pilot is obviously a master, Tang Shenghua has already used the potential energy of the fighter jet to dive, and the speed has reached 500 kilometers. This is already the maximum speed at the level of the P40 fighter. However, it was still difficult to get rid of the pursuit of the Japanese Zero fighters.

This little devil is very good, whether it is a machine gun or a machine gun, it is all two or three short bursts, bullets and shells are constantly passing around the fighter, Tang Shenghua's P40 is constantly in danger, it is said that it is a little dangerous. In just one or two minutes, the devil fired at least five or six shots, and although it didn't hit Tang Shenghua, it also made the beads of sweat on his head continue to bubble out.

Tang Shenghua is one of the few masters among the pilots of the Naval Resistance Army, and he is extremely skilled in low-altitude maneuvering. As we all know, compared to the fleeing party, because the fleeing party turns left and right at will, the operation of the pursuing side is actually more difficult. Even if the performance of the Japanese Zero fighter exceeds that of the P40 by a lot, and can always bite Tang Shenghua's fighter, this devil can definitely be called a master.

In the tense chase battle, Tang Shenghua didn't even care about talking to the wingman, let alone contacting the wingman. Although Tang Shenghua did not know how the wingman was prepared, he believed that his brother would definitely take care of his back.

Tang Shenghua had no time to turn his head, and his wingman pilot Yue Bingcheng was also in crisis at this time. Yue Bingcheng's fighter plane cooperated with Tang Shenghua, and his fighter plane successfully occupied the high altitude, but he was also targeted by a Japanese Zero fighter.

In March, Yue Bingcheng was still a third-echelon pilot of the Naval Resistance Force, and his technical and tactical level was quite far behind that of the first- and second-echelon pilots. Yue Bingcheng was targeted by Japanese fighters, and the danger he experienced in just one or two minutes was even more thrilling than Tang Shenghua's.

In the process of getting out, the P40 piloted by Yue Bingcheng had already been hit by at least one shell, three or four bullets from the Zero fighter.

"There's no way." Yue Bingcheng knew that he was probably going to confess here today. There is no more thought, and death is going to drag a devil into the water.

Yue Bingcheng opened the throttle valve to the maximum, and the P40 fighter had already begun to roar. He had already given up dodging, and the fighter plane pulled into a straight line, heading straight for the Zero chasing Tang Shenghua.

Although Yue Bingcheng was not a first-echelon pilot, he was quite proficient in diving and shooting, the most proficient tactic of the naval resistance air force.

P40 roared. Bullets kept streaking around the fighter plane, tracer bullets like flying locusts. The dive route is not long, only a short two or three thousand meters.

It was at such a distance of two or three thousand meters that Yue Bingcheng's fighter plane was hit several times again. Holes appeared in the wings of the fighters, fuel tanks were leaked, and flames withdrew in long trails with black smoke.

Before the fighter exploded, Yue Bingcheng pressed the button of the machine gun and machine gun, and four machine guns and two machine guns opened fire at the same time.

Six chains of fire were like red whips, and they accurately struck the Zero.

Su Bingcheng's fighter and the Zero fighter chasing Tang Shenghua exploded almost at the same time. Two brilliant fires erupted in the air.

By the time Tang Shenghua piloted the fighter plane to climb again, he had already learned from the public channel that in just a few minutes, the Naval Resistance Army had lost three fighters. At this time, only five fighters were able to fight.

And the Zero fighters flying in the air have lost sight of how many there are.

Even if they are deeply encircled, even if they are outnumbered, the naval resistance army must dare to show their swords.

This is a sentence that Li Guang often mentions, and every pilot takes it to heart. Tang Shenghua's eyes were red from the heavy losses, and he shouted in the public channel: "Bright sword, bright sword." ”

The pilots of the Naval Resistance Army also shouted: "Revenge"

"Fight."

No one retreated.

Five P40 fighters fought desperately in the encirclement of dozens of Japanese Zero fighters. One after another ran out of bullets, and one after another was turned into fireballs.

Tang Shenghua shot down two Japanese Zero fighters one after another, and there was no pilot's voice in the communication channel at this time.

The brothers are gone. The living facilities on the Liberty Dragon were not comparable to those of the US aircraft carriers, and the eight pilots shared a cabin. The brothers who attacked this time were all in the same cabin as Tang Shenghua, and they ate and lived together, like brothers. The ancients talked about life-changing friendship, and these pilots simply entrusted their lives to their brothers.

Yue Bingcheng died.

Cheng Chuan died.

Zhou Zhengying is dead......

With Tang Shenghua's technical level, if he takes the opportunity to escape, he still has a considerable chance.

However, Tang Shenghua chose to join the brothers. After running out of bullets, he found a Japanese Zero fighter and crashed into it with a dead death, killing both sides. At the moment of his death, Tang Shenghua became the second ace pilot of the Naval Resistance Army, and in his short war career, he shot down a total of five Japanese fighters.

The sacrifice of the pilots of the Naval Resistance Army was not in vain, and their blood was exchanged for the survival of seven bombers.

In this battle, only one of the eight escorted Zero fighters survived. Seven fighter planes fell, and Tang Shenghua and six other good Chinese men returned to the sea.

After the war, I learned that the Naval Resistance Army only survived one fighter, or one pilot, Liu Guozhu. Because the fighter was seriously damaged and the radio had been damaged, Tang Shenghua did not receive the news. And the fact that this fighter was able to survive was still stained with the light of the US military. In the end, the seriously injured fighter plane was not able to return to the aircraft carrier Liberty Dragon, and the pilot Liu Guozhu parachuted more than 10 kilometers north of Midway Island to escape.

At the last moment in the air, sixteen warplanes that took off from the aircraft carriers Enterprise and Hornet rushed to the battlefield. Protecting the aircraft carrier was, of course, a top priority, and the Japanese Zero fighters were attracted to firepower. At the moment when Liu Guozhu had lost his combat effectiveness, all the Zero fighters were evacuated.

The US military has eight torpedo planes and eight Wildcat fighters, and its strength is too weak. Moreover, it arrived at a time when the Japanese army was prepared, and it was not able to achieve results. These 16 US fighters were besieged by 40 or 50 Japanese Zero fighters, none of the eight torpedo planes survived, and only two of the eight Wildcat fighters escaped.

At 11:20 a.m., the first wave of strikes by the US-Tang coalition against the aircraft carriers Flying Dragon and Hiei came to an end.

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