Chapter 1288: The Battle Over the Andaman Sea (I)
On the airborne radar screen, the six small bright spots are becoming clearer and clearer, at most twenty minutes, the little devil's reconnaissance plane will find the group, no matter how stupid the head is, it can understand what is going on, a message is transmitted back, with Hasegawa Kiyoshi's ability, it will inevitably make a correct response, and the purpose of the raid will be lost, not to mention the difficulty of increasing the task, the loss of the aircraft group will also be greatly increased.
Le Yiqin was in a hurry, but today's weather was good, the sky was cloudless, and there was no chance to take advantage of the clouds to escape, where did more than a thousand planes hide? "***, the little devil is here to make trouble," he scolded in his heart.
The only way is to kill or divert the little devil's reconnaissance plane from this airspace before they find the group, "The first echelon and the first regiment, dispatch a squadron of fighters to dispose of the little devil's reconnaissance plane, so that these pieces of garbage don't get in the way of our big business, and then, this squadron will return immediately," Le Yiqin ordered.
In fact, all the commanders of the fighter regiment and the commanders of each squadron saw the Japanese reconnaissance planes on the airborne radar screens, and everyone was equally nervous, and after hearing the commander's order, the commander of the first regiment, Wu Zhi, first gave the order, "The second brigade and the first squadron will speed forward, and after luring the little devil's fighters out of the airspace of the group, they must all be killed, and then return home." ”
The six Soviet-style fighters immediately threw away the auxiliary fuel tank, increased the throttle to the maximum, and rushed out with a roar like a fierce horse that had been whipped violently, and disappeared from Le Yiqin's field of vision in a blink of an eye, Captain Qin Tiezhu, the squadron leader, was reluctant in his heart, "Why are you so unlucky." The big scene is gone, but go to clean up these little devils and lure them away? It's not like a fake shot and then pretending to run away. It's embarrassing enough to let the little devil's plane chase the fart. ”
Qin Tiezhu held his breath and said: "Guys, we can't catch a big battle, these six little devil carrier-based planes are ours, finish the work as quickly as possible, maybe we can still pick up some leaks, do you understand?" The other five pilots replied with little interest: "Yes, resolutely carry out the order!" ”
Le Yiqin heard the conversation between Qin Tiezhu and the pilots. couldn't help laughing, "These boys, they are reluctant to do this job, and they are full of discomfort." The mood is understandable, but someone has to do it? ”
Captain Murayama, the leader of the 1st Squadron of the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Wing of the Japanese Carrier-based Aircraft, is a veteran pilot, if it weren't for his bad temper and bad popularity, he likes to play with women. After a lot of delays, he can now hang up the epaulettes of Zhongzuo, at least get a captain to do it, the position of the squadron leader, and the brand of the captain. It's six or seven years to do it.
None of his colleagues with the same qualifications as him did not serve as captains. Murayama also understands that in this life. I'm afraid that when I fly to retire, I won't be able to mix with the captain, this guy has also accepted his fate, the problem does not change, and he hangs all day long, if it weren't for his outstanding flying skills, I'm afraid he would have been sent to the ground to wipe the plane by his boss.
As a veteran pilot, he knew the performance of the fighters of various countries well, and for the sworn enemy of the empire, the fighters in service of the Chinese people, it was okay to fly to Yangon, but if they flew to the airspace of the Andaman Sea, unless the fighters of the Chinese people burned air, the only result would be falling into the sea.
Murayama looked around listlessly, the sky was clear, and he couldn't even see a bird, "The boss is really full and has nothing to do, send such a boring task," looked down at the fuel gauge, and flew north for another fifteen minutes, and it was time to return, bored, a little sleepy, I drank too much sake last night, and my head was a little drowsy.
Murayama couldn't help yawning, and suddenly, in his sight, six white dots appeared out of thin air, and in the blink of an eye, the outline of the plane could be seen, "Soviet-style fighter, Shina people!" Murayama's half-yawn hurriedly held back, "Hehe, what the hell, isn't this here to send him to death?" The fighter jets of the Shina people flew here, and how much fuel was left," Murayama could figure out with the back of his head.
Murayama's spirits were greatly lifted, just like a vicious wolf who saw his prey, and his eyes flashed with a fierce light, "Unexpectedly, among all the carrier-based aircraft pilots, my Murayama opened the record and ordered, the squadron immediately attacked, and sent these six China fighters, which did not have much fuel, to the bottom of the sea to feed the sharks!" Murayama gave the order viciously.
At the same time, he did not forget to report the situation of encountering the fighters of the independent division to the commander of the fleet aviation, "Commander, I am Captain Murayama on a reconnaissance mission, and in the airspace where I am currently located, I have found six Soviet-style fighters of the Chinese people, and my squadron is preparing to attack!" After speaking, with a push of the control stick, the "Type 92" carrier-based aircraft swooped towards Qin Tiezhu's squadron like an arrow.
As soon as Qin Tiezhu saw the Japanese carrier-based aircraft swooping over, he ordered: "Retreat immediately, we don't have enough fuel, pretend to be a little bit, run!" The fighters of the six independent divisions, as if they had encountered it suddenly, suddenly turned around and flew eastward, and in a panic, they all forgot about the formation, and the whole body looked like they were fleeing from the road.
Murayama laughed insolently, and chased after him, he made up his mind to pay attention, and did not listen to the command at all to allow the attack, and first killed these unlucky Shina fighters, and then said, the report was to prepare for an attack, in fact, he had already ordered his squadron to enter the battle, this is called the first thing, grab the first credit!
A staff officer attached to Hasegawa Kiyoshi's ear and called softly: "Your Excellency Commander, I received a telegram from the aviation commander, Major General Sato, that the reconnaissance squadron has found a fighter jet of the Chinese people," it may be that the voice is too quiet, Hasegawa Kiyoshi is still sleepy, and the staff officer raised his voice slightly, and this time, His Excellency the commander has reacted.
Not to mention, Hasegawa Kiyoshi's reaction was fast enough, and he immediately jumped up from the canvas chair, his brain was still in a daze, but the telescope in his hand was instinctively raised, searching around in the air, that is, in a few seconds, Hasegawa Kiyoshi came to his senses, "Yaga!" "Yes, yes, there are only a few seagulls that appear in the telescope of His Excellency the Commander.
The staff officer didn't dare to put a fart, and handed the telegram to him respectfully, Hasegawa Kiyoshi took the telegram and looked at it carefully, his head turned away, "Only six?" Could it be the vanguard reconnaissance aircraft of the China group? No, it's still a matter of endurance, the China fighter can't fly so far in the sea, it should be an accident, isn't the reconnaissance squadron in pursuit? ”
Hasegawa Kiyoshi ordered: "Ask the reconnaissance squadron, did you find a large group of aircraft of the Shina people?" After a while, the communications officer ran over, "Report to the commander, Captain Murayama, the leader of the reconnaissance squadron, reported that no large group of the Chinese fighters was found, and the squadron was pursuing the six Chinese fighters, and Captain Murayama also reported that as soon as they made contact with the Imperial Army fighters, the Chinese fighters took the road and fled. ”
That's right, the fighter jet still doesn't have enough fuel, and he doesn't dare to fight with the Murayama squadron, otherwise, how can he fight a few rounds one-on-one, Hasegawa Kiyoshi was relieved, but he no longer had the feeling of sleep, and he walked leisurely on the deck, and suddenly, his heart tightened, and he was suspicious, "Could this be the trap of the air commander of the Shina aircraft group, sending fighters to lure away the Murayama squadron?" And the big fleet is just behind? ”
After thinking about it carefully, he overturned his own judgment, "This possibility is not at all, unless the China plane flies on its back to the oil depot and can only support less than eight minutes of air combat time, what are they doing here?" Is it here to send him to death? When returning, they will be chased and killed by the carrier-based aircraft of our imperial army, and the consumption of fuel will be aggravated, and I am afraid that they will not be able to fly back to Myitkyina airfield, and the air commander of China is not so stupid! Hasegawa sat back in his chair relaxedly.
Le Yiqin was in the airborne radio, first heard the sound of fierce machine-gun fire, and then, it was Qin Tiezhu's squadron, shouting and screaming and the little devil carrier-based aircraft, he breathed a sigh of relief, and ordered: "Fifty minutes later, when we arrive at the air combat area, all echelons will be carried out in accordance with the battle plan. ”
More than forty minutes later, the Third Fleet had sailed into the shallow water area of Motama Bay, and in less than an hour, the outline of Yangon Harbor could be seen. Hasegawa Kiyoshi looked at the sky suspiciously.
The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but the thunder was getting louder and louder, Hasegawa's face was pale, he could hear it, what kind of thunder, I don't know how many planes' engine sounds sounded, "Quick, pull the alarm!" Carrier-based aircraft immediately took off to meet the enemy, and the fleet went into air defense! Hasegawa Kiyoshi yelled at several staff officers like crazy, and then quickly ran to the command position.
The sirens on Hasegawa Kiyoshi's flagship "Asahi" sounded first poignantly, and then the sirens on the Japanese warships also sounded as if they were mournful, and the Japanese sailors on the ships rushed to their respective combat posts like rat nests scalded by boiling water.
There is no need for a telescope at all, it can be seen with the naked eye, in the northern sky where the thunder sounded, a large group of planes flew over, no less than three or four hundred, Hasegawa Kiyoshi regretted it, and almost fanned himself a few big mouths, delaying more than 30 minutes of precious time, the enemy planes only reacted in the air, and at the beginning, the fleet was in a passive situation.
He couldn't wait to cut the squadron leader named Murayama with a thousand knives, and cut off his pig's head with his own hands as a ball, all of which were that stupid lying about the military situation, at this time, he couldn't care about dealing with the unlucky Murayama, and he didn't know whether Murayama could come back with his life, and it was still unknown to be honored to accept the personal disposal of His Excellency the Commander.
Hasegawa Kiyoshi, who was sitting in the command position, felt a little relieved that the carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier had already lifted off more than one-third, Le Yiqin squinted his eyes, watching the Japanese carrier-based aircraft take off and form at the same time, and sneered, "The little devil is well-trained and moves quite fast, but unfortunately, he suffered a loss at the beginning." ”
(To be continued)