Although the first few waves of torpedo attacks were dodged, after all, this was only temporary, the battle was not over, and if the American troops continued to maintain the intensity of their attacks, it was inevitable that they would be hit in the end.

"Shrink the defensive circle, let the destroyers accompany the left and right, and you can't give the enemy another chance!" Ito yelled like crazy.

He knew very well that compared to bombs, torpedoes were the greatest danger that the Yamato would face.

"Hey!"

The order has been conveyed, but the situation of the ships is not very good. The Yamato, which had no air support, became a live target in the true sense of the word, with heavy casualties.

The three Yaqiu-class cruisers were also taken care of by the U.S. military, and the back and forth dive fire of the fighters smashed the deck into flames, and the casualties of the soldiers also increased exponentially.

The pressure on the eight destroyers on the periphery was relatively small, and after receiving the order, the three destroyers Yunzhong, Chaoxia, and Chiwei surrounded the flagship one after another.

The other destroyers were unable to get out of their positions, because at this time, the US submarine forces also began to join in the fun, secretly firing a lot of torpedoes at the fleet.

Although the destroyer is the nemesis of the submarine, with the cooperation of the US air fighters, they have no time to release depth charges, and they have to keep up with the large force, which makes the Japanese on the ship tired and headaches.

However, the US offensive did not stop there, more and more fighters joined the battle, and even the sixth and eighth aircraft carrier formations on the Midway side were rushing to the battlefield, and hundreds of fighters could take to the air at any time to fight.

…

"発砲します!"

"Hey!"

Jun Cao held a black and white command baton and shouted angrily into the sky, and the anti-aircraft gunner immediately shouted and opened fire on the target, and the triple Type 96 anti-aircraft gun burst out with dazzling tongues of fire.

"Over there! Veer! ”

Following the order, another gunner hurriedly turned the rudder to adjust the direction angle, and after the muzzle was aimed at the target, the gunner shouted again and stepped on the firing pedal.

"Bumper Bumper B

Yellow shell casings poured out from the tail of the gun carriage, and in a short time they were piled up all over the ground.

Their muzzles bit a U.S. fighter plane, and just as the opponent was turning in the air, the experienced gunner was ready to shoot a large angle advance, so that the opponent could not avoid crashing into the bullet himself.

"Quick! Reload! ”

The shells were quickly finished, and the loader hurriedly held the magazine and wanted to load the bolt, probably because of anxiety and nervousness, the originally simple action was not completed for half a day.

The Type 96 anti-aircraft gun was fed with a 15-round magazine, and the firing had to be stopped each time it was reloaded, otherwise the violent vibration generated by the fire would make it difficult for the loader to complete the reload.

"Damn, hurry up! Hurry up! ”

This can be so anxious that the gunner scolded, originally holding a pinch to shoot down the opponent, now the identity of the hunter and the prey is instantly reversed, seeing the enemy plane circling around and rushing towards their line, at this moment the dumb fire will be fatal!

"That's it!"

Seven or eight seconds for the loader to get the magazine of a cannon ready, but the gunner can't do anything else.

Just as he was about to open fire, the enemy's artillery fire arrived first!

Nearly 100 rounds of strafing from the four .50 guns on the Hellcat landed on the deck.

The four or five little devils didn't even say a word, and the terrifying power instantly tore them to shredded flesh, blood and stumps splattered everywhere, and the anti-aircraft guns were also beaten to shreds...

The gun position where Kamio was located was not far away, and he saw with his own eyes that his comrades over there were beaten into pieces of meat, and the unprecedented visual shock made him unable to calm down for a long time.

"Shoot!"

"Bumper Bumper B

"Kill!!"

The commander shouted with all his might, accompanied by the roar of the anti-aircraft guns, and the surrounding soldiers, whether gunners or loaders, also shouted.

"Ahh

Kamio seemed to be also rendered by this atmosphere, shouting at the top of his voice, as if this could dispel the fear in his heart and cheer himself up.

In the face of the death bite of another anti-aircraft gun, the Hellcat fighter that had just attacked successfully had to turn to evade.

But his movements were still a step slower, and the wings and tail were unfortunately pierced by shells, and the fuselage instantly lost its balance.

The pilot realized the danger and did not hesitate to parachute to escape, but the damaged wing of the Hellcat disintegrated in the air in an instant due to the pressure, and the plane spun and fell straight into the sea.

“よかったです！”

"Haha..."

"Great! We've killed him! ”

At the gun emplacement, the commander and the soldiers were cheering, and Kamio was also ecstatic to see the destruction of the opponent's plane.

But in the next second, their smiles froze on their faces.

I saw a US military PDM seaplane rush to the crash site, and soon approached the parachutist pilot.

In full view of everyone, the crew of the seaplane took something similar to a large net, and rescued the pilot like a fish.

Then start the engine, glide some distance on the water and slowly lift off. And the Japanese soldiers on Kamio's side could only watch the other party leave in style, but there was nothing they could do.

"Damn!"

The commander was so angry that he threw away his baton, and the perfect rescue measures of the US military were too infuriating.

They finally took out a plane, and they turned around and took the pilot away, or it won't be long before the other side can fly a new plane to join the battlefield, how can this battle be fought?

"There are not many shells, Kamio, Uchida, you guys go to the ammunition depot and bring some shells!"

"Hey!"

The two responded and quickly ran out.

But the bombing continues, most of the little devils are new soldiers, where have you seen this kind of scene, the surge in casualties has made the originally orderly air defense combat system chaotic,

Bombshells were dropped one after another, and there were always a few that managed to hit the Yamato. Several large holes were blasted open in the blazing deck, and countless corpses lay on the ground, blood almost drenched to their ankles.

The air defense system of the Yamato consisted of two layers of anti-aircraft guns. Ignoring the useless 460 main guns and the 155 secondary guns, the outer ring is composed of 12 twin 127mm caliber anti-aircraft guns.

However, due to the use of a fixed fuse, the hit rate of shells of this 127 high-legged gun was extremely low, and it could not pose an effective threat to incoming aircraft.

The inner ring is composed of a large number of triple 96 anti-aircraft guns, and usually a triple 96 anti-aircraft gun is operated by 7-8 people.

However, due to the unreasonable design and gunner configuration, this anti-aircraft gun only has a large fire density in the first salvo, and there is no difference in the fire density of a single gun when firing continuously.

However, the Japanese did not seem to be aware of this at all, and were very keen on building a triple Type 96 anti-aircraft gun.

Anyway, the Yamato has a lot of space on deck, and if the firepower is not good, then the number of piles is piled up, and 156 doors are piled up, making the entire hull look like a hedgehog.

Compared with the single-mounted Type 96 25mm anti-aircraft machine gun, the triple mounted turret is simply a waste of space, resources, and costs, but there is no actual performance improvement.

And although the number has increased, the buffer space left for each other is very narrow, and when attacked, there are several explosions, and there is no way to dodge.

This is precisely after the battle entered the white heat, the firepower of the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery actually began to appear, and the continuity was greatly reduced.

As a result, more and more US planes began to successfully penetrate the defense, and a large number of aircraft guns and bombs were dropped on the heads of little Japan, causing countless casualties...