Although the best time to intercept this group of American transport planes had been missed, General Kato felt it was necessary to send a group of fighter jets out for a walk. He sent 16 planes in one go to see if there was any chance of catching them.

The tail of the transport group, secondly, after being frustrated by the sneak attack, the Japanese also need to find some face in the normal air battle. According to the observation post's report, those American escort fighters have not returned yet. They can also monitor it from the radio

He heard the sound of their conversation. Kato believed that as long as these American planes could be found in the sky, the Yamato Samurai under his command would be able to turn the situation around. Because those American planes were too clumsy to turn and could not make more than a few turns.

Ki-43 can firmly bite their six points.

Japan himself did indeed find American planes in the sky, or in other words, they were discovered by the Americans. Four American fighter jets appeared in the 9 o'clock direction of Japan's fleet.

Japanese pilots are already very familiar with these "new P-40s" of the Yankees. In my opinion, apart from having a longer range, these things seem to be inferior to the P-40 in all aspects. So Japan's fighter group began

They spread out and climbed quickly. It's just that this time the performance of the Americans was different from the previous battles. This was not only because this time, these four American planes had a clear altitude advantage, but also because their speed was astonishingly fast.

With the help of gravity acceleration, the speed of the four P-51s that dived down from a higher position reached an astonishing 750 kilometers per hour, which was faster than the Ki-43 that was struggling to climb at a speed of a little more than 300 kilometers.

More than twice as much.

In the past, Japanese pilots also knew that the American P-51 flew faster than them, but they rarely had the opportunity to see the P-51 flying so fast. Therefore, when judging the approaching speed of both parties, it was like

When giving tactical guidance before the war, as Ron had foreseen, the Japanese made a misjudgment. When the four P-51s approached the cannon range, some Ki-43s had not had time to make appropriate defenses.

action.

The four P-51s opened fire at the same time, and the Japanese fleet immediately fell into chaos. However, the turning performance of the Ki-43 was indeed extraordinary. In the first round of attacks, only one aircraft that could not dodge was hit and exploded, while several others were

The fighter planes on the US military's attack line all narrowly dodged.

Now that they have escaped the attack, the next step should of course be to counterattack. Most Japanese pilots feel that Japanese aircraft are more flexible and have more numbers, so they can definitely gain an advantage.

However, the ideal is full, but the reality is skinny. The Americans did not leave them any chance to fight back. The four P-51s quickly pulled up and climbed to a high altitude with an incredibly high climbing rate.

at.

"When did the American fighter jets climb so well?" Koji Sakamoto, who survived the disaster last time, was also in the air this time. He opened his eyes wide and looked in surprise at the four P-51s that were farther than their Ki-43s.

The climb rate climbed rapidly, and a shadow cast over my heart.

In fact, the climb of the P-51 is not that good, at least the climb of the current P-51a is definitely not that good. The pioneering laminar flow wing of the P-51 reduces the drag and improves the high-speed performance of the aircraft, but it is not good for the climb

It has a certain impact. However, because the four P-51s dived from high altitudes, the sharp dive gave these aircraft an extremely high speed, and with this speed, relying on the way of jumping

, only then did the P-51 achieve that seemingly incredible super-fast climb.

The people in the air now are extremely experienced pilots. As soon as they see the P-51 climbing like this, they know that there is no chance to fight back. Not only is there no chance to fight back, on the contrary, when the Americans climb to a high altitude, they will definitely do it again.

A high-speed dive attack. Now that the formation of Japanese fighter jets is too dense, it is easy for a group of planes to be overwhelmed by so many planes and unable to climb up. So, Saburo Hashimoto, who led the team, immediately issued an order: "Each team dispersed.

Get into formation."

The Japanese aircraft began to disperse rapidly in units of two. In this way, the swooping American fighter planes could only threaten one Ki-43 at a time. They would never appear in the attack line of an American aircraft again.

There are several Japanese planes. Once they are attacked, several planes will make turning movements. In this way, when the Americans attack one plane, other planes will have the opportunity to climb to a higher altitude.

When the American plane pulls up again, it can follow and attack it.

The Americans' reaction was not slow either. In fact, Japan's own reaction when facing this situation was exactly what was expected at the pre-war preparation meeting.

"If the Japanese are scattered, then you should gather together and attack one of them in turns, keeping a good distance to ensure that when he escapes the attack of the first plane, the second plane can hit him just in time.

In this way, even a very good pilot will find it difficult not to make mistakes when faced with attacks from several aircraft in turn."

This is what Ron told them at the preparation meeting. Later, in the pre-war drills, almost every pilot tried what it would be like to be attacked by others in turns. As a result, although they were prepared, most of them failed.

Survive an intensive attack by three to four aircraft.

Unfortunately, Sakamoto, who survived the disaster last time, was targeted again, and four P-51s took turns to pounce on him. With a beautiful turn, Sakamoto Koji avoided the attack of the first P-51, but just before

When his eyes were blackened by the sudden overload, the second P-51 pounced on him again. It took Koji Sakamoto and another roll to make the shells fired from the P-51she empty.

.But at this time, the third one came over again...

Hashimoto, who was leading the team, was not far away. He watched helplessly as four enemy planes rushed toward Sakamoto Koji. He saw that Koji successfully dodged the first and second attacks, but his heart

But he suddenly lifted it up. He knew the burden that Sakamoto Koji's two movements just made on his body, and he knew that Sakamoto Koji must still be in a black vision state (during intense flying movements, the pilot's blood will be thrown away).

It reached his legs, resulting in cerebral ischemia, blurred vision, and even darkness.) He did not recover. His eyes must have been pitch black and he could not see anything. At this time, the third enemy plane also pounced.

"Koji, turn quickly!" Hashimoto shouted.

However, it was already too late. The shell fired by the third enemy plane hit Sakamoto Koji's Ki-43, and then the fourth enemy plane fired another string of shells at the already burning fighter.

Koji Sakamoto's fighter plane exploded into pieces right under Hashimoto's eyes.

"Damn it!" Hot blood rushed to Hashimoto's head. Four American planes dared to attack twelve Imperial Army fighter jets, and shot down two Imperial Army fighter jets without any damage. This is definitely

The disgrace of the imperial army.

But now, the rest of the Ki-43s have climbed to a higher position. If the Americans still want to pull up at a high angle like just now, Hashimoto feels that he has a chance to bite them and avenge Sakamoto Koji.

It's just that the Yankees once again disappointed Hashimoto. Instead of pulling up quickly, they relied on the high speed to quickly open the distance from the Japanese group, and then began to climb slowly.

"Catch up and destroy them!" Hashimoto ordered.

Ron, who was ordered not to take off, could only stay in the command post. After several hours of silent waiting, the excited shouts of the pilots began to come from the radio.

"Well, we have killed 6 enemy planes, and none of the pilots were able to parachute. We haven't lost a single person yet. This performance is really good."

At this time, a new situation came from the headphones:

"The dogs are calling the Eagle's Nest, the dogs are calling the Eagle's Nest, and there are more than ten enemy planes following us in area 15. The altitude is 3,000 meters."

Ron immediately picked up the phone:

"Paws, please keep a good distance and height, and lead them to area 17. Don't let them get lost... This is the eagle's nest, call the wasp, call the wasp, you rush to area 17 immediately, altitude 3800

meters, the altitude is 3800 meters, be careful to search for enemy planes!...The eagle's nest calls cats, the eagle's nest calls cats..."

The five squadrons of wasps, cats, cobras, giant pandas, and raccoons, and twenty fighter planes began to converge on area 17, preparing to participate in a feast.

"No, the Americans have a conspiracy. With their speed, if they really wanted to run away, they would have disappeared long ago. But they asked us to follow them not far or close. This is absolutely abnormal."

Unlike the angry pilots in the air, General Kato in the command post had already calmed down from the frustration and anger of the losses. He immediately realized that something was wrong with the situation. There must be a conspiracy, and the Americans must be preparing a conspiracy.

A bigger raid.

"Stop chasing and return immediately!" General Kato issued the order.

"But General..."

"Stop talking and obey the order!"

The prestige brought by Kato's previous victories in battles took effect, and the pilots, who had always been arrogant, obeyed his orders and began to turn.

"Damn it, the kid is about to run away. We are now in Area 16 and the kid turned 160 degrees. Sir, what should we do?"

"Chase them and harass them." Ron replied, "Pay attention to your own safety!"

"The direction of 160 degrees is Area 8, and beyond that is Area 5, and then there is the enemy's airport." A staff officer immediately reported to Ron.

"With our speed, we can catch up with them in Area 5." A planning staff officer reported.

"Where is the transport plane?"

"We have reached area 25, beyond the interception range of the Japanese."

"Okay, let all the planes concentrate on Area 8 and prepare for battle!" Ron gave the order.

"Attention, all units, immediately concentrate on Area 8 at full speed, altitude 3800 meters. Repeat..." This order was quickly passed to each P-51 fighter. The entire airspace was boiling, and a big battle was no longer possible.
Chapter completed!