332 One-sided Air Combat
Under the attack of 72 anti-aircraft guns, twelve fighter jets successfully broke through the anti-aircraft fire network composed of anti-aircraft guns and began to collide with the second anti-aircraft fire network composed of a large number of anti-aircraft machine guns.
Three mid-island fighters were hit directly by shells and exploded in the air, turning into three orange-red fireballs. Four fighters, affected by shell fragments, were uncontrollably smashed into the mountains and forests around the battlefield without control due to the impact of the shell fragments.
In other words, the 12 mid-island fighters only broke through the four-kilometer offensive distance between the anti-aircraft gun air defense network and the anti-aircraft machine gun air defense network, and suffered huge losses from the entire seven fighters.
Of course, this is not the most important thing. Because in front of the remaining five fighter jets, there are two more dense air defense firepower networks waiting for them to arrive.
Colonel Jingchuan, the commander-in-chief who has been cruising in the air and pays attention to every move on the battlefield, was in tears in the face of the heavy losses of the fighter squadron. However, when he reacted from his astonishment and regret, he wanted to order the remaining fighter jets to retreat.
Five fighter jets and five Japanese pilots have used their actions to prove to Colonel Jingchuan that the Japanese soldiers' courage to be fearless.
Before Colonel Jingchuan's order was expressed, five fighter jets that were whistling down had already crashed into the dense air defense firepower network shot from hundreds of twin and four-caliber anti-aircraft guns...
In the cockpit of a Japanese fighter jet, facing dozens of dense flames shot at him. Although the Japanese pilot claimed that he had very experienced driving skills, he also knew it himself.
As an excellent fighter pilot, he is very clear about the situation he is facing. It is certain that as long as he hits this air defense fire network, the final result will be that the plane will be destroyed and the people will be killed.
Of course, some people may say why they have to die and not retreat immediately even though they know they cannot do anything...
In fact, continuing to make an offensive choice is not only for these five pilots to maintain their Bushido spirit, but also their helpless move.
With an attack distance of 4,000 meters, when the ground air defense firepower is completely dispersed to twelve fighter jets, all paying a total of seven fighter jets. What's more, retreating with the back of the air defense firepower. The same dense firepower of the ground air defense forces only needs to be dispersed to the remaining five fighter jets.
In the eyes of these five Japanese pilots, retreating now will definitely be faster than continuing to attack and die. What is more important is that if you retreat on the battlefield, you will also end up with the shame of fearing the enemy on the battlefield, and even affecting your family.
Therefore, facing the harsh military laws of the empire, it is a situation of death when advancing and retreating. All the five pilots could do was shout the slogan "Long live the Great Japanese Empire". Flying fighter jets and launching suicide attacks on the ground heavy artillery positions. I hope that their actions can bring some convenience to the subsequent offensive forces.
Although their ideas are good, these ideas are impossible to achieve in the face of strong air defense firepower.
Five fighter jets had just hit the second air defense fire network. Three fighter jets exploded one after another. In less than two seconds, the last two Japanese fighter jets, which were concentrated on shooting by hundreds of flames, continued to explode, turning into two regiments of huge fireballs that slowly descended.
"Baga. My fighter squadron, my fighter … Bageya Road, despicable Chinese, I must tear you all into pieces..." Seeing a fighter squadron, as if he committed suicide, all lost on the attack road. The angry Colonel Jingchuan tightly held the plane's joystick while cursing with a blue face.
Then, when I saw the ground regaining its quiet heavy artillery position, I ordered with murderous intent: "Warriors, the air defense firepower of the Chinese on the ground is far beyond our imagination. If I continue to carry out low-altitude bombing, not only will the bombing mission be unable to be completed, but I will also lose all of them. So, I decided to change all bombers to high-altitude bombing..."
"Now I order the remaining bombers in the formation, in units of squadrons, to start bombing the Chinese heavy artillery positions at a turnaround, avenging the broken warriors..."
"Hayi..." As soon as Colonel Jingchuan's order was issued, the answers of the squadron leaders of each squadron were heard from the headphones.
Three groups of bombers flew quickly to the battlefield and were preparing to take the first round of bomb drops.
Dozens of black dots that were looming suddenly appeared over the southeast of the battlefield. At the same time, the slight panic and anxious exclamations of the cruise bomber pilots from Colonel Jingchuan were also heard.
"Enemy planes, unknown enemy planes approached the southeast... Sir, it's a Chinese plane. I saw clearly: they are all fighter planes, and they are rushing towards us..."
When Colonel Jingchuan quickly looked southeast, the "Wild Cat" fighter, which was at least ten years ahead of the Japanese Nakadao fighter, had already appeared clearly in front of Colonel Jingchuan.
Facing the Chinese fighter jet that was nearly twice his flight speed, Colonel Jingchuan's face was quickly shrouded in a strong shocked expression. Of course, he, who had been through the battlefield for a long time, reacted as soon as possible in the face of death.
There are less than 30 bombers left with almost no melee combat capability. However, the other party has more than 30 fighters. Although I have never seen such fighter jets that should fly to me, from the flight speed of this fighter twice that of this fighter jet, as an excellent pilot, Colonel Jingchuan, who is an excellent pilot, has vaguely felt that the performance of this fighter must be far greater than all aircraft currently in service in the Empire.
With such a huge gap, once the two armies meet, they will never be able to escape the other party's pursuit. This is Colonel Jingchuan's first reaction to the Chinese aircraft group.
Thinking of the Sixth Aviation Division where he was located, there were only more than 100 fighter jets. Now, he has lost two squadrons in his hands. If he leaves all the remaining bombers in his hands on the battlefield, it can be imagined that the combat effectiveness of the entire Aviation Division will definitely be lost by more than half.
Therefore, whether for yourself or for the Sixth Aviation Division you are in, you must bring these bombers back intact.
Colonel Jingchuan, who reacted from his shock, just one second of analysis, called the microphone at the mouth and ordered loudly: "All bombers crew members should pay attention, and immediately throw away all bombs and auxiliary fuel tanks. Retreat quickly... Discard all bombs and auxiliary fuel tanks immediately, and retreat immediately..."
After the order was issued, Colonel Jingchuan began to act first.
Several bombs that had not been thrown, two auxiliary fuel tanks, quickly escaped from the belly of the bomber and landed on the ground.
After losing these loads, the bomber's weight suddenly decreased, and its speed immediately increased a lot. Facing the Chinese fighter jets that were getting closer and closer to the battlefield, Colonel Jingchuan, who was mentally escaping as much as he could, quickly increased the power of the aircraft engine to the maximum. A beautiful turn in the air flew towards the direction of North Korea with the deafening roar of the engine.
Not everyone in the remaining twenty Japanese pilots can be as unsuspecting as Colonel Jingchuan, responding calmly, and possessing the superb driving skills and reaction speed of Colonel Jingchuan.
When Colonel Jingchuan received the cruise pilot alarm, more than 20 other pilots also received this alarm.
The reaction speed was fast and had already done the same action as Colonel Jingchuan, throwing away all bombs and auxiliary fuel tanks that affected the speed of the bomber, and starting a crazy retreat at the fastest speed.
However, those who can react in this way are only some of the old pilots.
You should know that since the end of World War I, the Japanese army, especially the army aviation corps that had just grown, had basically rarely fought and rarely participated in battles.
No practical experience. No matter how long the Japanese pilots fly, in the eyes of veterans, they are also a group of new recruits. Facing the Chinese Air Force, which is like a hungry wolf, quickly pounces on themselves and may take their lives at any time. The first reaction of these new recruits is not to throw away the bombs and auxiliary fuel tanks, but to start retreating directly with a large load bearing that affects the speed of the aircraft.
Without any burden, the speed of the Japanese Type 88 bomber was barely two-thirds of that of the Wildcat fighter, not to mention the bomber carrying a large number of bombs and a secondary fuel tank.
After the counterattack of the ground air defense forces, the Japanese flight formation composed of more than 20 bombers was left, and it was immediately divided into two fronts and rears due to the speed difference.
At this moment, more than 30 wildcat fighters dispatched by the Air Force Division had appeared directly behind the Japanese bomber group. Seeing the Japanese old bomber that began to flee wildly and flew slowly, a hint of a sarcastic smile immediately appeared on the face of Duan Zhongyuan, the commander of the Air Force Division's First Fighter Regiment.
Turn on the airborne radio station that is also leading the world, and in the ear, he ordered with expectation: "Brothers, this is our Air Force's first battle against the outside world. I won't say much about its importance. I will wipe out the Japanese Aircraft Group, and the division seats will hold a celebration banquet for us at the airport. If one or two planes are missed, we will be beaten together..."
"Now I order the first squadron to attack immediately and encircle and annihilate some of the Japanese fighter jets behind. The remaining two squadrons will speed up their speed and continue to chase me, leaving the Japanese Air Force all on our Chinese land..."
“Yes, the group…”
The 12 wildcat fighters who received the order quickly left the formation, like hungry wolves rushing toward the group of Japanese bombers with only 11 bombers directly below.
Of course, among these 12 wildcat fighters, there is no doubt that the one who is always rushing to the front is Major Liang Yuanda, the squadron leader of the first squadron.
Although Liang Yuanda, like other pilots, had no experience in combat with the Japanese Air Force, and even had no practical experience. However, when he saw the old Japanese bomber who was fleeing desperately, he thought of the powerful car he was driving. Major Liang Yuanda's fear of participating in the actual combat for the first time was immediately shrouded in confidence.
With the high speed and agility of the Mustang's combat power, the entire fighter was like an eagle soaring in the air in Liang Yuanda's hands. It quickly pounced on the Japanese clumsy and slow-flying bomber...
One thousand meters...800 meters...500 meters...
When the distance between the two fighter jets was still the last three hundred meters left. Liang Yuanda, who was confident, pressed the button for the machine gun to fire without hesitation while the Japanese bomber had not yet evaded.
Suddenly, a thick tongue of flame appeared directly in front of the Wildcat fighter. At the same time, the six large-caliber machine guns installed on both sides of the wings also ejected six hot tongues at the bomber in front.
Under the fierce strafing of a large-caliber machine gun and six large-caliber machine guns, the Japanese bomber who was desperately escaping his life was very lucky to be hit by a bullet and an explosion occurred in the air.
A huge ball of fire rose from the front of him. The wildcat fighter that had no time to turn actually passed through the middle of the fireball. Suddenly, under the sun, a silver-white fuselage became pitch black in the blink of an eye.
The squadron leader Major Liang Yuanda won the first battle, like a dose of stimulant, which completely aroused the morale behind his subordinates.
The 11 fighter jets followed, two and one air combat team quickly rushed towards the target he had already selected.
One after another, the sound of explosions rang out in the air. Under the strafing of sixty or seventy various flames of 11 Wildcat fighters, the 11 Japanese bombers who were eager to escape lost six of them in just one round. The first fighter squadron responsible for the attack was unscathed because the Japanese planes did not make any counterattacks at all.
In a blink of an eye, a bomber squadron lost more than half, and the remaining Japanese pilots gradually realized that with the gap in performance between the two fighters in various aspects, they would never be able to escape the other party's pursuit. Since that's the case, why not fight one? Maybe when they are dying, they can still pull a Chinese fighter to take care of themselves.
The five Japanese pilots with this idea quickly exuded a strong murderous aura all over their bodies.
Regardless of the bullets that Chinese fighter jets kept firing at them behind him, he drove the bomber and began to climb and turn desperately to obtain a more favorable attack height.
Because of the inertia of the Wildcat fighter's dive attack, and Liang Yuanda never expected that the remaining bombers of the Japanese army would actually carry out a completely desperate counterattack before they died.
In the blink of an eye, the remaining five Japanese bombers had successfully completed the steering and climbed over the first squadron, occupying a very advantageous air combat attack height.
Faced with the sudden change, Liang Yuanda was stunned on the spot.
Before he could react from his shock, the five Japanese bombers who had already taken the advantage of attack launched an attack on their targets completely desperately...
Two self-defense machine guns distributed on the wings quickly shot two hot flames directly in front of them. The entire bomber was like a shell, whistling sharply through the air, and smashing towards the attack target.
"No, the Japanese are going to fight us..... Aircraft No. 3, avoid it immediately. There is a Japanese bomber behind you..."
"Electricity No. 7, climb immediately..."
Various exclamations and reminders to their comrades began to ring in the radio communication headphones.
The five wildcat fighters attacked by Japanese planes were attacked by Japanese planes because the pilots needed a different reaction time. Three of them avoided the attacks from behind in a timely manner. Although one wildcat fighter escaped his life by luck, he had to withdraw from the battle with scars because the right wing was stragged by flames.
As for the last wildcat fighter, I was not so lucky. Perhaps because of the bullet's luckily hitting the plane's engine, the flames had just swept through the fuselage, and a stream of black smoke had already emerged from the engine position. Then, the seriously injured fighter was like losing control and rolling towards the ground...
Although I don't know if the pilot of the Nine who was crashing to the ground could survive, the Japanese's actions completely angered the remaining ten fighter pilots of the First Squadron.
The retaliatory attacks of five Japanese bombers had just ended, and the roar of squadron leader Liang Yuanda was already transmitted to all the pilots' ears through radio.
"Brothers, for the sake of the Nine Aircraft and the honor of my first squadron. Now I order: launch an attack immediately. Two fighter jets and one combat team, destroy the remaining five bombers of the Japanese, and avenge the Nine Aircraft..."
"Revenge..." A roar was just roaring from the remaining nine pilots...
The ten wildcat fighters have formed my five combat teams and rushed towards my own attack target...
With absolute speed advantage, the combat team composed of two wildcat fighters numbered No. 11 took only ten seconds to catch up with their attack targets. No. 10 fighter jets are responsible for the main attack, and No. 11 fighter jets are the candidates to deal with possible counterattacks of the attack targets at any time.
Facing the Japanese bomber getting closer and closer to him, the No. 10 fighter plane flying directly in front of him quickly shot out several hot flames. He hoped to destroy the Japanese bomber in front through a dense fire network.
However, what the pilot of the No. 10 fighter jet did not expect was that the Japanese pilot he faced was a veteran with rich combat experience. Facing the dense bullets like rain, the awkward bomber was like an eagle in the hands of the Japanese pilot, and he was very adept at avoiding all attacks.
Not only that, the Japanese bomber that avoided the attack followed closely and made a back flip in the air, trying to counterattack with the two self-defense machine guns on the airframe and eat the No. 10 fighter jet that had just launched an attack on him.
However, the pilot of the No. 11 fighter jet, who had been closely following the No. 11 fighter jet, who had been paying close attention to the attack target, did not let the Japanese's wishes succeed.
When the Japanese bomber avoided the attack, he was about to flip back and expose the entire belly of the aircraft completely in front of the fighter. The pilot of the No. 11 fighter jet quickly raised the fuselage and locked the Japanese light bomber within his attack range.
"Dog Japanese, looking for death..." A angry curse came from the mouth of the pilot of the No. 11 fighter. She had locked the Japanese bomber and pressed the machine gun launch button without hesitation.
Several flame tongues of varying thickness were like eyes, and quickly rushed towards the Japanese bomber.
In less than a second, the Japanese bomber, which was hit by several bullets and machine gun shells, exploded in the air and turned into a huge fireball.
Chapter completed!