Chapter 227 Jamie Comes to Help
At this moment, an incident suddenly appeared. Six planes with shark patterns suddenly popped up from the clouds above, which were P40 fighter jet formations!
This scared the Japanese pilots so much that they didn't even bother to duel with Wisk, so they hurriedly pulled the operating rod and turned around to escape.
The six p40s swooped straight down and doubled from two angles, giving him no chance to escape.
"Thump thump thump thump thump..."
The dense bullets completely blocked all its flight trajectories, and the Japanese pilots had no choice but to hide. This Japanese fighter plane that was just arrogant just now turned into a fireball in a blink of an eye.
Wisk looked at the scene in surprise and then slowly breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was not sure who led the formation, he was also full of gratitude. Unfortunately, it would be great if they had arrived earlier.
It's...
"Hey! Brother, are you okay?" At this time, a familiar voice came from the intercom.
"Jamie?" Wisk asked in disbelief.
"Wisker? Thank God you are still alive, where are the rest of the bombing group?"
Jamie hurriedly asked, he took off from Kunming Airport half an hour ago and received information about the Japanese fighter jets taking off to fight, so he ordered him to lead his team to Tengchong to investigate the enemy situation.
But he knew that the Nantianmen was in battle, and the enemy planes that took off from Tengchong must have targeted this place. Jamie simply changed his course and flew directly to Zenda to see if he could help Liao Mingyu.
Sure enough, they discovered the battle scene as soon as they flew to Zenda. Unfortunately, they were still late.
"I'm the only one left in the escort formation, and Kevin..." Wisk said with difficulty: "Anderson's b17 has been entangled by enemy planes. They are in the southeast direction. You guys quickly go and support!"
"I understand, Wisk, you can return first, and leave the rest to us!"
Jamie was very sad to hear this news, but now is not the time to be sad, and there are more important things waiting for him to do.
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Cooper, who arrived at the cab, tied Anderson's broken arm with a tourniquet, who was pale and not in good condition, and their crisis was not over yet.
The co-pilot was killed and Anderson was seriously injured again. Cooper had to enter the pilot seat. Fortunately, he had been learning the skills of flying and driving and could barely maintain the stability of the plane with Anderson.
The fuselage of the b17 is already in devastated, and an engine on the wings has stopped working. Fortunately, the important part has not been damaged. The machine gunners at various positions are still fighting back, driving away the enemy planes and preventing them from getting close to them.
But before the cunning Japanese troops gave up, they rushed over and scrambled to attack, slowly eroding them. When the big guy fell down, their perseverance made the crew on the b17 feel frightened.
"I don't have bullets here!"
The machine gunners on both sides of the fuselage shouted loudly that the ammunition of several other machine gun positions except it had been exhausted, and the long-term shooting had exhausted all the reserve ammunition on the b17.
The Japanese army seemed to have noticed something. Just as they were about to launch a new round of attacks, a roar of planes passing through the air suddenly came from behind.
Four P40 fighter jets dived from high altitude at high speed, aiming at the four falcons below to shoot in one stroke.
Faced with the extremely fast enemy, the Japanese fighter jets could only react passively in panic, but they still underestimated the horror of the p40, which had a very fast dive speed.
Two falcon fighter jets were blown up on the spot, and the other hit propeller had no source of power. The plane dragged black smoke and fell straight down. The Japanese pilot hurriedly parachuted and fled.
“good job!”
"Kill these bastards!"
"Huha!"
The crew members in b17 couldn't help but release animals and shout. They were ravaged by enemy planes for so long. Now, watching their companions exert great power and slaughter the enemy, a sense of pleasure arises naturally.
Another falcon dodged this wave of attacks, but the four p40s behind him did not pursue them, but quickly pulled upwards. The other two p40s left behind dived down again, leaning on the super high dive.
Speed and firepower smashed the falcon into pieces.
Although the maneuverability and climbing rate of the p40 fighter are far from that of the Falcon fighter, they also have the advantages of strong firepower and excellent dive performance. More importantly, many parts of the fuselage have armor, which is highly resistant to strikes and better than the Falcon fighter.
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Overall, this fighter jet and the Japanese Falcon fighter jet have their own advantages, and neither has an overwhelming advantage. The reason why the Flying Tigers achieved an impressive record is entirely due to the aerial guerrilla tactics proposed by General Chennard.
Taking advantage of the fast dive speed of p40, you can attack from high altitude and run away, never fight with the Japanese army at a level, and complete complex formation flights as much as possible, thereby destroying an enemy aircraft with multiple aircraft in air combat.
The core tactical method is to dive at high speed, fire, then fly away and then dive for a second time, fire. You must not stay within the range of the Japanese fighter jets while fighting.
It is such a rather scoundrel tactic, but it makes the Japanese Army have no temper at all. There is an old saying that says good things, no matter whether the black cat catches the mouse, it is a good cat.
"This is Captain Jamie Brian from the Ninth Squadron. How are you doing?"
Jamie adjusted the intercom channel to the corresponding band and asked the B17 crew members, and at the same time, the six P40 fighters were at the same altitude as them to fly together.
"God bless you, thank you for your support. We have suffered a lot of casualties. We have to return immediately and ask for escort for us." Cooper immediately responded. Anderson lost too much blood and could no longer hold on. He must go back to the base for treatment immediately.
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"I understand, Sean, your formation escorts them, and the rest follow me to the South Heaven Gate!"
Jamie quickly made arrangements and the six fighter planes flew in two directions.
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Time retreated more than ten minutes ago, just after the Japanese army dropped several aviation bombs on ground attack aircraft, several huge holes appeared in the front positions of Banshan Stone.
The first regiment of the Yu Division suffered heavy casualties, four or five hundred people died under the double blow of enemy aircraft bombs and machine guns, and even Zhang Lixian was injured and sent to the rear.
The planes in the sky were still circling and diving, and ruthlessly fired at the soldiers on the ground with machine guns. The Japanese army took this opportunity to charge forward frantically, trying to take down the half-mountain stone in one fell swoop.
"Damn it! The Japanese have planes?"
Liao Mingyu and Yu Xiaoqing's eyes were full of eyes in the telescope. No one expected that the Japanese army would have aircraft reinforcements. The Sichuan-Yu coalition forces, which also lacked air defense forces, could not resist the fight.
Although there are many anti-aircraft machine guns on the east coast, the range is ineffective in taking enemy planes far above the west coast. The distance is too far beyond the range, so I can only watch and hurry.
Now the Japanese are getting too close to their own soldiers, and the heavy artillery dare not fire there.
"Communication soldier! Contact Chen Jize immediately. The half-mountain stone cannot be thrown away now, so you must keep it for me!" Liao Mingyu frowned and said sternly.
"yes!"
The entire defense line was in danger. Fortunately, Hongmu commanded the remnants to resist bravely with the enemy. The soldiers fought on the front line with their lives, holding the Japanese out of the position, and waiting for the rear support troops to come up.
"Boom! Boom! Boom..."
The 60mm mortars in the rear began to fire, and the mortar shells exploded in the Japanese attacking team. They relied on fire to suppress the Japanese stormtroopers and caused an attacking fault.
"Old Hong! Get out of here!" Fan Laosan's loud voice sounded behind her back.
At this moment, He Shuguang led the Third Battalion of the First Regiment, and Fan Xiangwu led the two companies of the Third Battalion to the front line.
Hong Mu made a quick decision to stop entangling and ordered the remaining soldiers to retreat immediately, leaving room for the support troops to shoot.
"Sheep!"
"Bang bang! Bang bang! Bang bang bang!"
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Just as Hong Mu and his men retreated, the Japanese army jumped into the position. Before they could cheer, they were greeted by a row of dense rain of gunfire. In front of the powerful Sichuan Army, countless Japanese soldiers were formed.
Fallen in pieces.
"Brothers, follow me to drive the devils out! Kill!"
Fan Xiangwu shouted loudly, and after that, he was the first to rush forward with his gun. The soldiers were not willing to be outdone and launched a counterattack against the Japanese immediately following his pace.
Chapter completed!