There was no suspense about the air attack. On one side was a troop carrier with almost no air defense capabilities, and on the other side was an air fortress armed to the teeth, not to mention the "Alligator" torpedo aircraft specially modified for large ships.
As the ace unit of the Japanese Army, the Guards Division is of the highest quality, both as officers and soldiers, and its weapons are the best among the seventeen standing divisions. But so what, the Xuebing Army is Only five dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft were dispatched at one time. When these eight fighters launched an attack, they did need to dive to a low altitude of about 300 meters. However, because the fuselage of the Baiji was even made of aluminum alloy, Many key parts are also armored, so not only can the 38 cover be unable to penetrate, but even the bullets of the Type 92 heavy machine gun cannot be effective.
The Japs of the Guards Division were fierce. After finding that there was no way to escape, they rushed to the deck in groups, either three or four manning a Type 92 heavy machine gun, or hundreds or even thousands of them raised it in unison. At the 38-minute mark, they shouted at the top of their lungs to vent the fear in their hearts, hoping to find a chance of survival through their desperate efforts to join the reinforcement fleet.
Everything is in vain,
The purpose of the "capsize" operation is to maximize the destruction of the enemy. Therefore, the bombs loaded in the air fortress are general-purpose bombs with huge destructive power and a wide blast area, rather than armor-piercing bombs that seek to sink enemy ships.
Under the control of Xue Changkong and Xia Quanyong, the bomber formation was divided into five small formations and rushed toward their respective target sea areas. Behind them were dozens of Baiji dolphins and the eight special fighter planes modified from the Baiji dolphins.
The flying fortress is maintained at a height of about 2,500 meters. This height has exceeded the range of most Japanese ship anti-aircraft weapons. Even if there are anti-aircraft guns that can shoot at such a high level, the power of the shells they fire is not enough to threaten the air. The fortress is heavily armored. Amidst the howls of thousands of Japanese soldiers and the sound of gunfire hitting the roof like raindrops, dozens of flying fortresses let you speed, slowly lower their altitude, and then fly towards the target. In front of the ship, the next moment, dense bombs fell, and then a series of explosions sounded. Many warships were instantly engulfed by the huge waves caused by fireworks and explosions. Amidst the explosions, the wails of the little Japanese were earth-shattering. The young man was lifted up by the air wave of the explosion, screaming and dancing. His body was broken into several pieces in mid-air and fell into the waves.
Muto Akira and Toyoshima have been dragged into the engine room of the "Kinjiang Maru" by their men. At this time, only the engine room at the bottom of the ship is relatively safe, because there are only two front and rear quadruple flats on the "Kinjiang Maru". Use cannons, so there is no need for them to take command,
In the first round of air raids, the "Kinjiang Maru" was hit by at least twenty bombs, and explosions occurred in series. Even though Muto Akira had moved to the engine room, they still felt the terrifying power of the series of explosions. The explosions were deafening, and the hull It was shaking violently, as if it would capsize at any time, and the heart-rending cries of the injured soldiers made them feel like they were in hell.
When the enemy plane cluster began to fly towards the troop transport fleet, Tsukahara 243 had already issued an order, ordering all cruisers and frigates to rush to the vicinity of the "Kinjiang Maru" to protect the ship and attack the enemy. After a few rounds of strafing, the aircraft abandoned the "Sangryu" aircraft carrier and rushed to the sea area where the troop transport fleet was located. This made Tsukahara feel relieved, and at the same time he finally realized Ouyang Yun's sinister intentions. He originally thought they were They came for the "Canglong" aircraft carrier. Now I know that they have a bigger plan. They actually want to defeat the Guards Division before entering Taiwan. The empire regards Taiwan as a forbidden land, and the Xuebing Army is bound to win Taiwan.
Seeing that one troop transport ship after another was hit by dozens of bombs, the superstructures of many ships were blown off, and many soldiers were on fire and jumped into the sea unbearable. Tsukahara gritted his teeth. There was a loud banging noise but nothing could be done.
Several Baijis flew towards the Yamabe parachuting area. This scene once made Tsukahara anxious. But after discovering that the Guards Division suffered heavy losses due to bombing by enemy planes, he no longer cared about this matter.
Suddenly, Yamada shouted: "Sir, look quickly."
Tsukahara raised his head, looked in the direction of his finger, and saw the Baiji that shot down 1003. He gritted his teeth and said, "The Xuebing Army has invented some new weapon. This weapon is really weird."
The unnumbered Whiteback piloted by Gao Jian, apart from the two standing machine guns and a twenty-millimeter cannon used for air combat, only had two missiles hanging under the wings. The missile under the right wing just now He accomplished a remarkable feat, ignoring Yamabe's superb flying skills and directly blew up his plane by chasing him back and forth. When the missile on the left wing was hit several times and white smoke flew out, many interested people paid attention to it. Staring for a moment,
The missile is not the first new weapon launched by the Air Force of the Cadet Army. As early as when he was in Renqiu, Ouyang Yun had imitated the early style of the former Soviet Air Force in that time and space and installed a rocket pod under the wing. The rocket pod was in Renqiu. It has also shone in air combat, but it is incomparable with missiles. Rockets rely on quantity and luck to adjust positions and kill enemies, while missiles rely on forward-looking technology. Relatively speaking, missiles are much more reliable. ,
This time, Gao Jian aimed at a troop carrier of about 3,000 tons. The reason why this troop carrier attracted his attention was because there were more than a dozen anti-aircraft guns installed on its left and right passage decks. Look at this troop carrier. The orange color was quite new, so Gao Jian estimated that it was a newly designed ship of the Little Devil Navy. The ship had a displacement of about 3,000 tons. It was either big or small, and it was about five kilometers away from him. The distance is just right for him to test the performance of the missile.
"Oh my god, the bomb that shot down the Kaga Eagle is coming towards us." A few seconds later, after the enemy on the deck of the ship discovered the missile's flight trajectory, someone immediately shouted,
"Left full rudder." The captain of the ship responded quickly and immediately gave the order to the helmsman.
The ship's speed is the fastest among all troop carriers, reaching about thirty knots per hour. If it were just an ordinary artillery shell, the ship might have escaped, but this was a missile. , so, under the attention of thousands of people from both the enemy and ourselves, the "bomb" that was trailing white smoke at first, and then only trailed an orange-red tail flame, suddenly turned around when it was still about a kilometer away from the ship. He turned a corner and then pounced directly towards the starboard side.
There was a loud "boom", and a mushroom cloud rose into the sky. The missile hit a fort on the starboard side, directly blowing away the fort and a dozen Japanese soldiers nearby. At the same time, the buildings near the fort were also torn apart. A big hole opened,