There are one squadron each of the Flying Fortress and Whiteback medium bombers. The commander is the captain of the Flying Fortress No. 1051. Second Lieutenant Meng Caifei took over the command of these six fighters from Xia Quanyong. Meng Caifei looked through the porthole. Looking forward and below, his eyes penetrated through the enemy planes and enemy ships and fell on the huge body of the Yamato. There was a little more fire in his eyes. In the fire, the Yamato was burning and sinking. He made a fist with his right hand. , he withdrew his gaze and scanned the layers of Japanese aircraft, and calmly ordered: "Shooter, prepare to fight, charge."
The development of the Flying Fortress series of long-range bombers has resulted in three main models. The biggest difference from the earliest prototype L-19 is the enhanced power of airborne weapons, such as the 1051. In addition to the conventional six machine guns, there are also three It has a cannon and two rocket pods, which allows the Sky Fortress to not only have certain defense penetration and self-protection capabilities, but can even provide limited support for fighter units. The Baiji medium bomber itself is a modified Baiji. This type of aircraft In addition to not being equipped with a rocket pod and missing a cannon, it has given up its speed advantage because of the emphasis on bomb load. It is basically a replica of the Baiji fighter jet.
The Baiji medium bomber is a dive bomber. After the battle order was issued, under the leadership of squadron leader Xiao Naihao, the three Baijis, each with a huge aerial bomb hung under the belly, dived towards the joint fleet at the lead, with the nose of the aircraft heading straight. Refers to the Yamato aircraft carrier in the center of the fleet,
The commander of the Japanese bombers and torpedo planes was Lieutenant Colonel Hashimoto Asagi, the captain of the Luhe Flying Team. When Xia Quanyong began to dispatch his own fighters, the little Japanese took advantage of the situation and made targeted adjustments to his fighters so as not to miss the students. For the purpose of monitoring every bomber in the army, the fighter planes under his command were formed into a large fan-shaped formation. Only then did Meng Caifei and the others take action. Hashimoto, who was highly nervous, noticed it. The little devil directly installed it on the plane. Use loudspeakers to shout to remind Japanese aircraft in that direction that Japanese bombers and torpedo aircraft are generally old models and are not equipped with advanced electronic communication systems. In order to make up for this shortcoming, under the auspices of Tsukahara, the Combined Fleet The technical officers developed this communication system called "fixed-point communication". The so-called "fixed-point communication" is to install a loudspeaker on the phone of the middle and low-level commanders at all levels, and use this method to spread the word. Regardless of whether this communication method is effective or not, it is an order from the highest level of the command system, but it can reveal the extent to which the Japanese Air Force was bullied by the cadet army.
Hashimoto was actually overly worried, because before he shouted, several Japanese planes facing Meng Caifei and others had already accelerated to meet them. In terms of obedience alone, the Japanese were second best, and there was absolutely no other country. Dare to recognize the number one, whether they are loyal or stupid, what is terrible is that when Tsukahara conveyed Yamamoto Isoroku's "special attack tactics" euphemistically called "Jade Crushing" to the Japanese Air Force who stayed behind in each bomber squadron and torpedo plane squadron At that time, nearly five hundred Japanese airmen were silent for a brief moment, and then swore to each other that they would resolutely carry out Yamamoto-dono's orders, even if they were shattered to pieces.
A total of eleven Japanese planes came towards Meng Caifei and the others. Meng Caifei was puzzled: "What do you want to do? Do you want to fight with us in the air?"
Xiao Naihao laughed and said sarcastically: "Then they have to climb on top of us."
Meng Caifei also laughed. Xiao Naihao's words were too harsh. Japanese bombers and torpedo planes were generally equipped with only one or two 7.7 mm caliber machine guns. In the face of such weapons, as long as they avoid being shot directly by them within the range The cockpit is completely fearless. In this case, if the Japanese bombers and torpedo planes want to pose a threat to the flying fortress and Baiji Dolphin, they can only climb on top of them and drop bombs.
Meng Caifei increased the throttle to the maximum, controlled the fighter plane to face a Type 97 carrier-based bomber, and shouted: "Zhang Changwan, Chen Tianshu, take aim, let the little devils have a taste of our 1051 anti-aircraft firepower .”
The 1051 is equipped with a total of six machine guns, two cannons and two rocket pods. Not to mention the rocket pods, even if the machine guns and cannons fire at the same time, it is also a hedgehog that cannot be eaten by a fighter jet. , how can one be afraid of the Type 97 naval bombardment, which is only equipped with a 7.7 mm caliber machine gun?
Because long-range bombers have nothing to do with maneuverability, they are not suitable for air combat at all. Therefore, although the airborne weapons are unprecedentedly powerful, there are actually not many opportunities to fight against Japanese aircraft. Therefore, relatively speaking, the two full-time bombers Zhang Changwan and Chen Tianshu The aircraft gunners are the two most idle among all the crew members. It is a rare opportunity to show off their skills. Their opponents are bombers and torpedo planes that are almost no threat to the aerial fortress. Zhang and Chen are both unspeakably excited. He squinted close to the shooting peephole, fearing that he would lose the opportunity to show off his skills if he didn't notice.
The two front-mounted cannons were controlled by Meng Caifei. He was also very excited. His eyes turned among the oncoming Japanese planes, and a luxury thought suddenly came to his mind: There are eleven Japanese planes, if I can shoot down five of them. If so, can I also get the title of ace pilot? If I can get the title of ace pilot, then I will definitely be transferred to the fighter division. As long as I can join the fighter division, I can be a soldier... I can become It is the dream of almost every bomber pilot in the Chinese Air Force to be the pilot of a white-finned dolphin and soar into the sky. This idea is so tempting that once it occurred to Meng Caifei, he could no longer erase it from his mind. I couldn't help but become extremely expectant and excited,
The captains of the other two Flying Fortresses and the three Whiteback medium-sized bombers also served as front-mounted cannon or machine gun shooters, so they had this idea almost at the same time, and they were all gearing up, hoping to immediately gain range and kill the special forces. kill,
Meng Caifei and others thought they were going to have a big meal, so they all tried their best, but they didn't know that they just fell into the trap of the little devil. Bombers are not as good as fighter jets. It is difficult to change the flight status after the speed is increased. The difficulty was aggravated, and at this time, the speed of the Japanese aircraft was still limited, so in the eyes of the little devils, the six cadet fighter planes killed them with great momentum, more like a gift from Amaterasu, "吆西" , good time." The current Type 97 Japanese Air Force fighter saw Meng Caifei's plane getting closer and closer to him. His eyes widened, and with a ferocious expression on his face, he shouted loudly and stepped on the accelerator to the end. , and then pulled the push rod, the aircraft boarded the plane with its nose raised, almost vertically climbing upwards. A few seconds later, he pressed the push rod to the bottom, then ran down towards Meng Caifei's air fortress and crashed into it. past,