Only about ten minutes after the enemy planes entered the attack, the battleship Kirishima had to withdraw from the battle due to serious damage to the ship's weapons. This was something Takasu Shiro never expected. You know, the three battleships, including the escort ship, had their main air defense.
The artillery used were shells equipped with proximity fuzes, which increased the shooting accuracy of this type of gun, so he dared to act crazy and not take a group of bombers seriously.
Takasu Shiro underestimated the protective capabilities of tiger sharks and Chinese sturgeons. In fact, not only him, but also Koizumi Minichiro, who had conducted in-depth research on various types of fighter aircraft of the Gakuin Army, also made the same mistake and borrowed technology from later generations.
, the toughness of the aluminum alloy or composite steel produced by Xuebingjun is really not comparable to the metal materials used by Japanese fighter planes such as Zero War. Why does the United States still purchase the production lines of Baiji dolphins and golden eagles from Xuebingjun?
The engine and even the alloy plates for some key parts have to be imported. Without it, it is just because American technology cannot produce metal materials with the same performance. It seems that the core technology of fighter jets is engine technology. In fact, the advantages of metal materials
Disadvantage is the most critical factor,
Yes, the proximity fuse increased the hit rate of the main air defense weapons of the Japanese fleet, but unless it directly hit a vital part, or caused damage to the pilot by mistake, it would not be possible to directly shoot down the tiger shark or Chinese sturgeon.
, from the perspective of Takasu Shiro, the intertwined anti-aircraft firepower of the twelve warships is not unintense. The lines of fire dragged by the tracer bullets intersect with each other, forming an airtight net. Anti-aircraft shells frequently hit the incoming air.
There was an explosion near the enemy plane, and the enemy plane was literally flying through the smoke. However, so far, only three of the thirty-six incoming fighters have been directly hit, and one of them crashed head-on under the control of the pilot.
A destroyer turned the two-thousand-ton warship directly into a huge fireball, "Zhang Jinyun, good job." Xu Mengyong shouted in the chat microphone, and then said: "Brothers, come on.
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"Kill." A student aviation officer shouted immediately, just as a wounded Tiger Shark dragged smoke and crashed into a destroyer. The student aviation officer of Xu Mengyong's brigade looked at the same enemy and shouted on the public channel.
There was a sound of killing,
On the Hinata, due to Captain Matsuda Chiaki personally holding down the formation, the air defense fire network became increasingly dense. Xu Mengyong tried to break through three times in a row, but failed to seize the opportunity. In the most dangerous time, three consecutive artillery shells exploded in front of and behind his vehicle.
, a shrapnel hit the cover of his cockpit, punching a hole as big as a bowl in the cover. The shrapnel flew past his helmet and hit the isolation bulkhead behind. Amidst the harsh sound of metal friction, Xu Mengyong was shocked.
Breaking into a cold sweat, he quickly pulled the fighter away.
The Kirishima was blown up into a fire that shot up into the sky. The smoke that shot up into the sky naturally attracted the attention of the officers and soldiers of both warring parties. The Pacific Fleet was certainly delighted, but the Yamato aircraft carrier fleet was naturally demoralized. Nagumo Chuichi
At this time, he had realized that he had been fooled. He secretly cursed the Chinese people for being cunning and cunning. While giving orders to Takasu Shiro, he ordered him to reduce his speed and organize air defense with all his strength. At the same time, he called loudly to Kinoshita Kagito, ordering him to organize the aviation force at all costs.
The battleship force provided cover,
On the scene, the battleship force, which was being bombarded by the aviation force of the Gakuin Army, became the focus of attention of all the officers and soldiers of the Yamato aircraft carrier fleet. However, those like Kinoshita Kagi who specialized in the art were more worried about the situation in the sky. , At present, on the surface, the main forces of the aviation forces of both sides are still entangled, and there seems to be no winner or loser. However, Kinoshita Kagiaki, who directly controls the front-line battle report, already has a feeling in his heart at this time, so far in the battle, the Yamato Several fighter squadrons under the aircraft carrier fleet have suffered battle losses of more than one-fifth. However, the Pacific Fleet's fighter losses are less than half of its own. This is nothing. After all, the Xuebing Army's fighter aircraft have better It is already a recognized fact within the empire. What makes Kinoshita Kagiaki extremely uneasy is that as time goes by, pilots are generally in a state of fatigue in combat, and the performance factors of fighter planes are increasingly able to influence the subsequent battle situation. So, The failure of our own fighter force will only be a matter of time, and because we have lost the fifty special attack aircraft force that can ignore the interception of the opponent's fighter planes, once our fighter force fails, it will mean that our bombers and torpedo planes will no longer be able to attack the soldiers. The army's fleet launches an attack, which means that our own fleet will be passively bombed next. Is there any suspense in this naval battle? Is it dependent on the "giant ship and cannon tactics"? Battleships are huge enough and their guns are big enough. Well, China just dispatched a mixed group of bombers and torpedo planes, and the first battleship fleet could not support it. It can be seen that in the era of aircraft carriers, this tactic is simply unreliable.
When Kinoshita thought of this, instead of responding to Chuichi Nagumo's order, he immediately organized a fighter squadron to reinforce the First Battleship Fleet. Instead, he requested instructions to dispatch all dive bombing and torpedo plane squadrons to launch an attack on the Pacific Fleet, saying that if at this time If we do not seize the opportunity to release these troops, then once the initiative is completely lost in the air battle, these troops will even lose the opportunity to take off.
"Ba Ge, Kinoshita-kun, please don't be alarmist. Although our aviation force is at a disadvantage, the situation is not as bad as you said. At this time, the sky is densely populated with fighter jets, bombers and torpedo planes from both sides. Isn't that asking for death? "Nagumo Chuichi is not ignorant of aviation tactics. Hearing this, he shouted loudly,
Kinoshita gritted his teeth and replied: "Your Excellency, this is our army's only chance. Although bombers and torpedo planes have extremely weak anti-air capabilities, they can at least launch suicide attacks. Your Excellency, even if it is to reinforce our fighter force, I think This plan should be implemented immediately. Sir, please don’t forget that in Shanghai, Mr. Yamamoto relied on this tactic to defeat the Chinese flying fortress cluster."
Kinoshita moved out of Yamamoto, and Nagumo Tadashi fell silent. Ten seconds later, when the Hyuga was hit by a bomb, exploded and caught fire, he said solemnly: "Then do as you say."
Zhang Jinyun's group easily disarmed the Kirishima battleship, but then, Xu Mengyong and others did not go smoothly in their bombing of the Hyuga and Kongo battleships. This time the Hyuga was hit, exploded and caught fire. That was achieved by Xu Mengyong's group sacrificing three Tiger Sharks.
Almost at the same time, Wang Hai took advantage of the situation and also chose to take off more tiger sharks and Chinese sturgeons to launch an attack on the Yamato aircraft carrier fleet. In addition, Chen Shichang also issued an order to Xu Kai and Qi Minghao, ordering them to speed up their preparations for the battlefield. speed,