The bombing of the Wujiu aircraft carrier commanded by Xia Quanyong has a famous name in the textbooks of the Chinese Air Force Military Academy in later generations, namely "anatomy tactics". Under his command, the remaining nineteen aircraft of the second formation he took over
The Chinese Sturgeon torpedo aircraft were first required to be pulled to the end of the range of the Japanese ship's anti-aircraft firepower network of about 8,000 meters. Then, under his assignment one by one, the nineteen Chinese Sturgeons were divided into six groups, and each group adopted a product.
In a glyph formation, they cut in from the edge of the Japanese ship's air defense firepower network centered on the Takeku aircraft carrier, and began to fly in fancy patterns when they dropped to an altitude of three thousand meters, always staying at the edge of the best range of the Japanese ship's air defense firepower network.
, pulling on the anti-aircraft firepower network on the Japanese ship.
"Zhao Chengjian, go right, go right. Don't worry about the enemy planes in front. They can't catch up with you."
"Xin Liang, turn left, yes, that's it."
"Gao Chunlei, you go through under Xin Liang and the others."
...Xia Quanyong's eyesight and memory are very amazing. With the small radar on the command plane, he commanded the nineteen fighters of the second group like an arm and a finger, and continued to play the game of dancing on the tip of the knife, teasing them wantonly.
The Japanese air defense troops on the Takeku and the Japanese ships surrounding the Takeku patiently pulled the originally orderly air defense firepower network on the Japanese ship to pieces.
On the Takeku aircraft carrier, after Yamaguchi obtained the walkie-talkie and took over the command, the morale of the Japanese army was immediately appeased, and the air defense operations were restored to order. After shooting down more than five Chinese sturgeons, the morale of the Japanese army returned to the previous level.
, including Ozawa, almost all the Japanese believe that although the Chinese are menacing and possess advanced weapons such as missiles, the combined fleet should be able to survive tonight, and as long as they wait until tomorrow, the fleet
Withdrew to the Palau waters, with the support of the Americans at that time, it was their turn to take revenge.
Ozawa was also very discerning. When he saw the fancy display of Chinese fighter planes in the air, he immediately realized that the other side was mobilizing his own air defense forces to find fighter planes. He immediately suggested to Yamaguchi: "It seems that the Chinese do not carry many missiles.
Their attack is still based on torpedo planes. Yamaguchi-kun, I suggest that the frigates get closer, so that China's torpedo planes have no room to attack."
For large ships, the sharp point of torpedoes lies in their armor-breaking capabilities. Even a giant like the Takeku, with more than fifty watertight compartments, cannot withstand too many torpedo attacks. The Takeku is
It is the only remaining Yamato-class aircraft carrier, and it is the last spiritual sustenance of the Japanese army in Southeast Asia. It is no exaggeration to say that even if there is only one ship left in the combined fleet, the Takeku, it will still be the combined fleet in the hearts of the Japanese.
But if the Takeku is sunk, even if the other ships are present, the Japanese will feel that their combined fleet has been completely defeated.
Yamaguchi looked up at the sky. Under the aperture of the searchlight, the soaring figures of Chinese fighter planes appeared very clear. He agreed with Ozawa's judgment in his heart. He gave an order to the nearby Japanese ships, calling them to move closer to the Takeku. After issuing this order,
He also ordered the commanders of the tugboats at the rear of the fleet to prepare tools and come over to tow the Takejiu as soon as the attack by the Chinese fighter jets was repelled.
The escort ships around the Takejiu approached the Takejiu again, which made the air defense firepower network centered on the Takejiu become denser again. Liang Chao and others felt that the next attack would be more difficult, and they were frowning and thinking about countermeasures. , Xia Quanyong finally began to organize an attack.
"Pull them out, pull them all out, OK, Zhao Chengjian, notice that there is no gap in the southwest corner, there is a gap there, launch an attack immediately."
"Xin Liang, slow down a little. Right, from now on, you have to contain more of the Japanese's anti-aircraft firepower. Then who, what's wrong with you? You really think that the Japanese's anti-aircraft guns are vegetarian, motherfucker."
When Xia Quanyong was cursing his mother, a Chinese sturgeon of Xin Liang's group was hit on the left wing. The Chinese sturgeon then spun and smashed towards the sea. This was also the formation's first loss since Xia Quanyong took over the command of the second formation. fighter plane, however, the student piloting the Chinese Sturgeon was very tough. After the fighter plane was hit, he did not rush to parachute or resign himself to fate. Instead, he tried his best to pull the nose of the plane up a little, changed the direction of the fall, and directly hit the fighter plane. The latest Japanese heavy cruise ship.
When Xia Quanyong began to command the second formation to attack Wujiu, battles against three other Japanese aircraft carriers had also begun in other directions. Unlike Wujiu, which could enjoy super escort treatment, those three aircraft carriers only had their own The frigates in the formation provided escort for them, so they were quickly opened up by Chinese fighter jets. After feeling that they could not withstand the offensive of Chinese fighter jets, the captains of the three aircraft carriers asked Yamaguchi for help, hoping to get tactics. guide.
After receiving requests for help from the three captains, Ozawa suggested to Yamaguchi: "The intention of the Chinese people is now very clear. They just want to paralyze our aircraft carrier. This cannot continue. Yamaguchi-kun, I suggest that they unite immediately." Retreating toward Palau and dividing the fleet into two parts can also help disperse the enemy's combat power."
Yamaguchi felt that this was justified, so he ordered the other aircraft carriers to immediately gather together, regroup, and then collectively retreat to the Palau waters.
As soon as he gave this order, he was knocked to the ground again by several staff officers around him.
Ozawa was also the target of being knocked down. In his busy schedule, he looked up and saw two Chinese sturgeons roaring towards him. When they were still about 500 meters away from him, they dropped the torpedoes they carried.
One of the two Chinese sturgeons was immediately hit by the Japanese anti-aircraft fire, and then crashed to the sea with a piercing scream. At the same time, the torpedoes they dropped had also arrived at the Wujiu, one after another. Then it hit the damaged hangar on the deck of the Takejiu directly from the front.
The hangar of the Takejiu is divided into three floors: the upper, middle and lower floors, with one floor above the flight deck and the other two floors below the flight deck. Previously, the first floor on the deck had been hit by the "Tian Lei" air-to-ship missile. The fighter planes inside were completely destroyed. Now, the layer next to the deck was directly blasted to the top by two torpedoes, and then torn into pieces together with the fighters inside.
"Shoot, shoot." Masao Hirano witnessed all this, his eyes instantly turned red, and the front and rear hangars were destroyed, which meant that more than two-thirds of the fighter planes on the Takeku were scrapped, which also meant that the Takeku It's like losing his offensive ability. How can he withstand such a blow?
The anti-aircraft firepower on the Wujiu aircraft carrier suddenly became more intensive, but this did not shake Xia Quanyong's determination to continue attacking the Wujiu. Under his calm command, other fighters of the second formation successively dropped their missiles on the Wujiu. The torpedo, after completely destroying Takeku's island and hangar, blasted large holes in Takeku's flight deck.