When the war is raging, it is actually normal for the lower officials to be insulted by the superiors. However, our brother Mason is obviously a kind of neurotic who is relatively sensitive and cannot bear to be wronged. In addition, his nerves are already at a high level.
He was in a state of high tension, so the consequences of Li Mei's scolding were a bit bad. He must have been stunned by the scolding, but he didn't even consider the actual situation and actually followed Li Mei's instructions.
, requiring the Canberra to immediately approach the escorting aircraft carrier and requiring all artillery fire to be directed at the air in unison.
"Air defense, air defense, stop the Chinese."
The commander of the artillery unit under Meissen was obviously not very smart. Although he had doubts about such an order, he still asked: "Lieutenant Colonel, are all artillery used for air defense operations?"
Mason's head was still confused at this time, and he immediately replied viciously: "Of course, our mission is to escort the aircraft carrier, isn't it?"
Under special circumstances, confusion is obviously contagious. Of course, another reason is that the Americans' obedience is too high. The artillery commander actually conveyed this order to the subordinates. In this way, it can cause
The American artillerymen on the Canberra were at a loss as to what to do, and on the battlefield, even a second of hesitation was fatal. The American artillerymen might only hesitate for a few seconds, but for Tian Ganhao and Huang Tianxun, it was enough.
Let them have a big fight.
A hole suddenly appeared in the intensive anti-aircraft fire. Tian Ganhao immediately ordered his air fortress to rush in through this opening. Huang Tianxun, who was controlling the boat to perform an "S" maneuver, suddenly found that the artillery fire on the opposite side had stopped.
Without hesitation, he immediately straightened the steering wheel and rushed directly to the port side of the Canberra.
The eleven flying fortresses descended rapidly, and the bombing height was obtained when the anti-aircraft fire on the Canberra became intensive again. The next thing was simple. The bombardier pressed the bombing button, and immediately, dense aerial bombs were opened from the belly of the aircraft.
The gaps were smashed in one after another. Almost at the same time, when the secondary battery muzzle on the Canberra spewed out flames again, Huang Tianxun shouted: "Fire." Then he controlled the steering wheel to turn sharply to the right, and forcibly controlled the sword.
The fish made a tail-wagging maneuver, and while keeping distance from the Canberra, it released two torpedoes.
Densely packed bombs fell from the sky. To Canberra and the American soldiers on the two nearby heavy cruisers, it was as if hell had opened the door to them at this moment. Even though many people had the consciousness of "sacrifice for the United States", they still
Being frightened by the "monster" landing from scratch, many people yelled and ran towards the ship island. Even those who could hold on to the fighting position did not feel numbness in their scalp and limbs. Many people relied on hanging the fort.
The shooting was just completed, and the shooting that was barely completed was naturally not accurate at all.
Up to this point in the battle, this is the first time that a Chinese flying fortress cluster has carried out intensive bombing against an American ship. The nine flying fortresses have released so many bombs that it is despairing. If it were said that after Li Mei ordered everyone to turn around and fight the enemy
During the decisive battle, if the American soldiers had rekindled their fighting spirit, now, the performance of these nine flying fortresses is like a plate of ice water on a June day, which instantly extinguished the newly ignited "fighting spirit" in the hearts of the American soldiers.
fire".
"It's not that we are not brave enough, but the situation is too passive for us. The Chinese aerial fortresses are quite strong. Even our heavy anti-aircraft guns cannot destroy them with one blow. As long as they are completed by them Dropping a bomb would be a disaster for us..." This is what a surviving U.S. Navy second lieutenant said in an interview with a reporter from Time magazine after returning home.
In order to make the second lieutenant's words more vivid, the reporter attached the performance parameters of China's flying fortresses at the end of the interview. Then the Americans knew what kind of situation the second lieutenant was facing at that time. There were nine flying fortresses loaded with ammunition in total. Ninety tons; the Chinese used a medium-sized aerial bomb called "Meteorite III", each of which weighed about 150 kilograms, which means that the heavy cruiser Canberra and its two sister ships where the ensign was at that time , a total of 600 bombs were attacked, and each of these bombs was enough to destroy a five-story building or directly blast a large hole on the ground with a depth of about eight meters and a diameter of about 35 meters. pit……
"Boom, boom..." The sound of explosions sounded endlessly, and when he saw the first mushroom cloud rising, then another, and finally the northwest sea turned into a sea of fire, Li Mei's heart convulsed and she cursed heavily: "Shit."
The tragic experience of the Canberra was just the beginning. While it was hit by about a dozen bombs, two torpedoes launched by Huang Tianxun and others also hit its port side. As a result, the American officers and soldiers on several other American ships As he watched, the Canberra, which had turned into a sea of flames, first stirred up two water pillars on the left side of the hull. Then, it began to tremble violently, and then slowly sank.
The bombing of three American heavy cruisers by nine Chinese air fortresses was just the beginning. It was from this round of attacks that we gained inspiration and realized that as long as the American frigates were destroyed, the American aircraft carriers could be defeated without a fight. , Zhang Xiaolin changed the order and asked his brothers to attack freely. They should no longer be limited to attacking the US aircraft carrier, but to crush the resistance of the US fleet as much as possible.
The performance of the raiding fleet has just begun. The Swordfish personally controlled by Huang Tianxun successfully launched a decisive attack on the Canberra. This gave the other Swordfish a great inspiration. When the remaining Swordfish began to pass through the highway like a cheetah, When maneuvering to regain the initiative, the American warships in the northwest became restrained and fell into a completely passive situation because they were worried about being treated like the Canberra again.
Zhang Xiaolin took control of the overall situation from a high position. When he found that his side had taken control of the situation, he decisively gave an order to the commander of the Golden Eagle formation: "I will give you twenty minutes to deal with all the American fighters, and then immediately return to Guam for supplies. Today's battle should be It will last a long time.”
Thanks to stimulants, many American pilots suffered from dizziness and numbness in their limbs after a long period of strenuous exercise. The poor performance of the American Golden Eagle fell in Zhang Xiaolin's eyes. Of course, he was unwilling to do so with extremely rich practical experience. Let this opportunity pass.
Once the Chinese golden eagle turns from a guard to a warrior, the situation of the American golden eagle immediately becomes precarious.