As for the raiding fleet, although the U.S. Pacific Fleet is currently posing as a cannon to swat mosquitoes, in fact Le Mei did not take those torpedo boats seriously at all.
As Zhang Xiaolin thought, it was daytime and not nighttime. During the day, with a wide field of vision, compared to torpedo boats, not to mention the heavy cruisers and aircraft carriers in the US fleet, their tonnage was only between 1,000 and 5,000 tons. The destroyers on the left and right are also fully capable of forming a crushing force.
In the U.S. Pacific Fleet, the smallest tonnage is the Weeks-class destroyer. This destroyer has a displacement of only 1,154 tons, but its main gun caliber is also about 100 mm, which is 30 mm compared to the main gun on the Chinese Swordfish torpedo speedboat. For a rapid-fire cannon with a large caliber, it can already form absolute suppression.
Although he did not pay much attention to those Chinese torpedo speedboats, because of the painful lessons learned in the past, Li Mei certainly hoped to take this opportunity to take revenge. Therefore, he also issued such an order, requiring the American warships in front to "kill those flies first" Lose".
American destroyers, heavy cruisers and even aircraft carriers joined the "fly-killing" battle. In just five minutes, under Huang Tianxun's nose, two Swordfish-type torpedo boats were hit by American artillery fire and torn into pieces. Then, he just roared and shouted "I will avenge my brothers." A loud "rumbling" sound exploded on the sea about 500 meters away from him. This was led by an American heavy cruiser. The huge waves caused by the main gun directly overturned a torpedo boat next to it.
"Damn it! Brothers, increase your speed! Attack freely!" After shouting this sentence in the command channel, Huang Tianxun threw away the microphone, rushed directly to the captain of the torpedo speedboat, took over the steering wheel and controlled it personally. stand up.
Just like an assassin emerging from his hiding place only to find himself in an open place surrounded by guards, Huang Tianxun and his raiding fleet are facing exactly this situation. At this time, because compared to American warships and Chinese torpedo boats still have a speed advantage, so the most correct way is undoubtedly to rely on the speed advantage to withdraw from the battlefield. However, I don’t know if it is heroism that is responsible for it. Whether it is Huang Tianxun or his brothers, the rest But all eight swordfish stubbornly chose to continue fighting.
A wonderful scene of cannons chasing mosquitoes was staged, and what amazed Zhang Xiaolin in the sky was that from his perspective, he clearly felt that several swordfish would be hit by US naval gunfire several times, but those swordfish seemed like It is as if it can be reborn from nirvana, but it always breaks out from the crisis of destruction time and time again, and then continues to "make waves" on the sea.
For a long period of time, the performance of the raiding fleet was limited to staging extreme escape games for the "entertainment" of both warring parties. What the Americans never expected was that because of the involvement of several Chinese swordfish, their formation was becoming It is becoming increasingly unfavorable for air defense operations. The most unfortunate thing for them is that Zhang Xiaolin, the frontline commander of the Chinese Air Force, keenly seized this opportunity.
"Snail! Turn right, turn right, do you see what's happening on the sea below? The raiding fleet has created an excellent opportunity for us! Fly over, block in front of those torpedo speedboats, and look for opportunities to sink the three heavy cruisers. !”
Among the U.S. Pacific Fleet, when it comes to the strength of its air defense capabilities, the heavy cruisers are certainly the most threatening as the U.S. naval aviation force has been reduced to a "gag" role on the battlefield. Therefore, for a time, China's air fortresses were able to avoid them.
Avoid and try to get out of the range of heavy patrols' anti-aircraft firepower to launch an attack.
The three U.S. heavy cruisers whose positioning was wrong were obviously stimulated to the point of losing their minds by Huang Tianxun and others, so they forgot their true responsibilities and only focused on encircling and suppressing Huang Tianxun and his Swordfish. In this way, they not only protected themselves
The two aircraft carriers were sold, and what's even more terrible is that they also gave China's air fortress the opportunity to sneak attack on them.
Li Mei was not a god, and when the battlefield was completely spread out, he could not cover everything. His attention was focused on the sky at this time, so when he realized something was wrong, he found that the three heavy cruisers were completely out of the battle.
By the time of the sequence, it was already too late.
The snail's name is Tian Ganhao, and he is the captain of the Ninth Group. So far, the Chinese Air Force's attack has not gone smoothly. The Americans have adopted a dense formation, and because there is no obstacle to the field of vision, the anti-aircraft firepower is particularly targeted.
Therefore, except for the fact that Xue Yongliang and the others used special attack tactics to blow up the USS Princeton aircraft carrier at the beginning, the battle has lasted for forty-five minutes. Not only has the Chinese Air Force failed to make any gains, but it has also lost six fighter planes in vain.
Tian Ganhao personally commanded the combat unit with a total of twelve flying fortresses. One was shot down ten minutes ago, and there are currently eleven more. Because he has never been able to find a good opportunity to attack, he is a little impatient.
At that time, Zhang Xiaolin reminded him that he could get the three heavy cruisers first, and these three heavy cruisers were the main culprits in shooting down his brothers. When he saw the opportunity for revenge, he immediately called on his brothers to pounce on them.
More than a dozen Aerial Fortresses suddenly entered a dive state. Li Mei immediately realized that they had found the attack target. He immediately looked in the direction and almost got angry.
From the angle where he stood, he could only see the three heavy cruisers and the islands of the two aircraft carriers they were guarding. Through the lens of the telescope, he saw that the three heavy cruisers had their backs to the escort target, and
The Chinese fighter jets pounced from behind them, thinking that the targets of the Chinese fighter jets were the two aircraft carriers. He immediately realized that those two aircraft carriers were in serious trouble. He immediately asked his communications staff to connect to one of the heavy cruisers named Canberra.
The captain then took the message and scolded Maishen directly: "Lieutenant Colonel Mason! What are you doing? Are you blind? Chinese fighter planes are bombing the aircraft carrier you are escorting! Quick! Mobilize all anti-aircraft firepower immediately! Stop the Chinese!
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Mason had actually seen the Chinese fighter planes swooping down towards them at this time, and had already issued an order for air defense operations. Because he did not realize that the Chinese fighter planes would suddenly attack them, just at this time, the Swordfish piloted by Huang Tianxun was heading toward Canberra.
The No. 1 maneuvered and was already less than fifteen kilometers away from the No. 1 Canberra. His brain had no time to think about it. He blurted out: "Sir, it was us who were bombed by Chinese fighter planes! We are also being attacked by Chinese torpedo boats."
Of course, Meissen's instinctive answer did not mean to deny Li Mei, but it sounded too much to Li Mei's ears like "strong words and sophistry." Naturally, Li Mei immediately received a strong counterattack.
"Shit! Chinese torpedo boats?! How many torpedo boats do the Chinese have in total?! Lieutenant Colonel Mason, don't tell me that Canberra can't even handle torpedo boats! Lieutenant Colonel Mason, your mission is to protect the aircraft carrier! Protect the aircraft carrier! Do you understand?