Nami Yoshino Ichiro divided the fighter planes into groups early and performed their respective duties. This caused a great deterrent to the Academy Air Force in the battle place. At the same time, the defensive capabilities of the aerial fortress were among the best. However, it was limited to The armor of important parts can only protect against ordinary machine gun bullets.
The self-protection capability of the flying fortress is not weak in terms of quantity. It has four machine guns, two machine cannons, and some are equipped with two rocket launchers. However, to convert this quantity into combat power, some external forces are needed. condition,
Because the aircraft body is too huge, it makes turning in the air inconvenient. Therefore, unless the Japanese aircraft come to the door on their own initiative, the effectiveness of airborne weapons is actually greater in deterrence.
The Japanese aviation force once suffered heavy losses from the L-19, the predecessor of the Flying Fortress. After the war, the Japanese aviation force conducted a special analysis of its performance and characteristics. Now it has developed a set of tactics for the Flying Fortress. Due to the ineffective steering, the Japanese aircraft adopted maneuvering tactics and tried their best to get close to the Aerial Fortress from its blind spot. Once they got close, the Aerial Fortress's huge body would undoubtedly become a huge, slow-moving living target.
Yamamoto Isoroku has always attached great importance to the role of aviation. In order to cope with possible air attacks, his first order after becoming the commander of the Combined Fleet was to modify existing fighter planes. At the worst, he had to replace the on-board machine guns with machine guns. Cannon, and the Japanese aircraft that have changed their weapons, although their performance parameters and so on are still far inferior to those of the Sky Fortress, they have been able to kill and even shoot them down.
Based on the understanding of the performance of the flying fortress, the Japanese Air Force No. 1 formation adopted a front-to-back interception method from the beginning. The six Nakajima 97 attack aircraft began to leave the group when they were still ten kilometers away from the Xuebing Army Air Force, and then flew to the west. , then turned around and flew in, just in time to block the retreat of the Xuebing Army Air Force. The other fighter planes followed the pilot plane and flew diagonally from the southeast. They first used a round of strafing to force the Aerial Fortress formation to disperse, and then from behind. The expulsion operation began,
Xia Quanyong's plane had an onboard radar, and he discovered the Japanese plan early. However, because the air fortress had to release bombs, he could only order Lin Tianliang, who was more skilled, and his wingman Chen Mingyou to drive away the intercepted Japanese planes. , and at the same time ordered other fighter planes to give priority to attacking the Japanese planes besieging the air fortress,
Tielin Fei chose to dispatch a total of fourteen flying fortresses this time. Among them, two fighters were put into actual combat for the first time. These two fighters became Xia Quanyong's priority protection targets. According to experience, these two fighters were the first This is the first time such a long-distance operation has been carried out, so it is a severe test for its performance. One of the two fighters is numbered 121, and the other is 122. Among them, 121 is assembled from parts shipped from the United States, and 122 is Xuebingjun is completely self-produced,
The pilot driving 121 was named Tu Bo, nicknamed "The Butcher". When "The Butcher" boarded the plane, his right eyelid kept twitching. He remembered the folk saying about the left eye jumping to make money and the right eye to bring disaster, and he couldn't help but feel something in his heart. I have a bad feeling. The reason Tu Bo got the nickname "Butcher" was because he gave it to himself, in order to kill the Japanese on the battlefield. So far, he already has the achievement of a fighter plane in his merit book. ,
When Xia Quanyong warned all the fighters that a large number of Japanese planes had appeared, "Butcher" felt very depressed at first. He said to the co-pilot Quan Shuo: "Damn it, how could we fly this crap today? If we learn If it’s 1, hehe, there must be another victory in the game.”
Quan Shuo chuckled and said, "Hasn't it always been your dream to open a sky fortress? Why, now you regret it."
"I didn't expect so many Japanese planes to come. Damn it, the Japanese air force in northern Taiwan is scared of us."
"You, actually, you can fight the Japanese like a flying fortress, but it's a little difficult to take the initiative to attack. I said, how about we do an operation to lure the enemy."
"No, the Sky Fortress is so expensive. If anything happens, hey, I'm afraid of being scolded by the Commander-in-Chief."
Tu Bo was a former member of the Guangdong Air Force. He was an old man in the cadet air force. He also had a status in Ouyang Yun's mind. He said this not to show off his relationship with the commander-in-chief, but to tell the truth. Ouyang Yun These air fortresses are indeed very valuable. They are much more valuable than Xue 1.
Quan Shuo was actually just teasing him and couldn't help laughing when he heard what he said.
Tu Bo added: "However, if the fighter plane itself has problems, we can also passively use tactics to lure the enemy."
When Tu Bo said this, he forgot about his right eye twitching during registration. When an enemy plane approached 121, he was about to try his best to pull the fighter plane up when he suddenly felt that the fuselage became heavy. , he quickly glanced at the dashboard in front of him, his face turned ugly for a moment, and he said: "It's broken, the right engine has stopped."
"What." Quan Shuo immediately became nervous and said, "Try again."
Tu Bo tried several times, but failed to restart the right engine. Big beads of sweat immediately broke out on his forehead.
As a twin-engine fighter, stopping one engine of the Sky Fortress will only increase the difficulty of control and affect the speed and flexibility of the entire aircraft. If this is not a combat mission, Tu Bo will not be afraid of this situation and will still use the fighter. Drive back, or find the nearest airport to land. However, at this time, an engine shutdown can be a fatal failure.
He tinkered for a while, but couldn't change this fact. He couldn't help but hit his helmet hard and said: "Damn it, I'm such a crow's mouth, actually..., Lao Quan, it seems we have to explain here today." Already."
After the initial panic, Quan Shuo has now calmed down. He said: "Don't be so frustrated. Just treat it as a lure. Well, the two of us on the plane are enough. I said, should we let the others People are parachuting, but the Japanese troops below are now at a disadvantage. As long as they can land safely, there should be no danger."
After being reminded by him, Tu Bo also calmed down and said: "You're right, Lao Quan, it's enough for me to be alone on the fighter plane. The weapons on the aircraft are all automatic anyway. Hurry up and get to the back. Organize the brothers to go skydiving, Lao Quan."
"Um."
"Remember to burn a piece of paper for me every year during the Qingming Festival. By the way, Xiaochun's place can help me take care of it if possible."
"Asshole, what are you talking about? Don't worry, I will stay with you. You should take care of Xiaochun's place by yourself. Hehe, I don't want to worry about this."
After Quan Shuo said that, he opened the airtight door and went into the cabin. Tu Bo knew that it was impossible for him to parachute. In fact, all the brothers on the plane might stay. No matter what, it is not that easy to defeat me. Why? He also wanted to be buried with him, right? He made up his mind and became calmer.
Xia Quanyong had been paying close attention to the situation of each aircraft on the entire battlefield. When he found out that 121 had not been able to pull up, he couldn't help being very angry. He knew the temper of "The Butcher" and thought that this guy wanted to use the air fortress and small aircraft for military exploits. The Japs got into a fight, so they shouted in the chat: "'Butcher,' what are you doing, you think you're still a driving learner, pull me up quickly."
The Flying Fortress is the protection object of all School 1s. When Tielin Fei assigned the mission, he especially emphasized to the Pilots of the School 1 that when necessary, even if it is necessary to exchange two School 1s for one Sky Fortress, it is still worth it. Reminder Student pilots must be prepared to sacrifice. Tu Bo was worried that once he reported the true situation, the student pilots might rush in desperately to protect themselves. As a result, the entire tactical arrangement would be disrupted, resulting in greater disaster. loss,
What a Tubo, he actually turned off the external channel of the walkie-talkie, then carefully controlled the fighter plane, turned to the left, and tried to aim the forward cannon at the approaching Japanese fighter plane.
All the Aerial Fortresses were flying high, and only this one was turning slowly. This made the Japanese pilots who saw this scene extremely happy. Although the Aerial Fortress's anti-aircraft capabilities were not strong, its ground attacks were strong. To describe it as terrifying, this made the Japanese army regard it as the first target of attack whenever there was an aerial fortress when formulating tactics. Once 121 showed an abnormal attitude, several Japanese planes pounced on it aggressively. They all wanted to take credit for shooting down an Aerial Fortress, but the Japanese plane that rushed over first, once it discovered that the Aerial Fortress had an intention to confront them, it immediately pulled the fighter plane away, pulled it up, and then dived from above. come down,
The dangerous situation of 121 was seen by several fighter planes. Three fighter planes rushed over immediately and rushed towards the Japanese planes rushing towards 121 at the fastest speed, trying to intercept them.
Tu Bo already had the consciousness of sacrifice. He pressed the send button and shouted: "Lao Quan, what are you doing? Why don't you quickly organize the brothers to go skydiving? Brothers, all go skydiving for me. This is the last time for me, Tu Bo." I gave you an order once, but why, I’m going to die, and no one will listen to what I said.”
Tu Bo's words came from the speakers in the cabin. The bombardiers who originally wanted to stay finally decided to leave the plane and parachute. Quan Shuo had already explained the situation to them. As bombardiers, they could not help at all even if they stayed on the plane. If you are busy and die needlessly, you might as well keep a useful body and kill more Japanese in future battles to avenge the "butcher".
When the first bombardier jumped away from the 121, the fuselage of the 121 had already been hit. A series of shells passed by the tail of the aircraft. One of them hit the tail and caused an explosion. After the explosion, the entire sealed environment in the cabin was completely destroyed. It was broken immediately, and the cold air from outside rushed in first, and then a pressure difference was formed, sucking Quan Shuo and others out.
Except for Quan Shuo, everyone else had already put on their parachute bags. Quan Shuo, with quick eyes and quick hands, grabbed a pillar in the cabin, and then his feet were lifted off the ground and floated up.
"Brother Quan, take care." A bombardier shouted, and then let the air flow sweep him away.