Chapter 1241: Fierce Soldiers in the Sky (Continued)
Chapter 1241: Fighting in the Sky (continued)
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March 25, the tenth day of the second month of the lunar calendar.--Network.
At 8:10 a.m., Lushunkou was already in chaos. The thick smoke caused by the explosion and burning of the aircraft caused by the sneak attack by Eighth Route Army fighter planes at Tuchengzi Airport had not completely dispersed. The cargo ships on the sea were hurriedly anchoring and leaving the port. The Japanese military base in Lushun was Gunboats and patrol boats also fled in panic.
It was the Eighth Route Army bomber formation led by Xue Junmin that carried out surprise attacks on Tuchengzi Airport in Lushunkou, Dalian Zhouqingzi Airport in Dalian, and the Japanese airports in Yingkou and Liaoyang. At this time, they had completed the mission of bombing the Japanese airports and began to return. The Feng Dafei formation that bombed the Japanese airport in Shenyang and the bombers The Chang Qiankun formations in Jinzhou, Shanhaiguan and Huludao are all returning.
When the fighter formation led by David arrived in the sky above Lushunkou, it began to lower its altitude and hunt down the Japanese gunboats and patrol boats.
The aerial bombs carried by the fighter formations are limited and must be dropped as soon as possible to reduce the weight of the aircraft and prepare for air combat.
Since they carried few aerial bombs and were unwilling to waste airborne machine gun bullets used in aerial combat, the Eighth Route Army fighter formations adopted a wolf pack bombing tactic. After discovering Japanese gunboats and patrol boats, several fighter jets pounced on them and concentrated the bombing. It must be sunk. This tactic was determined in the combat plan. The purpose was to further expand the bombing results and reduce the threat of Japanese warships to the Eighth Route Army landing fleet. Because after each bomber formation completed the sneak attack on the Japanese airport, there were no more aerial bombs. It was no longer possible to carry out the mission of bombing Japanese warships. (--Net.) This task fell on the shoulders of the fighter formations that arrived later to cover the smooth return of the bomber formations.
When it comes to the level of single-aircraft air combat, no one in the Eighth Route Army Air Force can surpass David.
David was a retired instructor of the U.S. Army. After joining the Eighth Route Army, he helped train pilots. After the Eighth Route Army captured Taiyuan, they used captured Japanese heavy bombers to sneak attack on the North China Front Army's Provisional Aviation Corps. This was the masterpiece of David and others.
David's cheerful voice sounded in the earphones of the fighter pilots: "I'm David. Guys, we're at the place. Below is Lushunkou. Pounce on us and throw the aerial bombs onto the Japanese cargo ship. OK!"
Liu Yimin's order was to bomb Japanese warships. The reason was that the Eighth Route Army fighter formations were limited in carrying aerial bombs and had to concentrate on bombing Japanese warships. David temporarily changed the bombing target and ordered to attack cargo ships. The direct reason was that cargo ships were large and easy to explode, and the inducement was the Japanese army. Attacked Pearl Harbor and launched the Pacific War, angering American David.
David came to China to help the Eighth Route Army in the war of resistance because of the high wages offered by Ni Hua. In recent years, his thinking has already changed. From participating in the war to make money to consciously participating in the war to sympathize with the Chinese people, his transformation has now become more thorough. , it became World War II to defend China and the United States. Therefore, he believed that Japanese cargo ships were transporting materials plundered from the Northeast and were serving Japanese aggression. They would be blown up when encountered. As for warships, Dai Wei has seen clearly that there are no large warships such as cruisers or destroyers in Lushunkou. Some are just small gunboats and patrol boats. From a high altitude, it is just a small black spot, which is difficult to hit with an aerial bomb. , and the value is not great.
In fact, attacking merchant ships was an important part of the war. On the European battlefield, both the British and German forces dispatched warships and submarines to attack each other's merchant ships. The fighting was fierce and lively.
Now, the Japanese merchant ships that were escaping from the port were lucky because they could taste the aerial bombs manufactured by the Japanese Empire.
A Japanese cargo ship filled with cotton was first hit by Eighth Route Army fighter planes, which ignited a raging fire and was hopeless. (--Net.) Immediately afterwards, several coal ships and giant ships carrying ore were sunk.
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It is a pity that the fighter formation led by David carries too few aerial bombs and cannot pursue the escaping cargo ships with such a good opportunity, otherwise the result will be even greater!
After the fighter jets dropped bombs, David ordered the formation to quickly rise to an altitude of 5,500 meters, turn around, and fly south horizontally, preparing to fight the Japanese planes. Because the reconnaissance plane had already discovered the Japanese reconnaissance plane, needless to say, the group would soon be there
Japanese fighter jets arrived. Needless to say, these Japanese fighter jets came from various Japanese airfields in North China. Their goal was to intercept the returning Eighth Route Army bomber formations.
At 8:40, the reconnaissance plane discovered a formation of Japanese fighter jets coming from the direction of Qingdao. There were 24 fighter jets flying in a dense formation at an altitude of 5,000 meters. It seemed that the Japanese fighter jets wanted to seize the height and ambush them withdrew from Shenyang.
An incoming Eighth Route Army bomber formation.
At this time, the bomber formations led by Chang Qiankun and Xue Junmin had already crossed Jinan and returned to Qingdao, and there was basically no danger. Only the Feng Dafei formation that bombed Shenyang was still in Jinan and north of Qingdao due to the long distance, and was on its way back. This bomber
Once the formation is discovered by Japanese reconnaissance aircraft, it will inevitably become the prey of Japanese aircraft.
David immediately reported to Feng Dafei via radio that he had discovered a Japanese fighter formation, and judged that there would be a Japanese fighter formation patrolling at high altitude. He asked Feng Dafei's bomber formation to speed up its return, and he led the fighter formation toward the Japanese fighter formation.
For fighter jets at this time, altitudes above 5,000 meters are not suitable for air combat and are only suitable for concealment. Because at this altitude, it is difficult for pilots to breathe, and they rely on perseverance to support them.
The fighter formation led by David had a total of 40 fighters, belonging to four fighter squadrons. Compared with the first batch of Japanese fighter formations, it was stronger than the opponent. However, it was only composed of two squadrons of the Japanese aviation force.
As soon as the fighter formation is fired, other Japanese fighter groups will come to reinforce it, so the battle must be fought quickly!
The brutal air battle begins!
Just when the Eighth Route Army fighter formation pounced on the Japanese fighter formation, the Japanese planes also discovered the Eighth Route Army fighter formation, and the Eighth Route Army fighter formation was 500 meters higher than them! This was a fatal 500 meters! The Japanese commander immediately spoke through the throat microphone
Ordered the formation to quickly rise to meet the battle, and at the same time reported to the base that a large number of Eighth Route Army fighter jets were spotted over the Bohai Bay, requesting urgent tactical guidance!
At this time, it was too late to try to pull up. The Eighth Route Army fighter planes had already pounced on them, in groups of two. Their onboard machine guns were spitting out tongues of fire as they rolled towards the Japanese aircraft that had started to pull up.
David was aiming at a Japanese Type 97 fighter jet. As soon as the Japanese pilot started to pull up, David arrived with the plane, and a long string of machine gun bullets hit the nose of the Japanese plane. The Japanese plane was whimpering as it was pulling up.
Fell down.
David attacked downwards. After shooting down the Japanese aircraft, the aircraft swept downwards from the Japanese aircraft group. When he lifted it up again, it was already in the sky behind the Japanese aircraft group. David pushed the nose of the aircraft and started to fly fiercely again.
He jumped down and fired fiercely at the fuselage of a Japanese aircraft, breaking the Japanese aircraft into two pieces.
The fierce air battle continues.
The aircraft are the same. The difference is that the combat quality of the Eighth Route Army pilots is significantly higher than that of the Japanese pilots. This is because the Japanese North China Front Army's Third Flying Group suffered too many losses under the Eighth Route Army's continuous attacks, and the pilots were replaced one after another.
There were mostly new recruits who were no match for the battle-hardened Eighth Route Army fighter pilots.
The two sides fought from an altitude of 5,000 meters to an altitude of 3,000 meters, and from an altitude of 3,000 meters to an altitude of 2,000 meters. They rolled over and over and became entangled.
Li Sanliu of the 2nd Squadron of the 1st Air Force Fighter Squadron served as the wingman of the US military instructor Nick, covering Nick's attack on the Japanese aircraft. Like David, Nick was a flight instructor who had made great achievements. At the beginning of the battle, the leader Nick led his wingman Li
Sanliu pounced on the Japanese fighter formation. However, Li Sanliu was unlucky. Just when Nick turned a Japanese plane into a fireball, Li Sanliu's fighter plane was hit by a Japanese plane that was pulling up and firing at the same time.
, the plane lost its balance.
When Nick saw that his wingman was injured, he immediately ordered Li Sanliu through the throat microphone to withdraw from the battle and parachute over land.
Where did the Eighth Route Army pilots have the tradition of quitting the battle? Li Sanliu gritted his teeth, pushed the control stick hard, rushed into the middle of the Japanese aircraft formation with his fighter plane, and crashed straight into a Japanese aircraft. In the horrified eyes of the Japanese pilot
In the middle, the two planes turned into a ball of fire, and the wreckage fell into the vast blue waves of the Bohai Bay!
With tears in his eyes, Nick shouted "Oh my God", pulled the plane up and then fiercely pounced on the Japanese plane again.
The fierce battle lasted for 10 minutes, and the ambushed Japanese fighter formation collapsed. Only six of the 24 fighter jets were left, and they fled the battlefield in a hurry. However, the Japanese planes did not flee toward Qingdao, but toward Jinan. The Eighth Route Army fighter formation
It was an ambush battle. The enemy discovered it first and attacked it first. The losses were minimal. Except for Li Sanliu flying his plane and perishing together with the enemy, there were no other losses. We achieved a brilliant result of 1:18 ratio!
Unfortunately, the good luck came to an abrupt end. A Japanese fighter formation flying from Jinan joined the battle. This time, it was a formation of Japanese Nakajima Ki-43 Falcon fighter jets. This aircraft was equipped with a pair of 7.7mm "89
"type machine gun, with an auxiliary fuel tank suspension point on each wing. The Japanese army called it the Army "Type 1" fighter "Falcon", with factory number ki-43-iA.
The performance of the "Falcon" fighter is similar to that of the Japanese Navy's Zero carrier-based aircraft. It is better than the Zero in terms of hovering performance, but slightly inferior to the Zero in level flight and dive speed. The main reason is that the Zero fighter uses
No. 92 gasoline, the "Falcon" fighter jet uses No. 87 gasoline. However, the engines are the same, so there is not much difference.
As soon as the encounter began, the Eighth Route Army pilots felt the pressure. The Japanese plane was too fast and its turns were too flexible. They saw the Japanese plane's tail shaking, as if it had been hit, but the Japanese plane suddenly rolled and turned back.
Seize the height, fire fiercely, and gain the upper hand!
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