After some of the forts failed one after another under the attack of ground-penetrating bombs, the US military guarding the coastal fortresses finally began to realize that the enemy's raid was not just to destroy the main force of the Pacific Fleet and the aircraft in the port. They obviously had a bigger plan.
Ambition. And the defenders of the two turrets are even more aware of the great responsibility on their shoulders. If these 4 turrets also lose their function, the Japanese army will have a safe landing site, and the war situation will further deteriorate.
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"You little brats, don't be like women. Those yellow-skinned monkey planes can't do anything to our forts. What are you afraid of!" A U.S. Army major loudly reprimanded several recruits who were still in shock, but right here
At that moment, he heard one of his subordinates suddenly scream, "What is he going to do? He's coming! No, bomb!"
Before he finished speaking, he saw a big black iron lump flying in from the 1-meter hole on the left side of the turret. Only a loud "boom" was heard, including the major who came over for inspection.
More than a dozen American officers and soldiers were blown to pieces by this 250kg cloud explosive bomb (the cloud explosive bomb purchased by the Japanese was not just a ground-penetrating bomb)...
What's even more frightening is that the unique detonation effect of the cloud bomb also caused the astonishing pressure to be transmitted rapidly along the passage inside the fortress at a much lower attenuation speed than ordinary high-explosive bombs, and detonated many weapons below that were waiting to be loaded.
A 406mm artillery shell triggered a violent explosion. However, because the Americans built a large number of extremely strong and extremely strong double isolation doors inside the fortress (the three-defense standard was inadvertently reached before the three-defense was needed)
, I don’t know whether I should say that the old Americans are taking precautions before they happen. Or are they saying that they have too much money to spend?) The US military has a very good sense of security. They try to keep these isolation doors closed when no one is passing through. The result is not only
The ammunition depot under the fort was fine, and even another giant cannon not far away from the fort was not affected. It was just that a huge hole was opened at the original shelling port position...
A certain young pilot did not see this and thought that the mission had been completed. He was waiting to return with the surprise of being saved from death, but he heard a senior shouting on the radio, "There is another door!", and then he realized
If another huge cannon has been destroyed, it will definitely explode and thick smoke will pour out from its shelling port. Since no thick smoke is seen there, it means that the huge cannon is intact.
, his heart suddenly went cold. If he had been allowed to carry out such a suicidal attack from the beginning, because of the young man's passion, he would have been able to do it with just a heart attack. However, the surprise of survival that suddenly appeared before made him want to survive.
His thoughts were raging. It was not easy to die generously. The arm holding the joystick was trembling uncontrollably. It was obvious that he was extremely uneasy inside...
However, although they fear death as never before, if they retreat because of fear at this time, the contempt, ridicule and scolding of the whole country after returning home will be enough to make them worse than death. Moreover, even after Takahito ascended the throne, Japan will no longer be what it used to be.
He often uses his family members to threaten soldiers, but if he becomes a coward despised by the whole country, his family members will inevitably be humiliated. Therefore, despite the fear in their hearts, the Japanese bomber pilots still gritted their teeth and flew towards the target bombardment point...
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However, if you simply rush towards the shelling port, you will not be able to throw the bomb in. You must rush lower first (such forts are basically built on cliffs or even cliffs, and there is always a space of at least tens of meters below.
(.) position and then pull it up, wait until the plane rises to a position higher than the shelling port again before releasing the bomb. Only then can the bomb draw a wonderful arc and fly into the shelling port impartially (it is not guaranteed if you don't do this).
You can’t put it in, but it’s many times more difficult.)
Because piston aircraft are slow, small and flexible, it is not difficult for top bomber pilots to do such tricks when they are relaxed. Historically, in the early days of the Korean War, U.S. military pilots had no opponents in the sky and were unscrupulous.
, he once performed many difficult skills that stunned the volunteers at the time, such as flying a plane from the bottom of an arch to the river just a short distance away.
Passing under an ancient arch bridge several meters away, using techniques similar to this suicide attack to throw the bomb into the air-raid shelter where the volunteers were hiding, while he was able to safely fly the plane and pull up to escape. Of course, like the Oahu Coast Fort
There are mountains at least tens of meters high that cannot be avoided. American pilots who cherish their lives will not be as crazy as their Japanese counterparts...
One of the most influential combat cases was when a U.S. military plane dropped a bomb into a railway tunnel in North Korea. As a result, it detonated a large amount of ammunition and military supplies hidden in the tunnel, causing great casualties and losses. Considering that the U.S. pilots at the time
Using jet aircraft that are faster, heavier and larger in size, the difficulty is even much greater than the current suicide attacks by the Japanese...
But that was all done in a state of psychological relaxation. Later, the Soviet Air Force pretended to be volunteers to participate in the war, and the Chinese Air Force also grew rapidly. The emergence of the "MiG Corridor" greatly increased the psychological pressure of US military pilots. During the Korean War, it was very
Don’t let similar wars happen again
. And now the Japanese pilots not only have to complete such difficult technical maneuvers, but also have to overcome the huge psychological pressure caused by death and remain calm. It is understandable how difficult it is. This is what the saying goes: "die generously."
It’s easy, but it’s hard to die calmly.”…
Therefore, even if the Japanese death squads took addictive amounts of methamphetamine to cheer up their spirits before boarding the plane, it would not be enough to completely dispel the fear of death. After all, there are not many people with super strong psychological quality like Colonel Fuchida.
This can be seen from the fact that only one of the four suicide attacks by the Japanese army succeeded. Although Fuchida succeeded, the plane also crashed into the cliff.
The tragic situation of being smashed to pieces further increased the psychological pressure of other pilots. In addition, the US military also responded and brought out anti-aircraft machine guns one after another, and even small-caliber anti-aircraft guns fired wildly from the shelling ports, hoping to stop the crazy actions of Japanese aircraft.
, as a result, the Japanese army's second round of suicide attacks failed, and only three excellent bomber pilots were sacrificed in vain...
Then the third round was also in vain, putting great pressure on Ozawa Jisaburo who proposed this strategy and Yamaguchi Tawen who made the final decision. Although the latter bit his lip and didn't even notice it, he still resolutely ordered "