The air fortress first dropped bombs!

Mizuo Shizuda and others mistakenly believed that the bomb dropping of the air fortress at high altitude was just a wave drop.

The Air Fortress is the world's first heavy bomber equipped with radar sights and can accurately drop bombs at high altitudes. It has a terrible load of 5 tons. The bullet cabin has been opened long ago and is waiting to be released.

The fleet launched a single-air follow-up bomb drop to face the head of the aircraft carrier's undefensive ship.

“Woo…”

The sharp whistling of the bombs captured the soul, one after another, falling in an orderly manner.

Although there are radar sights, the aircraft carrier is alive.

Dropting bombs from 10,000 meters of air requires accurate advancement. The pitchers of the air fortress are all in actual combat for the first time, and the hit rate is almost zero.

The special mixed fleet launched a serpentine maneuver and moved forward. Most of the shells falling from a height of ten thousand meters in the air were easily avoided by the [Shokhe]. However, even so, the [Shokhe] was still in a mess. Many of the smashed shells exploded on both sides of the ship's side, causing huge water columns, rushing more than a dozen sailors into the sea. The powerful airflow pushed two zero-type aircraft into the sea, which had been extinguished by the fire and were crushed by the ship's side.

There was a big fire on the embarrassing [Shokhe], and the combustion of gasoline produced thick smoke, which brought endless convenience to the bomb drops of the fortress in the air. Just aim at the thick smoke and drop bombs.

Although the main purpose of this bombing was to deter the Japanese from launching a third wave of attacks, American pitchers hated the Japanese to the core and wished they could stuff the bomb directly into the chimney of the [Shokawa] and exploded.

Due to the fire, some gunners in the gun positions on the [Shokhe] could only temporarily leave and dodge, and the thick smoke hindered the gunner's vision, which brought convenience to the b25. After the bomb drop, it made the Japanese army dizzy and dizzy air fortress, lowered the altitude and quickly dropped the bomb.

The amount of ammunition of the four b25s was also amazing, with dozens of bombs being dropped continuously, of which only three bombs hit, and the rest exploded on the edge of the aircraft carrier. The powerful impact force exploded out a water column that was dozens of meters high, and drove more than a dozen sailors into the sea.

A bomb landed in the 127mm anti-aircraft gun standby room at the port side of the 55 to 58th position on the port side of the [Xianghe], causing damage to the 127mm anti-aircraft gun at the No. 6 position and heavy casualties of the gun crew.

In addition, the port side of the flight deck on the top of the standby room was deformed, and the powerful armor-breaking piece swept across the No. 4 127mm anti-aircraft gun position. The flames splashed, cutting the muzzle, causing the three Japanese to die on the spot.

Fires occurred in the Chief of Staff's cabin and the sailor's cabin on the port side of the main deck, and thick smoke came out, and the sailors immediately poured water to put out the water.

The second bomb hit the 12.7mm machine gun platform on the left side of the chimney. The machine gun team was about three meters above the starboard rib position No. 103, and the armor-breaking piece caused serious casualties to the 120mm machine gun crew on the left and right sides of the chimney.

In addition, the armor-breaking piece swept across the 127mm anti-aircraft artillery console on the rear side of the ship and the air defense console on the front side, causing a large number of Japanese casualties.

A bomb exploded roughly on the inside of the rib at the port 87. After the bomb exploded, it caused the deck of the port lifeboat on the port side, which is the platform of the three 20mm cannons, namely the ribs 84th to 97th.

The armor-breaking piece penetrated the outer defense steel plate of the cannon, causing water to enter the storage compartment on Deck No. 3. The Japanese soldiers reacted quickly and immediately closed the cabin to stop the water.

Two petite-sized but not very lethal to the crew were nearly missing. They exploded out of the left rear side, and shrapnel penetrated the wood factory and nearby areas of the aircraft carrier, causing 4 deaths and 2 injuries to 6 Japanese soldiers, crying for their parents.

After the air fortress withdrew from the attack, it quickly deviated. Faced with the fierce artillery fire of the Japanese army, the experienced Americans prepared without hesitation and launched a bomb drop on the Japanese aircraft carrier, which was riddled with holes.

Seeing that the [Shokhe] was besieged by the US fleet, the [Ruihe] aircraft carrier and [Gufeng], [Pufeng], and [Binfeng] destroyers quickly moved closer to it, tightened the defense circle, and the artillery fire became more intense, attacking the B25 bomber.

During the battle, a B25 was hit by artillery fire. Relying on his thick skin and thick flesh, he dragged the rolling smoke, left the battlefield and flew towards Pearl Harbor.

There was an aerial fortress who was eager to make contributions. He dropped his height and was injured in the left wing. The engine stopped working and could only rely on the power of the right wing, stumbled and returned with the b25.

Now, the Japanese finally knew that their anti-aircraft guns were powerless to the air fortress, so they all greeted the b25 and the Wildcat Squadron.

In sea and air combat, the aircraft carrier formation needs to be serpentine, and the two aircraft carriers must maintain a distance of at least 2 to 4 nautical miles. If the distance is too close, it is easy to be hit by a compact attack by enemy aircraft in the air, and it will also affect the firepower prevention and control of destroyers, battleships and cruisers.

The aircraft carrier needs to travel at least 1 minute at a distance of 2 nautical miles, and the bomber arrives in a blink of an eye, which makes it impossible for the destroyers protecting the aircraft carrier to weave an air defense net in a short time, so even if [Shokhe] is attacked violently, [Shokhe] cannot get too close to assist in defense.

Although the special mixed fleet is huge, due to the distance that must exist between aircraft carriers, only [Shokhe] and [Ruihe] and three destroyers are busy dealing with the dense and powerful attacks of the air fortress and the B25.

Now, the Special Mix Fleet can only expect the carrier-based aircraft of the other four aircraft carriers to take off early.

In naval battles, the fist of the aircraft carrier is a carrier-based aircraft, and it is impossible to allow the six aircraft carriers to gather together to defend against air.

Natsuki Nakatsu never dreamed that it was because he released Zero View 20 minutes late, which caused a time difference, which caused his fleet to fall into a passive position.

The powerful bomb drop volume of the air fortress and the B25 allowed the Japanese ships that had not had time to take off the carrier-based aircraft to defend with all their strength.

To put it slowly, just when the US bomber group began to drop bombs, the two squadrons of wildcat fighters also began to use firepower to restrain the special mixed fleet. Each wildcat carries two small bombs of 45 kilograms, and throws a few of them from time to time. If hit, it can also cause the destroyer to suffer from his own weakness.

A squadron of seven wild cats besieged five Zero-fighters that had taken off. After a moment, two were knocked out by Zero. In order not to become a prisoner of the Japanese, the pilot flew the fighter plane more than ten miles away before parachuting. This was also because the wild cats were thick in skin and flesh. In the case of Zero, they had disintegrated long ago under the bombardment of two Type 99 20mm cannons.

The other wild cats quickly used the tactics formulated by Zhou Zhihan for them, lifted up and increased the height and dived the attack, and entangled the Zero fighter.

The air fortress, b25, and the wildcat's all-out efforts brought a good opportunity to the SBD fearless dive bomber.

Suddenly, the SBD fearless style changed its slow state, quickly detoured along the periphery of the Special Mixed Fleet's warning curtain, quickly arrived at the dive point, and followed up with the sun on the back, aiming at the [Shokhe] aircraft carrier in turn dived.

This sudden change caught the special mixed fleet off guard.

The anti-aircraft guns of Japanese destroyers fired densely into the air, and black, yellow and purple smoke could be seen everywhere, and most of the smoke automatically dissipated in mid-air.

It is better to cut off one of the enemy than to hurt ten fingers, so American fighter jets attacked [Shockhe].

The 12 SBDs of the US military have participated in actual combat bomb dropping for the first time. Water columns appear on both sides of the aircraft carrier. Some are relatively close, but most of them are outrageous.

The aircraft carrier's anti-aircraft guns and machine guns fired alternately and violently upwards, preventing the SBD from diving downward.

On the blue sea, tracer bullets on both sides crisscrossed and were full of shock.

Dick Best began to dive, and his observer shouted:

"4000 meters...3500 meters...3000 meters...1500 meters...1200 meters...600 meters, prepare...bomb drop!"

Dick Best dived for another 2 seconds before dropping the bomb, and then the fighter quickly changed from the dive and exited at a height of 230 meters from the water surface.

While pulling upwards, Best saw according to the instrument display that he had just dropped a bomb when the height above the enemy ship was 430 meters. The bomb almost rubbed against the side of the ship and smashed into the sea.

The Navigator Ship observer shouted: "It goes out and explodes 15 meters from the port side of the aircraft carrier."

"grass!"

Dick Best swears.

The exit height of the SBD fearless dive bomber during training is 650 to 700 meters, the end number of the altimeter is 50 meters, and the lowest exit height in actual combat is 450 meters. When Best's exit height reaches the limit of 230 meters, he still fails to hit the aircraft carrier, at least he is very annoyed.
Chapter completed!