Chapter 812 July Fire 7

"Pul it up, pull it up!"

"Let's go, leave us alone!"

The bumblebee roared over the Yanjing. The dragon wing first shot down the first Curtis D300, then turned left with the wing almost perpendicular to the sea surface, and deftly locked the second torpedo plane close to the battleship.

The 25mm machine gun and 4 7.62mm machine guns fired at the same time, abruptly cutting the wooden fuselage into two sections. In the firelight, the dragon wings, who killed Daqi, did not stop adjusting. They suddenly pulled up the fuselage and played a husop. After turning over, they swooped down at the third Curtis D300 torpedo plane.

Although the night was gloomy, this dazzling air fighting skills still made the anti-aircraft gunners in the ring quadruple 37mm anti-aircraft turret on the battleship Yanjing dazzling and stunned, especially when the third plane was also hit and crashed into the sea, they almost screamed.

The dragon wing, who didn't know the name, almost turned into a torpedo plane threat on the port of the Yanjing with his own strength, making the sailors clenching their fists and hoping to replace him. The excited crisp feeling was like an electric current climbing up the bodies of everyone who saw this scene. If it hadn't been for the two Curtiss that hid in the night and flew almost close to the sea, perhaps the dragon wing would become a living hero, accept their cheers after dawn, or become the trump card for major domestic newspapers to report in a few days.

But they appeared!

Two Curtis D300s wiped the sea, bypassed the two Columbia cruisers in front of them, and then turned into the passage to attack Yanjing. Because there were flames on the battlefield, the night next to them was darker, so they were not found until the enemy aircraft approached.

At this moment, there are only two options for driving the bumblebee at low altitude. The first is to pull up and readjust the posture to kill the other party. It only takes him two minutes at most, but the two enemy planes are too close to give him a chance to adjust at all.

According to the regulations, at this time, he can completely leave the enemy aircraft and hand over to the battleship's own anti-aircraft fire, but the human brain can't react so quickly. What's more, the soldiers themselves in the war are unreasonable, blind and impulsive, so he subconsciously moved the pole, and the wings drew a right arc down. When the man was still on his side, he pulled the trigger.

The two Curtiss D300s did not expect that the dragon wing dared to turn at a small angle when it was close to the sea, especially when it saw the other wing almost touching the sea. It was so scared that it immediately dropped a torpedo to leave.

The shell shot in from the center of Curtis' fuselage. At the moment the board broke, the shell hit the torpedo under the abdomen of the machine, igniting the gas inside the torpedo.

The moment the explosive fire lit up, countless fragments were sprinkled around by the explosion shock wave. The dragon wings did not expect to hit the torpedo and explode. In addition, the bumblebee could not maneuver to avoid it because it was too low to turn, so it was penetrated through the cockpit by fragments and suddenly fell into the sea.

Because the distance was too close, it was impossible for the injured pilot to pull a parachute to escape. The impact caused the cockpit glass to break, and the sea water poured into the cabin and devoured the bumblebee.

"Fuck you grandma!"

When the gunner who was cheering just saw this scene, his eyes turned red one after another. The quadruple 37mm rapid-fire gun hit the last torpedo plane at a speed of 200 pieces per minute, and the two double 12.7mm machine guns next to it also quickly turned around.

Although the quadruple 37mm rapid-fire gun is manually filled, because the hypothetical target cited by Xinhua in its development is the bumblebee and dragon teeth, it is too powerful for the wooden torpedo machine. The fragments after the shell exploded are spread into a dense line at a distance of 3,000 meters. Curtis, who was ready to launch a torpedo, hit his head like a suicide.

"Left rudder!"

Although the range was not reached, when he saw the torpedo that the torpedo entered the sea from under the abdomen of the plane at the moment it was shot down, the captain of the Yanjing still reminded him to avoid it.

"There are too many enemy planes, and it's night again. I'm afraid there will be casualties." After avoiding the torpedo, the captain turned his head and said.

"Contact the flagship, request that the aircraft carrier leave for temporary shelter, and let the light patrol take over to replace us to protect the aircraft carrier." Lin Tian waved his hand, and a fire suddenly broke out on the right side of a Colombian cruiser in the distance, which was a phenomenon after being hit by a torpedo.

Then, North Korea's Pyongyang was also hit on the port side by a torpedo. Fortunately, the Curtis D300 was not heavy enough to carry a maximum of 430 kg of torpedoes, and the 14-inch torpedo in the United States was only 30 kg, so it did not cause much damage.

After Xiao Tianzhi left, he, the captain of the eight Jinghai cruisers, was also transferred to the Fifth Fleet. Although the command of the fleet is now in the hands of Japanese Lieutenant General Yamaki Hitomi, he ignored so much at this moment, so he immediately contacted the flagship to ensure the safety of the aircraft carrier.

Yamaki Hitomi is one of the few naval officers in the Japanese navy who have participated in the Sino-Japanese War. After the defeat in the interception of Micronesia, he knew that it was impossible to win, so he returned to Yokosuka and immediately took off his military uniform, which also made him avoid the extradition of later prisoners of war and went to Dalian because of his pro-China attitude. After studying at the Naval Academy for a year, he was promoted to the commander of the Maritime Self-Defense Force after returning to China.

From only a few old destroyers transferred by Xinhua at that time, he now has a battleship again, which is still comparable to that of the Hebei class. When he was happy, he knew who gave all this to him, so after receiving Lin Tianping's request, he immediately promised to let Wei Guo leave first

.. Under the protection of two Yangtze-class light patrols and four destroyers, the speed of Wei Guo was increased to 31 knots full speed avoidance.

Standing on the platform of the ship island, Yang Feng only saw the double viper 12.7mm heavy machine gun in the machine gun tower next to him spraying bullets into the night sky like a free of charge, and the long tongue of fire reflected on his face, making the whole person look a little ferocious.

Not only the island, but also the anti-aircraft guns everywhere in the body of the Wei have been turned on. From his position, you can clearly see the fire tongues spewing from the edge of the port deck. From 130 mm to 76 mm, to 37 mm, 25 mm and 12.7 mm, the huge aircraft carrier is like an enraged. The bull vented his anger in his heart.

In addition, the protection of fighters, light patrols and destroyers are also fully open. On the contrary, they have become the most dazzling group on the battlefield. Although American pilots consciously pursue bomb aircraft carriers first, after losing dozens of aircraft, the remaining pilots no longer dare to pursue and can only continue to deal with battleships with weak air defense strength. Formation..

He even left in a panic, which made Yang Feng hold a breath of anger in his chest. He thought that he might encounter a sudden attack from the enemy, but he never thought that the scale would be so huge!

When the news that only two Ganguts and two light patrols were found from the attack fleet just now, he knew that he had lost the bet this time. It was not a tactical problem or an execution failure, but he didn't expect that Jellico would dare to take a team as bait. After deliberately cheating himself into attacking, he suddenly slapped himself back with the plane!

The face is hot, and the chest is as uncomfortable as being poisoned.

"Captain, the fleet is coming back. It will arrive in about 40 minutes. There should be no big problem."

"Hmm."

Yang Feng still had no expression on his face and pushed away the cigarette handed to him by Gao Liangtian. Although the attack group was coming back, the victory or defeat was still unknown, but in his eyes, he lost this round.

What makes him most sad and even annoyed is that losing is not technology or tactics, but losing to underestimate the enemy!

After nearly two years of rampant aircraft carriers, Britain and the United States have already been looking for ways to deal with aircraft carriers, imitating and studying imperial aircraft carrier tactics. It is true that they can't produce special aircraft carriers like the Yin Shang and Western Qin, but modifying aircraft carriers is actually not complicated.

Because the biplane has the advantage of a natural short take-off distance, as long as you find a larger cargo ship and lay the upper layer on a wooden deck about 100 meters long, it can be considered an aircraft carrier. As for the most difficult pilot take-off and landing training, it is enough to concentrate a large number of pilots to screen for half a year, not to mention the United Kingdom. The earliest aircraft carriers appeared almost a year or two later than the Empire, with relatively mature biplane take-off and landing experience.

Just like the first generation of the empire's training aircraft carrier, it can also ensure that the biplanes stop within a short distance without obstructions. Although the danger factor is very high, it can at least land and be used.

This kind of temporary conditions constitute the working mode of British and American aircraft carriers. It is old, inefficient and dangerous. You don't need to think about it and know that the crash rate is very high. In peacetime, it is impossible for this kind of aircraft carrier to be accepted by the navy, but now it is a war, and everything is mainly based on the needs of the army. As for the crashes and sacrifices, there is no way to fight. What about people who don't die.

It is this almost ancient and old aircraft carrier and working mode that has made some officers in the Imperial Navy, including Yang Feng, despise the enemy, and now they have finally paid the price for this kind of contempt.

Jeliko is at least an excellent admiral. Britain is also second only to the empire's aircraft carrier, and there are flying imperial planes in front of them, so they have long studied some tactics, just like now, using a team to lead away their own attack aircraft and some escort fighters, and then relying on the sea. The island and the aircraft carrier launched an attack during the gap, resulting in a shortage of air defense forces over the fleet. In addition, the attack on the ship at night was much simpler than interception in the air, so they forced themselves to distance themselves.

The left-behind fighters have tried their best, but there are too many enemy planes. Hundreds of torpedo planes flying close to the sea may have a chance to intercept them all during the day, but they can't do it at night, so the fleet must pay the price!

As for how much will be lost in the end, Yang Feng doesn't know. He only knows one thing. If the attack fleet can't come back as soon as possible, it will be very dangerous once the local battleships and torpedo planes join hands!

"Captain, the enemy battleship is coming!"

Yang Feng's heart suddenly sank, and the enemy was one step faster than the returning attack aircraft!

(to be continued)