The fierce battle in the air continued. Dozens of Japanese surface ships were still pouring flames into the air. The sky was densely filled with black smoke and shrapnel from the explosion of anti-aircraft guns.
Countless fighter planes shuttled among these beautiful death fireworks, constantly looking for opportunities to deliver fatal blows to the ships below.
Among the many ships of the Japanese army, the Japanese battleship Nagato has the most intense anti-aircraft firepower55. It has four 12.7cm double-mounted anti-aircraft guns and ten 25mm triple-mounted anti-aircraft guns.
The anti-aircraft guns blocked the surrounding attack channels, leaving no gaps. Within twenty minutes after the attack began, six torpedo bombers were hit and exploded in the air. Especially its four torpedo bombers.
The 127mm twin anti-aircraft guns are so powerful that the plane will be shattered into pieces as soon as it hits it. There is no second possibility.
The rampage of the Nagato aroused Li Guidan's anger. He tuned to a channel and ordered: "Seventh Torpedo Squadron, you are dispatched immediately to attack the Japanese Nagato Flying Regiment 6 to cooperate with the attack."
"Understood" Major Li Tianjian, leader of the 7th Torpedo Squadron, replied loudly.
"Attention torpedo planes, the cloud height is 660, the enemy ship is at 20, attack," Li Tianjian ordered loudly.
The torpedo planes broke away from the formation and set off. After a large-scale maneuver, they found that several Japanese warships were now on fire. Thick smoke and fire rose nearly 600 meters into the sky on the ocean. Li Tianjian was worried that his fleet would be damaged.
When he saw the damage caused by the warship's gunfire, he hurriedly asked: "The torpedo plane reports the battle situation, the torpedo plane reports the battle situation."
"Report to Commander Li, the enemy ship Nagato's artillery fire is very rampant, and our torpedo planes cannot attack. Once again, we cannot attack."
Li Tianjian said without thinking, "Altitude 1350, altitude 1350, pay attention to attack, Wildcat fighter jets will do their best to cover."
"The Wildcat understood that more than twenty Wildcat fighter jets emerged from the clouds, and regardless of the fierce surrounding artillery fire, they pounced on the Nagato."
On the deck of the Japanese Nagato, Nagato's operational staff officer, Yoshino Yoshino, stared at the sky with wide eyes in the artillery command post, watching the Chinese fighter planes in the sky. He ignored the shots fired by the Chinese fighter planes.
The artillery shells and the heavy bombs dropped by the Avengers ordered the artillerymen to hold on to the Chinese fighter plane in front of them that was making various fake moves in an attempt to make a sneak attack.
"Attention, attention, the enemy bomber group is using the cover of clouds to approach our left forward deck," Colonel Yoshino told the gunners.
"Your Majesty Colonel, please pay attention to the impact point of my shells," gunner Umekawa Yoshino said loudly.
"Sergeant Umekawa Yoshiya, you have to play the role of a master gunner," Colonel Yoshino quickly replied, "China heavy bombers are approaching the ship, attack quickly."
"Umekawa Yoshiya understands"
Umekawa Ryoya answered in his mouth, holding the cannon in his hand. After he put the figure of the Chinese fighter in the sky into the halo, he pressed the fire button hard, and a ball of fire came out of the 127mm muzzle.
Rush towards the enemy fighter.
Colonel Yoshino noticed that the Chinese aircraft that Umekawa Ryoya fired at suddenly turned ninety degrees to the right at the moment when the shell was about to hit its head, and jumped into the clouds and mist to avoid the shattering blow.
"Sergeant Umekawa Yoshiya." Colonel Yoshino ran out of the headquarters and rushed to Sergeant Umekawa's gun emplacement and roared loudly, "Aim, aim, you know?"
Sergeant Umekawa Yoshiya calmly turned his head, stared at Colonel Yoshino and gritted his teeth, "Don't be anxious, Colonel. Who in the artillery can guarantee that not all the shells will hit an enemy plane? If this is the case, then I will
He will no longer be just a little sergeant.”
"China plane" someone shouted.
A Chinese Avenger torpedo plane circled and dived down to the starboard side. A shell was fired in the barrel. Sergeant Umekawa, the Japanese master gunner, stared at the Chinese fighter plane. When the plane entered the halo, he
It was a skillful movement of pressing and twisting the cannon, and with a "boom", the Chinese fighter jet exploded in the air.
"Hey, the Sichina fighter plane exploded in the sky, it exploded in the sky," Colonel Yoshino whispered excitedly.
"Another one, another one"
Another Avenger was avoiding the attacking shells and cleverly approaching the middle of Nagato.
"Umekawa, Umekawa, enemy plane, enemy plane," Colonel Yoshino reminded loudly, "Five hundred meters to the front left, five hundred meters to the front left."
"Understood, Colonel-dono," Sergeant Umekawa said calmly as he quickly used the gun scope to track the enemy aircraft.
"Click, click, click" swept intensive machine gun firepower from both wings of the Avenger fighter plane in the sky. This is a light weapon equipped by the Avenger specifically to kill enemy gunners.
"Ah" came a shocking scream.
Colonel Yoshino followed the sound and saw that the gunner, Sergeant Umekawa Yoshiya, fell down on the gun emplacement. Two soldiers rushed over and hugged him with both hands.
A 127mm cannon paused, and the firepower on one side of the ship weakened. Colonel Yoshino looked up and saw that the moment the gunfire stopped, the Chinese fighter took the opportunity to swoop over and then jumped up violently.
Two black bombs fell towards the Nagato battleship at the tail.
"Enemy bombs, enemy bombs" the Japanese soldiers on the deck shouted loudly.
"Fight, fight quickly, drive the China fighter planes into high altitude and block the waterway," Colonel Yoshino shouted loudly.
"Boom" a bomb that fell first exploded in the sea on the port side of the battleship. The huge water column rose higher than the command tower. Colonel Yoshino glanced at it and understood in his heart that it was a super heavy bomb.
"Boom" was followed by another huge explosion, and as a thick black smoke spread, flames sprayed out in all directions.
"Reporting to Your Excellency Colonel, the largest bomb penetrated the battleship deck, the officers' lounge, and exploded in the galley. The fire is spreading to the deck."
Colonel Yoshino raised his eyes and watched as a Chinese torpedo plane swooped down from high altitude and was about to rush to the battleship deck. He shouted loudly: "Bombardment, bombardment, knock him down."
Almost all the naval guns that can be adjusted turned their muzzles towards the Chinese torpedo plane that was flying over. Countless shells were sprayed at it. As long as one shell hit it, the crisis could be resolved. Unfortunately, Amaterasu did not appear today.
Bless them.
The fighter plane that rushed straight towards him was Major Li Tianjian, the leader of the 7th Torpedo Squadron. He was carrying two 500-kilogram heavy bombs today. Under the fierce attack of various Japanese artillery fire, he himself
Knowing that there is no way to escape.
Li Tianjian glanced at the photo on the dashboard. There was a girl looking at him with a smile. He made a decision and dived vertically from the air towards the Nagato.
"Boom!" There was another deafening roar from the Nagato.
"Report, a Chinese suicide plane hit the center chord of our ship. The two heavy bombs carried by the plane exploded at the same time, destroying six fire hoses on the ship." A second lieutenant rushed out of the thick smoke and reported.
When Colonel Yoshino watched the play, he saw a plume of smoke rising into the sky from the ship. Groups of soldiers flew out from the flames. Amidst the screams, soldiers with heavy casualties were dragged out one by one. The seriously injured Japanese officers and soldiers were bleeding.
As noted, there was a river of blood on the deck, and there were countless casualties.
"Rescue damage control, rescue damage control," a commander shouted loudly amid the fireworks.
Colonel Yoshino immediately added: "The gunners are at their posts, air to air attack, air to air attack, China fighter planes are looking for opportunities to attack again."
The damage control team members on the Nagato were desperately fighting against the flames, and the gunners were firing frantically into the air. However, another group of Chinese attack aircraft were rushing towards the Nagato. A sea-air fight became increasingly fierce and disaster was about to begin.
Nagato was ready to attack and also attacked the Japanese fleet.
What rushed towards Nagato this time were the remaining sixteen Avenger torpedo attack aircraft of the 7th Torpedo Attack Aircraft Squadron. The heroic sacrifice of the squadron leader, Major Li Tianjian, made the remaining young men red-eyed.
The remaining planes, under the command of a squad leader, rushed towards Nagato crazily, "Attack at low altitude, attack at low altitude by everyone."
Under the command of the squad leader, all the torpedo planes followed the squad leader and lowered their height to twenty meters, and rushed towards the Nagato almost against the sea.
Colonel Yoshino was almost frightened when he saw the torpedo plane flying towards the sea with its rear chord close to the sea. He quickly shouted, "Turn the muzzle, turn the muzzle, right rear chord, fire, fire!"
"Brush brush brush"
Torpedoes continued to hit the water, and sixteen torpedoes rushed towards the Nagato like arrows from the string.
Looking at the torpedo with white waves in its wake rushing toward his starboard not far away, Colonel Yoshino was almost scared out of his mind. He subconsciously rushed to the cab, grabbed the helmsman's rudder without saying a word, and turned the rudder to the right with all his strength.
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The huge hull slowly turned to the right, and finally avoided eight torpedoes, but eight torpedoes still hit it at the same time.
I saw its huge hull suddenly turned over in the ocean, followed by a deafening roar, and a pillar of fire and smoke soared into the sky, reaching a height of nearly a thousand meters.
"Hit, hit" cheers came from the ears of the remaining pilots of the 7th Torpedo Squadron. A huge mushroom cloud rose into the sky at the explosion site, and more than 2,500 Japanese officers and soldiers on the ship were buried at the bottom of the sea.
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The Japanese battleship Nagato sank
"Report, the enemy battleship Nagato has been sunk by us."
Li Guidan shouted excitedly, "Okay, good job, brothers, continue to attack, we must not let the little devil breathe."
Under Li Guidan's order, another group of Avengers rushed towards the Japanese task force fleet.