Based on the actual combat experience taught by Mahan, combined with his own understanding of some techniques, when the aircraft and the enemy flagship reached a certain height and angle, Sun Houzi gently pressed the launch button. And he immediately pulled the trigger quickly.
Lift the nose to make the fighter plane climb from the lowest point to the highest point.
This knowledge is based on experience that Mahan told him, because when an aircraft dives, it has a very large inertia, which will cause the bomb to be thrown into a certain curve. After the bomb leaves the aircraft body, it will move in a parabolic shape.
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At this time, the pilot needs to take some necessary measures to reduce the parabola distance and shorten the flight distance of the bomb. And because the bomb hits the target, it will generate a shock wave after the explosion, which may affect low-altitude flying fighters. At this time,
The pilot needs to make correct judgment and take necessary evasive actions!
After raising the nose of the aircraft, Sun Houzi pressed the button again. This was the second torpedo and the last torpedo. He took the opportunity to quickly glance at the flight path of the torpedo. According to his visual inspection, the first torpedo was
The error of the first torpedo will not exceed 2 meters, and the error of the second torpedo will not exceed 5 meters.
This kind of error is almost negligible on the huge battleship anchored in the military port!
Two large airborne torpedoes rushed towards the top of the Orion power cabin one after the other. However, due to the effect of inertia, the first one hit hard in front of the power cabin, about 4 meters away from the left wing of the swollen part, and almost rubbed against each other.
The anti-aircraft gun tower on the left was hit. The second torpedo was inserted diagonally into the center of the swollen part and hit.
Both torpedoes exploded inside the battleship after penetrating the weak armor of the battleship. From the midpoint of the battleship Orion to the port side, two powerful torpedoes were dropped by Sun Houzi and hit directly.
And it was torn apart by huge force in an instant.
The Orion battleship shook heavily and tilted to the port side at a speed visible to the naked eye. Following Sun Houzi, the other four bombers of the same formation also dropped as many as eight super-powerful missiles on the tilting Orion.
Giant torpedo.
Among them, two more torpedoes hit directly, another two torpedoes exploded close to the port side of the battleship, and four torpedoes exploded nearby. This caused serious damage to the underwater part of the Orion battleship and intensified its damage.
Degree of inclination.
When all the fighters of Sun Houzi's formation climbed up, the Orion battleship tilted laterally to the port side by more than 70 degrees. Originally planned to follow Sun Houzi's formation, other ammunition supply teams saw this situation and had to turn to the next one.
The target rushes away.
Because they know that the Orion battleship is completely hopeless and does not need their help!
Sure enough, after 5 minutes, the Orion battleship completely tilted to the port side and sank!
Warships parked in the harbor are the best targets for bombers. Since they are not affected by wind, waves, ship speed and enemy firepower, the bombing team can choose the method that best suits them to drop bombs without any scruples, and the hit rate will also change accordingly.
Got super high.
This was a disaster for the John Bull Empire, but there was nothing that could be done about it. Originally, large-scale fleets and large ironclad ships were usually moored in military ports waiting for opportunities when there was no war.
And since the Allies and the Chinese Empire declared war on each other, John Bull's Far East Fleet has become even more so. Because the waters of Malacca are too close to the Southern Imperial Sea, and the Chinese Empire is also threatened by shore-based air forces, the John Bull Empire's Far East Fleet
, even less dare to sail casually.
Faced with constant threats from bombers, warships, and submarines from the Chinese Empire, the commander of the Far East Fleet did not have the courage to go out to sea to show off. Once he was flanked by the Chinese Empire's fleet, the consequences would be disastrous.
The John Bull people want to rely on the protection of the shore base, use shore defense guns to protect the fleet, and use the fleet to protect the safety of the naval base. This is a mutually reinforcing protection method. But judging from the current situation, it is self-defeating stupidity.
It’s done!….
Sun Houzi's formation cleanly killed the enemy's flagship, and the other bombing formations were not to be outdone and each 'sent' special gifts to their targets.
The first formation of five bombers targeted the enemy Dreadnought-class battleship USS Archer. The ship was first hit by a large airborne torpedo, which directly hit the rear of the main battery turret on the right side of the bow; then it was hit by another torpedo.
The torpedo directly hit the central port side anti-aircraft gun, but both torpedoes exploded on the deck and the hull was slightly damaged;
Finally, two torpedoes hit the swollen part one after another. The two torpedoes that hit the swollen part all penetrated the deck and exploded at the bottom of the ship. The huge explosion power caused the bottom of the Archer to be blown out several meters.
A large amount of sea water quickly entered the large hole, and soon it sank to the bottom of the sea forever.
The five bombers of the second formation were targeting the enemy's Dreadnought-class battleship - the Cardinal. The five bombers of the first wave of the second formation dropped 10 torpedoes in a row, and four of them hit directly.
On the hull of the ship, six near-misses exploded near the warship. However, the scarred Cardinal did not sink immediately.
Subsequently, five bombers from the second group of the second formation dropped an additional 10 airborne torpedoes. Two of them hit the warship's ammunition magazine, causing a fatal explosion, causing the Cardinal to eventually disintegrate and sink.
According to normal practice, when a warship is anchored in a military port, it will not load a large amount of ammunition, but there is an exception to everything. This is just like it was hit by 4 torpedoes in a row but did not sink. Exceptions often exist!
The most interesting thing is the third formation. Their target is the enemy Sovereign-class battleship Hunter. Compared with the previous warships, Hunter is smaller in size and tonnage. Correspondingly, its protection is relatively weak. But it is quite
The strange thing is that after being directly hit by 5 airborne torpedoes in the first wave, it was fine.
Subsequently, the second group and the third group of the third formation successively dropped bombs on it, and as many as 12 more direct hits. Finally, unwilling to do so, it floated on the sea for 10 minutes before slowly sinking to the bottom of the sea.
, this can not but be said to be an anomaly among anomalies!
But the Hunter's 'persistence' still brought due rewards. In order to further improve the hit rate, the third group of the Empire's third formation adopted ultra-low-altitude flight. The consequences of ultra-low-altitude bombing and the huge explosion shock wave caused the third
Two fighters in the three groups deviated from their course.
This gave John Bull's anti-aircraft firepower an opportunity to wake up. Several anti-aircraft cannons sprayed tongues of flame at the two planes.
The tail fins of the two planes, which were slightly out of control, were hit by enemy shells one after another. The two planes, with thick smoke coming from their tail fins, reluctantly raised their noses and rushed toward the Southern Imperial Sea.