PFC Chapter 480: Tremble! Army Red Deer!
Chapter 480: Tremble! Army Red Deer!
At this time, the air battle between the Type 95 fighter group led by Takahashi and the naval fighters entered a fierce stage.
Although the Type 95 fighter jets of the Army Aviation were slightly inferior to the Navy fighter jets in performance and air combat experience, they still put tremendous pressure on the Navy aircraft due to their numerical advantage.
Takahashi nimbly dodged the attacks of Suzuki's fighter while keeping an eye on his surroundings.
Three Type 95 fighters of the Army Air Force formed a triangle formation, like a sharp spearhead, approaching a Type 96 fighter of the Navy. One of the Type 95 fighters at the top of the triangle opened fire first, and the bullets shot at the Type 96 fighter like a fire dragon, leaving a series of blazing trails in the air.
Upon seeing this, the pilot of the Type 96 fighter hurriedly pulled the joystick hard, and the fighter plane suddenly climbed upward. The fuselage was almost perpendicular to the ground under the powerful thrust, and the engine made a deafening roar, like a roaring beast.
However, the other two Type 95 fighters of the Army Aviation had already predicted its movements, and they surrounded it from both sides and opened fire at the same time. The Type 96 fighter of the Navy was instantly covered by dense firepower, and was hit in many places on its fuselage. It emitted billowing black smoke and swayed in the air like a wounded bird. The power of the engine gradually weakened, and finally fell to the ground.
In the melee, Takahashi's Type 95 fighter was accidentally caught by the tail of Suzuki. The Type 96 fighter that suddenly attacked from behind opened fire fiercely at Takahashi's Type 95 fighter, and dense bullets poured on the fuselage of the Type 95 fighter like raindrops.
The fuselage of Takahashi's Type 95 fighter was hit, and some parts of the wing fell off and floated in the air. The plane shook violently like a sailboat that lost its direction in a storm.
Takahashi yelled, "Damn it!"
Regardless of the danger, he flew the damaged fighter plane and suddenly made a sharp turn. The fuselage made a sharp friction sound as it spun at high speed, and he rushed towards Suzuki's fighter plane like a trapped bird of prey.
Suzuki obviously didn't expect Takahashi to do this and hurriedly dodged.
But at this moment, a Type 95 fighter jet that had been watching nearby suddenly swooped down and, taking advantage of the moment when Suzuki was distracted by Takahashi's desperate actions, fired a barrage of bullets.
Suzuki was careless and unable to dodge, and the fighter plane he was piloting was hit by a bullet, the engine caught fire, and thick smoke billowed out.
The two fighter planes of Takahashi and Suzuki passed each other in the air. Suzuki's Type 96 fighter plane trailed a long line of black smoke and fell downwards like a falling meteor.
Takahashi's fighter plane was also severely damaged, with the fuselage tilted and staggering as it fell toward the ground. . . .
In the sky, the deafening sound of gunfire and the roar of airplane engines intertwined together, as if playing a symphony of death.
Flashes of fire flashed by, and fighter planes were hit and fell, trailing black smoke. Some of them were like kites with broken strings, floating helplessly in the air.
Some are like burning fireballs, rushing straight to the ground.
. . . . . . .
On the other side, above the Haiguang Temple, the garrison headquarters.
More than twenty Navy Type 96 carrier-based dive bombers flew overhead.
The Type 96 carrier-based bomber is actually an improved version of the Type 94 dive bomber.
This dive bomber can be divided into the early Type 50 dive bomber and the later Type dive bomber. It is a naval carrier-based dive bomber developed based on the German Heinkel He- dive bomber. It is also the first dive bomber of the Japanese Navy.
In 1932, the Japanese Navy wanted to have carrier-based dive bombers to equip its aircraft carriers, so the Navy developed the AB-50 dive bomber based on the German Heinkel He-9 dive bomber. When it was produced in 1934, it was renamed Type dive bomber and used the Nakajima Kotobuki Type modified or Kotobuki Type air-cooled engine.
In 1936, it was launched with a Nakajima Koichi engine and landing gear wheels with fairings, and was renamed Type dive bomber.
The Type 50 dive bomber uses an aluminum alloy frame covered with canvas. Compared with its predecessor, the German He-5, in addition to using a Japanese-made engine, the main wing was changed to a -degree sweep back. This aircraft has good flight performance and can even be used as a fighter after dropping bombs.
It can carry a 250-kg aerial bomb under the fuselage and a 30-kg attack bomb on each side of the wing.
Soon, more than 20 Type 96 dive bombers arrived at the designated location above Haiguang Temple.
Just as a group of garrison headquarters personnel led by Kazuki Seiji looked up and watched, the dive bombers in the sky began to deflect and began to dive one after another.
In the narrow cockpits of bombers, the eyes of the naval pilots revealed a complex expression of fanaticism and coldness.
The leading pilot raised his lips slightly, revealing a strange arc that was both cruel and conceited. That smile seemed to be mocking the people below who were about to suffer a devastating disaster.
He kept muttering to himself: "It's time to show you the might of the Imperial Japanese Navy! Tremble! Army idiots!"
At this moment, his mind was like a revolving lantern, with images of generous rewards, money, honor and promotion constantly flashing in his mind.
There was also the so-called "glory" advocated by Katsuo Abe, and those illusory slogans and ideas kept echoing in his mind.
These unreal yet extremely tempting things made his heart beat faster and faster, as if a madly running machine was about to burst out of his chest.
His hands couldn't help but tremble slightly due to excessive excitement. The trembling was a mixture of excitement about completing the task and a morbid desire for the violence of war.
As the bomber pointed its nose down, it got closer and closer to its target on the ground.
The pilots of the Type 96 dive bombers pressed the bomb-dropping button decisively. At that moment, it was as if the devil had opened the gates of hell.
The next moment, the 250-kilogram aerial bombs mounted under the fuselage fell towards the Haiguang Temple, the headquarters of the garrison army, like dense black raindrops, carrying the breath of death.
In just a moment, shock waves like water ripples spread out on the ground.
The huge explosion was deafening, and flames shot up into the sky like an angry dragon. The hot air waves quickly formed an invisible but extremely destructive shock wave, which collapsed the surrounding buildings with great force.
Bricks, stones, and wood chips flew everywhere like debris picked up by a super typhoon, accompanied by the terrified shouts and desperate screams of the soldiers in the headquarters, and the scene instantly fell into an abyss of chaos and despair.
The soldiers fled in all directions but had nowhere to hide. Their figures looked so small and helpless in the fire and smoke. Life became so fragile at this moment.