Chapter 242 Can't stand it!
This is the aircraft of the 1st Air Division of the 6th Army, with a total of 240 aircraft approaching directly towards the target. The soldiers on the plane were condescending and had clearly seen the huge fleet of Japanese troops on the blue sea.
Seeing these planes, Kitajima Ichiro's face changed slightly.
A Japanese colonel next to him even shouted, "Baga! It must be the plane of the China Team."
Soon, waves of alarm sounded sharply, and a large number of Japanese soldiers hurriedly prepared for the battle. Some Japanese soldiers ran to the artillery position to prepare for air defense.
On the Kaga aircraft carrier, some Japanese pilots hurriedly boarded the plane and prepared to take off the battle. The entire fleet was in panic. The soldiers' planes appeared too suddenly and the number of planes was too large.
The main air defense weapon of the Kaga aircraft carrier is 12 dual-mounted 120mm anti-aircraft guns, and the main air defense weapon of the Fusang is 4 76mm anti-aircraft guns.
The Pacific War had not yet broken out. At this time, the Japanese Navy still focused on naval guns, focusing on bombardment of giant cannons, and did not have a large number of air defense weapons.
After the outbreak of the Pacific combat, facing a large number of American bombers, large warships such as the Japanese Navy's aircraft carriers, battleships, heavy cruisers, etc., returned to the docks for modification, dismantling some of the naval guns, and installing anti-aircraft guns.
For example, before the modification, the main anti-aircraft weapons of the "Fusang" battleship were four 76mm anti-aircraft guns and four anti-aircraft machine guns. After modification, two 152mm secondary guns were removed and added to 8 dual-equipped 127mm anti-aircraft guns, 16 dual-equipped 25mm anti-aircraft guns, and 24 12.7mm caliber anti-aircraft machine guns.
The same is true for the "Kaga" aircraft carrier. After modification, some of the secondary guns were removed and anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns were installed. The entire aircraft carrier became air defense and had strong firepower. However, in the later Midway Naval Battle, facing a large number of American aircraft bombings, it was finally sunk.
Now, the Pacific War is far from outbreak, and the small Japanese Navy's aircraft carriers, battleships, and light cruisers have not modified air defense weapons at all, and its air defense capabilities are far less powerful than those in later Pacific Wars.
As a time traveler, Ye Feng naturally knew this, but even without very strong air defense firepower, Ye Feng still attached great importance to it and dispatched all his planes.
The soldiers' aircraft fleet came quickly. While the Japanese were not ready for air defense, the large formation of the "Messeschmitt" fighter jets rushed down at one end and faced the Japanese warships, including the "Kaga" aircraft carrier, and the "Fuson" battleships were all targets of the soldiers' fighter jets.
So many fighter planes rushed down and shot fiercely at these warships. A large number of bullets made the decks of these warships explode.
On the "Kaga" aircraft carrier and the "Fusang" battleship, many Japanese were hurrying to prepare for air defense, and there were also many Japanese on the deck. Suddenly, many of these Japanese were killed by dense bullets.
Some aircraft were preparing to take off on the Kaga aircraft carrier, and many aircraft were parked on the deck. At least a dozen aircraft rushed towards the aircraft carrier and shot densely at the Kaga. These fighters flew past the aircraft carrier at low altitude.
Suddenly, several Japanese pilots on the deck were killed. Many of the other Japanese were killed. What's worse was that several of the planes on the deck were riddled with holes and were obviously unable to take off.
Standing on the bridge, Kitajima Ichiro was shocked when he saw so many planes rushing down and hurriedly led a group of Japanese officers to the command room.
The Japanese, who were originally doing air defense preparations, were shot by so many fighter jets of the soldiers and were killed by many of them. The shooting of some anti-aircraft anti-aircraft guns took even more time and they didn't have time to shoot. Only one or two anti-aircraft guns began to fire hastily.
The fighter formation of fighters flew over the Japanese fleet close to the Japanese fleet, and soon disappeared from the distance in the sky. In the high altitude, the huge "Air Fortress" bomber formation had also aimed at the Japanese warships on the sea and were ready to drop bombs.
At this moment, some anti-aircraft machine guns on warships were ready to shoot and began to shoot at the "Air Fortress" group in the sky. However, these Japanese who opened fire immediately discovered that the target was too high and their anti-aircraft machine guns were not reachable at all, and it was even more impossible to hit the target.
On the battleship "Fusang", a 76mm anti-aircraft gun was just ready and fired a shot at the fleet in the sky. It may be that time was too hasty, and the shell exploded before it flew to the ideal height. Obviously, in a hurry, the Japanese artillery did not adjust the delayed fuse of the shell.
Just as these Japanese devils began to fire, "Air Fortress" bombers in the sky had already targeted the targets on the sea and dropped blockbuster aviation bombs.
Large bombs flew towards the sea, and soon they exploded. Among them, the "Kaga" aircraft carrier and the "Fuson" battleship were the focus of the soldiers' bombing.
Many bombs exploded near the Kaga aircraft carrier, causing water columns all over the sky, which was very amazing. It may be because of the height that was too high, and most of the bombs fell out and exploded violently in the sea water.
However, a small number of bombs hit the target. At least three or four bombs hit the deck of the aircraft carrier "Kaga" and made a violent explosion. With the violent explosion, it seemed as if the entire deck was shaking.
With the explosion of these bombs, large pits were blown out on the deck, and the thick deck of the Kaga aircraft carrier still could not withstand the violent explosion of these bombs.
A bomb exploded in several planes, and with a loud "boom", the planes parked on the deck were blown to pieces, and the broken aircraft parts flew far away with the air waves, most of which fell into the sea.
The "Fusang" battleship not far away was also hit one after another. Although most of the bombs fell out of the target and dropped into the sea, a small number of bombs still hit the target.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
The "Air Fortress" bombers in the sky began to drop bombs on a large scale, and a large number of bombs were dropped densely. The explosions of the earth and mountains continued to sway, which were very fierce. This time, in order to bomb these warships of the Japanese, especially the sturdy battleships, almost all of these "Air Fortress" bombers carried heavy aviation bombs.
The USS Kaga aircraft carrier and the USS Fuso battleship are relatively strong. They will not suffer fatal injuries when bombed by several bombs. They are only damaged to varying degrees. Destroyers, frigates, and auxiliary ships with smaller tonnage will not be able to withstand such bombings at all.
A small Japanese destroyer that looked like it had two or three thousand tons was hit by two large bombs one after another. The warship was in a mess and was in ruins. Several large holes appeared, and the blazing flames burned violently.
A frigate with a smaller tonnage seemed to have a displacement of about 1,000 tons. It was hit by a bomb. After a loud "boom", the destroyer was blown out of a big hole, and many Japanese devils on the warship were blown away. Then, two more bombs landed on the warship.
"Boom, boom" were two more violent explosions. The warship was almost disintegrated. A large amount of sea water poured in violently. Fierce flames ignited on the warship and began to sink slowly.
There are a total of 120 "Air Fortress" bombers, which seem to be clear in division of labor. Some focus on bombing the USS Kaga aircraft carrier and the USS Fuso battleship, and some bombarding the rest of the ships.
After being hit by several bombs, the two and three 120mm anti-aircraft guns of the Kaga aircraft carrier finally began to fire. Several shells exploded at high altitude, and a large number of shrapnel splashed. Two and three "air fortresses" suffered some shrapnel and were damaged to varying degrees.
The plane was hit by several shrapnel, and the soldiers on the "Air Fortress" were shocked and nervous. However, soon, the soldiers found that their plane seemed to be in trouble.
The b-17 "Air Fortress" bomber has strong battlefield survivability, and it will not cause fatal injuries if he is hit by a few small shrapnel. On the battlefields of later generations, the b-17 "Air Fortress" bomber performed very well. He often flew back to the airport with one engine under serious damage caused by the heavy bullet marks and most of the wings and tail wings were damaged.
After his plane was shot, he found that it did not have much impact. The soldiers on the plane breathed a sigh of relief. Several bomb droppers carefully aimed at the Kaga aircraft carrier on the sea and dropped several bombs in succession.
The bomb drops of this aircraft were more accurate this time. At least two or three bombs hit the aircraft carrier. One of them fell next to a 120mm anti-aircraft gun. With a "boom", the Japanese who operated the anti-aircraft guns were directly smashed to pieces. This 120mm anti-aircraft gun was basically scrapped.
In the command room of the "Fusang" battleship, Kitajima Ichiro saw his warship being shot one after another, and was seriously damaged, and his liver and gallbladder were broken, and he almost roared in grief.
The air-defense artillery of the USS Fusang battleship seemed to have been almost destroyed, and it looked crooked. The Kaga aircraft carrier not far away seemed to be similar, and most of the air-defense anti-aircraft guns seemed to have been destroyed, and the air-defense firepower was very sparse.
"Hisser Commander, the Chinese team is full of high-altitude bombers, we can't stand it!" A Japanese colonel next to him almost cried and shouted anxiously.
Kitashima Ichira looked at his fleet. Many warships were smoking everywhere, and several even ignited fire. He ordered loudly unwillingly: "Change, turn around, drive the horsepower and return at the maximum speed!"
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The third update is today, and the third update is given.
Chapter completed!