Chapter 286: Air Raid
With the sound of the buzzing aircraft engine, there were also bursts of roaring around, and Wang Yaowu and the others, who were following Su Jin to the air-raid shelter, raised their heads and saw clouds of black smoke and dull explosions in the sky.
Seeing everyone's doubtful voices, Su Jin explained: "At this time, our anti-aircraft guns are firing, and I have arranged an air defense regiment in the city. ”
"Air defense regiment?"
Wang Yaowu couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard it, this guy is really getting more and more surprised, it is said that this person has heavy artillery, not to mention, he also formed an air defense regiment by himself, where did he get such air defense weapons.
And Liao Lingqi, who knew the goods, was even more surprised when he saw the dense clouds of smoke in the sky, according to his experience, this was at least an anti-aircraft gun with a caliber of more than eighty millimeters, looking at Su Jin who was silent on the side, the surprise in his heart was even greater.
And this time the group of planes consisted of eight Type 97 carrier-based bombers from Shangrao, because since the beginning of the war, most of the **** air force has been exhausted, so the Japanese planes have always been extremely arrogant, and even escort fighters are not sent.
This time they were ordered by Tada Jun, commander of the North China Front, to aid the 11th Army, and the loss of Jiujiang shook the entire North China Front, not only Okamura Ningji was anxious, but even Tada Jun, who was far away in Suzhou, was reprimanded by the base camp, for which Tada Jun had assigned a part of the Fifth Flying Division in Shangrao to the 11th Army to strengthen their air power, and these eight Type 97 carrier-based attack planes were here to carry out bombing missions.
However, as soon as they approached Jiujiang 40 kilometers away, they were discovered by the SCR-584 radar deployed in the Jiujiang Air Defense Regiment, and immediately after that, the anti-aircraft artillery fire on the ground rang out. Immediately afterward, they saw clouds of black mist rise nearby.
"Boom...... Boom ......"
Hearing a violent explosion sounding nearby, Yong Nagano Shaoza, who led the team, couldn't help but be taken aback, and these ground artillery fire had been chasing their formation like eyes. In less than three minutes, at least several dozen shells exploded near the formation.
"What's going on, how can the guns of the Chi people hit so accurately?"
As soon as this thought came to Nagano's mind, he saw a Type 97 carrier-based attack plane on the right flank surrounded by a ball of flames, and then the attack plane emitted thick black smoke all over its body, and the entire fuselage tilted, and then it fell to the ground with a strange scream.
"Not good. The artillery fire of the people of China was so fierce that all units urgently climbed to the heights...... Urgent climb! In a hurry, Yongno grabbed the microphone and shouted loudly.
After the order was given, those attack planes began to climb urgently one by one in disguise. Trying to dodge the ground artillery fire, but to their surprise, no matter how they dodged, the shells continued to chase their butts as if they had spotted them, and in the process of climbing, another attack aircraft had a large piece of its tail sliced off by shrapnel.
Looking at the shells that were still exploding around, Nagano Yuki gritted his teeth: "All units continue to climb!" ”
"Your Excellency. We've climbed to the top. And the caliber of the opponent's artillery is clearly more than eighty millimeters!" The voices of other pilots could be heard in the headset.
"Yaga!" Nagano was so angry that he almost gritted his teeth, and the maximum flight altitude of the Type 97 carrier-based attack aircraft was only 7,640 meters, which was not worth mentioning at all for large-caliber anti-aircraft artillery, but any 80-millimeter caliber antiaircraft gun could hit tens of thousands of meters casually.
"Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, are we going to continue bombing?" There are pilots who ask in the public channel.
Yong Nagano gritted his teeth, he was actually very frightened in the face of such fierce artillery fire, but for a bomber pilot to return home with a bomb is the biggest shame, so he gave the order: "Of course you want to bomb." Otherwise we will come in vain today. All units were ordered by me, and all units bombed ground targets in groups of two. Remember to return home as soon as you finish dropping the bomb! ”
"Hay!"
Soon, the remaining seven attack aircraft each divided into groups and dived down towards the target below.
Not to be outdone, the air defense regiment that had long been eyeing them poured out of the muzzle of the guns, and soon formed a barrage in mid-air, and at this time, the advantages of the SCR-584 radar integrated control system equipped with the M2 90-mm anti-aircraft gun equipped with the air defense regiment were reflected. Although the Japanese attack planes desperately changed direction and altitude, they were always able to quickly find the target with the help of the computer and open fire, and when the Japanese planes descended to an altitude of 4,000 meters, three more attack planes were blown up in the air.
When these bombers flew to a low altitude of 3,000 meters, 27 German-made 88-mm FLAK anti-aircraft guns, 40-mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns, and Bofors 20-mm quadruple anti-aircraft guns also began to resound.
The Japanese overestimated themselves and underestimated the anti-aircraft firepower of the 202nd Division, and after more than 10 minutes, all eight attack planes, including Yong Nagano and Shaosa, folded their wings in Jiujiang, and the sound of cheers resounded everywhere in Jiujiang City, while Wang Yaowu, who had been watching all this outside the air-raid shelter for a long time, and the generals of the 74 th Army had already been dumbfounded.
"This ...... This...... Is this true, I'm not dreaming, am I? He Lihua, the chief of staff who put down the binoculars, looked incredulous, "When did the Japanese plane go so unhit?" ”
Even an old and serious person like Wang Yaowu was full of astonishment, and then shook his head again and again: "Are we really old, if we hadn't seen it with our own eyes, I really couldn't believe that there was such a fierce and accurate anti-aircraft artillery fire, this is simply a long-eyed cannon!" ”
And Liao Lingqi, the commander of the 58th Division, looked at Su Jin with bright eyes, his eyes kept turning, and even Li Tianxia, who originally had a lot of opinions about Su Jin, looked at Su Jin thoughtfully.
In the end, it was Wang Yaowu who took the lead in saying to Su Jin: "Think twice, brother, I don't know if you can let us take a look at your air defense forces, I really want to see what kind of air defense artillery it is, is it so powerful, can it wipe out all eight enemy planes in one fell swoop!" ”
"What...... Chief Wang wants to inspect my air defense forces? Su Jin was stunned for a moment, and then his heart moved, and he glanced at a staff officer next to him, and then said with a smile: "It's naturally okay for the commander to inspect the troops, please wait a while, and go to the air defense regiment to inspect the vehicle as soon as the department arranges it!" (To be continued.) )