Standing on the side of the ship, Naoto Ohara held a telescope and watched with satisfaction as the Japanese navy and seaplanes bombed Iwo Jima. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It's been a long time since I've fought such a good fight...... For a long time, the Japanese Combined Fleet has been hiding at sea and not daring to go to war, and this has always been stigmatized by the army as "cowardly" and "greedy for life and afraid of death", and there are even army forces shouting: "Since the navy does not dare to go to war, then simply dismantle the warships and make them into tanks for the army!" ”

Whenever he heard these words, Naoto Ohara was very angry, and these army buns were always thinking about tanks, tanks, and suicide charges...... They simply don't understand how important the navy is to an island nation like Japan, and what if there are more tanks? Once the sea and air supremacy are in the hands of the enemy, the enemy does not even need to attack the Japanese mainland at all, and only needs to cut off Japan's contact with the outside world.

But......

After all, the Japanese Combined Fleet has been evading, evading, and evading again on the sea, and finally wanted to fight but failed miserably (the Battle of the Marianas), which made Ohara Naoto feel like he had a breath in his stomach and did not vomit unhappily, and sometimes he would rather have a happy fight with the United States, even if it was "jade shattering".

It was only now, when he saw his warships and seaplanes bombing Iwo Jima indiscriminately, that Nao Ohara slowly relaxed...... The bombs dropped on Iwo Jima were like venting the depression that had been suppressed in his heart little by little.

"That's the Chinese troops who have won a hundred battles in the Pacific theater!" Naoto Ohara said to himself, "Now, they are going to be our defeated men!" If you continue to fight like this, it will not take more than a few hours...... The Chinese troops are about to collapse! ”

"Your Excellency, Major General!" At this time, a staff officer reported to Naoto Ohara: "We have lost contact with the No. 21 reconnaissance plane on a reconnaissance mission!" ”

"Hmm!" Naoto Ohara nodded, not taking the matter too seriously.

The Ise seaplanes were temporarily requisitioned from other fleets, and most of them had been in service for more than a year...... Seaplanes must land at sea, and they will inevitably come into contact with seawater, that is, they often work in a high salt, high humidity, and high temperature environment, and their various equipment will rust and corrode because of this working environment, so these planes should have been eliminated or repaired.

However, at this time, Japan is concentrating all its attention on land-based or carrier-based fighters, which are more combat-effective, and does not pay attention to these water fighters, which can basically only serve the role of reconnaissance, and of course does not repair and maintain them, so it is normal for a little problem to arise now.

What Naoto Ohara didn't know was that this reconnaissance plane, which he thought was "a little problematic," was actually shot down by a Chinese fighter......

Just as the fighters of the Chinese army were gathering in the air, the display screen of the "Pinghai" radar showed that a Japanese reconnaissance plane suddenly turned and flew straight in the direction of the Chinese fleet...... The water reconnaissance plane may have discovered something and wanted to confirm it.

For the Chinese fleet, it was too late to evade at this time, and evasion might consume a lot of time or even miss the best fighter, so Zhang Chi immediately made a decision and ordered to shoot down this enemy plane in the shortest possible time.

As a result, the two "Wildcat" fighters hid in the clouds and quietly approached the water reconnaissance plane, and when it entered the ambush position, it suddenly dived down from the air and several rows of bullets disintegrated in the air.

Because this whole action was completed so quickly, it took less than a minute from the start of the "Wildcat" fighter's dive to the time when the target was shot down, so the Japanese reconnaissance plane did not even have time to issue a warning.

However, for the reconnaissance unit, under normal circumstances, it should be enough to pay attention to it and respond to it in a timely manner when it loses contact, but this point was ignored by Naoto Ohara, which also deprived the Japanese army of its last chance.

Then, all 38 "Wildcat" fighters on the "Pinghai" set off for an ambush south of Iwo Jima.

Aircraft carrier operations usually do not send all fighters out in one go, because the aircraft carrier itself also needs defense.

But this battle is different...... So far, the Japanese have not grasped the position of the Chinese navy and cannot launch an attack, and even if the Japanese attack the Chinese navy, they will have nothing to fear, and the only thing the Japanese can attack is the seaplanes on the "Ise", and with the maneuver and speed of these planes, they will not be able to break through the anti-aircraft guns of the Chinese army using proximity fuses. What's more, Chinese fighters can also dedicate a part to deal with these seaplanes if necessary.

Therefore, in order to maximize the results of the battle, Zhang Chi sent all the "wild cats" out in one go.

The 38 "Wildcats" were divided into two parts, 18 of which were ambushed 15 kilometers from Iwo Jima, and the other 20 were ambushed 7 kilometers from Iwo Jima.

The 15 km and 7 km distances were not set at the head of the head, but were two points that could be intercepted by the General Staff based on the distance, speed, and route of the Japanese aircraft group detected by the radar...... The first wave was sent out first because the eighteen fighters had already assembled and had time to rush to the target position and set up an ambush, and the second wave was ready to rush to the second target position and enter the battle.

On the other hand, the second ambush point was seven kilometers away from Iwo Jima, and the Japanese fleet was about three kilometers away from Iwo Jima, and the range of the Japanese ship's 25mm anti-aircraft guns was about three kilometers.

In fact, at this time, the radar of the Japanese army also detected the Chinese fighters.

After all, the distance between them was too close, only more than 50 kilometers, and the Chinese fighters still rushed to the destination in groups and seized the high place, so there was a reaction on the radar of the Japanese army.

But the problem is that the Japanese radar is very primitive, as mentioned before...... Similar to an electrocardiogram, if something is detected, it will beat, and you can't tell which direction it is, let alone whether it's the enemy or me.

As a result, the Japanese radar soldiers even excitedly reported to Naoto Ohara: "Your Excellency, your Excellency, our reinforcement group is here!" (To be continued.) )