"Why didn't we get better anti-aircraft weapons? Those bureaucrats in the empire should all apologize for their crimes! Takasu Shiro coughed and emerged from the smoke-filled command room.

Without waiting for the fighters on the aircraft carriers Flying Eagle and Eagle Falcon to take off and intercept them, after the coordinates of these two aircraft carriers were detected by airships in advance, 68 pirate and 12 Avenger torpedo planes that took off from one Midway-class aircraft carrier and two second-class Red Alert aircraft carriers came in surprise and took them around first.

Whether it is a pirate or a Hellcat, they all have the ability to dive bombing, and even the F4U Corsair can carry a 227-kilogram little Tim rocket with a warhead, and as a fighter, the survivability is better.

And even the Type 6 of the dreadnought dive bomber is also old because of the maximum speed of 420 kilometers per hour. There was no major breakthrough in the performance of the SB2C Hell Dive, which was used as a substitute, and before choosing a higher-performance post-war attack, the aircraft carriers of the Huaxia Navy discharged the routine of the main combination of carrier-based fighters and Avenger torpedo planes.

If it is to deal with those large aircraft carriers, the Huaxia aircraft carrier may be more cautious, but the two aircraft carriers converted from high-speed cruise ships, the Flying Eagle and the Eagle Falcon, can not stop the surprise attack of the pirates at all by relying on the 12 ultra-zero fighters on alert around them.

With only one round of attacks, the wooden decks of the two modified aircraft carriers can no longer take off and land fighters, and the rest can only be passively bombed.

As soon as the two aircraft carriers saw that the momentum was not good, they immediately fled back, and the surrounding Japanese warships also hurried to meet them.

But their Type 96 25mm anti-aircraft guns and 13.2mm anti-aircraft guns that used magazines could not catch the pirates. Except for the 100-mm anti-aircraft guns of the Akizuki-class that were somewhat threatening, even the Type 89 127-mm anti-aircraft guns were difficult to threaten the pirates because of their slow rate of fire.

The Japanese also copied the 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun, but due to the lack of technology in Japan's metallurgy and other aspects, the life of the barrel was only 300 rounds, and the Japanese simply could not afford to change the barrel once in a battle. And the performance is also much worse than the original. Also because of the technological gap. Even if they received the technology of 40-mm anti-aircraft guns from the Germans, they never produced their own new anti-aircraft guns.

However, under the weight of China and the United States. The contradictions between the Japanese army and navy were somewhat eased by Hirohito's intervention, and the original army's 37-mm anti-aircraft guns also began to transition to the navy.

When Takasu Shiro was working in the Military Command Department. I've heard of this for a long time. However, since 43, the naval version of the 37-mm anti-aircraft gun has been developed, but it has not been widely promoted on various warships, and only a few warships have been reequipped.

Now, the ships are still supported mainly by 25-mm anti-aircraft guns.

It's a pity that these 25 anti-aircraft guns can shoot a group of 20 or 40 rounds of magazines in about 10 seconds, in order to pursue the continuity of firepower, the Japanese have come up with a strange mode of triple as a single launch, one is fired, and the other is ready to be fired. A reload, which seems to be a triple, is actually an intermittent single-barreled cannon. It was far from the 20-mm anti-aircraft guns of the Germans. Not to mention 40 Bofors.

Counting on such firepower to strangle a high-speed fighter can only be relied on by luck.

The Japanese sighed in their admiration. They could only endure the wanton bombardment of Huaxia fighters, and even those Avenger torpedo bombers with large targets and slower speed also relied on their thick skin and flesh to resist the bombardment of 25-mm anti-aircraft shells, and from time to time threw out a few Mark 15 aviation torpedoes to hit some targets.

The improved Mark 15 aviation torpedo has gotten rid of the magic of the early days of the war when 11 rounds were duds, and the performance is not bad. If it weren't for the fact that the Japanese Navy's level of ship handling was indeed very good, the results of the torpedo planes would have been even greater.

But with the Flying Eagle aircraft carrier and the Atago heavy patrol in hand, it is enough to make the young Chinese torpedo aviation proud.

Because in the last damage repair, the Flying Eagle did not go to the Philippines, but it still couldn't escape the fate of history, and ended up under the Mark 15 aviation torpedo of the Avenger torpedo machine, but the operator was replaced by a Chinese, and the attack ability trained with a huge amount of training money was no worse than that of the Americans.

In order to reduce the losses of HNA team members, Meng Xiang's investment in ordinary training is so large that the Americans are also staggered, and it is not an exaggeration that the value of those HNA pilots is comparable to that of gold of the same weight. If it weren't for the cheap ammunition support of the base, Meng Xiang wouldn't have been able to support it at all.

However, even with the base's ammunition, mounts, fuel, and even the command support of the Air Command Center, Huaxia spent a lot of effort on each pilot. In order to ensure their safety, Meng Xiang is constantly upgrading their landlines.

Now Huaxia HNA's Hellcat has the ultimate version of the F6F-6 type, and the Corsair is also based on the F4U-4, the last version of World War II that was only put into the battlefield in June 45, and even a large number of the ultimate version of the F4U-5 model that showed its face in the Korean War. This was enough to sweep away all the carrier-based fighters of the Japanese.

Moreover, although the Japanese Gale carrier-based fighters have already begun to enter service, they are still in service with regular aircraft carriers first when the number is insufficient.

The Flying Eagle and Eagle Falcon are still dominated by Zero carrier-based aircraft, and the best fighter is only the Super Zero fighter with a modified version of the final Zero with 1560 horsepower, so it was easily cleared by the pilots of the Huaxia Hainan Airlines who were used to training and shooting targets with the Zero fighter.

However, in the face of the Americans, who quickly produced a similar level, Meng Xiang always maintained a sense of crisis, and from time to time used the Japanese as targets to practice new fighters.

The A-1 Skyraider also made its debut during this attack.

Of course, there is no A-1 serial number at this time, but the prefix AD. After comparing a series of AD-1 to 7, Meng Xiang finally chose the AD-4, which has the largest output.

It was the attack of the 4 AD-4 Air Raiders added to this raid that caused Takasu Shiro's flagship Hiei to suffer a big loss.

These last piston samurai who attacked the resurrection of Mr. Heinman, who were even more fearless of the Japanese tragic air defense net, easily smashed a 907-kilogram aerial bomb with huge inertia near the command tower of the Hiei, although the armor on the top and sides of the command tower of the Yamato-class battleship was as thick as 500 mm, which did not let the bomb kill the Japanese commander, but also made this battleship with the word Hiei disgraced.

In a groan, Takasu Shiro, who got up from a messy floor, looked at the Huaxia fighters shuttling freely in the air defense network, and couldn't help but roar in annoyance.

Tanaka Yoizo covered the wound on his forehead that kept dripping, but he was silent.

The problem of air defense of the Japanese, in fact, is not only a problem of the weapons themselves.

Even if the Japanese have a good plan, there are too many things involved in changing the caliber under the wartime military industry operating at full speed. The production of anti-aircraft guns and shells of the original caliber alone took up most of the energy of the Japanese, and the economic strength and military production system of the Japanese were not enough for them to open a set of production lines to supply the front line on the one hand, and a set of production lines to explore new products. Not to mention the intrigue between various interest groups.

Those who fanatically shouted slogans were just some brainwashed youths, and Japan's unique historical environment has created a group of old foxes in the gate. As long as we are not faced with the overall situation of life and death, it is difficult to unify the goals of various interest groups. And by the time the crisis looms, it's too late to regret it.

Takasu Shiro was only angry for a while, and he also knew that it was a lot of trouble to get the navy to agree to adopt the 37mm anti-aircraft gun based on the army. If we want to comprehensively promote the latest anti-aircraft artillery, not to mention solving those interests, it is only Japan's military industrial production capacity and economic strength that cannot afford it.

No matter how you scold, the reality is already like this, and what Takasu Shiro needs to consider is the next move of the real fleet.

Under the passive beating, the defeat is decided. Not to mention intercepting those Chinese troop carriers that are crossing, it is difficult to protect themselves now.

"Withdraw!" After pondering for a long time, Takasu Shiro finally gave the order to return to Sasebo Port. It is useless to stay again, so you can only return to the port and use the means of protection on land to resist this powerful counterattack of the Huaxia Navy together.

You must know that under the attack of the Huaxia aircraft carriers alone, their fleet has already been disgraced, and according to the information transmitted by the reconnaissance plane, there are still three battleships and a number of cruisers that have not yet been attacked with all their might, and once they hesitate a little, these fleets may be left behind by the Huaxia.

"Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood!" Tanaka Yoisan next to him also recited a Chinese aphorism in a timely manner.

"Hmm!" Takasu Shiro snorted in a long nasal voice, but from the beginning, he was full of confidence that he wanted to teach Huaxia a lesson, but he was taught a lesson by Huaxia, and the depression in his heart could not be spread. The more I thought about it, the more angry I became, and the more stuffy my heart became, stirring up a burst of pain.

"Your Excellency!" He heard an exclamation from the adjutant in his ears, and Takasu Shiro was dizzy in front of him, and he fell into darkness completely.