Chapter 1280: Bombing
The tracer bullet pulls out two long white lines in the sky, which are very noticeable even in broad daylight. The U.S. P-36 fighter in front of www.biquge.info Pen Fun Pavilion swayed left and right, trying to dodge the bullets coming from above. However, his efforts were still in vain.
The bullet of the 12.7 mm aviation machine gun accurately entered the fuselage. The glass cockpit was shattered, and the pilot was shot on the spot. The plane, which lost control, plunged headlong into the sea.
After shooting down the U.S. fighter jet, the Imperial Navy's fighter began to pull up rapidly, preparing to return to the high ground before launching a dive attack to attack the next target. This tactic of taking advantage of the altitude and swooping down to the target below to launch an attack was a bit shameless, but it was very useful, and it was also the most common tactic used by the Imperial Air Force and Navy.
Of course, some pilots with outstanding personal skills can use dogfighting to fight the enemy. However, the vast majority of pilots are not very good at dog fighting. Taking advantage of speed to shoot down local fighters has undoubtedly become the most proficient and safest tactic for pilots.
"Oh God! Bush was shot down. A U.S. military pilot shouted. He saw with his own eyes that the fighter piloted by Bush was hit by the cannon of the Chinese's carrier-based plane, and was disintegrated in the air. In such a situation, it is too late to even skydive, and naturally it is impossible to die.
"Damn, I got bitten. The Chinese's plane was so fast that he flew behind me at once, and I couldn't react at all. One pilot yelled in horror.
"He fired, I hit." Seconds later, the pilot yelled again. But then, his voice stopped abruptly.
In the fierce battle between the two sides, the US P-36 fighter was no match for the Imperial Navy's carrier-based F9 fighters, and one US plane after another was hit. Either the pilot was killed on the spot, or the plane was destroyed or fell.
It can be said that the US military has no power to fight back at all. The Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft are much more powerful than their fighters, and the pilots are veterans of the battlefield. And most of these pilots of the US Army Air Corps are rookies. Many people joined the aero club, but they just learned how to fly. After being drafted into the army, they were sent to the battlefield after a short period of special training. For them, this is undoubtedly for them to die!
"Oh God! Those damn politicians, even if they want us to die, at least they should give us a plane with better performance. Let's fly such backward planes and fight the Chinese, this is simply murder. A U.S. pilot cursed loudly.
"Shut up! Even if you curse those politicians, you can't change the current situation. The better-performing aircraft is being tested and is not expected to be in mass production until next year. If you survive until next year, congratulations, you'll be able to fly the new aircraft. However, I regret to tell you that even our new aircraft may not be as good as the Chinese aircraft in terms of performance. Another pilot said.
"Damn! Is the scientific and technological strength of the American Republic so much worse than that of the Chinese, an upstart? ”
Many Americans have always looked down on Chinese, and even if China's industrial and military strength exceeds that of the United States, they are regarded as nouveau riche. However, the facts slapped them again and again, letting them know the gap between them and the Chinese Empire.
"Knock knock!" The 9-mm cannon in the nose of an F30 fighter of the Imperial Navy opened fire. Powerful 30mm cannon shells effortlessly punched several basketball-sized holes in the back of a U.S. P-36 fighter jet, directly destroying the fighter's structure. Subsequently, the fighter disintegrated in the air. Fortunately, the pilot parachuted in time. It's just that the place of the battle was more than twenty kilometers from Darwin. Darwin was also about to be shelled by battleship detachments of the Imperial Navy. These pilots who fell into the water, I'm afraid that no one will have the heart to rescue them at all.
"Damn Chinese, don't run, let me catch you." A U.S. P-36 fighter followed behind a fighter of the Imperial Navy in an attempt to attack.
"Da-da-da-da." The 7.62 mm aviation machine guns on the wing opened fire, and two rows of tracer catapults were fired at the fighters of the Imperial Navy. However, the vast majority of the bullets missed, failing to hit the target, and only a few bullets hit the wing of the aircraft.
However, the 7.62 mm aviation machine gun's bullets seemed to be a little too powerful, and although they left a few bullet holes in the skin of the aircraft's wings, other than that, they did not cause much damage at all.
The carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy in front, taking advantage of the speed advantage, got rid of the US fighter jet, and then launched an attack from a high dive, tearing the US fighter to pieces.
Although, the carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy wanted to fight a battle with zero casualties. But it's still their dream. While shooting down dozens of U.S. fighters, the Imperial Navy also lost several fighters. They were all bitten by US fighters in the tail while they were fighting, and they seized the opportunity to shoot them down in one fell swoop. Like, most of the pilots were okay and parachuted. After the Imperial Navy took control of this part of the sea, it was natural that it would come to their rescue.
While the fighters of the two sides were engaged in a fierce naval battle, the dive bombers and torpedo planes of the Imperial Navy, guided by the warships below, bypassed the airspace of the battle and directly pounced on the American airfields around Darwin.
"Hell, our fighters did not have carrier-based aircraft that could withstand the Chinese. Anti-aircraft guns ready to fire! The Air Force officer of the U.S. Army ordered.
At the airfields around Darwin, hundreds of bombers are still parked in hangars or runways. Once the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy launch a bombing, won't these bombers become targets?
"Attention squadrons, destroy the sinking of the Americans. Torpedo planes dropped bombs horizontally at an altitude of two thousand meters. Dive bombers attack key targets such as oil depots and ammunition depots. "The commander gave the order.
The fighters escorting the bomber group have already begun to suppress anti-aircraft fire on the ground.
"Knock knock!" The anti-aircraft guns of the US troops on the ground were firing desperately, shooting shells into the sky.
The carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy, like light swallows, easily avoided these anti-aircraft fires and launched an attack.
"Da Da Da!" Bullets from aviation machine guns strafed at anti-aircraft gun emplacements, bursting with a large number of sparks, and occasionally the sound of fragile human beings being hit by bullets.
While the fighters of the Imperial Navy were suppressing these anti-aircraft gun emplacements, the torpedo planes began to drop bombs. One bomb after another fell and exploded on the runway of the US military airfield.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Explosions rang out incessantly, and craters were blown out of the runway. If these shells are to be used again, they must be filled.
The hangar at the US airfield has also become a key bombing place for these bombers. The flimsy hangar roof was blown through by bombs. The bomb exploded after hitting the ground. The US bombers parked in the hangar were blown up one after another.
The fires were burning, and the planes were burned into piles of scrap metal in the fire.
"Woo!"
A dive bomber launched an attack on an anti-aircraft gun emplacement of the American army, dropping bombs at an altitude of about five hundred meters above the ground. A 500-kilogram aerial bomb smashed into this anti-aircraft gun emplacement. The violent explosion sounded and directly wiped out this anti-aircraft gun position. Those anti-aircraft guns were blown into parts. As for the air defense soldiers, they are even more gone.
"Boom!"
An earth-shattering explosion sounded, and the oil depot at the airport was blown up. A large amount of jet fuel exploded and then burned. The explosion was so violent that it even affected the surrounding buildings. The entire airport was on fire under the influence of the leaking fuel.
Under the attack of the carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy, several US military airfields around Darwin, as well as field airfields, were almost destroyed. The bombers were lost, and as for the fighters, in the fierce battle with the fighters of the Imperial Navy, they were almost solved.
After the departure of the carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy, the Americans could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
However, only ten minutes later, the air defense sirens sounded again.
The H8 medium bombers and H9 heavy bombers of the Imperial Air Force, escorted by fighters, visited Darwin. Eighty H8 medium bombers and eighty H9 heavy bombers flew overwhelmingly towards Darwin.
The US officers and soldiers who saw this scene could not help but be dumbfounded.
"Is this the weapon of terror produced by human industrial civilization?" An American officer muttered.
"Knock knock!"
Anti-aircraft artillery shelling began within the city of Darwin. It's just that these bombers of the Imperial Air Force stay at an altitude of more than 10,000 meters. These small-caliber anti-aircraft guns of the US army cannot threaten them at all.
"The crews prepare, descend to an altitude of eight thousand meters, and then drop bombs." The officer who led the voyage gave the order.
The group began to descend in altitude, and then the magazine opened, revealing the swarthy bombs hanging inside.
After the order to drop the bombs was given, bombs rained down on the city of Darwin. Explosions and fires rang out in the city, and buildings were destroyed. Countless people scattered and fled in the explosion. In particular, the military camps in the suburbs were the focus of bombing by the Imperial Air Force.
Each H8 medium bomber carried 3.5 tons of bombs, and each H9 medium bomber carried 8 tons of bombs. Eighty medium bombers and eighty heavy bombers dropped nine hundred and twenty tons of bombs on Darwin, almost all of Darwin was blown into a sea of fire. (To be continued.) )