811, scramble for Nagumo

Hearing the order of the deputy division commander, Sun Dezhi responded and said: "001 understands! No. 2 and No. 3 pulled up after a scissor maneuver to escort the bombers at high altitude! ”

After the order was given, Sun Dezhi immediately climbed vertically, then rolled upside down, and the flight course had been adjusted by 180 degrees, and he flew back to the direction of the aircraft carrier.

How to attack surface ships was a completely new topic for those pilots under Bai Shujie who had just acquired fighter planes. For example, aircraft carriers, many people have not seen them yet.

Although Bai Shujie mentioned the role of aircraft carriers in the last time he explained the tactics of aerial combat, it was just an imagination in his mind, and when he really had to face it in person, it was another feeling.

Just like now, Sun Dezhi led two wingmen back to the aircraft carrier Hangchicheng, only to find that the fire on the aircraft carrier had been extinguished. There are a lot of people on deck cleaning up garbage, and the aircraft carrier itself is actually going back!

It is inconceivable that the fire that did not burn the ship down.

In fact, the soldiers did not understand the structure of a large ship, nor did they understand what the damage control personnel did, let alone understand how to completely blow up a large ship.

Not to mention the fire on the deck, it is to blow up a few big holes in the hull, as long as it is not a key part, it is a big deal to kill a few people, in fact, there is no great loss to the ship itself.

In particular, the aircraft carrier Akagi, which was remodeled for the second time. The original second and third flight decks are gone, turned into hangars, and the first floor has been transformed into an all-through type, which extends to the bow and is supported by columns, which is equivalent to the Akagi aircraft carrier wearing a big iron hat.

If you want to damage the Akagi, you need a bomb that can blow through the flight deck. The 30mm guns were definitely useless, and the fire on the flight deck did not have any direct impact on the below.

Of course, the effect of Sun Dezhi's blow just now was naturally there, at least the ship island, which was the conning tower, was burned by the fire, and many communication cables were burned out, and the signal flag was also burned.

In the book, it is explained that the commander of the Little Devil's First Fleet, Nagumo Tadaichi, is on the ship. However, when Sun Dezhi and the others raided the aircraft carrier, Nagumo Tadaichi was not on the ship's island, but looked at the modified power compartment below, and discussed some technical issues with the technicians of the Sasebo shipyard.

It wasn't until Guantong shouted "the enemy plane is coming" that Nagumo Tadaichi wanted to return to his command position, but it turned out that it was a fighter plane, which was much faster than the bomber.

As soon as Guantong's words fell, the cannonballs were already beating like drums, "knocking and knocking" on the flight deck. Especially later, the cyclic explosion of eight planes finally made Nagumo Tadaichi feel the severity of the situation, so he ordered to quickly turn around and retreat.

An aircraft carrier without a frigate is the most direct target for enemy aircraft. Although there are 12 seats on the left and right sides of the ship. Type 9 anti-aircraft guns, but the enemy's three fighters swooped down along the landing axis of the flight deck, which happened to be a dead end, and most of the anti-aircraft guns could only be seen dry.

By the time all the gunners had reached their positions, the enemy planes had disappeared without looking back, and in the blink of an eye there was no trace of them, making the little devil on the ship feel like he was sleepwalking, as if he had a nightmare.

It is really difficult for a large aircraft carrier to move from a stationary state to a normal driving state. In particular, the Akagi aircraft carrier, although it can reach a speed of 31.5 knots, but it has a full load displacement of 41,300 tons, and it is really not easy for such a behemoth to run.

Sure enough, before they had run 10 nautical miles, the terrible sirens were already sounding, and then the deafening roar of the bombers was heard.

12 block eight. The Type 9 anti-aircraft guns did not need to be ordered at all, they all opened fire, forming a barrage circle over the aircraft carrier.

Eight. The caliber of the Type 9 anti-aircraft gun is 127mm, and the maximum fire height is 9439 meters, which is still okay. The fundamental problem is that the rate of fire is really miserable, and the rate at which 6 to 10 shells are fired every minute is really not good for air defense fighters.

What's even worse is that the quality of the time-delay signal tube used by the little devil's anti-aircraft artillery shells is very unreliable. Some flew out of the specified range before exploding, and some exploded as soon as they were discharged.

What the little devil gunner did not expect was that the enemy's plane did not dive at all, and directly began to drop bombs down above 3000 meters. And 12 enemy planes lined up in two columns, flying parallel to the direction of the longitudinal axis of the aircraft carrier, and the bombs were dropped like that.

In this way, the barrage formed by the explosion of the shells at an altitude of 2,400 meters cannot be functional. It was too late to make any more adjustments, because the enemy's bombs had already fallen.

It turned out that the Miaoxiangshan base received Sun Dezhi's call for reinforcements, and at the same time learned that an aircraft carrier had come to the door, and the enemy's planes flew from there, and all the pilots immediately exploded.

If an aircraft carrier is parked at the doorstep, it is equivalent to repairing the airfield at the doorstep of one's own home. Then in the future, there will be no need to do anything except 24-hour air defense! Is such a bad state tolerable or unbearable?

At this time, Bai Shujie rushed over from the Ordnance Research Institute and heard that an aircraft carrier was parked in the offshore waters to the east, so he naturally knew the danger of it.

If the enemy is not allowed to learn a terrible lesson, it is very likely that more aircraft carriers will come to show off their might in the future!

Bai Shujie wants to be an ostrich and develop desperately for a while, not to turn a blind eye to the little devil's rampant and domineering. If you let the little devils block the gate, it will be in vain.

Of course, Bai Shujie knew that the little devil navy was powerful during this period. Therefore, from the moment he decided to march into North Korea, he has been hiding in the weapons research institute to prepare. If he didn't have the slightest ability to protect himself, he wouldn't have made such a decision lightly.

Now, the little devil really dispatched an aircraft carrier, which is equivalent to moving the airfield over. It is impossible for Bai Shujie to be an ostrich, even if he wants to expose his full strength, there is no way to do it.

He didn't want to let the little devil be more vigilant in some of the usual petty fights, so as to improve the performance of his weapons, this is not his character. Bai Shujie hopes to wait for an appropriate time to give the little devil a fatal blow.

But now we must teach the little devils an unforgettable lesson, so that they will not dare to be unscrupulous in the future!

"Open the fourth ammunition depot and replace all bombers with bomb varieties!" Bai Shujie decided to break the boat: "All the bombers take off and attack the little devil's aircraft carrier!" ”

Although they made up their minds to fight to the death, there was also a rule that all of them should fly horizontally at an altitude of 3,000 meters and use horizontal bomb throwers to drop bombs. Regardless of whether it hits or not, a horizontal bombardier is used.

This is the second-generation horizontal gyroscope sight that Bai Shujie has recently improved, which is to be prepared for heavy strategic high-altitude bombers in the future, and also to prepare for the day when it can carry out carpet bombing against the enemy, and there has been no good opportunity to test it.

Today's confrontation with the enemy's aircraft carriers is just enough to test the shortcomings of the horizontal bombardier, and at the same time to train a group of skilled bombardiers.

There are two types of aerial bombs in use today:

The first is naturally the napalm used last time, but this time it is a 200-kilogram medium napalm, which must be able to create a larger explosive whirlwind.

The second type of bomb, which was the first aviation armor-piercing bomb that Bai Shujie took out to use, is one of the key subjects tested today, and it is also the accumulation of technology for future strategic bombing.

Aviation armor-piercing bombs rely on the kinetic energy and internal charge of the bomb to destroy armored targets such as solid concrete fortifications and warships. Aviation armor-piercing bombs are all using the potential energy of the weight to increase the penetrating power, under the premise of ensuring accuracy, the higher the throwing height, the better.

The hit rate of aviation armor-piercing shells depends entirely on the height at which the bomb is dropped, and has nothing to do with the bomb itself. Its hit angles are almost always applied vertically to the horizontal deck, which provides the best penetration.

Because of this, Bai Shujie ordered that the flight altitude should not be lower than 3,000 meters. The aviation armor-piercing shells used this time, each 100 kg, were too small. The key is the so-called heavy bomber of the little devil, which carries 1,000 kilograms of bomb.

If each 500-800 kg is according to Bai Shujie's original design, then it can only carry one bomb, and it will be a little difficult for both to take off. The number of such strikes at surface moving targets is too small, and no one can guarantee that it will be thrown on the deck of an aircraft carrier, which is simply unreliable.

With the use of small bombs, there are more of them, and the result is naturally okay! 12 aircraft flew over the aircraft carrier and already hit two armor-piercing shells!

The navigator has already found three black holes in the flight deck with a telescope, and at the same time, smoke is coming out of the second floor, indicating that it has indeed hit!

If it works, it can inspire strong self-confidence in the fighters. The bombing formation drew an arc and had already raised the flight altitude to 4500 meters.

This sudden change made the anti-aircraft guns on the Akagi aircraft carrier miss again. Because their delay signal tube was adjusted to 3,000 meters barrage, the enemy plane flew above 4,500 meters.

This kind of level-flying bombing tactics was specially explained by Bai Shujie. The little devil's anti-aircraft shells, there are only two kinds, Bai Shujie knows it.

The two sides battled their wits and courage, and 12 bombers flew over the aircraft carrier again, this time dropping 24 aerial bombs, that is, two bombs dropped by each bomber.

This time it was a new type of ammunition that fell, armor-piercing incendiary bombs. Weighing 200 kilograms, the armor-piercing bullet is wrapped in the latest napalm of the 120 kilogram class, and the concentration density is three times that of the original.

"Hit! Hit! Almost all the navigators shouted excitedly on the walkie-talkie: "7 hits, the little devil's warship is completely on fire, and the second layer is completely on fire!" ”

Xu Shijie, the deputy division commander who led the bombing, was also very excited, and immediately shouted into the microphone: "Return immediately, and throw another round by the way!" ”

As soon as the third batch of bombs fell, Sun Dezhi, the squadron leader of the Flying Dragon fighter squadron who was on guard at the periphery of the high altitude, suddenly shouted: "The bombing formation has accelerated its return, and the enemy has dispatched a large number of fighters to fly over, and the preliminary estimate is that there are more than ten fighters!" No. 1 and No. 2 keep their positions, catch up with Lao Tzu, and give the little devil a little color! ”

It turned out that Nagumo Tadaichi sent a telegram to his immediate boss, Yamamoto Isoroku, when his ship was attacked in the first round.

To tell the truth, in the past half a year, it has become a norm for major generals, lieutenant generals, and generals of the empire to be killed. When Yamamoto received the telegram, he immediately suspected that someone had leaked the secret, revealing the news of Vice Admiral Nagumo Tadaichi on the ship!

"The enemy has a targeted attack on the aircraft carrier Akagi, and it must be aimed at Vice Admiral Nagumo Tadaichi!" Yamamoto Fifty-six was annoyed and angry: "Damn political enemies! Damn spies! It's all dead, it's dead, it's dead! ”

Anger is not the main task now, rescuing the aircraft carrier Akagi, which has no frigate air defense, and rescuing Vice Admiral Nagumo back, this is the most important big problem!

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.