Chapter 508 Mayfly Shaking the Tree
The sunlight gradually dissipates the mist on the sea, allowing the moisture and coldness of winter to subside slightly.
The rare sunshine in winter makes people who wander on the sea all night feel the warmth, which is a valuable enjoyment.
However, for the Japanese naval soldiers on the nearly two hundred warships of the Joint Fleet, they were not in the mood to face the rare clearance.
The huge fleet has been departing for more than two hours. According to the original plan, it is almost time to come back now. However, the sky in the West is still blue and there is no sign of the carrier-based aircraft.
Everyone, including Iroku Yamamoto, had great hope for those carrier-based aircraft. At the same time, the sneak attacks were carried out at the risk of being stared at by the Chinese fleet and the air force, which made them risk a huge price to do this. Therefore, the entire joint fleet could not afford to lose.
The commander of the Joint Fleet, Iroku Yamamoto, was currently staying on the fleet flagship Yamato. He stood quietly by the window of the Yamato command tower, looking at the western sky with his eyes all the time.
The two batches of fighter jets, a total of more than 2,000 carrier-based aircraft, which is a number that all Japanese citizens can be excited about. (Fuli is wrong, I forgot to write the second batch of 600 Japanese carrier-based aircraft before.) And using the most powerful attack power of the joint fleet to face the Chinese attack fleet, although Yamamoto Izuru was full of confidence, there was still an indelible haze in his heart.
This place is not too far from the mainland of China, and there is a high possibility that there will be a group of Chinese main ships coming here around, especially Chinese submarines and fighter jets. These things have to make Yamamoto Iroku feel a headache.
Three hours is the longest period for Yamamoto Irosaki to give the joint fleet. From the launch of the attack to the end of recovery of the fighter jets, the joint fleet must not stay here for more than three hours. Once three hours pass, it must set sail immediately and head to the depths of the Pacific Ocean.
He is not a fool, and he never thought of fighting head-on with China. Without half of the opportunity and with some small information, he would never fight against the Chinese Navy.
Even if China's attack fleet was eliminated and part of China's naval power was destroyed, Yamamoto Iroku would never approach the coast of China. He did not want the fleet to consider the strength of China's shore-based fighter jets. Before there was a means to balance the strength of Chinese jet fighters, not only did he not want to approach China's coast, but the United States did not dare to approach China's coast easily.
Unless the Allies can have a new fighter that can rival the Chinese jet fighter, this situation will not change.
In fact, before sneaking into the Chinese attack fleet and avenging the Japanese army in the Philippines, the top Japanese leaders had formulated several follow-up policies. However, no matter which one, the decision to quickly leave this sea area has not changed.
Just as the joint fleet was looking forward to it, the fleet's radio communication was silent, and suddenly the sound of telegrams sounded. Everyone on the fleet headquarters on the Yamato was excited. At this time, except for the radio of the carrier-based aircraft that was still on, the other radio stations remained silent. When the green light of the radio light came on, everyone knew that this was a signal of the carrier-based aircraft coming back.
As expected.
"The carrier-based aircraft has called radio, and they have returned and will be able to reach the surrounding waters in ten minutes."
"Please wirelessly guide them and let them complete the landing work as soon as possible." Ozawa Jisaburo said excitedly. At this scene, the air strike can be said to be successful. "Order all the ground crews of the United Fleet to prepare for the landing of carrier-based aircraft and prepare to welcome the return of the imperial elite."
Yamamoto Izuru was also slightly relaxed, and continued to look at the sky in the distance, without turning his head or speaking.
In everyone's eyes, some black spots finally appeared in the distant sky. As the black spots increased, many Japanese naval soldiers began to cheer.
"It is our carrier-based aircraft that have returned. They have wiped out the Chinese fleet and returned victoriously." The Shenyan Observer, located on the fleet's watchtower, saw more and more plaster flags in the sky to the west from the Shenyan Telescope, and immediately cheered.
Then the entire fleet began to boil, and the roars were filled with long lively everywhere. The waves of cheers came one after another, forming a music to welcome victory.
However, Yamamoto Iroku on the Yamato was completely the opposite. Seeing the carrier-based aircraft getting closer and closer, his brows frowned more and more. Things were wrong. Although the fighter jets in the sky looked a lot more and more large at this moment, they were not at the same level as when they set off. The density of the aircraft was much less, and there was no momentum at all when they set off.
He did not think this was a pioneering aircraft group, because there was no need to do this when he returned. There were no new black spots in the distance. The only explanation was that the fighter jets in the sky in front of him were all the fighter jets that had returned.
At least half of the fighter jets were lost. This was the result of Yamamoto Izukui's sight. This news made him feel no joy. He did not feel sorry for those fighter jets, but for those pilots. Even after the signing of the Shanghai contract, Japan has been lying on firewood and trying to develop its military strength, and has trained a large number of fighter jet pilots.
You should know that it is not a short time to fly an aircraft and become a qualified pilot. Not to mention naval carrier-based aircraft pilots, they are all elites among the elites of the air force. Just like later generations, the Japanese Navy lost the most because of the quality of aviation pilots. As the war progressed, a large number of elite pilots were killed, which made Japan an unsustainable aviation system.
Although Japan has made great progress in this regard at this moment, especially when the Akagi and Kaga were sunk by the Chinese Navy around Shanghai, the carrier-based aircraft were also killed by the Chinese fighter jets. It stimulated the Japanese military and developed more fighter pilots. But this number was not so luxurious that it could be squandered at will, especially the naval aviation, each of which was the treasure of the Japanese Navy.
After estimating the number, half of the fighter jets were lost. The result is obvious that at least half of the pilots became deep-sea dead bones in this operation. This is not a small number, just like a dive bomber, directly equipped with a pilot and a bomb dropper.
If this air strike cannot attack the attack fleet that has subsided China, Yamamoto Iroku could announce it directly that the Japanese Navy did not make any profit in this air strike.
Now that things have come to this point, Yamamoto Iroku can only wait for these returned air force to hand over the good news.
But is there really only Japanese fighter jets in the sky? The answer is wrong.
More than 100 fighter jets of the Blue Sky Brigade are now shaking and following the clouds of 13,000 meters behind the Japanese carrier-based aircraft. This is an altitude that fighters from all countries cannot reach except for German jet fighters. It can also be said that they agree that it is the limit altitude of Chinese fighters. If they rise, it is not that the aircraft cannot stand it, but that the pilot cannot stand it. The oxygen mask cannot withstand the higher sky at all. Even German jet fighters cannot fly at such a high altitude for a long time, because it is difficult for oxygen to maintain such a high altitude for a long time. Once the pilot has a lack of oxygen, it will be a fatal danger.
The Blue Sky Brigade did not attack those carrier-based aircraft that returned to the journey. Their target was the Japanese joint fleet. In fact, they could get good honors when attacking these Japanese carrier-based aircraft, and each of them could increase the number of shots down. Each of them could approach the ace, work hard, and even a team of ace pilots could appear.
Because most of the Blue Sky Team were almost meeting the standards of ace pilots, all of these dazzling Warhawk-3 fighters shone with Venus, representing the honor of the Air Force. On a small number of fighters, the number of Venus has reached ten or even more. Especially their captain, Lan Sky's car, and the twenty-eight Venus stars on the tail of the aircraft, which are particularly dazzling.
All military merit statistics are handed over to video recording equipment. On each fighter, there are separate video recording equipment, which can record the scenes of air combat, and become the best proof of the personal honor of the Air Force pilot. This is the most common practice in the world, recording the scenes of air combat.
The Blue Sky Brigade has always been an air force brigade with high attendance rates. They have been around from the Southeast Asian War to the landing in the Philippines. And their collective honor can also rank among the top several units of the Chinese Air Force.
It’s just that today’s anger made them not in the mood to receive any so-called honors. At this moment, for all members of the Blue Sky Brigade, attacking the Japanese Combined Fleet is more important than any personal honor.
In the face of brotherhood between comrades, honor is nothing.
"Brothers, the opportunity to avenge all comrades in the attack fleet has arrived. Don't worry about those scattered return carrier-based aircraft. Our target is the large main battleship of the Japanese Combined Fleet. The first squadron is responsible for eliminating the Japanese Fleet's alert aircraft group. The other three squadrons follow me, don't save your missiles, use all the missiles as air-ship missiles, and beat the Japanese Fleet down." Seeing the shaking and visible Japanese Combined Fleet, Lan Tian roared in the brigade channel.
"Beat the Japanese to death."
At a height of 13,000 meters, the blue sky showed the numbers on the instrument panel based on its own visual measurement and wind speed, facing the Japanese Combined Fleet that was vaguely visible on the sea. When the fighter jets came to his mind that they could dive, they immediately slammed the nose. The turbofan engine sprayed out hot flames, and Blue Sky One trembled violently, diving directly from the clouds.
Other fighter jets of the Blue Sky Brigade were also behind the Blue Sky No. 1, the car of their captain Lantian, adjusted the angle, increased the horsepower, and rushed directly to the sea.
Ten thousand three thousand meters, a moment, ten thousand meters, followed by eight thousand meters. The distance was shrinking rapidly, the appearance of the joint fleet was rapidly increasing, and the appearance of the ship became clearer and clearer.
At this time, the whistling sound of diving down also attracted the attention of the United Fleet at the first time. When we saw more than one hundred black dots getting closer, the exclamation also came from the mouth of the divine eye observing hand on the observation platform.
"Air raid is a Chinese jet fighter."
The air strike was then alarmed by emergency, and the shrill alarm sounded across the ocean, shocking countless marine creatures.
At this moment, all the Japanese navy soldiers in the United Fleet showed a look of panic on their faces. Turning from joy to panic was enough in just a short moment. Their bodies and thoughts had not been completely changed, and the Chinese Air Force that was attacking was already close.
In the sky, when there were still five thousand meters away from the Combined Fleet, I saw the numbers falling rapidly on the altitude instrument. From time to time, my eyes swept the Japanese aircraft carriers, which were becoming clearer and clearer, and the long straight-through deck. The blue sky endured the body load brought by the high-speed dive and shouted: "Missile launch."
After shouting, his right hand pressed the missile launch button without hesitation. The two air-to-air missiles under the wings were treated as ground-to-ground missiles, and the white tail flames came out. With instant powerful power, the two missiles quickly distanced themselves from the fighter jets, and shot towards the Japanese joint fleet on the sea, heading straight to the Japanese aircraft carrier below the nose.
Other members of the Blue Sky Brigade pressed the missile launch button without hesitation. Their targets were like Blue Sky, and they were aircraft carriers that were becoming clearer and clearer below.
After launching the missile, all members of the Blue Sky Brigade directly pulled the trigger. Large-caliber aviation machine gun bullets ejected from the scorching shooting holes, and the two shooting holes on the nose continued to shine. When it was only three thousand meters away from the sea level, the speed was slowed down, the elevation angle was slightly raised, the angle of the aircraft's straight extension and the sea level gradually decreased, and it slowly decreased from the 70-degree angle during diving. When the aircraft was still parallel to the sea level, it was flying in the air.
You don’t need the help of a gyro optical sight, because there are attack targets everywhere below, and you don’t need to shoot too much, because the huge aircraft carrier can become attack points everywhere.
Fengshui takes turns, this is an air dance party belonging to Chinese fighter jets.
Below, the Japanese First Air Force was honored to be the target of the Blue Sky Team. In particular, the two main aircraft carriers of the First Air Force, the Kaga and Akagi. These are old enemies of China. Their predecessors have become the amusement park on the seaside of Shanghai, China. The Japanese warships that were sunk back then were salvaged and a national amusement park was built at the mouth of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. The dazzling Japanese "Kaga" and "Akagi" are also portrayed on the two aircraft carriers that have become amusement parks.
The two aircraft carriers that belong to Japan's First Air Fleet are both newly built main aircraft carriers in Japan. Since China has not rebuilt the two previous aircraft carriers and joined the navy. Japan is also in order to rectify its reputation and cleanse up the shame brought by China, so these two new main aircraft carriers have been created.
The Chimae and Kaga, which have a displacement of more than 30,000 or nearly 40,000 tons, have also gotten rid of the name of the modified aircraft carrier in the history of today's Japanese aircraft carrier. It is an improved aircraft carrier Dafeng-class built by Japan after realizing the strength of naval carrier-based aircraft. It is also Japan. It is another naval pride in Japan besides the Yamato-class battleship.
The capacity of up to 100 aircraft was all Japan's latest generation of Fierce Fighters, and as soon as they joined the navy, they were directly planned to be the first team of the First Air Fleet of the Joint Fleet and became the well-deserved main aircraft carrier.
However, these two aircraft carriers have become the mouth food of the Chinese land-based fighter war Eagle-3. First, dense air-to-air missiles attacked, and the warhead equipped with 50 kilograms hit the two aircraft carriers with the help of the earth's gravity and powerful kinetic energy.
Except for some of the deviated targets, other air-to-air missiles ordered the two aircraft carriers. The huge deck and the integrated island of the bridge and chimney are both air-to-air missiles attack targets.
A dense explosion sounded on the two aircraft carriers, and the aircraft carrier that was running at low speed quickly fell into smoke. Although the warhead with only 50 kilograms could not cause any major damage to such a large aircraft carrier, the flames of the explosion could make the aircraft carrier lose its combat effectiveness in a short period of time.
Moreover, Japan has a very bad habit. Even the Kaga and Akagi have such problems. That is, the pipelines of the aircraft carrier oil depot have very weak external protection and are at the stern of the ship in a high-risk area. Once the oil pipeline is ignited and not extinguished in time, it is an absolutely deadly time bomb.
However, the Kaga and Akagi are not in such danger now, because the air-to-air missiles basically hit a small part of the deck and bridge. They have not caused any fatal injuries to the aircraft carriers, but have caused great damage to the ground crew members who have received the order to prepare for the return of victory, and have only ignited some aviation fuel.
Of course, these are just superficial things, because at this moment, there are still many bombs placed on the deck of the Japanese Combined Fleet aircraft carrier. Once these bombs are detonated, it will also be a fatal injury to the aircraft carrier.
Next, the raging of dense cannons was like refueling on fire. The encounter between bullets and warships suddenly turned into starlight, and bursting Mars everywhere. The jingling sound of impact was like beating a drum and hitting the Japanese naval soldiers.
"Strike back, fight back. Order all the fleet's warships, turbocharged, and leave here at full speed."
At this time, amid the roar of fleet commander Izuru Yamamoto, Japan's air defense firepower began to counterattack. But they were already a beat slower, and the Chinese fighter jets had basically been adjusted. Less than fifty meters above the fleet, it was already parallel to the sea level. A low altitude passed over the fleet, bringing a strong wake, sweeping the sunrise flags on the Japanese warships.
In addition to a squadron that was still in the air fighting with carrier-based aircraft defending the Japanese fleet, the remaining fighters of the Blue Sky Brigade shuttled directly into the gaps of the Japanese fleet, leaving Japan's air defense firepower nowhere to be used.
The Blue Sky Brigade had no other worries or other concerns. It passed through the gaps between the ships between the fleets, and air-to-air missiles were roaring. Under the command of the captain Lantian, all the Blue Sky team members did not intend to climb here and become the target of Japanese air defense firepower. Instead, they looked for the target of attack in low altitude. In fact, they did not look for it specifically. As long as the warships in front of them were all targets of attack.
However, there were still many tails behind them, and these tails pose a great threat to them. However, the members of the Blue Sky Brigade did not care too much about this, because the number of tails had not reached enough to pose too much threat to them.
This is not the case with the Japanese Combined Fleet. The distance between the main battleship and the main battleship is not far away. Normally, the distance between warships must be two or three nautical miles away, but at this moment, there is no such distance in the Combined Fleet, basically five or six hundred meters. It is not the best distance during battle.
This gives China's fighter jets an opportunity to take advantage of. At such a distance from warships, those air defense weapons that can be fired horizontally do not dare to fire at will, because there is also their own warship in front of the muzzle. If they fail to hit the opponent, it is equivalent to attacking their own fleet. This is the concern of the Japanese Combined Fleet at this time.
On the Yamato, the flagship of the Joint Fleet, Yamamoto Iroji Yamamoto was already full of anger. Even when he saw that only half of the carrier-based aircraft were left, he did not have such an expression. The performance of these more than 100 fighter jets in China had completely angered him.
A stunning tree is definitely a stunning tree.
The nearly 200 warships of the entire joint fleet are all new warships launched by Japan in recent years. Such power is definitely the top three in the world, but at this moment, more than 100 Chinese fighter jets are swaying in attacking such power. This is a kind of contempt for eating fruits, and in Yamamoto Iroku's view, this is even more a great shame.
Especially when seeing the two naval newest aircraft carriers rolling at this moment, they were even more furious, wishing to catch all the pilots of these 100 Chinese jet fighters and use their own samurai swords to save them one by one.
What's even more hateful is that he didn't dare to continue to delay here at this moment. Because since Chinese fighter jets can come here, it means that there will definitely be other Chinese fighter opportunities in the future. He doesn't want to put the joint fleet in real danger because of these more than 100 fighter jets.
Of course, there is another thing that makes him feel more fortunate, that is, there seems to be no bombs on the more than 100 fighter jets in China. In this way, even if these fighters fired all the bullets of the aviation machine gun, it would be difficult to cause too much damage to the joint fleet.
That's why he ordered the fleet to set sail at full speed and leave this damn place.
Outside, more and more Japanese carrier-based aircraft are chasing behind Chinese fighter jets. When the air defense firepower is limited, it is their turn to take action. Many of them are carrier-based aircraft that have been back from raids. In terms of convenience of returning, they use the last bit of aviation fuel to eliminate these Chinese jet fighters for the fleet.
In addition, the carrier-based aircraft on other aircraft carriers of the Joint Fleet also began to take off and join this ultra-low-altitude air battle so that those carrier-based aircraft with little air fuel would land quickly.
"Hawkeye No. 17 calls the Blue Sky Brigade. Your mission has been completed. Please leave the battlefield immediately and join the tanker over coordinate XXXXXXX. You lack blockbusters to avoid unnecessary casualties. Please leave the battlefield immediately. This is an order issued by Chen Shao, the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Defense Forces of the Imperial Republic of China. The rest of the work is handed over to the brothers behind." (To be continued. Please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!)
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