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    After receiving Yamamoto's telegram, Yamaguchi Tawen made up his mind to devote all his strength to counterattack.  The losses in the night were too great, and the country needed to replenish North Korea, so after some intense planning, he finally managed to get seven Type 97 heavy bombers, five Mitsubishi Type 96 army attack aircraft, nine Type 97 ship attack aircraft and 11  The ninety-nine ships were bombed, and the eight ninety-seven watercraft that had escaped the bombing were even mounted with bombs and torpedoes and sent out. Finally, sixteen shipborne bombings and ship attacks from the two aircraft carriers were added to form a five-plane  Attack fleet of sixteen aircraft.  After solving the attack, the escort gave him another headache.  After repeated consideration and leaving forty-seven Zero Fighters and twelve Army Falcon fighter jets, the remaining thirty-three fighter jets, including the Navy's retired Type 96 carrier-based fighter jets, were sent to escort.  At the same time, he also ordered Furutaka to lead 13 destroyers to move towards Miyako Island to see if there was any chance of conducting a torpedo attack.  They also ordered all submarines in the Ryukyu waters, the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea to attack all Chinese ships they saw.

    Yamamoto Isoroku did not forget to stir up chaos in the north, causing him to not pay attention to the 15th Fleet secretly mobilized by the Republic of China Navy, so he strictly ordered the Sixth Fleet to continue to reduce the encirclement, and must completely annihilate the 15th Fleet to ensure the safety of the northern waterway.

    At 10:30 in the morning, after Yamaguchi saw off the attack fleet, he accepted Shibata Takeo's suggestion to let the Army Air Force's Hayabusa expand the reconnaissance circle southward, and at 11 o'clock, another twelve Zero Fighters took off.  At this time, the first dive squadron led by Lei Shaobao was less than 100 kilometers away from Kerama.  Looking at the emerald green islands in the distance, he lifted the radio silence: "The crow calls the hawk, the crow calls the hawk, spread out to expand the search area."

    The Type 37 Yasha dive bomber is similar to the Air Force Ghost Vehicle, but the former is a larger two-seater.  The engine is Meteor Company's Comet V, which benefited from the standardization concept proposed by Yang Qiu more than ten years ago.  The engine interface is the same as that of the Airbus twin Mustangs, 50% of the parts are interchangeable, and the maximum output is 1950 horsepower.  By reducing the wing load, the speed is increased to 470 kilometers per hour, and the maximum range is 2,100 kilometers. It can mount an 800 kilogram bomb without modification, and there are four 7.62mm self-defense machine guns at the front and rear.  In terms of paper capabilities, the Yasha is already one of the best carrier-based dive bombers in the world, but its self-defense capabilities are poor.  Especially after the 500kg aerial bomb was mounted, the speed and maneuverability dropped significantly, so Lei Shaobao handed over the search task to the escorting fighter squadron.

    After getting the order.  The six Lightnings immediately accelerated towards the Kerama Sea in a two-plane formation, while the remaining six quickly climbed to an altitude of six thousand meters.  This is done to ensure that if a fish that slips through the trap approaches, it can quickly swoop in and attack.  From this small tactic, we can see that HNA and the Air Force are actually very different. This is one of the reasons why HNA does not like to cooperate with the Air Force.  Searching fighters left shortly after.  Lei Shaobao found six black spots in the northeast approaching quickly: "Two o'clock position! Target six! Follow me to the west to avoid."

    After discovering the enemy plane, the six Lightnings at high altitude screamed and swooped down like sharks smelling blood.  "Don't show off fighting, use climbs and dives more!" Although the Chinese and Japanese naval aviation forces have never fought, there is a lot of information about Japanese fighter jets. Therefore, Lei Shaobao led the squadron to avoid the East China Sea while reminding the fighter jets not to fight with previous fighters.  Use flexible and powerful Japanese aircraft to engage in conventional melee combat.  After one year of actual combat testing in Northwest China.  Whether it is thunder or lightning, it has been improved many times. I dare not say that it surpasses the template f8f, at least it will not be much worse.  So Lightning immediately gave up the idea of ??performing maneuverability.  Use the energy tactic of high-speed dive and one-shot escape discovered by Northwest.

    What attacked were six Japanese Army Ki-43 Falcon fighter jets.  Because the tactical thinking is still based on the air combat in the European War, the Falcon fighter is light in weight and has a long range, and its horizontal hovering ability is excellent, but its protection and vertical maneuvering capabilities are very poor.  The Army is actually not satisfied with the Falcon.  However, due to the need to share the Zero War with the Navy, production was insufficient.  That¡¯s why I decided to purchase the Falcon.  Seeing the swooping Lightning, the Japanese pilots immediately used their hovering capabilities to try to avoid the dive, but the Lightning's diving speed was extremely fast. The two leading planes plunged more than 2,000 meters in just ten seconds, and were still behind the two Falcons.  Level off and complete the turn quickly.  Unlike the Thunderbolt, which uses two 25mm machine guns and four 12.7mm machine guns, the Lightning has six 12.7mm machine guns, two on the nose and four on the wings, giving it very strong firepower.  The two Falcons whose tails were bitten tried to use their excellent circling ability to evade to the left, but were intercepted by their wingmen.  The 12.7mm semi-armor-piercing incendiary bomb quickly chewed up the wing of the first Falcon, and the aircraft plunged into the sea with black smoke.  The other Falcon also failed to escape the pursuit of the lead aircraft, and its cockpit was directly smashed after three strafes.

    Two were shot down as soon as they made contact, and the target dive bombers stayed far away in evasive flight.  According to normal tactics, the remaining four Falcons should have retreated and reorganized immediately, but even Lei Shaobao admired the stubbornness of the Japanese pilot and still did not give up the opportunity to rush towards him.  However, Lightning, who had just started to fight, allowed the opponent to break through so easily, and stopped the remaining four with extremely fierce breakaway tactics.  But Hayashiki¡¯s efforts didn¡¯t matter either.In vain, before Lei Shaobao could find the exact location of the aircraft carrier, more than a dozen Zero Fighters took advantage of the opportunity of being restrained by the escort fighter jets and quickly rushed over from the direction of Ryukyu.

    ?Compared to Falcon, Zero War is faster and much more difficult to deal with.  Fortunately, the twelve Lightnings escorting the Sichuan dive squadron learned the news and came quickly to stop the enemy.  Suddenly, dozens of fighter planes were flying up and down above the sea and sky, and a series of them cut through the void.  Seeing that there were more and more Japanese planes, but the aircraft carrier had not been found yet, Lei Shaobao, who had a hot temper, wished he could not implement the second plan and dropped bombs at Naha Port.  Just when he was most anxious, the signal finally came, and a team of searching Lightning discovered two aircraft carriers and two battleships that were quickly evading northward in the Yuchi Inland Sea.

    "Damn, this guy must be a rat!" Lei Shaobao took the map from the navigator and cursed after finding the Yuchi Inland Sea.  I don¡¯t blame him, the environment in the Yuchi Inland Sea is really special.  Located on the north side of the Yaedake Peninsula that protrudes into the East China Sea, there are two blocks of Kouri Island and Yagaji Island blocking the view at the exit of the bay.  The most important thing is that this bay is narrow and shallow, so the previous reconnaissance planes never thought that Yamaguchi Dawen would dare to bring four deep-draft warships into it.

    "Follow me, maintain an altitude of 2,000 meters, and pay attention to enemy aircraft and ground anti-aircraft guns." Lei Shaobao threw away the map and increased the accelerator, and Yaksha immediately rushed north.  To save time.  He decided to cross directly from the peninsula.  "Enemy plane, ten o'clock position!" Just as they approached the peninsula, more than a dozen Zero Fighters pounced from the direction of Ie Island.  Since most of the escorting Lightnings had not yet caught up, the rear-seat navigator immediately opened fire with twin machine guns.  However, the self-defense machine guns were of little use against the Zero Fighters, so several Zero Fighters quickly broke through the formation.

    "Chen Biao was hit!"

    "careful!"

    In order to protect the aircraft carrier, Japanese pilots went on a rampage like crazy, and three Yashas were shot down within a short distance of thirty kilometers.  Even Lei Shaobao, who usually chirped, became anxious. When he saw a Zero Fighter approaching, he quickly avoided it with a flick of the operating stick.  At the same time, he reminded his comrades loudly: "Keep the formation! Don't be scattered!" Seeing more and more enemy planes, the six Lightnings that had just been scouting finally arrived in time. The Eagle Squadron, with high morale, worked hard and used tactics and performance to shoot down several aircraft in a row.  After the zero battle, a passage was finally opened.

    "I saw it. I saw it!"

    The rear seat navigator pointed to the left and shouted a reminder.  Looking from the cockpit, two Japanese aircraft carriers were speeding north along the coast under the protection of the battleships Matsushima, Itsukushima and seven or eight destroyers.  Dense shells began to fly towards the island and the sea at the same time, and hundreds of brown explosive fireballs suddenly appeared in the blue sky.  Seeing the aircraft carrier, the Crow Squadron quickly changed from a double herringbone formation to a single column, as if they were on fire. One after another, they rushed towards the enemy ships through the gaps torn by lightning.  "I'll come first. Cover me!" Lei Shaobao had just arranged the bombing sequence. After the two Yashas in the front simply rolled to adapt, they dived one after another towards the leading Fengxiang.

    "Left full rudder, snake maneuver to evade! Concentrate firepower!" He saw two Yashas rushing towards him.  The Fengxiang immediately turned right, and the surrounding escort ships also concentrated all their firepower.  Yasha, who was fighting for the first time, was obviously inexperienced and was forced by artillery fire to drop the bomb before reaching the optimal distance.  The bomb landed on the left side of the Fengxiang, causing two water jets but causing no damage.  Lei Shaobao secretly cried out that it was a pity.  After all, not everyone has the opportunity to go to the northwest for actual combat.  So he immediately shouted: "I'll do it!" Pushing the joystick, he led the wingman at a 70-degree angle.  It drew an arc and roared towards the center of the Fengxiang's large deck.

    Amidst the violent roar of the engine, Yasha's speed has reached 720 kilometers. The overload of more than 7 g pressed Lei Shaobao to the seat. Adrenaline was secreted violently, deeply stimulating every nerve.  An ordinary person would have screamed in horror, but he especially liked the feeling of plummeting thousands of miles and swooping down in the air.  In his words, this is more exciting than conquering the most beautiful woman.  In order to lower the altitude to ensure a hit, he even secretly turned off the automatic recovery device in violation of regulations.  The deck in his pupils expanded rapidly, and the dark red light from the anti-air fire hit his face. Broken shrapnel passed around the fighter plane. With his excellent physical fitness, the dizziness effect of the dive did not appear on him.  When the navigator behind him was afraid that this man would get too excited and shouted the countdown from 500 meters to 50 meters, the fuselage suddenly trembled.

    The moment the 500-kilogram aviation armor-piercing bomb detached from the pylon, Lei Shaobao jerked the operating lever, and with the help of honeycomb speed brakes and flaps, it passed by the Fengxiang ship island at high speed, and then pulled up from the bow of the ship.  With a sound that could not be heard in the cabin, the bomb penetrated the deck ten meters behind the central elevator, and penetrated five decks into the power cabin before exploding.  The 120 kilograms of TNT and aluminum-magnesium mixed explosives were incredibly powerful. When Lei Shaobao turned around to look, a black-red fireball mixed with a large number of wood chips (the deck was made of wood) was rising into the sky.  The shock wave swept away the thirty-meter-long deck, revealing a huge, smoking??Black hole.  Flames also violently overflowed from the lower deck. Looking down from the sky, the Fengxiang looked like a giant fire-breathing beast, but it was dying.

    The captain's hit boosted everyone's morale, and one Yasha after another aimed at their target and swooped down.  A moment later, the dive squadron of the Sichuan came after hearing the news and joined the battle.  But what made Lei Shaobao angry was that after dozens of bombs were dropped, in addition to the Phoenix's paralyzed deck and tilt, the Songdao, Itsukushima and Zuiho were still sailing.  In particular, Itsukushima was able to maintain a high speed of 24 knots after taking three bombs, and Zuiho also maintained a speed of more than ten knots.  "Fuck you! Is the intelligence accurate? Is it a damn super battleship, or a lightly modified aircraft carrier and a classic ship from the European war!" Lei Shaobao's veins popped out all over his body. He was so frightened that his comrades behind him quickly tried to persuade him, for fear that he would  In a moment of excitement, he set up his plane and crashed into it.

    "Do you want to hit him? I'll wait for you for a few minutes." Before Captain Lei's fire was extinguished, another joking sound came from the earphones.  "Liu Yu. You bastard! Don't be happy, it's because we are inexperienced." Lei Shaobao's neck became thick with anger. He looked at the formation of torpedo planes flying from below, and his fingers feinted on the machine gun trigger.  Two times, I wish I could shake my hands and shoot down Liu Yu with a shuttle.

    He is right, lack of experience is indeed the main problem.  Although many pilots have gone to the northwest for training, land targets and high-speed maneuvering and evading ships at sea are completely different.  Moreover, it was the first time for everyone to participate in actual combat, so they were inevitably nervous, not to mention the low hit rate.  It's also bad luck, and it's not harmful to the hit part.  "I said, the solution to the battle is torpedoes!" Liu Yu didn't care about him. After coldly saying a word, he immediately started a torpedo attack.  Seeing that he was aiming at a serious deceleration.  Ruifeng was almost a living target, and Lei Shaobao's eyes went dark: "Liu Yu, you are so shameless!"

    Liu Yu lowered his eyelids and ignored Lei Shaobao.  He is not a fool. Even if Itsukushima escapes, it will only be an outdated Tireless-class battlecruiser, and it is impossible for the Japanese Navy to continue to waste money on refitting it.  Zuiho is different.  Previous naval battles have proven that aircraft carriers are destined to replace battleships and become the new overlord of the sea. When the Hosho cannot move, the Zuiho aircraft carrier that can still move is of course the first target.

    After lowering to 300 meters.  Liu Yu pointed the nose of the aircraft at the port side of the Zuifeng, which was ten kilometers away.  The Zuiho's anti-aircraft firepower is much better than that of the Hosho. It has eight single-mounted 127mm high-level and flat dual-purpose naval guns and eight 25mm rapid-fire guns.  But because the dive bombers were still coming down, the eight 127mm anti-aircraft guns were all pointed at the sky at the moment. On the contrary, the destroyer Yukikaze following behind was like a loyal guard.  Move all anti-aircraft firepower over.  Liu Yu had no time to control the destroyer, and kept gently swinging its wings to avoid the gunfire.  Calculate the optimal distance using the transparent scale on the hatch cover.

    The Osprey is equipped with the Navy's main fish type 7 aviation torpedo, nicknamed "Ji Ge".  It is four meters long, 550 mm in diameter, weighs 1,100 kg, has a range of 42 knots/2,000 meters, and a maximum range of 33 knots/5,000 meters.  The warhead weighs 250 kilograms and is filled with 170 kilograms of Octogen explosive.  More than a ton of torpedoes turned the Osprey into a bulky gannet. Fortunately, the Japanese ship's anti-aircraft firepower was very poor, so Liu Yu rushed to a distance of 1,300 meters before pressing the launch button with his wingman.  After the torpedo was detached, the Osprey suddenly rose up lightly. You could see through the cockpit that the two "Jiggo"s pulled out long white lines and rushed straight towards the Zuiho, which was only 12 knots.

    ¡°Torpedo found!¡± The observer responsible for observing on the side pointed at the mine mark and pointed at the microphone and shouted in horror.  "Evasive action, full left rudder!" The iron-green Yamaguchi shouted hoarsely and gave the order to turn sharply to evade.  He knew that if he did not avoid the torpedoes, the fleet would probably end up here today.  "Full rudder left!" The helmsman was dripping with sweat and repeated the order loudly while turning the rudder desperately.  But at this time, the power of the Zuiho was severely reduced, and the originally nimble aircraft carrier became stiff and sluggish. Only after avoiding the first torpedo, the second speeding "Ji Ge" hit the port side of the ship island.

    Although the torpedo warhead is lighter than an aerial bomb, the squeezing effect after the underwater explosion increases the power of the explosion.  boom!  With a loud noise, a huge water column immediately rose up from the port side of the Zuiho, and then the entire warship was pushed several meters to the right by the sea water.

    "Report a loss."

    "Power cabin, report the situation."

    "Start the water pump."

    Zuiho, which had received the first torpedo, was in chaos. While the officers and sailors were busy plugging the leak, two more Yasha dive bombers and six Ospreys rushed from the left and right sides and overhead.  This scene made Yamaguchi Duowen close his eyes in despair. Now his only hope is that Yamamoto Isoroku's counterattack will be effective, and the sinking of two Sichuan ships will be considered his revenge.  "Boom, boom, boom" After eating several bombs and torpedoes, the 14,200-ton Zuiho made a heart-wrenching creaking sound. The port side, the heaviest ship in the world, quickly took on water and sank, causing the deck to sink.  sailors fell into the water one after another.  Yamaguchi Tawen originally wanted to die with the ship, but was forcibly dragged away by several officers.Get a life back.

    At the same time that the Zuiho was hit, the Hosho, which had been the most seriously injured before, was also hit by two torpedoes and sank.  The Itsukushima, which Lei Shaobao hated, also suffered four more torpedoes and three bombs. Finally, it could no longer run and began to circle on the sea.  The Songdao was the worst. Not to mention nine "Jinggang" missiles, three of them actually hit the starboard side of the No. 1 turret on the bow of the ship. The hull was broken directly from here, and the first one disappeared into the sea.

    The fireballs that exploded one after another made him feel unhappy, leaving the observing Lei Shaobao to raise his eyelids.  He originally wanted to argue with Liu Yu because he felt that if the dive bombers hadn't interfered and destroyed a lot of anti-aircraft firepower, the torpedo planes would not have gone so smoothly. But just as he was about to speak, he saw two Zero Fighters appearing on Liu Yu's left, and he immediately forgot about it.  Poor talker, he quickly straightened his back and shouted: "Liu Yu, watch your left side!"

    Liu Yu was also startled by the two zero planes with red eyes that were rushing towards him. Seeing that he was unable to dodge, four beautiful Tianquan aircraft with eagle head logos painted on their wings rushed down from high altitude to stop the zero aircraft.  war.

    The two Jianba Tianquan squadrons of the Air Force finally arrived.

    Watching the swarming Tianquan join the battle circle and join the lightning to hunt down the remaining zero battles and falcons, Liu Yu and Lei Shaobao looked at each other from a distance, and at the same time chose to speed up their return to meet the new mission.
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