Chapter 29 The debut of P-38
But this time, their mission is no longer to fight with zero fighters, but to deal with several bombers. In this way, their 37mm cannon can be of great use.
At 8:10, the fleet took off one after another on several runways. First it was the Flying Snake, then the Wildcat, and finally the P-38. When Ron took off in the last P-38, it was already 8 o'clock
It's 20 minutes.
At around 8:50, all the planes had reached their predetermined positions. At this time, the Japanese fleet also appeared within Ron's field of vision.
Obviously, Ri himself also discovered them, and the Zero War began to accelerate and climb, preparing to fight. However, obviously, Ri himself had rarely seen the P-38 before, and lacked understanding of its amazing speed. In addition, the weird appearance of the P-38
, and also caused Japan to make errors when judging the distance. As a result, the close rate of the two sides exceeded the expectations of the Japanese pilots. Unprepared, a head-on confrontation with her occurred.
Even if the F4F and the machine gun are both on the wing and the bullet density is not high against the F4F, she will suffer in a zero battle. What's more, when she is caught off guard, the weapons and weapons are installed on the nose, and the bullets are dense at long distances.
The extremely high-speed P-38 is known as an aerial sniper.
When the two sides met and there were still 800 meters to go (when confronting her, due to the high-speed approach of both sides, the firing distance could be much further than when chasing), Ron opened fire, with 4 .50 machine guns and a 20mm on the nose.
The cannon spit out tongues of fire happily, turning the front windshield red.
The Zero Fighter on the opposite side obviously did not expect that the enemy could fire accurately at such a long distance, and its push movement was a little slower. The difference in this moment was the most fatal.
Ron clearly saw that the Zero Fighter was shaking in the rain of .50 machine gun bullets, and then several 20mm shells directly hit it. One of its wings was directly broken, and the propeller on the nose part also fell off.
, spinning and twisting wildly in the air. The remaining fuselage parts rolled and fell toward the sea below, surrounded by fire and thick smoke.
Even if the pilot was not killed or even injured in the hail of bullets just now, it would be difficult for him to parachute in such a plane. Besides, even if he jumped, what chance would he have of surviving if he fell into this vast sea?
Woolen cloth?
The two sides passed each other, and Ron pulled up the nose of the plane and started to climb. The same was true for other P-38s.
Since the beginning of the war, Japan itself has not encountered an aircraft that can climb as fast as Zero. Any enemy aircraft that dared to show off its climb in front of them would eventually turn into flames and fragments.
So Zero War also chose to climb vigorously.
Masao Murayama is also an old pilot. He has repeatedly turned the American and British aircraft climbing in front of him into fireballs. Therefore, he was full of confidence that he would achieve the next victory soon. But he soon discovered that these
The strange plane with two bodies was different from any enemy plane he had encountered. It hovered and climbed at the same time, looking so relaxed, no less than his own Zero Fighter (or even better than Zero Fighter).
The battle was easier, but Murayama was unwilling to admit it) After a while, the altitude rose to 5,400 meters. At this altitude, Zero Battle's engine was obviously weak. He climbed slower and slower, and became more and more weak. And the one in front of him
The twin plane didn't seem to be affected by the altitude at all. At this moment, he suddenly discovered that something seemed to be flashing at the angle where the sun was.
Lawrence stared at a Zero Fighter that was climbing crazily as the P-38 swooped over. Since he was in the direction facing away from the sun, the enemy plane could not detect him. The enemy plane was in a state of failure to climb, and was almost unable to find him.
It's like hanging in the air with a propeller. This is a completely fixed target. If he can't even hit it, Lawrence feels that he should be kicked by Hainan Airlines and sent to Army Airlines to live in trouble. (In fact, Army Airlines also promotes it this way.
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The hail of 4 .50 bullets bathed the enemy plane from head to toe. Orange flames and black smoke came out of the plane. It was obvious that the plane could not be saved.
The climbing Zero War was hit by such a round of attacks, and several planes were shot down immediately. But Murayama was still alive, and the sleep just now temporarily saved his life. He pressed the nose of the plane desperately, and the plane first turned to the right.
He deflected, then spun and fell headfirst. The action just now allowed him to avoid the flying bullets, but it also caused him to stall and enter the spiral.
Release the control stick, move the rudder to the middle, and then push the rudder and push the stick hard in the opposite direction to the rotation. But it has no effect, and the aircraft is still spinning and falling. In the process of spinning and falling, the entire
The whole situation of the air battle fell into his eyes: many planes were falling with thick smoke. One, one, and another... They were all planes of the Japanese Empire!
But Murayama had no time to mourn for others. In just a few minutes, his altitude had dropped to 2,000 meters. In front of him, the altimeter pointer was still spinning like crazy. If he could not change from the spiral,
If it goes out, he will crash on the sea.
Release the operating lever, turn the rudder to the center, and then push the rudder lever hard in the opposite direction to the rotation.
Release the operating lever, turn the rudder to the center, and then push the rudder lever hard in the opposite direction to the rotation.
Release the operating lever, turn the rudder to the center, and then push the rudder lever hard in the opposite direction to the rotation.
I don’t know how many times I did this. When the sea was getting closer and closer, even the waves on the sea could be clearly seen. With the blessing of Hachiman Bodhisattva, the plane finally came out of the spiral.
Murayama let out a long breath, stretched out his hand to wipe the big beads of sweat on his forehead, and showed a happy smile. This was also Murayama's last expression. The next moment, a string of .50 bullets entered his cockpit.
, directly tore off his skull. Bright red blood and ruddy semi-liquid brains splashed all over the cockpit cover...
Ron flew his P-38 over Murayama's plane. This was his second victory today. He already had 9 victories so far. As long as he had one more, he could be called a double ace.
It's a pity that although there are many planes in the sky now, there are none from Japan.
"No wonder the Germans can shoot down hundreds of Aces. The American Aces only have a few dozen at most. There are so many of them." Ron thought with resentment as he looked around, hoping to find one that had slipped through the net.
.At this time, in the sky, other vultures were wandering in hunger and thirst like Ron, unwilling to leave for a long time.
Just as Ron and the others were digging a big hole to bury the Zero War, "Suke the Airplane" was also driving his P-39 to attack the Type 1 Land Attack. The total number of enemy aircraft was only 6.
, but he has 15 hungry mouths here. If he doesn't do well, let alone eating meat, he might not even be able to drink the soup. So when the enemy's self-defense machine gun starts to shoot at him, in order not to
Missing the opportunity to attack, Su Ke just made a small barrel roll to dodge. He still rushed towards the enemy plane.
Now the Type 1 land attack was getting bigger and bigger in Suk's front windshield. Suk opened fire. Two .50mm guns and four 7.62mm guns on the wings spoke first. The opponent's self-defense machine gun immediately went silent. Then, right after
Just when Suk seemed to be about to mount a low-profile enemy plane, the 37mm cannon on the central axis of the propeller began to speak. One shell, just one shell, hit the wing of the enemy plane, followed by a flash of red light.
, the huge wing of the Type 1 Land Attack was broken into two parts from the middle.
Su Ke excitedly pulled up the fighter plane, preparing to find the next target. But at this time, he saw that his eyes were full of falling enemy planes with flames...
Chapter completed!