Film and Television Beacon Fire: I Have an Equipment Column

Chapter 375 Strong Wind ()

Since the Chinese Air Force's aircraft formation flew over Shanghai Beach, the originally manic raindrops suddenly stopped.

Suddenly, the sky washed by the heavy rain became pure and ethereal, and the originally hazy vision became extremely clear and wide.

It was as if God had specially cleared such a large area of ​​clear sky to serve as a performance stage for both sides in order to be able to see this battle clearly.

As the heavy rain subsided, large crowds of people appeared on the roofs of buildings in Shanghai's French Concession, British and American Concession, and Chinese Concession.

Everyone was taking advantage of this rare opportunity, either taking out various types of telescopes, or using their own eyes to carefully observe the air-to-ground battle that was going on in the Japanese Concession.

As for the rooftop of the International Hotel, which has the best view, many observers and reporters have also moved from the north to the east of the rooftop.

Considering that people on the rooftop come early in the morning, many of them may not have had breakfast yet. So when the rain stopped, the manager of the International Hotel arranged for drinks and various meals to be delivered to the rooftop.

For an observation seat on the rooftop, everyone present paid hundreds of dollars in ticket prices. Naturally, the International Hotel would not ruin its reputation for such a short meal service.

In addition to these free meals, some waiters began to promote ordering services.

After hearing what Inoue Narumi said, Hase Aokawa also cast his sights on the eastern sky.

"Baga, let all the planes take off for me to fight the enemy! What did these bastards tell me about the weather conditions being too bad to take off?
Even Chinese planes can take off, but they can't? Is this the elite of our Japanese Empire? "

In particular, the Chinese Air Defense Force still braved heavy rain and shot down the aircraft under extremely poor visual conditions.

Some military observation representatives from countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, and France were also happy to order an exquisite meal and pair it with red wine, enjoying life while observing the fierce battle in the distance.

This seems a bit stretched.

The air defense fire network on land effectively blocked the approach and maneuver of Chinese aircraft. The maneuvering cooperation between the air defense team on the warship and the ship can also be said to be satisfactory and the effect is remarkable.

Immediately afterwards, the anti-aircraft firepower team quickly took position and began to fire a dense network of firepower at the Chinese aircraft in the sky.

As a result, except for some ground targets, Chinese Air Force aircraft have never been able to break through the blockage of anti-aircraft fire and cause effective damage to Japanese warships.

After watching it, the military observers from various countries on the rooftop felt that even if they were replaced by air defense troops from their own camp, they would probably perform like this, which is pretty much the same.

Among the crowd on the roof, only the observers and reporters from China and Japan were not interested in eating. They were staring intently at the scene to the east, unwilling to miss any scene.

Inoue Narumi shook her head and said:
"Your Excellency, Commander, all the seaplanes in the fleet have been arranged to take off, and the six Type 96 fighter jets in the Grand Textile Factory are also preparing to take off. These forces are enough to defeat the chaotic Chinese Air Force above our heads. repulsed.

Comparing people with others will lead to death, and comparing goods with goods will lead to throwing away.

Inoue Narumi offered words of persuasion.

If the planes on the "Feng Xiang" were rashly ordered to take off to join the battle, I'm afraid the losses would become uncontrollable. "

Thanks to the excellent field of vision, everyone can clearly see the panoramic view of the battle on the land and water battlefield, which is more than ten kilometers long from Waibaidu Bridge to Gongda Cotton Mill.

Hase Qingchuan knows very well that the air defense forces alone cannot truly eliminate the Chinese Air Force overhead. The best way to deal with the Air Force is the Air Force. This is the unanimous consensus of generals from all countries.

After taking two deep breaths, Hase Qingchuan changed his words coldly:
"Inform the water reconnaissance troops that if they can't fight off ten Chinese Air Force planes, they won't come to see me."

"Hey!"

When I think of the brilliant performance of the Chinese air defense force in shooting down two Japanese reconnaissance planes at the beginning of the war, and now that the Japanese army has such abundant air defense capabilities, it takes a long time to even defeat a Chinese Air Force aircraft. The plane can't even be shot down.

Anti-aircraft defense, anti-aircraft defense, nine out of ten defenses.

Yangshupu, Gongda Cotton Mill.

But truth is truth, as the saying goes, be afraid of comparison in everything.

It happened that at this time, the Chinese Air Force actually participated in the war. In comparison, the Japanese Naval Aviation Force was obviously more than inferior.

So much so that the naval aviation unit of the Third Fleet is now disrupted by the typhoon and unable to participate in the battle.

This was something that a proud militarist, Hase Aokawa, could not tolerate.

The newly built warehouses and factories in the factory area are extremely tall, and the doors are also extremely wide, enough to accommodate airplanes.

As an old Japanese-owned enterprise that has existed in Shanghai for more than ten years, Gongda Cotton Mill had undergone certain military basic transformations long before the "December 128 Incident".

Seeing that his group was about to put on clown masks and become the object of everyone's fun, the Japanese observer who spoke at the beginning said harshly to his subordinates:
"Inform the people in the Navy and ask them to at least shoot down three Chinese Air Force planes for me. Otherwise, I will publish their ugly behavior in the "Kyoto Daily News" so that the whole country can appreciate the Empire of Japan. The Navy’s ‘heroic appearance’!”

In the combat command room of the "Izumo", Hase Aokawa roared and issued combat orders.

Even before the war began, the Japanese naval aviation force secretly hid six Type 96 fighter jets in factory warehouses as a precaution.

In recent years, the Open University Cotton Mill has expanded significantly under the instruction of the Japanese government and built a wide cement road hundreds of meters long in the factory area.

With just a little tidying up, it can be transformed directly into an airport runway.

Before the war began, in order to prevent aircraft carriers with relatively poor maneuverability from being targeted by the Chinese Air Force, Hase Aokawa specially arranged the "Fengxiang" and its troops to the coastal areas of the Yangtze River Estuary.

In this era of aircraft sightings, the role of air defense forces is more to block raids and prevent enemy air power from causing damage to our own key targets, rather than to shoot down aircraft.

At the end of the sky, there is still a gloomy scene.

"Hi."

To be fair, as far as many observers have seen, in terms of the air defense performance of the Japanese troops stationed in Shanghai, the Japanese air defense forces have done very well.

"Do you want those flies to continue hovering and making noise above our heads like they are now?"

It has to be said that the quality of the Japanese army during this period was still very high. Although the Chinese Air Force's attack came very suddenly, after discovering the aircraft in the sky, the Japanese ground troops and the air patrols on the warships quickly launched the air attack. alarm.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the storm conditions in the outer sea are still very fierce. Under such circumstances, it is very dangerous for aircraft carrier aircraft to take off for combat."

As a result, the observers from various countries present looked at the Japanese observers with amusement.

Inside a temporary hangar converted from a warehouse.

The squadron leader of this naval aviation squadron, Satomi Saburo, said loudly to the pilots of his squadron:

"Gentlemen, what are we? Naval pilots of the Empire of Japan! We are the elite of the elite, and now is the time for us to show our strength.

Let us use our strength to educate those Chinese pilots who have just learned how to start, what is air combat! "

"Hey!"

"This time, we will shoot down all the Chinese planes in the sky. We will prevent them from appearing above our heads again. We will secure China's airspace for the Empire of Japan and His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Secure China's airspace!"

"Gentlemen, let us begin!"

The fierce anti-aircraft artillery outside could not even cover up the fanatical shouts of the Japanese pilots in the warehouse for a while. In the sky, there is a Northrop 904EC bomber numbered 2.

Pilot Shen Chonghui asked Chen Xichun, the lookout and bombardier in the back seat:

"Xichun, is the height high enough? Do you want to lower it a little more?"

Chen Xichun, who was in the back seat, looked at the aircraft that was shaking crazily and the anti-aircraft shells that were exploding like fireworks outside. He took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said calmly:
"That's enough, just keep it like this."

"Okay, you still don't know my skills? I'm very good at it."

Under Shen Chonghui's operation, the light bomber began to fly towards the sky above the Open University Cotton Factory at a stable speed and direction.

Chen Xichun, who was in the back seat, felt the speed of the plane and deeply admired Shen Chonghui's driving skills.

You must know that although the rain has stopped temporarily, there are still strong winds blowing in the sky. Being able to fly stably in such strong winds requires extremely rich driving experience.

Not to mention, Shen Chonghui was flying such a Northrop 2EC bomber.

This model was originally an eight-seat small passenger aircraft developed by Northrop Company. However, due to inadequate safety performance, it had to be converted into a cargo aircraft.

But even so, due to the extremely high failure rate, no one in the United States was willing to buy this aircraft. In the end, it was purchased by the government for use as a bomber due to its low price.

As a non-professional bomber, the Northrop 2EC bomber does not have a special bomb hook, and the bombing method can only be horizontal bombing.

It cannot dive and drop bombs like the Hawker III aircraft.

Coupled with the machine sighting system installed later, this bomber's accuracy is impressive. It can only deal with some fixed ground targets, but it will be very weak against moving targets such as warships.

Originally, according to Shen Chonghui's driving skills, he could be upgraded to become a new batch of Hawker III fighter pilots. However, in order to take care of Chen Xichun, his long-time partner and junior, Shen Chonghui still did not leave their crew and chose to continue flying this problem. Lots of bombers.

At this moment, in the back seat of a Northrop bomber flying amid strong winds and barrage, Chen Xichun tried hard to suppress all distracting thoughts and stared at the sighting instrument carefully.

In his mind, various data such as wind speed, wind direction, aircraft flight speed, target distance, etc. flew by quickly, and were processed and calculated uniformly.

He carefully turned the aim of the sight, and even breathed a lot lighter.

Soon, the Grand Textile Factory on the ground gradually entered the scope of the sight.

The sky was clear, the ground was clean, and Chen Xichun's aiming vision was very good.

At the same time, the Japanese air defense forces at the Gongda Cotton Mill on the ground also noticed the plane approaching them. Several anti-aircraft guns quickly adjusted their direction and aimed at Shen Chonghui's plane.

The huge machine aim of the anti-aircraft gun firmly locked the aircraft in the sky.

"Boom boom boom"

A dense barrage of machine-gun barrages poured into the sky.

However, due to the strong winds in the sky, the ballistic estimates of the ground air defense forces were deviated, causing these barrages to fail to hit or block Shen Chonghui's aircraft.

At this time, the Open University Cotton Factory had completely entered Chen Xichun's crosshairs.

He decisively opened the magazine door.

"Hey~"

Intensive whistles fell from the sky, and bombs roared and hit the factories, buildings, defensive positions and other places of the Open University Cotton Mill.

A Type 96 fighter jet that was on the runway before it had time to take off was directly hit in the cockpit. The pilot and the aircraft exploded.

"Okay! I knew you could do it, Xichun!"

Shen Chonghui also observed the results of the bombing from the driver's seat, and he shouted happily.

"Fly one more round and drop the remaining bombs on it."

"Okay, it's on me."

Shen Chonghui excitedly operated the bomber, preparing to make a maneuver.

At this moment, Chen Xichun suddenly found a special target in the scope.

The large size, thick and long naval guns, and three huge chimney pillars are clearly the flagship "Izumo" of the Japanese Third Fleet.

"Brother Shen, slow down and fly smoothly, there is a big guy in front of you."

"it is good."

Shen Chonghui didn't ask too many questions and just followed Chen Xichun's request and returned to a stable flying posture.

With the previous bombing as a reference, Chen Xichun became more confident in his aim this time. After adjusting the sight, he patiently waited for the plane to fly over the "Izumo".

It seems that Shen Chonghui's bomber did not see the intention of diving. The air defense fire team attached to the "Izumo" did not pay too much attention to it, but concentrated on dealing with those who tried to get close to the "Izumo". "No. 1" on top of a Hawker III fighter jet that dived and dropped bombs.

Shen Chonghui and the two in the sky did not expect that this time the approach would be so smooth.

But when the "Izumo" entered the target range, Chen Xichun's hand did not hesitate at all.

"Hey~"

Intensive whistles sounded again, and by this time the "Izumo" had no time to make evasive actions.

"Boom boom boom"

Intensive explosions exploded throughout the hull of the "Izumo" and on the surrounding water, startling Hase Aokawa and others in the combat command room.

"Bagya Road! Inform the flying troops that if they don't shoot down that damn bomber for me, they will commit seppuku and commit suicide!"

After the explosion subsided, Hase Aokawa almost burst into anger on the spot when he looked at the "Izumo" which was covered in black smoke but not seriously damaged.

The Northrop 2EC bomber has a limited bomb load. This time Shen Chonghui and the others did not carry any large bombs. When they hit the steel hull of the "Izumo", the effect was actually not great.

Although the bombing by Shen Chonghui and Chen Xichun was not very lethal, it was extremely insulting.

As the flagship of the Third Fleet, the "Izumo" is related to the face of the entire Third Fleet. Now it was bombed by the Chinese Air Force, and it was bombed by horizontal bombing.

This is simply a disgrace.

Driven by the "shame" culture, the anti-aircraft fire team on the "Izumo" was like a small universe exploding, frantically attacking any aircraft in the sky that dared to approach.

In such a high-intensity battle, no one noticed that a small piece of shrapnel fell into the gap of the main gun turret of the "Izumo", and after some bounce, it got stuck at a certain gear connection.

Unable to move.

(End of this chapter)