I asked you to escape, but you became a soldier in World War II

Chapter 165 Kamikaze

In the days that followed, Lin Chen stayed in bed for a week under the doctor's strong insistence.
Later, because he was so bored and he was so lively that the doctor felt he was not injured at all, he approved his request to be discharged from the hospital.

After being discharged from the hospital, he joined the operation to support the attack on Japanese troops on the ground in the Philippines.

Since the Japanese army had completely lost air superiority, his squadron could launch indiscriminate attacks on targets on the shore as long as they were within the combat radius.

Considering that there are not many valuable military targets left, Lin Chen and his team's attack aircraft only carry one or two heavy bombs, and the rest are all equipped with heavy machine gun ammunition to provide air support for ground forces.

The Japanese army was completely defeated by the all-round and three-dimensional attack of the US army. In the later period, they also discovered this problem and ordered their troops to retreat in large strides.

Because the enemy appeared outside the combat radius, Lin Chen and his carrier-based aircraft units began to lose their usefulness.

In particular, the Japanese air resistance was minimal, so Lin Chen and his men achieved little success.

But soon, the superiors brought new news.
Recently, the Japanese army has dispatched suicide planes, and each aircraft carrier has increased the ratio of fighter squadrons and focused on strengthening air defense.

The others were confused when they heard this.
What, there is such a thing as suicide plane?
But Lin Chen was very clear that this was the legendary Japanese "SF Special Attack Team".

The name "SF" comes from the Yuan Dynasty's invasion of Japan.

The Yuan Dynasty army launched two expeditions to Japan in 1274 and 1281, but both expeditions failed due to sudden typhoons at sea, which resulted in the loss of the Yuan Dynasty's fleet.

The Japanese believed that it was the "SF" raised by the ghosts of the locusts that repelled the Yuan army, which allowed Japan to escape the fate of being destroyed.

Later, naming the suicide squad "SF" became the best way for the Japanese army to cheer up the "cannon fodder". This method was proven to be effective in the subsequent Russo-Japanese War, and it also became the Japanese army's final means of attack, similar to the "Banzai Charge".

So when Colonel Sinclair was brainstorming in the war room, Lin Chen decisively put forward his own opinion.
“Colonel, although this is the Japanese army’s last struggle, it should not be underestimated.

They focus on the 'one plane for one ship' fighting tactic, so the modified suicide planes have poor flexibility, but their speed is outstanding. "

"Do you have any good ideas?" Sinclair was now increasingly appreciating this wise and brave subordinate.
If Lin Chen was not of Chinese descent, he would have been promoted to lieutenant colonel long ago.

"The best way to combat this suicide tactic is to expand surveillance.

There was plenty of time for the fighter planes to take off before the Japanese suicide planes arrived, and their main targets would definitely be the "big guys" such as aircraft carriers.

Lin Chen's words startled the officers present.
“Are these monkeys crazy?
Wouldn't I have died if I had been hit?" Bill had just recovered from his injury and hated the Japanese army to the core.

"This is their national characteristic. When they get crazy, they kill their own people. Do they still care about their own lives? When they encounter the suicide planes of the Japanese army,

You have to be extremely careful and use the fastest speed to blow them up in mid-air, or at the very least break their wings."

Lin Chen's words made the officers present feel that they had a heavy responsibility on their shoulders.
The task of protecting the aircraft carrier and the main force of the fleet is up to you.

"Woo! Woo! Woo!"

Suddenly, the alarm on the aircraft carrier sounded.
Needless to say, the enemy attack must have begun.

"Dingling bell~Dingling bell~"

"Dingling bell~Dingling bell~"

The phone in the war room kept ringing, and Sinclair picked up the phone immediately.
After a few simple conversations, combat instructions were immediately issued.
"All armed carrier-based aircraft are dispatched. The Japanese suicide planes are coming."

While the US fleet was in a mess, Captain Shimizu was leading his "SF Special Attack Team" which had been prepared for many days and was flying towards the US fleet at a rapid speed.

In October 1944, Vice Admiral Nishiguchi of the First Air Fleet hurried to the Philippines in an attempt to save the empire's declining fate.

Nishiguchi was a die-hard militarist who was unwilling to accept the fact that Japan was about to be defeated, and he tried every means to launch a desperate counterattack.

But the Japanese army had already suffered a crushing defeat at that time. How could their few precious carrier-based aircraft units be asked to serve as bait?
Although he strongly opposed it, believing that it was an extremely irresponsible and self-destructive act, and insisted on using the limited air power to attack the troops,

However, most of the senior naval officers were extremely pessimistic about the war situation, so naturally no one was willing to adopt his idea.

Therefore, he could only try to gather the remaining forces of the shore-based aviation forces, and he managed to piece together more than 100 old aircraft.

Although these aircraft had poor performance and insufficient fuel, the most fatal problem was the lack of pilots.

At that time, all the experienced pilots had already been drafted into the naval aviation force, and then all of them were killed in successive naval battles.

The pilots who can stay nowadays are either disabled or high-ranking officers like them.
So he thought about it and finally decided to target those fanatical teenagers.

Through his vigorous advocacy, he indeed attracted many Japanese teenagers who were willing to sacrifice their lives to turn the tide of the war.

Especially when they know they can fight the enemy in their proud fighter planes.

After death, he could enter the "Yasukuni Shrine Toilet", which made him scream with excitement.

In this way, Captain Shimizu, as one of the few disabled pilots left (his right leg was crippled in the Battle of Midway),

He served as their temporary flight instructor.

Without oil, we practiced repeatedly with wooden models.

Since the special supply operation was originally a single attack operation, he only taught two actions, take-off and dive attack, at the instruction of Lieutenant General Nishiguchi.
Nothing else will be taught to ensure quick success.

Under such simple conditions, this group of "artillery" trained hard day and night.

The first batch of special attack teams were deployed in the Leyte Gulf.

However, there were not many suicide planes in the first batch, and the results were not obvious enough.

Therefore, it did not attract enough attention from the US military.

However, the subsequent attack on the US warships that were landing in the battle achieved results that the Japanese Combined Fleet had never achieved, which caused panic in the US military.

At the same time, it has also been highly recognized by the Japanese headquarters.

More planes and flight instructors were provided, as well as more cannon fodder.

Today is November 11th, which is also Captain Shimizu's birthday.
He was watching the special forces members he had trained personally, going out in batches, but not a single one coming back, and he felt very heartbroken.

Because flying an aircraft requires a high level of knowledge, people are generally required to have a high school degree or above to join special attack operations. These young people are the future of Japan!

But as Lieutenant General Nishiguchi said coldly,
"If the empire no longer exists, there is no need for us to exist, and Japan will have no future."

Although he always had doubts about this statement,
However, the obedience that had been ingrained in his bones over the years made him resolutely obey the orders of his superiors.

Today, he received an order to organize the largest-scale "Kikusui Special Attack".
All special attack aircraft were sent out in full force to inflict heavy damage on the US fleet.

So he planned to go into battle personally, which could be regarded as fulfilling his loyalty to the country.

When his team members resolutely raised their glasses filled with sake and drank them all,
He felt very ashamed in his heart that there was not much fear of death on that young face.

He is a veteran who has experienced death several times. Only after being rescued from the brink of death did he realize how precious life is.

But now these children who should be studying in school have to carry out special attack missions. Is this really right?
"Sir, please drink this glass of wine, and we'll meet in the God's toilet!"

Qingshui was deep in thought when a young man with a plaster with the words "Win" on his head respectfully handed him a glass of sake.

This is Saigo Oji, who is said to be a famous genius student in high school.
After joining the special forces, his training level improved very quickly. He is really a smart kid.

“Okay, let’s work together!
Long live His Majesty the Heavenly Locust!"

"Long live His Majesty the Heavenly Locust!!"

"Long live His Majesty the Heavenly Locust!!"

Amid the fanatical slogans, Shimizu set off from the inland airport in the Philippines with more than 120 special attack aircraft modified from various aircraft. "Shimizu, please report your exact location!"

When a call came from the long-silent intercom,

Qingshui's thoughts were once again pulled back to the cruel reality.

In order to ensure the suddenness of the attack, they adopted radio silence and only turned on the radio when they were near the US fleet.

"According to the coordinates, the US fleet should be just ahead.
Our location is XXXXXX."

Qingshui started to call directly in clear code,
Since we are already very close, the US military has probably discovered us, and the next priority is to find the US ship.

"Our submarine force has discovered the US warships. According to the coordinates, they are 25 kilometers southeast of you.
Please launch the attack immediately, and good luck to you!"

"Okay, we'll see you at the Yasukuni Shrine!"

Qingshui looked in the direction the guide indicated and indeed saw a few small black dots on the skyline.

"Attention, everyone. The American warship is to our southeast.

Please follow me, I will fight with you till the end!"

After saying that, he turned around and started the final acceleration.

The entire group of special attack aircraft began to closely follow his turn.

A dark mass rushed towards the US fleet.

Lin Chen and his crew's plane had just taken off, and before they had time to form a battle formation, they had already discovered a large number of Japanese suicide planes.

So they didn't have time to make any orders and started fighting on their own, rushing forward to actively capture and kill the Japanese suicide planes.

The performance of these special attack aircraft is really terrible. Many of them are modified from old bombers.

Each plane would carry more than 200 kilograms of explosives in its nose, and then dive into the American ships.

Among these planes, except for the Zero plane piloted by Shimizu, which was relatively good, the others had no air combat capabilities.

Shimizu had no intention of engaging in any air combat at all.
Anyway, after seeing the target, pull up, dive, and it's over.

In this frenzy of attack, although most of the suicide planes were shot down,

However, many planes still broke through the interception circle of anti-aircraft artillery and US aircraft and made a final dive towards the target below.

Shimizu saw Saigo toasting him with his own eyes.

He drove the plane towards the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier.

The intense anti-aircraft fire set his plane on fire.

He just turned into a ball of fire and crashed into the bridge of the US aircraft carrier.

Before he died, he was still shouting "Long live" through the intercom.

Of course, more special forces members will shout for their mother or sister before they die.

Qing Shui couldn't stand it anymore and took off his headphones.

Looking around, he was the only one left.

Of course, there were also several US warships smoking and on fire below.

He made up his mind and began his final dive towards the place where Saigo left.

Although the fire on the Dauntless was quite large, it still tried its best to defend against air attacks.
Coupled with the dense rain of bullets fired by the surrounding cruisers and destroyers,
"Puff puff~"

"Puff puff~"

Anti-aircraft machine gun bullets penetrated his body.

A bloody mist filled the entire cabin.

The plane's engine was also ignited.

At this moment, he could no longer see what was ahead, and the plane just kept going straight down.

Is he going to die? What a pity.

I wonder how my mother and wife are doing in Tokyo?

And my elderly father, I hope I haven’t let you down?

His hands dropped limply.

There was a trace of a smile of relief on his face.

"boom!!!"

This modified Zero suicide plane finally "successfully" crashed into the flight deck of the Dauntless, igniting a raging fire.

Lin Chen and his comrades were in the air watching Qingshui's plane crash head-on, but it was too late to rescue them.

"These damn Japanese monkeys are really not afraid of death!"

Bill cursed angrily into the intercom.

Since the USS Dreadnought was severely damaged, Lin Chen and his team could only land on other aircraft carriers one after another.

Fortunately, the US military has many aircraft carriers and their management is very efficient.
Except for a few planes that failed to land, most of them returned successfully.

The Japanese suicide attack achieved considerable results, but it also provided the US military with a lot of valuable experience.

The US military followed Lin Chen's advice and continued to expand the security zone.
This gave the fighter planes ample time to take off and meet the enemy, and by setting up more anti-aircraft fire networks, it would be difficult for the Japanese suicide planes to get close to important core targets such as aircraft carriers.

Therefore, in the subsequent battles, although the Japanese army deployed more and more suicide planes,

But the results of the war were not ideal until Japan surrendered completely.

Lin Chen and his comrades moved to a nearby aircraft carrier, which became the new flagship of the Second Task Force.
The commander first proposed at the battle summary meeting that day:

We must intensify strategic bombing on the Japanese mainland and completely destroy the Japanese army's extremely inhumane special attack operations.

Because from his words, Lin Chen learned that
The frenzied Japanese army not only developed suicide planes, but also suicide submarines - Kaiten.

He really does everything he can.

"Don't they know that their war is completely lost?"

They just can't understand it.

"General, these guys have always been bullies. If you beat them hard enough, they will know what they are."

Lin Chen replied calmly.

(End of this chapter)