Unlike ground combat, air combat usually takes a few seconds, and the battle can be resolved in a dozen seconds or a few minutes.
The five Chinese military planes had been holding on for seven or eight minutes under the pressure of ten Japanese planes.
Zhou Zhihan piloted a Martin 139WC heavy bomber. With strong power and a flying speed that was not inferior to the Type 96 ship-to-ship battle, Zhou Zhihan used a low-altitude skimming tactic to avoid the pursuit of four Japanese fighter planes dozens of meters above the water. Fortunately, It was his bomber that had three rear-mounted machine gunners who kept spitting out tongues of fire to block the pursuit of the Japanese two-plane formation. Today the bomber carried a lot of machine gun ammunition, and the three machine gunners took turns reloading. They did not hesitate to output firepower, which also allowed the Japanese army to The fighter plane was a little scared.
Obviously, the two two-plane formations of the Japanese army also became timid because there were too many soldiers landing in the water. One of the Type 95 warships was heavily bombarded by Martin's rear machine gunner because it did not dare to fire at full strength. Seizing the opportunity, he opened fire and hit its cabin. The pilot was slightly injured and exited the battlefield. However, the bomber was also forced by enemy planes and had no way to fire and suppress the Japanese troops who began to land and attack the Chinese defenders.
Hawker 2 and Fighter MKI fighter jets also used low-altitude flying postures to deal with the Japanese Type 96 and Type 95 ship battles, in order to wait for reinforcements to bloom internally and externally, and counter-encircle the Japanese army.
The four Chinese fighter planes hovered up and down at a height of more than ten meters above the water, and fought with the Type 95 and Type 96 ships, leaving the Japanese fighter planes handcuffed.
Due to the buoyancy of the water, the Japanese soldiers standing in the water were unstable and found it difficult to lift their heavy machine guns, which posed a great threat to the Chinese fighter planes that were flying low. Sometimes, by the time they raised their machine guns, the Chinese military planes had already passed overhead and A series of brutal tracer bullets were fired, and the water splashed. Immediately, Japanese soldiers were hit and fell into the water, and the blood instantly stained a large area of the water.
Because the enemy planes behind them were chasing too closely, the four Chinese fighter jets were still able to fire at the landing enemy troops at first. Now they can hardly even protect themselves. They can only fly at low altitudes to scare the Japanese troops in the water, and occasionally shoot at places where the enemy troops are densely populated. Move the fire button for one second.
Due to the suppression by ten enemy planes, the Chinese Air Force was unable to carry out effective air fire strikes against the Japanese troops who landed.
The Japanese fighter planes did not spare any effort to attack the Chinese defenders guarding the beach. The purpose of the Japanese fighter planes was to wipe out these five Chinese military aircraft. As for the troops guarding the beach, the imperial landing soldiers could easily defeat them.
Sure enough, the Japanese landing force launched a full-scale landing with the support of the aviation force, striving to quickly capture the Wusong Pier before the Chinese reinforcements arrived, giving a head-on blow to the Chinese army that was rapidly reinforcing Wusongkou.
The shallow water area was densely packed with Japanese soldiers rushing to the beach, and the soldiers in the deep water area were also disembarking one after another.
The terrain of Wusongkou waters is complex and the depth is unpredictable, so Japanese warships did not dare to approach the shore too far.
There are Japanese soldiers everywhere in the water, so it is difficult for the Type 95 and Type 96 ship-to-ship battles to target the Chinese fighters that are constantly maneuvering and evading at low altitudes. They dare not fire blindly and strive to achieve absolutely accurate aiming before firing. This is too difficult.
Flying at low altitude over the water, the biplane's shortcomings at high altitudes turned out to be its advantages. Type 96 and Type 95 ship battles could only continue to perform semi-roll maneuvers to keep from rushing to the front.
Before taking off, the Chinese Air Force had deduced all imaginable emergencies to the extreme and made tactical responses. This low-altitude hovering tactic was also one of them.
The reason why the Japanese airmen did not dare to open fire was because if they accidentally killed one of their own on the battlefield, they would be sent to a military court.
A fighter plane's onboard machine gun fires for two seconds, which can bring disaster to dozens of landing imperial soldiers. No Japanese aviation force can afford such a crime. This is why the four Chinese aircraft with far inferior performance The reason why the military aircraft could persist for nearly ten minutes.
It is precisely because of this concern that the four Chinese military aircraft can deal with enemy aircraft whose performance is higher than their own. This is also an almost rogue but effective way of fighting.
After struggling with this style of play for ten minutes, Zhou Zhihan, Yan Haiwen, Shen Chonghai, Ren Songling, and Zhang Mufei knew that they could no longer wait for support.
It was already broad daylight at this time, but the Chinese fleet had not yet appeared, which meant that something had happened to the fleet on the way.
Now, everything is up to you.
The two Hawker 2 fighter jets have been driven to the end by the Japanese Type 95 ship-to-ship battle. If the Japanese fighter jets were not worried about injuring the soldiers on the beach when they opened fire, the two Hawker 2 fighter jets would have been shot down long ago. The performance of the Hawker 2 fighter jets is as good as The difference between Type 95 and Type 95 ship combat is too great.
The two Hawker 2s could no longer hold on, and their low-altitude flying tactics were about to be discovered by Japanese aircraft. They had to make changes as soon as possible, otherwise they would only be shot down.
Just after the firepower of China's five fighter planes was completely suppressed by ten Japanese carrier-based aircraft, the Japanese landing force began a large-scale attack. These 10,000 Japanese troops were the first batch of soldiers to reinforce the Japanese Marine Corps stationed in Shanghai. They were all selected from a hundred. The elites among the elites have superb combat capabilities. Without the suppression of Chinese air firepower, their offensive energy is terrifying.
But the Chinese military is not timid at all.
Everyone resisted tenaciously, gritted their teeth and fought against the Japanese.
The Chinese soldiers watched five Chinese fighter planes being surrounded by ten Japanese fighter planes. They were struggling in the air and could be shot down at any time. A kind of tragic anger aroused in the hearts of the soldiers, which made them fight tenaciously. , and actually did not fall behind in the battle with the powerful Japanese army.
The beach was filled with corpses of Japanese soldiers, and the Chinese soldiers guarding the beach also suffered heavy casualties, and the ground was slippery with blood.
All Chinese soldiers knew that they had no way to retreat. Just like the five fighter planes that were surrounded by Japanese troops and pursued fiercely and could be shot down at any time, they could only fight to the end with no way out.
Fortunately, at this time, Japanese military planes were attacking the Chinese Air Force over the Japanese troops on the beach. The Japanese fleet could not support their landing troops with artillery fire. Otherwise, the Japanese fleet would launch a wave of support bombings, and the Chinese soldiers who would not retreat would be casualties. More than half!
Under the absolute firepower, flesh and blood cannot resist.
The Japanese are well-trained and have an absolute advantage in weapons. Although there are not many people rushing to the beach, they rely on tacit cooperation with each other. Under the cover of the first group of soldiers who successfully landed, the soldiers who landed later used howitzers. , suppressed the Chinese army's light and heavy machine gun firepower, and then the third batch of Japanese troops who landed actually began to deploy Type 92 infantry artillery.
The Type 92 infantry artillery has done many evil deeds. It was the vanguard when the Japanese invaded China. It has extremely strong survivability. No matter what kind of complex terrain and environment, it can exert its powerful attack power well.
Knowing that once the Japanese army successfully deployed the fierce Type 92 infantry artillery, the Chinese soldiers guarding the beach would be plunged into a bloody battle, so Brigadier Yi Anhua, standing in the forward command post with a telescope in his hand, became anxious and reached for his helmet to wear. He picked up a submachine gun and grabbed it outside the command post. He wanted to personally supervise the battle and had to organize a death squad to knock out the Japanese Type 92 infantry cannon.
"Brigade seat!" Major Zhang Yiquan hugged General Yi Anhua, "You are the commander-in-chief and cannot go. I will go. I will lead the death squad up."
Zhang Yiquan took out a folded note from his body and stuffed it into Yi Anhua's hand: "If I die, give this letter to my wife!" After saying that, Zhang Yiquan picked up a crooked piece of paper. , rushed out of the command post: "Class 3 and 7 of the first platoon, take as many grenades as you can and follow me. Everyone will provide fire cover!"
At this moment, Yan Haiwen, who had completely lost air control and could be shot down by an enemy plane at any time, gritted his teeth, pulled back the control stick, pushed the throttle to the bottom, ruddered to the right, and the Hawker 2 fighter circled and climbed into the air.
The man piloting the Type 96 No. 101 was none other than Captain Yamashita Shichiro, the captain of the second detachment of the 13th Air Force of the Japanese Army. When he saw the Hawker 2 actually dared to climb into the air and seek a duel, he smiled with a trace of ridicule. The old-fashioned Hawker 2 He actually dared to use climbing maneuvers to pursue a duel. He was really tired of living.
This is obviously the Chinese who are giving away people's heads.
When the Hawker 2 fighter jet climbed into the air with a hovering maneuver, the two Japanese fighter jets either followed the hovering climb or flew over. Of course, the Type 96 warship with almost overwhelming advantages in performance could not miss this great opportunity. Chance.
In this case, it is impossible for the two attack formations to climb upward together, so the main engine and the wingman are prone to collision.
Therefore, the wingman of No. 101 Type 96 Ship Battle hovered on the side, responsible for guarding the rear hemisphere of No. 101 fighter, so that the host machine could attack with all its strength without any worries.
so,
China's Hawker 2 fighter jets formed a one-on-one battle with the Japanese Type 96 ship!
Ten days ago, Yamashita Shichiro used this No. 101 Type 96 warship to shoot down the No. 233 fighter of China's ace pilot Agni Liang Hongyun.
Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet!
