The reason why Mitsuo Fuchida dared to let Nishizawa Hiroki lead a zero-fighting squadron to intercept 25 American fighters was because as a China expert, he knew that the P40 was no match for the Zero fighter. This had long been the case on the battlefield in China. confirmed.
Although both China and the United States say that the P40 can fight against the Zero fighter, the meanings of confrontation and victory are different.
For now, the Zero fighter is unsolvable for the Chinese, British and US air forces.
As for the Wildcat, the Japanese, who want to conquer the world, have already studied it. The Wildcat fighter is inferior to the Zero fighter in terms of speed, sensitivity, turning radius, and firepower. Its performance is at most equivalent to the British Sea Hurricane.
Also, the historically timid Yankees have no actual combat experience. This is their weakness. When encountering the courageous Imperial pilots, the Yankees have no chance of winning.
It is not just the weapons that determine the outcome in an air battle. The courage and experience of the pilot are crucial.
Actual combat experience is like a natural ravine, a hurdle that American pilots cannot overcome.
The imperial pilots who participated in this long-distance attack were all selected from a hundred, and each of them had very strong combat effectiveness, which was definitely not comparable to that of American pilots.
Lieutenant Colonel Mitsuo Fuchida knew, and Zhou Zhihan naturally knew that courage and experience were the weakest links of American pilots, not to mention the performance of the aircraft.
The two sides were getting closer and closer, and Zhou Zhihan said loudly: "Everyone, please pay attention, there are 12 Zeros coming to intercept in front of you. Listen to my command and form a two-plane formation to attack the enemy. When both sides are 500 meters apart, fire at the same time."
The Zero fighter is like a matchbox. The pilot has no protective steel plate at all. With a 500-meter bombardment, the Zero fighter cannot penetrate our defensive steel plate, but we can blow it up.
Therefore, during the bombardment, all the two-plane formations held steady and did not give way, and opened fire with all their strength. The Japanese, who were at a numerical disadvantage, would definitely avoid it. Then we rushed straight over, attacked their bombers and torpedo planes, and defended Pearl Harbor. "
"clear!"
24 American pilots responded in unison. Based on Colonel Zhou's air combat experience just now, he was able to detect enemies 40 kilometers away. Looking at the entire United States, no one can match it. They watched their beloved Pearl Harbor being destroyed by the Japanese and wished they could fly. Go over and drive the enemy away.
Colonel Zhou was right. The enemy's bombers and torpedo planes, not fighter jets, were causing the most damage to Pearl Harbor at the moment.
After the team members answered, they immediately formed 12 two-finger formations according to previous drills. Only Zhou Zhihan took the lead and shot forward as a single arrow three or four kilometers ahead of the fleet.
All the American pilots thought to themselves, Colonel Zhou is so fast. We were moving forward at full speed, but the distance between us and him was still getting farther and farther. The same model of aircraft under his control was even better than others... …What a man of God!
The American pilots did not know that in order to become the first Guardian to enter the battlefield after the air attack on Pearl Harbor, Zhou Zhihan turned on the system acceleration and at the same time opened the shooting range of the weapon, making the firepower fierce and brutal.
Pearl Harbor was shattered by the bombing, and Americans were already feeling great pain. Now was the best time to save Americans.
Giving help in times of need is far more likely to win people's hearts than adding icing on the cake.
Saving one more American warship at this time is supporting China in a curve.
When the cruiser USS Rayleigh was hit hard and exploded by two torpedoes, Zhou Zhihanfei arrived at the outskirts of Pearl Harbor, leaving the members of the Flying Tigers far behind.
At this time, it was around 8 o'clock in the morning, the sun rose brightly in the east, and the sky was extremely transparent. Nishizawa Guangyi had already recognized Zhou Zhihan, who was leading the way.
Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.
Ever since the last battle between China and Japan when the U.S. naval base opened, and the Japanese pilots were completely defeated, shame has been following Hiro Nishizawa. Today he will kill Zhou Zhihan with a single blow.
Zhou Zhihan didn't know that Nishizawa Guangyi was already eyeing him.
The two sides flew closer and closer. Nishizawa Hiroyuki had already informed his team members that no one was allowed to compete with him for the No. 214 Wildcat flying at the front. He would personally shoot this person down.
There was fire in Nishizawa's eyes like dead fish. He had been waiting for this day for more than half a year. During these half a year, he had been living in humiliation, and could only watch helplessly as others entered the sky above China to show off their power. .
Nishizawa Hiro's left thumb rested on the cannon firing button.
The location of the cannon firing button of the Zero and Western fighters is different. The Zero's cannon button is installed on the top of the throttle stem, while the Western fighter's cannon button is installed on the joystick.
The speed of F4F Wildcat and Zero War Hedging was frightening. When the distance was still 700 meters, F4F Wildcat No. 214 suddenly opened fire.
Nishizawa's eyes narrowed, and in just 0.1 seconds, he judged that if he didn't press the stick to dodge, the incoming bullets would definitely blow him up.
Nishizawa Hiroki's dead fish-like eyes showed anger.
This is helpless anger.
This kind of anger that the enemy was in front of but could not be punished made Nishizawa Hiroyuki almost spit out blood.
While he was pressing the stick to dodge, he couldn't figure out why the No. 214 F4F Wildcat could fire from a position of 700 meters, and the firepower was as brutal as if it were at 300 meters?
why is that?
Nishizawa Hiroyuki's Zero fighter rolled toward the lower right like a light Swift, avoiding the wildcat's red ballistic trajectory. At the same time, it startled a Zero that was not far behind Nishizawa Hiroyuki and quickly Follow the side roll to avoid.
No. 214 F4F Wildcat forced Nishizawa Hiroyuki back with one blow, and continued to be unreasonable. As it rushed forward rapidly, the nose of the aircraft swung slightly from side to side, firing a fan-shaped "planar large deflection angle shot", two machine guns and four The machine guns opened fire at the same time, and the firepower was surging.
"Bang!"
The matchbox-like cabin of a Zero fighter was hit, and the fuel tank without any defense device was also hit, and it immediately burst into flames and exploded.
Seeing the Zero fighter jet being blown up by a Wildcat, the U.S. military in Pearl Harbor burst into an overwhelming cheer, and the sound actually overwhelmed the explosion of the bomb.
Since the Japanese sneak attack, the Americans have been passively beaten and unable to fight back. The Pearl Harbor girls were devastated. At this time, they saw a Wildcat fighter jet shooting down the arrogant Zero. Everyone suppressed their inner anger and turned into wild cheers. Their morale was suddenly high. Vibrate.
"It's our fighter...it's F4F Wildcat No. 214...it's Colonel Zhou..."
"Not far behind Colonel Zhou, there is also our fighter group...it's P40..."
At the critical moment, with the strong support of the No. 214 F4F Wildcat, the sailors were like drowning people who were about to die, grabbing life-saving straws.
A torch can drive away coldness and fear in the dark night and bring confidence to people.
The wing of another Zero fighter was affected by the Wildcat's firepower, and in an instant it turned into a wounded Swift, with black smoke trailing from the wing.
The remaining Zero fighters scattered to both sides like the plague. The No. 214 F4F Wildcat had an unimpeded path and headed straight for the east side of Ford Island, known as the "Battleship Avenue", because that was where the most Japanese torpedo planes and dive bombers were.
Since there were no aircraft carriers at Pearl Harbor, the nine battleships became the first choice targets of the Japanese.
The pilot of the injured Zero fighter knew that he would not die a good death whether he parachuted out or fell into the sea and was captured, so he pushed the control stick hard and drove the fighter plane towards a destroyer.
Before departure, all Japanese pilots were determined that if their fighter planes were hit and injured, they would rather die with the enemy's warships than be tortured as prisoners.
The destroyer that the Zero fighter crashed into was the Xiao.
Just after the battle started, the USS Nevada battleship started quickly under the command of the captain and broke out. The sailors on the ship aimed all anti-aircraft weapons at the sky and organized them into a tight firepower network, hoping to lock down the Japanese army. dive bombing.
However, the Japanese high-altitude bombers were designed to attract the American battleships' anti-aircraft weapons and allow the torpedo planes to take the opportunity to attack.
Immediately, two torpedo planes launched torpedoes and headed straight for the USS Nevada. One of them was barely avoided by the USS Nevada's rudder, and the other torpedo plunged into the mud, allowing the destroyer to temporarily escape the disaster. .
Seeing that the USS Nevada broke out and was fiercely attacked by the Japanese army, and the destroyer USS Xiao was attacked by a bomb at the stern and caught fire, the captain ordered the crew to put out the fire and followed the USS Nevada towards the destroyer. Break out and use firepower to protect the rear side of the USS Nevada battleship.
But the Japanese planes spread out in the air like locusts without blind spots, hundreds of bombs roared down in the air, and torpedoes crisscrossed the water like light ghosts, turning the entire Pearl Harbor into a sea of death.
There are explosions everywhere, thick smoke everywhere, shipwrecks everywhere, a layer of bloody corpses floating on the water, destroyed warships leaning in the shoals, diesel gasoline flowing into the seawater, killing those who want to The sailors who jumped ship to escape were mercilessly strangled...
There is no hell on earth than Pearl Harbor at this time.
During the melee, the destroyer [Xiao] was attacked again by a torpedo. It was hit on the stern and ran aground. The hull tilted at 45 degrees. With the help of engine oil and gunpowder, the fire burned more and more fiercely and continued to spread to the bow of the ship. The sailors desperately clung to the iron net on the destroyer to prevent their tilted bodies from falling into the flaming sea water. With fear in their eyes, they looked at those who fell into the water because they could not hold on and were wrapped in gasoline and diesel. Companions whose bodies are burning...
However, the next scene made them even more heartbroken. They never imagined that the Japanese could be so cruel and crashed into them with an injured fighter jet.
At this time, for all the crew members, there was almost no difference between abandoning the ship or not jumping. They watched helplessly as the Zero fighter was about to hit, so the sailors let go of their hands and fell into the flaming seawater...
At this time, the oil pollution on some sea surfaces in Pearl Harbor actually reached a thickness of 20 to 30 centimeters. Under such circumstances, no one could escape.
"boom!"
The Zero fighter crashed into the destroyer "Xiao", causing an explosion in the ammunition warehouse. The fireballs from tons of high-explosive bombs jumped hundreds of meters into the air, and the fragments also shot hundreds of meters away, hitting other objects. There was a clanging sound on the ship...
