The distance between the lead aircraft and the secondary wingman in the four-finger formation is between 300 and 400 meters.
For now, the distance between two four-finger formations depends on tactics, but at least within 1 kilometer and 3 kilometers away, the more four-finger formations, the greater the distance between the formations, which is conducive to early detection Enemies can also avoid formations colliding when turning.
When reinforcements are needed between two four-finger formations, the distance of about 1 kilometer is only a matter of a few seconds or more than ten seconds for a fighter jet.
When Wildcat No. 214 blew up Takashi Miyazawa, the two planes were at most 100 meters apart, and the distance between them and Tetsuzo Iwamoto was no more than 200 meters.
At the critical moment, how could Zhou Zhihan let Tetsuzo Iwamoto escape? If he didn't kill this executioner, he would be sorry to the Chinese people.
All enemies that pose a potential threat to the Chinese people must be killed as long as there is an opportunity. This is Zhou Zhihan's principle.
Zhou Zhihan pushed the throttle hard, and the No. 214 Wildcat accelerated at full speed. He could not let Japan's top ace, the executioner, escape.
Flying No. 001 Zero is faster, No. 214 Wildcat is faster.
When Zhou Zhihan was following Takashi Miyazawa, he was already slightly faster and picked up the speed earlier than Tetsuzo Iwamoto. So when No. 001 Zero Battle accelerated forward, No. 214 Wildcat had already caught up and hit two consecutive shots.
During the flight, Tetsuzo Iwamoto felt a sudden vibration on the right wing. Then he saw the wing on fire with his peripheral vision. The fighter's flight attitude immediately changed. Then, there was another vibration at the tail of the plane, and the fighter's power dropped rapidly.
"Haga..." Iwamoto Tetsuzo was instantly shocked. He knew that being injured by a fighter plane over Pearl Harbor meant death. If he parachuted at this time, the Americans could eat him alive.
At this time, Iwamoto Tetsuzo was at least 1 kilometer away from the other two four-plane formations. His four-finger formation was a rearguard. The two formations in front were concentrating on searching for the enemy and had no time to turn back. In addition, the black smoke in the sky blocked the line of sight. After he was injured, There is no way to ask for help.
Zhou Zhihan didn't give Iwamoto Tetsuzo a chance to parachute at all. Two bursts of fire severely damaged the enemy aircraft. Wildcat No. 214 made a simple pull-up jump and flew to 90 meters behind and above No. 001. He pushed the stick slightly. , the nose of the aircraft was pointed at the lead in front of Tetsuzo Iwamoto's head, and it fired continuously, pulling out weak bullet traces.
Iwamoto Tetsu's head blossomed, red and white liquid spurted out, and a second later, the Zero explosion that hit the ammunition depot disintegrated.
No. 214 Wildcat pulled the lever and bounced away immediately after firing, and entered the clouds to quickly pursue the remaining eight Zeros.
There were explosions in Pearl Harbor, and the eight Zeros in front were completely unaware that their squadron leader Tetsuzo Iwamoto had been shot down.
When the floating aircraft carrier "Curtis" exploded, the eight Zero pilots in front looked back almost at the same time, but they all looked back and downwards, completely unaware that Tetsuzo Iwamoto's four-finger formation only had three fingers left, and this One of the three fingers is a stalker.
After Zhou Zhihan destroyed Tetsuzo Iwamoto's four-finger formation, the two Japanese four-finger formations in front were still unaware.
Flying in clouds and smoke with poor visibility, the team members must concentrate on searching for the enemy while maintaining a stable formation. Without a communication device and blurred vision, it is difficult for them to detect the secret battle taking place 2 kilometers behind. Zhou Zhi The explosion when Han shot down four enemy planes was completely obscured by the background sound of the explosion in Pearl Harbor.
At this time, with his flying helmet, Zhou Zhihan piloted No. 214 Wildcat like a fish out of water in the clouds and smoke. After easily shooting down Iwamoto Tetsuzo's four-finger formation, he used the cover of clouds and smoke to quietly bully the four-finger formation on the left. .
Father, like son.
Zhou Zhihan shot down Tetsuzo Iwamoto's four-finger formation, which was seen by Mizuo Fuchida who was holding a telescope in the distance. He did not see the shooting range, but only saw four fighter planes exploding continuously in the sky in the direction of the US military fuel depot.
There is no doubt that the four bombed fighters were Zeros, because Mizuo Fuchida saw two Type 99 high-altitude bombers following behind the Zero formation suddenly turn around. This sign showed that the fighters following Toru Iwamoto Three bomber pilots not far behind them saw that all the shot downs were Zeros, so they immediately turned around to avoid being shot down.
Mizuo Fuchida gritted his teeth as he stared at the top of the fuel depot, but he was helpless. He knew that flying over to give a warning meant he would die.
If the retreat flare is launched now, it will disrupt the attack plan. Moreover, the sky is filled with smoke at this time. Even if the flare is launched, it will be difficult for many pilots to see it, let alone hear the sound of the flare. It is very likely that pilots who see the flare will quickly gather. If the pilot who did not see the flare continues to attack, the situation will become chaotic, complicated and difficult to control, and the gain will outweigh the loss.
According to the plan, all fighter planes must leave the sky over Pearl Harbor on time at 8:45, regardless of whether they have completed bombing. Before the next wave of attack planes arrives, 5 minutes are left for the Americans to "escape", which is more conducive to annihilation.
Mizuo Fuchida glanced at his watch again. It was 8:41, 4 minutes before the retreat time. He gritted his teeth again and could only hope that the remaining eight fighters would find the No. 214 Wildcat.
But the next second, the muscles on Fuchida's face twitched violently, because as soon as he raised his head, he saw another Zero rolling down like a broken line, and exploded in the air two seconds later, falling apart.
When the smoke in front became thicker and blurred, and all the Japs' attention was looking forward or below, Zhou Zhihan launched a sudden attack, killing with one blow, and shot down the Zero who was in the secondary wingman position. After that, he quickly landed and occupied the shot down. He continued to track the attacker's position and quietly approached.
This cannibalizing tactic invented by the Germans was used to perfection by Zhou Zhihan. The three Zeros flying in front still didn't know that their secondary wingman had turned into a wildcat.
On the French battlefield before Dunkirk, the veterans of the Condor Legion used this tactic to annihilate the British aircraft fleet that was still using a rigid dense flight formation at that time, forcing the British army to stand at the two corners behind the flight formation. Place a "Weaver" to specifically defend against the cannibalizing tactics of the Vulture Legion.
The defensive "weaver" must do a 90-degree side roll to the left and right every 2 minutes, and look back to see if there is any enemy presence within 180 degrees of the rear hemisphere.
Flying in the air, the pilot can only hear the rumble of his own engine and cannot hear the sound of his wingman one or two hundred meters away. When focusing on maintaining the flight formation, it is even harder to find that the wingman behind him is being eaten by the enemy.
To put it bluntly, the timing was very fast. Zhihan shot down 5 enemy planes last week. At this time, the remaining 7 Zeros had flown near the Tantras Mountains. The lead aircraft and the second lead aircraft were both looking for oil depots, but the oil depots were not available. It was well hidden, and with the thick smoke billowing from below, it was difficult to find the fleet for a while.
The smoke became thicker as he got closer to the Tantras Mountains. Zhou Zhihan followed suit and quietly approached. When he shot down a Zero Fighter again, the lead aircraft in front happened to turn right and suddenly found that "his" man had shot down his own man. Just as the lead aircraft was confused, No. 214 Wildcat fired straight forward, effortlessly shooting down the second-in-command aircraft who was turning with the lead aircraft.
Finally, the only remaining leader in the formation saw clearly the appearance of Wildcat No. 214. He was frightened and frightened, and shouted a warning for help: "Baga... Wildcat No. 214 is behind me..." But he forgot that his The intercom has no signal at this time.
The distance is too close.
After shooting down the Japanese second-in-command plane, No. 214 Wildcat made a subtle plane drift, and its nose pointed at the lead plane. The distance between the two sides was 40 to 50 meters, so there was no need to measure in advance and opened fire directly.
