People under the umbrella cannot see the sky above their heads, but people outside the umbrella can.
The American and Japanese pilots under the clouds at Ford Island, the Naval Base, [Battleship Avenue] could not see what was happening above the clouds, but Kenneth Taylor, flying from the direction of Wheeler Airport, was flying at an altitude of 1,000 meters above the clouds. Ensign and the others can see it.
Like a submarine quietly emerging from the bottom of the sea, Wildcat No. 214 appeared 100 meters behind and to the left of the Zero on the far left.
The three Zeros were completely unaware and flew forward side by side.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
Wildcat No. 214 opened fire, fired a burst, then quickly pressed the stick, disappeared into the clouds like lightning, made a U-shaped 360-degree roll, and reappeared behind the right rear of the Zero on the far right. The timing and fire were grasped. Exactly.
"boom!"
The Zero on the left exploded a few seconds after being hit, and the pilot had no chance to parachute.
The other two pilots on the same parallel line heard an explosion from the left, turned around and saw their companion's fighter plane disintegrating. They hurriedly looked around. The sky above the clouds was empty, and Wildcat No. 214 could not be found.
The two of them were shocked, thinking they had seen a ghost during the day. When the battle got to this point, they had no fighting spirit and just wanted to leave quickly. Little did they know that when they turned to the left to look for it, Wildcat No. 214 had already appeared on the right. The right rear of the Zero on the side.
Zhou Zhihan's flight helmet has no obstruction to his vision in the clouds and smoke, just like the eyes of an owl in the dark night, allowing him to fly freely in the sky. But in the eyes of the Japanese, every appearance of Wild Cat No. 214 is both mysterious and terrifying. , every time he fires, he never misses, blowing up a fighter plane and taking away a life.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
Wildcat No. 214 hit a point shot from close range and then pressed the stick again, and the wings cut into the clouds like lightning.
"boom!"
The pilot of the Zero in the middle did not find Wildcat No. 214 on the left side, but heard an explosion from the right side. He quickly turned his face and saw the wingman on the right exploded. His face turned pale and his soul was gone.
The two wingmen on his left and right were shot down one after another in a short period of time, but he could not find where the enemy came from. This murderous fear made his whole body feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and he was as cold as bones.
Then, he felt an invisible pressure behind him, weighing him down, like a sharp sword, the tip of the sword pressed against the back of his head, and the cold air invaded his brain... At this moment, he felt relieved, and then, he I heard the sound of glass shattering above my head, and my vision went dark...
Mizuo Fuchida looked ugly when he saw the 10th and 11th Zeros falling from the clouds after exploding one after another.
All the pilots who participated in the sneak attack were personally screened by him. They were all experienced in many battles and stood alone, but they were vulnerable to Wildcat No. 214. They went to 12 and crashed into 11... Damn it... Baga... crashed into 12... Zhou Zhi Han (Fuchida's face turned pale)...Are you a human, a god, or a ghost?
Just when Mizuo Fuchida's confidence collapsed, Second Lieutenant Kenneth Taylor and the others were even more stunned. They could only mutter "God" and "God" to themselves. They clearly saw that in just a few breaths, that One Wildcat destroyed 3 Zeros, and their 5 P40s surrounded 2 Zeros. They used all their strength and paid the price of 3 injuries to shoot them down... This difference is really not 1.2 points... …
At 8:42, the Japanese bombers that had dropped their bombs not long ago retreated in an orderly manner under the protection of fighter jets. Before that, those who had dropped their bombs had already left early. By 44 o'clock, the entire nearly 100 square kilometers in Pearl Harbor There was not a single Japanese fighter plane in the sky.
For this sneak attack, the Japanese timed the action almost to the second. Before all the fighter planes took off, Lieutenant Colonel Minoru Harada, who was mainly responsible for the plan, once again reiterated the order to Mitsuo Fuchida and all squadron commanders: between 8:45 and 50 During the five minutes between, no Imperial fighter plane was allowed in the sky over Pearl Harbor.
Prior to this, all pilots had repeatedly remembered that all fighter planes must exit Pearl Harbor before 8:45, regardless of whether bombs were dropped.
This is a dead order!
Just as all the Japanese fighter planes retreated like a whirlwind, the Japanese small submarine that took advantage of the panic of the Americans and started a showdown with the USS Monaghan destroyer in the waters of Pearl Harbor began to suffer a tragic fate.
Before setting off, Shuamaki and the male second lieutenant swore that they would never take prisoners. When he saw that his own fighter planes began to retreat, he was a little panicked and wanted to take advantage of the chaos to retreat. He knew that when the Americans came to their senses, they would soon be put in a dangerous situation. Death place.
Sakemaki and the male second lieutenant decided to launch the last torpedo, sink the destroyer "Monahan" that was chasing them, and then retreat in the chaos.
Seeing an opportunity, Sakemaki Kazuo shouted loudly: "Get ready to launch!"
Launcher Inahuan Seiji loudly replied: "The torpedoes are ready, ready to launch!"
With Kazuo Sakamaki's "fire" sound, the pocket submarine fired the only remaining torpedo.
The torpedo was like a big herring, charging happily at the destroyer USS Monaghan in the blood-colored water.
Prior to this, all the officers and soldiers of the destroyer USS Monaghan were staring at the water, looking for Japanese small submarines. When the submarine stretched out its lookout in the waves, it was already discovered by the destroyer.
"Torpedo found on port side!"
On the destroyer, several observers holding telescopes shouted loudly, "Speed 15 knots, distance 700 meters."
Major Burfoot held the telescope in his hand and had already spotted the small submarine. He deliberately brought his destroyer close to the shoal to give the submarine a chance to launch torpedoes.
At this time, there were too many large warships injured in Pearl Harbor. Major Vobert was worried that the Japanese would fire torpedoes at the immobile large warships, so he did not dare to push too hard in the chase just now, and slowly adjusted [ The position of the destroyer USS Monahan helped the Japanese "create" opportunities to launch torpedoes.
Seeing the torpedo speeding towards him, Major Burfoot said solemnly: "Full speed, full left rudder."
Sailor: "Full speed, full port rudder."
The destroyer [USS Monaghan] quickly changed course, and the sailors stared intently at the cyan torpedo, which was getting faster and faster, happily breaking through the waves of the blood-stained pink water, and heading straight for the destroyer's port side.
The distance is too close.
Everyone's heart was in their throats and they almost forgot to breathe. If the destroyer was hit by a torpedo weighing one ton, the destroyer would be completely destroyed.
100 metres,
The destroyer has not yet completed a 90-degree turn,
50 meters,
The destroyer had not yet completed its avoidance position.
Cold sweat broke out on the heads of all the sailors, and some of them couldn't help but grab the railing beside them.
Major Burfoot was breathing heavily.
A few seconds later, all the sailors raised their arms and shouted, and the Japanese torpedo grazed the port side of the destroyer and flew towards the beach.
Seeing that the last torpedo did not hit the destroyer USS Monaghan, Kazuo Sakemaki knew that the situation was lost. All two torpedoes he carried hit the beach, and he hurriedly ordered to dive at full speed.
But it was too late. The destroyer USS Monaghan, which had successfully turned its rudder, was rushing towards them at full speed and directly hit the mini-submarine.
Under the powerful impact of destroyers, the Japanese pocket submarines are scum.
After a violent shaking, the mini-sub began to leak water and lost power. Then it was hit continuously and finally ran aground on the beach outside Beloz Airport.
Before departure, Kazuo Sakemaki, who carried a pistol and saber and swore not to be a prisoner, failed to keep his promise and gloriously became the first Japanese prisoner of war captured by the United States in World War II.
