Zero fighters took off one after another, flying away from the firepower network of their own fleet to pursue or intercept the US planes.
The task force was still moving forward at a speed of 20 knots.
As long as the air defense firepower network of the aircraft carrier fleet is sufficient, ship-to-ship battles will be carried out in the outer circle to defend the enemy. Staying within one's own defense network will only be an obstacle.
Wildcat No. 214 was forced away from the bow of the Zuikaku by concentrated fire from the enemy ship. It swerved around in the red bullet trails, looking for opportunities to escape and cover the retreat of the large aircraft group.
The US aircraft retreated, and the sailors on the Shokaku finally had their hands free, using shipboard cannons and joint destroyers to suppress the No. 214 Wildcat with firepower.
The Japanese hated this Wildcat and hated Zhou Zhihan even more. They concentrated their firepower and fired intercepting barrages in all directions to prevent Wildcat No. 214 from flying away.
The US aircraft group withdrew, and the pressure on the destroyers [Shiranui] and [Kagero] dropped sharply, and they quickly moved closer to the two aircraft carriers to flank the No. 214 Wildcat.
Standing in the command room of the "Akagi", Nagumo Tadashi felt a little relieved when he saw that the enemy had withdrawn. Although the "Shokaku" was on fire everywhere, fortunately there were no fatal injuries. At this time, he had made up his mind to leave. Zhou Zhihan, who had shot down many people who had done bad things to the empire before: "This Chinese is really hateful and must be eliminated. Keeping him will always be a big problem."
"Hai!"
Mitsuo Fuchida wished he could personally shoot down Wildcat No. 214. He picked up the intercom and ordered all ships: "Your Excellency, the Commander, ordered that Wildcat No. 214 must be shot down with all our strength."
Suddenly, Wildcat No. 214, which was rolling to avoid the hail of bullets, dropped a 45-kilogram bomb. The impact point and advance were just right. The Zuikaku, which had just made a full rudder and turned around, could not avoid it. , the rear part was hit and caught fire. A Zero Fighter that had not had time to take off was affected by the fire and burned. A loaded Nine-Nine Ship Explosion bomb nearby. The pilot saw that the situation was not good and was forced to take off quickly. He and the crew kept guarding Next to the fighter plane, waiting for the order for the third wave of attacks.
Wildcat No. 214 carried two 45-kilogram bombs in its abdomen. Throwing one caused a commotion on the Zuikaku. There was a brief gap in the attack barrage. He seized the opportunity to quickly pull up.
Just when all the Japanese troops thought that the No. 214 Wildcat would take the opportunity to break away from the aircraft carrier's firepower net and return home, Zhou Zhihan made two consecutive jumps to increase the altitude, and then dived directly to pounce on the Kaga directly in front of the Zuikaku. 】.
This change was so sudden that it caught all the Japanese troops by surprise.
Suddenly, the firepower on several battleships stagnated slightly and then became more intense. Dozens of bullet trails criss-crossed, setting up a barrage, like a giant net, towards Wild Cat No. 214.
[Akagi] and [Kaga] were moving forward almost side by side. At this time, the US aircraft was ten minutes away, and the two aircraft carriers were still making a small serpentine maneuver.
Only by maintaining changes during navigation can enemy aircraft not figure it out.
Seeing all the firepower coming, Wildcat No. 214 rolled toward the outer perimeter of the Kaga, always minimizing the bomb-receiving area of the fuselage, using slant sweeps to continuously lower the altitude, and stabilize the slope, turning the fireworks-like A hail of bullets was left behind.
An attack blind spot appeared, and the [Akagi] stopped firing. Nagumo Chuichi held the binoculars and saw Wildcat No. 214 descending rapidly, and then his sight was blocked by the [Kaga].
Fuchida also held a telescope and said: "The Chinese have rich experience in air combat. They are using angles to change the situation of being besieged. If he flies low, our fleet can only attack with side firepower, and the attack power will be weakened." .”
"Haha... But the Wildcat's descent will inevitably reduce the rolling space and lift." Fuchida sneered and reached for the intercom. "Team 12, go to the starboard side of the Kaga and shoot down the Wildcat No. 214. As long as it is suppressed, If he is not allowed to raise the altitude, the Chinese will definitely die."
The four zero-fighters of the 12th Squadron that had just taken off immediately recovered from the pursuit of the American fleet, turned quickly at a small angle, and pounced directly on the starboard side of the Kaga, No. 214 Wildcat, which was less than 200 meters away from the sea.
Facing the four Zero Fighters that pounced down in the distance, Wildcat No. 214 did not dare to pull up, let alone pass under the Zero Fighters. It could only do a plane roll more than 200 meters above the water, quickly turn around, and head towards the task force. Flying in the same direction.
However, the Wildcat lost speed due to plane roll and also dropped in altitude. The four Zero Fighters quickly caught up to the top of Wildcat No. 214, formed two two-finger formations, quickly dropped in altitude, and bitten from the left and right sides.
Seeing that the four Zero Fighters of the 12th Squadron were about to bite the Wildcat No. 214, the starboard firepower of the [Kaga] stopped. The sailors stood on the side of the ship and watched the Zero Fighters encircle and suppress the Wildcat that was at the end of its rope.
Due to the plane roll stall and loss of altitude, Wildcat No. 214 was less than 100 meters away from the sea at this time, and it was difficult to escape from the zero battle of rapid dive.
The two Zero Fighters on the left approached quickly, with an altitude of 150 meters. They were about to attack and rear-ended them.
The two zero-fighting aircraft on the right have an altitude of 200 meters. They have changed from a traditional two-finger formation to a double-attack formation, completely containing the airspace on the right side of No. 214 Wildcat.
On the left is the [Kaga], on the right it is strangled by two Zero Fighters, and there is a Zero Fighter suppressing it above. It seems that the No. 214 Wild Cat is unable to fly.
700 meters,
600 meters,
500 meters,
The Zero fighter, which had an absolute advantage in speed and altitude, quickly approached Wildcat No. 214. All four pilots had their left hands on the cannon firing button above the throttle.
Suddenly, Wildcat No. 214 suddenly pedaled the rudder and made a beautiful left turn drift. Before the Zero fighter opened fire, the fuselage drew an arc and disappeared from the sight of the four Zero fighters.
This change was so sudden that no one expected that Wildcat No. 214 would actually make this incredible drift turn at the critical moment. In the 360-degree drift turn, the fuselage entered the Kaga Kaga moving forward at a speed of 20 knots. The front of the bow of the USS] descended and continued to descend, almost at the same level as the flight deck.
The four Zero fighters inevitably rushed forward, but only one Zero fighter made a drift turn during the forward rush, but it was thrown away by the No. 214 Wildcat.
Since they had just moved closer to defend the US aircraft fleet, the distance between [Akagi] and [Kaga] was only three or four kilometers. The rapidly turning Wildcat No. 214 flew between the two aircraft carriers, almost at the same level as the flight deck, coming in the opposite direction.
The machine guns on the bows of the two aircraft carriers opened fire at the same time, attacking at a 45-degree angle and flying towards them, trying to catch the No. 214 Wildcat escaping between the two aircraft carriers.
Wildcat No. 214 continued to descend, about 10 meters from the water, blocking the aircraft carrier's 45-degree firing angle and leaving the aircraft carrier's cannon helpless with only a -7-degree firing angle.
Watching this series of dazzling maneuvers by Wildcat No. 214, Fuchida secretly lamented that the Chinese could actually use the trajectory of the aircraft carrier to change the situation in the light of calcium carbide. This person's on-the-spot experience was unparalleled in the empire.
Because the distance between the two aircraft carriers was too close, they were afraid that the firepower would reach each other. The two aircraft carriers once again stopped firing at the same time. The sailors holding the cannons could only watch helplessly as the No. 214 Wildcat entered between the two aircraft carriers.
At this moment, all the Japanese could clearly see Zhou Zhihan sitting in the flight cabin.
However, what pleased the Japanese was that the drifting Zero relied on its unparalleled advantage in turning at a small angle to catch up.
But the next second, Wildcat No. 214 shocked all Japanese jaws.
Just before passing by the captain's command room of the aircraft carrier "Akagi", Wildcat No. 214 suddenly made a 360-degree roll to the right and flew 50 meters above the front of the command room of the "Akagi".
Then, Chuichi Nagumo, Ryunosuke Kusaka, Oishi, Wenda Yamaguchi, Lieutenant Commander Minoru Harada, Mizuo Fuchida and others saw a bomb falling from the belly of Wildcat No. 214 and crashing into their command room.
Zhou Zhihan deliberately lowered his flight speed just now to kill Chuichi Nagumo in the command room of the "Akagi".
