Traveling through 1937, I came to fight against the Kwantung Army

Chapter 702: Battle against the British Royal Navy (3)

After circling in the air, the wing of pilot Zheng Hai's plane was suddenly torn open by a near miss. The plane spun and fell into the sea. Before the flames of the explosion were completely extinguished, the second P-51 was covered by a fire net made of tracer bullets. The pilot desperately pulled the lever to try to escape, but sparks suddenly burst out from the root of the wing, and the whole fighter plane turned into a burning fireball and fell straight into the sea!

Pilot Zhang Liwei's throat tightened, and he pushed the stick hard, and the fighter plane skimmed across the sea. The salty waves slapped the windshield, and just as he was about to pull up to drop the bomb, a deafening roar came from the left rear. Looking back, the tail of a P-51 had disappeared, and the out-of-control fuselage rolled twice in the air and plunged into the sea, stirring up a water column tens of meters high.

Zhang Liwei looked around and it seemed that he was the only plane left. He angrily pressed the throttle with his left hand and held the bombing control lever with his right hand. The two 500-pound bombs under the wings shook violently with the airflow, and glowed with a cold metallic luster under the sunlight shining through the gaps in the clouds.

The outline of the aircraft carrier island is becoming clearer and clearer!

The anti-aircraft firepower suddenly became dense like an iron curtain. Zhang Liwei's fighter plane suddenly shook violently - a 20mm shell flew past the tail wing, shaking him so much that he saw stars in front of his eyes. He gritted his teeth and pulled the fighter plane to the left, looking for a bombing window in an almost vertical dive. The anti-aircraft barrage on the sea surface was like black thorns, each of which could tear the fighter plane apart in an instant.

He pressed the release buttons of the two bombs at the same time, and the fuselage suddenly bounced up due to the sudden weight loss. The bomb on the left side dragged black smoke across the deck and exploded only a few meters away from the elevator. The blast overturned three "Sea Fury" fighters waiting to take off; while the bomb on the right side slid into the sea, causing a huge splash!

The Eagle aircraft carrier had fallen into pieces. A big hole was blown out on the deck and a fire broke out. The sailors rushed to put out the fire!

Half an hour later,

In the radar room of the Eagle aircraft carrier,

Radar soldier Skoda stared at the radar screen, but his pupils suddenly shrank. Another light spot was flying towards the aircraft carrier! He hurriedly shouted,

"Enemy planes are attacking! Position 220, number 30!"

"Enemy planes are attacking! Position 220, number 30!"

The alarm keeps sounding!

On the flagship battleship Vanguard,

Commander of the task force, Porter, stood in the command room with a very serious expression. After the first wave of air combat, the British Navy's three aircraft carriers had lost 3 aircraft! However, the Haizhou Army lost only 63 aircraft!

Before they could catch their breath, the second wave of planes arrived!

Frederick's voice was trembling.

"General, how is this possible? Their planes completely suppressed the Seahawks. Where did they get this technology?"

Porter said nothing, but he shouted out orders.

"Order all planes to take off. Their planes must be intercepted!"

The time has come for both the fish and the net to be broken. An ominous feeling arose in Porter's heart, and he began to pray silently in his heart!

In the sky,

The first wave of naval aviation, consisting of 18 Yue Fei fighters and 12 Meng Tian attack aircraft, took off from the "Mulan" aircraft carrier and flew towards the "Eagle" aircraft carrier again!

This is the first heavy aircraft carrier that the Navy has just received. The naval aviation pilots have only undergone two days of training and have immediately been engaged in actual combat today!

Over the low-lying sea, a wedge formation of thirty fighter planes pierced the sky. Eighteen silver-gray "Yue Fei" carrier-based fighters formed a defense network in the sky, and twelve Meng Tian attack planes carrying torpedoes lay dormant below, like a pack of wolves waiting for a fatal blow.

After Yue Fei's fighter plane discovered the British aircraft group, it immediately rushed over!

The air battle first broke out in the sky. The "Yue Fei" fighter plane was like an agile falcon, taking the lead in occupying the advantageous position where the sun shines. The British "Sea Hawk" fighter planes formed a diamond formation and swooped down. In an instant, the flames of the tracer bullets tore through the clouds, and the roar of metal collisions mixed with the sound of explosions resounded through the sea and sky. A "Sea Hawk" fighter plane was hit on the wing and fell into the sea with a long trail of black smoke, but other British fighter planes immediately filled the gap.

Below, the torpedo attack plane piloted by Xie Zheng was flying close to the crest of the waves. His eyes were fixed on the looming outline of the aircraft carrier in the distance. The anti-aircraft fire network had been activated. The dense anti-aircraft guns blasted black smoke around the aircraft group. Another attack plane was overturned by a near miss, and the wreckage plowed a long water mark on the sea.

"Keep the formation! Prepare to launch torpedoes!" The commander's voice exploded on the radio. Xie Zheng began to pull up, and a torpedo under the belly of the plane broke away from the rack. After the torpedo entered the water, it was like a silver arrow, heading straight for the side of the Eagle aircraft carrier.

On the sea, two Meng Tian attack aircraft, including Xie Zheng, broke through the fire network and dropped torpedoes from the main racks. Two white water trails headed straight for the target.

As the Eagle aircraft carrier quickly moved and dodged, a torpedo finally hit the target!

With a loud explosion, flames rose into the sky from the left side of the Eagle aircraft carrier!

On the flagship battleship Vanguard,

An officer reported loudly,

"General, the Eagle aircraft carrier was hit by a torpedo, and its power system was severely damaged. Its speed has dropped to 5 knots! The Vengeance was hit by two bombs, and the hull is on fire. We are currently putting out the fire!"

"General, three aircraft carriers have called in, and the loss of their carrier-based aircraft has exceeded 70%!"

Frederick said in a panic,

"So far, their goal is to attack the aircraft carrier!"

"Look! The Glorious aircraft carrier!" a voice screamed, and everyone's telescopes turned over.

About 6 nautical miles away, an aircraft carrier suddenly caught fire!

Just now, a Yue Fei fighter jet dropped a 500-kilogram bomb, which hit the port deck of the Glorious aircraft carrier. The violent explosion shook the ship violently, and the scorching air waves instantly overturned the nearby ground crew. The shrapnel from the explosion was like a deadly steel rain, tearing apart a fighter plane parked on the deck.

The bombs detonated the aviation fuel on the fighter plane, and the flames spread rapidly like a wild horse. The sticky fuel flowed and burned on the deck, turning the entire flight deck into a sea of ​​fire!

"Boom!" The deafening explosion sounded again, triggering a violent explosion. The continuous explosions shattered the deck of the aircraft carrier, and the burning wreckage of the aircraft fell into the sea like raindrops. The short circuit of the cable inside the hull caused a secondary fire, and thick smoke poured out of the damaged cabin.

Despite the raging fire and the constant heat waves, the damage control personnel tried their best to put out the fire, but the fire was out of control. Seawater poured in from the cracks in the hull, causing the aircraft carrier to gradually tilt. The "Glorious" aircraft carrier was like a dying beast, slowly sinking in the burning and explosion. In the end, this once-famous aircraft carrier disappeared under the surging waves with flames rising into the sky, leaving only the wreckage floating on the sea and the pungent smoke, telling of this tragic battle.

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