My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Although the first few waves of torpedo attacks were avoided, this was only temporary after all, and the battle was not over. If the US military continued to maintain the intensity of its attack, it would be inevitable to be hit in the end.

"Shrink the defense circle and let the destroyers accompany us. We can't give the enemy another chance!" Ito yelled like crazy.

He knew very well that compared to bombs, torpedoes were the biggest danger the Yamato faced.

"Hey!"

The order has been conveyed, but the situation of each ship is not good. Without air support, the Yamato became a real living target and suffered heavy casualties.

The three Yaqiu-class cruisers were also under the intensive care of the US military and could not escape. Fighter planes swooped back and forth and fired, setting the deck on fire, and the casualties of the soldiers also doubled.

The pressure on the eight outer destroyers was relatively small. After receiving the order, the three destroyers Yunzhong, Chaoxia, and Akao successively surrounded the flagship.

Several other destroyers were unable to escape from their existing positions, because at this time the US submarine force also began to join in the fun and secretly fired many torpedoes at the fleet.

Although destroyers are the nemesis of submarines, coupled with the cooperation of US air fighters, they have no time to release depth bombs and have to keep up with the large forces, which makes the Japanese on the ship exhausted and headaches.

However, the US military's attack does not stop there. More and more fighter planes are joining the battle. Even the sixth and eighth aircraft carrier formations on the Midway Island are also rushing to the battlefield. Hundreds of fighter jets can take off for combat at any time.

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"発発します!"

"Hey!"

The sergeant held a black-and-white command stick and shouted angrily toward the sky. The anti-aircraft gunner immediately shouted and fired at the target. The triple-mounted Type 96 anti-aircraft gun burst out with dazzling tongues of flame.

"Over there! Turn!"

Following the order, the other gunner quickly turned the rudder to adjust the direction angle. After the muzzle was aligned with the target, the gunner shouted again and stepped on the firing pedal.

"Bump, bump, bump, bump...!!"

The bright yellow shell shells poured out from the rear of the gun mount, and soon they were piled all over the ground.

Their muzzle was locked on a US fighter jet. Just as the opponent was turning in the air, the experienced gunner was preparing to fire at a large angle so that the opponent would inevitably hit the bullet.

"Quick! Reload!"

The shells were fired quickly, and the loader hurriedly held the magazine to load the gun. Perhaps because of anxiety and nervousness, the originally simple action was delayed for a long time and was not completed.

The Type 15 anti-aircraft cannon uses a -round magazine for ammunition, and the shooting must be stopped every time the ammunition is changed, otherwise the violent vibration caused by the shooting will make it difficult for the loader to complete the loading work.

"Damn, hurry up! Move faster!"

This made the gunner yell loudly. Originally, he could shoot down the opponent with a pistol in his hand, but now the identities of hunter and prey were instantly reversed. Seeing the enemy plane circle and then rush towards their line, misfiring at this moment would be fatal!

"All right!"

It was too late, but it was too late. In seven or eight seconds, the loader only had time to load the magazine of one machine gun, but the gunner couldn't care about anything else.

Just when he was about to open fire, the enemy's artillery fire arrived first!

Nearly a hundred bullets fell on the deck in one round of strafing from the four .50 cannons on the Hellcat fighter jet.

The four or five little Japs didn't even say a word. The terrifying power instantly tore them into pieces. Blood and stumps were splashed everywhere, and the anti-aircraft guns were also beaten to pieces...

Kamio's artillery position was not far away. He saw with his own eyes that his comrades over there were beaten into pieces. The unprecedented visual shock made him unable to calm down for a long time.

"shooting!"

"Bump, bump, bump, bump...!!"

"kill!!"

The commander shouted with all his strength, and along with the roar of the anti-aircraft guns, the surrounding soldiers, whether they were gunners or loaders, also shouted loudly. "ah…!"

Kamio seemed to be exaggerated by this atmosphere, shouting at the top of his lungs, as if this could dispel the fear in his heart and cheer himself up.

Facing the deadly bite fire from another anti-aircraft gun, the Hellcat fighter that had just successfully attacked had to turn to avoid it.

However, his movements were still a step too slow. Unfortunately, the wings and tail were penetrated by cannonballs, and the fuselage instantly lost its balance.

The pilot realized the crisis and chose to parachute to escape without hesitation. However, the damaged wing of the Hellcat instantly disintegrated in the air due to being unable to withstand the pressure, and the aircraft also spun and plummeted into the sea.

"よかったです!"

"Ha ha…"

"Great! We killed him!"

At the artillery position, the officers and soldiers were cheering, and Kamio was also ecstatic after seeing the opponent's plane destroyed.

But the next second, their smiles froze on their faces.

A PDM seaplane from the US military arrived at the crash site and quickly approached the parachuting pilot.

In full view of everyone, the crew of the seaplane took something like a large net and rescued the pilot like a fish.

Then he started the engine, slid on the water for a short distance and then slowly took off. As for the RB soldiers on Kamio's side, they could only watch the opponent leave in style, but there was nothing they could do about it.

"hateful!"

The commander was so angry that he threw away his baton. The US military's complete rescue measures were so irritating.

They managed to kill a plane, but they turned around and picked up the pilot. Soon the other side would be able to fly a new plane to join the battlefield. How could they fight this battle?

"There are not many shells left. Kamio and Uchida, please go to the ammunition depot and bring some shells up!"

"Hey!"

The two of them responded and ran out quickly.

But the bombing continued, and most of the little Japs were new recruits. They had never seen such a scene before. The surge in casualties made the originally orderly air defense combat system become chaotic.

Heavy bombs were dropped one after another, and there were always a few that successfully hit the Yamato. Several large holes were blasted on the flaming deck. Countless corpses lay on the ground, and blood almost reached their ankles.

Yamato's air defense system consists of two layers of anti-aircraft guns. Ignoring the useless 460mm main gun and the insignificant 155mm secondary gun, the outer ring consists of 12 twin 127mm caliber anti-aircraft guns.

However, due to the use of a fixed fuze, the hit rate of this 127 tall gun shell is extremely low and cannot pose an effective threat to incoming aircraft.

The inner circle is composed of a large number of triple-mounted 7-type anti-aircraft guns. Normally, a triple-mounted 8-type anti-aircraft gun is operated by - people.

However, due to the unreasonable design and gunner configuration, this anti-aircraft gun only has a greater firepower density in the first salvo, and there is no difference in the firepower density of a single gun during continuous firing.

But the Japanese seem to be completely unaware of this. Instead, they are very keen on building triple-mounted Type 96 anti-aircraft guns.

Anyway, the deck space of the Yamato is large, and if the firepower is not sustainable, then the number will be increased, and a full 156 doors will be piled on it, making the entire ship look like a hedgehog.

Compared with the single-mounted Type 25 mm anti-aircraft cannon, the triple-mounted turret is simply a waste of space, a waste of resources, and a waste of cost, but there is no actual improvement in performance.

And although the number has increased, the buffer space left between each other is very small. When attacked, several of them will explode at once, and there is no way to hide.

This was also when the battle became intense, and the firepower of the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery actually began to show gaps, greatly reducing its sustainability.

This also led to more and more US military aircraft beginning to successfully penetrate the defenses. A large number of aerial cannons and bombs were dropped on the head of the little RB, causing countless casualties...