My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

The entire left string of little devils exploded in an instant, and the anti-aircraft guns had to be flattened to attack and intercept.

Anti-aircraft machine guns and artillery shells formed a dense fire net in the air, preventing Andre and others from approaching.

But the six pirate fighter planes could not make much evasive action. They braved the artillery fire and tried to keep their forward direction as much as possible. They could only use simple up and down maneuvers to avoid threats.

Torpedo bombing does not mean that if you place one in the direction of the attack target, it will definitely hit, because the target itself is moving at high speed, and torpedoes can only move in a straight line and have traces to follow. If you do not calculate the distance, angle and advance If you don't measure enough, it will just be a waste of ammunition.

To put it bluntly, torpedoes cannot turn. If you throw them from a distance, they will have already turned away when they are close to you. If you want to throw them closer, you will have to withstand the heavy firepower of the naval gun network.

Moreover, the aircraft has to fly close to sea level, and the space for avoidance is inherently small. This is much more dangerous than high-altitude dive bombing, and the risk is not ordinary.

The Japanese army was also aware of the threat from the enemy's torpedo planes, and the captain immediately ordered all the artillery on the left string to intercept the opponent with all their strength.

"Zizi... Colonel, the Japanese are crazy!"

"Shut up and avoid being bitten by anti-aircraft guns!"

Andre also felt the pressure double, and the aircraft formation expanded the distance between them, trying to avoid the incoming shells.

The shock of bullets streaking through the air could be felt in the cockpit. Some of the explosive shrapnel rattled on the fuselage. The sudden concentration of Japanese firepower made it difficult for them to completely avoid it.

Unfortunately, the wing of one of the F4U Corsairs was blown through by the 127 anti-aircraft gun, and the fighter plane fell straight down like an eagle with broken wings.

Because it was too close to the sea, the pilots had no time to parachute...

"Report the situation!"

"...Plane 4 crashed! Brad is finished..."

"Plane No. 3 has been shot! Plane No. 3 has been shot! Oh damn... the propeller is faulty, I have to parachute!"

"Colonel, my hydraulic pipe is leaking and the wings are out of control... I need to return..."

"ублюдк!"

The report coming over the radio made Andre so angry that he cursed. In an instant, they lost two fighter planes, and his wingman had to leave the formation due to a malfunction.

The Japanese army's firepower on the port side was concentrated on dealing with the incoming torpedo planes, temporarily ignoring the air threat. At this moment, other Hellcats and F4U pirates hovering at high altitude took this opportunity to launch another attack on the port side of the Yamato.

Large-caliber cannons were sprayed on the Yamato as if they were free. Fires shot up wherever the rockets passed. The deck with fragments of shrapnel flying across the deck was hit hard again. Several anti-aircraft gun emplacements were destroyed one after another...

Kamio walked through the smoke-filled deck and returned to the air defense point where the team was located, but by this time his comrades and team leader had all died.

Japanese corpses lay scattered near the anti-aircraft guns, none of them intact. Some had their upper bodies smashed by machine cannons, their internal organs spilled all over the floor, and some had most of their heads blown off, leaving only a row of teeth on top.

The bright red minced meat all over the floor was like the beef and mutton at the meat stalls in the vegetable market. There were pieces here and there. Kamio couldn't help but tremble all over, and it was constantly impacting his heart.

"The enemy's thunder machine を撃て! Ha Ya Ku!"

"Fire!"

"Xinei!"

...

The enemy planes in the sky were still pouring firepower, and the survivors still operated the turrets and fired into the sky, shouting constantly, but they were in a dilemma.

Kamio looked at the approaching torpedo bombers, and he seemed to understand that he could no longer sit still and wait for death. Not knowing where he got the courage, the recruit rushed to the anti-aircraft gun emplacement with ammunition in hand, replaced the empty magazines one by one, then pushed away the gunner's mangled body and sat on it himself.

There were still a lot of bloody pieces of meat hanging on the gun seats and rudders, but Kamio couldn't care less about being disgusted and immediately aimed his sights at the three torpedo planes ahead...

“Ah! Go to hell!!

...

Andre couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. With friendly air cover, their only three remaining pirates finally approached the Yamato. At this moment, the distance is about 800 meters, which is the distance where torpedoes can be launched.

"Unit No. 2 drops a bomb!"

"Unit 6 drops a bomb!"

The teammates dropped the torpedoes one after another and climbed immediately, but just as Andre opened the weapon rack safety, a tongue of flame suddenly burst out from the Yamato, and the 25mm anti-aircraft gun fired at him wildly.

Andre could only temporarily give up the throwing action and quickly raise the fuselage to avoid this wave of attacks. However, he was not a vegetarian. He immediately twisted the control stick to make the fighter plane perform a roller maneuver and once again avoided the cannonballs.

Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the Yamato, and he would miss the throwing opportunity if he continued forward. Andre concentrated on holding the operating rod tightly. This distance was a sure thing, and he must not give up easily!

Through the cabin, you can see the figure of the Japanese soldier on the anti-aircraft gun. He almost released the launch push rod against the opponent's artillery fire.

"boom!"

Almost at the moment the torpedo entered the water, Andre's fuselage was also hit by an anti-aircraft gun. Black smoke immediately billowed out from the nose of the aircraft. Even the windshield of the cockpit was shattered. His face was cut open several times by scattered glass. Bloody mouth.

The fighter plane was severely damaged, and all the dashboard pointers in the cockpit failed. At this time, Andre's face was covered with blood. No matter how much he raised the operating lever, he was indifferent. The fighter plane could only pass over the head of the Yamato under the influence of inertia.

At this critical moment, Andre ignored the pain and immediately unbuckled his seat belt, jumped out of the cockpit without hesitation, and opened the parachute ring before he passed out...

boom!

The escorting destroyer Hyuga desperately rushed to the flank of the Yamato. With a loud noise, they used their hull to intercept one of the torpedoes, but they were also severely damaged. It was only a matter of time before it sank.

Yamato's several steam turbines were fully powered, increasing its speed to the extreme. At the same time, she turned the rudder to avoid another torpedo.

Kamio on the deck was still congratulating himself on successfully killing an enemy fighter plane, when suddenly a column of water rose high in front of him.

The goddess of luck no longer favored the Yamato. The last torpedo launched by Andre hit the middle of the port side, and the violent vibration that followed made the Japanese soldiers on the entire deck unsteady.

The Japanese soldiers in the Yamato's cabin were in chaos, and seawater kept pouring in from the breach, swallowing them mercilessly.

The entire hull also began to tilt slowly to the left. The Japanese sailors became increasingly panicked. Everyone thought it was over and the ship was about to sink.

Ito Zhengichi immediately ordered the soldiers to use anti-submergence devices to block the incoming seawater.

The tilting trend was quickly curbed, and the Yamato's hull slowly returned to balance. But the speed also began to decrease, and it was no longer possible to use speed to avoid torpedo attacks as it was at the beginning.

Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable, Ito immediately made corresponding tactical adjustments in an attempt to take the overwhelming power of the Americans away from the Yamato.

Yaqiu and her sister ships suddenly broke away from the fleet and quickly fled north to distract enemy fighters.

This strategy was very effective. US fighter planes thought that the two light cruisers were going to escape, and immediately organized some fighter planes to pounce on them.

But the price was high, and the two cruisers became the target of public criticism.

Half an hour later, torpedoes launched by a group of US torpedo attack aircraft concentrated in the engine room of the Yaqiu. The crew suffered heavy casualties and the ship also lost power.