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Chapter 515 Dragon... Dragon Pan Hawaii! The army is approaching

The Ming Army's expeditionary force captured some U.S. military radar soldiers when they captured Kauai. Although the SCR-268 radar deployed on Kauai had been destroyed, the Ming Army still learned about the technology of this radar based on interrogating the prisoners and consulting technical manuals. performance.

它的工作频率为205MHz，对6000m高空飞行的目标探测距离为120㎞，对300m低空飞行的目标探测距离为30㎞。

Previously, for fear of being detected by the US military patrol boats on the sea, the Ming army's attack formation had always maintained an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, hiding above the clouds.

But as they got closer to land, in order to reduce the possibility of being detected by radar in advance, Huang Pingdong led his team down to a low altitude of only a few hundred meters.

The coastline of Haleiwa in northern Oahu comes into view. The golden sandy beaches seem to sparkle in the sun, and the outline of Pearl Harbor in the distance becomes increasingly clear.

At this time, the U.S. troops stationed across Oahu were busy with their own affairs.

To the southwest, the Ewa Marine Corps Air Station is still organizing more fighter jets to take off. One F2A Buffalo after another slowly takes off to intercept those strange targets in the southwest.

In the middle, Wheeler Army Airport is preparing for today's routine bombing mission. A dozen B-18 Machete medium bombers are lined up at the end of the runway, and ground crews are loading aerial bombs on them.

To the north, Haleiwa Army Airfield was preparing to welcome B-17 bombers flying from the mainland to carry reinforcements. After the arrival of more than 501 people today, the st Airborne Regiment was fully deployed.

"Enemy planes! About fifty...no, sixty or more."

When flying over Haleiwa Beach, Huang Pingdong saw the criss-crossed trenches below, with various fortifications and bunkers everywhere.

It took so long under wartime conditions. Strictly speaking, it was unqualified.

As the firing lever was pulled, the 76.2mm high-explosive bomb flew out of the muzzle propelled by high-temperature and high-pressure gunpowder gas. Inside the fuse, a timed medicine disc like a mini mosquito-repellent incense burns rapidly. When it burns out, it triggers the detonator and detonates the warhead charge!
The blast points of anti-aircraft fire burst out continuously, and clouds of gray-black smoke suddenly appeared around the Ming army aircraft group.

He couldn't help but worry about the ground troops landing and attacking in the future, but his thoughts only lasted for a few seconds when he was interrupted by a trace of light suddenly shooting up into the sky from below.

"Come on! Brothers, hold on!" A pilot shouted excitedly in the radio frequency band.

The M1 3-inch anti-aircraft gun pointed at the sky. The US anti-aircraft artillery soldiers inserted the shell into the fuze detection machine to bind the timed medicine tray fuze, and then stuffed the shell into the gun bore.

Even though the goal of surprising the enemy was achieved, what they had to face next was the entire Oahu air defense force!
"Damn! Where did they come from?!"

A series of tracer bullets shot from below, like spears piercing the sky.

"Damn, it's so jagged down there, it's all fortifications."

The five fighter jets of the Fifth Destroyer Group were still far away, about twenty kilometers behind the group.

In history, when mobile forces carried out sneak attacks, the Japanese aircraft fleet had an unimpeded path. There were more than 700 anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns on each ship of the US Pacific Fleet, but they were almost unmanned. The Army deployed 31 anti-aircraft gun batteries, but Only four companies were manned and there was a lack of available artillery shells.

Four anti-aircraft artillery batteries deployed by the Army in the Haleiwa area opened fire one after another, with a reaction time of about one minute.

After Huang Pingdong issued the attack order, a fleet of more than 70 carrier-based aircraft first climbed to an altitude of two thousand meters to facilitate the subsequent dive and strafing.

"Sir, please give me instructions, what should we do?!"

At 6:16 on June 8, the sky was high and the clouds were wide, and the wind and sun were gentle.

Just as the Ming army's attack formation was approaching, some US troops finally realized something was wrong and opened fire while calling to warn.

After the formation was completed, the four air raid teams were divided into four and rushed towards their respective targets.

Compared with another dimension, the Ming army's surprise attack is now much more difficult.

A shell exploded very close to the scene, and Huang Pingdong felt the entire plane shake up and down.

Then, they dispersed in an orderly manner and turned into four air raid teams as originally planned.

Then he felt something wet on his neck, so he subconsciously touched it. Because he was wearing gloves, the touch was not obvious. After a few seconds, he realized that it was actually blood!

The words "It's over now, my life is over" popped into his mind, but he immediately gave up the idea - it must be a flesh wound, otherwise how could there be just a little blood oozing out like this.

There was indeed a crack on the left side of the plane's hatch, probably caused by a high-speed fragment.

When each smoke ball exploded, hundreds of fragments shot out in all directions, and planes in the Ming army fleet shuttled through the rain of bullets were constantly hit by bombs.

The torpedo bomber numbered YH-TWZ-1-3 was severely damaged by fragments. The sides and wings of the fuselage were riddled with holes, and some blood was spattered on the hatch cover.

"I'm afraid the steel cable is broken and I can't control the plane!" the pilot's voice came over the radio.

Everyone saw the plane turning sideways, opening its hatch, and crashing towards a temporary barracks in the Haleiwa area.

The pilot rolled out a few seconds later and parachuted out to escape, but the rear seat gunner made no move.

After a short while, the Type 36 naval mine crashed near the camp behind the US military's preset defense line. All the mounted aerial bombs exploded, and a black cloud surged into the air.

The shock wave of the explosion overturned a nearby shed, and the splash of aviation gasoline sparked a rapidly expanding fire...

At 8:09, the first air raid team approaching Haleiwa Airport officially began its attack.

Compared to the Army, the Air Force's combat style is more "cavalier". Every pilot is an officer and can be called the pride of heaven. The charisma of leading by example is not that strong, but Huang Pingdong is still the first to fly. The plane began to dive.

On the runway, two P-40 fighter jets were taking off in an emergency, and they were accelerating and taxiing on the runway one after the other.

Huang Pingdong swooped down from the sky and aimed at them. The aperture of the reflex sight caught the one in front. Then he immediately pulled the trigger. The 7.36mm aviation machine guns on the wings and the 12.8mm nose of the aircraft sprayed out dense fire. bullet!
The hit P-40 veered to the left and ran off the runway, and was quickly engulfed in flames.

The pilot of the P-40 behind was obviously unwilling to be shot down on the ground like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, so he tried to pull up in advance.

But as soon as the wheels lifted off the ground, bullets rained down on the plane. In an instant, the wings were filled with bullet holes, and wisps of white smoke came out of the engine.

After completing the attack, Huang Pingdong abandoned the auxiliary fuel tank under the belly of the aircraft and at the same time pulled the lever to climb. The Type 37 ship driver flew away in a graceful arc under his operation.

He turned his head and looked back, only to see two small black dots falling rapidly from the sky, and the next second they exploded into two large balls of fire.

Several fighter jets on the tarmac were swallowed up by smoke and dust, and a Hamilton three-blade propeller soared into the sky like a runaway wild horse, spinning and falling into the distance.

The dive bomber that dropped the two 100kg aerial bombs pulled up leisurely, and the speed brakes opened on both sides of the fuselage were automatically retracted.

"They're coming! They're coming!" "Down with those sons of bitches!"

The U.S. military officers and soldiers at Haleiwa Airport and around the airport were screaming hysterically. Single or twin-mounted M2 anti-aircraft machine guns were firing at the Ming army aircraft flying freely in the sky, but with little effect.

The skilled and experienced Ming army pilots have a clear division of labor - since no enemy planes have come to intercept yet, the ship's driver is responsible for strafing and suppressing the anti-aircraft firepower.

The task of ship bombardment is to attack hangars and high-value targets; the task of ship mines is to bomb rows of aircraft and other low-value targets.

Two Type 50 carrier-based torpedo planes passed by the airport's No. runway at an altitude of meters and dropped a dozen kg light aerial bombs at the neatly parked fighter jets.

One after another, plumes of smoke rose from the ground, and a dozen P-36 and P-40 fighter jets turned into wreckage worth US dollars each in five seconds.

Perhaps in later games, these dozens of kilograms of aerial bombs can only be called small sweet potatoes, but in fact, as anti-personnel explosive bombs, the 50kg aerial bomb has a charge of 27kg, and one is equivalent to four 152mm rounds. grenade.

When Haleiwa Airport was ravaged, a second message indicating the effectiveness of the surprise attack was sent.

The content of the telegram was very short, only five words "Long Pan Hawaii".

At 8:16, Wheeler Airport in central Oahu was also attacked.

In the hangar and on the parking lot, various types of Army Air Force aircraft are still parked neatly. Some of the dozens of B-18 Machete bombers have been loaded and some have not yet started.

Anti-aircraft guns roared, machine guns roared, and the radio frequency band was filled with various shouts. The pilots were at a loss. Some cleverly abandoned the plane and fled, while others loyally continued to stand by in the cockpit.

Under such circumstances, Wheeler Airport ushered in aerial bombs one after another...

Tall and majestic battleships and countless cruisers, destroyers and other auxiliary ships parked quietly.

At 8:25, the Ewa Marine Corps Air Station to the southwest was attacked by the rd Air Assault Team.

At 8:36, Hickam Army Airfield in the southeast was attacked by the th Air Assault Team.

Various types of ships in Pearl Harbor also opened fire one after another, and each 127mm high-level dual-purpose cannon fired into the sky!

More than a hundred warships in the Pacific Fleet were almost idle. The density of anti-aircraft fire was so high that one can imagine that there were so many black smoke balls that they covered the sky.

The Fourth Air Assault Team, responsible for attacking Hickam Army Airfield in the southeast, was within range of the U.S. fleet and suffered heavy losses.

And because of the distance, Hickam Airport had the longest response time, and many fighter jets had already scrambled to fight.

Five P-57 fighter jets from the 40th Squadron of the Army Air Force pounced fiercely, but one of them was shot down by naval anti-aircraft fire.

The remaining four fought with the Ming fighter jets within a few minutes, flying up and down in hot pursuit.

At 8:41, a downed Type destroyer dragged black smoke towards downtown Honolulu and landed at a baseball field.

The pilot landed slowly, and as soon as he cut off his parachute, he was arrested by several policemen wearing wide-brimmed hats.

Although more than 20 fighter jets took off from various airports one after another, they were too hasty and there was no coordination or cooperation. Even if they achieved results through luck and courage, they would be shot down immediately.

However, the situation changed near nine o'clock, and the situation took a turn for the worse.

Twenty dozen Buffalo and Wildcat fighter jets that had previously taken off from the Marine Corps Air Station in Ewa were ordered to intercept those strange targets that would clone themselves, but found nothing. Just when the pilots were wondering, they learned that Oahu was under air attack. So we could only return in a hurry.

Their arrival instantly reversed the situation. After weighing the situation, Huang Pingdong made a decisive decision to retreat and not continue to entangle on the American territory.

At 9:36, Taiwei Zuoyuan's attack wave shook off the pursuers and began to return.

A dozen heavily damaged carrier-based aircraft flew directly to Kauai, while the remaining dozens flew to their mother ship.

Because there are fewer aircraft in the attack formation, and this is ultimately during a war, the U.S. military's defenses are much tighter. The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor...or the surprise attack on Oahu will cause greater losses.

Even excluding the damaged aircraft, Taiwei Zuoyuan's fleet lost a total of 27 aircraft, accounting for one-third.

Their results were to shoot down 18 US military aircraft, destroy 92 aircraft, and injure 73 aircraft. Four of the six airports in Oahu suffered heavy losses, which was generally not satisfactory.

"Sir, we..."

"They're coming from the north, there's at least one aircraft carrier there, we should try to pursue it!"

The Saratoga was now sailing slowly northeast of Maui. William Halsey on the bridge was extremely angry and determined to pursue these cunning enemies.

However, the Saratoga was destined to be unable to catch up with the target, because the Taiwei Zuoyuan, hundreds of kilometers away, had increased to a top speed of 32 knots, leading a group of screen ships to fly away to the northwest, leaving only a dozen The white tracks prove that they have been here before.

The sudden surprise attack made people realize the crisis while being frustrated. The enemy would not launch an attack for no reason, and I was afraid that the army was about to overwhelm the situation.

Yesterday morning, a seaplane sent out to patrol Johnston Atoll discovered the mighty A-180 special agent fleet. The US military was shocked and realized that the Ming army had counterattacked.

Chester Nimitz ordered the Pacific Fleet to leave the port without hesitation, and the warships under maintenance were immediately suspended. All warships must leave the port in an orderly manner as planned early this morning.

However, today's Pearl Harbor was unlucky, and something bad happened in the morning.

The USS Clark (DD-361) encountered a mine when leaving port, and a large hole was blown in the bow. She immediately made an emergency evasion, and a barge accompanying her was unable to avoid it and was sunk on the spot. The Clark took in a lot of water, and was finally forced to run aground due to ineffective damage control.

This sudden situation caused chaos in Pearl Harbor. The Pacific Fleet's departure from the port was forced to be suspended for three hours, and several minesweepers searched the sea back and forth.

Since the Kauai Airport was suppressed, the sky in Oahu has been very peaceful, but this does not mean that the Chinese military cannot cause trouble.

The Lixia No. 3 ocean-going submarine took great risks and slipped a few kilometers south of the entrance to Pearl Harbor two days ago. The sea was full of U.S. destroyers and patrol boats coming and going.

The daring Lixia No. 1.5, which was skilled in craftsmanship, secretly deployed a dozen small mines, and then moved away little by little under the water at a very low speed of knots. Finally, it waited until the power and oxygen were exhausted before surfacing.

During this period, all electrical appliances including electric kettles were stopped, and non-essential personnel closed their eyes to conserve oxygen.

At the last moment, all the emergency oxygen candles were used up. The captain recorded in his diary that because of the stifling heat and lack of oxygen, the submariners had splitting headaches, opened their mouths wide and gasped for breath every time they took a breath.

Lixia 3 lasted for a total of thirty-one hours, which can be said to be an incredible record.

(End of this chapter)