Although the radio operator was lucky enough to be rescued, for their entire fleet, they were not out of danger. The Type 1 fighter just engaged in the first round of firefights, and the two sides had already passed each other and separated.
The Type 1 fighter is very small, so the climbing speed is also very fast. Now this fighter keeps climbing, and has climbed to a height higher than that of bombers, speaking of climb rate. This kind of fighter has an absolute advantage. In the early days of the Pacific battlefield, American aircraft were unable to fight against the Zero fighter for this reason. Until the later period, the engine horsepower of American aircraft became more and more powerful. Although its own body was bulky, it could still climb quickly, and finally beat the Zero fighters all over the ground.
Now one is that ace planes like fighter jets are climbing rapidly and out of their sight, but this does not mean that the opponent has given up attacking the opponent, the opponent is just trying to gain a high altitude advantage. When he dived down again, he would pose a threat to the entire bomber fleet.
Sure enough, after climbing rapidly, the plane dived down again in the sky above their heads. At this time, the machine gunner on the turret on the back of the machine could see clearly. They held the grips of the dual-mounted anti-aircraft machine guns in their hands, aimed at the direction in which the opponent swooped down, and then fired rapidly.
"Pay attention to maintaining the formation." Major Cromlin shouted loudly. Of course he knew the opponent's intentions, and swooped down from the sky, just like an eagle catching a chick. If one's own bomber formation is disrupted, then there is no way to protect each other. Bombers cannot be compared with fighter jets. They can only rely on forming formations to carry out fire defense. Everyone conducts cross-fire protection with each other, so as to be safe. If it is scattered and there is only one bomber left, then the opponent can easily launch a sneak attack from a place with dead fire.
At this time, the bomber continued to climb upwards. They had to climb high enough to get out of the way of enemy fighter jets.
Da da da, gunshots sounded, and bullets continued to fly in the sky. Suddenly, everyone felt the fuselage tremble. Qin Baoshan raised his head and saw countless holes on the top of himself. The kid's machine gun had already hit their bomber. But it did not pose too much danger to the bomber.
Although it is very similar to the Type Zero fighter, this Type 1 fighter does not use a special 20mm cannon. His weapons are only two 12.7mm machine guns. This kind of machine gun bullet may be okay if it is used for a duel between fighter jets, but if it is used to intercept bombers, it will not work. The power of the bullet is really too small. A 20mm cannon, or even a larger caliber cannon, must be used. As long as it hits, a big hole can be made, so that it is possible to cause enough damage to the bomber. Looking at the densely packed holes above his head at this time, Qin Baoshan also felt like he was alive after a catastrophe. If the bullet deviates a little bit, it is estimated that it would hit Qin Baoshan's body. Although this kind of bullet is unlikely to shoot down the plane, it can kill people. Not only him, but the radio operator on the side was also very emotional. He muttered again: "Thank God."
The plane's dive attack did not break up their formation. After diving down, it will definitely pull up again, and then carry out the next attack. If this continues, there will always be times when the opponent will hit him. Qin Baoshan looked at the hole left by the retractable gun position, and at the machine gun shaking back and forth there. A slight smile appeared on his face. He quickly hung the safety rope around his waist on the hook beside him.
"What are you going to do?" the radio operator who survived the catastrophe shouted to Qin Baoshan, and he saw that Qin Baoshan had already stretched out half of his body.
Qin Baoshan's safety rope was very short, so when he leaned out half of his body, the safety rope was already fastened. Qin Baoshan hung on the gun emplacement like this. He pushed the shaking machine gun with both hands, quickly aimed at the plane that had just swooped down, and pressed the firing button.
Crazy, so crazy, the radio operator on the side was very surprised. The top of this emplacement has been smashed. Personnel may fall at any time. Qin Baoshan took the risk and continued to shoot. Although it is crazy, it is also admirable. The radio operator has long heard that the Eighth Route Army is desperate to fight, and now he has finally seen it with his own eyes.
And it seems that Qin Baoshan's luck is very good. When he shot down, as the dense bullets shot past, the plane that was diving suddenly burst into black smoke.
"It hit, and it actually hit." The radio operator shouted loudly. He probed down and watched the plane continue to fall with black smoke. It seemed that it was impossible to pull up again. The radio operator's eyes were full of admiration for Qin Baoshan. one??Come here, Qin Baoshan is sitting in the driver's seat, just being an ordinary pilot. Unexpectedly, in addition to flying, shooting in the sky is also so powerful!
Watching the plane crash, Major Cromlin often let out a sigh of relief. He watched Qin Baoshan climb back to the cockpit and sit back in his seat. Then he said to him, "My friend, you are so good, how did you aim and shoot?"
Hearing Major Kromlin's question, Qin Baoshan said lightly: "Luck is better. I hope good luck will always be with us."
It really depends on luck. One's side is climbing upwards, and the opponent is still diving down, recovering from the dive. At this moment, the bombardment area is the largest. Qin Baoshan seized this opportunity and launched an attack on the opponent. At the same time, on the other hand, it is also because the opponent's fighter is too fragile, just like the Navy's Zero fighter. In order to achieve high enough performance on the basis of a small engine, the entire aircraft is very fragile. There is no self-closing mailbox, and the cockpit has no armor protection. As long as it can hit, no matter where it hits, it can make the opponent unable to eat.
At the beginning, the Zero fighter was invincible in the Pacific Ocean, but because of its good flight performance, especially the climbing performance, it could climb from sea level to a height of 6 kilometers in a few minutes. Occupying a high altitude advantage, the air battle will be considered half of the victory. But in the later period, after the advancement of American aircraft technology, they could not show this advantage, and they were left behind and beaten.
The radio operator was not seriously injured. After climbing back, the wound was treated briefly. At this time, the entire b25 bomber fleet continued to climb upwards, and finally they climbed to a height of 7 kilometers with difficulty. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com