AWB Chapter 490 Hatoyama Qiao Rikimaru Gets a Beating (Part 2)
Chapter 490 Hatoyama Qiao Rikimaru Gets a Beating (Part 2)
At that moment, Hatoyama Kōrimaru, who was at the forefront of the Japanese fighter jet formation, was also startled by the two sudden explosions.
He quickly raised his binoculars and turned sideways to look at the location from which the explosion had come from below and to the side of his aircraft.
They then discovered that two planes in their own first flight squadron had exploded.
From his perspective, both of the hit fighter jets had their noses and cockpits completely destroyed, leaving only the fuselage with bombs under its belly, rapidly plunging into the sea below.
The previously calm sea surface was suddenly churned into two waves, each seven or eight meters high.
This left Hatoyama Kōrimaru somewhat bewildered, as he hadn't seen who had attacked the first squad's fighter jets.
But before he could even radio the first flight squadron to find out what was going on, he was in trouble.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw through his binoculars a flash of fire on the bow deck of a warship on the distant sea.
Less than a second later, another fighter jet in the first flight squadron exploded.
Moreover, the explosion also detonated a 50-kilogram bomb located under the fuselage of the fighter jet.
This made the explosion even more violent, and the fuselage wreckage was torn into countless small fragments by the secondary explosion of the bomb, which flew everywhere with terrifying kinetic energy from the point of explosion.
The impact directly affected the last Japanese fighter plane of the first flight squadron, which was not far from the center of the explosion.
Hatoyama Kyorimaru clearly saw that the last fighter of the first flight squadron was hit behind the wing by a piece of wing debris.
They punched a large hole in the side of the plane, and at the same time, the engine in front of the nose started emitting black smoke.
At that moment, a distress call came over the radio from the last fighter of the first flight squadron.
"Reporting to Colonel Hatoyama, the enemy's shells were too accurate; the machine has been damaged. Requesting..."
"Boom!!!"
Upon hearing another explosion below, Hatoyama Kōrimaru knew the fate of the last fighter jet in the First Flight Squadron without even looking down.
At this moment, Hatoyama Kōrimaru's brows were furrowed.
He simply couldn't believe that the seemingly harmless warship on the sea below possessed such precise and ferocious firepower.
The cannons that stood on the foredeck of the ship, which looked unremarkable, were surprisingly accurate, like sniper rifles.
The first flight squadron I dispatched was at least 2 kilometers away from the warships below when it was completely wiped out by the enemy's artillery.
This made him realize that it was virtually impossible to force the warship below to surrender using the previous tactics.
With this in mind, Hatoyama Kyoriki immediately decided to change the previous battle plan.
Although the enemy's firepower was very accurate, all that could be seen was this one weapon, which was unclear whether it was a main gun or a secondary gun, firing.
This made Hatoyama Kōrimaru feel that the ships below probably didn't have many anti-aircraft weapons.
Thinking of this, he used his binoculars to observe the warships below.
However, due to the distance and the reflection of the sun, Hatoyama Kōkimaru observed through the telescope for a long time but still couldn't find the location of the anti-aircraft machine guns on the warship.
However, I did see that the cannon was firing rapidly, chasing after the second flight squadron.
"Wow~ What a high rate of fire!!!"
Seeing that the ship's cannons below were almost firing like fully automatic rifles, Hatoyama Kyoriki couldn't help but rub his teeth.
However, the second flight squadron clearly learned from the experience of the first squadron.
Instead of attacking the warships below, it kept changing direction to avoid being locked onto by the cannons below.
Moreover, the effect was obvious, which made him realize that the enemy's artillery operators were clearly inexperienced.
However, this only made Hatoyama Kōkimaru more and more envious of that naval cannon.
He couldn't help but start making plans in his mind.
If he could obtain this naval cannon, figure out its manufacturing blueprints, and then present it to the Empire.
The empire's naval strength will definitely rise to another level.
It could even become the world's leading navy.
And because of his contribution of this naval cannon, his military career will surely be bright from now on.
Thinking of this, Hatoyama Kyokimaru felt a surge of excitement.
Having finally returned to reality from his dream, Hatoyama Jōri immediately gave the order via radio.
"Second flight squadron, hold off that naval gun."
The rest of you ascend to 2000 meters. The formation disbands, and in small teams, dive-bomb the bridge and aft deck of the warships below. Remember, you absolutely must not damage the foredeck gun!
"Hi!"
With the issuance of the order by Hatoyama Kōkimaru.
The Japanese flight formation quickly disbanded and began climbing in small groups to prepare for the upcoming dive bombing.
Meanwhile, Bai Luo, standing in the information warfare room of the Silly Bear, could clearly see the movements of the Japanese aircraft in the sky.
Even Bai Luo could guess what the Japanese would do next.
The silly girl sitting next to the control panel was also feeling a bit frustrated.
Because the Japanese second squad began to change tactics, no longer charging straight at the position of the "Silly Bear," but instead began to make continuous and rapid turns to avoid the "Silly Girl's" active lock-on.
By this time, Silly Girl had fired more than a dozen shots in a row, but the Japanese pilots dodged them all with sharp turns.
This made Qin Lan, who was standing behind the silly girl, so angry that she jumped up and down.
Upon seeing this situation, Bai Luo knew that Sha Niu's current skill level in firing can no longer handle a well-prepared Japanese pilot.
He immediately gave orders to Xiao Lan.
"Little Blue, take over the ship's guns."
"Yes, Commander."
As Xiao Lan's electronic voice rang out in the operations center hall.
Silly Girl quickly retracted the joystick in her hand into the control panel.
On the foredeck of the Silly Bear, the ship's guns, which had previously appeared somewhat clumsy, were now in use.
It also became more agile after Xiao Lan took over. The originally slow-moving cannon barrel began to move 45 degrees to the right, which was unusual.
Then he quickly adjusted the angle of the gun barrel.
The next moment, the cannons spewed out scorching flames, unleashing a four-shot burst.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The next moment, before the sound of the ship's cannons had even faded, four loud explosions rang out from the sky.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
These four explosions were caused by the Japanese Second Flight Squadron's planes being hit by artillery shells.
The four fighter jets of the second flight squadron were instantly blown to pieces and scattered everywhere.
This caused the sea, which had begun to gradually return to calm, to crackle and pop again as it was struck by the wreckage of Japanese planes.
This scene terrified the Japanese pilots who had just climbed to an altitude of 2000 meters.
Unlike the other Japanese soldiers, when Hatoyama Kōrikimaru saw this scene, he was initially shocked, but his expression quickly became excited.
The more he looked at it, the more he wanted the cannons on that ship below.
If the Empire can acquire this cannon, with its formidable industrial capacity, it will certainly be able to reverse engineer and produce it.
The firing rate of one shot in less than a second was exciting to think about.
With that in mind, Hatoyama Kyoriki decided to go all in.
However, a large part of the reason was that he was afraid that there would be too few fighter planes to break through the enemy's main gun fire.
The four consecutive shots just now made Hatoyama Kōkimaru clearly realize that the enemy's gunner had changed.
If we continue to attack in small groups, we will most likely be wasting our own troops.
Although rushing in could easily result in friendly fire or collisions with friendly aircraft, the loss is worthwhile for the sake of one's military career.
After making his decision, Hatoyama Kyorimaru immediately turned on the onboard radio and began to motivate his men.
"All warriors of the Empire, for the glory of the Sky Locusts, for the glory of the Empire! Kill the chickens!"
With Hatoyama's loud shout, the Japanese pilots, who were initially intimidated by the terrifying accuracy of the naval guns below, instantly became somewhat disoriented.
Immediately, they began to lower their noses and start a high-speed dive towards the Silly Bear, which was nearly 3 kilometers away in a straight line.
What they didn't know was that their beloved Emperor Tianhuang was currently on the warship below them.