Chapter 370 Survival in a desperate situation
Pokreshkin, whose wing on the right was almost blown off, popped out of the cockpit as fast as possible, and then fell to the sea surface that was reddened by the flames.
At this moment, a fighter jet with extremely elegant appearance flew over his head, a flame shot out from under the wings, drawing an elegant arc, hitting another climbing Jacques 25. In the dim sky in the distance, more than a dozen of the same fighter jets were quickly launching missiles at their respective targets.
The Tiger Shark fighter arrived. Although there was only one squadron, it quickly ruled the fate of the Soviet fighter on the battlefield like a judge.
The remaining Jacques 25 in the sky was completely cracked into burning wreckage by these latest fighters in a very short time.
At this time, Pokreshkin also understood that the missiles launched by these tiger shark fighters were no longer limited to rear-end attacks. They could basically be launched in the second half of the field. The most exaggerated thing is that they could even attack head-on, and the hit rate was extremely high. In just less than a minute, a total of twelve such missiles were fired, and eleven Jacques were easily shot down 25 Jacques.
"Damn it, how many mysterious weapons do these bastards have?"
Pokreshkin, who was about to land on the sea, gritted his teeth and said hatefully.
It is obvious that the rumors that the Indians were ridiculed were true. The Ming army had air-to-air missiles that could attack from any angle. As for the previous use, they were just deliberately hiding their weaknesses, or they simply thought there was no opponent worthy of their use of such weapons.
At this time, Kasatonov, who was stunned by the air combat results, was also saying the same thing in grief. However, he had no time to consider this issue. Because at this moment, a large number of light spots on his carrier-based radar had reached the top of his head.
The bomber is here.
A Canberra bomber brigade that took off from Zhaoren base was put into the battlefield.
"Take off, all fighter planes take off immediately!"
Looking at the dark shadows in the sky, Kasatonov made a choice without hesitation. Although he didn't know how many Ming army fighter jets would fly over, he could no longer care about anything else at this time, otherwise he would not even be able to get through this level.
The remaining twenty Jacques 25, which had been lifted to the deck, were immediately hit by the powerful energy of the catapult, but unfortunately the sky no longer belonged to them. The tiger shark, who were hovering in search of the target, and the remaining two-seat chasing wind, immediately rushed towards them like cheetahs chasing antelope.
The Soviet pilots, who almost had a belief in dying, tried desperately to avoid their attacks and used their sacrifices as much as possible to win a glimmer of hope for the mothership below.
However, this was useless. Canberra bombers still rushed towards their targets with laser-guided bombs. At this time, the Ming army pilots had already had corresponding tactics on how to attack moving warships. Fighters carrying laser indicator pods provided illumination. With their smaller size and better maneuverability, the probability of being shot down was reduced as much as possible. Bombers with large and inflexible size were only responsible for dropping bombs.
And try to drop bombs at high altitudes. The enemy ships' main air defense firepower is outside of the main air defense firepower. Anyway, this kind of bomb can fly for more than ten kilometers, especially if it is thrown, the flight distance will be even longer. In this way, at least you don't have to worry about small and medium-caliber anti-aircraft guns.
As for how many large-caliber anti-aircraft guns are only?
This tactic quickly achieved results. Just after the first round of bomb drops in the Canberra bomber group, the Counterattack destroyer was hit by multiple bombs at the same time, and then quickly became a pile of floating wreckage.
Immediately afterwards, other ships were also shot one after another, especially the cruiser Derzhinsky, which was hit by four laser-guided bombs in a very short time. Not only was one main turret blown away, but the power system was also seriously damaged, and it was no longer possible to maintain a high speed of more than thirty knots, which means it must be abandoned.
"Comrade Andreevich, remember that behind you is the eyes of Comrade Stalin and the people of the motherland."
Kasatonov said to the captain of the Derzhinsky in a solemn tone that the cruiser was quickly left behind by a fleet that maintained thirty-two knots because of his constant speed. In this case, falling behind is basically a dead end.
"Comrade Commander, please rest assured. I swear as a member of the Social Workers Party that I will never let my medals be shamed."
Captain Derzhinsky replied solemnly.
Kasatonov sighed. The surrender of the three ships Kalinin had greatly humiliated the name of the Red Navy, and even had a serious impact on the top leaders of the Red Navy. Because of Comrade Stalin's anger, many people were sent to prison by Beria or simply unknown life and death. He did not want such a thing again, otherwise even if he could take Georgia to Vladivostok, it would be difficult to have good results in the future.
However, he was quite at ease with Comrade Andreevich, after all, he was also a hero during the Patriotic War.
"bomb!"
A sudden scream woke Kasatonov up. He subconsciously raised his head, and almost at the same time, a flash of fire on the flight deck outside, followed by a loud bang into his ears. The explosion of air waves instantly shattered the solid glass, and countless debris hit him.
The Georgia was shot.
When the explosion hit and Kasatonov recovered from calmness, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The one who was shot was on the right side of the ship island, and a lift was blown up, but it did not cause fatal damage to the aircraft carrier itself.
However, this is only a temporary lucky. As the Soviet warships on the sea decreased one by one, their defense line to protect Georgia was already shaking. At this time, Canberra, which took off from Surabaya, also joined the battlefield. Four bombers that broke through the Soviet warship defense line quickly targeted the Georgia.
But at this moment, an accident happened.
"Damn it!"
He Hui, who had already restarted the engine and was providing laser light for the Canberra bomber, looked ahead in astonishment. There was a faint light shining in the strangely dark sky, and at the same time, the dull thunder kept coming.
They are about to enter the heavy rain area.
Kasatonov, who understood what this meant, rushed out of the command room like a player who scored goals on the field in later generations, fell on the deck, laughing wildly, waving his arms at the sky, and the awakened Soviet sailors around him immediately cheered.
Soon, heavy rain poured on their heads.
But they were saved.
"Retreat, all fighter planes retreat." At the same time, the latest orders were also heard from He Hui's radio.
There is no point in using laser-guided bombs in heavy rain. Since this is the case, there is no need to let the Air Force fighter jets take risks. All Ming fighters in the sky, including Canberra bombers that had just arrived and had not started to drop bombs, had to withdraw from the battlefield with full of anger. However, they did not return to their respective bases, but then transferred to Zhaosheng Mansion.
The military airports there are still under construction, but the civil airports have already been put into use. Although they cannot provide ammunition supply, there is still no problem with oil supply. Besides, the ammunition is too great to let the transport plane send it directly.
This rainy area is only two or three hundred kilometers long, and the strait is more than 700 kilometers long. How could it be all rainy areas? When the Soviet fleet drove out, they were just going to continue fighting. They could not escape from Chief Yang's Wuzhishan, not to mention that the Kunlun aircraft carrier was coming at full speed. When the Soviet fleet drove out of the rainy area, they basically arrived.
"One, two, three, damn it!"
After the Ming army retreated, the Georgia began to recover carrier-based aircraft. Watching the Jacques 25 landing in the heavy rain, Kasatonov counted one by one. When he counted to the third, the injured fighter crashed into the ship island and then rolled and fell to the sea.
But in the end he took back the cross Jacques 25.
Looking at these fighter jets that were hurriedly transferred to the hangar and then undergo emergency maintenance, Kasatonov breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, he didn't know that there was a pocket waiting for him in front of him. He only knew that a miraculous rain saved his fleet that was about to be destroyed. Although he had suffered heavy losses, at least the USS Georgia aircraft carrier was saved. As long as the aircraft carrier was saved and as long as it could be allowed to drive to Vladivostok, this was victory!
The Soviet fleet continued to soar in the heavy rain with joy.
"My, is there such a thing?"
In the command hall of Yingtian’s General Staff, Head of State Yang said speechlessly.
He also missed the weather factors, and in fact everyone ignored it, but this was not a bad thing for him. Otherwise, he would have been worried about how to let the Soviet fleet escape from the sky in a reasonable way. This heavy rain would be much easier.
After the Soviet fleet sailed out of the rainy area, land-based fighters and bombers should not be dispatched. As for the simple reason, the ammunition did not move on time, and Zhaosheng Mansion lacked fuel. Although it was a petrochemical base, military fuel was indeed not refined there. Most of the civil airports burned aviation gasoline, and jet fighters burned kerosene, especially high-performance fighters like Tiger Shark. The aviation kerosene used is specially made, and it is not easy to add anything.
As for the battle against Georgia, this will be mainly handled by the carrier-based aircraft carrier Kunlun, and taking off a small number of Canberra bombers, which is enough to ensure that the Georgia will be completely destroyed.
Of course it's not a blow-down.
Now there is only one aircraft carrier, one cruiser, and four destroyers left in the Soviet fleet. In the next round of attack, one cruiser and three destroyers will protect the Georgia, which was blown into rags, and then stay in the dock of Vladivostok for two or three years, then resurrect and open the military port to the sea to give the Americans a headache. (To be continued.)
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