bookrandom Chapter 341 Arrived over Kyoto, successfully dropped napalm bombs, and Operation Boomerang was a gre
Chapter 341 Arrived over Kyoto, successfully dropped napalm bombs, and Operation Boomerang was a gre
"We have now reached the sky above Kyushu Island. I have just seen the coastline. Now we need to turn southeast. I will take over the driving from now on. Lu Yuanhang, you go and have a rest."
"Lao Li, use pliers to remove the wire that secures the bomb immediately. I estimate that we will launch a bombing operation on the Japanese island of Honshu in an hour at most, so we must start preparing now. I have already sent out a signal command through the signal light to notify the bombers following behind to execute the same order!"
Lin Zhenhua steadied the bomber's joystick, slightly adjusted the route according to the instructions of the navigation radar, and flew towards the Japanese capital.
At 6:30 in the morning on the 8th, the bomber formation arrived over Kyoto. The visibility was very good and no fog was found, which made Lin Zhenhua extremely happy.
"Lu Yuanhang, take over the remote control of the machine gun tower immediately and start combat alert. We have now reached the sky above Kyoto, the Japanese homeland, and are about to drop bombs."
"Lao Li, immediately make final preparations before dropping the bombs. Remove the safety pins of the bombs and start dropping the bombs in ten minutes. I have sent an order to the bomber formation using a signal light. We will drop the bombs on time at 6:45."
Li Yunlong and Lu Yuanhang immediately got busy. Lu Yuanhang began to adjust the remote-controlled machine gun turret to control the two twin 12.7mm machine guns on the top and back of the bomber. Li Yunlong unplugged the bomb safes one by one, opened the hydraulic brakes, and made preparations for dropping the bomb.
Ten minutes passed quickly, and the bomber formation descended to an altitude of four kilometers, and the buildings below were clearly visible. Lin Zhenhua turned on the command light again, and three red warning lights kept flashing, indicating that the bombing had begun.
"Old Li, turn on the bomb dropper switch and start dropping bombs immediately!" Lin Zhenhua gave the order with a happy face.
Li Yunlong acted very quickly. After many drills, he turned on the switch of the automatic bomb dropper without any aiming. He dropped more than a dozen bombs at once. The reason for doing this was mainly because Lin Zhenghua had explained that after reaching the target, it was not required to drop bombs accurately. As long as they dropped bombs at once, they would achieve the predetermined combat goal, and then they would leave the Japanese mainland urgently and return to the base.
Fifteen minutes later, the bomber formation completed the bombing, adjusted its course, and prepared to return.
At 6:45 in the morning, the Japanese natives living in Kyoto were cooking at home. The rumbling sound of engines coming from the air did not attract their attention. They thought it was the imperial fighter planes conducting training.
Ippei Kuroshima, who lives in Kurotori Town, is practicing swordsmanship in his yard. His ancestor was a real samurai. After inheriting the glory of his ancestor, he never dared to forget it. He got up at six o'clock every morning and began to train swordsmanship. After more than ten years of accumulation, he has become a master.
When he heard the rumbling sound of the engine in the air, he looked up and said proudly to his son beside him: "Sanlang, that is the Empire's bomber. It is very graceful and huge. According to my friend in the military police, the Empire now has a strategic bomber with a combat radius of 2500 kilometers. It will be put into service soon. The one above our heads should be equipped with four Nakajima engines..."
Just when Kuroshima Ippei was feeling very proud and was about to continue boasting, he suddenly heard his son Kuroshima Saburo screaming, "Father, there are many small black dots falling from the plane. This is probably not an imperial bomber, but most likely an enemy bomber. Quickly notify the local garrison to sound the air defense alarm!"
Just as Kuroshima Ippei was about to go back to the house to take out his treasured telescope for observation, a violent explosion was heard, followed by flames rising into the sky in the distance, accompanied by people's screams and cries for help. Kuroshima Ippei, who was in a state of panic, fell flat on his face. His son Kuroshima Saburo immediately helped him up, shouting loudly: "Mom, sister, brother, come out of the house quickly, the enemy's bombers are coming, we must get to the air-raid shelter!"
Three minutes later, Ippei Kuroshima and his family ran towards the air-raid shelter. At this time, the sound of napalm bombs exploding could be heard in the distance. The scattered napalm paste ignited the wooden houses, and billowing black smoke rose into the sky. The streets were full of people fleeing for their lives.
This sudden bombing caught the Japanese homeland, which had enjoyed peace for a long time, off guard. No one had expected that enemy bombers would fly over Kyoto. The anti-aircraft artillery unit responsible for alert had not fired a single shell after the enemy bomber formation dropped its bombs. This was simply a shame.
What was even more infuriating was that the fighter division stationed on the mainland did not react at all. Half an hour after the bombing ended, two Zero fighters took off from the airport and chased after the bomber formation led by Lin Zhenhua.
The generals of the Japanese headquarters were also called up at the first moment. Especially when they learned that an incendiary bomb had fallen near the imperial palace, their faces suddenly changed. They immediately put down their work and rushed to the palace in their vehicles to protect the emperor.
Before these people walked out of the gate, Prince Dongyan had already hurried over. He did not give anyone a good look, but directly issued an order.
"Immediately send fighters to shoot down the enemy bombers. From now on, strengthen the defense of the homeland and set up three homeland air defense circles to ensure that similar situations do not happen again. Otherwise, they will be severely punished! At the same time, immediately investigate the true identity of the enemy bombers. After finding out, immediately prepare for retaliatory actions to show the enemy the determination of the empire!"
The generals of the Japanese headquarters did not dare to be careless at this time. Even the navy and the army gave up their disputes, returned to the command center, and began to deploy the domestic air defense circle.
"Lieutenant General Odagiri, you will coordinate the anti-aircraft artillery forces on the mainland from now on. You will intercept the next batch of anti-aircraft artillery that will be transported to the front battlefield and strengthen our domestic air defense force!"
"Vice Admiral Ushijima, you must immediately order the First and Second Fleets of the Navy to advance 500 nautical miles and 1000 nautical miles respectively and establish two maritime interception lines."
"General Song Dao, you must immediately mobilize the Third Fleet of the Navy and advance 1500 nautical miles to build the outermost maritime interception network!"
"General Doihara, you have just returned from the China battlefield to report on your work. Next, you will be responsible for investigating the true identity of the enemy bomber. Once you have found out, report it to the headquarters immediately!"
At this time, a huge fleet consisting of six aircraft carriers was launching an air raid on Pearl Harbor, but some things had deviated greatly from history. The rules included 100 more fighter planes deployed than in original history, and the commander of the Combined Fleet was replaced by Admiral Koga. The result of the air raid also changed greatly from history.
All the warships in the naval port were destroyed, and the fuel depots, ammunition depots and airports built in Pearl Harbor were all destroyed. The death toll of the defenders in the naval port was even heavier, with a total casualties of more than 40,000.
After the attack, the Japanese were so lucky that they encountered an enemy aircraft carrier and immediately dispatched carrier-based aircraft to blow it up. Even Lin Zhenhua probably didn't expect that because of his arrival, the Japanese naval strength had improved a lot compared to the original history, and the commander was also replaced by the somewhat adventurous Admiral Koga.
Lin Zhenhua was unaware of all these changes. After leading the bomber formation to complete the bombing of the Japanese capital, he did not even observe the effect of the bombing and hurried back with the bomber formation.
"Lu Yuanhang, start the secondary supercharger immediately. I have already ordered the formation behind to start the secondary supercharger. We will immediately climb to an altitude of 10,000 meters and get rid of the pursuit of the Japanese fighter planes!"
"Old Li, close the bomb bay door immediately and turn off the hydraulic brakes. The bombing is complete. What we need to do now is to return with all our strength!"
After turning on the second-stage booster, the three men immediately put on oxygen masks, and the bomber began to climb to an altitude of 10,000 meters, and the formation flew towards the northwest.
The Japanese Zero fighter squadron that came to intercept was about to catch up with the bomber formation, but at this moment, the bomber formation quickly began to climb, and climbed to an altitude of 10,000 meters before being caught up by the Japanese temporary fighters. This made the Japanese pilots scream in anger, but they were powerless. They could only follow and accompany for a while, and as long as the bomber formation dared to descend in altitude, they would immediately launch an attack.
The second-stage supercharger can only be used for one hour. An hour passed quickly and Lin Zhenhua immediately conveyed the order to start the first-stage supercharger. Everyone felt a huge pressure at once. Fortunately, it was within everyone's tolerance range. The bomber formation continued to fly at an altitude of 10,000 meters. Lin Zhenhua chose the nearest course according to the instructions of the navigation radar. Only after reaching the sea would he really change the course to confuse the Japanese.
"Lao Li, the next flight will be very dangerous. We can only return to the base with the help of the first-stage supercharger and endure the huge pressure. We must not lower the flight altitude, no matter how uncomfortable it is, we have to endure it!"
Under the leadership of Lin Zhenhua, the bomber formation successfully arrived at the sea. It was thought that the Japanese fighter planes had gone back, but when Lin Zhenhua looked back, he found that the Japanese were still in the sky, following closely.
In desperation, Lin Zhenhua could only continue to fly forward with the bomber formation. After flying for an hour and a half, the first-stage superchargers of two bombers had problems. The huge pressure directly crushed the crew members in the cabin to unconsciousness. The two bombers crashed into the sea, and all the crew members died.
"College student, let's descend our altitude. Even if we die, we have to take someone with us. Just now, two bombers crashed into the sea without firing a shot. You told me before that the first-stage supercharger is unreliable and has a very high failure rate. It can only support 36 hours at most, but now it can't even last 15 hours, let alone 36 hours."
"The Japanese fighter squadron that was chasing us has all returned. The ones chasing us now are fighters that took off from the Japanese aircraft carrier. There are only six of them in total. We are fully capable of fighting them!"