 Despite being outnumbered, they immediately pulled Immelman turns and found themselves behind 11 Kawasaki Ki-61 "Tonys" and one Nakajima Ki-44 "Tojo" escorting a Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bomber.On their first pass through the formation, Shomo closed to less than before opening fire.He shot down four Tonys, then came up under the bomber, firing into its belly.