vrcanaries Chapter 440 This battle was a great pleasure. We finally have a tactic to deal with the Japanese Typ
Chapter 440 This battle was a great pleasure. We finally have a tactic to deal with the Japanese Typ
"College student, I estimate that the Japanese fighter planes will arrive soon, so we have to start air defense operations immediately. You are responsible for commanding the air force battalion, and I am responsible for commanding the ground forces. No matter what the cost, we cannot let the Japanese destroy the food in Ningyuan Town. We have to eat all of these things and not leave a single bit for the Japanese!" Li Yunlong said seriously.
Lin Zhenhua looked at the time. It was now eight o'clock in the morning. The two Thunder fighter squadrons and three bomber squadrons that had arrived from Maoershan Airport had completed the loading of fuel and ammunition and were ready to take off and meet the enemy at any time.
"Old Li, I will personally command the operation at the airport. With the help of the communication command vehicle, we can keep in touch at any time. As long as the Japanese don't send out all their air forces, we can completely block the Japanese air force's air raid with our current strength."
"The air defense forces should focus on intercepting low-flying enemy aircraft. Don't worry about the consumption of ammunition. We have stored a large amount of ammunition in our base. If it is not enough, we can transfer it here by transport plane at any time. Before the air battle breaks out, we must send the transport plane formation away quickly. Only in this way will we have no worries when fighting the devils!"
After Li Yunlong and Lin Zhenhua discussed the next action, they immediately took action. After a busy and intense process, all the transport planes were released before nine o'clock in the morning, and two bombers were sent to conduct reconnaissance nearby. The fighters and bombers below had already made all preparations before takeoff, and the pilots also stayed in the cockpit. As long as they learned about the enemy situation, they would immediately take off from the simple runway and meet the enemy.
In the airspace 180 miles away from Ningyuan Town, Major General Fujiwara led more than 60 fighter planes and rushed to Ningyuan Town. He was quite dissatisfied with the order of the headquarters. Not to mention the fuel and ammunition, the request of the Taiyuan headquarters alone made Major General Fujiwara feel overwhelmed. When bombing, they had to avoid bombing gold mines, and the goal was to destroy food and ammunition depots.
"General, this is a very difficult matter. According to the intelligence we have, we only know that there are two grain warehouses in Ningyuan Town, one in the south and one in the east, but we don't know their exact locations. In addition, the Matsuda Squadron has camouflaged them, so it is very difficult for us to find them. Even if we are lucky enough to find them, we cannot use horizontal bombers to bomb them. We can only use dive bombers for precision bombing. Such an operation is too dangerous."
"After urgent confirmation by the intelligence department, our enemy this time is still Li Yunlong's independent regiment. It is equipped with many fighter planes and has a large number of anti-aircraft weapons. It will be very difficult for us to inflict heavy damage on it. We must be prepared for a tough battle in advance." Operations staff officer Ono Heiji analyzed bitterly.
Major General Fujiwara also felt very overwhelmed, because the 68 fighters in his hands were the last air force of the 12th Army. As the Empire's southward campaign was going very smoothly, a large number of fighters and troops were once again transferred, which weakened the already weak 22nd Air Brigade by % again. This made Major General Fujiwara dare not speak loudly, because the strength was too much reduced, and without strength as a guarantee, he really did not dare to brag.
"Mr. Ono, our 22nd Air Brigade is in a very dangerous situation. If we are severely damaged by the enemy's air force, it will seriously affect the spring sweep. I plan to conserve our strength and only send a vanguard to Ningyuan Town to carry out the bombing mission. We will fly to the base of the independent regiment and drop the bombs we carry into the base of the independent regiment. We will do everything we can to destroy their arsenal. This way, we will have an explanation to our superiors and subordinates."
"You can immediately give an order to Captain Xiaosong to lead a squadron of fighter planes to bomb Ningyuan Town and complete the mission assigned by the headquarters."
Major General Fujiwara had no choice but to choose a compromise method. This method sounds very effective, but whether it works when it comes to implementation depends on facts.
After receiving the order, Saburo Komatsu immediately led his mixed squadron, a total of nine fighters, and rushed towards Ningyuan Town. The two bombers patrolling in the air soon discovered the enemy planes coming from the southeast and immediately called the headquarters by radio.
After learning the news of the enemy's attack, Lin Zhenhua immediately shouted loudly: "All fighters take off immediately and rush to the 12 o'clock direction. The devil has a total of nine fighters, three Zero fighters, three Type horizontal bombers, and three Type dive bombers. The first fighter squadron will go to deal with the devil's fighters, the second fighter squadron will go to deal with the devil's dive bombers, the first light bomber squadron will continue to carry out the task of bombing the devil's reinforcements, and the first heavy bomber squadron will change the combat plan and immediately fly to Ping'an County to launch a retaliatory action against the devil. The second heavy bomber squadron will immediately take off to fight the devil and make sure to ensure the safety of the grain warehouse. No matter how much it costs, we can't let the devil blow up our grain warehouse."
Under Lin Zhenhua's command, 45 fighter planes took off successfully from the temporary airport in less than three minutes. Without any formation, they immediately rushed to their target. Looking at the fighter planes leaving, Lin Zhenhua shouted in his heart: "We must not lose this battle. I don't believe that the twin-engine Thunder fighters can't beat the devil's Zero fighters. I hope you won't let me down!"
Li Yunlong watched the fighter planes take off, feeling a little nervous. He didn't know the outcome of this battle. All he could do was to command the air defense forces and use all the weapons that could be used for air defense. He must not let the Japanese blow up the grain warehouse in Ningyuan Town.
Twenty-five minutes later, the fighter planes of both sides discovered each other at the same time. The Japanese pilots took advantage of the excellent high-altitude performance of the Zero fighter and quickly seized the commanding heights, diving down from the sky at high speed. The twin-engine Raiden fighter was very powerful, but its speed was slightly behind the Japanese Zero fighter. Fortunately, the gap was not too big, and the Raiden fighter had very strong defense. As long as it was not hit by the Japanese artillery, it was fully capable of competing with the Japanese Zero fighter.
The single-engine Raiden fighter and the twin-engine Raiden fighter formed a two-plane formation, one attacking the Japanese Zero fighters at high altitude, and the other attacking the Japanese Zero fighters at low altitude. The two cooperated with each other and fought fiercely with the Japanese Zero fighters.
"Damn it! What the hell is going on? Why can the fighter planes of the independent regiment actually hold on to my Zero fighter planes? Could it be that our Zero fighter planes have begun to fall behind? This is simply unbelievable!" Saburo Komatsu said in disbelief.
If it weren't for his superb flying skills, he would have been shot down by the two-plane formation during the dive just now. Under the attack of the two-plane formation, Saburo Komatsu was in danger.
"Retreat immediately. Dive bombers should drop all the bombs they carry immediately. Don't worry about the accuracy. We should preserve our own strength and not fight to the death with the enemy's air force."
Saburo Komatsu immediately issued an order to retreat. This was mainly because the Japanese were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers and were completely strangled by the air force battalion. If it weren't for the excellent performance of the Zero fighter jets that allowed the Japanese to advance left and right, I'm afraid that Komatsu's squadron would have been wiped out.
This sudden air battle lasted less than half an hour and ended with the defeat of the Komatsu Squadron. The Independent Regiment lost a single-engine Thunderbolt fighter and a heavy bomber was slightly damaged. As for the Komatsu Squadron, it lost a Zero fighter and two dive bombers. The loss ratio of the two sides reached 1 to 3. When the results were reported to the headquarters, it caused cheers from everyone. The Independent Regiment Air Force Battalion finally avenged its previous defeat and saved the situation of repeated defeats.
Li Yunlong was also very excited. He held Lin Zhenhua's hands tightly and said gratefully: "College student, our high-low combination tactics have been successful. We killed the Japanese Zero fighter with a one-for-one method at the cost of a single-engine Thunder fighter. This proves that our previous tactics were not wrong. This is very worth celebrating! This battle was exciting. We finally have a tactic to deal with the Japanese Zero fighter!"
Lin Zhenhua was not so optimistic. Instead, he said worriedly, "It is impossible that the Japanese fighter planes are only this few. I estimate that the Japanese may have set their sights on our base. If the transport plane is attacked by the Japanese when it lands, the loss will be huge."
"At first, I really didn't notice this, but now a light bulb suddenly flashed in my mind, and my intuition told me that things are heading in a very bad direction. We must change the landing location of the transport plane immediately, otherwise we will suffer a great loss!"
Lin Zhenhua rushed to the communication command vehicle, and Li Yunlong followed him. It took only five minutes for the two to get inside the communication command vehicle. Lin Zhenhua immediately called the departing transport aircraft formation and told them not to return to the base to land. The heavy transport aircraft formation left the airspace where the base was located and immediately looked for a suitable place to hide.
The light transport aircraft formation landed directly at the Niujiagou airfield, and returned to the base after the enemy's aircraft group left. Li Yunlong was not idle either, and immediately sent an urgent telegram to Zhao Gang, reminding him to make air defense preparations immediately, as the enemy's surprise attack was likely to arrive soon, and he must not dawdle at this time, and he must be fast!
Zhao Gang, who received the telegram, did not dare to neglect it and gave an urgent order: "Deputy Commander Xing, immediately order all units to start executing the No. 1 air defense combat plan and shoot down the incoming Japanese fighter planes. Order the 3rd Thunder Fighter Squadron on standby at home to be ready for catapult takeoff at any time and take off to meet the Japanese air force's surprise attack!"