RPAGF #257 - Eagle over Lu'an
#257 - Eagle over Lu'an
"Brother Ren, I think our Dongfeng rocket can independently form an army now. Judging from the observations from the observation post near the airport, our targets are almost all hit, emitting a lot of black smoke. Although there is no way to get close to observe the final effect, judging from the aerial observation results of the dispatched fighters, none of the Japanese aircraft at the airport are capable of taking off. From this point, our goal of paralyzing the Japanese air force in the short term has been achieved."
After receiving the battle results, Chief of Staff Ye came to the Taiyuan Center of the Liming Research Institute and said to Ren Zhong with a smile.
"Now, our air force has almost no opponents in North China. Can we launch an attack on the Japanese troops in advance?"
Chief of Staff Ye looked at Ren Zhong with great anticipation, obviously hoping that Ren Zhong could give him a satisfactory answer.
The Japanese army is about to launch, and if they can weaken their strength in advance, it is obviously a great thing for the Eighth Route Army on the defending side.
"Of course, the reason why we installed new rocket launchers on the air force fighters in advance is to enhance the fighters' ground attack capabilities. From now on, we have at least two or three days to launch attacks on the Japanese clusters. Now is the time to collect high-value Japanese targets for pinpoint strikes. The Japanese armories and military camps are our priority targets."
Ren Zhong said with a smile.
Now let the Japanese taste the taste of being bombed.
At present, the air defense methods of all parties are not very clever. Because the opponents are too weak, the Japanese have always dominated the air superiority, and they have not paid much attention to the ground air defense of the army. Various air defense weapons are preferentially supplied to the Pacific Islands.
So now the attack is completely a routine operation for the air force to accumulate experience.
As expected, when the Shenying Brigade bombed the Japanese troops in turns, according to the tactical method of 12 fighters in a squadron and 2 fighters in a formation, each time a squadron took off, it was like entering a no-man's land!
The machine guns and rockets took turns, and the Japanese on the ground were beaten without any resistance.
Several Japanese armories were destroyed in a row, and the morale of the Japanese troops on the front line was greatly挫伤 before the Japanese launched their attack.
It was not until the arrival of the Japanese 8th Flying Regiment that the Shenying Brigade restrained its fighting and began to prepare to go all out to meet the Japanese air challenge.
After all, the Japanese 8th Flying Regiment has an elite Zero fighter squadron. Although the number of Zero fighters is not large, only more than 20, it is not a force to be underestimated compared to the Shenying Brigade.
An air battle is inevitable.
The day before the Japanese launched their general offensive.
Even the pseudo-army, who were late to the game, now know that the atmosphere is tense, and the Japanese they encounter are very irritable, and they will slap them in the face at every turn.
Large groups of Japanese troops are heading to an unknown destination.
For the puppet army who can only know the action at the last moment, this situation is an ominous sign, which means that a big battle is about to begin.
The Japanese have assembled an unprecedentedly powerful team. For these puppet troops who mostly rely on food, the war means the end of their good days, and they may become cannon fodder at any time.
But people are on a pirate ship, and now they can't help themselves.
The city is full of Japanese military camps, which makes these puppet troops even more afraid to act rashly.
Being slapped is a small matter, but losing your life is a big matter.
Many people regret putting on this dog skin, but it is too late.
Chen Brigade.
The company commander said with a smile.
"Erniu, your mortar team must be hidden a little bit, don't be discovered by the Japanese so early. Comrades are counting on the mortar team to suppress the Japanese's charge, don't drop the chain at that time."
"Company commander, don't worry, we will fire a shot and change a place, fire a shot and change a place, the Japanese will never catch us."
The honest young soldier named Erniu said in a muffled voice.
Now the mortar team has rangefinder telescopes to help, not to mention hitting wherever you point, but the accuracy is indeed much better than before when using thumb ranging.
The mortar team has 2 82mm mortars. If they exert their full power, they can fire more than 30 shells in one minute, enough to cover the front of a company.
On the ground, a storm is coming.
Many people felt the solemn atmosphere before the war.
But in the air.
The Japanese have cleaned up and settled in.
The 8th Flying Regiment, which urgently entered Shimen Airport, was ordered to attack.
Bombing important facilities in Lu'an of the Eighth Route Army.
"Mr. Nagamine, I'm counting on you!"
Before crossing his Type 97 heavy bomber, Rear Admiral Tai Seiyo, commander of the 8th Flying Regiment, said to Colonel Kamejo Nagamine, commander of the 33rd Squadron.
"Please rest assured, General, the 33rd Squadron will open the passage for the light bombing squadron and the heavy bombing squadron, and drive away the harassment of the Eighth Route Army Air Force."
Kamejo Nagamine stood at attention and said loudly.
The Type 97 Heavy Bomber Ki-21 had a maximum speed of 432 kilometers per hour, a range of 2500 kilometers, a bomb load capacity of 1 ton, and five 7.7mm machine guns for self-defense.
Since mass production and deployment began in 1938, the Japanese had produced as many as 2054 aircraft, making it one of their main bombers.
The entire crew consisted of up to 7 members, and their crimes on the East Asian continent were countless and heinous.
The Japanese 33rd Squadron of 27 Zero fighters took off first, followed closely by the 16th Squadron of 93 light bombers, and finally the 58th Heavy Bomber Squadron led by Atlantic himself.
81 warplanes took off in sequence, aggressively heading towards Lu'an, the base area.
Just as the Japanese warplanes took off, the radar set up at the Taihang front captured the information of the Japanese warplanes and urgently transmitted it to the rear command.
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The Shenying (Divine Eagle) Brigade, which had been on standby for a long time, had all four squadrons of Mustang fighters from Taiyuan and Lu'an airports take off and enter the clouds to rush towards the Japanese.
Now, with Kongzi's positioning device and radio communication with the ground, facing the Jin area with a ground-to-air support station every hundred kilometers, they would no longer get lost.
They could fly towards the target along the direction commanded by the ground.
On the ground radar, the Japanese's huge fleet was as obvious as a burning torch, and the ground radar station quickly determined that the target of the Japanese fleet was Lu'an.
The Shenying Brigade immediately turned to the airspace over Lu'an, preparing to strike head-on when the Japanese entered.
The old pilots of the "Rogue Eagle" were familiar with the weaknesses of the Japanese Zero fighter, and Ren Zhong also knew them clearly from the main world. Therefore, the most important thing when fighting the Zero fighter was to target the fatal flaws under the Zero fighter's deformed design: sacrificing all protection capabilities, the aluminum alloy outer shell was as thin as paper in front of bullets; the maneuverability of the Zero fighter could only be exerted at low speeds, and it would become clumsy at high speeds due to the low wing load, making rolling and climbing difficult; moreover, the Mitsubishi Ruisei engine used a floating carburetor, which would suddenly stall at high altitude, low temperature, and low pressure!
Therefore, the best way to deal with the Zero fighter was the high-altitude sprint tactic, using high-altitude dive tactics to disperse the Zero formation, and then force the Zero fighter to fly at high speed to reduce its flexibility. In this high-speed state, the Mustang fighter would have a strong advantage and could easily shoot it down.
In the historical time and space of the main world, during the upcoming Battle of the Mariana Islands, the Japanese dispatched 326 Zero fighters, but 315 were shot down, almost a complete annihilation!
After the "Rogue Eagle" grasped the flaws in the design of the aircraft, the Japanese Zero fighter was completely beaten!
It was even jokingly called the Shooting Turkey Competition.
Colonel Nagamine Kamesuke of the 33rd Squadron led the wingman at the forefront.
Although Nagamine Kamesuke saw the tragic scene after the attack on the airport, it was not caused by the Eighth Route Army Air Force. Nagamine Kamesuke still had some sense of superiority over the Eighth Route Army Air Force.
After all, they had been the ones doing the beating for many years.
The Eighth Flying Regiment had also been invincible and had never encountered a strong opponent. Therefore, even though they were warned that the Eighth Route Army was equipped with the extremely advanced P51 Mustang fighter, the Japanese pilots of the 33rd Squadron did not really take it to heart.
"Sir, I hope we can encounter the Tu Eighth Route Army's air force this time, so that my ace certification will have a chance to be completed," Lieutenant Shibata Yuji, the wingman, said relaxedly on the radio.
"Shibata-kun, we still need to be careful and fight according to existing combat tactics.
According to the intelligence of the intelligence section, the Eighth Route Army is equipped with the US military's advanced Mustang fighter. Although it is not as good as our Imperial Zero, it is also a considerable threat. We need to make good use of the power of the Imperial Zero and strive for a great victory in this battle," Nagamine Kamesuke replied, pretending to be calm.
"Hai! I understand! Your subordinate will faithfully do what a wingman should do." Shibata Yuji thought that the commander wanted to strive for more glory for himself. You must know that the Empire has an air combat god with 58 kills. Although Nagamine Kamesuke is far less powerful, he has already achieved 7 kills and is a veritable ace pilot. If he can help the commander achieve 10 kills, it will obviously be more helpful for the commander to get a promotion and a raise with a double-digit ace.
Therefore, even if Shibata Yuji himself also wanted to crave a new kill, he had to fulfill the commander first and then talk about it later.
If something happens, he must take the lead, and the commander should take the benefits first.
Shibata Yuji knew these unspoken rules.
This flying squadron, which could be called a large-scale one, flew all the way to Lu'an without incident, which made Nagamine Kamesuke, who led the team, a little strange.
Could it be that the Eighth Route Army Air Force was afraid and dared not take off to meet the enemy.
According to general speculation, even if observed with the naked eye, his air force team was swaggering through the city without any concealment, the Eighth Route Army should be able to discover it.
However, even though he was a little regretful that he had not encountered an opponent, Nagamine Kamesuke still tried his best to carry out his mission, circling his 33rd Squadron in the airspace around Lu'an to escort the two bomber squadrons behind him.
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