latelenovela Chapter 487 Air Battle over Rehe
Chapter 487 Air Battle over Rehe
The Japanese First Air Division has been acting like a turtle for a long time. No matter how we provoke them, they are determined not to come out, no matter how you mess with them.
In addition, the air defense around the airport has been strengthened. If we use force to bomb it, we won't gain much advantage.
The reason why Li Qiankun did not send out the air force this time was that he hoped the Japanese would take the bait. After the brothers from the 3rd Brigade and the 4th Brigade set off, our Air Force had already entered combat status. Once they found the people from the Japanese 1st Flying Division, they would start attacking immediately.
"Take off, take off! Take off at full speed immediately."
The pilots were waiting nearby. They also knew that today was an opportunity. Eating, drinking, defecating and urinating were all within a few dozen meters of here. After hearing the commander's order, they immediately dropped the milk and bread in their hands and quickly rushed into the cockpit.
The commander in the distance has begun waving small flags. The fighter jets will be the first aircraft to take off and must catch up with the Japanese fighter planes at the first opportunity.
There are a total of sixteen Bf109 fighter planes at this airport. After the final surprise inspection, all the planes have entered the take-off queue. The four runways can accommodate three to four planes at a time.
When the airport was first being built, Li Shaoyi had already stated, "Don't be afraid of spending money or wasting labor. We have money and we have prisoners. Just build the airport to high standards for me."
This airport was built by Japanese prisoners, and then our planes were used to destroy Japanese planes. I wonder if the Japanese would spit blood when they find out.
After completing the formation over Rehe, nearly two hundred fighter jets were divided into three groups and rushed towards the direction of the Japanese First Air Division.
Although we cannot match the number of aircraft of Japan, the quality of our aircraft is much better than theirs. Among the newly added aircraft of Japan, more than 90 are biplanes. If these kinds of aircraft are put on the battlefield, what else can they do except to send their heads to the battlefield?
"Japanese aircraft group spotted at one o'clock. All formations are free to attack."
After flying for more than an hour, the flight captain discovered that Japanese planes were coming towards us with great momentum. It seemed that they were preparing to launch a surprise attack on our airport. Now, brothers, I will teach you a lesson.
The planes quickly switched to two- or three-plane formations and plunged headfirst. The Japanese planes were on their way forward, and many pilots encouraged each other, shouting words like "Long live!"
But suddenly some pilots were confused. A large number of planes flew down from the upper front of them and had opened fire in advance. In an instant, black smoke came out of more than a dozen planes in the formation, and two planes exploded in the air.
It doesn't matter if you explode, but the flying shrapnel will affect several surrounding planes, especially the planes following behind, which will rush directly into the fireball. If you are lucky, you will not be seriously injured and can continue to fight. If you are unlucky, you will hit some sharp fragments and probably die here.
be cheated!
Japanese Air Group Commander Major Fuchida quickly understood that it was not that the 72nd Division's Air Force was afraid to fight, but that they had planned it long ago and were waiting for this moment to annihilate them.
"Captain, their planes have appeared behind us."
Major Fuchida had just managed to avoid the attack from behind by moving upwards, but he did not expect that dozens of silver-glowing planes appeared behind them.
These damn Junkers, when we went to inspect, they wouldn’t even let us sit up there, but why were they all sold to the 72nd Division?
When did the Junkers become so short of money?
Major Fuchida once visited Junkers and got to know this aircraft. It can be said that it is more advanced than all Japanese aircraft. Unfortunately, the Junkers were not prepared to sell it, but you turned around and sold it to the 72nd Division. What happened?
Of course, he has no time to think about this now. With a new batch of more than 60 fighter planes joining the battle, Japan's disastrous defeat is inevitable. The First Air Division, which has just been replenished, is likely to be crippled again.
"Retreat, retreat, retreat immediately."
Major Fuchida did not hesitate for even a minute. In this situation, there was no chance of victory at all, so he immediately ordered his men to retreat and preserve seeds for the 1st Air Division.
After receiving the order to retreat, the Japanese fighter planes quickly pulled up in an attempt to create distance between themselves and the Chinese fighter planes, but unfortunately their maneuverability was not very good, and instead their bellies were exposed while stretching. Several planes were destroyed at this time.
Many pilots of the 72nd Division were participating in a war for the first time. They were very nervous at first, but when they really got to the battlefield, they realized that the performance of Japanese aircraft was so far behind ours. As long as they used the results of their usual training, their chances of survival would be more than 80%.
There were also many lucky ones who shot down more than two Japanese fighter planes in their first combat. Although they could not be considered ace pilots, they still got the bonus of 40 dollars for each Japanese plane.
Of course, there are lucky people and unlucky people. There are also people whose planes are hit the first time they go to the battlefield. According to the regulations of the aviation brigade, when your plane is hit and cannot be driven back to the base, you must parachute immediately. It doesn’t matter if the plane is broken, your life is the most important thing.
The battle is taking place on our territory. There are dozens of search teams on the ground. They will immediately observe the sky with high-powered binoculars. Our parachutes are specially marked. Generally speaking, these people will be able to pick you up within half an hour after you land on the ground.
Of course, if we were to engage in battle on enemy ground, we probably wouldn't be so lucky. Our spies would also be nearby to rescue the pilots, but after all, it's not our territory, so we can only rely on luck.
Major Fuchida's plane was also hit and retreated to the northeast, leaving a trail of black smoke. He had brought back more than 300 planes with great momentum, but now he only brought back more than 110 planes, and people kept falling from them.
After the Japanese First Air Division received this news, the division commander was so angry that he fainted. Other personnel also began to question the Special High Technology Bureau personnel, "Is this the result of your investigation? You let us fall into such a big ambush!"
Japan's current annual aircraft production is only about 700 aircraft. After the last war, two production lines were added, but they only produced 850 aircraft. This time, 200 aircraft were lost, and a quarter of the annual production was gone...