latelenovela Chapter 284: 'Great Flood' Jammer
Chapter 284: 'Great Flood' Jammer
Even with just a visual inspection, the Navy Lieutenant leading this operation, Pilot Daigo Tachibana, knew that the fleet below was probably finished.
After all, when he looked from a high altitude, he saw that except for a small boat that was still fighting back, there were almost no warships of his own on the entire sea. Only a few transport ships flying the Hinomaru flag were fleeing.
Especially the Abukuma, the largest ship, has completely disappeared and is probably in grave danger...
This also means that even if Tachibana Daigo returns, he will end up committing seppuku or being incorporated into the Kamikaze Force.
Tachibana Daigo looked forward and saw that the sky was densely packed with enemy planes with circular "Hua" emblems.
The pilots of the Anmin Army had obviously discovered the approaching Japanese planes. Some of their P-47D fighter planes, which had been circling at high altitude and had an altitude advantage, took the initiative to meet them.
In that case, let’s bloom like cherry blossoms.
Thinking of this, Tachibana Daigo picked up the radio receiver and shouted:
"Captain, calling all squadron leaders, follow me in the attack!"
A few seconds passed, and what responded to him from the receiver was not a neat "Hi" response, but a silent and heart-pounding rustling sound.
"Baka!" Tachibana Daigo clamped his knees around the joystick to maintain level flight, slamming his hands furiously on the onboard radio. "It was working just now, why is it breaking right now?"
Looking at the "fat bottles" getting closer and closer, Tachibana Daigo could no longer care about much else and could only hope that a squadron leader would take over the command and continue to command on his behalf using the radio.
However, what he didn't know was that at this time, in the 36 Type 0-22 fighter planes, the Japanese pilots found that their radios had completely failed, with only the rustling sound of electricity.
Even after they switched to several backup channels, they could still only hear this rustling sound.
Just like that, the Japanese Zero fighter fleet, which had completely lost radio contact and could only rely on "eye contact", collided head-on with the diving P-47D fleet.
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At this time, at an altitude higher than the aerial battlefield, two specially modified B-25 bombers code-named "Gonggong" and "Zhurong" were cruising.
As a time traveler, Zhang Chi certainly knows what the miniaturization of electronic devices brought about by the silicon transistor technology in the 60s means?
Of course, it’s not just simple things like smaller, lower-energy radios, telegraphs, and walkie-talkies.
This also means that many electronic warfare methods can be put on the agenda.
As a time traveler with a vision that is nearly 70 years ahead of the current era, Zhang Chi took the lead in leading the Anmin Army into the era of electromagnetic control.
That’s right, Zhang Chi knew very well that, like air supremacy and sea supremacy, electromagnetic supremacy could also determine the direction of a battle or even a war.
The two specially modified B-25 bombers were equipped with the latest product of the Sixth Radio Research Institute, which is responsible for military research and development - the "Great Flood" radio jammer V2.3 version.
As a basic full-channel blocking system, the directional antennas on the Gonggong and Zhurong aircraft can continuously send strong electromagnetic signals to an entire airspace, ground or sea area.
All electronic communication equipment within the covered frequency band, whether it is a walkie-talkie, telegraph, radio station or radio, can only receive the electromagnetic interference signal emitted by the "Big Flood" as long as its power cannot exceed the power of the "Big Flood" type radio jammer.
As for comparing power, it's like a 70-year-old man competing with Zhang Fei in voice. Ordinary vacuum tube equipment today can never compare to the "flood" produced by the Radio Institute No. 6 using transistor technology from the 1960s, which nested several layers of amplification circuits.
So the Japanese Zero-22 fighters and their pilots became the test subjects for the first appearance of the "Great Flood".
Although these Type 0-22 fighters (A6M3) were equipped with the Type 21 Rong engine (1130 horsepower) with a one-stage two-speed supercharger, their horsepower was slightly stronger than the original Type 0-21.
However, since it was a long-range model, a 45-liter fuel tank was added to each of the left and right wings, which increased the fuel capacity and weight, and the wing shape was modified, which caused its maneuverability to return to the level of the early Zero-21.
This resulted in the Type 22's actual combat effectiveness being similar to that of the Type 21 Zero fighter at the beginning of the war. Its only advantage was that it was equipped with a new radio with better stability, which facilitated communication among the Japanese pilots.
However, faced with the radio frequency interference of the "Great Flood", the 36 Japanese fighter planes could only fight on their own at this moment, and were besieged by fighters such as P-47D and F6F with a 3 to 1 and 4 to 1 advantage in cooperation with each other.
After all, hand gestures and drawing boards are useful during cruising, but in the heat of battle, there's no time for hand gestures; coordinated combat relies entirely on tacit understanding. (The Japanese aircraft in their early days either had no radios or were extremely poor, so pilots basically communicated through eye contact.)
However, at this time, the veteran pilots of the Japanese Navy Air Force had long been lost, and even the pilots on the aircraft carriers were mostly rookies who were forced to take on the task, not to mention the current batch stationed in Lion City.
As a time traveler, Zhang Chi knew very well that the Mariana Turkey Hunting Competition in the original time and space took place on June 19th, not long after.
Even if he, as a time traveler, brought about some butterfly effect, it would definitely not change the reality that the quality of the Japanese pilots was rapidly declining.
As a result, the fight in the sky quickly became one-sided.
The radio failed, the Zero fighter aircraft had no technical advantages, and the rookie pilots were incompetent. In the end, all that was left was a dining table - full of tableware (tragedy).
In just a few minutes of fighting, the pilots of the Anmin Army used skillful tactics such as Sachi Scissors and repeated BZ to defeat the Japanese.
A large number of Zero-22 fighters were either turned into fireballs in mid-air or fell into the sea with black smoke.
Only a few veterans like Tachibana Daigo are still struggling.
However, the Zero fighter with only 1130 horsepower couldn't even escape.
On the contrary, the R2800 Wasp engine's powerful 2200 horsepower meant that the F6F and P-47D fighters had heavier armament, more power, and a stronger fuselage.
Human power is ultimately limited. The exhausted Daigo Tachibana was finally given an opportunity by a P-47. At the moment when the two planes passed each other, a precise intercept shot cut off one of the wing of the Zero fighter.
The Zero fighter, which had lost half of its wings, immediately went into a crazy death spin. In such a violent 360° rotation, Tachibana Daigo didn't even have the chance to open the hatch and parachute out. He was carried hard by the plane and slammed into the sea, breaking into pieces.
"Wow, Captain Liu Mo, this is your 10th victory, right?"
Listening to the shouting coming from the radio, Liu Mo in the P-47 cockpit exhaled and responded, "Yes, exactly the 10th one."
The 'Flood' type radio jammer naturally avoided the communication channel used by its own team. The pilots in Liu Mo's squadron shouted and congratulated him on becoming the next 'double ace' over the radio.