Colonel Nakamura was imagining how to kill those hateful Chinese tanks in the battle ten minutes later. He saw with a blink of an eye that the mobile phone of Masao Kato, the squad leader flying at the front, suddenly burst out with a ball of sparks, and then disintegrated into pieces of debris in the air.
Fly!
"Enemy attack——" Colonel Nakamura shouted, but the rumbling motor mountain covered up his scream.
At this moment, all the Japanese pilots discovered the fighter group appearing in front. The Japanese fighter aircraft responsible for escorting were in small groups and quickly approached them before Colonel Nakamura issued the command order, while the bombers rushed downwards.
Go and try to fly to the battlefield from low altitude to save the Japanese tank regiment from bad luck.
This is Colonel Nakamura's simple tactical arrangement before departure.
However, the Japanese pilots overestimated their courage and tactics, and also underestimated the advanced performance of the Wehrmacht's "Eagle Dragon 1". It can be said that even after World War II, the Wehrmacht's "Eagle Dragon 1" fighter was still the most advanced
One of the aircraft models, in the air at this time, is the invincible Overlord!
Although Japan's aircraft manufacturing technology has made great progress since it stole a plane from the National Defense Force that crashed, and because of the emergence of many advanced aircraft models of the National Defense Force, aircraft manufacturing technology in parallel time and space will surely develop faster than in history. But now, Japan
Regardless of people or Americans, including the Germans, their aircraft cannot be a match for the Wehrmacht Air Force!
This time, the Japanese Third Flying Group dispatched 96 aircraft, of which 48 were bombers and the other 48 were fighters. Therefore, their actual combat power in the air was only those 48 fighters, and the bombers were their protection targets. But
The two brigades dispatched by the National Defense Force were both fighter aircraft, and the number of fighter aircraft exceeded the number of Japanese aircraft.
"White Eagle, chase down the big guy, Black Eagle, Purple Eagle, continue to meet the enemy!" Seeing the Japanese planes suddenly disperse, the captain of the fighter plane numbered "02" who was facing the enemy from the front immediately ordered.
"White Eagle (Black Eagle, Purple Eagle) understand!" The three squadrons adjusted their formation in the air in the blink of an eye. Some aircraft quickly broke away from the Japanese planes, or pulled up or rushed downwards, while others
Some aircraft rushed up quickly to take over the positions of their comrades.
"Da da da..."
"Boom, boom, boom..."
Whether it is a machine gun or a cannon, they are pouring bullets and shells unconditionally at this time; whether it is a Chinese aircraft or a Japanese aircraft, they are trying to give full play to the skills they have learned in daily life. As long as they see the shadow of the other party, they will
Charge forward quickly!
"Boom, boom..." Captain No. 02 seized an opportunity and fired violently at a Japanese aircraft on the lower left. However, the Japanese aircraft seemed to have expected to be attacked, and just when the 20mm cannon was about to bite him
When the fighter plane suddenly turned sideways, it got rid of the flames of death!
Just when the Japanese pilot escaped and despised the Wehrmacht pilots in his heart, he suddenly found two silver-gray fighter planes swooping down from the left and right, and orange-red flames were violently spraying from the nose of the plane!
"Boom -" The devastated Japanese plane didn't even last a second before it exploded in the air.
"You idiot, you're bullying me!" Seeing the Japanese plane being turned into a ball of fire in the air, the captain of the No. 02 Battalion cursed bitterly. I don't know whether he was scolding the Japanese pilot for being too cunning, or scolding the Japanese pilot for being too cunning.
His men were unreasonable and came in pairs to steal his victory.
In fact, the captain of No. 02 Group really made a mistake. These two pilots were not here to take his credit, but were specially sent by his squadron leader to protect him. The place where the battle took place was above Songjiang, and the pilots stationed on the ground were
It is the 18th Division of the Japanese Army. If someone is accidentally shot down by a Japanese plane, although No. 02 can parachute, the result of jumping is very likely to become Yanagawa Heisuke's first visiting Defense Force guest.
Speaking of Yanagawa Heisuke, the commander of the Japanese 10th Army, when the air battle occurred, this guy was standing in a yard lecturing his subordinates. When he heard the buzzing of the plane, he immediately said to his subordinates, "Look, this is our great Japan."
The air force warriors of the empire! They are always ready to sacrifice their lives for the holy war of the empire; however, you cannot even do the simplest staff matters well!"
However, just after finishing this sentence, he found that the expressions of several staff officers suddenly became frightened, as if the end of the world was coming.
"What's going on?" Yanagawa Heisuke couldn't help but look up, but as soon as he looked up, Yanagawa Heisuke's national curse came out, "Baga! Call the anti-aircraft artillery troops for support!"
It turned out that the buzzing sound heard by Yanagawa Heisuke was indeed made by the planes of Japan's Third Flying Group. However, these were a group of bombers that had escaped from the air battle, and several staff officers suddenly "changed their faces" and saw what was behind the bombers.
16 Chinese fighter jets suddenly emerged from the clouds.
Upon hearing Yanagawa Heisuke's order, a staff officer immediately ran into the house smartly and called the anti-aircraft artillery unit.
However, the air battle happened too suddenly. Even if Yanagawa Heisuke had divine help as his name suggests, he would not be able to change the fate of the Japanese bombers.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom..." Almost as soon as several staff officers changed their faces, the Wehrmacht pilot at the front bit out the tail of the Japanese plane. Seeing that the opportunity was unmissable, the gunner immediately held down the gunner.
Cannon button!
Although the bomber is a combat weapon and has an overwhelming advantage against ground targets, its image in the air is that it is big, bulky and heavy. Its speed can only reach 60% of the fighter, so as long as it is bitten by the fighter
Yes, it is usually the fate of being blown up by Rin Kong.
Therefore, General Yanagawa Heisuke was fortunate enough to watch the whole process of this short air battle for the first time, and angrily walked into his headquarters amidst a burst of "baka!"
There was also no suspense in the high-altitude combat, especially after the No. 01 Group Captain commanded his 48 "Yinglong 1" to bite the Japanese aircraft from behind, the Japanese aircraft were basically waiting to be slaughtered. Due to the number of Japanese aircraft
It is already smaller than the National Defense Force Air Force, and the air speed of Japanese aircraft lags behind the "Eagle Dragon 1" by an average of about 200 kilometers. Therefore, in the relative movement in the air, Japanese aircraft are as slow as floating beetles.
Swallowing the ground and flying, it was swooped down by the eagle of the National Defense Force.
The air battle in Songjiang lasted only about half an hour, but the two regiment-sized tanks of the Chinese and Japanese armies in Maojiabang, southwest of Jiaxing, were violently colliding!
Although the number of the Japanese 57th Tank Regiment is half that of the National Defense Forces, and it has lost about one-fifth of its tanks before, this does not mean that the battle is one-sided. This is also a characteristic of land warfare. Even if
One thousand people versus five hundred people, the side with one thousand people obviously has an advantage, but it takes much more energy and time to turn the advantage into victory and turn the victory into victory.
Of course, another important factor is that compared with the Japanese Army's Type 95 assault tank, the "T-12" assault tank of the National Defense Force has advantages in many aspects, but the advantage is not absolute, at least not as high as that of an air fighter.
The advantage is one or several generations behind. Moreover, land operations are restricted by many factors such as terrain.
However, due to the absolute advantage in numbers, although the individual gap between Japanese tanks and Wehrmacht tanks is small, the overall advantage on the battlefield is very obvious. It is only a matter of time before the Japanese 57th Tank Regiment is defeated.
Regarding the failure of the Japanese Air Force, not only Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke of Matsue was scolding "Baga", but also General Matsui Iwane of Shanghai was also saying "Baga" constantly.
The failure of the Imperial Army Air Force resulted in the loss of not just dozens of aircraft, not just the dozens of tanks fighting in Maojiabang, and not just the lives of thousands of Imperial Army soldiers. As a veteran soldier, Matsui Iwane must understand
, in a war, there is no one who will not die. He can still make this sacrifice.
However, the failure of this air attack meant that in the first round of the decisive battle between the Japanese army and the National Defense Forces in East China, the Japanese army lost a round first. Losing a round first meant losing the opportunity, which would be extremely detrimental to the Japanese army's future combat deployment.
It also had an impact on the morale of the Imperial Japanese Army.
Of course, this small setback will not affect the attitude of the Japanese base camp towards the Japanese troops in East China. Otherwise, Matsui Iwane's life would be really difficult.
"Your Excellency, Commander, it's not good, it's not good! The Chinese Air Force is bombing our Chongming Island Airport!" Just after Matsui Iwane's mood calmed down a little, Chief of Staff Major General Mamoru Iinuma came in again to report the "bad news"!
"Details!" Matsui Iwane was no longer angry, but asked calmly.
"The Chinese Air Force has about a hundred aircraft, and our airport guard troops are fighting back bravely!" Mamoru Iinuma said.
"Okay, Iinuma-kun, continue to pay attention to the progress of the war. I want to think about this war alone." Matsui Iwane did not ask about the Japanese losses at Chongming Island Airport.
In fact, Matsuishi vaguely sensed that the losses on Chongming Island would also be very heavy. Because the National Defense Forces have always been famous for their ruthlessness in combat. Since the birth of this army, which battle has not been a complete victory?
At 11:45 a.m., a telegram was sent from Chongming Island Airport: More than 300 Japanese fighter planes at the airport were destroyed, more than 60% of the anti-aircraft artillery was destroyed, the oil depot was completely destroyed, and most of the runways, facilities, etc. were destroyed. If it is to be restored, at least
It will take a month.
At 12:30 in the morning, Lieutenant General Seiichi Kita of the 107th Division sent a telegram: The 57th Tank Regiment is broken!
"Iinuma-kun, record the telegram: In the base camp of the Japanese Imperial Army, the strength of the China Air Force is stronger than the assessment level, and the combat methods are unpredictable, which has a great impact on our ground forces; apply for the immediate launch of the 'Yellow Bird Project'!"
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, after digesting the possible impact and consequences of two consecutive "bad news", Matsui Iwane walked out of the office and said to the chief of staff.
"Your Excellency, is it too early to launch the 'Oriole Project' now?" Major General Mamoru Iinuma said with some worry.
"It won't be too early! It will take a day or two for the base camp to decide on this matter, and it will take at least three days for the South China Front to reach Hangzhou Bay. Iinuma-kun, what do you think the battle will be like in five days?
What does it look like?" Matsui Iwane said firmly.
"Yes. Commander, I will send the report right away!" Seeing that Matsui Iwane had made up his mind, Iinuma Mamoru could not say anything else. However, Iinuma Mamoru did not understand Matsui Iwane's true inner thoughts.