Although he was extremely angry at this guy's actions and accusations, for Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, too many disputes at this time can only be a waste of time. In any case, the Kwantung Army still has to rely on the navy to contribute in this battle. If it is done It is too rigid. If the Navy stands idly by at this time, it will be a huge blow to the Kwantung Army's next combat plan.
So when he saw that this guy was willing to give up, Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi did not persist. Of course, if this guy's follow-up combat plan is still like today, using the Army Air Force as their scapegoat, he Tokugawa Hao Min will not mind taking this lawsuit to the emperor.
I just don't know if it was for the purpose of appeasing Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, or if Tokugawa Yoshitoshi's last words had an effect, or if he was really afraid that he would make Lieutenant General Tokugawa so angry that he would suffer a cerebral hemorrhage and he would not be able to get rid of it. Because of his relationship, he was implicated and was kicked out of his beloved naval aviation team.
After pondering for a long time, Major General Onishi Takijiro temporarily calmed down his madness, raised his head and said: "Vice Admiral Tokugawa, there are important reasons why the Navy transferred part of the Zero War. As for the reason, we still need the Kwantung Army and the Navy Communicate alone because I don’t know the reason.”
"Lieutenant Admiral Tokugawa, a large part of these zero combat units were drawn from aircraft carriers, and the road-based aviation force only occupies a very small part of it. I am not the commander of the naval air fleet, so I don't know the reason very well, and I am the only one Personally, I am also opposed to transferring half of this batch of zero combat troops at this critical moment, and you, Lieutenant General Tokugawa, should also know the reasons for this."
"With the performance of the Army Aviation combat aircraft being far behind the enemy, no matter how I think about combat, the only zero combat aircraft that surpasses the enemy in performance will be my next combat plan." The main force, so more than half of the troops have been transferred at this time. It is not only the Kwantung Army that is affected, it is the same for me personally."
"But this is a matter decided by the Aviation Headquarters of the Naval Command and the Combined Fleet, and I cannot interfere. I am just cooperating with the Kwantung Army in this operation, and the commander of the temporarily formed Third Flight Group is not the Combined Fleet. As the chief of staff, and not the chief of operations of the Military Command Department, I do not have any decision-making authority on whether to transfer these aircraft."
"And by the time I found out, all the Zero aircraft that were originally part of the aviation fleet had returned to the aircraft carrier. What remains now are the three aviation groups of the original road-based aviation force. But now, no matter how many troops the navy has transferred, But our fight will continue."
"Lieutenant General Tokugawa, now is not the time to pursue the Navy's transfer of fighter jets, but to consider tomorrow's operational adjustments. Judging from today's battle situation, to be honest, the enemy's aviation force's combat will and flying technology, as well as the air combat, are The use of tactics and the cooperation with ground anti-aircraft firepower were beyond my expectations."
"Although we achieved some results in today's battle, the price we paid was too high. If it weren't for the fact that my Zero War had already gained an absolute advantage on the battlefield, I was a little careless in defense and adopted high-altitude sneak attack tactics. , today’s battle may not be what it will be like, and we may even pay a considerable price but not be able to achieve the results we need.”
"It's not just their aviation that brought us heavy losses today. The anti-aircraft artillery on the ground also brought us heavy losses in today's air battle. Their anti-aircraft artillery positions are well laid out and their firepower is extremely fierce. The accuracy rate is also much higher than that of the anti-aircraft artillery of the Kwannai government forces."
"Actual combat has proven that they not only have a well-trained aviation force, but also a rigorously trained ground anti-aircraft artillery force, as well as new anti-aircraft artillery. We have a Type 96 fighter jet that returned today, which can be said to be very lucky. An anti-aircraft artillery shell that did not explode was found stuck on the fuselage. After inspection, it was found that the caliber of the anti-aircraft artillery shell was 57 mm."
"According to reports from the aviation forces participating in the war, this kind of anti-aircraft gun not only has a high range, but also has an extremely fast rate of fire. Its rate of fire is almost the same as the latest anti-aircraft guns equipped by the empire. When passing through the territory of Buyeo, one of its eight-gun anti-aircraft gun positions was In just three minutes, five of our Type 96 fighter jets flying at an altitude of 4,000 meters were shot down, and one of them was seriously injured and one was slightly injured."
"According to this comparison of the enemy's and our own forces participating in the war, almost every gun they fired achieved certain results. This shows that their ground anti-aircraft artillery is extremely well-trained, and judging from the situation described by our pilots participating in the war, , the rate of fire of this anti-aircraft gun can reach at least a hundred rounds per minute, and the shooting height is more than five thousand meters."
"Because the pilots felt that they were being targeted and fired by at least a hundred anti-aircraft guns in the air, and the altitude they were flying at that time, in order to prevent ground fire strikes, was definitely around four thousand meters. Without a very high rate of fire, it would not be possible at all. If it cannot achieve such an effect, and without a shooting height of more than 5,000 meters, it will not cause such damage to our fighter jets flying at an altitude of 4,000 meters."
"But after the imperial pilots took the risk of being shot down, the results of the glide reconnaissance were very surprising. There were indeed only eight such anti-aircraft guns fired at them. This result is honestly almost astonishing, even if It would be difficult for well-trained imperial soldiers to achieve such results at such an altitude."
"You must know that our aircraft are flying at an altitude of about four thousand meters. Although the formation is denser, we have made preparations for ground firepower. It is simply impossible to achieve such results with the rate of fire of ordinary large and medium-caliber anti-aircraft guns. , and the power of this kind of anti-aircraft shell is quite high. As long as our aircraft is hit by one shot, it will be difficult to escape the fate of being destroyed."
"This kind of high-firing, fast-firing anti-aircraft gun, at least so far, the empire has not seen similar equipment, and we have not seen similar equipment in other countries in the world. According to our understanding, an anti-aircraft gun of this caliber, It’s difficult to achieve this rate of fire.”
"It can make our pilots feel that they are being targeted by a hundred anti-aircraft guns. It can be seen that the shooting speed of this anti-aircraft gun is very fast. From the description and feeling of pilots who have experienced this kind of anti-aircraft gun shooting after returning, this anti-aircraft gun even shoots faster than Your Army’s latest Type 1 anti-aircraft gun is much faster.”
"When our fighter group approached the predetermined combat area, more than one group encountered this situation, which shows that the number of anti-aircraft artillery deployed on both sides of the Songhua River is quite large, and these anti-aircraft artillery are in combat with their air defense combat aircraft. The area is clear, the firepower allocation is reasonable, the division of labor is extremely clear, and the cooperation is tacit. This is an extremely well-trained opponent, and it can be said to be a new formidable enemy for us."
"So I think the ground anti-aircraft firepower deployed by the Anti-Japanese Alliance on both sides of the Songhua River must also be a key combat target. Otherwise, it will not only pose a considerable threat to our plan to clear obstacles, but also pose a threat to our next bombing plan. , also has quite a big impact.”
"Otherwise we have only cleared out its air defense fighters, which only reduced the threat to a certain extent, but cannot completely eliminate it. I think our attack tactics must be adjusted to a certain extent tomorrow. Not only do we need to dispatch fighter jets, but we also need to dispatch Some of the light bombers are dedicated to suppressing its ground anti-aircraft guns."
"Lieutenant General Tokugawa, all the fighter jets of our naval aviation will be dispatched tomorrow. However, in this battle, except for the heavy Type 96 bombers and Type 1 bombers, as well as the Zero Fighter, we did not mobilize light bombers and relied on heavy ones. It is extremely inappropriate for bombers to bomb these anti-aircraft gun positions."
"In this way, tomorrow our navy will dispatch all zero battles. I hope your army aviation force will also dispatch fighter jets to cooperate. At the same time, dispatch all light bombers, suppress ground anti-aircraft artillery, our zero fighters, and your German-made Mei Type 1 fighter and Type 1 fighter."
"Your Army Aviation Force dispatched Type 99 light bombers and Type 98 light bombers, under the cover of the remaining Type 96 and Type 97 fighter jets, to specifically suppress its ground air defense forces. These two types of fighter jets are facing the enemy. We were already lagging behind the military fighter units, but I feel that I can still do the job of covering the light bombers and carrying out fire assaults on the ground."
"As long as tomorrow's weather permits, we will try our best to destroy most of its air defense forces tomorrow, whether they are air defense fighter groups or ground anti-aircraft guns, so as to create a favorable environment for the next battle plan to be fully launched. Minimize the losses of our heavy bomber force."
"If tomorrow's plan can be realized smoothly, I want to start bombing their Songhua River embankment starting from dusk tomorrow. Considering the nature of the combat between you and us, as well as the training level of the pilots, we will divide the bombing during the day by your Kwantung Army. The aviation regiment is responsible for the night bombing, and our naval aviation is responsible for the night bombing, which will carry out 24-hour non-stop bombing."
"My Zero War will escort your Army Air Forces during the day. As for night bombing, I think their anti-aircraft artillery may still have some capabilities in night air defense operations, but the fighter unit's night air defense operations capabilities are probably limited. It is far from being formed, and even the long-trained army aviation of our Empire of Japan does not have this capability. Their aviation force, which has been established for less than two years, probably does not have this capability."
"So the navy does not need escorts for its night bombing operations. The navy's zero warfare can be fully devoted to escorting the army aviation's bombing operations. I want to see how the army and navy jointly conduct uninterrupted twenty-four-hour bombing operations. , I want to see how long they can maintain their remaining air defense force under our full attack, and whether they can ensure that no bombs fall on such a long embankment on both sides of the Songhua River."
Regarding Major General Onishi Takijiro's thoughts on revising the next day's battle, Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi hesitated for a moment, and looked at the rear admiral in front of him with some disbelief, who had played the Army Aviation Force so hard today, but in the end he still He nodded: "As long as you fulfill your promise, the Kwantung Army Aviation Corps will fully cooperate with you as you said."
"But you must keep your promise and stop treating the Army Aviation Corps like fools. Neither Commander Umezu nor I want what happened today to happen again. If something similar happens again, the Kwantung Army would rather Give up this plan, and I will fight this lawsuit with you in front of His Majesty the Emperor. Remember, I am not just giving you a verbal warning."
"If Onishi-kun doesn't want to transfer to the reserve now, I hope you won't play your self-righteous little conspiracy, let alone treat the people in the army as fools, and play around, if it is not to safeguard the overall situation, as well as the army and navy The unity between us, excluding your previous behavior of contradicting Commander Umezu, based on what you did today, the Kwantung Army can send you to a military court."