If the Anti-Japanese Alliance had the support of a strong aviation industry like the United States and Britain, losing more than ten fighter jets during training would indeed not be a big deal. A dozen fighter jets can be replenished at any time, just as Yang Zhen said, If it falls, it will fall, but now the Anti-League aircraft have lost one less aircraft, and I will definitely feel distressed if I replace them.
Indeed, according to the regulations of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, all types of fighter jets have certain reserves, but the reserves are not unlimited. If the losses are too large just during training, it will be difficult for any commander to accept, let alone the aviation force. The commander and political commissar felt their hearts aching. Even when they heard about this loss, they felt quite distressed.
I am afraid that in the absence of follow-up supplementary sources, all the aircraft lost will be one less. The loss of more than ten aircraft is only the number one in front of him who does not take it seriously. Although Guo Bingxun's ability to foresee Yang Zhen is still quite good. He admired him, but he still couldn't figure out where Yang Zhen got such confidence and accurate foresight.
However, when Yang Zhen mentioned the matter of stockpiling fighter jets, Guo Bingxun remembered something: "No. 1, there is something I haven't reported to you yet. When Ma Chunsheng's troops attacked Xinjing, they were attacked north of Xinjing. A batch of fighter jets stored by the Japanese army were seized at an airport, numbering more than 100."
"According to a batch of information that I handed over from the aviation force and seized at the airport, these aircraft are all legal aircraft, and some of them were urgently imported German and Italian aircraft by the Kwantung Army last year to make up for the Type 97 before the new fighter jets were mass-produced. When the performance of the fighter jets was insufficient, the Germans provided support for nothing."
"However, the Germans were busy preparing for war with the Soviet Union at the time, and they probably would not have sold too many of their own fighter jets to the Japanese. These aircraft were probably used by Hitler or the Luftwaffe. In the absence of the ability to sell large quantities of new fighter jets, in order to block To silence one's allies and give it to them as a gift."
"It's just that although these aircraft are second-hand goods, they are still very well maintained. However, they lack spare parts and are a bit difficult to repair. However, the number of spare engines randomly imported by the Japanese army is quite sufficient. There are just problems with the calibers used in the weapons and a relative shortage of other parts. Some fighter jets have battle wounds, but they can all be repaired."
"I just don't know why the Kwantung Army, which lacks new fighter jets, after importing these French fighter jets, abandoned them at a field airport north of Xinjing and ignored them. When these aircraft arrived at this airport, our army At that time, these aircraft were still in crates and had not yet been opened."
"According to the confessions of more than 30 French mechanical engineers captured by our army along with these fighter jets at this airport, they have never left the airport since arriving there, and the Japanese did not assemble these aircraft or Let them leave and return home."
"The Japanese only send them some supplies every day, as well as the Japanese team guarding the airport and them, and ignore them. Before our troops arrived at the airport this time, the Japanese team guarding them left them and the planes at the airport. , I ran away first."
"Ma Chunsheng is a guy who is relatively good at living. After seizing this batch of planes, this guy gathered a group of trucks and used an entire train to transport these planes, together with all the seized spare parts, immediately. , and part of the aviation fuel were all transferred across the river, and now these aircraft, together with more than 30 engineering and technical personnel, are stored in a warehouse at Shuangcheng Airport."
"After interrogation, our intelligence department found several aircraft designers among these engineering personnel. The rest are also senior technicians who are good at ground repair and maintenance. One of them is an aero-engine expert."
"They were unwilling to serve the Germans and could not leave because of the control of the Gestapo. These people originally wanted to use this opportunity to escape from the control of the Gestapo and escape from the German-occupied areas of France. After arriving in the so-called Manchuria, they would find a way to escape to Southeast Asia. French colony or neutral country."
"In the eyes of these French people, the Japanese were obviously easier to talk to than the Germans. However, they did not expect that after arriving in Northeast China, the Japanese would completely guard them as prisoners. If they wanted to escape, they would never have a chance."
"After transporting these aircraft across the river, Commander Fang Ziyi and Political Commissar Xia Boxun of the Aviation Force, as well as Deputy Commander Wang Bi, jointly reported to me, hoping that all these aircraft, together with the engineering and technical personnel, could be transferred to the Aviation Force , they promised that they can find ways to perform maintenance to restore the combat effectiveness of these fighter jets and replenish our current reserves."
"Especially Wang Bi, he believes that all these aircraft can be repaired. When we seized this batch of aircraft, we seized a large number of 20mm cannon shells, which is enough to last for a period of time. Even these captured 20mm cannon shells When the artillery shells are used up, we can replace them with 14mm machine guns."
"In addition, we can also replace the two 7.5mm machine guns on the aircraft with the 7.62mm machine guns that we replaced with the 12mm machine guns on the original MiG-3 fighter. As for other spare parts, MS 40 Although the Six fighter jets lack spare engines, they can also use the MiG-3 fighter jet engines we have in reserve to replace them."
"As for the D520 fighter jet, because it is France's latest model and the best-performing fighter jet, the number of spare engines provided by the Germans is relatively sufficient. They are fully capable and confident of using these aircraft within two months. He believes that since our army lacks ground attack aircraft, these legal fighter jets can be converted into ground attack aircraft."
"No. 1, you have a far-sighted future than we thought. When you imported this batch of MiG-3 fighter jets, you insisted on importing twice as many spare engines. If it weren't for this batch of spare engines, our current MiG-3 At least one-third of the fighter jets will be unable to take off for combat, and the service life of the Soviet-made engines is really long."
Regarding this unexpected surprise proposed by Guo Bingxun, Yang Zhen, who was thinking about whether he was mainly anti-customer, didn't care at all. He just nodded and said: "Since they want it, then give it to them. Since these planes have been shipped back, then no We can't just keep it for ourselves if we leave it to them. I don't know what these guys are up to."
"As for the French engineers, all are handed over to Wang Bi for him to make unified arrangements. Since there is an aero-engine expert among these people, we can't waste it. As for wages and salaries, just follow those of the Americans. Standard payment.”
After talking about the arrangements of the French and the aircraft in a few words, Yang Zhen turned his mind back to the battlefield and said: "But Lao Guo, we can't always have the advantage on the ground and be passively beaten in the air. I wonder if we can take advantage of the fact that the war in the direction of the Alukorqin Banner has eased slightly in a short period of time, to gather a group of bombers, follow the Japanese air attack route on us, sneak attack on them, and cut off the Japanese army's clutches. On the ground."
"We have already had this plan to strike first, but due to changes in the situation, we have never had time to implement it. Now that the situation has changed, I think we should start to carry it out, gather a group of bombers, and follow the returning troops. Japanese bombers destroyed them directly in their lair."
"If we continue to fight like this, we can certainly cause considerable losses to the Japanese army, but our own losses are also not light. The number of troops dispatched by the Japanese army this morning is quite strange. Although they also used multiple batches and large clusters The dispatch method, but the combat thinking and tactics are obviously different from those before the heavy rain or even last night."
"The air raids at night are normal so far. The Navy's Type 96 bombers are the main force in bombing the river embankment. However, I feel that something is wrong with its tactics during the day. The number of heavy bombers dispatched is obviously excessive. However, the largest number of light bombers dispatched was aimed at our anti-aircraft artillery units."
"But the number of zero-fighters dispatched is quite large. Both the number and the frequency of dispatches are quite high. In some periods, the number of zero-fighters dispatched is even more than the number of bombers. I feel that their This approach is deliberately to induce us to go out with all our strength to take advantage of the performance advantages of zero combat to carry out a devastating blow to our fighter force. If we continue to fight in the current way, then we will be a little too passive and lose losses. It’s not light either.”
After Yang Zhen's suggestion, Guo Bingxun thought for a long time and finally shook his head and said: "No. 1, your idea is good, but I think according to the current situation, I think we should continue to use the current method of using anti-aircraft artillery and fighter jet clusters to form a A coordinated defense method is better."
"One is that after long-term attrition and high-intensity use, in addition to the US-made A-20 attack aircraft, we now have a serious shortage of other bombers, especially the number of Il-4 bombers that can perform long-range operations. Together with Adding together the batches imported this year, the number that can take off has dropped to two-thirds of the previous number."
"Especially the batch imported last year, due to long-term high-intensity use and the lack of sources of parts after outsourcing channels are cut off, nearly half are now unable to perform long-distance air strike missions, especially propellers and brake pads. The lack of aircraft wheels has seriously affected combat effectiveness and attendance rates."
"The bombers we have now, according to your order, except for three squadrons, the rest are no longer taking off for combat, but have transferred to Tangyuan Airport, conducting long-range attack training, preparing for the next air strike against Japan. .”
"The U.S.-made A20 attack aircraft has insufficient bomb load and range for this kind of mission. The Soviet-made DB three bombers are also facing this situation. At the same time, the Japanese army has concentrated so many combat aircraft on the embankments along the river in our base area. When conducting air strikes, strict precautions will be taken around the airport and along the route."
"On the route of its bomber fleet, a large number of fighter jets and ground anti-aircraft artillery are bound to be arranged as firepower. Most of its airports are in mountainous areas, and the terrain is relatively complex. A large number of anti-aircraft artillery will certainly be erected on the surrounding commanding heights. As a result, Ground anti-aircraft fire.”
"In this way, if we take counterattacks, the losses will inevitably be huge. At least for now, we cannot afford to suffer too much losses. At the same time, we still need a large number of combat aircraft from all directions on the front line, especially the Tongliao line to make up for it. Insufficient ground firepower and troops."
"Now the entire Kwantung Army and the reinforcements mobilized by the Japanese base camp, almost all aviation forces are attracted in this direction, which brings great convenience to our army's aviation operations in other directions, especially in Western Manchuria. It is precisely It is the best time for our army to exert its air firepower superiority, and it is not a favorable time to deploy aviation forces at this time."