After an aerial melee, the Anti-Japanese Alliance aviation suffered heavy losses. But compared to the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the Japanese will probably remember this air battle even more deeply. Only one of the twelve Zero Fighter aircraft, which the Navy calls indestructible and versatile, is left.
Of the twenty-eight ME-109 fighter jets that the army's top brass had high hopes for, and it took a lot of effort to get the Germans to agree to sell them, only two are left.
As for the unlucky twenty-one RE 2,000 fighter jets blown into the sky by the Italians, only one escaped, not counting forced landings. And the thirty-two Type 97 fighter jets that first arrived on the battlefield were even more lucky.
Not good. Except for the five shot down by Yu Ming, the remaining 27 were not only shot down by the reinforcements brought by Li Ming, but also allowed the rookies under Li Ming to participate in air combat for the first time.
As for the Anti-Allied aviation force participating in this air battle, except for the eight aircraft led by Yu Ming, he was the only one left. The lead aircraft and his wingman who took the initiative to stay behind did not have an advantage in altitude at the last minute before the reinforcements arrived.
Despite the situation, he tried his best to get rid of the opponent's attack.
However, under the siege of superior enemy aircraft, after shooting down a Zero Fighter and a RE 2,000 fighter jet looking for a bargain, they were shot down by Zero Fighter, which had an absolute advantage in numbers. Both pilots were killed.
The eight-machine formation led by Ming Dynasty, except for him, was completely destroyed.
Among the remaining fighter jets, two P-40 fighter jets were shot down by ME-109 fighter jets during the air battle. In addition to a P-40 fighter jet that was shot down by a Type 97 fighter jet, there was also a P-39 fighter jet that was shot down by a Type 97 fighter jet.
A Type 97 fighter jet, which was struggling to its death and adopted mid-air collision tactics, crashed.
As for the follow-up battle with Zero War, there was only one P-39 fighter jet. Because it was too excited and the shooting distance was too close, it was affected when Zero War was hit by a volley and exploded. Before it was pulled up, it was hit by a Japanese aircraft.
Debris from the explosion hit the propeller and crashed.
Compared with Haolai, the Zero Fighter, which still had some gains, compared with the ME 109 fighter, and even compared with the backward Type 97 fighter. The poor RE Two Thousand Fighter, which was too busy to take care of itself, had an honorable result of zero. This battle
, the result of the air combat between the two sides was ninety to twelve.
The Japanese spent a lot of money to buy so-called new fighters, but they did not play the role they imagined. After all the troops were dispatched, Taonan and Wangye Temple, the two most important airports in the Xing'an region where the Japanese army faced off with the Nenjiang Military Region, once again
It became empty. During this battle, the Japanese Navy, which suffered serious losses, did not consider the Army's ideas at all after the war and withdrew half of its remaining aircraft without hesitation.
Eleven of the twelve Zero Fighters dispatched were shot down. For this kind of aircraft, which was touted as a universal fighter by the Japanese Navy, the myth created in the pass was completely shattered. As for the ME-109 fighter jet,
The Japanese found themselves unlucky enough to have been tricked by an ally again.
It's just that the Germans and Italians have different methods. The Italians have always shoddy products, and the Germans have never told them about this kind of aircraft. They have exported it to the Soviet Union. As for the Soviets, after studying it, what will they do?
These aircraft would not be transferred to the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Maybe the Germans didn't know it clearly, maybe they had already guessed it, but they didn't say anything about it.
The new aircraft imported at a high price were actually disabled for the first time on the battlefield, which hurt the Japanese very much. Especially those two thousand fighter jets, which were undoubtedly a tragedy for the Japanese army and a bitter drink. But this matter, for the Japanese, even if it is a cup of bitter wine, they can only swallow it hard.
For the Japanese, who have a weak industrial base, German technology is still in urgent need. And the Germans, who are currently fighting side by side with the British, have a better relationship with the Italians than they do with their allies thousands of miles away. After all, they are all in the same country. On the battlefield, the Germans are looking for Italians far more than the Japanese at the moment.
When looking for responsibility, let’s not talk about whether the Italians, who are always known for their denial, will admit their fault. Just because of this matter, it is not a big deal to offend the Germans. The Japanese still know their status in the so-called Three Kingdoms Alliance. . Unless he fights against the United States and Britain now, his status in the hearts of the boss Germans will be far inferior to that of the Italians.
More than a hundred fighter jets, just over three million US dollars. This amount of money seems to be a lot, but it is not a big amount for a country. For maintaining relations with two important allies, this amount of money is still small. .Although for the Japanese who have always been stingy, this amount of money can be considered quite useless, but they have no choice but to knock out their teeth and swallow blood.
In this air battle, the Zero fighter jets and the ME 109 fighter jets, which the Japanese army had originally placed high hopes on, were defeated by their opponents' tactics that, although not heroic, were clearly very targeted. Although the Japanese privately cursed their opponents for not being samurai, they did not dare to accept the challenge openly in the air and resorted to sneak attacks.
But what kind of tactics the enemy wants to adopt is not something they, as opponents, can decide. What worries the Japanese even more is the speed at which their opponents understand new tactics in air battles. The Anti-Alliance Aviation Air Force found them so quickly. The weaknesses of the two aircraft made the Japanese somewhat afraid.
General Japanese aviation commanders do not think it is too scary that the Anti-Japanese Alliance can obtain a large number of new American fighter jets. In their view, it is something that the top management needs to worry about. What really scares them is the reaction speed of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Zero War Since being deployed in the Northeastern battlefield, the navy has been too precious, so the number of actual dispatches is far less than what it was in the battlefield inside the Guanhai Pass in China.
However, these few sorties allowed opponents to find the weaknesses of this new fighter aircraft in a very short period of time. This shows that a group of top pilots have emerged in the Anti-Alliance Aviation Force. Because there are only aces with extremely strong skills. Only through several battles can a pilot find out the weaknesses of his opponent's combat aircraft.
The emergence of ace pilots means that the opponent's aviation force has truly matured. This is what worries all the commanders of the Japanese aviation force the most. In the original battle last summer, for the first time, a large number of fighter groups of the Anti-Japanese Alliance aviation force When it appeared on the battlefield, although it caused some heavy damage to the Kwantung Army aviation, the top brass of the Japanese army aviation were not too worried.
Although some people with a long-term vision are very worried. But more Japanese aviation commanders believe that Jiangbei should have intervened in last year's tragic defeat in the air battle. Those who participated in the air battle should be Soviet pilots, and they are definitely some A veteran. And it’s all based on the advantages of the aircraft’s performance.
With this judgment in mind, Japan once made serious protests to the United States and the Soviet Union. However, the Japanese did not expect that both countries were playing tricks. When the Soviets faced the Japanese protests, they directly told them that the aircraft was not sold by them.
We are not equipped with such fighter jets. As for saying we are sending pilots, you'd better provide evidence.
The Americans simply told the Japanese that these fighter jets were sold to the Soviet Union. The U.S. government and Congress will never sell any weapons, including fighter jets, to an armed force without legal status. This matter has nothing to do with the United States of America.
It doesn't matter. As for where the American fighter jets in the hands of the rebels in Manchuria came from, they should go to the Soviets.
The Japanese protested for a long time, but could not find the rightful person to protest. The ambassadors to the United States and the Soviet Union looked around, and in the end they could not even find a receptionist. After the air war broke out in the winter, they inspected the fallen Anti-Japanese Alliance soldiers.
After examining the pilot's corpse and interrogating the captured pilot, it was discovered that he was an authentic Chinese. The protest against the Soviet Union sending pilots and aircraft to the war was naturally ignored.
Although the United States and the Soviet Union did not admit their aid to the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the Japanese were not fools and knew it very well. Even if those aircraft were sold by the United States, even if those pilots were trained by the Anti-Japanese Alliance themselves. But the aircraft combat
The large number of aviation gasoline and training personnel needed did not fall from the sky. To say that these have nothing to do with the Soviets, then the Soviets are simply telling lies.
Not only the aircraft appeared on the battlefield, but also the French-made tanks, Polish-made rifles, machine guns, and artillery used by the Anti-Japanese Alliance during last summer's battle. To say that the Soviet Union has nothing to do with the growth of the Anti-Japanese Alliance would probably put the ancestors of the Japanese
Even if you dig it out from the ground, you won't believe it.
As for the Americans who were still clamoring for sanctions against the Soviet Union because of the Soviet-Finnish war, they sold a large number of fighter jets to the Soviet Union before the ink on the sanctions resolution was dry. Do they really not know where the Soviets got them? The Americans just
Are they really that stupid? They were kicked back and forth between the United States and the Soviet Union. Naturally, the Japanese were unwilling to accept it. At the moment, they could only suppress their hatred in their hearts.
Having learned from the previous experience, after this battle, faced with the emergence of new authentic American fighter jets in the counterattack aviation, the Japanese simply did not make any protests. Because they also knew that in view of the current international situation, they
No matter how much you protest, it's useless.
At present, the export of gasoline and strategic materials has been completely suspended. I am afraid that the Americans, who are determined to confront the empire, will still find various excuses to excuse themselves as before. To protest is just to humiliate themselves. There is no point in doing so.
It is better to resolve the protest once and for all as soon as possible.
Of course, the ME 109 fighter pilots who fled back after the incident mentioned in reports more than once that the Anti-Japanese Alliance aviation not only had a large number of new aircraft, but also showed an excellent understanding of the performance of this German fighter during air combat. It should be
The opponent has information in advance.
This report confused not only the senior officials of the Kwantung Army, but even the Tokyo base camp. The Army kept strictly confidential these new fighters purchased from Europe. Although the conversion training was conducted in Manchuria, the surrounding garrison troops were all authentic Kwantung.
Moreover, even if the Anti-Japanese Alliance was aware that the Kwantung Army had deployed new fighter jets, it was impossible for them to have such an understanding of the performance of the aircraft. However, the pilots who spent the rest of the war complained collectively, so it cannot be said that there were no problems at all.
The old-fashioned Japanese never thought that the fault lay with the Germans. Instead, they immediately concluded that there was a mole within the Kwantung Army Air Force. However, the Kwantung Army Military Police conducted a painstaking investigation for a long time, and in addition to finding out that the Kwantung Army
A few colonel-level officers embezzled aviation gasoline and resold it privately, but nothing was discovered.