The most critical thing is that unlike the Navy, the Army Aviation only has to bear the bombing of Chongqing. The Army Aviation also has to undertake ground support tasks for various operations and air raids on Lanzhou, Xi'an and other places. The deployment of troops can be said to be quite scattered.
Naturally, it is impossible and impossible to devote most of the troops to the air raid on Chongqing.
Army aviation, especially long-range aviation, did not perform as well as naval aviation in the rear bombardment carried out by the China government. In the end, the main task was even transferred to naval aviation. But this was not the fault of Lieutenant General Tokugawa.
, but this guy just hit Lieutenant General Tokugawa all over the body. No matter how good-tempered he is, he is probably very tolerant.
Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi was so angry that he almost spit out a mouthful of blood. If Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Teiichi hadn't winked at him and told him to be patient. I'm afraid this good-tempered Army Lieutenant General would have almost pulled it out on the spot.
Saber, duel this guy and solve the problem the samurai way.
Those who were made unhappy by Lieutenant General Onishi Takijiro's words were not Umezu Mijiro and Tokugawa Yoshitoshi. Almost no one present had a good-looking face. Many people were using weapons that could kill people.
His eyes were fixed on the rear admiral. If eyes could kill, this guy would have been riddled with holes.
His words clearly meant that the Kwantung Army's aviation force had suffered too many defeats. But everyone could tell that his words were implicitly referring to the entire Kwantung Army. In the face of repeated defeats by the Anti-Alliance,
But it's not just the aviation force, the entire Kwantung Army has been re-emerging since the Anti-Japanese War in late 1938, and it still doesn't know what victory feels like. His words almost took everyone here by surprise.
Although Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Teiichi is not very good-looking, compared to Umezu Yoshijiro who suppressed his anger and Lieutenant General Yoshitoshi Tokugawa who almost didn't fall out on the spot, he was still calm. He also knew that he was in this situation
You must not get angry at any time. Not only can you not get angry, but you must also try to control your temper. If you have no choice, you have to speak for yourself.
In this situation, it is very inappropriate for Commander Umezu to speak first. Commander Umezu is the supreme commander of the Kwantung Army, an army general, and a distinguished person. If he is left alone and ignored, he will not understand what the distinction between superiors and subordinates is.
, a guy who speaks without thinking, contradicts him, where is the face of the entire Kwantung Army?
No matter how well-educated General Umezu is, he can't withstand repeated contradictions. And now that the war is imminent and the Kwantung Army is in urgent need of naval aviation support, it will cause conflicts between the army and the navy and have an impact on the entire combat plan. Then
The trouble is huge. Now the Emperor is paying close attention to the war situation in Manchuria. If there is a problem with this stall, no one will benefit.
If Lieutenant General Tokugawa was allowed to speak, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Seiichi could see it from Tokugawa Yoshitoshi’s livid face. If he was asked to speak, the two of them might quarrel on the spot. After thinking about it, Yoshimoto Seiichi knew that these words
He had to say it himself. Who made him the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army? He had to persuade this thorn in his side.
But before Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi opened the door, a shrill air-raid siren suddenly sounded outside the air-raid shelter. The guards outside the door were busy closing the air-raid shelter door and starting the ventilation device. Listen.
Hearing the shrill alarm sound coming from outside, another contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of Onishi Takijiro's mouth over there.
The Kwantung Army has been beaten right under their noses, but they are still here clinging to everything. How can such a good thing happen in this world? Even if they give in on the command, with their despicable behavior
With their command level, can they fight this battle well? If they can fight well, why should they be blocked at the gate of their home and beaten every day?
In the past few days since arriving in Xinjing, he has encountered anti-Japanese air raids every day. Although the intensity of the air raids is not great, it cannot be compared with the intensity of the Japanese air raids on Chongqing. But where is Xinjing? It is the headquarters of the Kwantung Army.
The location is the capital of the Manchu Empire, which was supported and controlled by the Kwantung Army.
Now reduced to the point where they are bombed all day long, how can the Kwantung Army still talk about face? How can they fight for command rights? At this time, the anti-alliance air raids are coming. For the Kwantung Army, it is indeed a very shameless thing. But for myself
Say, maybe that’s a good thing, right?
Compared with the contemptuous look on the face of Major General Onishi Takijiro, the expressions of General Umezu Yoshijiro and Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi over there were even lower. Since the beginning of this battle, the Anti-Japanese Alliance has dispatched bombers many times to attack the new enemy.
Air raids were carried out on the Kwantung Army Headquarters in Beijing, the Imperial Palace of the Puppet Manchuria, the Japanese settlements in Xinjing City, as well as Xinjing Railway Station and various train dispatching yards.
Although there were only a few dozen bombers dispatched every day, the impact on the morale of the Japanese in Xinjing City was considerable. Xinjing Railway Station, a transportation hub in Jilin, was bombed, forcing Japanese troops to rely on roads for mobilization.
.This undoubtedly put great pressure on the Japanese army, which lacked a sufficient number of trucks.
In addition, more than a dozen military trains transporting supplies and essentials in several train stations and dispatch yards were bombed, which basically paralyzed the medium- and long-distance railway lines. It also caused the Japanese army, which relied heavily on railways for material transportation, to have difficulties in supplying materials. At present,
The material supply pressure of various divisions at the front is extremely high. Even individual divisions have experienced shortages of ammunition and food.
All kinds of ammunition, especially artillery shells, have begun to be used in limited quantities. As for food, they have begun to collect it on the spot. To put it bluntly, it is an open grab. As for whether it can be grabbed and whether the amount of food grabbed can meet the needs, that is up to each division.
It's your own business. Currently, the transportation capacity is limited, so priority must be given to ensuring the transportation of ammunition.
As for the Kwantung Army Headquarters, which was a key bombing target, it was bombed into ruins. The current Kwantung Army Headquarters is actually unusable. Even the two Kwantung Army Generals, General Umezu Yoshijiro and Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi,
The office of the supreme commander of the Kwantung Army was moved from the ground to the ground. The current commander of the Kwantung Army Military Police was killed in the first bombing.
What embarrassed the Kwantung Army the most was that the anti-Japanese fighter jets that took off from Acheng caused unimaginable losses to the Kwantung Army aviation in the air battle outside Xinjing. It was only three days since the air raid began, and it was responsible for the air defense mission of Xinjing.
The two battle groups, each equipped with Type 97 fighter jets and Mei Type fighter jets, lost Ember.
A Type 88 anti-aircraft artillery unit responsible for ground air defense also suffered heavy losses under dive bombing by the opponent's light bombers. In desperation, the Kwantung Army Headquarters could only urgently transfer eleven anti-aircraft artillery squadrons from the front line to shoulder the responsibility.
Air defense mission. However, under the various means adopted by the opponent, its effect is quite limited.
In the long time since Xinjing was first bombed, it has only shot down less than ten aircraft of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. However, it has lost more than 90 fighter jets and more than 50 anti-aircraft guns of various calibers. The entire Xinjing
The capital's air defense force has lost its remaining embers. Except for a small number of anti-aircraft guns, there is basically no air defense force left, and the city has become an undefended city in the air.
For the aviation forces of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, Xinjing can now come and leave at any time. It has almost become their back garden. Especially today, a combat meeting is being held. In front of the thorny head of the Navy, the sky is falling outside.
The bombs that came made these senior Kwantung Army generals even more embarrassed.
Even if you want to slap someone in the face, you won’t do it in such a way. Right now, it’s a critical time for the army and navy to compete for command. Your air strike at this time is not a naked slap in the face, so what is it? You just gave me a slap in the face.
Lieutenant General Yoshitoshi Tokugawa, who was full of anger, faced the explosion of bombs dropped by the Anti-Japanese Alliance night flight bombers outside. At this time, he was like a deflated ball, but his anger instantly disappeared.
In fact, no matter whether Lieutenant General Endo Saburo was transferred or the current commander Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, they still can't figure out why the air battle has become such a one-sided situation, and the Kwantung Army's aviation basically has no room to fight back. Aircraft
There is a gap in performance, which cannot be the reason for the failure of the Kwantung Army.
Both of them were confident in their pilots' courage and flying skills. However, in the air battle, in addition to the Anti-Japanese Alliance using a variety of new weapons, new aircraft, and new tactics, there were too many
Neither of them could understand the matter.
According to the descriptions of pilots who participated in the war, although the performance of the American-made fighter jets used by the Anti-Japanese Alliance was better than that of the Type 97 fighter jets, compared with the imported German-made fighter jets, their combat performance was even inferior. Even in some performances, such as low-altitude
In terms of dogfighting, it is even inferior to the Type 97 fighter jet.
Compared with several types of fighter jets currently equipped by the Kwantung Army, the biggest advantages of these American-made aircraft are their long range, strong firepower, high speed, and large engine horsepower. The most important thing is that they have good protection performance, a sturdy body, and can maneuver in the air.
It can withstand large overloads.
However, when it comes to air combat performance, especially low-altitude dogfight performance, there is still a certain distance compared with Japanese fighter jets that always emphasize combat performance. Not to mention new fighter jets, which are the old Type 97 fighter jets. In terms of combat performance alone
It is much stronger than them.
But they seemed to know the performance of all the Army Air Force's aircraft very well. As soon as the first shot was fired in the battle, they targeted the weakest point of their aircraft. Moreover, the tactics they adopted were almost entirely based on the performance of the aircraft used by the Kwantung Army Air Force.
Come.
Your aircraft has good low-altitude combat performance, but they won't fight with you at low altitude at all. They take advantage of the thick body of your aircraft to dive down from high altitude and fire a salvo of guns and guns. After the fight, use its speed to compare.
The Type 97 fighter has the advantage of being much faster and can break away quickly.
At that time, you won't be able to catch up because of your speed disadvantage. If you don't chase him, he will go around in a circle and come back and do it again step by step. Many Japanese pilots simply cannot adapt to the tactics of the Anti-Alliance aviation until
He was still confused after being shot down.
And the most embarrassing thing for the Kwantung Army aviation force is that the Type 97 fighter jet is only equipped with two 7.7 mm machine guns. Facing the thick-skinned and rough American fighter jets, its firepower is obviously insufficient. There are at least four 12 mm machine guns on other fighter jets.
, as long as it is hit, the thin-skinned Type 97 fighter jet has basically no chance of survival.
If you encounter a fighter jet equipped with a thirty-seven millimeter cannon, no one, including the man and the aircraft, can survive a single shot. And even if your own aircraft has run out of bullets, as long as it does not hit key parts, other people's aircraft will be defeated.
It can continue to fly. Even if it fails, it will be bitten back.