The Army's current main fighter, the Type 97 fighter, is no longer able to take on a major role. Among the various types of fighter jets currently equipped by the Army, the only German-made Mei fighter that can barely compete with the Anti-Alliance American-made fighter jets in terms of firepower and armor protection is the
The quantity is already insufficient.
And its performance is also quite clear by others. Its performance on the battlefield is no better than the Type 97 fighter jets equipped by the Japanese army. Even because of the range, the losses are slightly greater than that of the Type 97 fighter jets. This kind of
Although the fighter jets equipped with a 20mm cannon and 13mm machine gun have sufficient firepower, their short legs are their fatal flaw.
Their opponents often did not fight with them in the air. Instead, they patiently consumed their fuel little by little. When the Meiji fighter jets that had run out of fuel returned home, they swarmed them. At this time, the Meiji fighter jets wanted to fight.
Oil, wanted to retreat but faced the opponent's speed and couldn't escape in a short time.
As for those Italian fighter jets, no one dares to let them fly into the air now. This kind of thing is obviously not suitable for the Manchurian climate, and the water and soil are not suitable for it. After flying into the sky, it will fall down after nothing happens. Who dares to let them
Fighting in the air? If you can't get on the plane, you have to get the precious pilots on board too.
Before the Army's own fighter jets were mass-produced, the Kwantung Army's idea of introducing advanced aircraft from its allies to compete with the new American-made fighter jets of the Anti-Japanese Alliance for frontline air supremacy was undoubtedly a complete failure. The Zero that was put into combat in the Navy was
After the fighter jets withdrew, the Kwantung Army, which had no more aircraft to compete with the Anti-Alliance aviation, still refused to admit it. It had actually surrendered air supremacy.
Except for some old pilots who can occasionally use tricks to shoot down one or two opponent's aircraft, the rest of them have basically a blank record. However, the losses they have suffered are quite large. Even now, the Kwantung Army is deployed in Xinjing
The surrounding aviation forces had no aircraft to dispatch. The few remaining forces were also defeated and could only evacuate southward to the airport south of Siping.
In addition to the fact that the aircraft performance of the aviation force is far inferior to that of its opponents, resulting in repeated defeats, the most troublesome thing for the Kwantung Army's air defense is that every time the Anti-Japanese Alliance aviation force appears in the sky above Xinjing, basically the Kwantung Army headquarters and surrounding areas, and even with
All radio communications with the front line were interrupted.
Of course, this kind of thing does not only occur during the Anti-Japanese Air Raid on Xinjing. During operations, radio communications between the Kwantung Army headquarters and various divisions, and between each division and subordinate units often occur.
.Due to poor radio communication, various frontline units delayed a large number of fighter planes.
Although the Kwantung Army mobilized a large number of technical personnel and even hired some experts from Germany to analyze and judge the current situation, so far it can only roughly guess that the Anti-Japanese Alliance is most likely equipped with a weapon that can
Equipment for jamming radio communications.
As for the working distance of this thing, its working principle and its working mode, it has not been found out yet. As for the corresponding method, those experts are also scratching their heads. In addition to constantly changing the communication frequency, a large number of radio stations are turned on at the same time using multiple frequency bands at the same time.
For communication purposes, they have no other options besides increasing the power of the radio station as much as possible.
But the solution proposed by these experts left the Kwantung Army scratching its head. You can't equip an infantry brigade with multiple 200-watt radios, right? Then each infantry brigade will not have to march and fight all day long.
Just carrying these high-power radio stations.
Although the suggestions provided by those experts are somewhat unrealistic, problems must be solved when they arise. In desperation, the Kwantung Army issued a latest regulation. All units below the regiment, as long as the distance is not too far during combat, try to use
Wired communication.
As for the division headquarters, on the basis of the original high-power radio stations, many more units were added to at least ensure smooth communication with superiors. Even in order to ensure that the communication contacts were not interfered with, the Kwantung Army also found ways to provide each
The division is equipped with a long-wave radio station for naval ships.
Although the radio used by this kind of ship is too bulky and requires several trucks to move at a time. Moreover, when it is used, it also requires a special diesel generator to drive it. However, Haolai barely maintained the wartime operation of each division.
Direct command without losing control of the troops.
However, although this kind of response method can ensure certain smooth communication, it also brings another hidden danger. Multiple high-power radio stations are turned on at the same time, and the strength of the signal can be imagined. The other party relies on high-power radio monitoring equipment, always
High-level commands can be found in a short period of time. Once these high-level commands are exposed, it is good to take a bomb.
However, the Kwantung Army, which did not know that the Anti-Japanese Alliance had equipped radio monitoring equipment and put it on planes, and transformed it into an electronic surveillance aircraft, was also confused. The use of multiple high-power radio stations was indeed powerful. However, on the battlefield with complex telecommunications signals, the Anti-Japanese Army
How was it possible for Lianlian to quickly find and discover these radio stations in such a short period of time?
Interference in radio communications not only seriously affected the battlefield command of the Kwantung Army at all levels, but also had the greatest impact on air defense. You can't equip every air defense post or every county with several large-scale missiles.
Power radios, right? Even if they wanted to equip them, the Kwantung Army would have to have so many high-power radios?
Under the interference methods adopted by the Anti-League, at least a radio station with a power of more than 100 watts is required to enable intermittent communication. Radio stations with a power of less than 100 watts have basically become decorations. If every county from the front line to the rear is equipped with
With so many high-power radio stations, the Kwantung Army cannot afford this.
The radio station is unavailable. Currently, all air defense communications can only rely on wired telephones or even manpower. However, the Anti-Japanese Federation has many small units operating around Xinjing, and wired telephone lines are often destroyed by them, even within a few kilometers.
The telephone lines were set on fire, and even the telephone poles were blown up.
Even though various air defense surveillance positions deployed north of Xinjing could accurately figure out the routes of anti-Japanese aircraft, they could not effectively transmit the information in a timely manner. In many cases, bombs had even fallen on the top of the head.
The news over there has not been reported yet.
The Kwantung Army also mobilized a large number of troops to launch a dragnet-style investigation around Xinjing, trying to wipe out these small anti-alliance forces that had penetrated the front. However, they paid a lot of price, but achieved little success.
In desperation, the Kwantung Army headquarters could only adopt the clumsiest method, deploying a small team of troops every few kilometers on the telephone line to ensure the security of the communication line.
However, the battle situation on the front line is too tense, and the Kwantung Army cannot leave a large number of troops in the rear for a long time. The effect of this method is also limited. The troops stationed on the telephone lines are often killed inexplicably.
Er Jing. Not only could he not hold the phone line, he couldn't even guarantee his own safety.
On several occasions, the squads guarding the line were all quietly killed within their own fortifications. However, the current war situation prevented the Kwantung Army from mobilizing a large number of troops to carry out a long-term attack on the surrounding areas of Xinjing.
Clearance and how to improve air defense measures has become the Kwantung Army's biggest headache at the moment.
And now it has become a better excuse for Major General Onishi Takijiro to fight for power. Whether it is General Umezu Yoshijiro, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi, or Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, they all know that the Anti-Japanese Alliance
The appearance of night-flying bombers at this stage may be a good excuse for Major General Onishi Takijiro, who wants to seize control of the operation.
Seeing the contemptuous smile on Onishi Takijiro's face, Yoshimoto Sadaichi suppressed his anger and said: "Since Onishi-kun cannot accept the command of the army, Commander Umezu and I also want to hear Onishi-kun's opinions on this battle.
I hope that if there is anything, everyone can bring it up on the table instead of making small moves in private."
"No matter what differences there are between us, we are all fighting for His Majesty the Emperor, and we should be a whole to the outside world. It is normal for us to have differences, but I do not hope that such differences will have any impact or harm on our upcoming war.
to the entire jihad.”
"Onishi-kun, I hope you can respect yourself. Don't forget that you are a soldier of the empire and a general of the empire. Everything you do must be absolutely in line with the interests of the empire. The Empire of Japan is
As a whole, we must not engage in the Chinese people's behavior of trying to undermine each other."
"It's not just you, no matter who you are, if you do something that harms the interests of the Empire for your own benefit, His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire will never forgive him. You are an Imperial soldier, not a politician, nor do you care about your own interests.
Chinese people. You must be responsible for your own words and deeds."
"And I hope you will be careful with your words and don't insult your colleagues who fought bloody battles for the Emperor on the battlefield in China. Please remember that the person you are talking about is also a member of the Empire.
General, he also has his own dignity. So, Onishi-kun, I hope you can pay attention to your words."
These few words of Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Teiichi can be said to be quite serious. Anyone who is not a fool or idiot can basically hear the warning in them. If the previous words were more serious, then these few words
This is already a direct warning.
But his warning was not listened to by Onishi Takijiro across from him at all. The arrogant naval admiral pointed to the air-raid shelter where explosions were still heard from time to time and said: "Your Majesty, Chief of Staff Yoshimoto, what are the interests of the empire?
Is it in the interests of the empire to ask our glorious naval officers to obey the command of a defeated general? I’m afraid that’s not necessarily the case.”
"Every aircraft and every pilot in the Navy is precious. It cannot be wasted in Manchuria because of the stupid command behavior of some idiot generals. If the Navy participates in various battle groups and suffers heavy losses in this battle,
If it affects the empire's next plan, that is what truly harms the empire's interests."
"Your Excellency Chief of Staff Gibbon, in this holy war, what the empire needs are real warriors, not some imbecile commanders. If your army does not want to obey the command of the navy, I have no objection. But please remember one thing, the navy's
Pilots and aircraft must never be left under the command of an incompetent person."
"Let the opponent's bombers fly over Beijing so arrogantly to bomb wherever they want. I think this is not the interest of the empire, but the shame of the empire, and even more of the shame of our Imperial Japanese Army. If the Kwantung Army insists on its original intention
If there is a plan, then in this operation, the Navy will choose to act alone."
"The navy's precious pilots and aircraft cannot afford to be so wasted. The hundreds of fighter jets in the two flying teams were used up in a few days. This ability is not something ordinary people can do. The navy will never tolerate the loss of itself.
The elite aviation force should be commanded by such a person."