However, after razing Kobe and Nagoya to the ground and completely destroying the gas warfare base of Okunoshima, it does not mean that the bombing intensity of the Anti-Japanese Alliance will be reduced. The military factories and chemical warfare production bases in these places are just
The first targets of the Anti-League.
What Yang Zhen wanted to do was not only defeat the Japanese on the battlefield, but also completely destroy the Japanese mentally and willfully. After resting and summarizing and adjusting the tactics, the air raids were suspended for a period of time. When time
When we entered 1943, the Anti-Japanese Alliance used bombs to send warm holiday greetings to the residents of the entire four Japanese islands.
The Japanese New Year of 1943 in urban Tokyo began with a large-scale air raid by the Anti-Japanese Alliance. At three o'clock in the morning on December 1, 1942, two hundred Anti-Union Stirling bombers,
One hundred and seventy B-24 bombers, with the cooperation of electronic warfare aircraft, appeared in the sky over Tokyo, Japan on time. They carried more than 600 tons of American-made napalm bombs and poured them all into the urban area of Tokyo.
In addition to bombers, the Americans also provided a large number of American-made napalm semi-finished products for the Anti-Japanese Air Raid against Japan. The power of these napalm bombs developed by the Americans was slightly more powerful than similar products developed by the Anti-Alliance themselves.
After the rear factory completed the assembly, Yang Zhen used it directly on the Japanese heads without any hesitation.
With the arrival of American and British bombers one after another, and the increasing number of air crews trained in an assembly line manner, the Anti-Japanese Alliance could devote more and more power to bombing Japan. The Americans were scratching their heads in terms of assistance with equipment and industrial equipment.
Yes, but they were quite generous in providing material assistance to the Anti-Japanese Alliance for bombing. The British were not inferior to the Americans in their generosity.
Not only was it quite generous in terms of the number of heavy bombers, at its peak, it provided 200 aircraft a month. It was also quite generous in terms of fuel, semi-finished bombs, aircraft parts and other needs. The Anti-Japanese Alliance was unable to produce high-quality aviation on its own for the time being.
The amount of fuel even exceeded the amount given to the Soviet Union.
By the end of 1943, the number of the Anti-Alliance heavy bombers remained at more than 500, ready to be dispatched at any time. A large number of B-24 bombers and Stirling bombers dropped hundreds of thousands of tons of high-explosive bombs
, napalm bombs were dropped on the Japanese mainland.
Even in 1944, the Anti-Japanese Alliance dispatched thousands of Stirlings, B-24 bombers, B-17 bombers, and a large number of other types of bombers during multiple bombings. In a large number of electronic warfare
With the cooperation of aircraft, the strategic bombing of Tokyo continued for a whole day. More than 3,000 tons of bombs were dropped in Tokyo city in one day, and almost the entire city of Tokyo was completely destroyed.
As the Anti-Japanese Alliance bombed the Japanese mainland with increasing intensity, the power of the Japanese Army Air Forces was continuously weakened from the front line. Not only were the battle-damaged aircraft unable to be replaced, but in order to increase the local air defense capabilities, the Japanese could only continue to use
Redeploy combat aircraft from the northeast to North Korea and the mainland.
In order to ensure the security of the homeland, the Japanese Army Air Force mobilized a large number of troops and set up three interception lines along the coast of the Sea of Japan in North Korea and Honshu. It tried to intercept the anti-Japanese bomber group over the Sea of Japan to reduce the resistance to the anti-Union forces as much as possible.
Homeland air threats.
But building these three air interception lines is not an easy task for the Japanese. Facing a country of over one million square kilometers, more than 2,300 kilometers wide from north to south, and 1,300 kilometers apart from east to west, Japan
The amount of manpower and material resources required for such a large area as the sea can be imagined.
You must know that the length of the Japanese archipelago is more than 1,200 kilometers from north to south. Three of the four main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, and Kyushu, and almost all of the western part are on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The vast Sea of Japan has almost all been used by anti-Japanese bombers.
Passage for group entry and exit.
There are basically no large islands in the sea, and it is impossible to set up outposts. There are not even many small islands, and they are mainly concentrated in the Sea of Japan around North Korea and Japan, so that the Anti-Japanese Alliance does not have to deliberately choose routes. As long as they are as far away from the Korean Peninsula as possible
In the south, just farther away.
The Dokdo, Ulleungdo, and Oki Islands controlled by the Japanese at sea were also key areas under surveillance by the Anti-Japanese Alliance. The Japanese wanted to set up radar stations on these islands, but they were bombed without waiting for them to be repaired. They were bombed and then repaired.
, repaired and then bombed. These radar stations were not repaired from the time they were built by the Japanese until the end of the war, and they did not play the role that the Japanese expected them to play.
The Japanese had no choice but to withdraw their radar stations and set them up along the coast. The Japanese not only built several large radar stations on their homeland and in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula along the Sea of Japan to provide a large amount of required intelligence. In Japan
A large number of light ships are deployed at sea as air defense warning ships.
However, the development of Japanese radar technology is slow and the level is backward. The most important thing is that it is scary and cumbersome. The so-called warning boats modified by trawlers cannot be installed at all. Although the number of deployed warning boats is large, the observation method is still to use telescopes.
The upper listening tube is mainly used.
Under the communication interference of the Anti-League, even if these guard boats captured the Anti-League bomber group, they would not be able to transmit the message back to the mainland in the first time. In addition, every time the Anti-Union bomber group was dispatched, there would be Irvine
Four or DB three bombers were used to clean up these guard boats. Although the Japanese army deployed a large number of guard boats in the Sea of Japan, their effect was limited.
In any case, the Japanese Navy never bombed its own sphere of influence despite the fact that the Anti-Japanese Alliance never bombed its own sphere of influence. It transferred large and medium-sized ships from the Pacific battlefield to take on the task of home defense and warning ships. Moreover, as the U.S. military counterattack became more and more powerful, it felt that it did not have enough ships.
The navy is really unable to send too many ships back to the homeland for reinforcements.
The Navy's only sign of support was to send the super battleship Musashi, which had just entered service, to team up with the battlecruiser King Kong. Under the escort of two heavy cruisers and a dozen destroyers, they ran to the mouth of the Tumen River to fight against the resistance in Hunchun.
The joint radar station fired more than 600 rounds of 460mm naval artillery shells in one go.
Apart from flattening a few hills, the artillery bombardment had basically no effect. It was also the Navy's only actual support operation. Under the siege of dozens of Blenheim light bombers dispatched by the Anti-Japanese Alliance,
After being hit by more than a dozen innocuous rockets and two close-in missiles, and a destroyer was damaged, the Navy immediately withdrew all its ships without any similar actions.
In desperation, the Japanese Army wanted to completely block the route of the Anti-Alliance bombers from penetrating into the Japanese mainland. The Japanese Army could only find a way to mobilize a large number of aviation forces. In order to build these three interception lines, the Japanese Army Air Force mobilized back to the mainland and North Korea.
A large number of fighter jets.
Under this situation, the tremendous pressure on the aviation fighter force, which lacked air superiority fighters with sufficient performance, was temporarily relieved to a certain extent in early 2003. The fighter force, which was embarrassed by the Japanese new fighter jets, could finally
He took a slight breath of relief.
Not long after the major bombing in early October, the Japanese Army faced the severely damaged mainland. In order to ensure the safety of the mainland, the Japanese Army had to withdraw all Type II fighter jets to the mainland for air defense missions. At the same time, the Kwantung Army replenished the battle losses.
The strength and speed of the aircraft are also constantly declining.
What is annoying to the Japanese is not only the bombing of the mainland by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, but also the tactics adopted by the Anti-Japanese War, which caused losses to the local military production. By constantly setting fire to Japanese cities one after another, the war was maintained against the people.
Morale was dealt a severe blow.
What makes the Japanese even more speechless is that the Anti-Japanese Alliance's bombing not only continued in cities, but also went too far in the countryside. Planes were constantly dispatched to attack Japan's railways, highway systems, and even the ruins of cities after they were bombed.
A large number of landmines were dropped.
Moreover, these landmines are all made of wooden shells. Wherever they are thrown, they will be painted with a layer of protective color according to seasonal changes and the local environment. Moreover, their appearance is also camouflaged to a certain extent. When the engineers remove them, they not only
Not only was it unusually slow, but it also suffered heavy losses from being bombed.
What makes the Japanese hate the most is that the Anti-Japanese League's throwing of wooden shell mines, which are difficult to eliminate, is not limited to traffic lines and factory areas. It even targets major grain-producing areas in Japan on a large scale.
Mines painted green or khaki.
These mines, which were disguised as a clod of earth, a can, or even a spare part, caused the Japanese more endless troubles than the bombing. Because of the large number and wide distribution of these mines, the Japanese mobilized all the mines.
Engineers cannot eliminate these mines in a short time. What's more, in many cases, engineers cannot tell what kind of mines they are.
Of course, if the Japanese are patient, it is not impossible to let these air-dropped booby traps stay there. These landmines used by the Anti-League are all wooden and specially designed, and they all have a certain shelf life. If
On rainy days, heavy rain will detonate. When there is continuous light rain, the mine will become ineffective as the rainwater soaks through.
It is also easy to be destroyed if you encounter the bites of rodents or ants. Of course, if the Japanese are unlucky and encounter years of drought, or the rats are wiped out, then don't blame them. After all,
Designing the service life of weapons is not an easy task.
It is not easy to design the service life as long as possible, and it involves many disciplines. But consciously designing the service life to be shorter, while still ensuring the power, is not an easy task. You must know that even if
Wooden landmines, if good wood is used and certain craftsmanship is adopted, can last for decades.
As for why these landmines are not designed to have a long service life, the reason is very simple. Yang Zhen does not want one day when his troops set foot on the Japanese mainland, they will step on the landmines he laid. One year is best, slightly more
He doesn't care about some things. But as long as it doesn't expire in three or two days, it doesn't matter to him.
These landmines are made from weapons and equipment manufacturing in military factories, especially scraps from the production of gun stocks and aircraft manufacturing. Moreover, most of these landmines are manufactured by military factory workers in their spare time as a pastime. There is no waste except
There are too many raw materials besides explosives, and no man-hours are wasted.
The structure and sealing method of the mine body were suggested by a carpenter who worked in an aircraft factory and used to build pillars for temples. As for the explosives, they were all dismantled unexploded bombs dropped by the Japanese, as well as expired artillery shells.
.It is a little troublesome to make the fuze, but it is not too troublesome. After all, the Anti-Japanese Alliance arsenal makes all kinds of mine fuzes, and practice makes perfect, even more proficient than making bullets.
The only trouble was that in order to make parachutes, the base area ran out of handkerchiefs and umbrellas for a long time. Since parachutes were limited, towels and other items were used as substitutes. It did not require any complicated technology, and the base area was launched.
With the participation of all housewives, millions of ultra-small parachutes can be produced in a year.