Yang Zhen's gradual weakening of the air strikes against Japan does not mean the complete abolition of the strategic air force. At this time, he reduced investment in air strikes against Japan, in addition to preparing for his next strategic arrangement. Another important reason is that he wants to start to
I saved up capital after the war.
And the weakening does not mean that it will be completely stopped, but the targets of the bombing against Japan are more targeted. As for the bombing of Japanese cities, Yang Zhen handed over all the bombing to the Americans. In terms of target selection, more
What's more, the bombing of Japanese troop concentration areas in mainland Japan has never stopped.
In April, the last 260 Stirling bombers were dispatched to carry out a large-scale bombing of the headquarters of the Japanese 1st Guards Division in Tokyo. With the cooperation of the intelligence department, the last Stirling bombers were dispatched.
Terling bombers razed the entire 1st Guards Division to the ground.
The 1st Guards Division was caught off guard in its sleep and suffered nearly two-thirds of its casualties in the bombing. At the end of May, the Anti-Japanese Alliance dispatched 120 bombers to attack a small Japanese oil field in Hokkaido.
, blew up and completely ended Japan's meager oil production.
On June 3, when the Jianghuai Campaign officially ended, 180 bombers were dispatched to bomb a series of Japanese targets in Taiwan. However, after completing the bombing of the Japanese targets in Taiwan, half of the bombers landed directly in
The renovations have been completed at Yancheng and Xuzhou airports in northern Jiangsu, and the remaining half will land at Jinan and Cangzhou airports in Shandong and Hebei.
Instead of returning to the Northeast, this group of bombers is stationed in two places to perform strategic deterrence against the East. By the time this group of bombers was transferred, all Stirling bombers were mothballed. In addition to the aircraft damaged in recent battles, as well as those lost due to malfunctions
aircraft. The number of bombers left by the Anti-Japanese Alliance in Northeast China to carry out bombing missions against Japan was only a little over a quarter of the original number.
Among them, except for the 140 spare aircraft, there were only 400 B-24 bombers that were actually used in front-line air strikes against Japan. However, in May, except for the aluminum used by the Anti-Japanese Alliance aviation, which was provided by the United States, the rest
All parts are self-produced for the first B-24 bomber. All project test flights have been completed and it is ready for production.
At the same time, the B-24 bomber manufactured using its own aviation-grade Radu aluminum is also in the process of full trial production. If it goes well, the test flight can be completed in a few months. But according to Yang Zhen's deployment, it will only be carried out.
Trial production, not ready for production.
According to Yang Zhen's idea, the trial production of the B-24 bomber is just to pave the way for the next production of the B-29 bomber and accumulate experience in the production and manufacturing of large aircraft. It also tests whether the quality of Ladu aluminum produced in Northeast China can meet the manufacturing requirements.
needs of large aircraft. And cultivate skilled workers for manufacturing large aircraft, especially qualified riveters and forgers.
However, although Yang Zhen gradually began to reduce the intensity of air strikes against Japan, in late May and early June, he suddenly increased investment in the Korean battlefield. Although he did not personally take over the command, he gave it to the commander of the Korean cluster Du Kaishan to mobilize
Orders for all active forces stationed in the DPRK.
Compared with the official completion of the final clearing of the Japanese troops in the encirclement on June 3, the army under the command of General Lin reached the north bank of the Yangtze River as the end point. After the Jianghuai Campaign was over, the battlefield in Guan Nei calmed down again. And it officially started on May 9. Now,
The battlefield of Okinawa is in full swing.
It turns out that the intensity of the war was not very high. Compared with previous battles launched by the Anti-Japanese Alliance since 1942, even a medium-sized Korean battlefield became uncharacteristically lively. However, in the Korean battlefield, the offensive of the Anti-Japanese Alliance was superficial.
It looks like a huge force, but it is a combination of steady attack and bluff, which compresses the Japanese and Korean troops steadily southward step by step.
However, although on the Korean battlefield, Yang Zhen always controlled the attack rhythm. However, Yang Zhen mobilized some tactical bombers to form a tactical attack group with A-20 attack aircraft as the core, and tightly blocked the Korean seafood. On the Korean Strait
Every ship in the country has become an attack target by anti-union attack aircraft.
Faced with the blockade tactics of the Anti-Alliance, in order to ensure the connection between the mainland and southern Korea, the Japanese base camp took the risk to weaken the mainland's air defense force, and tried every means to deploy an aviation fleet composed of four Hayate fighter jets to escort ships traveling between the Korean Peninsula and the mainland.
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Several large-scale air battles broke out over the Korean Strait between the escort fighter groups of the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the Japanese fighter groups that took off from the Japanese mainland. The La-7 fighter jets and Yak-9 fighter groups of the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the Hayate fighter group of the Japanese Army
Fierce fighting continues over the Korean Strait.
Relative to the remaining fighter group of the Japanese Navy on the east coast of Japan, there were continuous air battles with the overwhelming U.S. carrier-based aircraft, as well as the carrier-based aircraft of the British aircraft carrier formation transferred from the European battlefield. Although the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the Japanese Army were involved in
It captured a considerable part of the effective force. But it was not as eye-catching as the air battle on Japan's east coast battlefield.
However, in the continuous air battles that broke out, although the anti-allied aviation fighter units participating in the battle suffered heavy losses, the Japanese Army's fighter group stationed in the mainland also suffered heavy losses. After several consecutive large-scale air battles, coupled with the losses on the Okinawa battlefield, Japan
The Army's fighter force left behind in the mainland was completely wiped out after more than 300 fighter jets were destroyed.
At this time, most of Japan's domestic aviation industry was destroyed by bombers. Coupled with the losses caused by the Tokai Earthquake at the end of 2004, and the loss of the largest source of aviation aluminum, Japan's domestic aircraft production capacity has dropped to a vague level.
To the point where there is nothing. Ten planes were knocked out, and it would be great to be able to replace one.
Corresponding to the rapid decline in aircraft production, it is becoming more and more difficult to replenish pilots. Groups of air combat veterans were either killed in the Chinese battlefield or lost in the Pacific battlefield. A large number of pilots were also lost in local air defense operations. Those who were in a hurry
The trained young soldiers are far from comparable to their predecessors in terms of technical level and air combat capabilities.
The Japanese base camp gritted its teeth and took out more than 300 of the latest Hayate fighter jets, but the pilots who participated in the battle failed to bring out the excellent performance of this fighter jet. Faced with the same high-performance fighter group of the Anti-Japanese Alliance under the command of early warning aircraft,
Suffered extremely heavy losses in the air battle.
It's just that although the bones of the Japanese Army Air Force were knocked off after this battle, there were not many anti-Japanese fighters. After continuous hard battles, the smaller number of surviving La-5fn and La-7 fighter jets could only withdraw from the front line. Especially the La-Law fighter jets.
Seven of these fighter jets, which are said to have the best combat performance during World War II, all withdrew from the Anti-Alliance organization after the war.
The pilots who came back from the rescue were transferred to the rear to prepare to take over the German fighter jets. In addition, the La5fn fighter jets were all withdrawn from the front-line combat sequence due to the longevity of their airframes. Before the flight conversion was completed, although the number of aircraft involved was not large,
The gap that appeared also caused a significant decline in the strength of the anti-alliance fighter force.
All the Lager fighters have withdrawn from the front line, plus the Lager three fighter groups that have withdrawn from the equipment sequence earlier, the total gap is huge. In order to make up for the gap in combat effectiveness, the aviation force can only speed up the delivery of German aircraft.
Conversion training for fighter aircraft.
However, after these German-made aircraft arrive in the Northeast, it will take some time for maintenance and equipment modification to become combat effective. Although ground crews and workers at various aviation overhaul plants are working at full capacity, they still cannot meet the needs.
Yang Zhen didn't know what the Germans were thinking. It was normal for fighter jets to continue to improve according to the war situation. But under every large model, there were many smaller models. These models ranged from engines to many
Everything is completely different. Even if these fighter jets are brand new after they arrive in Northeast China, some adjustments must be made based on the conditions on the Chinese battlefield.
In the later stages of the war, the FW 190 fighter was used more as a fighter-bomber. The fuselage was filled with equipment for bombing, which restricted the performance of this fighter. And these equipment were basically useless to the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
It is of no use. Most of the bomb racks and the large-caliber cannon installed by the Germans for anti-tank needs must be removed.
The uninstalled altimeter was reinstalled, and part of the armor added for ground attack was removed. Although after this improvement, the performance of the FW 190 fighter, which became a pure air superiority fighter, was greatly improved compared to the original one. In comparison with the Soviet-made
The Laqi fighter, as well as the Yak-9 fighter, and several P-51B, C, and D-type fighters in the anti-alliance alliance performed extremely well in the confrontation drill.
In simulated air battles, P-51 fighter jets were repeatedly shot down. In particular, the already excellent rolling performance became even better after modification. The original climbing performance was relatively poor, and some things that did not meet the needs of the Chinese battlefield were also dismantled.
Later, it also improved.
However, although this improvement has greatly improved performance, it takes time and leads to slow replacement. Moreover, the original partially damaged aircraft also require a lot of time to repair. Although the German-made fighter jets obtained from Europe
The quantity is not small, but the replacement speed is very slow.
Only some of the ME 109 fighter jets that were newly shipped from the factory and have not yet been used. The ME 109 fighter jets that were saved after Germany surrendered were replaced relatively quickly. As for the FW, which the fighter force has placed great hopes on, it can compete with the P 51 fighter jets.
For the 190 fighter, the speed of equipment change has always been quite slow.
For a time, the only front-line fighter units of the Anti-Japanese Alliance were the Yak-9 fighter jets drawn from escort operations and suppressive operations against the Japanese mainland, and part of the German-made FW190 fighter group that arrived in 1944. Even if the addition of
There is no need for modification, and the number of the first batch of German-made ME-109G fighter jets in service was less than 1,000.
These fighter jets are not only responsible for the air defense in Northeast China and North China, but also responsible for bombing, escorting and air suppression against Japan. In addition, the air defense mission on the Korean battlefield is somewhat stretched. The air defense mission in many areas can only be temporarily carried out by attack aircraft units.
The P-40 fighter is temporarily replaced.
By early July 1945, before German-made fighter jets were transferred to front-line service in large numbers, the anti-Japanese anti-Japanese air defense force in the northeastern hinterland only had five German-made ME 109G fighter squadrons, serving as two squadrons in northern and southern Manchuria.
The large industrial area and Dalian Port are responsible for the air defense. There are thousands of pilots waiting for the plane at the rear.
However, these pilots on standby did not just wait around with nothing to do. In addition to being organized in turns to go to Wudalianchi or Xingkai Lake for training, they were also organized in batches to the Blue Army base to meet the needs of the next overall operation.
Implement a series of new tactical exercises.
Fortunately, the few remaining Japanese aviation forces on the battlefield in the Guan area are basically unable to bring any harassment to the battlefield in the Guan area, which undoubtedly alleviates a large part of the pressure. Certain aspects of harassment can be eliminated after receiving a heavy beating.
It has calmed down a lot, and the air defense pressure on the battlefield inside the pass is not great.