This kind of melee certainly increases the element of luck. But at the same time, for Chen Chong, Xu Kongzhan, Murakusaburo Murakusa, Inamoto Masayasu and others, it also better reflects their technical and tactical levels.
As for the Japanese army, Tokugawa Yoshitoshi knew that the performance of fighter planes was his own flaw. Therefore, although the actual combat proved that special attack tactics were poison, especially when the opponent was a cadet army, this tactic killed a thousand enemies and suffered a thousand and five losses.
It is typical that the gain outweighs the loss, but he has no other way to think of except using this tactic to make up for the gap in fighter performance. In view of this, when mobilizing before the war, he pinched his nose and made demands on the aviation units under his command.
They learn from their predecessors in the Kamikaze Force and must always be prepared to be broken. Only in this way can they have a chance to win.
As mentioned before, almost all the veteran pilots with the richest combat experience and the best psychological quality in the Japanese Army flew Fifty Special Attack aircraft. Therefore, although the Japanese Army Aviation Force has always been rife with militarism, its fanaticism is relatively high.
Before, it was much weaker. This was the first round of confrontation between the two sides. The Japanese army was defeated after losing more than twenty fighter planes. The relevant battle report was delayed for about half an hour before being sent to Tokugawa Yoshitoshi.
At this time, the old Japanese had ordered all the troops to attack, so he did not immediately deal with the aviation unit. Instead, he called the top commanders of each aviation unit and ordered them to fight to the last man in the aircraft. If they dare to disobey the order,
Anyone who evacuates without authorization will be punished with treason.
"Do you want to be the heroes of the empire, or do you want to become the shame of the empire? The Yamato nation is the most superior nation in the world. Based on this alone, how can we lose to the despicable China pigs?"
Objectively speaking, Tokugawa Yoshitoshi is not an extreme nationalist. But the stakes in this battle are too important, and the Japanese army cannot afford to lose. If he is not careful, he may become a national sinner. In this context, but
He was not allowed to use all his strength and use all means to win. The Japanese are a group that is prone to extremes. As the commander-in-chief, he assumed such a posture and immediately brought out a group effect. So
, the Xuzhou air battle, the Japanese army behaved extremely crazy from the beginning. So much so that the Chinese Air Force seemed ill-prepared at the beginning, and was once suppressed by the Japanese army.
At the beginning of the battle, the Chinese Air Force still maintained a strict formation in accordance with the order, while the Japanese army swarmed up. On the Chinese Air Force side, Xue Changkong piloted an air fortress as the supreme commander of the battlefield.
They were the second batch to arrive on the battlefield. Shortly after arriving at the battlefield, before he even adjusted his position, he found that the radar screen was full of blue light spots. He knew that it was actually impossible for his early warning aircraft to take off.
It's working.
Xue Changkong has rich experience in commanding in battle. He knows that in such a chaotic situation, excessive interference with the command of lower-level commanders will only backfire. Therefore, he wisely chose to delegate power and ordered commanders at all levels to adjust their tactics independently according to the actual situation. He said
The order was quite timely. At that time, under the impact of the superior Japanese fighter planes, the Chinese Air Force's Baiji Group, which bore the brunt of the attack, was unable to adjust in time and was overwhelmed by the Japanese aircraft cluster. At the time of the battle, the group still had 62 fighter planes.
By the time other aviation units completed their tactical adjustments and sent in reinforcements, the group had only twenty-six fighters left, and three of its fighters were injured and had to withdraw from the battlefield.
The Japanese army exchanged 45 fighter planes for 36 Whitebacks. From a numerical point of view, it seemed that the Japanese army suffered a loss. However, considering the performance of the fighter planes and the ratio of the number of fighters between the two sides, the Japanese army was actually the winner.
The person who invented and implemented this mobile sea tactic was none other than Murakoshi Ichiro. And the one who took the lead in breaking the deadlock and breaking through the formation of the white-finned dolphin brigade on the national side was Inamoto Shotai. The reason why Inamoto Shotai has the title of Major is that he is still an ordinary soldier.
It has something to do with his addiction to alcohol. But because his flying skills and achievements are so amazing, he has repeatedly made meritorious deeds and been punished, and gradually fell to where he is today - having a high military rank but no official position.
Motomoto Shotai's most famous example of combat occurred during the Australian War against the U.S. Pacific Fleet. At that time, he was still a captain of the Japanese naval aviation force. It is said that when the aircraft carrier Fuyuan where he was stationed had sounded the air defense alarm, his
When his subordinates were already sitting in the cockpit, he found a bottle of wine from nowhere, and then he actually sat cross-legged under his Zero and started drinking. When the ground crew discovered that he was the only one left on the flight deck
When the fighter plane found him under the fighter plane, he was already red in the face and smelling of alcohol. Chazukahara 243 was on the Fuyuan. When the old Japanese saw him, he went crazy and rushed to him and faced him.
They punched and kicked him, and then ordered him to fight immediately. At that time, Inamoto could no longer stand still. When the captain of the aircraft carrier Fuyuan and others saw this, they helped him to plead for mercy, saying that Inamoto was in such a state that the United States did not need it.
If someone comes to fight, he can drive into the sea by himself. Tsukahara was really angry, and his reply at the time was: Let him die. Tsukahara gave a strict order, and the others had to help Inamoto into the cockpit and help
He launched the fighter plane. At that time, almost everyone thought that General Inamoto would never return. However, the result was that he not only returned safely, but also achieved an impressive record of shooting down three US military fighter planes. It was precisely because of this incident
, Inamoto was kicked out of HNA. But since then, his reputation as a zero-fighting drunken tiger has spread.
After joining the Army Airlines, Inamoto still fought zero battles and was still addicted to alcohol. And it seems that starting from the Xuzhou air battle, he will write another legend.
As a well-known figure in the Japanese aviation industry, Ichiro Murura witnessed the entire process of the "Drunk Tiger Inamoto" rushing into the Japanese Air Force's Dolphin Group. Under Inamoto's control, Inamoto's Zero Fighter seemed to have grown in size from front to back and left to right.
They have the same eyes, and can always make appropriate maneuvers at critical moments. Then, in the eyes of the village, the Chinese pilots were dodged to avoid a hit that they were sure to win.
The captain of the Baiji dolphin brigade bullied by Murura and Inamoto was named Luquan Bin. Soon after Inamoto entered the group, he realized its dangers and mobilized his subordinates to encircle and annihilate it. However, the one driven by Inamoto
The Zero Fighter was like a loach. Even if Lu Quanbin himself later joined in the pursuit and annihilation, there was still nothing he could do about it. Instead, the opportunity was stolen by other Japanese aircraft. And if it hadn't been for friendly reinforcements, Lu Quanbin himself would not have been able to escape.
Destroy fate.
Lu Quanbin himself is also an ace pilot. Originally, he was quite conceited about his flying skills. However, after a confrontation with Inamoto, he had to admit: It's my fault! This devil is indeed