Many people may wonder why no Japanese fighter planes appeared in the battles along the border from beginning to end?
In fact, it is very simple. As early as the same moment when the full-line offensive was launched, the Anjia Army Air Force used its absolute advantage to fly across the border and launched a surprise attack on the Japanese airfields in Malaya, Burma and East India.
A month ago, through satellite directional observation, high-altitude airship radar scanning and reconnaissance aircraft taking photos, the General Staff of the Anjia Army and the Air Force Command roughly grasped the situation of the Japanese Air Force within the attack range, and targeted the Japanese Army, Navy and land-based aviation forces.
The deployment of troops was carried out in a careful layout.
At four o'clock in the morning, the military airports around the Nanhua Bay were all brightly lit. The Nanhua Air Force dispatched two divisions, a total of ten flight regiments, and a total of 160 flight squadrons to attack. It was overwhelming and the momentum was astonishing.
Ca Mau Airport, located on the Ca Mau Peninsula in the southern part of Nan Hua Wujiang Province, is one of the four military airports that protect the Damen Port nuclear submarine manufacturing plant. It is stationed by the 5th Flight Regiment of the 3rd Division of the Nanhua Air Force.
In the past two years, the Nanhua Air Force has expanded rapidly. It has now been organized into ten pilot divisions and five reserve pilot divisions. Each pilot division has five flight groups, and each flight group has six fighter squadrons and attack aircraft squadrons.
There are three squadrons, three horizontal bomber squadrons, three dive bomber squadrons, three medium-range bomber squadrons, one long-range bomber squadron, one reconnaissance squadron, and one transport squadron. Each squadron has a total of fifteen fighters.
Among them, the 1st Air Force Division is stationed at the airport on the north shore of Nanhua Bay, the 2nd Air Force Division is deployed on the south coast of Nanhua Bay and the western Siam area, the 3rd Air Force Division is responsible for coastal defense in the central and northern areas of South China, and the 4th Air Force Division guards the airspace of northern Myanmar and southern Yunnan.
The Fifth Air Division protects the southwest, Hanzhong, Yichang and
For the security of old Nanchang, the Air Force Sixth Division ensures air superiority over Japan and East Siberia. The Air Force Seventh Division is mainly responsible for air security in Central Asia and Western Siberia. The Air Force Eighth Division mainly serves the West Asian theater, while the Air Force Nine and Air Tenth Divisions
The division was stationed in the West Indies.
According to the scheduled plan, the 1st Air Force Division and the 2nd Air Force Division were responsible for gaining air superiority in the Malayan theater. The 3rd Air Force Division and the 5th Air Force Division deployed from the mainland carried out all-round suppression of the Japanese airport in Myanmar. The 9th Air Force Division and
The 10th Air Force Division was responsible for destroying Japanese airfields in the East India region.
Each flight group arranges different takeoff times according to the distance of the journey to ensure that the first wave of attack squadrons can reach the target on time and launch a surprise attack.
In order to maintain the continuity of the air battle and respond to emergencies at any time, some flight groups must delay takeoff for half an hour or even an hour. The attack orders of all flight squadrons in this area will be issued by the joint command headquarters established by the air force and army of each theater.
Unified coordination and distribution.
Taking off from the Ca Mau Airport were 200 fighter planes from the Fifth Flying Group. The flying group was commanded by Colonel Jiang Jianxi, an ace pilot of the Anjia Army Air Force. His record was to shoot down 25 enemy planes. Many of his fellow ace pilots,
Already transferred to a reserve pilot and pilot training school to teach new pilots, Jiang Jianxi resolutely withstood the transfer order issued by his superiors, and even lost the opportunity to be promoted to a higher rank.
During this major air raid against Japan, Jiang Jianxi hoped to significantly improve his performance, so he chose the A29 fighter jet with the most superior performance as his vehicle.
After circling for more than 20 times over Ca Mau Airport, Jiang Jianxi saw that most of the fighter jets of the flight group performing attack missions had taken off, so he pressed the communicator on his throat and said: "Every squadron reports the situation!"
Soon, the voices of the squadron leaders of each squadron came from the communication earphones:
"The first fighter squadron has assembled! In formation, flying at an altitude of 900 meters on the left wing!"
"The second fighter squadron has assembled! In formation, flying at an altitude of 600 meters on the left wing!"
"The third fighter squadron has assembled! In formation, flying at an altitude of 1,100 meters in the middle!"
"The fourth attack squadron has assembled! In formation, flying at an altitude of 800 meters in the middle!"
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Hearing that all fighters were in place, Jiang Jianxi nodded with satisfaction and pressed the throat communicator again: "The formation is flying south at cruising speed!"
The fleet flew majestically into the southern sky. Half an hour later, another huge fleet of the same size appeared in Jiang Jianxi's sight. He knew very well that it was Colonel Wang Zhengliang of the Air Force Three Regiment taking off from Damengang Airport.
The aircraft group under his command. Unlike the 5th Air Force Regiment, which only dispatched three fighter squadrons, the 3rd Air Force Regiment sent out six fighter squadrons, so the formation looked larger.
According to the scheduled plan, Jiang Jianxi will command six fighter squadrons and six attack aircraft squadrons from two flight regiments to move forward to clear air obstacles, while Wang Zhengliang will command three fighter squadrons to cover the huge bomber group and directly attack the Japanese airport.
If there were ships on the sea of Nanhua Bay at this time, looking from the sea to the sky, the scene of two large fleets with more than 200 fighter planes flying at medium and low altitudes would be extremely spectacular.
The fighter planes of the Anjia Army Air Force are uniformly sprayed with silver-gray paint, and their elegant lines are breathtaking.
In the morning light, the silver-gray fuselage of the fighter plane exudes a faint light, and the round bombs carried in the lower parts of the attack planes and bombers are shocking. You can imagine those weighing 25 kilograms or 50 kilograms.
, 100 kilograms, 250 kilograms, 500 kilograms or even 1,000 kilograms of aircraft bombs will bring such horrific memories to the Japanese army after they fall to the ground.
The fleet exchanges positions in the air, and six squadrons each of fighter jets and attack aircraft automatically move forward, forming a formation based on squadrons. Generally speaking, a squadron has three flying squadrons, and each flying squadron has five fighter planes, each of which is organized into a formation.
There is a two-plane formation and a three-plane formation, in which the host of the three-plane formation is the fighter plane flown by the squad leader.
The huge bomber group combined with the remaining three fighter squadrons to form a combat cluster. But rushing in front of all the fighter planes were three solitary S4 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft.
The S4 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft uses the most advanced jet engine, with a length of 15.08 meters, a height of 3.86 meters, a take-off weight of 6957 kilograms, a maximum flight speed of 796 kilometers/hour, a maximum ceiling of 18,000 meters, and a maximum range of 5
800 kilometers. The airborne equipment is eight fully automatic cameras for photographic reconnaissance. The film used is 3.5 kilometers long. It can arrange 4,000 photos of scenery 200 kilometers wide and 5 kilometers long. It can work around the clock and has extremely high resolution.
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The aircraft is equipped with four radar signal receivers for electronic reconnaissance, a radio communication detector, a radiation source direction finder and an electromagnetic radiation source tape recorder. The exterior of the aircraft is painted black to avoid reflecting sunlight, and the wings are enlarged.
It has the characteristics of a glider. This new type of reconnaissance aircraft was used in previous reconnaissance missions in Malaya, Burma and East India.
Two huge groups of aircraft, guided by the S4 reconnaissance plane, flew quickly towards Malaya on the south coast of Nanhua Bay, one after the other, with the target pointed at Sin Chau, the most important city in Malaya.
However, the commander of the Anjia Army did not know at this time that the Japanese had obtained shipboard radar technology from the American warehouse at Pearl Harbor, Oahu. After reverse reasoning, they developed a practical land-based air defense radar.
And just on the eastern coast of Malaya, six of them were quietly deployed.
Therefore, when the Anjiajun fighter group just landed on the Malay Peninsula, the Japanese ground anti-aircraft firepower began to roar loudly.
The sound of artillery undoubtedly announced the start of the air raid. Although Jiang Jianxi was very surprised how the Japanese discovered his fleet, he, who had been tested in air combat for many years, simply ignored the Japanese anti-aircraft guns on the ground.
The formation was ordered to fly dispersedly in squadron units, and the scheduled combat missions remained unchanged.
Jiang Jianxi was vaguely looking forward to it. Now that the intention of the raid had been discovered, would all the fighter jets of the Japanese Air Force take off to fight, or would they be destroyed at the airport before taking off?
This question did not bother him for too long, because the black dots in the sky in front of him answered his question.
"Attention all squadrons! Attention all squadrons! After contacting the enemy, you are free to search for targets. Pay attention to the cooperation between tactical formations. The battle begins!"
After issuing the combat order, Colonel Jiang Jianxi released his throat communicator, grasped the joystick with both hands, increased the throttle, and rushed towards the oncoming fighter plane with anger and a heart of revenge.
Viewed from the air, a huge formation of ninety fighter jets and ninety attack aircraft is spreading in all directions. In a short period of time, these fighter jets have formed a large and thick "cloud layer", ready to engulf them at any time.
Enemies who dare to fight head-on with themselves.
Jiang Jianxi's conjecture was gradually becoming a reality. As the distance between the two sides narrowed, he found that the other party had only less than 60 Zero and Falcon fighter jets to fight. This meant that the Japs still had more fighters.
Parked on the airfield or trying to get into the air to meet the enemy.
You must know that today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Many Japanese pilots have just finished their weekend vacation, and then it is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Many pilots are not at the airport. This round of raids will surely yield great gains. Without the harassment of other fighter jets, another
The bombers in the fleet can take advantage of the air battle between the fighters of both sides to pass through the enemy's air interception and attack the enemy's military airport in Xingzhou.
At a distance of 800 meters, the A29 fighter jets in the Anjia military aircraft group, which were lined up in a battle formation, took the lead in firing with the four 25mm cannons on their outer wings.
The powerful firepower is like a spouting hedgehog ball. As long as one of the fired cannon shells hits the opponent, it is enough to cause the thin-skinned Zero or Falcon fighter jets to crash or withdraw from the battle. And the six 12.7mm caliber built-in wings
Aerial machine guns are also enough to rip open the skin and flesh of enemy planes within a range of 500 meters, recreating the scene of "lighter in the air".
The first round of frontal shooting had a remarkable effect. As Anjiajun fighters were not expected to fire from such a long distance, the six Japanese fighter jets had no time to escape. Four of them were directly hit by 25mm machine shells, and the pilots inside were in the air together with the fighter planes. The explosion turned into fragments. The other two planes were slightly luckier. The cannon shells only hit part of the fighter plane, which immediately broke the balance of the fighter plane. The two fighters dragged thick black smoke, fell to the ground, and exploded violently. When one or two hundred meters above the ground, the pilot hurriedly jumped to escape, and the fluttering parachute fell towards the ground.
Seeing the fierce firepower of the Anjiajun fighter group, the Japanese fleet hurriedly broke into pieces and fought independently.
The fighters of both sides quickly approached. The horizontal maneuverability of the Japanese Falcon fighter and the vertical maneuverability of the Zero fighter complemented each other perfectly. What Japanese pilots liked most was to engage in close combat. For a time, every Zero or Falcon There were excited shouts from the cockpit of the Japanese fighter jet.
The two Japanese fighter planes bit Colonel Jiang Jianxi's A29 fighter from the beginning. Although the performance of the A29 fighter was much higher than that of its opponent, it still took nearly 30 seconds to get rid of the opponent. Jiang Jianxi also made dives, pull-ups, turns, etc. Six aerial maneuvers.
Finally, he performed a half-roll inversion maneuver. The fuselage quickly rolled to one side, and the aircraft flew inverted with the belly facing upward. Then Jiang Jianxi pulled the control column backward, causing the aircraft to change from inverted flight to forward flight again. In the process, the course changed 180 degrees, and at the same time, by sacrificing altitude in exchange for speed, Jiang Jianxi finally got rid of the two clingy Japanese fighters.
However, one of the Japanese pilots was very cunning. He deflected the fighter plane 90 degrees to the left of the A29 fighter piloted by Jiang Jianxi, and then made a sharp turn and strangely rushed to the position behind Jiang Jianxi's fuselage. The only The difference is that the distance between the two sides quickly shortened from more than 500 meters to more than 1,000 meters.
At this time, Jiang Jianxi's two wingmen happened to fly over from the opposite direction. After flying past the fuselage of the A29 fighter piloted by Jiang Jianxi, they quickly rushed towards the desperate Japanese fighter plane, followed by two All the firepower of the aircraft was fired in a salvo, and in one second, bullets rained down. A large number of cannon and aviation machine gun bullets flew towards the opponent.
You must know that with a 25mm caliber machine gun and 12.7mm caliber aviation machine gun bullets, even a light or medium tank can hardly withstand such ferocious firepower, let alone Japanese fighter jets, which are always known for their thin skins?
After being hit by a large series of bullets, the Japanese fighter plane reenacted the "lighter in the air" scene and exploded in the air again, disappearing together with the opponent's experienced pilots.
Although he easily killed his opponent by relying on the skillful cooperation of his own combat formation, Jiang Jianxi was still surprised to find that the opponent's fighter jets were excellent and the pilots were familiar with their skills. It seemed that after more than two years of development, *** The aviation technology and pilot training have been significantly improved. If the opponent encounters the Anjiajun aviation unit, which is also working hard to manage, it will be difficult for British and American pilots to gain benefits from them this time.
While Jiang Jianxi was meditating, several more Japanese fighter planes either exploded in the air, or whined and fell toward the ground, dragging black smoke until they fell to the ground and exploded, making a huge noise.
Jiang Jianxi glanced around and quickly locked onto the new opponent from the electronic display.
Jiang Jianxi glanced at his speedometer. The plane was flying at a speed of close to 600 kilometers per hour, and the opponent was still one kilometer away. So he skillfully pulled the joystick, and the A29 fighter jet immediately entered a vertical climb state and quickly climbed high.
Climbing everywhere.
When the altitude rose to three thousand meters, Jiang Jianxi saw the Japanese Falcon fighter jet passing below him at high speed, so he suddenly stepped on the rudder pedal and quickly changed the aileron status. In the blink of an eye, he quickly let go
The A29 fighter jet turned 180 degrees to the right, with its nose pointed directly at the ground. The engine was still operating at full capacity. The fighter fuselage began to descend vertically, and the index on the speedometer jumped at a high speed.
At this time, Jiang Jianxi always paid attention to the speedometer and altimeter. When the altitude dropped to 1,000 meters, he pulled the joystick again. The plane quickly leveled with huge centrifugal force. The A29 fighter jet was already behind the Japanese Falcon fighter.
At this time, the Japanese pilots had already discovered the sudden crisis, but with their backs to the A29 fighter jets, the firepower concentrated on the front side was helpless against the approaching fighters. However, Jiang Jianxi could use the highest speed to approach the opponent from the rear at high speed.
In less than five seconds, the Falcon fighter's fuselage had entered the A29's sight. After a burst of precise short shots, the Falcon fighter was hit by dozens of aviation machine gun bullets and two 25mm cannon shells.
Suddenly, the entire fighter jet burst into a huge fireball in the air, and both the man and the aircraft became Jiang Jianxi's first trophy in this air battle.
Jiang Jianxi smiled slightly and looked around, only to find that there was no opponent in the sky.
The Japanese fighter planes lagged behind the Anjia Army Air Force in terms of quantity, performance, and tactical training. Although the quality and experience of the pilots were not much different, the advantages of the fighter planes flown by the Anjia Army Air Force were too obvious, resulting in
This air battle presented a one-sided situation.
The battle lasted a little more than ten minutes. When the enemy's ground attack planes took off, less than twenty of them quickly fled the battlefield and evacuated to the Lanyin Islands because they were injured or wanted to preserve their strength. However, Anjia
The Air Force still lost one A29 fighter jet and two Q2 attack aircraft, and without exception, there was a big explosion after crashing to the ground. The Japanese army could not even hope to find anything from the wreckage of the fuselage.
For the Japanese, their only advantage is that the pilots who parachuted to escape can be rescued quickly, while the pilots of the Anjia Army are very likely to be captured by Japanese ground troops.
The first large-scale air battle between Nanhua and the Japanese ended with a disparity of 3:40 in losses between the two sides. Jiang Jianxi quickly gathered his fighter jets and continued flying towards Xingzhou Airport.
At this time, another huge fleet of aircraft had begun to indiscriminately bomb the six large military airports of the Japanese army in Sin Chew. ***The fighters, bombers, and reconnaissance aircraft of the Army and Naval Air Forces that had not had time to take off,
Transport aircraft, as well as the airport's hangars, fuel depots, command buildings and air defense positions, have all become the most delicious meals for the Anjia military aircraft fleet.
"Kill! Shoot!"
On the air defense position on the ground, the Japanese air defense commander, holding a command knife in his hand and a steel helmet on his head, ordered the soldiers to operate anti-aircraft cannons and anti-aircraft machine guns and fire at the Anjia military aircraft flying in the sky.
The large military airport fell into huge chaos.
On the runways of these airports, the planes that had not finished taking off in time were all turned into burning scrap metal. The long runways had been riddled with holes by the bombs dropped by the Anjiajun Air Force. No more planes could take off and land in a short time!
Around the runway and hangar, a large number of aircraft were destroyed and severely damaged before they were even ready to take off. The Anjiajun fighter jets and bombers that caused all these consequences were hovering arrogantly over the airport, completely ignoring them.
The officers and soldiers of the Japanese air defense troops on the ground, as well as the anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns they operated, paid close attention to them.
As the fighter jets rushed to the sky above Xingzhou, the only hope of the Japanese army, navy and air force to turn defeat into victory was shattered. What followed was a ruthless massacre.
Just when the Japanese military airport in Sin Chew collapsed completely in front of the devastating attack jointly launched by the 3rd Air Force Regiment and the 5th Air Force Regiment, there were still waves of fighter jets and attack aircraft in the Malaya area where the 1st Air Force Division and the 2nd Air Force Division were responsible.
, bombers flew over various military airports of the Japanese Air Force like a tide, and most of the Japanese fighter planes were blown up to the ground before they had time to take off.
The aircraft fleets that attacked in batches razed all Japanese airports to the ground, especially the military airports located in northern Malaya that could support frontline operations. Because they were too close to the border, the Anjiajun Air Force flew from Songkhla, Hat Yai, Tong Song, etc.
Taking off from the airport, the distance is very short. The B-3C bombers can reduce their fuel consumption by half, allowing each bomber to carry up to 3.5 tons of bombs for attack at a time, and the blow they suffer is even greater.
Although eighteen B-3C bombers were shot down on the first day of the war, and the ninety pilots and aircrew of the eighteen crews might be captured by the Japanese army, the results achieved were quite astonishing. The Japanese airport
Almost all of its fighter planes were scrapped, and the Japanese army had to fight without losing air superiority.
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As soon as the Anjiajun Air Force encountered a Japanese radar warning and the air raid was discovered, causing the attack to lose its surprise, the news was sent back to the Xinjing base camp.
An Yi, who was personally in charge of the war room, was extremely annoyed and immediately ordered the intelligence department to find out how the Japanese discovered the raid launched by the Anjiajun Air Force. Du Yi, Liu Qing and Chen Yu took urgent action and quickly mobilized their weapons.
, the intelligence networks in Germany, Xingzhou and other places are trying their best to find out the truth.
Fortunately, the Japanese counterattack was short-lived, and the final air raid ended with a complete victory for An's army. An Yi breathed a sigh of relief, but Du Yi and others did not dare to slack off at all, and still regarded this as their top priority.
For a time, all kinds of news about the Japanese army were placed on An Yi's desk.
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