Borneo is located in the middle of the Lanyin Islands, bounded by the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra to the west, Sulawesi to the east, the Java Sea and Java Island to the south, and the South China Sea of China to the north. It covers an area of about 740,000 square kilometers, second only to
Between Greenland and New Guinea, it is the third largest island in the world.
The Japanese army was poorly prepared for the airborne operations of the Anjia Army. By noon on the 15th, the raid was a complete success. In addition to the heavily defended city of Neiburo, Kuching, Kundian, Kuching, Sandakan, Samarinda, and Bali
Cities such as Bapan and Machen fell under the control of Anjiajun.
In the early morning of the 19th, after four consecutive days and nights of IV airships with a maximum commercial load of 325 tons, combat supplies including tanks, tanks, self-propelled artillery, etc. were basically in place. The paratroopers of the Anjia Army immediately launched an attack on Naiboro City and
Japanese troops scattered across Borneo launched an attack.
Previously, the main force of the Japanese army in Borneo was mainly concentrated on the west coast, but most of them were defeated by the sudden attack of the Anjia Army. At present, the victory or defeat of Borneo is the victory or defeat of the city of Borneo. The Japanese army attaches great importance to this. The Japanese army
Lieutenant General Miyashita Takao, commander of the 80th Division, vowed to live and die with the city and was prepared to delay the main force of the Anjia Army in Borneo as long as possible.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, the First Airborne Army, which had occupied the towns of Ludong, Mili, Malaiyi and other towns, dispatched its main force to launch an attack on Naiboluo City from the southwest.
Due to the suddenness of the war, there was no artillery preparation before the attack. An armored battle group consisting of Leopard II and I airborne tanks, II and III tanks, and various types of self-propelled artillery quickly launched from the southwest of Naibo City.
Advance towards the Japanese army's temporary defense line.
The armored battle group emitted billowing black smoke and rushed towards Naibara City amidst the rumbling sound of artillery.
Just as the Japanese army was preparing for an artillery bombardment, a bomber formation composed of forty-five fighter planes from three squadrons flew over the Japanese defense line. Fifteen of the flying gunboats broke away from the formation and flew over the Japanese artillery position. With the 105 mm caliber
The artillery opened fire, and the dense high-explosive shells instantly destroyed the Japanese position into a mess.
Violent explosions came one after another. Dust, shrapnel, broken artillery parts, exploding bombs and human body parts were all blown up into the sky.
Except for the flying gunboats that relied on their powerful carrying capacity to stay over the battlefield, the remaining bombers returned after dropping tons of aerial bombs and incendiary bombs on the Japanese defense lines.
Before the Japanese army could take a breath, another fifty attack aircraft from three squadrons arrived. Among them, Major Liao Guoxing, the squadron leader of the first attack aircraft squadron of the Second Flying Group of the 1st Air Division, drove a Q2-e attack aircraft at a distance of two to three hundred meters.
low altitude
Arriving over the battlefield, he led his fleet to circle around and found a mechanized force heading southwest at the urban-suburban junction in the northeast. He saw that the Japanese commander who stayed in the city wanted to use tanks to fight against the Anjia Army's armored battle group.
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"Hey, I met a big fish!"
Liao Guoxing, who was originally from Xufu in southern Sichuan, was extremely excited. He glanced at the wing of the aircraft. There were two 130mm rocket launchers equipped with four powerful rockets. The magazine was equipped with ten 50kg aerial bombs!
The q2-e type is the fifth-generation upgraded product of the q2 attack aircraft. With the increase in engine horsepower, the fuselage is covered with a 25 mm thick nickel-molybdenum alloy armor plate, which can be said to be thick-skinned and thick-skinned.
In addition to rockets and aerial bombs, the aircraft's nose is also equipped with two 37mm aerial cannons, and a 12.7mm aerial machine gun on each side of the wing. As long as there is no threat from enemy fighter jets, it is the king of suppressing all firepower on the ground.
, even the new tanks equipped by the Japanese army can only become sad prey!
Seeing that the hunter was happy, Liao Guoxing issued a combat order through the microphone: "Attention, everyone, I am Liao Guoxing. Now start to disperse and attack freely!"
"yes!"
A neat reply came from the earphones.
According to the tactical regulations of the Anjia Army Air Force, the combat method of attack aircraft is very different from other fighter aircraft. Once a ground target is discovered, the standard combat method is to disband immediately, and a single aircraft takes turns using rockets, aerial bombs, aerial cannons and machine guns to attack the target at a small angle.
Dive attack!
"Everyone, look out. There is a rare tank for the little devils ahead. Let us use rockets to greet them!"
After Liao Guoxing finished shouting, he flew the fighter plane towards the target.
Sergeant Yu Wennan, the bombardier sitting in the back seat of Liao Guoxing, gathered all his energy and paid attention to the situation of the rocket attack. Only when the captain ordered a bomb attack, he had the opportunity to display his skills.
Liao Guoxing piloted the Q2-E attack aircraft and kept lowering the flight altitude. Finally, it passed over a hundred meters above the Japanese position, and arrived safely behind the Japanese defense line like lightning. He pressed the button when he was less than one kilometer away from the Japanese reinforcements.
Rocket launch button.
Almost instantly, eight 130mm rockets left the rocket nest one after another, roaring towards the joint between the Japanese tanks and infantry. The rockets exploded continuously after landing, and the flying soil shot out 30 to 40 meters high on the ground.
The Japanese soldiers were blown up so much that they howled like ghosts and wolves, and the queue suddenly became chaotic!
Liao Guoxing continued to lower the altitude and piloted the Q2-E attack plane diagonally towards the two Japanese Type IV medium tanks lined up in a straight line. When the target was 300 meters away from the target, the flight altitude was already only over 40 meters.
As the fire control system locked the target, Liao Guoxing pressed the cannon firing button, and saw the tracer bullets mixed in the 37mm aircraft cannon shells shot out like a ray of light. Two short bursts were fired in a row between the electric light and flint.
Before the Q2-E attack aircraft pulled up, it opened the skylight for two Japanese Type IV tanks for free!
The two tanks stopped moving forward at the sound. Fortunately, the top of the turret was penetrated, causing the ammunition to explode.
As the flames continued to spurt out, the two tanks with good armor protection turned into burning coffins of fire. The armor on the top of the tanks of this period was too weak, and it was impossible to block 37 mm at a distance of two to three hundred meters.
Armor-piercing projectile attack.
After two short bursts of fire, the flight height of the Q2-E attack aircraft was already less than twenty meters. Liao Guoxing quickly pulled up towards the sky on the left. He only heard a "cracking" sound and a dense rain of bullets shot from below.
On the armor of the Q2-E attack aircraft, the fuselage vibrated slightly under the influence of external force.
The 12.7mm caliber anti-aircraft machine guns on the Japanese tanks and the light and heavy machine guns of the infantrymen were shooting wildly at the Q2-E attack aircraft in the air. However, the reputation of the "flying tank" was not exaggerated. Apart from leaving light bullet marks on the surface of the fighter planes, there was no trace of them at all.
No wounds can be seen.
The attack from the Q2-E attack aircraft group in the air made the Japanese commander complain endlessly. The Type 4 medium tank that needed to supplement the frontline defense to deal with the attack of the Anjia Army's armored battle group became a living target for the aircraft! The headache is that,
These aircraft can launch attacks continuously without caring about their own anti-aircraft machine guns.
Before all the 37mm aircraft cannon shells were consumed, Liao Guoxing had no intention of using bombs to attack. After quickly raising his altitude, he circled over the battlefield and charged straight towards a Japanese Type 98 light tank.
After passing by, a short burst of fire came from a height of more than fifty meters.
The 37mm artillery shells made a "ding" sound when they hit the 12mm thick front armor of the Type 98 light tank. More than a dozen artillery shells effortlessly penetrated the thin front armor, shattering fragments and deformed high-temperature projectiles.
, immediately killed the three Japanese armored soldiers in the cabin.
Each cannon of the Q2-E attack aircraft is equipped with 250 rounds of ammunition. Generally, experienced attack aircraft pilots only use burst fire that lasts from 0.5 to one second. As long as two or three of the ten or twenty rounds fired can hit, this
Any tank of the era had to lie down. If luck caused the tank's ammunition to explode, it was often the crew of the vehicle who took the blame.
The q2-e attack aircraft is worthy of the title of "flying tank" and "air can opener". A qualified pilot can repeatedly attack the tank more than ten times with only the cannon. This does not include the rockets carried by the fighter aircraft.
Bombs and bombs. Once the opponent's tank force is discovered by an attack aircraft strike group without aviation or adequate air defense force cover, the outcome is destined to be a tragedy!
Currently on the Soviet-German battlefield, the Soviets relied on loans to purchase a large number of Q1 and Q2 attack aircraft from Nanhua, but the German army did not pay much attention to this. It was not until they suffered continuous losses that they urgently purchased fighter planes and anti-aircraft guns from Nanhua to deal with it. At the same time, they also consciously introduced Q1.
Q2 attack aircraft. It can be said that it is a toe-to-toe attack, but you can also see the dominance of the attack aircraft on the ground.
Back to the main story, three squadrons of Q2-E attack aircraft, like hard-working bees, attacked everywhere, lighting one iron torch after another on the ground. The Japanese finally couldn't hold it anymore, and the remaining ten tanks were mounted upside down.
After retreating at high speed, the infantry had to turn around and run away when they saw this situation. They were preparing to withdraw to Naiboluo City and put up a stubborn resistance.
Liao Guoxing didn't want to let go of these prey at all, and he and other attack planes pestered the little Japs. Finally, they worked together to eliminate seven or eight more tanks, saw the enemy hiding in the city, and then returned to the sky above the Japanese positions.
, threw the bomb on the heads of the Japanese soldiers below, ended the air raid mission with satisfaction, and returned home safely.
By the time the attack planes finished their rampage and left, the morale of the Japanese army had hit rock bottom.
Just when the front line of the Japanese army encountered an armored group attack by the Anjia Army, the defense line was crumbling. More than 80 armed helicopters and more than 120 transport helicopters from two army aviation brigades that had transferred to the Borneo field airport rushed to the Japanese position in darkness.
In the sky, dense rockets turned the Japanese defensive positions into a sea of flames.
Under the cover of fierce helicopter fire, 1,800 airborne officers and soldiers crossed directly over the position in the southwest of Naibo City and forcibly rappelled in the city. The Japanese army was helpless against this novel attack method, and the position was in chaos for a while. These officers and soldiers targeted
It was very clear that it was aimed directly at the headquarters of the Japanese 80th Division in the north of Bandar Seri Begawan.
Although the Japanese troops of a squadron guarding the headquarters were brave and tenacious, they were faced with the double blow of the airborne troops descending from the sky with powerful firepower and the helicopters that provided close fire support and hovered as high as a tree. It was really difficult for the little devils.
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In less than a quarter of an hour, the officers and soldiers of the two regiments destroyed the Japanese headquarters, killed the division commander Lieutenant General Miyashita Takao and the chief of staff Major General Matsuno Koroku, and then occupied strategic points in the city, and used squads and platoons as units.
Under the cover of helicopters, they spread outward from the city center.
The Japanese army, which had lost its command system, quickly fell into the predicament of fighting on its own, and its combat effectiveness was once again reduced by half. The Japanese army's defensive position in the southwest of the city was quickly crushed and defeated by the mechanized cluster, and then broke into the edge of the city and crushed the Japanese street positions.
and corpses, and quickly rushed into the city along the streets.
After the torrent of armor rushed into Naiboluo City, the airborne officers and soldiers of the Anjia Army who were fighting in tanks immediately got out of the car to follow and cover the tanks as they plunged deep into the city.
Two hundred helicopters were flying over the city, coordinating operations at any time. As more and more officers and soldiers rushed into the city, the Japanese troops who lost their unified command were divided and surrounded in buildings to fight on their own. These areas were like blocks blocked by floods.
Like the poor-quality dams in the past, as long as the water flow becomes faster and faster, there will be no way to escape the end of the dike being destroyed and people destroyed.
The battle ended at three o'clock in the afternoon, and the 80th Division, which accounted for half of the Japanese force in Borneo, was completely wiped out.
While the First Airborne Army was operating, the other two airborne armies also launched attacks one after another, quickly clearing out the Japanese troops on the west coast. Under the leadership of the overseas Chinese, they successfully advanced the front to the central mountainous area.
On the east coast, the Anjia Army paratroopers guarded the main ports and blocked the escape routes of small groups of Japanese troops. The Japanese troops had to retreat into the alpine jungles in the central part and waged guerrilla warfare. However, since the Chinese had already taken root here, they had a far better understanding of the terrain than they had basic knowledge of.
Japanese troops who did not go to the countryside were familiar with the situation. The Japanese troops fought less and less, and finally disappeared completely in Borneo in February 1945.
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