Chapter 143 This is just the beginning! (Third update!) The Ki-43 Hayabusa fighter, codenamed "Oscar" by the Allies, is the standard fighter equipped by the Japanese Army and is an excellent fighter. In the early days of the air war in Myanmar, this fighter plane crushed the British Air Force to the ground. That's right, just press the hammer. Could it be that the Allied fighter planes are inferior to the Japanese Falcon fighters? No! From a performance perspective, the performance of the Spitfire far exceeds that of the Japanese Falcon. But why did the Allied forces suffer heavy losses when flying Spitfires and P-51s when facing the Japanese Falcons? That's because Allied pilots were used to flying in circles. As a result, the Falcon fighter had lower wing loading and stronger horizontal maneuverability, while the Spitfire's wing loading was not as good as that of the Falcon. They then fought in circles against the Japanese. , can only be defeated. It is precisely because of this **** lesson that Allied pilots later created the "one-shot escape" and were absolutely not allowed to go around in circles with the Japanese Falcon fighter jets.
It is necessary to give full play to the fighter plane's own speed advantage, so as to defeat the Japanese fighter planes. Even, Chennault also created the "dive and break away" strategy. The prerequisite for this strategy is an ambush and a high altitude advantage. Therefore, Chennault later required that the enemy plane should be discovered within an hour or so beforehand. Therefore, soldiers and civilians across the country, including those in occupied areas who were unwilling to be slaves to their country, used various methods to convey information about the incoming enemy plane, forming an unyielding peak of fire. When the Sichuan Army attacked Hsipaw, Cun Yunsheng called the air force in Myitkyina and entered the clouds over Hsipaw in advance, waiting for the appearance of Japanese fighter planes. Not only that, Cun Yunsheng even specifically emphasized that when fighting Japanese fighter planes, do not circle around and break away as soon as one hit. No matter whether you are hit or not, break away immediately. Use your own speed advantage to distance yourself and look for opportunities to shoot again. In any case, the main attack is to break away, and never go around in circles with the Japanese fighter planes. In the sky, all the fighter planes led by Zhang Yang had arrived in Hsipaw for half an hour. If Cun Yunsheng hadn't assured them that the Japanese fighter planes would definitely come, he might not have been able to resist letting his men dive bomb Hsipaw to practice their skills. “Captain, Japanese fighter planes have appeared.” At this moment, Zhou Zhikai’s voice suddenly appeared in Zhang Yang’s ears. “Sure enough, it’s here.” At this time, Zhang Yang also discovered the Japanese fighter plane and immediately ordered. “According to the plan, the Japanese fighter planes will be surrounded. Everyone remembers that they will escape in one strike and will never fight in circles with the Japanese. Do you understand?” “Understood.” All the pilots responded in unison. “I emphasize again, this is an order from the regimental commander. Anyone who disobeys the order will be grounded next time.” "yes." Although they didn’t understand why, they all knew that this was an order from the commander, especially the grounding warning, and no one dared to disobey the order. Six Japanese Falcon fighter jets on the opposite side were rushing toward Hsipaw at extremely fast speeds. “Your Excellency, squadron leader, we have seen the artillery positions of the Sichuan Army Corps.” A Japanese pilot reported.
“Yo Xi, this group of red deer from the army has completely disgraced the Imperial Army of Japan. Now we want to let the Sichuan Army know how powerful the Empire of Japan is.” The Japanese squadron leader showed a cruel smile. This sentence aroused the recognition of the pilots of the other five fighter planes. After all, in their eyes, the sky above Myanmar belongs to them. They relied on their excellent technology to completely win the air battlefield, but the army's group of red deer failed one after another, losing face to the empire. Not only that, no one is their opponent in the entire Southeast Asian battlefield, not even Mizu’s fighter planes. So, at this moment, the Japanese pilots were extremely arrogant and inflated, feeling that they were invincible. Hence, the Army Red Deer is not taken seriously. “Prepare to bomb.” As soon as the Japanese squadron leader finished speaking, there was an exclamation in his ears. “Baga, what is this?” Boom! The 20mm cannon hit the Falcon fighter and instantly detonated its fuel tank. In the horrified eyes of the Japanese pilots, the aircraft immediately disintegrated in the air, and the pilots did not even have time to parachute. “Baga, the enemy is attacking, there are enemy planes.” At this time, they also saw the Spitfire fighter jets in the clouds above. “Why are there Spitfires here?” Unfortunately, no one can answer his question. At this time, the fighting method of fighter jets is very simple, without too many skills. It is basically to avoid diving and then perform anti-dive. On the European battlefield, Allied fighter planes will circle with German fighter planes. It is precisely by relying on this that we can slowly gain an advantage in air combat. This is because the wing loading is better than that of German fighters. But of course this method cannot be used to deal with the Japanese army now. Above, machine gun bullets chased Japanese Falcon fighter jets like fire dragons. The Japanese pilots were very skilled. They dived and then pulled up sharply to avoid the attack. As a result, they also wanted to go around in circles with the opponent and take the opportunity to shoot down the opponent. But when I looked up, I saw that the enemy plane climbed quickly using its speed, then turned over, circled back again, and came behind them. At this time, the Japanese pilots were confused. How is this different from the enemy planes we usually deal with? Shouldn’t we follow them in circles? Why do you just climb up and circle back? Continue to swoop?
This sudden change in attack method is difficult for them to accept. After narrowly escaping another Spitfire attack, the Japanese pilots were sweating profusely. This highly stressful mental state consumes a lot of physical energy. Once or twice is fine, but if you do it a few more times, no matter how good your technique is, mistakes will occur. “Continue to climb, use the dive speed, fire, and leave immediately after the attack.” Because many of them were rookies in actual combat for the first time, Zhang Yang always warned them, for fear that if they got hot-headed, they would follow the little devil in circles. Perhaps it’s because most of them are rookies and can obey orders absolutely. So for the time being, the Sichuan Army's fighter planes have not suffered any casualties. After all the pilots opened fire, they immediately broke away from the climb, used their speed to put distance between the two sides, dived again, and attacked. After a series of actions, it has gradually become better. On the other hand, the Japanese pilots were exhausted, sweating more and more, and even became dazzled for a time. "Baga..." the Japanese squadron yelled angrily. But there is nothing we can do. Enemy planes use their speed advantage to escape with one blow, making them uncomfortable. “Baga, what the **** is going on? Baga, No. 6, get out of the way.” The Japanese squadron leader shouted immediately when he saw two Spitfires rushing towards his wingman. "Baga, there is no way to avoid it, no way to avoid it." After the Spitfire dived, its speed was well over 650 kilometers per hour. The Japanese pilots could only watch the opponent catch up. Boom! Four fire dragons completely blocked him. With an explosion. Another Falcon fighter was destroyed. “Great job.” On the ground, Cun Yunsheng put down his telescope, clenched his fists and said excitedly. Most of his aviation team were rookies. It was their first time to go on an expedition. Although they were fighting with more and less, and they were somewhat unsuccessful, there were no rules to follow when dealing with the little devils. Being able to shoot down two fighter planes in a very short period of time will greatly improve morale. You can see it from the faces of the surrounding soldiers. Over the years, they have always been bombarded by Japanese fighter planes. When did you have such a long face? "Sure enough, the experience gained with blood is very useful. With one blow, the wing-borne advantage of the little devil's Falcon fighter is completely gone." Cun Yunsheng murmured. It was only after he watched the Air Force flight and simulated encounters with Japanese fighter planes that he remembered the air war in Myanmar. The Allied forces had been very unsatisfactory in the early stage. Obviously the performance of the Spitfire and P51 fighter jets far exceeds that of each other, but in the end they still couldn't beat them. Later, P40 fighter jets were used, but they succeeded repeatedly.
After some investigation and summary, we found out that the pilots who came from the European battlefield were used to fighting in circles with the Germans, so after coming to Myanmar, they were also used to fighting Japanese fighter planes in the same way as before. As a result, their fighter's wing load capacity was not as good as that of the Falcon fighter, and they could only be hammered. Allied pilots who suffered losses later switched to the one-shot escape tactic, and their battle loss rate was greatly reduced. On the other hand, the battle damage rate of Japanese fighter planes has been rising steadily. “Zhang Yang and the others fought well. They shot down two fighter planes in the first air battle. This is a big shame.” Meng Fanxiao also sincerely praised. “You did a great job indeed. If we can wipe out all the Japanese fighter planes, our aviation fleet will be considered a success.” Cun Yunsheng said with a smile. At this time, there was another loud noise in the sky. Another Japanese fighter plane was bombed in the air, and the pilot didn't even have a chance to parachute. After losing three fighter jets one after another, the Japanese squadron leader immediately ordered a retreat. Especially when seeing more and more Spitfires, I could only stare red and order a retreat. Unfortunately, it was already too late. In the airspace where they retreated, fighter planes had already been ambushed in advance. “Zhou Zhikai, come together and kill them.” Zhang Yang excitedly drove the Spitfire to chase the Japanese fighter jets. Other fighter planes followed closely. Such a situation of beating a drowned dog is rare. Originally, those rookie pilots wanted to learn advanced fighting skills. Turns out, it’s not necessary at all. Use your own speed advantage to dive and attack, then break away and pull up. Just repeat the previous action. Over time, Japanese pilots will make mistakes. Seeing enemy planes everywhere, the Japanese squadron leader sighed, then sent a telegram to the military headquarters and rushed towards the enemy planes. He wanted to die together with the enemy plane, but Zhang Yang and others ignored him at all. They used their speed to climb, then rolled back and fired. Before he died, the Japanese squadron leader looked unwilling. Why did their invincible fighting style fail? Why! They had no power to fight back and had no chance to fire. With unwillingness, he was eventually shot down together with the fighter plane. On the ground, Cun Yunsheng put down his telescope, unable to contain the excitement on his face. “Good, good, good.” A series of three good words was enough to express his inner excitement. The record of 0 to 6 will definitely blind everyone in the Allies.
This is still a newly formed air force. It is estimated that when the British pilots find out, they will definitely say that it is impossible, absolutely impossible. But the facts are before our eyes. From the beginning to the end, the six Japanese fighter planes were unable to fight back. “Let the troops launch a general attack immediately.” Taking advantage of the boost in morale, Cun Yunsheng immediately ordered the troops to launch a general attack. The M3 light tanks and M4 medium tanks, which had already completed their fuel supply, took the lead and rushed into the city, followed by battalions and companies of infantry. The artillery battalion that had stopped roared again. The Japanese troops in the city, from excitement and excitement at the beginning, to disbelief later, to confusion at the end, took a long time to come back to their senses. "we lose?" Yes! The aviation force, which has always been invincible, actually lost. This is absolutely impossible! But after watching the enemy planes flying towards them, they realized that this was true. Especially after the Sichuan Army launched a general offensive, they became even more panicked. So I tried my best to contact my superiors, but found that I couldn't contact them at all. “Baga, you haven’t contacted Colonel yet?” Ten minutes ago, each squadron of the Japanese army suddenly lost contact with the headquarters, which made each squadron leader feel that something was wrong. At first I thought there was something wrong with the phone line, but after checking it turned out that it wasn't. The only explanation is that either the command post was taken down or moved. “Report, no.” “Keep in touch.” “Hai.” Ten minutes passed and there was still no contact. Now each squadron leader felt something was wrong. "It's over. There must be something wrong with the command center." Needless to say, the command center must have been compromised. Now they are in a leaderless situation and can only fight on their own. “Your Majesty, Captain, what should we do now?” "Baga, let each team hold their positions and wait for reinforcements." The Japanese squadron leader roared. “Hai!” It’s a pity that their courage and flesh and blood faced the steel behemoth, and they had no choice but to be crushed. As more and more Sichuan Legion soldiers poured into the city, the two sides completely mixed together and fought. The artillery bombardment also weakened.
After all, it is easy to explode by mistake. But with the support of tanks and a large number of automatic weapons, the stubborn Japanese army had only a dead end. Especially since the Japanese troops in the entire city were divided and surrounded, fighting individually, it was impossible to form effective resistance. At this time, they were not far from total annihilation. “Boom!” Zhao He drove an M4 medium tank on a rampage. As a result, he knocked down a wall and was unable to move forward. “What’s wrong?” Car commander Zhao He frowned slightly. “The building in front has collapsed and we can’t pass.” The driver reported. "Wherever the gunfire is fierce, go there." At this time, the whole city was full of gunfire. Zhao He didn't know where to go, so he simply rushed towards the place where the gunfire was fierce. "yes." With the addition of the tank battalion, the resistance of the Japanese army became weaker and weaker. Finally, the remaining Japanese army could not stand the fear in their hearts and began to flee towards the north. At this time, Meng Fanxiao also smiled and said to Cun Yunsheng. “Congratulations, regimental commander, this is the first victory after the disastrous defeat of the expeditionary force. Congratulations on recapturing Hsipaw.” Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng shook his head and said. “This is just the beginning, I will lead you to win more victories in the future.” “Send a telegram to General Stilwell and tell him that the Sichuan Army successfully captured Hsipaw.” "yes." A little dazzled, take a break and try to write another chapter!
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