The battle lasted for more than half an hour before it ended.
This can be said to be a close battle:
The Eighth Route Army has more advantages in fighter planes and air-to-air missiles, but the quality of its pilots is insufficient.
The Japanese's "zero combat" and missiles are relatively backward, but the pilots all have many years of combat experience. They can even integrate man and machine, and are very flexible in performing various tactical maneuvers in the air.
As a result, the casualty ratio between the enemy and ours was not much different. The Eighth Route Army lost more than thirty fighter planes, while the Japanese's "zero battle" was shot down forty-two and injured five.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, the remaining "Zero Fighters" quickly turned around and tried to escape... But this decision was obviously wrong. The speed of "Zero Fighters" was slower than that of "La 5". Escape was definitely impossible. How could a bicycle be able to escape?
Can you escape being chased by a motorcycle?
Moreover, once the enemy is in a state of escaping, his fighting spirit is gone. More importantly, escaping means exposing his fragile tail to the enemy's firepower. "Pull 5" can be done once, twice, three times... without any pressure at all.
Situation of aiming at target and shooting.
The correct approach for the Japanese would be to use the ultra-long endurance of the "Zero War" to continue to contend with the "La 5" in the air. When the "La 5" runs out of fuel, the "Zero War" can easily escape and even turn defeat into victory.
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But having said that, the Japs at this time did not know the duration of "pull 5", and of course they could not use this method.
The moment when the Japanese fighter jets escaped was when they really lost. First, several injured "Zero Fighters" were shot down, then several more "Zero Fighters" were shot down by the machine guns of "La 5", and in the end there were only a few "Zero Fighters"
"Because he fled into the clouds and hid, he escaped from the battlefield.
After Okamura Neiji learned about this situation, he immediately ordered all fighter planes to withdraw urgently, and even the reserve team did not dare to send in.
At that time, Okamura Neiji made a preliminary estimate: this was just the Second Air Force of the Eighth Route Army, and their First Air Force, the "Hawk 81", had not yet appeared.
If he sends the reserve team up, will he be attacked by two aviation groups of the Eighth Route Army?
Although this battle was still a disastrous defeat for the empire, Okamura Neji was quite satisfied, because at least he would not lose to the Eighth Route Army with a huge loss ratio like before.
This also seems to indicate one thing: the S1 missile introduced from Hans is still useful. With it, the Imperial Air Force will at least not be completely passive when facing the Eighth Route Army's fighters and not know how to fight.
After thinking for a while, Okamura Neiji pointed to the map and said to Kono Shinta: "Next step, transfer the two air defense wings to the vicinity of the Daqingshan Iron and Steel Plant, and the 'zero combat' air force will be deployed in several parts.
Take turns to move out two hundred kilometers away. In addition, seize the time to produce V1 missiles, we must deploy more missiles in the highlands and woods near the steel plant!"
Kono Shinta looked at the markings made by the staff on the map according to Okamura Neji's instructions, thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
These commands from Neji Okamura may seem simple but they actually have profound meaning.
He grasped that the Daqingshan Steel Plant was a battleground for the Eighth Route Army, so everything was centered around the steel plant.
If the Eighth Route Army wants to attack the steel plant, it must compete for air control of the steel plant, so it needs to deploy the "zero battle" in the direction of the steel plant.
But because the Eighth Route Army has "high fire", it can attack an airport two hundred kilometers away, so the airport must be deployed two hundred kilometers away.
This has almost no impact on the "zero war", because the total range of the "zero war" reaches 3,000 kilometers, and 200 kilometers is insignificant to it.
Therefore, this ensures the air defense of the imperial army, the air defense of fighter planes, and the safety of the airport.
On the other hand, Okamura Neiji deployed V1 missiles behind the steel plant... The range of the V1 missiles is also more than two hundred kilometers, and because it is manned and has higher accuracy, it can block the enemy's airport within two hundred kilometers.
outside.
Two hundred kilometers may not be a big deal for "zero war", but it will be a big trouble for Mao Xiong's fighter... Although Kono Shinta doesn't know the combat radius of Mao Xiong's new fighter, but from the perspective of Hans and Mao Xiong,
Judging from the experience of fighting with bears, the combat radius of Bear fighters is usually not too far.
Therefore, although the "Zero War" and S1 are not as good as the Eighth Route Army's fighters and X1, with the arrangement of Okamura Neiji, the empire has formed a ground air defense force, a V1 missile force and a "Zero War" air force.
combat system.
The Eighth Route Army did not have an air defense force, and the performance of V1 missiles was not as good as that of the Empire, so it was impossible to form such a system.
In the end, it will become a battle in which a single branch of the Eighth Route Army, the air force, challenges the empire's one combat system.
only……
Kono Shinta hesitated for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty General, if the Eighth Route Army builds many temporary airports within 200 kilometers of Daqing Mountain like it did on the Luliang Mountains... wouldn't our army's V1 missiles lose their deterrence effect again?
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What Kono Shinta was talking about was the guerrilla warfare tactics used by the Eighth Route Army in the past.
Okamura Neiji said "hmm" and replied: "I have also considered this. However, the terrain within the two hundred kilometers west of the steel plant is complex and mostly consists of mountains and hills. The Eighth Route Army wants to build a temporary airport in this area.
It’s not easy!”
Shinta Kono looked at the map and found that it was exactly what Neji Okamura said.
Daqingshan runs east-west. To the west of the steel plant is the Daqingshan Mountains. Among them, the overlapping mountains and ravines tower into the clouds, making it difficult to find large areas of flat land to build an airport.
And even if there is such flat land, it is extremely difficult to build an airport.
Because the airport not only needs flat land, but also fuel, ammunition and spare parts, which are almost impossible to transport when the mountains are blocked by heavy snow.
Then Okamura Neiji added: "But of course, the Eighth Route Army may still find a place to build an airport. But I am also prepared for this..."
As he spoke, Okamura Neiji picked up a few small flags from the map and planted them in the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army, saying: "Although the 59th Division was forced to withdraw from the Eighth Route Army's defense line and retreat to the steel plant, do you know what we left behind?
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Kono Shinta said "Oh": "General, do you mean that you will leave troops within the Eighth Route Army?"
Okamura Neiji nodded and replied: "This includes the Special Forces Brigade, the Continental Advance Team, the Reconnaissance Team and many 'Manchukuo Army'. Some of them are hiding in the woods, and some are disguised as civilians and refugees, just waiting
Let the Eighth Route Army build an airport and then break it into pieces to launch an attack!"
Shinta Kono couldn't help but nodded in admiration, and at the same time felt chills in his heart: The 59th Division had penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army a month ago.
In other words, Okamura Neiji probably made arrangements in a month before he expected the situation to be as it is today... The depth of this castle is terrifying!