During World War II, the Japanese also had incendiary bombs, which were type 99 type 3 incendiary bombs.
But what’s weird is that this incendiary bomb was originally invented for use in flying airplanes. Its full name is Type 99 triple anti-aircraft explosive bomb.
The specific operation of this bomb is: a fighter or bomber carries this incendiary bomb to fly over the enemy aircraft, and then throws it down. When the bomb rotates in the air and reaches a preset speed, it will be detonated, and then the 144
A yellow phosphorus bullet will scatter and explode into a burning surface. If the enemy aircraft happens to be under the burning surface, it will be easily ignited by the yellow phosphorus bullet and shot down.
(Note: Its explosion effect is somewhat like the jamming bombs launched by modern fighter jets when avoiding missiles)
Because its 144 yellow phosphorus bullets are densely packed in it and resemble corn, it is called a corn bomb.
And because when it explodes, the yellow phosphorus bullets carrying smoke fly around like the tentacles of an octopus, it is also called an octopus bomb.
However, in actual combat, this so-called "anti-air explosive bomb" has almost no effect in air combat.
It goes without saying what the reason is. This kind of "anti-air bomb" requires that it explodes just above the enemy aircraft... You must know that at this time, any bomber or fighter can reach a speed of about 500 kilometers per hour. When "anti-air bomb"
In the process of the bullet being released and falling, the target had already flown to an unknown place.
If it works, it's just a blind cat hitting a dead mouse.
But this incendiary bomb was not completely useless, because the Japanese later widely used it in ground bombing.
Although its effect is much worse than "napalm", it also has merits... As long as you master the flight height and control the detonation time of the "anti-air bomb", you can let it detonate above the target, so
It can ignite combustible objects below in a wide range.
And because of its light weight, with a single bomb weighing only 30 kilograms, it can carry two bombs without affecting the air combat equipment and ammunition carried by the "Zero War", let alone bombers, as long as they can be hung up.
All can be mounted, making it a great mass arson equipment.
This is what Lin Fangtaro was thinking about at this time.
What he considered was that most of the houses in the city had wooden roofs or even the entire houses were made of wood. If they burned down one building after another, the effect would definitely be better than poison gas bombs.
Thinking of this, Lin Fangtaro no longer hesitated and immediately sent a telegram to the Taiyuan headquarters requesting support from the air force.
Okamura Neiji was also very cooperative and immediately ordered a bomber squadron to fly to Datong with more than a hundred incendiary bombs...
Dark night is indeed the best time for Japanese bombers to fight.
Because they don't need to worry about interception by Eighth Route Army fighter planes in the dark.
Although the Japanese bombers did not have the ability to fight at night and they could not hit the target accurately, it was Datong, a city, and they were throwing "octopus bombs" that did not need to hit the target. This task was almost not difficult for the pilots.
At this time, Li Yunlong did not know that danger was approaching Datong.
He has been thinking about a problem: how to knock out the Japanese artillery.
Otherwise, the Japanese artillery kept firing into the city, but the Eighth Route Army's artillery did not dare to fight back because there was not enough space to deploy and it was inconvenient to dispatch. Isn't this too passive?...
This is caused by objective conditions.
In the past, cities lacked planning and people built houses more haphazardly. Therefore, the buildings were very crowded and the streets were very narrow. This was a nightmare for the artillery.
This battle should not have been fought like this.
Li Yunlong took a look around the outside of the city. If it was a serious defense, he would disperse his troops to defend outside the city. The main artillery force would also be deployed outside the city, so that the inside and outside of the city would support each other, and there would not be a situation like this.
It's so crowded now.
However, the Independent Group had been clearing out the remaining Japs in the city or was busy occupying the train stations and airports and reopening them. Before they had time to prepare, they were suddenly surrounded by Japs in the city.
As of now, I can only blame myself for being careless, and there is nothing much to say.
The problem of artillery... Li Yunlong considered a plan. He said to Zhao Gang: "Old Zhao, do you think we can disperse the artillery in every corner of the city? As long as communication is good, they can hit the same target at the same time.
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Zhao Gang frowned and said, "Theoretically it's possible, but... it's really difficult to do it!"
This tactic was actually used in the defense of Yuncheng.
But at that time, the artillery scouts made accurate measurements and even conducted test firings during the day. Each artillery unit had a piece of pre-calculated data in their hands, so that they could play well.
But it's night now.
The idea of dispersing artillery in various places is indeed a good idea, but does this mean that each gun must be assigned a group of artillery observers to calculate the parameters or even complete the test firing?
Unexpectedly, Li Yun said ingeniously: "Old Zhao, do you think there is such a way to play: Can't artillery observers calculate the enemy's position?"
"That's why artillery is useful only when it is concentrated!" Zhao Gang said: "Once your artillery is dispersed, what will happen to others?"
Li Yunlong curled his lips and replied: "I understand! I have been doing infantry and artillery coordination, how can I not know this truth? What I mean is that if our artillery is dispersed in a regular manner, for example, every two hundred meters, one
Doors, and controlling their heights to be the same, in this case, as long as one cannon is accurate, can the various elements of other cannons be calculated immediately?"
Zhao Gang was stunned when he heard this, and thought to himself: Damn Li Yunlong, he has two hands! Dispersing his artillery regularly can certainly be done through calculation without the cooperation of so many artillery observers.
"It's done! Old Li!" Zhao Gang smiled brightly. He patted Li Yunlong on the shoulder and praised: "You have two hands! I think this method will work. Let's ask the artillery battalion to confirm the details!"
Li Yunlong smiled "hehehe" when Zhao Gang praised him like this, and responded: "Sure, ask again, this matter cannot be careless!"
Li Yunlong is a smart guy, but he lacks some specific knowledge and is careless, so he looks like a rough guy.
At this moment, the "rumble" sound of the aircraft's engine suddenly came from the sky.
Li Yunlong's expression changed...
It was dark at this time, and the Japanese would definitely not send out fighter jets, that would be bombers.
However, the Japanese are fighting fiercely with the stubborn army at this time, and they don't have many aerial bombs, right?
How could he throw it into Datong City so casually?
What can they explode if they throw it like this?
Thinking about it, Li Yunlong rushed out of the headquarters and raised his telescope to look in the direction of the sound.
Several rounds of flares rose into the air to illuminate Datong City, obviously indicating targets for the Japanese pilots.
Soon, bombs fell from the sky one after another with whistling sounds...