The Japanese planes with Masao Suzuki as the arrow entered the battlefield from the northwest, faced the rising sun in the east, and swooped down from an altitude of three thousand meters. Three planes were in a row, and 24 fighters formed a column.
The distance between the three aircraft is 200 meters, which is enough to cover a battlefield of nearly 400 meters in width. The tandem aircraft formation can attack all strikeable ground targets in the field of view. Such a tandem aircraft formation can range from 3 Passing over the kilometer-long battlefield, the attacked position will not only be strafed by 48 machine guns equipped by 24 fighter planes, but also hit by 24 terrifying aerial bombs, which will definitely cause heavy casualties.
If the sky in the sky belongs to the Imperial Eagle of Japan, as Suzuki Masao and others think, then there will be no problem with their completely wrong decision.
Flying against the sun, the dazzling sunlight will dazzle the eyes of all pilots.
In this era, pilots have windshields but not sunglasses. Even if they did, with the Japanese high-level officials' impeccable attitude, it would be easier for Masao Suzuki and others to paint the windshields with some ink themselves. You know, a bunch of old dealers have been discussing and hesitating for several years about a shabby 100-type submachine gun. It wasn’t until they were beaten to tears by the American cowboys’ semi-automatic rifles on a small Pacific island that they began to prepare a large number of equipment for the troops. You Just don’t expect the Imperial Eagles of Japan to be like Tom Cruise wearing sunglasses and swinging his long hair around to flirt with girls.
In the future, people with short legs will not be so handsome.
To put it bluntly, in that era without information-based helmets, letting aircraft enter the battlefield facing the sun was the stupidest decision ever.
And this was just the first mistake of the Japanese aircraft flight formation.
There was no battlefield reconnaissance, no several aircraft left to perform high-altitude alerts, and all the fighter planes were ready to attack the enemy on land.
There is no battle formation, but all the fighter planes are arranged in a long column like a long dragon, which is considered the third one.
In a high-speed air battle against ever-changing conditions, one mistake is fatal enough, let alone three in a row?
Of course, why Lieutenant Masao Suzuki, who has flown for more than 800 hours and has a high level of experience, did this is because the situation on the battlefield is too easy to distinguish. From Qigen Village to Chaiyu Town and then to Shimen, the direction of the valley is exactly Facing the north-west direction.
In other words, from the perspective of the Japanese aircraft flight formation, there is almost no need to adjust the nose of the aircraft. As long as it dives, all the Chinese on the ridges on both sides of the valley can be blown to pieces.
This is like a person who has been hungry for three days and suddenly sees a table of Manchu and Chinese banquets a few meters in front of him. How many people can resist the temptation to go around and see if there are any threats before eating?
Of course, the real reason that makes Suzuki Masao and others violate the principles of air combat tactics and make mistakes again and again is not how excited they are about killing the Chinese, nor how urgent they feel to rescue their infantry comrades, but pride! The whole thing The Shanxi War has been going on for a month. When has a Chinese plane been seen in the skies over Shanxi? How many Chinese planes are there in the whole of North China? What's more, they have 24 planes in two squadrons, with such strength , looking at the whole of China, who can rival it?
So, be unscrupulous.
Not only were the warnings of the flight instructors forgotten, but their long-term flying experience was also forgotten by these veteran Japanese pilots. The navy looked down on the scumbag army, and the noble cavalry in the army looked down on the scumbag fishermen and mountain folk Mudlegs.
They are infantrymen, but in the eyes of the eagle of the Japanese Empire soaring in the sky, these scum are just bumpkins.
Only they are the strongest military branch. At least in the skies over China, no one dares to attack them directly.
If a group of rookies from the North China Army Airlines who had not experienced the war in the Southeast had a good chat with their fellow pilots who suffered heavy losses in Songhu, they would know that if they were given the same number of fighter planes as the Chinese they despised, they would be 90%
There is a 10% chance that he was beaten and sent home to find Mom.
Unfortunately, they no longer have that chance.
From the east, with their backs to the sun, eight "35 Thunderbolts" in a dual-plane formation swooped down from an altitude of 3,500 meters, like eight agile Swifts, although they were higher than the Japanese aircraft.
500 meters, but their speed is faster.
The dull roar of the 1,200-horsepower Merlin air-cooled aircraft engine, like a lion's roar, resounded across the battlefield, tearing the nerves of everyone on the ground.
Be it Chinese or Japanese.
They even forgot to continue fighting. They each hid in the bunker they thought was safe enough and stared at the sky.
8 small black dots are still high in the sky. As far as the field of vision can be seen, 24 Japanese planes are diving. The red sun flag painted on the tail of the plane flashes with all the pride of the Japanese but stings the eyes of the Chinese. 8 planes are shining in the sun.
The luminous metal-bodied aircraft was also swooping, swooping towards the battlefield from another direction.
However, no one knows which side they belong to.
The Japanese were confused, and the Chinese were confused but also had a small expectation, an expectation that was not very realistic.
At least, there is no obvious bright red sun logo like the Japanese aircraft on the tail.
The future general looked at the sky with a telescope, dumbfounded.
As the distance continued to get closer, he finally understood why that hateful boy rejected his battle plan and why he had such a "hateful" smile on his face.
That's because he already knew that someone would come to deal with the Japs' terrifying Type 96 ground attack aircraft.
Yes, he saw it, he saw the roar of the engines getting louder and louder, and the tails of the eight fighter planes that were getting closer and closer.
That, too, is the sun.
However, it is not a red sun, but a white sun.
Blue sky and white sun.
He even saw several red stars on the fuselage of the plane that also served as the arrow.
That's the trump card.
Even if they have never experienced air combat, future generals who have received the most formal military education in China and have gone to the Red Polar Bear Advanced Military Academy will also know that that means the number of enemy planes shot down, and that means the ace.
That is because the future general does not have time to look at all the diving fighter planes, otherwise, his telescope will definitely be shocked.
Because there is more than one ace. There are red stars on the fuselage of all fighter planes, including Zhou Dapeng’s wingman 150 meters away who is the arrow, and there are three red stars.
With more than 100 fighter planes, the "Aviation Volunteer Army", which fought nearly a thousand Japanese aircraft on the Songhu battlefield for a month and lost up to 98 aircraft but with an exaggerated battle loss ratio of 1:4, was ultimately unable to turn the tide and reverse Song.
The decline in the air combat on the Shanghai battlefield chilled the hearts of the Japanese aircraft.
If a group has more than 36 fighters, it will never go into battle, which is the best proof. Even though they have learned through intelligence that this air force composed of American overseas Chinese pilots has only 60 fighters at most.
Just like fighting mobs and upgrading in future games, there are less than a hundred remaining pilots, and they all have records of shooting down at least two Japanese aircraft. The "35 version of the Thunder", whose performance surpasses the Japanese Type 96 fighter in all aspects, provides the pilots with enough room to perform.
It also provides enough protection, allowing them to survive a cruel war as a group of rookies who have only been trained for 2 years, and their experience points continue to increase to complete their transformation.
It can be said that these sixteen fighter planes are all aces.
However, Zhou Dapeng, who shot down 7 enemy planes, is the ace among aces.
"Haha, the blue sky and the white sun flag are my planes. Brothers, they are my planes." On the battlefield, the commander of the Bayonet Battalion, Liu Dazhu, who was the first to face Japanese bombings and strafing, threw away his binoculars and burst into laughter.
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The somewhat dull infantry battalion commander, who rarely expressed his inner emotions so excitedly, laughed so happily that he even shed tears.
Even when he woke up from a coma on the battlefield of the Songhu Anti-Japanese War last time, and even when he killed a Japanese captain-level martial arts master during the decisive counterattack in the Battle of the Great Wall, he never smiled so heartily.
Of course he had to laugh, of course he had to cry. Faced with the ravages of Japanese aircraft, he was even prepared to suffer more than half of the battalion's casualties. More than 200 brothers who had shared meals and lived together for several years! Maybe he would be killed by 24 Japanese aircraft.
Amid the raging bombs and machine guns, he could no longer call him battalion commander and exchange military salutes as before. When he thought about those dear brothers, he might only be able to pour a glass of wine and light a cigarette in front of the cold tombstone; or maybe,
He himself was lying in the cold tomb, watching his brothers salute him, but he could not return the salute as usual...
That scene, every time he, the infantry battalion commander, thinks of it, how heartbreaking does it feel?
But now, everything has changed.
Because, eight Chinese Eagles were diving towards the Japanese planes that they knew nothing about.
They dived without hesitation. Although it was 8 versus 24, Liu Dazhu could feel their determination.
They will definitely tear the 24 Japanese planes into pieces.
"Baga! Immediately inform the division headquarters in Shanxi. There are Chinese aircraft, at least two squadrons." The somewhat confused Japanese major general brigade commander also found the Peugeot belonging to the Chinese fighter plane through the telescope and replied with a face.
Wei'er's bitterness. "Quickly remind those idiots of the 38th Air Wing that they were ambushed by Chinese planes."
The roar of the Japanese Major General's brigade commander made the faces of a bunch of mud-legged infantry look even more bitter than his.
They are still at an altitude of at least 800 meters. Not only are they on the ground, but they are still at the bottom of the valley. How can you remind them? Is it possible that thousands of people shouted slogans together: "Idiots of the 38th Air Wing, you are better than
I am so stupid that I was beaten and ambushed in the sky."
Yes, there is definitely a reason why you instantly changed from the title of Imperial Eagle to an idiot. There is another explanation for the 40th Infantry Brigade being ambushed on the ground. There is no reason for you to be ambushed in the endless sky.
What’s even more incredible is that Baga’s group of idiots haven’t discovered yet...
The mentality of everyone on the ground was complicated, but in fact it only lasted a short ten seconds.
For Suzuki Masao, who has seen the earth more and more clearly, the corners of his mouth are already a bit evil and arrogant.
For Gou Wu, who spent a full twenty seconds calculating the distance and muzzle adjustment data, the movement in the sky was completely out of his consideration, even if the roar of the aircraft engine had made the battlefield temporarily quiet.
The mortar operator, who was all focused on how to kill a few more Japs, finally fired, ten rounds in a row, and within 30 seconds, they were all empty.