In fact, by this time, it was already the end of 1952, and the Americans seemed to have begun to gather forces again. Hancheng had built air defense radars in several key places, but judging from the direction of the Americans' advance, these key
On the contrary, the place is right opposite the place where the volunteers are strengthening their defenses. These places are all with high mountains and difficult roads, and heavy artillery cannot be transported up there.
This put a lot of pressure on the front line. This kind of pressure was not felt by Hancheng. The pressure that Hancheng could feel was the tight construction period. After the construction of the first radar was completed, there was not a long trial period.
After running, it was immediately put into combat. The second and third units were built immediately. Hancheng did not want such untested equipment, which could easily cause problems.
But there is no other way. Almost all costs are spared to ensure that the front line can have as few casualties as possible. These radars were built at no expense. Many parts were shipped directly from the Soviet Union, and the production date was printed on them.
You can imagine the importance of radar to frontline operations.
After such a long period of recuperation, American aircraft once again occupied the skies of North Korea, but they did not dare to carry out large-scale attacks on the rear because they knew that there were countless anti-aircraft artillery in the rear to transport them from the mainland.
The planes were destroyed. From the coast of the Yalu River to the central area of North Korea, the entire section was a no-fly zone for the Americans. This was achieved with the aid of Soviet aircraft and Soviet pilots, plus those who fought bloody battles on the ground.
shot down by an anti-aircraft gun operator.
However, more and more places on the front line found that there were no people on many positions when the planes passed by, but after the planes flew over, when the ground troops began to tentatively attack, they found that there were many people. How could the Americans not
I can figure it out. Maybe the Volunteer Army has information channels, or it has radar that can detect aircraft. This is a waste of money. It only consumes its own ammunition. Hancheng is not idle and is stepping up radar work.
At that time, he also began to learn the American tactics and use artillery shells to launch jamming chaff.
The only aircraft of the Volunteer Army were not fooled by this trick. Maybe this American tactic was aimed at the Soviet aircraft cluster, but the Soviets did not blatantly participate in the war, so it was just like teasing children. Why did Han Cheng dare?
This is because chaff is cheap, and if your flight is expensive, it will cost you a lot of gas. When necessary, Hancheng also specially bought some weather balloons, then tied them with something that can attract radar attention, and flew
Thousands of meters in the air.
Today's radars are quite susceptible to interference. They were born out of the tactics of World War II, and material technology has not advanced. The problems that existed in World War II will also exist here. So, the teasing began. The story of the boy who cried wolf is actually
This does not exist for the army. As long as there is a warning, someone will definitely rush over quickly.
"Has the firepower network in the rear been deployed? Let the artillery regiment prepare and fire towards the predetermined location!"
The special artillery shells were fired like this. These shells disintegrated in the high altitude, and pieces of chaff spread out in the sky. More than two hundred anti-aircraft artillery pieces were deployed nearby, with the purpose of trapping these American aircraft. Hancheng
Call it an encirclement tactic, these chaffs are bait. No matter what, the Americans have to run over and take a look.
On the American side, the air defense radar made a loud noise, and dozens or hundreds of small dots appeared on the radar. In fact, since the Korean War, the American air defense radar has basically been a decoration. Once it is too late to retreat, it will be blown up with bombs.
Damn, it's not that radar doesn't work, it does. The problem is that the Volunteer Army doesn't have that many aircraft. In the establishment of the US military, these air defense units exist, so for them, their lives may be much easier.
Han Cheng looked at the shells disintegrating in the sky through his binoculars. No one knew the effect of the foil. But the reaction from the sky was not deceiving. After a while, the buzzing sound started.
A large number of American planes arrived overhead. All the ambushed anti-aircraft artillery began to fire. The number was relatively small, only more than 200. But this place was considered a relatively easy place to go. All the anti-aircraft artillery of the troops were fired.
They are all gathered together. If the transportation conditions are better, more anti-aircraft artillery can be gathered.
"We are ambushed!"
"Request to return, request to return!"
After these aircraft arrived in the encirclement, they did not find the cluster of aircraft they expected to see, but anti-aircraft shells welcoming them one by one. The barrage composed of high-speed artillery was quite spectacular, at least not for the aircraft that came to attack.
High-altitude bombers like the B29 are medium bombers and attack aircraft and are not capable of escaping to an altitude of 20,000 meters.
The battle actually lasted a very short time, which lasted only ten minutes. From the time the plane arrived to the time it left the battlefield, the American plane made a large circle before leaving. In this battle, the American plane lost one-third of its aircraft.
One, it’s just that I don’t know if this kind of thing will be successful next time. Anyway, I will have to do more of this kind of thing in the future, and the cost is relatively small.
Americans feel more uncomfortable, because they feel that although such losses are not large, what is difficult to accept is the loss of these pilots. Pilots can be regarded as a technical branch. You can make airplanes on an assembly line, but you can't make pilots. Americans
Since the war started, the number of pilots lost has to be as high as possible. Logically speaking, the Americans have the Fulton recovery system. As long as the American pilots want to go back, it doesn't matter if they do it. It's just uncomfortable to be hung at the back of the plane. So they go back.
It's better to be dead than alive.
These pilots know how pitiful the recovery system is, and only Korean pilots really dare to use this thing. The people who go back are basically disabled, how can they still fight? So basically American pilots fall to the ground, or you are
Surrender voluntarily, or resist and be shot. In the final analysis, it is better to surrender voluntarily.
"Everyone, search the mountain for me! Capture all the pilots who are not dead and take them to the prison camp!"
Hancheng is now more interested in collecting prisoners than anyone else. Now there is news from the headquarters that the negotiations with the Americans have entered into substantive negotiations, and discussions have begun on prisoner exchange. Hancheng must capture as many as possible
, all prisoner exchanges should be carried out near the 38th parallel, which is what Han Cheng strongly advocated at the headquarters. When the Americans hand over the volunteer soldiers to Lao Chiang, how many of them will come back alive? So as long as there are enough
I have pilots in my hands, and I don’t allow you to bargain with me. At worst, I will send them to Siberia to dig potatoes, hoping to get them back alive, just a dream!
The Gulag is still open now. Wouldn't it be a good idea to send these pilots in? Don't Siberian potatoes taste good?