I asked you to escape, but you became a soldier in World War II

Chapter 160 I'm a Professional at Masturbation

"What the commander said makes some sense, but will we withdraw now? No! The order from the top is definitely to capture Songshan at all costs, and the sooner the better." Lin Chen patiently analyzed the situation with them.

"So in this situation, the best way is to learn to think from the opponent's perspective, so that you can understand what the opponent is afraid of."

"Major Lin, stop beating around the bush. Everyone here is a straightforward person. Just tell me, how can we kill these sons of bitches cleanly and beautifully?" Sun Liren had a hot temper and always liked to play hardball with the Japanese army.

"Hiding in the turtle shell, what I like most is the opponent biting my shell and watching the opponent's teeth break, but what I fear most is the pots of us humans. No matter how hard your turtle shell is, once the firewood piled underneath burns, you'll be doomed!" Lin Chen's metaphor was very vivid and everyone understood it as soon as they heard it.

"You mean the blasting operation?" An officer's eyes lit up.

"Well, yes. If we dig a tunnel from below and put TNT in it, wouldn't that solve the problem right away? Not only do we have to dig, but we also have to make a big show to let the Japanese know. You can either rush out and fight to the death and be killed by our heavy artillery, or you can die of fear inside and wait for the explosives to be stuffed under your butt."

"It's a great idea, really!" The officers stationed in India also understood that this was indeed a good idea. After all, they had a lot of people, strong firepower, and plenty of explosives.

This is conspiracy!
"But this is too slow. The Japanese army has seven main defensive positions. Earthwork will take a long time, and Chongqing will not agree to it." Zheng Dongguo pointed out the disadvantages of this method. In fact, he had considered it before, but after calculating, he found that it would take too long.

Now all countries in the world are watching the success of the Chinese Army's counterattack in India. Can it be delayed for 3-4 months?

"Is there a faster and more efficient way?" Sun Liren also felt that although this method was good, it was not very realistic at the moment.

"Then we have to concentrate the firepower of the Indian Army and attack them one by one. Once these bunkers are exposed, we will use our snipers to suppress them with precise firepower, and then send flamethrowers to attack. Bunkers are most afraid of flamethrowers!"

"Fuck!" Sun Liren slammed the table hard. "Let's use this method. Try to get more flamethrowers from the Americans. After all, they are rich and powerful, so they can have whatever you want."

After some discussion, Lin Chen could only help to this extent. For the next attack, they still had to adjust it according to the actual situation.

The military situation is ever-changing, and water has no constant shape.

After a brief stay, Lin Chen had to leave. According to military orders, everyone had his own responsibilities and obligations.

Before leaving, Sun Liren was still thinking about recruiting him, "Brother Lin, I think you'd better come back. Chongqing will definitely value you. It will be no problem to get you promoted to major general."

Lin Chen laughed when he heard this, but he declined politely because a broken nest cannot keep the eggs intact.

Instead, he gave this famous anti-Japanese general some advice.

"General Sun has a promising future ahead of him. I would like to give you six words,"

"Oh? But it doesn't matter."

"After the war, we will return to the countryside."

"Hahaha~" Of course Sun Liren didn't understand the meaning of this sentence. He just thought it was a joke, so he smiled and waved his hand.

Lin Chen could only smile along.

These are all fixed numbers.

The plane took off from a not-so-flat runway and gradually climbed toward the Philippines.

At this moment, after the disastrous defeat in the Battle of the Marianas, the core strength of the Japanese Navy suffered a devastating blow, and the control of the sea and air in the central Pacific fell completely into the hands of the US military.

The strategic defense situation of the Japanese army in the Pacific has seriously deteriorated. The "absolute national defense circle" stipulated by the Imperial Headquarters is facing collapse due to the loss of core areas. Some areas of Japan will be directly attacked by the US B-29 Super Fortress bombers taking off from the Mariana Islands.

Under tremendous domestic pressure, the Tojo cabinet stepped down during the battle.

When Lin Chen arrived, MacArthur had just persuaded President Roosevelt to launch the Philippine Campaign.

The advantage of the US military was already overwhelming, so the officials who received Lin Chen and others only provided a few alternative plans.

The first was to help the new recruits with training; the second was to lead a troop, about the size of a battalion, to attack the Japanese army; the third was to lead the fighter unit in combat.

Considering the U.S. military's sea and air superiority, the U.S. military's naval support for this campaign was provided by Nimitz's Pacific Fleet, with about 1700 carrier-based aircraft;
Other air forces participating in the war included the U.S. 5th and 13th Air Forces and the Australian Air Force, with more than 1000 aircraft.

So Lin Chen finally chose to temporarily join the navy's carrier-based aircraft unit.

He was assigned to the CVG-11 Group on the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (hull number CV-18) and served as the deputy squadron leader of the subordinate nd Fighter Squadron.

The "Dauntless" is the third Essex-class aircraft carrier. It was commissioned on August 1943, 8 and is one of the newest aircraft carriers in the US military.

The USS Dreadnought is the flagship of the Second Task Force. It is 265.79 meters long and 44.99 meters wide. It was later modified to 58 meters. Its full load displacement is as high as 36380 tons, its maximum speed is 33 knots, its crew is about 3000 people, and it can carry nearly aircraft.

The full complement should be 2 fighter squadrons with 36 aircraft, 1 reconnaissance squadron with 18 aircraft, 1 dive bomber squadron with 18 aircraft, 1 torpedo bomber squadron with 18 aircraft, and 1 dive bomber responsible for liaison, totaling 91 aircraft, with 9 spare aircraft, 3 fighters, dive bombers and torpedo planes.

The Second Fighter Squadron where Lin Chen is located has only 28 fighter jets due to certain losses in the early stages, and the pilots are not fully staffed, with only 23, so Lin Chen can be successfully substituted in.

However, considering that Lin Chen had no experience in flying carrier-based aircraft, he could only temporarily take on the deputy position and serve as a trainee substitute pilot.

This is undoubtedly a shameful thing.

Everyone is busy, and you, a major, are the only ones who can do nothing but stare?

When Lin Chen came to report for duty, his squadron leader Bill was very dismissive.

He didn't quite believe that Lin Chen could fly a fighter jet, especially a carrier-based one. Plus, Lin Chen was of Chinese descent and had a serviceman following him, which really disgusted him.

Thinking that he was a gilded person who got in through "connections", he dealt with him casually with him for a few words and then led his men to attack.

The main mission of the USS Intrepid in the near future is to carry out air strikes on Japanese targets in the Philippines, while Lin Chen and his squadron are mainly responsible for escort.

By noon, the air strike force finally returned, but the losses of this attack were obviously heavy.

Squadron leader Bill's plane was riddled with holes from the Japanese Zero fighters, so he was seriously injured, but this tough man still insisted on flying the plane back.

"Hurry up and organize air defense. Those bastards are likely to send attack aircraft to attack us." Colonel Sinclair of CVG-18 commanded loudly when he saw Bill was injured. "Colonel, our personnel are too tired. There are many casualties. Besides, the planes need to be refueled! We can't take off immediately." At this time, a squad leader with a face full of gunpowder smoke pointed out the problem to the regiment commander tiredly.

"No matter how tired you are, you have to take off. You know how crazy the Japanese counterattack is."

During this period, the Japanese "Kamikaze Special Attack Force" had not yet appeared and was still limited to conventional air combat.

But the Japanese army's counterattack was already very crazy, and they would almost fight you with bayonets at any time.

"Colonel, let me lead the team up. We still have several F6F fighters idle in the hangar."

"You? Don't you have no experience in taking off from an aircraft carrier?" Sinclair didn't know Lin Chen, who had been idle for more than half a month, but judging from his resume, this man was undoubtedly an air combat ace and had shot down many German fighter planes.

But taking off from land and taking off from an aircraft carrier are completely different concepts.

First of all, the take-off distance on an aircraft carrier is very short, with a runway of only about 200 meters, which can be reached almost in an instant. It requires extremely superb skills and unparalleled courage.

Secondly, carrier-based aircraft are different from ordinary land-based aircraft, and they require a very high sense of space. For example, the hangar on land is very large, but carrier-based aircraft must enter and exit in an extremely small space, and must obey the arrangements of the control personnel and perform precise operations.

The slightest mistake can result in the destruction of the machine and the death of people.

"Colonel, I do not have experience in taking off and landing on an aircraft carrier, but I do have experience in taking off fighter jets within 200 meters. I have long been prepared for taking off and landing on an aircraft carrier, otherwise I would not have applied for transfer."

These are not bragging. In order to be able to fight the Japanese invaders in the Pacific theater in the future, Lin Chen began to study and explore this technology very early. He can simulate takeoff from an airport runway at a conventional airport, and he is already very skilled at it.

"Then what will you do when you come back? Landing is harder than taking off." Sinclair also came from a carrier-based aviation background, so he certainly knew how difficult it was for ordinary people to complete this "dance on the edge of a knife."

"We'll talk about it when we get back. With the guidance from the ground, I can land. Don't worry!"

"Colonel, the radar shows that a group of Japanese aircraft is attacking. The commander has ordered the fighter units to take off immediately to meet the enemy." The signalman ran over and reported loudly.

"Okay, then go and get ready. You will lead the second squadron to attack, but you must be the last one to leave the ship!"

Sinclair was still a little worried, but if he was the last one to appear, in case of failure and the plane fell into the sea, it would not have a huge impact on morale.

Under the efficient command of the US military guides, 26 fighters from the US First Squadron quickly took off to meet the enemy. Although only 11 fighters from the Second Squadron could take off and fight, they still took off resolutely without fear of fatigue.

When it was Lin Chen's turn to appear in an F6F Hellcat fighter that had just been repaired, the focus of the entire audience was on it.

Everyone knows that Lin Chen has never taken off and landed on an aircraft carrier, so there is a high probability that this situation will fail.

I saw him skillfully park the plane slowly in the take-off position, and the ground crew was conducting the final inspection.

"Major Lin Chen, the current speed of the aircraft carrier is 28 knots, please take off at full speed!"

The tower gave the go-ahead signal.

With a standard military salute, Lin Chen looked straight ahead, gripped the joystick tightly, and turned the fighter's engine power to maximum. The plane quickly rushed from a standstill to a rapid speed.

The Pratt & Whitney R2800-10 "Hornet" engine provides powerful power, allowing Lin Chen's "Hellcat" to quickly reach the speed he needs in a very short time.

As the joystick was pulled back slightly, the fuselage left the deck lightly and quickly.

Colonel Sinclair saw it very clearly on the bridge. The place where he left was still 30 meters away from the end of the deck. The most terrifying thing was that after leaving the deck, Lin Chen's plane did not suddenly fall due to gravity like other planes, but took off very lightly.

"Is this guy's first time flying a carrier-based aircraft? How can he have such superb skills?"

For the first time, Colonel Sinclair felt that he had underestimated Lin Chen's strength.

At this time, Lin Chen began to climb steadily and merged with his own flying squadron to form a formation, while also receiving the latest information about enemy aircraft from the mother ship.

"There are about 70 Japanese aircrafts, 10 kilometers north of you. You should be able to see them. Please cooperate closely with the fleet's anti-aircraft firepower and kill them as much as you want!" The guide of the mother ship reported the information of the enemy aircraft on the radar.

"First Squadron, I'm Major Lin Chen from the Second Squadron. You guys are in charge of the left wing of the fleet, and we'll be in charge of the right wing. How do you think?"

"No problem!" Hamilton, the squadron leader of a squadron over there, is also a very generous white guy. There is no way for black people to exist among aircraft carrier pilots, which is completely different from the European battlefield.

"Attention, all planes, follow me!" After Lin Chen finished the division of labor with the first squadron, he immediately led the group of "Hellcat" boys to start climbing.

"Everyone, follow me into the clouds, then go back to the sun, then come back, and use the sunlight to teach these bastards a lesson!"

Lin Chen’s tactics were very simple, which was to wait for the Japanese planes to tire themselves out and give them a warning first.

The Japanese aircraft group that came this time was actually a land-based aviation unit that flew from southern Taiwan. The commander, Major Yuichi Motoda, even issued a mobilization to all the members before leaving: "The rise and fall of the locust nation depends on this battle."

Unfortunately, their troops are no longer the elite troops they were during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

As the war situation at the front was not going well, the Japanese military headquarters was forced to frequently draw combat aircraft and pilots from all over the country. The Taiwan flying unit, which had not seen much fighting, was the one that suffered the most.

Yuan Tian was extremely excited when he received the order to launch a sneak attack.

He finally got a combat mission. He had been here for two years and had no enemies. He was really out of touch with the world.

But after the excitement comes the stark reality that his power is woefully weak.

Many fighter planes were outdated, and the only ones they could rely on were 16 early-model Zeros and 17 Type land-based attack aircraft.

The others are just to make up the numbers, and the key is that the fuel is not sufficient.

To this end, he racked his brains and found enough pilots, and then ordered the ground crew to repair the old and broken fighters day and night, and give priority to ensuring the fuel and ammunition of the elite fighters.

The other old fighter planes only had about half of their ammunition and fuel, so they were basically gone without returning.

(End of this chapter)