Glorious Mission 1937

() Chapter 240: Tiger!Tiger!Tiger! (Seek subscription, ask for monthly pass, ask for all kinds!!!)

Nearly 300 fighter planes from both sides chased and fled, and soon entered the encirclement circle set by Liu Nijia and others. After receiving the message from Gao Zhihang, Liu Nijia and others, who were hiding in the sky above 5000 meters, drove the Iraqi series A fighter plane descended from the sky and killed the temporary aviation regiment of the Central China Front Army of the Japanese Army.

"Da da da" is the angry roar of the 7.62mm caliber machine gun unique to the Iraqi series of fighters.

Since Liu Nijia's unit had already prepared, the Army Aviation Corps of the Japanese Army was caught off guard. In addition, the main fighters of the Army Aviation Corps of the Japanese Army were still the old Type [-] fighters and Type [-] fighters. The Type [-] fighters equipped are basically all equipped to the Naval Aviation Corps.The Type [-] and Type [-] fighters are not the opponents of the Iraqi series fighters at all. Not long after the war started, the Army Aviation Corps of the Central China Front Army of the Japanese Army fell into a hard fight. From time to time, some fighters were destroyed, and some were covered with thick black smoke. Falling downwards, some simply disintegrated in the air, which is really spectacular.

At Wuhan Airport, Ostroov waited nervously. As the commander-in-chief of the bombing, he was more nervous than anyone else.To be honest, he was a little worried. He had never commanded so many fighter planes in the Soviet Union. This was equivalent to a fighter plane of an aviation division, and it was also a reinforcement division. Now that he was given the command of a small major, he felt While being flattered, I feel even more stressed!

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" after the harsh siren sounded at the airport, Major Ostroov waved his left hand.Then order the pilots on standby to board the plane immediately, and then follow the original plan.

At eight o'clock in the morning, when the first ray of sunshine shone across the entire Wusongkou Port, Hase Chuanqing and the others were in a good mood, and today was another fine day.

Just after breakfast, Ao Hasegawa and Deputy Vice Admiral Toyota strolled on the deck of the [-]-ton ship Izumo. They had just received a telegram from the Aviation Corps that they had arrived in Nanjing. The bastard was defeated, but the army also lost a lot.Planning to retreat at this point.But they were entangled by the bastards of the Army, and they were about to kill and wipe out the Chinese Air Force.

Coincidentally, the degree of historical similarity is striking.Just like when the Japanese army attacked Pearl Harbor in history.When a shrill siren suddenly sounded over the port.Hasegawa Ao and Toyoda Fubu both looked relaxed.As the supreme commander of the Japanese Navy in China.Ao Hasegawa and Deputy Takeshi Toyota know the strength of the Chinese Navy and Air Force best.

Not to mention China's navy, in Hasegawa Qing's view, it is no longer a navy of a country. I am afraid that even the navies of those second-rate countries in Europe can easily defeat the current Chinese navy.Not to mention that compared with the invincible navy of the Japanese Empire, which ranks third in the world, the two sides are simply not comparable.

The Chinese Air Force did fight well at the beginning of the war, but it could not change the disadvantages of the Chinese Air Force's limited strength, outdated aircraft, messy models, backward performance, imbalanced ratio of aircraft types, and insufficient personnel to participate in the war.The main fighter jet equipped by the Chinese Air Force is the Hawker 3, which has a maximum flight speed of 387 km/h and a range of 625 km. The bomber with the largest number of equipment is the Douglas 02m, with a maximum flight speed of 238 km/h and a range of 524 km. The same type of combat aircraft equipped by the Imperial Army.More importantly, neither fighters nor bombers equipped by the Chinese Air Force can rush to Shanghai Naval Port from Wuhan or the closer Nanchang Airport, unless they don't want to go back.

Both Ao Hasegawa and Deputy Takeshi Toyoda thought that their fighter planes had returned. After all, in terms of the Ninety-six Ship Battle, one and a half hours of combat time was already its limit, and it was time to return to replenish fuel and ammunition.Hasegawa Qing never thought that the Chinese Air Force would attack Wusongkou at this time, and in Hasegawa Qing's view, there is nothing terrible even if the Chinese Air Force really came.

The Chinese Air Force's air-to-air combat is not bad, but the bombing of stationary targets by Chinese bombers is really not good. The Chinese Air Force actually threw bombs into the residential areas of Shanghai, causing a large number of civilian deaths, and posed a huge oolong.Based on more than a year of combat, Ao Hasegawa has come to such an experience, that is, do not fight against China's combat aircraft fleet, especially Gao Zhihang's Fourth Battalion, until you are fully sure.

But don't make the China Air Force a myth. Their bomber fleet is actually very soft. There are many cases of China Air Force bombers being shot down by naval surface ships.

But Ao Hasegawa was obviously wrong this time. At 8:25, Major Ostroov led the 1st and 2nd Bomber Battalion with a total of 130 fighters to Shanghai Wusongkou Seaport, each with 1000 pounds of bombs Eight, eight 500-pound aerial bombs, and 35 other aerial bombs, all of which use bumper tubes.After the plane arrived at Wusongkou, it was immediately divided into two teams according to the original plan. One team flew to the port to bomb the enemy aircraft carrier and other surface ships parked there, and the other team went to the coast of Wusongkou via Songjiangkou to bomb the enemy naval headquarters.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

When hundreds of fighter planes swooped down overwhelmingly, the Japanese navy fleet and the soldiers on the shore were stunned. Before their thinking had time to switch to a combat state, disaster had already struck.

The aircraft carrier Fengxiang of the Japanese Army was the first to be bombed. This is an aircraft carrier assigned by the Japanese Navy Command to the Third Fleet to cooperate with the Third Fleet in operations.

The quality of the Soviet pilots is very good. The first round of bombing caused the deck of the Fengxiang aircraft carrier to catch fire. The most important thing was to blow up the flight deck of the aircraft carrier. The aviation team can't land when they come back, and it's even more nonsense to replenish ammunition and fuel.

The entire bombing process lasted for half an hour. After the second bomber fleet arrived on the battlefield, Major Ostrov immediately took the first bomber fleet to Nanchang Airport to replenish fuel and ammunition.

The second bomber group was commanded by Zhang Liqun, captain of the National Zheng Fu Bomber Brigade, with a total of 197 fighters, each carrying 50 bombers.

One team flew to Hangzhou Bay, and saw no trace of an invincible aircraft carrier in the vicinity of 100 kilometers away from the bay, but only saw enemy ships enter the aircraft bombs ranging from 1000 to 8 pounds. At 55:[-], after the second round of bombers arrived at Wusongkou Japanese military harbor, they each formed a team of three planes and bombed from an altitude of [-] feet to [-] feet. They bombed the enemy ship Izumo. The point of impact was about [-] meters away from the enemy ship. After the explosion, the enemy ship fled eastward. The Chinese Air Force continued to pursue it, and finally hit the command room of the Izumo in the third bombing, followed by two more aerial bombs. The explosion on the stern of the Izumo knocked out one of its boilers and knocked out power.

Its bombing team of the enemy's headquarters also achieved brilliant results. The Japanese Navy's oil depot and ammunition depot were destroyed successively. After the bombing, the south and west of the Japanese Navy's headquarters caught fire in many places.

At 9:12, a team of more than 70 Japanese fighter planes came to the rescue. Unfortunately, after the Japanese air force fought with the Chinese Air Force over Nanjing, not only was there not much ammunition left, but more importantly, there was not much fuel left. These fighter planes returned to Wusongkou mainly to replenish fuel and ammunition, but unexpectedly they were involved in the battle.

It's time to beat the dog in the water. While you are sick and killing you, I saw a few Japanese fighter planes hit the ground and fell down without a sound. The Chinese and Soviet pilots are not stupid, and soon understood the reason. It is also good for me to chase down the Japanese fighter planes that are out of fuel.

At 9:40, Ostrov flew to Wusongkou Military Port again with the first round of bombers to continue the bombing strategy. At 9:56, the Japanese aircraft carrier Fengxiang finally began to tilt after being attacked by more than 80 heavy aerial bombs, and sank into the mighty East China Sea shortly afterwards.

At 10:02, the chimney of the armored cruiser Izumo, which had lost power, was shot again, and the No. 2 boiler exploded, causing the ammunition depot to explode. The hull broke in two in just 15 minutes, and soon sank. entered the sea, and the cruiser Notoro, the flagship of the Japanese Fourth Fleet, was also severely damaged and ran aground in the shallow sea. The hull was damaged in many places, and the command room exploded.

At 10:36, the second round of bombers came to Wusongkou Harbor to carry out bombing again. The scope of the bombing not only included the messy Wusongkou Harbor, but also included the Shanghai Army Command and many military installations in Shanghai.

At 11:35, more than 700 fighter planes of the Chinese Air Force dispatched at the same time and flew to Nanjing. While bombing all the military facilities of the Japanese army, they distributed paper bombs to the Chinese in Nanjing.These paper bullets were printed by the Nationalist Government last night, working overtime. The title was "A Letter to All the Citizens". , and touching, extremely provocative and seductive.

At around 12 o'clock, Chen Feng, who had been waiting anxiously all morning in Guisui, finally received a "Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!" telegram from Wuhan Airport, informing him of the success of the sneak attack.

In this campaign, the Japanese navy and air force suffered heavy losses, and the strength of the Japanese air force in the Yangtze River Basin suddenly dropped to freezing point.Although the northern air force and the national government's air force also suffered heavy losses. A total of 176 fighter planes from both sides were shot down, but the results of the battle were extremely brilliant.

Originally Chen Feng planned to order the Northern Air Force to return to Guisui immediately, but Lao Jiang personally sent a telegram, hoping that the Northern Air Force could stay in Wuhan for a while, and take advantage of the heavy losses of the Japanese Air Force to clean up the little devils.

For Lao Jiang's request, Chen Feng readily agreed, and ordered Liu Nijia and others to continue fighting in Wuhan and return before October 10th. (to be continued...)

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