Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 375: A bombing that satisfied both sides! (Part )

Datong.

Upon receiving the order from Yoshio Shinozuka, Captain Takeda Isamu of the 54th Flight Squadron immediately convened a meeting of his pilots.

at the same time.

Outside the operations conference room, ground crew members were already refueling the plane on the secondary runway. In the distance, ground crew members were pushing carts loaded with huge aerial bombs towards the plane.

"Gentlemen."

"Just received an order from the First Army Headquarters..."

In the combat meeting room, the short and sturdy Takeda Yong had a stern expression:
"The heavy artillery and tank units of the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army have appeared. General Shinozuka has ordered us to destroy them at all costs."

All the Japanese pilots had fierce and murderous expressions.

"Major, where are the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery and tank units?"

Sadao Taniguchi, who was in charge of leading the fighter formation, rubbed his hands and asked.

"On the Heping Highway."

Takeda Isamu pointed at the map:

"The Eighth Route Army dispatched 5,000 troops, including heavy artillery and tanks, as well as over a hundred large trucks. After destroying the tanks and heavy artillery, they blew up the trucks as well. These trucks must have been loaded with artillery shells."

After the First Army Headquarters issued the order, Takeda Isamu immediately established communication with Heyuan County to obtain first-hand intelligence information.

The deployment of air force troops is like a special operations decapitation, the emphasis is on killing with one strike!

"Last time, we destroyed more than 20 heavy artillery pieces and tanks of the Eighth Route Army, yet they still dared to march so brazenly. They are simply courting death." A young Japanese pilot said sternly.

"Is there a trick here?" another veteran Japanese pilot asked cautiously. "Li Yunlong is known for his cunning ways. He knows the Locust Army's aviation unit is powerful and suffered a loss last time. Why would he brazenly deploy heavy artillery and tanks on the highway?"

The last time two fighter planes were shot down over Ping'an County, some veteran Japanese pilots realized that something was wrong.

"It is the duty of a soldier to obey orders."

Takeda Yong glanced coldly at the veteran pilot.

"Hi."

The old pilot quickly lowered his head.

The other young pilots looked at the old pilot with contempt, thinking that he was afraid of death and was not worthy of being a pilot for a fraternal country.

In fact, Takeda Isamu also noticed that something was wrong, but the orders given by superiors must be carried out, even if they were wrong orders.

Although the North China Front Command had supplemented the 20rd Flying Squadron with 30 aircraft, 30 pilots and 30 tons of aerial bombs, most of these pilots were severely inexperienced novices who could take off but had no combat experience.

In addition, three aircraft have malfunctioned and are under maintenance. A few days ago, two fighter jets were inexplicably shot down while performing a reconnaissance mission in Ping'an County. Now there are only 22 aircraft that can take off and perform missions.

Fortunately, the new reconnaissance aircraft has good performance. Not only is it very fast, it can also carry bombs and machine gun bullets for bombing and strafing.

"Major Takeda."

Soon, the ground crew leader walked in quickly, saluted Takeda Yong, and bowed his head, saying:
"All aircraft have been fully inspected and are fully loaded with fuel and ammunition."

"understood."

Takeda Yong waved his hand, signaling the other party to leave.

After the ground crew leader left, Takeda Yong narrowed his eyes and carefully considered the battle plan before issuing the battle order:

"We can now deploy six fighter jets, 6 bombers, and three reconnaissance aircraft."

"Two Type 98 reconnaissance aircraft will be responsible for forward reconnaissance, and the Type 92 reconnaissance aircraft will be responsible for filming the battle."

"Six fighters and 6 fighters, divided into two bombing formations."

"The First Bombing Squadron consists of three fighters and six bombers, led by Taniguchi-kun."

"The Second Bombing Squadron consists of three fighters and seven bombers, led by me personally."

"The tactics are the same as usual training. Fighters will test the edge to distract the enemy's air defenses, and bombers will cut in from the edge."

"Remember."

"After dropping the bombs on the target, immediately raise the plane to a higher altitude. As long as you reduce the time you are exposed to the range, you can ensure safety."

As the captain of the flying squadron, Takeda Isamu was still very cautious and did not think about suicide attacks.

Following his order, ten minutes later, two Type 98 reconnaissance planes took off first from Datong Airport.

In addition to the front-seat pilot and the rear-seat camera operator, each of these two reconnaissance planes was equipped with an aviation radio.

About five minutes later, Takeda Isamu took off with 6 fighters, 13 bombers and 1 reconnaissance plane.

Not long after the bombing formation took off, Takeda Isamu received news from the Type 98 reconnaissance aircraft.

"We discovered the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery and tank units on the Heping Highway, about 35 kilometers away from Heyuan County." Datong is only a few dozen kilometers away from Heyuan County. The reconnaissance plane is fast and found the target about half an hour after taking off. It then reported to Takeda Yong on the radio.

"Are you sure it's the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery and tank units?"

"determine."

"Attention anti-aircraft fire, continue surveillance."

Takeda Isamu gave orders over the radio.

"Hi."

After a while, the voice of the reconnaissance plane pilot came from the radio again.

"Captain, the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft guns are firing at us, please speed up."

"The Eighth Route Army's tanks and heavy artillery units are continuing to advance towards Heyuan County."

"Boost."

Takeda Isamu shouted orders over the radio.

The 20 Japanese planes immediately increased their speed and flew towards the target.

"01, 01, Eighth Route Army heavy artillery and tanks spotted, attack, attack?"

Not long after, Sadao Taniguchi's voice sounded on the radio, calling him.

In fact, Takeda Isamu also saw tanks, large trucks and heavy artillery behind them on the road below. When the Eighth Route Army soldiers saw the bomber formation appear, they fled frantically to both sides of the road.

A sneer appeared on Takeda Yong's lips. Isn't it a little late to think of escaping now?

Takeda Isamu did not order an attack immediately, but instead raised his telescope and carefully observed the road below. After confirming that it was the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery troops and tanks, the curve of his mouth widened slightly.

It seems that Li Yunlong is just so-so.

"First Bombardment Group, attack."

Takeda Isamu gave orders over the radio.

"Hi."

Sadao Taniguchi immediately led the three fighters and six bombers of the First Bombing Squadron to disperse.

The three fighter planes suddenly accelerated, broke away from the bombing formation, and dived towards the Eighth Route Army tanks and heavy artillery units on the road. When they were halfway through the dive, the 3mm machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns on both sides of the road below opened fire, and dense rain of bullets covered the dive route of the three Japanese fighter planes.

At this moment, three Japanese fighter planes first pulled up their planes and then quickly changed their routes. However, the Japanese fighter planes did not leave completely. They kept testing the edge to attract the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft firepower.

At the same time, six Japanese bombers had dispersed and divided into two bombing waves, diving down towards the Eighth Route Army tanks and heavy artillery units on the ground road.

The first wave of Japanese planes successfully dropped bombs at a position of 850 meters, but the hit rate of the aerial bombs was very low. After dropping the bombs, the three Japanese bombers successfully pulled the planes into the clouds.

"Today, I will let you Chinese people have a taste of what it's like to be bombed by an aerial bomb."

Two of the Japanese Type 850 bombers in the second wave did not drop bombs at the -meter position, but continued to press the joystick, and the planes immediately dived towards the predetermined target below.

The Japanese Air Force dropped bombs at a height of 650 meters during training, but in actual combat, in order to hit the target, they generally dropped bombs at a height of 450 meters. The different altitudes and the different postures for engaging the enemy were different.

But in fact, some bombers fly at an altitude of only a dozen meters or even less than ten meters when dropping bombs!

The altitude of dive bombing is inversely proportional to the hit rate; the lower the altitude, the higher the hit rate.

Considering the powerful anti-aircraft firepower of the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, Takeda Isamu specifically reminded before departure that bombs must be dropped at a position of 850 meters.

Obviously, the first wave of three bombers successfully pulled their planes above the clouds after dropping bombs, which gave the rookie pilots in the two bombers great confidence.

I feel that the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft firepower below is not strong.

Dive bombing is a coordinated job. It requires cooperation within the aircraft and teamwork to complete a set of attacks, and its power is far greater than that of dive strafing.

When the dive distance entered an altitude of less than 800 meters, the four rookie Japanese pilots in the two bombers turned a deaf ear to Takeda Isamu's calls on the radio. They focused all their attention on controlling the flight attitude, keeping their eyes on the target, holding the joystick with one hand and the bomb handle with the other, and listening to the scout's altitude report.

Diving into the machine gun's range of 800 meters, the flight route and target are formed. At this stage, if you want to hit the target accurately, the nose of the aircraft cannot shake. A slight shake of the joystick may cause the nose to deviate from the target by dozens or hundreds of meters.

If you miss the target, the dive will be in vain. If you turn the nose of the plane and the angle back again, not only will the bombing be inaccurate, but it will also affect the diving planes behind, causing the friendly planes to make other moves, resulting in the failure of an entire bomber formation.

The pilot of the third bomber hesitated for a moment, then dived down as well. This plane dropped its bomb at a position of 850 meters, intending to follow up with a dive and strafing to pick up any missed targets.

Before the pilots could drop their bombs, one of the bombers was hit and caught fire, falling downward with a tail flame. Before it hit the ground, it exploded in mid-air. The aerial bombs under its wings exploded one after another, and the entire bomber shattered into pieces.

At the same time, the other two bombers reached an altitude of 2 meters. One of the bombers dropped four 1-kilogram aerial bombs under its wing, and the other bomber began to dive and strafe.

Suddenly, the two bombers were hit and caught fire one after another, and the fuselages fell to the ground with fireworks!
Because both planes were very close to the ground, they crashed into the ground within seconds of losing power.

at the same time.

Four aerial bombs landed accurately in the formation of the New Regiment's "Heavy Artillery Unit," sending up four huge fireballs!
(End of this chapter)