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Chapter 1560: Air War in Southern Manchuria (please vote for me)

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    After the U.S. B-29 fleet bombed Anshan, the Kwantung Army Headquarters and the Second Air Force felt that they were insufficient in fighter force and unable to cope with the increasingly difficult situation.

    In addition, in the past, aviation base construction mainly focused on the eastern and northern areas of the Sino-Soviet border. There were nearly 160 airports. However, there were very few airports in the northeastern interior, especially in South Manchuria. They could not adapt to the need to protect South Manchuria's industry and transportation at that time.  need.

    Therefore, it was decided to enrich the combat forces of the 15th Flying Wing, while strengthening attack training against high-altitude bombers, and to build new airport groups in the An and Shen areas.

    The most important thing is that in order to strengthen the surveillance of the US military aviation forces in Kwantung, the Kwantung Army headquarters also decided to improve radar facilities, strengthen the ability to transmit intelligence, and better respond to the challenges posed by Chinese and American aviation forces.

    Because the damage caused to the Kwantung Army by the U.S. military's bombing of Anshan was too great, just a week later, the Kwantung Army headquarters reorganized the 15th Flying Wing into an independent aviation force, which not only strengthened its headquarters  The staff and intelligence operations in the army were promoted to the brigade level, and commander Hideharu Native was promoted to major general of the army.

    In addition to its original units, the Kwantung Army Headquarters will transfer the 104th Fighter Unit stationed at Satsuki Airport in Yamaguchi Prefecture from China and the independent 25th Fighter Squadron into the unit.

    At the same time, 20 flight instructors and assistant instructors were temporarily selected from the 101st Educational Flying Wing in Harbin to form the "Feather Exercise Unit". These units were all integrated into the Anshan combat sequence.

    After being enriched, the 15th Independent Flying Wing now has 3 teams, 1 flight team, 1 exercise team, and 1 squadron.

    In addition, the Kwantung Army Headquarters also placed the air force of the Puppet Manchukuo Army under the command of the 2nd Air Force, and selected some pilots to supplement the 104th Fighter Group.

    The Puppet Manchukuo Air Force has three flying teams and one aviation school. Its main officers are all Japanese, and there are only a few Chinese pilots. The type of aircraft it equips is still the "97 type" without landing gear.  Fighters and flying units can only be stationed in the interior of Northeast China and are not allowed to be stationed in border areas.

    At the same time, Yamada Otsuzo and others also realized that the aviation force under the Kwantung Army not only had a small number of troops and fighter planes, but also had a serious lack of combat experience in facing large bombers. Therefore, it was necessary to strengthen B-29 attack training.

    After some simulation and analysis, the operational staff of the Kwantung Army Command and the Second Air Force Command believed that dealing with US aviation has become the most important combat task at hand, so combat training in this area must be enhanced.

    Subsequently, the Second Air Force Headquarters decided to conduct relevant exercises and training, mainly focusing on fighter jets and anti-aircraft artillery.

    In the sky above Anshan City, anti-aircraft artillery fire is the main force, and in the outer areas of Anshan City, fighter jet attacks are the main force.

    Later, during the training led by the commander of the 70th Battle Group, Major Nasukasa, he discovered that the B-29's fastest speed was 600 kilometers per hour, while the "Type 2" single-seat fighter equipped by the 70th Battle Group had a maximum speed of 605 kilometers per hour. The two were almost the same.  flight speed.

    Once it falls behind, it will be difficult to catch up to the 600-meter shooting distance, and it will also be vulnerable to early attack by the 20 mm caliber long-range artillery equipped by the B-29.

    Therefore, they decided that they must make a turn and approach from the front and side of the B-29, and adjust the distance based on the aircraft's turning slope and entry angle during the approach.

    Long Rope also proposed that as long as the radar accurately grasps the position of the B-29, they will attack at a distance of about 100 kilometers or more outside Anshan, so that the attack time and number of attacks can be increased.

    For these attack methods mentioned above, the 15th Independent Flying Wing organized troops to conduct simulation training in the air.

    When strengthening combat training, the Kwantung Army Headquarters also forced the puppet Manchukuo government to build new airport clusters in the An and Shen areas.

    Originally, the number of airports in the An and Shen areas could be used by the Japanese Air Force in the area.  However, because the four airports in Shenyang are too close to the city and are within the fire circle of B-29 bombing of these cities, Air Force aircraft are threatened by bombing when they take off in an emergency or return from combat and land.

    Therefore, the Second Air Force chose to build three new airports in Dashenjingzi, which is far east of Shenyang, Fengjibao, which is far southeast of Shenyang, and Gengzhuangzi, which is far southwest of Anshan.  Anshan and Liaoyang airports far away from the city have also been expanded, and runways have been added to meet the needs of heavy fighter jets with long take-off, landing and taxiing distances.

    However, the United States and the National Army did not give the Kwantung Army a chance to breathe. After learning that the effect of the bombing of Anshan was satisfactory, the B-29 fleet bombed Anshan, and then successively bombed Anshan, Shen and  In various regions of southern Liaoning, the frequency is higher than that of the Japanese and puppetsmilitary expectations.

    At 13:50 on August 13, a total of 5 B-29s bombed Anshan and Benxi, killing more than 100 Japanese troops, injuring more than 300 people, and 3 factories were bombed.

    At 12:25 on August 14, four large bombers dispatched by the 14th Air Force conducted reconnaissance in Anshan and South Manchuria. They were driven away by Japanese aviation, but the two sides did not exchange fire.

    At 10:30 on August 16, General Li Mei, commander of the 20th Air Force, led a total of 95 B-29s to bomb the Anshan and Benxi steel plants. Among them, 8 fighter planes bombed Benxi.  The severe Anshan Iron and Steel Plant was hit hard again, and its production capacity dropped by about 20% again.

    At 10:30 on August 17, 109 B-29 aircraft bombed Anshan, Dalian, Benxi, and Suizhong.  The focus was still on the steel plants in Anshan and Benxi. The two sides launched a ground-to-air and air-to-air battle in Anshan. The Allies lost 28 fighter planes, and the Japanese also suffered heavy losses.

    Subsequently, the US military adjusted its tactics and gave up bombing steel plants in Anshan and Benxi and other places, and switched to bombing other military factories and transportation lines. So at 10:00 on August 20, 91 B-29s bombed the military factory in Dongta, Shenyang.  and Shenyang Railway Shunting Yard, and then dispatched 40 B-29 fighters to bomb a large number of military factories and railway shunting yards.

    When the U.S. 20th Bombardment Air Force bombed An, Shen and southern Liaoning areas, the Japanese fighter force mainly used the 70th and 104th Squadrons and the 25th Independent Flying Squadron to conduct air combat.

    The equipment of these units is insufficient due to the lack of new aircraft. There are several types of aircraft in one team, which makes it difficult to unify technology, tactical action command, etc., so the interception effect is very bad.

    During the second large-scale bombing of Anshan by the US military, the weather that day was stratus clouds, so the 70th team decided to search and attack with one squadron at an altitude of 6,000 meters and a squadron at an altitude of 8,000 meters, and before the B-29 arrived in Anshan  Departure in 1 hour.

    The result is that it enters the clouds while rising. When the two squadrons reach the predetermined height, most of them have become single aircraft.

    ¡°It wasn¡¯t until I discovered the barrage of anti-aircraft shells exploding in the clouds that I realized that I was very close to the B-29 bomber. When I saw the target, I found that the flight altitude was still very different, so I continued to ascend.

    When entering the attack, it was unable to get close due to its slow speed, and was counterattacked by the B-29.

    The "Type 2" fighter jets, which had a short time in the air, quickly exited the battle and returned home.  And because there were not enough refueling trucks at Anshan Airport, the b-29 had already returned when it took off after refueling.

    When the target was discovered, the aircraft of the 70th team talked casually when using the radio to communicate, causing mutual interference and being unable to report the situation and conduct command, leaving the air force in a state of chaos.

    This bombing severely damaged the iron-making furnaces and power plants in Anshan. More than 50 bombs were hit in the coking and processing plants, causing fires and killing 267 people.

    In addition, 9 bombs were hit on the city's railways. More than 20 bombs were hit near the Okura Consortium's Benxi Steel Works Special Steel Plant. It took more than a month to recover. The 70th Squadron was also shot down by B-29s in a counterattack. 4 of them were shot down.  airplane.

    In the subsequent bombing, the 15th Flying Wing learned the lesson from the last time that the "Type 2" single-seat fighter had to return first and ordered it to take off after other types of aircraft took off.  But the main force in air combat is still the 70th team.

    However, several times in succession, the weather in the Anshan area had stratus clouds at an altitude of 5,000 to 7,000 meters, and broken clouds below the stratus clouds. Therefore, when Chang Sheng led his troops to take off and ascend through the clouds, they all became single aircraft. Some discovered  Target, tracking attacks, and some have never found the target due to cloud, and the effect is also very bad.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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