Chapter 271 Strategic Destruction Theory and the Promotion of Ace Pilots

As the navigator of the entire 96-land attack aircraft group, Colonel Yuri Nagano was like a hen protecting her chicks, always alert to the situation around the mountain city.

When several advanced and unfamiliar enemy aircraft suddenly cut into the battlefield and quickly entangled the Zero fighters escorting in front, his heart was immediately alarmed.

The lack of Zero fighter escort made the entire formation extremely weak, and it could even be said that there were many loopholes. Once the enemy launched an attack at this moment, the consequences would be disastrous.

Facts have proved that the more you fear something, the more it will come.

The rich experience and sixth sense accumulated from years of fighting on the battlefield made Yuri Nagano's eyes move diagonally upwards.

Faced with hundreds of aggressive fighters swooping down, even the old devils who had performed dozens of bombing missions in the Republic of China were shocked.

From the full-scale war four years ago to now, the Navy of the United States has never encountered such a large-scale interception force.

However, as a navigator and leader, Yuri Nagano knew that he could not lose his composure. After all, the entire formation was still waiting for his command. If he panicked first, the morale of the troops would be severely hit.

The old devil took a few deep breaths and tried to force himself out of the panic state in the shortest time.

Although he didn't know what kind of force the enemy was, and he didn't know from which corner the enemy came out. But it was definitely not an easy task to break through the fleet of 48 Type 96 land attack aircraft.

"Enemy attack! Quickly form a defensive formation! Without my order, no one is allowed to leave the queue even if the bullet hits the face!"

"Throw away all the bombs, and this combat mission is canceled! In the current situation, Major General Endo will not hold us accountable for dereliction of duty. Everything is based on preserving the fighter planes!"

"Cover each other and retreat in an orderly manner along the predetermined route. There will be a second batch of friendly forces to provide cover along the way! Quick! Quick! Quick!"

In this era, in order to ensure the efficiency of the attack, bombers from various countries will strictly stipulate and design the direction, height and speed of entering the battlefield before the war.

After the bombing is completed, retreat and leave according to the predetermined route.

As the most elite aviation force, the Japanese Navy Air Force naturally considered all possible accidents before setting off.

Although the old devil Tsuchida Tsunayoshi kept saying that the Eighth Route Army would not come, he still made a relative emergency plan. With his rank and status, he naturally knew how fierce the combat capability of the Air Force 1st Division was.

It's a pity that if the Army and Navy Air Force could put aside their prejudices against each other, they might really be able to save more than half of the Type 96 Land Attack.

After all, Yibin Airport is very close to the mountain city. With the speed of the Type 97 fighter, it only takes more than half an hour to reach the battlefield to perform escort missions.

But the honor and pride of the brother country's Navy Air Force did not allow Nagano Yuri to ask for help from the Army Baka. He did not even consider the nearest army station, but chose to return to Hankou Airport by the original route.

After receiving the order from his own colonel, each crew entered combat status urgently.

As bombs were thrown into the Yangtze River, forty-eight Type 96 Land Attacks began to gather, and the formation gradually became a box-like formation.

The Type 96 Land Attack Flying Alone is very fragile. The poor armor and four self-defense weapons can only provide limited protection, but the firepower will soar after forming a cluster.

As long as the attack aircraft follow the instructions of the leader and fight together, the overall battlefield survival rate is quite considerable.

Facing the swooping Hurricane fighter, the 7.7mm gyroscopic machine gun of the Navy Aviation is dancing with great power.

The machine gun bullets in the sky weave several dense self-defense fire nets, which look like a slowly moving hedgehog from a distance.

In particular, the rear machine gunner of each Type 96 Land Attack Flying Machine, unlike the other positions who choose to mix one tracer bullet with every five bullets, his machine gun is full of tracer bullets.

In addition to correcting the trajectory in time and guiding friendly units to counterattack, it is more to deter enemy fighters that follow the attack.

The devils always believe in one thing, even the bravest pilots will feel a little fear in their hearts when they see the dense flames coming towards them.

But the facts have proved that they still underestimated the courage and strength of the Air Force First Division.

As the commander-in-chief of the Second and Third Air Regiments, Fang Ziyi shuttled through the dense rain of bullets like a falcon, and he even had the energy to pay attention to the dynamics of his comrades.

"All offensive formations, pay attention, cut in from the four o'clock direction, there is a blind spot for the enemy's swivel machine guns."

"The width of the current battlefield is very crowded, and after the rockets are fired, quickly vacate the position to avoid affecting the performance of the subsequent offensive forces."

"You can resist the bullets that you can't avoid, and you can withstand hurricanes except for machine guns."

Although the self-defense firepower of the 48 Type 96 Land Attacks looks strong enough, to put it bluntly, those 7.7mm swivel machine guns are more of a bluff.

If it was a bomber formation from the Ugly Country, Fang Ziyi would never lead the team to rush up.

They are equipped with a large number of 12.7mm caliber machine guns, and those weapons can really destroy the fighter formations that come to intercept.

Type 96 Land Attacks? Go wherever it's cool.

No one really thinks that by forming a box formation, they can become a B17 flying fortress, right?

Moreover, the Japanese Navy's attack aircraft pursues extreme range, and the average speed is only more than 200 kilometers per hour. Even if they escape with light equipment, they can barely break through 300, which is too slow compared to the Hurricane fighters of the Air Force 1st Division.

In a sense, as long as the speed of the aircraft exceeds the rotational angular velocity of the self-defense machine gun, the probability of being hit will be greatly reduced.

Under the double speed difference, those 7.7mm gyroscopic machine guns can't even play the basic role of expulsion.

After receiving Fang Ziyi's order, the soldiers in the first wave of attack pressed the launch button of the rockets one after another.

With the burst of fire under the wings, one red sun after another drew a beautiful flight trajectory and flew towards the enemy planes one after another.

Although the accuracy of the rockets was poor and even in an upward attack state, under the salvo of dozens of Hurricane fighters, the effect of this round of attack was surprisingly good.

Five Type 96 land attack aircraft on the opposite side were blown up in mid-air, and seven were seriously injured. The devils had never expected that the Air Force 1st Division would have such a killer weapon.

For the dense bomber group, the oncoming rockets were a great threat.

In order not to be used as fixed targets by the concentrated superior firepower of the Eighth Route Army's Air Force, the devils had no choice but to change their formation and disperse their operations.

"Baga! Scatter!"

"Six planes in a group, don't make the distance between all formations too crowded!"

"Damn machine gunners! Haven't you eaten? The enemy is about to ride on my face! Why can't you even shoot down a fighter!"

In fact, the machine gunners of each Type 96 Land Attack Fighter worked very hard. The bullet holes on the fuselage of the Hurricane fighter are enough to show that their counterattack did not fail.

It's a pity that the times have changed, and the role that a single machine gun can play in air combat is extremely limited.

Facing the tough and durable Hurricane fighter, the 7.7mm machine gun can't even break the bones, let alone destroy it.

After firing the rocket in one breath, Fang Ziyi immediately aimed at the enemy plane and pressed the firing button of the aircraft machine gun. The right wing of a Type 96 Land Attack Fighter on the upper left was immediately hit with more than a dozen fist-sized holes.

It's a pity that the accuracy of this attack was still a little poor, and it didn't hit the engine and other vital parts in one breath.

While hitting the enemy plane, he pressed the stick without hesitation to operate the fighter to roll. It not only freed up the attacking position for the follow-up comrades, but also avoided the attack of the rear machine gunner.

After arriving at the enemy's exact six o'clock direction, the twelve small water pipes once again staged the ultimate torture.

"Da Da Da!"

A series of accurate shots directly and brutally punched several holes in the rear machine gunner's cockpit of the Type 96 Land Attack.

In an instant, the flesh and blood inside the enemy plane flew everywhere. There was even a flight cap stained with blood and unknown liquid, which was thrown into the air due to air pressure.

The self-defense machine gun of the Type 96 Land Attack has a certain blind spot.

After the rear machine gun was knocked off by Fang Ziyi's Hurricane fighter, it suddenly became a tiger without fangs and claws, and could no longer make a strong counterattack.

In order to save his own dog life, the Japanese pilot could only speed up and desperately flee to the vicinity of his teammates, trying to enter the self-defense firepower of the formation.

But the Eagle of North China would never give the enemy a chance to escape. After knocking out the most threatening tail machine gun, he rolled left and came to the eight o'clock position of the Type 96 Land Attack.

Then he pushed the throttle forward and pounced forward until he was still 200 meters away, then he pulled the trigger of the aircraft machine gun.

Twelve lines of fire like meteors chasing the moon bit the tail of the Type 96 Land Attack. Then several rows of brutal bullet holes were pressed from the tail to the nose.

Due to the weak overall protection performance, the pilot had already been beaten to a state of disfigurement by a series of machine gun bullets.

But the joystick was still tightly held in the hands of the dead pilot, which eventually caused the plane to lose control and roll towards the Yangtze River with billowing black smoke.

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Just when Fang Ziyi successfully killed a Type 96 Land Attack, the soldiers of the Second and Third Air Regiments also reaped a lot of rewards, killing more than half of the enemy planes.

Although the soldiers' flight time and combat experience were not as rich as those of the Benzi Navy, they could not make any fancy maneuvers.

But after more than half a year of training and fighting, everyone's basic skills are very solid, and even the most demanding instructors can't find any faults.

Facing the cluster of Type 96 land attack planes, the comrades immediately raised their altitude after firing rockets. Then they turned their backs to the sun and dived towards the bomber group.

During the attack, the soldiers focused on key parts such as the fuel tank and engine at the root of the wing. Once the fuselage of the Hurricane rushed through the enemy formation, it would climb again and repeat the above actions.

Because the fighter planes were backed by the sun, it was difficult for the machine gunners on the Type 96 land attack planes to aim.

Even if the devils were equipped with special goggles, the accuracy of shooting in the sun was much worse than usual.

This tactic looks ordinary and may even cause visual fatigue to bystanders. But war is often simple and unpretentious, and one trick can be used to win the world.

Back then, the devils used a cannon to bombard the infantry and rushed, and took over most of the Republic of China in a very short time.

Now their retribution has come. The 1st Air Division of the Eighth Route Army used a version of B&Z tactics to fight from Zhongtiao Mountain to Shancheng, and beat the army and navy one by one.

Forty-five minutes later, the battle was completely over.

"Captain, you have fulfilled your mission!"

"The 2nd and 3rd Air Regiments successfully completed the mission. Seven Hurricane fighters were shot down, but the soldiers have all parachuted. The comrades of the 8th Office of Shancheng should be responsible for the rescue."

"Please give instructions."

After hearing Fang Ziyi's brief report, Captain Wang Hai nodded with satisfaction.

No matter how poor the self-defense firepower of the 96th Land Attack was, it still had a 20mm machine gun to support it. The young soldiers were able to achieve a record of 7:48, which was a perfect answer.

"Everyone listen to the order, and advance towards Yichang in regiments."

"If you don't encounter the Japanese land aviation on the way, all return to the Hubei-Henan border area for supplies and wait for the new phase of orders from the Eighth Office of Shancheng."

"Let's go!"

In this operation, considering that the Japanese are likely to attack in multiple batches.

On the way to Shancheng, Captain Wang Hai specifically instructed the soldiers to leave at least half of the bullets/aircraft guns to deal with the round-robin battles of the Japanese land aviation and naval aviation.

Limited by the shortcomings of ammunition load and range, the Air Force 1st Division can only barely defend.

The task of long-distance raids on major Japanese airports has to wait for the appearance of the twin-engine heavy fighter Mosquito. After all, the Republic of China is too big, and a range of less than 2,000 kilometers is considered short-legged.

On the way to Yichang, Captain Wang Hai said in the communication channel:

"Comrades, our Air Force 1st Division will definitely not be able to fight at the division level in the future. As more and more lost territory is recovered, regiment-level and brigade-level operations will become the norm."

"Our team has always emphasized equality for everyone. Everyone has the opportunity to lead the team and have the opportunity to be promoted."

"But now, let us congratulate the birth of the first new generation of ace pilots of the Eighth Route Army Air Force!"

As soon as this was said, everyone was stunned for a second.

Soon, everyone thought of who the ace pilot Captain Wang Hai was talking about.

Fang Ziyi successfully shot down four fighters of various models in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain. Counting the Type 96 Land Attack that was just killed, it has reached the minimum requirements of an ace pilot.

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At the same time, in Taiyuan, Shanxi.

Huang He looked at the new system bonus in his mind and scratched the back of his head in confusion.

Fang Ziyi? Isn't that the famous ground-licking maniac? Why did he change his career to fight for air superiority? Could it be that the entire Air Force First Division has its own strategic destruction doctrine and interception mission bonus?

"Few people would take such great risks as the pilots of the Eighth Route Army Air Force. These brave warriors are almost single-handedly fighting against the air force of a hostile country.

Fang Ziyi, a senior pilot nicknamed the Eagle of North China.

Not only did he survive many missions, but he also led the Hawk Hurricane formation to win many close air battles, showing excellent skills.

Just today, Fang Ziyi performed significantly in the mission in Shancheng and became an important role in this crucial interception battle.

As a shining example of the courage of the Eighth Route Army, his promotion was widely publicized.

Although people may regard war more as hell than honor, there are still many people who are willing to see heroes to emulate.

Effect: The production speed of any type of fighter and ammunition in the system +0.2%"

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