Chapter 497 Carpet Bombing! Leipzig? That's Little Sasebo!
In terms of natural environment, economic potential, and corresponding living facilities, Western Japan is far inferior to large core cities such as Tokyo and Nagoya.
Due to the lack of supplies and the wartime rationing system that had just been introduced last year, Sasebo not only implemented power controls at this time, but also had an extremely strict curfew policy.
In the dark night, the whole city was dead silent.
If it weren't for the military police patrolling every street from time to time, it would be hard to tell that this place was one of the eye of the storm in this world war.
"Woo~wu~wu~"
Just when all the readers were having sweet dreams, imagining that their country would eventually become the winner of this world war, a sharp and ear-piercing air raid siren rudely woke them up from their dreams.
After a while, power was restored in the main city and sirens installed on various streets began to flash wildly.
The searchlights that shot straight into the sky urged the crowd to take refuge.
Unlike Tokyo a few months ago, the notebooks in Sasebo did not hesitate at all. Even if they were disheveled, they rushed to the nearest air-raid shelter as soon as possible.
There is no way, although the navy and the army are doing their best to conceal the truth, and even fabricate false victory reports every once in a while to deceive the people.
But a certain organization that made a comeback had already made the truth about the Republic of China and the Pacific battlefield known to the public, sowing the seeds of panic in the hearts of the writers.
The flames of war have reached the mainland, and the enemy's planes bombed the Locust House some time ago. There is no sense of security in this situation.
In the panic and darkness, stampedes occurred frequently.
On the street in the main city of Sasebo, Xiao Benzi, who was separated from his family, couldn't help crying. Even if they have been trained before, no one can remain calm in times of crisis.
It's a pity that the good times did not last long.
"Bang, bang, bang."
After several gunshots were fired, groups of heavily armed military police took to the streets to maintain order. The radio in the city rang at the same time, playing the top order of the garrison headquarters in a loop.
"Baga! Don't run!"
"Including minors, everyone, regardless of gender, should go home. You losers who are just waiting to die can't forget your tools even if you flee!"
"Did you all turn a deaf ear to Lieutenant General's propaganda? What a disgrace to our brother country Japan!"
Under the threat and moral kidnapping of the military, the originally chaotic books gradually calmed down. Their faces either showed disbelief or anger, but in the end they obediently returned home and took out fire extinguishing tools.
Yes, just go home.
Under the vigorous propaganda of the military government, almost all the people unconditionally support or are forced to support foreign aggression wars.
Vice Admiral Mataro Tanimoto is even more extreme. He has repeatedly asked Moto in public to be in a state of combat readiness to fight enemy fire when air strikes occur.
As for fire extinguishing tools?
The Sasebo Navy Yard originally adopted a production model in which small private workshops produced and large factories were responsible for assembly.
Under the above-mentioned policies, many notebooks not only have to manufacture parts, but also temporarily store various types of military finished products. Isn't it normal to have some fire extinguishing tools?
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The cannon fires, the battle begins!
Just as the notebooks went home to pick up their tools and prepare to go to the air-raid shelter under the leadership of the military police, black clouds that were not dense suddenly burst into the urban airspace.
The searchlights that were still looking around now became clearer and began to focus on the enemy.
In the process of escaping, thousands of lighting flares hanging on parachutes slowly landed in the sky over Sasebo, illuminating the entire main city like the dawn.
By now, even the dullest book has realized one thing: hot pills! Can't run away!
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Since the Third Air Division arrived on Kyushu Island, the soldiers have had a smooth journey.
With the leading troops clearing the way, the enemies along the way are basically unable to organize any effective interception and counterattack.
However, at the moment when it was about to enter the bombing point, the bomber formation was inevitably affected by anti-aircraft fire. After all, the Japanese navy remaining in Sasebo is a regular army and will definitely keep some reserves just in case.
"Anti-aircraft fire is coming! Everyone, hold on tight!"
"It seems that the Japanese are still not convinced! Then let these inhumane Japanese beasts see what it means to fight blood for blood! Tooth for tooth!"
After finishing speaking, Captain Liu took the lead in the Lancaster bomber, rushing towards his target with an unstoppable momentum.
As the lead aircraft of the bombing formation, he has a very important responsibility, which is to find the starting point of the mission before the carpet bombing officially begins, so that the subsequent crews can clarify the timing of bombing.
Other aircrews in the Air Force Division also understood this. They always maintained a predetermined formation and only waited for orders from their superiors to begin dropping bombs.
After finding the particularly distinctive marker, Team Liu shouted decisively in the communication channel:
"bomb!"
Following an order from the pilot aircraft, the entire fleet formed a formation at an altitude of seven thousand meters. The first Lancaster released its bomb at 4:08 a.m. local time.
Napalm bombs and high-explosive aerial bombs left the magazine one after another. Starting from the Sasebo Navy Yard, they fell to the ground like dumplings in a dense mass.
At first, the entire formation was concentrated, but the vigorous counterattack of Benzi's medium-sized anti-aircraft guns forced the comrades to disperse the formation in the middle of the target airspace.
Therefore, the bombing accuracy of the last few waves was not very ideal.
But it's not a big problem. After all, we have carpet bombed, so accuracy and precision are really not that important.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Although it is not the first time that comrades have used napalm today, its damage to wooden buildings is still unparalleled.
From the starting point of the bombing, extending to the center of the main city of Sasebo, countless red fireballs slowly rose up, followed by a series of dull and huge explosions.
Looking at the blazing fire and the naval dock destroyed by high-explosive bombs, every comrade's face revealed the pleasure of revenge.
In this battle, the Eighth Route Army Air Force dispatched 150 strategic bombers and dropped more than 1,500 tons of bombs.
Although the number of fighters was not as good as the British Leipzig bombing. But in terms of damage effect, the latter must be inferior.
"Quick! Take photos and videos."
"This is the first time that our Air Force 3rd Division has carried out a night bombing. The materials collected next are all top-notch teaching materials. As for whether to publish it in the newspaper, wait until the specific damage results come out."
"Yes!"
Hearing this, the self-defense machine gunners of each crew took out their cameras and video cameras to record this magnificent scene. (End of this chapter)