New World War II Eagle Strikes the Sky

Ron saw the remaining Ki-44 "Zhong Kui" interceptors turn around and fly towards the land.He knew that this round of contest was over.In this round of contest, the Japanese failed to shoot down even a b-29 bomber, and the Americans failed to hit the target they wanted to attack.But in general, in this round of competition, it is Japan that suffers.First of all, in any case, although the bombs dropped by the Americans failed to hit the main target, they could always blow up something if they were hit right and wrong.Secondly, in this bombing, the b-29 fleet also damaged two ki-44 "Zhong Kui" interceptors.But in terms of exchange ratio, Japan still has a bigger loss.However, this air strike is still extremely unsatisfactory, because the efficiency of such bombing is too low.

"How can we solve this problem?" Ron thought as he sat in the relatively comfortable cabin of the B-29 bomber.

Ron remembered that LeMay later succeeded General Hansel and became the commander of the 21st Bomber Wing.He also faced this problem at the time.At that time, Li Mei changed the traditional daytime bombing of the US bomber force to night bombing, because Japan did not have decent night fighters at all.Little threat to American bombers.Moreover, Li Mei also shifted the target from attacking industries to attacking living targets, and replaced the high-explosive bombs thrown with incendiary bombs, because there are many wooden houses in Japan, which are easy to burn and cause larger damage. casualties.

"Should I tell General Hansel this idea?" Ron thought, "If you make such a suggestion to him, wouldn't it be equivalent to taking the credit from Li Mei and sending it to General Hansel? Is it? It seems unfair to General Li Mei to do this." Li Mei is also considered Ron's friend, and although Li Mei can't know about taking credit from him like this, Ron still feels a little embarrassed.

However, Ron immediately considered that, first of all, using this strategy can defeat the Japanese devils faster, and it can also reduce the time for the Chinese people to suffer under Japan's iron heel.At the same time, it can also reduce the casualties of American soldiers.With that in mind, it might be worth discussing the plan with General Hansel.

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"Ron, you went out with the bomber group, do you have any ideas?" General Hansel asked.

"Ah, General, I found that the attack efficiency of such bombing is indeed too low." Ron said, "Our bombing altitude is too high, so as long as the airflow is slightly disturbed, our bombs will fall into nowhere. gone."

"Yes. But if we lower the altitude, we will be hit by the enemy. Unless there are escort fighters, otherwise, we can't lower the altitude. Maybe we will have to wait longer until the Navy takes a suitable escort We can launch high-precision bombing at a lower altitude if the fighter jets are advancing to the islands of the airport." General Hansel said.

"Actually, um, I actually have some ideas," said Ron.

"What way?" General Hansel asked.In Army Aviation, Ron was already known for his resourcefulness.In the past, he was recognized as the Army Aviation's No. [-] fighter tactical expert. However, in the Army Aviation, the status of fighter jets has always been inferior to that of bombers.Therefore, the reputation of the number one fighter tactician is not a big deal.This can be seen from the fact that before Ron, Chennault, who was also proficient in fighter jets, was not very popular.Of course, Chennault's bad personality was also one of the reasons why he was suppressed, but could Li Mei's personality be better?And in terms of background, Li Mei's father is not called Li Gang.Why is Li Mei so popular?Although Li Mei was lucky enough to catch up with the war, it is undeniable that bomber experts are more popular in the US Army Aviation, which uses bombers as the core of its army.

So, now, after the U.S. military regained Paris, Li Mei quickly changed his rank from brigadier general to major general, while Ron, it is said, had to wait.However, Li Mei's admiration for Ron has greatly improved Ron's status in everyone's hearts. Li Mei publicly said that Ron is not only the best fighter tactic expert in the entire Army Aviation, but also the best bomber expert in the Army Aviation One of them, even his most proud "box formation" was researched with Ron.Afterwards, Ron designed the "early clearing" tactic of fighter jets that cooperated with the bombers, which won unanimous praise from the officers of the bomber department.So, now when Ron said "I have some ideas", General Hansel immediately cheered up.

"Oh, yeah," said Ron. "The Japanese don't have many decent night fighters as far as I know. Maybe a night attack would be a good idea."

The number of night fighters in Japan is not enough. Compared with the production of night fighters with tens of thousands of people in Germany, the Japanese only produced or modified less than a thousand night fighters in total.And due to technical problems, most of these night fighters are not equipped with onboard radar.Although some aircraft are equipped with airborne radars, they are only equipped with sea search radars.Japanese night fighters equipped with air search radars are rarer than giant pandas and Siberian tigers.

"Yes, the Japanese do not seem to have many night fighters. Our planes that perform some night missions have basically never seen the enemy's night fighters. But the accuracy of night bombing is also a problem." General Hansel said.

"We can change the target." Ron said, "The Japanese must produce weapons and equipment, there are several elements that are necessary: ​​factories, energy, materials, workers, transportation. Whichever of these things are missing, there will be production Difficult or even unsustainable situation."

Ron paused for a moment. Seeing General Hansel's pensive expression, he continued, "For example, we can target transportation. As far as I know, the four islands of Japan China's transportation is very dependent on the shipping in the Seto Inland Sea. The depth of the Seto Inland Sea is shallow, which is especially suitable for mine-laying. If we use the b-29 to carry out the mine-laying mission at night, it may not take long before we can make the Japanese ports The outside is covered with mines, preventing even a small fishing boat from going out to sea in the Seto Inland Sea. This will inevitably bring great chaos to the Japanese industrial production.”

General Hansel didn't speak, he just stood up, walked to the big map, and observed it carefully.

"Well, Ron, this idea is very creative. But in order to form a complete plan, more details are needed. For example, the hydrological conditions of the port and so on. The Navy must have these materials." General Hansel said , "This is really a good way. Japan's local resources are scarce. As long as a large number of mines are laid on their ports, the efficiency of the ports can be greatly reduced, and the problem can naturally be solved from the root. I think this plan is very feasible. It's really worth it A resourceful wizard!"

"Besides, I have another idea." Ron continued to peddle those black-hearted ideas brought from another world, "Our bombing effect on Japanese factories is not good, of course because the bombing altitude is too high, and the bombing The accuracy is too poor. But on the other hand, the Japanese's distinctive industrial layout will also become a troublesome problem. An expert on Japanese issues told me that the Japanese industry is fundamentally different from ours, and theirs is like ours. There are not many large factories like those that were bombed today. In fact, their industry is in the form of semi-industrial and semi-artisanal workshops. Those factories are often only responsible for the final integration, and most of the various parts are scattered in the city The handicraft workshops are completed. If we only attack the factories, the blow to them is limited. We must wipe out these handicraft workshops scattered in the urban residential areas, together with the workers who provide labor for the Japanese military industry, then That’s what’s really efficient.”

"You mean, let us target residential areas like the British did? The British did this in Europe, but the effect still seems to be inferior to our daytime precision bombing." General Hansel was somewhat disapproving, "I think it is still It might be better to concentrate on the offensive minefields."

"General, that's because the cities of the Germans are different from the cities of the Japanese." Ron continued, "The German cities are all made of stone or reinforced concrete, and they can only be bombed bit by bit with high-explosive bombs." .But most of the houses in Japanese cities are made of wood. It is easy to burn. We just need to find a midnight, and send hundreds or even thousands of B-29s at one time, filled with incendiary bombs, and fly to Tokyo. Then use incendiary bombs to draw a big circle around Tokyo to ensure that the little Japan surrounded by it has nowhere to escape, and then you can throw incendiary bombs into the circle. I guess it is definitely better than Dresden. It's even more stimulating."

"This requires a lot of planes, and we don't have so many planes yet," General Hansel said.

"Then increase the amount of ammunition carried on each plane, and take out everything that can be taken out of the plane—unnecessary seats, luxuries, and those machine guns, all of them. Free up the weight Hang Molotov cocktails!"

"This is too risky! If you encounter enemy night fighters, without self-defense firepower, the b-29 full of incendiary bombs and slow to fly will become easy prey for others. Ron, in fact, we don't have to be in such a hurry, we We can wait until we have more planes before we execute this plan. Let us first perfect the plan for the offensive minefield.”

Ron stared at General Hansel, and General Hansel also stared at Ron, shaking his head firmly: "Ron, your plan is very good and very creative, but, I want to say, it really It's too dangerous. I'd rather wait any longer. Young man, don't worry, we have already won the war, the more the last moment, the more we need to be cautious..."

Ron lowered his eyelids as a sign of retreat, after all he was the commander of the 21st Bomber Wing.Ron originally thought that the title of "Ghost General" could be taken away from Li Mei and replaced by General Hansel, but now it seems that this plan may not be implemented until Li Mei takes over. .It is not without reason that Li Mei became the "Ghost General" and "Cold War Eagle". Character is destiny.