The next night, the U.S. military once again attacked Oita on Kyushu Island. The Americans knew that the Japanese would definitely find the problem soon, because some of the bombs dropped might not explode due to various reasons. Although

Such a bomb is also likely to be destroyed by fire, but it is also entirely possible that it was picked up by the Japanese. As long as the Japanese get one or two bomb samples that were not completely destroyed, they will definitely understand the secret of this bomb in a short time

, then the effectiveness of this kind of bomb will be greatly reduced in the future. Therefore, the Americans must launch more bombings before the Japanese can react.

The bombing of Kumamoto last night was extremely successful. Almost half of Kumamoto was burned down, and tens of thousands of people were killed or injured. This news made the Japanese on Kyushu extremely nervous. Including those who had just returned from the combined fleet to visit relatives.

Jiro Hamada. Jiro Hamada is a native of Oita and is about to serve on the destroyer Yukikaze of the United Fleet. In fact, Jiro Hamada did not have time to complete his studies at the military academy and even learned how to use a sextant.

He didn't even have time to learn. But because the United Fleet lost a large number of personnel and was in urgent need of replacement, Jiro Hamada was drafted into the army and became a glorious Japanese locust worth five yen (the price of a death notice).

Navy soldier. As for the fact that he hasn't completed his studies and can't even use a sextant, what's the point? Can he paint the deck? Just know how to do it! Anyway, I don't expect a worthless conscript to be able to do that.

Doing some high-tech work?

Tomorrow morning, Jiro Hamada will go to the Navy to report. The family has specially prepared a delicious meal for him, a big rice ball, and a small fish. Although Jiro Hamada has been to the Navy more than once

My family has said that the navy has good food, so there is no need to worry. On the contrary, the family is very poor, so it is better to be frugal. But after all, he is going to join the war. Who knows, he will not return to Oita in the future.

The only way to see him was to go to Kudanzaka. So his parents prepared dinner for him according to Chinese New Year standards. After eating, his father talked for a long time. Of course, there were words of encouragement such as being loyal to the country, but he said

What I learned more is "Goshen Daikiri", don't just run around places like Kudanzaka. And Jiro Hamada is naturally full of "Hai".

After talking, it was getting late, so everyone went to bed. In the middle of the night, Hamada Jiro was awakened by a loud noise, and he felt that the whole room was shaking. He quickly got dressed and walked out of the room.

He ran out. His father, mother, and younger brother who was only twelve years old also ran out quickly.

"It was probably bombed," said Hamada Jiro's father.

"It seems to be over there with the Komatsu family." Mother said.

"Go take a look and see if you can help."

…

The bomb exploded in the yard of Komatsu's house. The shock wave of the explosion knocked down half of the wall of the house. However, no one was hurt.

"The power of this bomb is too small?" Although Jiro Hamada has no experience of being bombed, as a military cadet, he still knows a little bit. If it is really an authentic aerial bomb, how can it only have

With such little power, this power is at most equivalent to the power of a 6-inch gun on a light cruiser. How can there be such a small-power aerial bomb?

After seeing that no one was hurt, everyone went home. Hamada Jiro's parents also commented that it seemed that the bombing was not that terrible.

Hamada Jiro shook his head as he walked back, an ominous premonition lingering in his mind.

…

Early the next morning, just after 4:30, Hamada Jiro's mother got up to prepare food for her son on the road. It was at this time that the first flame appeared.

"Oops! It's on fire!" Hamada Jiro's mother smelled something burning. When she looked up, she saw flames coming out of the roof of the house.

Amidst the mother's screams, everyone hurriedly got up again. The father and brother quickly picked up the buckets and prepared to fetch water from the well to put out the fire. Hamada Jiro grabbed the bucket from his father's hand and rushed out. As soon as he went out,

Hamada Jiro was stunned. On the street, almost everyone’s house was on fire!

"This fire can't be saved!" Jiro Hamada immediately made this judgment. On the Navy's warships, the most worrying thing is fire. Therefore, the Navy cadets have learned a lot about fire knowledge, definitely not

Those old haters in the Army can compare.

"This fire can't be put out!" Jiro Hamada threw away the bucket and grabbed his brother and father, "Pull mom out quickly and run! If you run too late, the fire will block the street!"

"It really can't be saved?" the father asked, his eyes were red. Obviously, he was reluctant to abandon the house like this.

"I'll go in and get something!" The mother had just been pulled out by her brother and wanted to go back.

"It's too late! Come to the well!" Jiro Hamada took a bucket of water from the well and poured it directly on his brother. Then he handed him a soaked towel, "When you encounter smoke, use this to cover it.

nose!"

"Brother, run outside the city! Quick!" Then he picked up a bucket of water and poured it on his mother.

By this time, the fire had begun to grow bigger. The flames on the roof had risen as high as a person.

"Run!" Jiro Hamada poured the last bucket of water on his head, and then rushed out of the city.

At first, the morning breeze blew on his soaked body, and Hamada Jiro felt a little cold. But as the fire grew stronger, the oncoming wind became hotter, and Hamada Jiro could even see

to the white water vapor rising up from his clothes.

At this time, more people had woken up, some were still trying in vain to put out the fire, some were shouting in despair, and others started to run away. Hamada Jiro's family had already been affected by these

The scurrying crowd dispersed. But Hamada Jiro knew that now was not the time to worry about this. If he wanted to find someone, he would have to wait until he ran out to find someone.

The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and the streets were filled with thick smoke. Hamada Jiro covered his mouth and nose with a wet towel, hunched over and stumbled towards the outside of the city. Just now, the people running beside him had already disappeared one by one.

He fell into the thick smoke. As the teacher in the military academy said, in a fire, the biggest threat to human life is not the flame, but the poisonous smoke. Most of the people who died in the fire were killed by the smoke.

.

Even though he covered his mouth and nose with a wet towel, Jiro Hamada still felt a sharp pain in his throat. He quickly lowered his body lower, where there would be slightly less smoke. His body was exposed

His skin was all stinging from the flames, and his clothes had been dried, but they had not yet burned like the clothes on the man he had just seen.

Moreover, the thick smoke also affected his vision. His eyes were crying, and he could hardly tell the direction of the road. He could only rely on his memory to run. The fire also became stronger, and his hair began to

Curly, the clothes began to turn yellow. At this moment, a gust of wind blew, and the thick smoke in front of him was blown away. He saw that the intersection out of the city was right in front of him...

…

It was during this air raid that a malfunctioning bomb fell outside the city. The bomb did not explode. It fell almost completely into the hands of the Japanese, and the secret of the fire that burned the city was revealed.

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On the third night, a fleet of B-29s attacked Fukuoka on Kyushu Island. But this time, the Japanese were well prepared. Although the lack of large-caliber anti-aircraft guns and night fighters prevented them from shooting down a few B-29 bombers. But almost all

The citizens were mobilized. They prepared fire-fighting water in advance. When the bats flew under the eaves, they worked together to catch the bats. Therefore, when the scheduled time for the incendiary bombs came, the only fire spots in the city were

There were more than a thousand fire spots. Moreover, as soon as these fire spots appeared, they were immediately extinguished by the well-prepared citizens. The performance of the Japanese in this defense basically showed that the era of bat bombs was basically over.

…

After understanding the situation, Ron took out a piece of paper and began to write his suggestions.

"The bombing of Northeast China is very costly, but it is difficult to achieve good results. For bombing Japan, it is best to capture an island in the Pacific as a base. In this way, there is no long-range early warning radar in Japan, and there are no long-range early warning radars at sea.

Without the ability to set up a large number of manned observation posts, the Japanese's interception efficiency will be very low. And the Japanese's heavy-duty twin-engine two-seat fighters cannot be used to intercept B-29s attacking from the sea due to their poor speed and climb.

Bombers. Of course, due to political considerations, air strikes in Northeast China must also be persisted. However, the number of bombs dropped can be reduced to improve the flight performance of the B-29 and increase the flight altitude of the B-29. This will greatly reduce the number of aircraft

Loss.

Regarding the Japanese's new single-engine fighter, judging from the existing data, there is still a gap in performance with our military's fighter jets, but compared with Zeke (the Americans' name for Zero War) and Oscar (the Americans' name for the ki-43)

fighter aircraft), its progress is very obvious. But considering that the Japanese do not have many high-altitude bombers, and the Germans also lack high-altitude fighter aircraft, I infer that the Japanese aircraft may still have shortcomings in high-altitude performance, so I suggest

After encountering such aircraft, P-51 or P-47 pilots should try their best to attract them to high-altitude combat. In addition, even at medium altitudes, our aircraft still have an advantage in speed, and we can take advantage of this advantage.

, forcing the opponent to enter high altitudes to engage with our army through a large-radius, shallow-angle spiral climb. The Japanese aircraft have always been weak and have poor anti-strike capabilities, and the training ability of Japanese pilots is very poor. Therefore, whenever there is a shooting opportunity during the battle,

, don’t be too stingy with artillery shells, and try to eliminate the Japanese pilots directly in the aircraft. The fighters in the fleet should cooperate with each other and concentrate their firepower so that the enemy pilots have no chance to parachute. Eliminating the pilots is far more important than shooting down the enemy aircraft.

As for the bat bomb, its use should be temporarily stopped. After our army takes over the Pacific islands, it may be used mixed with high-explosive bombs, which may still have a certain effect. In addition, incendiary bombs will become the protagonist in future air strikes against Japan, so

, we should prepare for this in advance..."

…

Ron put down his pen. It was already afternoon. The slanting sunlight passed through the window screen with white patterns and shone into Ron's carriage. At this time, it might be stopping at a small station to give way to a military column. This

At that moment, the roar of airplanes was heard outside.

"This sound sounds like it's PA-47. Is it the batch that was replenished to us a few days ago and is training?" Ron asked.

"It seems so. In fact, we are not too far away from the 'Crow's Nest'." Scott replied as he opened the window screen. Ron looked out and saw a group of PA-47s flying over at low altitude.
Chapter completed!