Friends, everyone was shocked when they heard the battle report broadcast by the Japanese on the radio. Oh, no, it was the United States. If this battle report is true, then the United States' losses would even exceed that of Pearl Harbor. Don't

Not to mention, 19 aircraft carriers were sunk and damaged. In this way, the US military's sea control in the Pacific was completely lost in a short period of time. This is true. I am afraid that in a few days, the Japanese will be able to destroy the fleet.

Drive to Saipan

Nearby, shelling himself. What happened to Halsey? How could he let the Japanese win such a victory? Oh my God! He went out with 16 aircraft carriers, 5 battleships, and dozens of cruisers and destroyers.

They actually sank and damaged 19 aircraft carriers in one go...wait a minute? Halsey only had 16 aircraft carriers in total, so why did he sink and damage 19 more? Where did the other 3 come from?

So soon everyone woke up and realized that this battle report must be fake! But although we know that there is water and foam in it, there must be some dry stuff in it? Even if there is only half of the dry stuff, it will be a huge failure.

Yeah.

"The Japanese were probably defeated," Ron said. In fact, Ron knew about this bizarre "Taiwan offshore air battle." He knew that in this series of air strikes and counter-air strikes, the U.S. military suffered minimal losses.

It is almost negligible: the US military did not suffer any losses on the 12th. On the 13th, the heavy cruiser Canberra was hit by a torpedo, and another Japanese aircraft that was hit and caught fire fell onto the deck of the aircraft carrier Franklin.

After getting on board, it slipped into the sea (not a special attack), resulting in the loss of deck equipment. On the 13th, a torpedo launched by Yinhe of the T force hit the light cruiser Houston, causing serious damage to the cruiser Houston. Finally, it was towed by the heavy cruiser Boston.

It retreated to Urich Atoll. In addition, several light cruisers or destroyers suffered minor damage - this is the total loss suffered by the US fleet.

The reason why the Japanese issued such a ridiculous battle report was actually not to brag. Although the Japanese had almost no moral integrity in this regard. For example, after being defeated by the Americans at Midway Island, they issued a domestic

The victory news, claiming a decisive victory, deceived Tokyo's second-class citizens into staying up all night and holding a lantern parade to celebrate. But this time, the Japanese really didn't mean to lie.

The Combined Fleet and the Military Command really thought they had won the war at first. How could such a ridiculous thing happen? The reason is very simple, because now the Japanese pilots are all rookies and cannot tell the difference between a warship being hit by a bomb and an aircraft being hit by artillery fire.

The difference is, anyway, if you see fireworks, you will hit them. The more the results are counted, the better. As a result, after counting and counting, we have counted the victory of sinking and damaging 19 aircraft carriers.

"The Japanese cannot cause too much damage to our fleet." Ron said, "There are more than a thousand fighters in our fleet, which will not be less than the number of aircraft the Japanese can gather. We have radar,

It can give early warning, so we will not be caught off guard. Our pilots are all veterans, while the Japanese pilots are all rookies - the Mariana battle proved this. A group of rookies, with no numerical advantage,

Not again

It was a sneak attack, and the aircraft they used were not as good as ours. How could they break through the defenses of our fighter jets and achieve such results? Although the Navy guys had to waste half of their flight time on training how to take off and land on the aircraft carrier

The above results in insufficient time for air combat practice, but it will not allow a group of rookies to achieve an effective breakthrough. Therefore, the Japanese must be bragging, just like the time at Midway."

"Well, General Ron, you are right! It is impossible for the Japanese to cause such losses to our fleet. This must be a lie!" At this time, an old man wearing a general's epaulette came in from outside. Ron

You know, this must be General Hansel, the commander of the 21st Bomber Command.

"Hello, General Hansel!" Ron raised his hand and saluted General Hansel.

General Hansel returned the military salute and then said: "I'm exhausted from flying all the way here."

"Fortunately, I'm a pilot, so I'm used to flying." Ron smiled, "To be honest, I haven't been on a plane for a long time, and I really enjoy the feeling of flying."

"That's good!" General Hansel also smiled, "If you are not very tired, I think I can talk to you about our situation here. To be honest, we have encountered a little trouble..."

…

The b-29 bomber took off from Saipan and can already bomb most of the targets in Japan. Moreover, Japan's industrial scale is much smaller than that of Germany, and the b-29 bomber, regardless of flight speed, altitude, range, and bomb load

They are far more than the main force of the Allied forces on the European battlefield: b-1

7 and b-24. In addition, due to lack of materials and insufficient industrial capabilities, Japan's air defense force is much worse than that of Germany. Originally everyone thought that once the Saipan Airport was obtained, with the powerful b-29 bombers,

They would soon destroy the poor Japanese industry.

However, things did not go as smoothly as the Americans imagined at first. The bomber group taking off from Saipan avoided being like the bomber group taking off from Sichuan, and was immediately discovered by Japanese spies as soon as they took off. Ten minutes later,

The Japanese Army Aviation in Wuhan got the information that the B-29 bomber group was taking off. Then, Japanese fighter jets everywhere had enough time to climb to a suitable altitude to intercept the tragic situation of the B-29 bomber group. But

In the end, they still have to pass over the Ryukyu Islands controlled by the Japanese before they can launch an attack on the Japanese mainland. Therefore, the Japanese mainland still has the opportunity to take off fighter jets. However, the climb time left for these fighter jets is much more limited, so they all

There is no way to climb to an altitude above 8,000 meters when the b-29 approaches. As long as the b-29 maintains a flying altitude above 8,000 meters, they will have nothing to do against the b-29.

Therefore, in order to ensure safety, the B-29 bombers of the 21st Bomb Wing will maintain a flying altitude of more than 8,000 meters. This also greatly reduces their bombing accuracy.

"When we first started, we tried to use a box formation to solve the problem. Well, you know, compared to the b-17 and b-24, the b-29 has a stronger fuselage structure and more powerful self-defense firepower. And the Japanese fighter jets

The performance of the B-29 is no better than that of the Germans. If a box formation is used, then with the powerful firepower of the B-29, there is no need to worry too much about intercepting the aircraft? That’s what we thought at the time." General Hansel shook his head and said,

"but

In fact, we underestimated the madness of the Japanese. When we bombed Japan for the second time, we were attacked by a large group of Japanese fighter jets. Fortunately, the Japanese planes were not strong enough and the Japanese pilots were not good enough.

They often miss critical points. But even so, their attacks posed a great threat to us. We lost part of the aircraft, and others were injured, so we had to abandon the bombs and return home early."

"Yes, the Japanese are indeed very crazy." Ron said, "When I was on Guadalcanal, I saw Japanese pilots flying damaged fighter planes into our ground targets. From this point of view, the best way is

We still need to obtain an island closer to Japan that can take off and land fighter jets."

Ron stood up, walked to the big map, and looked at it.

"Well, it would be best to get an airport on the Ryukyu Islands or the Ogasawara Islands. Then we can use P-51s to escort the B-29 bombers. It depends on the Navy. Well, the Japanese will

If they use fighter jets to ram our bombers, do you think they will use those planes to ram our warships when the navy is trying to seize these targets?"

"Crashing a plane into a warship? That's not... Well, if these planes are full of explosives, that's really a big problem. I think those Japanese lunatics can definitely do such a thing! We'd better take precautions early. Although the Navy

Most of the guys are bastards, but no matter what, they are also bastards on our side! We have to find an opportunity to remind them." General Hansel said.

Ron nodded in agreement, and then made another request: "I think the best way to understand the Japanese air defense situation is to go and see it in person. General, can you arrange for me to see it tomorrow?"

Follow the B-29s on their bombing mission to Japan to see it?"

…

The weather was good again the next day. Early in the morning, the airport was busy. The first wave of bombers was about to take off. This time, the target of the air raid was the "Yawata Iron Works" in the northern part of Kyushu Island.

.This steel plant is an extremely important steel plant in Japan. It was built using the reparations from the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894 and relied on the resources of Northeast China.

A large steel company that smelts steel from coal and iron ore in Daye, Hubei Province, China. It is a steel company that mainly serves the military. The guns used by the Japanese army when they invaded China, and the warships, tanks and other heavy weapons used in the Pacific War,

A large amount of steel produced by Hachiman is used. Therefore, it has become one of the most important targets for the Allied forces.

44 B-29 bombers were ready to take off. The fuel had been filled and a lot of high-explosive bombs were hung in the bomb bays. Ron boarded a B-29 bomber and saw off the first arrival.

General Hansel waved his hand and then closed the hatch.

The four engines of the b-29 began to start one after another, the huge propellers began to rotate, and the aircraft began to accelerate and taxi on the runway. Then the nose began to gradually lift, and then the aircraft began to leave the ground and fly into the sky.
Chapter completed!