Komatsu was the first real Japanese person captured in this battle. In fact, he was able to capture him alive thanks to the Nanbu pistol produced by Japan. If you want to ask which kind of pistol was the best in World War II, there must be

There is a lot of debate. The Chinese will say it is the German Mauser 20-shot Zirait (box gun) that can be used as a submachine gun, the Russians will definitely say it is the TT33 (the prototype of the 54) with amazing penetrating power, and the Americans will say it is

The classic .45 caliber m1911a1 with amazing stopping power, the Germans will show off their exquisitely crafted P38 pistols that are like works of art. But if you ask which is the worst combat pistol, I am afraid everyone will say in unison: ri

Japan's Southern Pistol (commonly known as "Torrent Box" in China). Since Japan is a resource-scarce country, Japan took every possible method to cut corners when producing this gun. As a result, it finally produced a

This kind of crappy pistol is unique in the world. The reliability of this kind of pistol is simply a nightmare. When you want to use it to fire, it will often fail to fire because the firing pin is deformed; but when you don't intend to use it to fire, it will not fire.

Sometimes, it often fires on its own due to malfunctioning safety. Just like this time, Komatsu's road to the Yasukuni Shrine was completely blocked by this bad gun.

Because Komatsu was captured before committing suicide, the interrogating officers thought that it would be very difficult to pry open the mouth of a staunch militarist like him. To this end, they also prepared a lot of plans.

, everything from civilized to barbaric. Unexpectedly, when the interrogation began, they found that this Japanese man was easy to deal with, much easier to deal with than the "scared of death" Yankee. They just asked questions.

Just say whatever you have, just like pouring beans through a bamboo tube. In less than a morning, you already know everything you want to know. At that time, the officer in charge of the interrogation thought that he was lucky and had met someone easy to deal with. Later,

As more and more Japanese soldiers were captured, they discovered that this situation was extremely common. The Japanese army never considered that their soldiers would be captured, so they did not do anything to the soldiers at all.

Even with the most basic counter-interrogation training, many Japanese soldiers simply don’t know what can and cannot be said. Moreover, Japan directly judges captured prisoners as treason in law, which also causes the captured soldiers to be broken.

Broken psychology.

From the interrogation of Komatsu, the Americans learned that the Japanese had assembled more aircraft and ships in Rabaul, preparing to intensify the fight for Guadalcanal. It seems that although in the Battle of the Eastern Solomon Islands on August 24

Although they were defeated, the Japanese's determination to regain Guadalcanal did not waver.

Vandegrift, the commander of the 1st Marine Division, took this news extremely seriously because it meant that the Japanese might launch a new attack. He immediately called General Nimitz, who was in charge of the Guadalcanal Campaign, requesting reinforcements of the Guadalcanal Islands campaign.

He used the island's aviation power and sent more supplies. He knew that the outcome of this battle actually depended on who could get more supplies. Although the U.S. Navy recently won the battle in Eastern Solomons, he did not lose much.

Small, right now, the U.S. Navy does not have much strength near Guadalcanal. To ensure supplies, it must first ensure sea control, at least daytime sea control. And these almost entirely rely on the land-based aviation of Guadalcanal.

The one-sided air battle on August 30 obviously gave the Japanese a great shock. For several days, no Japanese aircraft appeared over Guadalcanal. Taking this opportunity, the Americans further strengthened their military power on Guadalcanal.

More troops were sent here. At the same time, Ron also got more P-38s. 12 new factory P-38s were sent to the island, but Ron did not get the pilot he was most looking forward to now. Nor did he expect it.

A new model equipped with a 6-barreled Gatling gun.

Along with this batch of aircraft, there was a letter from his brother. The letter said that samples of the Gatling gun designed by Ron had been produced and the current testing work was going smoothly. But the military was not convinced about this kind of gun.

There are some doubts about the new artillery, and it will take time for it to become an option for the army. But perhaps, some of the by-products of this gun will be put to use first.

After getting more P-38s, Ron felt that he could not just wait for the Japanese to come. The failure of the Japanese last time was not unrelated to the fact that the number of planes dispatched at one time was too small. The capacity of Rabaul Airport

It's not comparable to Guadalcanal. If Japan accumulates enough aircraft in Rabaul and launches a large-scale raid with hundreds of aircraft, he may not be able to withstand it. He feels that he must do something to avoid this situation.

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In the past, due to the range problem of fighter jets, the US Air Force on Guadalcanal was always beyond the reach of the Japanese military airport in Rabaul. Therefore, the Japanese defense was not too tight, if the prisoner did not lie. But now p

The range of -38 can completely cover Rabaul. Taking the initiative may not be a bad idea.

At the regular meeting of the aviation force, Ron put forward his idea. This idea was also supported by other pilots. So the first proactive attack on the Rabaul Army Airport was put on the agenda.

There are two purposes for this attack. The first is to eliminate as many Japanese planes as possible on the runway of the airport, but more importantly, to anger the Japanese and attract them to launch an attack on melon when the time is not yet ripe.

The island's counterattack. To put it more clearly, they were going to slap the Japanese in the face.

At 5 o'clock in the morning the next day, as the sun just showed its glow, Ron took a few selected pilots and set off. The scale of this operation was not large, with only 8 P-38 aircraft participating. Other aircraft

Stand by at the airport.

Each P-38 is equipped with an auxiliary fuel tank and a 250-pound small bomb. In fact, the P-38 has a very strong mounting capacity, almost as much as the four-engine strategic bomber B-17. However, if it is mounted

If there are so many aircraft, the range will not be that far. According to the plan, if there are no patrolling fighter jets near the enemy's airport and the ground anti-aircraft firepower is not strong, they will carry out low-altitude bombing, first dropping bombs, and then using machine guns to sweep the airport. If

If the enemy has patrolling fighter jets, drop bombs on the airport from high altitude, and then kill their patrolling fighter jets in front of the enemy.

After several hours of long-distance flight, according to calculations based on the chart, Rabaul is almost there. If the attack is sudden, Ron should choose to enter at a low altitude. But it is not yet known whether the enemy has fighter jets patrolling. He rashly lowers the altitude.

It is very dangerous. So Ron still flies with his fleet at an altitude of 5,500 meters.

Not far away, the majestic figure of an island has appeared in front of Ron...

Kim Sook-hee is a low-level comfort woman in the Rabaul comfort station. (The price and status of pure Japanese comfort women are higher.) Japan has established several comfort stations in Rabaul. There are "like her" in them.

There are also a lot of comfort women from the "Three Kingdoms" (the Japanese people's disparaging name for the aboriginal people of Korea and Taiwan who were then colonies of Japan). Recently, there are more and more soldiers in Rabaul, especially those worth 5 ri yuan.

The number of army soldiers (5ri yuan was the cost of sending letters during recruitment) has increased sharply. These guys' military pay is not high and they cannot afford those pure Japanese comfort women, so they can only come to people like her. Last night,

She received a total of twelve army soldiers. When these people accepted her comfort, they did not forget to show off to her that they were soldiers of the Eastern Army at the Flower Pass of the Imperial Army. The American and British devils were no match for them.

But Jin Shuji was not interested in these. She only knew that in an hour, the comfort station would open again. Now, there was a long queue outside the comfort station. Although she seriously lacked rest, as long as the door opened,

Open, she still has to...

At this time, she heard the roar of the airplane engine. When Kim Shu-hee was a child, she was full of fantasies about this kind of machine that could fly in the sky. But now, here, she has seen a lot of airplanes.

Most of them were comparable to those of the men she had seen. So she didn't even raise her head and continued to do her own thing - seize the time to eat.

But then, a series of explosions came from the airport not far away, and then the Japanese samurai lining up at the door dispersed in a rush.

The Japanese in Rabaul had almost no precautions at all. When Ron led the fleet of two planes to swoop down in a group, few people paid attention to them. Next to the runway, fighter jets and bombers were lined up neatly.

There was no disguise at all in the formation. Ron passed over several Type 1 Land Attackers parked beside the runway, and a 250-pound bomb roared down, immediately blowing one of them into pieces.

"Oh, it would be great if we had cluster bombs. We could kill at least 4 of them at once."

Ron pulled up the plane, turned it over in a somersault, and rushed towards the Japanese military plane parked at the airport again. The four .50s and a 20mm gun on the nose of the plane were fully fired, sweeping it all the way along the tarmac.

One Zero Fighter after another caught fire under his rain of bullets.

Only then did the Japanese troops on the airport react. Various weapons, including 20mm anti-aircraft guns, 12.7mm anti-aircraft guns, 7.7mm Lewis anti-aircraft guns, and even 38mm guns, began to fire.

But at this time, Ron had already led the fleet to fly out of the design range of these small-caliber weapons and began to climb.

Ron looked back and saw several people hurriedly climbing into the Zero War that had not yet been destroyed, preparing to take off to chase them.

If Ron and the others plan to leave now, these slow 0-fighters will definitely not be able to catch up with them, but they are not here just to drop a few small bombs. The more important purpose is to slap the Japanese in the face.

What could be a louder slap than turning their fighter jets into turkeys in front of the Japanese soldiers on the ground?

Several Japanese planes have already taken off and are now climbing up at full power.

"Wait first, wait until they climb out of the range of anti-aircraft artillery fire, and then take action." Ron ordered.

Several Japanese planes chased after them. Ron once again used the P-38's trump card - spiral climb.

"Climbing in front of me? You're looking for death!" The pilot Fumio Inukai pulled the operating stick and chased after him. Several planes climbed higher and higher, and soon the altitude exceeded 6,000 meters. People on the ground now have to use help

Only a telescope can see clearly

On the ground, a Japanese officer was watching the battle with a telescope.

"Inukai-kun is in danger."

"Your Majesty, Major, Inukai-kun is an ace pilot, so there should be no problem." A captain next to him asked.

"At altitudes above 6,000 meters, the engines of our fighter jets have serious insufficient output. Inukai-kun originally thought that he could catch up with the opponent at altitudes below 6,000 meters." He paused and continued to add, "I originally thought the same thing.

This is the estimate, but obviously the performance of the opponent's aircraft exceeds our estimate. Now Inukai-kun is in a difficult situation. We can only hope that his opponent will make a mistake."

During the conversation, the situation in the air had changed dramatically. Inukai's Zero War could no longer continue to climb. If it climbed higher, with Zero War's high-altitude performance, it would no longer be an air battle, but a court of death.

But if you leave now, you will definitely be attacked by others. But Inukai is still confident. He feels that with Zero War's maneuverability, even if the opponent dives and attacks him, he may not be able to hit him. So Inukai chose

He led his wingman in a shallow dive to lower his altitude.

Since the opponent gives you the opportunity to dive and attack, of course you have to attack.

Ron and his wingman Kanu dived down one after another and dived directly towards Inukai Takeshi's fighter plane. Inukai turned around and looked at the swooping enemy plane. There is a big question about when to turn.

If it turns early, they will have time to cut your inside line. If it turns late, they will open fire immediately.

But now the enemy's speed is astonishingly fast, and the closing rate is very high. Under such circumstances, making a move too early or too late will be fatal.

Due to insufficient prediction of the effective range of the P-38, Inukai turned a little late. As a result, his Zero Fighter was bitten by the dense .50 bullets. Nowadays, the US military's aviation machine guns use specialized

In response to the Japanese aircraft's armor-piercing incendiary bombs, the aircraft immediately caught fire. The flames quickly grew bigger and bigger, and Inukai could only use all his strength to open the canopy and jump out.

When the parachute opened in the sky, Inukai discovered that another plane was falling - all Japanese planes!

Ron triumphantly planned to make two more circles in the air. At this time, a large-caliber anti-aircraft gun shell exploded not far from his plane. The fuselage shook slightly and seemed to be slightly injured.

"Damn it, have you forgotten the anti-aircraft guns? If I ask you to install 13, you will be struck by lightning." Ron thought.

"The mission is completed, everyone returns."

On the way back, Ron reflected on himself.

"The war is fierce and dangerous. You can't be so negligent at any time." He secretly warned himself.

Fortunately, the P-38 was very strong. Although Ron always felt that the plane was slightly damaged from the operation, the plane still flew back safely. After landing, Ron checked it personally and found that the right wing tip was broken.

A small section was probably hit by anti-aircraft artillery.
Chapter completed!