Roy and Namur Island are located in the north of Kwajalin Atoll. The two islands are close to each other, with a natural sandbar and dam connected, so they are called Roy Island-Namur Island. 20 years ago, after tug-of-war diplomatic negotiations, the Japanese government rented a series of islands and reefs from the Germans at a considerable cost, including Kwajalin Atoll and Roy Island-Namur Island, thereby establishing and consolidating their strategic system in the South Pacific. In the winter of 1936, the Japanese army transferred a large number of aviation troops from South Asia, and the 15th Air Force and the 20th Air Force were stationed in Kwajalin Atoll and Roy Island-Namur Island respectively. The two echoed each other and protected each other to resist the powerful offensive launched by the US army in the central and southern Pacific.

On this day, the Japanese troops deployed in Kwajalin Atoll were subjected to fierce air strikes by US aviation forces, and the Japanese troops on Roy Island-Namur Island were not spared. However, the early attacks of the US military were mainly in the direction of Kwajalin Atoll. Only half of the former came to bomb Roy Island-Namur Island. Under the desperate resistance of the Japanese 21st Air Force, the US military only destroyed three airport runways on Roy Island and failed to destroy important military facilities such as the aviation team headquarters and barracks and material warehouses built on Namur Island. After the US air force ended, Japanese soldiers and North Korean workers stationed here quickly repaired one of the runways, allowing the remnants of the 15th Air Force retreating from Kwajalin Atoll to land.

Shigezhao Nango, who was then a lieutenant of the Navy, was the ace pilot of the 15th Air Force of the Japanese Navy. He had excellent flight skills and accurate shooting. He had performed outstandingly in the exercises and competitions of the Japanese army many times. During the Japanese army's combat operations of sweeping Southeast Asia and occupying Australian islands, Shigezhao Nango had already shown his edge. During the first battle of the Hawaiian Islands, he shined even more, shooting down seven US fighter jets in succession, and was touted by the Japanese military as the "God of Military" and was commended by the Emperor.

After replenishing fuel and ammunition on Roy Island, Nanxiang Maozhang immediately led the 4 95 ship battles and 3 Type 93 fighter jets that could still take off and returned to Kwajalin Atoll, trying to give the US pilot an unexpected "surprise".

When the temporary flight formation in Nanxiang arrived over the Kwajalin Atoll, the second wave of the US attack aircraft group had just ended the bombing. The entire Kwajalin Atoll had turned into a sea of ​​fire. The existing aviation facilities were completely damaged, and the air defense forces were ravaged to death. Under such circumstances, the US pilot relaxed his vigilance and the fighter escorted the land-based bomber was the first to return, leaving the clumsy Martin B-10 bomber behind.

In just a quarter of an hour, the Nanxiang formation actually shot down 3 b-10s, 2 b-18s, 4 a-17s and 1 "Hawk". Only two fighter jets were injured, setting a record for the most significant loss in the second Battle of Hawaii. Nanxiang Maozhang's daimyo quickly became a flag of the Japanese troops in the Marshall Islands. He himself received a commendation order from the Japanese base camp in the early morning of the next day.

On the other hand, the US military command discovered the mystery of the Japanese aviation force's "resurrecting the dead" through air reconnaissance. The next morning, nearly 200 US fighter jets rushed to the island of Roy - Namur Island in a fierce manner.

With the previous day's experience, Nanxiang Maozhang did not lead the few remaining fighter jets to face the enemy's fleet that was coming in large numbers, but instead switched to the aviation base in Eniwitok earlier, thus avoiding the crushing air strikes of US aviation troops. After two rounds of bombings, he quietly returned to Roy Island-Namur Island from Eniwitok, and landed on the temporary runway that the garrison was hurriedly repaired, spent less than a quarter of an hour to refuel, and then took off in the flames.

This time, Nanxiang, which had just received the base camp commendation, encountered not soft persimmons, but the Grey Eagle Squadron waiting for rabbits in the airspace near Roy Island-Namur Island.

As soon as the cunning Japanese fighter appeared, Major Von Leres, who was hovering at a high altitude, rushed down in his Fokk G-51k. In the battle the day before yesterday, two fighter jets in his squadron were damaged, so only 10 war eagles came today, but it was more than enough to deal with the 9 Japanese fighter jets in the Nanxiang formation.

Diving from a high altitude, Major Von Leres quickly bit a 95-ship battle with his excellent flight skills and rich combat experience. No matter how the opponent dodged, he would not let go. Then all the firepower was fired in a salvo. Within one second, 180 7.92mm machine gun bullets and 16 20mm machine shells flew towards the opponent. Even an armored vehicle could hardly resist such fierce firepower, let alone an old fighter jet wrapped in thin iron. After being hit by a large string of bullets, the Japanese fighter jet immediately sobbed and fell to the ground. I don’t know if the canopy was stuck or the pilot was directly hung up. In short, the plane dragged black smoke until it fell to the ground and exploded. There was no sign of the pilot escaping during this period.

Major Feng Lies, who had won the victory, had not yet had time to savor the pleasure of killing the enemy, and the wingman reminded him via radio: "Lingyu, Lingyu, there is a wolf behind you, the distance is 1,500, move quickly! Move quickly!"

Major Von Leres did not hesitate. He used his hands and feet, and by controlling the driver's rod and flap, the plane quickly rolled to the right. At the same time, he glanced at his speedometer. The Folk Warhawk's speed was only over 400 kilometers per hour, which was not conducive to getting rid of the entanglement of enemy aircraft. Therefore, after the plane rolled 360 degrees to return to normal, he immediately pulled the joystick and turned the flap knob to make the battle eagle climbing state. Accompanied by the powerful and powerful roar of the engine, the Folk G-51k made a ladder climbing action that the Japanese army could never make in the battle of the 95th ship. After a moment, Major Von Leres saw the Japanese fighter jet behind him from the corner of his eyes. At this time, the reading of the speedometer had dropped to over 200.

Seeing that the time had come, the major suddenly stepped on the rudder pedal and quickly changed the flap state. The operation in the blink of an eye caused the Fokker fighter to reverse longitudinally by 180 degrees, with the nose directly aimed at the ground, and the engine was still operating with all its strength. The fighter fell wildly at a nearly vertical angle, and the reading on the speedometer increased sharply...

Major von Leres glanced at the speedometer and altimeter every second. When the altitude dropped to 400 meters, he pulled the joystick again, and the seat plane changed to dive with huge centrifugal force, and the speed reached an astonishing 590 kilometers per hour. This was a maneuvering action of jumping down and falling. Major von Leres put his plane above the Japanese fighter jet that was chasing him just now. At this time, the opponent's firepower was helpless to him, but he could approach the opponent from the tail with the highest speed.

In an instant, the major installed the Japanese fighter jet that almost succeeded in sneak attack into his aiming circle. After a precise short shot, the target was knocked into a leaking screen by dozens of bullets and machine shells. The simple black smoke lasted for only two seconds, and the fuel tank exploded in a suffocation. The entire plane suddenly turned into a huge fireball in the air, and fell down with the man and the plane.

A series of skilled actions made Major Von Leres satisfied with his increasingly proficient air combat technology, but when he turned his attention to the entire air battlefield again, he could no longer find several intact targets. The number of fighters, performance differences, and the quality of pilots on both sides, and experience led to the air combat being one-sided. In the battle that took a little more than a quarter of an hour, only one Japanese fighter jet that took off to meet the enemy was able to escape from the battlefield.

The fighter cleared the target airspace, and more than 100 bombers who were deploying subsequent air strikes began to display their ground attack capabilities freely. Those fighter jets and fuel depots that had not yet taken off, and air defense positions became their most delicious on-the-trade meals. Even German volunteers, former Luftwaffe ace pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Scheram, led his 222nd carrier-based dive bomber squadron to join the feast.

"All aircraft have paid attention, all aircraft have paid attention. Next, dive bombing is carried out on a team, and after the end, we will meet at an altitude of 2,000 meters! Start the action! The 1st team comes with me!"

After releasing the throat communicator, Lieutenant Colonel Scheram pulled the joystick back, and the nose of the machine rose up. The blue sea and the smoke-filled islands quickly disappeared from sight, and replaced by the blue sky with white clouds floating.

Scheram looked back and the other aircraft in the squadron began to climb upwards. When he looked back at the instrument in front of him, the pointer of the altimeter would pass through 3,000 meters. Usually, the ju-17t needs to climb to an altitude of 3,000 meters or more, preferably 4,000 meters, and then increase its speed to more than 500 kilometers per hour through dives of 2,000 to 2,500 meters. Learning from the lessons learned from the previous combat operations, the German army made a series of technical improvements to its dive bombers, including the use of a set altitude pull-up warning light and automatic leveling controller, which greatly reduced the accident rate of dive bombers, especially carrier-based dive bombers, and improved their combat performance.

At an altitude of 3,500 meters, Lieutenant Colonel Scheram hovered around the island of Roy and Namur for several weeks. The Japanese air defense forces were still trying to open fire on the air, but how could their anti-aircraft guns, which were not satisfactory in the fire rate, accuracy and power, competence, and invincible steel vultures?

The airport on Roy Island has been blown up and holes, and the three runways seem to have bullet craters every inch. However, according to the vested intelligence, Japanese soldiers are always able to repair a certain section of a runway so that their fighter jets can temporarily land and take off. Moreover, their fuel and ammunition warehouses are placed in deep underground fortifications. Unless the precise location of the target can be determined, even if hundreds of heavy bombs are dropped, they may not be able to completely destroy the aviation base.

After thinking for a long time, Lieutenant Colonel Scheram came up with a plan. He ordered his pilots to carry out high-angle precise bombing of the middle section of the three runways separately. Once the 500-kilogram high-explosion bomb fell on the sandy runway, a huge bomb crater would inevitably explode. The Japanese army concentrated their manpower to fill one, and two might be possible. If they wanted to fill a dozen, they might not succeed even if they spent a whole night.
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