Hearing the battle report broadcast on the radio by Rì himself, my friends, oh no, it's the beauty ** people were stunned. Free eBook Download // If this war report is true, then the United States has even lost more than Pearl Harbor. Not to mention anything else, sinking and damaging 19 aircraft carriers will result in a short period of time, and the US military will lose its naval supremacy in the Pacific Ocean. This is true, I am afraid that in a few days, Rì himself will be able to sail the fleet to the vicinity of Saipan and shell himself. What's going on with this Halsey? How could he allow Rì himself to achieve such a victory? Oh my! He went out with 16 aircraft carriers, 5 battleships, and dozens of cruisers and destroyers, and actually let people sink and damage 19 aircraft carriers in one go...... Wait a minute? Halsey only has 16 aircraft carriers in total, how can 19 of them be sunk and damaged? Where did the other 3 come from?

So soon everyone woke up to the smell, this battle report must be fake! But although I know that there is moisture and foam in it, there must be some dry goods in it, right? Even if it's only half of the dry goods, it's a big failure.

"Most of the devils have been defeated." Ron said. In fact, Ron knew about this bizarre "air battle off the coast of Taiwan". He knew that in this series of air raids and counter-air raids, the losses of the American forces were almost negligible: the 12 American troops did not suffer any losses, the 13 heavy patrol Canberra was hit by a torpedo, and another Rì plane that was hit and caught fire fell on the deck of the aircraft carrier Franklin and slipped into the sea (not a special attack), causing the loss of deck equipment. A 13 rìt torpedo hit the light cruiser Houston, badly damaging the cruiser Houston, and was eventually dragged by the heavy cruiser Boston and retreated to Ulrich Atoll, along with several light cruisers or destroyers suffering minor damage—and that was the total loss suffered by the American fleet.

The reason why Rì himself sent out such a ridiculous battle report was not actually intended to brag. Although rì himself is almost unrestrained in this regard. For example, after the defeat of Midway by the Americans, they sent a good news to the country, declaring that they had won the decision, and deceived the citizens of Tokyo into not sleeping at night and held a lantern parade to celebrate. But this time, the devil really didn't mean to deceive people.

The Combined Fleet and the Military Command really thought at first that the battle had been won. How could there be such a ridiculous thing? The reason is very simple, because now the pilots are all rookies, and they can't tell the difference between a warship being hit by a bomb and an aircraft being hit by artillery fire.

"It is impossible for Rì himself to cause too much damage to our fleet." "We have more than a thousand warplanes in our fleet, and there are no fewer planes than Rì himself can assemble," Ron said. We have radars that can be pre-jǐng in advance, so we don't get caught off guard. Our pilots are veterans, and the pilots are rookies – as the Mariana battle proved. How can a group of rookies, when they have neither numerical superiority, nor a sneak attack, and the aircraft used are inferior to ours, can they break through the defenses of our fighters and achieve such results? Although the guys in the Navy have to waste half of their flight time on training how to take off and land on aircraft carriers, resulting in insufficient time for air combat practice, they will not allow a group of such rookies to achieve an effective breakthrough. So, Rì himself must be bragging, just like the one at Midway. ”

"Well, General Ron, you're right! It is impossible for rì himself to inflict such losses on our fleet. This is definitely a lie! At this time, an old man with the general's epaulettes walked in from outside. Ron knew that this must be General Hansel, the commander of the 21st Bomber Command.

"Hello, General Hansel!" Ron raised his hand to General Hansel in a salute.

General Hansel returned the salute and said, "I'm tired from flying all the way." ”

"Fortunately, I'm a pilot, and 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're not very tired, I think I can talk to you about our situation here, to be honest, we're in a bit of trouble......"

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The B-29 bomber took off from Saipan and was already able to bomb most of the targets. Moreover, the industrial scale of the Rìben was much smaller than that of Germany, and the B-29 bomber, in terms of flight speed, altitude, range, and bomb load, far exceeded the main forces of the Allied forces in the European theater: the B-17 and B-24. In addition, due to the lack of materials and insufficient industrial capacity, the air defense force of Rìben was also much worse than that of Germany. Originally, it was assumed that once they had acquired Saipan airfield, with their powerful B-29 bombers, they would soon be able to destroy Rì's own wretched industry.

However, things did not go as smoothly as Americans thought at first. Ten minutes later, Wuhan's Rìben Army Aviation received information about the take-off of the B-29 bomber group, and then the Rìben fighters everywhere had plenty of time to climb to a suitable altitude to intercept the B-29 group's tragic situation. Eventually, however, they had to pass over the Ryukyu Islands, which were controlled by Rì himself, before they could launch a strike on the Rì mainland. So, there is still a chance to take off fighters on the mainland. However, the time left for these fighters to climb is much more limited, so they will not be able to climb above 8,000 meters in time for the B-29 to fly. As long as the B-29 maintains an altitude of more than 8,000 meters, they have nothing to do with the B-29.

Therefore, the B-29 bombers of the 21st Bomber Wing will maintain a flight altitude of more than 8,000 meters in order to ensure safety. And this also makes their bombing jīng degree greatly reduced.

"When we started, we tried to solve the problem with box formations. Well, you know, compared to the B-17 and B-24, the B-29 has a stronger fuselage structure and more firepower for self-defense. And the Xìng ability of the Rìben fighter is no better than that of the Germans, if a box-shaped formation is adopted, then with the strong firepower of the B-29, there is no need to worry too much about intercepting the aircraft, right? That's what we thought at the time. General Hansel shook his head and said, "But in fact, we underestimated the madness of Rì himself. On the second time we bombed the rìben, we were hit by a suicidal attack by a large group of rìben fighters. Fortunately, the rì plane is not strong enough, and the pilot's skills are not good enough, and they often fail to hit the vital point. But even so, their attacks pose a great threat to us. We lost some of our planes, and some of them were wounded, so we had to drop our bombs early and return home. ”

"yes, Rì himself is really crazy." Ron said, "When I was on Kuah Island, I saw pilot Rìben flying a damaged fighter plane ramming our ground targets. In this way, the best way is to get an island closer to Rìben that can take off and land fighter jets. ”

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

"Well, it's best to get an airport in the Ryukyu Islands or the Ogasawara Islands. In that case, we would be able to use the P-51 to escort the B-29 bombers. It's up to the Navy. Well, rì himself will ram our bombers with fighter jets, and you say that they will not use those planes to ram our warships while the navy is trying to seize these targets? ”

"Hit a warship with a plane? That's not ...... Well, if these planes are strapped with explosives, that's a big problem. I think those rì crazy people can definitely do such a thing! We'd better take precautions sooner rather than later. Although most of the guys in the Navy are bastards, they are also bastards on our side anyway! We'll have to find a chance to remind them. General Hansel said.

Ron nodded, agreed, and then made another request: "I think the best way to understand Rì's air defense situation is to go and see it yourself." General, can you arrange for me to follow the B-29 on a bombing mission to Rìben tomorrow to have a look? ”

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The next day was another good day, and early in the morning, the airport was busy. The first wave of bombers is about to take off. This time, the target of the air attack was the "Yawata Iron Works" in the northern part of Kyushu Island. This steel plant is an extremely important steel plant in Rìben. It was built with the reparations of the First Sino-Japanese War, relying on coal from northeast China and iron ore from Daye, Hubei Province, China, to smelt steel, and was a steel enterprise mainly serving the military. The guns used by the Rì Army during the invasion of China, and the heavy weapons such as warships and tanks used in the Pacific War, were made of steel produced by Yawata. Therefore, it has also become one of the most important targets of the Allies.

Forty-four B-29 bombers are ready for takeoff, fuel has been filled, and a number of high-explosive bombs have been hung in the bomb bay. Ron boarded a B-29 bomber, waved to General Hansel, who had arrived to see him off, and closed the hatch.

The four engines of the B-29 began to start one after another, the huge propellers spun, the plane began to accelerate on the runway, then the nose began to gradually rise, and then the plane began to break off the ground and fly into the sky.

One by one, the 44 planes quickly took off, then formed a neat formation and flew north, its silver-white wings glowing red as the rising sun.