Chapter 219: Fierce Battle 2
Sure enough, three days later, the Chinese side launched the fifth offensive air battle, which is also the sixth Southeast Asian air battle, also known as the second Indonesian Qianhai air battle, in this air battle, the Chinese side sent all the flight regiments in Vietnam, a total of 184 fighters, of which 52 fighters of the 2nd Air Division as an advance flight group, destroyed the remaining airfield in southern Malaysia, and the rest of the fighters attacked the Indonesian military base on the island of Sumatra, and attacked the Indonesian Navy, in addition to the mixed detachment that cooperated with them, There are also almost 80 long-range bombers taking off from domestic airfields. Because this air battle mainly took place in the waters in front of Sumatra, it is also known as the Battle of Sumatra to distinguish it from the previous "Battle of Kalimantan". The Chinese side has 12 flight regiments to serve as escort and air combat missions, the rest of the flight regiments to carry out ship attack and cover missions, correspondingly, the coalition forces also do their best to meet the main force, Malaysia sent all advanced fighters and more than 60 ordinary fighters to meet the battle, Indonesia also did its best to meet the advanced fighters and some ordinary fighters, but the coalition forces are actually far inferior to before, the Thais because of heavy losses in the last air battle, unable to participate in this air battle, a total of 277 fighters sent by the coalition forces to intercept, Among them, 116 advanced fighters and more than 40 remaining unmanned attack aircraft were used, and Indonesia also used a squadron of American pilots.
First of all, the Chinese side carried out an attack on Malaysia, and under the cover of 52 fighters from five flight regiments of the 2nd Air Division, 29 bombers attacked some military targets in the southern part of Malaysia (on the Indochina Peninsula). The reason why they want to attack Malaysia first is that, on the one hand, it is to completely annihilate Malaysia's remaining fighters, relieve their worries, and concentrate their forces to attack Indonesia, and on the other hand, force Indonesian fighters to move forward and change their defensive posture, because Indonesia will definitely not sit idly by and watch Malaysia's combat strength be destroyed, and they cannot afford this responsibility. And this time difference is also the problem that the coalition forces have to deal with, Malaysia is simply impossible to deal with the heavy attack of the Chinese side alone, 52 fighters have already exceeded their full combat strength, and in fact, Indonesia is indeed unable to support its allies, only more than 20 fighters to support, and did not approach quickly, and all of them retreated when they first made contact. Several flight regiments of the 2nd Air Division solved the Malaysian fighters with extremely low losses, and in the sky over the eastern sea of Malaysia, 64 ordinary fighters and unmanned attack planes rushed forward without fatalities, just like the ancient knight charge, but before reaching the close attack, all of them were solved, only half of the fighters had the opportunity to launch the second round of missiles, and the remaining one-third had the opportunity to carry out the third round of attacks, and most of the remaining fighters did not even have a chance to escape, but 16 advanced fighters, Except for two that were shot down, all the rest were withdrawn south to the front line of Indonesian fighters.
Escorted by 132 fighter planes, 55 bombers arrived in northern Sumatra, and only after meeting up with the advance flight group that had solved Malaysia did they approach the enemy aircraft group at full speed, and the two sides almost simultaneously arrived in an area of Indonesia's Qianhai and attacked each other from several directions. The aim of the Chinese side is to force the opponent to push back, force the opponent's battle line to move back, and make room for the bomber formation that arrives later, while the Indonesian Air Force wants to intercept the opponent's advance on the one hand, and break through the interception on the other hand, and attack the bomber formation with weak defensive capabilities. Due to the advanced reconnaissance and command capabilities of early warning aircraft, as well as the positioning capabilities of satellites, the chances of surprise troops appearing on the battlefield are very small, and they can only attack head-on, but the number of areas is different! In this regard, both sides have their own advantages and disadvantages, the Indonesian Air Force occupies an advantage in the distribution of forces, in fact, it is in an active position, it can concentrate superior forces to break through, and use the time difference to catch the opponent off guard, not to mention that she has almost the same number of ordinary fighters that can confuse the judgment of the other side, so although China's early warning aircraft are extraordinary, and the battlefield command and dispatch are also very reasonable, they are still broken into the defensive circle by some fighters, so that the relatively weak escort fighters in the rear have to resist desperately, Gain time for the evacuation of the bombers, and also for the return of the comrades in front. The whole battlefield is in chaos, more and more Indonesian fighters are pouring into the gap recently, forcing the bombers to stay away from the predetermined airspace, and they are also facing the danger of being attacked, and one of the main goals of the campaign can no longer be achieved and can only return!
Although the Indonesians relied on the cover of ordinary fighters to smash a campaign attempt on the Chinese side, but also paid a huge price, after entering a state of melee, the Indonesian fighters who had completed the main campaign tasks could not get out, especially those advanced fighters that broke through, have been surrounded by several sides, and many advanced fighters and a large number of ordinary fighters as cover have been shot down or damaged; On the other hand, since the relevant parties did not demand that the breakthrough of the other side must be intercepted, the losses of the Chinese side were not very large, and gradually occupied a numerical advantage, and there was a scene of several fighters besieging an enemy plane! In one-on-one battles, the vast majority of Chinese fighters had a great advantage, and at the same time, because the Indonesian Navy did not go forward to support the air battle, the officers and soldiers of the Navy who could not realize another campaign attempt turned to the air battle as fighters, which made the Indonesian Air Force pay a greater price for their victory! When only Chinese fighters were left in the air, the coalition forces paid a total of 162 fighters, including 72 advanced fighters, including 7 from Malaysia; Compared to the 142 shot down by the coalition forces, the Chinese side lost a total of 30 fighters, of which 20 were shot down. If Malaysia's previous losses are added, the ratio of losses between the two sides reaches 32 to 238, and the downed ratio is 20 to 214, making it a very large disparity in the general battle; Even in terms of the loss of advanced fighters, the losses of the Chinese side were relatively minor. However, no matter how brilliant the results are, they cannot hide the "lack of capability" of the two air divisions, and the fact that they have suffered such huge losses even when they have an advantage in quantity and quality cannot but arouse the vigilance of some people, especially some fighters who were shot down or damaged as soon as they came into contact, and if they had not been prepared for early preparation and possessed superiority in quantity and quality, and had they adopted siege tactics in a timely manner, the losses might have been even greater!
In this battle, the Chinese captured nearly 200 allied pilots, and according to preliminary interrogation, there were a total of eight non-active foreign pilots, who were immediately sent to the Hainan base and were not locked up with other pilots. The fact that these eight foreign pilots are highly valued by the parties concerned shows that the foreign pilots have already participated in the war, and that there has always been a tradition of non-governmental people participating in the war for various purposes, including religious reasons, political reasons, and purely economic reasons...... This has happened in all wars, and China is naturally ready to deal with these seven Americans and one British! Since these people are not soldiers, the ZG government treats them as criminals, soldiers are protected by the global convention for soldiers, and the abuse of prisoners of war will lead to protests from human rights organizations, and at the same time, there are also soldiers on the Chinese side who are captured, so naturally they have to take care of the prisoners of war of the coalition forces, but criminals are different, you are criminals, you have violated Chinese laws, you have lost most of your human rights, I heard that China has not abolished the death penalty, the war is over, and the soldiers will soon be able to return to China, but criminals, you just wait! But the ZG government is not very harsh, as long as it can provide military identity certificates, it is not deliberately embarrassed!
"Are you an active duty Indonesian soldier?" ……
"No, are you Thai or Malaysian?" ……
"No, then are you a beautiful ** person?" ……
"Oh, in that case, the Geneva Conventions don't work for you, you're arrested......" ......
As a result, four pairs of eight people were sent to prison and became a new batch of Chinese criminals on the Internet because they broke the law in China's jurisdiction, and the ZG government punished them according to the law! This has become a heavy punch for the Chinese side to deal with the "free people", if you want to wade into this troubled water, then be ready to go to prison for the rest of your life!
The sixth Southeast Asian air war, ended in the complete defeat of the coalition forces, after several wars, Indonesia only has 28 advanced fighters left, of course, she still has 15 fighters that can be repaired theoretically, Thailand also only has 16 advanced fighters and 14 damaged fighters, the entire three-country coalition has a total of 48 intact fighters, 78 fighters, almost completely lost combat capability, plus the loss of a large number of pilots, in fact, has lost the ability to continue fighting! Just before the Sixth Great Air War, some countries launched programs to maintain the combat capability of the coalition forces, and the results of the air war accelerated the implementation of these programs; At the same time, the coalition forces also had to make a choice, the successive defeats in the air war, so that their savings for many years were lost, but they were not willing to fail, and there were still some expectations in the discouragement, if they could exchange more benefits at a smaller price, they were really willing to continue to fight with China. Because according to intelligence analysis, China's military production has reached its limit, and the huge consumption since the beginning of the war has exhausted all its stocks, and there has been a shortage of many equipment, such as fighter planes, which have reached the limit, and in order to meet the needs of the front, some troops can no longer maintain full equipment, and even some aviation divisions stationed near the Yangtze River Delta cannot guarantee their establishment, and the consumption of missiles, especially long-range missiles, is even more serious, at least in the short term, there is no large-scale strike capability.
However, the problems facing the coalition forces are even more serious, not only are there a serious shortage of fighters, but there is also an extreme shortage of pilots, and it is simply too late to train themselves, and to compete with those novices on the battlefield and China's long-established conquest is simply suicide and a waste of the country's reserve funds, so it is no longer a matter of simply spending money to buy aircraft. But now there are very few countries that can help, except for the United States and Australia, a staunch ally, even the United Kingdom, which has always been an accomplice, is reluctant to intervene, and India is only willing to sell arms and cannot provide manpower. Therefore, in order to keep the war going, the White House, in accordance with the wartime regulations, bypassed Congress and introduced the Lend-Lease Act, which allowed the military to support allies in a certain capacity and the Americans to support allies in a certain capacity. Immediately after that, the entire flying wing was retired, formed a volunteer army and rushed to Southeast Asia, and then simply became these international friends, which not only supported the Southeast Asian coalition forces, but also freed the United States from outward involvement, and prevented these people from being "treated specially" when they were captured. The Southeast Asian allies gladly accepted the bill, because for them, there was no better solution, not only to get a large number of "cheap fighters", a large number of fighters more advanced than they had previously used, but also to get a large number of "cannon fodder", a large number of cannon fodder with stronger combat effectiveness.
However, what makes the coalition feel a little depressed is that their pilots are not allowed to fly these advanced fighters, on the one hand, the Americans are not very comfortable with the coalition forces, because according to intelligence, the Chinese have captured an advanced American fighter from the coalition forces, fearing that the story will repeat itself; On the other hand, even if there has been no such incident in the coalition forces, they will not be easily allowed to fly these fighters, after all, this is the most advanced fighter of the United States, and to a large extent, the capital on which the United States depends to save its life! Therefore, there are two series of American fighters exported to Southeast Asia, one is used by the Volunteer Army, and the other is used for export, that is, used by the coalition forces. India is not to be outdone, although it takes time for the Thais to adapt to their fighters, but the Malaysians are much more convenient, China and India's military industry is deeply influenced by Russia, the design ideas of the fighters are basically the same, since the Malaysians can use Chinese and Russian aircraft, then a little training can use Indian fighters, and India also guarantees to provide fighters that are not inferior to other countries, which ultimately impressed the negotiating opponents, but the difference is that although these fighters are genuine, but they are also absolutely priced, And in order to keep the allies advancing and retreating together, the other two countries had to send money to India together. Although Europe banned the export of war materials to belligerents, it did not impose restrictions on the root cause, a large number of Southeast Asian deposits were withdrawn, and the Indian government alone got 10 billion euros, totaling 72 billion yuan, which made her dump all the stocks, and continue to produce, in order to get together nearly 300 fighters and their spare parts and weapons and equipment, the first batch of orders alone, as high as 200, this is something that makes the ZG government very annoyed, diplomatic interference does not work at all, Just the 300 fighters supported by the United States, of which 200 are the most advanced fighters of the US military, are already a headache, and they have no time to deal with it, let alone India!
Since March 14, that is, after the sixth Southeast Asian air war, the war has entered a new stage, some countries have further participated, and the war has evolved into a direct confrontation between China and the United States. The Chinese side does not dare to take the US military's combat capability lightly; perhaps the US pilots do not have very much experience in combat, but their training is absolutely first-class in the world, and their fighters in service can definitely rank among the top three fighters in the world, and no one is sure whether China's J-15 and J-16 will be able to gain an advantage in confrontation! How much China can afford to lose, and how much the United States can afford to lose, is undoubtedly another sensitive issue, because it is directly related to the outcome of this war! The "noble blood" of the Americans makes it impossible for them to fly the same fighters as the Southeast Asians, especially when Southeast Asia already has more advanced fighters, of course, the Southeast Asians dare not offend these "American masters", and at the same time, the United States cannot stop these free people, otherwise they will not be able to pass the level of the domestic people! And for the Chinese, war is one thing, and if you can get it when the Americans themselves release the lockbox this time, it will be a world-class good thing! This can be achieved in three ways, one of which is to plot against the coalition forces, and the top level of the coalition forces is certainly not monolithic, because this war with huge losses is not in the interests of all Southeast Asians, and taking advantage of the possible laxity on the battlefield to steal the fighters out, but the probability of success is not high, because the Americans are not stupid at all, and will definitely make some corresponding precautions. The second is to make a forced landing like last time, of course, the best way is to directly oppose the pilots, especially those retired pilots, but this is not a simple matter, the Americans will definitely take corresponding precautions, and not all civilian volunteers can fly these fighters. When the first coalition fighter plane landed on the runway in Vietnam, some people were planning another fighter plane to set foot on Vietnam and even China proper!
The combat effectiveness of the Indonesian Air Force has recovered very quickly, and through several transfers, 60 advanced fighters and even 120 support fighters of the United States have been stationed at numerous military airports in the territory, and the remaining 120 fighters have also been transferred to Thailand, which has greatly improved the combat capability of the coalition forces. At the same time, Malaysia has also received 80 of the first batch of 200 fighters, and its combat effectiveness has already taken shape. In just a few days, the coalition forces soared from 60 advanced fighters to 440 in one fell swoop, and soon formed a military superiority over China's "Southern War Group...... At this time, less than a week before the other two aviation divisions entered a state of rest, the situation had once again undergone a tremendous change, which made the officers and men who were resting also feel a little nervous. On 18 March, however, the latest improved J-16E fighters of the J-16 began to equip the troops, and the first to be reequipped were the four flying regiments of the Third Division of the HNA Army; by 20 March, all the J-16A fighters of the Third Division of the HNA had been recovered and improved, and the entire division was equipped with the latest improved J-16E fighters, and by the end of the month, the Second Division of the HNA had also changed its equipment. The J-16E and J-16 are identical in many respects, but they have been strengthened in terms of individual performance, because the inheritance of the fighter makes it easy for pilots to adapt to it, and there will be no new phenomenon. At the same time as the HNA was replacing its equipment, the two main aviation divisions of the Army Aviation were also equipped with new fighters, which were also an improved version of the J-15, known internationally as the J-15F, and they were also very fast. And this period is also known as the interlude period of the war in Southeast Asia, when both sides were adapting to the new environment and adapting to the new fighters, and no one was provocative.
A brief lull often heralds a bigger move, and sure enough, a new round of fighting was first launched in Vietnam, which has been quiet for a long time and has once again become the center of global attention.
On April 1, April Fool's Day in the West, China's navy, land and air forces launched a large-scale attack on Vietnam from four directions, with 200,000 elite troops on the northern front attacking strongly, with the cooperation of the navy and air force, encircling and annihilating the main force of Vietnam's new Northern Military Region; On the southern front, nearly 80,000 Army and Marine Corps carried out a diversionary attack; On the Laotian side of the Western Front, there were also nearly 100,000 elite army forces that carried out a diversionary attack on the defense area of the Western Front, coupled with the navy's attack on the eastern sea, so that the Vietnamese, who had spent more than a month in trembling, were instantly attacked on all sides. With the cooperation of the bomber units of the Air Force, numerous army aviation groups and even helicopter groups are constantly attacking from the air! The battle to encircle and annihilate the remnants of the Vietnamese army began at 6 a.m., and the three fronts attacked almost simultaneously, which made the already unstable Vietnamese defense line collapse in an instant, and the precise attacks from the land and air made the equipment that Vietnam had purchased heavily useless, and by about 8 o'clock in the morning, most of the attacking forces had made a breakthrough. Nearly 150,000 Vietnamese troops were compressed in a small area, unable to move, unable to break through, but without support, the vanguard of the squadron has even "arrived" under the city, and the entire Vietnam is about to be destroyed! Even the Vietnamese army on the southern front is in a precarious situation, although the central corridor is narrow and can resist step by step, but this has no effect on the squadron, because the squadron can completely carry out flank attacks from the territory of Laos, which makes the Vietnamese regime, which has been lingering for more than a month, once again in turmoil! By the 3rd, the 140,000 Vietnamese troops besieged on the northern front surrendered, and in the afternoon of the same day, the northern part of the Hanoi area had been blocked by the squadron; At the same time, the situation of the western defense line has deteriorated sharply, and a squadron has cut off their ties with Hanoi, according to intelligence analysis, by about 10 o'clock in the morning of the 4th, the squadron that has moved to the west of Hanoi has exceeded 50,000, and the situation of encirclement on both sides has been formed, and as a last resort, at 6 o'clock in the afternoon, nearly 80,000 Vietnamese troops surrendered. So far, less than 100,000 of Vietnam's remaining 330,000 army remain, including more than 60,000 in Hanoi and coastal defense areas, more than 30,000 on the southern front, and 80% of the country's army has ceased to exist!