962. Interception
"What? The fleet was intercepted and suffered heavy losses? Umezu Mijiro couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this: "What's going on?" What are they capable of causing our fleet to suffer heavy losses?! ”
"Perhaps, that's the new weapon of the Americans!" The staff officer said tremblingly, "We don't know what it is, it's like ...... It was our suicide plane, yes, it just broke into our fleet and exploded! ”
"Impossible!" Umezu Mijiro said: "How could the Americans use suicide planes!" ”
Umezu Mijiro would say this out of his understanding that Americans would not be willing to sacrifice the lives of their soldiers to attack the enemy like the Japanese.
"That'...... Could it be a suicide plane for the Chinese? The staff officer guessed.
Umezu Mijiro couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, this is possible, because the spirit shown by the Chinese on the battlefield is also very disregarding life and death.
But then Umezu Mijiro shook his head again and said, "It's unlikely, they don't have to do it at all!" ”
Umezu Yoshijiro was right, the Chinese and American coalition forces had the absolute upper hand at this time, and there was no need to develop this kind of "suicide fighter" to deal with the Japanese army.
"That'...... We don't know what's going on! The staff officer said with some embarrassment: "According to the surviving soldiers, those fighters also fired flares in the air to search, and after finding our fleet, they swooped down to attack ......."
"Whatever!" Umezu Mijiro said: "Prepare for the next crossing operation, we will send fighters to escort the fleet!" ”
"Yes!"
This time, Umezu Mijiro made two preparations.
On the one hand, it is the southern entrance to the Korean Strait, which is the only way for enemy fighters to enter the Korean Strait...... It was impossible for enemy fighters to enter the strait from the northern entrance in a circle around Japan, which would have made the trip several times longer.
Umezu Mijiro has deployed more than a dozen radars here, and even transported two radars to a small island in the middle of the strait to make up for the blind spots.
On the other hand, more than 10 warplanes were arranged at the entrance of the strait and over the fleet...... At this time, as soon as the Japanese fighters were dispatched, it was a problem of consuming scarce fuel, so this can also be regarded as a big deal.
Umezu Mijiro thought that this was always foolproof, and although Umezu Mijiro was from the army, he also had basic aviation knowledge, and he knew that if the enemy's suicide plane had to carry bombs, it would not be able to take care of air combat...... So, after arranging radars and fighters, it is possible to detect and annihilate them.
But what Umezu Mijiro didn't expect was that his arrangement didn't work at all:
The radar has found the target...... The radar of the Japanese army is a relatively backward one, and it can only judge the direction of the target from the waveform map, and then immediately order the fighter plane to take off and intercept it.
However, who would have thought that the speed of the "airplane missile" is much faster than that of the Japanese "Moonlight" night fighters...... the maximum speed of the "airplane missile" reaches 656 kilometers per hour, while the maximum speed of the "Moonlight" fighter is only 500 kilometers per hour.
As a result, the Japanese "Moonlight" fighters were unable to catch up with the "airplane missiles" at all, and when the "Moonlight" fighters arrived at the target area, they only saw dozens of bright spots heading straight in the direction of the fleet, but the pilots could do nothing.
"How is that possible!" Umezu Mijiro couldn't help but shout frantically: "How could they use such an advanced fighter, a fighter with a speed of more than 600 per hour, as a suicide fighter!" ”
If the "airplane missile" is understood as a manned suicide fighter, it is indeed impossible...... But if it's a drone, it's a different story.
No matter how Umezu Mijiro called it "impossible", the previous scene of burning the fleet happened again without accident, and this time it burned even harder, because Zhang Chi fired fifty "airplane missiles" in one breath this time.
The only good thing for the Japanese was that the planes they escorted for the convoy watched every detail of the "aircraft missile" attack convoy the whole time, and even the pilots observed the "aircraft missile" up close...... It was a reconnaissance type "aircraft missile", and when the reconnaissance type launched an attack, it reduced its speed and observed over the battlefield.
So, the Japanese finally knew what was attacking them.
"That's supposed to be an airplane missile!" The staff officer looked at the information and said to Umezu Mijiro: "What the Germans used to bomb Britain, but I don't know why, the Americans also know how to produce it!" ”
Umezu Mijiro sat down on the chair and said weakly: "Moreover, the Americans have also improved them, and they can even be controlled in night battles!" ”
"Your Excellency, General!" At this time, a correspondent handed a telegram to Umezu Mijiro.
Umezu Mijiro couldn't help but be shocked after reading the contents of the telegram: "What, the Americans don't know about the 'airplane missile' either?" That's the Chinese stuff! ”
This information from Umezu Mijiro is very accurate, and the United States is indeed very surprised by the "airplane missile" incident.
Stilwell called Zhang Chi to inquire at the first time.
"Major General, I heard that you successfully prevented the Japanese from crossing the Korean Strait? How do you do that? ”
Zhang Chi knew that he couldn't hide this anymore, so he replied: "General, we are using 'airplane missiles'!" ”
"'Airplane missile'?" Stilwell then asked, "You already have this thing?" But as far as I know, the 'Aircraft Missile' does not have such a high degree of accuracy, and it is also an attack on uncertain moving targets! ”
"We've made a series of improvements to the 'Aircraft Missile', General!" Zhang Chi replied.
"Uh-huh!" Stilwell was silent for a moment, and then said, "Interesting, you have made improvements to the Germans so that they can accurately attack the Japanese fleet at night?" ”
"Yes!"
After a while, Stilwell said, "You know, it's good for you, or it can't be good!" ”
"Yes, General, I understand!"
Of course, Zhang Chi understood what Stilwell meant, and the reason why the United States would support the expeditionary force so vigorously was because the expeditionary force was too weak and unlikely to pose a threat.
But now, as the expeditionary force becomes more and more powerful, the United States will become more and more suspicious of the expeditionary force, especially since the expeditionary force still has weapons and equipment that even the United States does not have.
When it is, Zhang Chi knows very well that if he wants to develop, there will always be such a day.
"You're fine!" Stilwell said, "Because of my position, I have to report to Washington, and I hope you understand!" ”
"Of course!" Zhang Chi replied.
It's pretty good that Stilwell can do that.
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