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Marshall's keen sense of war sensed something was wrong and immediately persuaded Roosevelt to order total martial law in Washington. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info╔╗

Roosevelt hesitated for a while, and finally listened to Marshall's advice and ordered an emergency evacuation in Washington.

Immediately after that, a rapid air raid siren sounded again over Washington. Citizens had fled to bomb shelters after the first air raid siren sounded, only to learn that the air raid siren had been lifted. In less than an hour, the air raid sirens sounded again, and a considerable part of the population simply ignored them.

However, when they soon learned from various sources that the new White House had begun an emergency evacuation, they realized the seriousness of the problem and rushed to the various bomb shelters.

Because Roosevelt had long calculated that the US military would inevitably suffer a retaliatory military strike from the Chinese Empire after the sneak attack on San Juan, a large number of bomb shelters and underground bunkers were built around Washington.

At about 7:50 a.m., about 550 B2 Mustang bombers taking off from the Bermuda base crossed the skies over Delaware under the cover of 300 Jian-11 fighters and more than 700 F6 Wildcat carrier-based fighters taking off from five aircraft carriers of the Atlantic Fleet's carrier battle group, and were intercepted by the US Air Force over Chehopike Bay, more than 100 kilometers east of the District of Columbia.

The 3rd, 7th, 11th, and 15th Air Wings of the US Air Force are stationed in four directions, east, west, south, and north of Washington. It was deployed as an interception of possible retaliatory air raids by the Chinese Empire.

The four air wings of the U.S. Army are subordinate to the U.S. Ground Self-Defense Force Air Force Air Command, and a total of 4,250 Army Air Forces fighters are equipped around Washington, that is, a series of fighters starting with P as the code name of the U.S. Ground Self-Defense Force Air Force. ╔╗ These include the P38 Lightning Interceptor, the P47 Thunderbolt Heavy Fighter, the P51 Mustang Fighter and the P61 Black Widow Interceptor, among which the P47 Thunderbolt Fighter is the most deployed, and the aircraft is also the main fighter of the US Ground Self-Defense Force Aviation, with more than 3,000 aircraft deployed in the Washington area.

Since the end of the Sino-US War more than 20 years ago, the US military has been severely restricted and sanctioned by the Chinese Empire, which has forced the US military to secretly develop various types of fighters. However, due to the constraints of economic conditions, scientific research conditions, and other factors, the US Air Force has not been able to come up with decent fighters. The U.S. Air Force was proud of the U.S. Air Force when it used fighter jets such as the P26 toy gun and the P35 before the outbreak of World War II, but there was a huge performance gap compared with the international mainstream fighters at that time, especially the U.S. Air Force has always regarded the Chinese Imperial Air Force as an imaginary enemy, which is too far behind the advanced fighters of the Chinese Empire.

The P-38 Lightning fighter was designed and developed by the U.S. Air Force in response to the Thunderbolt fighter of the Chinese Empire more than ten years ago, and was originally aimed at the Thunderbolt fighter installed by the Mexican Air Force. Before the outbreak of the Fourth Mexican-American War, in view of the sharp deterioration of the situation in the world. The U.S. Congress began approving funds for the secret creation of new air units to be used to suppress the Mexican Air Force invasion.

Especially after the U.S. Air Force watched the provocative tour of the Mexican Air Force's Thunderbolt fighter. A large number of far-sighted people in the US aviation circles believe that the development of new fighters is a top priority. In addition to the streamlined design ideas that come with traditional speed requirements (including retractable landing gear, closed cockpit, three-inch variable-pitch propeller and all-metal lower wing). People have realized the importance of firepower. They strongly demanded an escalation of the situation in which two machine guns fought the world in World War I. ╔╗Prior to this, several aircraft developed under the guidance of this ideology had been in service with the US Army Airlines. Including P-26, P-35, P-36 and other aircraft. Soon, however, a new problem arose: even though they were installed nearly a year later than the Mexican fighters of the same period, they were still much worse than their performance, and even worse than the Imperial Chinese Air Force.

In particular, after the Thunderbolt AB fighter in service with the Mexican Air Force was upgraded to a CD fighter, it was more than the American P-36BSP; is a full 130 kilometers per hour faster. This made the U.S. Air Force eager to buy a piece of tofu and crash it to death.

After careful study, the Americans found out that one of the main reasons for the gap was the use of engines. Their air-cooled radial engine became a bottleneck for speed – the air it sucked in and its own volume became an insurmountable wall to the increase in speed. Thereupon. Soon, the Allison branch of General Motors, which was inspired, designed the V1710-11 liquid-cooled engine. A General Electric turbocharger was also used to make the engine more energetic. In order to demonstrate the effect of the improvement. They used an experimental approach and built more than a dozen XP-37s. Although they were only used for testing, the data collected was used in the design of the P-40. Although the performance is not as good as the Beiyang aero engine of the Chinese Empire, it can be regarded as a generation of internationally famous engines.

As a twin-engine fighter, the P38 has a range of 800 kilometers and a maximum speed of 667 kilometers per hour, and can not only carry a ton of bombs for bombing missions, but also use airborne weapons such as a 20 mm cannon and four 12.7 mm heavy machine guns for aerial combat.

The P38 was lucky, and its excellent performance was in Roosevelt's war strategy against Mexico, the P38 just restrained the Mexican Air Force's Thunderbolt fighters, so that the air supremacy of the Mexican-American War appeared in a miraculous balance, and that was what the Roosevelt administration wanted to see the most, because they needed to buy more time to prepare for the next big war. ╔╗

However, the Chinese Empire seems to have seen through Roosevelt's intentions and urged the Mexican Air Force to upgrade its equipment and upset the balance of war. In the year that followed, the Mexican Air Force began accepting the powerful J-10 fighter jets from the Chinese Empire. At first, the U.S. military could also use its numerical superiority to suppress the Mexican Air Force's J-10 wing and maintain the balance of air power, but soon after the Mexican Air Force installed more J-10 fighters. The losses of the American army began to expand, and air supremacy was seriously threatened.

In order to gain time for Roosevelt to rebuild the US Navy, the US Air Force had to take out the secret P47 fighter jets for emergency.

Compared with the Jian-10 fighter of the Chinese Empire, the P-47 "Thunderbolt" developed and produced by the Republic Aircraft Corporation of the United States appeared to be five big and three thick, which began to be a little unacceptable, and was even rejected by US pilots. But. It didn't take long for a lot of pilots to fall in love with it. Although the "Thunderbolt" is larger in shape and its flexibility is indeed inferior to that of Jian-10 fighters, its engine is strong, its firepower is fierce, and its survivability is strong, as long as it is not a vital part. Even a few dozen bullets don't get in the way. Moreover, the dive performance is good, as long as it seizes a favorable altitude in air combat. A dive attack on enemy aircraft is easy to achieve. Therefore. As soon as the P-47 proved its superiority in use, it was welcomed by the troops, and orders constantly "flew" to the Republic Aircraft Company. Various types of "Thunderbolt" aircraft were continuously transported to the front line, first shining on the battlefield in Mexico, and then after the alliance between the United States and Germany, they were put into the European theater and the Atlantic theater to play an important role, becoming one of the few famous fighters produced in large quantities and repeatedly performed in World War II.

May 6, 1941. ╔╗The first flight of the P-47B was successful. Test flights proved that the aircraft can hover at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters at a speed of 400 km/h. Good maneuverability at high altitude. And at an altitude of 8470 meters, it set a record for the maximum level flight speed of 690 kilometers per hour. After the test flight, the P-47 received the nickname "Thunderbolt". Because the aircraft shot down a large number of old Thunderbolt fighters equipped by the Mexican Air Force in the Mexican air battle, it was given the title of Thunderbolt Killer by the U.S. military. Subsequently, the Mexican Air Force completely retired the Thunderbolt fighter, so the US military directly appropriated the Thunderbolt as the title of the P47 fighter.

Outwardly, the P-47B aircraft fuselage is chubby. The front fuselage housed a star-shaped 18-cylinder piston engine with a pair of large four-bladed propellers. The pilot's cockpit is located above the middle of the fuselage, with an inverted T-shaped tail in the tail and a rear three-point landing gear. It is a double-girder structure with a single wing in the middle and lower wings, with a slight upper reverse angle, and an elliptical shape in plan. Four 12.7 mm heavy machine guns were mounted in front of the wings on each side, each with more than 200 rounds of ammunition. In addition, there are also a number of external pylons under the fuselage and wings, which can be used to hang bombs and rockets, etc., with a maximum external capacity of 1135 kg. From this, it can be seen that the firepower of the P-47 fighter is very strong. However, in order to install more weapons or carry more weapons, it is inevitable to affect the other loads and performance of the aircraft, for example, the payload of an aircraft is certain, and the more weapons are loaded, the less fuel will inevitably be loaded, and the less fuel will affect the performance of the flight distance and flight time.

The P-47 not only competed with the Jian-10 fighters on the Mexican battlefield, but also continuously covered thousands of Allied bombers on the European battlefield to bomb Moscow, Stalingrad and other places in the Soviet Union, opening a new chapter in the strategic bombing of the Soviet Union. They engaged in fierce battles with Soviet MiG-12 fighters and Jian-10 fighters that came to intercept them, and shot down more than 1,160 Soviet planes.

However, the most important point for the US Air Force is that the US P47 fighter is the only US fighter that has learned the most advanced J-11 fighter of the Chinese Empire on the battlefield of the Soviet Union, which has played an immeasurable role in the US Air Force's formulation of strategies and tactics to resist the Chinese Imperial Air Force. ╔╗

Although in terms of speed, the P47 is a big difference with the J-11 fighter, as a propeller fighter, the speed of the P47 has been exerted to the limit, but it is simply impossible to compete with the J-11 jet fighter speed, which the US Air Force deeply feels, for which they have begun to study jet fighters, but they have not yet developed a war with the Chinese Empire.

However, the P-47 is not very fast, but its strong fuselage and strong survivability advantages are fully demonstrated on the Soviet battlefield, and most of the other fighters will explode or crash in volleys after being hit by the powerful J-11 fighters, and the Allied fighters who escaped from the tiger's mouth blocked the P47 with the largest number of escapes. The P47 is often able to return safely after receiving dozens of bullets, as long as it is not critical. In comparison, the loss of the P51, another main fighter of the US military, was much higher.

As the absolute workhorse of the U.S. Ground Self-Defense Force Aviation, the P51 Mustang has a laminar flow wing that gives it first-class high-altitude and high-speed performance and maneuverability, as well as a super long range. It can provide full escort for strategic bombers, enabling the Allies to carry out strategic bombing against the Soviet Union, and can be called the model with the best comprehensive performance among the land-based fighters of the United States.

However, the aircraft pursued speed and was developed and produced for the Jian-10 fighter of the Chinese Empire, becoming the second aircraft in the world to reach the ultimate speed of the propeller fighter after the Jian-10 fighter. Because of this, the P51 was able to have a one-on-one fair duel with the J-10 fighters on the battlefield in Mexico and the Soviet battlefield, and the performance of the two sides was comparable.

However, compared to P47. The P51's armor was so thin that its fragile armor was quickly shot down by the J-11 jet fighter, and the P51 was hit hard during the Battle of Stalingrad.

Based on this disadvantage, the US Air Force went all out to develop a jet fighter, but not until a new generation of fighters was successfully developed. Due to the ease of manufacture and low production cost of the P51 fighter, it was less than $1.05 million (150,000 dragon coins). The U.S. military was reluctant to easily shut down the production line of the aircraft. Therefore, before the second war between China and the United States, the US military deployed 7,000 aircraft of this type, most of which were on the Mexican front, because the J-11 fighter had not yet appeared in Mexico.

As the first night fighter of the US Air Force, the P61 Black Widow fighter is famous for carrying an expensive radar system. It is also because of the high cost that the production capacity of the P61 fighter is insufficient. In response to possible night air raids by the Imperial Air Force of China, the U.S. Air Defense Command deployed almost all 600 P61 fighters around Washington. Cooperate with ground anti-aircraft artillery regiments for night air defense operations.

In contrast, any front-line army fighter of the Chinese Empire at this time was equipped with a radar system. In order to conduct night operations, two-seat auxiliary night fighters and bombers were specially designed. But. Although the ability to fight at night has been greatly improved, the effect is still not as good as during the day, so this time the Imperial Air Force of China chose to attack Washington in the daytime, of course, including the meaning of a naked show of force.

However, in terms of radar equipment alone. The radar system of the Chinese Empire is not only equipped with any fighter plane in front-line combat, but also the radar detection range and accuracy are far higher than those of US aircraft. And the impetus of the powerful electronics industry of the Chinese Empire made the radar small in size and did not affect the aerodynamic standards of the aircraft's shape. The P61 fighter was equipped with a bulky radar system, which not only made the aircraft look obese like a middle-aged woman. Its huge power consumption also caused the gasoline in the tank to be consumed too quickly, and the most important thing was that its cost was very high, and it simply could not be fully equipped for the use of the US military's front-line fighters.

When the Bermuda Air Wing of the Chinese Empire invaded US airspace, the US Air Defense Command urgently ordered the US Third Air Wing to take to the air to intercept it.

All 1,100 fighters of the Third Air Wing took off, but it was soon discovered that the incoming Chinese Imperial Aircraft alone had more than 1,000 fighters, and all of them were jets. The US Air Defense Command believed that the Third Air Wing would not be able to intercept all of the enemy, so it ordered more than 1,000 fighters of the 15th Air Wing to take off and attack the invading Bermuda Air Wing's bomber group alone.

At 8:17 a.m., the Third Air Wing of the US Air Force encountered 300 Jian-11 fighters and more than 700 F6 Wildcat carrier-based fighters of the Bermuda Air Wing of the Imperial Chinese Air Force, and a large-scale air battle broke out between the two sides.

Since the fighters of the Chinese Empire are all high-speed jets, and the US Air Force will be very mixed with the speed, the Third Air Wing adopts the strategy of using P47 fighters to take the lead, acting as a meat shield to attract the J-11 and F6 fighters of the Chinese Empire to open fire, and P38, P51 and P61 fighters maneuvering in the back to look for opportunities to fire.

This strategy worked, and every pilot of the Imperial Chinese Air Force at this time hated the American devils in their hearts and wanted to kill them immediately, so the first time the two fleets met head-on, the Chinese Imperial fighters opened heavy fire.

The planes of the Chinese and US militaries suddenly filled the sky over Che Ho Pike Bay, and the humming of fighter planes and the thumping of machine guns were incessant, and the two sides clearly saw the tremendous superiority of jet fighters at the first glance. The fighters of the Imperial Chinese Air Force opened fire at the first time by virtue of the advantage of speed, and dozens of P47 fighters of the US military acting as meat shields to attract firepower suddenly fell into the sea with long smoke and flames.

Afterwards, the fighters of the Chinese and US air forces rushed into each other's formations, and a fierce melee broke out.

Although the number of jet fighters in the Imperial Air Force of China is as high as 1,000, and the US Air Force only has more than 1,000 fighters, in the face of jet fighters, the US propeller fighters are no match at all, and it is only a matter of time before the US Air Force is eliminated. The Imperial Chinese Air Force undoubtedly has an absolute advantage, but it has a fatal shortcoming, with more than 700 F6 Wildcat carrier-based fighters, the combat radius cannot reach Washington, they can only escort to the Chesapeake Bay, and after fighting with US aircraft, the pilots of the naval aviation have to keep an eye on the fuel level and flight time.

Soon, the commander of the 3rd Air Wing of the US Army, Major General York, found out about the problem, and he couldn't help but complain loudly.

"Damn, how did the air defense post report? The enemy fleet is not all J-11 fighters, including a large number of F6 fighters! (To be continued)