Chapter 207: Carrier-based aircraft attack
Yangon, the capital of Myanmar. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIt's just that after the Japanese captured this place, it became an important stronghold for the Japanese invasion of Burma, as well as an important material distribution center.
The vast majority of the supplies and men needed by the Japanese army to fight in Burma arrived in Yangon by sea and then transported to the frontline troops. The wealth collected by the Japanese army in Burma, all kinds of gold, jewelry and jade, as well as mineral resources, were also transported through here.
If it had not been for the strategy of feeding the war with war, Japan would have been unable to support this war a long time ago. Even so, because the Japanese army's losses on the battlefield were getting bigger and bigger, they gradually became unable to make ends meet.
General Terauchi Shouichi had already given the order to defend Yangon, and the Japanese troops who arrived here first were independently mixed into the 37th Brigade and the 70th Brigade, and began to strengthen the defenses here so that they could resist the attack of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.
Although, these two brigades have more than fifteen thousand people. However, in the face of the ferocious Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, they still had no chance of winning. In the past few months, the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army has almost killed 200,000 Japanese troops on the battlefield in Burma. That's a huge number. Thinking about it will also make other officers and soldiers of the Japanese army rush to frighten.
At the same time, the Japanese 35th Division, the 36th Division, and the 57th Brigade and the 128th Brigade were still on their way. If we can get to Yangon in time, we may be able to resist the attack of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. After all, two divisions and four independent mixed brigades are also a very powerful force.
After resting for a day in Bago, the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army also began to march to Yangon. Now the whole of Burma, except for Yangon, where the Japanese army is entrenched, the rest of the area has been captured by the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. Taking Rangoon means that they have won a complete victory in the Burma campaign.
On the morning of October 13, in the Burmese Sea, a squadron of P-51B fighters of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army Air Force was searching this sea area in a two-plane formation. Originally, this was the work that the carrier-based aircraft of the air force should do. However, the range of the P-51B fighter is much longer than that of the F4U fighter. Therefore, Xu Huansheng asked the P-51B fighter to serve as a reconnaissance aircraft to search for the Japanese convoy.
Of course, there is another reason, that is, the F4U fighter is capable of carrying two bombs weighing up to 1,000 pounds to carry out sea attacks. This is undoubtedly a powerful supplement to the Air Force of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, which is not strong in striking force.
As soon as the P-51B fighters spotted the traces of the Japanese convoy, they immediately called the airfield. The airfield will immediately order the carrier-based aircraft units at the Kayongoka airfield in Totouk to take off and attack these Japanese convoys. That's a huge fleet of more than 50,000 people, transporting two divisions and two independent mixed brigades! If we can destroy them all, it will be a great achievement. It will be easier for the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army to take Burma.
"Dog day, where the hell are they hiding? We've all flown more than 300 kilometers from the coastline and still haven't found the target. The wingman complained.
"Be patient. Our P-51B fighter has a maximum combat radius of 2,000 km. You can also continue searching south for a distance. The long plane said over the radio.
As the air force of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army became stronger and stronger, there were more and more pilots. The U.S. military instructors who were transferred from the Flying Tigers in the past have all been withdrawn. The pilots of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army are already fully capable of taking on the great task.
However, the pilots of the carrier-based planes that came this time were all US pilots. They had to take them here for a while, and they would not leave until the anti-Japanese salvation army air force had mastered the performance of these carrier-based aircraft.
Today's weather is clear, with only a few white clouds in the sky. The wind on the sea is not strong, so the visibility is very high, so there is no need to worry about not being able to spot the target due to the obscuration of the clouds.
But even so, it was very difficult to find the Japanese convoy on the sea. If it weren't for Qin Shou's strict order, these pilots would definitely not do such a boring thing.
Qin Shou was worried that after these Japanese reinforcements arrived in Burma, the strength of the Japanese army in Burma would further increase, which would not be conducive to the defeat of the Japanese army by the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army and the complete occupation of the whole of Burma. That's why we pinned our hopes on the carrier-based aircraft of the air force, hoping that the carrier-based aircraft unit would be able to make meritorious contributions. If carrier-based aircraft can kill tens of thousands of Japanese, then the next battle will undoubtedly be much easier to fight.
Two P-51B pilots, not far apart, flew quickly south. From time to time, the pilots looked out to sea, hoping to spot the Japanese convoy.
"Chief, to the southeast, there is a fleet, I don't know if it's the transport fleet of the Japanese * himself." The wingman pilot immediately shouted.
"Let's go down and take a look, I hope God willing, what we found is the convoy of the Japanese * himself." Changji said. The discovery of the Japanese convoy was also a great achievement for them!
Two P-51B fighters, at once flew towards the flotilla in the distance.
Soon, they came over the flotilla. The flags of the rising sun on those transport ships and merchant ships undoubtedly indicate the identity of these transport ships and merchant ships.
"Dog * day, sure enough, it is the transport fleet of the day * himself, we are developed!" The wingman yelled excitedly.
"Haha! God bless us! Report to the airport immediately. "Changji is also very excited.
Immediately, they reported to the airfield the news of the discovery of the Japanese convoy. At the same time, the position and course of the Japanese transport fleet were reported.
Keyonggang Airport, which has become the base of carrier-based aircraft of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army Air Force. 24 F4U fighters, 36 SBD2 dive bombers and 24 TBD torpedo attack aircraft, all stationed here. In addition, the Air Force of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army also dispatched two fighter squadrons, which were also stationed here.
"Whew!"
When the terrible sirens sounded over the airport, all the pilots rushed to their landlines.
"Carrier-based aircraft unit, ready to go. Discover the convoy of the day* himself, and your task is to send all those day* himself to the sea to feed the fish. Xu Huansheng gave the order.
As a result, those American pilots immediately piloted the planes, one after another, and after completing the formation over the airfield, they began to fly south, preparing to attack the Japanese transport ships.
Because of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Americans were also very delayed in dealing with the Japanese themselves. What's more, when these US pilots served in the Air Force of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, they received double salaries, which made them even more satisfied.
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