Chapter 370: Hunting
After Lieutenant General Stilwell left, Qin Shou immediately summoned Xu Huansheng, commander of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army Air Force, and Liu Chengzhang, commander of the land-based carrier-based aircraft unit. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info Now, the air force is a combination of the air force and naval aviation of the future. Only after the Navy is formally established will the naval aviation be independent from the air force.
At present, the air force of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army has developed very strongly. With the continuous support of the Americans, the air force has a large number of fighters. Bombers, fighter jets and transport planes, all available. And it's huge. In the air power of the entire South Seas, the Air Force of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army is already the most powerful.
At present, the Air Force of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army has formed five fighter wings, one bomber wing, and one transport aircraft group.
The establishment of the air force of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army was still two two-plane formations to form a squadron, three squadrons to form a squadron, and three squadrons to form a brigade. Each group consisted of 36 aircraft plus four spare aircraft. Each wing consisted of three brigades. In this case, there would be one hundred and twenty aircraft per wing.
Such an establishment is not the same as that of the US Army Air Corps. However, the Americans don't care either. What they value is the combat capability of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, and as long as the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army can kill more Japanese* themselves, the Americans will be very satisfied.
The land-based carrier-based aircraft unit is the predecessor of naval aviation. In the future, naval aviation will be divided into land-based naval aviation and carrier-based aircraft naval aviation. The establishment of the naval aviation brigade is the same as that of the US Navy. Each group includes 36 F4U fighters, 36 dive bombers, 18 torpedo attack aircraft. There was also one dive bomber for liaison duty, as well as nine spare aircraft. Of the nine spare aircraft, three were fighters, three dive bombers and three torpedo attack aircraft. Each brigade, amounted to a hundred fighters. Qin Shou planned to upgrade these brigades to wings after the navy was formed. When the Navy's aircraft carriers come back, they will adopt the same formation.
"The two, the battle in Thailand, has reached the most critical moment. Although, the 1st Army has already achieved a major victory on the battlefield in Thailand. However, we have to admit that the Japanese army in Thailand is still very strong. According to the information we have received, the Japanese 2nd Army and the 38th Army are rushing to Thailand. Once they arrive in Thailand, we will be under a lot of pressure. Qin Shou said solemnly.
Xu Huansheng's Liu Chengzhang all nodded again and again, and they all knew how much the success or failure of the Thai campaign would have on the future of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. If it can be won, then the strength of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army will be further expanded. It even soared into the sky. If it fails. Then, the rapid development of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army will be greatly affected. Even, the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army will only be able to live in a corner of peace in the future. If you want to take over the whole of Nanyang, it will become empty talk.
Therefore, the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army has made great efforts to take Thailand in the shortest possible time and at the lowest cost, and to win this battle completely.
"Commander, if there's anything we need to do, you can give the order. As long as we can do it, even if it is up the sword mountain and down the sea of fire, we will definitely not frown. Xu Huansheng said.
Liu Chengzhang also followed suit and said that the land-based carrier-based aircraft force would also do its best.
Qin Shou nodded, and then said: "According to the information we have received, the 2nd Army and the 38th Army of the Japanese Army mainly went to Thailand by sea. Therefore, I hope that you will be able to dispatch planes and sink all the ships that carry the equipment of the troops in Japan. In this case, the army sent to Thailand by the Japanese will be severely damaged. The pressure on the 1st Army will also be much less. Qin Shou laid out his plan and discernment.
"Commander, this is undoubtedly a good idea. It is far easier to kill those days* themselves on the sea than to kill them on land. Japan's own air power in Indochina has been hit hard by us many times, but there is nothing to worry about. However, if you want to attack the fleet of the Japanese * himself, you must first find them. Although the Gulf of Thailand is not big, it is definitely not small! Xu Huansheng frowned.
"That's a real problem. However, the American side managed to get the route of the Japanese convoy. With their routes, it should be easy to find out those transports of the Japanese * himself. Qin Shou continued.
"Commander, as long as the route provided by the Americans is correct, then there should be no problem with finding out the Japanese * himself from the sea." Xu Huansheng nodded again and again.
"That's fine, let's do it. The air force sent fighter jets to reconnoiter and determine the location of the transport fleet of the Japanese himself. Carrier-based aircraft forces, ready at any time. As soon as the location of the Hi* himself is discovered, he immediately launches an attack and sends all of them to the bottom of the sea to feed the sharks. A trace of ruthlessness flashed on Qin Shou's face.
Although, he knew that because of this order, he would cause many days* to die in the sea. However, he has no regrets at all. In Qin Shou's concept, it has always been that only the dead day* himself is the good day* himself. No matter how many deaths he himself has, he will only applaud and applaud, and will never have a trace of pity for their deaths.
"Yes, Commander." Xu Huansheng and Liu Chengzhang both nodded heavily, they knew the importance of this mission.
Next, the anti-Japanese salvation army air force and carrier-based aircraft units immediately went into action.
In Samut Prakan, there is an airfield for the Japanese Army Air Corps. After the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army occupied Samut Prakan, it also took over the airport. Because the Japanese army fled in a hurry, they did not have time to blow up the facilities at the airport, so that the air force of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army could use this place.
After a simple expansion, two carrier-based aircraft groups were stationed here. At the same time, there was also the 1st Fighter Wing of the Air Force. They will be responsible for going to the Gulf of Thailand to search for the traces of the day* himself. After the target is determined, the carrier-based aircraft unit is responsible for hunting and killing those days.
In order to strengthen Thailand's military strength, Japan* himself is constantly mobilizing troops from Indochina and the Indonesian archipelago to Thailand. Under the personal mediation of Admiral Shouichi Terauchi, the Japanese navy no longer played a careful role. As a result, a large number of merchant ships and transport ships rushed to Thailand from Indochina and the Indonesian archipelago, respectively. Shipping in the Gulf of Thailand has become busy.
And all this undoubtedly provided an excellent opportunity for the air force of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.