Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Falling Falcon
In addition to the 2nd and 6th regiments, several main regiments of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, as well as the air defense units of the artillery regiment, were mobilized. www.biquge.info They deployed anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns with anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns in Myitkyina, relying on the buildings in Myitkyina, to form an ambush circle.
These anti-aircraft guns, if all taken together, have 24 Type 88 75-mm anti-aircraft guns, 24 40-mm anti-aircraft guns, 48 20-mm anti-aircraft guns, and 72 anti-aircraft machine guns. In addition, there were four Type 99 88-mm anti-aircraft guns.
Bringing together all these anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns, the anti-aircraft fire is already very powerful. If the Japanese planes were caught off guard and entered the ambush circle, they would definitely pay extremely heavy losses.
The headquarters of the 5th Flying Division of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Hidera Obata was firing. The loss of 7 aircraft at once is already a rare loss in recent times.
"Revenge! We must send out warplanes to retaliate, and let those people know that we are powerful. This piece of sky already belongs to the Imperial Army Air Corps of the Great Day. Lieutenant General Hidera Obata shouted frantically.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, judging from the reports from the front, the people of China have good anti-aircraft firepower. If you rush to dispatch fighters, I'm afraid you will pay some losses. Chief of Staff Kuwatsuka Castle Daisa said.
"Humph! Didn't those people get some anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns from the arsenal in Myitkyina? If it weren't for the idiots who stored so many weapons in Myitkyina, there wouldn't have been such a problem. However, I believe that if we send out a large fleet of aircraft, we will be able to crush them. "Lieutenant General Hidera Obata was very resolute.
The reason why the Japanese had stockpiled a large number of weapons in Myitkyina was that they feared that they would encounter the main forces of the British and Chinese expeditionary forces in northern Burma and form a protracted war. Store more weapons, and when it comes to resupply, it will be easier. But who knew that the British army and the expeditionary force would be defeated by them so easily? So much so that those weapons are useless. The result was good, and it was cheaper for the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.
"Your Excellency the division commander, do you want to dispatch a large-scale aircraft group?" Kuwatsuka Castle Osa and the other two staff officers were shocked.
"Hmmm! Let the 64th Flying Squadron send a type of fighter to escort it. Then, 24 Type 96 land attack planes and 24 Type 99 light crit fighters were dispatched. Blow up Myitkyina in one fell swoop. Especially the arsenal, it can't be kept! Lieutenant General Hidera Obata ordered.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander." Kuwatsuka Castle nodded and immediately went to give the order.
The 64th Flying Brigade of the Japanese Army is also known as the Kato Hayabusa Clan. Because the captain is Keno Kato, and their one-of-a-kind fighter is also called 'Hayabusa'. This flying team made great contributions in the Japanese army's attack on the Pacific and South Seas. Among the Japanese army air force, it can be regarded as a very famous unit.
After receiving the order, Kato Keno Nakasa personally led 24 Type 1 fighters to escort those land attack planes and critter planes, bringing the total size of the Japanese army's fleet to 72. These planes, mighty, headed straight for Myitkyina.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, scouts of the reconnaissance battalion of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army spotted a Japanese aircraft group 40 kilometers away from Myitkyina and immediately reported it to the military headquarters.
"The group of little devils really came, ordered the air defense forces, and brought them to the highest combat readiness. Whether or not you can bite off a piece of meat from the little devil depends on the air defense operation this time. Qin Shou gave the battle order. Although, he knew it was going to be very difficult. However, he believed that they would be able to win.
The air defense units of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army immediately entered a state of combat readiness. The air defense soldiers were nervously staring at the direction of the Japanese planes. One door of anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns, ready to fire.
In order to avoid detection by the Japanese, these anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns were carefully camouflaged.
Seven or eight minutes later, the Japanese were flying to Myitkyina.
"Attention of the squadrons, the land attack aircraft dropped bombs at high altitudes, focusing on bombing the former arsenal generation. After the anti-aircraft fire of the Chinese people, the fighter units carried out suppression, and the crit aircraft units were ready to destroy the anti-aircraft fire of the Chinese people! "Takeo Kato, Nakasa, gave the order.
The order he received this time was to destroy the anti-aircraft fire of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, and then slaughter them to avenge the Japanese plane that was shot down before.
"Hey!" The squadron commanders of the Japanese army replied one after another.
Twenty-four Type 96 land attack planes were the first to drop bombs. When the magazine was opened, the bombs rained down. Previously, the Japanese army was near the arsenal in Myitkyina and became the target of their bombing. The entire vicinity of the arsenal was blown up into a sea of flames.
"Fortunately, the commander was prepared and transferred all the arms of the little devils. Otherwise, we will lose a lot. Seeing that the arsenal was completely blown up, some officers of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army couldn't help but muttered in their hearts.
"Fire!"
After the Japanese attacked, Qin Shou gave the order to open fire.
All anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns, began to pour shells and bullets into the sky.
The Type 96 land attack plane, which was dropping bombs, was hit squarely. Six were fired on the spot, and in particular, one plane hit by an 88-mm anti-aircraft shell was torn to shreds.
"Yaga! Suppress the anti-aircraft fire of the China, and destroy them with critters! Kato Keno Nakasa ordered angrily.
Immediately, the Japanese Type 1 fighters and Type 99 light critters also attacked.
"Boom! Rumble! ”
Explosions continued to sound in Myitkyina, and buildings were completely destroyed.
From time to time, the anti-aircraft gun positions of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army were blown up, anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns were destroyed, and the air defense troops were also damaged.
However, even so, their counterattack did not stop there.
On the contrary, because the anti-Japanese anti-aircraft artillery positions of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army were camouflaged, if they did not take the initiative to fire, it would be difficult for Japanese planes to detect them in the sky. Therefore, quite a few anti-aircraft fires deliberately remained silent, and suddenly opened fire when the Japanese troops were not paying attention, destroying the Japanese aircraft.
A Type 99 88-mm anti-aircraft gun, which did not fire, but aimed at the target. What they were eyeing was a Japanese fighter plane. The Type 1 fighter did not suppress the anti-aircraft fire of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army like other fighters, but circled in the air. This also attracted the attention of the commander of this anti-aircraft gun.
"Aimed?" The officer asked nervously.
"Aim!"
"Fire!" The officer ordered.
"Boom!" The anti-aircraft guns fired, and a shell whizzed into the sky.
The artillerymen did not have time to see the results, and then another shell was fired.
The Type 1 fighter in the air, a little too bad luck, an 88-mm shell, exploded less than five meters next to it. The shrapnel instantly blew up the Type 1 fighter with all kinds of holes. And the pilot, too, was killed by shrapnel on the spot.
What's even worse is that the owner of this plane is none other than Keno Kato.