area51novel #349 - Unprecedented air combat and J5 debut
#349 - Unprecedented air combat and J5 debut
Chapter 349: Unprecedented Air Combat and the J-5's Debut
On both the eastern and western fronts, the ground war entered a feverish pitch as soon as contact was made.
Facing the Rogue Eagle's true elite, both Kong Jie and Ding Wei began to undergo genuine trials.
On the other side, Li Yunlong encountered the concentrated 24th Division, and his offensive momentum was immediately blocked by the enemy's increased firepower.
When the 24th Division's troops resolved to hold their ground, they began to redeploy their defenses in layers, with tanks, artillery, and infantry strategically positioned, ensuring that tanks could quickly support different infantry positions. This way, when a position was in critical condition, the Rogue Eagle 24th Division's tanks would quickly rush to its aid.
After repelling the attacking soldiers at the front, they would quickly retreat behind the infantry, denying Li Yunlong's plan for a direct tank battle.
When the Rogue Eagle combined anti-tank guns and short-range Super Bazookas into a joint anti-tank firepower network, the tactic of tank rushes became ineffective.
The Rogue Eagle's soldiers weren't stupid either; after discovering that their armor couldn't be breached, they learned to target the lower chassis of the T-34 tanks, directly destroying the tracks!
After losing more than 10 tanks from a tank battalion in this manner, Shen Quan, Wang Huaibao, and Zhang Dabiao at the front no longer dared to use tanks for breakthroughs!
As a result, they had to rely on artillery to bombard the Rogue Eagle's positions!
Then, they would send in the infantry, but this not only slowed down the pace but also allowed the Rogue Eagle's artillery to counterattack our artillery positions!
The battle immediately entered a brutal exchange phase!
Artillery companies were exchanging fire with the Rogue Eagle one after another. Only the 107 rocket artillery company, with its strong mobility and unconventional combat methods, fought in a guerrilla style, firing a volley and then moving to another location, suffering basically no losses.
The 105mm howitzer and 75mm mountain gun positions, which needed to be deployed to fire, were almost reaching a one-for-one exchange ratio in the confrontation with the Rogue Eagle's artillery!
Zhang Dabiao and his men were getting extremely frustrated.
They hadn't encountered such a brutal battle in a long time.
In comparison, the elite Kwantung Army of the little devils was a docile sheep.
"Dabiao, I don't care about anything else; I want the 24th Division!" At a crucial moment, Li Yunlong roared into the radio.
"Whatever you're lacking, I'll replenish! Even if it's the sky, I'll kowtow to the brigade commander to beg for air support, ensuring that no Rogue Eagle fighters are shitting on your heads! I only want one result: to pin the 24th Division to death north of Bochuan!"
Li Yunlong, sitting in the forward headquarters, did not allow the frontline troops to retreat even a little!
For Li Yunlong, there was absolutely no thought of temporarily retreating when encountering a strong enemy.
Even if his superiors gave the order, this rogue-like commander would dare to attempt a direct breakthrough; where had it gotten to now!
Even when facing a strong opponent, Li Yunlong dared to show his sword!
Headquarters.
"Report, Chief, all of our 200+ Mustang fighters have taken off!" The Air Force staff officer at headquarters looked grave.
"They have already engaged the Rogue Eagle's main air force force. According to the intelligence we intercepted and the radar feedback, the Rogue Eagle has deployed more than 200 fighters this time, and there are also dozens of bombers preparing to bomb Ding Wei and Li Yunlong's positions!"
"All of our Mustang fighter squadrons have been dispatched, and now only two J-5 jet fighter squadrons remain."
"The Liming Research Institute has telegraphed headquarters that they are about to break through the final technology for the new radar and air-to-air missiles."
"It's too late. We can't let Ding Wei and Li Yunlong be bombed to the point of letting the big fish of the 24th Division escape. Send them out; let the J-5 fighter squadrons deal with the Rogue Eagle's bomber group!" The commander of headquarters slapped the table.
"We can't keep the sharpest knife in our hands at this time. Since it is said that jet fighters are the future of our Air Force, then now is the time to test them!"
The brigade commander, seeing the firm expression on the commander of headquarters' face, added from the side: "Execute the order!"
With both commanders having the same opinion, the Air Force operations staff officer no longer questioned and turned to execute the order.
Soon, the J-5 jet fighter squadrons deployed on the Andong front took off one after another, heading straight for the Rogue Eagle's first batch of bombers taking off from the sea.
North of Bochuan, in the skies dozens of kilometers around the 24th Division.
Several hundred Mustang fighters, as well as P-47 Thunderbolt fighters and F6F Hellcat fighters, quickly became entangled and began a fierce battle.
Although the volunteer air force soldiers were slightly inferior in terms of piloting skills and combat experience, what determined the outcome of this battle was not just technology but also courage!
Knowing that their combat experience was slightly inferior, the volunteer air force soldiers adopted the tactic of aerial bayonet fighting!
Piloting their warplanes with a spirit of fearless sacrifice, they directly entered a brutal one-for-one combat mode. In the dense airspace, the Rogue Eagle's ace pilots were horrified to discover that their combat experience was completely useless. Now, facing the crazy volunteer air force, they could only adopt a face-to-face direct decisive battle mode, determining both victory and defeat, and life and death!
Below the aerial battlefield, in the equally desperate battlefield, only a few commanders would occasionally look up at the scene of the decisive battle in the sky. In their reserve teams, dozens of elite reconnaissance squads had been drawn out, specializing in searching for and rescuing our own warplane pilots and capturing enemy pilots.
It was just that it was impossible to tell who had the upper hand in the air at the moment.
The only thing that reassured them was that, so far, no enemy bombs had fallen on their positions.
In places they couldn't see, the J-5 fighter squadrons, making their debut, were composed of the most elite pilots in the headquarters' air force. They were operating new types of warplanes that far exceeded the speed of propellers and had begun to be able to control the physical discomfort caused by the surge in speed.
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At this moment, following the navigation instruments to the airspace guided by radar, they quickly discovered the enemy's bomber group!
It was the Rogue Eagle's SBD Dauntless dive bombers!
This type of bomber was originally designed to deal with maritime targets, but now it had been modified with aerial bombs, ready to dive-bomb the volunteer soldiers' positions.
Who knew that here, they would encounter a new type of fighter that they had never seen before!
The J-5 fighter squadrons unhesitatingly searched for an opponent and engaged!
Their speed far exceeded the SBD dive bombers, and now these bombers, fully loaded with bombs, were even less maneuverable. For the fast-flying J-5 fighters, the SBD bombers had almost no resistance.
The J-5 fighters could easily catch up with them, then turn to bite their tails and launch an attack!
Currently, the J-5 fighters were equipped with two G20 20mm anti-aircraft machine guns modified into H20 aerial cannons under the nose! Although their power was weaker than the 23mm aerial cannons in the main world's sky, and they were not equipped with more powerful 37mm aerial cannons.
But this was because Ren Zhong was preparing to hang 4 or more air-to-air missiles on their wings!
Now that the air-to-air missiles had not yet been installed, there were only two aerial cannons, so, in terms of tactics, everyone chose the simple and unadorned tail-biting attack mode. The J-5 had a speed far exceeding its opponents, and no matter what angle they entered the battlefield from, they could quickly pass the opponent, then turn to bite their tails!
In this way, the opponent had no way to counterattack!
Sure enough, facing the Rogue Eagle's SBD Dauntless dive bombers, the J-5 fighters' advantages were immediately revealed to the fullest. The tail-biting attack tactic was very successful. All 30+ of the Rogue Eagle's dive bombers were sent to hell, while they themselves only lost 2!
These were unlucky victims of accidental friendly fire from the Rogue Eagle's bombers in combat.
Because they had plenty of time to parachute, the squadron leader decisively ordered them to parachute from the smoking fighters to save their lives!
Before the large-scale air battle north of Bochuan had even been decided, the J-5 fighter squadrons had already finished their work and returned to base.
In this battle, all 30+ bombers of the Rogue Eagle that took off from the sea were wiped out!
The J-5 fighter squadrons' debut was a complete victory!
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