strictlysupreme Chapter 75: Fuso Army Air Force Night Attacks East, Black Widow Night Fighter Shows Prominence
Chapter 75: Fuso Army Air Force Night Attacks East, Black Widow Night Fighter Shows Prominence
Anger and frustration filled the hearts of every low-level soldier, officer, and even senior general in the Fuso Army.
Since their rise, they have never suffered such great losses and humiliation.
Revenge also filled the hearts of many people, including Takasaki Kawakiyo, the commander of the 7th Air Wing of the Army Aviation stationed on the Korean Peninsula, who was also the general manager of the Army Aviation on the Korean Peninsula.
"Gentlemen, the fall of the island city and the destruction of the 6th and 20th Divisions is a great humiliation for the Empire and is absolutely unacceptable to us.
So I decided to retaliate and teach the arrogant Restoration Army a profound lesson."
A captain also stood up and echoed: "I agree with the commander, but the fighter planes of the Restoration Army are very powerful. How should we retaliate?"
They all had a clear understanding of the fighter jets of the Renaissance Army Air Force and knew they were no match for them.
The fighter planes they are currently equipped with are either high-wing or biplanes.
The fighter planes equipped by the Restoration Army's Air Force are all all-metal low-wing fighter planes, and their performance is far superior to theirs.
Just in terms of speed, we beat them.
The advantages brought by speed are not only reflected in speed, but also in the accumulation of air combat energy.
Colonel Takasaki Kawakiyo said coldly: "During the day, if our planes encounter the Restoration Army's fighter planes, they will definitely not be able to escape, but what about at night?
The Restoration Army bombed the island city at night, causing heavy losses to the 20th Division. We can also replicate their actions and carry out air strikes on their territory at night.
We only act at night and can destroy their entire city in less than three days.
By then, we will raze all the cities in Qidong Province to the ground."
Colonel Takasaki Kawakiyo's words made the eyes of several captains light up.
Yes, if it’s not possible during the day, then come at night.
Although there is a possibility of getting lost, it is better than encountering the fighter planes of the Restoration Army during the day.
Suddenly everyone became excited.
They felt they had found a way to deal with the Restoration Army.
"Captain, which city will we bomb first?"
"Donglai City, not only does it have their coastal defense artillery, it's also their logistics supply center."
The straight-line distance between Donglai City and the Korean Peninsula is about 400 kilometers.
This also puts many of their fighter jets out of reach.
However, there is one fighter jet whose range is within reach, and that is the Type 87 heavy attack aircraft, which is a heavy bomber.
This heavy bomber was designed by Dornier and its engine was a copy of the BMW engine, but its power was not very strong, so its performance was not very good.
The range is barely enough for a round trip when carrying 600 kg of bombs.
Therefore, the fighter jets they deployed for this attack were mainly Type 28 heavy bombers, totaling aircraft.
This bomber was produced in very small quantities, so there were only 28 of them equipped in the entire Korean Peninsula, all of which were in the heavy attack aircraft squadron of the 7th Flying Wing.
In addition to the Type 87 heavy attack aircraft, there is also a Type 88 light attack aircraft.
This light bomber is the bomber model of the Type 200 reconnaissance aircraft, with a bomb load of kg and a range similar to that of the Type heavy attack aircraft.
The number of Type 37 light attack aircraft is larger, with a total of .
The total number of these two types of bombers is 65, and each attack can carry a total of 24 tons of bombs, which is enough to cause great damage to Donglai City.
The 7th Flying Wing did not report its combat plan to the Governor's Office, but decided to act on its own.
In the evening of the next day, one after another Type 87 heavy attack aircraft and Type 88 light attack aircraft took off from the airport. After completing the assembly above the coastline, they flew directly towards Donglai City.
During this period, the navigation method of Fuso Army Aviation was still relatively primitive.
Inertial navigation, astronomical navigation and dead reckoning are still used.
This navigation method has some accuracy, but it is quite brain-intensive and requires a high level of mathematical calculation ability from the pilot.
Donglai City is the location of the Red Alert sub-base and also has a naval base.
Therefore, the defense is very tight, and it includes defense on three fronts: sea, land, and air.
Among them, the SCR-270 long-range early warning radar and the SCR-584 fire control radar are deployed on the high ground on the coast of Donglai City.
The detection range of the Type 270 radar for large and densely packed target groups is over 200 kilometers.
As a microwave radar, the Type 584 radar has a shorter detection range of only tens of kilometers, but it can provide more accurate information, so it is generally used to command anti-aircraft artillery groups.
A heavy anti-aircraft artillery regiment was deployed around the naval base, and all the anti-aircraft guns it was equipped with were 88 guns, which were also called anti-everything guns.
When the Fuso fleet was 210 kilometers away from Donglai City, a Type 270 radar on the high ground with its antenna pointed at the northern waters responded.
The radar operator knew what was going on when he saw a bright white wavy line on the screen.
"Report, a group of aircraft is approaching us, bearing 3 degrees east, 197 kilometers away. The group is very dense, probably more than 30 aircraft."
The person on duty at the radar base was a captain from a shore-based aviation brigade.
His face changed when he saw the radar reflection signal.
"We don't have any aircraft on duty right now. They are flying from the north... the Korean Peninsula. This group of aircraft belongs to the Japanese and is enemy aircraft.
Immediately contact the Night Owl Squadron and have them launch fighter jets to intercept. We must not allow the Fuso fighter jets to pose a threat to the naval base!"
Their core mission is to defend the naval base, which cannot be lost.
The Night Owl Squadron he mentioned is the only unit in the shore-based aviation service equipped with night fighters.
The night fighter they were equipped with was the American-made P-61C Black Widow night fighter, which was also a legendary night fighter. Unfortunately, because it was put into service too late, it did not have any outstanding combat records.
An SCR-61C airborne radar was installed in the nose fairing of the P-720C Black Widow night fighter, which was also the most advanced airborne radar at the time.
It is also equipped with a radar warning device at the tail, making it the first fighter jet equipped with a radar warning device.
The firepower is also very abundant.
The lower part of the fuselage is equipped with four 4mm caliber machine guns, and the back of the fuselage is also equipped with a remote-controlled turret with a quadruple 12.7mm aircraft cannon, which is operated by a radar operator.
It was after Jiang Hua saw this night fighter that he decided to form a night fighter brigade.
It was this night fighter squadron that he casually formed that came in handy at a critical moment.
The pilots of the Night Owl Fighter Squadron did not expect that they would be able to go to the battlefield so soon.
For them, the opportunity to actually fight is extremely rare.
Everyone was excited and ready to go.
"I must become the first ace flight crew of our squadron."
"Our crew is definitely number one, and you guys should just be second."
"It's okay for us to be second in command during training, but in actual combat we are definitely the boss."
"Stop talking nonsense, everyone, get on the plane quickly."
Soon, a number of black-painted Black Widows roared into the air from the runway and disappeared into the night.
At this time, it is difficult to find its trace even with a searchlight.
Because the material of its body has a certain light absorption ability.
Soon the brigade headquarters established a communication channel with the radar station.
Under the guidance of the ground radar station, he led two squadrons to quickly approach the enemy aircraft group.
As a twin-engine heavy night fighter, the P-61C Black Widow is equipped with an engine power of 2800 horsepower each, which allows its top speed to reach 700 kilometers per hour and its cruising speed to reach 500 kilometers.
Two squadrons plus four from the group headquarters, a total of 4 P-28Cs took the initiative to attack.
At this moment, the pilots of the Fuso 7th Air Wing were still unaware of the impending threat.
They continued to follow the navigation and flew with the lead aircraft in front, maintaining an altitude of 1500 meters.
"There are about 100 kilometers left. We will reach Donglai City in less than an hour."
The fleet's cruising speed is 160 kilometers per hour.
A distance of 100 kilometers will take at least half an hour, about 40 minutes.
However, at this moment, the pilot of the lead plane felt as if a dark shadow flashed by in front of him.
Then he saw a burst of fire in front of him, and then he felt his body being torn apart and lost consciousness.
Under the fire of more than a dozen 20mm cannon shells, the Type light attack aircraft serving as the lead aircraft was directly disintegrated in the air.
Then more bullet belts flew in the sky.
Eight Type 88 light attack aircraft flying in the front were shot down in one encounter.
"The fighter planes of the Restoration Army, there are fighter planes of the Restoration Army!"
Although they knew they were attacked, no matter how hard they looked, they could not find out what had attacked them.
By the time they discover it, it means the distance is already very close, and discovering it at this time will be of no use.
"Damn it, how come their fighter planes can still find us at night?"
This is also the question in the minds of all Fuso pilots.
Unfortunately, no one could answer their questions.
Each P-61C Black Widow fighter jet is like an assassin hidden in the darkness.
Whenever they took action, Fuso's fighter planes would fall.
Even if Fuso's fighter planes fled in all directions, they could not escape the detection of their radar.
What's more, their speed is too slow, especially the Type 180 heavy attack aircraft, which has a maximum speed of only kilometers per hour.
Although the Type 200 light attack aircraft is better, its maximum speed is only kilometers per hour when carrying bombs.
Compared with the Type 87 heavy attack aircraft, there is no difference.
At least that's what the Night Owl Fighter Squadron saw.
This was a one-sided battle, and the Fuso Army Aviation couldn't even fight back.
After more than half an hour of fighting, all 65 fighter planes that wanted to launch a surprise attack on Donglai City were shot down.
It also gave birth to two ace crews in the Night Owl Squadron.
The requirements for an ace crew are 5 fighters or 8 bombers.
The news of the attack in Donglai City was naturally also reported to Jiang Hua.
When Jiang Hua saw the news, he snorted coldly.
“These little devils really don’t know how to live or die.
It is impolite not to reciprocate when someone does something for you. This is a fine tradition passed down by our ancestors.
The island city was reduced to ruins, and they also wanted to bomb Donglai City.
In that case, let's organize a bombing raid on Fuso's homeland."
Thinking of this, Jiang Hua made up his mind.
However, if the B-17 bomber wanted to carry out an air strike on the Fuso mainland from Saito Province, the range of the B- bomber would be insufficient.
At this time, Jiang Hua looked at another bomber.
Only it can fly back and forth for more than 2,000 kilometers while carrying bombs.
(The next plot is the bombing of Fuso's homeland.)