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    Looking at the last less than twenty Japanese fighter jets left in the sky that he had consciously left behind, Xia Boxun informed Tangyuan Base that the second batch of planes preparing to attack Harbin Airport could take off.  [. issued another order to his subordinates: "Each formation should follow the order of aircraft numbers, and those who still have ammunition should take turns to go up and practice with these Japanese aircraft."

    "Each formation must follow the daily tactical training requirements and remember the essentials. No one is allowed to be impatient. If you let me off the chain at this time and cause me to lose the aircraft, be careful who I punish when you go back. Remember this is how you fight during training  , just take turns playing against them according to the usual training content.¡±

    "The pilots on these planes are all veterans who have survived to this day. By operating these Type 97 fighters, the main force of the Japanese army, they can bring out the maximum performance of these fighters, which is much better than our two-handed swords. You practice well.  It will be good for you to survive and win on the battlefield in the future.¡±

    "Having run out of ammunition, go back and replenish it immediately. The first squadron climbed to a high altitude to be on guard. Don't let the follow-up planes catch us. Also, when each squadron is practicing, the squadron leader must master the rhythm. Be careful not to shoot all at once.  It¡¯s all gone, let all comrades have a chance.¡±

    Having said this, Xia Boxun looked at the only remaining Japanese Type 97 bomber on the battlefield and said: "That Type 97 heavy bomber, there were so many Japanese soldiers blocking the gun holes for him and fighting to save him. I guess there was one on the plane.  Guys, let¡¯s make a deal first, no one is allowed to rob that bastard from me. Today I will let the little devil monitor what it means to be a king against a king.¡±

    After saying that, he, who had been watching the battle at high altitude, took the lead in pressing the nose of the plane and led his wingman towards the only surviving Type 97 heavy bomber in the sky at this time.

    Using these Japanese pilots to practice their skills was something Xia Boxun had discussed with brigade commander Fang Ziyi and political commissar Yuan Bin who had returned from Yan'an after completing all training abroad.

    In Xia Boxun¡¯s view, although captured Japanese fighter jets were used for synthetic training.  However, the pilots of his imaginary enemy squadron have only been exposed to these fighter jets with excellent hovering performance, which are now the main force of the Japanese army, for a short time, and many actions cannot be performed without mentioning them.  All planes are purchased from outsourcers, and they are used to being angry with these people. They are afraid that if they accidentally damage these precious planes, they will not be able to make any movements.

    "And those so-called Soviet instructors who have experienced hundreds of battles are not as good as the backbone of their flying subordinates. Not to mention the frizzy flying skills, and when they can't beat them, they will always put on a collision posture.  I didn't even think about it. With the small body of the Japanese plane, there was still a chance of surviving if it crashed into it.  They thought that these Japanese aircraft were the same as the I-16 fighter jets they built that were as strong as tractors.

    Xia Boxun believed that the imaginary enemy squadron did not fully meet the needs of tactical targeted training.  After discussing with Fang Ziyi and Xia Boxun, the two top military and political leaders, if there is an opportunity during an air battle, while maintaining air superiority, all pilots should try their best to conduct actual combat exercises with Japanese pilots as much as possible.  It can effectively enhance the actual combat capabilities of the troops.

    "Xia Boxun's plan, if Hashimoto Nobuhide, who is still struggling to support himself while piloting a Type 97 fighter jet, relying on the performance of his subordinates to not be afraid of death and dare to block the bullet hole to still keep circling, would still be able to vomit blood if he knew about it?  The few remaining people you have left behind are dedicated to training for you.

    But even if Hashimoto Nobuhide didn't know Xia Boxun's plan, he was about to vomit blood.  As a front-line commander, he had four flying groups and more than 200 aircraft under his command when we set off.  In less than an hour, I was the only one left alone in the sky.

    There were more than 200 aircraft, but after an air battle, less than 20 were left.  This was the first time for not only him but also the Imperial Army Air Force to experience such a cowardly and embarrassing air battle.  Since its creation, the Imperial Air Force has never suffered such a defeat as it did today.

    Where did they get so many weird-looking, extremely powerful, and extremely fast aircraft?  This kind of aircraft has never been seen in the enemy situation report sent by the aviation regiment.  And as far as I know, even that hateful guy's hidden ally, the Soviets don't have similar aircraft.

    I have seen their kind of monoplane with a flat nose like a mouse in the Nomenhan air battle, and also fought against it.  I know the performance very well. Although the speed is fast, the hovering performance is very poor. It is definitely not like this.  Moreover, their I-Sixteen fighter jet, which is only equipped with two 7.62mm machine guns, is simply not as fast as an aircraft with the cockpit door opening on the side of the fuselage, let alone such fierce firepower.

    Even if the aircraft produced by the Empire are more fragile, a gun of this caliber can knock off half the fuselage of a bomber with one shot.It won't be too small.  That was a heavy bomber, not a much smaller dive bomber, and certainly not a fighter without any armor protection.  What kind of plane is this?  Just like the devil.

    "Whether it is compared with the Imperial Army's latest Type 97 fighter jet or the Soviet I-Sixteen fighter jet, both speed and firepower are far superior.  Could this be a new fighter jet developed by the Soviets?  Or the German fighter jets re-exported by the Soviets?

    Although Hashimoto Nobuhide wanted to understand the performance of this devilish aircraft, it was a pity that the one he was flying now was neither a fighter nor a reconnaissance aircraft or a lighter dive bomber.  Instead, it was a bulky Type 97 heavy bomber used for strategic bombing.

    "To fly this kind of heavy bomber, which is huge compared to fighter jets, to fight against that kind of fighter jet with excellent low-altitude ability, he has neither the ability nor the level.  And from the beginning of the second attack, Xia Boxun, who had been eyeing this bomber even in the air combat battlefield and heavily guarded it, did not intend to give him this opportunity again.

    Although the pilot of his plane was rushing left and right, he tried his best to bring out the maximum performance of the bomber, and even flew out of the way that the original designer had never thought of, in order to get rid of the opponent's attack.  At the same time, the machine gunners on the plane controlled the four thin 7.7mm self-defense machine guns on the Type 97 bomber, desperately trying to drive away the devilish plane like a tarsal maggot, but in vain.

    A bomber is a bomber. Fighting when its maximum flight speed is far inferior to that of the fighter in front of you is no different from seeking death.  If it weren't for Xia Boxun, he wanted to see what kind of performance this Japanese army's main bomber could perform in the hands of the Japanese army's own pilots, so as to improve the way the troops attack bombers.

    He did not use all his strength during the battle. Most of the time he just circled and intimidated the aircraft. Occasionally he only used machine guns to fire from time to time to knock out the counterattack firepower on the fuselage. Hashimoto Nobuhide's special plane had already followed him.  Along with his kind, he returned to the earth, where he could still persist until all his subordinates were shot down, and then he was the last one to practice his belief in samurai spirit to devote himself to the emperor.

    After figuring out the maximum performance of this Type 97 heavy bomber in the hands of the Japanese, Xia Boxun also lost interest in continuing.  After shaking the wings several times to signal him to surrender but being rejected, Xia Boxun did not hesitate to press the shooting button of the 37mm cannon on the joystick, shooting the half-disabled Japanese aircraft that he had tortured into the air.  explode.

    After shooting down the last Japanese aircraft without any delay, Xia Boxun carefully checked that there was no more Japanese aircraft in the sky over the battlefield, then picked up the microphone and said calmly: "Each squadron counts the battle losses and reports on ammunition consumption.  situation and the remaining fuel.¡±

    After receiving the order, each squadron quickly counted and reported their respective casualties, as well as the consumption of ammunition and fuel.  After hearing the reports from each squadron, Xia Boxun was very dissatisfied.  Although he shot down more than 200 Japanese aircraft, the losses still made him somewhat dissatisfied.

    Of the twelve PZL 24 fighter jets, five were slightly damaged, two were seriously damaged, and one was shot down.  Among one hundred P-39 fighter jets, three were seriously injured and 15 were slightly damaged. Another two P-39 fighter jets suffered non-combat losses due to mechanical failures of the aircraft during the air battle.

    Among the three pilots of the three planes lost, a pilot of a P-39 fighter died when his parachute was cut off by the horizontal tail of his plane when he was parachuting.  Except for one of the other two pilots who parachuted safely, one was shot dead in mid-air by the Japanese army, and the remaining one had landed safely.  The fraternal troops on the ground who are searching for Japanese parachutists are now isting no time in searching.

    Yesterday, when asking No. 1 whether to go into battle, No. 1 told Fang Ziyi, Yuan Bin and him not to be timid in battle just because they were afraid of losing money.  It is impossible for any army to suffer zero casualties in any battle.  Especially for an army that is new to the battlefield, it must be prepared to pay some price.

    ??The creation, development and growth of every army require blood.  There is no free banquet in the world. If you want to mature, you must pass the test of war.  And this kind of test often requires paying the price of life.

    Although the price paid in the battle cannot be said to be high, overall it is still barely acceptable.  However, two P-39 fighter jets were not shot down by their opponents, but they were lost in vain due to aircraft malfunction. This was difficult for Xia Boxun to accept.  The occurrence of this situation shows that ground support work still needs to be strengthened.

    In addition to the loss of two planes due to mechanical reasons and the loss of a pilot, Xia Boxun found it difficult to accept.  Most flights? They forgot what they had repeatedly told them before departure, that they must keep some ammunition to avoid the situation that they would have no ammunition to fight back when the Japanese reinforcements came.

    Although most airplanes still have a certain amount of fuel, they still have a certain amount of fuel.  But except for a few people, including the leading cadres, most of them used up all their ammunition in the air battle.  When less than twenty Japanese aircraft were finally shot down, most of the ammunition on the aircraft had been exhausted.

    The 37mm cannon has very little ammunition. There are only fifteen rounds in total. It is not surprising that it is all used up.  But the two 12.7mm machine guns with 600 rounds of ammunition have also been used up, so it should not be done. In other words, at this time, once the new Japanese aircraft arrive, they will be unable to fight back.  These guys, as soon as they started fighting, they ignored what they said.

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