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Text Chapter 695 The only good news for the Japanese army

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    When these Japanese aircraft, which did not dare to use maximum speed to retreat even if they were escaping, had just completed their turn, a P40 fighter squadron specially designed to deal with them had already pounced on them. After dispersing the Japanese flight formation, they  The two-plane formation mode launched an attack on these aircraft.

    What surprised all the pilots involved in the attack was that when these Japanese aircraft faced their own attacks, they acted extremely cautiously, as if these aircraft were made of gold, and they would have to pay compensation even if a hole was broken.  ,

    In fact, these pilots did not know that the Japanese pilots flying these planes were also suffering. They wanted to escape, but because of their extremely unreliable engines, they did not dare to escape at the maximum speed. They wanted to fight, but they also failed.  Because of that damn, extremely unreliable engine, it can't even make larger maneuvers.

    These Japanese aircraft that had been watching the battle found themselves in an extremely embarrassing situation of being unable to fight and unable to run. Even when making movements in the air, they had to be cautious for fear that their vehicles would not be shot down by their opponents.  , but because the engine was on strike, he went to report to Amaterasu.

    Looking at the enemy planes rushing from all directions, the commander of the Japanese RE's two thousand fighter formations cursed the top Japanese aviation officer in charge of procurement in his heart: "Damn broken planes, damned engines, damned Italians, and finally  Damn it, those guys in the military department got so confused by playing with women that they got such a bunch of junk and distributed it to themselves. "

    "With this damn Italian junk, it is better to continue flying the oldest Type 95 fighter. Although it is an old-fashioned biplane, compared with this kind of fighter, it is as slow as a snail, but at least you don't have to worry because  The engine stalled and he fell from the sky."

    "At least in terms of safety, compared with this piece of junk, there is still quite a guarantee. During the battle, you don't have to keep an eye on the instrument panel, don't have to worry about the aircraft engine stalling, and don't have to worry about whether it will be caused by the general  It¡¯s an oil leak, not enough to return to the airport, and focus on the battle.¡±

    "When flying this damn aircraft, let alone on the battlefield, I have to worry about whether its engine will stall due to extreme unreliability and whether the fuel control valve will malfunction. As for the battle,  You also have to worry about whether the damn machine gun on this plane will jam. Flying this kind of plane requires not only the blessing of Amaterasu, but also great courage."

    Just cursing can vent the anger in his heart, but it can't solve any problem. Facing the enemy planes surrounding him from all sides, the major has to bite the bullet and fight. There is no other way. For the so-called honor of the imperial warrior, he can't do it.  When it comes to fleeing without a fight, the most important thing is that if you don't dare to fly to the maximum speed, you can't escape even if you run.

    In fact, the top brass of the Army Aviation Corps, who was yelling at the officials for purchasing such aircraft, were all pig-brained. He did not know that purchasing these aircraft was also for the Japanese Army, which was in urgent need of new aircraft.  There is no other way,

    Although the climax of the Battle of Britain has passed, and the main force of the German aviation force has been gradually transferred to other directions, the war in North Africa and the Mediterranean is intensifying. The German Air Force's air raids and air blockade operations on Malta, a strategic city in the Mediterranean, are intensifying.

    In addition, the German army is now making full and secret preparations to fight against the Soviet Union, and its demand for new fighter jets is also huge. Even to its ally Japan, the Germans are not willing to sell their new fighter jets in large quantities, although they have hundreds of fighter jets.  They are still able to export, but the Germans are still unwilling to sell their new fighter jets at this time.

    And asking the Army, which has always been at odds with the Navy, to purchase Navy aircraft is unacceptable to the Army's top brass. Using a large number of Navy aircraft is even considered a shame and a shame by the Army. The proud Army top brass even refused to allow the Navy to produce them specifically for the Army.  Nakajima Corporation, the aircraft manufacturer, also made a kind suggestion to switch to producing Zero fighter aircraft as a new generation aircraft for the Army.

    The Army just wants to use the Navy's new fighter jets to respond to emergencies before its own new fighter jets are put into production, rather than fully equip the Navy's aircraft. The Army's new fighter jets are currently only on paper and have not even had time to test fly, while the Navy's new fighter jets  Planes have begun to enter combat,

    From the perspective of senior army officials, although it is unacceptable to equip naval aircraft, it is still acceptable to use naval aircraft to respond to emergencies. Japan, which has poor resources and a relatively weak industrial and financial foundation, wants to equip modern weapons and equipment.  With productivity unable to meet demand and financial resources unable to support both the navy and the army at the same time, the army and navy almost went to war in order to compete for limited resources.

    The gap between the army and the navy is quite deep.The so-called friendly forces need to jointly equip the weapons with very advanced performance, but the other side would rather equip outdated old-fashioned weapons or reinvent the wheel than use the other side's weapons and equipment. This is true for anti-aircraft weapons, and the same is true for aircraft. Even the weapons on the aircraft are  Not universal,

    Army and Navy aircraft are also equipped with seven- and seven-millimeter caliber machine guns, but even the bullets are not universal. The bullet caliber is the same, but the bullet length is different. That is, once the Army Aviation aircraft runs out of bullets, it cannot be used for stationing.  Naval fighter bullets at the same airport or adjacent airports,

    As for the Navy, after its well-intentioned suggestion was rejected by the Army, the Navy, which was in the process of changing its equipment, also refused to send any aviation units to make up for the losses of the Army. Finally, with the coordination of the Emperor, the Navy reluctantly agreed to send half of the aviation team for twenty  Six Zero fighter jets were transferred to the Northeast to cooperate with the Kwantung Army in operations.

    In fact, even if the Army agrees to equip the Zero fighter, the Japanese aircraft factory, which has not yet completed domestic mobilization, will not be able to make up for all the losses of the Kwantung Army within a few months. Under this situation, Italy, the only country that agrees to sell  Countries with a large number of the latest aircraft and stocks on hand have become the only choice for the Japanese.

    Moreover, when the test pilots sent by the Japanese army conducted test flights of this kind of aircraft, the performance was pretty good. Although the engine often had some minor problems, and although the fuel tank always leaked oil, it was not as trouble-free as when it arrived on the Northeast battlefield.  The oil leakage was a mess, but its aerial performance was still very good, and its combat performance in some airspaces was no worse than that of the Type 97 fighter jet, which always pays attention to flexibility.

    What the test pilot dispatched by the Attach¨¦ Office of the Japanese Embassy in Italy did not expect was that Italy is located on the Mediterranean coast, which is much warmer than Northeast China where the winter temperature is 20 to 30 degrees below zero. The engine of this aircraft,  It is obviously more adapted to the warm and humid climate there than the dry and cold climate of Northeast China.

    You know, even the coldest weather in Italy is much warmer than that in Northeast China in March. In addition, the Italians are eager to make a fortune from their allies, and they keep bragging about the performance of this aircraft, providing Japan with  The plane that people prepared for the test flight was also the best one carefully selected from the production line.

    However, the engine of this kind of aircraft is indeed extremely unreliable, and the layout of the fuel tank also has huge problems. Even the Italian Air Force, which is also at war, is not willing to have it, and would rather have something that at least looks good on paper.  Up, the performance is not as good as the G-50 and MC 200 fighters of this kind of fighter.

    Otherwise, the Mediterranean operations and the North African operations are ongoing. Facing a large number of Spitfire and Hurricane fighter jets from the British army, as well as various aircraft purchased from the United States, the demand for combat aircraft is also quite large, but its own production capacity is not as good as Japan's.  There will be fighter jets for sale in Italy,

    The engine of this kind of aircraft has extremely poor reliability in the warm and silky Italy. It is not surprising that problems have repeatedly occurred in the much colder Northeast China, thousands of miles away. After all, when it was originally designed, it was based on the Chinese  It was designed for the climatic conditions of Southern Europe and did not take into account the weather conditions of minus 20 to 30 degrees.

    Although he barely responded to the challenge, due to the frequent engine failures, even the damn airborne machine guns were troubled and jammed at every turn, and usually two machine guns jammed at the same time. After just a few bullets, there would be problems with the ammunition feeder and the machine gun.  Even the bullets cannot be fired, and this is even worse for the Japanese fighter jets in the air battle.

    Although it took a lot of effort to deal with these two thousand RE fighter jets that were struggling to their death, it was much easier and more trouble-free than dealing with the Zero fighter jets. Faced with these junk fighter jets, Liming hesitated and decided to use the  The guys with actual combat experience were withdrawn and replaced with some novices for training.

    And his subordinates who had just completed their training and participated in the war for the first time were obviously a little over-excited. When the P-39 fighter jets were withdrawn according to the order, the P-40 fighter jets that appeared in the Xing'an area for the first time swarmed forward.  Regardless of whether the opponents in front of them had enough points, they went up to fight in a group. Even the pilots who had fought with ME 109 fighter jets also joined in.

    Except for the four that crashed, the remaining seventeen RE 2,000 fighter jets were swarmed up and engaged in an aerial encirclement and annihilation battle by the P40 fighter jets. The flexible two-plane formation, the advantages in aircraft performance, and high morale,  Although they are all novices who have not really participated in actual combat, these novices are playing very smoothly.

    The resistance of the seventeen RE 2,000 fighter jets did not last too long. In the air battle for more than ten minutes, all but one of these fighter jets risked accelerating and crashing and left the battlefield with all their strength. Two of them forcibly left the battlefield after engine problems occurred.  Except those who survived the forced landing on the ground, the rest were either shot down or crashed due to their own engine failure.

    ?Even if this kind of aircraft is useless, one of the biggest advantages is that when diving at high speed, you don't have to worry about the disintegration of your aircraft like the Zero fighter. As long as the fuel tank that runs through the entire aircraft is not hit, a forced dive landing is very difficult for the pilot.  Said, there is still a glimmer of hope.

    And here is located in the grassland of Inner Mongolia, the terrain is flat, and it is at the turn of winter and spring, the ground is far from civilized. After a severe cold winter, the ground here is as frozen as the airport. After an emergency landing, although the plane was lost  Fortunately, the pilots were saved. This may be the only good news for the Japanese army.
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