() After the air battle on June 14th, the activity frequency of the 64th Japanese Army Aviation Group stationed at Myitkyina Airport suddenly dropped to the point where there was almost no activity. In the following nearly a week, it flew to Kunming via the Hump Route

The transport planes never encountered even one interception. Even the fighter jets on safari missions never saw a Japanese fighter jet flying in the air.

"Bah, what kind of Japanese fighter jets are flying in the sky? I didn't even see them parked on the ground. They probably hid all those planes! Damn it, if this continues, when will I become an ace?" Christie returned from the cruise.

Sitting on the sofa in the pilot's lounge, playing poker and complaining constantly.

"Shut up, kid! Be serious about playing cards! With you, I really found a pig teammate... Damn it, how could you play this card!"

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Tenth Air Force War Room

"Sir, take a look at these photos." A staff officer handed Ron some aerial photos.

Ron took the photos and spread them out one by one on his desk.

"Well, these are anti-aircraft guns?"

"Yes, sir." The staff officer continued to explain, "Sir, look, this one is from the day before yesterday, this one is from yesterday, and there is another one from today."

In these three photos, you can clearly see the increase in the number of anti-aircraft guns.

"Sir, look, this is the Japanese Type 1 37mm anti-aircraft gun. This gun has good performance... This is the Type 2 20mm anti-aircraft gun. The number has doubled... and here," the staff officer added

He took out a photo and said, "Here, south of the runway, about 3.5 kilometers away from the airport, the Japanese seem to have built another anti-aircraft gun position, equipped with 37 and 75 mm anti-aircraft guns."

Ron thought that this was probably because most of the planes that attacked the airport came from the south. So they deployed more anti-aircraft guns in this area.

"In addition, Japanese observation posts were found here and here."

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On the crown of a huge banyan tree in the rain forest, several Japanese soldiers who had taken off their shirts were looking around. One of them was holding a telescope, and another was holding a notebook.

"It's already 4:30 p.m., so we probably won't see the American planes again. They usually go back by this time."

"It's been like this for the past few days, but we can't go back yet. It's not dark yet, so we have to stick to our posts. As long as we keep good records, General Kato will definitely be able to find the flaws of the evil beasts and beat them to death."

"Of course, ghosts and beasts are all cowards... and I heard that we will fight back soon. As long as we can figure out their activity patterns..."

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Under another big banyan tree not far from the airport, several ground crews were covering a Ki-44 with rain-proof canvas.

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64 team war room

Commander Kato is convening a meeting with his subordinates.

"This is the statistics on the presence and absence of US military aircraft in nearby airspace that we have obtained after many days of reconnaissance..." After the meeting began, a staff officer first informed the officers of the relevant situation.

"...Based on this, we can conclude that US military fighter jets will take off around 4 o'clock in the morning every day (there is a time difference of about an hour with India), and under the cover of night, they will pass over our army's observation posts at a higher altitude to

In order to achieve the purpose of a surprise attack, after arriving, the US military arranged fighter jets in groups of four to cruise in different areas to control this area. In about an hour or so, enemy transport opportunities appeared on this route.

If our army takes off fighter planes to intercept at this time, it will definitely be discovered by the enemy aircraft group waiting in the air. As a result, it will be entangled with enemy fighter planes and it will be difficult to complete the interception mission. The battle on 14ri also shows that the enemy's P

The -51 is a very difficult opponent. Its speed is far faster than our ki-43, which makes us quite passive in air combat. Moreover, the total number of fighter jets deployed by the enemy in the entire airspace is far greater than that of our army.

xing the number of fighter jets that can be dispatched. This means that our battle with American fighter jets must be decided quickly. If the battle drags on, we will be besieged by enemies with numerical superiority..."

After the staff officer introduced the relevant situation, Kato stood up.

"Everyone, the situation is now very clear. The enemy has put a noose around our necks. We must take action to cut off the noose. If you have any suggestions on this situation, please feel free to speak out."

There was silence in the venue. After a long time, no one spoke.

Kato frowned, waited for a while, and then spoke:

"Koga-kun, you were the witness of the last air battle. Do you have any thoughts?"

Koga is a survivor of the last battle. If he were an American pilot, he would become a hero. However, he is a Japanese pilot. In Japan's view, all his teammates have served their country loyally, and he

But he escaped back, which is simply a shame.

But General Kato did not discriminate against him because of this. Instead, he encouraged him and earnestly expected him to find a way to defeat the American monster. These days, Koga has been thinking about how he can give the Americans a hard blow.

, to repay the general's trust and save his own reputation. Now is such an opportunity.

"General," Naoya Koga stood up, "I think we can only capture those P-51s by setting up an ambush and swooping down from high altitude. And only through this method of warfare can we have a chance of a quick victory.

Avoid being surrounded by enemies with numerical superiority."

“How can we do this?”

"General, in addition to the Ki-43, we also have the Ki-44 Zhongkui fighter jet." Koga replied, "Hang the auxiliary fuel tank on the Zhongkui, take off at about 5 o'clock, that is, before the American fighter jets appear, and climb to

Standby at an altitude of 6,000 meters. When US fighter jets appear, we take off a certain number of Ki-43s as bait to attract US fighter jets to attack. The US military's usual attack method is generally like this... In this way, we will definitely be able to catch the American beasts off guard.

!”

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Myanmar is already quite hot in June. As soon as the sun peeks out in the early morning, the hot and humid water vapor in the rainforest begins to evaporate, making people completely breathless.

The runway that has been empty for the past few days is now filled with fighter planes. If you look closely, you will find that these fighters are a little different from the usual ki-43s.

The size of these fighters is much larger, especially the nose, which is particularly thick compared with the slender Ki-43, while its tail is extremely slender, which makes this aircraft seem a bit top-heavy.

This kind of aircraft is the Type 2 Ki-44 "Zhongkui" single-seat heavy fighter produced by Japan to intercept US bombers. Of course, this heavy weight is only relative to the Japanese aircraft that are too light. Compared to the Americans

, this thing is better called a light fighter. (Just like Japanese medium tanks, they can only be regarded as typical light tanks in Europe.) This kind of aircraft has a 1500-horsepower engine. As an interceptor, it

The climb is quite good, the high-altitude performance is not bad, and the maximum horizontal flight speed has reached 605 kilometers per hour. Although this speed is not as good as the P-51, it is not too slow. And it is more suitable for those who like to fight on stressed parts.

Unlike Kong's Zero War or Ki-43, the body structure of the Ki-44 "Zhongkui" is relatively strong and can withstand greater pressure. Therefore, its dive performance is also quite good. In addition, it has four 12.7 mm machine guns.

Although its firepower is not as good as American products, it is twice as powerful as something like the Ki-43.

However, this aircraft also has many problems. First of all, its hovering is far inferior to typical Japanese fighter jets like the Zero Fighter or Ki-43. Therefore, many Japanese pilots who are used to circling the sky dislike it. But that said

To be honest, compared with American aircraft, its hovering is not too bad. Secondly, its control is not very good. The "Zhongkui"'s tail is too small, and the head is too big, which blocks the wind and reduces the efficiency of the tail.

It's not enough. Normally, it's easy to say, but the terrible thing is that when taking off and landing, pulling the fuselage at a high elevation angle will block the tail fin. As a result, the efficiency of the tail fin drops to almost zero. It is said that,

Ri's own ally, the Germans, had also tested this kind of aircraft. The final evaluation of the Germans was: As far as the aircraft itself is concerned, it is comparable to the BF109, but it is too troublesome to control, especially

The take-off and landing performance is too poor. If Japanese pilots can fly this kind of aircraft well, then they will definitely be invincible. You know, the take-off and landing performance of the bf109 is notoriously bad, which can make people accustomed to the bf109

Even the Germans couldn't stand it, which shows how bad its take-off and landing were. An accident during take-off and landing was almost a sign of "Zhong Kui".

However, this time, the people driving "Zhong Kui" were all elites selected by the 64th Team, so no accidents occurred during the take-off.

After the eight "Zhongkui" aircraft took off quickly, the airport calmed down again.

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Two P-51s quietly approached the Myitkyina Airport. According to the time, the Japanese should take off the fighter jets. Unless they plan to let the transport group pass by you like they did a few days ago, otherwise, the Japanese must take off the fighter jets now.

It would be really cool if I could sneak attack someone at this moment.

However, the situation changed this time. Before the fighter planes got close, they were discovered by the Japanese, and then various anti-aircraft guns fired at them. Although they failed to hit, they also allowed them to sneak attack on the airport.

The plan fell through. The two planes had no choice but to pull up and fly outside the anti-aircraft gun range to monitor the airport.

At the airport, there were indeed a group of Ki-43s taking off one after another.

Under the threat of dense anti-aircraft artillery, Ronald knew that a forced assault might not be a good idea. So he broke the radio silence and sent a message to the surrounding fighter jets responsible for clearing the airspace. He knew that after the message was sent, at least
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