() After returning to the United States and resting for a night, Ron was summoned by General Arnold again.

"General!" Ron walked into Arnold's office and saw Arnold looking up from a pile of documents.

"Ah, Ron." Arnold smiled, and it was obvious that he was in a good mood, "Sit down, you did a great job in Burma."

Seeing Ron sit down, Arnold handed him a document.

"Ron, look at this document."

Ron opened the file and read it.

This is a plan to build a series of airports in China and then use them as bases to carry out strategic bombing of Japan. According to this plan, the United States will deploy a group of B-29 bombers in the Sichuan area of ​​China for bombing

Japan's Yawata Steel.

Ron read the document carefully and then handed it back to General Arnold.

"Ah, I've finished reading." Arnold reached out and took the document, raised his head and looked at him, "Ron, you just came back from the Chinese war zone, what do you think about this plan."

"Ah, General, can you find me a room with a typewriter?" Ron said, "I have some ideas, but they are not quite organized yet. I need some time to sort them out."

General Arnold looked at him and laughed: "Haha, Ron, you are really a serious person. Very good, that's what young people should be like. Okay, I'm looking forward to your opinion even more."

Then he called an officer and asked him to take Ron to the next door. Ron thanked him and stood up to follow the officer out.

"Ah, Ron, wait a minute," Arnold stopped him, "Take this over too, it will be easier to compare and write." General Arnold handed a document to Ron. Ron glanced down and said,

Sure enough, it was the same document as before.

"Thank you, General!"

…

After two hours, General Arnold looked up from the document and asked: "Ron, aren't you ready yet?...You go and take a look?"

"General, Colonel Ron is ready and waiting outside." An officer replied.

…

General Arnold looked at the piece of paper Ron handed him, and then tucked it into the plan.

"Ah, Ron, it seems you are not optimistic about this plan."

"Yes, General. I think the efficiency of this plan is questionable. This is first of all due to the limitation of transportation capacity." Ron acted firmly.

"Well, if we only use the hump route, it is indeed difficult to support a large-scale attack on Japan in terms of transportation capacity. But Ron, we may have another transportation line in the future."

"General, does the other route you are talking about refer to the Burma Highway?" Ron asked.

"Ron, how did you know?" Arnold looked at Ron in surprise.

"General, it's not hard to imagine. China currently has no outlet to the sea. Even if we don't consider whether the KMT army has such capabilities, even if we can launch an offensive and retake Guangzhou," Arnold hung a large map behind him.

En simply pointed at the map and said, "Before we take back the Philippines, Guangzhou Port will be unusable. Therefore, the only possibility is the Burma Highway."

"You keep talking," Arnold said.

"General, this passage is just a road that passes through the rainforest area, and its transportation capacity is quite limited. In addition, the road passes through rainy rainforests and mountains, and the geological conditions are also very bad. Once it encounters the rainy season, it is easy to cause landslides and the like.

The problem is that its transport capacity is still unable to afford a European battlefield-style strategic bombing."

"But Ron, Japan's industrial power is far inferior to that of Germany, and there are not that many targets that need to be bombed."

"General, I don't think so. I have read some information, which mentioned that Japan's industry, especially the production of parts and components, is mostly completed by small family-style factories. There are a huge number of these small factories.

To completely defeat their industry from the air, we cannot just hope to destroy one or two large factories. Furthermore, even if the target is only those large factories, the transportation capacity is still not enough to sustain a long-term attack."

Seeing that General Arnold didn't speak anymore, Ron continued: "The second point is that starting from Sichuan, the bombers have a long flight to pass over the Japanese controlled area, which is equivalent to giving the Japanese a long time to prepare.

.In this way, Japan can take off fighter jets from here, here, and here to conduct multiple batches of interceptions. However, our fighter jets will not be able to escort the bombers due to range limitations. In this way, our losses will be huge."

"Ron, the B-29 we are proposing to use is an epoch-making bomber. It can fly at a higher altitude, faster, and has stronger self-defense firepower. They are enough to fight against Japanese fighter jets."

"General, against the Japanese, this is not enough. The Germans will pretend to ram when they attack. But the Japanese, they will play it real. On Guadalcanal, their wounded will pull out while our people go to rescue them."

Sound grenades; in Burma, they also have many records of direct collisions with transport aircraft. They are all a group of lunatics! Unless they can be destroyed before they get close to the bombers, otherwise, the bombers will suffer great losses."

"So, where do you think is the best place to launch an air strike?"

"Of course it's the islands in the Pacific close to Japan, such as here... and here!" Ron immediately pointed out several places on the map.

"Saipan, Iwo Jima, Okinawa... Well, if the navy can capture them, these positions will be very good. And..." Arnold smiled, "Those arrogant navy should not be able to capture them.

It’s harder than taking over the Philippines and Taiwan, isn’t it?”

"General, I think so too." Ron also smiled.

"We will study your opinion carefully. In addition, your opinion on the improvement of P-51 is also good, and it will definitely be helpful to the manufacturer." Arnold stood up with a smile, "You are good young man, you will be very helpful.

You have a bright future. In addition, I would like to congratulate you, young man. Because of your outstanding performance in Myanmar, the Army is going to grant you the rank of brigadier general. The approval should be available soon. Well, at such a young age, you will become a general. Work hard.

!" Arnold stretched out his hands and pressed Ron's shoulders heavily.

"General, I have a new idea." Ron said.

"Oh? Tell me."

"General, you know that sooner or later we will have to fight on the European continent. By that time, our tasks of close direct fire support and the task of preventing enemy fighters from close direct fire support will have increased significantly. And we,

Neither Europe nor the Pacific has much experience in this area. And our enemies have been doing this since the beginning of the war. So, I wonder if we can use diplomatic means to invite pilots from some allied countries to do this.

Exchange. Especially pilots from countries with experience in small formation fire support and air superiority operations near the ground."

Arnold smiled: "Ron, the experienced country you are talking about refers to the Soviet Union? Although the Soviets are very difficult to deal with, this idea is still very interesting, but after all, it is always a good thing to get to know the Soviets.

We will consider your suggestion."

…

It must be said that General Arnold's efficiency is really impressive. Just a week after Ron returned to the "Reverse Cross", a list of Soviet pilots who came for exchanges was placed on Ron's desk.

According to the description of the document, this Soviet delegation was not small, with nearly a hundred people, including officials, technicians, and some unknown people. However, there were not enough pilots, only about ten.

But there are some really interesting people among these people. For example, this one:

"Walia, gender: female, age: unknown

Occupation: Fighter pilot..."

Speaking of female fighter pilots, Ron had seen them in his previous life, but he had never seen one in this life. The reason for this is super simple. In his previous life, newer fighter jets were all operated by telex.

It has a power assist system. Even if a large overload of about 10g is required, the pilot does not have to exert much effort. But at this moment, it is still World War II. The Shenma telex is still operated by Zenith star technology.

All fighter jets rely on brute force to pull and push the rods. Women are naturally inferior to men in strength, so there are naturally very few female pilots, and female fighter pilots are simply unimaginable. So although before

We all know that there are female fighter pilots in the Soviet Union, and even a queen. Ron still finds it hard to imagine. What does this woman have to look like to be a fighter pilot?

I lowered my head and took another look. Well, there is a photo attached. You can see from the photo that she looks pretty. It’s just that the photo only shows her head, so you can’t see her figure.

"Does he look like Long Aotian? He has a handsome face and a strong back." Ron couldn't help but think.

But Ron knew that the Soviet Union was different from other countries. The Soviets truly believed in equality between men and women. But the equality they understood was completely different from the so-called feminists Ron had met in his previous life. The Soviets sincerely believed that equality was not only

It means the same rights and the same responsibilities. So they believe that women can do anything that men can do. Women should bear the same obligations and fulfill the same responsibilities as men. Soviet women and men

They work on farms and produce in factories, and they hold steel guns and bayonets on the battlefield just like men, braving enemy fire, shouting "Ula" and charging, and then they march across the vastness of Russia like those male warriors.

Bloodshed and sacrificed on the land. They cannot be looked at in the same way as ordinary women. They are not the "second sex", they are simply men with a slightly different chromosome than us.

Ron was thinking wildly while continuing to look down:

"Achievements: 55 aircraft shot down individually, 22 aircraft shot down collectively (by cooperation)."

Oh my god! He is actually a super ace! You know, the fighter pilots of the Soviet Air Force are almost the hardest fighter pilots in the world. In order to protect the low-flying attack aircraft, they must not avoid fighting and escape when they are at a disadvantage. When they are at an advantage,

Do not pursue the fleeing enemy.

Their enemy's tactical manual clearly states that fighter pilots can disengage from combat if the situation is unfavorable. (As for our own bombers and ground forces, wish you luck. Let's go, bye!) But the Soviet pilot's tactical manual

The above stipulates: Fighter pilots must do everything possible to protect attack aircraft and ground troops. Any cowardly behavior is a crime against the Soviets!

In order to determine the achievement, German pilots only need another aircraft to testify. In the Soviet Union, in addition to this, ground troops are also required to testify, and the wreckage of the enemy aircraft is also required to testify. Many times, Soviet pilots were under enemy control.

The victory was achieved over the area, but it was not recognized because the wreckage was with the enemy. The great Pokryshkin was even more unlucky. The war had been going on for almost two years. As a result, a fire burned all his previous records.

It was lost, and his results had to be reset to zero. (According to this guy’s own words, without this fire, his results would have reached three digits.)
Chapter completed!