Chapter 247: Air dominance (seeking a monthly ticket)
After the fighter jets of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army Air Force dropped all the bombs and fired all the bullets, they left in a swagger, leaving behind a mess on the British army and a large number of casualties.
Lieutenant General Slim came out of his hiding place, and after seeing such a tragic phenomenon, he felt even more crying.
"Damn Chinese, they actually dispatched fighter planes to attack us. This is simply unforgivable. We are allies, not enemies!" Lieutenant General Slim roared angrily.
Now he remembered that both sides were not enemies, but allies. However, when he led his army into India with great momentum, he wanted to defeat the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army and then take back Myanmar. Because of the crushing defeat, his psychology changed.
"General, our losses are too great. At least thousands of casualties are lost. In addition, the armored brigade has lost half of the tanks and the artillery of each infantry division has also suffered heavy losses. Our heavy weapons have lost at least 30%." Major General Eric reported.
It is obvious that this round of air strikes by the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army caused extremely heavy losses to the British army. The casualties of personnel were second. However, the losses of heavy equipment greatly restricted their offensive capabilities. Once the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army blocked them, they would not have enough strength to tear apart the interception of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army.
"Order the troops and continue to move forward. Now, we can only avoid air strikes from the Chinese by breaking through and leaving the Rakkai coast as soon as possible." Lieutenant General Slim ordered.
"Yes, General." Major General Eric nodded.
"Send a telegram to the Commander, send fighter planes to protect us, and compete with the Chinese air force for air supremacy. Those yellow-skinned monkey air teams were just established with the support of the Americans, so you don't even want to fight against us!" Lieutenant General Slim ordered.
Although the size of the British Air Force in India may not be as large as that of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army. However, in terms of strength, they may not be at a disadvantage. The British Air Force has been developing for decades. The quality of their pilots is much stronger than that of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army. The fighters they equipped are also P-47 fighters, P-40 fighters or P-51 fighters supported by the Americans.
"Yes, general." The British communication officer immediately contacted the British Army's headquarters in India and asked them to send air force reinforcements.
When General Wavell learned that the British army was attacked by the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army Air Force and suffered heavy losses, he was furious. On the one hand, he scolded the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army for being shameless and actually used fighter jets to deal with them. On the other hand, he urgently ordered the Air Force to dispatch to destroy the airport of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army and seize air supremacy.
General Wewell knew very well that if he wanted to protect the British army attacking Myanmar, the best way was to destroy the airport of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army Air Force. In this way, they could seize air supremacy. Otherwise, they would have to send planes to hover over the army. In that case, air supremacy of fighter jets would be a great test.
The air force of the British army stationed in India is quite strong. In terms of quantity and scale, it is not as good as the air force of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army. However, their strength cannot be underestimated.
After receiving the order from General Wewell, the air force stationed in India, the British army stationed in India immediately launched an attack. Hundreds of fighter planes took off from the airport in the eastern part of the British army stationed in India, and rushed to the airport of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army Morey.
Even though the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army Air Force is now more than just Morey Airport. However, this is still their largest air force base. The number of aircraft parked here is the largest and the largest air ammunition is stored. If this airport is blown up by the British Air Force, it will be a heavy blow to the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army Air Force.
However, since the battle began, the anti-Japanese and national salvation army aviation team had already prepared. The radar of the airport has been in a state of power-on operation, monitoring nearby airspace. Even when the British airports in Impal and other places take off, the radar of the anti-Japanese and national salvation army was immediately monitored.
When the British Air Force aircraft fleet arrived in a fierce manner, the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army Air Force immediately discovered it. And immediately took off a large number of fighter jets to intercept it.
The Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army Air Force had a total of fifteen squadrons of P-51b fighter jets. Eight squadrons were deployed at Morey Airport alone. After receiving the order, the fighter jets of these eight squadrons took off immediately.
A large-scale air broke out in the airspace between Myanmar and India. Pilots from both sides flew almost the same type of fighter jets and fought fiercely in the air.
Although the British pilots are very qualities, the pilots of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army Air Force are all novices in comparison. However, these recruits have developed excellent skills in the battle with the Japanese and Chinese Army Air Force, so that they will not be at all disadvantages when facing the British Air Force.
Moreover, because the fighter jets obtained by the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army Air Force were all the latest models. After the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army Air Force defeated the Japanese and National Salvation Army Air Force and grasped the air supremacy of Myanmar, the Americans stopped importing fighter jets to the British Air Force in India. The fighter jets equipped by the British Air Force were mainly P-40 fighters, P-47 fighters and P-51a fighters.
From the perspective of performance, the P-51b fighter of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army Air Force will naturally have a relatively advantage.
This made the British Air Force come in full force, but it was impossible to break through the interception of the fighter unit of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army Air Force. Instead, fighter planes were constantly shot down.
Especially those bombers have become the main targets of fighter attacks by the anti-Japanese and national rescue team of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army.
One bomber after another was shot down and fell into the dense forest, an explosion occurred and caused a fire.
In the end, due to the excessive losses, the British Air Force had to give up the attack. But even so, the British Air Force launched several subsequent attacks. However, under the strict defense of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army, they still could not seize air supremacy. Instead, they lost their ability to attack due to heavy losses in air combat.
During the entire battle, the airspace over Myanmar was always in the hands of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army Air Force. However, in order to avoid excessive angering the Americans, the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army Air Force did not cross the border to launch an attack. This made the Americans' attitude in this conflict always favor the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army.
Chapter completed!