Zhou Wen then solemnly said: "The reason why the little devils are able to run rampant on our Chinese soil is not only that their infantry is well-trained and has strong combat effectiveness, but the most important thing is that their heavy artillery and aviation are far superior to ours. Therefore, they have The capabilities of the various arms in joint operations are very strong.”
"If the infantry cannot defeat it, it will send out artillery. If the artillery cannot defeat it, it will inevitably send out aviation. What I am most worried about now is the Japanese plane."
Xu Dacheng understood immediately and said, "Are you afraid that the Japs' plane will dispatch and discover the villagers' team?"
Zhou Wen nodded and said: "There is a radio on the Little Devil's armored train. They must have reported the situation to the top. I even suspect that the Little Devil's plane has taken off now."
Zhou Wen's prediction was accurate. As expected, the Japs had dispatched two reconnaissance planes from the airport in Jinzhou.
You must know that now is the critical time when the Kwantung Army is preparing to launch an attack along the Great Wall. The safety of the railway line is related to the logistics supply of the main force of the Japanese army, so the little devils attach great importance to it.
Therefore, after receiving the report from Lingyuan, Jinzhou immediately dispatched an armored train. Now that the armored train has been shelled again, it means that the railway will not be open to traffic in a short period of time. The Kwantung Army Headquarters must be very anxious. Now that the weather has improved, planes will inevitably be dispatched for reconnaissance.
Speaking of Japanese aircraft, we have to mention the long-standing battle between the Japanese army on land and sea.
For any country in the world that is led by a unified government, the country's military, whether it is the navy, army or other branches, should fight together under unified command when war comes. .
But Japan is an anomaly and oddity in this world. This is because the contradiction between Japan's navy and army has a long history. It has developed to this day and has become completely irreconcilable, not even the emperor can do it.
The dispute between the Japanese army and navy is fundamentally a struggle for power and a class struggle.
First of all, during the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese army and navy represented two different forces. The Army represented the Choshu Domain, and the Navy represented the Satsuma Domain. The two had different political views before the overthrow movement.
Among them, the Choshu clan was the anti-barbarian faction, demanding the expulsion of the Tartars and the overthrow of the shogunate. Satsuma Domain, on the other hand, is a shogun faction and advocates "integration of public and military affairs", which means respecting the emperor and then carrying out reforms through the shogunate. In other words, their thoughts and political opinions are essentially different.
Although both sides later became rebel factions, conflicts still existed. In the subsequent political situation, both sides wanted to kick each other out and dominate Japan.
At the same time the army and navy represented different classes.
Most of the people in the army came from ordinary poor families, representing the middle and lower classes, while most of the people in the navy came from nobles and wealthy businessmen, representing the powerful class. The difference in origins caused neither of them to look down on the other. Both sides consider themselves to be the main class in Japan.
During the war, the navy's food was many times better than that of the army. The Navy's on-board restaurants often wrote "Army and dogs are not allowed".
Naturally, the Army is not easy to mess with. Once, a Navy aircraft carrier pilot wanted to make an emergency landing at an Army airport because he ran out of fuel. However, the Army refused and said, "If you dare to come down, I will fight you. Don't die in front of the Army."
In addition, Japan's primary schools have few resources, and the two sides often compete with each other for resources due to their own conflicts. Over time, a "deep hatred" developed.
This kind of hatred has led to a phenomenon in Japan that is astonishing and incomprehensible to other countries. That is, the army and navy resources are not shared with each other, and they even keep each other's secrets strictly confidential like guarding against thieves.
Military science and technology are developed and introduced independently, without coordination and cooperation with each other.
The navy mainly learned from Britain and introduced British technology, while the army learned from France and Germany.
Therefore, Japan does not have a separate air force, but is divided into naval aviation and army aviation. The aircraft models developed by both sides are also different.
Relatively speaking, since the navy controls most of the consortiums, it naturally has more funds, and the aircraft it develops and manufactures are naturally more advanced. The army, on the other hand, is like a second mother-in-law, and can only live frugally and live a life of living in isolation. .
This can be seen from the fact that the Navy can build the 70,000-ton Yamato battleship, while the Army can only build thin-skinned tanks. The huge gap in resources between the two sides can be seen.
Therefore, the aircraft performance of the Japanese Army Air Force during this period was not actually advanced, and there was even a certain gap between the imported aircraft equipped by the Chinese Air Force at the same time.
However, the strong logistical support capabilities, types and quantity of aircraft, and quality of pilots of the Japanese Army Airlines were not comparable to those of the Republic of China during this period.
This time, the Japanese base camp sent two Mitsubishi Type 92 reconnaissance aircraft from Jinzhou Airport to conduct reconnaissance.
The Mitsubishi Type 92 reconnaissance aircraft was requested by the Japanese Army from Mitsubishi to develop a close-range reconnaissance aircraft that can conduct joint detection with ground forces and conduct ground attacks.
With the help of French engineers, Mitsubishi finally developed this aircraft in 1931.
Due to the excessive weight of this aircraft, not only is the maneuverability low, but the speed is also too slow.
After modification and weight reduction, it was officially adopted as the Type 92 reconnaissance aircraft in 1932. Starting from the trial production of the No. 4 aircraft, it was equipped with Mitsubishi Type 92 engines, becoming the first military aircraft equipped with Japanese domestic engines.
Due to the needs of reconnaissance, the Mitsubishi Type 92 reconnaissance aircraft is equipped with airborne photography equipment and high-power radio stations, as well as three 7.7mm aviation machine guns and countless ammunition for self-defense. In addition, it is a two-seater aircraft with two pilots. Controlling will lead to excessive weight.
The speed can only reach a pitiful 200 kilometers per hour, not even as fast as a heavy bomber. A sports car pulled out by later generations will be faster than it, and its climbing and diving capabilities are even worse.
Although the Mitsubishi Type 92 reconnaissance aircraft is a new piece of equipment belonging to the Japanese Army Air Force, it is an aircraft that has lagged behind since its birth. It can only bully the Republic of China Air Force, which does not even have a few aircraft. It is considered inferior in the world. Incoming garbage.
However, for Lieutenant Hirota Masatomo, who is now flying a plane in the sky, he is full of confidence in his heart.
This is because even the Mitsubishi Type 92 reconnaissance aircraft with a crawling speed is invincible in the sky of China. It is not because of the inferiority of China's aircraft, but because since the September 18th Incident, in the three northeastern provinces and Jehol Province, In the sky, there is no shadow of Chinese aircraft at all, and even China is flying in the north
Basically there are no aircraft deployed.
Some people may ask, where did the planes of the Central Air Force of the Republic of China go?
