Chapter 713: Radar detects incoming enemy aircraft, quickly notify the base to send fighter jets to
Chapter 713: Radar detects incoming enemy aircraft, quickly notify the base to send fighter jets to
Led by Lin Zhenhua, the bomber formation successfully crossed the coastline and entered the airspace over the Japanese island of Honshu.
The radar deployed in the coastal area showed nearly a hundred white spots, which attracted the attention of the ground radar officer on duty. He immediately conducted a second scan and found that the white spots had not disappeared. He immediately reached for the phone next to him and called his superior.
"Moshi! Moshi! This is the 12th Radar Observation Station. We have detected nearly a hundred white dots on the radar screen. Please investigate immediately. Are there any plans to deploy large-scale fighter jets tonight?"
"Yoshi! We are checking. No troops have reported any plans to deploy large-scale fighter planes. It should be an enemy attack. Sound the air defense alarm immediately. I will contact the headquarters and request to dispatch night fighters to search for enemy planes!"
Colonel Ichiro Araki ordered his subordinates to sound the air defense alarm and also called the Japanese headquarters. The Japanese officers on duty who received the news did not dare to delay and immediately notified the subordinates and sounded the air defense alarm throughout the city.
The shrill air defense alarm sounded, and more than a dozen night fighter planes took off from the sky over Kyoto and stood by in the sky.
Two radars were also turned on urgently to provide target guidance for night combat aircraft. A crisis was approaching the bomber unit.
Even with the system radar as guidance, Lin Zhenhua did not relax at all. After the Japanese won a great victory in the Battle of Midway, the situation became increasingly unfavorable for the Allied forces. If they could not find a breakthrough in Midway, this protracted world war would likely be delayed even longer.
In order to destroy the Japanese's military production capacity, Lin Zhenhua's action this time was very risky. He did not know that the Japanese had successfully mastered the radar production technology and began to mass-produce it for the navy and army.
After entering the airspace over the Japanese island of Honshu, Lin Zhenhua had been looking for a suitable target to attack. At first, he planned to attack the Japanese aircraft manufacturing plant in Nagoya, but later he felt that just bombing an aircraft manufacturing plant would hardly have much impact on the current war situation.
In order to expand his influence, he decided to set the target of the bombing on the Japanese imperial palace. If he was lucky enough to kill the Japanese royal family members, it would bring huge international influence and thus gain more resources.
"Attention, all aircraft. We have now reached the vicinity of Kyoto. We must be alert and beware of the Japanese ground-based anti-aircraft firepower and fighter planes capable of night operations."
Suddenly, 16 red dots appeared on the system radar, flying rapidly towards the location of the bomber formation. Lin Zhenhua thought he had seen it wrong at first, but immediately confirmed again and found that he was not wrong.
"Attention, all aircraft, if you spot a Japanese night fighter, immediately form a No. 2 formation and use a tight fire network to prevent the Japanese fighters from approaching!"
"This is the Kuroda Squadron. We are following the guidance of the radar and approaching the direction of the enemy aircraft. Due to the low visibility, no trace of the enemy aircraft has been found so far. Please cooperate with the searchlight unit on the ground."
Kuroda Kazuki shouted for help into the intercom.
"Received! Kuroda Squadron, continue to maintain the current altitude and continue to approach the enemy aircraft's position. I will keep an eye on the radar screen and inform you of the enemy aircraft's approximate location!"
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