Although Smith and Manrum did not personally go to the battlefield to test the weakness of the Japanese Zero, this did not affect their enthusiasm at all.

In fact, not only them, but even their pilots were all extremely excited when they heard about it.

This is not to blame them, you must know that they have had enough of the anger of Zero War before, and even more than just being angry, but more afraid and shadowy.

As one pilot described, when they fought before, watching their comrades fly into the sky with fighter planes, whether it was the pilot himself or the surrounding crew members, they knew that they would basically not be able to come back...... The survival rate of American pilots in the Zero World War against Japan was extremely low, and it was often the case that only a few flew back after dozens of planes flew out.

Therefore, pilots basically go to war with the determination to die, and the psychological pressure caused by this to the pilots who participate in the war and prepare to participate in the war is unimaginable.

As the American pilot said: there seem to be only two paths in front of us...... Die or wait to die.

But now, they suddenly heard that there was a way to deal with Zero, and the method was so simple, that of course, they were ecstatic and even like they were born again.

However, they were worried that this was not true, and that all of this would be in vain, so they urgently demanded that the results of the test be known as soon as possible.

Smith played a trick here by sending a telegram to Colonel Joseph, who commanded him, in which Smith said: "Given that we are on a dangerous and important mission, and that we may only have one chance, this test of air combat is likely to have a decisive impact on us...... Therefore, Lieutenant General Manrum and I, along with all the pilots stationed on Kuah Island, strongly requested to know the test situation as soon as possible! ”

Most of what Smith said was true, such as that their mission was indeed "dangerous and important". It is indeed "only one chance...... This was due to the fact that once they took off, they exposed the fact that there were a large number of fighters and bombers hidden on Kuah Island, and if they had not seized air and sea supremacy, they would have had to wait for the Japanese to bomb them.

This is also the disadvantage of using the island as an aircraft carrier: the island can indeed be called an unsinkable aircraft carrier, but at the same time the island does not move, it is always in the same place. Therefore, the Japanese will know the location of this "aircraft carrier" at any time, and if the island does not establish an anti-aircraft fire network and does not have air supremacy, then the planes on the airfield can almost be said to be the target of the enemy.

But even if what Smith said was true, it did not lead to the conclusion that "the test must be known at the first time", in fact, as long as Smith and others let them know whether the test was a success or failure before they took to the air to fight.

But Joseph eventually agreed to Smith's request, which Joseph thought was mainly ...... Smith and other pilots were in a special situation, even if they knew the results of the test, they had to hide on the island and had no chance to take to the air for drills. So. Letting them know that the test is live is necessary can give them the feeling that they have been in the battle once, which will help them in future battles and reduce the probability of being shot down, after all, both fighters and pilots are valuable assets of the United States.

On the other hand, these live broadcasts must not fall into the hands of the Japanese, otherwise they will have a very negative impact on the experiment and even the entire war.

Joseph also went to great lengths to ask the intelligence services to encrypt the audio files and transmit them to Kuah Island, where they were declassified and played in front of Smith and other pilots.

Twelve fighters from the "Enterprise" took part in the tests. They formed two formations of six planes each, and their mission was to intercept the Japanese aircraft group bombing Kuah Island...... In fact, the US Navy has no interest in intercepting at all. On the one hand, this is because the US Navy believes that the performance of US fighters in all aspects is inferior to that of the Japanese Zero War, so it is a matter of more than worth the loss to intercept them, and this will not only fail to stop the Japanese bombing of Kuah Island, but may also cause heavy losses to the US Naval Air Force. On the other hand, it was because the US Navy was worried that intercepting the Japanese bombing of the Kuah Island airfield would prematurely expose the strategic intention of the US military to use the Kuah Island airfield, so it rarely took the initiative to intercept the Japanese planes unless it was an ambush.

But this time it's different. Their intention was to test the weakness of the Japanese army in the name of interception.

The pilots from the "Enterprise" flirted with each other as they flew to their destination...... It was a way for U.S. pilots to relieve their pre-war tensions and relax, and on board they would make themselves and their comrades laugh on light topics.

However, the pilots obviously didn't know that their words would be broadcast live in front of Smith and others, so they said things that should not be said, such as:

"Hey. It's been a while since we've seen Smith! ”

"It's said that he was sent on a secret mission somewhere!"

"This guy ...... Always boasted in front of us about how many planes he destroyed, but he never told anyone that most of the planes he destroyed were parked on aircraft carriers! ”

"Oh no, Tom. He shot down a plane that flew in the air, remember? ”

"Of course, it was a wounded bomber!"

Then the pilots burst out laughing.

Smith, who was listening to these words on the other end, couldn't help but look at his subordinates around him in embarrassment, and then pointed a middle finger in the direction of the megaphone, and the other American pilots couldn't help but laugh "eat".

At this time, a voice suddenly came: "Blue Island found the target, Blue Bird found the target......"

Suddenly, Smith and the others in front of the megaphone also became nervous, and everyone looked at the megaphone with bated breath, thinking that a terrifying Zero fighter with a red sun symbol appeared in front of them.

"The eagle receives, the eagles receive!" The commander ordered: "Get ready for battle!" Remember, we're not here to entangle the enemy, we're here to test the weakness of the Zero! So, don't spend too much time on bombers, understand? ”

"Yes, sir!"

……

"Do you know what to do with the Japanese?" The commander stressed one last time: "Remember, don't grapple, don't climb, keep the altitude, dive and roll at the first time of trouble!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

But someone still whispered, "Do these tactics work?" ”

The commander could only reply: "Let God bless these tactics useful!" ”

(To be continued.) )