In fact, what surprised Koga even more was still to come...... Because of the intelligence from the front line, it was discovered that the US military has a new type of fighter, and the performance of this new fighter has comprehensively surpassed that of the Zero fighter. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The reason why they knew about this situation was that although the Japanese army practiced the "Z" plan of avoiding the important and trivializing, there were still a few Japanese pilots who refused to admit defeat...... The Japanese will always show a kind of "bushido spirit", especially the pilots who have shot down several US fighter planes, and they are even more invincible, and they are still weaving the sweet dream of "zero war invincibility" in their hearts, thinking that as long as the level is high enough and the will to fight is resolute enough, the American ghost beast aircraft will not be the opponent of zero war at all.

As a result, several Japanese pilots ignored Michiyuki Yamada's order to transfer the fighters...... Michiyuki Yamada ordered all fighters to be transferred to the Miley Atoll airfield, which was far away from the American aircraft carrier and was not vulnerable to attack.

However, the Japanese pilots thought it was cowardice, so they broke away from the formation due to a radio failure when they took to the skies...... And their superior, Captain Harada, although he knew that these subordinates were disobeying, pretended not to know and secretly supported their decision.

In fact, Captain Harada also hopes to fight with American ghost animals like them, and even if he dies, he will die vigorously, instead of running around like a rat crossing the street like he is now.

The reason why Captain Harada didn't do this was only because of the orders of his superiors, so he felt that he could let these powerful subordinates fulfill his wishes.

Even Captain Harada was still very confident in these subordinates, because these five pilots who planned to break away from the formation to fight were the only few skilled pilots in this group, and two of them still had a record of shooting down about 50 enemy planes with two years of combat experience...... The reason why "approximately" is used is because Japanese pilots are not allowed to record their personal records, so the number of downs can only be said to be large.

So Captain Harada believed that they would go and teach the Americans a lesson, and then catch up with the formation and fly with them to Milley Atoll.

But to Captain Harada's surprise, less than ten minutes after his five subordinates left the formation, he received the news that his entire army had been wiped out.

The reason why I knew this news was because one of the pilots named Tang Ze Shanichi radioed to him for help: "Your Excellency Shaozuo, I was bitten by an enemy fighter plane, ask for support!" ”

"What about Captain Kimura and Lieutenant Seto?" Captain Harada asked.

Omura and Seto are the two pilots who won Harada's trust and had a record of more than 50 enemy planes.

"They were all shot down!" Tang Zeshan replied: "Except for me, they were all shot down!" ”

"What? How is this possible? "Captain Harada couldn't believe it was true, it was less than ten minutes, and Harada was shot down without hearing any reports of contact with the enemy plane.

This means that the four fighter planes that were shot down were shot down by the US military in the face, and there was no chance to fight back at all.

If it were someone else, he would still believe it, but it was Omura and Seto...... They were shot down by the Americans in the face, and Harada didn't believe it anyway.

"It's true!" Tang Zeshan replied: "The enemy has a new type of fighter, and its performance surpasses that of Zero Combat in an all-round way, whether it is climbing or maneuvering......"

The next second, Captain Harada heard a bang, and then there was only a murmur on the radio.

There is no need to say much about what happened to Tang Zeshan, but what made Captain Harada stunned was not Tang Zeshanichi's condition, but the last sentence Tang Zeshanichi said...... "The performance comprehensively surpasses the zero battle, whether it is climbing or maneuvering."

Is this true?

Is this possible?!

……

Captain Harada couldn't believe this was true, because he knew very well in his heart that the reason why Zero had an advantage in climbing and maneuvering was because Zero sacrificed protection and anything that could reduce weight.

But if ...... In such a situation, the Americans still have a way to build a new type of fighter, and if it surpasses the Zero War in terms of climb and maneuver, it means that the Zero War has no advantage at all, and all that remains is weakness.

Although Captain Harada preferred that this was just nonsense from Tang Zeshanichi in a tense state before he died, he knew that it was entirely possible.

Because this is the advantage of American ghost animals, they have a strong industrial capacity, and they are able to make many things that the Japanese can't make...... Many Japanese people don't know this, but Captain Harada does, because he used to be a mechanic, and in order to better understand his enemy, he took apart the engine of the American ghost beast's downed fighter plane, so he also knew that the American ghost beast was much more advanced in technology than the Japanese. Even he knew that the engines of Japanese fighters had to be made by American-made machine tools.

If this is the case, then it is certainly possible for the Americans to build more advanced machine tools, produce more advanced engines, and then create new fighters with comprehensive performance that surpass the Zero.

Thinking of this, Captain Harada couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat...... He was keenly aware that this was not just a question of the destruction of his flying group, nor of whether the Marshall Islands could be saved, but of the demise of the Japanese Empire.

Needless to say, what the reason is, the importance of air supremacy has been demonstrated by previous battles...... To have air supremacy means to control the seas, and warships are tantamount to an excellent target under the fighter planes. And Japan is an island country, and if the sea is controlled by the enemy, then Japan will not last long anyway.

After a while, Captain Harada, who was in a trance, decided to report the matter to his superiors as soon as possible.

Captain Harada hoped that Japan did not lag behind the United States too much in the development of fighter planes, or rather engines, otherwise there would be no hope for this war.

The news soon reached Michiyuki Yamada, who was not convinced at first, but soon received reports from airfield staff who had been bombed by the American forces on the islands...... These staff members were intentionally left behind by Michiyuki Yamada as part of Project "Z" to observe the number of U.S. fighters.

Nothing else in these reports surprised Yamada Michiyuki, except that they all pointed to one point: the appearance of a never-before-seen U.S. fighter plane in the sky, and the speed and mobility of this fighter plane were astonishing.

So Michiyuki Yamada was as stunned as Captain Harada, because it almost meant that the end of Japan was coming.

(To be continued.) )