After the bombing campaign against Japan's nuclear facilities began, Wang Yuanqing and others came to the center.

In order to enable Wang Yuanqing and other leaders who are not very knowledgeable about war to grasp the combat situation more intuitively, Pei Chengyi adjusted the information display system of the tactical command center, displaying a map of the entire territory of Japan on the main screen in the center, clearly marking all nuclear facilities, displaying the specific situation of the combat planes participating in the attack operation on the left screen, and displaying a map of the battlefield airspace on the right side, and using different colors to represent the air force's control over each area. [No pop-up novel network]

Very intuitive and self-explanatory.

As the icon of the first nuclear facility changed from green to red, a red cross appeared on the surface, and the bombing of Japan's nuclear facilities began.

It didn't take much effort for Wang Yuanqing to understand the information displayed on the three screens.

In dealing with Japan's nuclear weapons, the Air Force adopted a "cross-attack tactic." The fighters participating in the bombing operation formed one formation for every two formations, and one battle group for every three formations, in which each formation was responsible for attacking three targets in the order of primary, secondary and reserve, and the three targets of each battle group were responsible for bombing each other. If the defense is successfully penetrated, the bomb carried by one fighter jet can blow up one nuclear facility; After the main target is successfully destroyed, if the secondary target is not destroyed, another fighter can carry out supplementary bombing of the secondary target; If the secondary target has already been destroyed and the reserve target has not been destroyed, then the reserve target is subjected to supplementary bombing. This is enough to ensure at least 2 bombings on each target, and in some cases 3 bombings on important targets, ensuring a successful bombing rate. From a command point of view, the air command post responsible for bombing support, that is, the KZ19B, only needs to issue combat orders to the leader of each battle group, and the leader commander gives orders to the captain of the other two formations, thus reducing the pressure on the command system and improving the bombing efficiency.

For each "associated" target destroyed, 1 battle group will leave the battlefield.

Simultaneous bombing of more than 20 targets exceeded the combat capability of the Air Force. In order to ensure the success rate of bombing, 60 J-15 for bombing missions, 20 J-14 for air supremacy, 1 DJ-1 for air defense suppression, 6 KZ19B for attack command, 2 KJ22 for air supremacy, 1 KY15B for combat coordination, 1 JY15B tanker for support, 6 DY14 for electronic jamming, and 2 Z26 for screening for each 30 targets, a total of 115 combat aircraft and support aircraft of various types were put into service. Excluding the combat forces sent to the southeastern theater, the combat forces that attracted the Japanese Air Force, and the defensive combat forces deployed in the southwest and northwest regions, the air force was able to attack only 90 targets in one wave. That is, 345 combat aircraft and support aircraft were dispatched to attack in three directions.

In order to destroy all targets, the Air Force must at least use two and a half attack waves to carry out an average of 25 combat missions. Because the attendance rate of the fighters is only about 90%, and there is a possibility of battle damage, the vast majority of fighters will perform three combat missions.

The order of the General Staff was straight, the bombing operation had to be completed before dawn.

That's right. The air force must be dispatched 3 times in 1 hour!

The battle for air supremacy on the peninsula was the fiercest in the first battle. The first combat unit of the Republic Air Force once set a record of four consecutive ground combat sorties within one hour. It's just that the bombing of Japan is not the same as the war on the peninsula. The combat radius of fighters has been increased from less than 4 kilometers to less than 1,200 kilometers. The time it takes to travel to and from the battlefield alone has been increased by more than 2 times. Even if the attack mission is relatively short-lived. The average time required for each sortie will also be increased by at least 50 per cent, reducing the combat efficiency of combat units.

It can be calculated from this. In 1 sortie in 3 hours, the Air Force must go all out.

Theoretical calculations do not provide a direct reflection of the fierce fighting on the front line. But it allows the rear commander to grasp the situation on the battlefield more accurately.

For the first time, Wang Yuanqing experienced that the ground impact of the battle was more intense than that of others in the ground tactical command center of the General Staff. Although the left screen has changed from green to red and yellow, there are not many fighter icons. It shows that only a minority of the fighters were shot down or damaged, and Wang Yuanqingdi's mood was still a little nervous.

As if to slow down the atmosphere. Pei Chengyi did not excessively interfere in the combat operations of the air force and ground. Tell the staff officer to be as quiet as possible.

At 19:55, the first round of bombing was completed 5 minutes ahead of schedule, and 90 targets were bombed, of which 37 targets were bombed twice, 13 targets were bombed three times, 7 J-15s were shot down by Japanese fighters or ground air defense systems during the battle, and 11 J-15s returned home with injuries.

Strictly speaking, the bombing was very successful.

After the Z26 bombing screening information, the prediction that 90 targets were destroyed was confirmed. In the absence of a complete seizure of air supremacy and a high-risk bombing mission, it is not surprising that the battle loss rate exceeded 0%. If it had not been for the Air Force's strategic aviation unit taking the lead in bombing Japan's theater and long-range air defense systems, and a large number of support units attacking at the same time, I am afraid that the battle loss rate would have exceeded 20 percent. When the battle plan was drawn up, the bombing of Japan was not considered

nuclear facilities, so it is more hasty, according to Zhang Zhongxian's words, the Air Force lost 50% of its preparations!

While preparing for the second round of bombing, the Air Force Command submitted a bombing report to the General Staff.

In order not to affect Yuan, Pei Chengyi took a group of staff officers to the conference room next to the tactical command center to deal with the bombing report of the Air Force.

After the Korean War, all republicans knew that Wang Yuanqing, like Ji Youguo, was a Yuan who attached great importance to the lives of officers and soldiers. During the Korean War, it was precisely because of the heavy casualties that Wang Yuanqing repeatedly put forward suggestions as vice president to speed up the war process and reduce war casualties, and finally let Zhao Rundong, who was then Yuan, adopt the suggestion, and finally let tens of thousands of republicans return to their hometowns safely.

In Wang Yuanqing's eyes, one republican is more important than 10,000 enemies.

In fact, the Air Force's losses are not great. Counting combat operations in other directions, in more than 1 hour of fighting, only 13 pilots were killed or missing, and the pilots were wounded. You must know that during the first campaign of the Peninsula War, more than 50 pilots of the Air Force were killed or missing in a combat operation!

At this time, the ground crew of the air base was preparing the fighters for takeoff as quickly as possible.

Although no one has ever paid attention to these obscure soldiers who contributed to the war with sweat, there is no strong air force without excellent ground crew. From the point of view of war, ground crews are no less important than pilots. In the case of the Republic Air Force, although the J14 has nearly 50% less service volume than the J14, on average, each J-1 requires ground crew. That is, the attendants are pilots. In the words of the Air Force, without ground crew, it is simply impossible for a pilot to fly a fighter jet.

The ability to provide logistical support is the combat of the Air Force

It took less than 30 minutes from the landing of the first fighter to complete all the support work necessary for takeoff and to perform the combat mission again! You know, it usually takes at least 2 hours, and even in wartime, the maintenance time is about 1 hour.

At 211 points, the first J-15 with re-loaded ammunition took off from an air base in the northeastern region of the republic.

In just 15 days, all the J15s that carried out the second round of attack missions were lifted into the air.

Because the interception of the Japanese Air Force is not tenacious, many J14s that perform air supremacy missions do not run out of ammunition, so they do not need to return to the base, and can continue to perform combat missions after refueling with tankers in the rear.

At 23:2, the J-15 of the first battle group arrived in the attacking airspace.

As the bomb again broke out of the bomb bay and flew towards the target, the second round of bombing operations officially began.

At this time, the battle for air supremacy between the two sides also reached a white-hot level.

After realizing that the Republic Air Force began to bomb nuclear installations, the Japanese Air Force was fully mobilized, and even many fighters that were not suitable for air combat missions, such as the F2, were launched into the air with air-to-air ammunition.

The first round of bombing had a certain suddenness, while the second round of bombing had no suddenness at all.

The battle was fought fiercely.

Wang Yuanqing noticed that the number of fighter icons on the left screen that turned yellow and red had increased significantly, and the frequency of changes had increased a lot. This meant that the attack group was stubbornly intercepted by Japanese fighters, and many fighters were unable to complete the bombing mission.

The bombing process was very short compared to the lengthy preparation time.

At 23 o'clock, the second round of bombing ends as the last target icon turns red.

Wang Yuanqing stood up and looked at Pei Chengyi.

"The report from the Air Force has not yet come, and there will be news soon." Xiang Linghui explained for Pei Chengyi.

Wang Yuanqing nodded, didn't say anything, and sat down again.

The losses in the second round of bombing were much more significant, with at least 211 fighters losing contact with the base and about 29 fighters having suffered battle damage reports. Counting the 7 fighters lost in the first round of bombing and the 11 fighters that were damaged and could not be repaired in time, there are already 6 fighters who cannot continue to carry out combat missions. That is, there are only 112 fighters capable of carrying out the third round of bombing missions. Although all nine targets in the second round of bombardment were destroyed, 72 targets remained to be bombed. According to the previous combat sortie rate, at least 1 fighter was needed.

When Xiang Linghui dealt with Wang Yuanqing, Pei Chengyi had already contacted the Air Force Command.

Zhang Zhongxian's answer was very affirmative, and the 112 fighter will definitely be able to complete the third round of bombing missions. For the sake of safety, Pei Chengyi was not careless, and after asking Zhang Zhongxian to divide the 12 targets, he contacted the Naval Aviation Command and asked the Navy Aviation to immediately dispatch 1 squadron of J15D to carry out the bombing mission.

As a reserve force, HNA was able to immediately enter the battle.

Just arrived in the early morning of the 24th, Jiao Lushan rushed over. Gu Weimin has arrived in New Delhi for an emergency meeting with Indian Prime Minister Rajapani, and there is important news that needs to be discussed with Yuan immediately.

Wang Yuanqing was not too late and asked Xiang Linghui to report the situation after the battle, and then left the General Staff.