The bombing of Hawaii by the Americans began in earnest on June 12.

For this bombing, the bomber groups in Europe specially transferred many bombers and pilots.

But it's almost 3,890 kilometers from Huva Island in Hawaii to San Francisco in the continental United States, and it is impossible for bombers such as the B-17 to fly non-stop from the continental United States, and even from the nearby Marshall Islands and the Lane Islands, which are far less numerous springboards than in Europe. Even if you depart from Midway, which was raided by Huaxia bombers, you will need to make various preparations such as shipping ships and repairing the airfield, and the time may be delayed.

The Americans were able to transfer the B-29 and B-32 rulers from Europe, as well as the domestic B-36.

Since the last time China bombed the continental United States, the Americans have gone crazy to create B-36 intercontinental strategic bombers that can be bombed directly from Hawaii to the hinterland of China.

The $360 cost may be a bit high, but the maintenance costs and performance are enough to overwhelm the B-29 and modified B-32. This made the Americans invest more than a billion dollars in one go and build more than 300 planes.

With the more than 400 B-29 and B-32 that they collected, the Americans dispatched more than 800 strategic bombers this time.

However, in the case that the radar station of the base has already been deployed on the mainland of the United States, it is absolutely impossible for the Americans to sneak attack.

At the beginning, after more than 20 bombers were intercepted and killed halfway by the Chinese, the Americans dismissed the idea of a surprise attack, and instead relied on their huge strength to change to a strong attack.

"Five hundred fighters is definitely the limit of the Chinese people! Three of Hawaii's major airports have been damaged and have not yet been fully restored. Even with the addition of the temporary airfield newly opened by the Chinese, it is difficult to guarantee the command and maintenance of more than 300 fighters. You know, they also need to be responsible for the busy take-off and landing of many transport planes and bombers. From the intelligence collected from various places, Li Mei, who served as the commander-in-chief of the bombing, analyzed,

"The three aircraft carriers of the Chinese can also provide about 200 fighters to take off and land. They may have more chances to fight, but their fuel and ammunition supplies limit their numbers. Most of the oil depots we built in Hawaii have been taken over by the Chinese, and maybe they are not short of fuel for the time being, but how can they supply ammunition? ”

Although Washington did not accept Nimitz's suggestion to postpone the offensive, it accepted Nimitz's blockade advice and ordered the US military from the Philippines to Guam to strengthen the sea and air blockade from the Chinese mainland to Hawaii. The waters a little further off Hawaii were directly besieged by a large number of American warships.

2 capital aircraft carriers and 8 escort aircraft carriers gathered there. Although it was not enough to support the air backbone of the counterattack on Hawaii, it was enough to block the surrounding airspace, making it difficult for Huaxia's transport fleet to break through.

The problem of oil can be dealt with temporarily after the seizure of several oil depots stored in the United States, but the ammunition depots of the Americans who have also been seized may not necessarily be used for Chinese weapons. In particular, there are many Soviet-made or base-based fighters in China. In the case that the outer transport channel is blocked by the Americans, it can only rely on the base.

Under range restrictions. Very few fighter jets could fly directly from the Chinese mainland, and those short-legged jet fighters could only be transported by ship. However, under the layers of interception by the Americans, the number of fighters on the island of Hawaii can only rely on bases if they want to increase.

However, fighters need airfields, maintenance and command, which makes the number of fighters that can be accommodated by the sub-bases at this time also limited.

The air command center of the sub-base is an airfield, even if it reaches the third level. An airfield can also control only one brigade. If you count all the fighters, there will be no more than 108 units.

There is only one third-level air command center at the Hawaii sub-base, five second-level air command centers that command up to 36 fighters, and two first-level air command centers that command 12 fighters, and only 300 aircraft that can command and maintain them.

The airfields in various parts of the Hawaiian Islands were once again severely damaged because of this raid, and even if they were repaired overnight, they could not withstand many warplanes. And ground staff and command staff are also the most lacking.

The air command center of the sub-base can automatically solve most of the problems of the maintenance and command of the fighters under its jurisdiction by relying on the intelligent brain. But the take-off and landing of warplanes in ordinary airports and maintenance. In the absence of base involvement, a large number of ground crews and command personnel are required.

Those American prisoners did not dare to use it at all. And with the fleet and the relevant professionals of the Chinese airborne, even if they receive support from the aircraft carrier, they can only ensure the normal use of 200 fighters, and they have to be busy with those bombers and transport aircraft.

Huaxia's two Red Alert aircraft carriers and one modified Midway-class aircraft carrier are greatly limited in number because they have to carry jet fighters, and even with the addition of reserves, the number of fighters does not exceed 60.

As a result, the number of fighters that Huaxia can draw on is only 700.

It was also responsible for escorting bombers and transport planes, as well as dealing with besieging U.S. Navy fighters.

The number of fighters that could be used against American bombers was really about the same as the total number of Li Mei's guesses.

Since the failure of the last bombing of Huaxia mainland, Li Mei has been much more careful with Huaxia, even if she guessed that the number of fighters in Huaxia was insufficient, she did not dare to be careless, and the plans she made were arranged according to Huaxia's strongest strength.

But even so, the Americans' 800 bombers and more than 2,000 escort fighters arranged in place were enough to overwhelm the Huaxia fighters in numbers.

If it weren't for the fact that the airfields on the nearby islands could not accommodate more fighters, I am afraid that the Americans would have been able to send more.

"Our bomber formation can be arranged into three groups, and we will bomb Hawaii non-stop!" Taking advantage of the large number of US fighters, Li Mei arranged a strategic arrangement for wheel warfare.

No amount of warplanes can clog the skies of the Hawaiian Islands to the best effect.

In addition to the 350 bombers sent in the first round, the next few rounds were generally less than 300, and the waves pressed into the Hawaiian sky.

Relying on the early preparation of the radar warning, the Huaxia fighters repelled the multiple rounds of bombing by the Americans day and night, and survived the first day. However, the bombing and attacks that have not stopped still made Hu Wen, who was in command, see the signs.

Sure enough, the attack that continued the next day made Huaxia's air force a little exhausted.

No matter how much an airplane can fly, it is impossible to fly in the sky all the time.

Although the performance of the Huaxia fighter is superior, it always needs to be rested and maintained. Pilots need to rest.

Even though Huaxia had reserve fighters and pilots, they did not expect the Americans to attack without stopping, and they had exhausted everyone after resisting for 2 days in a row.

"Jet engines don't last a hundred hours. Although the performance of the fighters of the Huaxia people is superior, they lack supplies, and after a long time, they can collapse! Seeing that the opponent could not be solved smoothly and quickly in the first two days, Li Mei also proposed to his superiors to start a preparatory plan for extending the bombing.

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"We can't hold on that way!" After receiving Hu Wen's urgent call, at the emergency meeting of the Huaxia giant, Fan Chong looked at Meng Xiangdao with concern.

The islands around Hawaii are basically under the control of the Americans, and under the interception of the Americans, it is difficult for the replacement pilots and planes to come from the Chinese mainland. The Americans, on the other hand, could have sufficient manpower and fighters to take turns resting, and the constant bombing was enough to drag down the air power of China.

"How effective is anti-aircraft fire?" Meng Xiang asked first.

This is one of Mengxiang's dependences, and the base, including the alert artillery, produces a large number of anti-aircraft artillery, which hangs over the Hawaiian air.

Airports, oil depots, docks, power plants, and even fortifications and other key facilities in Hawaii were built by the Americans, and the coordinates, including the surrounding environment, have long been in the minds of the Americans, and there is no way to hide them.

Relying only on the interception of fighter planes cannot be foolproof, and only with the airpower of the ground can those key facilities be defended tightly.

"The Americans shot together with the Army Airlines this time, and the attack momentum was very fierce. It's okay to say on the first day, but if it weren't for the cooperation of ground anti-aircraft fire on the second day, I'm afraid that many key facilities would have been blown up! Fan Chong still talked about the concern about Hawaii's air supremacy, "Anti-aircraft artillery alone cannot save this passive situation!" If we lose air supremacy, an American naval attack would be enough to plunge the whole of Hawaii into a sea of fire. ”

The U.S. Navy is still coming in with continuous support, and as long as there is no support from the Huaxia Army Airlines, relying only on the Huaxia Navy and the Hawaiian fleet, I am afraid that it will not be able to deal with the attacks of so many warships.

"Should we start the backup plan early?" Fan Chong looked at Meng Xiang and said.

In such a bad situation, the General Staff had already rehearsed before the attack on Hawaii, and in the end, for several other reasons, the plan to attack Hawaii was abandoned. But he was taken over by Meng Xiang.

The secrets of the base cannot be told to outsiders, and Meng Xiang can only take care of them.

Fan Chong didn't know much about the specific content of the reserve plan, so he could only look at Meng Xiang, who swore at the beginning, and Rat Yi, who was in charge of the deduction and command.

Many times Meng Xiang used the same way of promise, and then used countless miraculous facts to give Fan Chong enough confidence. This time was no exception, even if he didn't participate in the deduction and arrangement, Fan Chong still believed in Meng Xiang and Rat Yi's assurance.

"Well, it looks like we're going to start Plan T ahead of schedule!" Meng Xiang pondered for a moment before finally saying to the rat. (To be continued.) )