In 1915, the establishment and deployment of the army and naval aviation of the Chinese Empire

1. Establishment of Army Aviation

Aircraft 3-4 are 1 squadrons, 9-12 are 1 squadrons, and 2-4 squadrons are 1 squadrons (12 years later it was renamed wing).

2-4 airships are 1 squadrons, and 2-4 squadrons are 1 squadrons (renamed wings 12 years later).

A number of aviation floating brigades (wings) were mixed into an aviation group and used in a concentrated manner in a certain campaign direction.

During the Aussio-Russian War, the aviation floating units assigned to various field armies or front armies were called "aviation floating groups" or "clusters," which were composed of a mixed number of squadrons, brigades, and groups.

Fighter squadrons usually have 12 aircraft, and reconnaissance liaison, bombing, and transport aircraft squadrons usually have 9 aircraft.

The squadron consists of a squadron headquarters, a flight group and a maintenance group, and the fighter maintenance team usually has 70 members.

Taking the fighter wing of the 4 squadron as an example, the 4 squadrons have 48 aircraft, and the wing headquarters has 6 aircraft, totaling 54 aircraft.

The reconnaissance and bombing wing of the 4 squadron usually consists of 1 squadron of reconnaissance aircraft and 3 squadron of light bombers, 4 squadrons of 36 aircraft, and 4 aircraft directly under the wing headquarters (reconnaissance 2 light bombers and 2 light bombers), for a total of 40 aircraft (reconnaissance 11 aircraft and light bomber 29 aircraft).

The heavy bombing wing of the 4 squadrons, the establishment of 4 squadrons is 36 aircraft, and the wing headquarters is directly subordinate to 4 aircraft, a total of 40 aircraft.

The Army Aviation Unit is administratively directly under the Aviation Department of the Ministry of the Army, and the Army Aviation Director is responsible for administrative guidance and supervision, and in wartime, the commanders of the various units are in charge of operations.

Army Aviation Director: General Wang Shengping (Aircraft Faction).

Deputy Superintendent and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army: General Guo Zhifei (Airship Faction).

Before Pearl Harbor, the Army Air Corps had 100 air squadrons and about 1,100 combat aircraft.

Thereinto:

There are 15 squadrons of reconnaissance and liaison aircraft, with an establishment of 135 aircraft.

30 fighter squadrons with an establishment of 360 aircraft.

There are 50 bomber squadrons with an establishment of 450 aircraft (including 270 aircraft in 30 light bombing squadrons and 180 aircraft in 20 heavy bombing squadrons).

There are 5 squadrons of transport aircraft, with an establishment of 45 aircraft.

In addition, there are 150 aircraft of various types directly under the headquarters of each wing and the headquarters of the aviation group.

Squadron number description: Since 12 years, it has been unified into a three-digit number, including:

The reconnaissance aircraft is prefixed with a 1

The fighter is prefix 2

The light bomber has a figure 3 prefix

Heavy bombers are headed by 6

The liaison transport aircraft is prefixed with a figure 8.

The airship is prefix 9 -

There are also 15 floating squadrons, 42 combat airships.

Among them, there are 3 squadrons of special service airships, a total of 6 ships, which are organized into the 8th Special Service Wing, which is directly under the base camp.

There are 6 squadrons of strategic attack airships, with a total of 12 ships, which are organized into the first and second special service wings, which are directly under the jurisdiction of the base camp.

Tactical attack airships consisted of 6 squadrons, a total of 12 ships (FTG3 strong clouds), organized into the 1st and 2nd Floating Wings.

6 squadrons of reconnaissance and attack airships, a total of 12 ships (FTG2 Ziyun transformation), organized into the 11th and 12th floating wings.

Before the war, 90 aviation squadrons and 12 floating air squadrons were organized into four air groups, and 10 aviation squadrons and 9 floating air squadrons were directly under the base camp.

Among them, the troops directly under the headquarters are:

1st Airlift Wing (801-804th Airlift Squadron, 40 aircraft)

8th Fighter Wing (225th-228th Squadron, 54 aircraft)

252nd Separate Fighter Squadron (12 aircraft)

810th Separate Airlift Squadron (9 aircraft)

The above totals 115 machines.

In addition, the 1st, 2nd and 8th Special Service Wings, with a total of 6 special service airships and 12 strategic attack airships.

The four airline groups are organized as follows:

* First Air Group, scheduled for the Siberian side (once for the Philippine side at the beginning of '15).

Commander Lieutenant General Liang Wantian (airship faction).

16 aircraft directly under the group command (reconnaissance liaison 6, combat 4, transport 6)

Subordinate:

1st Fighter Wing (201-204 Squadron, 54 aircraft)

2nd Fighter Wing (205th-208th Squadron, 54 aircraft)

1st Reconnaissance Wing (101st Reconnaissance Squadron, 301st-303rd Light Bombardment Squadron, a total of 11 Light Bombardment 29 aircraft)

3rd Reconnaissance Wing (103rd Reconnaissance Squadron, 307th-309th Light Bombardment Squadron, a total of 11 light bombardment and 29 aircraft)

5th Reconnaissance Wing (105th Reconnaissance Squadron, 310th-312th Light Bombardment Squadron, a total of 11 Light Bombardment 29 aircraft)

51st Heavy Bombardment Wing (801st-804th Heavy Bombardment Squadron, 40 aircraft)

53rd Heavy Bombardment Wing (809th-812th Heavy Bombardment Squadron, 40 aircraft)

56th Heavy Bombardment Wing (817th-820th Heavy Bombardment Squadron, 40 aircraft)

251st Separate Fighter Squadron (12 aircraft)

The 151st and 153rd independent reconnaissance and liaison squadrons, a total of 18 aircraft

The above 35 squadrons have a total of 124 fighters, 57 reconnaissance and liaison planes, 87 light bombers, 120 heavy bombers, and 6 transport planes.

In addition, the 1st, 2nd, 11th, and 12th floating wings, a total of 12 squadrons and 24 airships.

* Second Air Group, scheduled for Central Asia (once for the Philippines and the East Indies at the beginning of 15).

Commander Official Lieutenant General Yongyang (Airship Aircraft Wall Riding Faction)

12 aircraft directly under the group command (reconnaissance liaison 6, transport 6)

Subordinate:

3rd Fighter Wing (209-212th Squadron, 54 aircraft)

2nd Reconnaissance Wing (102nd Reconnaissance Squadron, 304th-306th Light Bombardment Squadron, a total of 11 Light Bombardment 29 aircraft)

6th Reconnaissance Wing (106th Reconnaissance Squadron, 313th-315th Light Bombardment Squadron, a total of 11 Light Bombardment and 29 aircraft)

155th Independent Reconnaissance and Liaison Squadron (9 aircraft)

The above 13 squadrons have a total of 54 fighters, 37 reconnaissance and liaison planes, 58 light bombers, and 6 transport planes.

* Third Air Group, scheduled for the Malayan side (for the French Indochina side at the beginning of '15).

Commander Lieutenant General Yu Shun (Aircraft Faction)

12 aircraft directly under the group command (reconnaissance liaison 6, transport 6)

Subordinate:

5th Fighter Wing (213th-216th Squadron, 54 aircraft)

6th Fighter Wing (217th-220th Squadron, 54 aircraft)

7th Reconnaissance Wing (107th Reconnaissance Squadron, 316th-318th Light Bombardment Squadron, 11th Light Bombardment 29 Aircraft)

8th Reconnaissance Wing (108th Reconnaissance Squadron, 319th-321st Light Bombardment Squadron, 11th Light Bombardment 29th Aircraft)

10th Reconnaissance Wing (110th Reconnaissance Squadron, 325th-327th Light Bombardment Squadron, 11th Light Bombardment 29th Aircraft)

52nd Heavy Bombardment Wing (805th-806th Heavy Bombardment Squadron, 40 aircraft)

55th Heavy Bombardment Wing (813th-816th Heavy Bombardment Squadron, 40 aircraft)

152nd Independent Reconnaissance and Liaison Squadron (9 aircraft in total)

The above 29 squadrons have a total of 329 planes -- 108 fighters, 48 reconnaissance and liaison planes, 87 light bombers, 80 heavy bombers, and 6 transport planes.

* Fifth Air Group, scheduled for the Burmese side (once for the French Indochina side at the beginning of '15).

Commander Lieutenant General Ma Hengming (Aircraft Faction)

10 aircraft directly under the group command (reconnaissance liaison 4, transport 6)

Subordinate:

7th Fighter Wing (221-224th Squadron, 54 aircraft)

9th Reconnaissance Wing (109th Reconnaissance Squadron, 322nd-324th Light Bombardment Squadron, a total of 11 Light Bombardment 29 aircraft)

11th Reconnaissance Wing (111th Reconnaissance Squadron, 328th-330th Light Bombardment Squadron, a total of 11 Light Bombardment 29 aircraft)

156th Independent Reconnaissance and Liaison Squadron (9 aircraft)

The above 13 squadrons have a total of 54 fighters, 35 reconnaissance and liaison planes, 58 light bombers, and 6 transport planes.

2. Establishment of naval aviation

The naval aviation was similar to the army aviation until 1912, and after its reorganization in 1912, it came into its own.

In terms of unit establishment, 2-3 aircraft are organized into squadrons, 6-18 aircraft are organized into squadrons, and a number of squadrons of the same type or non-same type are organized into wings, of which carrier-based aircraft squadrons, wings, and mother ships are jointly organized into (fleet) air squadrons, a number of base aviation wings attached to a number of independent squadrons are organized into (base) air squadrons, and a number of air squadrons are organized into air fleets according to the needs of the campaign.

In addition, the squadron number is also different from that of the army:

Ship Battle: 1 prefix

Water Detective: 2 prefixes

Ship Detective: 3 prefixes

Naval attack: 5 prefixes

Land attack: 6 prefixes

Lu Detective: 7 prefixes

Airship: 8

Water War: 9 prefixes

Before the Pearl Harbor attack, the main combat strength of the naval air force -- more than 800 planes and 24 airships -- was divided into three air fleets and four independent air fleets.

The three air fleets are organized as follows:

* First Air Fleet,

Commander Lieutenant General Liang Shuming.

Subordinate:

1st Air Force, Commander Major General Bi Lingbo.

The Dapeng is attached to the 1st Wing of the Carrier, and the Wing Commander is Colonel Cai Yong.

The 501st Ship Battle Squadron (6 aircraft), the chief ace Dongfang Ming Squadron

503rd Ship Battle Squadron (6 aircraft)

The 504th Ship Battle Squadron (6 machines), the second ace Cai Guolan Squadron

115th Naval Attack Squadron (9 aircraft)

The 116th Naval Attack Squadron (9 aircraft), Qi Peng Squadron

The 117th Ship Attack Squadron (9 aircraft), Qi Bing and Lu Guoping's squadron

118th Naval Attack Squadron (9 aircraft)

119th Naval Attack Squadron (9 aircraft)

301st Naval Reconnaissance Squadron (6 aircraft)

The Yunpeng is attached to the 2nd Wing of the carrier, and the wing leader is Colonel Situ Qi

The 502nd, 505th, and 506th Naval Battle Squadrons, 6 aircraft each

The 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 105th, and 106th Naval Attack Squadrons, 9 aircraft each

302nd Naval Reconnaissance Squadron, 6 aircraft-

2nd Air Force, commander Major General Dongfang Gao.

The Golden Falcon is attached to the 3rd Wing of the Carrier

The 512th and 513th Ship Battle Squadrons, 6 aircraft each

The 111th, 112th, 113th, and 120th Naval Attack Squadrons, 9 aircraft each

305th Naval Reconnaissance Squadron, 6 aircraft

The Silver Falcon is part of the 5th Wing of the Carrier

The 515th and 516th Ship Battle Squadrons, 6 aircraft each

The 107th, 108th, 109th, and 110th ship-attack squadrons, 9 aircraft each

303rd Naval Reconnaissance Squadron, 6 aircraft-

The above two air squadrons have a total of 246 aircraft in 32 squadrons, including 60 aircraft from 10 squadrons in naval warfare, 162 aircraft from 18 squadrons in naval attack, and 24 aircraft from 4 squadrons in naval reconnaissance.

1. Ships directly under the reserve (rotated on board and used as the basis for the formation of the new carrier-based wing):

507th, 509th, 510th, 511th, 512th Ship Battle Squadrons

121st, 122nd, 123rd, 125th, 126th, 127th, 130th Naval Attack Squadrons

306th Ship Reconnaissance Squadron

A total of 12 squadrons of 90 aircraft, including 30 aircraft from 5 squadrons of naval warfare, 54 aircraft from 6 squadrons of naval attack, and 6 aircraft from 1 squadron of naval reconnaissance.

* Third Air Fleet,

Commander Major General Ling Yi

Directly under the water detective 6, land detective 6.

Subordinate:

7th Air Force -

The team is directly under the command of 6 land scouts

Land-based 101st Wing

It has jurisdiction over the 651st-656th Land Attack Squadrons, 9 aircraft each, a total of 54 aircraft.

Ground-based 102 Wing

Jurisdiction of the 657th-662nd Marine Attack Squadrons, 9 aircraft each, a total of 54 aircraft -

8th Air Force -

The team directly belongs to 2 water scouts

The 1st Water and Aircraft Mixed Wing, under the jurisdiction of the 211-213th Water Reconnaissance Squadron, a total of 18 aircraft.

The 1st Naval Floating Wing is in charge of 12 FTG2 Ziyun converted patrol airships

The 2nd Naval Floating Wing is under the jurisdiction of 12 FTG3 patrol airships

221st Independent Maritime Reconnaissance Squadron, 6 aircraft.

The 901st and 902nd independent water battle squadrons, a total of 12 aircraft-

The above two teams have a total of 108 land reconnaissance aircraft, 32 water reconnaissance, 12 water warfare, 12 land reconnaissance and 24 airships.

*Fifth Air Fleet (Base Air Force, attached to the East China Sea Fleet)

Before Pearl Harbor

The 9th Air Force has 50 aircraft of various types, which are scattered on various front-line islands in the East China Sea.

The 10th Air Force, the Honolulu Air Force, had an establishment of about 100 planes at this time, and it was stationed in the Hawaiian Islands as soon as it was pacified.

The 4 separate air teams include:

* The 3rd Air Force, 28 aircraft, was incorporated into the main forces

The Seahawk is attached to the 201st Maritime Reconnaissance Squadron, with 14 aircraft

Falcon is attached to the 202nd Maritime Reconnaissance Squadron, 14 aircraft

* The 4th Air Force, 28 aircraft, was incorporated into the main force

The Condor is attached to the 203rd Water Reconnaissance Squadron, 14 aircraft

The Golden Eagle is attached to the 205th Water Reconnaissance Squadron, with 14 aircraft

* The 5th Air Force, 12 aircraft, was incorporated into the East China Sea Front Fleet

The Flying Eagle is attached to the 207th Water Reconnaissance Squadron, with 6 aircraft

The Skyhawk is attached to the 206th Maritime Reconnaissance Squadron, with 6 aircraft

* The 6th Air Force, the Rabaul Air Force, which was attached to the Southeast Front Fleet, was relatively weak before Pearl Harbor, with only 3 land reconnaissance aircraft, 9 land attack aircraft, and 3 water aircraft squadrons under its direct jurisdiction:

The 223rd and 225th independent water reconnaissance squadrons, a total of 12 aircraft

Separate 903rd Water Combat Squadron, 6 aircraft

A total of 30 aircraft -

In addition, some surface ships above the cruiser level carry a total of more than 50 reconnaissance planes in a single aircraft or in small groups.