Steel Soviet Union

"Look at this, it seems that our Comrade Malashenko is really anxious this time. If the war had not been urgent, I guess he might have come to the front army headquarters to report in person."

Holding the newly released telegram in his hand, the sighing chief of staff couldn't help but smile at Vatugin. Vatugin, who had already read the contents of the telegram, spoke while studying the map.

"Those Japanese went crazy and used planes filled with fuel and explosives to hit the leadership troops. Malashenko is also a person who pays great attention to controlling casualties and losses of troops."

"The Japanese can not care, but Malashenko can't. I'm afraid in his eyes, even if the Japanese use pilots and aircraft themselves to replace his tanks, it will be a big loss. It is expected that he would be so anxious. After all, his Tanks can’t fly into the sky to engage in air combat.”

He handed the telegram to the staff officer on the side. After hearing this, he nodded. Comrade Chief of Staff, who came forward to study the map together, then asked questions.

"Then what are you going to do next? How to help Malashenko solve this problem."

"Simple, since Malashenko wants to be worry-free in the air, just satisfy him."

"Based on the battlefield information fed back by Malashenko, aviation comrades have deduced that the take-off and landing airport for the Japanese suicide air raid was in the suburbs of Harbin.

"As long as the take-off and landing capabilities of the Japanese military's main airports can be destroyed and continuous suppression is carried out, the air pressure faced by Malashenko can be relieved to a great extent."

Holding a drawing pen in his hand, he framed the red circle on the large Japanese military airport. Vatutin, who had considerable control and macroscopic understanding of the overall situation in the direction he was responsible for, immediately spoke.

"Up to this point in the war, all the Japanese field airfields near the front line have been basically cleared out. Even those that are left, which barely have the ability to take off and land, basically have sites but no aircraft."

"Except for the larger regular military airports located deep in the rear, the Japanese army's aviation operation capabilities have basically been wiped out. As long as these few remaining large military airports can be blown up, the runways, oil depots, maintenance hangars and reinforcements will be destroyed. With these key facilities, the Japanese army's ability to launch large-scale suicide air attacks will be destroyed."

"The Japanese army's ability to repair infrastructure is quite poor, according to the intelligence we have and some battlefield examples shared by the Americans. Once the aviation operation capabilities of a large military airport are seriously damaged, the Japanese army wants to restore it initially, at least It takes 5-7 days.”

"They lack sufficient engineering machinery and equipment, and the engineering operations largely rely on manpower, so the efficiency is naturally not much higher. 5-7 days is enough for Malashenko to drive his tanks to the Japanese airport. "

"The remaining three or two out-of-scale fish are left to Malashenko's own field air defense to deal with. He has the best field air defense equipment and mobile air defense firepower in the entire Red Army. If only a few suicide planes can If he can't deal with it, I would like to discuss with him how to lead troops to fight."

It is true that Malashenko has saved his life, but Vatutin did not blindly and unconditionally meet Malashenko's requirements, turning his own front army commander into Malashenko's nanny.

Vatutin will help Malashenko solve the most important and troublesome problem. As for the remaining corners, Malashenko still has to solve it himself.

After all, even in the 21st century, in modern warfare with absolute air supremacy, it is impossible to completely obliterate the aviation operation capabilities of opponents with certain capabilities.

Don’t you see that even Saddam can take off fighter jets right under the eyes of the Americans, and then knock down one or two of the arrogant US Air Force from the sky, at least without getting his head shaved?

The gap in strength is such that it can still engage in aerial guerrilla warfare. If the Red Army today wants to completely wipe out all the Japanese fighter planes, it is impossible for them not to have even one in the sky.

It can only be said that solving the main problems will help Malashenko eliminate the biggest threat. It would be impossible if the war itself had no threats or dangers at all.

After hearing Vatutin's plan, the chief of staff immediately nodded to express his approval, but what should be done at the specific operational level is also worthy of discussion.

"It is not easy to completely destroy a large Japanese military airport. It must have sufficient damage effect. If the damage is not complete, the enemy will speed up the repair process. Then the trouble may return. What kind of aircraft do you plan to send to carry out the bombing? ?”

At the Vatutin level, most of the tactical aviation units can be mobilized, and there are a sufficient number of attack aircraft, fighters, and tactical bombers to choose from.

But this is still not enough in Vatutin's view. The power of 500 kilograms or even 1 ton aerial bombs is a bit small.

It is not strong enough to deal with the various fortification bunkers on the military airport.

Since we want to eradicate the root cause, we must strike hard.

"Report to the military district headquarters and ask Marshal Vasilevsky to send strategic bomber units to bomb these large military airports deep in the hinterland of the Japanese-occupied areas. Only strategic bomber units can solve the problem in one attack. Destructive power."

"Strategic bomber unit? You mean those 8M strategic bomber divisions that are newly arrived in the Far East?"

The chief of staff was stunned when he heard this, and then asked a question. The answer was that Vatugin nodded without thinking.

"Yes, it's them. These airports deep in the hinterland of the Japanese-occupied areas are definitely targets worthy of their attack. Marshal Vasilevsky should not refuse our request."

Thanks to the military exchanges and cooperation between the United States, the Soviet Union and Britain, which Malashenko personally participated in the teaching and guidance, the Soviet Union finally got the heavy-duty aircraft engine it wanted.

The improved Pei 8, which uses the same engine as the B29, has completely solved the biggest problem restricting its combat effectiveness, and the annoying heart disease has never returned.

The final mass-produced Pei-8, which also underwent aerodynamic modifications and some technical improvements, was named the Pei-8M strategic bomber, which means modernized and improved.

Using the US military B29 that crash-landed in the Far East, the reverse imitation of the Figure 4 strategic bomber project is being stepped up. It will take some time before the first prototype is completed and takes off for the first time.

As for the completion of the prototype and continued test flights and data collection until it is finally finalized and put into production and installed in the troops, it will naturally have to be further back.

Before that, the most powerful and latest equipment of the Red Army's strategic bombing aviation force was the Pei-8M strategic bomber, which is currently being put into mass production.

A newly formed strategic bomber division that participated in the Moscow Red Square military parade has just arrived and been stationed in the Far East in the past two days, and now it has been taken up by Vatutin.