U.S. Air Force in the Battle of Changde

 Late October, Chongqing, information from all sides to determine the CMC will be \The purpose of plundering goods, the first oppression my first 10, 29, Army in Niejiahe, warm Street to the Western Hills, which was then back into the trend of L Shek Mun, Li County, such as fighting goes well, the transition Lishui, guilty of Changde.

have explicitly the purpose of fighting the Japanese and U.S. Air Force, Air Force fight to combat the Japanese intentions and, together with ground combat, fight for air supremacy, the decision to the Chinese Air Force 2, 4, 11 Battalion, U.S. Air Force mixed groups (when the strength of only 1 / 3, that is, the 1st Battalion, 1,2 Squadron,UGG boots cheap, 3rd Battalion 28,UGG shoes, 32 Squadron) and the U.S. 14th Air Force, a collection of the P-40E \Mustang-style \A large portion of the Air Force in China, was transferred to the Pacific theater, the other is the enhancement of Sino-US Air Force, its own strength. From the point of view of weapons and equipment, Air Force already has the world's best performance at the American P-51 \It's up to 700 kilometers per hour, maximum range of 3,700 kilometers, the maximum ceiling of over 11,530 meters, Weapon 6 12.7 mm caliber machine guns, and can carry two 1,000-pound bombs or 15 5-inch rockets. In contrast, the Japanese \br> So, either fighter speed, range, or the ceiling height, fire attack, the Japanese \. Chennault has long been on the Japanese aircraft, pilots and the careful observation and study tactics, combined with the characteristics of the aircraft at that time the United States, summed up a set of unprecedented, \and run \carried out by the year 1943, a series of air combat operations in one of the important, at this time,UGGs, the enemy air force appeared evenly matched situation

Changde Campaign fighting from November 2 to December 25 started to restore the original situation of the two sides a total of 54 days. In the battle, the Chinese Air Force, U.S. mixed group, the United States Air Force 14 days and nights out, party supplies and army bomb behind the enemy lines to actively support the ground troops fighting in the Battle of Changde,Discount UGG boots, a heavy blow to the enemy. in Changde Campaign Sino-US joint air operations are divided into the following three stages:

line operations. October 28, Chongqing, China and the U.S. Air Force Military deployment will clear mandate: \, Jianli, Huarong enemy and Shashi, Yueyang between the enemy bombing \br> 3 days, 14 Air Force to Jianli, stone first bombing, the enemy destroyed the factory one Jianli, was shot multiple buildings on fire, the first enemy stone barracks bombing, the enemy fled in panic, very heavy casualties.

4, 14 Air Force to Ouchi mouth, Huarong, stone supply base for the first three Japanese bombing.

10, the Chinese Air Force to Tsu, Yangxi, Shashi bombing, sinking enemy river Tsu wooden 8, Western Town, fire bombing, to blow up the enemy Shashi river transport vessel 15, a small steamer 1.

11 days, the Chinese Air Force sent fighter jets attacked public security, Li County, west of the enemy fire Police baggage mules and Li County northeast of the enemy very public.

12 days, U.S. Air Brigade attacked mixed group Zhi Li County, Xin, Shek Mun line, blow up the sub-Liang Xiao Ping Yan enemy artillery positions and 39 division command post, and blow up the enemy's barracks in shilipu and farms, the enemy suffered heavy casualties. 13, United States Mission in West vegetarian mixed, heated street near the enemy found a small number of activities to be strafing. 16 , 14, killed the enemy Air Force in Cross more than 130 cavalry, horse 50 or more, and to support ground troops fighting.

19, the Chinese Air Force, the ground cover in Cili 58 of 74 Army combat divisions Zhang Lingfu division, strafed enemy positions. 20, Lishui river in China and the U.S. mixed group, destroying the enemy vessel Lishui 20 west side only, and in Lixian killed more than 100 enemy cavalry, horse 10.

21, around 7 am, the Japanese Air Force attack on Enshi Airport. I get the Air Force air raid alarm, clashed with them. is served, my Air Force shot down three enemy fighters and a zero-99 bomber. 22 , Chinese Air Force to Tsu, Lixian bombing, the bombing of villages in the east Tsu, bombed the enemy's ammunition depot 2, destroying more than 20 wooden boats on the Li River only.

23, 14 Air Force deployed B -25 bombers bombing of Li County, was shot a few of the city suddenly caught fire. The same day, the Chinese air force bombing of public security, public security fire Dunqi the city, and destroyed more than 200 Lishui only on the enemy vessel, pontoon, Block 2.

24 , the Chinese Air Force in the north-east of Zhang Gong Japanese bombing of its pontoon Block 1, and fire near the enemy soldiers, wounded to death very public. The same day, 14 near the Air Force to assist me in building defensive works in Hanshou 99 Army 197 Army Division counterattack Hanshou, Tsang Hong Kong, more than 250 people were wiped out.

on November 2nd to November 24th date, the U.S. Air Force danger, the main logistical supply base for the Japanese, such as warehouses, oil tanks , transport routes, such as pontoon, means of transport such as the size of wooden ships, the bombing of a small steamer, etc., while the enemy step, the cavalry were strafing. Of course, in this period, the U.S. Air Force ground combat with inadequate, prompting the ground forces, Shek Mun, Cili, etc. have not been enough battle air support, front-line positions have been lost to, Changde City, in front of the positive exposure to the Japanese.

(b) Changde the air. With the defense of Changde City Successive war started (the Battle of Changde City, began in November 18), stick to the 57 Division I Changde City, more and more casualties, while the north and south sides of the reinforcements could not be reached immediately, the situation is very critical. So, Chongqing JMC telephone order, \Changde around a variety of aircraft attacked the enemy reinforcements, killing 6 of the Japanese League Division 3 captain of the Colonel, and sank the enemy launches five river water, the vessel 40 only, kill and wound a large number of Japanese troops.

26, the Chinese Air Force strafing enemy position to the outskirts of Changde, and to assist ground operations, the same day, 14 Air Force to assist ground operations in the Dongting Lake region, destroying the enemy landing barges and more ships, at step, cavalry Jieyou casualties . 27, 14 Air Force's \death.

28, 14 Air Force P-40C fighters out continuous attacks on the Dongting Lake region, and in Yuanjiang raid the enemy across the river, quite heavy enemy losses. the same day, the Chinese Air Force delivery of ammunition to the defenders of Changde and beef, pork, 2,000 pounds each, as well as books and newspapers, and lake way back in the cross dike Hanshou destroyed 100 enemy vessel only. On the same day 11, the time when the Japanese Infantry Battalion 133 Wing's first 1,3 from the horse broke into the wooden bridge to the city, the American mixed group air strikes were carried out heavy, is served, 133 were killed by Japanese rice wing on behalf of the British agent Captain Lieutenant Hashimoto, 4 North Field Squadron Captain Lieutenant less than a man, and destroyed a Japanese Zero fighters.