Zhang Chi's first order to Michelle's p38 squadron was: "Sleep, rest! Then he took the team members to the vicinity of Guadalam, whether they were in the sky or on the ground!"

Halsey was still a little puzzled by this: "We have two days left, aren't you going to let them do some simulation exercises?"

"If they are as Youji as you said, do they still need exercises?" Zhang Chi replied: "I think all they need is to be familiar with the waters and airspace environment of Xia Guadao, or the understanding and communication between pilots. I think it might be better to achieve this goal to give them a relaxed environment!"

This is also the reason why Zhang Chi did not tell Michelle's squadron's operation goals. Of course, part of the content of the operation was not told by them for confidentiality.

"You are right!" Halsey nodded.

Since the P38's ultra-long range is 3,600 kilometers under full load, which exceeds the Japanese Zero War range, Zhang Chi can choose to intercept Yamamoto Izuru, and even Rabaul is among them.

But Zhang Chi still chose the target on Baler Island, and it was in the air where Yamamoto Iroru set out from Rabaul to Baler Island.

"Why is Baler Island?" Halsey asked with a frown: "And it was during the first flight of the journey? You know, the Japanese are likely to be very cautious on this route, and their pilots are prepared!"

"It is precisely because of this that I chose this section of the road!" Zhang Chi replied. Want to see

"Tell me why." Halsey looked puzzled.

When Danfan fights, he will only choose to attack when the enemy is not vigilant. From this point of view, he should choose Yamamoto Izuru to take the opportunity from Baler to Buin, or when he returns to Rabaul from Buin, because at this time, Yamamoto Izuru is about to or has finished his inspection, and their defense will be relaxed accordingly.

However, Zhang Chi did the opposite. He chose to attack when the enemy was most prepared.

Halsey then added: "You should know that we may only have one chance. If the interception is not successful, Yamamoto will know that his travel plan has been learned by us, so he will cancel the entire inspection itinerary."

"Of course!" Zhang Chi nodded: "There are several reasons why I chose this. First of all, Baleir Island is closest to Guadalam, 520 kilometers, and at a speed of 667 kilometers per hour. The shorter the flight is about an hour, the less likely it is to be discovered by the enemy. It can also ensure that the pilot has sufficient physical strength and energy to devote himself to the battle."

"Yeah!" Halsey nodded: "But this cannot be a reason for this attack. Yamamoto Iroku takes off from Baler Island at least once."

"Secondly, we need to know the location of Yamamoto Izuru fighter jets." Zhang Chi continued: "Otherwise, if the eighteen P38s were to be searched in the enemy's airspace, they would be discovered and intercepted by the Japanese fighter jets soon!"

Halsey nodded when he heard this.

This is obvious. The p38 must accurately and quickly intercept Yamamoto Izuru's fleet, which is not easy for fighters flying at high speed in the air.

"So. We need radar!" Zhang Chi said: "And our most advanced radar, as far as I know, has a farthest detection distance of only 147 kilometers, which means we must have warships sneak into a position 147 kilometers away from the target. Only the only one who can do this is Baler Island!"

Halsey nodded again.

Baler Island is 520 kilometers away from Guadalam, while the combat radius of Wildcat fighters is about 400 kilometers, which means that destroyers may receive air cover from Wildcat fighters when entering the 147 kilometers range of Baler Island.

"The most important point." Zhang Chi continued: "As the general said before, this section of the road may be the time when the Japanese are most vigilant. But at the same time, it may also be the time when they are least vigilant!"

"I don't understand!" Halsey asked in confusion: "How could it be when the vigilance is the highest and the lowest?"

"The cruising speed of the Zero fighter jets is more than 300 kilometers per hour," said Zhang Chi. "This means it takes more than two hours for them to fly from Rabaul to Baler, as the general said. They have been on high alert for more than two hours, and then they are about to arrive in Baler, and there are Japanese navy and aviation forces in Baler Island, at this time."

"Oh!" Halsey couldn't help but realize: "Yes, they will relax at this time, feeling that their worries are unnecessary. Or they may think that the voyage has finally been completed successfully."

"Especially, they will slow down because they are about to land!" Zhang Chi added.

"Yes!" Halsey agreed: "And we quickly cut in and attacked it at this moment. At the speed of p38, the Japanese did not have any fighter jets to stop it!"

Zhang Chi nodded, this was exactly what Zhang Chi thought.

So, this action is not so much a battle, but rather a psychological war.

"There is another problem!" After thinking about it, Halsey said with some concern: "We don't know how many fighter jets the Japanese escorted Yamamoto Izuru. They did not explain it in the telegram. If they had enough fighter jets, it would be difficult for us to find and destroy Yamamoto Izuru's landlines in such a short time!"

Halsey's concerns make sense. This does not mean that the p38 cannot defeat the Japanese Zero fighter. In fact, the p38 is a heavy fighter, and its performance is far superior to the Japanese Zero fighter in all aspects. In addition, the US pilots flying the p38 are all ace pilots, but the Japanese army's quality of a large number of casualties in combat has decreased, so it can be foreseen that the p38 will win this air battle.

But the problem is: Yamamoto Iris' landline cannot be written with the big words "I am Yamamoto landline" outside. How can I find and destroy it among many fighter jets, especially it must be destroyed in a short period of time. This is a difficult problem.

Zhang Chi asked back without answering: "What if the Japanese suddenly found that there were US fighter jets appearing after relaxing their vigilance?"

"I will be frightened, fight immediately!" Halsey replied.

"Yes!" Zhang Chi continued: "The combat characteristic of US pilots is that they often withdraw from the battle immediately after an attack, and do not engage in too much in the fight with the Japanese army. At this time, the frightened Japanese fighter jets will worry that these fighter jets will return to attack again and chase them."

"What then?" Halsey asked.

"Then our second batch of fighter jets appeared in front of Yamamoto Izuru's landlines!" Zhang Chi said: "In the words of us Chinese, this is 'Transferring the tiger away from the mountain'!"

(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!