With the full support of General Short, Zhou Zhihan achieved twice the result with half the effort. Before the aircraft carrier went to sea, he formed the personnel of the two fighter squadrons. All the selected old birds with long flight times were old pilots who participated in the battle of Dunkirk and London, and all of them were entrusted with important tasks.

Zhou Zhihan has rich in instructor experience, and his vision of choosing pilots is even more sophisticated and unique. The pilots he chose must be brave and absolutely obey orders, followed by technology and experience.

Although it was only a dozen days before the sneak attack in Pearl Harbor, Zhou Zhihan firmly believed that under his training, most of the 24 old birds who had not participated in actual combat would definitely become a nightmare for Japanese bombers.

The top priority is not how to deal with Zero fighters, but how to block Japanese bombers and torpedoes.

Even if the 24 fighter jets he formed were all shot down by Zero fighter jets in the end, as long as they could disrupt the rhythm of the Japanese attacks and ships anchored in Pearl Harbor, it could bring decisive time to Pearl Harbor's defense.

During his coaching in China, due to concerns about Japanese bombing and traitors and the destruction of spy organizations, the pilot's training was unable to be systematic and lacked equipment. The pilots trained under such conditions had difficulty outstanding combat power.

Pearl Harbor is very safe at present, and all the training equipment is complete. The pilots of the old birds can learn new techniques and tactics with peace of mind every day, and their skills will definitely be improved rapidly.

The 24 pilots were all happy to be appreciated by Zhou Zhihan. They knew that Colonel Zhou had excellent air combat skills and outstanding achievements. He had never lost since his debut. He was trained by him and benefited greatly.

Zhou Zhihan was decisive in his work. As soon as the team was formed, he drove a truck and carried 24 pilots to challenge the fighter plane.

In the morning, General Short said, picking up the best f4f wildcats and p40 tomahawks.

At this time, there were a total of 150 F4F Wildcat fighters in the United States, most of which were concentrated in Pearl Harbor, most of which followed the aircraft carrier to go to sea for training, and 20 were staying at the airport as backup.

Seeing General Short's order, the quarantine officer who had already received the news immediately opened the door of convenience. Zhou Zhihan soon ordered 12 of the F4F Wildcat fighters.

The quartermaster said that he could come and fly away tomorrow morning, but after leaving here, he could only land at the airport elsewhere.

As a land-based fighter, the p40 Tomahawk is currently the main fighter of the United States. Its performance is much better than that of the P40 that supports China. The engine's power has been improved, the weapons have been strengthened, the flight speed is faster, the bar force of the operating rod has no sense of stickiness, and the maneuverability is better. They are all parked at the Wheeler Army Airport. Zhou Zhihan brought people over and handed over the procedures soon and will take off and train tomorrow morning.

Zhou Zhihan was filled with emotion. The United States was really powerful at this time. Two fighter squadrons were formed in less than half a day. If it were the current China, not only would it be short of aircraft, but it would be even short of pilots. In addition, a series of bureaucratic obstructions within the Kuomintang, it would be difficult to form an air force.

In order to facilitate training and combat, 24 pilots also came from their respective squadrons to the newly formed barracks. In the future, everyone will eat and live together, which will increase their tacit understanding and establish a good relationship of trust.

In air combat, a degree of tacit understanding and a good trust relationship between pilots are essential, which is also the key to victory.

If the chief aircraft does not believe in the wingman, he cannot attack with confidence. If the wingman does not believe in the chief aircraft, he will inevitably distract himself in the front, and the enemy will take the opportunity to approach the rear half of the formation.

In the afternoon of that day, Zhou Zhihan sat with 24 pilots in a war room that was specially set aside for them to smoke, chat, drink tea, and get to know each other first.

The name of this team is the American Flying Tigers, which are divided into the first squadron and the second squadron. The beginning letter of the first squadron serial number is a and the second squadron is b.

The airport ground crew had already changed the flying tigers logo for them, with the nose of the plane being a shark's mouth, which was very fierce, and marked the serial number for each fighter. Some individual pilots drew various patterns on their fighter planes, which was allowed in the United States.

Even if you draw a naked T-girl...

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On the same day, Roosevelt held the supreme military meeting at the White House.

Secretary of State Hull first spoke: "There is no hope of signing an agreement with Japan. I feel very desperate for the US-Japan talks to be held!"

He hesitated for a moment and continued: "I think Japan may start a new conquest by surprise anytime and anywhere.

The security issues in defending our country are in the hands of the Navy and Army.

Sorry, I would like to mention to the military leaders that Japan might take the principle of sudden attacks as its strategic focus, and that Japan may launch an attack on several locations at the same time."

Roosevelt nodded in agreement, and sighed: "Japan is notorious for the undeclared war. So the United States may be attacked by Japan next Monday, around December 1."

After saying that, Roosevelt stared at his Navy and Army leaders intently: "How do you think we should deal with it? What is the current situation?"

Roosevelt's far-sighted vision did not attract too much attention from the heads of the US Navy and Army. They obviously lacked this foresight and were all red-faced and debated on how to deal with Japan's upcoming attack on Southeast Asia, and how the United States should enter the war if Japan enters Malaysia or Thailand first.

Especially the Army, their focus was on the Philippines and Indochina, because they believed that the Japanese were most likely to attack these places and made some preparations. They did not realize that the Japanese used the direct operation to directly attack were not the so-called weak nation, but the high-ranking United States.

The Admiralty believes that Japan is most likely to adopt administration in three directions: Thailand, Indochina and Myanmar.

At the same time, the United States received a telegram that seemed to further confirm the view of the Admiralty, reporting that a large number of Japanese Army troops took forty or fifty troop transport ships from Shanghai to form a fleet of ships, heading south along the Chinese coast to southern Taiwan.

This intelligence made the Americans deepen the judgment that the Japanese army's main attack direction was in the Indochina region. Washington's eyes were just staring at the south. They never dreamed that just after the meeting, at 6:30 in the morning on November 26, 1941, Tokyo time, the huge Japanese fleet commanded by Nagaoyun was setting sail from Sanko Bay and heading straight to Pearl Harbor...

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Time flies very quickly.

Every morning at 6:00, all pilots of the Flying Tigers get up and perform an essential morning run.

Unlike the perverted training methods and intensity of Japanese people, Zhou Zhihan led everyone to conduct aerobic training to ensure that they are full of energy for the day while maintaining a happy mood.

Aerobic exercise is still a new term at this time and Americans like it.

American pilots with rich diets do not lack physical strength, so there is no need to spend too much time on physical training.

Pilots readily accept Zhou Zhihan's training method. It is not boring, but also can be trained to achieve twice the result. As a soldier, who doesn't like it?

After the morning run, he rested in the airport war room. Zhou Zhihan first explained to everyone the shortcomings reflected in yesterday's training, and gave solutions, and then arranged the new training content today.

Although Zhou Zhihan's plan was to deal with Japanese bombers and torpedoes that attacked Pearl Harbor, he mentioned the "Zero" fighters that countries had to mention during World War II n times a day, and repeatedly warned the team members that if one day they met Zero fighters on the battlefield, don't fight with them, don't fight with them, don't fight with them, don't fight with them.

When you meet a Zero fighter, you use a tactic, pull up, dive, attack, escape, pull up, dive, attack, escape...
Chapter completed!