Chapter 1346 The Age of Sea and Air (Second update, please subscribe)
Author: Xiaoyu’s Destiny
Chapter 1346 The Age of Sea and Air (Second update, please subscribe)
Penas Bay is the southernmost bay located in the South American continent. It is adjacent to the Strait of Magellan to the south. To a certain extent, this is the end of the world.
Although this place is inaccessible, there is a naval coal water station deep in the bay that provides fuel and other supplies to the naval fleet. In the past year, the navy has expanded this coal water station, not only expanding the trestle, but also
An airport was built nearby.
In fact, the so-called airport is a flat lawn. At the end of the airport is a wooden house, with a wooden hangar on one side and a wooden dormitory on the other.
In the early morning, Captain Lu Rende of the Imperial Navy Flying Team rubbed his sleepy eyes, washed his face casually in the basin, and brushed his teeth. Then he yawned and walked down the corridor. Standing under the corridor, he could see that the team members were all there.
Over there at the restaurant.
The breakfast on the big plate is not much different from the past. There is a corn burrito on the plate. The burrito is rolled with vegetables, carrots and beef, plus an egg and a glass of milk. This is the most common breakfast in the Navy. Navy flight
Of course, the officers and soldiers of the team also eat this in the morning.
In fact, although this place is located in a remote location, the food is abundant. After all, there are farms nearby that can supply fresh beef and mutton, and there are also all kinds of seafood. But even so, people will always miss the prosperity of the city.
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But this place is far away from the city. After all, until now, aircraft are still a weapon with a very high level of confidentiality. It is precisely because of the high level of confidentiality of aircraft that training is conducted in such a sparsely populated area.
Holding a dinner plate in his hand, Li Tianle said as soon as he sat next to the captain:
"For example, when can we conduct lightning strike tests?"
"Our aircraft has a small bomb load and the torpedoes are so heavy. Whether they can carry them is a question."
Lu Deren couldn't help but feel a little regretful. The torpedo was too heavy and the aircraft's load capacity was small, so it couldn't be carried at all.
"But captain, you also know that for lightly protected and unprotected targets, bombs can usually achieve better results, but for those heavily armored warships with thick armor, light aerial bombs carried by aircraft are just as effective.
It seems insignificant. Even heavy bombs, unless they can hit the vital points by chance, will hardly cause fatal damage to these iron turtles. As long as torpedoes, underwater assassins, can hit normally, the battleship's combat effectiveness will be greatly affected.
Damage, even fatal injuries."
Li Tianle specially emphasized.
"It only takes one torpedo to sink a combat ship!"
In the past training, he had been thinking about how to inflict the greatest blow on enemy ships. Later, he thought that only torpedoes were the most suitable weapon.
"Captain, I think this is entirely possible. The height of the air-dropped torpedo should be about 3 to 6 meters. This height is almost the same as the height of the torpedo launched by the torpedo ship. The launch distance should be between 500 meters and 800 meters. When the torpedo is air-dropped,
The aircraft is like a torpedo boat, flying as straight as possible to give the torpedo an initial course, and then aiming to release the bomb like a torpedo boat."
Now Li Tianle is like a tactical expert. He has been studying it for a long time. The only thing he needs is a light torpedo.
"Captain, I think we can try it! If it succeeds, we will have more ways to attack!"
The smug Li Tianle looked at the captain and said.
"I heard from the officers and soldiers on the ship that the navy did have light torpedoes in the early days. We can apply to try them. If it doesn't work, we can just apply to make a small torpedo."
"Captain, I also think we can try. When bombing, unless the altitude is lowered as much as possible, it will be difficult for the bomb to hit the target directly. However, if the altitude is too low and the bomb's muzzle velocity is not enough, it will not be able to penetrate the deck, causing serious damage to the enemy ship.
The losses are always very limited, and if torpedoes can be used, they will definitely be more effective than bombs."
Facing the persuasion of his comrades, Lu Deren thought for a moment and then said.
"Are there indeed lightweight torpedoes in the Navy's warehouses?"
"We can go directly to the warehouse to look for it! If they say it is available, it must be available."
At this time, a soldier came over and poured a cup of coffee for each of the officers, and then left quietly.
Lu Deren glanced at the coffee in front of him and frowned, saying:
"Go to the warehouse and look for..."
"Captain, we have to do something."
Picking up the coffee, Lu Deren drank it slowly. At the end, he nodded vigorously and said.
"In that case, let's go to the warehouse to try our luck today."
Li Tianle raised the coffee cup and took a pleasant sip.
"I dare say we are very lucky."
They were really lucky. Although the Imperial Navy mainly used 540mm large torpedoes, in the early days they were limited by the size of the steel cylinders. The early production torpedoes were all 356mm lightweight torpedoes.
There are indeed some light torpedoes stored in the inventory of the naval station warehouse. After all, in the early years when the torpedo boats were not decrypted, they also conducted lightning strike training here.
Five days later, three Sea Holly attack aircraft were parked quietly on the lawn - this is a Navy-specific biplane developed with the support of the Navy. It uses a seven-cylinder radial engine with a power of up to 195 horsepower.
Each pylon can carry six 50kg bombs or one 300kg bomb in the belly, and the rear seat gunner can operate a 7.5mm ten-year-old machine gun.
"299.5 kilograms, plus the newly welded hanger, it is exactly 300 kilograms..."
Standing next to the aircraft, bending down and staring at the light torpedo under the belly of the aircraft, Li Tianle smiled and patted it.
"It's just prepared for us, not a pound less, not a pound more..."
"Haha, look, give me yours. When you drop the bombs, be careful. These torpedoes were all produced more than ten years ago. You have to control the speed..."
"Captain, don't worry!"
Ten minutes later, three Sea Hollys took off one after another and quickly formed a formation and flew west. After they flew to the target area, they soon saw a reef full of targets. Staring at the reef, Li Tianle took a deep breath.
In one breath, as he lowered his altitude, Lu Deren piloted the plane and kept a certain distance from him. The gunner in the back seat did not operate the machine gun, but held a small camera to record the test process.
"can not be lower……"
Looking from the air, Lu Deren even felt that the plane was almost flying close to the sea.
The plane's altimeter was now pointing to "0". While maintaining the "0" altitude, Li Tianle continued to adjust the course. For a moment, he even felt the splashing waves falling on him.
In front of him, the black shadow of the reef became larger and clearer. In his eyes, the appearance of the reef turned into a warship. This was a perfect target!
"attack!"
When the distance was between 400 and 500 meters, Li Tianle pulled down the bombardment rod. The moment the heavy torpedo entered the water, it first sank into the water, and then floated up again. Along with a particularly eye-catching wave of white bubbles, it headed straight towards
Goal runs.
"Captain, the airdrop of torpedoes was successful, successful..."
There was no need for the machine gunner's reminder at all. Lu Deren could also see the white trail and clearly watch him running towards the target, just like running towards a warship...