The expansion of the New Regiment and the Eighth Route Army is proceeding at full speed.
After Colonel Mao Yingchu agreed with the 4th Aviation Group of the Chinese Air Force to cooperate with the Eighth Route Army Air Force in bombing the Japanese mainland.
The Eighth Route Army sent a transport plane to transport the pilots of the 4th Aviation Group, including Zheng Shaoqiang, to Heyuan Airport in northwestern Shanxi.
The Eighth Route Army's transport aircraft are larger than the C47 transport aircraft of the National Army. Only one transport aircraft was dispatched to transport the entire 4th Aviation Group.
Two Saber fighter jets were dispatched to escort the aircraft.
Mao Yingchu, as the fighter commander of the National Army Air Force, naturally could not personally carry out the bombing mission.
This time.
Zheng Shaoqiang led the pilots of the 4th Aviation Group to carry out bombing missions with the Eighth Route Army.
Mao Yingchu trusted Zheng Shaoqiang very much and never thought that Zheng Shaoqiang would lead the 4th Aviation Group to join the Eighth Route Army.
Heyuan Airport.
Accompanied by the huge roar of the aircraft engine, two Saber fighter jets and a transport aircraft landed at the airport.
The cabin door was pushed open, and Zheng Shaoqiang walked out first, followed by the Chinese military pilots behind him.
Zheng Shaoqiang and the National Army pilots were all wearing National Army uniforms.
Many of these pilots are children from wealthy families, are highly educated and have patriotic ideals.
Except for those who were brainwashed by the people and only loyal to the leader, President Chang, most of them joined the army to serve the country on the battlefield and did not want to get involved in partisan disputes. They only wanted democracy, independence and freedom.
From the appearance point of view, they all have handsome faces, black hair, and straight and upright postures.
They are the most elite fighter flying group of the Chinese military.
"Is this a long-range strategic bomber?"
Behind Zheng Shaoqiang, Captain Zhou Zikai, leader of the 34th Squadron of the 4th Battalion, fixed his eyes on the heavy long-range bomber on the runway.
Wow... behind Zhou Zikai, the national army pilots suddenly burst into a roar.
The eyes of this group of national army pilots were so wide that they almost fell off.
This was the first time they had seen such a big plane, which was bigger than the transport plane they took.
The bigger the aircraft, it means it can carry more fuel and ammunition, has a longer range, and has stronger firepower!
Pilots are to airplanes what cavalry is to war horses. Only when a good pilot is paired with a good airplane can it exert stronger combat effectiveness.
"Where did the Eighth Route Army get such a big bomber?"
Captain Gao Youxin of the 21st Squadron is full of envy!
That jet fighter was outrageous enough, but I didn't expect there to be bombers with even more powerful firepower.
After this period of understanding, a group of Chinese military pilots, although they have not yet touched the Eighth Route Army's Sabre fighter, have already understood its performance.
The maximum flight speed is 1,000 kilometers per hour, the maximum lift-off altitude is 11,000 meters, and the combat radius exceeds 850 kilometers.
Perform combat missions at supersonic speeds in level flight conditions.
Erecting an ejection seat greatly protects the pilot's safety.
The Japanese Zero and Nakajima fighter jets are greedy in front of this fighter jet.
"Where do you care the Eighth Route Army came from?"
Liu Zhihan, captain of the 22nd Squadron, curled his lips:
"As long as I can fight the Japanese."
These three squadron commanders are all ace pilots of the Chinese army and have shot down at least 3 Japanese aircraft.
Next to Zheng Shaoqiang, there is also deputy captain Liu Binlin.
At this moment, Li Shaorong, who had been waiting by the runway for a long time wearing a flying combat uniform, and the reception staff of the new group came over quickly.
When the two parties met, they gave each other a military salute and then introduced themselves to each other.
There was no such shady and sarcastic situation as in the TV series.
Because both sides knew that the other side was the ace force of the Chinese Air Force and had inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese Air Force.
In this cooperation, everyone has a common goal - to bomb Tokyo.
At this moment, three long-range heavy bombers landed at the airport with a huge roar, attracting the attention of the national army pilots.
Li Shaorong smiled slightly and introduced: "This is our flight crew, conducting flight training."
"Captain Li, what kind of bomber is this?"
"How come we've never met?"
Major Zheng Shaoqiang looked away from the bomber and looked at Li Shaorong and asked.
The deputy captain, the three squadron captains, and the national army pilots also looked at Li Shaorong curiously.
"It's called the Flying Fortress."
"It was built by our Eighth Route Army in arsenals abroad."
"The range can reach 7,000 kilometers, the maximum altitude can reach 10,000 meters, and the bomb load is 10 tons."
The Eighth Route Army has long thought about unified tactics for dealing with Nationalist pilots. The existence of Boss Chen is a top secret of the Eighth Route Army, and it is naturally impossible to leak it to the Nationalist army.
This Flying Fortress bomber is an advanced and improved version of the Flying Fortress.
It has a longer range, a higher maximum flight altitude, more bombs and a lower failure rate.
Chen Feng’s quality is as solid as a rock!
In addition, Boss Chen thoughtfully provided mechanical trainers, crew training instructors, and prepared a large number of spare parts for the aircraft.
"The Flying Fortress is indeed like a fortress!"
Zheng Shaoqiang sounded amazed.
Li Shaorong smiled slightly: "Please friendly troops come to our canteen to eat first."
"please!"
Zheng Shaoqiang shook his hands.
Then, Li Shaorong invited Zheng Shaoqiang and other Chinese military pilots to the canteen of the new regiment's air force dormitory.
The tower, oil depot, ammunition depot and canteen facilities here are very complete.
Even the area near the airport is heavily guarded and no outsiders are allowed to approach.
It was the first time for Zheng Shaoqiang and the others to see such good food, and they all feasted on it. Some Chinese military pilots who had studied abroad said that even foreign air forces did not have such good food.
After lunch.
Li Shaorong took the deputy captain, three squadron captains and nine squadron captains, and under the guidance of a guard, came to the conference room of the New Regiment Flying Group.
In the conference room, Li Shaorong, the captain of the new regiment's flying group, Wang Hexin, the instructor, and others were already waiting here.
"Let me introduce this combat mission first."
After Li Shaorong and others took their seats, Li Shaorong said.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! These National Army pilots and officers in front of you are all aces of the National Army Air Force who have led teams to fight against the Japanese Air Force. There will be no problem of leaking secrets.
Therefore, under the orders of his superiors, Li Shaorong naturally wanted to carry out all combat missions.
On the wooden board behind Li Shaorong hung a map of all Japan. He pointed at the map and said: "The targets of our 50 bomber groups this time are the Tokyo and Yokosuka military ports in Japan."
The pilots have excellent eyesight and can clearly see the map without getting close.
Just with these words, the eyes of all the national army pilots and officers suddenly lit up.
Bomb Tokyo!
They all dreamed of bombing Tokyo, but they didn't expect that this dream was about to come true!
"Captain Li, should we bomb in one batch or two batches?"
Zheng Shaoqiang asked with burning eyes.
The so-called one batch and two batches refer to two bombings or one bombing.
If there were two bombings, it would mean that after the bombing of Tokyo, the planes flew back to China to replenish ammunition and fuel, and then carried out the second bombing.
"Bombings in batches."
Li Shaorong said:
"Divided into two flight formations, one flight formation has 38 bombers carrying incendiary bombs to bomb Tokyo, and the other flight formation has 12 bombers carrying goblet bombs. The target is to bomb the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku that is parked at Yokosuka Naval Port for maintenance."
"Is it the Shokaku aircraft carrier that was damaged by the US Navy in the Battle of the Coral Sea?"
Liu Binlin, deputy captain of the 4th National Army Battalion, asked tentatively with burning eyes.
The Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku is the main first-class fleet aircraft carrier of the Japanese army. It is usually protected by Japanese naval forces such as carrier-based aircraft and destroyers. Even the U.S. Navy has not been able to sink it.
"Yes, that's it!"
Li Shaorong nodded:
"This is a photo taken by our intelligence personnel of the Shokaku aircraft carrier being repaired at Yokosuka Naval Port."
Then, Li Shaorong handed Li Shaorong and Liu Binlin the intelligence information and photos provided by Boss Chen and copied by the printing factory.
"Goblet aerial bomb, what kind of bomb is it?"
"Can it sink the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku?"
Zhou Zikai, leader of the 23rd Squadron of the National Army, asked:
"Furthermore, the Japanese military's Yokosuka military port must have strong anti-aircraft firepower. The bombers may not be able to complete this combat mission. They would have to use fighter jets to dive to have a slight chance, but the range of fighter jets is not that far."
During the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku was hit by three American aerial bombs but failed to sink it.
As for such a large bomber, it was probably shot down by Japanese aviation cannons on the ground not long after it started its dive.
In Zhou Zikai's opinion, this is a combat mission that is enough to make Chinese soldiers excited.
The feasibility of bombing Tokyo is very high, but the possibility of destroying the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku is very low, or even almost zero.
And letting heavy bombers dive bomb the Japanese aircraft carrier is tantamount to death.
Because even if the bomb is dropped at an altitude of several thousand meters, from the perspective of the bombardier, the Japanese aircraft carrier on the sea is not much different from the size of an ant. If you want to drop a bomb at an altitude of several thousand meters and hit the Japanese aircraft carrier, you must be extremely lucky!
Zheng Shaoqiang and several other officers of the National Army Air Force also looked thoughtful.
obviously.
They also have the same worries as Zhou Zikai.
Li Shaorong smiled slightly: "The key to whether we can blow up the Xianghe aircraft carrier lies in this goblet aerial bomb."
"Captain Li, what's so special about this aerial bomb?"
Zheng Shaoqiang asked with curiosity on his face.
"Here are the photos and information about the Goblet aerial bomb."
Li Shaorong handed another photo to Zheng Shaoqiang.
On the front of the photo is a picture of a huge goblet bomb. In the photo, the Eighth Route Army ground crew is loading the bomber.
Judging from the proportion of the ground crew and this aerial bomb, this is a very large aerial bomb.
Behind the photo is the performance data of the Goblet Bomb.
"Goblet Super Heavy Aerial Bomb, also known as Earth Penetrating Bomb."
"Weighs 5.5 tons and contains 2.5 tons of explosives."
"Dropped from an altitude of 5,500 meters, it can penetrate a 5-meter-thick concrete layer and create a crater 30 meters in diameter and 24 meters deep."
"Radio guidance, precision bombing."
"..."
Since there was only one photo, Zheng Shaoqiang published the performance data of the aerial bomb while reading the information.
The eyes of all the national army pilots suddenly lit up.
Nowadays, a 500-kilogram aerial bomb is considered a heavy-weight aerial bomb. Unexpectedly, the Eighth Route Army also has super-heavy aerial bombs exceeding 5 tons.
The power of this aviation is probably extremely terrifying!
"Radio guidance, precision bombing..."
Zheng Shaoqiang asked expectantly:
"Captain Li, can I understand this sentence to mean that you can point out where to explode?"
"almost!"
Li Shaorong nodded:
"This is a giant aerial bomb that can accurately bomb the target by controlling the gyroscope and using radio to change the bombing trajectory during the fall."
"As long as one of the 12 Goblet aerial bombs carried by 12 heavy bombers hits the Japanese aircraft carrier, it will sink it!"
Although radio guidance can be used, the target Japanese aircraft carrier is very small when viewed from a high altitude.
After all, it is not a real missile. It can hit wherever it is pointed to achieve truly precise hits. Therefore, there will definitely be some Goblet aerial bombs that cannot hit the target. It is possible even if all the Goblet aerial bombs fail to hit the Japanese aircraft carrier.
and.
This aerial bomb can only be dropped during the day and has high weather requirements.
The better the weather, the better the pilot's visual effects.
This information is provided by Boss Chen, whose professional team will provide weather forecasts for Tokyo and Yokosuka naval ports.
Hearing this, Zhou Zikai, Gao Youxin and others stared at the photo in Zheng Shaoqiang's hand and couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
His eyes became hotter and hotter.
With high power, precise guidance, and high-altitude bomb delivery, it is definitely a must-have weapon for traveling at home, killing people, defending the country, and making the enemy cry for father and mother.
If the national army had this weapon, would the Japanese warships dare to sail into the Yangtze River?
"Even if the bomber drops to 5,500 meters, at this height, the Japanese fighter jets can reach it. What is the bomber's protective performance?"
Vice-captain Liu Binlin asked with worry on his face.
"You don't have to worry about this."
"Our leader has thought of it a long time ago."
Li Shaorong smiled slightly, pointed at the map and said:
"Our plan is to first dispatch 38 aircraft to bomb Tokyo and attract nearby Japanese fighter jets to come for support."
"Then 12 bombers carrying 12 Goblet aerial bombs flew to the Yokosuka military port to take action."
"Even if three or two Cat, Dog, and Japanese fighter jets take off to intercept, the 14 12.7mm heavy machine guns on our bombers are enough to deal with it."
"After dropping aerial bombs, our bombers can quickly reach an altitude of 10,000 meters. Currently, there are no Japanese fighter jets that can reach an altitude of 10,000 meters for combat."
Zheng Shaoqiang and several pilot officers under his command looked at each other.
The Eighth Route Army general formulated a detailed combat plan, taking into account all possible situations.
There is even a high probability that a detailed emergency plan has been developed.
The worried look on his face disappeared one after another, replaced by his eyes that gradually brightened.
Although it is tempting to bomb the Japanese mainland and the Shokaku aircraft carrier of the Japanese Navy.
But they are all national elites, even ace pilots, and will not make unnecessary sacrifices.
Looking at the expressions on the faces of the friendly troops, Li Shaorong spoke in a seductive tone and continued: "You are very lucky. You are about to participate in our Eighth Route Army's first bombing of the Japanese mainland. In the next two years, our Eighth Route Army plans to drop more than 100 bombs on the Japanese mainland.
Five million tons of aviation incendiary bombs turned Japan into a scorched earth. This plan is called 'Yunlong Barbecue'!"
"Five million tons of aerial bombs?"
“Yunlong BBQ?”
The national army pilots, including Zheng Shaoqiang, couldn't help but swallow their saliva after hearing this, their eyes as hot as fireworks.
