On August 29, while continuing to exert pressure on the British Isles, the German army suddenly launched a landing operation on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
The island of Malta is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea and is known as the "Heart of the Mediterranean". It is not only a world-famous tourist destination, but also a transportation artery guarding the Mediterranean Sea.
The island of Malta is bounded by Italy to the north and the Italian colony of Libya to the south. It can be said to be a transit point connecting the two parts of Italy. By controlling this island, you can build an airport on it, conduct air strikes on the North African battlefield, or transport and release strategic materials, while stationing
The air force fighters and navy warships on it can attack the British transport fleet heading south or protect their own transport fleet.
The terrain of the island of Malta is high in the west and low in the east, with undulating hills and small basins in between. There are no forests, rivers and lakes, and there is a serious lack of fresh water. Malta has a tropical Mediterranean climate. The largest natural harbor, the Grand Harbor, is located in the capital Valletta and Birgu.
Between the three ancient cities of Santa Graia and Kospica, the coastline of the port area is 16 kilometers long. 10,000-ton ships can berth in the port. There are many deep-water docks in the port as well as loading and unloading, refueling and grain storage facilities.
Now the UK does not even have enough anti-aircraft artillery and radar to defend its homeland, let alone support this fortress-like island in the middle of the Mediterranean. Therefore, since the naval aviation bombed the island of Malta on August 25, the island's
Due to the severe lack of anti-aircraft firepower, the military facilities were almost completely blown up.
At five o'clock in the morning on the 29th, after a brief but fierce air raid, the British officers and soldiers poked their heads out of the underground bunker and looked at the sky in shock.
Just now, nearly a hundred Heiter bombers (JU88 carrier-based version, serial number hu88), Hekat dive bombers (JU87 carrier-based version, serial number hu87) and Haimi fighters (BF109 carrier-based version, serial number HF109) appeared
Bombing and strafing followed by densely packed transport planes, like fish laying eggs in the water, scattering black dots, which grew into white flowers in the wind, swaying and floating all over the sky.
British commanders at all levels, who were wary of the Germans, were the first to react. They ordered their soldiers to fire into the air, using Brown light machine guns, Lee Enfield rifles, and Sturm submachine guns, along with only a small amount of ammunition due to lack of supplies.
The Vickers Mark I heavy machine gun they were equipped with sprayed a dense rain of bullets into the air. The bullets made the falling German paratroopers somersault in the air, falling into pieces and scattering everywhere.
When the barrels of the British soldiers' guns turned red and the parachutes fluttered to the ground like dandelions, the British soldiers came forward to search and were surprised to find that under the parachutes were puppets and scarecrows wearing German military uniforms.
Just when the British officers and soldiers were relatively speechless, another group of bombers flew over, and the sky over Malta was suddenly filled with parachutes. This time the British learned their lesson and did not fire again, but when they discovered that this time it was a real person
By then, many parachutes had fallen to the ground, and the British panicked and started shooting again.
However, by this time, the first batch of German paratroopers to land had firmly established their footing, and they launched a fierce confrontation with the British army.
Subsequently, the parachute drops continued until noon. As the German troops continued to join the battle group, the defense lines built by the British were broken through one after another.
However, as a maritime fortress carefully built by the British, the defense of Malta Island is not weak. There are more than 8,000 soldiers deployed on the entire island. Compared with the airdropped German troops, although they are at a disadvantage in terms of strength, they are better than the familiar terrain.
Moreover, their firepower was far superior to that of their opponents. In many areas, there were hand-to-hand combats, and the battles were extremely cruel.
When the German army attacked Baoli Ridge, the commanding heights in the south of the port area, the British army was unwilling to be suppressed by the German army and resolutely launched a counterattack. Six Matilde tanks, carrying about a thousand British soldiers, let the Germans
The paratroopers were helpless——mp
38 submachine gun and Mauser 98k rifle, "crackling" hit the hard shell of the tank, and all were bounced off by the armor. Then the tank rushed into the German defense line like a tiger, and the German officers and soldiers equipped with only light weapons hurriedly retreated.
The British army got carried away with their success and pursued them. As a result, the German army fought and retreated. Finally, in a hastily constructed trench area, six British tanks were silenced. The German army hid in the trench and waited for the tanks to rush up and pass over their heads.
The grenades thrown together were thrown onto the tanks' engines. Three tanks were destroyed, and three others fell headlong into the second trench and were captured intact by German paratroopers.
The British soldiers who were attacking behind the tanks were stunned, and then they were surprised to find that German soldiers were pressing on them from all directions, and they wisely chose to surrender.
Violent collisions between the German army and the British army occurred frequently outside the main port area of Malta. At this time, the bombers of the German naval aviation were dispatched again to concentrate on suppressing the key firepower points of the British army. At the same time, they continued to drop airdrops, which made the German bombers
It gradually gained wind, and by the afternoon it had controlled most of the island of Malta, which covers an area of more than 210 square kilometers.
As the temporary airport was rushed and built, the heavy weapons that the paratroopers desperately needed were finally delivered.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the British army was repulsed by the German army with heavy firepower outside the port area. Tens of thousands of German paratroopers broke into the port. The tanks and armored vehicles captured from the British were driving freely on the streets of the port. The British army headed north one after another.
flight.
Before nightfall, the German army basically controlled the island of Malta. On various roads on the island, weapons and equipment dropped by the British were scattered everywhere, including grenades, weapons, bayonets, ammunition boxes, kettles, helmets, bandages, postcards, photos,
Cars turned black after being rolled over and burning were everywhere, and many bodies lying on the ground were burned to charcoal black by the hot fire. Flies and mosquitoes were "buzzing" around, creating a desolate scene.
On the 30th, the German army approached Valletta, the capital of Malta. The British army, which was in desperate situation, decisively announced its surrender without any foreign aid.
With the fall of the island of Malta, the situation of the British Navy in the Mediterranean suddenly became worse, and the situation in North Africa and the Middle East also deteriorated sharply.
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Datang Town, 30 kilometers north of Xuan Huong City, Tay Nguyen Province, South China, and north of Tang Bo Lake, has a flat terrain. An Jiajun's new fighter aircraft experimental airport in the Tay Nguyen area was built in the north of the town.
With Japan's Zero fighter, Germany's BF109 fighter, Germany's Stuka and Junkers medium bombers, and the United States' B17 strategic bomber, the British A25 and G2 fighter jets exported by Nanhua have become the mainstay of maintaining British airspace.
As the absolute main force, countries around the world now regard developing their air forces and researching new types of fighter aircraft as their own means of self-protection.
Since the advent of the two independently developed fighter jets, the A25 and A26, and the subsequent launch of the AB26 bomber, Nanhua's research on fighter aircraft has been at the forefront of the times. Nanhua has unique advantages in this regard, and is comparable to Germany.
With the cooperation of many people, Germany is proud of its aviation, engine and alloy products.
manufacturing technology, and the American Fox Aircraft Company and Longan Aircraft Company built a bridge for Nanhua to obtain American aviation technology, especially the aerospace engines purchased from the United States, creating favorable conditions for Nanhua to independently research air-cooled engines. In addition, the Soviet Union
With the participation of Russian aviation experts, the essence of Soviet aircraft manufacturing technology can also be seen at a glance.
Combining the strengths of the three companies, Nanhua is now in a leading position in the aviation field.
It was after ten o'clock in the morning, and thin clouds and mist shrouded the Hunyan Mountains in southern Nanhua.
A row of convoys drove from a distance along the winding asphalt road. The four vehicles in front and behind were troop transport trucks loaded with elite Anjia Army troops. The third vehicle from the beginning and the fourth vehicle were eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicles with a heavy load on the top of the vehicle.
The huge gun muzzle intimidated all gangsters who dared to take advantage of this convoy. The following several elongated black bulletproof cars with exactly the same appearance and separated from the outside world by curtains were used to confuse the vision. In fact, An Yi and Gong Qian,
Sitting in the armored command vehicle behind the convoy of cars.
The interior of the armored command vehicle has been specially modified. The unique fiberglass mirror design allows for an unobstructed observation of the outside situation from inside the armored vehicle, but from the outside only a seamless camouflage color can be seen. The three armored personnel carriers behind it are divided into three.
Don't sit here, including Li Yufu, Director of the Communications Department of the General Staff, Cheng Shiming, Deputy Director of the Operations Department of the General Staff, Fu Mingshan, Deputy Director of the Intelligence Department of the General Staff, Zhang Yang, Deputy Director of the Logistics Department of the General Staff, Lin Fei, Deputy Commander of the Air Force, Liu Yuxi, Principal of Beijing Aviation School and other generals and them.
Bring an assistant with you.
The armored command vehicle has also undergone major changes to the internal space. The cab is completely separated from the carriage, and the carriage has become a small independent closed space. It is equipped with a small refrigerator, a radio, a tape recorder and other equipment, as well as a retractable desk and sofa.
This makes it possible for the enemy to become a battlefield at any time.
"Ah, it's so beautiful, I want to die!"
The seats in the carriage that were folded flat finally regained their composure.
Gong Qian's thoughts were still in chaos, just like the messy satin-like hair pouring on one end of the sofa, and it was intertwined with countless threads.
Gong Qian fluttered her eyelashes slightly, still feeling the aftertaste after entering the cloud. She didn't know how long it had passed, but countless fragments suddenly flashed through her mind. Those bits and pieces she had forgotten all gathered together again, surging like a tide.
come over.
The first time I met An Yi was at Tianzi Pier in Guangzhou. At that time, An Yi looked so young, plainly dressed, and barefoot. He saw himself carrying two suitcases, one large and one small, and fell.
He hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and later seeing that he was a woman and had difficulty walking, he simply sent him to the boat. Unexpectedly, he provoked the dock gang and was beaten up. His image at that time remained in his heart.
When I met An Yi again, he was already a cadet in the fourth phase of Whampoa Military Academy. At that time, he gave himself a gift - a pot of daffodils with blue and white porcelain borders. This was a humble and polite young man who didn't know how to benevolent at all.
When I was annoyed that he spoke in a rigid and unfamiliar manner, he became glib again, which made people laugh every time. From then on, my relationship with him became closer.
Later, An Yi revealed his heart and confessed his views and worries about the Kuomintang war. In his heart, he could no longer let go of his younger brother.
The Northern Expedition, the split of Ninghan and Han, the disastrous defeat of Jiangbei, the foundation of old Nanchang, the Second Northern Expedition, the Jiang-Gui War, the Central Plains War... I stood silently behind him, helping him solve problems, until the 128th Anti-Japanese War in Shanghai,
He was kidnapped by a Japanese spy, and An Yi led people to chase him for thousands of miles, and finally turned the corner. However, due to the excitement of his feelings, he finally developed a relationship with him that went beyond the friendship between brother and sister, and they had the crystallization of love - little Gong Ming.
"Little rascal, my sister will never be able to escape your clutches in this life, but she is so happy!"
Gong Qian looked at the roof of the car in a daze. After a while, she turned slightly and gently stroked An Yi's chest with her long fingers, whispering softly like she was dreaming.
"Sister, I want you to stay by my side forever, and never try to escape in this life!"
After An Yi said that, she hugged her tightly. Gong Qian felt a little suffocated, so she had to slide up like a swimming fish, stretched out her arms as white as fat, held An Yi in her arms, and used her slender fingers to
Pointed, gently played with An Yi's nose, and said softly: "I won't run away, my sister will stay with you for the rest of her life..."
"Sister, I still want..."
An Yi's words made Gong Qian unable to react. Then, she quickly glanced at a certain part of An Yi, and then looked at the bright scenery outside the window. She suddenly felt that this was too ridiculous, and wanted to straighten up, but An Yi
Yi Yi quickly pulled her into his arms and kissed her like raindrops on her cheeks and lips.
"No, I can't bear it anymore." Gong Qian felt a dull pain between her legs and quickly begged for mercy: "Xiaoyi, please, please spare my sister!"
"Sister, I love you!"
An Yi looked at Gong Qian affectionately, his eyes full of deep love.
Gong Qianfang's heart trembled, her hand touched the hot erection, and finally she couldn't bear to let go of her body. An Yi's face was filled with a smile of victory, and he slowly leaned forward...
Not long after, the seat began to shake again. Gong Qian's breath was disordered and she said in a trembling voice: "Sister loves you too..."
The sound was trembling and itchy, and An Yi couldn't help but move forward to kiss her, and her lips quickly stuck together. Gong Qian responded enthusiastically, and after a long time, she tremblingly broke away from his lips and began to sing softly.
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When the convoy arrived at the military airport, it was already an hour later.
When An Yi and Gong Qian walked out of the car, they were well-dressed and sanctimonious. Only the blush on Gong Qian's face and neck and the lazy scenery betrayed the truth. But where is the majesty of Boss An Yi, who dares to talk nonsense?
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Datang Military Airport covers an area of about 50,000 square meters and consists of a flight site, combat service support facilities and troop camps. The flight site includes four parts: runway, insurance road, taxiway and apron. The length is 4,500 meters.
The runway is specially used for aircraft takeoff and landing, and is the main body of the airport. The combat service support facilities include a combat command building, an aviation engineering support and logistics support building, and a large hangar. The military camp area is for pilots who are stationed at the airport to guard the airport.
A place where officers and soldiers and their families live.
Airport Air Force Commander An Liyong and Political Commissar Feng Junying ran quickly to An Yi and others and saluted solemnly. After An Yi returned the salute, he asked loudly: "Liyong, Junying, are you ready?"
An Liyong, who came out of the Boy Scout Academy, has always regarded An Yi as his father in his heart. He held his head high and answered loudly: "Report to the commander, everything is ready and waiting for your review at any time!"
An Yi nodded, waved and said: "Lead the way, I'll go see the pilots first, and then enjoy their wonderful performances."
Anjiajun's test pilots belong to the Flight Test Research Institute, which is under the bidirectional management of the General Logistics Department and the Air Force. They are both Air Force officers and technical experts from the Aircraft Research Institute.
These test pilots are selected from outstanding students from Xufu Aviation School, Yichang Aviation School, Simao Aviation School, Air Force Aviation University, and Xinjing Aviation School. These pilots all have university degrees. After systematic and professional training, they have five
Only after one hundred hours of flight time can you officially take up the job.
From the initial stage of designing a new aircraft, test pilots have to participate in the work and provide opinions on the design plan from the perspective of use and safety. After the prototype is produced, in addition to completing the flight maneuvers safely as required, the test pilots also
It is necessary to theoretically explain various flight phenomena, accurately report flight conditions, and make suggestions for improvements.
So far, the Flight Test Research Institute has 1,700 professional pilots. It is because of their test flights and various rectification suggestions that Anjiajun's air force has maintained its leading position.
On the tarmac of the airport, one hundred and twenty pilots lined up neatly to pay attention to An Yi.
An Yi shook hands with them one by one, then stood in front of the queue and asked with a smile: "Are you satisfied with the fighter jets you tested?"
"satisfy!"
The uniform answers surprised An Yi. He thought for a while and then asked: "Why are everyone so confident in the fighter planes they fly?" Then he randomly selected a pilot.
The pilot stood up and answered loudly:
"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the aircraft I am testing is the A28 fighter. This is an aircraft that has been under project since the year before last based on the Commander-in-Chief's suggestion. It follows the principles of high power, firepower, and heavy armor. Its shape is compared to
General fighter jets are larger and not even as flexible as
The previous model, the A27, has a powerful engine, fierce firepower, and extremely strong survivability. As long as it is not a vital part, it will not be a problem even if it is hit by dozens of bullets. It also has good dive performance. As long as it seizes an advantage in an air battle,
At such a high altitude, it is very easy to perform a dive attack on enemy aircraft.
"Since last year, I have been following the design work of this fighter jet. I usually rely on flying A26 and A27 to maintain condition. The reason why I have not come up with samples for a long time is that the previous engine was not powerful enough to support such a large volume.
Fighter planes perform high-speed movements. In May this year, the Eighteen-Cylinder Star
After the successful research on the 2000-horsepower air-cooled engine, this fighter jet truly has a strong heart. It is equipped with an exhaust gas turbocharger developed by the Rocket Research Institute two years ago, a charge air re-cooling device, and an independently developed
With advanced engine water injection technology, the instantaneous emergency power can reach 2,300 horsepower.
"This kind of turbocharging system has been specially modified. It is not directly connected to the engine like a normal supercharger. Instead, it has a separate turbine under the fuselage cockpit, which is driven by the exhaust gas from the engine, and then driven by the turbine.
The supercharging blades work. After the air is supercharged, the compression ratio can be greatly increased to provide sufficient fuel for combustion in the cylinder.
More favorable conditions. The worked exhaust gas is discharged from the fuselage through a special exhaust pipe. This brand-new engine water injection technology, as the name suggests, is to add easily vaporized liquid into the cylinder to increase the gas flow.
, thereby greatly increasing the engine power in a short period of time and improving the aircraft's climbing and high-altitude maneuverability."
Seeing that An Yi listened with great interest and kept nodding, the test pilot became more courageous and continued to introduce the advantages and disadvantages of the fighter jet in detail.
"The A28 fighter jet is equipped with an electrically controlled dive flap, which is located in front of the landing gear bay under the wing. It has two functions: First, due to the characteristics of this aircraft, it is destined to dive very quickly, causing localized phenomena on the aircraft.
The shock wave causes it to shake, making it more difficult to pull up. At this time, flaps can be used to help control; secondly, when diving, lowering the flaps can act as a speed brake to prevent the aircraft from rushing to the ground.
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"This fighter uses a new pressurized cockpit, which once again improves the pilot's cockpit environment and makes pilots less prone to fatigue when flying the fighter. There are six fuel tanks in front of the cockpit, on both wings and at the wing roots, so the wing size is accordingly
increase, but also
It increases the range of the aircraft, making the range up to 1,800 kilometers, and can reach 2,200 kilometers after adding an auxiliary fuel tank. What I am most satisfied with about this new fighter is that the cockpit is very spacious, the seats are high, and the field of view is very good. In air combat,
The advantages are obvious.
"On the 23rd of last month, the A28 fighter jet made its first flight successfully. According to the test flight, the aircraft can hover at a speed of 400 kilometers per hour at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters. It has good high-altitude maneuverability and can fly at 8,500 meters."
At altitude, it set a maximum horizontal flight speed record of 690 kilometers per hour.”
An Yi was very interested: "Would you please take me to see the fighter plane you are flying? In today's test flight, your new partner will fire the first shot."
The pilot looked happy, saluted, left the queue, and strode towards the neatly arranged row of planes.
An Yi and other generals followed and came to a bloated fighter plane with a round fuselage that looked big and thick.
This fighter is equipped with a pair of larger four-blade propellers. The cockpit is located above the middle of the fuselage. The tail is an inverted T-shaped tail. The landing gear is a rear three-point type. It uses a double-spar structure of the middle and lower monowings with slightly reversed wings.
Angular, elliptical in plan shape, wings on both sides
There are three 12.7mm caliber aviation machine guns on each front, and one on each wing of the aircraft. The total number of machine guns reaches eight. In addition, there are multiple external pylons on the fuselage and under the wings. You can tell at a glance that bombs and rockets can be mounted.
Its powerful firepower is evident.
The pilot stepped on the wings and jumped into the cockpit. The plane started, taxied onto the runway, and quickly flew high into the sky.
An Yi constantly communicated with the pilots through the airport's radio intercom.
"The height is now 1000 meters!"
"The height has reached 2,500 meters!"
"3500 meters!"
"4500 meters! The entire climb only takes four minutes and fifty seconds!"
When An Yi heard this, he said to Lieutenant General Lin Fei, deputy commander of the Air Force: "The climbing performance of this fighter is so superior, and tactics can be planned based on this feature!"
Lin Fei nodded and explained:
"There are a total of thirty-two test pilots for this A28 fighter jet. They have conducted various test flights in eight test fields in southern Sichuan, southern Yunnan, northern Siam, southern Siam, Red River, Mekong River, Chao Phraya River, and Xiyuan, in various terrains and climate conditions.
The flight tests also brought forward various opinions, and there were more than a dozen discussions surrounding its tactics.
"After research, we all agreed that this fighter aircraft is very good in high-altitude maneuverability and dive performance. What we envision is that when escorting bombers, the A28 flies high above the bomber group. When the bomber group is intercepted by enemy fighter jets,
The A28 swooped down at lightning speed to destroy or disperse the enemy aircraft. This fighter plane can also use tactics such as covert raids and turning attacks to inflict fatal blows to enemy aircraft."
An Yi was very satisfied after hearing this and was full of expectations for the A29 and GII fighter jets that will be tested today.