The prototype "Mosquito" fighter-bomber of the H-1 is historically considered the world's first fighter-bomber. This is because it is not only a very good bomber, but also has excellent air combat capabilities.
You must know that in this era, there are no weapons for beyond visual range air combat.
The aerial combat capability is basically all that a fighter has. Historically, the Mosquito fighter-bomber shot down more than 600 enemy planes during World War II. For this type of aircraft, whose total production is only a few thousand and whose main mission is bombing.
It is said that it is a very outstanding achievement.
It can be seen that the "Mosquito" is quite good both as a bomber and as a fighter. The key lies in the super maneuverability brought by the light body and strong power. Compared with the prototype, the H-1 is obviously
It is a "greener than a blue fighter", but because the cost is much more expensive than ordinary fighter jets, Hu Weidong, who was in charge of the Air Force for a time, specially stipulated that unless
It is under special circumstances that the H-1 is not allowed to be used as a fighter jet in principle, but even so, among the pilots flying the H-1, there are still many pilots whose number of kills has reached the ace standard (5 aircraft). Of course, this
This also has a lot to do with the fact that before the J-1 was formally equipped with troops in 1940, the People's Liberation Army lacked genuine fighter models that could compete with the Japanese new fighter jets.
In fact, you can tell just by looking at the performance parameters how excellent the H-1 is. In a test flight, she even flew a maximum speed of 642 kilometers per hour, breaking the world record for aircraft speed at that time and becoming the only aircraft in world history.
A bomber that broke the world record for aircraft speed, and its prototype "Mosquito" would not exceed this value until two years later. But by then, the H-1, equipped with a new engine, had already begun to challenge the 700 km/h mark.
Due to China's currently unparalleled exhaust gas turbocharging technology, the H-1 has extremely excellent high-altitude performance. In fact, its practical ceiling has reached an astonishing 12,000 meters, which is more than the 11,000 meters of its prototype "Mosquito" fighter-bomber.
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1,000 meters, and the practical ceiling of the B29 strategic bomber, which is famous for its high-altitude bombing in history, is only a little over 10,000 meters, which is not at the same level. Although the B29 strategic bomber is terrifying not only because it flies high
Similar to its prototype but even better, the H-1 can be said to be "the size of a light bomber and the load capacity of a medium bomber." And compared with the "Mosquito", it only showed excellent performance in terms of load capacity during testing.
Different. The H-1, which weighs less than 5 tons, is designed to carry two tons of bombs for bombing missions.
(In longer-range missions, the load capacity is correspondingly reduced). The later H-1 twin-engine variant (the size was naturally enlarged a lot, and the dead weight increased to about 10 tons, making it a standard medium bomber.)
It can carry a full 8 tons of bombs for safe takeoff and landing, which even exceeds the load capacity of many heavy bombers [
The light body has such an amazing load. This is inseparable from the extremely high structural strength of the H-1 fuselage. The help of German structural scientists is certainly indispensable in this regard. But the more critical factor is the effect of epoxy resin on the paulownia
The amazing effects produced by surface strengthening of wood
Fruit. At the beginning of the experiment, Li Green, the "Father of Epoxy Resin" (he could not deserve this title in history, but he definitely deserves it in this time and space), was surprised that this new material had an ultra-high surface that was comparable to ordinary steel.
Hardness. After several experiments, this process has been continuously improved.
Optimization has made the comprehensive performance of this new material more excellent, and multiple derivatives have been developed according to different uses such as load-bearing components and body shells. Therefore, the H-1 and even other products made of it are used as body materials.
The later J-1 is stronger than aluminum alloy
The aircraft even has an advantage. This is because the density of hardened Paulownia wood is much lower and can increase the thickness of the aircraft shell. This is also equivalent to covering the two aircraft with a thick layer of armor, giving them even
An astonishing survival rate that even Hu Weidong did not fully expect
In addition, the epoxy resin research team headed by Li Gelin has also conducted research on improving the flame resistance of this type of material. Although it is impossible to change its flammable characteristics, it has successfully made it flame resistant.
Greatly strengthened, it is difficult to catch fire unless it is burned in a fire for a long time, which means that as long as it is not burned by a special
Among them, aircraft made of it are basically incapable of burning, which basically makes up for its biggest weakness. After all, the aluminum alloy used in aircraft during World War II will also burn if it is hit by fire.
The biggest weakness of hardened Paulownia wood is that it is the same as aviation aluminum alloy, which in itself is already a considerable advantage.
As early as the beginning of the design of the H-1, Hu Weidong took into account the serious shortage of airports in China and put forward almost stringent requirements for its endurance. However, relying on the relatively light fuselage and constantly updated engines, the H-1 was in this regard
It is enough to satisfy it. The maximum range of more than 3,000 kilometers allows it to even bomb Tokyo, Japan, and still have enough fuel in the tank to return. This is the biggest trump card that Hu Weidong has the confidence to "force" the Japanese authorities to make concessions.
Since every day of stalemate means a huge consumption of human, financial and material resources, after the first batch of 6 H-1s left the factory, Hu Weidong began to prepare for this unprecedented ultra-long-range air strike in the history of China and the world. Although the Air Force's current fighter jets
None of the aircraft types can escort the H-1 bombing mission beyond its combat radius, but there is no need to worry about the safety of the six H-1s. The pilots only need to get to high altitude before approaching the city. The Japanese fighter jets currently in service
and anti-aircraft guns are out of reach.
It is true that when dropped from an altitude of 12,000 meters, the accuracy must be a mess, but these six bombers do not need to carry out precise bombing. The pilots only need to ensure that the 1 ton carried by each aircraft (just in case, the first mission
The amount carried was reduced, and later practice proved that the fuel was completely sufficient.
The load capacity has returned to the designed 2 tons.) It can be burned and thrown within the urban area of Tokyo, Japan. This is really not a difficult task. Although the six bombers are a little less, the fire protection capabilities of Japanese-style buildings are extremely poor.
Japan also lacks modern fire-extinguishing equipment. Once a fire spreads, it will be more destructive than
The 6-ton bomb itself is much larger. As for choosing to drop at high altitude during the day instead of low-altitude (relatively speaking) at night as the United States did in the history of burning Tokyo, the main reason is that the pilots who bombed the Japanese mainland for the first time could not find the target.
, after all, this special attack targeting Japanese residential buildings is indeed anti-human.
To be sure, although China's retaliation is justified, if the comrades of the Japanese Communist Party are forced to mark the ground to guide the way, it will definitely be difficult for people to accept emotionally. If someone can't think of it and rebels, the loss will be great. People who act increasingly cautiously
Hu Weidong is not willing to take such a risk (To be continued...)