Chapter five hundred and seventy seventh ultra-low altitude penetration
"If dive bombers can't do it, what about level bombers and torpedo bombers?" Chongren continued to ask with an ugly face.
Yamamoto Isoroku immediately shook his head and replied, "Faced with fleet air defense firepower that has been greatly enhanced by proximity fuzes and artillery sighting radars, the survival rate of these two bombers is also very low, and the hit rate of horizontal bombing is too poor.
, basically they can only hit anchored ships, and torpedo planes are too easy to shoot down. If dive bombers are like targets, they are simply targets.
, the previous battles during the Japan-China War fully proved this point. However, in the Battle of Toulon Bay, the French Air Force used dive bombers to destroy the British aircraft carrier, and then used torpedo bombers to "approach" the British ship that had lost its air defense capabilities and drop it.
The torpedo sank it, which made me realize that torpedo bombers are not all useful. In theory, this tactic should be equally effective against battleships."
"However, the losses of dive bombers under this tactic are still very high. We in Japan don't have as many reserve pilots as cannon fodder in the West." Chongren sighed, and then suddenly thought of a question, "The French Air Force's dive bombers carry
It's far less powerful than the Empire's Zero bomber, but it can still be used
Achieved good results. From this point of view, was it a mistake for the empire to introduce this type of machine from Germany with a large capacity but not excellent other "performance"? Since it only needs to destroy the weak aircraft on the enemy ships
Armor-protected anti-aircraft weapons are enough, so the load capacity of 500 kilograms is enough."
Yamamoto Isoroku quickly bowed and explained, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Navy needs to blow up and sink not just battleships, but against other ship types, including aircraft carriers, the effect of an 18-ton super-heavy bomb is unparalleled. If it hits directly
, warships under 20,000 tons only need
One will definitely sink (a bit exaggerated, but this is a common technique when trying to convince others). Even a large armored aircraft carrier with a larger displacement and armored protection only needs two or three to ensure that it will explode.
Shen. These are those light weight planes with insufficient load capacity.
However, what His Majesty said makes sense, and unless it is the Yamato-class aircraft carrier that is about to enter service, it will be slightly difficult to take off and land on other relatively small aircraft carriers, so fuel must be reduced.
Only the carrying capacity can ensure
Safe. But in this way, the combat radius is greatly reduced. I think it is better to improve on this basis to create a relatively lighter model. The standard load capacity is 800 kilograms, which can carry a 500 kilogram aerial bomb or
A torpedo, this is more economical and convenient”
"This is an oversight on my part, so let's go with what you said. The carrier-based version of the Zero heavy dive bomber is only allocated to the Yamato-class giant aircraft carriers. The other aircraft carriers will temporarily use the models we previously produced, and wait for the Zero light aircraft (later used by the
It will be gradually replaced after mass production (called "Type One Carrier-Based Bomber") begins." Upon hearing this, Chongren patted his forehead lightly and said with a smile, this
At that moment, he suddenly remembered something, "According to reports from personnel in Germany, although the Germans won a great victory in the Denmark Strait, their flagship battleship Bismarck was hit by an aviation torpedo. Fortunately, it was not seriously injured. But it is worth noting that
, only a British bomber squadron attacked the three German warships, including only 9 torpedo planes."[
"This is impossible!" Yamamoto Isoroku immediately exclaimed, and then realized that he had lost his temper. He quickly calmed down and explained, "British torpedo planes are slower than the Empire's. With two German battleships and a heavy
How could the cruiser's anti-aircraft firepower give them the opportunity to drop an aerial torpedo? Could it be that the Germans were 'careless and lost Jingzhou'?"
After hearing this, Chongren said noncommittally, "Maybe there is this factor, but this reminds me of the battles of the Imperial torpedo planes during the Japan-China War. If I remember correctly, they were attacked by large-caliber anti-aircraft guns at that time.
Only a little more than half of them were shot down at a relatively long distance. There were still many torpedo planes that successfully approached the Chinese ships.
, but they were basically shot down by the dense and precise small-caliber anti-aircraft guns of Chinese warships. Does this mean that the proximity detonation fuse and the artillery sighting radar (based on the technological level during World War II, neither could
Applied to small-caliber anti-aircraft guns responsible for close-range air defense.), it is not enough to completely render the torpedo aircraft useless."
"Yes, why didn't I think of this before?" Yamamoto Isoroku's eyes immediately lit up, but he soon became more confused, "But this is illogical! A torpedo plane is bigger than a dive bomber.
It is large, but its speed and flexibility are inferior. How can the loss rate be higher than that of a dive bomber?
Still young? Well, maybe it's because dive bombers enter the attack position from high altitude, while torpedo bombers approach the enemy ship from low altitude. In addition, dive bombers are fast and can rush into the enemy ship's large-caliber anti-aircraft cannon first.
』range, thus objectively attracting most of the enemy's long-range anti-aircraft firepower for the torpedo aircraft."
"Could it be that the British torpedo planes dropped torpedoes at a longer distance instead of approaching the enemy ships according to traditional tactics, so the German small-caliber anti-aircraft guns were ineffective due to insufficient range?
Although the hit rate will be much worse, it is not impossible to hit, as long as you are lucky enough or have enough numbers. With the rapid improvement of fleet air defense capabilities, this option may be better than the traditional method." Chongren
but
Another possibility was raised, and he quickly added, "If torpedoes are launched beyond the range of the enemy's small-caliber anti-aircraft guns, the enemy ships will have to rely on large-caliber anti-aircraft guns."
The gun fired, but our torpedo plane was at low altitude
, very close to the sea, even if the sea conditions are good, the enemy's gun sighting radar will be greatly interfered with, and the accuracy of large-caliber anti-aircraft guns will inevitably decrease significantly. This will undoubtedly greatly improve the effectiveness of our torpedo aircraft when penetrating defenses.
Survival rate.”
Yamamoto Isoroku nodded in agreement while listening, but not long after, his eyes suddenly widened, and he began to repeat two words, "Low-altitude penetration. It turns out that the key to dealing with radar detection is low-altitude penetration."
Defense! No, more accurately, it should be a super-low-altitude penetration!"
Chongren's eyes lit up when he heard this. He naturally knew the impact of the earth's curved surface on radar detection range. "Yes, ultra-low-altitude penetration is affected by the earth's curved surface on the one hand, and on the other hand, it will be affected by surface or sea surface noise."
Wave influence (in fact, there is also terrain multipath effect, but this phenomenon should not have been discovered during World War II, and it is also regarded as the influence of clutter.), if the flight altitude is lower than 100 meters, the shipboard
The detection distance of long-range search radar is only a fraction of that of high-altitude targets, and large-caliber anti-aircraft guns are not easy to hit targets flying at ultra-low altitudes that skim the sea. The deceleration necessary before torpedo aircraft launch torpedoes is basically direct.
For small-caliber anti-aircraft guns aiming (because of the short distance and small lead time), the hit rate will be increased, but large-caliber anti-aircraft guns are more difficult to aim accurately." (To be continued...