usatvline Chapter 401 I am not bragging or exaggerating, dive bombers are just that powerful!
Chapter 401 I am not bragging or exaggerating, dive bombers are just that powerful!
On the evening of February 2, Li Yunlong, Kong Jie and Ding Wei arrived at the independent regiment headquarters before dinner. After a simple meal with Zhao Gang and Lin Zhenhua, they began to discuss business. Xing Zhiguo was too busy with his work to attend the discussion.
The atmosphere in the regiment headquarters was somewhat depressing, and no one spoke first. Zhao Gang took out a piece of intelligence he had just obtained and placed it directly on the table, allowing everyone to circulate it. After the other four people had read it, they spoke with relief: "Xu Zhongyi sent us the latest intelligence. For us, this is indeed good news. At least we don't have to worry about the devil launching a Spring Festival offensive, and we don't have to worry about it all day long. It can also let the people in the base area have a peaceful New Year."
"The people in the base area have been living in fear these days. If they can't even celebrate the New Year in peace, the people's morale will definitely be greatly affected. The Japanese are now unable to launch an attack on our base area, which is a great thing for us. We must take advantage of this favorable opportunity to stockpile more supplies and prepare for the spring sweep in two months!"
Li Yunlong did not object as usual. The Chinese New Year was only four days away, so it was not suitable to go out to fight. He nodded and agreed, "Since the Japanese are not planning to launch a Spring Festival offensive, we will not take the initiative to provoke trouble. During this period, we will not make plans to go out to fight. In the next three days, our main task is to catch the traitors and Japanese spies. Lao Ding and I will be responsible for this, and Lao Kong will assist. The three of us will take over the defense of the base."
Li Yunlong's proposal was recognized by everyone present. Catching the Japanese spies and internal traitors has become an urgent matter. Action must be taken immediately and no further delay is allowed. Otherwise, there will be no peace for the rest of the year. Li Yunlong and the other two immediately began to discuss the next action plan. After talking for a full hour, they finally determined the action plan for tomorrow.
Lin Zhenhua remained very quiet until Li Yunlong and the others had finished discussing it. Then he spoke, "Next, I'll talk about the arsenal. First of all, I have some good news for you. The twin-engine Thunder fighter has been successfully mass-produced. Its power and performance have been further improved. In terms of high altitude and high speed, it still lags behind the Japanese Zero fighter, but the gap is not big."
"As for low altitude and low speed, our twin-engine Thunder fighter has surpassed the performance of the Japanese Zero fighter, which has been confirmed by test flights. In terms of firepower, the twin-engine Thunder fighter has an advantage. It is equipped with a total of three 20mm cannons, arranged in a way that two are in front and one is in the back. This means that our fighter pilots do not need to turn and dive to shoot at the enemy aircraft behind them!"
"The twin-engine Raiden fighter jets are divided into two types: two-seater and single-seater. The speeds of the two types of fighter jets are different, which can form a high-low combination. In the future, we will continue to improve it according to the battlefield usage."
"However, our improvement of the Thunder fighter has reached its limit and we are unable to tap its potential. A new model of Lightning fighter is under development and is expected to meet the standards for entry into service in two months."
"As for the bomber that Lao Li mentioned last time, after my improvements over the past few days, the life of our engine has exceeded 100 hours, meeting the conditions for mass production of engines. I have ordered the bomber factory to start producing four-engine heavy bombers. After increasing the defense of the fuselage, the speed has not decreased. This is due to the improvement of our engine finishing technology, which has further improved the horsepower of our engine. This is why I agree to mass-produce bombers."
"In order to achieve a high-low combination, we designed two bombers in total. One is a short-range bomber with a twin-engine design, a combat radius of 900 kilometers, a load capacity of up to 1.5 tons, and very convenient maintenance. The fuselage is not made of aluminum alloy, but directly uses plywood, which can greatly increase its production speed."
"The other type is a heavy long-range bomber, which uses a four-engine design. Its combat radius can reach 3600 kilometers and its load capacity is about two tons. The fuselage is made of aluminum alloy skin, and key parts are reinforced with stainless steel plates. It is more difficult to produce and takes more man-hours, which makes its production very low. It is estimated that only about eight can be produced per month to form a bomber squadron."
"As for the transport planes that everyone is most concerned about, they have also made major breakthroughs after being improved. For us, the more transport planes we have, the better. After all, we will open up multiple air transport routes in the future. In addition to trading with Chen Minggeng, we cannot cut off contact with Chu Yunfei's troops."
"So it has become a very urgent matter to put more transport aircraft into service. There are two types of transport aircraft. One is a light transport aircraft with a twin-engine design and a load capacity of only about one ton. The wings are not made of aluminum alloy aircraft skin, but plywood instead. This type of transport aircraft has a range of more than 900 kilometers. It only needs a flat open space for takeoff and landing. In an emergency, it can be directly forced to land in the field. It has a very strong adaptability to the battlefield."
"The other type is a heavy transport aircraft with a load capacity of 2.5 tons. It adopts a four-engine design, a solid aluminum alloy fuselage, and increased protection for key parts. It also has low takeoff and landing requirements, and only requires an open space of more than 100 meters. The only drawback is that it consumes more fuel. Its range can reach more than 7000 kilometers, which can fully meet our current needs."
After listening to Lin Zhenhua's introduction of these fighter planes, Li Yunlong's heart was like a cat's claw, and he asked anxiously: "College student, you told me before that dive bombers have made a breakthrough. Tell me about this thing quickly. Can we produce it? It's not that I'm anxious, but we really suffer too much in this regard. We urgently need a counter-weapon that can match the devil's."
"This dive bomber is very useful in combat. It can be used to blow up enemy strongholds and bunkers, as well as destroy enemy armored vehicles and tanks. It is a true battlefield all-rounder. The horizontal bombers we were equipped with before were not able to dive at all, but the dive bomber does not have this shortcoming. It can carry out precise bombing directly dozens of meters above the target. This can play a decisive role in our conquest of enemy fortresses and cities."
"I, Li Yunlong, am not exaggerating this time. I have never boasted about this bomber before. If our tanks had not been blown up by the Japanese in Ping'an County, I might not have come to my senses. College students have always told me that the Air Force has changed the future form of combat. The reason why we cannot achieve a decisive victory in the war is only because the current fighter jets are not up to the performance requirements. Once fighter jets can accurately drop bombs outside the line of sight, what can we use to resist them?"
"What I said may be a fantasy. After all, whether we will still be there at that time is a question. So let's talk about the present. If we have a large number of dive bombers, it will be very simple to counterattack Ping'an County. We only need to send dive bombers to attack the important targets of the devils, and the ground troops can quickly attack the city."
Ding Wei agreed with the same sentiment and said, "Our 160 and 180 heavy mortars have played a great role this time. Their power is enormous. The most terrifying thing is that the arsenal is already developing a 220mm heavy mortar. If it is used to attack a city, it will definitely be able to easily tear down the city wall. The power will definitely blow up a large area."
"Before, college students told me that if 250-kilogram bombs can't destroy the bunkers, then use 500-kilogram bombs. If 500-kilogram bombs don't work, then use one-ton bombs. If one-ton bombs don't work, then use two-ton bombs. Even the strongest fortifications can't withstand the bombardment of large bombs. We suffered a big loss last time. We couldn't withstand the 250-kilogram bombs of the Japanese, let alone the 500-kilogram bombs."
"College students have produced so many armored steel fortifications before, but after they were installed on the front line, the effect was not as good as we imagined. A large number of armored steel fortifications were destroyed by the Japanese dive bombers. This lesson is very profound. We must eliminate all dangers and produce a dive bomber. This is our biggest killer against the Japanese spring sweep."
Kong Jie did not remain silent, but echoed: "The reason why the Japanese bombing was not effective is still related to the insufficient number of their dive bombers. The Japanese launched a southward campaign, which caused problems in the supply of the Japanese air force in Taiyuan City. If the Japanese dispatched hundreds of dive bombers to bomb us, it would really be me, Kong Jie, who was afraid of the Japanese and destroyed my prestige. Such a battle cannot be fought on the plains. If it is in the mountains, this battle can still be fought, otherwise it will only be suicide."
Lin Zhenhua knew that the three of them had not exaggerated the combat capability of the dive bombers. Judging from the current situation they were facing, if they could not make a breakthrough in the dive bombers, the spring anti-mopping-up would be really difficult to fight. Fortunately, the development of the dive bombers had been successful, and Lin Zhenhua finally had an explanation to everyone.
Lin Zhenhua tapped the table lightly to attract everyone's attention. He said happily, "The second good news I want to tell you today is that the trial production of the dive bomber prototype has been successfully completed. The test flight will begin tomorrow. If there are no problems, mass production can begin in three days."
"Our dive bomber is codenamed Bull Demon King. In order to make the fuselage stronger, a large amount of precious alloy materials are used. The design indicator is that it can dive to an altitude of 50 meters for precise bombing. Whether it can be done depends on the actual bombing situation. This Bull Demon King dive bomber has a combat radius of 900 kilometers, which is enough to meet our current needs. If the range is not enough, we can solve it by adding a secondary mailbox later!"