The Type 36 light bomber is the product of the National Uplink Aircraft Company. Unlike private enterprises, this aircraft manufacturing company in Yanjing is the largest government-owned aircraft company.
It is equipped with two 860-horsepower radial engines. It has a slightly square nose, a slender fuselage, and two small vertical tail fins at the tail. The maximum bomb load is 1,000 kilograms, but it usually does not attack at full load.
In the cockpit of the No. 3 aircraft, the navigator put down his binoculars, lowered his head and shouted loudly: "Three thousand meters away, prepare!"
The bombardier was lying on the nose of the plane. He moved half-kneeling to the side of the bombsight, then bent over.
The rectangular military airport was in the upper part of the circular field of view of the scope. The bombardier aimed the crosshairs of the scope at the airport building, and then began to twist the knob to set the parameters.
The Tsarist Russian troops on the ground were in chaos, and the piercing air-raid sirens made people panic, just like the bow of a cello pulling back and forth in the heart.
The Russian army in the air defense position hurriedly went to operate the anti-aircraft guns. The soldiers holding the altimeter in both hands reported the count sternly; each 76.2mm anti-aircraft shell was taken out of the iron box, and then was twisted with a "wrench" to adjust the mechanical height setting. fuse.
Tsarist Russia's current military construction is quite inefficient and chaotic, and there are considerable problems with the weapons equipped by the air defense forces——
The highest level is the M7931 76.2mm anti-aircraft gun, which is a replica of the British Vickers three-inch anti-aircraft gun; the next level is the 20mm Oerlikon MS-cal.60 anti-aircraft gun; then there are double, triple and quadruple guns. Equipped with a Maxim 7.62mm water-cooled heavy machine gun.
In order to improve this problem, the Russians purchased a full set of technology and production licenses for the excellent Bofors M34 40mm anti-aircraft gun from the Swedes three years ago. However, there were too many quality problems with the imitations, and production had to be suspended. Please Bofors sent a technical team to provide guidance.
The bombardiers in the bomber formation can clearly see from the sights that local anti-aircraft fire is coming towards them - those light marks are very conspicuous, the thicker ones are 20mm tracer bullets, and the smaller ones are 7.62mm tracer bullets.
"Boom! Boom!"
After the 76.2mm high-explosive bomb exploded, it left clouds of gray-black smoke in the sky. The shock wave shook the plane up and down, left and right, and the lasing fragments punched holes in the aluminum alloy skin.
"Holy shit! Hold the fucking plane steady...the parameters are ready!"
With the parameters set, the bombsight cooperated with the autopilot, and both took over control of the aircraft.
Now, when the aircraft flies over the target that has been set, the bombsight will control the automatic release of bombs.
In order to pursue higher accuracy, automatic control is naturally the better choice; if manual control is used, even if the response is half a second slower, the aircraft will have flown dozens of meters, and the bomb's impact point will be far away from the target.
However, if the situation is not suitable, you can also choose manual control.
Since they were attacking an airport, the bomber formation dropped 200kg aerial bombs, and the fuze was set to delay, that is, it would detonate 0.06-0.08s after touching the ground.
In this way, the aerial bomb will penetrate deeply into the ground before exploding, which can create a larger crater and increase the enemy's time to repair the airport.
Although No. 7 and No. 11 fell behind due to the impact of anti-aircraft fire, the remaining ten bombers still flew steadily over the target.
Forty 200kg aerial bombs drew forty parabolas in the blue sky, then crashed to the ground like meteorites and exploded.
Because it was a delayed detonation, not much fire could be seen. The bombardiers could only see bursts of smoke and dust and scattered building debris.
One of the aerial bombs happened to hit the oil depot, and the huge flames burst out like a volcanic eruption. The pilots had never witnessed such a spectacular scene since they were young.
The red and yellow fireball swallowed up everything within tens of meters around it, and billowing black smoke rose into the sky!
Someone couldn't wait to pick up the camera and record such a spectacular scene, and then recorded in the aviation log and attack report:
"...The lead aircraft led the attack in a vertical echelon formation, and the enemy's air defense firepower was average. The attack started at 16:42, with an airspeed of 160, and half of the hits were observed. It was confirmed that both runways were seriously damaged, at least one The oil depot was destroyed, and the results were excellent. Looking at it, the flames were raging into the sky."
The bombers' results were so great that the fighter pilots could no longer hold back their eagerness to move, so they dropped to altitude and began to dive and strafe.
It may be of no use, but this feeling of beating a drowned dog... it feels so good!
After two rounds of showing off their power, they saw that the bomber formation had turned around and returned home. The fighters, who were still unsatisfied, had no choice but to break away from the battle and speed up to chase the bombers.
"This is so happy!"
"Just plow it for them. It will take at least two or three days to repair it."
"It's a pity that I didn't catch the plane. I could have made a lot of money that way."
"I'm afraid they will be stunned when they come back!"
"It's really funny, they..."
The aircraft formation flew smoothly at a cruising altitude of 3,500 meters, heading due south.
However, half an hour later, a fighter pilot in the corner of the formation turned his head left and right and moved his neck when he suddenly saw something out of the corner of his eye.
He looked sideways, and his excellent vision, as sharp as an eagle, allowed him to notice something strange in the distance.
Under the white clouds, small black dots are looming, which are... the Russian military aircraft group returning?
Since new airborne radio equipment has not yet been installed on all Air Force fighter aircraft, many fleets are still equipped with old radios from a few years ago, and their quality and performance are very poor, so pilots usually just remove them and still Save some precious weight.
The 11th Pursuit Detachment here only started to change equipment last month, and according to the order of change, the 7th Light Bombardment Detachment will have to wait until November.
So the pilot immediately shook the wings up and down to attract the attention of others nearby, then quickly wrote down what he found in his notebook with a pen, and then opened the cabin cover.
The pilot on the side flew closer and carefully checked the contents of the notebook, and then informed the other fighters about the situation one after another.
"Enemy aircraft fleet, direction 160 degrees, altitude 3,000 meters."
After learning about the situation, the fighter leader major made a decision without thinking - to follow them.
Although the remaining fuel is not abundant now, no matter what, just follow it first, get on when you have the chance, and run away when you don't, and you won't lose money no matter what.
Under his leadership, the eight Type 36 fighter jets turned sideways one after another, made a 180-degree turn in the air, and then slowly climbed to some height.
Originally, the Ming army's aircraft fleet was several hundred meters higher than the Russian army's aircraft fleet. Now it has climbed a little higher, firstly for concealment, and secondly, to facilitate subsequent sneak attacks.
The Russian army flew under the clouds, and the Ming army flew above the clouds, and they returned to the original route without incident.
In the sky, the black smoke that shot straight into the sky could be seen from more than ten kilometers away. Thinking of the confusion and confusion of the Russians at this moment, the Ming army pilots couldn't help but laugh.
The deep crater created by the 200kg aerial bomb using a delay fuse cannot be filled in a period of time by manpower alone. The damaged runway is obviously unusable.
The Russian military planes circled in a circle at low altitude. After realizing that they could not land here, they could only take advantage of the fact that the fuel was not exhausted and hurry up to a farther backup airport.
All the way after that, it can be seen that the military pilots had evil smiles on their faces.
Everyone became even more excited when they thought that they were about to bring an extraordinary surprise to the Russians.
An hour later, the fleet finally arrived at Ust-Ilimsk Field Airport No. 3.
The Far East is vast and sparsely populated, so the Russian army cannot station many people at such a small backup airport. Therefore, this field airport looks a bit dilapidated and deserted. There are only two or three small aircraft parked next to the runway and in the hangar. .
The aircraft formation began to lower its altitude to prepare for the approach. The maximum range of the I-16 fighter jets was only 800 kilometers. Now that the fuel was almost exhausted, they had to land first.
The fighters landed one after another, while the bombers continued to circle and wait.
Half a quarter of an hour later, when the first bomber aimed at the runway and began to land, the dorsal self-defense gunner of one of the bombers suddenly noticed a strange light.
He felt something shining above the clouds - it was actually the metal fuselage of a Ming army fighter jet shining brightly in the sunset.
Ten seconds later, when the machine gunner realized that something was wrong, everything was already a fait accompli.
The eight Type 36 fighter jets were divided into four two-plane formations and attacked in turn.
Like swooping falcons, they pounced on the landing Russian military aircraft below at a speed of nearly 500km/h.
"Ta-da-ta-da-da-"
The four 7.36mm aviation machine guns arranged at the roots of both wings spit out tongues of flame several feet long. After a few long bursts of fire, the left engine of an SB-2 bomber erupted into flames and black smoke.
It tried its best to pull up, and the self-defense machine gun on the back of the machine was also firing desperately, but to no avail. The machine gunner was quickly killed by a string of bullets.
A bomber next to it seemed to have been damaged because of the cable control system. It fell to the ground dragging a stream of white smoke, and then burst into a large ball of flames.
This sneak attack, which was tantamount to a unilateral massacre, made the Russian pilots yell and curse, but now they could only run away like a wolf.
Now he really became what the Russians call Sukabule.
The I-16 fighter jets that had just landed were also attacked and were strafed one after another and set on fire.
Some people were rolling and crawling to escape, while others couldn't stand the anger and planned to take off with a plane that had run out of fuel. However, before they had time to lift the plane into the air, it was destroyed by a series of bullets...
The small airport became a place for Ming army aircraft to show off their power. As soon as several twin-mounted Maxim heavy machine guns of the ground units opened fire, they were immediately besieged.
The sparse firepower was completely unable to stop and intimidate the Ming army pilots. These machine gunners were beaten to pieces by the swooping and strafing fighter jets. The dense bullets turned the air defense positions into their tombs.
After thirteen minutes of wanton behavior, the Ming army pilots, who had used up all their ammunition, left with satisfaction.
Although they did not carry aerial bombs, they still destroyed Ust-Ilimsk No. 3 Field Airport in a mess with only aerial machine guns.
11 of the 18 SB-2 bombers were destroyed and 7 were damaged, 7 of the 8 I-16 fighter jets were destroyed and 1 was damaged, 6 pilots were killed and 15 were injured, and more than 20 ground troops were injured.
Of course, as the saying goes, extreme joy brings sorrow. Since this vote was done so happily, the corresponding bad things will definitely not be absent.
Because they turned back midway and followed the Russian fleet, the Ming fighter jets also consumed very little fuel.
One of the fighter jets had to abandon the plane and parachute midway because its fuel tank was punctured and caused an oil leak.
Everyone quickly wrote down the latitude and longitude coordinates, and then watched worriedly as his snow-white parachute floated down and landed in the high mountains of Siberia.
Although it does not violate the laws of war, today's behavior is indeed rather immoral. God knows whether the angry Russians will vent their anger on him.
The remaining seven fighter jets continued flying, and the fleet climbed to an altitude of six thousand meters. Because the air here is thinner, the resistance is smaller, and the fuel consumption is naturally much smaller.
At 19:04 in the evening, when approaching our own airport, three fighter jets ran out of fuel, their engines suddenly stopped, and the fighter jets suddenly turned into gliders.
At this time, the sky was getting dark, and the setting sun had completely disappeared into the west, leaving only a red sunset glow.
If it were during the day, the pilots would probably try to make an emergency landing by gliding, but it was already night.
Crash landing in the dark wilderness? The possibility is slim.
So they had no choice but to abandon the plane and parachute.
The plane belongs to the country and your life is yours. And to be fair, if a person's value is high enough, then his life is no longer just his own.
Four fighter jets were destroyed, two Russian airports were destroyed, and more than 20 aircraft were destroyed. This was a complete victory!
At the air force base located in Fuyuan Prefecture, the officers and soldiers celebrated each other with their crowns in the air. The pilots who returned from victory were treated as heroes and triumphant, while several senior officers were discussing how to report their victory and take credit.
As for the complaints and inquiries of the Army's 47th Infantry Division, let's ignore them for now.
Although you have suffered a small grievance, looking at the overall situation, isn't this still a brilliant victory?
The Forty-seventh Division had no time to reason with the Air Force at this moment. Even though there was no air support, the battle on the ground still had to be fought.
Taking advantage of the darkness, the 141st Regiment took a circuitous route due east, the 140th Regiment directly crossed the border and penetrated in depth, and the 139th Regiment deployed defenses on the front, and the trend of flanking and stealing was rapidly taking shape.
Because of the high level of attention, the latest developments in the conflict quickly spread back to the capital.
It was late at night, and Zhou Changfeng, Xia Xiaoshi, and Lin Xi were listening to the radio and chatting. However, the ding of the phone directly broke this leisurely scene.
"Oh? Not bad...Okay, I understand, I'll go right away."
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Changfeng turned around and looked at the two people standing aside.
"Is there something urgent?" Xia Xiaoshi asked nervously.
"That's not true, it's basically good news." Zhou Changfeng picked up his military uniform jacket and replied in a dumbfounded voice: "Do you still remember the news this morning? Wasn't there a conflict in the north? Now the good news is here, but... there are more A little episode."
Hey, that pilot guy thousands of miles away, I can only wish you good luck now.
(End of chapter)
