However, the speed is only 200 kilometers per hour, and it is changing from a dive state to level flight. How can it be so easy to pull up the nose of an aircraft weighing 3 tons, not to mention that it is still the slowest speed of the aircraft, and it is only 150 kilometers per hour. If you want to speed up and change your flight attitude, it will take at least a minute or two.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Bullets flying wildly from the ground continued to fly around the cabin cover.
At this time, the altitude of his plane had dropped to 400 meters. Even if he could now pull up the nose, due to the inertia of the previous dive, the plane would inevitably continue to drop dozens of meters before climbing.
However, a plane full of bombs is too bulky. How can it be so easy to change its flight attitude immediately? Masato Hirota almost broke the control column but was unable to stop the plane's continued descent.
"Hurry up and drop the bombs." Masato Hirota reacted quickly. There are still four 250-kilogram bombs hanging in the aircraft's magazine and pylons. The bombs must be thrown away immediately to reduce the weight of the aircraft so that the aircraft can be lifted up faster. , escape the killing range of enemy anti-aircraft fire.
Bombardier Hide Ogura couldn't care less about aiming now. He pressed the bomb release button with his thumb, and the four bombs instantly detached from the pylons and fell towards the ground. Hirota Masato clearly felt the plane tremble slightly, like It feels much lighter as if some kind of shackles have been removed, and even the joystick that usually feels stiff has become more flexible.
He was now exerting all his strength, pushing the throttle (throttle), pulling the control stick, and lightly stepping on the rudder with his right foot. The operation was smooth and smooth, but the sweat beads on his head showed his inner nervousness.
This bomber, which represented the most advanced technology of the Japanese army, finally began to turn and speed up.
However, an aircraft weighing more than 2 tons only has 400 horsepower. How strong is its instantaneous acceleration capability?
Therefore, Masato Hirota felt that it was the most perfect operation since he became a pilot. The plane only awkwardly turned less than 20 degrees to the right, and the speed increased from 150 kilometers to 180 kilometers.
At this moment, Hirota Masato suddenly saw sparks coming out of his right wing, and a ding-ding-dong-dong sound was heard from under the belly of the plane. Masato Hirota knew it was a machine gun bullet just by the sound.
He could no longer worry about it now. He could only pray that the plane would be lifted as high as possible. If it were lifted a little higher from the current altitude of 350 meters, his plane and his life would be saved.
At 400 meters, as long as the bullets do not hit the fuel tank or engine compartment, the steel plate under the bomber's belly is enough to withstand the machine gun bullets whose kinetic energy is greatly attenuated. At more than 500 meters, unless it is an anti-aircraft gun, ordinary machine guns cannot threaten the safety of the aircraft. .
Unfortunately, while the plane was still climbing slowly, a string of bullets caught up from behind and hit the tail of the plane.
"Baga! The tail fin was hit." Bombardier Hide Ogura shouted angrily.
Hirota Masato suddenly felt the plane tilt suddenly to the right, and knew that the situation was seriously messed up.
At this time, the tilt angle allowed him to see a burning aircraft on the lower right, billowing smoke, and falling rapidly downwards.
Hirota Masato knew that the crashed plane was the squadron leader's car, and now it was his turn.
Masato Hirota used all his strength to pull the control stick that seemed to be stuck, and finally brought the aircraft under control. He knew with rich experience that there must be something wrong with the horizontal rudder, and it would be impossible for such an aircraft to fly back to Chengde Airport.
"We can't parachute here, we will be caught by the Chinese army." Ogura reminded with a trembling voice.
"Shut up! You idiot!" Hirota Masatomo yelled at Ogura Hide for disturbing his mind, while trying hard to control the plane to continue to accelerate and rise crookedly.
Of course he knew that he couldn't parachute here, and the altitude was too low. He would be easily hit by the fierce machine gun bullets on the ground after parachuting.
At this time, a burning smell came into his nostrils. It was a fire somewhere in the plane.
But Masato Hirota did not panic. He knew that as long as the engine did not catch fire, the plane could still survive for a while.
At this time, Zhou Wen on the ground saw that the Japanese plane, which was smoking thickly, had escaped from the shooting distance, and couldn't help but cursed: "Your sister! This can still let him escape."
At this time, a young major officer next to him was using an air observation scope to evaluate the height and distance of the Japanese army. Hearing his curse, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Scholar, you are too greedy. The Japanese only have 4 aircraft." , we have achieved a very good result of destroying one aircraft and damaging three aircraft. If you buy me a few anti-aircraft guns, I guarantee that none of these Japanese will be able to escape."
"However, I observed the smoking Japanese plane. Its tail was shot and its wings were on fire. It must not be able to fly back to the airport. Don't even think about it as a Japanese pilot. You don't know where he will parachute to. "
"Alas! Our MG13 machine gun is used for air defense, but its power is still low. After returning from this war, I will find a way to replace the weapons of the two machine gun companies." Zhou Wen sighed.
Wang Lizhi, commander of the 1st Machine Gun Company, his eyes lit up when he heard the sound and asked: "Do you really want to buy anti-aircraft guns?"
Zhou Wen rolled his eyes at him angrily and said: "Anti-aircraft guns, do you want to be pulled by a car or a horse-drawn carriage? With the terrain in our country, it would be great for you to fly with an anti-aircraft gun, but when the Japanese planes come to blow you up, How can you run away? Should I assign you a transport company?"
Wang Lizhi immediately explained: "I'm not talking about a large-caliber anti-aircraft gun. Just use the 20mm rapid-fire gun recommended by your German friend, which only weighs a few hundred kilograms."
Zhou Wen knew that what Wang Lizhi was talking about was the Swiss 20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun that Mandel recommended to Zhou Wen last year.
In fact, the 20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun was designed by the Germans. However, due to the "Versailles Peace Treaty" after World War I prohibiting Germany from producing large-caliber weapons, the development of this medium and low-altitude anti-aircraft gun had to go underground and came to Switzerland.
This small-caliber anti-aircraft gun has undergone many actual combat and experimental tests and is considered a powerful air defense weapon at medium and low altitudes. Many countries around the world, including Japan, have purchased production licenses.
"It weighs several hundred kilograms. We can't just fire a few cannons and then move to another place. It's easy to be targeted by Japanese planes. When the time comes, it won't be a big deal if the cannon is blown up, but I can't bear the loss of soldiers."
"As for what weapons we will buy, I am still considering it. Anyway, I will definitely satisfy you."
In fact, Zhou Wen already has a favorite weapon in his mind, and has asked Mandel to find channels to purchase it, but there has been no definite news for a while now.
