One officer said, "How about we carry oxygen bags?"
"Oxygen bag?"
Zhou Zhirou's eyes lit up. This was a good idea. If the pilot felt out of breath over the Kunlun Mountains where oxygen was thin, he could breathe oxygen.
I just don’t know if carrying oxygen bags on the plane will cause any safety hazards.
Zhou Zhihan scratched his head. He really didn't learn this knowledge when he was studying at Randolph Air Force Academy, but he knew that oxygen bottles could not be brought on board the plane because there was a risk of explosion.
Zhou Zhirou immediately asked relevant personnel to ask if it was feasible to carry oxygen bags on the plane.
The answer I got was that oxygen bags can be brought on board the plane, but the worst case scenario is that the bag will expand and rupture. If it is an oxygen bottle, there is a risk of explosion.
With this problem solved, Zhou Zhirou suddenly felt that the pressure on his shoulders was much relieved. With Zhou Zhihan leading the team, the success rate of bombing the Japanese seaplane carrier would be much higher.
Next, all combatants, focusing on the plan to bomb the Japanese aircraft carrier in Qinzhou Bay, mentioned and listed various accidents that may occur during the operation, and then made plans one by one.
In war, as a strategizing commander, you should count more on winning and less on losing.
Zhou Zhihan asked: "Commander-in-Chief! What should I do if I lead the team to support Kunlun?"
Zhou Zhirou smiled and said: "Let's give the devils a delaying tactic, and also drop leaflets to tell the little devils that our Chinese Air Force accepts their challenge.
Since they have chosen the location, the time has to be decided by us, and we also have to add the winning chips. In this way, after we have decided on the location, time, and chips, it will be at least three or four days later. "
Zhou Zhihan nodded. The commander-in-chief's method was very good. This method could at least hold back some of the Japanese aviation units stationed in Hankou and buy more time for our army to annihilate the Sanmu Regiment.
After a short preparation, Zhou Zhihan led eight pilots carefully selected by Zhou Zhirou to the airport.
There are not many pilots left who were trained before Zhou Zhihan went to the UK. They are now scattered at airports in various theaters across the country, taking on important responsibilities.
China's war of resistance in the past two years has been in the most difficult period, and pilots have suffered the most losses. Especially since the Japanese Zero fighter jets entered China in July and August this year, the remaining elites of the Chinese Air Force have been severely damaged.
In fact, shortly after the twelve Type 12 warships first entered China, Japanese Zero fighters began to flow into various airports occupied by the Japanese.
Nine CB light bombers have been lined up neatly beside the runway of the airport.
Before departure, Zhou Zhirou told Zhou Zhihan alone that a British-assisted Hurricane fighter jet had been secretly assembled at Guilin Airport. After arriving in Guilin, Zhou Zhihan would fly the Hurricane fighter jet, and several others were temporarily stored in secret places. , after the Battle of Kunlun Pass ended, Zhou Zhihan personally selected a group of pilots and trained them to fly Hurricanes and Spitfires.
The matter of Britain's aid to Chinese fighter jets accidentally got out of the air. The Japanese knew about it and tried their best to find and destroy it.
Japan's ultra-high technology is pervasive and has cultivated many scum and traitors in China to become their lackeys.
The British aid to China's fighter jets are hidden somewhere in Guilin. It is a military secret. Few people in the entire Air Force Ministry know about it.
Before taking off, Zhou Zhihan encountered a problem, because these pilots could only fly behind a dense three-plane formation, and it would not be possible for them to learn the four-finger formation flying method for a while.
Habits cannot be broken or developed overnight.
These pilots were all trained by Soviet instructors, and it was the first time they had heard of the four-finger formation.
Helpless, Zhou Zhihan could only ask the pilots to execute a dense formation composed of three-finger formations.
The airport ground staff assisted all the crew members of the nine bombers to board the plane. They took off and circled one by one under the command of the tower, and then flew towards Guilin Airport under the leadership of Zhou Zhihan.
When the fleet arrived between Tongchuan and Guilin, Zhou Zhihan felt that the transparency in the air was getting lower and lower as it flew forward, and the setting sun in the west was surrounded by a layer of light water vapor. This meant that in this area at night, There is a high possibility of foggy weather.
More than an hour before dark, Zhou Zhihan led the fleet to Guilin Airport smoothly. Under the guidance of the ground tower, they landed on the airport runway one by one.
Zhou Zhihan looked around the airport and saw that the sky was covered with a layer of bluish-gray gauze. He frowned. This was a sign of heavy fog. Guilin Airport is still four to five hundred kilometers away from Qinzhou Bay. , I hope the heavy fog here will not affect the destination.
Just in case, the ground crew drove the fighter plane under the camouflage net before refueling. Zhou Zhirou and the other eight pilots went to the lounge to eat and rest.
After eating, an air force second lieutenant came to Zhou Zhihan and saluted him. After checking his ID, he took him to a secret underground hangar guarded by dedicated personnel. As expected, there was a Hurricane fighter parked there, with the fuselage It has been modified and has a bright blue sky and white sun emblem painted on the upper and lower wings.
Touching the blue sky and white sun emblem on the Hurricane fighter, thinking of the thrilling battles at Dunkirk, the English Channel and the defense of London, Zhou Zhihan was filled with emotions. If he had not been persecuted, he would still be staying in the UK and continuing to work with the Vultures. The legion fights to win more aid for China.
There are no absolutes in the world.
In the UK, the Hurricane and Spitfire fought against the Messerschmitt. In the days to come, the Hurricane, Spitfire and Messerschmitt will become close buddies in China, fighting against the Japanese Zero fighter.
The nine bombers were refueled, and the ground crew also checked all the fighters.
In order to deceive the Japanese informants who might be deployed around the airport, Zhou Zhihan led a group of bombers to take off and climb eastward to an altitude of 4,000 meters. After flying more than 20 kilometers, they suddenly turned around and flew in the direction of the target.
At this time, the sky was shrouded in darkness, and the enemy's spies would never have imagined that the bombers would turn back halfway.
Zhou Zhihan turned on the system and led the fleet to fly towards Qinzhou Bay via the shortest route.
The nine bombers were in a one-two-three-three formation, with Zhou Zhihanfei at the front as the leader, and the eight bombers behind them, in different levels, slightly higher than the one in front, flying closely behind.
Less than a hundred kilometers away from the Kunlun Mountains, the light fog in the air gradually worsened, and the visibility became lower and lower. If it were not for systematic navigation, Zhou Zhihan himself might have lost his way. He could clearly feel that the formation of eight bombers behind him had changed from the initial They followed closely until they were gradually pulled away.
This is a sign that someone is going to be left behind.
After flying forward for another ten minutes, the weather suddenly cooled, the wind direction became difficult to predict, and the fog became thicker. Even if every aircraft turned on the night navigation lights, the visible distance became increasingly blurred, which tested the pilot's experience. .
Obviously, although these eight pilots are selected elites, their flying experience cannot be compared with the pilots during the 8.14 air battle.
Zhou Zhihan knew that without reaching Qinzhou Bay, at least half of these pilots would fall behind. Even if the rest reached the attack site, with their experience and strength, they would not be able to defeat the Japanese on the dark and mostly foggy sea. The aircraft carrier launched a precision strike.
He can lead some bombers to Qinzhou Bay, but when launching a bombing attack, it can only depend on the strength and experience of the pilots and bombardiers of each aircraft.
Obviously, they lack strength and experience.
Zhou Zhihan couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. Facing the powerful Japanese aviation force, the better China's pilots are now, the shorter their war life will be.
In every battle, the best pilots always shoulder the heavy responsibility and bear the brunt, and naturally have the greatest chance of dying in battle.
Zhou Zhihan decided to lead his team back.
Leading these bombers to continue forward is undoubtedly a waste of the Chinese Air Force's limited air power.
The bombing mission failed!
When at Taipingsi Airport, the combat department's plan stated that once there was heavy fog in Qinzhou Bay, the attack site, Zhou Zhihan could decide whether to abandon the mission and return home based on the actual situation.
Leading the fleet back to Guilin Airport safely, Zhou Zhihan asked the ground crew to refuel his bombers. He wanted to carry out the bombing mission alone. As long as the flight deck of the water carrier could be blown up, the Japanese planes would not be able to take off and deliver to the Sanmu Wing. supply.
