Zhou Zhihan was pressed hard on the seat, and his heart sank towards his back. He could vaguely see the front of both sides of the nose of the aircraft, and there were floating objects slapping against the sides of the bomber body, making the "crackling" sound of a fighter jet landing in a cornfield. "Voice.
The bomber's nose was raised, almost climbing up the steeply sloping mountain. The small branches growing on the cliffs slapped against the fuselage, making a harsh noise.
The bombardier and machine gunner simply closed their eyes and gritted their teeth, not daring to shout loudly for fear of distracting Zhou Zhihan. The three of them were buried in Kunlun Mountain at the same time.
Finally, the sound of branches and leaves beating against the fuselage stopped, and the bomber roared like a tamed horse and ran to the top of the mountain. Watching the black peaks passing behind the fuselage, Zhou Zhihan let out a long breath, His flight helmet was full of sweat. He pushed the stick slowly, closed the throttle, and the bomber returned to level flight.
Fortunately, what was slapped on the fuselage just now were small branches and leaves, which did little harm to the fuselage. There were no abnormalities in the bomber's power and flight attitude.
The bombardier and machine gunner felt that they had narrowly escaped death again. They were in shock. The bombardier glanced at the instrument panel and almost jumped up again: "Oh my God, the compass is out of order, the airspeed meter, the altimeter, the direction indicator, the horizon,... All the Identification Friend or Foe devices have failed."
"It's over, it's over..."
Hearing this, the machine gunner closed his eyes again, panting heavily on his seat, out of sight and out of mind. Flying over the majestic Kunlun Pass in the endless fog at night, without a compass and altimeter, was a direct sentence of death.
Zhou Zhihan comforted the two of them: "Don't be afraid. The compass and altimeter are only temporarily out of order. It may be due to the magnetic field in the mountainous area that causes system disorder. They can be restored after flying out of this section of the mountain."
Even though Chief Instructor Zhou said this, the machine gunners and bombardiers still felt guilty and gasped in cold air. If the compass failed for a few minutes, the course would be completely messed up and the altimeter would fail. God knows whether the bomber will hit something else in the next second. Go up the hill.
After the two spent a few minutes in fear, the compass, altimeter and other instruments on the dashboard finally returned to normal one by one, pointing directly to Qinzhou Bay at an altitude of 4,500 meters.
everything is normal!
A few minutes later, the bomber crossed the Kunlun Mountains without any danger, finally avoided the airport occupied by the Japanese, dropped to an altitude of 2,000 meters, and flew towards Qinzhou Bay.
After flying out of the rolling Kunlun Mountains, the fog seemed to lighten a little. The machine gunner and the bombardier relaxed their tense nerves and slumped down on their seats, feeling as if they were in a trance of the rest of their lives after death.
After resting for a while and calming down, the two of them sincerely praised Colonel Zhou for his superb flying skills. If it had been anyone else tonight, no matter who it was, they would not have come out alive from the Kunlun Mountains. Colonel Zhou was absolutely right to lead the bombers back halfway. judgment and choice.
The title of Chief Instructor of the Chinese Air Force was indeed not for nothing. The machine gunners and bombardiers worshiped Zhou Zhihan to the point of falling to the ground.
After going through life and death just now, a deep friendship developed between the three of them. Zhou Zhihan never had any official airs, and the chat between them became casual. The machine gunner and the bombardier kept asking him questions along the way about his superb night driving skills. Si, how to do it.
Zhou Zhihan half-truthed and half-joked: "One day while I was sleeping, a god took me to another world. He taught me how to fly a plane. When I woke up, I could really fly all kinds of airplanes." Airplanes can fly in any environment..."
Machine gunner Yin Weixin's mouth twitched: "Can we still chat..."
Bombardier Li Leilei took out a piece of biscuit and smashed it over: "Okay, okay, don't hide it, you are the god... When will the godly grandpa teach me..."
Zhou Zhihan took the biscuit and ate it: "Actually, during the battle in Britain, I learned to look for German fighter jets at night..."
When Zhou Zhihan said this, the two of them were convinced. At that time, many Chinese people had an inexplicable admiration for people who had studied abroad. Zhou Zhihan once studied at the Randolph Air Force Academy in the United States, and later went to the United Kingdom to participate in the Battle of Dunkirk. and the Battle of London, this resume can speak for itself.
During the cheerful chat, Zhou Zhihan flew the bomber south, and the thick fog gradually faded. When he arrived at the Qinzhou border, there was medium fog in the air, and the visibility was vague, which was perfect for a sneak attack by the bomber.
At 11:30 that night, the bombers arrived near Qinzhou Bay.
Using the system search, Zhou Zhihan quickly found the Japanese fleet. Sure enough, as the intelligence said, there were two seaplane carriers, protected by more than a dozen destroyers and frigates, parked quietly in Qinzhou Bay. It should be "Shenchuan" Maru" and "Chiyoda" seaplane carriers.
The two aircraft carriers were parked in the deep water area, not far apart from each other. The ships were full of aircraft, and it was unclear what model they were.
The Japanese were so arrogant that there was still a faint light on the "Kamikawa Maru".
The Japanese aircraft carrier battle group would never have dreamed that in such weather, there would be Chinese bombers that would take the risk of bypassing the defenses of their airports from above the Kunlun Mountains, and then go straight to the sea where the aircraft carriers were parked.
Zhou Zhihan's eyes were fixed on the position of the aircraft carrier a few kilometers away: "I have discovered the Japanese aircraft carrier. The bombardier and machine gunner were on high alert. I first passed over the aircraft carrier silently. The bombardier rehearsed dropping the bomb first, and then we pulled After ascending, fly back and try to kill an aircraft carrier in the first wave of attacks."
Bombardier Li Leilei and machine gunner Yin Weixin kept looking down, looking for the Japanese aircraft carrier on the sea, but they could not see anything in the vast darkness. When Zhou Zhihan said that they had found the Japanese aircraft carrier, the two of them instantly felt like fighting each other. He became excited: "Understood! Sir!"
At this time, the sea was very quiet. In order to prevent the Japanese from hearing the sound of the bomber, Zhou Zhihan started to pull up from a distance to an altitude of four thousand meters and then turned off the engine. Gradually pushing the lever, the bomber continued to lower its altitude and glide silently in the fog to five meters above the sea. At a height of 100 meters, it passed over the bridge of the "Kamikawa Maru" aircraft carrier like a ghost.
The devil didn't notice at all.
At this time, only the United Kingdom had the most advanced radar in the world, followed by Germany and the United States. Germany only realized the importance of radar and vigorously developed it after the Battle of Dunkirk. Even so, the German Air Force still lagged behind the United Kingdom because of its radar technology. Even though they had the advantage of fighter planes in the London air battle, they still lost the battle in the end.
In Asia, China still doesn’t understand the role of radar. Japan has just introduced some radar technology from Germany, but it is still in the preliminary experimental stage and has not yet been vigorously developed. Therefore, at this time, Japan’s aircraft carriers and fighter planes are not equipped with radar. System, the Japanese would never have imagined that in such dark fog, Chinese bombers could actually visit late at night.
"I can't see the Japanese aircraft carrier clearly, sir! Can you lower it a little lower?"
Bombardier Li Leilei could only vaguely see a dark object below, almost blending into the black and gray sea.
Zhou Zhihan pulled the control stick, and the bomber silently raised its head and climbed upwards: "I'm worried that the Japanese will detect it if it drops again. Although the bomber passes by silently, its huge body will still cause abnormal wind and waves on the aircraft carrier."
"If I can't see the aircraft carrier clearly, I won't be able to hit the target accurately." Bombardier Li Leilei looked down with wide eyes, still in a blur, "We only have four 100-kilogram bombs and two 15-kilogram incendiary bombs, and they are not powerful enough. It is so powerful that it is difficult to sink an aircraft carrier. The bombs must be dropped on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier to paralyze its flight system, and the incendiary bombs must be accurately dropped on the parking deck to burn down all the fighter jets.”
Zhou Zhihan gritted his teeth: "Okay! I will lower the altitude to 200 meters. At the same time, you are also ready to open the delivery device. Once we are discovered by the Japanese while flying at low altitude, you will obey my order and immediately release incendiary bombs on the flight deck." , first prevent their fighter jets from taking off."
