"General! On the day of the ribbon-cutting test flight, I will look for an opportunity to kill Zhou Zhihan and say it is a mechanical failure." Kato looked at Zhou Zhihan and his jeep and gritted his teeth and said, "If this person is not eliminated, it will be a serious problem for the empire."
Nakasa Moritaka immediately angrily said: "Kato-kun, you are still the squadron leader. Are you blinded by hatred? This is not China, this is the United States. On the day when the Americans cut the ribbon for the test flight, if something happens, there will be Not to mention damaging the prestige of the empire, Americans are not that easy to deceive."
"Hai!" Kato bowed his head and apologized, "I'm sorry, General! I want to kill this person every moment, so I am not rational enough."
"It's not just you who wants to kill this person, we all want to. But you have to understand that the purpose of our coming to the United States this time is to prevent China from getting fighter jets. Do you understand?"
"Hai! I'm sorry! General!"
Kato apologized again.
Nakaba Moritaka narrowed his eyes: "The Chinese are cunning and cunning. I didn't expect that they could actually use the Americans' Lend-Lease Law to avoid our price resistance. Now that the matter has come to this, we will try our best to let them get as few fighter planes as possible. The best way is to discredit them."
"General!" Hiro Nishizawa, who rarely spoke and looked as if he was terminally ill, said, "I think the Americans are favoring the Chinese. The Americans know that the Chinese can't compete with us on price, so they remind the Chinese to use rented method. And the Americans are not willing to let us get their engine technology."
Nakaso Moritaka looked at Nishizawa Hiroyuki, thought for a few seconds, and frowned: "Nishizawa-kun is right. Americans like to openly advertise their justice to the world, but secretly do some shameful things. We must We must find a way to prevent this batch of weapons from reaching China."
Nishizawa Guangri's eyes were as calm as a dead fish. He also saw Zhou Zhihan and the others sitting in the jeep: "Our main opponent is Zhou Zhihan. As long as we defeat him, the remaining two pilots will not be a concern."
Nakata Moritaka: "How sure are you of winning against him?"
"Eighty percent!" Nishizawa Guangyi suddenly squeezed out a stiff smile on his face that looked like he was terminally ill. "He promised to fight me with a carrier-based aircraft, but he lost 80%. Now there are still six days before the test flight. He wants to start from Breaking out of the ingrained habits of Army Airlines and then becoming familiar with Hainan Airlines is simply harder than climbing to the sky."
Kato calmed himself down and said: "Since what Zhou Zhihan lacks most is time, let's just let him lack it until the end and let Nishizawa-kun train with him every day."
"Yo Xi!" A smile appeared on Nakasa Moritaka's face, "Kato-kun, this is a good idea. Let's create pressure on the Chinese while they are training."
Kato smiled sinisterly: "Nishizawa-kun is the most outstanding genius of Imperial Navy. He just took this opportunity to defeat Zhou Zhihan in the American test flight ceremony."
"Hmm!" Nakaso Moritaka sneered, "I heard that the Chinese also want to recruit some pilots in the United States. As long as we make the Chinese lose face, no one will be willing to go no matter how high the price they offer."
Kato: "Hai! The general is wise."
Second Lieutenant Brady drove the car and took Zhou Zhihan and the others to the site where the P51 Mustang fighter jets were parked. He was about to explain the actual operation to them when suddenly a plane flew overhead.
"It's Kato."
Gong Yeti saw Kato sitting in the cockpit of the P40 flying at low altitude.
Kato piloted the P40 and first pulled up over the Yema Airport, then turned left, turned right, turned somersaults, Immelman maneuvers, scissor maneuvers, high swing and low swing maneuvers, attracting many rookies. The pilots stopped to watch and cheered, and even their instructors were impressed.
Kato is an ace pilot who has experienced hundreds of battles and is rich in experience. Some of the maneuvers he performed were astonishing to American instructors when they saw them.
Zhang Mufei raised his head and looked at the sky and cursed: "Ma De, the little devil from Gou Ri is showing off his skills above us. How about we go back and Ye Ti also drives the P40 up to follow Gou Ri's fighting skills."
"It's no good to let them have fun." Zhou Zhihan waved his hand and looked at the sky, Kato sneered, "The little devil is deliberately disturbing, let's ignore him, Mu Fei got on the plane for a test flight, on the territory of the United States, the little devil dare not Blatant provocation."
Second Lieutenant Brady could also see that the Japanese were causing trouble. He opened his palms and said angrily: "The Japanese are too despicable, Colonel Zhou. You can complain to the base commander about them."
"Ignore them, Mu Fei, you can fly however you want." Zhou Zhihan knew that complaining would have no effect, and would instead damage his own momentum. Complaints and protests are sometimes signs of incompetence.
Sure enough, after Zhang Mufei flew the Mustang fighter into the sky, Kato did not come close and left after driving around for a few times.
Zhang Mufei also flew the Mustang in a satisfactory manner for a few laps, and after performing some simple maneuvers, he landed steadily.
Then Gong Yeti and Zhou Zhihan flew the aircraft for a test flight, and then studied and discussed with Second Lieutenant Brady their experiences in flying the P51 Mustang fighter.
In this regard, some flight instructors and students in the United States feel that the Japanese fly better, are more enjoyable to watch, and are more practical in combat.
Just when Zhou Zhihan and the others arrived at the aircraft carrier simulation training ground, Nishizawa Hiroyuki had already begun practicing taking off the F4F Wildcat on a standard simulated aircraft carrier.
There are two types of aircraft carrier simulation training grounds in the base, both built according to the scale of an aircraft carrier, with slight differences in area. This is because the flight decks of active US aircraft carriers are of different sizes.
The first type of primary training platform is slightly larger than a normal aircraft carrier. After completing the training on the Hainan Airlines trainer aircraft, the rookie will come to this platform and start a two-month study. They mainly practice takeoff and landing. During this period, they will learn and master takeoff and landing. Wind direction, wind speed, wind difference, and how to deal with the impact of cross winds often encountered at sea on landing and take-off.
Two months later, the rookies will practice on the second, standard simulated aircraft carrier platform. This platform is equipped with a real carrier-based aircraft arrester. Here, the rookies will mainly practice the landing hook and the ship-borne hook after the hook fails. How to pull up the plane again, hover in the air and then land again.
Because the base management staff did not expect Zhou Zhihan and the others to complete the test flight of the P40 and Mustang so quickly, they only assigned Army Aviation instructors. Therefore, in the absence of HNA instructors, Zhou Zhihan and the others had to watch the F4F Wildcat.
This is an F4F-3 wildcat. Its successor model F4F-3A and the more advanced F4F-4 are already in service, so the United States can rest assured to let the Japanese fly F4F-3.
At this time, Zhou Zhihan could only watch the Wildcat at the edge of the primary simulated aircraft carrier, while Nishizawa Hiroyuki had already piloted the Wildcat to take off and land on the standard aircraft carrier simulation platform.
Now the gap between Chinese and Japanese pilots became apparent.
This is also the difference between pilots in countries with aircraft carriers and those in countries without aircraft carriers.
I saw Nishizawa Hiroki driving the F4F Wildcat, slowly driving to the flight deck and parking it. Then under the command of the ground crew, he first throttled the gas, then released the handbrake, pushed the throttle to increase speed, and the tires of the F4F Wildcat rubbed against the ground rapidly. Moving forward, before reaching the take-off line, the two front wheels of the F4F bounced twice on the deck, taking off easily like a graceful civet cat.
"yeah……"
Immediately, there was a burst of cheers from the ground. Nishizawa Hiroyuki had reached the point of proficiency in taking off. Even some flight instructors in the distance cheered loudly.
It happened that several Dauntless dive bombers were returning not far away, and the pilots could clearly see Nishizawa Hiroki's takeoff in the air.
Nishizawa pulled the lever and applied the accelerator. The F4F Wildcat climbed to an altitude of 1,500 meters, made a quick left turn, and connected the right turn with a side roll. The movement was so fast that it was dazzling. Just when everyone thought he was preparing to turn with a small radius. , but he suddenly pulled the lever and performed an Immelman maneuver, which caused bursts of applause on the ground.
This person's skills are really great, Zhou Zhihan thought to himself.
With Nishizawa's flat pole, the fighter jet recovered easily. He pushed on the rudder, made several nose-up 360-degree rolls, then recovered, flew two circles around the simulated aircraft carrier, then landed, and lowered its tailhook. , hooking the blocking rope easily, the whole movement is done in one go, making people feel as comfortable as watching the flowing water and clouds.
There was thunderous applause on the ground, and many American soldiers whistled. The Japanese's flying skills were the best they had ever seen.
Zhou Zhihan's eyes contracted. He knew that Nishizawa Guangxi was just performing a flight demonstration and did not use a real killing move. This person was really terrible.
Zhang Mufei and Gong Yeti had heard Zhou Zhihan say that Xize Guangyi was powerful before. At this time, the two of them secretly worried about Zhou Zhihan.
When Nishizawa Hiroki stepped off the plane, the surrounding airport ground staff and pilots gave warm applause. Several instructors even praised Nishizawa Hiroki's skills as perfect.
Compared with the Japanese who were surrounded by praise and applause, the three Chinese pilots seemed very deserted. At this moment, they seemed to be forgotten in the corner.
The sun is about to set, and the sea water is dyed a golden yellow. There are warships and fishing boats in the distance, each going his own way, and several batches of returning fighter planes are as slow as ducks in the sky. Everything makes this country far away from the war immersed. In peace and tranquility.
Back in the barracks, the three of them changed their clothes and went to the restaurant to have dinner. From a distance, they could hear Americans talking about the upcoming showdown between six Chinese and Japanese pilots.
Now, everyone in the entire Corpus Christi Naval Air Base knows that six people from China and Japan will start a three-group duel on the day of the ribbon-cutting test flight at the base, and implement a win-win system. If the Japanese lose, The pilot named Nishizawa Hiroki will never be allowed to set foot on Chinese soil. If the Chinese lose, it will have a certain impact on the number of American fighter jets they purchase.
This afternoon, Hiro Nishizawa's superb skills in taking off and landing on a simulated aircraft carrier were seen by many Americans. This made most people believe that in these three groups of PKs, at least Nishizawa Hiroki could completely defeat Zhou Zhihan.
Because the reality is there.
Nishizawa Hiroyuki himself is a naval aviation pilot, and his talent is there.
Let alone aircraft carriers, China does not even have a decent frigate at this time, so Zhou Zhihan has never flown a carrier-based aircraft. There are still six days before the ribbon-cutting day. How does Zhou Zhihan want to transform from a Hainan Airlines rookie to a veteran? Impossible, maybe they barely managed to take off from the ship, but what about landing?
Without months of flight training, landing on an aircraft carrier is not easy.
Therefore, the vast majority of Americans are more optimistic that the Japanese will win in the end.
Although many people sympathize with the current weak China, the facts are right in front of us, because victory must be won with strength rather than charity from the other side.
Seeing Zhou Zhihan and the others walking into the restaurant, Second Lieutenant Brady, who had taken a seat in advance, immediately raised his hand: "Colonel Zhou, here."
Zhou Zhihan and the others walked over and sat down. The table was already filled with beer.
Second Lieutenant Brady said: "Colonel Zhou, I hired a good instructor for you. Wait a moment and he will be here right away. The person you know is the best Dick Best. If you want to win, maybe he This is your last hope." As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly raised his hand and said, "Best, here."
Zhou Zhihan looked towards the door of the restaurant. Dick Best saw them and walked over.
"Hey, Brady," an Army aviation flight instructor said to Second Lieutenant Brady with a cigarette in his mouth and a beer bottle in his hand, "Do you want the best best to be the Chinese flight instructor? "
"Yes, Billy."
"Brady," Billy held a cigarette in his left hand and took a few sips of beer, "I bet you that in these short six days, no matter how hard you try, it is impossible for this Chinese pilot to take off and land on an aircraft carrier. , let alone defeat the Japanese."
"Hey, Brady, count me in. I bet on the Japanese winning in the F4F Wildcat battle. If the Chinese win, I'll pay three to one."
"Brady, count me in, I also bet on the Japanese to win in the F4F wildcat battle..."
"..."
Most people in the restaurant bet on Nishizawa Hiroki winning the F4F Wildcat Battle, because many people saw Nishizawa Hiroki's superb performance when work was finished in the evening.
It is very difficult for an Army aviation pilot to complete the takeoff and landing of the F4F Wildcat within six days.
Zhang Mufei and Gong Yeti felt a little embarrassed. More and more Americans were betting on Nishizawa Guangyi's victory in the restaurant.
Brady looked at the jerks around him and didn't know how to resolve this embarrassment.
"Everyone!"
Zhou Zhihan stood up with a bottle of beer, "Since you want to bet, then I will bet with you on behalf of Second Lieutenant Wayne Brady.
If I lose in the F4F Wildcat Battle, I will pay everyone’s bets, but if I win, how about each of you here doing something for me? "
Now, Americans find it more fun.
Billy was curious: "What's going on?"
Zhou Zhihan said: "It's very simple. If we win this battle, everyone here will help us recruit air force pilots, mechanics and ground crews. As long as they are willing to go to China to volunteer to fight, their salaries will be doubled and their bonuses will be generous. Of course, You can also go to China."
Billy laughed: "Why don't I do such a hugely profitable thing? Well, as long as you can win, I will recommend you to all my comrades, classmates, and ground staff and mechanics at all the airports I have been to." "
"Yeah……"
"..."
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"Hey, hey, hey!" Dick Best walked to the table and sat down, picked up a bottle of beer, and took a few sips. "You bunch of money-minded bastards, I'm going to make you lose even your underwear."
