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Chapter 355 There is a bombing wave in Ximing, named B17

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    The Japanese flight instructors on the side all looked dark when they heard this. They knew clearly that they might never have the chance to fly a plane to fight again.  On the one hand, they are unwilling to drop bombs on the heads of their compatriots from the bottom of their hearts.

    Seeing this, Li Hui immediately understood what they were thinking, stretched out his hand and patted Hiroshi Morita on the shoulder, and said in relief, "Don't worry, you will definitely be able to fly fighter planes to fight in the sky in the future. After all, our enemies are not only Japan."  one!  '

    Morita Hiroshi's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood that what Li Hui was referring to was those national troops.  The Eighth Route Army is a confidant, and its hatred is even far higher than that of the Japanese army, which occupied most of China. Otherwise, it would not have attacked the New Fourth Army of Jianghuai during the national war.  In the future, if the Japanese army is driven out of China, there will inevitably be a war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, which has fundamental political contradictions. At that time, these Japanese pilots will have the opportunity to re-enter the battlefield  After all, sending them to fight the national army, neither the central government nor themselves, will never have any psychological burden.

    Seeing the hope, Morita Hiroshi immediately made a suggestion to Li Hui in the spirit of a soldier: "Li Sang, I found out that you didn't buy a bomber-type trainer plane.  However, it has always occupied a very important position. Although fighter jets can also mount aerial bombs, after all, the amount of bombs they can carry is limited. Its main function is to fight for air supremacy with enemy fighter jets and provide support for ground troops.  The target should still be handed over to the bomber. Moreover, the operation of bombers and fighter jets is also very different. Even if you buy a bomber in the future, the pilots we trained with these trainer planes will not be able to fly, so I suggest you  Buy some bomber-type trainer planes or transport planes back for us to train students!"

    Li Hui smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, I have already prepared the bomber for training, and it will arrive in a few days. During this period, you should first screen the students and pass all the assessments, but they are not suitable for training."  Those who fly high-speed fighter jets are picked out to be incorporated into the bombing crew. As soon as those big guys arrive, special training will be carried out immediately. Oh yes, I see that you only have more than 100 students now, which is far from enough. Enrollment must be expanded as soon as possible, at least  It must be three times more than the current number!"

    "What you said is, we must solve it as soon as possible!" Morita Hiroshi nodded and agreed, while looking at Gao Zhiyuan, the expression clearly said: Look, I said that we will expand the enrollment!

    This time Gao Zhiyuan didn't quarrel with him, instead he shouted: "Enrollment expansion! When I get back, I'll ask the principal to give a report to the superior. Our aviation school must expand enrollment!" He opposed the expansion of enrollment just now because there was no plane, and now the plane has arrived, and  More than 30 planes came at once, and it is foreseeable that the number of those bombers will not be small. The current number of students is simply not enough, so what are you waiting for if you don't expand the enrollment.

    ?  ?  ?  ?  After the report was typed up, the higher-ups immediately approved it. However, the source of students this time was not as good as the first time.  High standards, if the two are added together, people will naturally not be able to find good people. There is no way but to lower the cultural standards and choose from among the infantry.  Because the number of troops in Yan'an at that time was close to 40,000, and most of them were elite soldiers with excellent physical fitness, the instructor group responsible for the enrollment assessment took only a few days to recruit more than 400 qualified students.  In terms of numbers, it was finally on par with the other two major colleges.

    ?  ?  After recruiting students, Gao Zhiyuan made changes to the establishment of the aviation school. More than 230 students who had passed the rigorous assessment and were assessed as suitable for flying high-speed fighter jets were assigned to the fighter pilot class, and the rest were assigned to the bomber class.  driving class.  However, this division of classes does not mean that students only need to learn how to fly one type of aircraft. In principle, they must be able to master all types of aircraft.  After all, according to Li Hui's consistent "prodigal style", there will definitely be a situation where there will be more aircraft than pilots for some time to come. Students can fly all types of aircraft, and it is also convenient for superiors to temporarily transfer.

    ?  ?  Now everything is ready, just waiting for the plane.  Still, this time it didn't make everyone wait too long.

    Three days later, a group of huge bombers landed at Yan'an Airport. The Chinese-American American pilots who heard the news were immediately happy when they saw these planes. They were so familiar with these big guys.  Pilots serving in the U.S. Army Aviation Corps even secretly flew this type of aircraft. Yes, Li Hui promised to giveThe bombers of the aviation school are the ten b-17 "sky fortresses" that were exchanged for technology and the United States before!

    ?  ?  In fact, the condition of changing the plane itself was requested by Li Hui from the central government. As a soldier of later generations, he certainly understands the importance of bombers.  It is the weakness of our army. There are only a few models in total. The H6h, H6f, H6m, and H6k in active service are not in large numbers, and it is impossible for the Air Force to sell them. Although the number of A, B, C, and D  There are a few more, but all of them have been greatly modified and equipped with various high-tech systems, which are obviously not suitable for the current Eighth Route Army pilots. As for the old models that have been retired, their performance is comparable to that of World War II.  The bombers are almost the same, and most of them can no longer fly due to disrepair for a long time, and they cannot be installed in large quantities at all.

    In fact, the H-5 is a good choice, but Li Hui was worried that those rookie pilots would not be able to adapt to flying the jet directly, so he took this aircraft as the bomber model of the Eighth Route Army Air Force and prepared to equip it directly to the troops.

    So after thinking about it, Li Hui turned his attention to the bomber models at that time. The first choice is naturally the b25 or b29, but the former has just been commissioned in the army.  This latest bomber will not be sold to others, and the latter has not yet officially entered service.  So Li Hui could only choose b17.

    As the best heavy bomber in the early days of World War II, the performance of the b17 is still very good, with a maximum speed of 438 kilometers per hour, a cruising speed of 250 kilometers per hour, a maximum range of 3000 kilometers, a net weight of 25 tons, and a maximum bomb load of 8 tons. Although it is not as "abnormal" as the b29  !' But at that time, it was enough to hang the bombers of other countries. Even in the later period of the war, the overall performance of the b17 was still far ahead of the heavy bombers of other countries.?

    Speaking of this, I have to sigh at the strong industrial level of the United States. You must know that even in Li Hui's era, many countries still did not have the ability to develop and equip heavy bombers, and those developed were no better than the B17 in terms of performance.  , b29, these old antiques are too strong.

    (Don¡¯t be embarrassed, Rabbit, I¡¯m not talking about you, what? You don¡¯t believe me? Well the third brother next door, don¡¯t laugh, you don¡¯t even have heavy bombers, how dare you call yourself a military power?)

    In addition to excellent flight performance, the b17 is also excellent in defense capabilities, because it uses an all-metal fuselage, and the key parts such as the nose, engine, magazine, and turret are also equipped with protective armor, so the b17's possession is very amazing  When the Pacific War broke out, the Japanese fighter jets had no way to deal with such iron bumps.

    Not to mention the 7.9mm machine gun commonly used by the Japanese army, even the 20mm aviation machine gun equipped with the Zero, as long as the shooting angle is slightly off, it cannot penetrate its body, and at most it will leave a shallow pit on the surface.

    If this is due to the weak firepower of Japanese aircraft, the Germans, who have strong anti-aircraft firepower, also have no way to deal with this "iron bump in the Pacific".

    In the later period of the war, a b17 was unfortunately hit by the German air defense forces on the middle and rear of the fuselage during the bombing mission of the German mainland. The powerful shells immediately destroyed the entire rear half of the cabin.  While waiting to catch the parachute pilot, the b17, which was half of its body, returned with the group as if nothing happened, and flew back to the base firmly, which made the Germans look confused.

    ?  ?  ?  Of course, just being beaten is definitely not enough. There are also 13 12.7mm machine guns installed on the b17, of which a double-barreled 12.7mm machine gun is installed in the turrets of the nose, back and belly of the machine.  The turrets protrude from the fuselage and can shoot 360 degrees.  With such a powerful firepower, all the enemy planes that tried to approach turned into burning fireballs.

    ?  ?  It is precisely because of its high defense, thick blood, and strong attack power that the b17 has the nickname of "air fortress", but this fortress is used for offense.  Enemies receive the baptism of steel and fire.

    Although it is a bit reckless to use such a good aircraft as a trainer, but thinking about Li Hui's previous "prodigal" actions, he immediately felt that it was nothing.  What's more, Li Hui doesn't prepare a trainer plane for them. After training enough bomber pilots, Li Hui will add some equipment to these big bombers, making them become the ones that the Japanese army will change their colors  Big Boom!  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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