() The performance of the P-47 at high altitude shocked the Soviets, but this was not the end, because the next day, they were going to see the American bomber force.

A newly formed b-24 bomber group will be dispatched to Europe soon. Before going to war, they need to go to the "Reverse Cross" for a period of tactical training. This group became the object of inspection by the Soviets.

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"According to the arrangements of the United States, a b-24 bomber group will transfer here at noon tomorrow. The Americans will arrange for us to board the plane in the afternoon to familiarize ourselves with this bomber. The day after tomorrow, we will take this kind of plane to fly with them

Let’s do a queue drill together.”

Kotin was speaking at an internal Soviet preparatory meeting.

"As for boarding bombers, the Americans have made some demands on us..."

…

At noon the next day, just after lunch, almost all the Soviets came to the pilot restaurant next to the runway. From there, through the huge glass windows, the entire runway could be seen.

Kogin sat down at a table by the window. A waiter asked him: "Do you want anything?"

"Ah, is there any iced Coke?"

"Sorry, sir." The waiter explained, "Our freezer is broken today. We are temporarily unable to supply it. But we will have it in a while."

At this moment, Kogin saw a P-47 landing on the runway with a large auxiliary fuel tank attached.

"Ah, sir, the iced Coke is ready. I can get it to you right away."

At this time, the P-47 had completed its landing. However, it did not taxi towards the tarmac, but kept coming this way. Finally, it stopped directly outside the house.

Several ground crew members ran over, quickly removed the large auxiliary fuel tank, and quickly hung up the other large auxiliary fuel tank.

"What are they doing?" Kogin asked.

"Oh, they're making cold Coke or ice cream or something."

Ke Jin turned around and saw that it was Ron who was speaking.

"Speaking of which, I invented this trick." Ron seemed very proud, "It was back in Guadalcanal. That place was much hotter than here. We had insufficient power supply there and couldn't eat ice cream.

Things like that. Later I invented a way to use airplanes to take these things to high altitudes for freezing. Unfortunately, the U.S. Patent Office refused to accept this patent application."

Ron said as he sat down on the chair.

At this time, the ground crew had already opened the special auxiliary fuel tank, loaded the contents inside onto a small cart, and then pushed it in.

"This is really an interesting design." Ke Jing praised it smoothly. However, he had another idea in his heart.

"What a shame, the Americans actually used fighter jets like this just to drink some iced drinks. If this happened in the Soviet Union, this guy would definitely... But the industrial capabilities of the Americans are really... able to allow them such luxury. This is really

…”

At this time, a loud roar came in from the window.

"Ah, look, the boys from the Bomber Corps are here." Just as Ke Jin was complaining in his mind, Ron was already sitting on the sofa, crossed his legs like a powerful man, and took the hand.

The waiter handed him a large glass of ice-cold Coke and said to Kogin.

"Ah." Kogin turned his head and looked out the window. He saw a large group of bombers approaching.

"It's so spectacular." Looking at those bombers, Ke Jin couldn't help but sigh.

"It's so spectacular." From another window, Varya also expressed the same emotion.

The scene outside is indeed spectacular. A whole bomber group of more than forty B-24 Liberator heavy bombers are landing one after another, and their roar is deafening.

The b-24 Liberator was the most large bomber produced by the United States during World War II, and it was also the most used bomber. Its total production was as high as 19,000. This is a kind of aircraft that looks extremely thick, clumsy, and solid.

Dude. It has a stout, slightly ship-shaped fuselage, four engines and vertical oval-shaped twin vertical tails.

Compared with the B-17, this guy has a much longer range. When loaded with 5,000 pounds of bombs, its range is as high as 2,300 miles, or 3,700 kilometers, which allows it to directly bomb strategic targets in Germany.

The Soviets also tried to establish a strategic air force back then, but the sudden war interrupted this process. Now, most of the Soviet bombers are twin-engine light bombers. But the Soviets' dream of a strategic bomber has

Never forgotten. Today, when facing the American strategic bomber group, whether it is Kotin, Walia or others, their eyes are shining.

It took more than forty B-24 bombers more than an hour to land. Then a large group of rookie maintenance personnel began to appear in the pilot mess hall.

…

After lunch, according to scheduled procedures, the Soviets began to board this huge four-engine bomber.

"It's so beautiful!"

"Really? I think it's ugly."

"Are you still Russian? Do you understand what rough beauty is and what violent aesthetics is?"

While a group of Soviet pilots were touching left and right on the plane, Kotin was talking to Ron, who was accompanying them.

"Judging from the aerodynamic shape, can this kind of aircraft fly fast?"

"Ah, yes, compared with fighter jets, its speed is indeed not fast. When empty, it can fly up to 470 kilometers per hour, but when loaded with bombs, its cruising speed is only about 300," Ron replied.

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"This guy can fly at a speed of 470 kilometers per hour?" Kotin was surprised. As a bomber, this speed is really not slow. It is much faster than the German Stuka and the Soviet TB-3.

"It's just too slow to load the bomb," Ron said.

"How do you escort them?" Kotin continued to ask, "I'm talking about Europe."

"Earlier, we did not have fighter jets to escort it, so they had to break through the encirclement and interception of the German air and ground forces alone to attack those important targets."

"So, how do they deal with the German fighters?"

"It relies on self-defense firepower and the support of teammates. Well, there is also this guy's solid structure and the almighty God. You will know the details tomorrow by following Feifei's formation."

…

The next morning, it was nearly 10 o'clock, and Kogin and Ron were sitting in a B-24 bomber together. The bomber had just completed takeoff and was climbing slowly.

"After climbing to 2,000 meters, the bomber group will change formation and form a defensive formation. At that time, you can go to the machine gun tower above to take a look. For now, it is better to stay in the cabin and feel comfortable." Captain Costner said.

Holding the direction steadily, he said to Ke Jin.

"Yes, there's nothing good to see now. It's better to stay in the cabin and feel comfortable." Ron also said, "Last time I stayed in the machine gun tower, I almost froze my nose off. But now you can actually put on the seat belt

Loosen it...well, if you tie it too tightly, it will be uncomfortable."

"Ah, can you let go?" Ke Jin quickly unbuckled the seat belt, "It's a little tight, I can't breathe." He stretched out his left hand and wiped it on his head.

But his right hand was still holding his seat tightly.

"You didn't fly very often before?" Ron asked when he saw that his expression was not right.

"I haven't flown it much. I've flown on a transport plane a few times, and I've flown on a fighter trainer model once, but this is the first time I've flown on a bomber."

"Oh, actually you can relax a little bit. To be honest, our bombers are actually more stable than most transport aircraft. They are not the same thing as fighter jets. Last time, a guy took his girlfriend to the sky in a trainer model.

It was okay at first, but then, under the instigation of his girlfriend, that fool made a high-speed circle, and then, well, his girlfriend almost died of a heart attack... But don't worry, our bombers will definitely

I won’t do this kind of thing.”

"Ah, I was just not used to it at first. Actually, we are nothing." Ke Jin said while recalling the experience of flying on a certain guy's plane.

By this time, the plane had climbed to a sufficient altitude.

"Okay, we have to turn around and form a queue," the captain reminded.

"Oh," Kogin grabbed the seat belt hanging on the side and seemed ready to fasten it again. Suddenly he remembered that he should go see how the Americans changed their formations. So he dropped the seat belt and stood up.

Said: "Where shall we go to see it?"

"Oh, the view is best from the machine gun tower above." Ron said, "Is that okay with you?"

"It's okay," Kogin said.

"Hey, Tommy, come down and give up your seat to the Soviet commander for now." A crew member shouted.

"Okay, I just came down to warm up." A young man in his early twenties responded and climbed down from the iron ladder.

"Sir, are you going up there?" Tommy looked at Cogin, "Sir, you have to wear a hat and gloves. And the place is really a bit crowded for you."

"Oh, thank you." Ke Jin quickly put on his hat and gloves, and then climbed up the iron ladder with handrails.

As soon as he reached the machine gun tower, Kotin was a little dazzled by the strong sunlight that was projected on him. He pulled down his goggles, sat on the machine gunner's chair, and began to look around.

He saw more than forty bombers starting to move toward each other, and soon other bombers appeared at a certain distance above and below him. In the machine gun tower on top of a bomber on his right, he saw

A person is waving to him, he

He raised the telescope hanging around his neck and took a closer look. It was the machine gunner named Alvin. Apparently he liked the 360-degree rotating machine gun tower on the aircraft. He waved around and caoed.

Turning around in all directions with the machine gun tower.

"Well, there is another one in the machine gun tower over there. It looks like Alleliu Qing. That one over there... Well, if an enemy plane rushes over, will it be hit by more than ten machine guns? Look.
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