As soon as Ron's plane stopped, he saw a tractor driving over. Ron rubbed his eyes and saw that it was a tractor. But the person sitting on it was not an honest and honest French farmer, but a tractor.

American soldiers.

The tractor drove next to Ron's PA-38. The American soldier skillfully turned the tractor around, jumped off the tractor, and hung a towing rope on the PA-38 attack aircraft.

Then he drove the tractor, pulling Ron's PA-38 towards the tarmac not far away.

After the plane was parked, someone set up the gangway for Ron. Ron got off the plane and saw another tractor towing an airplane not far away heading here.

"Where did you get such tractors?" Looking at this scene, Ron suddenly remembered some pictures of Indian aircraft carriers he had seen in the previous time and space. It seemed that in that time and space, Indians were on the aircraft carrier.

I used the tractor as a tractor. I didn't expect that I would encounter such a thing after traveling through this time and space.

"General," a second lieutenant officer standing aside replied, "these tractors originally belonged to local farmers. After we arrived here, we wanted to rebuild the airport, but construction vehicles and other equipment could not be delivered at the moment. So we

We went to contact the underground organizations in France to see if they could find us some such vehicles. As a result, they got us a construction team and more than ten tractors from farmers. Later, after the project was completed,

Because there are no tractors, and the runway here is too narrow, it would be very inconvenient without a tractor. So, we simply paid to rent these tractors and used them as tractors temporarily."

Indeed, this runway that was temporarily converted from a road is indeed too narrow. Compared with the wingspan of the PA-38 attack aircraft, the entire width is limited. Compared with the runway that can at least accommodate two or more PA-38s side by side.

The runway at Crow's Nest Airport is indeed too narrow.

For an aircraft like the PA-38, it is already difficult to turn around on such a runway, and for the C-47 transport aircraft that will take off and land here in the future, it will have to rely on tractors.

At this time, the adjutant Coster in the back seat also climbed down from the gangway. It can be seen that he is not very accustomed to flying. In addition, the plane encountered airflow just now and was a bit bumpy, so Scott's face was a little dull.

white.

"General," the second lieutenant continued, "the pilot's lounge and the war room are over there. This is the operation area. Do you want to go there with the pilot first?"

"Okay." Ron said. He looked down at the apron. This apron was obviously newly opened. Perhaps because the concrete below had not dried out yet, another layer was laid on top for the airport runway.

Thick steel plates used for emergency repairs. The temperature of these steel plates is already very high under the sun's exposure. In addition, the flight jacket itself is very warm, which is fine when flying, but it is indeed very hot after landing. It really should be

I quickly went to the lounge and changed it. It was not far away anyway, and I could see it when the C-47s landed soon.

Scott and I got into an open jeep together and left the tarmac and drove towards several wooden houses not far away. From the tarmac to the wooden houses, there was a newly opened road.

Not to mention the asphalt road, this road is not even paved with pebbles, it is completely a dirt road. Although the Americans used a road roller to roll it over, the road is still full of potholes, and the jeep jumps over it.

Drag out the billowing yellow dust.

The jeep stopped in front of the wooden house, Ron and Scott jumped out of the car, a private opened the door, and Ron and Scott walked in.

This is a house made entirely of wood. The wood is still fresh, probably just cut down, and has not yet completely dried. The soldiers who built it just tied the trunks of these fir trees together with wires.

, buried in the ground, it became a wall, and even the bark was not peeled off. Therefore, these fir trees are still alive. In the corner of the wall, you might still be able to see a small branch that has just grown out.

A few green leaves sprouted out. The whole house was filled with the fragrance of fresh fir trees.

Strictly speaking, it is actually very inappropriate to build a house in this way. Because the wood is not completely dry and has not been treated with antiseptic treatment, it will not take long before deformation, corrosion and other problems will occur, and it will soon become an uninhabitable and dangerous house.

. But for the US military, this is not a problem at all. Because this "forward airport" will not be used for long at all. In a week at most, the US military will be able to arrive at the castle of Cherbourg, and it will be less than 100 kilometers away from the city of Cherbourg.

There is a German airport 80 kilometers away. By that time, this German airport must have fallen into the hands of the US military. This "forward airport" can be completely abandoned. And these wooden houses can last for more than a week, which is definitely a little.

There are no problems. As for the future, even if it breaks down, it has nothing to do with the US military.

Ron changed out of his flight jacket and put on a military uniform in the locker room. Then he walked to a window in the lounge near the runway. There was a table and several chairs there. The table

Over time, the red paint on it has turned somewhat black, but it still looks thick and solid. Looking around, I can see that other tables and the chairs that go with the tables are also of various types, and none of them are the same.

Ron thought that most of these tables and chairs were temporarily rented from other residents.

At this time, the pilots of other PA-38 attack aircraft also arrived one after another. After they came in, they gave Ron a hasty salute and went to change clothes. Ron sat down in front of the window.

, someone brought him a cup of coffee. Ron thanked him and sat there, looking towards the runway two hundred meters away.

About twenty minutes later, the roar of engines appeared in the sky again. Ron said to Scott: "They are here too. Let's go out and take a look."

The sound of the engine was getting closer and closer. Ron saw a string of small black dots appearing in the western sky. These small black dots flew closer and closer, and became larger and larger. Finally, he could see clearly how many aircraft they were.

c-47.

These C-47s circled the "forward airport" for several times, and then began to lower their altitude. One of them aligned itself with the runway, lowered its landing gear, and began to land.

Compared with the C-47 transport aircraft, the width of the runway at the "Forward Airport" was narrower. However, the aircraft was still firmly aligned with the runway. The main landing gear of the aircraft landed gently, and a wisp of air appeared.

There was white smoke. After the plane continued to taxi along the runway for a while, the tail wheel also fell on the runway...

With the successful landing of the first one, the other ones were no longer a problem. After landing, the C-47 was also towed by those tractors and sent to the apron.

At this time, Ron and Scott had also arrived at the apron. Ron pointed at a C-47 that was being towed towards the apron and said to Scott: "Scott, you can see that

What’s the difference between the C-47 and these three aircraft?”

Scott stared at the approaching C-47 with wide eyes. After looking at it for a long time, he shook his head and said: "General, what difference can we see? Well, by the way, look at its landing gear.

, it is two batches later than these three."

"Not bad!" Ron looked at Scott in surprise, "Yes, you are very good, you have noticed such details! However, this is not the difference I am talking about."

"Then I really can't tell," Scott shook his head and said, "General, please stop playing riddles."

The C-47 was pushed to one side and parked. Ron said to Scott: "Want to know the answer? Go over and take a look."

The two people walked next to the C-47, and at this time the hatch of the C-47 was opened. As soon as the hatch was opened, Scott immediately discovered the difference between it and other C-47s. Because in the hatch

Inside, there was a big guy facing Scott.

"Good guy, why is this thing installed here!" Scott was surprised.

That big thing is a 6-barreled Gatling cannon. It looks like the Vulcan cannon on the P-38 fighter jet, but it is larger than the one on the P-38.

"This is a 25mm Gatling cannon, which is more powerful than the P-38. Of course, the rate of fire is slightly lower, but it still has 4,000 rounds per minute." Ron explained in detail, "

The aircraft also had a door on the other side, and behind that door was a single-barreled 40mm cannon. This gun was modified from the Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun. It was fed by magazines.

The theoretical rate of fire is two hundred rounds per minute, but of course, the actual rate of fire is not that fast. When using armor-piercing bullets, it can easily penetrate the top cover of any German tank."

"My God! This is exactly like a gunboat flying in the air!" Scott exclaimed.

"You are right." Ron said, "This modification plan is called the 'Aerial Gunship' plan. The military also gave this aircraft a new number, called AC-47."

This thing was developed by Ron based on the AC-130 attack aircraft of later generations, so when talking about it, Ron was very interested.

"The firepower sustainability of this thing is definitely unparalleled. I estimate that even just one can suppress a large number of enemy forces. Moreover, the stability of the platform is better than that of ordinary attack aircraft. With it, we can reduce a lot of takeoffs and landings.

Let more pilots get adequate rest. But Ron, is this thing safe in the face of enemy fighter jets or surface-to-air fire?" Scott immediately realized the advantages of this kind of aircraft, but he was also worried about this kind of aircraft.

Worried about the safety of stupid gadgets.

"In front of enemy fighter jets, this thing is a dish." Ron did not shy away from this, "But it is not easy to damage it with ground fire. Its key parts have been strengthened, and the German 20-gun cannon poses no threat to it at all.

.It flies low and has a relatively fast angular velocity, so the 88 gun is not suitable for hitting such a target. The only thing that worries people is the German 37mm anti-aircraft gun. However, there are not many of them, and in terms of range alone,
Chapter completed!