Chapter 66 Aircraft Fort
If Li Yunlong asked to speak, Zhao Gang would definitely not allow him, but at first sight it was Wang Xuexin...
Zhao Gang knew that Wang Xuexin was sensible and knew a lot, so he nodded in agreement, but he still explained: "Be kind to you, you are a guest from afar!"
"Yes!" Wang Xuexin responded, then turned to Major Doug and said, "First of all, Major, I think I should remind you that in the plan, I have stated that our army's conditions are limited and the airport can achieve the level, and submitted the plan to your army. General Doolittle agreed to reinforce our army's fighter jets after reading this plan. So..."
Wang Xuexin doesn’t need to say the next thing.
General Doug complained that these were useless and he had no right to cancel the plan and reclaim the fighter jets.
Li Yunlong said "hey" and said proudly: "It's just like saying this. You have to complain. Go back to China and send it to us. Who are you scaring us?"
As he said that, he looked disdainful and raised his legs.
Li Yunlong's words are really bragging. Major Doug may have participated in the war, but he did not realize that the ones in front of him were all crawling out of the sea of corpses and blood, and had seen all kinds of situations. Of course, he would not be fooled by his pretentious attitude.
Wang Xuexin added: "If Major Doug feels dissatisfied or cannot cooperate with our army, do I need to contact General Doolittle to let him change?"
This time, Major Doug was not calm.
In fact, Major Doug is at his age and is unable to participate in air combat with injuries. His future in China has come to an end. He has almost no chance of promotion except for retirement and enjoying his old age.
This time he came to China as a coach, he didn't want to retire like this. He hoped to do something else instead of standing by.
But if... as the soldier in front of him said, contact Doolittle to change someone else, then he will undoubtedly have to retire after returning home.
Therefore, Major Doug cleared his throat and said, "I complain about the airport conditions, gentlemen! You don't understand that under such conditions we cannot fight, and they..."
Major Doug raised his hand at the Chinese pilot sitting behind the conference room: "What if we teach them how to drive?"
Li Yueying added: "Comrade, we must at least have equipment to transport ammunition and gasoline, otherwise how can we make the plane ready quickly? Air combat emphasizes speed. Any delay of our slightest delay may cause terrible consequences, or even annihilation of the entire army!"
"We know!" Wang Xuexin replied: "So we have preparations for this, and we wrote it in the document!"
Li Yueying opened the document and looked at it, then looked shocked and said, "You... plan to use a wheelbarrow and a bamboo basket to load ammunition for the fighter jets?"
Wang Xuexin nodded.
There is nothing we can do about it, the Eighth Route Army has this condition.
This does not mean that the Eighth Route Army does not have cars. At this time, the Eighth Route Army's cars are still enough for airports.
But using cars will lead to a series of problems.
For example, the airport has to accommodate dozens of fighter jets at that time, and the runway will be left for the plane to take off. In addition, will the cars be too crowded?
For example, the problem of being bombed by the enemy is that if the car is squeezed and the Japanese are bombing, will it be connected to the plane?
There are also command and dispatch issues, etc., which are not trivial matters.
Therefore, from multiple considerations, Wang Xuexin believes that the best solution is manpower, and the simpler the more it is, the less likely it is to cause trouble: the bullet box is backed with bamboo baskets, and the gasoline is pushed by a wheelbarrow. They are ready in the underground air raid shelter, and the planes rush up as soon as they arrive.
(Note: During World War II, the ground crew at the stubborn army also used this method. It was just when China's external highway was blocked and resources were scarce. This can also be called a wonder of the Chinese battlefield, combining advanced fighter jets with the most backward ground crew method)
Li Yueying took the information and explained to Major Doug in English. Major Doug looked at Wang Xuexin and others in disbelief, and said, "This is crazy, this is a fighter..."
Major Doug is hard to imagine this kind of picture, or feel that it has a sense of incongruity.
But after thinking about it, I felt that this method was also feasible. After all, Hawke 81 does not need to be loaded with bombs, otherwise it would be too dangerous to transport it by a wheelbarrow.
Wang Xuexin asked again: "Major Doug, is there no problem now?"
Major Doug thought for a while and said, "But you should know that the wooden houses are not suitable for this place!"
"Of course!" Wang Xuexin replied: "So these are just our temporary buildings. The main body of the airport is actually in the tunnels underground and mountainous areas!"
Wang Xuexin considered this from the very beginning.
As soon as the news of Yingshang reinforcement of the Eighth Route Army spread, the Japanese's sensitive nerves would be immediately touched.
The Japanese will never allow the Eighth Route Army to turn the tables on air supremacy.
The reason is very simple. The Eighth Route Army is located in its rear. Once the Eighth Route Army has air supremacy, it means that the Eighth Route Army can bomb the Japanese roads and railways with air supremacy.
The Japanese had many strategic materials produced in the Northeast and then passed through Shanxi and then transported to the frontal battlefield facing the stubborn army in the south.
It can be imagined that once the air supremacy in the rear is lost, it will cause a fatal blow to the Japanese.
This is even more troublesome than the "Flying Tigers" established by the stubborn army.
For this consideration, Wang Xuexin believed that the Japanese would definitely hope to eliminate the Eighth Route Army's aviation troops in the bud.
Considering the lack of anti-aircraft artillery in the Eighth Route Army and the initial combat effectiveness of the aviation team was not yet formed, the bombing of the airport was almost inevitable... It is impossible to say that from the beginning, the pilots of the Eagle Sauce fighter were not yet able to arrive, and the airport could resist the enemy from the national gate before the pilots were trained.
Therefore, most of the airport facilities set up by Wang Xuexin are underground.
Command centers, ammunition depots, fuel depots, and even safety channels.
In addition, in order to ensure the safety of the aircraft, an airplane fort was dug on the side of the surrounding mountains... This airplane fort is an airplane fort of the actual meaning. In fact, it was a tunnel for the aircraft, and usually parked the aircraft in the tunnel. When it was necessary, it was towed the aircraft to the nearest runway.
This is also due to the size of the fighter jets of this era. If they were as large as modern fighter jets, it would be a considerable project to complete these aircraft forts.
This is safer than Eagle Sauce's airplane fort or open-air parking.
The only issue to consider is that the tunnel is relatively humid and the plane parts may rust inside.
Chapter completed!