The sun was already very hot near noon. Most of the people who had gathered at the take-off and landing site waiting for the plane to return retreated to the shade of the trees, letting the leaves shield them from the hot sun. At this time, everyone was talking about air combat, and through the airborne

By radio, they had received news about the Japanese fleet from Zhu Xiangcai, but they were more concerned about the air battle. The Japanese army dispatched planes, which was far more wrong than they expected, but everyone realized that this was an opportunity to shoot down the enemy.

opportunity.

While everyone was talking under the shade of the trees, Li Fei, the squadron leader, stood straight like an iron tower in the sun. As the squadron leader, he had to worry about the safety of his team members.

It was so backward that he didn't believe in its performance at all, but... now, Li Fei needed to get the details of the air battle from Zhu Xiangcai in order to formulate corresponding tactics.

Just when everyone was looking forward to the street, they saw a small black dot appearing at the junction of heaven and earth in the northeast. The black dot became bigger and bigger, and gradually the naked eye could distinguish it as an airplane.[]

“Spotted on the plane!”

At the moment when the news came from the watchtower, Li Fei took the telescope hanging on his chest and looked at the flying plane. From the lens, he could tell that it was a Mercados aircraft. From its appearance,

Judging from this, the unusual shape of the Mercados monoplane was very eye-catching. Looking at the aircraft, Li Fei showed a relaxed smile on his face.

"Come back!...Zhu Xiang just came back!"

People hiding in the shade of the trees heard the low sound of the aircraft engine and looked up to the northeast. They saw the Michael Kors airplane painted like a melon flying back, and they all ran away from their hiding places.

He stepped out, waving his military hat at the plane, and ran towards the grassy landing runway.

Everyone rushed to the edge of the runway and cheered for the returning plane. However, in everyone's eyes, although the altitude of the plane was decreasing, for some reason, its speed did not slow down at all. It rushed straight towards the ground. People's hearts felt that

He grabbed it all at once and stared intently at the returning plane. The reconnaissance plane flew lower and lower. Amidst the strange roar, the plane's tires came into contact with the ground, and it bounced forward. After gliding for a hundred meters, the plane finally stopped.

Seeing that the plane had stopped, everyone rushed forward with a shout, and the one at the front was Li Fei.

The pointer of the airspeed indicator has stopped at the zero position, and the engine has stalled. After landing on the runway, Zhu Xiang felt relaxed. He could hear the cheers of his colleagues running over, and the sounds became louder and louder. It sounded like they

We will be here soon.

"Xiangcai, ok, the first victory is achieved!"

With a smile on his face, Zhu Xiangcai leaned back and slumped on the seat exhausted. At this time, he found that his whole body was soaked with sweat. Climbing out of the cockpit, he wanted to stand up on his own strength.

He appeared in front of everyone as a hero, but his legs were tightly sucked by the earth and he couldn't move at all.

Afraid? Who wouldn’t be afraid? After all, he was flying an unarmed plane. If he hadn’t been so crazy, brought a submachine gun, and then caught the opponent off guard, he might not have been able to fly back.

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"Congratulations on your successful return... What happened to Lieutenant Zhu? Are you injured?"

Li Fei, who was clinging to the wing and tilting his head to the side of the cockpit, saw Zhu Xiangcai's head bursting with cold sweat, his chest rising and falling rapidly, his eyes closed tightly and motionless. Thinking that he was injured, he turned around and shouted loudly to the crowd below.

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"Medicine! Medic, come quickly!"

"Um……"

Opening his eyes and panting heavily, Zhu Xiangcai waved his hand feebly towards the squadron leader.

"Captain, it's nothing. I'm not injured, I'm just too nervous."

After saying that, Zhu Xiang raised his head with difficulty and looked around the sky. There was not a single white cloud in the blue sky. The sky was very blue and very quiet. The two Falman planes chasing him had flown away at some point.

, I didn’t know that I was afraid at all then, but now I feel a little scared.

Until he jumped off the plane and stood on the runway, Zhu Xiangcai's legs were still shaking. Looking at his comrades around him, he tried his best to smile.

"Japanese planes are so incompetent!"

In one sentence, there was laughter all around. They believed that if the combat-attack aircraft took off, the Japanese aircraft would not be an opponent at all, even though the combat-attack aircraft was improved on the basis of the Shui-Gong 1 aircraft.

, but its performance is far from comparable to that of the Water Attack 1 aircraft.

Compared with the Water Attack Type 1, the biggest improvement on the surface of the Battle Attack is the elimination of the pontoons and the replacement of the underwing pontoons with rubber wheels. This is only a superficial change, but the real change is inside the nose.

At this time, most of the aircraft in various countries used pusher propeller aircraft, with machine guns installed on the nose or the front of the fuselage. The propellers at the back did not affect the machine gun shooting. This kind of aircraft equipped with weapons can not only perform aerial reconnaissance missions, but also can perform aerial reconnaissance missions in the event of an encounter.

Enemy aircraft can then be driven out of the sky over their own positions. However, although aircraft with a push-type design are convenient for installing weapons and shooting, they have poor maneuverability and are often unable to cope with more flexible pull-in reconnaissance aircraft.

The technical design is to install the propeller in front of the nose. Its disadvantage is that it affects the machine gun's firing forward. How can the bullet pass through the high-speed rotating propeller and shoot towards the target without damaging the propeller blade? This affects the pull-in

A key to installing weapons on aircraft.

Although the Water Attack Type-1 aircraft is equipped with a machine gun mount on the rear seat of the fuselage, and the machine gun can be operated by a rear-seat weapon operator to achieve 360-degree shooting, it still cannot be regarded as a true "fighter".

The Fighting Attack-1 aircraft, which was modified from the Water Attack-1 aircraft, fundamentally solved this problem. With the efforts of technicians, engineers from the China Aircraft Manufacturing Company developed a shooting synchronization coordinator using a cam.

.This device can rely on the rotation of the propeller to control the shooting of the machine gun. When the muzzle of the gun is pointed at the gap between the blades, the bullet is ejected, and when the muzzle is pointed at the blade, the shooting stops, thereby avoiding the bullet from damaging the aircraft propeller. Therefore, it is suitable for use in combat.

Two 7.9mm aviation machine guns are installed on the nose of the G-1 aircraft.

During the test flight in Lianyungang, two combat attack type 1 aircraft equipped with nose machine guns cooperated. They once shot down a squadron of water attack type 1 aircraft with zero damage to themselves. It can be said that as long as the combat attack type 1 aircraft flies into the sky, it will dominate the northern hemisphere.

This blue sky.

"How's it going? Do you want to take a rest and report back later?"

Supporting Zhu Xiangcai, Li Fei asked with concern. The purpose of sending him out this time was to scout the Japanese landing fleet. Now that the information has been obtained, the mission has been completed. Now let Zhu Xiangcai report the air combat information like this,

I'm afraid it's a bit overwhelming. After all, air combat is only a secondary mission. In fact, even the fifth squadron equipped with combat attack type 1 aircraft does not have any air combat missions. It comes here to perform sea attack missions. Even he is the only one in the entire squadron.

People have conducted real air combat training.

"Sir, I can report now that the Japanese use Falman aircraft, which are equipped with machine guns, which may pose a certain threat to our aircraft. However, the aircraft they fly are crude, and more

There is no specially designed and manufactured fighter aircraft. The aircraft is made of wood and steel wire, and is covered with rubberized cloth. The engine power is very small, and the speed is very slow. It is not even as fast as the Mercados aircraft.

It can fly high, but its maneuverability is not as good as the pull-in Michael Tes aircraft. If I were flying a combat attack type 1, I estimate that I could shoot down all the Japanese aircraft by this time!"

Zhu Xiangcai's tone sounded extremely confident, and then he glanced at the squadron leader again, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

"Squadron leader, next time you let me fly, use combat attack! I promise to shoot down all the Japanese planes!"

Thinking that he had run away in despair in the end, Zhu Xiang's face was full of reluctance, especially since he was so frightened that he almost lost his soul, which was even more difficult for him to accept.

"Kill them all down?"

The subordinate's words made Li Fei smile.

"Kill them all, what should we do, brothers? Now everyone is thinking about getting a Flame of War!"

As he said this, Li Fei shouted to the ground crew on the side.

"Paint Lieutenant Zhu's No. 6 machine..."

After a pause, Li Fei turned around and asked again.

"What logo is painted on Japanese planes?"

The military emblems on the Jiangsu Army Air Force aircraft all use the flying-wing five-color star aircraft emblem, and the corresponding Japanese aircraft must also have the aircraft emblem.

"It's just a red circle!"

Although the commander did not answer him directly, he still heard what he meant from the commander's words. The combat attack type 1 piloted by Zhu Xiangcai was the No. 6 aircraft of the 5th Squadron. Does this mean?

"Then I'll spray you with a red circle, keep working hard, and strive to become an ace pilot as soon as possible!"

Li Fei had a smile on his face. Now his subordinates have returned safely and shot down an enemy plane. This is the world's first air combat result. It can even be said to be the world's first air combat. When the reporters accompanying the army arrive,

, news reports will definitely be made, and the Fifth Aviation Squadron of Jiangsu Army Air Force will definitely be famous in the world.

"Ace pilot? Captain, you are biased. If you let Lieutenant Zhu shoot down five planes, then we can still touch it!"

"That's right, the Japanese only have a few planes in total! Only five planes can be considered an ace pilot. Even if all the Japanese planes come over, it won't be enough for us to fight!"

Everyone was talking and laughing. According to the regulations of the air force, someone who shoots down five enemy planes is an ace pilot. However, it is not easy to be an ace pilot because the Japanese have too few aircraft.

While they were joking, they saw several pilots hurriedly greeting the ground crew to reload the aircraft with bullets. At this time, every pilot of the Fifth Squadron knew that there were too many people and too little food. Whether they could achieve the results depended on who could.
Chapter completed!