Chapter 260: Eagle Eagle "Harpy"
After saying that, Weisberg jumped into the "Badger" armored car, and Barak was stunned and didn't say anything, and got into it before the vehicle started.
In particular, when the four squads of the combat reconnaissance battalion released a total of eight of those strange flying machines and carried out a round-and-forth attack, Barak's shock was not much less than that of Shokin, and he really thought that South Africa had a great weapon and equipment, otherwise with Wiesberg's ability, he would definitely not cover his head and break into it when he knew that his side was exposed and might be surrounded by the enemy.
However, the battle went on for a while, especially as Barak watched as Wiesberg assembled it again and released the astonishingly strange flying machine in order to replenish the other group's counterparts who had crashed to the ground due to operational problems, in order to maintain a dense attack rhythm.
Barak's heart, pounding with shock, calmed down a little.
It is undeniable that the first time I saw this kind of thing was indeed very terrifying, and that kind of air strike-style ground strike could really make the attacked side miscalculate.
Fortunately, Barak was not attacked, so he could see more clearly, not so much that what Weisberger released was a missile, but rather a maneuverable attack vehicle that could be remotely controlled.
The charge inside is very simple, it is a typical hollow charge armor-piercing warhead, and it is also the cheapest touch fuse, because Barak saw a flying machine that failed to fly around, and the whole shot hit the ground but did not explode, and he is still very sure of his rich experience to make a judgment.
Moreover, because it is a top-cover attack, the charge is not very large, so the aircraft is particularly flexible and light, so that it can take off by hand.
However, the white phosphorus incendiary bomb type aircraft is not so convenient, because the warhead charge is too heavy, it is necessary to install a rocket booster device to take off from the improvised guide rail, but these things are very convenient to assemble and disassemble, a pickup truck, two or three people can easily do it.
However, compared to the flexible release and operation, what interests Barak the most is the aircraft itself, the cylindrical fuselage, equipped with a wide delta wing, the low-power engine at the tail drives a dexterous propeller, and the whole fuselage except for the two wingtips have obvious upturning, there are only two tail segments for balancing the tail, and there is nothing protruding left, which at first glance looks how weird and weird.
But such a strange guy shows extraordinary mobility in the air, whether it is climbing or diving, it can do it with ease, especially when attacking, almost perpendicular to the target.
Others may not think so, but Barak, who has participated in the special training of the Israeli Air Force, has a second-class military aircraft pilot certificate, and has a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering from Bethlehem University in Israel, knows that the aerodynamic layout of the aircraft, especially those in the atmosphere, is quite high if it wants to do this without stalling.
What's more, if the target misses, the aircraft will also be controlled by the remote control to pull up and go-around, you must know that at this time the aircraft is already very close to the ground, coupled with the acceleration during the dive, it is not easy to change out of the go-around, but this kind of aircraft benefits from the excellent aerodynamic layout, can easily make complex maneuvers.
Except, of course, the operation error, which is slapped on the ground.
But in any case, under such actual combat conditions, the 30% go-around rate already shows that this aircraft has excellent performance, but under Barak's rough calculations, its go-around rate is more than 40%, close to 50%, which is not excellent, but excellent.
However, no matter how excellent this aircraft is, its own shortcomings are still obvious, first of all, the number of releases, which has always remained at eight, and it is obvious that the interference between each other makes it impossible for this aircraft to attack in batches.
This also leads to the second point, there is mutual interference between each other, which proves that its anti-interference is very poor, which is the question of how effective this aircraft can be in the indigenous battlefield of Africa, in the complex electromagnetic environment of the Middle East.
Finally, it is the training level of Wiesberg and others, it is obvious that they are also in a hurry, and the error rate of maneuvering the aircraft is quite high, but fortunately, Wiesberg is smart enough, and he will immediately replenish one after falling one, so that there are always eight flying machines hovering in the sky, which not only disturbs the first-line tribal soldiers, but also makes the eyes of the Soviet commanders hiding in the rear look golden.
As the so-called layman looks at the excitement, the insider looks at the doorway, and he is also a foreign military adviser, because he only focuses on army armored warfare, he is not familiar with the field of aviation, and when he sees the continuous circling and occasional re-flying and re-attacking aircraft, he thinks that he has encountered the killer weapon of South Africa, and he lost the opportunity in a panic.
And Barak from a professional point of view, quickly came to the pros and cons of this kind of aircraft, as well as the basic methods of coping, although the two are in different positions, there will be some differences in the angle of looking at the problem, but if Barak is put in Shokin's position, what the result of today's battle will be, it is really difficult to say.
This is the conclusion that Wiesberg came to after listening to Barak's talk about the advantages and disadvantages of the "Attacker" drone, because during the battle, Wiesberg never told him a word about the "Attacker" drone in order to show Barak his killer skills.
And these advantages and disadvantages, Barak observed so accurately in a short battle, I have to say that it is not unreasonable for Israel to fight a piece of the world in the Middle East.
Because of this, after defeating the 44th battle group of the Tribal Army, Weisberg no longer held it up, and after listening to Barak's objective evaluation of the "Attacker" drone, he nodded humbly, and then asked: "In that case, what do you think we should do now?"
"Taking advantage of the fact that the Tribal Army did not grasp the performance of the 'Attacker' drone, quickly tearing the opening to Zambia here, and contacting the Eastern Front Group to support as soon as possible, all this must be fast, the longer it drags on, the surprise of the 'Attacker' UAV will be greatly weakened, once the Soviet advisers of the Tribal Army have a rough understanding of its performance, it will be really difficult to break through. ”
Barak said very pertinently, Weisberg nodded approvingly, he can make a big deal and surprise the tribal army, the problem is that the Soviet advisers are not idiots, once or twice, more people will also find the disadvantages of the "attacker" drone, so the top priority is to take it as soon as it is built, take advantage of the defeat of the 44th battle group of the tribal army, and tear the opening, and quickly cover the retreat of the main force.
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The development of the battle situation was indeed as Barak expected, Weisberg used the "Attacker" drone to catch the tribal army by surprise several times, and after successfully establishing a retreat channel, the Soviet advisers immediately became vigilant and immediately collected the wreckage of the "Attacker" drone from the battlefield, plus the observation in actual combat, and soon discovered the shortcomings of this drone.
As a result, 14.5mm anti-aircraft machine guns and high-power electronic jamming equipment were immediately pulled to the front line, and the UAV attack tactics that Weisberger relied on to become famous suddenly failed, but by this time the Eastern Front group of the coalition army had withdrawn the main force to Zambia.
Soviet anti-aircraft weapons and electronic jamming equipment were still a step too late.
But in any case, the "Attacker" UAV in the retreat of the tribal army is an indisputable fact, between the "Attacker" UAV excellent cost performance, the South African military did not hesitate to add 2,500 orders to Company H.
Not only that, but Barak was not idle as the coalition forces retreated to Zambia, and combined with the observation and in-depth understanding of the "Attacker" drones during this time, a sixteen-page report was submitted to the Israeli General Staff.
It put forward a bold idea of using drones as a multifunctional attack platform, and on this basis, the "Attacker" drone in the hands of South Africa was recommended to the Israeli "Harpy" project team.
The reason is that its excellent aerodynamics, concise aerodynamics and unparalleled retrofitting potential, like a young eagle, are the natural carrying platform of the "Harpy" project!