Chapter Ninety-Five, Skirmishes (3)

Vorozheikin and Aleryuqing descended from the ramp of the F6F, their faces full of frustration. In the battle just now, their misjudgment of the P-51's high-speed handling performance directly led to their defeat in this confrontation. Air combat is like this, and any one mistake can lead to fatal consequences.

In the mistake just now, Vorozheyikin was first judged to have been shot down, and then although Aleryuqing struggled to support it for a while, it was difficult to beat four hands with two fists, especially in air combat, and it was almost hopeless for a single machine to meet a group of aircraft with tacit cooperation. As a result, although Areliuqing performed a whole-body solution, he was quickly judged to have been shot down.

The 2-0 defeat in the first game disappointed Kojing, but Kojing immediately adjusted his form. This is not only because as the team leader, he must not show any expression that is not conducive to the next confrontation, but also because he urgently needs to be trusted by everyone now.

Kejing knew that the job he was doing was not easy to do. Most of the ace pilots are proud and don't look up to people. Not only was Kotin not born as an ace pilot, but he didn't even come out of a combat unit. This has already made some people look down on it. In addition, he has a cousin with a relatively high status, and this cousin has a very high-status old Taishan. This makes people even more suspicious that the reason why he was able to carry the colonel's epaulette on his shoulders was not because of his own ability. Although Kejing feels that he is no worse than anyone else in his usual work, everyone will always read > novel xstxt and look at him differently. And these aces are a little bit unaware of him as a leader, especially that Valia, who is simply ....... However, despite this, in order to successfully complete the mission, he still has to find a way to get the support of these ace pilots.

To this end, after receiving the task, under the introduction of his cousin of the same name, Kojing visited some experts from aircraft design bureaus to understand the various technical performance of the aircraft. He also plans to visit some air force units to learn about air combat. However, the task was urgent, and there was not much time left for him, not enough for him to go from being a layman to an expert all at once. But Kotin has been working on it, and the lights in his room don't go out until late in the nightβ€”it's Kotin staying up all night studying various materials.

"What tricks did the Americans play?" Kotin asked.

"The high-speed performance of their kind is so good that you can barely see the effect of the compression of the airfoil." Vorozheikin replied, "We were careless. ”

"Do they pretend to be sluggish at high speeds, and then suddenly ...... These Yankees are so cunning. They are completely invincible! Kotin comforted them.

"Yes, they do. But the Colonel, we failed to see through them, and we are still responsible. Vorozheyikin replied.

"I didn't expect you to come up with this trick so quickly, it seems that you are smarter than I expected. However, as a commander, it is too ...... to attribute the defeat to the cunning of the enemy."

It was Valia who spoke. In fact, Valia didn't mean anything malicious when she said this, and even when she first opened her mouth, she really wanted to praise Kwakakitin. But I don't know why, it's like this.

In fact, Valia did not handle the relationship well with his superiors, especially his direct superiors, which was notoriously known throughout the Soviet Air Force. It's just that because of her ungodly results, and because she is a banner of Soviet women's liberation, everyone can't do anything about her. Besides, Valya actually did no harm other than speaking unpleasantly.

However, Kotin was unmoved. As a matter of fact, as early as after accepting the task of leading a delegation of Soviet Air Force pilots to the United States, Kotin carefully studied the information of his men. At that time, someone told him that everyone else was okay, even if they were not convinced, they would still give you face on the surface. Only Valya is a thorn in the coffin. If it's not good, she can show you on the spot no matter what the occasion. The best way to deal with her is to ignore everything she says except for technical advice.

Kotin didn't think so at first, and even thought that Valia was just a woman, and it was not easy to deal with? With his means, it is not easy to deal with a little girl? As a result, before he could use those methods, he was regarded by Valia as Don Juan. And then, of course, it's even worse.

After that, Kotin honestly followed his friend's advice and began to deal with the relationship with Valia. Now, for example, Kotin decided that the spikes in Valya's words should not be heard. Anyway, it has long been said that Valia is a treasure in times of war, but you wait, when the war is over, she will definitely have no good fruit to eat.

"So Comrade Valya, what do you propose for the current situation?" Cotin said.

"It's better to postpone the confrontation and get the video of the confrontation from the Americans as soon as possible. Go back and study it carefully. ”

"So, what reason is used to postpone the confrontation that follows?"

"What a fool! Wouldn't you just say that some of us are sick and unwell today? ”

Cotin nodded, then walked over to Ron, who was squeezing through the congratulatory crowd.

"Congratulations, General Ron, for hitting a nice home run." Cotin said.

"We only relied on the advantage of fighter performance and a little trick to take advantage. Both Volozheikin and Aleryuqing were amazing pilots. If we fight again, we may be the ones who lose. Since he took advantage, Ron felt that it would be better to be humble.

"Also, General Ron, we're hoping that the next confrontation can be postponed for a few days, we have a pilot who isn't very comfortable." Kotin smiled embarrassedly, then lowered his voice and said, "You know, women are trouble, they have a few days a month......"

Ron knew very well in his heart what the Soviets had in mind, and he also knew that Kotin's reason was mostly nonsense. However, you can't find a female nurse to check that hairy girl on the spot, right? Besides, relying on aircraft performance and deception to win the confrontation is indeed not a victory, and it is not beneficial to improve the level of the US military.

Thinking about it this way, Ron agreed to the Soviets' request.

Kotin also said in passing that he hoped to see the video of the confrontation as soon as possible. According to the original agreement, this thing was originally one for each party, so Ron also said that as soon as the film was washed out, he would immediately make a copy and send it to them.

In this way, after the completion of the first confrontation match, the confrontation drill that was supposed to be held in the afternoon and the confrontation drill tomorrow were postponed altogether.

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"Judging by the descriptions of Comrade Volozheikin and Comrade Aleryuqing and the contents of the video, I think we can now be sure of the following points." Cotin said as he slammed the butt of the cigarette in his hand into the ashtray.

"First of all, the opponent's P-51 has a clear advantage over the F6F we want to use in terms of top speed, climb, and high-speed maneuverability. Oh yes, and the ability of this aircraft to maintain speed, as well as its jump performance, is superior to that of the F6F. The fact that the Americans, at the outset, risked being in an advantageous position by us and avoided firing at us head-on, suggests that this aircraft is estimated to be less robust than the F6F. Also, I went to see this kind of aircraft today. I also took some pictures back with the permission of the Americans. Everyone has seen the photos, I don't know if you have noticed, the wing of this aircraft is different, it uses an advanced laminar flow wing. At this point, Kotin looked around and saw that the pilots present were listening attentively, even Valya. This can't help but make Kejing a little proud.

"I once heard from an expert about this airfoil, which is excellent at high speeds, but not necessarily good on climb and low speeds. The Americans have maintained a high pace in the last confrontation, and this is probably the reason. In addition, I also got the opportunity to fly the P-51 from the Yankees. Well, that's all I know. What do you suggest? ”

"You've done something serious this time. Seriously, Comrade Colonel, you did a good job this time. Valia said.

Valia gave Kotin a rare compliment, but it made Kotin feel even more aggrieved - who is the superior in this way of speaking?

Valia didn't have the heart to pay attention to Kotin's little bourgeois-like mood, and she continued:

"First of all, of course, we will arrange for our people to take turns to fly this aircraft, and then, if it turns out that the climb of the P-51 is not very good, I have such an idea......"

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"Have you seen any movement from those hairs lately?" At the regular meeting in the evening, Ron asked.

"They have all been busy flying our P-51s lately. Even the woman who supposedly met a few days a month, and she flew more than anyone else. The Soviets were definitely lying last time. Biden, who is in charge of intelligence management, replied.

"We've all guessed that." Ron laughed, and the other pilots laughed too.

"What if that woman did come a few days later?" Probably because of the victory in the first war, the Americans generally seemed to be very relaxed, so that when discussing problems, they would unconsciously crook the building.

"Oh, sir, the Soviets dragged two F6Fs into the maintenance center, and after asking for a warehouse, they tossed those two F6Fs there, and the Soviets closed the door tightly, and they didn't know what tricks they were playing."

"Maybe it's to lose weight," Ron said, "and when the Soviets got the P-39, they removed the two 7.62 machine guns that they put in their noses to reduce the weight." Only this time, what do they want to do? ”

……

After contacting the Soviets, Ron finally finalized the time for the next confrontation again: a week later, a second confrontation would be played, and a day later, a third would be played.