The performance of the P-47 at high altitude caused a lot of shock to the Soviets, but this was not the end, because the next day, they were going to see the bomber forces of the Americans.

A new group of B-24 bombers will soon be sent to Europe, where they will need to undergo a period of tactical training at the "Reverse Cross" before going to war. This team became the object of investigation by the Soviets.

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"According to the arrangement of the American side, tomorrow at noon, a group of B-24 bombers will be transferred here. The Americans will arrange for us to board the plane in the afternoon and get acquainted with this bomber. The next morning, we will take this kind of plane to conduct a queue drill with them. ”

Kotin was speaking at a preparatory meeting within the Soviets.

"Regarding the matter of taking a bomber, the Americans made some of these demands on us......"

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At noon the next day, just after lunch, almost all the Soviets came to the pilot's cafeteria by the runway. There, through the huge glass windows, you can see the entire runway.

Kotin sat down at a table by the window. A waiter asked him, "Do you need something?" ”

"Ah, is there any cold Coke?"

"I'm sorry, sir." The waiter explained, "Today our freezer broke. It is not available at this time. But after a while (one) (this) [read] the novel ybdu, there will be. ”

Just then, Kotin saw a P-47 landing on the runway with a large drop fuel tank.

"Ah, sir, the cold Coke is ready. I'll be able to get it to you right away. ”

By this time, the P-47 had already completed its landing. But instead of sliding towards the tarmac, it kept coming this way. Finally parked directly outside the house.

Several ground crews ran over, quickly unloaded the large auxiliary fuel tank, and quickly hung up another large auxiliary fuel tank.

"What are they doing here?" Kotin asked.

"Oh, they're making iced Coke or ice cream or stuff like that."

Kojing turned his head and saw that it was Ron who spoke.

"Speaking of which, I invented this trick." Ron seemed smug, "It was still in Kuah Island, it was a lot hotter than here, and we didn't have enough electricity to eat ice cream or anything like that. Then I invented the idea of using airplanes to take these things high up in the air and chill them. Unfortunately, the U.S. Patent Office refused to accept the patent application. ”

Ron said as he sat down in his chair.

By this time, the ground crews had opened the special fuel tank, loaded the contents into a small cart, and pushed them in.

"It's a really interesting design." Kejing praised casually. However, he had a different thought in his heart.

"Nima's Yankees actually used fighter jets like this in order to have a little cold drink. If this had happened in the Soviet Union, this guy would have ...... But the industrial capacity of the Americans is really ...... It's ...... to be able to make them so extravagant."

At this moment, a loud roar came from outside the window.

"Ah, you see, the boys from the bomber unit are coming." Just when Cojing was complaining in his heart, Ron was already sitting on the sofa, cocking Erlang's feet like a powerful person, and took a large glass of cold Coke handed to him by the waiter, and said to Cotin.

"Ahh Kotin turned his head to look out the window, and he saw a large group of bombers approaching.

"It's spectacular." Looking at those bombers, Kotin couldn't help but let out such an emotion.

"It's spectacular." In another window, Valia made the same emotion.

The scene outside was indeed spectacular, with a whole bomber group of more than forty B-24 Liberator heavy bombers landing one after another, and their roar was deafening.

The B-24 Liberator was the most produced large bomber in the United States during World War II, and it was also the most used bomber, with a total production of 19,000 units. This is a big, extremely thick, clumsy, solid looking dick. It has a stout, slightly boat-like fuselage, four engines, and a vertical oval twin tail.

Compared to the B-17, this guy has a much longer range, up to 2,300 miles, or 3,700 kilometers, when loaded with 5,000 pounds of bombs, which allows it to directly bomb strategic targets in Germany.

The Soviets also tried to build a strategic air force, but a sudden war interrupted the process. Now, most of the Soviets' bombers were twin-engine light bombers. But the dream of the Soviets of strategic bombers has never been forgotten. Now, in the face of the strategic bomber group of the Americans, whether it is Kotin or Valia or others, their eyes are shining.

It took more than 40 B-24 bombers more than an hour to land. Then a large group of rookie crew members began to appear in the pilot's cafeteria.

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After lunch, according to the predetermined procedure, the Soviets began to board this huge four-engine bomber.

"It's beautiful!"

"Is there one? I think it's ugly. ”

"Are you still Russian? Do you understand what rough beauty is and what is violent aesthetics? ”

While a group of Soviet pilots were touching left and right on the plane, Kotin was talking to Ron, who was accompanying him.

"Judging from the aerodynamic shape, this kind of plane can't fly fast, right?"

"Ah, yes, compared to fighter jets, its speed is indeed not fast, when unloaded, it can fly up to 470 kilometers per hour, but the cruising speed after being loaded with bombs is only about 300." Ron replied.

"This guy can fly at 470 kilometers per hour?" Kotin was surprised. As a bomber, this speed is really not slow, it is much faster than the German Stuka and the Soviet TB-3.

"It's slow to put on the bomb." Ron said.

"How do you escort them?" Kotin continued, "I'm talking about Europe. ”

"Earlier, we didn't have fighter planes to escort it, so they had to break through the German air and ground forces on their own to attack those important targets."

"So, how did they deal with the German fighters?"

"With self-defense firepower and the support of teammates. Well, and this guy's sturdy structure and almighty God. Specifically, tomorrow you will know with the flying formation. ”

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The next morning, it was nearly 10 o'clock, and Cotin and Ron were sitting together in a B-24 bomber. The bomber had just finished taking off at this time and was slowly climbing.

"After climbing to 2,000 meters, the bomber group will change formations. Formation of defensive formations. At that point, you can go back to the machine gun tower up there. It's still comfortable to stay in the cabin. Captain Kostner said to Kotin as he held his bearings steadily.

"Yes, it's not much to see right now, it's better to stay in the cabin and be comfortable." Ron also said, "The last time I was in the machine gun tower, I almost froze my nose off. But you can actually loosen your seatbelt now...... Well, if you tie it too tightly, it will be uncomfortable. ”

"Ah, can you let go?" Kejing hurriedly unfastened his seat belt, "It's a little tighter, I'm a little out of breath." He stretched out his left hand and wiped it on his head, while his right hand was still gripping his chair.

"Didn't you fly before?" Ron asked when he saw that his face was not quite right.

"I didn't sit much, I did it a few times on a transport plane, and I also sat on a trainer model of a fighter, but it was the first time I took a bomber."

"Oh, you can take it easy, to be honest, our bombers are actually more stable than most transport planes. And fighters are even less the same thing. Last time there was a guy who took his girlfriend to the sky in a trainer model, and it was fine at first, but then, at the instigation of that fool his girlfriend, he did a high-speed circle, and then, well, his girlfriend almost died of a heart problem. …… But rest assured, our bombers will never do such maneuvers. ”

"Ah, I just wasn't used to it at first. Actually, what are we. Kotin said, recalling the experience of flying on someone's plane.

By this time, the plane had climbed to a sufficient altitude.

"Okay, we're going to turn around and form a queue." The captain reminded.

"Oh," Cotin grabbed the harness that was hanging from the side, as if preparing to snap it back on. Suddenly he remembered that it was time for him to go and see how the Americans changed formation. So he dropped his seat belt, stood up, and said, "Where are we going to see?" ”

"Oh, there's the best view from the machine gun tower above." Ron said, "You're all right, right?" ”

"It's fine." Cotin said.

"Hey, Tommy, come down and give up your place to this Soviet governor for the time being." One of the crew members shouted.

"Okay, I'm just going to come down and warm up." A young man in his early twenties answered as he climbed down the iron ladder.

"Sir, are you going up?" Tommy looked at Kotin, "Sir, you need to bring your hat and gloves. And that place is a bit cramped for you. ”

"Oh, thank you." Kotin hurriedly put on his hat and gloves, and climbed up the iron ladder with handrails.

As soon as he ascended to the machine gun tower, Kotin was dazzled by the strong sunlight projected on. He pulled down his goggles, sat down in the heavy's chair, and began to look around.

He saw more than forty bombers begin to move towards each other, and in a few moments other bombers appeared at a distance up and down his left and right, front and back. In the machine-gun tower on top of one of the bombers to his right, he saw a man waving to him, and he held up the telescope hanging around his neck to take a closer look, it was the machine gunner named Alvin. Apparently he liked the machine-gun turret that rotated 360 degrees. He beckoned in all directions as he maneuvered the machine gun tower around.

"Well, there's another one in the machine gun tower over there, which looks like Areliuqing, and that one over there...... Well, if an enemy plane rushes over, it will be fired at by more than a dozen machine guns, right? It seems that these bombers are really not so difficult to bully. ”