Gulayev's answer immediately caused a burst of laughter, and in the midst of the laughter, someone shouted something in Russian, and the laughter immediately became louder. Hearing this, even Ron couldn't help but laugh. The phrase is: "Comrade Gulaev, what does shit smell like?" ”

…… After eating, Ron began to explain the basic tasks of the combined force to the Soviet pilots.

"In the air battles on the Western Front, the Germans threw into use a new revolutionary fighter jet engine, which was extremely fast, and we have observed these planes flying at high speeds of 900 kilometers per hour. Everyone is a veteran, and I believe they all understand what such a high speed means. ”

All Soviet pilots understood this, and in air combat, speed superiority was the greatest advantage (limited to the era of artillery air combat, and the role of speed superiority in modern air combat was relatively reduced due to the indiscriminate entry of missiles). Because no matter how fast it is, it is difficult to outpace a missile. Pokryshkin also always put speed first when discussing the three main elements of victory in air combat.

"If the Germans attack our Il-2 fleet with such a fighter with a speed of up to 900 kilometers per hour, how can we effectively intercept them and protect our attack aircraft?" Comrade Pokryshkin began to think about this question. But he immediately shook his head, in an air battle, it was almost impossible to stop the surprise attack of enemy aircraft with such a high speed by conventional means. The {a}{本} read ~ novel yb][du attack on enemy planes on enemy airfields that are in a state of take-off and landing may be the only way.

"But fortunately, this aircraft is not invulnerable, and it has many weaknesses. First of all, let's look at its structure......" Ron typed out a picture of the ME-262 on the slide, "look at what it looks like, what do you think this thing might have a performance flaw?" ”

"It must have sucked in rolling." Kozhdub spoke, "The engine is hoisted on the wing, away from the center of the roll, and the roll is not good anyway. ”

"Yes, this is indeed a fact, and it is not difficult for our fighters to evade its attack as long as they can detect it first in an air battle with this aircraft." Ron said approvingly.

"This aircraft wasn't designed to fight fighters, was it?" Another Soviet pilot asked.

"Yes," replied Ron, "the main purpose of the Germans in equipping it was to fight bombers." This can be understood from the firepower of such aircraft. This aircraft is armed with 4 MK-108 aircraft guns in the nose. This kind of 30-mm gun, everyone must be familiar with it, this thing is powerful, has a low rate of fire, and has a curved trajectory. It's better to use 20 guns to fight fighters. (With the exception of certain perverts, of course.) Ron added in his mind)

"I'm afraid this kind of aircraft has a reliability problem, right?" This time it was Pokryshkin who spoke.

"As you said, this aircraft uses the latest jet engines. It always takes quite a while for a new engine or something to mature, and a revolutionary new engine can be even more so. ”

Pokryshkin's speculation took Ron by surprise. In the U.S. Army Air Corps, Ron has the nickname of "Wizard", which is because whenever the enemy has a new plane, Ron can always guess the performance, strengths and weaknesses of the other party according to the few materials that can be used. But Ron himself knew what his skill was. In fact, my own analysis is just a backward process under the condition that the results are already known, and it is nothing.

But now, Pokryshkin's speculation is different, he is not a traverser, and before that, he did not have any access to such aircraft. However, with limited information, he pointed out the biggest flaw of the ME-262 at present. This is a real "wizard".

Ron stared at Pokryshkin intently, and finally said, "Your intuition is terrible! Thankfully, we're allies. As you might expect, this jet does have a lot of reliability issues, and it's all focused on the engine. In our previous battles with them, we found that when this kind of aircraft dives at a large angle, the engine may catch fire, and when accelerating urgently, the engine is also prone to fire, and the engine is still prone to fire when the action is overloaded during air combat. ”

Ron paused and looked around at the Soviet pilots, who were all listening attentively, and Gulayev was still muttering to himself. However, although the bear felt that he was only muttering quietly, the voice was still clearly recognizable.

"My day, can such a plane fly? At that time, I'm afraid that I won't be able to fall much less than the enemy I will fight, right? The Germans let the dogs give Hinsei stupid, right? ”

Of course, Gulayev spoke in Russian. It has instructions to behave politely when dealing with friends in allied countries, and not to use swear words.

But Ron can still understand, you must know that in his previous life, as a cannon engineer, Ron didn't know how many Russian books he had read, and how many furry bear experts who had been poached by rabbits after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

"Maybe it's because of these problems that this kind of aircraft needs a particularly long runway." As Ron explained, there were some more pictures of German airports in the slideshow. On these pictures, the lengthened runways are very noticeable.

"Our fighters used to carry out safari missions near these airfields. Pilots have seen such planes take off, and they have to taxi to this position (Ron clicks with a stick) before they can fly. This take-off run is longer than even a fully loaded heavy bomber! This is probably because the engine throttle valve of this aircraft cannot be pushed too fast. ”

"In order for such an aircraft to show its combat effectiveness, the level of the pilot is crucial. Even veteran pilots must undergo systematic training in refitting before flying such aircraft into battle. Our goal was to interrupt their training and bring the flames of war to the heart of the German fascists, leaving them with no safe training zone in the sky. We have recently received information that the Germans have extended the runways of several airfields around Warsaw, and it seems that they want to mobilize their jet forces closer to the east to complete their training because of the pressure from our long-range fighters. Therefore, in order to better fight the German fascists, we must unite......"

After giving a general explanation of the reasons for the mission, Ron began to take the Soviets to familiarize themselves with the P-81 fighter jets they would use for some time to come. This time, the Americans flew a total of 25 P-81s, and the Soviets will spend about a week on these fighters to complete acclimatization training. During the week, new P-81s will be flown here from across the Bering Strait by means of transport plane transfers. Eventually, a long-range fighter force of about 100-150 P-81 fighters will be formed on the Eastern Front.

"This plane looks great! , it's just that the appearance of the landing gear is a little weird. Pokryshkin stood next to the plane and looked up at the somewhat slender fighter. The P-81 also had a propeller in the back, and that propeller was quite small. In order to prevent the propeller from touching the ground, its landing gear was designed to be quite long. This also creates the problem that such aircraft can hardly take off on dirt runways.

"Want to try it?" Ron asked.

"Of course." Pokryshkin said. He glanced at the cockpit high above and said, "Where is that ladder of yours put down?" ”

As soon as the P-81 landed, the Soviets' ground crew ran over, only to find that the ladder they had prepared was not high enough. When I was in a hurry, I saw the Yankee door flip a handle, and a folding boarding ladder that came with the plane automatically opened.

Fighters with their own boarding ladders, the Soviets have also seen them, for example, the F6F leased from the Americans. It's just that after arriving in the Soviet Union, the Soviets, who were accustomed to thrift and frugality, felt that this thing was too extravagant, and it increased the empty weight of the aircraft, which was not conducive to air warfare. So most of the time I took him down by myself. At that time, the Americans told them that the F6F was originally a naval aircraft, and the Navy has always had some special requirements, and the army fighter jets did not have these things.

But now, isn't the P-81 also an army aircraft? How could this be? The answer was because the guy was so tall that the Army's existing boarding ladder didn't work very well, so it simply let it have one. Anyway, it has a lot of power, and it doesn't matter if you add a little weight.

Ron opened a small hatch in the fuselage, and there was a knob inside, and with the twist of the knob, a boarding ladder opened automatically.

Pokryshkin climbed into the cockpit, and Ron climbed up as well, standing aside to explain the layout in the cockpit.

"There's nothing else, just follow me for a while. Then don't pull too hard when taking off. Always remember that there is also a propeller in the back. Ron finally confessed.

Pokryshkin nodded to Ron, who stepped back, and Pokryshkin put away the boarding stairs and began to start the two engines in turn, ready to take off. And Ron ran to another P-81.

Originally, according to the agreement, Ron should take off first, and Pokryshkin took off next. But as soon as Ron got into the cockpit, he saw that Pokryshkin was already sliding on the runway.

"This guy, really!" Ron shook his head. Ace pilots are mostly confident and adventurous, and Pokryshkin is no exception. If Ron remembers correctly, this guy was punished before the war for liking dangerous moves.

Ron pushed the throttle valve and followed. By this time, Pokryshkin's P-81 had already reached take-off speed. He gently pulled the joystick, and the nose wheels of the plane slowly moved off the ground (the plane also had a three-point landing gear because of its swept wings). ), and flew steadily.