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"Isn't it? In order to destroy a bridge...... Take off 10 B-52 bombers? While sorting out the equipment in front of him, a ground staff member complained to the leader next to him: "It's really a big scene." ”
"No way, the accuracy of the new weapons is really worrying." The old skilled worker in charge of the ground crew commander explained without raising his head.
He said that he was an old skilled worker, but in fact he had just turned 21 years old, and he just celebrated his birthday at the airport yesterday, and the captain of the 2nd Bomber Group came to celebrate his birthday.
After all, he is already a veteran with two years of technical work experience, and in the Air Force sequence, he is also a senior technical talent with quite bright qualifications.
"Watch out for those cables! It's all sorted out and stuffed back into the plane! These big guys are good things that can't be sophisticated, and if you don't improve a little more, those who come after you will surpass you! The 21-year-old veteran looked up at the movements of his men and reminded sternly.
In reality, sometimes it is such a cruel thing, of course, the technicians who use the knowledge ball first have more advantages in qualifications, but the personnel who use the knowledge ball are more solid in professionalism.
You know, many ground crews started out repairing and inspecting ME-109 fighter jets, or Il-2 attack aircraft. Now, they may be responsible for the more advanced MiG-17 fighter jets, or advanced jet bombers like the B-52.
Of course, the new ground staff who have been professionally trained are more aware of the new equipment, but they also lack the experience and management experience of the old ground staff. So everyone complements each other and learns, and no one has a particularly big advantage.
Able to fight his way through this competitive environment and wear the epaulettes of a sergeant major of the third class, this 21-year-old has a composure and meticulousness that surpasses others. Whether it was from overhauling the P-51 Mustang fighter back then to overhauling the B-52 bomber now, he never made any mistakes.
"Got it! Sergeant Major! The reprimanded ground crew scratched his head and said embarrassedly.
For his own leader, he is one of the typical ground crews, who joined the army in order not to go to the front line and barely learned some technology, and after being assigned to the ground crew, he did not seek to improve, because he learned about jet engines, so now he can barely keep up with the development of equipment. New 81 Chinese network updates the fastest Mobile:://
When such people can't keep up with the pace of development of weapons, they will be eliminated, and those who have completed their service will be discharged from the army, or they will be transferred to the second-line troops to overhaul those old aircraft.
In fact, because the speed of weapon update is too fast, the entire army has a variety of weapons and equipment models.
Although the ME-109 fighter in the first service has been eliminated, more than 2,200 P-51 Mustang fighters are still in service with the Air Force.
Nearly all of these aircraft are now on ground attack missions, with more than 500 fighting for air supremacy on the Greken front and some patrolling in the south.
At the same time, Iran Hill also has 300 MiG-17 jet fighters, these aircraft can be said to be high or low, in order to enter the jet fighter era rushed to production, and now because of backward technology is quickly eliminated.
Such first-generation jet fighters are now basically in service in the south of Iran Hill, but the Air Force is reluctant to lose them, and they really dislike that their performance is not as good as the MiG-21, so they reluctantly find a place to place them.
Compared with the P-51 fighters, which have a large number of equipment and cannot be completely eliminated in a short period of time, and the MiG-17 fighters, which have a small number of equipment but have been outdated and disliked, the advanced MiG-21 fighters have always been in a state of insufficient quantity.
Because of the loss of the MiG-17, the Air Force has been looking forward to the technical department withdrawing from the equipment units of fighters that are more advanced than the MiG-21, so they do not dare to produce the MiG-21 too quickly to equip the troops.
They were really afraid that the MiG-21 fighter, which looked reasonably good, would end up in a state where the P-51 Mustang fighter could not be eliminated.
As a result, the number of MiG-21 fighters is now in the order of magnitude of restraint, barely surpassing the MiG-17 fighters, and about 500 are deployed in equipment.
The Il-2 attack aircraft has now been robbed of some jobs by the P-51 Mustang fighter because of its mediocre performance - both aircraft are now in service, and most of the Il-2 has been dumped south or sold to allies.
It's just that the number of these piston fighters and attack aircraft is too large now, and it can't be completely eliminated for a while. With more than 1,600 Il-2 attack aircraft on several fronts, the Il-2 attack aircraft is still the main force of front-line support.
The problem of bomber forces seems to be more serious, a large number of equipped B-25 bombers and B-17 bombers cannot be eliminated at all, and the most bombing missions are these World War II horizontal bombers whose performance has actually lagged behind.
In order to carry larger nuclear weapons, the Air Force is also equipped with 18 B-29 bombers that were urgently produced...... Now it seems that such bombers have become chicken ribs, and the Air Force is considering converting them into reconnaissance planes to make do with them.
The B-52 bomber has become the new favorite of the Air Force because of its superior performance, but the number is still very small, and it is still a fraction of the large number of older aircraft.
It is precisely because of this that Iran Hill's air force is still not an all-weather air force. It has too few aircraft capable of carrying out missions in rainy and nighttime climates, especially in terms of the intensity of ground support, which is still severely affected by the weather.
That's why the ground forces still have to fight quickly before the rain comes: there is a certain difference between the Air Force, which can dispatch 500 aircraft to support the operation, and the only 35 aircraft to support the operation......
In terms of transport aircraft, there are still many models in the Air Force: there are thousands of C-47 transport aircraft still in service, and they are still the absolute main transport force, and the ME-323 transport aircraft is reluctant to throw it away and is still being used.
The new C-130 transport aircraft has begun mass production, but because the pressure of air transportation is too great, it can only play a role in increasing capacity, and it is impossible to eliminate those old transport aircraft.
In addition, civil aviation is mass-producing Boeing 707 passenger aircraft, and there are more and more aircraft models flying over Illanhill.
The problem of the rapid elimination of weapons and the large number of models also exists in the army, and the number of models of individual weapons alone is already so numerous that it makes people laugh and cry: the second-line troops are still heavily equipped with Mauser 98K rifles, and the most elite units are already holding M4s. Every time Chris reads such reports, he feels as if his military weapons have traveled through time.
The Guards special forces stationed in Seris were dressed in the same way as modern American GIs, and the reserve regiment on its way to Veronza wore M42 steel helmets and leather armor belts......
On busy roads, a similar spectacle can often be seen: soldiers of the infantry division starting with No. 3 on the side of the road have to drive the old 75 infantry guns dragged by mules and horses off the roadbed to make way for the Scud ballistic missile launchers that rumble past them.
This state gave the logistics department a headache, but this was an inevitable stage of development, so everyone had to grit their teeth and persevere, hoping that this state of equipment chaos could end as soon as possible.
Of course, this kind of schizophrenia is still not so obvious on the side of the Navy - after all, the Navy's coal-burning warships have been used for four years, and there is no plan to upgrade the equipment until now......
Tighten the last screw with a tool, carefully check the cover of the maintenance hatch of the aircraft shell, and insert the tool into the special pocket on the back of his waist: "Inform the command center that there is no problem with this aircraft!" "New Bayi Chinese Network debuted
By his side, the ground crew in charge of weapons and equipment also happened to complete the operation of loading weapons at this time.
Unlike the bombs inside the cabin mounted by the previous B-52 bombers, this time the bombs carried by these technicians were hung on the B-52 wing pylons.
Moreover, compared to the stout bombs that came before, this particular bomb looks much more special. Because, rather than a bomb, this is a jet fighter.
In addition to the absence of a cockpit, this particular bomb had triangular wings and a turbojet engine underneath!
"Take a good look! This thing is called the 'Super Hound', and like the Sparrow missiles equipped by the Air Force, it is a guided ground attack weapon! It has a range of 30 km! Our bombers can safely launch such missiles from outside the range of the enemy's anti-aircraft guns! The colleague standing next to the special weapon boasted to the young master chief who had overhauled the plane.
Seeing the surprise glint in the eyes of the young master officer, the ground officer gently patted the body of the white missile, and continued: "But ...... The shortcomings are not without it, the hit accuracy of this big guy is only more than 200 meters! Not much more accurate than a Scud missile! ”
"That's good! More than 200 meters, which is not bad for attacking a bridge. A smile appeared on the young non-commissioned officer's face: "What's more, this time you are going to dispatch 10 B-52 bombers in one go!" ”
"Isn't it! The above time is also enough to pay attention to. The ground officer of the weapon smiled and agreed: "A whole 10 B-52 bombers!" Hang 20 'Super Retrievers' in one go, and as long as one hits, the bridge is over! ”
"It's not just you, I've heard that there are quite a lot of programs for that bridge called San Lunos." The young non-commissioned officer said as he walked to the lawn: "You guys get busy first! In 10 minutes, the attack was about to begin. ”
Far west of Dokam, on the outskirts of a village in Elanhill's territory, forklifts and rollers have just stopped their work. One worker looked at his watch and loudly reminded his men: "Ten minutes to go!" Gentlemen! Hurry up! ”