Chapter 45: Bombing Without Results
In the sky above the field station, according to the instructions of the tower, they found the weak position of the clouds, raised the nose of the aircraft, and the two fighters plunged into the clouds.
The clouds on rainy days are very thick, and there is a white expanse in front of you, and you can't see anything, and you are affected by the air current, and the fuselage bump is a little severe, making it much more difficult to pass through the clouds than usual.
It took a lot of effort to climb to an altitude of 11,000 meters, and suddenly there was a light in front of him, and the fiery red sun hung high in the southwest direction behind him, sprinkling thousands of rays of light.
Yang Luo glanced at the dashboard, then adjusted the course and flew towards the target location at cruising speed.
The latitude and longitude of the target have already been known in the flight briefing room, and even if the view is obscured by clouds, the approximate location can be found only by the onboard instruments, not to mention the assistance of ground-based radar.
In the air, the gauge is the pilot's eyes.
No one in the tower spoke, all of them were concentrating on their own business, and the sound of keyboard tapping was incessant. Hu Zhongming's eyes were always on the radar, watching the small dots representing the two fighters move across the screen.
Finally, the small dots on the screen reached the predetermined position, Hu Zhongming picked up the intercom and said: "802, 801, the tower calls, the target is directly below you, prepare to lower the height, enter the target area, over." ”
"801 Roger, over." Yang Luo said, looking down at his body, he couldn't see anything, he couldn't see the clouds.
The thick clouds still cut off the view, as if it were a wall, separating heaven and earth into two worlds, above the clouds was bright and sunny, and under the clouds was dark, wind and rain.
"801, follow me, I find a crack in the clouds." Ye Jianlong's voice sounded in the headset.
Yang Luo raised his head and looked in the direction of Ye Jianlong, only to see No. 802 J-7G crossing a big bend, heading in the direction of three o'clock, and hurriedly pedaling the rudder to turn to keep up.
When I got there, I found that the clouds had cracked a huge gap, and the sun was shining down on the earth.
Ye Jianlong had already driven the No. 802 fighter into the crack and was swooping down along the crack.
Coming to the bottom of the clouds, Yang Luo glanced at the altimeter, 1,200 meters.
Fortunately, the clouds were much higher than the sky over the station, and it was better to find the target to bomb at an altitude of thousands of meters.
"Tower, two of our planes have arrived over the target area, and are searching for the target, over." Ye Jianlong reported to the tower.
"Tower received, pay attention to the height, over."
"802 understood, over."
Yang Luo also hurriedly said: "801 understands, it's over." “
At this time, it can only rely on visual search, and radar is not useful at all, but if it is a reconnaissance plane, it can find the target location with the help of reconnaissance pods.
The fighter plane crossed a peak, and Yang Luo couldn't help but gasp.
A mountain peak in front of it was as if it had been cut in half, half of which had been removed, and only half of it was still standing in its original position, and it was full of holes and a mess, which was a hole left by the coal digging.
The other half has slipped into the channel, cutting off a river tens of meters wide, blocking the river with nowhere to go, gathering more and more, eventually forming a huge lake. Upstream there is also a steady stream of river water that keeps raising the water level.
"Tower, 801 has found the target, please attack." Yang Luo reported to the tower.
"801, how's it going?" Hu Zhongming asked.
Yang Luo was silent for a while, and then said: "Half of the mountain has slipped into the river, it is very thick, I don't know if four ammunition can destroy it." ”
Hu Zhongming said calmly: "You attack first, it's really not good, there are still four ammunition on 802." ”
Between the two of them, Ye Jianlong also flew over, saw the situation in front of him, and said: "Tower, let me fight, the mountain that slipped into the river is too thick, and it can only hit one point, if the explosion point is scattered, it will definitely not be destroyed." ”
"No, let 801 attack first, and if 801 fails, you attack again." Hu Zhongming rejected Ye Jianlong's proposal.
Reduce your height and speed and sweep through the middle of the river to find a position to attack.
"Tower, I've found the point of attack, I want to know if this area is full of mines?" Yang Luo asked.
Hu Zhongming said affirmatively: "This large area is full of mines, but now it has been shut down, there are no personnel, you can attack with confidence." ”
"Tower, I'm not afraid of people, but I'm afraid that the mountain on the opposite side won't be able to withstand the attack, and whether it will collapse and cause the attack to fall short." Yang Luo explained.
The headset didn't give an immediate reply, as if he was discussing with someone, and after waiting for a while, Hu Zhongming said: "Besides this, do you have a better way?" Let's try to attack first. ”
Skimming again, keeping the terrain features in mind, then pulling up, climbing the height, and at the same time saying: "Tower, I'm ready to attack, over." “
"801, can attack, over." Hu Zhongming replied.
On the other side, Ye Jianlong drove the fighter away from this area, giving up the airspace to Yang Luo so that he could dive and attack.
After gaining a sufficient height, Yang Luo turned to the lever to dive, aiming at the selected target and diving at high speed. If you want to strike accurately, the height of the bomb must not be too high, otherwise the accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
Yang Luo very much hopes that he is flying a J-10B fighter that can carry precision-guided missiles, but he can only think about it.
Attention is all focused on the altimeter, and I don't dare to wander in the slightest.
The head aimed at the attack point, and the airborne fire control system continuously calculated the optimal drop height and position, and after the calculated position overlapped with the aircraft, Yang Luo pressed the projection button without thinking, and then urgently pulled it up and changed it, not even caring about the attack effect.
"Boom!"
The aerial bomb touched the ground, causing a violent explosion, emitting dazzling firelight, and the fragments of the bomb body flew around with several trees and stones.
Because the altitude was too low, when Yang Luo pulled it up, he could clearly feel the air flow after the explosion of the aerial bomb, which caused the No. 801 J-7G to tremble.
Yang Luo pulled up a U-turn in front of him and returned to a low altitude to observe the effect of the attack. It turned out that it was not very different from the location of the attack that I expected, and if I came a few more times, it should be able to destroy.
"Report the tower, the attack works." Yang Luo said.
As soon as Yang Lu's words fell, Ye Jianlong's voice interjected and said: "Tower, I suggest stopping the attack, the opposite mountain has caused tremors, and there is a possibility of collapse." ”
When Hu Zhongming heard this, he was so shocked that he stood up directly and said loudly: "802, are you sure?" ”
"Sure, I'm hovering above and seeing the mountain tremble with my own eyes."
"802, 801, return immediately, over."
"801 understands." Yang Luo said helplessly, he didn't see the tremor of the mountain, and he was busy climbing and changing.
There is a possibility that the opposite mountain will slide, Yang Luo has already expected it, but it is a pity that he can't continue to drop the remaining three aerial bombs, so he has to return with the bombs.
Pulling up, cracking along the air that had not yet closed, Yang Luo and Ye Jianlong embarked on the way back.