Since the hit rate is not up to the mark, how to deal with a larger number of enemy fighters? Yuan Fang had his own considerations, and his idea was not a one-on-one heads-up, but his idea was to respond to the enemy in a group of fighters, cover a certain area of airspace with a large area of firepower, and shoot down enemy planes in that airspace.

In addition, if the bomber is also equipped with artillery, the carrying capacity of the bomber can be equipped with a larger number of guns, so that the bomber will no longer be powerless when it hits the opponent's fighter, and can start multiple artillery covering fire outside the range of the opponent to make up for the lack of accuracy.

Ding Bu stabilized the fighter, saw that the two shells missed, ordered the shells to be loaded, and prepared for the second shot, at this time, he still controlled the fighter and the target in front of him to maintain a distance of three thousand meters and the same speed. The mechanic reminded: "Captain, there is a crack in the front windshield, and it is estimated that it will be broken if there is another shot." ”

Ding Bu had already seen the crack in the windshield, and he didn't care and said: "It's okay, it's just a big deal, it's just a blow, you pay attention to the airbag, be careful that the fog inside is not blown away, and replenish it in time." The mechanic said yes and went back to his job.

As expected, after the second shot, the fighter's windshield shattered, his vision became blurred, and large holes had leaked in some places. The cabin is filled with strong winds, and the fighter's wind resistance increases, making it more difficult to control, but this is nothing to Ding Bu, but it is a little difficult to breathe.

The second shot still failed to hit the target, and the mechanics promptly inspected all parts of the fighter, especially the link between the cockpit and the fire bay and the bottom of the fire bay.

The craftsmanship of the military factory is different, several key links are still solid, and the same is true of the ground of the fire capsule, and the incident that he was worried about before caused the artillery recoil to be too strong and cause it to fall through the floor did not happen.

Because of the first two failures, the third test shot Ding Bu narrowed the distance between him and the target, narrowed to two thousand meters, but still failed to hit, and then, Ding Bu closed the distance again to 1,500 meters, this time there was finally a hit, but the landing point was not ideal, if the opposite side was not a target but an airship, probably shot at the lower end of the tail, not the vital position of the airship.

The shooting continued, 1,000 meters, and the accuracy was still unsatisfactory, until 500 meters when both shells were hit, but this result was too far from expected, and if you participated in the actual battle, you could not meet the strategic goal of taking one as ten.

Adjusting the direction and shooting at different targets from different angles, the sound of continuous artillery fire echoed in the air for a long time like muffled thunder.

Yuan Fang, who was watching the battle behind the fighter, put down the telescope, his face was full of disappointment and depression, because just now, when the fighter shot at a low target, before the cannon could be fired, the shell rolled out of the barrel of the gun and fell into the sea, which Yuan Fang had not thought of before.

Situ Muran wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, so he forcibly turned his head and said, "The range of this thing is long enough, and it is more than twice as strong as a heavy crossbow. ”

Yuan Fang rolled his eyes and said, "But the heavy crossbow also has its advantages, at least you don't have to worry about the crossbow arrow falling by itself." ”

Situ Muran smiled: "This is what you said, I didn't say anything." ”

Yuan Fang sighed and ordered, "Okay, let's stop here today, let Ding Bu sail back." ”

The herald conveyed Yuan Fang's order, and the first live-fire drill ended. Back at Changhuandao Airport, Yuan Fang came to the fighter jet, looked up at the scorched black on the shooting port and said to Xia Yi beside him: "Record, the outer armor above the shooting port and the inside of the fire cabin are equipped with a fireproof layer." Xia Yi took notes.

Hongyi ran to the charred place, stretched out his hand and touched it, and said, "It's really dangerous, the wood here is scorched, if you come a few more shots, you have to catch fire." Yuan Fang sighed secretly, all because of lack of experience.

Walking into the cockpit, Ding Buli, who was saluting from the window in front of the mechanic study, said in a somewhat lost tone: "I disappointed the dean." ”

Yuan Fang smiled and patted Ding Bu's shoulder and said, "You have done a good job. The four artillerymen bowed their heads in shame.

Yuan Fang looked at the frame of the windshield, thought for a while and said, "Xia Yi, record, the windshield is changed to laminated glass, and rubber strips are added to the frame to absorb shocks." Then, Yuan Fang went to look at the fire cabin and said to Xia Yi: "The inner wall needs to be equipped with fireproof and high-temperature resistant materials, the floor is changed to two layers, and a rubber pad is added in the middle to absorb shock." After speaking, he asked Ding Bu, "Do you have any suggestions?" ”

Ding Bu thought about it, and saw that Yuan Fang was not hypocritical, but sincerely asked, Ding Bu pretended to be bold and said: "Dean, I decided that the fighter is a little too heavy, the fog and stone consumption is greater than the previous boat, and the speed is very slow, but it will be good after flying, if it can be lighter, it would be better." ”

Yuan Fang nodded, and said helplessly: "This can't be avoided, the artillery itself is heavy enough, and you have to carry enough ammunition, and you have to pay more attention to it than before, I will think about this." ”

Back in the studio, Yuan Fang convened the core staff to discuss how to use artillery to improve the combat effectiveness of fighters, as a result, whether it was Sang Rou, Yuyue, Ye Qingru and Xia Yi, Guan Xiaoyun did not have any good suggestions, Yuan Fang pinned his hopes on the red clothes who gave him a lot of inspiration, but the red clothes did not have any good ways, but she gave a good suggestion, that is, to ask professionals. Who are the professionals in air combat, of course, pilots who have participated in air battles and have personal experience, Yuan Fang immediately found Xueqin and Ding Bu, as well as a few heavy crossbowmen who had shot down the opponent's airship, and listened to their combat experience for reference.

During Yuan Fang's time in the military factory, Xueqin, as the commander of this temporary air force, led the cadets to participate in several harassment missions, and fought with the enemy air force several times on the periphery of the Changqing blockade circle.

Gu Xueqin and Ding Bu said that the real air victory is actually a matter of blink of an eye, there is not much time to prepare, the range of the heavy crossbow on both sides is almost the same, there is no advantage in terms of weapons, it can be said that it is equal, although the range of the heavy crossbow can reach one thousand meters, but this is just data, in fact, the effective range is not so far, about five hundred meters, but the speed of both sides in the air battle is very fast, and it is also very difficult to hit each other at a distance of five hundred meters, so the best shooting distance is about two hundred meters, To achieve this distance, it depends on which of the two sides has the faster airship, who is more skilled in piloting, and who has the more nimble mind to avoid the other's shooting angle and go around the opponent's back or side.