Fifty-seven. Bombing (2)
It was a little pale, and there was already a cacophony outside. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info the two looked at the time, it was almost five o'clock, the two walked out of the office, and looked towards the supply point.
At this moment, the supply point is busy, and the inspectors are doing the final checks before the flight of the aircraft.
Pilots and bombardiers are moving their bodies on deck, keeping their spirits high. Immerse yourself in this mission in the best possible spirits.
The inspection was over quickly, everything was normal, and it was ready for normal takeoff. Inspectors are submitting inspection reports to Qian Wenhe and awaiting release.
Half an hour later, at 5:30, Qian Wenhe reported the inspection results to Li Rujin, all planes were normal, all bombs were normal, and they could be used normally. Li Rujin took the report, checked it, and after seeing that there were no problems, he signed the release report. Clearance passed!
Pilots and bombardiers began to board the plane. Five minutes later, the pilot was in position, and the bombardier was in position.
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At this time, the sea surface wind is about three levels, which is a light breeze, and the sea surface surge is 20 centimeters, which is unhindered to the take-off of the aircraft, the visibility is excellent, and all weather conditions meet the take-off standard.
At this time, the time had reached 5:45, and Li Rujin gave the order for the plane to prepare for takeoff, and the command flag of the flight commander at the end of the runway stood tall and upright. Signal ready for takeoff.
The motors kicked in, and the propellers spun up, towing the plane toward takeoff.
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The planes are already in place, and this time for takeoff, the seventeen planes of the first wave will be divided into three batches, taking off one by one, with the first two batches of six aircraft each, and the last batch of five. And the second wave will take off in two batches five minutes after the first wave takes off.
It was already six o'clock, and Li Rujin gave the order to take off. The high command flag "brushed", put down, and the take-off began.
The first batch of six planes glided on the surface of the water with a slightly bulky belly, each with a load of eight bombs, each weighing 400 kilograms, totaling 3.2 tons.
Originally, Li Rujin wanted to load six bombs per plane, but later, in order to ensure the success of the bombing, he sank the pirate fleet as soon as possible, and did not allow them time to send a signal to notify other ships to ensure the success of the ship-seizing operation, Li Rujin increased the final ammunition load to eight.
The six planes taxied more than 200 meters on the water, and finally flew one by one and successfully lifted off. Out of the water, the plane's flight immediately stabilized and began to fly to the right of the supply point, where they would maintain their minimum speed and wait for the other planes.
Two minutes later, the sea calmed down, the second group of planes began to take off, and everything went well.
Five minutes later, at 6:20. The planes smoothly formed a formation on the right side of the supply point and flew towards the anchorage of the pirate fleet.
The second wave of planes also took off smoothly and flew forward along the route of the first wave.
All the planes on the mission were successfully lifted into the air, and Li Rujin and the staff watched them leave, gradually disappearing from sight. Now all they can do is wait, wait for news of success or failure.
After leaving the supply point, the plane began to climb rapidly, the climb was a little slow due to the full load of bombs, but after seven minutes it also reached 3,000 meters in the air, and the flight speed of the plane could only be maintained at 200 kilometers per hour. But it can also fly to the anchorage of the pirate fleet in 25 minutes, and ensure that there is no problem with bombing on time at seven o'clock.
The bombing at seven o'clock was also calculated by Li Rujin, and the engine of the ship in this world is an oil-fired steam engine, which needs to be preheated before each ship to provide enough pressure for the steam pressure chamber to push the turbine to run, and this process takes about half an hour or more.
According to intelligence, the pirate fleet generally starts cruising missions at about half past seven, that is, the engines have already started before seven o'clock to supply air to the steam chamber, which provides the necessary and sufficient conditions for infrared thermal guidance.
At 6:50, the formation of planes reached the anchorage of the pirate fleet, and the pirate fleet anchored at the anchorage was clearly visible, and the four warships were still in a cruising formation, docked there.
At this point, the bombardier begins to disassemble the fuse of the bomb fuse and check for omissions.
The bombardier began to lock onto the target, and the planes began to regroup, according to the pre-set, sailed over the target ship, and began to maneuver and circle, providing time for the bombardier to lock onto the target. At 6:55 a.m., the target was locked, and the plane began to adjust the flight steps, so that the flight steps were uniform, and the bombs were ready for simultaneous bombing.
At the same time, the bomb port in the belly of the aircraft has also been opened, and now the bomb countdown has begun.
The plane's radio came: "Count down to one minute and prepare." The bombardier gripped the bomb handle. The clock ticks.
"Thirty seconds to prepare." ...... "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, bomb!" With an order, the bombardier pulled down the bomb handle, and the 400-kilogram bombs fell to the pre-locked target in groups of two and two in groups through the bomb port.
The whole bomb dropping process took only ten seconds, and the eight bombs were successfully dropped. The plane was still maneuvering and circling, waiting for the results.
The bomb fell rapidly downward, and at 2,000 meters, the guidance system began to work, constantly adjusting the tail fin at the rear of the bomb to bring it closer to the pre-locked target.
The people on the pirate fleet were unaware of this, and still went their own way, eating and resting, and a few young sailors, frolicking on the deck.
Those who love fishing, take the leftover food in the morning, carry the fishing rod, come to the side of the boat, wait for the boat to sail, come to the sea fishing, hope to have a good harvest, and add food for noon.
In the captain's room, the captain is discussing today's cruising mission with the first mate.
The engine hidden in the belly of the ship still spins tirelessly, making a loud roar. The water in the boiler has been boiled, a large amount of steam is constantly being sent to the steam pressure chamber, the chief engineer looked at the pressure gauge in front of him, the pointer is constantly rising, it will not be long before it reaches the standard, this morning the boiler is a little early, there is still half an hour before the fleet cruise.
All the people in the fleet didn't know that above their heads, in the air 3,000 meters away from them, there was a formation of planes from the Dawen Empire, which was opening the bomb ports in the belly of the aircraft, and bombs weighing 400 kg were about to fall from the sky, fall on their ships or in the surrounding sea, and then explode, which would tear their ships to pieces in an instant, and they would also die in an instant, and they would not even feel the pain of death.