By mid-January, the first batch of 24 Sparrowhawks in production had arrived at Kadena Airport. The planes were returned directly from Shen Fei's airfield by pilots of the Fifth Air Wing. The total range is close to 2,000 kilometers, which is almost the ultimate range of the Sparrowhawk after it is fully fueled and has a drop fuel tank attached. This is also a test of the reliability of the Sparrowhawk, as well as its cruising ability. Of course, the result was very good, and all 24 fighters landed on Kadena Airport without incident.

The next day, the fighters were put into training units and began to allow the pilots of the 5th Wing to master the combat performance of such aircraft as soon as possible. This is no longer a simple test, and a training to master the quality of flight. The first batch of 48 pilots will use this fighter to perform various extreme flight maneuvers in order to master the combat performance of the new fighter.

By the beginning of February, two other batches of 48 Sparrowhawks (12 of which were returned to the factory for improved pre-production) arrived at Kadena Airport. With the arrival of a total of 72 new fighters, the fighter group of the Fifth Air Wing completed the refitting process. Because they had mastered the training time in front, the fighter pilots of the Fifth Air Company also mastered the combat performance of this new fighter.

In order to make sure that the Fifth Air Wing was already fully familiar with it and could fully exploit the performance of the "Sparrowhawk", Colonel Ji Xiaobin organized a confrontation exercise. The exercise consisted of 12 Sparrowhawk fighters on one side and 12 Gull fighters piloted by the best 12 fighter pilots of the Fifth Wing. Liao Hanxiang and Wu Xianyu both came to observe the "air battle," while Tan Renhao and other officers of the operational staff were responsible for commanding and controlling the entire exercise.

As a red flare was raised, two groups of fighters entered the airspace of the scheduled exercise. Then, under the command of the ground guide, the two groups of fighters flew over the observation platform in three groups of four planes, and then climbed upwards at the same time, and finally dispersed and flew to the east and west.

The confrontation maneuvers between the two groups of fighters were divided into three parts. First, 12 fighters from each side engaged in a formation air combat confrontation. The 24 fighters are like 24 nimble swallows, churning and flying in the sky. In order to ensure that the personnel on the observation deck could see the whole process clearly, the flight altitude was limited to less than 2,000 meters and more than 500 meters.

If you don't have a little flight experience, you can't see the significance of this air combat confrontation at all. However, Liao Hanxiang and Wu Xianyu are both from the aviation army, and they don't need anyone to explain at all, and they can see clearly how big the gap between the two sides is.

There was not much suspense about the results of the first round of exercises, and the "Sparrowhawk" side defeated the "Gull" fighters with absolute superiority, and the "loss ratio" was one to ten.

Then, the second round of confrontation began, with 4 Sparrowhawks against 12 Gull fighters. The result did not change much either, and the "Sparrowhawk" still won the air battle with a small "loss".

The final round of confrontation was between the best pilots of the 5th Wing flying the "Gull" fighter against a "Sparrowhawk" piloted by an ordinary pilot.

"There will definitely be no change in the results." Chang Jianxin, an officer who doesn't know much about aviation, feels that there is nothing to worry about.

Tan Renhao nodded, then glanced around. "What about Dongjue? Why haven't you seen him today? ”

"Who knows, something was wrong with him yesterday, he took a leave of absence in the afternoon, and you weren't there at the time."

"What kind of fame is this guy?" Tan Renhao frowned, "Doesn't he like flying the most?" Why didn't you even come at such an important time? ”

Both of them were stunned at the same time, and then their eyes immediately widened in surprise. Tan Renhao quickly found the staff officer who arranged the exercise, asked for a list of participants, and saw that there was no name of Hao Dongjue on it, and the two of them breathed a sigh of relief. However, the trouble has just arrived.

Just when the two planes were still fighting in the air, a military police officer of the fleet ran over and directly found Ji Xiaobin. After the two said a few words, Ji Xiaobin walked over to Tan Renhao.

"Captain, where is Second Lieutenant Hao Dongjue?"

Tan Renhao was stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "I took leave yesterday, it seems that he is not feeling well, he should be in the dormitory." ”

"No way, someone went to look for it in the beginning, and there was no one in the dormitory!" Ji Xiaobin's expression was already ugly.

"Colonel, what's going on?" Chang Jianxin also felt that something was wrong.

"There was a pilot who was knocked unconscious in the locker room, and he said that the person who attacked him was Second Lieutenant Hao Dongjue!" Ji Xiaobin gritted his teeth and immediately called a staff officer and asked him to turn on the radio communication channel of the "Sparrowhawk" fighter.

At this time, there was no need for anyone to explain anything, Tan Renhao and Chang Jianxin immediately heard the crazy screams coming from them. That was Hao Dongjue's voice, the reason why this kid asked for leave was to attack a pilot, and then fly the plane into the sky himself.

Ji Xiaobin's expression turned blue and purple for a while, the pilots of the Fifth Wing did not belong to the jurisdiction of the Fifth Fleet, obviously, this time the disaster was big.

"Wait, you go and bring me that bastard!" Ji Xiaobin didn't give Tan Renhao face at all, "Even if you use a rope, you have to help him tie him to the headquarters, damn it!" ”

Tan Renhao immediately called Chang Jianxin, and both of them understood what Colonel Ji Xiaobin meant. In any case, Colonel Ji Xiaobin has already given them "face" very much, and he is very protective of his shortcomings, which is almost the same as General Liao Hanxiang. Ji Xiaobin asked Tan Renhao and Chang Zhixin to "arrest" Hao Dongjue, but did not let the military police intervene, obviously wanting to make this matter a big thing and a small matter. If the gendarmes intervened, then Hao Dongjue would be sent to the military justice department for a military trial. At that time, even if General Liao Hanxiang protects his shortcomings, he can reduce the punishment of Second Lieutenant Hao Dongjue, but this will definitely leave a very disgraceful mark on Hao Dongjue's service record. More importantly, the people in the Judge Advocate General's Office are directly subordinate to the Navy Command, and they will not necessarily give General Liao Hanxiang face.

Thinking of this, Tan Renhao also breathed a sigh of relief. This is where Colonel Ji Xiaobin does things tactfully. Originally, it would be difficult to end this matter if it was a big trouble, and the commander of the Fifth Wing would definitely not let Hao Dongjue go easily. However, as long as it is dealt with internally, then Hao Dongjue's punishment will not be too severe. Of course, this bastard will definitely not escape punishment, otherwise he really doesn't know how thick the sky is.