Ilyushchenko took out his own record, and the simple numbers on it were only understandable to him: "The acceleration is slower, and the reaction speed of the rudder surface when turning is slightly sluggish compared to our current main fighter, about a third slower than the roll rate." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoNext time, I'm going to test 02's ability to turn quickly at a large angle.,I didn't dare to make a quick and violent turn just now.,The movements are relatively slow.。 ”

"There's no need to rush the test of large-angle fast turns, Ilyushchenko, you're in a bit of a hurry." "We all know the value of delivering the troops a day earlier, but we can't rush it." ”

It is very dangerous to test the maximum design overload of the aircraft when making quick turns at large angles, which is much more dangerous than testing the maximum speed, and a bad one can even lead to disintegration in the air!

The debriefing lasted for 20 minutes, and the records made by the test pilots and the observational aircraft plus the ground radar data were sorted out as quickly as possible for Polikarpov's reference. And this will be in the hangar, the No. 02 aircraft is already doing a system inspection, and the technicians and engineers of each system are constantly checking the whole body of the aircraft.

All test port covers were removed, and for the most important engine systems, engineers had to do a lot of checks to determine whether they were reliable enough for the next test flight.

Half an hour later, the target was shipped back. The 65-kilogram target fell from a height of 4,000 meters and fell miserably, but you can still see how much damage the shells have done to it - it is almost torn apart!

No matter what is flying in the air, as long as a single target hits, one attack is enough for the I-20!

Ilyushchenko praised the three NR-30 guns for their reliability and great power - the artillery design department also knows its power and will design new ammunition for it to meet the needs of different environments.

Not only the Il-20, but soon even the Yak-3 and Il-2 will also be equipped with it, especially the attack aircraft units are urgently needed: the 23-mm cannon against tanks is slightly less powerful, and the 37-mm cannon, although powerful, has a limited rate of fire and ammunition reserves.

Considering the caliber, rate of fire, weight, ammunition power and other aspects, the 30 mm caliber will obviously be the most ideal caliber for heavy fighters to use aerial guns. With the addition of 23 mm, the two "main calibers" of the future air guns of the Soviet Air Force are almost finalized.

In addition to the existing ammunition types, ammunition designers are conducting surprise research on tungsten carbide core armor-piercing shells for use in the NR-30 aircraft gun, which should be able to penetrate the top armor of all German tanks! If an Il-2 can be equipped with two, the lethality of the "Black Reaper" will definitely be greatly enhanced!

At noon, Polikarpov received a call from the Moscow Aviation Committee. After hanging up the phone, I went to the hangar and found Ilyushchenko and Tukolev who were in the lounge next to me.

"I just received a call from Moscow that Comrade Sergei Ivanovich Grytsevets of the 1st Guards Fighter Division will come to Gorky in a few days to guide the test flight work. You've got opponents. ”

As soon as Sergei arrived, he would not be idle, and he would not be allowed to serve as a test pilot, but he would never be an idle man only on the ground.

"Comrade Sergey will take part in the test flight?"

"No, not as a test pilot, just as an assessment."

Speaking of the super air ace who had already shot down 182 enemy planes, Ilyushchenko and Tukorev even had a hint of fanaticism in their eyes - it was not that they were not very good in their hearts, because they were test pilots.

Both men had a lot of experience in flying and had fought in actual combat, shooting down enemy planes in the air, but that time during the Spanish Civil War and the Northern War. Generally, excellent pilots cannot become test pilots, because there are many more requirements for test pilots, and excellent pilots are only one of the prerequisites for becoming test pilots.

However, being able to shoot down enemy planes in the air is the aspiration of every fighter pilot, but as test pilots, the two had to make a less vigorous contribution in the rear.

"If I can stay in Comrade Sergei's unit for a year, it will be worth it for me to fly a transport plane when I am done!"

Ilyushchenko glanced at the younger Tukolev, apparently saying something idiotic, "Work assignment." I'm also willing to go to the farm next door and drive a tractor! ”

Two excellent test pilots stayed at the base, and Polikarpov understood their opinions on some aspects, but the state had a different work assignment, and there was no choice: since he became a test pilot, he had to complete the work to the letter!

"Comrade Sergey will stay with us for at least three months, and he should be able to participate in the completion of all the preliminary test flights." At this time, Lavel came to report on the inspection of the aircraft: "Comrade Chief Designer, all the systems of the 02 aircraft are in good condition and can meet the requirements of the next test flight. ”

Looking at the time, "At sixteen o'clock, the heads of various departments will have another coordination meeting to determine tomorrow's test flight subjects." ”

Polikarpov repeated to Ravel what he had just said to the test pilots, "Moscow wants us to complete at least 12 flying prototypes within two months, do you think the factory can complete it?" ”

The chief designer's words were addressed to Lavel, but as if asking himself.

"It should be fine, as long as the test flight goes smoothly and no design changes are required."

Engine production is fully capable of meeting the needs of prototype manufacturing and test flight "wear and tear of operating hours", and the new engine production workshop and the mobilization of technicians, equipment, and raw materials are being carried out at full capacity. As for aircraft production, the Aviation Committee has also mobilized sufficient funds, personnel, and materials, and once the test flight is completed, it is conservatively estimated that it will be able to reach a production rate of 30 aircraft per month within three months of production.

"After three months, the first batch of pilots will be selected for adaptive training of new aircraft, and excellent pilots are needed, at least two years of experience in flying fighter aircraft, and novices are not good."

Polikarpov nodded to Ilyushchenko, "The Aviation Committee has already thought that the first batch of at least 20 pilots will come to us in April." When Sergei arrives, you can see if you can poach a few people from him, there are many excellent pilots of the 1st Guards Division. ”

Ilyushchenko spread his hands: "I can't do this, if you want to poach people from Comrade Sergei, probably only the Aviation Committee has a way, and this is the responsibility of you, Comrade Chief Designer." ”

Ilyushchenko's words caused a burst of chuckles from several people: Sergei's reputation as a "calf protector" is well known to the whole army, and he wants to poach people from him?! He dared to top the orders of the Aviation Committee!

Even if the test flight went smoothly, it would take at least three months to master the flight combat skills of the I-20, and it is estimated that even excellent pilots will need at least three months. It is impossible for the best pilots to be "idle" for such a long time, and only "second-rate" personnel will be sent.

The I-20 represents the future, and it will not be until this autumn at the earliest that it will form its initial combat strength, and that will depend on whether there are airfields on the front line that can allow it to take off. A good pilot is more valuable than gold, and the Aviation Committee will not transfer one hundred and eighty of the best aces to Gorky as cadets, and Polikarpov has nothing to do about this.

Let's practice slowly, those "second-rate" pilots should also be able to fly the mission of the new power plane, which is better than the rookie who has just come out of the aviation academy, and the aviation committee will also be veterans who have participated in actual combat.

There is no training aircraft, as soon as you get on the plane, it is actually driving, at most, you can get familiar with the environment and various instruments and parts in the cockpit several times on the ground, listen to the experience of test pilots, and don't think about being able to drive smoothly if you are not an old bird!

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February 1, 1941, Moscow Central Airport.

The sky was clear, the 85-mm anti-aircraft gun positions arranged around the airport were facing the sky, and a group of officers were waiting in line in the cold wind on the side of the runway.

"Here we are."

I don't know who said it, everyone looked to the southwestern sky: a group of planes appeared in view, 8 fighters protected 2 two transport planes.

The transport plane landed first, and the eight fighters escorting it had to circle in the sky.

The door of the cabin of the first transport aircraft opened, and a soldier pushed out of the gangway and hung it on inside. Lin Jun was the third to get out of the cabin, followed by Sergei, who returned to Moscow on the same plane.

A simple greeting, boarding the long-awaited convoy and heading straight for the Kremlin. Time is pressing, and what Lin Jun wants is this effect: during the war, things must be done compactly and resolutely!

In the Kremlin Auditorium, a solemn ceremony of honour has been prepared. Lin Jun and Sergei waited outside the auditorium for two minutes, replaced their tall hats with large caps, and took off their military coats, and suddenly there was a "golden light"!

The uniforms of the two were covered with various medals and medals, and the meeting would be the most solemn occasion, and Lin Jun and his subordinates made full preparations: today, the two will each be awarded the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union" for the third time!

Originally, Sergei didn't come back on the same plane, and he would have to wait two days, but Lin Jun didn't mind that his old subordinates would win that honor with him. After reporting to Stalin, the Central Committee agreed to the proposal of the deputy commander-in-chief, and the ceremony of the two of them was carried out together, and even Pokryshkin and Kozhdub were also stained: the two of them were walking side by side behind the deputy commander and his division commander, and the medals and medals on their chests were shining!

As soon as the door of the auditorium opened, flashing lights came and went, and at least ten or more cameras and camera lenses were pointed at the four people who entered, and the thousands of people gathered in the audience burst into the warmest applause at the same time!

Lin Jun likes this feeling, likes this feeling of being in the limelight, just like the old saying - power is always intoxicating! He prefers Soviet-style commendation meetings, which are often not "people sit down before the meeting", and the protagonist often appears at the last moment: the door opens before his eyes, and everyone's eyes are focused on the gate surrounded by flashing lights, a wonderful feeling that only those who have experienced it can express.

Straightened their waists, and the four of them, led by Lin Jun, walked through the central aisle, and the applause of the crowd on both sides did not stop! The deputy commander-in-chief commanded the great and heroic Red Army to encircle and annihilate the fascist heavy army group under the city of Minsk, while the other three super-ace fighter pilots were equally proud of the Soviets, and all of them applauded heartily, not "routinely" perfunctory.

The crowd on both sides had sincere smiles on their faces, and many of them didn't even realize that their palms were red.

On the rostrum, Stalin, Kalinin, Voroshilov and others all gave a standing ovation, and Stalin looked at his deputy with his head held high with a rare smile.

My deputy is running around like a firefighter, so I don't have time to spare. At the most critical time in Minsk, his command was only a kilometer from the line of fire! Cannonballs hit his head like rain, but he didn't take a step back!

If it weren't for the needs of the post, Stalin knew that Andrei would definitely fly a fighter plane into the air and fight the fascist bandits in the sky for 300 rounds!

Surrounded and annihilated the heavy army group of the German dwarf, turned the tide of the war, and gave him the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union" for the third time!

When passing the second row of seats, Lin Jun saw Vukinskaya on the left smiling at himself, slowed down, nodded and smiled at his wife.

At the moment of looking at each other, everything is in subtle emotion.

There were three empty seats in the first row, as were the seats next to Stalin on the rostrum: while waiting outside the Great Hall, the staff had already explained to the four people in detail the steps of the medal ceremony.

Before Lin Jun came in, Kalinin had already spoken, and now they just had to go directly to the stage.

Stalin congratulated Lin Jun and, reading out the decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, handed over the box containing the "Golden Star Medal" and the "Order of Lenin" to his deputy along with the certificate. Immediately after that, the other three received the award in turn, and every time the recipient said the resounding phrase "for the service of the Soviet Union", the audience burst into warm applause again!

Returning to everyone's seats, it was another speech, but Lin Jun's speech was very simple, just like his own habits: in the eyes of the members of the command, his deputy commander never liked too much formality and paid attention to practicality. This also affected his subordinates, including Sergei, who spoke on behalf of the pilots, with a speech of less than 500 words!

When the ceremony is over, there is a routine banquet. Stalin did not want to treat his deputies badly, so he arranged it so tightly, and the scale of the banquet was large enough and grand enough. In fact, Lin Jun was very tired, because he was working at full capacity before leaving Minsk, and he would not go to the Belarusian front for a long time, and he had to make detailed arrangements for the handover of work.

However, the final handover was still in Moscow, and Marshal Alexander Ilyich Egorov was also at the banquet today, and there will be a meeting with Lin Jun later, and the two sides will concretely connect the work in Minsk.

It stands to reason that such a connection should take place in Minsk, but since the high command has decided so, the two marshals have no opinion.

For Yegorov, a formal handover in Moscow was not much different from that in Minsk: as a member of the General Staff, he was well aware of the current situation in Belarus and could get to work as soon as he arrived in Minsk.

As a marshal for 35 years, Yegorov's qualifications and abilities stood out in the Red Army!

Marshal of the Soviet Union Alexander Ilyich Egorov, born in October 1883 in the city of Buzuluk (Orenburg region), joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Red Army in 1918. He volunteered in the army in 1901, graduated from the Kazan Infantry Non-commissioned Officer School in 1905, served as company commander, battalion commander and regiment commander during the First World War, and was promoted to colonel in 1917.

Yegorov had joined the "****" Socialist-Revolutionary Party, and in the summer of 1918 the newspaper declared his departure from the party. After the victory of the October Revolution, he turned to the revolutionary side, became a member of the Demobilization Committee of the Old Army, and participated in the formulation of the historic decree on the establishment of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. From January 1918 he served in the Military Department of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, where he was responsible for inspecting the organization and training of Soviet troops.

In May 1918, he was appointed chairman of the Supreme Appraisal Committee for the Selection of Former Officers of the Soviet Army and Political Commissar of the All-Russian General Headquarters. He strongly advocated the creation of a regular army with strict discipline, and at that time, in his report to Lenin, he stated the need for the establishment of the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic and the establishment of a joint command directly under the Commander-in-Chief.

It can even be said that without him, there would not have been a regular Red Army that fought bravely and skillfully in the civil war!

In August 1918, he led his troops to fight the Krasnov Cossack bandits in the Barashov and Kamyshin sections, and in October he formed the 9th Army of the Southern Front on the basis of the original units, and in December he became the commander of the 10th Army, which took part in the defense of Tsaritsyn and made a significant contribution to the defeat of the Cossack bandits.

On May 25, 1919, a large force of Denikin's bandits forcibly crossed the Saar River in the area of the village of Pletniov, and Yegorov commanded the 6th Cavalry Division to launch an assault on the enemy, destroying nearly 3 infantry regiments of the enemy and defeating Denikin.

In July 1919, Yegorov became commander of the 14th Army, which thwarted the White Guard offensive in the Ukrainian region on the left bank of the Dnieper.

At the beginning of October 1919, when Denikin's offensive posed a real threat to Moscow, Yegorov was appointed commander of the Southern Front, which had become the main front of the Soviet Republic. In order to neutralize the threat, he chose the decisive campaign maneuver style of flank centripetal assault to achieve the encirclement of the enemy's main force.

On January 10, 1920, he was appointed commander of the Southwestern Front, and in February he commanded the Front to liberate Ukraine from the Denikin bandits, which played a large role in repelling the offensive of the landlord-bourgeois Poland and crushing Wrangel's army.

Under the leadership of Yegorov, the Southwestern Front developed and implemented the program of the Kiev campaign in 1920.

From January 1921 Yegorov was appointed commander of the Kiev Military District, and in April he was appointed commander of the Petrograd Military District. From September 1921 to January 1922, he also served as commander of the Western Front, and from February 1922 he was also the commander of the Red Banner Caucasus Army.

In May 1924 he became commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Crimea, and participated in the military reform of 1924-1925.

From 1925 to 1926, he served as military attache in China. From 1927 to 1931 he was the commander of the Belarusian Military District, from 1931 he was chief of staff of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army Command (in 1935 it was changed to the General Staff), from May 1937 he was appointed Deputy People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR, and in January 1938 he was appointed commander of the Transcaucasian Military District.

Yegorov was one of the initiators of the reorganization of the Soviet army and navy on the basis of new technology and equipment, advocated the establishment of a powerful armored tank corps and a territorial air defense system, and actively participated in the study of major issues such as the Soviet Union's military academic theory and the building of the armed forces.

In the summer of 1932, he submitted to the Revolutionary Military Council of the USSR an outline of the new operational and technical problems that had arisen after the technical transformation of the army, which became the basis for the later promulgation of the "Provisional Decree on the Organization of Combat in Great Depth", which was issued to the troops in February 1933: The main problem of modern combat is to simultaneously carry out combat operations in great depth.

A true veteran of the Great Depth Battle! Since 1934, it has been the ************ of the Communist Party of Brazzaville.

In Lin Jun's view, the first chief of the General Staff of the Red Army made outstanding achievements, and he was an outstanding commander who had experienced a hundred battles and performed many miraculous feats, and a heroic revolutionary soldier!

Yegorov was an extremely upright and decent man, and during his tenure he made an important contribution to the reorganization, redress, and formation of powerful armored forces of the Red Army.

With his outstanding talent and commanding art, Yegorov was able to rank among such outstanding commanders as Frunze, Tukhachevsky, Zhukov. From the time of the civil war, he was admired by Stalin, and with Stalin he referred to him as "you" (in Russian custom, the word "you" in addition to the usual sense of respect, also means a sense of distance, and sometimes it can be hostile, so close people only refer to each other as "you").

However, on February 23, 1939, agents appointed by Stalin came to Marshal Yegorov's office and showed a warrant signed by Stalin to arrest him. Yegorov argued with reason, and the agents wanted to forcibly arrest him, but Marshal Yegorov, who was upright and fearless, couldn't bear it anymore and fought to the death, took out a pistol given by Lenin and killed one of the agents, and then fought with other agents, unfortunately he was shot and killed in a shootout!

For Yegorov, Lin Jun admires him, and his "final" ending and choice are what Lin Jun sighed for but admired in his previous life! With such an excellent commander going to the Belarusian front to command, some of the fascist marshals and generals can be distressed!

On the sofa next to the banquet hall, five marshals of the Soviet Union: Lin Jun, Voroshilov, Budyonny, Egorov and Shaposhnikov sat in a circle. With the addition of one "ornament", one "backward element" who had returned in advance, and two "brains of the Red Army", the five of them had a very pleasant conversation.

Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Lin Jun made a proposal in a small area, and the other four nodded in agreement, but their inner thoughts were estimated to be different.

"Comrades, I think that Comrade Stalin, as Commander-in-Chief of the Supreme High Command, should also be awarded the title."

Comrade Kalinin, who heard the news, also agreed very much with this question, and six people gathered around to conspire!

"Marshal of the Soviet Union." Lin Jun thought about it, but seeing that others had no other opinions, he didn't even announce what rank he was, so he could only continue to be the first bird.

A little regretful.

I suddenly had this idea just now: on the rostrum, Stalin was still dressed in his usual plain attire, "inconspicuous" among a group of star-studded comrades. Since I remember that on March 6, 1943, Stalin was awarded the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union, then I simply proposed it myself, and it was only natural that the Supreme Commander of the Soviet Union should have the rank of military commander.

But the war was not over yet, and it was obviously inappropriate to propose the title of "Generalissimo of the Soviet Union", which would only pop up a "Marshal of the Soviet Union" - obviously everyone else wanted the deputy commander-in-chief to "confirm", and that Voroshilov could not say: everyone was in an awkward position.

Who is in charge of the marshal? Or a marshal?

"I can't say, let Andre be the first bird." Voroshilov thought very clearly: for so many years, he was not officially appointed "First Marshal of the Red Army", which was described in many articles and newspapers: under the leadership of Comrade Voroshilov, First Marshal of the Red Army......

If the "First Generalmars" proposed to award Stalin the title of "Marshal of the Soviet Union", Voroshilov thought that unless he was kicked in the head by a donkey, he would "not say anything about death"!

"Molotov has arrived in Tehran today, and the day after tomorrow he and the youth delegation will leave for the Palestinian areas."

Hearing Shaposhnikov's words, Lin Jun asked: "Is the delegation going to stay in Tehran for a few days?" ”

"Yes, Andrey. Two days. ”

Seeing a group of heavyweights gathered, Alexander also gathered: "At noon and Molotov by telegram, your staff officers are in the delegation and everything is normal, but the young people can't visit the Persian style of Tehran." ”

"What, things are going bad in Tehran?"

"Not bad. Comrade Voroshilov stipulates that in Tehran we need to maintain serious military discipline. The two infantry regiments stationed in the city were basically composed of ethnic minority fighters in the Caucasus and adapted to the ethnic customs there. Alexander said, "The British have already made a lot of trouble for themselves, and they have their military observer group in Tehran." ”

Old men who have been in Africa and the Middle East long enough don't know what's going on in Tehran, and they always have conflicts with the Iranians. But this made the Soviet Union happier - the deeper Iran's hostility to Britain, the better!

"We also sent a military delegation to the south, and we had an agreement with the British in Iran, and the seaports you highlighted were the highlights. The intelligence officers have also achieved considerable results, the original intelligence network has been strengthened, and now the whole of Iran is basically under our surveillance, and this part is carried out by the General Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff. ”

"If needed, I'll have a detailed report sent to you."

"Okay, just have someone deliver it to my office tomorrow." Lin Jun said to Shaposhnikov. He said that the situation in Iran needed to be systematically understood, where there was the warm water that Russia had thirsted for centuries, and that was the distant sea.

Just as the banquet was about to begin, a colonel of the General Staff Intelligence Directorate walked into the banquet hall and whispered a few words in Berzin's ear. The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate reported to Stalin, and Lin Jun was briefed on a brief report with several Soviet marshals.

"I just got the news that all the British troops defending the Malay Peninsula have retreated to Singapore."

"The British can't hold on for half a year, and Singapore will fall in half a month at most." This was Lin Jun's first reaction after hearing the news: the British said that Singapore could defend for half a year - nonsense, bragging!

Late last month, British reinforcements arrived, including the British 18th Division and 50 Hurricane fighter jets. Since most of the Malay Peninsula had been lost, the former had no time to be transported to the front; And due to training and equipment problems, the latter lost again in the confrontation with Zero.

On the 25th of last month, the commander of the British army, General Percival, had ordered a final retreat to Singapore. Today, the British blew up the 1,000-metre-long channel dam connecting Singapore and Johor, and Singapore became a real island.

Yesterday, when the last soldiers retreated across the channel causeway towards Singapore, General Percival issued this call in his daily morale-boosting order: "Our task is to hold this fort until reinforcements arrive, and reinforcements will surely come!" ”

The dismal situation of the British Empire in Asia did not affect the Kremlin banquet on time, but only gave the attendees a small topic to talk about. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )