Chapter 1769: Radio Repeater
For example, a small group of special forces in special operations is to fight behind enemy lines, although the combat effectiveness of a single soldier is far above that of ordinary soldiers, but at most it is one or two squads, no more than 100 people, once discovered, as long as the enemy dispatches more than 10,000 troops, in some environments where heavy weapons can be used, the fighters of special forces, no matter how strong their combat effectiveness is, what can they do in the face of forces far higher than their own. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
For operations deep behind enemy lines, the most important thing is not combat effectiveness, but smooth communication with the rear, individual strength is always weak, only with the support of the rear, can give full play to the best attack power, not to mention that the sky belongs to China, under the reconnaissance of a large number of reconnaissance aircraft, any action of the Americans is under the control of the base camp, as long as they maintain smooth communications, they can do the art of war to know themselves and know their opponents, with the speed of tank divisions, it is enough to jump out of the encirclement before the formation of the encirclement.
In order to ensure the timeliness of communications, at least during the day, it is necessary to ensure that the communication is unimpeded, and it does not matter at night, to a considerable extent, there will be no danger, as long as it can be contacted at the critical moment, it is good to be able to contact the base camp, which of course cannot be solved by Japan, which knows nothing about radio, and everything depends on China.
Carefully analyze the entire Sakura plan, the real danger is still in the first three days, once it is three days later, after a sufficient distance from the US heavy troop cluster, 1200 kilometers, for American tanks, it is basically equivalent to an insurmountable distance, when the time comes, the armored cluster will be much safer, and you can get enough supplies every day, China does not think that in addition to China's armored forces, other forces can pose much threat to him, unless it is besieged to a Jedi, Besieged by a large number of army and fortifications, it was possible to deal with the new first army.
When the Sakura plan was determined, these parts were also put into the scope of investigation and discussion, and in the selection of attack targets, we did not choose to attack the Pacific Railway from the nearest place in the central part of the country, but started from the Great Plains, where on the one hand the land is barren and sparsely populated, on the other hand, it is super flat, and there are no mountains, and from the strong tropical currents of the Caribbean Sea, it can even easily cross the Great Plains, where tornadoes are frequent, which should also be due to the terrain.
In later generations, the United States greatly reduced the occurrence of geological disasters through governance, such as soil and water conservation and the construction of a large number of shelterbelts, but in this era, American science and technology have not reached the level of studying the causes of tornadoes, so hurricanes are still the most terrible disasters on the Great Plains, and many people die from hurricanes almost every year, and the loss of property is even greater.
As long as the Great Plains is selected, as long as the reconnaissance is in place and the extreme natural weather is not encountered, it is unlikely to be besieged by the US military, and the guerrilla spirit of fighting if it can be defeated and running away if it cannot be defeated will be brought into play, and as long as the new army enters the United States, it will be able to achieve considerable results, and the probability of sabotaging the Pacific Railway is also very high, but it requires continuous operations.
As for the communication problem, to ensure the smooth flow of information during the day, that is, 12 hours, from the sun rises, to the sunset, compressed, it may reach eight or nine hours, this is the most critical period, it is necessary to do a good job of communication, to solve such a communication problem, for other countries, it may be a very difficult thing to solve, but for China, this is no problem at all.
The solution to this problem is very simple, since in the United States, it is impossible to arrange a land relay, then the only option that can be chosen is the air, the sky belongs to China, at an altitude of more than 8000 meters, this is almost a forbidden area except for China, whether it is a hot air balloon, an airship, or those small planes that have just started, they cannot fly to this height, let alone threaten.
The sky can not only help China by using reconnaissance planes to support the Sakura program, but also help them do radio relays, and the ultra-long combat radius and ultra-long air time of Chinese planes have given a huge guarantee for communications; as long as the new first army leaves the direct contact range of 1,200 kilometers, a radio relay plane that takes off from the central base in Alaska will find a no-man's land to hover in an area 1,800 kilometers away from the convoy, and stay in the air for a considerable amount of time with the most economical speed. It is used to liaise with the New First Army on the front line.
This specially modified aircraft used as a radio repeater, the aerodynamic shape is different from that of ordinary strategic transport aircraft, with 5 antennas of more than 25 meters, which can receive radio signals from the air, there are 12 high-power radio transceivers inside, and at least 40 professional radio personnel, who will relay radar signals in real time and multi-channel to the base camp, and receive signals from the New First Army for relaying, strengthening and sending, for communication with the base camp and even the Chinese mainland.
Altitude is one of the important factors of radio wave propagation, at the beginning of the radio, a lot of radio stations, are placed on the high mountain, once in the northwest, when the radio started, also looked for a high mountain, built a huge radio tower, now, although it has already moved down, there has also become a tourist attraction, belongs to an important stage of the development of the northwest, so far, there are many radio enthusiasts or practitioners to make a pilgrimage.
But up to now, the altitude is still in the radio coverage, occupies an important role, when the aircraft flies to an altitude of more than 8000 meters, the radio coverage range, at least several times more, and no dead ends, as a large transport aircraft, the power of this radio machine is higher than that carried by the armored forces, a higher grade, after all, it can accommodate a larger radio device, the range of contact is more than 4500 kilometers, so that plus the previous 1200 kilometers, it is enough to cover the entire territory of the Sakura Project, As long as the New First Army does not follow the Pacific Railroad and go to the east coast to attack the most core area of the United States, this radio repeater can serve it.
In terms of fuel loading, According to the 12,000 km limit range of China's transport aircraft, aside from the 6,000 km round trip, there is at least an economic range of nearly 6,000 km for the radio repeater to fly, which is under the premise of full load, although the radio repeater is stuffed with a lot of things, this thing is much lighter than the real aerial bomb, even if there are dozens of members, the take-off weight is reduced by almost 3 percent compared to the full load of the bomber, so it can not be said that the increase in 3 percent of the cruise time, it is not a lot, to a certain extent, you can even carry the auxiliary fuel tank to fight, so as to increase the air time a lot.
According to the cruising speed of the transport plane of about 450 kilometers, this is almost a dozen hours, of course, this radio repeater, will not fly for that long, fly thousands of kilometers away, if only the fuel for the return trip is left, once there is a problem, a plane loaded with huge electronic equipment is likely to have problems, in that case, the loss can be large.
China's radio development is very fast, but it can be at an altitude of 8,000 meters, covering a radius of more than 4,500 kilometers of radio relay, it is not simply able to be made, a strategic bomber is very expensive, almost equivalent to a dozen ordinary fighters, but the price of radio relay is still more than ten times that of the aircraft itself, this is still the price of Chinese manufacturing, if it is replaced by other countries, even if you know the principle, it can be made as it is, it can reach one-tenth of this performance, it is already the strength of the country.
A radio repeater prepares enough fuel for the return trip, at least 7 hours can hover, and then it will be replaced by one plane, the time of the day, that is, two guarantees 14 hours, under normal circumstances, 12 hours is OK, from 7 o'clock in the morning to 7 o'clock in the evening, before 7 o'clock and after 7 o'clock, one is early in the morning, the other is dusk, basically there is no need to guarantee, if the tank convoy is bitten by the US military in the early morning and dusk, there is no communication support, it does not matter.
Of course, the radar repeater has a minimum of 1-2 hours of margin, and if it is really necessary, it can be applied for by radio and extended by one to two hours. For a strategic transport plane that can fly for 20 hours or even more, it is not a fully loaded situation, and it does not matter if the flight time exceeds 24 hours, but there is no need for this, and at any time, flying at night is a relatively difficult thing, and at the critical juncture of the war, there is no way to avoid this, but in peacetime, it can be avoided, and the high-altitude reconnaissance planes penetrate the entire battlefield and clearly know the movements of the large US troops; as for the small forces that can avoid the reconnaissance planes, it is impossible to pose a threat to the armored forces, really at night, the armored forces were surrounded by large forces of the army, and it was possible to contact the rear, and there was not much way to do it.
After entering the United States, the operations of the New First Army were basically the responsibility of the Japanese commanders, and China only provided logistical and intelligence support; compared to only one large radio repeater, hovering in the air to ensure the safety of communications, there were many reconnaissance planes, and light reconnaissance planes could not cover the battlefield, and basically they were all medium-sized or above; as long as it was in the daytime, when the line of sight could be seen, at least four large reconnaissance planes covered the entire battlefield, ensuring perfect intelligence support for the New First Army.
Of course, most of the time, the new First Army will be guided, and the US troops will be distanced, or attack, or run, in short, not when the night comes, contact with the US troops, the dark night is the best shield, once approached by the US infantry, under the premise of no preparation, these tanks will also rest, must be disengaged before the night comes.