Chapter 474: Pre-War Preparations for the War of Resistance (3)
The new equipment mentioned by Wu Jin was actually a bomber sight made by Guo Wenyuan using a mechanical computer and a gyroscope in accordance with Song Zhewu's requirements.
The earliest and most successful bomber sight in the previous life was the Norton sight developed in the early days of World War II, although it was also mechanical, but the accuracy was very high, and the US bomber pilots even described that the Norton sight could be used to drop bombs into the toilet at an altitude of 10,000 meters. So much so that in order to maintain this advantage for a long time, the US military issued a strict order: It was stipulated that the Norton sight could only be installed before the plane took off, and that after the plane returned to the airport, it must be disassembled and handed in immediately.
Song Zhewu didn't know the specific structure of the Norton sight, he just knew a rough idea, and told Guo Wenyuan with the attitude of trying it out, but he didn't expect that Guo Wenyuan, a genius, would really study it.
Although Song Zhewu did not know whether the accuracy of this sight could catch up with the Norton sight, Mike praised it after using it, and suggested that this sight be named after Guo Wenyuan.
The DH-10 and QJ-2 are now equipped with this sight, and it is the pilots of the bombers and strike planes that Mike is training to use. It's just that this sight, like the bazooka, needs to be kept strictly secret, and until now, few people who know about the existence of this sight outside the Air Force know about it, and Wu Jin didn't tell his treasure.
"Bombs of all kinds have also been stockpiled, and 600 napalm bombs have been newly developed. The Air Force Corps is now ready to go to Northern Mongolia to fight. Just ......"
Wu Jin hesitated for a moment, and hesitated to ask Song Zhewu for instructions: "It's just ...... Can you get the chief of staff to come back and prepare for the battle? Let Zhong Jihan take over from the chief of staff to organize training? ”
Gao Zhihang was responsible for leading a squadron equipped with a new radio navigation device, the QJ-2, to conduct night flight training in Nanmeng. This training plan was drawn up by the Air Force Corps in accordance with Song Zhewu's instructions, and one of the training contents was to fly to Shenyang on 15 September.
Song Zhewu's reason for adding this training program was that the Air Force Corps should not only adapt to the open grasslands and mountainous areas, but also to densely populated urban areas in the large-scale transfer training, especially the night flight training, so that it could achieve the ability to accomplish its tasks under any geomorphological conditions.
The area of Taiyuan is too small, even the whole of Shanxi is not suitable for this training, and only in other provinces can you find the corresponding training area.
Although the cities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang or the Central Plains are also very dense, this condition can also be met. However, it is very inappropriate to fly the plane to the area controlled by the Central Army, and it is very easy to provoke criticism and criticism.
In this way, the only suitable place left is the Northeast.
Therefore, Song Zhewu and Zhang Xueliang discussed, and after hesitating for a day, Zhang Xueliang finally agreed to this request that made him a little embarrassed. However, Zhang Xueliang conditionally agreed, that is, the planes of this squadron in Shenyang could not carry bombs.
Originally, the Attack Aircraft Wing was a part-time job for Mike, and Mike should be in charge of this training, but Song Zhewu intervened in this very rare way, and ordered Gao Zhihang to be in charge of the training in the Northeast on the grounds that Gao Zhihang was familiar with the Northeast Army Air Force.
"The Soviets will not attack before September 10, and there is still time. Moreover, the strength of our air force is too different from that of the Soviet army, and even if a war starts, it is impossible for us to use our precious planes to confront the Soviet army in a short period of time. ”
Song Zhewu did not hesitate to refuse Wu Jin's request.
"Commander Wu, the second phase of the expansion of Manlai and Baotou airports should be accelerated, because of the relationship of time, it is too late to pave all the cement runways before the war, and the newly added runways can be built according to the standards of field airports, and each airport must be guaranteed to accommodate more than 400 aircraft."
Song Zhewu's words made Wu Jin's heart move, the first phase of the project of these permanent airports he built was built in accordance with the guarantee of more than 200 aircraft, which can completely guarantee the use of the existing aircraft of the Air Force. Song Zhewu was anxious for him to step up the expansion, and there was only one possibility, that is, his air force corps was going to add planes.
Wu Jin asked tentatively: "Commander, have we bought a new plane from abroad?" ”
Song Zhewu nodded and said: "Yes, we have already made a request to the chairman, and the Ministry of Military Affairs is now discussing this matter with Britain and the United States and other countries, and there will be a result soon." ”
There will be a new plane, which made Wu Jin very excited, he said with some emotion: "The commander still has foresight, although the number of our planes is limited, but each type of aircraft requires us to be trained according to three to five times the number of personnel, this time as long as the new planes arrive, we can form combat effectiveness in a short period of time and fight with the Soviet army." We, the Air Force, should also give more support to the ground forces. ”
Song Zhewu continued: "In addition, south of Kulun, it is necessary to step up the secret construction of four or five field airfields, and these airfields must be stocked with fuel and ammunition to ensure that they can be put into use at any time......
Song Zhewu turned around, walked slowly on the ground with his hands behind his back, and said: "Although the output of weapons and ammunition produced by our Northern Machinery and Equipment Company is very large, once we start a war with the Soviet army, the consumption of weapons and ammunition will be very huge, and the ammunition is likely to be poorly supplied at that time, which will be a disaster for our troops in Northern Mongolia." In order to avoid this, we also have to buy a large amount of weapons and ammunition in advance. ”
Song Zhewu looked at Xiao Guodong and said: "It's too late to buy from abroad, so you can only find a way from home." The central government is encircling and suppressing the Red Army in Jiangxi, and their consumption will be very large, I am afraid that they will not help us too much, so we should contact Zhang Xueliang, we need to buy a large number of weapons and ammunition from him. ”
Song Zhewu said with a little contempt: "The output of the Shenyang Arsenal is very large, and it has produced so many weapons and ammunition, but it is a bit of a waste to put them in the warehouse. Tell Zhang Xueliang that the war is imminent, we are relatively tight on funds, and we will pay him the payment at the end of September. ”
"Some of these weapons and ammunition will be transported to Taiyuan by rail, and some of them will be transported directly from Shenyang to Beimeng, and we will solve the transportation convoy by ourselves. In order to ensure the safety of the transport, we will send troops to escort the transport. It is best for the escort troops to have one regiment, no less than one battalion, and this point must be fought with Zhang Xueliang. ”
Song Zhewu turned around and raised his voice in front of everyone: "The above orders will be implemented immediately after the meeting. The Thirty-Eighth Army must move north within three days......"
After the meeting, Song Zhewu left Xiao Guodong, Tao Rong, Han Guangdi and Ye Changgui behind.
(To be continued)