Chapter 583: The World's First Air Raid
The industry and weapons production of the B plane are very clearly influenced by the transfer of technology and equipment in the world, and the starting point in various fields is uneven, but the lowest level is also at least a few decades beyond the end of the 19th century.
This is especially evident in the aviation industry.
At the beginning of the crossing, before the perfect industrial construction plan was drawn up, everything revolved around the premise that the Yang family could build a team that could protect their own safety, so in terms of equipment use, what is the use, not so particular.
As a result, from the very beginning, the guns and artillery weapons of the Yang Group jumped from the level of World War II, and they were also mixed with the excellent individual equipment of the world's seventies and eighties.
Not to mention the navy, it used the model of radar and reconnaissance planes when it came up, so that it could use a half-crippled second-hand torpedo boat, plus a civilian cargo ship and a single-mounted gun, to brutally abuse the most advanced cruiser of our time.
After a few years of formal formation, the impact caused by the early stage could not be changed, so that it became extremely troublesome to reorganize weapons and equipment, and it was particularly difficult for contemporary people to get started.
Fortunately, at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, it happened to be a special stage of the world's talent blowout, regardless of Chinese and foreign countries and ethnic groups, as if all of them had opened their minds, and no matter in the fields of liberal arts, science, and nature, people who could become a generation of grandmasters were simply loaded.
Their presence ensured a crucial start in the development of basic research. Among them, the engine industry, which covers the entire industrial field, has benefited significantly.
In the field of aviation industry, because of the unique "flying into the sky", which is the great rhapsody of mankind for thousands of years, it has received particularly high attention and attracted a large number of talents.
At the beginning, in order to ensure the advanced nature of the battleship. When Yang Hao came up, he equipped the battleships and cruisers he built with water reconnaissance aircraft. The model chosen is also the German Ar.196 model, which has proven its superior performance in the world.
For the training of pilots. At that time, the commissioned design of the aircraft had not yet been finalized and produced, and Yang Hao directly purchased a batch of domestic "Chujiao VI". As a result, all Chinese aviation researchers in the second plane were preconceived by these two aircraft, and they simply abandoned the two-wing and three-wing models that were supposed to lead the era for decades, and directly started with the lower single wing.
It can even be said that in the eyes of almost all Chinese aviation industry and pilots, the monoplane fighter is the orthodox, and the biplane and triplane that have emerged in Europe and the United States since the Wright brothers. It's all heresy!
Yang Hao also realized that something was wrong, and once got the information and prototypes of the former Soviet Union's I15 biplane fighter and the German Arado Ar.68 type, the British "Gladiator" and other classic models of biplane in time, and mass-produced forced equipment, so that practitioners and pilots can familiarize themselves with the advantages and disadvantages of the characteristics of relevant models.
But this lesson is a little late. How can the established thinking that has been formed be so easy to change? Although under the orders of His Excellency the Great Führer, they did not dare to hard-top, but they only rigidly completed the homework according to the requirements. It is simply impossible to expect them to make any breakthrough in this!
Seeing this situation, Yang Hao was also helpless. Aside from asking them to go through the R&D and flight process from scratch, and keeping a formation specifically designed to fool foreigners, the rest didn't bother to continue to intervene.
The filthy world that has been changed. In the turmoil of more than ten years, the rapid evolution of the unique general trend is by no means something that one or two strongmen can control at will.
This leads to a very bizarre result. Construction of the Chinese Air Force in the B plane. The training aircraft is the "beginner six" of the water, the carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft are all Ar.196, the fighters have a small number of wings, and the main forces are all lower single-wing models, which are similar to the mixtures of the I16 and the American F4F.
The naming was also re-designed, with the trainer being called "Chujiao-1", the water reconnaissance aircraft being "Seagull 1", and the biplane fighters being called "Eagle 1" and "Eagle 2".
In addition, there is also an attack aircraft, which is weakened and simplified from the "Tianpeng" attack aircraft researched and manufactured in this world, and is a model that can be manufactured in batches for the industrial level of the B plane, named "Eagle 1".
Don't look at the name of the top five scum of the battle has no beauty, it is because the performance is too superior and the "Taoguang Yanghui" strategy is adopted.
The real situation is compared with the existing aircraft of the following powerful countries, which are still at the level of personal toys and have just entered the military's field of vision, but they are only used as a substitute for reconnaissance hot air balloons, and do not have much expectation.
Inspired by the gasoline engines dismantled from the expensive cars imported from China, countries generally use the "big guys" with a power of about 70 horsepower as the power source to make bizarre steel tube girder frames and wooden fuselage aircraft, and the current speed has just exceeded 100 kilometers.
Don't think this is a bad statistic, but in the history of orthodox aviation, the Wright brothers did not complete a 33-minute "long-haul flight" in New York until 1909. At the beginning of the First World War, the power of the aircraft of the participating countries generally did not exceed 100 horsepower, and the flight speed was considered fast if it exceeded 100.
It was not until the end of the war that aviation technology was driven by the rapid escalation of air warfare, and aviation technology received a rapid development boom, which pushed various performance data to a peak.
However, even the best fighter at the end of World War I may not be able to do the "Chujiao VI", let alone the high-performance biplane at the level of the early World War II.
The gap between them is too great, resulting in all the research and flight activities of the Chinese Air Force from the very beginning, all of which are hidden and cannot be seen. After the military personnel returned from exchanges with various countries, they went even more crazy and vigorously grasped the work of secrecy.
No way, when Westerners are still struggling to break through the 100-horsepower gasoline engine, they are already researching and manufacturing double-row 14-cylinder 1200-horsepower big guys.
Westerners tried their best to use imported steel pipes to reinforce the fuselage and improve the wings in order to achieve greater flight speed, but here they applied high-strength aluminum alloy skeleton and skin early, installed ejection seat parachutes in the fuselage, used 23mm caliber cannons and fully enclosed cockpits, and studied how to fight at 500 kilometers per hour.
It's impossible to see the big gap.
The only thing Westerners know is the occasional biplane that dangles from high above the three cities of Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Tianjin, where they can only enter. Even with a telescope. Only a vague figure could be seen faintly. And judging by the speed of the flight, it looks like it is about a hundred kilometers away. compared to European countries. Seemingly the lead is limited.
The people of the whole country also know that our Chinese Air Force exists and is equipped with advanced fighters.
Thanks to the generally bad relations between China and the foreign powers in the past ten years, and the fact that the foreign powers were engaged in revolution and industrial and agricultural construction in a closed state, the foreign powers understood China better than in the late Qing Dynasty. Bad old nose.
Because of this, countries can only judge China's strength from vague and scattered intelligence information, such as the most conspicuous naval equipment, which has not added a single battleship for more than a decade. The Russians deduced from this that China's finances were dragged down by the way the revolution was being promoted, and that it was no longer able to extend its superiority in armaments. Otherwise, with a population of 450 million, they can barely get a million regular troops, which means that they can't afford to raise too much!
It's not wrong to can't afford it. But that depends on the quality of the army. Obviously, Maozi is not clear about the between. What a big gap there is!
Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can win all battles. If you do it the other way, the consequences will be extremely serious!
The arrogant Russian Maozi had no idea that the world would have such a terrible branch of the "air force" so soon! When the eight biplane "Eagle 1" covered the four "Eagle 1" attack planes and broke through the national border from a high altitude, the defenders they deployed there did not notice anything abnormal at all!
When the twelve warplanes appeared above the head of the artillery battalion of the Eighth Division, the strange roar of buzzing only caused a few people to look at each other inexplicably. Seeing a few large bird-shaped things in the gray sky, almost all the hairy soldiers had a mess in their heads, without any idea.
But then they know it's wrong!
Six "Eagle 1" suddenly swooped down from a high altitude, seemingly slow and leisurely, and when forced into a low altitude, people were shocked to realize the speed of hundreds of kilometers!
The 50kg bombs carried by each fell like a meteorite, and the cannons in dense form were suddenly drowned in the earth-shattering explosion!
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
The terrifying loud noise was heard more than ten miles away, and the hideous fireworks swelled and rushed violently, swallowing and detonating the artillery and the ammunition piled up nearby, and the fierce explosion rolled up an even more violent bombardment, sweeping away all the Maozi soldiers and officers who had no sense of tension around them, and blew up their bones to the ground!
This is the first organized air raid in the history of the B plane! It came so suddenly and violently, almost no resistance was encountered, and it easily blew up all the artillery of Maozi's Eighth Division!
Just dropping the bomb obviously could not satisfy the air force fighters who went out for the first time, the pilot with his eyes shining shouted, maneuvered the fighter plane to continue to force to a low altitude, and used the airborne 7.62/12.7 mm machine gun to strafe in turn.
Because of the overly advanced concept of air combat, from the very beginning the pursuit of machine guns and cannons of large caliber and large lethality. The two 12.7mm heavy machine gun bullets of the "Eagle 1" were mixed with armor-piercing incendiary bombs, which hit wooden buildings and tents, and immediately caused a fire!
Six "Eagle 1" planes raged for a while and rose high again, while four "Eagle 1" planes took advantage of the smoke and clouds in the sky to rush down sharply and scatter the bombs and goddesses that were densely mounted on the two wings.
Although it is a seriously weakened version of the professional attack aircraft, not only the fuselage armor and strength and weight are much weaker, the engine is only 1200 horsepower, and the maximum bomb load has been reduced from 6500 kg to 3000 kg in the standard version, but the fifteen hardpoints have not changed, and to deal with the ground attack of this era, it is still the excessive ferocity of the cannon fighting mosquitoes!
The maximum 50kg and minimum 25kg bombs were thrown down, which completely plunged the Maozi Army, which had never experienced gaps and modern artillery battles, into a sea of fire and hell!
Before the end of the First World War, it was not clear to all countries how terrible it was for the hordes of artillery to bombard! Although the concept of the sparse evacuation line has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it is far from reaching the level of the late World War II. Dense deployment and intensive charge, emphasizing the density of frontal firepower, are still the mainstream. None of the countries really realized the horror of the concentrated use of a large number of heavy machine guns on the front line of the battlefield, not to mention artillery and aerial bombs!
Maozi's Eighth Division never thought that one day he would be actively attacked! Their camp was spread out on the ground like a herdsman's tent, and they didn't even camouflage it, it was simply a bright target!
Except for the two "Eagle 1s" loaded with ammunition to maintain air vigilance in accordance with tactical requirements, 10 fighters bombed and strafed in turn, almost sweeping away several camps and artillery positions of the entire Eighth Division!
Subsequently, the group of planes pounced on the station according to radio guidance.
At this time, a battalion of soldiers and towed artillery led by Major General Martinov had just arrived at the station. The soldiers and equipment gathered in a pile did not even consider being attacked by the halfway, and all of them were centered on the major general, and the hedgehogs were gathered together.
Major General Martinov also heard a violent explosion from the rear, and vaguely saw a mighty figure soaring in the sky. However, like most of the Russian officers of this era, he was full of oil and water, and seriously lacked the qualities that a good senior general should have.
The terrible roar and boiling clouds of smoke were obvious signs of an unusual attack, but he ordered those around him to prick up their ears and look for the whistling of shells passing through the air.
This is obviously impossible to find.
A staff officer who had seen the planes of the European powers reminded him that it might be the work of those strange guys in the sky.
Martinov crudely criticized him: "Don't be whimsical! Where in the world could something like that exist! Immediately send an order to the division headquarters and start a search for the surrounding enemy! ”
He firmly believed that it was a surprise attack carried out by a group of Chinese army soldiers who had secretly crossed the border, with the intention of pinning down its main force and allowing the special train to escape.
His Excellency the Major General was so proud of this sharp reaction that he thought he had a plan, and even completely ignored the reminders of others. In addition to sending people to give orders backwards, firmly lead the troops to continue to run to the station and block the special train!
This decision cost him and a group of soldiers their lives!
The soldiers in the pile are simply a live target that no matter how good it is! The six "Eagle 1" were like falcons that had seen a fat sheep, and they swooped down from the back of the queue, and all the large and small caliber machine guns fired, suddenly pouring out a crazy rain of bullets, plowing the men and horses through the middle!
Major General Martinov's target was too obvious, and he was taken special care of by several fighters, and six consecutive machine-gun strafing cross-skimmed, breaking him and the officers and guards on the side, even men and horses, into pieces, and they couldn't get together!
The soldiers of the entire battalion, together with the artillery transported, were blown to pieces!
The Maozi soldiers had never seen such a murderous thing, and the screams that swept low in the sky were like crying ghosts, scaring the rest of the people into fear! There is no one who can't run with weak legs, and he discards all the burdens like crazy, and runs away all over the mountains and fields without knowing the direction!
The soldiers in the half circle around the station saw it clearly, and they were all dumbfounded as if they had seen the undead, and they saw those winged guys screaming and pounced, where could they care about any orders, and they scattered like a hornet's nest!
Xu Shuzheng was stunned when he looked at the unmanned reconnaissance plane, and he couldn't say anything: "This air force fighter is really sharp and amazing!" With such combat power, who can resist it? Really! ”
As arrogant as he is, he can only sigh, and for the first time he truly realizes that the form of modern warfare is completely different!
can barely match what the military school says, his mind is full of shock, and he lingers for a long time.
But after all, he was determined enough, he quickly came back to his senses, ordered to recall all the guards who had been scattered, and the special locomotive was restarted with fuel, spewing out billowing smoke and speeding out violently, and running quickly towards the border.
In the sky, twelve fighter planes lined up with goose wings, like super bodyguards, opening the way in front, covering behind, and soaring with great momentum! (To be continued......)