Chapter 237: The Airship Unit of the Northeast Air Force

In the Ussuri Bay outside the port of Vladivostok, Russia, all the warships of the First, Second and Third Fleets of the Northeast Navy gathered here, blocking the entire Ussuri Bay, so that the Russian Pacific Fleet, which has 10 all-steel battleships, can now be called the Russian First Pacific Fleet, can only huddle in the port of Vladivostok, relying on more than 100 large-caliber coastal defense guns and a thunder array like a spider's web outside the port to block the Northeast Navy.

It is not that the officers and men of the Russian First Pacific Fleet do not have a fighting spirit, but that there is too much difference in strength between the two sides, and only seeing 15 all-steel battleships and 5 ironclad battleships with a displacement of more than 15,000 tons of the Northeast Navy made Makarov, commander of the Russian First Pacific Fleet, dispel the idea of going out of the port and fighting a decisive battle with the Northeast Navy, and honestly stay in the port of Vladivostok.

Anyway, there are cobweb-like mine arrays and hundreds of large-caliber coastal defense guns, and the Northeast Navy has no way to take the Russian First Pacific Fleet.

On October 8, the commanders of the three fleets gathered together in the bridge of the all-steel battleship Shenyang, the flagship of the First Fleet of the Northeast Navy.

Sun Xitao, commander of the First Fleet, said: "The telegram sent to us by the marshal says that the main forces of the French Navy and the main forces of the Russian European Navy have set out from Europe and are rushing towards our Asian waters. On the telegram of the marshal, let's prepare for a decisive battle with the Russians and the French, and let's discuss how to fight with the combined fleet of the two countries when the time comes! +”

Jiang Chen, the commander of the Second Fleet, frowned and said: "Originally, a Russian navy was very strong, the main warships of Russia in Europe, plus the Russian warships in the port of Vladivostok. With 20 all-steel battleships and 10 large fast armored cruisers, it is even a point stronger than our 3 fleets combined. Now there is another French navy, if it weren't for the headmaster saying that there is a killer feature. I want to retreat back to Arthur Naval Base! ”

Jiang Hui, the commander of the Third Fleet next to him, nodded and said: "The Fourth Fleet wants to defend the Lushun base, and the Fifth Fleet wants to defend the Manila base, and the task of fighting a decisive battle with the Russian Navy and the French Navy can only be entrusted to our three fleets." Originally, our three fleets still had an advantage against the Russian Pacific Fleet in the port of Vladivostok, but when the French Navy and the Russian European Navy arrived in Asia, our three fleets would be at a disadvantage, and without the killer weapon of the commander, it would have been almost impossible to achieve victory! ”

Sun Xitao scratched his head and said: "The handsome telegram didn't say anything, what is the killer feature?" The killer of the telegram could not have been the Bayonet and the Sharp Knife. I really can't think of anything else in our Northeast that can be used as a killer feature, do you think we should ask the commander, what is the killer weapon, so that our 3 fleets can cooperate well! ”

Jiang Chen nodded and said, "I also think that we should send a telegram to the principal to ask, at least let us have a bottom in our hearts!" ”

Jiang Hui also agreed with the views of the two, so he said: "Then let's send a telegram to the principal!" ”

Immediately, the three fleet commanders jointly sent a telegram to the governor's palace, and soon after, Lin Daxin replied to the three people with a telegram written on it, bombardment in the air. We'll find out in a few days.

The three fleet commanders looked at each other, and Sun Xitao said puzzledly: "Aerial bombardment? What does this mean? ”

Jiang Chen and Jiang Hui both shook their heads, not understanding what the aerial bombardment meant, but Jiang Chen said, "The principal didn't say it. We'll find out in a few days, won't we know in a few days! ”

The arsenal worked around the clock to send additional workers to renovate the remaining six airships. Alloy armor was also installed on the gondola compartments of six airships, and the complete transformation of eight airships was finally completed on October 15.

Lin Daxin has been paying attention to the transformation of 8 airships. This is his killer weapon against the French and Russian navies!

Seeing the completion of the transformation of 8 airships, Lin Daxin immediately announced the establishment of the Northeast Air Force. Based on the officers and men of the Guards Division guarding the secret base, some of the officers of the Guards Division who remained in Shenyang were transferred to form the world's first air force unit, the Northeast Air Force Airship Unit.

2 CA-3000 combined load airships were named Hercules supership and Helios supership by Lin Daxin, and the modified 2 superships, the gondola compartment below is installed with 90 mm thick alloy armor, equipped with 12 Type 96 heavy machine guns, 8 57 mm rapid-fire guns, can be loaded with 100 tons of bombs, and has 76 members.

6 CA-800 combined load Dà airships were named Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus by Lin Daxin, and the modified 6 large airships, the gondola compartment below is equipped with 65 mm thick alloy armor, equipped with 8 Type 96 heavy machine guns, 6 57 mm rapid-fire guns, can carry 25 tons of bombs, and has 52 members.

Lin Daxin's current crossing ring is in damage, and it is impossible to get airships from modern time and space, so Lin Daxin ordered Lian Hongkai, the person in charge of the arsenal, to organize forces to develop airships, especially materials for airship airbags, and prepare to make more airships to supplement the newly established air force.

There are many kinds of materials for airship airbags to choose from, although the factory below Lin Daxin can't manufacture high-fiber materials for the current 8 airship airbags, but the materials with lower strength can still be manufactured.

In addition, Lin Daxin instructed the two types of aircraft designed on the drawings of the arsenal to produce prototypes and conduct tests as much as possible, so as to strive for mass production as soon as possible and equip the Northeast Air Force, but listening to Lian Hongkai, the person in charge of the arsenal, there are several problems in the manufacture of aircraft that need to be studied, and in a short period of time, the Northeast Air Force should not think about equipping aircraft.

However, Lin Daxin didn't care, he hoped that the appearance of the airship would allow all countries to devote their energy to the development of this kind of expensive airship, and then his own plane would come out and abuse the airships of various countries, that kind of scene must be very cool!

The arsenal worked day and night to produce a batch of 100 kg bombs, 300 kg of bombs and 800 kg of bombs, Lin Daxin let the newly formed Northeast Air Force urgently carry out 10 days of simulated bombing and 2 live bombing, in the early morning of October 25, Lin Daxin led several adjutants of the Governor's Office to personally board the Hercules super airship. Led eight armed airships of the Northeast Air Force, which were loaded with bombs, flew in the direction of Vladivostok, Russia.

But the new lieutenant of the Governor's Palace. He Yue, who was also the only female adjutant, did not go to Vladivostok with him. Lin Daxin was also surprised that his two wives actually arranged He Yue to be his adjutant. And He Yue's responsibilities have almost become his own exclusive secretary.

Ding Xueshan told Lin Daxin that she and Du Juan felt that He Yue, a woman, had good abilities, and just arranged to have more contact with Lin Daxin, anyway, it was impossible for He Yue to be with others, so that Lin Daxin could help him deal with some things, and secondly, he could also enhance his feelings, and don't always do things that are forced.

Lin Daxin smiled as soon as he heard it, the secretary is good! There is something to do for the secretary, and there is nothing to do for the secretary. But now is the critical moment of war. Lin Daxin did not have the energy to carry out his great career as a secretary.

In the afternoon of the same day, eight behemoth-like airships landed on Russky Island, which is across the sea from Vladivostok, and some high-ranking officers of the Northeast Navy, under the leadership of the three fleet commanders, watched in amazement as the eight airships landed on the flat ground on Russky Island.

Lin Daxin stepped off the airship with a smile on his face, and said to the three naval fleet commanders who greeted him, Sun Xitao, Jiang Chen and Jiang Hui, "How is it?" I've got a good killer feature, right? Haha, with these big guys, our naval battle with the French Navy and the Russian Navy will definitely be won. It is not impossible to wipe out the navies of the two countries! ”

The three naval fleet commanders woke up from the visual impact of the eight behemoths, and Sun Xitao exclaimed in surprise: "Oh my God! It's also too big to fly in the sky. Marshal, are you talking about aerial bombardment with these 8 behemoths? ”

Lin Daxin nodded excitedly and said, "That's them, it's called an airship." Can fly up to more than 2,000 meters, do you see those 2 big airships? Each ship can carry 100 tons of bombs. The largest bomb produced by our arsenal is 800 kg, and one can pose a great threat to an all-steel battleship! And the speed of these 8 airships is much faster than the current warships. If you bomb a warship, you can chase after the warship and blow it up, how about it? I've got a good killer in preparation, right? ”

Jiang Chen laughed and said, "Great! Headmaster, with these airships, the French fleet and the Russian fleet combined, we will definitely be able to defeat them! ”

Seeing the excited appearance of Lin Daxin and the other 2 fleet commanders, Jiang Hui hesitated for a moment and said, "Dashuai, how fast are these 2 types of airships?" Although the warship does not have a special weapon to deal with this kind of airship, the rapid-fire guns on the warship generally have a very large elevation angle, which is still very threatening to the airship! ”

When Lin Daxin heard Jiang Hui's words, the expression on his face did not change, it turned out that Lin Daxin had already considered the problem that Jiang Hui said. Lin Daxin said to Jiang Hui: "I have taken this into account, with the speed of our airship, it is indeed easy to be hit by the rapid-fire guns on the warship, but the rapid-fire guns are not specially set for air defense after all, and they can only shoot at the airships in the air at a certain angle, if our airships are kept at an altitude of 2,000 meters, the range of most rapid-fire guns is simply not enough." And when the airship flies on the warship, the warship's resistance is almost zero, and it can only rely on the warship's own steering to avoid the airship's bombs. In addition, the arsenal has installed alloy armor in the gondola compartment under the airship, which can protect the personnel inside the airship for a certain extent, and the airbags of our airship have taken a lot of compartments, and the air bags in it are filled with a non-combustible gas, even if it is hit by a few shots, it will not affect the flight of the airship. Even if the airbag leaks, the airship can also insist on flying to a safe place to land. ”

Lin Daxin paused for a moment and then said: "Moreover, these 8 airships are mainly to cooperate with the navy, and they still have to rely on the navy's own warships in the naval battle, and the airships can only give the French fleet and the Russian fleet a certain blow, and disrupt their formation on a certain distance, so as to create a favorable situation for our navy in the naval battle." ”

The three fleet commanders all nodded in agreement, although the airship is a killer weapon, it cannot be put before the horse, and the naval battle ultimately relies on warships on the sea.

Sun Xitao asked: "Marshal, since we now have such an air weapon as airships, it is better to let them bomb the Russian Pacific Fleet in the port of Vladivostok, so that if we can inflict heavy damage on the Russian Pacific Fleet, we will face the French fleet and the Russian fleet from Europe at that time, and the pressure will be less." ”

Lin Daxin shook his head and said: "I have also considered using airships to blow up the Russian fleet in the port of Vladivostok first to reduce the pressure on our navy, but I am worried about scaring the French fleet and the Russian European fleet back to Europe, you must know that Europe already has anti-aircraft guns that specialize in shooting reconnaissance balloons, and if the French fleet and the Russian European fleet install some anti-aircraft guns, our airship advantage will be weakened a lot." Anyway, there are 8 airships, and when the French fleet and the Russian European fleet arrive, let the airships bomb separately. ”

Eight airships were on Russky Island, unloading the bombs of one base on the airship, and then flew back to the direction of Shenyang, ready to transport a few more base bombs to store on Zài Russky Island. (To be continued......) R1292