In the command cabin of the Beijing aircraft carrier, Dai Hui held a telescope and looked intently at the target ship in the sea ahead. "Commander, these two target ships are old British-built battleships with a displacement of about 1,500 tons, which should have been eliminated, and I requisitioned these two battleships through the Admiralty Ship Bureau. After repeated inspections, two old battleships met the training requirements! "Order, fly the 1st and 2nd squadrons, dispatch 8 fighters, and launch an attack on the No. 1 target ship. Order, fly the 3rd and 4th squadrons to attack the No. 2 target ship! Dai Hui gave the order.

On the deck, Gao Xiang and Zhanfei entered the wheelhouse, and two operators and sighters also entered in the middle of the cabin. Since the fighter had to carry bombs to attack, an operator was added. The carrier-based fighter load can only meet the needs of four 150-kilogram aerial bombs, and the first exercise of live-ammunition air strike, the fighter is equipped with two aerial bombs. The plane added weight and taxied a little clumsy on the runway, but the fighter quickly and smoothly accelerated. When Gao Xiang was in front of the nose and left the deck, Zhanfei piloted the plane and began to glide. As Gao Xiang and Zhanfei took off, the six fighters behind entered the runway in turn and began to take off.

Eight fighters formed over the aircraft carrier battleship and then flew straight to the target ship. According to the plan, Gao Xiang took the lead in attacking the side of the No. 1 target ship. In the air, Gao Xiang led a fighter plane to dive first, the cockpit of the fighter plane was very simple, there were only two dials, one was a fuel consumption gauge, and the other was an altimeter, and the speedometer was still under development due to technical reasons. However, the aircraft has a fuel consumption gauge and an altimeter, and has initially possessed the functions of a modern fighter, and for pilots, they can judge the delay time and required range in the air according to fuel consumption, and grasp the altitude at any time during the flight. It is a guarantee of safety. In addition, accurate altitude for precision strikes against ground targets. Significant.

Gao Xiang drove the plane to a distance of 50 meters from the sea, pulled up the nose, began to fly horizontally, and flew towards the side of the No. 1 target ship, while the other battleship followed and skillfully flew to the side side. "Attention, the height is 40 meters, master the amount of preparation for bombing in advance!" Gao Xiang gave orders to the operator behind him. When the fighter approached the side of the target ship, the bombardier quickly dropped the bomb. However, the advance was too large, and the bomb fell into the water against the side side, and the shock wave of the violent explosion. Let the floating battleship shake.

The other fighter dropped the bomb even worse, the bomb fell into the water on the other side and exploded, apparently late in advance. The two fighters that followed also failed to hit the target. Dai Hui led 4 fighters to climb. Zhan Fei led 4 fighters to attack. But the bombing still did not bear fruit. The four fighters that flew did not drop bombs on the battleship either, and not a single bomb landed on the battleship, let alone accurately concentrating on the targets of the eight fighters. The planes taking off from the aircraft carrier battleship "Return" and "Awakening" received good news about the attack on the No. 2 target ship, and two aerial bombs fell on the battleship

In the second wave of attacks, Gao Xiang briefly discussed a few words with the operator, asking him to be sure to master the amount of advance. The fighters continued to dive and flatten the bombs. The effect came out, and the bomb hit the side railing. The last wave of attacks ends. Except for Gao Xiang's accident of barely hitting the target, Zhanfei and other 7 fighters can be said to have found nothing. Soon the fighters landed on the deck in turn, and Dai Hui watched the landing fighters thoughtfully. Deng Shichang broke the sinking and said: "The 1st Flying Squadron, one bomb hit the battleship, the 5th Flying Squadron hit the battleship, and the 7th Flying Squadron hit the battleship twice, and it was done by the same aim!" It seems that the problem is with the aim. ”

Dai Hui agreed: "The fall of an aerial bomb in the air is closely related to the speed of the aircraft, the amount of advance, the altitude, the wind speed and even the skill of the operator. Order, stop training, in the afternoon all the pilots, sighters to the Beijing battleship to gather, let the excellent sighter explain on the spot, how he did it. After an afternoon of discussions, the operation rules of the bomb were initially formed, and the cooperation between the operator and the pilot, mutual reminders, and the operator's prediction were standardized.

On the second day, live attacks on ships began to appear, and the percentage of battleships hit reached 5 percent. A few days later, the two target ships were towed to the side of the Beijing aircraft carrier by tugboats, and Dai Hui, Deng Shichang, and other generals stared at the messy deck, feeling that the air strikes were very effective. "Yes, it can effectively paralyze the combat capability of the battleship." Dai Hui had a smile on his face. Deng Shichang said: "The front and rear main guns were completely destroyed, and the air attack was indeed terrifying, but the live-fire drill was too wasteful, and it was possible to use simulated ammunition for training." Deng Shichang was a little distressed.

Dai Hui's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Brother, you got to the point, the next step is to use a movable target drill, and the consumption of aerial bombs is amazing." In order to reduce the consumption of aerial bombs, the headquarters was required to provide simulated missiles of the same size and weight to meet the needs of training. The subsequent drill entered the stage of precision strike, and the aerial bombs were replaced with simulated bombs, and the craters smashed by the simulated missiles on the attack target were used to test the results of the attack. The target ship becomes a moving target, and as the difficulty increases, so does the accuracy of the bomb.

In the days that followed, large target ships were replaced by small target ships, and at the last time, small wooden boats, which gradually increased in difficulty under the towing of gunboats. In this sea area, every day at dawn, there is a monotonous sound, although the explosion is not heard, but the whistling sound of the fighter plane diving has become the main theme. At dusk that day, Dai Hui and Zhan flew off the plane, Dai Hui stretched out 6 fingers and said: "Today is 6 o'clock" means that 10 targets hit 6 o'clock, "Ha Luha, I am also 6 o'clock today, I can't always be left behind by you." Zhanfei was proud with a flight cap in his hand.

At this time, a soldier walked up to the fighter plane and stared at the fighter plane with good eyes. "I said, brother, what are you looking at?" The soldier was startled when he heard this, and hurriedly bowed and said, "Long??? Official, lowly called Koji Ono??? It's an engineer. Emperor??? Fighter ??? of the country Tough, unbeatable! "This guy stammers Chinese. Japanese? Gao Xiang came to his emotions, he heard that many Japanese had joined the Imperial Navy, but he had never seen Japanese sailors.

"The Imperial Army has captured Japan, don't you hate us?" Gao Xiang teased. "Sir, the empire is extremely strong, and we Japanese will always submit to it, and we will never think about it. I volunteered to join the Imperial Navy and fight for the Empire. "It's good to have such insight, as long as the Yamato nation is wise, good days can be accompanied." "Boy, you're so interested in flying?" Zhanfei smiled. "Two commanders, since your training began, I have been observing flight drills every day, may I ask my siir, can I become a pilot and fight for the empire?" Koji Ono asked timidly.

Gao Xiang glanced at Zhan Fei and didn't answer, Zhan Fei teased: "You kid has a lot of ambition, as long as you can start the plane, I will take you in charge!" Koji Ono took it seriously and immediately climbed into the fighter plane. Zhan Fei sneered: "Damn, really look at how I humiliated him." Zhanfei climbed up the ladder to the cabin door and briefly explained how to control it. Then Zhanfei removed the ladder, a ground crew shook the propeller, and the fighter began to roar. Gao Xiang and Zhanfei were about to see the joke, but the next situation made the two dumbfounded.

I saw the fighter plane glide slowly for a distance, and then came to a steady stop. "Damn, this kid was born a pilot and has a very flexible mind." "Grandma is a bear, I'm not bored with myself!" "You go and greet that kid, I'll go to the commander to report, since the navy can recruit Japanese soldiers, the air force can't recruit anything!" In the command cabin, Dai Hui was silent after listening to Gao Xiang's report, Deng Shichang shook his head and said: "It's just a whimsical idea, if it's not my race, its heart will be different, how can you come nonsense as a commander!" "Despicable crimes, please punish the commander!" Gao Xiang bowed slightly to express self-blame.

Dai Hui said with a smile on his face: "You go back first, let's study it!" After Gao Xiang left, Deng Shichang was surprised: "Could it be that you really want to recruit Japanese?" "What's not to do, it's in line with the president's temper. You arrange for this Japanese to go to the hospital ship tomorrow for a physical examination, and I will report to the headquarters. Perhaps this is a good thing, using this person to make a fuss can make a fuss about the determination of the Japanese to surrender. Soon the headquarters called back, if this Japanese is excellent, he can make an exception!

The headquarters quickly called back, apparently with Deng Zixuan's tacit approval. After physical examination and comprehensive testing, Koji Ono was in excellent physical condition, and the comprehensive test results showed that he was responsive, clear-minded, and highly Chinese, and fully possessed the potential of an excellent pilot. Dai Hui said to Gao Xiang with Koji Ono's physical examination and comprehensive test report in his hand: "Give you 10 days, if Koji Ono can take off and land on the ship, we will make an exception to recruit him." ”

Gao Xiang worried: "Without basic training, I'm afraid it won't work!" Dai Hui said with a smile: "It's very unusual, you have to let Koji Ono complete all the subjects of parachuting in the air and flying off and landing in 10 days, if he is really this material, why don't we do it, remember that we need excellent pilots." "Humble duty understands!" Gao Xiang walked out of the conning tower, Zhanfei and Koji Ono were waiting outside, seeing Koji Ono's expectant gaze, Dai Hui waved his hand, and a subordinate came over with an umbrella bag.

"Koji Ono, the commander promised 10 days, you have to complete all the training subjects, it is very dangerous and you will die at any time, you have to think about it, it's too late to regret it now." "Sir, it is an honor to become a lowly officer to become an imperial air force, and I have written a suicide note to my family!" Koji Ono bowed slightly, and his attitude was very resolute. "Very good, give you half a day to get acquainted with the parachute, in the afternoon we will start the parachute training, remember that the skydive time is only half a day."

The plane flew in the sky at an altitude of 2000 meters. While Gao Xiang was piloting the fighter, he looked back at the cabin, and there was no door connecting the cockpit and the cabin, so the situation in the cabin was clear at a glance. "It's about two thousand meters high, and you can skydive." The cabin door was opened, and one of the pilots told Koji Ono to memorize the essentials of the parachute jump, and then pushed Koji Ono out of the cabin. Gao Xiang drove the plane to a big turn and saw an umbrella flower appear in mid-air. "this kid isn't bad!" Gao Xiang seemed a little jealous.

In the afternoon, Gao Xiang and Zhanfei made more than ten sorties, and Koji Ono reached the passing standard when he parachuted. In the next few days, Gao Xiang and Zhanfei took him off, soared in the air, and let him observe how to operate the fighter. Sometimes Gao Xiang and Zhanfei let Koji Ono fly in the air, and they guided on the sidelines. The 10 days passed quickly, and Koji Ono was going solo. Inside the command tower, Dai Hui asked, "Is Koji Ono competent?" Gao Xiang beside him said: "Commander, according to my judgment, Koji Ono was born as a flight material, if there is no accident, he will successfully pass the assessment!" (To be continued......)

PS: The exploration is great, but full of thorns.