Chapter 83: What is P39?
Wang Yue didn't stay at Li Yunlong's side for too long, this time, he just sent Li Yunlong 200 trucks and 1,000 tons of fuel, and confirmed that there was no big accident over there during this time in 1940 and came back, in fact, what accidents can there be, as long as he can cross, it proves that Lao Li is still alive, he can still search a radius of 100 kilometers, even if he doesn't go over, he can also know Li Yunlong's situation, the reason why he wants to go over is more worried about the situation of the big attack in the north.
In fact, Wang Yue was also asked by Tasha not to act at will in Tripoli, and now even if he has to go out, he always takes advantage of the night to change his face, and not only does Huaxia have no record of his exit, nor does Libi have any record of his exit, so theoretically he should still travel in China.
After returning to Tripoli, Wang Yue finally saw the so-called advanced air supremacy fighter airlifted from Moscow by Tasha, but this fighter is so strange, strange, no, it should be weird, what kind of plane is this, why haven't I seen it in my impression, shouldn't it be Il-15 or Il-16?
"Victor, the brand-new Bald Eagle Bell P-39 fighter jets, are all brand new, the kind that are directly sealed and stored in Hong Kong, and the engine hours are 0." Tasha stood next to a somewhat strange fighter jet, and introduced it with some pride, but the emptiness of her heart that could not be concealed had already been probed by Wang Yue.
The Bell P-39 "Flying Snake" is a highly individualized aircraft in the World War II Bald Eagle equipment sequence, which is not only manifested in the extremely smooth lines; The engine is placed behind the cockpit, and the cockpit is arranged accordingly in front; The external factors of the huge 37mm coaxial cannon are more manifested in the design ideas of not installing turbocharging, heavy low-altitude performance, and high-altitude slag, which are very different from other Bald Eagle aircraft. The aircraft also adopted the front three-point landing gear, which may again be the first single-seat fighter.
"Wait, I need to find out what this is?" Wang Yue took out his mobile phone and began to search for the relevant data of this aircraft, compared to the intranet, there is still a lot of information that can be found on the extranet, but the evaluation of the P-39 fighter is polarized.
In the eyes of Western pilots, this is an industrial garbage, worse than any aircraft of the same period, the space in the aircraft is narrow and tight, the operation is inconvenient, the engine high-altitude power is insufficient, the static stability is poor, it is not easy to maneuver, the side-opening car door is inconvenient to enter and exit, the escape is difficult, the structure is complex, and the maintenance is difficult.
And for the allied pilots, certain advantages become prominent. The elongated nose allows for a streamlined and better view, and a retractable nose wheel that can accommodate heavy ordnance and the nose tri-landing gear. This kind of landing gear has good ground maneuverability and can increase the landing speed, so that the wing can be designed to be smaller and thus also improve the airspeed, this is the big baby, the big baby who plays the whole field, and it is also the kind of big baby with limited upgrades.
"It's okay Victor, this kind of plane can actually deal with low-intensity conflicts, the most important thing is that it's free, those guys in the aviation complex are not easy to be generous once." Tasha's tone was full of demagogy, she was also embarrassed, the money for selling the Lag-3 was shared by her and Mikoyan, a basic version of him can share more than one million dollars, if it is a high configuration, it can be four or five million dollars more, if Wang Yue does not let go, they will not make a lot of money in a few months, if the opponent publicizes again, the Lag-3 aircraft is estimated to not be as easy to sell as it is now, so they must seize this window and work hard to make a wave.
"Okay, it's good that you're happy, but shouldn't all these planes be returned to Bald Eagle?" Wang Yue was a little curious, these planes were all Bald Eagle according to the Lend-Lease Act to aid the alliance, according to the agreement, after the war, these planes will be returned to the other party, just like the national army in 2023 time and space, many so-called American mechanics, after the war, the combat power has been greatly reduced, the direct reason is that the original Lend-Lease weapons were returned to Bald Eagle, of course, there are more sassy operations, when the countries sold war materials after the war, the government also bought some, yes, that is, some of the high-priced ones were returned, and then some low-priced ones were purchasedAs for the price difference, everyone understands it.
"Victor, this is all a problem left over from history, I don't have much inventory in the Far East, but in the area west of the Ural Mountains, there are still a lot of such mothballed weapons, but they are all mothballed by the aviation complex, because of legal reasons, these cannot be sold publicly in the West, I will help you get them one after another recently, and in the future, you will see more." Tasha smiled awkwardly, how to explain? Can you criticize the policy of the alliance at that time? That's definitely not going to happen.
"Tasha, I can ask for these P-39 fighters for emergencies, but you have to help me put together a copy of the pilot's piloting experience as a supplement." Wang Yue nodded, this kind of aircraft may have a lot of problems, but for Huaxia in 1940, it was enough, and the reputation of the P-40 was good, but the production line was closed in 1944, and the highest number in service did not seem to be higher than the P-39.
"No problem, Victor, I'm all set!" Tasha excitedly jumped in front of Wang Yue and handed over a thin booklet, obviously prepared.
"It's all handwritten by veterans?" Wang Yue looked at the booklet, it is not thick, only dozens of pages, and there are more than a dozen handwritings, all of which are some experience and tricks for use, and occasionally a few pages still have time, which should be sorted out during the war, this is all the experience exchanged for life, although the words may not be much, but the gold content is a lot, with these things, in 1940, the pilots over there could master this kind of fighter in the shortest possible time, and judging from these words, this kind of aircraft is very good in air combat, It is enough to form an overwhelming advantage over the aircraft of the current Japanese army, but I don't know what will happen to the Zero War?
"It's all handwritten by ace pilots, or the three-digit record." Tasha looked at the plane, the same eyes were full of complexity, once upon a time, the great Alliance Air Force, but now can?
"That's amazing!" Wang Yue flipped through the notebook casually and put it back, he had already written it down, as for the original, just give it to Tasha, maybe it has no value, but the preciousness is incomparable, maybe it is the last trace left by those once brilliant heroes.
"You don't want it?" Tasha was a little surprised.
"I've written it down, you can keep the original, although the alliance is gone, but their deeds are indelible, maybe one day, these notes can make more people remember them." Wang Yue suddenly felt that he should do something, he wanted to keep as many heroes as possible, especially in 1940, many things did not happen, he had to do something else.
Some people died, but not completely......