Chapter Twenty-Four: The Great Bombing, Climbing Mount Everest!

"Sure enough, this kind of chapter is easy to be jungled Gank."

On April 17, 1942, in a very hot city.

There was no wind, the sky was clear, and the cloud cover in the sky was almost zero.

This kind of combat environment is enough to be included as a classic case by major aviation military schools, and even the average novice navigator can effortlessly find the aiming entry point, which is an excellent scene for playing "Good Day" on a loop.

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Thanks to the slight recovery of the country's economy, some of the upper classes of the book once again seized the opportunity to make their wallets abundant.

At this time, Ginza, the commercial center, was bustling with traffic. Everywhere, you can see men and women in kimonos and dresses smiling and walking hand in hand from shop to shop.

Such a prosperous scene, if it weren't for the soldiers patrolling nearby from time to time, it really wouldn't be obvious that this is one of the eyes of the storm of this world war.

"Woo~Woo~Woo~"

Just as the men and women were basking in the warm spring breeze and preparing for a pleasant afternoon, a sharp and piercing air raid siren suddenly shattered the joy and peace of the city.

At the same time, sirens installed on various main roads also began to flicker wildly, trying to use dangerous red to remind the crowd to evacuate in an orderly manner.

Interestingly, most of the dwarves in the business district did not make dodging moves at the first time, but invariably chose to look back and forth.

Because the war has never reached their own homeland, and the navy has just won a big battle in the Pacific some time ago.

As a result, at the current point in time, the people of the island country can be described as extremely safe.

Whatever the reason, they don't want to trust enemy planes to invade the airspace all the way to the area.

Could it be that the army and navy, which consume a lot of funds every year, eat dry food?

As it turns out, the above ideas are far from groundless.

A man in a suit even stopped, first looking up at the clear sky, and then bowed his head and cursed in a whisper:

"This is? Air defense exercises? ”

"It's such a boring trick, with this idle time wasting money and energy, it is better to think about how to plunder more resources! Hurry up and solve the domestic tax problem! ”

As soon as these words came out, the men nearby nodded their heads, obviously agreeing with each other's views.

But just as they ignored the alarm and were about to continue their pastime, the city's radio station abruptly stopped its afternoon entertainment.

After just a few seconds, the female announcer began to use a nervous and trembling voice to warn citizens that enemy planes were approaching at high speed, and to play the exact location of the bomb shelter on a loop to guide evacuation.

The gendarmes in uniforms and armbands have also lost their former calmness and calmness.

With wooden sticks in hand, they rushed through the streets and alleys, driving away the citizens who stopped in place.

Now, even the most nervous people are aware of the seriousness of the matter. The bustling business district is in chaos, and the dwarves are scattered, scrambling to try to take refuge in the nearest air-raid shelter.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Artillery rang out, and the battle began.

Black clouds, which were not dense, exploded over the city, and on various positions inside and outside the city, the anti-aircraft fire of the devils began to operate almost at the same time.

In the process of escaping, there are bold citizens looking at the sky.

I saw a group of huge warplanes with olive green on the upper surface and light gray on the lower surface, dragging a long wake cloud into the airspace of their own city.

The feeling of oppression that came to the face made many people think of two words at the first time: heavenly soldiers!

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Since the strategic bombardment fighter group set off from the Jiaodong area, the fighters have had a smooth ride along the way.

On the way to the destination, although thousands of dwarfs looked up and saw their large troops, they did not report to the gendarmes at the first time, but waved to the fighters.

Because these little days are convinced, and the planes above their heads are their country's own.

However, as they were about to reach the end of the trip, the 3rd Air Division was inevitably discovered by the enemy. Ordinary people may not be able to see or distinguish the insignia of the aircraft, but professional soldiers can definitely tell the difference between friend and foe.

After all, the difference between the ointment and the red five-star is not ordinary.

"Hey, it's a shame that we lost the advantage of fishing in troubled waters."

"It seems that the defense forces of the devil's army are not all straw bales, and our whereabouts are still exposed. Anti-aircraft artillery fire is coming, and everyone is holding on. ”

After finishing speaking, Fang Ziyi piloted the Lancaster bomber to take the lead, rushing towards his target with an unstoppable momentum.

The other squadrons of the 3rd Air Division also understood this, and they scattered according to the tasks assigned before departure, and plunged headlong into the black clouds ahead under the leadership of their respective pilot crews.

But after only a dozen seconds, all the bomber pilots showed puzzled expressions.

Without him, it was only because the enemy's anti-aircraft fire was too weak. Those seemingly dense barrages were actually out of order, and they couldn't even actively force the bomber to change its flight trajectory.

"Ah, that's too easy, isn't it?"

"I kind of understand that the high-level textbooks used by our border aviation school are definitely based on the situation on the Eastern Front of the European War."

"Before the mission, I had fantasized about the black and red clouds in the sky countless times, and I even thought that the enemy would brew some big move. Outcome? Why did the devil pull the lump directly? ”

As soon as these words came out, Fang Ziyi in the main driver's seat laughed directly.

But unlike when he had just flown over the coastline, this time he wasn't surprised.

In the entire battle sequence of the Eighth Route Army Air Force, the 2nd Air Division can be regarded as the unit that knows the most about the devil's air defense system. After all, the melee support mission is almost secondary to facing the enemy's anti-aircraft guns.

As the supreme commander and also as an ace pilot, Fang Ziyi could pat his chest and assure the soldiers that the enemy's anti-aircraft artillery units were such rubbish.

In fact, in 1937, the book also divided the responsibilities of the local air defense forces.

The base camp is envisioned to be responsible for the air defense of major cities, locations, and key fortresses. The overall task area of the navy will be lighter, and it will only need to be responsible for the air defense of military ports and major ports.

So there is no doubt that this very hot city is fully defended by the army red deer.

So the question is, let's see what weapons are equipped with the many anti-aircraft artillery wings and independent anti-aircraft artillery squadrons deployed by the devils on the internal and external positions.

The first equipment to bear the brunt is naturally our old friend Jiuliu God Cannon.

This thing, whether it is a single outfit or an enhanced version of the twin and triple outfit, will not be able to do much damage to bombers at high altitudes.

After all, you can't expect a 25-mm gadget to poke a big and hard strategic bomber down.

The next one is the Type 98 20mm cannon modeled after Erikong.

Well, the maximum effective engagement distance of 5,500 meters is not strong enough. Let's not talk about whether you can touch Lancaster, even if you succeed, it will take more than a dozen shots to shoot down the target.

Of course, the army deer still have a small number of large-caliber anti-aircraft guns at the bottom of the box, such as the Taisho 11th 75mm anti-aircraft gun, the 88-type 75mm anti-aircraft gun, and the Taisho 14-year 105mm anti-aircraft gun, which were developed more than 20 years ago.

However, these weapons that you know as old antiques have long been eliminated by the tide of the times at the current point in time, and they are not even outdated weapons.

Without an advanced computer command instrument, there is basically no chance of intercepting a high-speed aircraft by relying solely on the slow aiming speed and muzzle velocity of the gun, let alone carrying the banner of the main force of air defense.

What's more, the local air defense forces of Xiaori are very inexperienced in actual combat.

In previous operations, some independent squadrons and anti-aircraft artillery wings, even if they found traces of the 3rd Air Division, failed to determine the shooting elements in time.

Therefore, in the face of the attack of the 3rd Air Division, their anti-aircraft firepower was basically in a state of indiscriminate fire.

In addition, the comrades had a solid foundation, and after entering the air defense circle, they adopted evasive maneuvers that changed the direction of flight, which made the hit rate of the enemy's anti-aircraft guns even more stretched.

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"Arrive at the starting point of the bombing route! Get ready for autonomous driving! ”

As Fang Ziyi drove the Lancaster to continue to dodge the enemy's anti-aircraft fire and black clouds, the sonorous sound of bombardiers was heard in the internal communication system.

As soon as these words came out, he immediately fine-tuned the flight route and altitude according to the pointer on the dashboard, until the pointer was completely corrected.

After completing the above steps, the current course will be roughly in the direction of the Norton Sight crosshairs.

"Maintain a straight line and fly steadily! A speed of 175 knots indicates airspeed! Turn on autopilot, and before you get to the bomb drop zone, control of the plane is handed over to you! ”

"Understood!"

Having received instructions, the bombardier turned on the linkage on the base of the sight. At this time, turning the sight left and right can control the pilot, so as to accurately adjust the course of the aircraft.

"Open the bomb bay door!"

"Bomb dropping!"

As the button on the Lancaster was pressed, one by one napalm and high-explosive aerial bombs broke out of the magazine, and fell to the ground like dumplings!

Without waiting to see the results of this attack, Fang Ziyi piloted the bomber and began to climb the altitude, and at the same time said to the radio commissioner in the communication channel:

"Immediately send a signal to the border area, the headquarters and Chief of Staff Liu: Climb Mount Everest!" (End of chapter)

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