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Chapter 115 Tank vs. Fighter

As the distance between these three fighters got closer and closer, Liu Xiu could see clearly what kind of fighters these three fighters were.

Yes, these three fighters are the famous Type 1 fighters, whose full name is also called the Nakajima Type 1 fighter.

The Type-1 fighter is a single-engine, single-seat fighter developed by Nakajima Aircraft Company in December 1937 under the instructions of the Japanese Army. Used to replace the Type 97 fighter jet. It requires the aircraft to have a maximum speed of 500 kilometers per hour, be able to climb to an altitude of 5,000 meters within five minutes, have a cruising range of more than 800 kilometers, and have two 7.7mm machine guns as weapons.

In addition, the new aircraft must have excellent maneuverability equivalent to the Type 97 fighter. Nakajima appointed a design team led by Tsutomu Koyama to carry out the design. In addition to adding a retractable landing gear design to the overall design of the aircraft body, most of the basic structures were the same as the Type 97 fighter, so the development progress was fairly smooth. A prototype made its first test flight in December 1938.

This is the first Japanese Army aircraft to be equipped with retractable landing gear. However, this design has also been criticized by many pilots. However, the test results show that the endurance and top speed of the Type 1 fighter are superior to those of the Type 97 fighter. , but its turning performance was worse than the Type 97. After the test results came out, the Army was quite satisfied with this model and ordered mass production. However, it also issued an order to develop an improved model with a higher output engine.

In the early stages of the design, due to the unreasonable requirements of the Army, Nakajima over-weighted the aircraft body in order to meet the performance level required by the Army. As a result, the prototype aircraft disintegrated in the air during the test flight. Because there were zero zeros before the aircraft disintegrated. The precedent of the combat prototype disintegrating in the air has caused the Army to distrust the Yi Type, delaying its distribution and requiring it to strengthen the airframe structure.

However, after this accident, the Little Devil Army's performance requirements for the Falcon returned to a reasonable level. They no longer only pursued the performance indicators of the airframe, but returned to primarily requiring the stability of the airframe.

This aircraft is also the first type of fighter jet equipped with bulletproof armor and self-sealing fuel tanks.

When the Second World War broke out, the Type-1 Land Combat was the most important fighter of the Little Devil Army. It traveled to all theaters involved in the Little Devil Army and was also an opponent that the Allied forces often encountered. Because it is similar in appearance to Mitsubishi's Zero fighter, many Allied pilots' combat records actually involved encounters with Type 1 land battles, not Zero fighters. At the end of the war, in addition to performing second-line tasks, the Type 1 Marines also participated in kamikaze suicide missions.

Of course, the Nakajima Type-1 fighter also underwent some changes as the war progressed, so it was divided into roughly four models.

一型

Ha-25型引擎装备的早期生产型。武装再试作型以及初期生产型上为2挺7.7mm机枪、之后换装为7.7mm机枪1门+12.7mm机枪一门。在生产时自封油箱设计为可以耐7.7mm机枪的攻击。

二型

一式战斗机生产最多的型号。主要与一型的差别为机身结构强化、换装Ha-115式引擎、将主翼切短30厘米、螺旋桨由二叶换装为三叶螺旋桨。武装换装为12.7mm机枪两门、自封油箱加强为可抗12.7mm机炮攻击、并在驾驶舱后方加装防12.7mm机枪子弹攻击之装甲板。由于生产时间的不同因此机首的造型以及冷却器排气口的位置都有些微差异。

三型

Replaced with a Ha-115-2 engine type fighter equipped with a methanol water injection device. The final mass production model. Arms and bulletproof equipment are the same as Type 20. Trial production was carried out by Nakajima Aircraft Company, and actual mass production was carried out by Tachikawa Aircraft Company. A small modified version of this type has a trial version with enhanced armament and two 2mm cannons. However, the increasing equipment from the late Type Fighter Type caused the empty weight of the fuselage to rise linearly. In the end, the Falcon had broken away from the "light fighter" setting when it was originally designed.

四型

It was replaced with a Ha-112-2 engine with a methanol water injection device and the body part was changed to a wooden structure; however, the plan for this type of aircraft was terminated while it was still in the design drawing stage.

Unlike the famous Type Zero fighter jet, which was specially developed for aircraft carrier takeoff and landing, the Type 1 fighter jet was developed for the Army Air Force and belongs to the Army Air Force management of little devils.

And it is mainly used on the battlefield on Liu Xiu's side, and there are no decent fighters to fight against it on the battlefield, so naturally it does not get the nickname of aerial lighter like the Zero. Of course, this is because the Type 1 fighter has armor and Related to self-sealing fuel tanks.

The production quantity of this Type-1 fighter directly reached 5,751, which is only half of the famous Type-0 fighter. Its performance is also different from that of the Zero fighter, because its maximum speed is only 490 kilometers per hour, its maximum range is 2,000 kilometers, and its weapons are two 12.7mm machine guns, and it can also mount two external six-guns. A ten kilogram bomb.

The Zero fighter's maximum speed can reach 533 kilometers per hour, and its maximum range can reach 3,300 kilometers.

Of course, the biggest difference from the Type 1 fighter is the firepower system. The Zero fighter uses two 20mm cannons and a 7.7mm machine gun, so its firepower is naturally far superior to that of the Type 1 fighter, and it can also carry a 60-kilogram external weapon. Aerial bombs.

Of course, the Type 97 tanks here that were climbing up the collapsed city wall and preparing to leave also saw three Type 1 fighters flying straight towards them.

However, what Liu Xiu didn't expect was that the three tanks stopped at this time, and then used the angle of the tank's climb to aim the 47mm tank gun at the Type 1 fighter that was flying over.

The Type 1 fighter also entered a dive state, and the two 12.7mm machine guns on the fuselage also spit out bullets. However, it was obvious that these 12.7mm bullets were not enough to penetrate the Type 97 Twenty-five millimeters of armor.

In a burst of sparks, the 7.7mm machine guns on the three tanks also sprayed bullets.

However, the 12.7mm machine gun of the Type 1 fighter cannot harm the Type 97 tank, but the 7.7mm machine gun of the Type 97 tank can cause damage to the Type 1 fighter.

Of course, if the 12.7-meter machine gun of the Type 1 fighter is replaced by the 30mm rotary cannon of the Warthog attack aircraft, and depleted uranium armor-piercing ammunition is used, let alone the Type 97 tank, even the third-generation main battle tank will have to Finished.

boom! boom! boom!

Finally, when they were close to a certain distance, the 47mm main guns of three Type 97 tanks opened fire, and immediately two Type 1 fighters were volleyed into a ball of sparks.

Another fighter plane lost control and crashed into the county government office because a 7.7mm machine gun hit the cab.

When Liu Xiu saw the fate of these three Type 1 fighters, he opened his mouth and couldn't believe it. The tank pilots and operators he had trained could actually produce such results.

You must know that under normal circumstances, neither the tank's main gun nor the machine gun can raise the shooting angle so high, but these three tanks actually know how to use the slope to increase the design angle of the tank to the sky so as to achieve the goal of shooting fighters. Angle used this to attack the fighter plane.

In Liu Xiu's understanding, in addition to anti-aircraft missiles installed on tanks, only armored vehicles equipped with anti-aircraft machine guns can perform air defense.

Therefore, Liu Xiu was really surprised by the operating behavior of the three tank operators.

(End of this chapter)