The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

Chapter 15

The biological clock is reversed, and it starts to wake up earlier

Although the theory of air force victory has not prevailed in China, and there is not even a systematic air force combat support, it does not prevent senior officers who have used the air force since the warlord melee period to realize their great usefulness

But the problem is that the air force is too expensive. Even if a plane is made by itself, it is all wooden, and it costs more than 1 yuan. This is not counting imported engines. It is similar to the biplane fighters dancing in the sky today. The asking price of the Boeing 21 at that time was [-] US dollars.

It's just that after the stalemate with Zhu Bin, the market that could have been vigorously developed was directly closed, and only 12 orders were obtained. Even for the sake of breath, the x211 prototype that Zhu Bin produced even Curtis's own Hawker-2 Life and death were suffocated, but originally they wanted to open up the Chinese market.

Now the Seaplane Factory can manufacture the advanced f-21, but the government still doesn’t have the equipment, why is it expensive

Although the vast majority of parts, including the fuselage and engine, can be produced by ourselves, all aviation aluminum, rubber and other raw materials are all imported, and it will take years to realize domestic production, even if the first batch is all from Germany. , The second-hand dismantled ready-made equipment in the United States needs to wait until it is officially put into production, so the cost cannot be reduced.

Not to mention the personnel, almost all of the best engineers in the country are concentrated. Wang Zhu, Wang Xiaofeng, Zeng Yijing and others are all talented students who graduated from universities like MIT, and the backbone of their staff has been with them for more than ten years. There are less than 100 outstanding students in one factory, which ensures that the quality and efficiency are not inferior to those of Americans.

But the ex-factory price of the manufactured aircraft is almost the same as that of all imported ones.Even for the Central Air Force, the quotation for the complete version is as high as 360 US dollars.Remove the radio, lighten the armor, replace part of it with a wooden fuselage, and use a low-power cheap engine to meet the speed of [-] kilometers. The eunuch version costs [-] dollars, which is still unaffordable.

The 21 monoplane fighter jet exhibited by Boeing in the United States is quoted at 2 US dollars. Curtiss’ improved Hawker-2 biplane fighter jet meets China’s requirements in all aspects, and the cut-down version costs [-] US dollars. It starts with [-] silver dollars

Worst of all, training a pilot of an advanced fighter jet will cost 40 pounds in total, which is equivalent to [-] silver dollars

Can't you buy one or two of these things to look good?At least one brigade has to come?Then you have to spend three or four million silver dollars at a time, and you can’t afford it, plus the external staff and auxiliary facilities, 400 million went out, the government... From last year, just seeing the continuous influx of equipment, the money Mao is not good at it, pure investment, super income, finances are still tight

In addition, I didn't realize that China and Japan were fighting at the time, and 12 Boeing 21s were enough, but it turned out... .Another one, isn't there still Zhang Shaoshuai in the north?

In short, once the battle started here, the air force side was overwhelmed with tragedy. A level like Mr. Huang Guanghua had nothing to do but grief and indignation. Their troops couldn't get enough to eat, and they didn't have enough guns. Where did they get the money? Keeping planes with people?

Observing the splendid dog fight in the distance through a large-scale telescope, apart from being filled with emotion, Mr. Huang and the others don't know what to say. Anyway, it seems that their side is completely dominant. Eight pairs of enemies double their own. The machine is not down

If the technical content of weapons and equipment is too different, it will form a crushing advantage. The six -21s, which have been invincible in the world so far, can almost exert their maximum performance under the control of a group of guys with at least hundreds of hours of flying experience.

Compared with the Japanese army, they not only lack the fearless will to fight, but also have absolute confidence in the protection of their fighters. The cockpit armor that can resist all the following small-caliber bullets, ejection chair parachute, one-piece fireproof flight suit, advanced aircraft Carrying radio, fully enclosed cockpit, etc., are much better than the Japanese, it is unreasonable to lose

One face to face, the six Japanese planes were beaten into the air, and after two rounds of fighting, each of them had captured half of the planes that were lost in less than a quarter of an hour. Increase the horsepower in the direction and run away

"Let's chase them down"

Gong Lang made a gesture to Gao Zhihang, signaling them to stay and help the ground attack. The six fighters on his side chased after him with their speed advantage, and flew a hundred kilometers in a blink of an eye.

Gao Zhihang was helpless, but he also knew that this was the best arrangement. The Japanese fighter jets had brought out their full potential, and their speed was limited. Low altitude to support the infantry.

Nodding his head, he called his wingmen to circle and lower the altitude, and rushed towards the left wing of Xiaojiayingzi.

Gonglang and the other fighter plane were less than ten kilometers away from each other, followed the two Japanese planes and flew eastward quickly, and soon broke out of the mountains. The machine seemed to be in a panic, Qi Qi leaned over and ran down, Gong Lang pulled the trigger without losing the opportunity, and a long burst hit seven or eight shells in a row, causing the Japanese machine to disintegrate in the air, ignited a fire and fell in pieces

Almost at the same time, another Japanese plane was also dropped.They were about to take a low-altitude reconnaissance along the way, and suddenly they saw a flash of fire on the ground, and dozens of anti-aircraft anti-aircraft machine guns shot straight towards the sky.

Gong Lang let out an exclamation and suddenly raised the nose of the aircraft, spinning and rushing to 4000 meters to get out of the effective range. There was another flash of light on the sea surface, and more anti-aircraft machine guns cross-fired. Judging from the tracer and the firing height, it can be judged that there must be some Anti-aircraft heavy machine gun, once hit, it will be very bad

Continuing to flee quickly, and arrived at the seemingly safe airspace, Gong Lang was a little relieved. Fortunately, the training was sufficient, and the air defense force of the little devil is too scumbag. 127, followed by radio fuze, followed by 40, and then 25 four-level anti-aircraft firepower network, which killed him early

"No, the Japanese army is prepared, and it seems a bit difficult to investigate."

I didn't expect the Japanese army to be so startled, and they didn't give it a chance. Gonglang licked his lips helplessly, swung his wings and turned a big bend to prepare to return to the battlefield. Suddenly, he felt a chill in the back of his head, as if he was being aimed with a sniper rifle. Subconsciously flashed sideways, two streams of fire almost whizzed past the belly of the plane

While tumbling, he turned his head and saw a group of Japanese planes coming out of the clouds from a high place in the rear. They looked similar to the 90 fighter jets he had just blasted in the air, but their speed was not at the same level at all.

A total of twelve Japanese biplane fighters were divided into two groups and suddenly rushed towards them. The speed was at least 350 kilometers. Although it was still a lot worse in comparison, the threat was completely different if they attacked suddenly.

Gonglang dodged it, but the other one was hit by the left wing and the engine by the stealer. He exclaimed "I've been shot", and hurriedly turned to move closer to this side, but the speed dropped a lot, and he barely had an advantage. Lang hurriedly turned over to take cover, and shot several long bursts at the swarming Japanese troops, wounding two of them, and the rest of the Japanese planes accelerated again, rushing towards

"f This is a trap, avoid it"

Gong Lang yelled loudly on the radio, flapping his wings and constantly changing directions, making it impossible for the Japanese planes to aim.

The performance of the twelve new Japanese aircraft is much higher than that of the previous ones. The fuselage length, wingspan, and height have all increased. The key is the engine. Based on the Nakajima Shou 2 type, it has been increased. I don’t know whether it was bought or not. The stolen single-stage supercharger increased the power from 50 horsepower to 730 horsepower, and the speed of the aircraft jumped from 90k in the Type 293 to 362k

That is to say, thanks to the large gap between them in aircraft design and aerodynamic layout, the machine gun is still useless 7.7, otherwise it will definitely become a very threatening fighter in this era

This is still the result of being stimulated by Chinese fighter planes last year. All along, the Japanese army has been suppressing China's air force first, with an advantage in numbers, and then in speed and firepower.But I didn't expect that as soon as this freak Zhu Bin came out, he completely broke his advantages. Several seemingly good fighters became living targets. Under the strong request of the navy and army, he tried every means to improve them. These 3n0 fighters are They have worked hard for half a year. Although it is still far away from -21, it is already the maximum limit of Nakajima Aircraft Factory.

Compared with the original 2n1, this batch of aircraft has higher speed, flexibility and climb rate. It has been able to completely suppress the national government's Boeing 21, and it is also a match for Curtiss' Hawker-3. It can be said that it is second only to Zhu Bin The fighters, with the advantage of numbers, can still fight

Gong Lang was covering his partner whose speed had dropped to 400k, and kept thinking: "I want to complain to the bastard of the intelligence department, the Japanese devils have new fighters, why don't we know? Damn there are so many of them"

The special warfare aviation team only has twelve fighters at full strength, and they have to be dispatched separately. There are too few fighters, so we can fight less and more every time, which is not good.

The distance of one hundred kilometers is only about ten minutes. Hearing Gong Lang's complaints on the radio, other fighters, no matter whether they chased or not, turned around and gathered to catch them. Seeing that the fuel and ammunition are still enough, turn around Pushing towards the Japanese plane again

At this time, the Japanese attacking force on the ground also seized the opportunity, and Hattori Heijiro roared to the several captains in front: "The heroic flying team has contained the air force superiority of the Chinese, and they cannot get support. , display the fearless spirit of the Imperial Army, and give the Chinese a fatal blow with all their strength."

The two squadrons of the 26nd Battalion of the 2th Regiment, which was reinforced to the left wing of Xiaojiayingzi, launched an attack again. Under the cover of six 105mm heavy guns, a chariot cleared the way and faced the heavy fire defense line on the left wing.

On the right, half of the 25th Regiment 2 Battalion, which had set off early and had already exchanged fire with the defenders, quickly knocked down the front of the position with the help of two new squadrons; and the two further fronts were not idle, and the remaining Divided into two directions to attack Liujiakou, Ma Daogou and other places, it stretched [-] kilometers horizontally, and it was even more impossible to bend and circle among the mountains. Are there heavy artillery?I'll see if I can handle it.