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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 661 (5) List of Deaths in Action

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    Wang Geng was also startled when he heard this, and felt a sense of sadness in his heart. However, he quickly controlled his emotions. The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces walked up to Tanaka Yiichi, gently took the telegram manuscript from his hand, and said silently  After reading it, when I found the casualty list, I saw it said:

    ? 7.29 List of Allied Air Force Fallen Soldiers in Air Combat

    The casualties among the cadres of the 1st Coalition Fighter-Bomber Wing are as follows:

    Major Yang Qi, captain of the se5 1st Fighter Group, shot down 3 enemy planes, was shot down, failed to parachute, and died in the line of duty.

    Lieutenant Zuo Mo, captain of the 2nd Fighter Squadron of the SE5 1st Fighter Group, shot down an enemy plane and was shot down. He died of his injuries after making an emergency landing and died in the line of duty.

    Lieutenant Qin Luo, leader of the 3rd Fighter-Bomber Squadron of the DH4 2nd Fighter-Bomber Group, damaged an enemy aircraft, was shot down, failed to parachute, and died in the line of duty.

    The remaining four killed were the flight squad leader and 18 first-class pilots.

    The casualties of the 2nd Fighter-Bomber Wing of the coalition forces are as follows:

    Lieutenant Tian Xie, commander of the 1st Fighter Squadron of the SE5 4th Fighter Group, shot down 2 enemy planes and was shot down. He died of his injuries after making an emergency landing and died in the line of duty.

    The remaining two killed were the flight squad leader and 11 first-class pilots.

    The atmosphere in the war room was a little solemn for a moment. Wang Geng was silent for a moment, raised his head and waved his hand and said, "The general died on the battlefield and deserved his death. These martyrs and pioneers of the Allied Air Force will always be remembered by the people. We will give them a standing start in the future."  The monument should forever commemorate their achievements and sacrifices for the country and the nation!¡±

    "Commander-in-Chief!" Qian Tianfu's eyes were a little red, and he pursed his lips and nodded vigorously.

    "Commander-in-Chief, Major General Huang asked for instructions in the telegram. Will he continue to carry out air strikes and secondary strikes on German airports and ground positions in various places in Ukraine after mastering air supremacy as planned? According to the plan, General Utsunomiya's Southwest Front Army will be launched at dawn tomorrow.  The Ukrainian campaign is about to be launched," Chief of Staff Jiang Hongyu reminded in a low voice.

    Wang Geng lowered his head and looked at the telegram in his hand, handed it back to Qian Tianfu, nodded and said, "Inform Huang Jingbo that a comprehensive attack on German airports, barracks, and positions in Ukraine and north of the Dnieper River will begin at 12 noon on the 29th.  Air strikes, bridges and railways should not be moved. Be careful not to underestimate the enemy. First knock out the opponent's air defense positions on the ground and then conduct a full-scale bombing!

    In addition, the 1st Fighter Wing suffered too many casualties and was temporarily transferred to rest and replenishment to undertake security and patrol tasks. The air strikes in Ukraine were carried out by the 2nd Fighter-Bomber Wing, with the SE5 Fighter Group responsible for escort, dh4 fighter-bombers and fr18 Excellent.  All fighter-bombers are equipped with aerial bombs and attack!  "

    Wang Geng's tone was firm. The purpose of mastering air supremacy is to unleash the power of the coalition air force in ground attacks. Air-ground coordination is a subject that Chinese rookie pilots have mastered. Unlike large-scale formation operations in the air, this exercise and training is no matter what.  How can't replace actual combat, but ground attack training is completely different. No matter whether the enemy is there or not, you only need to accurately drop the aerial bomb into the target area, and this skill will be developed.

    Of course, there is still a lot of knowledge involved at what altitude, what speed to fly, and what time to drop the bomb. Now the basic tactic of the coalition air force's ground attack is generally to use horizontal bombing at medium and high altitudes to destroy it.  The opponent's anti-aircraft firepower, and then launch medium and low-altitude dive bombing and ground strafing attacks.

    Unless absolutely necessary, Wang Geng will never allow pilots of the coalition air force to fly fighter planes to compete with ground-based anti-aircraft firepower. The cost of training a few anti-aircraft gun or anti-aircraft machine gun shooters is much lower. Valuable coalition fighter pilots are not used.  Work in a duel with anti-aircraft guns.

    The director of the war room, Qian Tianfu, promised to send a telegram, but the deputy chief of staff of the coalition forces, General Tanaka Yiichi, couldn't help saying, "Qian Sang, wait a moment." After saying this, the Japanese general turned to Wang Geng and asked hesitantly.  ,

    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, are you only dispatching the 2nd Fighter-Bomber Wing? If the two fighter-bombers DH4 and FR18 are used as bombers, they can only be regarded as light bombers. The power of this air attack is too small. Why not dispatch the 3rd Heavy?  As for the bomber wing's air strikes, we don't have to be merciful to the Ukrainians and Germans. The coalition's Handley Petty O400 and V1500 can be considered heavy bombers, right?"

    The basic parameters of the Chinese FR18 Excellent fighter-bomber are as follows:

    Members: 2 people

    Body length: 30ft8in (9.35m)

    Fuselage wingspan: 43feet4in (13.21m)

    Body height:?9ft (2.74m)

    Aircraft unladen weight:?1,634lb (741kg)

    Maximum take-off weight: 3,212lb(g)

    Engine: 1xrollsroyceeagleviiinlineliquidcooledpiston,375hp (289kw)

    Maximum flight speed: 160mph? (260kmh)atsealevel

    Maximum flight distance:?600mi(965km)

    Maximum flight time: 3hr45m

    Practical ceiling: 22,000ft (6,700m)

    Climb rate: 1,700ftmin (518mmin)

    Weapons:

    Guns: forwardfiring Browning. Large-caliber air-cooled aviation machine gun, Browning 7.62mm air-cooled aviation machine gun onscarffringatrear

    Bombs:?4x150lbor8x75lb??(300kg)ofbombs

    This means that when the dh4 is used as a bomber, its bomb load is only 210 kilograms, while the bomb load of the fr18 excellence is only 300 kilograms. They can only be regarded as light bombers, even the China fr18 excellence, which has a slightly higher bomb load.  Or, if you carry 150-pound aerial bombs for ground attack, the power is definitely enough, but each aircraft can only carry 4 bombs. If you replace it with 8 75-pound aerial bombs, it is equivalent to 8 150mm bombs.  Just the power of heavy artillery grenades.

    As for the DH4 used as a bomber, it can only carry four 115-pound aerial bombs, or eight 57-pound aerial bombs, which is even less powerful. The Handley Petty O400 and V1500 of the 3rd Heavy Bomber Squadron of the coalition  All were heavy bombers of this era.

    In other words, the Handley Page O400 heavy bomber equipped by the 3rd Heavy Bomber Wing of the coalition has a bomb load of up to 2,000 pounds. The cabin can carry 16 125-pound aerial bombs, or 26 75-pound aerial bombs.  Aerial bombs, the dual-engine double-wing Handley Petty O400 can carry three times as much bombs as the Chinese FR18.

    At the moment, the largest Big Mac bomber in the world is the 4-engine Handley Page V1500 heavy bomber equipped by the 3rd Heavy Bomber Wing of the Allied Air Force.
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