"Start the engine." Captain Calori said to the pilot Mark next to him in the wide cockpit.
Mark flipped the switch, and there was a roar outside.
Compared with fighter jets, the bomber's cab is quite large. Even so, sitting in it still feels uncomfortable because there are countless operating switches around.
There is no concept of a vitrified cockpit in this era. If you want to operate such a large bomber, it cannot be done by one or two people. The two people in the cockpit are all surrounded by instruments, front, back, left, and right, even overhead. All the switches are densely packed.
Taking off must also be carried out step by step in accordance with the operating steps.
Mark was flipping the switches on his right side, setting all the switches in a row, and then looking at the dashboards in front of him.
Every engine is working normally, the oil pressure is normal, and the inertial navigation equipment is normal. Finally, after sweeping the instruments one by one, he said to the captain on the right: "Everything is normal."
"Take off," the captain shouted.
take off! Mark released the brakes.
The wide B-52 bomber began to roll on the runway.
With a wingspan of more than 50 meters, sweeping across the ground on both sides, the sky was still dark at this time, and the runway lights on both sides were so conspicuous. Mark's right hand slowly pulled the throttle lever to maximize the thrust of all eight engines. , And then heard the peculiar whistle of the engine.
The bomber was still sliding smoothly on the runway, constantly moving forward and then forward.
"Pull up." Calloli called.
At this time, it was almost at the middle of the runway. Mark pulled the control panel in his hand back steadily, and the roar of the aircraft changed in an instant. With the movement of the tail rudder, the nose of the aircraft was slowly, Slowly tilted upwards, and then finally the front wheel lifted up.
Compared with small fighter jets, the take-off of bombers is quite slow, especially now, they are loaded with 30 tons of conventional bombs, if they are thrown down, they can definitely form a carpet of death rain on the ground! This is the terrible thing about the B-52 bomber.
In Vietnam, they did it before, and they were impressed. Now, the bomber is still running, almost to the end of the runway. Finally, the rear wheels are lifted, and the B-52 bomber is almost full of fuel. In a fully loaded state, with a weight of more than 200 tons, it flies slowly.
They were climbing slowly while turning in the direction of Hokkaido.
It will take more than three hours for them to fly over Hokkaido.
At this time, Nathan's fighter was already in the sky over Hokkaido, slowly looking for it.
The wings are straightened. In this state, the fighter's low-speed flight ability is quite outstanding, and the control performance is very good. Under Nathan's operation, the nose of the aircraft is constantly poking down like a dragonfly, hoping to find something.
However, Gus found nothing.
"Our radar can't find that tank unit, it's beyond our ability." Finally, Gus got a conclusion, no need to toss, now it is useless to toss, it is useless at all. Found each other's.
Nathan leveled the plane. It was true. The opponent's speed was very slow, and his radar couldn't distinguish it at all. If it was a later improved version, it would be similar.
Well, after I go back this time, I must suggest to my superiors that this radar should be digitally improved!
The F-15 radar is stronger than its own processing capability. This radar should also be changed. Let alone no money, this is a war!
Since the radar can't find it, there is only one way for one's own side to guess where the opponent is most likely to appear, and then drop the flares to take a look.
With this method, the Air Force can do it on its own, but it still requires its own help, which is really a strange task.
Nathan was still complaining in his heart, and his fighter plane had already begun to dive down. He had to get closer so that he could see clearly after dropping the flare.
Nathan didn't know that the tank troops below were also waiting at this time.
They did not move.
When the Cobra helicopter was killed, they speeded up. At this time, the foremost tank was about to emerge from the canyon, and it seemed like a flat river.
At this moment, they heard the roar of fighter planes.
When he heard this voice, Nikolai made a decisive decision and immediately ordered the troops to stop advancing, and the entire tank dragon came to a halt.
In this case, they are static like the ground, and according to the working principle of the pulse Doppler of the fighter radar, they are also filtered out as clutter.
Therefore, Nathan could not find a tank unit on the ground at all.
Originally, they thought that the opponent was flying in a circle and then left, but now, they heard the sound of the opponent's fighter plane diving down, and they still didn't leave? Don't blame us then!
"Where is the Arrow-3 missile? Go up and kill it for me!" Nikolai shouted.
Arrow-3, the second-generation portable air defense missile developed by the Soviets, NATO codenamed Sam-14, used to replace the previously produced Sam-7 portable air defense missile.
Compared with previous missiles, its biggest improvement is to increase the sensitivity of the seeker. In addition to tail chase attack, it can also attack head-on. It is mainly used for frontal air defense in combat and against low-flying attack aircraft and hovering helicopters.
After all, its shooting height is limited, and an airplane that is too high cannot reach it.
In the tank unit, a certain number of such portable air defense missiles were deployed, but they had been marching fast just now. The units equipped with this missile were behind, but they didn't catch up and were almost wiped out by the Cobra helicopter.
After that, the operators of the portable air defense missiles rushed over, and they were also arranged above the valley to protect the safety of this side.
Now that the other party dared to dive down, don't blame yourself for being rude!
A soldier crouched on a hillside with an arrow on his shoulder -3.
This missile is similar to the Stinger anti-aircraft missile that has been widely spread in later generations, and its operation is similar.
Put on the headphones, pick up the missile, switch on the hot battery, cool the probe, and then the seeker starts to search for the target.
At this time, in the sky, the fighter plane that was diving down was so conspicuous. The soldier turned the missile, and then the familiar sound of Didi that intercepted the target came from the headset.
Then, you can launch it. It’s best to wait for the moment when the opponent dives and pulls up. At that time, the fuselage will block the pilot’s line of sight and you will not be able to see the missile launch. Up. (End of this chapter)