Chapter 854 Start the era of guidance!

March 28, 3 a.m., Bermuda.

In the field airport, 72 Thor bombers with vultures printed on their bodies are neatly arranged on the tarmac. Thanks to the pre-war British strategy of containing the United States, the construction of the British Bermuda naval base is far better than that of Malta, although the temporary airport was temporarily built by the United States after the United Kingdom and the United States came together. The runway is still a very simple soil runway, but other facilities and conditions are relatively perfect.

With the Bermuda Islands in the naval battle of Yuwei, the Marines encountered almost no resistance when they captured it. It not only took two days to control the whole island, but also completely preserved all the facilities urgently built here after the war between Britain and the United States.

The only regret for everyone is that almost all the fuel and ammunition here were transported to the British and American fleets at that time, so in order to be able to use this base, the navy had to urgently transfer several oil tankers from Panama City, but the vulture squadron waited for a full month before getting a new batch of ammunition supplies.

Since entering the United States, perhaps the only thing that doesn't make everyone worry about is gasoline, because at present, almost all the Midwest of the United States occupied by the empire is an oil-producing area. In addition, Thomas Oil Company's control has not even stopped producing two major oil companies, East Texas and the Gulf of Mexico during the war. The oil is not only sufficient but also rich. Very, if there is no tanker, the oil will be temporarily stored in the Cuban Guantanamo sea and air base just acquired by the empire.

The army and naval fleets do not worry about the lack of oil, but the problem is that the air force and HNA often have oil shortage, which is mainly to ensure the power output of the engine. Imperial aircraft drinks high methanol aviation gasoline specially developed by the domestic northern oil companies, which is not only expensive but also needs to be specially transported.

Tons of aviation gasoline are continuously injected into the bomber's fuel tank from hundreds of meters away from hundreds of meters away from the pipeline. This time, in addition to helping the vulture fill the fuel tank, the aircrew must also ensure that each aircraft carries 16 oil barrels that can hold 20 kilograms of gasoline.

Because the target of this bombing is 1,250 kilometers away from Bermuda, which is a little far away for Thor, it has to carry extra fuel to prevent accidents.

"Head, the navy is coming."

He Lianyu, who was checking his machine with the technician, immediately turned his head and looked at it when he heard the sound. He only saw more than a dozen guys in HNA flight suits embroidered with dragon wings on their chests coming to the airport.

"Damn it, why don't we go and have a meal with them?" After a vulture thought of the clear telegram of "I am the king" that was now famous in the world and even the children knew, he looked at the air force silver wing logo on his chest and made a good suggestion.

If it is in a pub or other place, this suggestion may resonate with everyone, but it doesn't work now. Not to mention that he is led by Lieutenant General Le Fei, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Navy Air Force. No one wants to grin at the thought that he would definitely be removed from this task after a fight.

Because everyone has been waiting for this task for a long time today.

Bomb New York!

"Coloner of the vulture brigade of the 4th Air Division, He Lianyu has met the general."

"You're welcome." After Lefei returned the gift to Helianyu, he turned his head and pointed to the back: "There are 17 people in total. Let's act with you to test and be familiar with the new bomb."

"No problem." After He Lianyu immediately asked his partners to arrange random arrangements for the dragon wings, he introduced the vulture brigade to him with Le Fei. When more than a dozen soldiers pushed a strange look, as if a big bomb with wings came over, Le Fei's eyes lit up and hurried in to observe carefully.

"Is this it?"

"Yes, this is a special type B modified from "Little Fatty" for bombers, and the smaller 800 kg main type A, which have been tested side by side with live ammunition." When Helianyu pointed to the bomb to introduce Lefei, he couldn't help but raise his head confidently, because at present, this 1600kg Type B can only be carried by the Thor bomber.

Le Fei squatted down and looked carefully at the large bomb that was being carefully stuffed into the belly bomb compartment.

Unlike the ordinary Air Force "Little Fatty" heavy bomb, this aerial bomb has a wide cross wing on the body, and the tail is also X-shaped. From the hinged place, the tail can be rotated. There are six luminous tubes in the tail of the body.

Although it is not the first time for Lefei to see this kind of special bomb, it is the first time to see it appear on the battlefield.

"Now we call it "one-eyed wolf."

Lefei nodded and changed his name from a little fat man to a one-eyed wolf, but not only did he change his name, but he may even use it to change the world to describe the modified heavy aviation bomb in front of him.

Because this is the first guided bomb that can adjust the hit rate by radio after the bomb leaves the plane!

Guidance, the name first called by the emperor, is literally the technology of controlling and guiding the aircraft to the target or predetermined orbit.

"One-eyed Wolf" is a radio-guided bomb. It has been developed since 1912 and tested with live ammunition in early January 2016. It began mass production in March. The Air Force has also been secretly testing it. At the same time, it has been modified with a large number of existing small fat heavy bombs, equipped with bullet wings and new Inside the tail, there is also a gyroscope and radio receiver specially used to control gliding.

According to Helianyu's introduction, after the one-eyed wolf is dropped, the six luminous tubes at the tail of the projectile will quickly light up, so that the pilot can see the attitude of the bomb falling during the operation, and then the carrier will control the electromagnetic drive rudder surface installed in the tail through the radio, and adjust its course until it hits. Objective.

Judging from the recent performance of a large number of actual combat tests, under the condition of good visibility, the hit rate of the "one-eyed wolf" dropped from the target at a distance of five kilometers to a height of six kilometers is more than 90% of the round target with a radius of 35 meters.

This is unimaginable. This accuracy has even reached the level of the night owl dive bomber, but the combat radius of the dive bomber is short, and it is also in danger of anti-aircraft fire when diving.

There is a simpler data. Previously, a Thor bomber wanted to destroy a warehouse-sized building. When using the same 1600 kg heavy conventional TNT bomb, it needed at least 4 to 6 bombs, but now up to two can ensure destruction!

Not only is the efficiency greatly reduced, but the cost is also lower.

The only pity is that the current radio guidance component is still too large, so it can only be used to modify the minimum 800 kg of aerial bomb. In order to simplify logistics, the navy and air force have only purchased two models: 800 and 1600 kg A and B. The former is mainly used for naval aviation and air force Kunpeng bombers. And the Storm Attacker, the latter is a heavy hammer tailored for Thor.

Due to the high efficiency of the "one-eyed wolf" series of guided bombs, after completing the preliminary test at the beginning of 2016, Li Mo ordered small-scale manufacturing to exercise manufacturing capabilities and reserve at the same time. Under his promotion, about 600 can be manufactured per month in China. A set of radio guidance components.

Shortly after the "one-eyed wolf" was loaded into the magazine, 72 Raytheon bombers issued orders to be ready one after another. Seeing that Lefei was also ready to drill into his bomber, Helianyu was shocked.

"General, this is you."

"It's okay. Our navy is about to use this kind of bomb, so I have to learn from you first." After saying that, Le Fei didn't forget to ask, " By the way, how long will it take to get to New York?"

"At our speed, we can reach New York at about 10 a.m., when the sun came out and almost dissipated even if there was fog." Since Le Fei said this, He Lianyu could not refuse. He could only secretly warn himself that he must fly steadily this time and not play fancy, let alone the hero's most dense air defense drill as usual.

72 Thor bombers began to rush out of the runway in the morning light. Because the sea and air have mastered the air control of the East Coast, only 8 Air Force Mustang fighters were escorted by the vulture Brigade.

After all the formations took off, Helianyu ordered to rise to an altitude of 10,000 meters, which could not only avoid reconnaissance, but also save a lot of fuel.

At this time, the vultures have learned that General Le Fei, who issued an "air attack on me as the king", was carrying out the bombing mission with them in the formation, so everyone was particularly energetic.

After a three-hour flight, the eight Mustang fighters escorted began to return because of their range and fuel. Shortly after they left, dozens of Hornet fighters appeared on the sea.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Long Island finally appeared on the sea level.

Although there is still a heavy cold in March, New York City, shrouded in sea fog, has gradually become clear after the sun rises at ten o'clock in the morning.

Although the dragon wings and the silver wings did not like each other, they cooperated tacitly. The escorted Hornet fighters soon split in half and began to descend, lowering the altitude to attract anti-aircraft firepower, and covering the high-altitude bomber formation to avoid shells.

Sure enough, after the discovery of the dragon wings that took the lead in lowering the height, a dense mass of black smoke appeared over New York, as if death was burning black fireworks from a distance.

"Where is our target?" Le Fei, who turned a blind eye to this, came to the navigator and looked at his moving fingers on the map and asked.

"It's a securities exchange, general." Even if Le Fei sat next to him, the navigator rubbed his hands excitedly after saying his goal.

His action made Le Fei laugh. No wonder he was so excited. If he grabbed the goal of bombing the famous New York Stock Exchange, he would probably laugh when he slept.

"There are still three minutes left, get ready to drop the bomb."

At the same time as Helianyu's voice sounded, the bomber and controller immediately drilled into the magazine to unlock the safety, and then climbed to the observation window under the nose, sticking to the glass and firmly grasping the wireless remote control to control the guided bomb in one hand.

"General, sit down, I'm going to descend!"

After Helianyu looked at Lefei, he controlled the air bomber to descend quickly. At the same time, because the bullet door had been opened, the plane was hit by the airflow and suddenly bumped violently.

Although it has been bombed by the dragon wings many times, the anti-aircraft firepower in New York is relatively dense, but most of them are temporarily equipped machine guns, and the number of quick-fire guns is still insufficient. This also shows that there is indeed a problem with the manufacture of equipment in the United States, otherwise it will never use machine guns that can't deal with high-altitude targets. Indiscriminately fill the number.

Under the reminder of the navigator, Le Fei soon saw the New York Stock Exchange building standing on Wall Street, all made of granite.

Looking down from the sky, the wide-scale exchange building is like a solid castle. From Lefei's point of view, the main 250/ and 500 kg bombs of HNA's equipment are calculated, and it is difficult to shake this big guy without throwing 17 or 18 bombs.

"Unlock the insurance."

"Wind speed."

"Away 110, 5 kilometers away, drop the bomb."

The clear command stopped abruptly with the last sentence, and Le Fei quickly put his face on the window and looked out.

In order to make Le Fei see more clearly, He Lianyu deliberately tilted the fuselage, so that he could clearly see that the "one-eyed wolf" who had just left the magazine was swooping towards the target.

Due to the six luminous tubes at the tail, Lefei with a telescope can clearly track the bomb. Only the tail and wings of the bomb are adjusted and deflected from time to time under the control of the radio command, controlling the trajectory and angle of the bomb.

When the "one-eyed wolf" with a weight of 1.6 tons falls from a height of 6,000 meters, the speed can reach more than 1,000 kilometers per hour, and it only takes about 20 seconds to touch the ground. In addition, the little fat man before modification is basically armor-piercing, so if it is hit, even the strongest The horizontal armor of Taiwan-class battleships can be easily penetrated.

However, for the controller, these 20 seconds are extremely critical. He not only needs to be able to clearly distinguish whether the trajectory is flying to the target, but also needs to continuously control the bomb in order to ensure accuracy.

16 times the Zeiss telescope imported from Germany before the war can ensure that Lefei can see every detail clearly.

"17, 18, 19." When the number in the navigator's mouth reached 22, an unforgettable scene appeared.

Le Fei only saw that under the control of the bomber, the 1600 kg "one-eyed wolf" radio-guided bomb accurately came from the top of the New York Stock Exchange. The hard armor-piercing warhead ensured that the bomb broke through the roof and sent hundreds of kilograms of standard TNT explosives inside the bomb.

A violent explosion occurred inside the New York Stock Exchange. While the waves and fires lifted all the glass and decorations, a huge mushroom cloud suddenly lifted the roof and rushed out.

Everyone can see that this building, located at 11 Wall Street in New York City, was only opened in 1903. It was known as the world's largest stock exchange before the war and became a symbol of wealth and freedom in the United States. It collapsed in a violent explosion like a raw egg stuffed with firecrackers by naughty children.

Lefei nodded with satisfaction, not satisfied with killing the closed New York Stock Exchange, but with a more intuitive understanding of the hit accuracy and efficiency of the "one-eyed wolf" radio-guided bomb.

With 72 Thors dropping bombs one after another, the whole of New York was shrouded in a terrible cloud of explosions, and the flames flowed between every building in New York. When the rescue train roared to the most important Wall Street, it was almost in ruins!

The fleet left an indelible trauma to New York and began to return. At this time, Lefei saw the still scorched black, leaving only half of the Statue of Liberty pedestal.

The fleet from Hawaii has arrived in Panama, with a total of 3,500 800 kg A "one-eyed wolf" radio-guided bombs, 4,000 500 kg special aluminum thermal incendiary bombs, and 6,000 other 250 and 500 kg incendiary and armor-piercing high-explosive bombs, which will cause the United Kingdom. What kind of trauma?!

More importantly, when these bombs are dropped, it also indicates that the world will enter the era of guidance!

(to be continued)