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"Junmen, Yingyi's airship is launching a suicide plane!"

When the communications officer's exclamation sounded in the bridge of the Shu Zhong Wang aircraft-carrying battlecruiser, Zhuge Weidao was holding up his telescope to watch a dozen British airships that had just appeared on the horizon.

As the number one "airship expert" in the world today, Zhuge Weidao did not take airships seriously at all. Because he knew very well that airships had no future. Although in the early days of World War I, the German airships played some important roles

role, but the sky belongs to airplanes after all. Airships are just a transitional product, expensive and unsafe, and have limited role on the battlefield. Before airplanes are developed, they can still do reconnaissance. In a few years, when airplanes

If it really gets up, the airship will be of no use at all.

As soon as he thought of this, the communications officer of the First Air War suddenly yelled.

"Suicide plane?"

Zhuge Weidao was stunned for a moment. Before he could react, his aviation staff officer Wang Wen had already shouted: "What? What kind of suicide plane?"

The communications officer replied: "The telegram said it was a triangular glider equipped with an engine and propeller, hung with bombs, controlled by humans, and without landing gear!"

What? And this kind of weapon?

Before Zhuge Weidao could recover from his surprise, Ma Xuchen, chief of staff of the "First Air War", had already explained to him loudly: "Junmen, when you were the admiral of the Persian Gulf Fleet, Guan Junmen once instructed the naval aviation force to study the

The tactic of dropping glider aircraft from an airship for attack. We have also tried to produce a similar glide bomb aircraft."

"Then why did you give up again?" Zhuge Weidao asked.

"Because we found through research that the pilots operating this kind of glide bomb aircraft would have a very high death rate in wartime, so the members of the airship unit who participated in the trial production called it a suicide aircraft. Unexpectedly, the British actually called this kind of aircraft a suicide aircraft.

Madman’s weapon was created!”

It turned out that the two airship observers who discovered that the British airship was dropping human-powered glide bombs had both participated in the trial production of the Ming Army's own glide bomb aircraft, so they recognized this crazy weapon at a glance.

At this time, Zhuge Weidao had also seen those people who were dropped from the British airship using power gliding bombs, which made his scalp numb! He originally thought that only the Japanese devils could do such crazy things, but he did not expect that in 1830

The British are so fierce!

But it makes sense to think about it. During this period in history, the British were still practicing the tactics of lining up to shoot and firing volleys within 20 meters. For the "lobster soldiers" who stood in the front row as guns, this was the same as flying a plane into a warship.

Compared to crazy, it doesn’t seem to be much different!

Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao immediately knew that the problem was serious. We couldn't let those suicide planes hit us!

"Carrier-based aircraft take off," Zhuge Weidao said loudly, "All motherships release half of the carrier-based aircraft, without bombs, and use all their strength to intercept the enemy's suicide aircraft. No one is allowed to slip through the net!"

"Yes, Junmen!"

"Shu Zhongwang, head into the wind at full speed!"

"Yes, Junmen!"

The Shu Zhongwang, with a standard displacement of over 20,000 tons, began to soar into the wind! This was to create the maximum deck wind, so that the Ssangyong-type double-wing, double-engine carrier-based seaplane could use the oncoming strong wind to create upward lift.

On the flight deck, the Ssangyong aircraft "packed" as trolleys had already shown their prototypes - their folded wings had been lowered, and the pilots in warm leather flight suits were all carrying parachutes and hanging cameras.

, excited and anxious, he came out of the lounge and walked towards his phone in the strong wind.

The newly married Master Sergeant Fengmingshan was also among them. He was an aircraft pilot, responsible for flying the aircraft and operating the two front-mounted machines mounted on the nose of the aircraft. Behind him was a man with the latest model hanging around his neck.

The young disciple of Seagull Camera, named Li Pingqing, is the co-pilot, navigator, bombardier, telegraph operator, rear machine gunner and special photographer of Fengmingshan - this special photographer has an important job! When performing reconnaissance missions

You are responsible for photographing the enemy in the air battle, photographing the target during the air combat shooting down, and photographing the bombed warship during the bombing mission!

Whether Master Sergeant Second Class Feng Mingshan has the chance to be an official in this life, firstly, he has to fly the plane to perform meritorious service, and secondly, he has to rely on the dedicated photographer behind him who is "one expert and versatile". If he forgets to take a photo, then...

No more proof!

So now that he was about to go to the battlefield, Fengmingshan did not forget to give one final explanation: "Xiao Li, don't forget to take pictures! When I hit the airship later, I must remember to take pictures. This is a great achievement, it is

A great achievement that can lead to promotion!"

Because of the huge military academy system, it is difficult for soldiers in the Ming army to be promoted to officers. But difficulty does not mean it is impossible. As long as you can make great contributions, you can be promoted.

But for most soldiers, this kind of "great achievement" is almost impossible to obtain. But pilots may be an exception! It must be a great achievement for them to shoot down an airship!

A large British airship is worth at least 100,000 pounds, and there are at least 10 British officers and soldiers on it. The captain must be an officer!

There are now 16 British airships visible to the naked eye in the sky!

If they want to come down to drop bombs, they can be shot down easily.

"I know, I know, Brother Feng, I've heard you say it 100 times!"

Just when Fengmingshan wanted to say it 101 times, a piercing siren suddenly sounded on the deck, but to Fengmingshan, this sound was simply the most beautiful music in the world.

"Board!"

"Let's go to war!"

"Hit him!"

Fengmingshan is not the only one who is happy, no one on the Shu Zhongwang pilot is unhappy - they still want to be officers! Although the lives of the middle and lower class people in the Ming Dynasty are not difficult, but these have reached the level of master sergeant

pilots, everyone wants to go further! Because they all know that the eight major families who control the Ming Dynasty have always taken good care of the military officer class.

Amidst the shouting, the third-level sergeant major Li Pingqing, who was a little confused just now, had already got into the cockpit of the Ssangyong aircraft before Fengmingshan. In just a few minutes, King Shu Zhong, including Fengmingshan and Li Pingqing's plane,

There were already 16 Ssangyong aircraft on board, and their propellers turned into a curtain of light.

"Prioritize attack on suicide planes! The First Flying Group pays attention to this operation and prioritize attack on suicide planes! Be sure to shoot down all suicide planes! Take off now!"

At this time, the voice of Lei Teng, the headquarter of the first detachment of the "First Air War", came from the loudspeaker on the deck.

As the takeoff order was issued, the 16 Ssangyong aircraft that were ready took off from the flight deck one after another on the Shu Zhongwang, which was rushing into the wind!

At the same time, the three aircraft carriers Liaodong, Jilin, and Heilongjiang belonging to the First Air Battle also had 16 SsangYong fighters each roaring into the sky!

The scene of the aircraft carrier releasing carrier-based aircraft was watched by George Elliot on the large airship nominally belonging to the Royal Indian Navy, which was monitoring the "First Air Battle" from high altitude.

Now it was his turn to be dumbfounded!

Those things that look like carts are actually flying machines! The flying machines of the Ming Dynasty can actually take off from ships! How did they do it? And what do they want to do with so many flying machines flying at once?
Chapter completed!