This was Wang Xuexin's gift to the "Self-Defense Forces"... The cross-shaped "La 5" went straight to the steel plant with more than a hundred rockets and solved the urgent need of the independent regiment at the critical moment.
Compared with the "Hawk 81", the "La 5" does not carry many bombs.
This is due to several factors:
"Hawker 81" has a metal shell and the wings can carry heavier loads, while "La 5" has wooden wings.
On the other hand, the "La 5" emphasizes flight speed so that it can compete with the Hans fighter. If too many bombs are mounted for ground combat, the original intention of research and development will be lost.
Therefore, the load carried by the wings of the "La 5" is only half of that of the "Hawk 81"... In fact, it is less than half. The wings on both sides of the "Hawk 81" can each hold 334 kilograms of bombs, while the "Hawk 81" can carry 334 kilograms of bombs on each wing.
The 5" puller can only carry 150kg.
But this does not have much impact on the rocket launcher, because the seven rockets plus the launch tube only weigh more than 140 kilograms.
It’s just that Wang Xuexin redesigned the rocket launcher...
Previous rocket fighters simply modified the rocket launcher tubes and hung them under the wings. The launch tubes were even arranged in a rectangular parallelepiped.
Now, in order to reduce the drag and the flight performance of the fighter planes as much as possible, Wang Xuexin designed them in the cylindrical form of the rocket nest, which not only facilitates transportation and mounting, but also minimizes negative impacts.
Since Wang Xuexin did not dare to challenge the load of the "La 5" wing... After all, it is produced by Mao Xiong, so the quality and data are not accurate. 150 kilograms and 143.5 kilograms are too close.
What if the "La 5" takes off with rockets hanging like this and its wooden wings break while flying?
Therefore, Wang Xuexin reduced the number of rockets from seven to six.
There is not much difference in carrying one less rocket on one wing, but the safety of "La 5" is greatly improved.
Therefore, one "La 5" can carry 12 rockets, and ten "La 5" can carry 120 rockets.
These 120 rockets hit the "self-defense forces" who were rushing forward like ants in front of the steel factory in one breath. There was a "boom" and then bursts of fire...
The "La 5" carried incendiary bombs this time. When it hit the steel plant, it turned into a sea of flames. More than two thousand "self-defense troops" rushing out on the open ground were engulfed by the flames in just an instant.
After the fire, only figures with flaming lights were left inside, dancing, running, jumping and shouting. Some were rolling crazily on the ground, but the incendiary bombs were getting more and more vigorous.
Finally, everything became quiet, and the burning people fell down one after another. Some of them were half-supported on the ground and became human-shaped "wood" kneeling on the ground and continuing to burn.
Not to mention other "self-defense forces", even the soldiers of the independent regiment were stunned when they saw all this.
Although they knew there were incendiary bombs and had even used them, this was the first time they had used so many incendiary bombs and burned so many people at once. The open ground outside the defense line simply became a purgatory on earth.
Needless to say, the surviving "self-defense forces" were so frightened by this scene that their feet were weak and their souls were out of their wits. They scattered and ran away with a cry of surprise.
Qiu Chengzu saw this scene through the telescope and didn't react for a long time.
After a long time, he finally said: "The Eighth Route Army is now so capable. This firepower... I'm afraid it's not as good as the Japanese!"
The staff officer also turned pale and said: "Commander-in-Chief, I'm afraid I can't even compare with the Japanese. No wonder, there were rumors that the Eighth Route Army defeated the Japanese Air Force before. I didn't expect this to be true!"
There is a reason why the staff officer said it was "rumor".
On the one hand, information in this era is relatively closed, especially to the "Self-Defense Forces" who fight guerrillas in the Daqingshan area.
On the other hand, the recalcitrant army and the Japanese deliberately blocked information from the "Self-Defense Forces".
Both the stubborn army and the Japanese were worried that the "Self-Defense Forces" would choose to join the Eighth Route Army after hearing that the Eighth Route Army's strength had increased greatly... So they tried their best to brainwash the "Self-Defense Forces" and said that the Eighth Route Army Air Force defeated the Japanese.
The news about the Air Force was all fake news released by the Eighth Route Army.
The "Self-Defense Forces" have always believed, to be precise, they firmly believe that the Japanese are the strongest and that no army in China can compare with it.
Therefore, it was natural to believe what the Japanese said.
Only now did they discover that those so-called "rumors" were true.
The staff officer chattered his teeth and said to Qiu Chengzuo in a slurred voice: "Commander-in-Chief, withdraw. If you don't withdraw, it will be too late..."
"Withdraw?" Qiu Chengzuo replied: "Where can we withdraw to?"
This is to the point. Daqingshan is located in northern China. Not far to the north is Mongolia, where Mao Xiong is stationed. The northeast and east are the areas controlled by the Japanese. To the south and west is the territory of the Eighth Route Army... "Self-Defense Forces"
"Originally, they were "fighting guerrillas" behind enemy lines. It was normal to be in such an environment. However, they did not have the ability of the Eighth Route Army to enter the mountains to guerrilla, so now they found that they had no way out.
"Unless..." Qiu Chengzuo said, "Unless we surrender to the Japanese..."
"No, Commander-in-Chief!" The staff officer thought for a while and then analyzed: "If the Eighth Route Army has this kind of firepower today, and if the Japanese start a war with Yingjiang in the Pacific, it will be a matter of time for the Japanese to retreat. If you want to surrender, you should surrender.
Eighth Route Army..."
Before the staff officer finished speaking, he was interrupted by Qiu Chengzuo: "Advisor Liu, you seem to have forgotten how we hunted down the Daqingshan detachment. You and I have already been on the Eighth Route Army's blacklist, and we voted for the Eighth Route Army... Can you
Have you had a good time?"
"Commander-in-Chief!" said the staff officer: "But the Eighth Route Army has policies, and they give preferential treatment..."
"Stop talking!" Qiu Chengzuo raised his hand to stop Staff Liu: "That's it, contact the Japanese and wait for them to come and attack the steel plant together!"
The staff officer reluctantly responded "yes" and then passed on the order.
When Staff Liu handed down the order, he was wondering in his heart. Now that the situation was very clear, he would not have a good life following the Japanese. Why did Qiu Chengzuo choose to join the Japanese?
Is it really because he was on the Eighth Route Army's blacklist?
As the commander-in-chief of the "Self-Defense Forces", Qiu Chengzuo would not have been unaware of the Eighth Route Army's policy of ignoring prisoners of war.
Even if Qiu Chengzuo, as commander-in-chief, led his troops to defect to the Eighth Route Army, he would probably not only not be liquidated, but might even merit merit for it.
After all, this is the "Self-Defense Force" and is considered a local leader in the Daqingshan area.
Although the local snake had been hit seven inches and was only half alive, the centipede was still alive and the Eighth Route Army still welcomed Qiu Chengzuo's surrender.
Thinking more carefully, Staff Liu understood that Qiu Chengzuo was reluctant to part with the wealth he had gained from the people, stubborn soldiers and Japanese soldiers over the years.