After the Hawker 81 landed, people like Li Yunlong were completely relieved, especially Wu Guozhi and other pilots... They had been worried that the Eighth Route Army was deceiving people, or that it only gave them a hope.
Although anyone who understands knows that this is unlikely, because as analyzed before, what is the purpose of the Eighth Route Army to coax people like this?
If there are no planes, what's the use of replacing a bunch of rockets with a bunch of pilots?
It is simply a loss-making business. No one in this world would do such a stupid thing!
However, even so, they were still in a state of confusion even though they had not seen the plane.
It wasn't until the first batch of 10 Hawker 81s landed successfully that the pilots' hearts were completely relieved.
While Li Yunlong was busy receiving Li Yueying and Major Doug, the attention of Wu Guozhi and other pilots had long since turned to the plane.
Although they stood in line at the rear and stood motionless, their eyes followed the Hawk 81. From the moment they appeared in the sky, to the time they lowered their altitude and finally landed and stopped, they followed the fuselage from the beginning to the end.
All the pilots were so excited that Wu Guozhi even had tears in his eyes and said to himself:
"It's Hawk 81!"
"It's really Hawk 81!"
"The Eighth Route Army did not lie to us, we have planes!
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As a pilot, the greatest sorrow is that there is no plane available.
The situation of the Jinsui Army had already made Wu Guozhi and other pilots feel desperate, but now there was a bright future. Suddenly, a group of aircraft and a group of advanced fighters appeared in front of them, making them happy, painful and excited.
, I felt a mixture of five flavors and everything at the same time.
Then Li Yunlong gave an order and shouted to them: "What are you still standing there for? Disband and go watch the plane. Watch them carefully!"
The pilot shouted "coax" and rushed towards the plane.
Some of them circled the plane, looking up and down carefully, and from time to time they made various admiring sounds.
Some looked at the cab, gesticulating and asking the Yingjiang pilots this and that, as if they wanted to fly them into the blue sky right away.
Others ask about various data of fighter planes and compare them in their minds with various aircraft used by the Japanese... This is a common problem among commanders. They are more concerned with whether the fighter planes can suppress the enemy.
The busiest among the Yingjiang pilots is Li Yueying.
Needless to say what the reason is, she understands Chinese and knows the performance of Hawk 81 well.
"The specific model of this fighter is Hawker 81a2, and the prototype is P40!"
"The top speed is 547 kilometers per hour, which is slower than the prototype, but the difference is not big!"
"The range can reach 1,100 kilometers, and the ceiling is 8,840 meters!"
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The soldiers couldn't help but exclaimed after listening to Li Yueying's introduction. These data were much better than the "Gaodelong" they drove before. They even couldn't believe it.
"What about the weapon configuration?" Wu Guozhi was most concerned about this issue.
Li Yueying answered while gesturing to the nose and wings: "It has a total of six 12.7 mm machine guns, two in the nose and two on the left and right wings! In addition, each wing can carry a 500-pound bomb!"
(Note: In order to improve flight performance, the Hawk 87 removed the two machine guns on the nose and replaced them with three on each wing)
"Can we still hang bombs?" This made the pilots even more excited.
Li Yueying replied with some regret: "Of course we can hang bombs, but... China's external highway has been blocked, and aerial bombs cannot be transported in, so it is difficult for us to use bombs!"
The pilot understood what Li Yueying meant.
The Hawk 81 can carry bombs but it is useless. China needs to be able to produce matching aerial bombs.
Otherwise, they would not be able to produce it themselves and the hump route established by Yingjiang would not be able to transport such low-utilization bombs, so this function would be almost as good as not having it.
After hearing this, Wang Xuexin stepped forward and looked at the pylon on the wing and asked: "Comrade Li Yueying, can this pylon be used to hang other things?"
Li Yueying asked back: "You mean to bring more machine guns? No, even if the machine guns are hung on the pylon, they cannot be controlled!"
Wang Xuexin didn't say anything. Of course what he wanted to say was not machine guns.
However, he did not express this idea at this time. People talk a lot, and the invention of new equipment should be kept secret.
After a few minutes of visiting, Zhao Gang organized a meeting to introduce themselves to the two parties and make them familiar, making it easier to cooperate in the future.
The meeting was held in the conference room. The conference room was a simple wooden house that was temporarily built a month ago. Because the Eighth Route Army spent most of its energy on paving the airport runway and preparing fuel and ammunition, the wooden house was very
It's simple, and the tables are made from old tables.
Zhao Gang said while distributing information: "This is the overall situation of our airport. We have written it in bilingual. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask..."
Major Doug just flipped through the information in front of him, glanced at it, and then closed it.
He frowned and said impatiently: "I don't need to read this information to ask a thousand questions. I don't think this is an airport, it's just an open space. Do you understand? Our plane is sent here, and there is only one
The result is that they will be blown up by the enemy! They may not even have a chance to fly into the sky!"
Li Yunlong had long noticed Major Doug's bitter face and had been feeling uncomfortable. It was only because they were guests that he didn't lose his temper. When he saw Major Doug deliberately denying the airport's intention to withdraw the plane,
His anger started to rise, and he stood up suddenly and said: "Hey, this foreign devil is so damn angry! Please explain it to me today..."
"Old Li!" Zhao Gang interrupted Li Yunlong in time, and then turned around and asked: "Major Doug, what do you think does not meet your requirements? We will make every effort to improve it!"
Zhao Gang was thinking about the plane, so his tone was soft.
Major Doug picked up the information on the table and waved it up, saying: "All of these, none of them meet the requirements! You must know that this is a battle, where are the anti-aircraft guns? Where are the gas trucks? Where are the firefighting trucks? There are also ammunition trucks...
…There are even wooden houses here, God! Don’t you know that the enemy can burn this place down with just one incendiary bomb?”
Although Major Doug's attitude is arrogant and rude, there is some truth in what he said. An airport does not just have a few runways for planes to take off, especially a military airport. It requires strong and complete logistical support to ensure that fighter planes can take off in time.
Take off into battle.
However, Wang Xuexin could no longer hold his temper. He stood up and said to Zhao Gang: "Political Commissar, can I say a few words?"