Wang Xuexin was really caught off guard and recounted to the pilots two tactics for dealing with the Japanese "Zero" fighter jets in class.
In the end, Wang Xuexin concluded with the pilots: "Actually, I have never fought in an air combat, and I don't even know much about aircraft, but... coming up with these tactics does not require these. We only need to rely on a little reasonable imagination, and then
With some reasoning, you can get these tactics, right?"
Wang Xuexin is putting gold on his face.
If he really had to think about it, it would be difficult for him to reason that the Japanese fighter would try its best to reduce weight for the sake of speed, and as a result, its diving performance would be affected.
Wang Xuexin is "hitting wherever he points". If he tries to reason after knowing the result, who can beat him?
In fact, not only the diving performance of the Japanese fighter planes was affected...
After listening to Li Yueying's translation, Major Doug took the lead in applauding and said: "Battle Commander Wang is right, but I think this is not something that can be achieved with a little imagination!"
The pilots all laughed.
These words were spoken to their hearts. No one expected this, including the Yingjiang pilots who had rich combat and driving experience after fighting in World War I, but Wang Xuexin, who could not fly a plane, could actually
Thinking of it...this has to be admired.
However, if you understand this truth, it is indeed reasonable, just like the first egg that Columbus set up. Once you know it, it is not a difficult thing.
Wu Guozhi asked Major Doug in disbelief: "So, Major, are all the things the fifth battalion commander said correct? Including those tactics?"
The pilots all said "Hey", indicating that there is no need to ask?
In fact, Wu Guozhi also knew this, and this basically revealed the answer.
He asked this question because he actually wanted to know more details, or he wanted to hear more information in this area, or more precisely, he wanted to hear some actual combat examples.
Wu Guozhi didn't know why he was asking so many questions.
For flying skills and tactics?
At this time, they haven't learned how to drive the Hawk 81 yet, so it's too early to talk about this.
For actual combat?
This is also impractical until you learn to drive.
Wu Guozhi thought about it, and he thought he asked this out of a sense of pride, a sense of pride that Chinese people can play a decisive role on the international stage, a sense of pride in not being used as a foil, a sense of pride
The pride of gaining the respect of allies.
The person who answered the question was Li Yueying. She nodded and said: "Yes, that is indeed the case. Not only did the Japanese aircraft have stability problems when diving, there were even cases where the Zero fighter jet disintegrated and crashed during a forced high-speed dive on the battlefield.
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The pilots cheered.
This is why they all understand that the body structure or skin cannot withstand the pressure of high-speed dive. Another point is that when diving, it often enters low altitude vertically at high speed... The air at high altitude is thin, so flying at high speed is no problem. When entering low altitude, the air density is high.
Flying at high speed in an area can easily cause the aircraft to disintegrate.
However, in this regard, Yingjiang's aircraft is much stronger than the Japanese aircraft because of its strong body structure and solid skin, so there will be a situation where the Japanese fighter planes are "dragged down".
"In addition!" Li Yueying then added: "The cross-covering tactic proposed by Battalion Commander Wang has also proven to be useful. It allows us to be evenly matched with the enemy's 'Zero' type without frequent dives! We even gave this
This tactic was named 'Scissors Cross'!"
In actual combat, it is not as optimistic as Li Yueying said, that is, even with this tactic, it cannot be "evenly matched" with the Japanese's "Zero" type, but the battle loss ratio has been significantly improved.
But of course, no matter whether Li Yueying stands from the perspective of Huaxia or Yingjiang, it is necessary to exaggerate the results, and the effect is immediate...
The pilots cheered, with excitement and excitement on their faces.
At this time, Wang Xuexin realized something... Li Yueying took this opportunity to boost the morale of the pilots!
Brilliant, there are some tricks!
Wang Xuexin was right, Li Yueying did want to boost morale.
Wang Xuexin's feeling was not obvious, but Li Yueying felt that there were some problems when observing these Chinese pilots... This problem is actually similar to what Zhao Gang worried about before, that is, the number of pilots is not large or even in short supply, so it is difficult to carry out "survival of the fittest".
Regarding this issue, it is certainly necessary for political workers like Zhao Gang to do ideological work and follow up on the status of each pilot at all times, but this is not yet a solution to the root cause of the problem.
Li Yueying learned about the information and background of the pilots and found that most of them had defected from the Jinsui Army.
This nature is somewhat different.
None of the pilots in the Jinsui Army were born into poor families. They were either rich or noble and were used to living a good life.
Poor people often risk their lives in wars because they have nothing to lose or have been forced by the enemy to survive, so they can only risk their lives to fight the enemy.
But the rich...
There are many paths they can take. For example, their family members have buried a fortune somewhere, or their family members bribed them to find a position with the stubborn army, or they are still able to take refuge abroad...
If there is only one way, it is to move forward with all your heart.
But if there are too many roads, then there will be half-hearted thoughts:
"If you can get away with the stubborn army, why should you risk your life in the Eighth Route Army?"
"If you can go abroad or have the financial resources to live in a well-off society, why should you take such risks?"
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More importantly, pilots generally believe that Japanese aircraft are powerful, and even Eagle aircraft cannot defeat Japanese aircraft. So if you learn the skills of Eagle pilots and then fly Eagle aircraft, can you beat Japanese aircraft?
After learning for a long time, I finally learned how to fly, but after only two and a half attempts, I was used as a target by the Japanese and shot down. So what’s the point of learning?
It makes sense for pilots to think this way, because they know very well that air combat is closely related to equipment. If the aircraft is not at the same level as its opponent, no matter how high the flying level is, it will not help.
So the pilots secretly and openly have the idea of being passive and slack... This is also a habit they developed in the Shanxi-Sui Army. They work hard, and they can just hang out for a day. It is best if they don't learn it in the end, and then they don't have to fly.
Taking risks.
However, the Eighth Route Army is extremely short of pilots, and even if there are such pilots, they cannot be kicked out.
So Li Yueying came up with this trick to give them hope, making them think that Yingjiang's aircraft, including the Hawker 81 they used, could suppress the Japanese fighters.