The miniaturization work was completed on the 20th day. This time should be said to be just right, because there are still 10 days for the air force pilots to become familiar with this equipment.
On this day, Wang Xuexin, He Zhimin and a group of researchers rushed to Wangxing Airport and found Wu Guozhi in the underground fortifications.
When Wu Guozhi saw Wang Xuexin and others coming in, he quickly stood up and greeted Wang Xuexin and saluted them.
Wang Xuexin asked casually: "How is the training going?"
"Everything is going according to your order!" Wu Guozhi reported: "We conduct air combat tail-biting training in two batches every night, including the rocket fighter pilots, all of whom have improved their tail-biting tactics!"
Wang Xuexin said "hmm" and praised: "Very good!"
But at this moment Wu Guozhi said "uh" and seemed hesitant to speak.
Wang Xuexin raised his head and motioned for Wu Guozhi to sit down opposite him, and said: "Captain Wu, we are all our own people. I was the one who persuaded you to join the army in the first place. Don't talk to outsiders. If you have anything to say, just say it!"
Wu Guozhi responded "Yes", and then continued: "Batalion Commander, to be honest, I don't understand the training subjects very well during this period. Our opponent is the Japanese's 'zero battle'. Isn't it a crime to train for tail biting?"
Big taboo? And it’s tail biting two hundred meters away. Even if we bite the enemy’s tail from this distance, we have almost no chance of hitting the enemy. Isn’t that a waste of bullets looking for death?”
This is the experience Wu Guozhi summed up during his previous "zero battle" with the Japanese. To be precise, it was the experience summed up under Wang Xuexin's suggestions.
During this period of training, Wu Guozhi was actually very depressed.
Because he thought Wang Xuexin was practicing randomly... The advantage of the Japanese's "zero battle" was high mobility.
Because the top speed of the two is not much different, to be precise, the "Hawker 81" is faster: the "Zero War" has a speed of 530 per hour, and the "Hawker 81" has a speed of 547 per hour, which is almost the same in a short period of time.
But more importantly, the maneuverability and flexibility of the "Zero War" are much better than that of the "Hawker 81". Can it bite its tail when flying levelly from two hundred meters away? Can it hit at this distance? Can it bite it?
Although Wu Guozhi thought so in his heart, he did not dare to say it.
This was not because Wang Xuexin was his superior, but because Wu Guozhi thought: Battalion Commander Wang was a person who could advise the Yingjiang Air Force on flight tactics. The Eighth Route Army Air Force's several "zero battle" victories against the Japanese were also based on Battalion Commander Wang.
His idea is probably correct.
But as he practiced, Wu Guozhi felt more and more something was wrong. Today Wang Xuexin came, and he couldn't hold it in any longer.
"Battal Commander!" Wu Guozhi said: "The characteristics of the Japanese aircraft are that they are light and have a small turning radius. Our aircraft has a large turning radius. We will definitely suffer losses in actual combat..."
Wang Xuexin did not refute because what Wu Guozhi said was right.
At similar speeds, although you can implement tail-biting tactics, you can still catch up.
However, the heavy "Hawk 81" is more dominated by inertia, so when turning at a large angle, it is half a beat slower than the Japanese "Zero War".
Therefore, in actual combat, situations like this often occur:
"Hawk 81" and the Japanese "Zero War" chased each other by biting their tails, but they were chasing each other. It was clearly "Hawk 81" biting the tail of "Zero War", but after a few rounds, it turned into "Zero War" biting it.
The tail of "Hawker 81" is gone.
This is not only a problem faced by the Eighth Route Army Air Force, but also a problem faced by Yingjiang pilots on the Pacific battlefield.
Therefore, when "Hawker 81" faces the "zero war", it should do what Wang Xuexin put forward before:
One, use the poor diving performance of "Zero War" to escape during the dive.
Second, use the slight advantage in speed to implement a wave-shaped tail bite, so that the top speed can always be maintained to fight enemy aircraft, making it difficult for the "zero combat" with a slightly weaker top speed to counterattack the tail bite.
Seeing that Wang Xuexin didn't speak, Wu Guozhi added: "Aren't the tactics we used before very good? At that time, we practiced the wave tail bite and fired at around fifty to one hundred meters, but now we practice the level flying bite
Open fire about two hundred meters from the rear, this..."
If the target is a heavy bomber, it's more like a "zero combat" that can maneuver flexibly...Wu Guozhi doesn't think anyone in the air force can shoot it down from two hundred meters away.
Wang Xuexin smiled and asked without answering: "What if our equipment is not machine guns, but rockets?"
"Rockets?" Wu Guozhi looked at Wang Xuexin in confusion: "What the battalion commander means is that we use rocket fighters to do this? That's even worse!"
Wang Xuexin shook his head: "It's not a rocket fighter, it's an x1!"
Wang Xuexin named the newly developed missile x1.
Hans developed a prototype named x1. He found flaws and thought it was unsuccessful. After improving it, it became x2, and then improved again until x4 was successful.
Wang Xuexin succeeded in research and development in one go, so there is no reason to stick to x4. It would be more appropriate to use x1, and it would also save researchers like He Zhimin why they use the number "4".
"x1?" Wu Guozhi looked at Wang Xuexin doubtfully: "This is..."
"Have you ever heard of 'high fire'?" Wang Xuexin asked.
"Of course!" Wu Guozhi nodded.
Wang Xuexin kept his story short and made it clear: "We have miniaturized the 'Gaohuo' and made some improvements. We plan to install it on a fighter plane and launch it to fight against Japanese fighters. What do you think?"
Wu Guozhi's eyes couldn't help but light up, and then he immediately nodded and said: "This... is good! In other words, can it destroy enemy fighters at two hundred meters?"
Wang Xuexin nodded and explained: "The longest range is three hundred meters. You don't need to hit directly. You can rely on the shrapnel from the explosion to kill the enemy aircraft. The lethality is unknown!"
Only then did Wu Guozhi understand Wang Xuexin's intention of letting them practice like this. He was stunned for a while and then hesitantly asked: "Batalion Commander, are you kidding me? And this thing..."
Wang Xuexin didn't say anything, and waved directly behind him. Several researchers came in carrying a box, then placed it on the ground and opened it.
He Zhimin stepped forward and introduced: "Model x1, weighs 20 kilograms, has a range of 300 meters, a killing radius of 7.5 meters, and a flight speed of 410 kilometers per hour!"
This is the speed after He Zhimin improved the propellant and rocket engine, that is, by increasing the combustion value by adding combustible metal.
Wu Guozhi stepped forward and looked left and right as if he had found a treasure, but when he heard that the speed was only 410 kilometers, his face looked slightly disappointed.
"The speed is 410 kilometers per hour..." Wu Guozhi did some calculations: "It takes two or three seconds to fly 300 meters, right? That Japanese plane can react enough to fly away without a shadow!"
Wang Xuexin added: "Did you see the line on its tail? It can chase the Japanese plane!"
"What?" Wu Guozhi's eyes widened with disbelief on his face: "Can it... chase it?"