50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 243 Raging Speed ​​One

Coach Yang spoke of the Sixth Master with great pride: "This is our own bomber, and it is currently the only bomber in China that can carry mushroom bombs."

"Although it is slow and has a short range, this model has a solid foundation and can be upgraded with a better engine in the future to make up for its shortcomings."

"In the future, we will develop even better aircraft, and then we will not be afraid of the enemy's clamor."

He agreed with Coach Yang's statement, and later, Sixth Master modified too many models.

Coach Yang probably never imagined that the new aircraft he had been hoping for would never be released, even after half a century. His family was barely scraping by, relying entirely on various modified versions of the "Sixth Master" aircraft.

The two walked through the hangar, with Coach Yang constantly introducing the features of the aircraft and precautions for flying it.

After passing the H-6 hangar and arriving at the H-5 hangar, Coach Yang's interest was piqued again.

"Look, this is the H-5 bomber. This is the type of aircraft we usually fly."

"Combat radius: 560 kilometers, maximum range: 2400 kilometers, maximum payload: 3 tons."

"This is the earliest model. There were some improved models before that, with better performance. There was even a seaplane that was a modified H-5, which was very useful."

Coach Yang was giving a long and detailed introduction to the performance of the H-5 bomber and its various improved models, but Sun Zhiwei's attention was drawn to a few large-bellied aircraft in the corner.

Although those planes were stored in the bomber hangar, they were too small in appearance, and their noses were pointed, so they didn't look like bombers at all.

The coach noticed his gaze lingering in the corner and turned his gaze there as well. When he saw those strange planes, Coach Yang's expression became quite complex.

"Want to know about those planes?" Coach Yang asked him, turning around.

"Hmm, that's a bit strange. Why would there be fighter jets in a bomber hangar?"

"Let's go take a look, and I'll tell you its story in detail."

Soon, they approached the four planes in the corner, and this time Sun Zhiwei could see them clearly.

These aircraft have pointed noses, clearly a special design for high-speed air penetration; they are either attack aircraft or ground attack aircraft.

Each plane had a large bulge in its belly, like it was pregnant.

Once the coach was sure Sun Zhiwei had seen it clearly, he began to explain: "About six years ago, when I was still flying attack aircraft, the situation in the north was extremely tense."

"The other side has 14500 tanks and armored vehicles, more than 2500 aircraft, more than 500 warships, 110 million troops, and also rocket forces and mushroom munitions."

“All of our pilots have been placed on Level 1 combat readiness. I have written my will and handed it in.”

"Then our best group of attack aircraft pilots received an emergency mission and began to assemble in one place."

"At that time, a technical expert gave a lecture to all of us about a new tactic: the 'Raging One' tactic."

"The situation at the time was that we had mushroom bombs, but we had few H-6 bombers and they were slow, so we couldn't get ahead to drop bombs in the face of strong air defenses."

"How to hit the enemy with a mushroom bomb was a problem that everyone was racking their brains over at the time."

"Later, three options were proposed, using the H-5, H-6 and Q-5 aircraft respectively, but in the end the Q-5 option was approved."

"Because the H-5 and H-6 bombers can't fly over the interception network, going there would be suicide. Only the Q-5's 'Crazy One' tactic can theoretically effectively penetrate the defense."

"Several methods were used at the time to solve the problem of insufficient payload capacity of the Q-5."

"First, reduce the size and weight of the mushroom bomb and make tactical mushroom bombs; second, carry external fuel tanks to increase range; and third, open the fuselage to make a semi-recessed bomb bay." "The protruding enclosed bomb bay you see now did not exist at that time. The bombs were too big, so half of them were inside and half were exposed."

"To prevent the fuselage from being unable to open during combat, there was simply no hatch."

"And because we were worried that the power wouldn't be enough, we changed the H-bullet to the Q-bullet."

"The modified Q-5 is this kind of 'Q-5A nuclear bomber'. The Q-bomb dropped by the Q-5A is called 'Raging Wave No. 1'."

Coach Yang patted the big belly of the fifth-ranked player in front of him.

"The tactical theory of the 'Kuangbiao-1' is: the Q-5A armored vehicle is equipped with hydrogen bombs, quickly penetrates the defenses at low altitude, drops the bombs after reaching the destination, and then turns around and runs away."

"When I was taking the class, there was a term called 'nuclear strike,' which means using a nuclear bomb like an assault rifle."

"At the time, everyone knew that this thing was extremely dangerous. Even if the bomb was successfully dropped, it would be impossible to fly back because there wasn't enough fuel."

"After completing the mission, everyone can only make an emergency landing and parachute out, and then try to find a way to run back on their own."

"I remember it was at the end of 1971, just one day before New Year's Day. As an experimental pilot, I was in charge of the live-fire test for the first time."

"At the time, the nuclear bomb failed to be dropped due to a short circuit in the bomb rack circuit."

"Haha, you have no idea how many cold sweats I broke out back then. If this thing had exploded on its own, I would have saved on cremation fees."

"In the end, I managed to fly the plane back with the bomb."

“A week later, I flew it a second time, and that time I succeeded.”

Looking at Coach Yang's nonchalant manner, Sun Zhiwei was filled with admiration; he was truly risking his life flying.

And that maneuver of landing with live ammunition was something that had never been trained before. There wasn't just one bigwig at the test flight site; there were quite a few scientists as well.

No one knows who gave the order to land with live ammunition, but Coach Yang was incredibly reckless and obeyed, and he actually succeeded.

Back then, if anything unexpected had happened, the entire nation would have had to lower its flags to half-mast. But now, it has made him a legendary pilot.

If this happened abroad, the pilot would almost certainly have ejected and escaped.

Airports can no longer allow planes to land with live ammunition; the chances of a plane being shot down by a missile are quite high.

After learning that Coach Yang was an ace pilot, Sun Zhiwei took the initiative and pestered Coach Yang every day to learn flying skills.

He first practiced using a modified Y-5 bomber, then on a trainer aircraft, and finally on the H-5 and H-6 bombers.

Then, he first flew the aircraft empty, and only after he became proficient did he fly it armed with bombs. In about a month, Sun Zhiwei completed his bomber flight training.

During the final week of bomber flight training, Sun Zhiwei, under the guidance of Coach Yang, flew a Q-5A.

Although the training rounds were of equal weight, the feeling of a small horse pulling a large cart still shocked Sun Zhiwei.

Especially during the low-altitude penetration drills and simulated bombing, the intense G-forces in the cockpit almost made his heart jump out of his chest.

Upon returning, he sincerely praised Coach Yang, saying, "Every one of our pilots is a hero!"

(End of this chapter)