Alien Arms Empire

Chapter 619 619 I hope they are okay
Some things are actually very wonderful, luck and misfortune are often just a relative comparison process.

If these pilots are lucky, they will not be hit and crashed when hundreds of planes are bombing in formation.

But if they were unlucky, at least dozens of pilots confirmed where they crashed, watched them break away from the formation, and fell to the sea with black smoke.

On the radio channel, many pilots were reporting that a flying fortress had been shot down, and everyone was reporting what they saw.

On a flying fortress that had already returned, the captain grabbed the communicator and reported everything he saw: "Tower! Tower! A flying fortress was hit! Yes! I don't know what was hit, but it was definitely not It's malfunctioning...it's smoking..."

On another plane, after hearing the confirmation questions from the commanders, the captain squeezed the communicator and replied: "I know, the smoke may also be a malfunction, but it seems that it may have been hit! I can't judge, I can't break away from the formation to see if it really crashed!"

Because the enemy's artillery fire cannot be seen, it is impossible to confirm whether the friendly flying fortress was shot down just by visual observation.

After all, a row of inconspicuous bullet holes cannot be seen clearly from a long distance.As for the smoking engine... a malfunctioning engine may also smoke...

Therefore, when some pilots reported the situation, they could only describe it as vaguely as possible: "I saw one of its engines smoking, and it seemed that the flight attitude was uncontrollable. Yes, I don't know if it is a mechanical failure."

"The enemy didn't use tracer bullets. I can't see what weapon hit it. Yes, I can't confirm it." While speaking, the pilot in another plane with relatively better vision was also talking about this matter.

At the end of the bombing, many pilots saw the crashed Flying Fortress bomber.

Other pilots were reporting the approximate coordinates of the crash: "Approximate coordinates of the crash: 100, 200! Near the bombing target area! Repeat! Approximate coordinates of the crashed aircraft: 100, 200! Near the bombing target area!"

The navigator is also referring to his current location, calculating the location where the plane crashed just now.Their calculations are very inaccurate, after all they only know a rough idea of ​​their own position.

There is also a pilot of the same unit, confirming the specific number of the crashed plane: "Yes! The number of the crashed plane is 397!"

With one report after another, the control tower can almost confirm that one of their planes has indeed crashed, and this is the first plane they lost today.

An officer hurried over and saluted Xiao Yun: "Sir! It has been confirmed that there are no patrol planes nearby..."

He put two telegrams on the table next to Xiao Yun: "Just now, the two patrolling flying fortresses returned because they ran out of fuel, and the formation's flying fortresses are already on their way back..."

"Where's the second batch of bombers?" Xiao Yun looked at the other side and asked.What he actually asked was whether the second batch of bombers could rush to find the crashed plane.

The subordinate officer understood and immediately reported: "The second batch of bombers are all Stukas, all of which carry 500 kilograms of aerial bombs. They are short of fuel and cannot carry out the search mission."

"Which patrol ship is the nearest...?" Xiao Yun looked down at the two telegrams on the table, and continued to ask.

The subordinate quickly replied: "The search and rescue ship we know is the Knifefish, a new type of fishing boat with a radio, but it will take at least 3 hours to get there, which is about the same as the search time for another flying fortress from our side. .”

No way, as a fishing boat for patrol and support, it didn't dare to get too close to the enemy fleet, so it could only stand by nearby.

After all, the Air Force also needs to ensure the personal safety of fishermen participating in the operation, and they cannot be required to be too close to the combat zone. This is the basic requisition rule.

So at this time, Xiao Yun really had an idea in his heart to establish the Air Force's own search and rescue fleet.

It's a pity that the idea is just an idea. In today's severe shortage of naval ships, the Air Force's own shipbuilding is too obvious, and Tang Mo can't allow it.

I only heard the subordinate continue to report: "In fact, the Swordfish has already rushed to the area, because we can only rely on guiding it to rescue the few pilots who may survive."

Based on the principle of avoiding malfunctions and other factors from interfering with the mission, Xiao Yun hopes that at least two ships will participate in the search and rescue mission: "Are there any other ships? It doesn't seem so safe to rely on only one Small Swordfish."

The subordinate walked out immediately with some embarrassment: "This requires us to ask, we don't know if there are any ships from the transportation department nearby, and we don't know if there are any ships from the navy department nearby..."

"I hope they're all right." Xiao Yun didn't stop his subordinates from calling, and refocused on the attack aircraft group.

In fact, the crash of one plane is not very distressing, or even if two or three planes crash, it will not make Datang Kingdom feel bad.

What everyone loves is the precious pilot: Nowadays, with the use of civil aircraft, everyone is beginning to realize that aviation will become an indispensable mode of transportation in the future.

There is an urgent shortage of pilots in civil aviation, and the military also needs a large number of pilots. This makes all pilots the most urgently needed talents.

The loss of five professional talents who can go to the sky in one breath is a distressing event for the entire Air Force.If they are safe and sound, then at least in the future, there will be 5 talents who can perform air missions.

The second batch of bombers had already approached the enemy fleet, and the bombing was about to start. The men who walked out echoed at the door: "Yes, I hope they are all right."

"The navigating Stuka has found the damaged enemy fleet. As long as you fly with the drowning man on the sea, you can see the enemy ship that is smoking." A commander took off his earphones and said to Xiao Yun Reporting the latest battle situation.

"When can the attack start?" Xiao Yun glanced at his watch and asked.

"After 10 minutes, we can start." The subordinate reported: "One of the returning fighter units had a malfunction and made an emergency landing at sea."

"It's really not going well today." Xiao Yun's expression turned ugly, and he complained.

"That's right, sir." The subordinate agreed: "Fortunately, his lead plane confirmed that the pilot is still alive, and the orange life jacket is very eye-catching. The pilot is still waving to the sky, and the condition looks good."

"Is there a rescue ship nearby?" Xiao Yun asked with concern.He doesn't want to lose any pilots, because these pilots are a valuable asset to the country.

"I have already contacted, and there is a boat nearby. In about 20 minutes, the boat will arrive at the location where the pilot fell into the water." The subordinate reported a good news.

"Great, at least one piece of bad news is followed by another piece of good news." Xiao Yun showed a smile.

Soon, the officer who went to confirm went back and forth, bringing bad news: "The navy has confirmed the news, sir, they don't have any combat ships nearby to perform missions, it seems that they can only rely on the knifefish .”

"Has the Flying Fortress taken off?" Xiao Yun nodded and asked.He knew that now they could only rely on themselves as much as possible.

The subordinate also nodded: "Yes, sir, we have urgently taken off two flying fortresses to the accident site... However, they have to fly a long way..."

Xiao Yun sighed: "Now all we can do is wait."

……

"Boom!" On the sea, another Cyric warship was overwhelmed, and exploded into a ball of fire.

If the warships attacked by Stuka dive bombers would sink directly, then most of the warships hit by small aerial bombs were only injured.

Although the remaining warships looked distressed, the damage was not fatal.Most of the explosion locations are on the deck, and there is no danger of water ingress.

It's just because the damage management of these warships is so bad, and even many warships don't have special damage management equipment, so it's normal for small wounds to be fatally damaged.

After all, this era was forcibly elevated by Tang Mo's technology. The development of the navy was spawned by deformed technology, and the warships born could not be called modern warships at all.

Honestly copying Datang Group's technology, Cyric is unable to make his own warships surpass Datang Group's warships in terms of cost and combat effectiveness.Therefore, it is an inevitable choice to modify the plan on invisible details to save costs.

They omitted some seemingly useless compartments and fire doors, reduced the diameter of fire hoses, and even skipped damage control training during delivery.

Moreover, Cyric did not have the cruisers and battleships of the Datang Group to copy, so they didn't even have the design concept of filling the ammunition bay with water.

On weekdays, these small details cannot tell whether a navy is strong or not. At that time, everyone's attention was focused on the number of turrets, the caliber of the cannon, and the speed and thickness of the armor.

Because these combat power data can more intuitively reflect the strength of a navy.But in fact, damage management capabilities are also an integral part of whether a navy is strong or not.

Now the commander-in-chief of the Goblin Kingdom finally realized how important it is to fight the fire.He also understood why he went to visit the ironclad ship of the Datang Group, which had two independent pumping fire extinguishing systems.

(End of this chapter)