New World War II Eagle Strikes the Sky

On May 5th, Task Force No.30 left Pearl Harbor under the leadership of the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier. She also set off with many maintenance workers, because although the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier has resumed combat capabilities, it has not yet fully recovered. repair.But considering that this ship originally took several months to repair, but now it can go to the battlefield again in just three days. It cannot be denied that the US military logistics department has created a miracle.Also leaving Pearl Harbor on the same day was Task Force No. 17, commanded by Rear Admiral Spruance.

However, Ron is not on the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier now. He is now on the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier, and is responsible for teaching the pilots of the No. 16 task force some special tactics for zero combat in the shortest possible time.In the two days before the 30ri, he has demonstrated his ability to control f4f in front of naval pilots.use john.Lieutenant Commander Thach said that he had never seen such a talented guy in flight, and it was not at all obvious that he was flying an F4F for the first time.

This is of course not Ron's first time flying F4F. In previous games, he used to fly F4F and Zero War 21 as a U.S. Navy pilot to fight hard battles again and again, completing missions one after another.Ron still remembers how he waited hard for the day when he would switch to f6f when facing the enemy's more advanced fighter jets.As a result, one day, the landline evolved from a wildcat to a hellcat.But when he happily lifted her into the sky, he found that the sky was full of Ri's own ki84.At that time, he was so angry that he almost dropped Logitech's operating stick: it was too deceitful, who didn't know that not only the number of ki84 in Japan was limited, but also because of reliability problems, even fewer could fly.But now it can be guaranteed that this kind of depressed situation will never happen again, but if a god suddenly appeared in front of him and asked him if he would like to go back and be depressed again, then he would definitely swear without hesitation: I love depression !

The time to come to Task Force No. 16 is very limited, so it is impossible for Ron to slowly use time to convince others like he did on the Yorktown aircraft carrier.Fortunately, his previous achievements were recognized by Army Aviation, and he was awarded a medal and promoted to captain.So many rookies have to call him sir when they see him.However, relying on the status of the officer alone is not very effective. A more effective method is to know whether it is an eagle or a sparrow.

So, as soon as 30ri got on the deck of the Enterprise, Ron announced in front of many pilots that whoever could defeat him in a heads-up battle would get $50 (this was not a small amount at the time), and if he lost, You only need to pay $10.The pilots suddenly became overwhelmed.Whether in the Navy or the Army, pilots are somewhat pretentious.Faced with such a provocation, everyone was excited and ready to teach this army bumpkin a lesson.

However, when it really went to the sky, everyone realized that the hundred dollars was not easy to earn.In the previous few games, Ron successfully took advantage of the opponent's eagerness for quick success, luring them into unnecessary large overload moves, resulting in unnecessary loss of energy, and then relying on his own energy advantage to firmly suppress the opponent.It forced them to keep dodging, constantly consuming energy, and finally because they didn't have enough energy to dodge, they had to honestly let Ron ride in the direction of 6 o'clock for more than ten seconds and couldn't get rid of it.Everyone knows that in a situation like this, if it was a real air battle, they would definitely be shot down.As a result, none of the top four challengers survived 60 seconds.

The challengers who came up later began to learn the lessons from the previous ones, and tried a little bit cautiously, as if they wanted to strike back.This excessive caution was taken advantage of by someone again.As a result, after a while, they found that Ron's plane didn't seem to be the same f4f as theirs. It climbed higher and flew faster than theirs.As a result, when Ron attacked, none of them could survive 60 seconds.In just one morning, Ron made a whole hundred dollars.

After lunch, all pilots without missions came to the conference room to gather and summarize the confrontation in the morning.At this summary meeting, Ron threw out the theory of energy air combat that was regarded as Guigao and the bible by later pilots and even aircraft designers.It is also because of this theory that some boring guys after the war always choose Ron as the No. 1 choice when choosing the MVP among the ace pilots of various countries.Although his record is far from the best, in Germany, there are a lot of guys with a much higher number of kills than him, and some people can even kill 7 enemy planes in one air battle. The figure after the number of combat missions is almost twice as high as his character (what's more frightening is that she is a woman), and in Japan, a Zero Fighter was also used to face 75 p51ds, not only able to retreat completely, but also to shoot down one of them A metamorphosis of a frame.However, at most they changed a certain part of the war, and Ron's energy air combat changed the entire air combat.

The so-called energy air combat, in the original history, was a theory summed up by Boyd, the ace pilot of the US military and the godfather of the fighter mafia, after the Korean War. (The turning maneuver of fighter jets on the horizontal plane and the dive and pull-up on the vertical plane include the conversion of kinetic energy and potential energy, but pilots have never explored the mystery from the perspective of energy conversion. Boyd created A new era of air combat theory: energy air combat vs geometric air combat. Its notable sign is that Boyd successfully used the "energy air combat" point of view to solve the correct application of "rolling scissors air combat tactics" in his famous book "Aerial Offensive Research" .) In fact, the aces of various armies have been using these principles intentionally or unintentionally in air combat, but it is from here that they are clearly and clearly put forward and used to guide operations and aircraft design.

"I don't know if everyone here has noticed this, that is, I basically seldom do large overloads (when the aircraft changes its flight mode, its acceleration will make people feel like the body suddenly becomes heavier when the elevator suddenly starts. Of course, the impact will be It is more intense, and the acceleration direction points to the head to become positive overload, otherwise, it is negative overload). I will try to be as gentle as possible when doing any movement, and reduce the overload as much as possible. If I must do a big Overload action, then I also try to force the opponent to make an action with a greater overload. Because every action will consume energy, and a large overload action will consume energy sharply. If such an action cannot be exchanged for a fatal blow to the enemy If there is no opportunity, you will put yourself in a situation where you do not have enough energy to complete the follow-up actions. This is very dangerous. In addition, it should be noted that when different aircraft perform the same action, the energy consumption is completely different. For example, for zero For combat, it doesn't take much energy to do a sharp turn at high angular velocity, but with f2a buffalo, you will find that your speed drops like a funnel on the speedometer. So when there is a When Zero War is turning sharply in front of you, don't follow it. It will only waste energy in vain."

"And I'm just going to watch him get rid of me so easily?" asked a young ensign pilot.

Ron looked at him, and he recognized the rookie as the first pilot to challenge him.In fact, this guy's technique is not too bad, but a rookie is a rookie after all.In front of veterans, there will always be disadvantages.But if he can continue to learn from failure, God is willing to give him a chance, and the rookie will always become a veteran one day.

"Braun, you asked very well." Ron said, "You think back, when I appeared in your rear hemisphere, you pulled a big overload sharp turn, seriously, pull this one But take some strength, I don't want to pull the lever like this, fly like this all morning, and I will be too tired to lift a fork by lunch time. Now think about it, how did I continue to bite on the back of your ass?"

Braun scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I had black vision at the time, and my eyes were pitch black, and I couldn't see anything." (Black vision: When the pilot performs a positive overload action, the blood will be If it is pressed to the legs, if the overload is large enough, it will cause insufficient blood supply to the head, and a state of darkness will appear in front of the eyes in a short time, and even lead to coma in severe cases. Conversely, an overloaded The movement also pushes the blood to the head, causing a flushed red vision.)

"So who can see clearly?" Ron looked at everyone with a smile.

"You pulled the plane up, you jumped up, you rolled toward where Braun was, and you pulled the stick and dived toward him," said the pilot, Lawrence.He paused as if wanting to see Ron's reaction, "In doing this, you've turned one movement into three, and the overload of all three movements is much smaller than Braun's, so you're sure not to have blackouts." But Braun can't see anything now..." (Ron's action just now is called high yoyo, which is a classic air combat action created by a certain Chinese pilot on the Korean battlefield.)

"That's right," Ron nodded to him in approval, "but you only noticed one aspect, you can think about it again, if Braun is very talented and doesn't have black vision, how do you think he can get rid of it?" ?"

The pilots below started chirping and discussing.Ron was not in a hurry, and continued to wait patiently.

"The sharp turn will definitely not work. People will do it again, but they still can't get rid of it. If you turn this many times, you don't need to hit it, and you will stall." A red-haired pilot said, "If it were me, I would immediately put the flaps on. Put it in the landing position and extend the landing gear at the same time. In this way, the plane will have a sharp deceleration, and if you react slowly, you will rush to the front."

"Braun, do you think this method is feasible?" Ron asked.

"I'm afraid it won't work. Just now I put down the flaps to make a sharp turn. After turning the corner, although I immediately retracted the flaps and increased the horsepower to the maximum, when my eyesight recovered, my The speed was only 240 miles, and I was judged to be shot down at this time. I thought, when you just dived, if I did this trick, you might rush to the front, but I am afraid that I will stall immediately. "

"Then how about doing a barrel roll?" (The so-called barrel roll refers to the pilot rolling while pulling the lever. At this time, the flight path of the aircraft is like flying around a wooden barrel, so it is called barrel roll .)

"It's a good idea. Barrel rolling won't make you lose speed too quickly, and it can also make the enemy rush to the front. However, the timing of this action is not easy to grasp. If you do it slowly, you will get bullets; if you do it too early, I will put the plane Pull up again and watch you roll below. Barrel rolls consume energy, and after a while, your speed should drop to the point where you can't continue rolling, and then I'll dive down again. And even if you do it just right, I When you are going to rush in front of you, you can also do a barrel roll in the opposite direction to you, so that at the moment I rush from behind you to the front, it is difficult for you to get a chance to shoot, and then I will jump at a large angle , do you think you can bite my six o'clock?"

"Ah, I understand what you mean." Lawrence said, "Braun's plane is much slower than you now, and it jumped up with you. It's completely courting death. I just noticed that your movement overload is not too big, it won't Heishi, now I understand. You have been avoiding unnecessary energy consumption!" Here, Lawrence became excited, "As you said before, the aircraft must have energy to make movements. When you first pull up the lever, Turning the plane to climb, although it also loses speed, it gains altitude. At the same time, it lengthens the flight line and reduces the angular velocity of the turn. When you dive down, altitude will become speed again. And Braun You made a sharp horizontal turn and lost speed in vain. So in this process, you immediately gained an energy advantage! As long as you don’t make too low-level mistakes later, Braun will definitely have nothing to do.”

"Yes, you got the point this time. An aircraft has two types of energy: kinetic energy and potential energy. A jump converts kinetic energy into potential energy, and a dive converts potential energy into kinetic energy. Manage the energy of your aircraft while coaxing or Forcing the enemy to consume unnecessary energy is the magic weapon for winning in air combat..."

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The first day on the enterprise account passed like this, and it was a good start.He went to the assault training plan he had just completed, reached out and turned off the lamp in front of the desk, and finally went to bed.Tomorrow is another day and it will be very busy.The light just went out, and before he even had time to mutter, "I'm going to sleep." Ron fell asleep in a hurry.

Although very tired, although the navy gave Ron preferential treatment, he had a room by himself, with a wider bed than others, softer bedding, and even a satin pillow.But he still didn't sleep soundly.In the middle of the night, he still occasionally wakes up.At this time, he often has a strange feeling that everything these days, such as air battles, jungles, submarines and aircraft carriers, and even the one sleeping on the bed, seems to have nothing to do with him.He just quietly stood aside and watched, as if reading a novel or watching a movie.It wasn't until more than ten seconds later that the wandering soul gradually returned to the body.So he heard the quick and light footsteps of the people who got up at night passing by the door. This way of walking was very similar to Xie Na.Xie Na is a nurse, and she always walks lightly and quickly.She seemed to be very sensitive to the sound of walking. Sometimes, Xie Na was not interested in the football game on the weekend, so she went to bed early, leaving Gao Tianxiang alone to stay up late watching the game.The sound of the TV was turned up so low that it was almost as if there was nothing there.She also slept soundly in the next room.Until the end of the game, Gao Tianxiang got up and turned off the TV, and walked forward to unplug it.At that time, Xie Na would always be awakened by the sound of his walking, so her dazed voice came from the room: "It's over? Go to sleep." Then Gao Tianxiang walked into the bedroom, only to find that Xie Na fell asleep again.

The boat rocked?Ah, even though it is a big ship like an aircraft carrier, it is still small in the sea, and it will be rippling with the wind and waves, just like that trip to Shandong with Xie Na, and then to Dalian by boat.It was also an evening boat trip, and the weather was fine when we set off. I and Xie Na went to the platform on the top of the boat, leaned on the railing, and watched the lights of Yantai Port gradually go away. At first, the lights could still illuminate half of the sky. brightly lit.So that the sky can not see a few stars.But as the boat gradually moved away, the light gradually dimmed, and the sky became darker and blacker, as black as the furry belly of a black swan, and the sea was also dark, blending with the sky.The boat is like suspended in a giant eggshell.And the stars in the sky are getting more and more bright.Until Xie Na was dazzled and sang like a child, she still sang "Twinkle twinkle twinkle, the sky is full of little stars".Then, um, then there was a wind, and the wind blew Xie Na's long hair up.In memory, that seems to be the most beautiful time for Xie Na.The wind was getting stronger and stronger, not only blowing Xie Na's long hair, but also blowing away the stars all over the sky, the boat began to shake slightly, but Xie Na was still unwilling to go down, like a child playing crazy.The wind is getting colder and colder, and the wind is beginning to be mixed with raindrops, and in the blink of an eye, the rain is getting heavier.So he pulled Xie Na, covered his head, and ran down laughing.Then the next day, Xie Na caught a cold.

The boat rocked again, and the gentle rocking made the eyelids begin to feel heavy again.So for a while, Xie Na's smile became blurred again, and after a while, she sank into the darkness again, like a big rock sinking into the water, and then air battles, watching movies, hot dogs and other weird things Unrelated things floated up like water splashes, and then quickly disappeared into the darkness.

The training on the second day was mainly formation confrontation and tactical coordination.The main thing is the drills of various cross scissors and the cooperation between them.Bait and pounce, mutual protection and the like.

By June 6, the fleet was concentrating on a promising spot, "Cape Lucky," 2 miles northeast of Midway.En route, the commander selected a group of officers and (Ron among them) showed them some very precise documents prepared by Lieutenant General Edward Layton, General Nimitz's adjutant, predicting The enemy's plan for the attack on Midway included the bearing from which Nagumo's aircraft carriers would depart ("a bearing of 325 degrees from the northwest") and their approaching point ("at a point approximately 325 miles from Midway").

Everyone was amazed by such accurate information, and at the same time, it also boosted the morale of all those in the know.A more detailed combat plan has been drawn up: Ri himself should not know that the US Navy's aircraft carrier formation is in the nearby waters.In order to capture Midway Island, they will first definitely use the carrier-based aircraft of the aircraft carrier formation to carry out air strikes on Midway Island.On Midway Island, there are long-range B17 bombers of the US military.This four-engine heavy horizontal bomber poses little threat to moving targets such as warships, but it is very suitable for scouting the location of the Japanese fleet.At the same time, fortifications have been set up on the island, and many anti-aircraft guns, some fighter jets, torpedo planes, and dive bombers have been rushed away.Although most of these things are a little old and lack experienced veterans to drive them, in any case, these things can still pose a threat to the Japanese fleet.Without destroying the aviation power on the island, Ri himself cannot complete the occupation of Midway Island.

"There are 15 B17s in Midway Island. We have equipped each aircraft with two to three crews for rotating reconnaissance. If the weather conditions permit, we can guarantee that there are at least 10 aircraft in the air at any time in the near future. Patrol, 5 of which are in the key direction. Once the Japanese aircraft carrier is found, the aircraft carrier will immediately go on alert and wait for the Japanese army to attack Midway Island. When the Japanese air force is used to attack Midway Island, its own defense It will definitely be weakened. At this time, our carrier air force will launch a decisive strike against the Japanese aircraft carrier. Before that, the entire formation must remain radio silent to avoid being discovered by the Japanese. This is our basic plan, and Anyone have anything to add?" General Fletcher asked.

"What if Army Aviation fails to discover the Japanese fleet first? Can they discover the Japanese fleet?" Someone questioned Army Aviation's business level.

"Captain Ron, you are from Army Aviation, what do you think?" Fletcher turned to Ron.

"General, the army aviation is definitely not as good as the navy in terms of training for searching for sea targets, but I think that as long as a target as large as a fleet appears in the field of vision, it is impossible not to find it. But the sea is so big, There will always be clouds in the sky, and no matter how many planes are dispatched, it cannot be guaranteed. In addition, in order to ensure discovery, I suggest that if possible, b17 should lower the flying altitude from the 20000 feet they are used to to about 13000 feet, Of course, this will increase the danger of the mission. It will make them more likely to be intercepted by Japanese fighter jets."

"If a plane is intercepted, then the approximate location of the Japanese fleet can be judged. As long as Army Aviation can send back the news."

"If there is anything that the Army Aviation has an absolute advantage over the Navy, it must be the strength of the bomber. The nickname of the Sky Fortress is not for nothing. As long as the antenna is not damaged by the first bullet, it is shot down There is no problem sending a telegram back."

"Well, I think the army can still rely on it, but we must make other contingency plans for other situations, such as failing to discover the Japanese fleet in time, or being discovered by the Japanese themselves first." It was Si who spoke. Major General Pruance.Although historically, he failed to get five stars like General Halsey, but in the eyes of many military fans in future generations, he is the best frontline commander of the US Navy.In the past few days, Ron has seen him more than once. In Ron's impression, this general who was born as a cruiser commander has always been a silent and good listener.

"Okay, let's talk about it now..."