#1167 Catapult Skydiving (Plus 1)

In the turbulent World War II, there have been many inspiring stories. Among them, the most heroic one is the impact tactics of the Soviets. No matter where or when, the Soviets dare to use the impact. way to strike the enemy.

In contrast, there are far fewer in other countries. As for the kamikaze teams in the island countries, most of them are not voluntary, so they cannot be considered.

In this era, Germany also has the same heroes, such as the current German Navy pilot Schroeder, his hand pushes the lever, his body trembles with the dive of the bomber, and in his field of vision, the battleship The outline is getting bigger and bigger.

On the battleship, the sailors of the Soviet Navy held their guns and shot into the sky. The other side flexibly found the dead end of their own anti-aircraft artillery fire. Only these bolt-action rifles could hit it.

Good luck did not come again, the plane, bravely rushed towards the battleship.

"Schroeder, skydive, skydive immediately!" In the midst of this rapid dive, Franz's anxious order came from the radio.

After Franz finished throwing the bomb, he climbed high and circled, watching the follow-up attacks from beyond the range of the enemy's warship's anti-aircraft artillery, waiting for the formation to return.

However, he saw a bomber of his own, actually using the collision tactics, which immediately made him quite anxious and shouted on the radio.

"Don't go against the instructions of Führer Cyric!" Franz's words finally made Schroeder sober up.

This time the fighter plane is indeed rare. He really wants to have a victory, but there is a mechanical failure. Instead of parachuting into the sea and being rescued when he goes back, it is better to sacrifice heroically here. This is what he thought at this time.

The pride of being a naval aviation force made him unable to choose the former option.

But now, he remembered the instructions of Führer Cyric.

For Germany, brave soldiers are the pride of the motherland, but they must not be blind. The life of any soldier is precious and must not be consumed in vain, especially the experienced naval pilots. A rare fortune, they must not carry out a suicide attack.

At this time, Stuka was still diving down, and Schroeder finally adjusted the attitude of the aircraft. Then, he pulled the pull ring between his legs forcefully, and then brought his legs together.

"Bang!" The sound of compressed air came from under the seat, and the huge airflow pushed the entire seat and left the cockpit.

At the moment of its action, the canopy on the top of the head was thrown away, and the entire seat jumped out quickly. This instant acceleration was unbearable, and Schroeder, who was in good physical condition, had something to do. Faint feeling.

The ejection seat developed by Germany for its own fighter was finally used in actual combat.

As early as the First World War, the aircraft began to show its unique role, and air battles continued to break out. At the same time, in order to survive being shot down, pilots of various aircraft carried umbrella bags and could jump at any time. come out.

However, as the speed of the plane increased, it became increasingly difficult for the pilot to climb out of the cockpit to parachute.

Especially now, many planes fly at a speed of more than 500 kilometers per hour. At this speed, the pilot must use external force to escape from the plane in an emergency.

If he still climbs out as before, the moment the pilot goes out, he will be hit by a strong oncoming airflow, blowing his body backward, just to the tail of the plane, and then making close contact with the vertical tail, even if he doesn't Cutting the pilot in half would also break the pilot's spine.

This led to the invention of the ejection seat.

Historically, in 1938, the Germans first experimented with a rubber band-powered ejection seat, but it was not successful due to insufficient power. Later, they experimented with ejection seats powered by compressed air, which were successful and were widely used during World War II.

At the same time, the British also started research, but their research direction was rocket ejection seats. In 1944, they started this research. After a lot of experiments, the world's first rocket ejection seat was finally successfully manufactured.

Cyric, who had passed through, had long noticed the escape problem of pilots brought about by the advancement of aircraft technology. Therefore, under his suggestion, Germany established a special institution to conduct research on ejection seats.

Almost the same as in history, they first used rubber bands as power, and found that the power was not enough to achieve ejection at all. Then they used compressed air power, and finally achieved good results. So far, this ejection seat has been installed. on all German fighters.

As for the rocket-powered ejection seat, it is the most suitable solution indicated by Cyric, but unfortunately it is very difficult and has not been able to break through for a few years. After the British problem was solved, a group of British technical experts joined in. There has been progress.

After the ejection seat is equipped, the biggest problem is training, because the interior of the cockpit is narrow, if the pilot does not close his legs, his legs will be broken when going out. History is because of the poor reliability of the ejection seat, so many veteran pilots would rather choose to drive the plane back rather than eject to escape.

Now, the German pilots are strictly trained, and they are quite proficient in the steps of ejection escape. After closing his legs, Schroeder was ejected from his plane as the seat was ejected.

At this time, the Stuka bomber was less than 100 meters away from the battleship October Revolution in the channel. The Stuka, which was diving at a large angle, was almost vertical, so Schroeder was also almost ejected horizontally.

About fifty meters away from the cockpit, the seat and Schroeder were automatically separated. Schroeder quickly opened his parachute, and almost just after spreading the parachute, he thumped and fell into the water.

If it was on the ground, his ejection would definitely be a failure. The height from the ground is too low and the angle is not suitable, and it will become a tragic ejection.

The sea water was icy cold, and the cold stimulated him to wake up from the stupor he had just ejected. He also saw a scene that he would never forget.

He still got the job done.

The Stuka bomber, which had escaped control, slammed into the main battery turret of the October Revolution with a bomb from the underside of the fuselage.

The propeller of the nose first came into close contact with the turret. The propeller brushed the turret, and sparks appeared. Then, the propeller became bent, and the engine behind it also hit the turret.

The aviation fuel of No. 87 was spilled on the turret, and the entire turret immediately burned, but this was just the beginning.