Chapter 393 Returning with an Injury (the End of the Month, Ask for a Monthly Ticket)

"Turn off the engine." Inside the Junker-88 bomber, the atmosphere was a little tense.

Just now, in order to drop the bomb, they had to continue to advance under the fire of the British warship. As a result, a 40mm shell hit the engine on the right side!

If it is the 40mm shell of the Bofors anti-aircraft gun, this gun may directly blow up the engine, or even tear apart half of the wing. In that case, the bomber of your own should not expect to fly gone back.

But now, the power of the British pom-poms is quite limited.

Just by comparing the shells, it can be seen that this kind of shell is much smaller than the Bofors shell, and the propellant is less, so the power is correspondingly small.

This shot just smashed the engine, but the wings were still intact.

First of all, shut down the engine so that the fuel cannot continue to leak out, ignite the fire, and burn half of the wing, so it can't fly back.

The engine was successfully shut down, and at the same time, the fire extinguishing device was automatically activated. Soon, the small flames inside were gone, and a small stream of faint blue smoke continued to emerge from it.

Looking out from the cabin, you can see the three-blade propeller, one blade is bent, and the entire propeller is fixed.

Bescher pushed his control stick hard. Since the engine on one side had stopped, the plane had a serious yaw. He had to use the torque of the tail rudder to keep the plane in a balanced state.

"Let's go home now." Bescher's calmness infected the people around him.

A Junkers-88, with four crew members, they now belong to one unit.

One engine is destroyed, can they fly back? From here to the base, there is a long sea flight of thousands of kilometers. If there is a problem in the middle, they will definitely die.

But, jumping down to escape now? Of course not, this is still the territory of the British, and when they go down, they are prisoners!

Bescher is quite calm at this time, the bomb has been dropped, his mission is over, and now, the rest of his business is to return with his crew.

If he had just given him a chance to choose again, he would still continue to attack. That is his mission. Even if this bomber was hit and exploded in the air, it would be worth it. The warship below is more expensive than his bomber. much more valuable.

As a bomber pilot, this is what he has to do.

And now, the bombing mission is complete, and his new mission is to fly the plane back.

Can? He is not 100% sure, but he has to act like he wants to give his companions confidence!

There was only one engine left, and his flight speed suddenly slowed down. Now, he carefully pulled the lever to let the plane climb up at a small angle.

The higher the altitude, the thinner the air, the less resistance, and he would have to rise to an altitude of at least two kilometers to return to base using the available fuel.

The Junkers-88 bomber became sluggish, like an old man.

The Jumo 211 engine is turning at full speed, and at this time, the advantages of the liquid-cooled engine are vividly displayed.

This engine is a 12-cylinder, V-type engine designed by the Junkers Engine Company, a separate company established by the Junkers Aircraft Company in 1923. Compared with the DB601 series of Mercedes-Benz, it is slightly larger in size, but has low fuel consumption and reliable performance, which is very suitable for medium-sized aircraft such as tactical bombers.

If it is an air-cooled engine, it is easy to overheat when running at full power at low altitude, especially when the flight speed is relatively low. Even the B-29 was very troubled by the problem of engine overheating at the beginning.

But now, the liquid-cooled engine doesn't matter, the cooler is constantly pumping the heat out, and the cooler is right behind the propeller, which works great.

The engine runs at full power for a long time without any problems.

In the back seat, the machine gunner Mueller looked vigilantly at the rear hemisphere of his own bomber.

This medium bomber cannot have multiple gun positions like a large bomber, and like a light bomber, it can only provide simple protection. For example, a general bomber is equipped with a machine gunner at the back.

However, this is a medium bomber after all, and it is very large, so more machine guns can be installed.

If you look from the outside, you can see that the front and rear of the cockpit are machine guns.

A single MG 81J single-barreled rotary 7.92mm machine gun is located in the front windshield A-seat, firing forward from the main cockpit windshield.

On the armored B seat behind the main cockpit, there are two MG 81J single-barrel rotary 7.92mm machine guns, mounted in two different positions to cover the rear upper hemisphere area.

At the same time, there is an MG 81Z double-barreled 7.92mm machine gun on the armored Bola pod below the cockpit, covering the rear hemisphere area below.

In addition to these, when performing other tasks, you can also replace it with an external machine gun.

Mueller is a novice. He has just joined the Air Force for half a year. After passing the complicated test, shaking many circles on various rollers, and still able to aim and shoot, he became a machine gunner.

This is his first time on the battlefield.

During the bombings just now, he was just a spectator, and there was no enemy plane here. Now, his own side has started to return, so he should relax, but for some reason, he always has an ominous premonition.

This premonition became a reality in the next moment. From the billowing smoke, a two-winged plane jumped out, and from the rear, it rushed towards its own plane!

"There is a target in the back!" Mueller shouted loudly, and then he fixed his eyes on the sight tightly, and as soon as the opponent approached, he would fire immediately!

At this moment, he held his breath.

In the distance, the target is getting closer and closer. It is a double-winged Swordfish attack aircraft. At this time, in the open cockpit, a pilot is flying over with anger.

Yes, it's Jack.

The entire base is being bombed by Germany, and in this case, Jack, as a naval aviation fighter, has a deep sense of powerlessness. His plane is too backward to catch up with any German bomber. , attack!

Almost all the German bombers flew at a speed of 300 to 400 kilometers per hour. When the Swordfish attacked at full speed, it flew to 225 kilometers per hour. The difference in speed made Jack circling on the battlefield. Waiting for the opportunity.

No one noticed him, the bombers were all focused on their target, and they didn't pay attention to this small plane at all.

Jack's heart was suffering. After continuing to fly for a few minutes, he finally found the target. The speed of the injured bomber was very slow!

Catch up, attack!