Chapter 985: Happy Journey

There is only one chance.

On the one hand, after this bombing, the Americans will definitely increase their attention and deploy night fighter jets and radars. If they want to easily drill into the sky over the US territory again, there will be a certain danger.

On the other hand, after this bombing, if it is not successful, the Americans will definitely move the base to make it more secretive, making it more difficult for their own bombers to reach, for example, in the central part of the United States, or even in Alaska, where their own bombers will It's beyond reach.

This bombing, decisive and efficient, must be a success.

"As long as the ground personnel cooperate in place, we will have absolutely no problem." After hearing Bescher's words, the navigator Antonio said.

What is the most important thing in intercontinental flight? Navigation of course! In order to carry out these bombing missions, the Junkers-390 has a variety of advanced navigation equipment.

For example, the inertial gyroscope transplanted from the V-2 missile can accurately track the flight path of the aircraft, so as to mark the position of the aircraft on the aeronautical chart. However, the mechanical gyroscope has errors, and the error will become larger and larger with the accumulation of time. Only the laser gyroscope can achieve high precision.

Therefore, the inertial gyro needs to be corrected continuously during the voyage. If it is at night, it can be corrected with the help of starlight, and during the day, it can be corrected with the help of the known sea islands below.

Antonio is the navigator of Bescher and the navigator of the entire formation. His task is quite heavy. He knows that just relying on inertial gyro plus navigation point correction is far from enough.

At this time, the cooperation of ground personnel is even more important.

Because Germany's radio navigation technology has also matured, if the ground personnel have radio navigation equipment and transmit navigation information toward the bomber's flight direction, it is easy to give the aircraft correct guidance.

The superposition of various means is enough to ensure that the aircraft can fly in the correct direction. As for the bombing effect, it depends on its own advanced high-altitude bombing equipment.

Antonio is confident.

"Also, before carrying out the task, the most important thing for us is to ensure adequate rest, raise our spirits, and wait for the order to arrive!" Bescher said.

He said it very seriously, but everyone present smiled. In fact, this command sounds simple, but it is not easy to implement, because at this time, everyone is very excited, so excited that they are not at all can't sleep.

Even if they closed their eyes, all images came to their minds. For example, Antonio had been thinking about the navigation problem on the way, where to set the most appropriate navigation point. After entering the land of the United States, it was already night. , which city along the way is needed as a waypoint, and, moreover, to prevent errors.

Everyone has their own assignments and they are all thinking.

At the same time, the ground staff in the base were busy.

To carry out such an intercontinental bombing mission, it is necessary to ensure that the aircraft is in good condition, and all kinds of maintenance work must be in place, and then it is filled with fuel and bombs. supply task.

After that, just wait.

The wait was not long, and after another four hours, the order to take off came.

Jumping up from his bed, a famous crew member quickly put on his flying gear and assembled energetically.

In front of them was Richthofen, the commander-in-chief of the German Air Force. The veteran said few words, but full of power: "The United States, shamelessly declared war on us, they do not want to see us unite Europe, now , we have to let the Americans know the consequences of declaring war on us, the war will burn on the American soil! Let's go!"

Set off!

Bescher took his crew and ran to the Junker-390 bomber at the forefront. This large bomber got in from the channel next to the landing gear of the belly.

The navigator Antonio climbed to the lower end of the nose, where his position, navigation, and bombardier was.

This plane is very tall. When you sit in the cabin, it is as high as a two-story building. From the glass of the cabin, you can see the wings and engines on both sides.

With three engines on each side, the entire plane exudes a violent aesthetic, just like the Dora Cannon, a war machine that only the Third Reich can build!

"Start the engine," Bescher said.

Now, German aircraft have basically popularized the electric start, and there is no need to manually rotate the propeller. When the pilot is in the cabin, press the button, and the No. 1 engine on the left emits a black smoke, which vibrates violently. Minutes later, the black smoke faded and the engine was started!

Next, the second engine on the right.

It took ten minutes to start the six engines. After each engine started smoothly, a random mechanic checked that the instrument data of each engine was normal and met the take-off requirements.

"Bomber 901, please take off," Bescher shouted to the tower over the radio.

"You can take off, I wish you a happy journey." The voice of the tower came from the earphone.

For German pilots, it was an intercontinental journey.

On Besher's side, the pilot pulled the throttle to the back, and the six engines made a louder roar. Each engine burst out with a maximum power of 2,500 horsepower. The huge bomber of 75 tons, with The brakes were released, and he rolled down the track.

At this time, it was fully loaded, and the bomber took off was also very heavy. When it was almost at the end of the runway, the bomber pulled up reluctantly and slowly climbed with a small climb line.

Behind them, the four remaining bombers were also taking off one after another. When the last bomber pulled up, the photographer pressed the shutter and included the five bombers in the photo.

This is a precious moment that will go down in history forever. Germany has officially attacked the United States! Of course, it's a complete secret, no one knows it, and no one will admit it. In the British air base, the German bomber unit, officially began to fly.

At this time, no one knows that on the other side of the earth, the colleagues of the German bomber unit are also doing the same action, but compared with their German counterparts, the take-off of the American counterparts is so thrilling.

When the equipment is insufficient, you have to fight with your life. Since you have joined the army, you cannot be afraid of danger! Even if a bomber takes off from an aircraft carrier, try it!