Chapter 395： HS-129

Throughout the 1930s, there was still a big misunderstanding about the use of the air force.

For example, most people think that it is more cost-effective to use ground troops to attack ground targets. Airplanes are too expensive and more dangerous.

Therefore, in this era, most of the aircraft, although they are bombing, are generally strategically bombed from high altitude, and the target has no ability to counterattack. When it comes to solving high-value point targets, dive bombers are usually the first choice.

The Spanish Civil War was a testing ground for new weapons. Germany brought its own weapons to Spain for testing. In addition to weapons, they also had their tactical ideas.

The Stuka bomber became famous in the Spanish Civil War. This dive bomber is quite a threat to ground targets.

Moreover, in addition to the dive bombing, there are new discoveries. For example, the armed versions of Henschel hs123 and cannon-Henschel he112 have also been verified, which shows that even if the aircraft does not use bombs, it is an efficient weapon. . Can sweep ground targets, which is a special ground attack aircraft!

The experience of the Spanish Civil War prompted the Luftwaffe to agree to develop an offensive aircraft, and finally signed a contract to develop a new type of "attack aircraft."

And the final performance of this contract is the current hs-

This is simply a cross-age invention with far-reaching influence. The later generations of the American a-10 attack aircraft were completely inspired by the hs-129.

It’s exciting enough to think about it. This kind of special attack aircraft can fire wildly at an ultra-low altitude of tens of meters. It can be equipped with a large-caliber cannon, a machine gun, and at most a few bombs as ingredients. Any target on the turn into a slaughterhouse!

It is so difficult to resist it, this kind of aircraft is simply an armored aircraft. Unless it is a direct hit by a shell, machine gun bullets or shell fragments are tickling to it. Fighters and anti-aircraft guns have no confidence in dealing with it, and it is even more inhumane for ordinary ground targets.

This kind of airplane is a flying tank!

At the same time, the design of it starts with protection first. It also has special needs if it wants to sweep over the ground and display its prestige.

On the battlefield, the damage to the aircraft from the ground is mainly from rifles and machine guns. Therefore, it is necessary to thicken the armor around the cockpit and the engine, and the windshield also uses 75mm thick bulletproof glass.

Because of the need to fly at low altitudes and use machine guns to shoot ground targets directly, the cockpit should be as close to the nose as possible so that the pilot can see the ground. At the same time, this aircraft has another requirement. Although it is not a technical requirement, it determines the success or failure of the design: the Imperial Aviation Department requires that this aircraft can only be equipped with "unimportant" low-power engines that are not used in other design schemes. So that this kind of aircraft will not crowd out the fighters and bombers listed as the main production force.

In the history of later generations, many claims are that the hs-129 was stimulated by the Soviet Il-2 attack aircraft. In fact, the research on this aircraft began after the Spanish Civil War, but it was just After the stimulation, the development was accelerated.

But now, with Cyric’s crossing, everything is different. As long as the projects supported by Cyric can be developed quickly, at the same time, Germany’s better conditions than in history also allow the development of this aircraft. Smoother.

In comparison, the dual-engine hs129 has higher survivability than the single-engine Stuka, and the hs129's speed, ceiling, range, armor, and ammunition are higher than ju-87g. It can be said that this aircraft is comprehensive Beyond Stuka, you must know that Stuka still has a fixed landing gear and no armor protection.

However, it is the hs129's dual release bureau, heavy armor protection, and high firepower that make the hs129 cockpit particularly narrow and poor flight maneuverability.

These advantages and disadvantages are shown on the hs-129 of the Air Force, but this navy aircraft has improved the disadvantage of poor maneuverability.

Very simple, hs-129 has poor maneuverability. In addition to armor and other factors, there is another factor, which is the engine, the air force’s hs-129, uses a 14m 14-cylinder air-cooled engine with a single power of 700 horsepower.

The Air Force’s demand for the number of aircraft is very urgent. It is impossible for this special ground attack aircraft to squeeze the production of other aircraft. For the Navy, this is not a problem.

Now, the naval aviation has only a few hundred aircraft in total. This attack aircraft, after being favored by the Navy, first replaced the low-power engine.

What to replace? Almost the same as the fw190 used, the 14-cylinder dual planetary air-cooled engine bmw801!

For the navy, using the same engine can effectively reduce maintenance problems, and the types of accessories to carry can also be greatly reduced. Moreover, it does not matter whether it is luxurious. Anyway, only a few aircraft are on board now. Even if they are equipped successively, The total number will not exceed one hundred.

This engine, the initial model can output 1500 horsepower, but after being used on the hs-129, it has been optimized and the power is reduced to 1200 horsepower, which is mainly based on a compromise between reliability and fuel consumption.

The higher the horsepower of the engine, the better the natural performance for the aircraft, but it is the premise of sacrificing other aspects. The most important thing is life and fuel consumption.

For example, a small QQ engine can output 500 horsepower after being modified by an engineer, but it is scrapped in one hour.

After changing this new engine, the disadvantages of hs-129 due to thick armor and so on have been eliminated, and the mobility has been greatly improved, which makes the Air Force envy.

The air force can't afford it, and can't bear it.

Now, this aircraft has just been developed, and only a few have been on board. This time, it was their first actual combat flight, and it also meant to test the performance of this aircraft.

At this time, in the small cockpit, the pilot, Lieutenant Steinkamp, ​​was methodically preparing for takeoff.

If you look from the outside, the cockpit is actually not small, the width is the same as that of a fighter jet, but when inside, almost everyone has to curl up. This is because of armor protection.

The first thing to protect is, of course, people. This ground attack aircraft is specially designed with a bath-like armor protection. The pilot is almost sitting on the bath, so that all kinds of shells from the ground can be blocked.

At the same time, this bathtub also deteriorates the pilot’s environment. A large bathtub means heavier armor. Therefore, the smaller the bathtub is, the better. This makes the space inside it very limited These are not facilities. The place where Teinkamp complained, when I heard that even the British bombing cannons could not penetrate his bath armor, of course I was the happiest pilot.

Smaller, you can accept it.

On the wings on both sides, the engines were started in turn, and the good forward vision allowed him to align the takeoff runway skillfully.

It's his turn!

Fully open the throttle, release the brakes, the hs-129 attack aircraft, from the warship, gliding freely, before reaching the front of the deck, it was already pulled up!

Using two BMW engines is simply a luxury and waste! This is still the result of compressed power. If you use the latest model with 2000 horsepower, it will definitely be even worse!

Attack, attack!

While the Earl Zeppelin was flying the carrier-based aircraft, another Adolf Hitler was also constantly flying the carrier-based aircraft.

The two warships have the largest capacity, each equipped with 72 carrier-based aircraft. Now, each aircraft carrier has left 5 fw190s for fleet air defense, and the rest of the carrier-based aircraft are all released!

More than 130 carrier-based aircraft rushed towards Scarpa Bay less than two hundred nautical miles away.

The air force fired its first shot, and their navy was the end of the past. It must be beautiful! No one can stay!

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