All-people naval warfare: from patrol boats to aircraft carrier fleets

From this perspective, the work of scientists has undoubtedly made great progress, and has effectively solved the endurance problem of the SB2C Helldiver bomber. Although it cannot be compared with the ultra-long range of the IL-4, at least it can be regarded as It has reached the standard of a normal carrier-based bomber and is not inferior to the SBD fearless dive bomber.

However, another problem with the SB2C Helldiver bomber is that it is too difficult to control, which has not yet been solved. After actual testing of the produced prototype, in order to fully utilize the true combat capabilities of this carrier-based bomber, The requirements for pilots' flying skills are quite high.

Not to mention that you must have the flying skills of an ace pilot, but it cannot be lower than the level of an elite pilot.

This is a bit embarrassing. After long-term battles and development, especially after the system lifted the upgrade restrictions on the skill levels of personnel recruited from the system, the level of pilots in the Chinese fleet has improved a lot.

A large part of them have reached the level of first-level pilots, and there are quite a few elite pilots and even ace pilots, but not all of these senior pilots are bomber pilots.

Nearly half of them are fighter pilots"480", and the proportion of real bomber pilots is not high.

Moreover, once the SB2C Helldiver bomber enters service, it will definitely undergo a large-scale replacement. It will replace the SBD Dauntless dive bomber and even the TBF Avenger torpedo attack aircraft originally equipped in the Chinese fleet. The number of equipment will be quite terrifying. number.

As the number of equipment for this carrier-based bomber increases, the demand for pilots becomes even more terrifying. If Ye Bai remembers correctly, the current number of elite bomber pilots in the Chinese fleet is probably just enough to meet the needs of the Yanhuang. Bar.

As for other aircraft carriers, there are not enough elite pilots to fly the SB2C Helldiver bomber, which is extremely difficult to fly.

This news is certainly not good news for Ye Bai. There is obviously a carrier-based bomber with more advanced performance, but due to the difficulty of maneuvering, large-scale changes cannot be carried out. Do you think this is irritating?

Scientists at the scientific research center also feel that the progress is not very satisfactory. Currently, a lot of manpower has been invested in modifying the SB2C Helldiver bomber, hoping to reduce the difficulty of operation.

Not to mention completely simplifying it, but at least it should be able to be easily controlled by first-level pilots, and then it can be carried out on a large scale in the Chinese fleet.

Finally, the F4U Pirates carrier-based fighter jet. To be honest, in terms of speed, firepower, protection capabilities, range, climb rate, dive speed, turning radius, etc., it is better than the F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter currently equipped by the Chinese fleet. excellent.

But it also has a huge flaw, that is, the high-power engine makes the nose of the aircraft too long, which greatly affects the pilot's sight. Secondly, the design of the inverted gull wing will produce an air cushion effect, which seriously affects the takeoff and landing of the aircraft.

If this problem is used as a land-based fighter, it will not be a big problem. After all, the difficulty of taking off and landing at ground airports is much easier than that of aircraft carriers. This shortcoming can be compensated to a certain extent.

But as an aircraft carrier-based fighter, this flaw of the F4U pirated carrier-based fighter appears to be very fatal. If it is changed rashly, it would be extremely irresponsible for the pilot.

Fortunately, Ye Bai had some impressions of this carrier-based fighter. He remembered that he could make up for this flaw by increasing the seat height and replacing the cockpit with a semi-bubble canopy. Although after such improvements, it is still weaker than the nose-down tilt. The F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter is designed in 3 degrees, but through a special landing method, it can effectively avoid vision problems.

In addition to the pilot's poor field of vision, the F4U pirate carrier-based fighter also has poor landing gear shock absorption, asymmetric wing stalling, etc., which seriously affects the pirates' landing on the aircraft carrier. During the test of the prototype , there have been many problems.

There are ways to solve these problems. Ye Bai's memory that has been strengthened by the system does have relevant information, such as replacing the hydraulic shock absorber valve for the landing gear and slowly releasing the tension released by the landing gear when landing, effectively Reduce the"bounce".

The wing tips of all"Pirates" were shortened by about 20 centimeters. Although this change increased the aircraft's rolling distance and climb time, it also increased the aircraft's roll rate and also improved the stall problem..

The last step is to install a stall spoiler on the right side of the right-wing machine gun port of the"Pirate". This allows the left and right wings to stall at the same speed when the aircraft is stalled, preventing dangerous asymmetric stalls.

The above modification plans are not too big for the pirates, but the effect is very significant. The current progress of the scientists at the scientific research center can be said to be quite gratifying. Small components such as hydraulic shock absorbing valves and stall spoilers have been successfully used. It has been developed and has production capabilities.

Some of the pre-produced products have been installed on the produced prototypes one by one. After testing by the pilots, they have indeed greatly improved the safety of the"Pirate" landing on the ship.

Because of the direction and ideas provided by Ye Bai, these transformations were carried out smoothly by the scientists at the scientific research center. Currently, the scientists are conducting research on a project to equip the F4U pirate carrier-based fighter with airborne radar.

As long as the airborne radar is officially installed, this new generation"Zero Killer", which has stronger performance than the F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter in all aspects, can be equipped on a large scale in the Chinese fleet.

This work is not difficult for scientists who have successfully installed airborne radars on F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter jets and IL-4 bombers, and I believe it will be completed in a short time.

Originally, when Ye Bai came to the scientific research center this time, he just wanted to introduce the newly recruited Turing to everyone, and set up a computer research and development team to create a multiplier of technological level - a computer.

As a result, because I was too talkative, I wanted to know about the research work on new warships and fighter aircraft that had been handed over to the scientific research center. This understanding happened in the middle of the night.

These scientists talked endlessly about their own work, and their spirits were quite high. Ye Bai was also a young man. This was not the first time he stayed up late after entering the world of navigation.

In addition, he listened very seriously and focused on the work reports of the scientists. He did not notice the passage of time. He even paid too much attention and even his sleepiness dissipated.

Wait until the scene at the scientific research center. After the impromptu meeting ended, Ye Bai left the small space and returned to the captain's room, only to realize that it was already early in the morning.

I was surprised, and I was going to fall asleep directly, but I found two nurses waiting outside the door of the captain's room.

Lying on the bed, receiving the massage from the two nurses, Ye Bai also asked a few questions casually, only to find out that the two nurses had already arrived, but found that Ye Bai was not there, so he stayed outside the door. waiting.

This made Ye Bai a little embarrassed. Although the two nurses were his subordinates, he did not have any special orders. There was no need for them to wait outside the door.

In fact, Ye Bai only developed the habit of massage recently. For such a long time, nothing like this has happened at all. It would not kill anyone if he did not massage for a day. However, because he was delayed for too long in the center, he forgot the time. , I feel a little sorry for the hard work of the nurse lady who specializes in door-to-door service.

Maybe it was because it was too late, or maybe it was because the massage techniques of the two nurses who came to serve today were so good. With such a trace of guilt, Ye Bai did not even have a few words with the two nurses. He fell asleep quickly.

When Ye Bai woke up again, it was already bright and the two nurses had left. Looking at the time, it was already past 9 a.m.

After washing up, Ye Bai hurried to the war situation center. Nimitz, Spruance and others had already been inside. As soon as they saw Ye Bai arriving, they quickly asked what they were going to do next..

Ye Bai, who had just gotten up and was still a little unclear, was stunned for a moment before he remembered that Nimitz had proposed a new combat plan yesterday evening, which was to use the occupied pirate base island as bait. , attracting the fleeing pirates to the door, and completely annihilating them.

Yesterday at 1.9 pm, although Ye Bai did not answer Nimitz directly, he was already somewhat inclined to agree with this combat plan. But after walking around in the small space, Ye Bai thought about it.

Originally, he thought that the two space crystals rewarded by the system this time could upgrade the small space to two levels in a row. In that case, the system would reward hundreds of raw material resource points.

The problem of insufficient supply of raw materials in small spaces will be easily solved, and more shipyards can be built in small spaces, and more warships can be built at once, which can greatly increase the size of the Chinese fleet in a short period of time.

As a result, he did not expect that this small space upgrade would actually cost 2 space crystals. The system reward was only enough to upgrade the small space by one level.

Although the small space after the upgrade still received about 300 raw material resource points rewarded by the system, this was a huge gap compared to the nearly 1,000 raw material resource points that Ye Bai had expected before.

The number of raw material resource points is not enough, and the daily output of raw material resources is limited. Maybe it is not a big problem to meet the current shipbuilding plan of the 10 shipyards, but if you want to build more shipyards, you may have to fall into another trap. The problem of insufficient supply of raw materials has arisen..