Chapter 693 Find the Target

Transistors have already started mass production in Germany. The emergence of this semiconductor component has greatly reduced the size and weight of electronic equipment and rapidly changed the level of electronic equipment in Germany.

However, not all equipment can be replaced by transistors. Even in later generations, some of the components in radar still exist.

Warm up first!

In the dark night sky, a large net has gradually been cast, and at this time, the British bomber force still knows nothing.

"Attention, the altitude is 4,000, and you are ready to wear a breathing mask." Captain Hodder said to his crew as he climbed.

As the altitude increases, the air becomes thinner and the oxygen decreases. Therefore, the high-altitude engine requires a supercharger to work. Some advanced engines have begun to use a secondary supercharger to achieve higher supercharging efficiency.

At the same time, people can't stand it either.

In World War I, the plane flew almost at an altitude of one or two thousand meters, and there was no canopy. But now, the flying altitude of the bomber is getting higher and higher.

In this way, it is necessary to consider the problem of oxygen inhalation of personnel.

As Hodder said, he put the oxygen mask in front of him on his mouth.

If you reach a higher altitude and don't breathe enough oxygen, you will faint at any time. It's just that after wearing the oxygen mask, the whole person looks more clumsy.

Although generally speaking, there is a risk of oxygen deficiency after more than six kilometers, but almost all of them start wearing at about four kilometers.

"The route is correct, it has entered the skies of France, and it is expected to arrive in Paris in 20 minutes." The navigator checked the coordinates again, especially after seeing a lighthouse on the coastline, it was completely confirmed.

Keep flying!

"Attention, the first brigade is about to stagger with the target, please turn in the airspace ahead." At this time, at an altitude of 5,000 meters, Werner's earphone was also receiving news of the target.

The ground has successfully guided them to the route of the opponent's bomber. At this time, through the eyes, nothing can be seen in the dark sky, but it is certain that the opponent is there!

In the interception, they needed to fly head-on, but they did not intercept head-on, and the hit rate was the lowest.

When the route passed the opponent, Werner pushed the control lever, and the fighter began to steer downward to the right.

At the same time, Fisher, the radar operator beside him, was engrossed.

Just now, the radar was only in a warm-up state. When the steering was completed, the radar had entered a state of full power.

Electromagnetic waves pass through the front four antler antennas and flood the area within the front 70-degree cone angle.

This kind of radar not only has a limited range, but also has a small azimuth. Therefore, it is impossible to accurately find the target only by the carrier aircraft.

"Attention, the first brigade, the target is in the area of ​​fifty degrees in front of the right." The voice of ground guidance continued to come from the headset.

Radar guidance on the ground, radar search in the air, and visual identification by pilots are all very important. Like now.

After the sound of the ground guidance came, Werner adjusted his route and searched the dark sky with his own eyes. At the same time, beside him, Fisher was pleasantly surprised to see on his radar screen one by one. Shiny spot of light.

"Target found!" he shouted happily: "Just in front of us, three kilometers away!"

If it was daytime, it would have been clearly visible at this distance, but now it is night, in the dark night sky, the visual distance is no more than one kilometer, and there is nothing in front of you!

"Attention, the night fighter group, the target is directly in front of us, ready to attack, pay attention to prevent collision." Werner shouted to his subordinates.

Yes, under such conditions, it is necessary to prevent accidental collisions. In the dark night sky, the flight of large groups of aircraft is a great challenge.

And now, Werner's subordinates are veterans of many night flights. After they heard the news that their radar operator had intercepted the target, they were all very excited. The first battle of the night fighter force was immediately It's time to start!

Go ahead, keep going!

As a professional night fighter, this aircraft has its own special indicators when it is manufactured.

For example, the cannon must be in the back of the cockpit to prevent the light from the cannon firing from causing brief night blindness for the pilot, for example, the aircraft must have enough payload to carry radar equipment.

Another example, the speed of the plane should be high enough!

You must know that the two magic weapons of a bomber are altitude and speed. The higher these two indicators are, the greater the chance of survival.

Therefore, the night fighter modified with the Junker-88 bomber is not fully competent, only this kind of professional night fighter can do it! When it was designed, an important indicator was speed!

The current fighter, in the test, once ran a speed of 700 kilometers per hour, which dwarfed many Air Force fighters.

Fighting at night is definitely a tail-chasing attack. If the speed is not high enough, it will not catch up at all!

For example, the current Blenheim bomber has accelerated to 400 kilometers per hour. This speed is not low, but in front of the German night fighter, it is just a slow fly!

chase, chase! Soon, in front of Werner's eyes, a vague outline appeared, and the target was visually discovered!

"Attention, each fighter finds its target, turns to tracking state, and don't fire immediately!" Werner continued to give orders.

Now, the other party is flying in large formations, and there are more than a dozen bombers, enough for their own night fighter forces, to find their targets.

You can’t startle the snakes. If you fire now, you will kill one at most, because the remaining bombers will definitely flee in panic, and it will be difficult to find them again. Especially, if the other party sneaks into the low altitude, the radar will be useless.

Although it is a large formation, the opponents fly relatively loosely. After all, it is night, and dense formations can easily collide.

While shouting, Werner pushed his lever and leaned on it cautiously.

The huge bubble cockpit gave the pilot a 360-degree omnidirectional vision. As he got closer, he could see more clearly, and Werner quickly recognized the model of the other party: "It's a Blenheim bomber, no Belly turrets, it's time to try our oblique music! Let the British bomber force tremble!"