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The Third Empire - Chapter 1102

Published at 19th of October 2021 11:37:05 AM


Chapter 1102: 1102

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The investigation can only be carried out during the day.

Due to the technical limitations of this era, without any infrared equipment, we can only see everything on the ground during the day. Therefore, the Soviet aviation reconnaissance can only be carried out during the day.

In this way, they will face a new problem.

The German reconnaissance plane was not discovered until it flew over Moscow, which exposed the great defects of the Soviet air force. They had no long-range radar and other equipment and were backward in defense.

But the Germans are not like this. The German air defense facilities are perfect and there are all kinds of advanced reconnaissance radars. Therefore, if the Soviet reconnaissance plane flies in a big way, it will have to be shot down in a few minutes. The German Air Force has been hammered into elite on the European battlefield.

So, how to accomplish the task entrusted by Comrade Stalin?

Germans rely on high-altitude reconnaissance, which can't be reached by any plane. At the same time, this kind of plane has a terrible range. It can't turn back until it reaches the Ural Mountain.

The Soviets need to investigate the military deployment of the Germans on the opposite border to see if they have large-scale military mobilization. Therefore, the Soviets only need to dispatch small reconnaissance aircraft.

In this way, their choice is very clear.

Ukrainian-2 reconnaissance aircraft.

This aircraft is a multi-purpose biplane designed by the Soviet polikapov Design Bureau, nicknamed "corn".

This aircraft, which was born in the late 1920s, is a biplane with simple structure, open double cockpit, pine frame and linen skin, and steel wire stay between the upper and lower wings. The power unit adopts a M-11 air-cooled piston star 5-cylinder engine to drive a two blade wooden propeller with a power of 100 hp.

After production, this aircraft has become a widely used aircraft because of its simple structure, low cost, easy production and maintenance, especially its excellent operation performance and excellent takeoff and landing performance.

It is almost the role of a panacea. It can do everything. Reconnaissance aircraft, bombers, artillery, school fire aircraft, transport aircraft, liaison aircraft, etc. the output is huge. Historically, in 1944, in order to commemorate the death of polkapov, wu-2 was renamed bo-2.

Now, this aircraft is the most suitable Soviet reconnaissance aircraft. Speaking of the reasons, it is also ironic.

The Germans fought for high altitude and high speed, so the Soviet could only take the route of low altitude and low speed.

Flying captain Vladimir stepped into his cockpit. This kind of plane is like a toy. The open cockpit cover makes him have to wear thick clothes to drive. Now the weather is not warm.

Behind him, Lieutenant Nikolay also wore a thick leather hat and checked the aerial camera installed on the side of the cockpit.

The camera is on the outside shelf. It can move up and down and focus manually. It completely depends on the pilot's own operation. If it is used by unfamiliar people, it must be blurred.

They had no pressure on this mission, just like an ordinary flight.

"Start the engine!" Vladimir shouted to the ground crew.

This kind of aircraft has no electric starting function. The maintenance personnel in front turn the propeller twice by hand, and the black smoke pops out of the engine. The 100 horsepower engine starts very easily.

Pushing the throttle lever, the plane finally returned to normal after emitting black smoke. Then, the plane began to slide on the lawn.

Yes, this small plane doesn't need any runway at all. It only needs a small piece of flat grass to take off and land smoothly.

In World War II in history, when Germany occupied the western territory of the Soviet Union, the guerrillas in the war of resistance relied on ukraine-2 to transport supplies.

After sliding forward for tens of meters, the plane was easily pulled up. Vladimir operated the plane and flew at an altitude of about 100 meters.

After flying more than 20 kilometers forward, he crossed the border line and entered German controlled airspace.

The plane was flying at an ultra-low altitude without any obstruction. The first place he wanted to go was shaderche behind Brest fortress. If the Germans really made large-scale war preparations, there must be large troops stationed in shaderche!

The speed of the plane is not fast. It's a boring journey.

"Hey, Nikolay, get our reconnaissance equipment ready and take photos!" Vladimir shouted to his companion behind him.

"OK." Nikolay leaned out of the cockpit, stared his eyes into the observation hole of the camera and began to carefully adjust the focus.

In the camera, everything on the ground is so clear. If he wants, he can even take a clear picture of a gravel on the ground. The camera made in Germany has good performance!

Ahead, there is a barracks.

"Start taking pictures!" Cried Vladimir.

The barracks are not empty. You can see countless personnel shaking, and there are many sentries outside.

"Click, click!" Nikolay pressed the shutter and took pictures one by one.

Suddenly, he was stunned. In the barracks square, the things covered with camouflage nets looked like tanks!

"We seem to have found something." Nikolay murmured, "they have too many troops!"

If there is a radio on the plane, they can report the situation now. Unfortunately, this backward plane is not equipped with this communication equipment at all, so they can't report what they find in time.

At the same time, the people below also found them.

Germany's warning radar has been working all the time, but even in later generations, advanced phased array radar is not easy to find a small aircraft flying at ultra-low altitude, let alone now. Under 500 meters, it is definitely a blind area of radar.

Therefore, the intruder was not discovered until now. Suddenly, the alarm sounded in the base.

On one side of the base, several antiaircraft artillery quickly ran to their antiaircraft artillery. When they shook the handle to change direction, the reconnaissance plane had flown away from the barracks.

Find the Soviet reconnaissance plane and enter your own airspace! The news was reported quickly. Almost a few minutes later, two fw190 fighters roared.

Heinz Barr, Germany's ace pilot, happened to be his turn to patrol today. After receiving the news, he came immediately.

The field of vision of fw190 is good, but it is always difficult to observe small targets on the ground. The fuselage will block the field of vision directly below.

While Heinz was still searching, his wingman Merritt had visually found the target and shouted on the radio. Merritt pushed the joystick and rushed over.

"035, pay attention to height and speed." Heinz shouted. He had frowned. The interception task seemed very difficult.




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