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The Third Empire - Chapter 438

Published at 19th of October 2021 11:53:44 AM


Chapter 438: 438

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At this time, the lights on the runway of the rear airport are still on. Ross operates the glider and turns around to return. He has only one chance.

The glider has no power and flies with the advantage of altitude. The altitude decreases continuously until it lands.

Now, fortunately, it's close to the airport. If it's far away, they can't fly back at all.

Three turns, aim at the runway, and the thick glider landed accurately towards the runway.

DFS 230 is a light assault glider. Its structure inherits the traditional glider layout and adopts a hybrid structure with high single wing and under wing support.

The cross section of the fuselage is approximately rectangular, the skeleton is welded by steel pipes, and the surface is covered with skin made of flax material. Therefore, the manufacturing cost is very low and convenient for mass production.

At the same time, it also makes its appearance look extremely ugly.

When the glider was about to land, Hans's plane was pushed out of the hangar.

After the glider troops take off, the apron is vacated, and these bombers should be ready. When dawn comes, the bomber troops will go out quickly.

Hans stood on the side of the runway of the airport and watched the glider land unsteadily. Suddenly, he was happy.

The glider came back again. Looking at that, we knew that the traction rope on the nose was broken, and the glider could not go out, because all Junker 52 transport planes in the base took off.

Your chance is coming!

Hans quickly ran up and watched the glider reluctantly land on the runway of the airport. Everyone inside came out reluctantly.

"You need a new towing plane." Hans suppressed his excitement and said, "my plane can lead you."

There are not only Junker 52 transport aircraft, but also Stuka bombers that can tow gliders! In history, in the late World War II, Stuka's performance fell behind, and even Stuka's main task became a traction glider!

In terms of volume, Junker 52 is larger than the glider, while Stuka's volume is much smaller than the glider, as if ants pull elephants. However, as long as you compare it slightly, you know there is no problem at all.

Junker-52 has three engines, each with a power of 550 HP, while Stuka is a single engine with a power of 1420 HP. It can be seen that Stuka's engine power is sufficient.

Moreover, Stuka has small volume, small windward area and small resistance.

The maximum speed of junker-52 is less than 300 km / h, while Stuka can fly to 400 km / h, which means that Stuka can catch up with the troops in front after moving the glider that has to return.

Hearing Hans's words, Lieutenant weiqige nodded: "we need to ask the superior for instructions. Please be ready to lead us immediately."

To tow the glider, Hans's Stuka must be light. The ton of bomb he carried needs to be unloaded.

While Hans commanded the ground service and quickly unloaded the bomb, Lieutenant weiqige had asked for instructions from his immediate superior over the radio and got an answer immediately. It's all right!

When formulating the operation plan, the staff officers have gone through intense and careful thinking. However, no matter how careful the plan is, when it is implemented, they will also encounter such and such problems, which requires the on-site commander to have the ability of rapid on-site deployment.

For example, now, after the glider returns, it uses a Stuka to tow, which is the best one to adapt to the situation.

Hans was very excited. He looked at his Stuka bomber, was pushed in front of the glider, and hung the glider behind him through a short rope.

At this time, other planes in the first echelon have been flying for 20 minutes. He must take this glider and catch up!

Hans quickly got into his cockpit and, with the help of the ground crew, started the Junkers JUMO 211j-1 engine in front of him. In a violent roar, the engine emitted black smoke and started smoothly!

"Attention, fly along the pilot light." The voice of the operation commander came from the headset, and Hans replied, "yes."

In this era, night combat is almost blank. However, Hans has made several night flights with instruments. Now, although the sky above his head is dark, Hans has nothing to fear.

Push the throttle lever and switch to full power after the engine has been idle for one minute. In the roar of the engine, Hans released the brake.

Stuka bomber, driving the glider behind, began to glide on the runway.

The speed is faster and faster. Towing a one ton glider is more laborious than loading a one ton bomb. Hans obviously feels that the take-off performance of his aircraft is declining. However, his aircraft has higher performance than the Junker 52 transport aircraft.

After about three-quarters of the runway, Hans pulled up his plane. In the back, the glider pulled up almost synchronously and took off together.

The accelerator has been fully open, driving the glider behind. Hans is constantly climbing. When he climbs to one kilometer, Hans flattens and has seen the first coordinate of the distant lighthouse.

Fly over and aim for the route!

Stuka was roaring and roaring, dragging the glider behind. Stuka was flying at full speed, reaching 350 kilometers per hour.

Later, Ross was excited. There were only five simple instruments on the glider's driver's seat to display various flight postures. Looking at the speedometer and calculating in his heart, Ross could know that at the current speed, they should be able to catch up with the glider troops in front before entering Belgian airspace!

It's dark all around, but everyone's heart is hot.

Catch up with your troops and land over the fortress together!

As the commander of the granite commando, Lieutenant weiqige was very upset about his falling behind. He didn't know that his commando had another glider falling behind because of an accident.

Twenty minutes after taking off, it flew over luhamberg's beacon, just half the way.

Just then, the pilot of the glider behind saw that the wing of the junker-52 aircraft towing him began to shake, and its sign lights kept flashing.

According to the previous training, this is the disengagement signal. After a few seconds of judgment, the glider pilot took off the traction rope and began to glide.

When he slid to the ground, he found that he had not even flown to the border.

If lieutenant weiqige hadn't arrived, his commando would have only nine gliders left.

And now, fortunately, he finally caught up! After chasing for an hour, under the traction of Stuka bombers, they finally brought lieutenant weiqige's glider, but they didn't know that there were still new difficulties waiting for them.




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