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"When things are bad, they will come to find turtle son.". In the naval military affairs conference department, an old general took the letter of appointment just sent and couldn't help saying.
The flesh on his face was shaking. Originally, he thought he would live here. Who knows, he was pushed to the front desk.
Ernest Joseph King, the Almighty God in the Navy. He was a veteran of naval aviation and had countless achievements in his life, including raising a submarine that sank on the high seas.
However, because of his cold and aggressive nature, he is unpopular. There are many people whose self-esteem is damaged by him and whose future is ruined in his hands. Therefore, he had to retreat in a hurry and was settled in the military affairs conference, which was an advisory group for a Navy veteran who had nowhere to arrange.
But now he was used again. President Roosevelt personally pulled him out of this place and appointed him commander in chief of the Navy. The turtle son in his mouth is himself.
Of course, he knows the recent situation. In his eyes, the interests of the Pacific are the most important. Now, the Pacific fleet of the U.S. Navy has been buried in the cold water, and only a lonely Saratoga aircraft carrier has survived.
Now, what does America need? The sneak attack on Pearl Harbor has hit the self-esteem of the United States. Now, what is most needed is to restore people's hearts.
Therefore, General Kim was very interested in the plan of bombing the island country proposed by President Roosevelt, but it was very difficult to realize the plan.
Let the bomber take off from the aircraft carrier?
With such a plan, General Kim began his first action since taking office.
"In our air force, the most mature is the B-25 bomber. Theoretically, this kind of aircraft can take off from the aircraft carrier." General King found the newly recruited pilot of the bomber unit of the army aviation, James? Harold? Doolittle, nicknamed Jimmy.
The little man in his forties was once the first pilot to cross the United States in one day. He has won the Schneider championship, Bendix aviation competition, Thompson cup and other aviation competitions. He is well-known. After retiring in the early 1930s, he entered shell and is now a senior manager of the company.
Because Pearl Harbor was bombed, the whole United States was transformed into a wartime system. A large number of people responded to the recruitment, including Doolittle. After he was recruited into the army air force, he was first received by the commander in chief of the Navy.
After hearing General Kim's description, Doolittle gave the answer: "it is possible to fly from the aircraft carrier by removing all kinds of armor and self-defense machine guns of the aircraft and greatly reducing the weight of the aircraft. However, it certainly cannot land on the aircraft carrier."
When the US Navy and air force took out all the things at the bottom of their suitcases, they found that they had nothing. The range of US carrier based aircraft was too short and the bomb load was too small. If they wanted to bomb island countries, they could only use land-based bombers.
You can take off, but you can't land!
"In other words, after completing the task of bombing Tokyo, we need to continue to fly west and land in China." General Kim said, "it will be a long one-way voyage."
The northern part of China is also occupied by Islanders. It can be imagined how risky this action will be!
General Kim understood, and Doolittle understood: "I suggest that volunteers be selected from our flight team to join this operation. General Kim, I ask to be the first to join this bombing mission."
Doolittle is full of war spirit. Although there are various rumors in the society that the bombing of Pearl Harbor was a conspiracy of Roosevelt, after all, the islanders did it. Whether there is a conspiracy or not, the islanders are the enemies of the United States. The Pacific Fleet lost more than 50000 people. This blood feud needs to be repaid with blood!
"Well, Doolittle, I appoint you as the commander-in-chief of this operation. You have full authority to operate this matter. We are all waiting for the good news of your triumph!" General Kim said.
Given Doolittle full power, General Kim can finally put it down for the time being and let the U.S. military industry start completely and build a large number of ships. This is also what he urgently needs to deal with. The United States needs warships and needs to rearm the Pacific fleet!
For Doolittle, his era has just begun. This action has made him a well-known hero in the United States.
The B-25 is an indicator put forward by the U.S. military only in 38 years. The prototype made by North American Airlines in 39 years. Up to now, it is only a bomber that has just entered service.
Yes, the latest medium range bomber of the U.S. military can carry 1200 pounds of bombs and fly 1200 miles. This index is still relatively backward compared with that of Germany. However, after all, it is the most advanced medium range bomber in active service of the U.S. military.
Doolittle soon assembled his team. Experienced old flying birds from the army aviation force enthusiastically signed up for the operation. Doolittle chose his team. Now, the first problem they face is how to make bombers fly.
"Originally, we were asked to take off 24 bombers, but the Saratoga aircraft carrier could not occupy it. We could only be reduced to 16 bombers." "Even so, when our plane was put on the carrier deck, the first bomber took off, with a take-off distance of only 60 meters," Doolittle said
The historical hornet aircraft carrier was launched in November of 40 years and was in service for 41 years. Now it is only 40 years in April, and the aircraft carrier is still stepping up construction on the slipway.
Only the Saratoga aircraft carrier can be used by the bombing formation. This aircraft carrier was transformed from a cruiser built during World War I and belongs to an old ship.
The deck of the aircraft carrier has a total length of more than 200 meters. However, the B-25 bomber cannot enter the hangar below and can only be placed on the deck. In this way, the deck that can be used by the aircraft taking off first is very short. The more backward, the easier it is to take off.
Even if 16 bombers were loaded, the take-off distance left to Doolittle was only 60 meters. Doolittle had no doubt to operate the first bomber（ Some people say it's 142 meters. Which one is correct?)
"However, because it is on the aircraft carrier, we can also use the speed of the aircraft carrier. When the aircraft carrier starts at full speed, it will have a speed of about 30 knots. Plus the headwind, it can provide us with a speed of about 40 knots. We need to fly our kites from the aircraft carrier."
"Even so, it's too heavy." One pilot said.
"Yes, so our first step is to transform our aircraft." Doolittle said, "the belly machine gun, dismantled. Tail machine gun, dismantled.
The protective steel plate can also be removed. Two flares were reserved for landing at night, and the others were dismantled. The radio system was removed. "
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"When things are bad, they will come to find turtle son.". In the naval military affairs conference department, an old general took the letter of appointment just sent and couldn't help saying.
The flesh on his face was shaking. Originally, he thought he would live here. Who knows, he was pushed to the front desk.
Ernest Joseph King, the Almighty God in the Navy. He was a veteran of naval aviation and had countless achievements in his life, including raising a submarine that sank on the high seas.
However, because of his cold and aggressive nature, he is unpopular. There are many people whose self-esteem is damaged by him and whose future is ruined in his hands. Therefore, he had to retreat in a hurry and was settled in the military affairs conference, which was an advisory group for a Navy veteran who had nowhere to arrange.
But now he was used again. President Roosevelt personally pulled him out of this place and appointed him commander in chief of the Navy. The turtle son in his mouth is himself.
Of course, he knows the recent situation. In his eyes, the interests of the Pacific are the most important. Now, the Pacific fleet of the U.S. Navy has been buried in the cold water, and only a lonely Saratoga aircraft carrier has survived.
Now, what does America need? The sneak attack on Pearl Harbor has hit the self-esteem of the United States. Now, what is most needed is to restore people's hearts.
Therefore, General Kim was very interested in the plan of bombing the island country proposed by President Roosevelt, but it was very difficult to realize the plan.
Let the bomber take off from the aircraft carrier?
With such a plan, General Kim began his first action since taking office.
"In our air force, the most mature is the B-25 bomber. Theoretically, this kind of aircraft can take off from the aircraft carrier." General King found the newly recruited pilot of the bomber unit of the army aviation, James? Harold? Doolittle, nicknamed Jimmy.
The little man in his forties was once the first pilot to cross the United States in one day. He has won the Schneider championship, Bendix aviation competition, Thompson cup and other aviation competitions. He is well-known. After retiring in the early 1930s, he entered shell and is now a senior manager of the company.
Because Pearl Harbor was bombed, the whole United States was transformed into a wartime system. A large number of people responded to the recruitment, including Doolittle. After he was recruited into the army air force, he was first received by the commander in chief of the Navy.
After hearing General Kim's description, Doolittle gave the answer: "it is possible to fly from the aircraft carrier by removing all kinds of armor and self-defense machine guns of the aircraft and greatly reducing the weight of the aircraft. However, it certainly cannot land on the aircraft carrier."
When the US Navy and air force took out all the things at the bottom of their suitcases, they found that they had nothing. The range of US carrier based aircraft was too short and the bomb load was too small. If they wanted to bomb island countries, they could only use land-based bombers.
You can take off, but you can't land!
"In other words, after completing the task of bombing Tokyo, we need to continue to fly west and land in China." General Kim said, "it will be a long one-way voyage."
The northern part of China is also occupied by Islanders. It can be imagined how risky this action will be!
General Kim understood, and Doolittle understood: "I suggest that volunteers be selected from our flight team to join this operation. General Kim, I ask to be the first to join this bombing mission."
Doolittle is full of war spirit. Although there are various rumors in the society that the bombing of Pearl Harbor was a conspiracy of Roosevelt, after all, the islanders did it. Whether there is a conspiracy or not, the islanders are the enemies of the United States. The Pacific Fleet lost more than 50000 people. This blood feud needs to be repaid with blood!
"Well, Doolittle, I appoint you as the commander-in-chief of this operation. You have full authority to operate this matter. We are all waiting for the good news of your triumph!" General Kim said.
Given Doolittle full power, General Kim can finally put it down for the time being and let the U.S. military industry start completely and build a large number of ships. This is also what he urgently needs to deal with. The United States needs warships and needs to rearm the Pacific fleet!
For Doolittle, his era has just begun. This action has made him a well-known hero in the United States.
The B-25 is an indicator put forward by the U.S. military only in 38 years. The prototype made by North American Airlines in 39 years. Up to now, it is only a bomber that has just entered service.
Yes, the latest medium range bomber of the U.S. military can carry 1200 pounds of bombs and fly 1200 miles. This index is still relatively backward compared with that of Germany. However, after all, it is the most advanced medium range bomber in active service of the U.S. military.
Doolittle soon assembled his team. Experienced old flying birds from the army aviation force enthusiastically signed up for the operation. Doolittle chose his team. Now, the first problem they face is how to make bombers fly.
"Originally, we were asked to take off 24 bombers, but the Saratoga aircraft carrier could not occupy it. We could only be reduced to 16 bombers." "Even so, when our plane was put on the carrier deck, the first bomber took off, with a take-off distance of only 60 meters," Doolittle said
The historical hornet aircraft carrier was launched in November of 40 years and was in service for 41 years. Now it is only 40 years in April, and the aircraft carrier is still stepping up construction on the slipway.
Only the Saratoga aircraft carrier can be used by the bombing formation. This aircraft carrier was transformed from a cruiser built during World War I and belongs to an old ship.
The deck of the aircraft carrier has a total length of more than 200 meters. However, the B-25 bomber cannot enter the hangar below and can only be placed on the deck. In this way, the deck that can be used by the aircraft taking off first is very short. The more backward, the easier it is to take off.
Even if 16 bombers were loaded, the take-off distance left to Doolittle was only 60 meters. Doolittle had no doubt to operate the first bomber（ Some people say it's 142 meters. Which one is correct?)
"However, because it is on the aircraft carrier, we can also use the speed of the aircraft carrier. When the aircraft carrier starts at full speed, it will have a speed of about 30 knots. Plus the headwind, it can provide us with a speed of about 40 knots. We need to fly our kites from the aircraft carrier."
"Even so, it's too heavy." One pilot said.
"Yes, so our first step is to transform our aircraft." Doolittle said, "the belly machine gun, dismantled. Tail machine gun, dismantled.
The protective steel plate can also be removed. Two flares were reserved for landing at night, and the others were dismantled. The radio system was removed. "
"When things are bad, they will come to find turtle son.". In the naval military affairs conference department, an old general took the letter of appointment just sent and couldn't help saying.The flesh on his face was shaking. Originally, he thought he would live here. Who knows, he was pushed to the front desk.Ernest Joseph King, the Almighty God in the Navy. He was a veteran of naval aviation and had countless achievements in his life, including raising a submarine that sank on the high seas.However, because of his cold and aggressive nature, he is unpopular. There are many people whose self-esteem is damaged by him and whose future is ruined in his hands. Therefore, he had to retreat in a hurry and was settled in the military affairs conference, which was an advisory group for a Navy veteran who had nowhere to arrange.But now he was used again. President Roosevelt personally pulled him out of this place and appointed him commander in chief of the Navy. The turtle son in his mouth is himself.Of course, he knows the recent situation. In his eyes, the interests of the Pacific are the most important. Now, the Pacific fleet of the U.S. Navy has been buried in the cold water, and only a lonely Saratoga aircraft carrier has survived.Now, what does America need? The sneak attack on Pearl Harbor has hit the self-esteem of the United States. Now, what is most needed is to restore people's hearts.Therefore, General Kim was very interested in the plan of bombing the island country proposed by President Roosevelt, but it was very difficult to realize the plan.Let the bomber take off from the aircraft carrier?With such a plan, General Kim began his first action since taking office."In our air force, the most mature is the B-25 bomber. Theoretically, this kind of aircraft can take off from the aircraft carrier." General King found the newly recruited pilot of the bomber unit of the army aviation, James? Harold? Doolittle, nicknamed Jimmy.The little man in his forties was once the first pilot to cross the United States in one day. He has won the Schneider championship, Bendix aviation competition, Thompson cup and other aviation competitions. He is well-known. After retiring in the early 1930s, he entered shell and is now a senior manager of the company.Because Pearl Harbor was bombed, the whole United States was transformed into a wartime system. A large number of people responded to the recruitment, including Doolittle. After he was recruited into the army air force, he was first received by the commander in chief of the Navy.After hearing General Kim's description, Doolittle gave the answer: "it is possible to fly from the aircraft carrier by removing all kinds of armor and self-defense machine guns of the aircraft and greatly reducing the weight of the aircraft. However, it certainly cannot land on the aircraft carrier."When the US Navy and air force took out all the things at the bottom of their suitcases, they found that they had nothing. The range of US carrier based aircraft was too short and the bomb load was too small. If they wanted to bomb island countries, they could only use land-based bombers.You can take off, but you can't land!"In other words, after completing the task of bombing Tokyo, we need to continue to fly west and land in China." General Kim said, "it will be a long one-way voyage."The northern part of China is also occupied by Islanders. It can be imagined how risky this action will be!General Kim understood, and Doolittle understood: "I suggest that volunteers be selected from our flight team to join this operation. General Kim, I ask to be the first to join this bombing mission."Doolittle is full of war spirit. Although there are various rumors in the society that the bombing of Pearl Harbor was a conspiracy of Roosevelt, after all, the islanders did it. Whether there is a conspiracy or not, the islanders are the enemies of the United States. The Pacific Fleet lost more than 50000 people. This blood feud needs to be repaid with blood!"Well, Doolittle, I appoint you as the commander-in-chief of this operation. You have full authority to operate this matter. We are all waiting for the good news of your triumph!" General Kim said.Given Doolittle full power, General Kim can finally put it down for the time being and let the U.S. military industry start completely and build a large number of ships. This is also what he urgently needs to deal with. The United States needs warships and needs to rearm the Pacific fleet!For Doolittle, his era has just begun. This action has made him a well-known hero in the United States.The B-25 is an indicator put forward by the U.S. military only in 38 years. The prototype made by North American Airlines in 39 years. Up to now, it is only a bomber that has just entered service.Yes, the latest medium range bomber of the U.S. military can carry 1200 pounds of bombs and fly 1200 miles. This index is still relatively backward compared with that of Germany. However, after all, it is the most advanced medium range bomber in active service of the U.S. military.Doolittle soon assembled his team. Experienced old flying birds from the army aviation force enthusiastically signed up for the operation. Doolittle chose his team. Now, the first problem they face is how to make bombers fly."Originally, we were asked to take off 24 bombers, but the Saratoga aircraft carrier could not occupy it. We could only be reduced to 16 bombers." "Even so, when our plane was put on the carrier deck, the first bomber took off, with a take-off distance of only 60 meters," Doolittle saidThe historical hornet aircraft carrier was launched in November of 40 years and was in service for 41 years. Now it is only 40 years in April, and the aircraft carrier is still stepping up construction on the slipway.Only the Saratoga aircraft carrier can be used by the bombing formation. This aircraft carrier was transformed from a cruiser built during World War I and belongs to an old ship.The deck of the aircraft carrier has a total length of more than 200 meters. However, the B-25 bomber cannot enter the hangar below and can only be placed on the deck. In this way, the deck that can be used by the aircraft taking off first is very short. The more backward, the easier it is to take off.Even if 16 bombers were loaded, the take-off distance left to Doolittle was only 60 meters. Doolittle had no doubt to operate the first bomber Some people say it's 142 meters. Which one is correct?"However, because it is on the aircraft carrier, we can also use the speed of the aircraft carrier. When the aircraft carrier starts at full speed, it will have a speed of about 30 knots. Plus the headwind, it can provide us with a speed of about 40 knots. We need to fly our kites from the aircraft carrier.""Even so, it's too heavy." One pilot said."Yes, so our first step is to transform our aircraft." Doolittle said, "the belly machine gun, dismantled. Tail machine gun, dismantled.The protective steel plate can also be removed. Two flares were reserved for landing at night, and the others were dismantled. The radio system was removed. "
