Chapter 42 Reconnaissance Force (please give me a monthly vote!)

When the first modern parachute was "invented" in Lianyungang in the second year of the Republic of China, and began mass production and preparation for pilots, the parachute performance also became part of the aircraft performance. At that time, in the aviation performance along the Longhai Railway and major cities, observers of the back seat of the two-seat aircraft would jump from a thousand meters in front of thousands of spectators after the flight performance, and opened the huge parachute in the eyes of the crowd, dragged the colorful smoke on their boots and landed on the ground. What greeted them were the stunned audience and the subsequent warm applause.

It is certain that air performances in China are always accompanied by parachute airborne performances, and these pilots who perform airborne are often called "heavenly soldiers and generals" by audiences and public opinion, but they are not.

However, perhaps it is precisely because of the title given by the audience and public opinion that some low-level staff members of the Jiangsu Army General Staff had seen the aviation performance and airborne performance, and an extremely fresh idea came to their minds - to establish a unit that was airdropped by airplanes, a strong airborne force of the "Heavenly Soldiers and Generals". Well, as for this type of army, it is called the Airborne Army.

Airborne troops!

A military or unit that is put into ground combat by parachute or aircraft landing. Commonly known as paratroopers, as its name suggests, is a soldier with a parachute.

An extremely novel idea, after it emerged in the minds of some low-level staff officers, became unstoppable. To realize this idea, a key problem must be solved. How to airborne soldiers naturally have to use aircraft, but those staff members can't find even a suitable aircraft model list through the Army Air Force aircraft model list.

There was no suitable aircraft, no problem. They used their brains and finally came up with a solution. The solution was very simple. The combat-offensive 1 aircraft had a large ammunition load. If it was folded into a human weight, it could take off with ten people. With the bold attempt of the low-level staff, a rear cabin seat was finally changed to a double cabin seat. At the same time, the combat-offensive 1 aircraft with six iron hanging baskets hung under the wings took off. Each hanging basket was held up with a soldier, and the soldier was a soldier from the reconnaissance brigade of the Jiangsu Army Staff who had received parachuting training. The direct reconnaissance brigade is the elite of the Jiangsu Army, and the elite selected from one in a hundred. Naturally, they were the only candidates to carry out this test mission.

After the modified plane took off with eight soldiers, two hundred kilometers away, the soldiers stalked in the basket and then jumped out towards the blue sky. It was an extremely successful airborne. The soldiers from the reconnaissance brigade were airdropped two hundred kilometers away.

The result was encouraging. Next, a series of experiments began, from the initial airborne to the later airborne with weapons. The Army General Staff, who had no interest in it, was also involved. Every officer with a slightly visionary vision could see the changes in the war by this "novel" tactic.

"The emergence of airborne troops will inevitably change the course of the war. Just as bombers make the dividing line between the front and the rear extremely blurred, the airborne troops will also blur the concepts between the front and the rear, and even disappear... If an aircraft can carry 20 airborne troops and mobilize one thousand aircraft to airdrop 20,000 light airborne troops to the depths of the enemy's rear, the effect is extremely obvious. A war that determines the survival of the country will also undergo fundamental changes!"

However, although the concept of establishing an airborne force began to appear in the Jiangsu Army General Staff, the establishment of an airborne department was just an idea. This idea of ​​distance becomes a fact, and there is still a distance, especially when the problem of the aircraft has not been solved. However, in the end, the problem of the aircraft was solved to some extent last year, with the Type 2 seaplane, after the aircraft that was able to bend down and walk by the people in the aircraft, after the aircraft was put into service, it solved the problem of the aircraft to some extent.

After the Type 2 transport aircraft was developed based on the Type 2 seaplane, the reconnaissance brigade directly under the Army Staff began to conduct tests of the airborne troops. However, the Type 2 transport aircraft only solved the problem to some extent. After the launch of the type of aircraft, this type of aircraft that can carry 15 airborne troops was initially a special plane as a key officer and also the aircraft that the Prime Minister took during his national election speech. However, its first large-scale procurement was the Army Staff purchased as many as 30 aircraft at a time to solve the problem of the transport aircraft. As a result, the development of China's airborne troops was on track.

"Three swelling and three swellings will reach the sky!"

The walls of a camp in the northern Jiangsu base of Jiangsu Army were written with such a slogan. The camp of the reconnaissance brigade directly under the Army Staff Department. The camp of this reconnaissance unit is completely different from the camps of ordinary troops. In the center of the camp is an airport. Thirty Y-4 transport aircraft and twelve Y-23 transport aircraft, as well as several light liaison aircraft, are parked on the airport. This army unit is different from any other army unit. It is a unit that can perform land and air operations. This special unit is trained according to the requirements of elite troops and is specially used for special operations.

On the wide airport, a team of officers and soldiers lined up on the open apron. Facing the planes waiting, everyone was curious like a group of birds that had just emerged from their shells, constantly looking around in the team. Although today was everyone's sixth parachuting, after this jump, they would wear paratrooper badges symbolizing paratroopers. Everyone was excited and even more nervous.

"Look! The Third Squadron jumped down!"

At this time, dozens of beautiful umbrella flowers were added, and the soldiers on the ground began to become even more excited. The officers and soldiers lined up to cheer at the umbrella flowers in the air, cheering for their comrades who finally completed the last jump symbolizing the paratroopers, and also cheering for their last jump, although the comrades who landed on the comprehensive training ground several kilometers away could not hear their cheers.

"It's your turn now, everyone starts wearing umbrellas."

Several Y-4 transport planes were waiting to enter the site in the air, but before they landed, the parachute trainer stood in front of the troops and shouted. The soldiers who heard the order quickly began to wear parachutes that had been placed under their feet due to their excessive weight. The Lianyungang used by the reconnaissance brigade was a self-produced parachute. The silk, ropes, belts, canvas, etc. used were specially made domestic materials, with a weight of less than 30 kilograms, but this was already the most advanced parachute of this era. In fact, the "Parameter 1 parachute" originally equipped with pilots is now a world-famous brand. Since last year, Britain, France, Italy and other countries have purchased such parachutes from China to prepare their pilots to prevent the pilots from being shot down and the pilots could only let them fall to death from the air.

"Teacher, our squadron is rushing to complete this last jump today. Is the headquarters ready to let us go to Europe too?"

While everyone was busy wearing umbrellas, several soldiers who were more familiar with the umbrella training instructors asked softly.

Complete this last jump means that everyone will become a real paratrooper. According to the original plan, this last jump should only be carried out one month later, that is, in early December, but it is now carried out one month in advance. Obviously, the headquarters has other arrangements.

What kind of arrangements will be? They all know that the Army has transferred two divisions to Europe and took a boat to Europe next month. Calculate the time. They can vaguely guess one or two, maybe it is to get them to Europe and then airborne the German defense line, and like their past training, tear a breakthrough from the enemy's rear and cooperate with the frontal attack. Perhaps, at that time, they can change the entire European situation in one battle.

By then, the whole world will see the new Chinese team. Of course, what is more important is that the whole world will know them - the Chinese Airborne Army! A group of special troops that have changed the course of the war, but this only exists in the imagination of some people.

"What? Are you scared?"

When he glanced at these soldiers, the instructor looked relaxed.

"Don't worry. If you want to go to Europe then, let's go together."

"I'm afraid of a bird. Then I will use a semi-automatic gun to sweep the dogs to death!"

Wu Anguo patted the four-type semi-automatic rifle tied to the side of the leg, and the gun bag was disassembled and stacked in the mainland. He said that the four-type semi-automatic rifle is the exclusive weapon of the direct reconnaissance brigade. His butt stock is detachable. After the stock is disassembled, it is installed in the leg bag with the gun body. However, for most scouts, the weapon they prefer is submachine gun. In addition to the short range of the submachine gun, his powerful firepower is far beyond the reach of the rifle.

But even so, during actual combat training, the alternating shooting of two semi-automatic rifles is enough to suppress an infantry squad using machine guns from other countries.

Finally, it was the turn of the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Squadron on the ground to board the plane. At this time, the officers of the ground changed their relaxed and funny appearance and became extremely serious for a moment. When the soldiers were queuing up to board the plane, the officers standing at the hatch would carefully check the umbrellas when they were on the plane. After checking a person, they would gently pat the umbrella bag and give themselves a big finger. Under the noise of the propeller of the plane, there was nothing to say. This action was enough to make the soldiers feel warm and trustful.

A Y4 transport aircraft was equipped with a commando, a group of fifteen people, rifle teams, charge teams, firepower teams composed of machine gunners and grenadiers, and their team leader. After the soldiers boarded the plane, they hung up parachute cables first. These transport aircraft were specially designed for land transport aircraft customized by the Army Staff. There were no comfortable seats, only canvas folding benches fixed on both sides of the cabin. After the soldiers sat in the designated positions, they waited for the plane to take off. Through the aircraft window, they could see their comrades outside waving to them constantly.

The plane closed the cabin door and began to accelerate and slid. As the propeller's tone suddenly increased, the warriors in the cabin also raised the center of the earth. Ten minutes later, the plane arrived at the designated place.

"Height 800 (meter), speed 105 (km/hour), release time 10 seconds. Prepare to leave the plane..."

The front cabin command came from the loudspeaker on the machine.

"Prepare to leave the plane!"

The commando captain stood up and repeated the command loudly. At the same time, two rapid and powerful signals "beep" and "beep" sounded. The yellow signal lights in the cabin began to flash. At this time, the cabin door of the cabin had already been opened by the commando captain. The strong wind blew the scarf. When the cold wind was swept into the cabin, it only made everyone shudder and their brains suddenly cleared.

After receiving the captain's instructions, the fully armed paratroopers quickly stood up from the seats, placed the seats, occupied the position, pulled the ropes, pushed the seat belts, and posed. Soon they lined up in two rows along the cabin, ready to leave the plane.

"Ding..."

As the green signal lights in the cabin began to flash, a flute rang in the cabin. Before Wu Anguo could see clearly what was going on, the paratrooper No. 1 in front of him jumped and disappeared. Naturally, Wu Anguo rushed to the front of the cabin door, and the airflow outside the cabin rushed straight to the front of the face door, and the biting cold wind only tightened his mind.

At the door of the hatch, he was gently patted by the captain who was holding the rope beside him.

"Jump……"

When the captain's chief shout sounded, Wu Anguo immediately bent his knees, closed his abdomen, and his legs jumped out of the machine door in one go. In the blink of an eye, he jumped into the embrace of the blue sky. The moment he jumped out of the cabin door, the cold wind of the high wind stumbled Wu Anguo and even rolled in the air.

The airborne parachute-jumping method is the simplest rope-pull-opening method. One end of the rope is fixed to the steel cable of the aircraft, and the other end is divided into two forks. The short fork connects the locking needle of the umbrella bag and the long umbrella coat connecting the main umbrella in the bag. The process of opening the umbrella is actually very simple. After the person jumps down, the rope is straightened first, and the cable needle of the umbrella bag is pulled out. After the umbrella bag is opened, the umbrella coat is further pulled out and straightened. Then the original rope is broken, the umbrella bag is removed from the plane, and the straightened umbrella coat begins to inflate.

According to the training requirements of the airborne troops, the seconds must be counted silently for a few seconds after leaving the plane.

"One second off the machine, two seconds off the machine..."

Basically, you can recite the five words silently for one second. Under normal circumstances, you can feel the dragging feeling of opening the umbrella in three seconds. If you don’t feel it in five seconds, you should consider using a backup umbrella.

All this is just a teaching material theory, but when Wu Anguo jumped, although this was the sixth time, he was not afraid of skydiving, but in the few seconds he jumped, his mind was almost blank, and he forgot about the saying of seconds.

"Bang!"

At this moment, the main umbrella opened and the umbrella flowers bloomed in the sky!

Almost for a moment, Wu Anguo felt the pain caused by the huge impact force when he opened the parachute, and felt that the parachute rope was so fierce that he lifted his body up. After being pulled by the parachute, Wu Anguo came back to his soul, and at this time, his body had floated steadily in the air.

The scenery in the sky is indeed extremely beautiful. Wu Anguo looked up and saw dozens of white umbrella clothes that were a big net, covering his head firmly, and then looking around. Between a few white clouds, there were even a few white umbrella flowers flying, and then looking down. The ground was covered with snow, and smoke was still emitting from a few villages...

When Wu Anguo was more than ten meters away from the ground, he quickly tied his legs together and his feet tightened, and the moment he was tense and ready to land.

"Bang!"

His feet suddenly touched the ground, and then he rushed forward. Through the backup umbrella bag on his chest, Wu Anguo lay heavily on the ground. Although the landing posture was far from elegant, the feeling of being down-to-earth was still the most realistic feeling.

The moment he landed, Wu Anguo quickly took off his umbrella belt according to the requirements of the training regulations, hugged the umbrella clothes into a ball, and threw them aside half and half to avoid disturbing others' airborne. After completing these preparations, he took out the four-type paratrooper semi-automatic rifle from his bag on his leg, loaded it, and opened the safety. According to the series of actions of the gun warning, there was no such thing as dragging and water blocking. After observing around, he leaned towards his comrades closest to him. Rifles and submachine guns would all be scattered after airborne, so it was impossible to talk about marshalling, but they still organized firepower groups with rifles, submachine guns and machine guns in accordance with the requirements of the regulations, which was the result of long-term training.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Just as Wu Anguo approached his comrades who were packing his parachute.

A steel target popped up in the woods in the distance. Wu Anguo immediately knelt down, aimed at the steel target, and pulled the trigger. With two crisp gunshots, the target position more than a hundred meters away was knocked down in the grass.

"Ka, da, da..."

Almost at the same time, the sound of machine guns continued to sound, and the submachine guns rang on the left, and the paratroopers who had just stepped onto the ground immediately entered the exercise. The sound of gunfires continued to sound in the airborne field. The sounds of the battlefield made by loudspeakers stimulated the already tense mood of each paratrooper. When the sound of the gunshot sounded, the soldiers fought back while gathering the troops.

"We are airborne soldiers and are born to be surrounded!"

Every airborne soldier has such awareness. Even if it is just one training, it still simulates the battlefield environment as much as possible. Paratroopers mistakenly land on dangerous areas due to pilot mistakes. As soon as they land, they are surrounded by the enemy, so they must get used to all this. After all, airborne soldiers will always be airborne behind the enemy surrounded by numerous enemies.

After a small-scale simulation exercise at the sixth parachute training ended. Zhao Jianqiang had been observing this training with a telescope on the watchtower. It was rare to have a smile on his face. This was the last unit to complete the sixth parachute. Completed the sixth parachute means that the Army's direct reconnaissance brigade has basically formed land and air combat power.

"Private Congratulations to you for becoming a real paratrooper!"

After performing a standard military salute, Zhao Jianqiang, with a happy face, turned around and took out a flying dragon badge from the box held by the adjutant behind him and put it on the right chest of the fully armed warrior in front of him. After completing the sixth parachuting, these young men finally became qualified land and air warriors and wore the ground flying dragon badge that symbolized land and air.

This is also the honor they received after five months of hard training and after various severe tests. And in a month, they will go to Europe, and then... just as Zhao Jianqiang imagined that maybe next year, they will fight for China's honor in Europe, a car came quickly...


Chapter completed!