Chapter 13 Night Sky Ranger
A bright moon hangs high in the night sky, illuminating the dark world with light yellow soft light.
On the edge of the woods, several members of the Resistance Organization, led by a Federal Army mechanic, inspected and maintained the fighter planes that were spreading their wings to fly before takeoff. In the field camp next to them, Weiss and his new partner, the Federal Army flight captain Paddy, who was ordered to support the resistance behind enemy lines, surrounded a kerosene lamp and made a final discussion on the flight route with the Federal Army's standard military map.
Soon after, everything was ready. Weiss put on a fur hat and stretched out his hand to Captain Paddy: "This is our first air strike behind enemy lines, which is of great significance. I wish us success!"
When Captain Paddy came to the first air strike in the enemy-occupied area, he personally flew the plane and took the attention without saying much. He shook hands with Weiss and grinned: "Although my driving skills are a little worse than Nicholas, you can rest assured, Colonel, I will bring you back safely!"
Weiss smiled: "If you don't succeed, you will be successful."
Speaking of which, the young flight captain was actually the younger brother brought out by Nikola Lebold. When he learned that Weiss and Nikola were classmates and close friends in the military academy, Captain Paddy's friendship with him was automatically raised to a full mark. In the view of this flight officer, Nikola was an important creator of the Federal Flight Force and an amazing flight ace. Unfortunately, when the plane crashed in the battle of Ao City, the person had no news anymore, which made people sigh.
Of course, putting aside Nicholas' relationship, Captain Paddy and his companions were full of admiration for the armed resistance in the enemy-occupied areas, so they came voluntarily. In their opinion, only the most loyal and brave patriots dared to fight in front of the guns and bayonets of the Norman Empire. After arriving at the secret camp of the "Lorraine Guerrilla Warriors", they saw the intelligent and diligent side of the resisters, and even admired the group of resisters behind enemy lines. Here, military production was in a secret state, in addition to conventional firearms and ammunition, there were also guerrilla warfare tools such as mortars, mines, time bombs. Now with the help of aircraft engineers and mechanical technicians and with the design drawings of fighter jets, it won't take long to produce combat aircraft in small batches!
The first air strike focused on mental attacks, and it required the enemy to be confused with the tracing steps, so it adopted a single-air attack strategy. This enemy-backed special flight squadron flew from the Federal Army controlled area, and the back seat was equipped with technicians rather than well-trained bomb droppers, and needed to select personnel from the resisters to play this role. This time Captain Paddy was flying, and Weiss was responsible for observing the bomb drop. Although the number of training sessions was not many, he already had the most basic tacit understanding.
Amid a refreshing roar, the E-type bomber began to glide on the grass outside the woods. This biplane is a second-generation combat aircraft equipped by the Federal Army. Its speed, range and bomb load are much higher than the original "toy aircraft", and it is equipped with mechanical bombing sights and bomb drop controllers. Thanks to this, the Federal Flight Forces' hit efficiency has been significantly improved when attacking enemy air warships or ground targets. Not long ago, the Federal Flight Forces made a highlight performance. During the battle, a total of 35 attack aircraft squadrons and 74 bomber squadrons were invested. With the combat strategy of "many ants bite to death", the invincible Norman Flight Fleet failed, thus winning this key battle to save the fate of the Federation.
Although the performance and efficiency have been greatly enhanced, in terms of structure, the E-type bomber has not undergone qualitative changes compared to its predecessors. The open cockpit is both noisy and cold during flight. Even if it is worn with extra thick leather coats and fur, it is not enough to resist the biting chill below zero. In a short while, ice slag has accumulated on Weiss' face. Even so, the fighting spirit in his heart has not been reduced at all, and the fighting spirit is always burning in his chest.
In the first air strike, Weiss set his target at the location of the division headquarters of the 1st Marine Division of the Norman Empire, and it was also the most important personnel and material transfer station for the Norman army in the Lorraine region, the mountain city of Slien. In this era when navigation basically relies on compass, there were natural technical problems in night flight. However, the Normans' alert methods provided an excellent reference for the two "night sky rangers" - before they reached Slien, the bright searchlights provided them with excellent guidance.
Silent all the way, feeling a little uncomfortable. Seeing that the target was ahead, Weiss patted Captain Paddy on the shoulder: "Go to the airport in the south of the city first and see how luck we are tonight!"
Captain Paddy turned his head: "Picking peaches three times, no matter the size of the battle, it is certain that some Normans will definitely be tossed by us!"
"Haha!" Weiss laughed heartily. The arrival of Captain Paddy and his group made the state of independent governance of the enemy's resistance organizations and the federal government and the army completely become history. Through their mouths, the resisters finally knew how great the impact their efforts and sacrifices had created - borrowing the enemy's communication password and sending a telegram against the Norman Dynasty in the name of the Norman army, causing some unknown changes in the Norman Empire. Most of the senior generals of the Norman army were rotated on the front line, and many important command positions changed. The launch time of the Franson Battle was postponed by at least half a month. Weiss jumped three levels in a row and advanced from a reserve captain to the guerrilla colonel, which had a great relationship with this amazing achievement. He asked the enemy's codebook brought by the correspondent and the narrative of the process of disturbing the enemy's actions, which gave the federal military a reasonable inference about the reasons for the enemy's abnormal movements in the early stage...
"Note that there are enemy flying warships above the target!" Captain Paddy reminded loudly.
Weiss opened his special vision without hesitation. The red virtual frame that jumped into his eyes showed that the flying objects above the target were the enemy's second-class patrol ships. In addition to those communication special service ships and transport ships, this is the flight ship with the weakest combat effectiveness of the Norman Air Force. The tonnage is usually around 1,000 TA. Like the second-class patrol ships of the Federal Army, small-caliber naval guns and machine guns are the main weapons, and are positioned in air surveillance patrols and transportation escorts. When encountering tough battles, they can only waving flags and shouting.
Seeing the real and virtual target, Weiss replied loudly: "That is the Norman's second-level patrol ship! No matter it, act as planned!"
In this case, Captain Paddy had no time to dig into the bottom of the matter, but gave Weiss full trust. He turned his head again: "Col. Our flight may be a little bumpy next time, so I'll sit firmly!"
As soon as the words were finished, the plane's piston engine made a louder roar. Under Captain Paddy's skillful control, it was like a tame and agile war horse, showing a heroic posture of running in the cold wind. Obviously, in order to prevent the resistance to armed ground attacks, the Norman patrol ship hovered less than 2,000 feet, with neither speed nor altitude. In the eyes of a pilot with good skills and experience, this is an ideal bomb drop target. You must know that the ultimate combat load of this type E bomber is 2,200 pounds, and the most lethal weapon of the Federal Flight Force is the 2,000 pound heavy aviation armor-piercing bomb. If it hits the target from a height of thousands of feet, this bomb nicknamed "death" will be enough to severely damage No.
There are also examples of killing Norman cruisers in one breath on the battlefield. However, Captain Paddy led a task force behind enemy lines from the Federal Army to fly over an 800-mile journey. In addition to carrying technicians and necessary repair spare parts, the payload is used to load additional fuel. In this night air strike, the aircraft's bomb mount was hung with light aviation bombs made by the secret factory of Klumber-Hisen, each with 45 pounds, carrying a total of 20. This light bomb is slightly stronger than mortar shells, mainly explosions and fragments to kill. It is like tickling when used on enemy warships, but if it is thrown into the enemy's barracks or arsenals, the sour feeling is enjoyable...
While the enemy warship was not prepared, Captain Paddy, who was skilled and brave, "will be rampant" within its gun range. First, he dived at a small angle through Victory Square in the south of the city, and the lowest point was less than a hundred feet above the ground. Not to mention pistols and rifles, the Normans had the chance to shoot down the plane by throwing stones, but except for two Norman soldiers who fired with their rifles in their hands, the other Normans did not respond at all!
Seeing that the first target was empty, with neither enemy transport ships nor cargo that had not been transferred, Captain Paddy then circled the mountain city again. The roar of the engine awakened the Norman army stationed here. A shrill alarm sounded hurriedly, but the reaction speed of the naval guns and ground anti-aircraft guns was not fast enough. Norman soldiers could only attack this uninvited guest with pistols, rifles and their eyes...
During the fighter planes flying around the city, Weiss opened his special vision again. From the perspective of the flight, it seemed like an ant nest below, with thousands of red ants gathered in a pile, and some moved in scattered. He quickly locked in a dense crowd, shouted to Captain Paddy to adjust his course, and dropped the first group of aviation bombs at the right time. This series of explosions resounded throughout the mountain city Slien, and in the form of a resister, he declared to the occupiers that the invasion will last for a day and the battle will last for a day!
After the first bomb drop, Captain Paddy pulled the plane and climbed upwards. When the Norman battleship hovered over Slien appeared in the sight of the mechanical bombing sight, Weiss moved the lever and dropped the second set of bombs. Although only one bomb hit the Norman battleship, causing minimal damage, attacking the Norman battleship in front of the Norman lands was not only a naked provocation, but also a arrogant contempt!
In the last group of aviation bombs, Weiss selected the Norman barracks southwest of Slien. After the bomb drop, the fighter jets did not hide or hide. They left the late enemy artillery fire behind them and flew straight to the southeast. They returned to the north after leaving the enemy's sight. The Norman patrol ships could barely compete with the Federal Army fighter jets at full speed, but the power of the aircraft was incomparable, not to mention that from hovering to full speed, it was impossible to do it within half an hour. During this process, the plane had long disappeared.
Chapter completed!