readx; B19 bomber research and development funds and the early sixteen procurement funds together, it cost up to tens of millions, in 1940 when the Chinese dollar was still relatively strong, the currency value was relatively stable, at that time the first batch of B19 bare metal single machine was three million Chinese dollars, the second batch, the third batch of improvements are relatively large, the use of a large number of new research and development materials and electronic equipment, etc., plus the continuous depreciation of the Chinese yuan during World War II, resulting in the B19 bare metal purchase unit price has risen to four million. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Due to the forced adoption of a large number of new and immature technologies, the B19 bomber is expensive to build and expensive to maintain.

The B19 surname created in this way is naturally not far behind, with a maximum range of up to 15,000 kilometers to be proud of the world, and the maximum load capacity is as high as 30 tons, of course, because it is designed as a nuclear bomb carrier aircraft, so the above two data are irrelevant to the B19 bomber, the most important thing is that it can fly 12,000 kilometers on the board of a 4.5-ton nuclear bomb.

In addition to the range and bomb load, its combat altitude has not been matched by any aircraft so far, its cruising altitude is more than 12,000 meters, and in many test flight limit tests, the flight altitude has climbed to an altitude of about 14,000 meters, and this altitude is destined to be no aircraft today can shoot it down.

Of course, its surname can be shocking at the same time, in fact, what is even more shocking is its cost and maintenance costs, when it was developed as a nuclear bomb carrier aircraft, the B19 was developed with countless technical difficulties and expensive cost shocked a group of high-level air force leaders, the high purchase price and maintenance expenses made some of the high-level generals of the navy and the army who knew about the plan criticized, until after the secret explosion of China's nuclear bomb, Guan Shijie and others opposed the B19 bomber. However, the B19 bomber is listed as the highest level of military equipment in China's history, just like the nuclear bomb and intercontinental missile programs, not to mention ordinary people, even if many high-ranking air force officials only know that the B19 bomber exists, but the B19 bomber is what it is, what kind of surname it can have, and what kind of combat objectives it has is not known.

The B19 bomber is an aircraft that can no longer be classified by conventional bombers, and it is not the same type of thing as the B29 or B16, in addition to being expensive, it is also related to the poor protection ability of the B19 bomber.

In order to create a bomber that can carry a nuclear bomb to the United States, in addition to using a large number of technologies, the design of the fuselage is also extremely strict, in order to obtain the maximum range, the whole aircraft is very slender to reduce the air resistance during the cruise, and then all the non-essential parts are sent, not even the self-defense cannon, not to mention the thick body of the B16 or B11, This is done in order to control the weight in the air so that the take-off weight can be freed up to carry more fuel.

Such a delicate B19 bomber was destined to be unusable for anything other than dropping nuclear bombs.

As long as Chen Jingyun does not order a nuclear bombing of the United States for a day, then this B19 bomber will not have a chance to participate in actual combat for a day.

And for a bombing mission like today's Tokyo, the B16 is sufficient!

More than 400 B16 bombers flew over the Sea, and in front of and behind the bomber group, there were even more F5 fighters.

As one of the main fighters of the Chinese Air Force, although the F5 fighter has a very large mission, intercepting bombers, fighting for air supremacy, and ground support, its own work and initial research and development goal are very clear, that is, to escort bomber groups.

Since the start of the war in mid-June, F5 fighters have been able to provide full escort for China's bomber groups by virtue of their long range and high altitude.

Of course, the scale of the Chinese Air Force is so large, and the fighters are not only F5 fighters, but also F6B night fighters that are specially responsible for night air defense missions, F6D fighter-bombers that are responsible for low-altitude precision bombing of Kyushu Island and the southwest of Honshu Island, and the last batch of F4H fighters in the F4 fighter series and upgraded F4H fighters are also in service in the North Korean region.

The first type is high-altitude strategic bombing, of which B16 bombers are responsible for the area north of the central part of Honshu Island, including Tokyo, and the area north of Kyushu Island and the southwestern part of Honshu Island is responsible for B11 bombers and B17 twin-engine tactical bombers, both of which are escorted by F5 fighters. The second type is the low-altitude precision bombing of Kyushu Island and the southwestern part of Honshu Island, including airfields, radars, bridges and other reuse targets, this task is mainly carried by F6D fighter-bombers, but F5 fighters sometimes carry bombs to do this. As for the air supremacy at medium and low altitudes, the F4H fighter is in charge, but the F5 fighter sometimes participates. The third type is defensive operations, that is, to prevent bombers from bombing major important targets in North Korea, and the night defense is in charge of the F6B night fighters, while the defense of the Korean region is theoretically responsible for the F7 fighters, but in fact, if the enemy is attacking from a high altitude, the F5 fighters will also take to the air to fight, and if it is a low-altitude attack, then the F4H is a battle.

In addition, after the start of the war, it was said that "this was an air raid on the Chinese mainland, especially in the Yangtze River Delta, but unfortunately, none of my bomber groups have successfully broken through the air defense line of the Fifth Air Army, and most of the incoming bombers have been shot down by the F10 jet fighters and F7 fighters of the Fifth Air Force, and a few have been shot down by F6B night fighters, although Nantong and other directions have also been hit by small-scale air raids. But Shanghai, China's largest city, still maintains a situation where not a single bomb has fallen.

After all, the Yangtze River Delta region is the core defense area of the Fifth Air Force, and more than 700 F10 jet fighters, nearly 1,000 F7 fighters, and hundreds of F6B night fighters are intensively deployed in this area.

It can be seen from here that the F5 fighter is actually a panacea: high-altitude escort, competition for air supremacy at medium and low altitudes, ground bombing, air defense interception, and reconnaissance. Basically anything can be mixed with one kick.

But in any case, the most important task of the F5 fighter is to provide escort for the bombers.

Today, in order to bomb Tokyo, bomber groups have to cross not only the vast Honto Sea, but also the entire central part of Honshu Island before they can fly over Tokyo. Because it is a high-altitude attack mode, that is to say, no matter how poor my radar technology is, it can also detect China's bomber group from a distance, and the detection distance will be very far, and it is even possible that it will be discovered by the radar of the ship when it is said to be over the sea, and if the next trip is not burned and confused, then it will be difficult for the group to enter the airspace over the mainland without being discovered by the person.

Under such circumstances, it is certain that the fighters sent out to intercept them, and the task of the F5 fighters is to intercept those interceptor fighters in the air to ensure the safety of their own bomber groups.

The Chinese aircraft group dispatched was divided into two large waves and several waves, and the subdivision was basically based on a bomber wing and the corresponding fighter wing as a basic tactical formation, and two or three tactical formations to form a large-scale bombing formation. More than 400 B16 bombers and more than 600 F5 fighters make up a fleet of up to 1,000 aircraft.

In order to direct this large-scale bombing of the aircraft group, the First Air Force of the Air Force specially set up a temporary air traffic control group to take charge of the command of this super-large formation.

At 9:20 a.m., a small destroyer was patrolling the sea, and this destroyer was not the kind of ocean-going high-speed destroyer that people traditionally kept, but a kind of escort destroyer in the navy, and there are many of them in the US and Chinese navies, and their tactical positioning is patrol and anti-submarine escort, and their actual combat capability is very weak.

And today, on the deck of the destroyer, suddenly a man shouted, "This sailor is shouting loudly, and with his shouting, several people next to him also looked in the direction he pointed towards the northern sky."

Looking towards the northern sky, I saw a group of small black dots appear above the clear and cloudless sky!

"It's an airplane!"

"Report immediately, and find that the large-scale fleet of the people of China is very large, at least more than three or four hundred!"

At the same time, on a high hill near the sea in the northern part of the Noto Peninsula in north-central Honshu Island, there are several huge iron towers, and under the towers there is a house with a rudimentary dirt road outward, and several large craters can be seen around the house, which is evident from an air raid not long ago.

Takeno Hisashi pedaled his bicycle to this radar station and stopped his bicycle, and then walked into the house, several people in the room were busy with their own things, an officer and ensign were holding a pamphlet and watching, and several radar soldiers were looking at the oscilloscope, these people saw Takeno Hisashi walk in and greeted each other.

"Zhu Nengjun, has the phone line been repaired?" The second lieutenant officer stood up and asked Takeno Hisakuro.

Takeno Hisashi said: "Well, the wire has been connected, you can try to see if you can get through!" ”

A few days ago, this radar battle was attacked by several Chinese F5 fighters, although the signal transmission and reception tower on the radar station was not destroyed, but there was a bomb that bombed the telephone line, so he came here today to repair it.

The second lieutenant said, "Good work! ”

Then he picked up the phone and tried it, and found that he was already able to contact the troops under the mountain!

Takeno Hisashi said: "I'll go back!" ”

As soon as he finished saying this, a radar soldier staring at the oscilloscope on the side of the narrator changed his face and muttered, "What is this?" Is it a plane of the Chinese people? Impossible, how can the reflected wave be so strong? If it were really an airplane, I am afraid that it would take at least a thousand planes to have so many reflected signals! ”