sbdcsierra Chapter 897 Enemy planes are coming, the battle alarm sounds
Chapter 897 Enemy planes are coming, the battle alarm sounds
We will give some reward for escorting anyone returning from abroad to our base.
For example, a reward of 100 pounds of canned meat, 10 rifles, and 1,000 bullets would make everyone envious, and every time someone returned from abroad, they would be escorted by a large number of soldiers.
After all, transporting just a hundred or so people would get you the equipment of an entire infantry regiment, something that would make anyone envious.
Furthermore, to boost everyone's enthusiasm, we conduct monthly evaluations, and the top-performing factions receive additional rewards.
For example, the complete equipment of a 75mm mountain artillery company is definitely a heavy weapon for many local forces.
There's no other way. Our base has a complete military-industrial complex that can produce massive amounts of weapons and equipment every day. The little bit we're exchanging for the talent is just a drop in the ocean.
After the bullets and shells are used up, they will have to buy them from our base. Those who understand this scheme will understand.
After arriving at the industrial park, Liao spent a month getting familiar with the situation before being assigned to work at the radar station.
The main reason is that radar is a new type of weapon, and no one has relevant experience. Although there are instruction manuals, we still need to explore and summarize our experience slowly.
Liao, being an electrical engineer from abroad, was specially assigned to the project as his expertise was a perfect match.
More than thirty operators also arrived at the same time, all of whom had a junior high school education; they were carefully selected.
In addition to monitoring enemy aircraft in the sky, this radar station is also responsible for training operators and maintenance personnel.
At that time, radars were sophisticated devices that were prone to malfunction if not handled carefully. They also required highly skilled maintenance personnel who were not capable of handling the issues.
To safeguard China's skies, we need a large number of radars, and even more importantly, a large number of operators and maintenance personnel.
According to foreign standards, only undergraduate students, or even master's students, are qualified to operate radar.
In China, however, junior high school is considered a high level of education, and these junior high school graduates were specially recruited from various factories.
If someone has a low level of education, they probably wouldn't even be able to understand many of the markings on a radar station, let alone operate or maintain it.
Fortunately, Engineer Liao was very patient, being the most educated and experienced person at the radar station.
He not only taught the students how to operate the equipment step by step, but also started with the most basic circuit knowledge. If they didn't understand, he would explain it several times.
Furthermore, they participated in the compilation of various operation manuals, improving the overall operation procedures of the radar station.
In just two months, everyone was able to operate all the equipment in the radar station, and all that was left was to test it in actual combat.
Unexpectedly, this day came so quickly. At seven o'clock in the morning, a staff member on duty suddenly noticed seven or eight bright spots on the radar screen.
According to the technical requirements marked in the combat manual, this should be the aircraft's reflector, and judging from its flight attitude, it flew in from the direction of Taiyuan, so it is an enemy aircraft.
Upon seeing this, the two duty officers immediately pressed the alarm button, and the entire radar station went into combat readiness. Even the nearby guard troops all entered their defensive fortifications.
This is the first time their radar station has entered actual combat since its establishment, so it cannot be taken too seriously.
They trained for so long, even working in four shifts, with everyone living and eating at the station, learning every minute to better fight the Japanese.
To drive out the invaders, everyone needs to work together.
The soldiers on the front lines have their duties, and their radar stations are meant to use this advanced equipment to detect enemy aircraft as soon as possible and provide early warning intelligence to our air force.
As long as they can successfully shoot down enemy aircraft, their radar station will also share in the credit, which is something no one can resist.
Upon hearing the alarm, within three minutes, Engineer Liao led all the best technical personnel to their respective posts and immediately began gathering intelligence on the enemy aircraft.
To avoid interfering with the operation, the others inside the station could only watch from the outside, and everyone took out their notebooks to record the operating steps of the radar.
This was a once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunity, and everyone was focused on observing every step of the movement.
After the battle, all participants must hold a meeting to summarize the experience, record all lessons learned, and share them. Only in this way can everyone's skill level be improved.
Liao quickly determined the number and type of enemy aircraft: five bombers and three fighters. However, he did not have specific data on the exact models and could not make a judgment at the moment.
Besides these, there are also flight paths and speeds; as for the enemy's target for this bombing, that remains unknown.
After confirming these details, the radar station quickly reported to the air force command at the base.
Upon receiving the intelligence, the person in charge of the air command did not dare to delay and immediately dispatched five Mustang fighter jets to intercept the enemy aircraft based on the number of enemy planes.
This is the advantage of having radar stations: they can monitor the movements in the sky at any time, anticipate the enemy's moves, and thus determine the outcome of an air battle.
Upon receiving the order, the flight squadron immediately dispatched its five most skilled pilots, who flew the world's most advanced fighter jets, to the designated location to await the approaching enemy aircraft.
This time it was an enemy attack and we were on the defensive. We naturally had the advantage of terrain, and we had obtained intelligence about the enemy's aircraft in advance, plus the superior performance of our aircraft.
They truly had the advantage of favorable timing, location, and popular support; it would be difficult for them not to win the battle.
The enemy sent eight planes, but we only sent five because we had too few planes and needed to be on standby to guard the skies over the entire base.
In case the enemy's air force formation this time is just a decoy, and there are still a large number of enemy planes lying in ambush behind, we need to have some trump cards in hand to deal with unexpected situations.
Besides, the enemy's aircraft group only had three fighter escorts this time, so sending five fighters is already a sign that we are taking it very seriously.
As for enemy bombers, they would be easily shot down by fighter jets.
It can be said that once we discover the traces of enemy aircraft, being shot down is their final fate.
At that moment, Major Ozawa of the enemy's Army Air Force was piloting his beloved plane to escort the bombers to Ze County, and they would arrive in ten minutes at most.
Today's mission is very simple. Ozawa even arrogantly believes that there is no need to send fighter escorts. He thinks that a few bombers can be sent directly to complete the mission.
Admittedly, the Eighth Route Army base area had already equipped itself with some aircraft, which were of decent performance, but the number was too small.
Unless it's on a battlefield where you can spot the enemy's aircraft without reconnaissance, you can only rely on the aircraft's performance to fight them head-on.
Such sneaky, stealthy attacks are what they excel at, and all their actions are based on this principle.