Chapter 332: Shooting rockets is one of the favorite subjects of veteran pilots
Boom!
The Jiao-8 training aircraft code-named "Dongyao" dived downwards.
The nose of the aircraft was aimed at the thirty-meter bullseye on the hillside.
With a salvo of fourteen rockets.
Several large craters were blown out of the hillside about thirty meters away from the target.
The "Dongyao" trainer suddenly became "shaky" and its fuselage continued to dive downwards.
The plane was about to fall out of control.
This ‘shaky’ T-8 trainer aircraft became stable again.
The nose of the aircraft was pulled up.
Climbing upwards with a roar.
Several other J-8 trainer aircraft roared past from higher airspace.
When they saw that although the rocket launched by 'Dongyao' did not hit the target accurately, it was only a few dozen meters away from the bullseye, the other team members showed a hint of envy on their faces.
"It's not a miss, but it's pretty good to be able to hit like this when firing live ammunition for the first time." Liu Yun retracted his neck, pinched the headset, and commented. "But after the shot, his control of the aircraft's posture was not ideal. He was probably anxious to see the impact point and wanted to know how he was shot."
"This is a taboo."
"Still too young and too impatient."
"Boy, it's your turn when you come back, don't be so anxious."
"If you want to see if the impact point is okay, can't you pull up the nose of the aircraft first and then turn around to see if it's okay?"
Jiang Chen asked curiously, "Old Liu, how was your performance in shooting rockets?"
"It's not bad." Liu Yun said with a smile, "Although I have never been in the army, shooting rockets is a fine tradition of our military aviation. If my results are not satisfactory, I will have no shame to teach you. ”
Liu Yun continued to talk, "Think about it, aiming at a ground target in the cockpit and firing a salvo is more exciting than firing out a few missiles."
Jiang Chen curled his lips, "I don't believe it."
"Tch." Liu Yun said angrily, "Of course you don't believe it since you haven't been beaten before."
"How cool do you think it is to shoot missiles? There is no visual effect at all when launched."
"But shooting rockets is different. You can see the ground target being blown into rubble by you, and you can also feel the fuselage shaking violently. That feeling of adrenaline is something you will never forget in this life."< br>
"So shooting rockets is the favorite subject among veterans, no one else."
Jiang Chen clicked his tongue, "Really or not?"
Liu Yun rolled his eyes, "Believe it or not."
All the time.
Military fans are very critical of Dongda Air Force's use of rockets to hit ground targets.
Just like pilots have been using protective gloves.
I think shooting rockets is too low.
What about glide bombs?
What about guided air bombs?
What about air-to-surface missiles?
There are obviously so many advanced guided weapons, why do we use rockets without any guidance capabilities?
and.
Rockets must rely on the pilot's visual 'guidance'.
That is to say.
It is necessary to penetrate deep into the enemy's territory and reach the target in order to attack the target.
But going deep into the enemy's territory is equivalent to putting 'oneself' completely within the enemy's fire range.
A mere height of more than a thousand meters.
Not to mention anti-aircraft missiles, anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns are enough. In essence, aviation rockets are a set of large, self-propelled primer bullets that do not have any guidance capabilities.
It's a direct fire.
Therefore, from launch to hitting the target, the aviation rocket completely relies on the pilot's judgment and operation by judging the attitude of the aircraft when launching the rocket and the ballistic pattern after launch.
"Today is also your first time firing rockets, so while there is still time, I want to emphasize some key points to you again." Liu Yun added.
Flight instructors love to teach students during flight training.
On the one hand, this benefit allows students to learn to do two things at once.
After all, if you can't do two things while flying a fighter jet, you won't be able to do two things at once.
It’s better to change careers as soon as possible.
On the other hand, it deepens memory.
If it is taught a thousand or ten thousand times in class, it is estimated that the students will not remember much.
But combining it with reality during flight training can make the students' impression more profound.
"You have also fired live ammunition from aircraft cannons several times. Rockets and aircraft cannons are different." Liu Yun continued.
Jiang Chen vomited in his heart: It's all about sex, what's the difference?
"Because after the aircraft cannon is launched, there is a process of propellant propelling forward, so the artillery shell will enter a state of deceleration immediately after being launched, but the rocket is a process of accelerating and then decelerating, so the rocket's The trajectory will be flatter than that of an aircraft gun.”
"When firing rockets to attack ground targets, since they are all launched visually, pilots basically still have to aim and shoot in a straight trajectory."
"When the aircraft gun is firing, the attitude of the aircraft is adjusted according to the hotline on the screen display, which is the ballistic correction line, so as to ensure that the fired shells can accurately hit the target."
"So compared to firing aircraft cannons, rockets will be easier."
"But although it is easier to fire rockets, it is also easier to lose altitude and more dangerous."
"This is why you can't look at the point of impact when shooting rockets."
"When we fly the aircraft to fire rockets, we dive down to launch the attack. After the attack, we must quickly escape. If the pilot can't help but want to see his own results, he will not be able to exit the dive immediately. And after firing rockets After that, the altitude of the aircraft is actually very low, and it is easy to put yourself in a dangerous situation if you are distracted and look at the impact point.”
"A few years ago, a student failed to pull up the plane immediately after firing a rocket. As a result, the plane was too low and hit its tail, almost crashing."
"The Winged Tiger must have made such a mistake just now."
"But there is another advantage to shooting rockets, and that is the visual effect."
"Because the aircraft dives down to fire, and the rocket launcher nests are on both sides of the wings, the pilot can see the flames shooting into the sky on both sides of the wings at the moment of firing."
"But if you fire aircraft cannons, there will be no such visual effect."
"Furthermore, the vibration of the aircraft body when firing rockets is actually smaller than that of aircraft cannons, because aircraft cannons have recoil, but rockets do not.".
Wait until Liu Yun finished explaining the technical essentials of shooting rockets.
This time.
The second team member has also finished fighting.
However, Wu Zhigao’s performance of ‘Haitongqing’ was not much better than that of ‘Tiger’.
No!
Probably not as good as "The Winged Tiger" Zhang Yong.
But Wu Zhigao did not make Zhang Yong's mistake.
After the fight, the plane was immediately pulled up.
Jiang Chen glanced sideways.
Then he asked, "Teacher Liu, although you just said a lot about the technical essentials of rockets, it is undeniable that shooting rockets is indeed a bit outdated. Since we are already behind the times, why do we still have to practice hard? Rockets? ”
Liu Yun did not answer, but asked, "Then what do you think the reason is?"
(End of chapter)