Chapter 333: Open fire, start ground target shooting

"Practice the feel, practice the basic skills?"

Jiang Chen replied while controlling the plane's attitude.

Stop talking about him.

Even the other team members can now do two things at once.

Therefore, Liu Yun did not have to worry about affecting Jiang Chen’s flying because of his talking.

"You are right, but not comprehensive." Liu Yun continued, "In fact, the reason why our army has been practicing rocket launchers is also related to the border crisis in the 1960s and 1970s."

"In the 1960s and 1970s, the former Soviet Union was at its peak."

"At that time, the former Soviet Union deployed millions of troops on our border, which put great pressure on our national defense."

"The former Soviet Union's steel torrent has scared not only our country, but even NATO."

"For example, the 1981 'West-August st Military Exercise' almost frightened Western countries to death."

"The West-August 1 military exercise was the largest military exercise in human history. If the former Soviet Union had really turned the exercise into a war, it would have been able to sweep across Europe from Eastern Europe in a month at most, heading straight for the Liberian Peninsula and eventually occupying the whole of Europe."

"Of course."

“The ‘West-August 1st Military Exercise’ almost scared us to death.”

"Because if the former Soviet Union changed its attack direction from 'the West' to 'the East', with our national defense strength at the time, we would not be able to 'keep the enemy out of our country'."

"The former Soviet Union's steel torrent put enormous pressure on the national defense of our army and Western European countries at that time."

"So how can we quickly and effectively resist the densely packed Soviet tank clusters advancing rapidly across the plains like mecha warriors?"

"rocket missile."

"Rockets of all calibers and types."

"Because the initial velocity of aerial rockets is relatively high, their lethality is also high enough when they strike densely packed targets on the ground."

"The most important thing is that aerial rockets have high attack efficiency. A single rocket launch tank can cover at least one tank combat formation with a single attack. If precision-guided bombs are used, this effect cannot be achieved."

"So even in 2013, armed helicopters still use aerial rockets as their main weapon for ground attacks."

"Same reason."

"The same is true for land-based rockets, which are all intensive offensive weapons."

"Now you young people think that rockets are no longer effective. This is because of what you have seen or heard when you were growing up. Wars in recent decades have all been asymmetric wars. One side has absolute air superiority and can carry out precision strikes on limited important targets on the other side."

"For example, the two Gulf Wars, the Kosovo War, and the Afghanistan War."

"But once a large-scale air-to-ground war occurs with equal or similar strength, in the middle and late stages of the war, when precision-guided weapons have been exhausted, rockets, which are more firepower-intensive, more efficient and less expensive, will be needed to provide support and replenish them."

"You just said that you practiced rockets hard to improve your feel and basic skills, and that's right."

"Just like sharpshooters are fed with bullets."

"Firing rockets is also a basic skill for our pilots to practice and learn ground attack."

"By firing rockets, on the one hand, we can practice the control of the aircraft's posture during ground attacks, which is more conducive to the realization of man-machine integration. On the other hand, it is to be prepared for any eventuality."

"For example, in addition to practicing shooting and tactics, Lao Lu must also learn fighting and hand-to-hand combat."

"A truth."

Jiang Chen nodded silently.

Digesting Liu Yun’s words.

After more than a minute, he finally said, "I understand. Thank you, Instructor Liu."

A smile appeared on Liu Yun's lips.

You can tell.

He is in a very happy mood now.

This kid.

Normally, I am indeed a bit prickly.

But other qualities are pretty good.

Be diligent and studious, and respect teachers.

And he will not be proud and complacent just because of his talent.

So it shouldn't be the next 'The Story of Zhongyong'.

"Why thank me? Teaching and answering questions is our job as teachers. Don't be distracted. It will be your turn soon." Liu Yun said with a smile.

Jiang Chen agreed and quickly calmed his mind.

really.

Now there are only him and another J-8 trainer aircraft left in the formation.

Just as Liu Yun finished speaking.

The J-8 also quickly broke away from the formation, turned around in the air, and then rushed towards the target airspace.

Another few minutes passed.

Liang Zhenghong's voice finally sounded in the communication channel.

"Donkey in Qianzhong, it's your turn."

"The donkey from Qianzhong received it."

"Adjust heading 0-2-0, fly west, and reach the ground target airspace first."

"clear."

About a minute later, Jiang Chen successfully arrived above the target.

He watched from a distance.

There is a small white dot on the hill in the distance.

That little white dot was obviously the target that was hit today.

Jiang Chen flew the plane over the 'white spot'.

The area around the little white spot was already in a mess.

The woods and hillsides were in ruins.

Even a large chunk of the top of one small mountain was cut off.

It seems that none of Jiang Chen's six team members hit the bull's eye with their shells.

If you want to hit a target, the first thing you need to do is find the target.

Now he has found the target and has also kept its specific location firmly in mind.

So pull up the nose immediately.

The U-turn was completed while moving away from the target.

"Qianzhong Donkey, you can start shooting at ground targets. Pay attention to the attack route." Liang Zhenghong's voice sounded in the headset again.

Jiang Chen immediately replied, "Understood."

He glanced at the altimeter.

The aircraft is currently at an altitude of 1,200 meters.

According to feedback from the aircraft's sight, the aircraft was still about four kilometers away from the target.

The best altitude for ground target shooting is one thousand meters.

The shooting distance is two to three thousand meters.

Of course, firing at two thousand meters is the most accurate.

However, the firing altitude is strictly limited, so how to shorten the distance to about two thousand meters depends on the pilot's ability.

In other words.

When firing rockets, you must keep the shooting distance as close as possible and accurately grasp the dive point.

The more precise the shooting distance, the closer the shooting distance, and the more accurate the shooting.

Jiang Chen gently pushed the stick forward and lowered his head, while increasing the afterburner of the plane. He patiently lowered the altitude to about one thousand meters, shortening the distance between himself and the bull's eye.

When the height reached one thousand meters and the shooting distance was about two thousand three hundred meters.

Can't move forward any further.

So he didn't hesitate at all.

The thumb of his right hand, which was wearing a work glove, pressed hard on the firing button on the handle.

(End of this chapter)