SFS Chapter 298: A Shield and a Spear
Chapter 298: A Shield and a Spear
"According to the time, the fleet has arrived over Lion City, right?" Zhang Chi in the command center looked at his watch and asked a little nervously.
"A long-range bombing spanning a distance of nearly 4000 miles, this is the first time in the history of the world." Tan Zhijie could naturally understand Zhang Chi's nervous mood.
"From a military perspective, in this era, traditional infantry divisions, interceptor units, and coastal defense fleets are undoubtedly the most powerful units for defending the country, airspace, and territorial waters." Facing Tan Zhijie and other staff officers in the command center, Zhang Chi spoke freely and began to explain his ideas on building the army with a perspective that transcends the present.
"Ever since the time of Emperor Daoguang, our Chinese people have been repeatedly bullied by foreigners. Coupled with the corruption of the previous dynasty's royal family, this has led to many of your ancestors being unable to survive and having to go to Southeast Asia to seek a living."
"Now that our Anmin Army has a complete army, navy and air force, this kind of thing will definitely not happen again. If they want to bully us Chinese again, they will have to step over us soldiers!" Tan Zhijie looked at Zhang Chi and said firmly.
The other young staff officers were also filled with passion, and they were eager to overturn the nearly 100-year history of humiliation of the Chinese nation and defend every inch of territory captured by the Anmin Army to the death.
"That's right!" Zhang Chi looked at everyone with relief. Now that his power was isolated outside his motherland, the best way to completely unite the Anmin Army and even the entire country was to establish a common enemy for everyone. In this case, this enemy was the Japanese.
However, the war will end one day. From a long-term perspective, the only ones who can play the role of the enemy are the white colonists or the natives in Southeast Asia who are extremely hostile to the Chinese.
"But this is just a shield. With a defensive shield, we also need a spear for attack." Zhang Chi's tone was impassioned, making everyone's heart beat fast and their blood boil. "Only by being able to fight can we stop the war. If we want to avoid being bullied, to take root and survive in Southeast Asia, and to gain living space, we must have the ability to strike from a distance."
"The navy's amphibious landing capability, the air force's long-range bombing capability, and the army's mechanized steel torrent offensive capability?" After being promoted to the position of Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces by Zhang Chi, Tan Zhijie's vision naturally broadened rapidly, and he reacted quickly.
"Yes, so even though only 37 crews were dispatched for this bombing, this is the first step for us to master the long-range bombing capability, which is related to the future construction of our 'Spear'." Zhang Chi couldn't help but look at the watch on his wrist again.
"Indeed." Tan Zhijie also nodded. "As long as this bombing operation can be successfully completed, these 37 crews will be the perfect 'seeds'. With these seeds, our future long-range bomber force will be able to expand rapidly."
Zhang Chi picked up the water glass on the table and took a sip: "That's what I mean."
In his opinion, although the invention of missiles quickly led the Cold War into the era of missile confrontation, the construction of long-range bombers is equally important.
Look at the younger brothers of NATO and the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War. Even in the jet age, they all replaced their aircraft with jet interceptors such as F-86 and MIG-15 with the support of their bosses, and seemed to keep up with the pace of the times.
However, long-range bombers, whether jet or piston propeller, are closely watched by the big guys and are not easily exposed. Long-range bombers are only owned by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council or major regional powers.
Isn't it because jet interceptors can only defend and have no threat capabilities, while long-range bombers can actually threaten the "big guys"?
Now he has the "War Thunder" system in hand, first the B-17, then the B-29, and later he can also research and develop and purchase jet bombers such as the B-57, F-105D "Thunder King", F-111 "Aardvark", and even at the end of the White Eagle technology tree line, there are multi-purpose fighters or bomb trucks such as the F-15E "Strike Eagle" and F-16C.
As long as talent training keeps up, he can rely on the vehicles in the system to maintain a certain military deterrent capability against the surrounding areas and even NATO and the Warsaw Pact, so that the other side will not dare to act rashly.
Although Mr. Bu's words "If it's not on the table, it's on the menu" sounded very harsh, Zhang Chijue knew that the law of the jungle was the rule recognized by most players in the world. Without the ability to threaten others remotely across regions, there would not even be a chance for it to happen.
Haven’t you seen that Desert Camel bought a large firecracker for 100 million each, which instantly guaranteed him wealth for 30 years?
Some of the cold oolong tea flowed down Zhang Chi's throat. Just as he put down the teacup, a communications staff officer walked into the command center.
The communications officer first stood at attention and saluted Zhang Chi, then handed him a folder.
Zhang Chi took it and opened it. There were only four big words on the telegram - "Mission Accomplished".
"it is good!"
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Time goes back to a while ago.
The air currents at an altitude of 7,000 meters tore at the aluminum skin of the B-17G, and the bomb bay cover on the belly of the Albatross-03 was slowly opening under the action of a mechanical device.
The advantage of the fleet deliberately circling over the sea became apparent at this time. Due to the lack of radar warning, the Japanese in Singapore did not discover these "uninvited guests" until the B-17 fleet had flown over the city and was within visual distance.
A shrill air raid sirens suddenly echoed over the city. Japanese pilots on combat duty at the airfield quickly rushed to their Zero fighters, which had already been warmed up, ready to take off and carry out the interception mission.
However, the B-17 fleet was at an altitude of over 7000 meters, and the Zero fighter took 8 minutes to climb from takeoff to 6000 meters. By the time these Japanese fighters climbed to high altitude, the B-17 fleet had already left.
Not to mention that the actual combat limit altitude of the Japanese Zero fighter is only about 5000 meters. The Zero with weak engine output at high altitude is just a piece of "meat" when it really flies to 7000 meters - its flying ability is extremely poor, and the entire target aircraft is controlled by a carbon-based chip.
However, the pilots in the fleet still did not dare to take it lightly. Captain Zhou Hansong and co-pilot Xiao Chen in the nose cockpit of the Albatross-03 no longer had a relaxed look on their faces. They sat upright, holding the joysticks tightly, maintaining the stable flight of this behemoth weighing tens of tons.
Through the intercom in the cabin, Zhou Hansong could hear Lao Wang's rapid breathing - this bombardier who talked nonsense was now pressing his right eye against the rubber guard of the Norton sight.
"Correction of course 5 degrees." The voice of the on-site commander on the pilot plane came over the radio.