Chapter 421： trap (1/2)

Navigation in this era is quite backward.

In later generations, there are advanced laser gyroscopes, which can have quite high operating accuracy, and with the assistance of global positioning systems, etc., it is easy to determine one's position.

However, it was different during World War II.

Navigation during World War II was quite primitive and backward. It can be said that it mainly relied on magnetic compasses and aeronautical charts.

When taking off, the navigator holds an aeronautical chart in his hand, constantly marking on the aeronautical chart, and determining his position according to his own course, speed, time and other information.

In this way, the error is definitely not small. For example, when the United Kingdom bombed Germany, several air bombing teams often flew and flew hundreds of kilometers away.

Then, the navigator is extremely important. An experienced navigator is a valuable asset in the Air Force and is highly respected.

In addition to marking aeronautical charts, navigators can also use landmarks to determine and correct their own navigation errors.

Every time the bombing is in a large formation, this is not a pretentious one. The main thing is to follow the navigator to have more opportunities to find the target to bomb.

Although radio navigation has been widespread in World War II, radio navigation is very easy to be interfered with, and there are distance limitations. Long-range bombing must rely on the most basic methods.

This is still land, and when it comes to the sea, it will be even more troublesome. If there is no experienced navigator, it will definitely happen to fly out, and then you will not find an aircraft carrier when you fly back. After all, the sea is endless and there are no landmarks. Can learn from.

Therefore, ordinary naval carrier-based aircraft will not be dispatched alone. After the battle is over, they will wait in the airspace. If they have enough, they will go together.

The current British Air Force, although not at sea, is similar to that at sea. The following are all deserts. In the desert, there are sand dunes everywhere. It is not easy to find the definite coordinates!

what does this mean?

When starting from Egypt, the error began to accumulate. After flying to Libya, the error was already more than ten kilometers.

Under normal circumstances, this is nothing. An error of more than ten kilometers is not called an error. After all, in the sky, it is easy to see a target more than ten kilometers away and it is easy to correct.

But now, there is dense smoke everywhere on the ground, and they can't see it at all.

Philip thought that the dense smoke in front was an oil base. In fact, the Amal oil field was still more than ten kilometers away!

And the distance of ten kilometers is the distance between life and death!

In Libya, in addition to oil bases, there are secret military bases! Although for various reasons, the scale of the military base is not very large, it is not difficult to raise a few hundred antiaircraft artillery troops out and pull out hundreds of antiaircraft artillery!

For example, now, in the middle of two burning oil drums, several high artillery soldiers are standing by. In their hands, they are operating the most famous 40mm Bofors antiaircraft gun.

The cannonball has already been loaded into the barrel, the muzzle has been aimed forward, and the main gunner’s feet are stepping on the trigger.

Now, there is no need for too much operation at all, they just wait for the final blow.