Chapter 866： Port Said (1/2)
Hand cranking is a fairly normal way for aircraft engines in this era.
Some are on the front of the propeller with a crank handle, and some are on the side. There are many ways to start, and even the most evil old Maozi is started with explosives.
In history, even the BF109 was started by hand crank, but when it came to FW190, it was considered to have an electric start.
This method is primitive and backward, but it also has benefits. For example, if someone wants to steal the plane and there is only one person, it cannot be stolen, because it cannot be started at all!
Now that the engine had started, Loso shouted loudly: ”Move away, move away!”
The ground handling vehicle that was responsible for starting in front, and the ground handling vehicle used as a step, were quickly shifting aside, and Loso could not wait to pull the throttle lever backwards and release the brake.
From the parking area, P-40 quickly taxied to the runway. He needs to take off to meet the enemy!
The Germans actually wanted to carry out a sneak attack when the sky was just getting light. Of course, they would not watch the Germans raging. It was an eagle, so it would soar into the sky!
In front of Loso's eyes, the runway for take-off appeared. He fully opened the throttle. The water-cooled engine in front roared and roared. The wings on both sides were cutting through the airflow and continuously turning into lift.
Take off, take off!
Loso couldn't wait to pull up his plane, but at this moment, an anxious voice sounded in his headset: ”Captain, Captain, pay attention to the back!”
Behind?
The front end is a long inline water-cooled engine, which occupies almost half the length of the fuselage. The cockpit is in the middle of the fuselage. This kind of fighter has almost no rearward vision. This is also the mainstream layout in the early days to minimize air resistance. !
And now, Loso turned his head vigorously and looked back. Before he saw anything, he heard a terrible noise from behind.
”Tom tom, tom tom!”
An HS129 attack aircraft had caught up with him, and shot a 40mm Bofors shell at him from behind!
After being replaced with a new engine, the maneuverability of this attack aircraft has finally undergone a completely renewed change. There is no longer any need to upset the pilots due to the reduced maneuverability caused by the cumbersome armor. At this time, the pilots in the cockpit, Just lower the control lever, and the nose of the machine headed down, like a dragonfly, and then the 40mm cannon fired!
The cannonballs came violently, and the plane on the runway was blown up!
Behind it, the 40mm grenade was burning blazingly, and the performance was quite powerful. As long as one hit, it could explode a big hole!
What self-closing fuel tanks and fire extinguishing systems are all useless!
The burning fighter continued to slid forward and slid. Loso in the cockpit exhausted all his strength and finally jumped down from above. He watched his fighter plane, like a huge fireball, charging Go to the lawn on the side of the base.
His foot was injured, he stood up limping, looked at the entire base, and listened to the constant explosions around, like **** on earth.
The air defense position on the west side of the base was the first to be dropped. A few HS129s came over, and once strafed, no one came up. Then, one Stuka dived and dropped bombs, exploding the entire antiaircraft artillery position.
Then, those HS129s continued to shoot at various targets in the airport, and even the thick hangars couldn’t stop them from shooting. A P-40 just exploded and caught fire, just like it was driving. It's the same for a bonfire party.
Numerous ground crews and pilots screamed and dodged everywhere. Behind them, German pilots strafed toward the ground. People were constantly shot and screamed.