Global Wasteland: Upgrade from Abandoned Base

Chapter 192 The Strongest Air Force in Mountains and Seas

Crew
1

length
10.24 meter

span
13.06 meter

height
4.11 meter

wing area
31 平方米

空重
4152 kilograms
Maximum take-off weight

6991 kilograms
powerplant
1 Pratt & Whitney R2800-10 Hornet engine
Flying speed
Maximum 612 km/h
practical ceiling
11369 meter

Maximum range

2462 kilometers
Thrust-to-weight ratio

0.21 kW/kg
Looking at the data on the system panel, Yue Chi was very excited.

The internal structure and equipment of the F6F fighter, that is, the Hellcat fighter, are more advanced than the old F4F, that is, the Wildcat fighter, but the appearance is almost the same except for the bigger body, so it is also nicknamed "The Wildcat". big brother".

As the Navy needed an aircraft that was faster, had more firepower, carried more bombs, and could fly farther, it needed to design a larger aircraft that would have more room for powerful engines, More weapons and more fuel.

In order to keep the speed of takeoff and landing within a controllable range, Grew made the F6F's wing larger than other aircraft to reduce wing load, which was the largest single-engine fighter in the war.

The F6F appears to be too large, which makes people worry about whether it can land safely on the aircraft carrier.

But the Grew factory design is excellent, making the aircraft fully capable of being used on an aircraft carrier.

The wing load of a typical fighter is between 150 and 220 kg/square meter, of which the zero type is only 107.5 kg/square meter.

The F6F can be said to be an air control weapon developed entirely for the Zero fighter.

The Zero engine power is not large, but the fuselage is light, the wing load is low, and the maneuverability is very good.

This concept is also introduced in the design of F6F. Its wing surface reaches 31 square meters. The increase of wing area will inevitably increase the resistance. Therefore, Grew installed a high-power engine for F6F. However, the engine volume is not large, which makes There is a 6-degree downtilt from the F3F cockpit to the nose. For carrier-based fighters, a good front and lower view is very conducive to take-off and landing on the ship.

At the same time, the remaining power of the F6F engine is large, and the energy loss after violent maneuvering is small.

Although the Zero fighter has extremely low wing load, the engine horsepower is too small, which limits the further performance.

In order to further reduce the resistance, the skin of the F6F fuselage is riveted with flat-head rivets, and the appearance of the fuselage is smooth.

In this way, this low-wing fighter with high horsepower naturally obtained excellent maneuverability.

If the F6F is stationed as a land-based fighter, its circling maneuverability may be superior to any fighter in terms of maneuverability.

The fuselage of the F6F fighter jet is an all-metal monocoque structure, and the aluminum alloy skin uses countersunk riveting technology.

The low-medium monoplane is installed on the fuselage at the smallest angle to reduce the flight resistance to the lowest level. The engine is not installed along the direction of the thrust line but slightly below the thrust line, so that the engine can be quite large. The downward angle of attack - this design is conducive to improving the front and lower vision to facilitate take-off on the deck of the aircraft carrier.

All control surfaces of the aircraft are covered with fabric. The F6F engine was fitted with a three-blade standard Hamilton propeller.

The engine, oil cooler and cooling oil tank are all housed inside the hood protected by extensive baffles.

All internal oil tanks are self-sealing design.

There are two main fuel tanks of the aircraft, installed side by side in the middle of the fuselage, each with a capacity of 73 gallons. In addition, there is a fuel tank with a capacity of 62 gallons installed immediately below the pilot's seat. The engine is started using a gunpowder start method. .

The aircraft has a spacious cockpit, and the view of the ground is good even when sitting in the cockpit, thanks to the humpback fuselage design where the pilot lives at the highest point of the aircraft and the nose design with the fairing sloping down.

F6F战斗机机翼中装有4挺12.7毫米勃朗宁M-2机枪，配弹2400发，靠近机翼内段的2挺机枪被20毫米机炮取代。

Usually, the F6F carries a 900 kg bomb under the belly or 6 rockets under the wings.

The cockpit armor and self-sealing fuel tank of the F6F fighter can withstand the shooting of 7.7mm machine gun projectiles. Compared with other fighters, the F6F has advantages in speed, firepower, and vertical maneuvering, but its endurance and hovering performance are at a disadvantage.

The advantage of the enemy plane lies in the small-radius turning and circling. After being chased by the F6F, the enemy plane often uses a small-radius bucket to get rid of it, and sometimes it can bite the F6F back.

The enemy aircraft has a slight advantage below 3000 meters, but the enemy aircraft's movements become stiff above 5000 meters and become a living target for F6F.

战争后期，F6F-5已经能够切入正在急转的后期型敌机（A6M5）内圈，一方面与F6F-5的机动性改进有关，另一方面也与后期型敌机追求提高速度而机动性下降有关。

For Yue Chi, the arrival of the Hellcat fighter is really like a fish in water! ! !

Crucially, the F-6F fighter can reliably take off from an aircraft carrier.

Although I don't have an aircraft carrier yet, after all, I don't even see the shadow of a mountain in my mountain and sea base, but I can't let Yue Chi fantasize about it!

Even a small soldier has the dream of becoming a marshal!

This Hellcat fighter was instrumental in the massive carrier offensives launched by the Navy during the war.

Since its official entry into combat, 75 percent of the naval air force's victories at sea have been thanks to this aircraft.

Navy ace pilot, now his own pilot David McCampbell, piloted the "Hellcat" and destroyed 9 enemy planes in one day.

The F-6F was heavily armed and capable of inflicting far greater combat damage than other models of its time.

据统计，F-6F在空战中以损失270架的代价共击落5200架敌机，其中相对于敌人战斗机的损失比率为1比13。

F6F also gave birth to the most ace pilots, with a total of 306.

In addition to the advantages of the airframe, this success is also due to a certain extent to the decline in the quality of enemy pilots and the good strategy of the navy.

As for ground attack, the F6F dropped a total of 6503 tons of bombs.

You know, this Hellcat fighter is not just a fighter! ! ! !

He can throw bombs! ! ! !

At present, I own ten Hellcat fighter jets, and the corresponding bullet system also equips myself with twenty bases.

This satisfied Yue Chi very much.

With such a group of hidden strengths, when zombies, mutant beasts and even demons attack him, Yue Chi believes that he can definitely make them come and go!
Let them become nutrients for your own development! !
As Yue Chi quickly looked away from the ten hell cats, Yue Chi's eyeballs were tightly attracted again! ! ! !
Four Thunder fighters, two Mustang fighters! ! !

When the three planes fight together, there is no doubt that the Mustang is better than the Thunderbolt, and the Thunderbolt is better than the Hellcat.

The P-47 fighter has a straight-wing single-seat single-engine aerodynamic layout and was the largest single-engine fighter at that time. Its later M/N type was one of the fastest propeller fighters during World War II. In addition to its excellent performance in air combat, More suitable for performing ground attack missions.One of the three best fighters in the Army Air Forces.

For Lei Dian, Yue Chi is quite familiar with it! ! !

Crew
1

captain
11 meter

span
12.42 meter

机高
4.47 meter

wing area
27.87 平方米

overall empty weight
4536 kilograms
normal takeoff weight
6130 kilograms
Maximum take-off weight

7938 kilograms
Reference performance
maximum flying speed
697 km/h (9145 m)
practical ceiling
13100 meter

Maximum range

1290 km (combat)
2900 kilometers (transition)
rate of climb

15.9 m/s (initial)

wing load

284.8 kg/m[-]

powerplant
engine

1 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-59 twin radial engine

power
1890 kW/set

Fuel capacity

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Weapon system
Cannon
8 12.7mm M2 Browning machine guns (with 3400 rounds of ammunition)
航弹
1134 kg bomb (external)
10 127mm rockets (external)
The P-47 fighter uses a four-blade propeller, and the outer fairing tightly wraps the radial engine.

In order to ensure a streamlined fuselage with a small cross-sectional area, a large turbocharger is installed on the rear fuselage, and the intake port and intake duct of the supercharger are arranged under the engine.

The engine exhaust gas directly leads to the rear fuselage turbine through an independent exhaust pipe. The high-temperature exhaust gas drives the centrifugal turbine to rotate at a high speed, thereby compressing the cold air introduced from the air inlet. After compression, the temperature and pressure of the cold air are greatly increased, and it needs to be re-entered The intercooler can only be used by the engine after cooling down.

The P-47 fighter D type is to install an adjustable intake pipe for the exhaust system of the turbocharger, redesign the vents of the engine accessories, and increase the adjustment of the gills on the engine cover to improve the cooling airflow of the engine, and to provide the pilot Provides improved armor protection.

The P-47 fighter uses a single wing, the wing plane is elliptical, and the trailing edge has outer ailerons and inner flaps.

The semi-monocoque fuselage is entirely made of metal, and the control surfaces are fabric-covered.

The P-47 fighter uses a retractable landing gear, and the tail wheel can be rotated and retracted.

The P-47 has a spacious cockpit with good forward visibility, and the cockpit is protected by armor.

In order to enhance the lateral stability of the aircraft, a dorsal fin was installed in the original design, which was removed from the P-47D type, so its rear view has also been improved.

P-47战斗机B型安装一台2000马力的生产型R-2800-21发动机，驱动一副直径3.71米的螺旋桨。

所有早期P-47战斗机都安装R-2800-21发动机，P-47D-4-RA和D-5-RE批次开始为发动机增加了喷水加力，在发动机后的防火隔板上安装有一个57升的乙醇溶液箱，用管路直接通向供油系统。

After the ethanol solution is sprayed into the combustion chamber, the high-temperature gas expands rapidly, which greatly increases the cylinder pressure, and can increase the power of the engine by 15% in a short time, making the emergency combat power of the R-2800 reach 2300 horsepower.

The D-type engine of the P-47 fighter was replaced with the R-2800-59 type.

P-47战斗机D型装备有8挺12.7毫米M2勃朗宁机枪，备弹3400发，可外挂1134千克炸弹，10枚127毫米火箭。

This armed firepower is more than one level higher than that of the Hellcat fighter!

Then Yue Chi once again set his eyes on the only Mustang fighter jet in the entire base.

It's not that I didn't plan to change to a few better propeller fighters before, but firstly, the points price of these propeller fighters are more than [-] yuan, and secondly, the points can't be exchanged for high-tech talents like pilots, so Yue Chi didn't go exchange.

But now it's opened from the mere golden treasure chest, why doesn't Yuechi go to feast his eyes?

First of all, it is the data of the Mustang.

Crew
1

length
9.83 meter

9.4 meters (P-51A)

span
11.28 meter

11.3 meters (P-51A)

height
4.08 meter

3.5 meters (P-51A)

wing area
21.83 平方米

空重
3465 kilograms
3900 kg (P-51A)

Maximum take-off weight
5490 kilograms
4800 kg (P-51A)

power system
1×帕卡德v-1650-7液冷V-12，与一个2级的中冷增压器，1111千瓦
maximum flying speed
708km/h
practical ceiling
12800 meter

voyage
2755 kilometers
combat radius
1020 kilometers
rate of climb
16.3m/s

wing load
192 kg/m[-]

Thrust-to-weight ratio
0.3
The data displayed on the system, Yue Chi, who is not a professional, naturally couldn't understand it, so just like before, Yue Chi set his sights on the watch again.

Not to mention anything else, naturally after this watch has been strengthened by myself twice in a row, the effect is really getting bigger and bigger!
There is nothing special about the layout of the P-51 fighter jet, but it adopts advanced laminar flow airfoil, highly compact fuselage design, and reasonable internal equipment layout, which greatly reduces its aerodynamic resistance, and is comparable to similar aircraft in size and weight. Under comparable circumstances, the fuel load has increased by 3 times.

This makes it have a range of 1370 kilometers, enough to cover the B-17 bomber for the longest attack.

It's a pity that I don't have a bomber at present, otherwise I would have to go out to Samosani.

Yue Chi looked at the words on the watch and thought for himself.

In the early days, although it could only use the same Alison liquid-cooled engine as the P-40 with only a one-stage supercharger, compared with the P-40, this machine uses a more advanced air intake configuration and overall layout. Cooling and aerodynamic efficiency have been greatly improved, and high-speed performance has been further enhanced by the inclusion of a laminar airfoil design.

Afterwards, a Merlin engine equipped with a two-stage two-speed supercharger was refitted to make its high-altitude performance leaps and bounds. The company also modified one by one for the problems caused by the new engine to further improve its flight performance.

The wheelbase of the landing gear of this aircraft is moderate, and it is more stable than previous fighters of the same level when landing on poorly prepared ground. It has a certain degree of stability when taxiing on the ground and also has ideal controllability. The front-line pilots who took off and landed praised it.

The engine is equipped with a two-stage two-speed supercharger, which can fully improve the power output above 15000 feet. P-51B/C/D fighter jets use this type of engine.

After this improvement, the performance of the P-51 "Mustang" fighter has been greatly improved, and its maximum speed at high altitude has been increased from 614 km/h of the prototype to 709 km/h.

P-51战斗机在不同型号中采用过不同的武器装备：NA-73构型的P-51或“野马Mk.I”采用4挺12.7毫米勃朗宁重机枪及4挺7.62毫米勃朗宁轻机枪。

NA-83构型的P-51采用2挺12.7毫米重机枪及4挺7.62毫米轻机枪。皇家空军的NA-91构型“野马Mk.IA”部份采用过4门20毫米希斯潘诺机炮。

NA-87/NA-97构型的A-36A为俯冲轰炸机型，有6挺12.7毫米重机枪。

There are two under the nose and two on the left and right wings.

NA-99构型的P-51A取消了A-36独特的机鼻下方机枪，故只有4挺12.7毫米重机枪。

Army Aviation's P-51B/C also uses four 4mm heavy machine guns.

P-51D装备6挺12.7毫米机枪，备弹1880发。内侧两挺各400发，外侧四挺各270发。

And Yuechi's two Mustangs are both dive bomber models.

(End of this chapter)