Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1247
At 5:22, the fighter plane responsible for "blind sight guidance" dropped the first indicator bomb according to the airborne search radar on board.

At 5:26, the command plane of the commander of the Fourth Wing of the Naval Air Force arrived over the target.The blazing fire and thick smoke made it difficult for him to see his target area.

One minute later, the commander of another naval bomber, commanding the Seventh Wing, also reached the target.In addition to cursing what the Air Force has done, the two command planes had to quickly determine the target area for the main fleet to drop bombs.

After a brief exchange of views, they decided to first expand the target area for bombing.Since the southeasterly wind was now blowing, they decided to attack from the southeast corner near Aberdeen Railway Station, and then dropped bombs on the already burning area.In this way, the city can be destroyed more quickly.Thereby completing the task perfectly.

New attacks started soon.The bombing tactics adopted by the Chinese naval aviation in this air strike are still ordinary bombs, followed by incendiary bombs, which also include a certain number of air mines with timed fuzes and cluster bomb explosive devices.This allowed the effects of the air raids to last long after the bombers had left.

Prior to this, the Chinese Air Force and Navy had developed their own incendiary bombs.The Chinese Air Force was the first to develop a bomb made of a mixed solution of white phosphorus and rubber.The predecessor of this bomb was made with a mixture of yellow phosphorus and gasoline.However, the Chinese Air Force felt that the power of this weapon was too small, so the Chinese Air Force immediately developed a new type of incendiary weapon mixed with white phosphorus and rubber.This kind of weapon of about 50 kilograms can be attached to buildings and burn for a long time, but the problem is also obvious, that is, its safety and power are not very great.In addition, the Chinese Air Force has also developed another incendiary bomb, which is called a "strip incendiary bomb", which is 55 cm long and has a very simple structure.The most peculiar thing is that he can add other burning substances, such as gasoline, rubber, oil or white phosphorus mixture, depending on the situation.Secondly, the Ministry of Aviation of China has a special organization to formulate a specific air strike implementation plan through the interpretation of aerial photos and analysis of other materials.According to the different characteristics of each city, the proportion of burning substances in the incendiary bomb is formulated.The incendiary bombs made by the Navy fully demonstrate the characteristics of the Navy. Since incendiary substances such as white phosphorus and yellow phosphorus are easy to deteriorate in wet conditions, the incendiary bombs used by the Navy are 30 pounds of benzene solution plus rubber.

However, the most powerful is still the napalm bomb developed by the Technology Research and Development Center of the China Security Bureau.In fact, the principle is not complicated, just adding coagulant to gasoline or kerosene to solidify the liquid gasoline or kerosene, so that after the explosion, the solidified oil can be attached to objects or people's bodies to burn, and the temperature can reach 1000 degrees Celsius.Researchers also add active alkali metals or alkaline earth metals to napalm bombs, and the hydrogen gas released by the combination of metals and water will burn again, improving the combustion power.

The most terrible thing is that the napalm that splashes on people after the incendiary bomb explodes is as thick and burnable as lard paste. If people beat it with their hands, the more they beat it, the bigger the fire will be. It is all over the body. If someone is shot, his body catches more fire, and it is easy to throw the burning oil lumps to other people when he is struggling to form a secondary killing effect.So, for napalm victims, death is the greatest relief.In addition, there are many chemical combustion accelerants in napalm, some of which are added with a large amount of highly toxic chemical substances that will remain after burning the human epidermis. If they enter the blood through the open wound of the burn wound, it will cause blood poisoning of the wounded. Medical conditions are almost incurable.

The first application of this weapon was in Kanbul, Afghanistan. However, in order to test the effect at that time, 12 of the planes participating in the air strike carried this powerful weapon, but the actual combat effect surprised everyone present. They were all surprised. This was not because the power of this weapon was too small, but because it was too powerful.Unlike white rubber incendiary bombs, this weapon is very contaminating.No matter what it touches, it will burn, and the temperature released is not something that ordinary items can bear.Therefore, after seeing the tragic situation in Rotterdam, Feng Yuxiang, the commander at the time, was silent for a while, and gave this weapon a terrible nickname Hellfire.

60% of the aircraft in the second wave of air strikes carried this extremely brutal weapon.Now, they are about to completely turn this beautiful city in northern Scotland into a pile of ruins.

When bombs of various shapes fell on the southeast corner of Aberdeen along the wind, they immediately had a great effect.In just a short moment, huge, irregular fireballs burst out from the sky above the city.This is the form that napalm bombs take when they explode in the air.The raging fire broke out suddenly, forming a complete wall of fire. The weather, which is usually not good for bombing, also helped a lot this time.Just before the bomb exploded, the fire spread rapidly, and the wind speed increased to 28 miles per hour, blowing the burning debris through the firebreaks and ditches. The scattered flames quickly gathered into a raging sea of ​​flames, and then flew towards the target. Bombers could see the flames from forty miles away.These later bombers passed through the billowing smoke, and the fuselage and glass cabin were blackened. After the bomb bay door was opened, the smell of burning buildings invaded the cabin, and the raging fire also burst into several powerful waves. The air currents caused several fighter planes to rise thousands of feet in an instant, and the crew members bounced off their seats, and some even fell heavily from their seats. If the pilots hadn't had protective helmets, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

A total of 2100 bombs were dropped in the second wave of attacks, including 1300 napalm bombs weighing 100250 catties.After just half an hour, the flame storm expected by the pilots of the Chinese Air Force appeared in Aberdeen.About 20-25 square kilometers of the entire city were ignited by raging fires, accounting for 60-65% of Aberdeen City. What's even more frightening is that the fires continued to spread with the wind.

Now Aberdeen has completely fallen into a sea of ​​fire, like a super big furnace.A pilot of the Empire wrote in the battle diary that day: "I was completely shocked by the scene at the time. To be honest, as a veteran, I have never seen such a terrible scene. The entire Aberdeen was huge. Surrounded by flames, the plane we were flying seemed to be flying on an ocean of fire. The scorching flames shone with the brilliance of death through the thick smoke. In the sky, there were constantly lighting indicators like Christmas trees blooming in the air .This scene is really spectacular. No, it should not be said that, it should be said that this scene is really terrible. Then a huge pillar of fire rose from in front of us. This is the flame produced when the fire is burning Storm. The center of the storm is the key target of our attack. Thinking that there are still many women and children in that hell on earth, I couldn't help shouting to my comrades: "Pity these people who have been abandoned by you." I can't describe what I felt at this point and I can't justify what I did because it was horrific."

That night, over Aberdeen, the resistance of the British Air Force was almost negligible.Although a total of 172 various aircraft took off that day, it was difficult for fighters without ground and air guidance to catch the enemy because of the jamming of the radar over Aberdeen.Although the British No.20 Fighter Group Command had judged early on that China might attack Aberdeen, the British did not dare to act rashly due to the success of the Chinese deception tactics.

Marshal Dowding was silent for a long time after receiving the information about the Chinese air attack, and finally ordered that no attack should be made without judging the target of the opponent's key attack.

This order completely bound everyone's hands and feet.Hundreds of night fighters at the airport in northern Scotland could only wait quietly in their own airport.

At the same time, as the Chinese air strikes continued, the fire in Aberdeen became more and more intense, and some night fighter bases could already see the fire coming from the direction of Aberdeen.The night pilots of the Royal Air Force have been sitting in the cockpit of the fighter jets waiting for the order to attack, and the ground crews are also ready, but under the deception of the Chinese electronic jammers and the large area of ​​​​aluminum foil, the Royal Air Force headquarters has been until the end. None of them have judged the ultimate intention of the Chinese.Even when the second wave of bombers flew over Aberdeen to start bombing, the British still did not make any useful judgments.They even believe that the Chinese are still adopting a tactic of making a fool of themselves.

Ready to attack Edinburgh.A night pilot in the Royal Air Force recalled: "I was on a Hurricane night fighter at the field airfield in Viscole County, 50 miles southwest of Aberdeen. Through the transparent plexiglass window, we The second wave of bombers of the Chinese Air Force can already be seen dropping bombs. Christmas trees are blooming in the sky again. I know that Aberdeen is suffering a catastrophe, and the enemy's intentions are already obvious. However, the attack is allowed The green light is still not on. We can't do anything except stay in the cabin and wait. We can only watch Aberdeen continue to burn and burn."

Few aircraft were seen over Aberdeen that night.Only at the end, after the departure of the Chinese air strike group, did three Blenheim bombers fly over the city.One of them was carrying Colonel Martin Gibson, Deputy Chief of the RAF Staff.The colonel was ordered by Marshal Dowding to inspect the damage in the Aberdeen area.

(End of this chapter)