Chapter 165 SB-2 Bomber

SB, in later generations, belongs to a well-known national curse, but the current bomber has nothing to do with this national curse.

SB is an acronym for Soviet Fast Bomber, that is, a bomber! At the same time, it also came from the Soviet design bureau for large aircraft, the Tupolev Design Bureau.

In the early 1930s, the Soviet Air Force proposed the need to develop a light and fast bomber. The experienced Tupolev Design Bureau quickly came up with a plan and approved it, and mass production began in 1934.

In terms of appearance, this bomber is very similar to the bomber in World War II. It has a mid-wing, two engines at the root of the wing, and the nose has a glass navigation and bomber. The above is the role of two pilots. Crew cabin.

This is a medium-sized fast bomber with a theoretical bomb capacity of 600 kilograms. In practice, it is often mounted to 900 kilograms and has a maximum range of 980 kilometers.

At the same time, in terms of protection, this bomber has a certain armor defense capability at the beginning of its design. The body and key internal parts are made of high-strength manganese-silicon steel and all-metal skin.

In this era, the SB-2 bomber is also a good bomber, it can fly faster than many biplanes!

At the same time, its firepower is also strong! The self-defense weapon has 4 Soviet-made 7.62mm machine guns, which can effectively form a self-defense firepower network.

In the actual combat of later generations, in the sky of eastern China, SB-2 often shot down Japanese fighters with low defense, and there was a case of shooting down 5 Japanese fighters.

The Spanish Civil War was a brutal war in which the Soviet Union, as an international column behind the scenes, fought arduously in Spain.

Madrid is the focus of the competition between the two sides!

The SB-2 bombers assisted by the Soviet Union were all deployed to the suburban airport in Madrid, and at the same time, the Fly No. 1 flying team of the Air Force of the Spanish Republic was also deployed here.

(I really don't understand how the Spaniards named it that way, but it's a real historical name.)

It has been more than a week since it was deployed here. At noon on this day, Colonel Kozlov, the captain of the bomber brigade, received a message that made him angry.

A front-line airport in Badajoz was attacked by the Condor Legion, and all the fighter planes in the entire airport were blown up!

This is simply unacceptable. How many rubles were wasted, and how long the transportation has gone through in the middle of this batch of materials, and now, they have all exploded into ashes!

The air force of the international column also lost hundreds of people.

And now, one of their tasks is to bomb the base of the Condor Legion and return blood for blood!

After receiving this order, Colonel Kozlov, without any hesitation, immediately ordered his fleet to mount bombs, fill up with fuel, and go to bomb!

In the past few days, they have been familiar with the entire Spanish airspace. The target location they were going to bomb has been marked on the flight map. After a simple assignment, Colonel Kozlov first stepped on the own plane.

Air operations in this era don't seem to be so particular. Flying over, throwing bombs, and then coming back, isn't it that simple?

The engines on both sides started rumblingly, the propellers of the SB-2 bomber turned, dragged the plane, aligned with the centerline of the runway, and rolled to the end of the runway before pulling up.

Following Kozlov, one bomber after another took off, and a total of sixteen bombers formed a group in the air.

Behind them, the Fly No. 1 flight team also took off sixteen fighter jets, all of which were biplane I-15 fighter jets.

Thirty-two planes, forming a large group, flew over the predetermined target to avenge their comrades-in-arms!

For the SB-2 bombers, it was just enough for a round-trip flight, while for the I-15 fighters, they were almost a one-way flight. When they completed the escort mission, they would fly to Calsada. Land at the base.

The sky in the afternoon was a little yellow, and the entire formation had a dull atmosphere.

After more than an hour of flight, it gradually got closer to the target, and Kozlov in front of him descended first.

Why lower the height? Of course, in order not to scare the snakes, after all, the lower the height, the closer the distance to be found!

According to the statement from the front, at this time, the Germans are celebrating their victory, so their base must be unprepared, and the raid can easily succeed!

The following I-15 fighters also lowered their height, and the large group continued to fly towards the target at an altitude of several hundred meters.

Throw bombs on the head of the Condor Legion and let them know how good they are!

Until now, no fighter planes from the Condor Legion have taken off. It seems that they must be in a carnival!

In front of the bomber, the navigator has put his eyes on the simple bombing sight. The common method of this type of bomber is horizontal bombing. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare in time and enter the bombing state at any time.

The bomber was still flying smoothly. The bomber behind followed the lead pilot in front and entered the bombing route together. The distance to the target was getting closer and closer!

Closer, closer!

"Damn, who notified the target coordinates?" The navigator took his eyes off the bombsight and shouted loudly, "There's nothing down there!"

The cockpit above cannot be seen directly below, and the navigator has a wide field of vision. Below are villages, farms, manors, and where is there an air force base!

If it wasn't for the flight error along the way, it could only be wrong information!

The navigator is quite depressed, there is no fart below, what else is bombing!

It is not easy to observe the ground from the air, there will be various obstructions, and the speed of the aircraft is quite fast, which increases the difficulty.

Now, the navigator has reported that nothing has been found, and Kozlov is also stunned in his heart. Is it going to come back without success?

"Pull up the bomber and we'll fly higher," Kozlov said.

The more you fly, the farther you see, maybe the target is nearby?

Following his order, the pilot on the side pulled the steering wheel, and the 12-meter-long bomber raised its nose. The belly of the plane looked extremely clear on the ground.

"Hit me hard!" On the ground, a young general who was squatting in an air-raid shelter, wearing a camouflage net on his head and observing the sky with binoculars, shouted loudly.

A 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun, the camouflage net was removed, and the barrel shook.