Chapter 1102: Wave-two reconnaissance aircraft

The investigation can only be carried out during the day.
Due to the technological limitations of this era, there is no infrared device, and everything on the ground can only be seen clearly during the day. Therefore, the Soviet aviation reconnaissance can only be done during the day.
In this way, they have to face a new problem.
The German reconnaissance plane flew over Moscow before being discovered, which exposed the great flaws of the Soviet Air Force. They did not have long-range radar and other equipment and were behind in defense.
But the Germans are not like this. The Germans have complete air defense facilities and various advanced reconnaissance radars. Therefore, if the Soviet reconnaissance planes fly over in a large-scale manner, they will have to be shot down within a few minutes. The air force has been tempered into an elite on the European battlefield.
So, how do you accomplish the tasks assigned by Comrade Stalin?
The Germans rely on high-altitude reconnaissance, which cannot be reached by any aircraft. At the same time, this kind of aircraft has a terrible range. It can only be turned back after flying to the Ural Mountains.
The Soviets need to investigate the military deployment of the Germans on the opposite border to see if they have large-scale military transfers. Therefore, the Soviets only need to dispatch small reconnaissance planes.
In this way, their choice is very clear.
U-2 reconnaissance aircraft.
This kind of aircraft is a multi-purpose biplane designed by the Soviet Polykabov Design Bureau, nicknamed "Corn."
This kind of aircraft, born in the late 1920s, is a biplane with a simple structure, with an open two-cockpit. The body is made of pine wood frame, linen skinned, and steel wires are used between the upper and lower wings. The power plant uses an M-11 air-cooled piston star 5-cylinder engine to drive a two-blade wooden propeller with a power of 100 horsepower.
After production, this kind of aircraft has become a widely used aircraft because of its simple structure, low cost, easy production and maintenance, especially excellent operating performance and outstanding take-off and landing performance.
It is almost the role of a panacea. It can do everything, such as reconnaissance planes, bombers, artillery shooting planes, transport planes, liaison planes, etc., and the output is huge. In history, in 1944, in memory of the death of Polkapov, the U-2 was Renamed to Wave-2.
Now, this aircraft is the most suitable Soviet reconnaissance aircraft, and the reasons for this are quite ridiculous.
The Germans fight high-altitude and high-speed, so the Soviet can only take the route of low-altitude and low-speed.
Flying Captain Vladimir stepped into his cockpit. This kind of airplane is like a toy. The open canopy makes him wear thick clothes to drive. The weather is not warm now.
Behind him, Lieutenant Nicholas was also dressed in a thick leather hat, and at the same time checked the aerial camera installed on the side of the cockpit.
This camera is on the outside shelf, can be moved up and down, and can be adjusted manually. It is completely dependent on the pilot's own operation. If it is used by an unfamiliar person, it must be blurred.
For this mission, the two had no pressure, just like an ordinary flight.
"Start the engine!" Vladimir shouted to the ground crew.
This kind of aircraft does not have an electric start function. The front crew turned the propeller twice by hand, and black smoke burst out of the engine. The 100-horsepower engine started very easily.
Pushing the throttle lever, the plane finally returned to normal after a burst of black smoke, and then the plane began to roll on the lawn.
Yes, this kind of small plane doesn't need a runway at all. It only needs a small piece of flat grass to take off and land smoothly.
In the history of World War II, after Germany occupied the western territories of the Soviet Union, the guerrillas who resisted the Japanese war relied on Uzbekistan-2 to transport supplies.
After rolling tens of meters forward, the plane was easily pulled up. Vladimir was operating the plane, flying at an altitude of about 100 meters.
Flying more than 20 kilometers forward, he crossed the border and entered the German-controlled airspace.
The plane was flying at an ultra-low altitude without any obstruction. The first place he was going to was in Sedelce behind the Brest Fortress. If the Germans really prepared for a large-scale war, then in Xiedelce. Delce, there must be a large army stationed!
The speed of the plane is not fast, this is a boring voyage.
"Hey, Nikolai, get our investigative equipment ready, ready to take pictures!" Vladimir shouted to his companion behind him.
"Okay." Nicholas leaned out half of his body from the cockpit, fixed his eyes in the observation hole of the camera, and began to adjust the focus carefully.
In the camera, everything on the ground is so clear. If he wants to, he can even photograph a gravel on the ground. The performance of the German camera is pretty good!
In front, there is a barracks.
"Start taking pictures!" Vladimir shouted.
The barracks are not empty, you can see countless personnel shaking, and there are also dense guards outside.
"Crack, click!" Nicolas pressed the shutter and took pictures one after another.
Suddenly, he was stunned. In the square of the barracks, the things covered with camouflage nets looked like ~EbookFREE.me~ very much like tanks!
"We seem to have discovered the situation." Nikolai murmured: "They have too many troops!"
If there is a radio on the plane, they can now report the situation. Unfortunately, this backward plane is not equipped with this kind of communication equipment at all, so they can't report what they find in a timely manner.
At the same time, the people below also found them.
German warning radars have been working, but even in later generations, advanced phased array radars will not be easy to spot a small plane flying at an ultra-low altitude, let alone now, below 500 meters, It is definitely a blind spot for radar.
Therefore, the invading aircraft was not discovered until now, and the alarm was sounded in the base.
On one side of the base, several anti-aircraft artillery swiftly ran towards their anti-aircraft artillery. Just as they shook the handle to change direction, the reconnaissance plane had already flew away from the barracks.
Discover the Soviet reconnaissance plane and enter your own airspace activities! The news was reported quickly, and almost a few minutes later, two FW190 fighters had roared.
Heinz-Barr, the German ace pilot, happened to be his turn to patrol today. After receiving the news, he rushed over.
The FW190 has a good field of view, but it is always difficult to observe small targets on the ground, as the body will block the field of view directly below.
While Heinz was still searching, Merritt, his wingman, had visually spotted the target and shouted in the radio. Merritt pushed the lever and rushed over.
"035, pay attention to altitude and speed." Heinz shouted loudly, and he had already frowned. This interception mission seemed very tricky. ()
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