Chapter 332: Rocket Firing is One of the Old Pilots’ Favorite Subjects
Rumble!
The J-8 trainer aircraft codenamed "Dongyao" dived downward.

The nose of the plane was aimed at the thirty-meter bull's eye on the hillside.

Following a salvo of fourteen rockets.

Several large pits were blown out on the hillside about thirty meters away from the target.

The "Dongyao" trainer plane suddenly became "shaky" and the fuselage continued to dive downward.

The plane was about to lose control.

The "shaky" J-8 trainer aircraft once again became stable.

The nose of the aircraft was pulled up.

Roaring upwards.

Several other J-8 trainer aircraft roared past from higher altitudes.

When the other team members saw that the rocket launched by 'Dongyao' did not hit the target accurately, but was only a few dozen meters away from the center of the bull's eye, a hint of envy appeared on their faces.

"It didn't miss, but it's pretty good to be able to do this for the first time with live ammunition." Liu Yun retracted his neck, pinched the earphone, and commented. "But his control of the aircraft's posture after the shot was not ideal. I guess he was anxious to see where the bullet hit and wanted to know how he did."

"This is a big taboo."

"You are still too young and too impatient."

"Kid, it'll be your turn once we get back, so don't be so anxious."

"It's fine if you want to see where the bullet hits. After you're done firing, pull the nose of the plane up first, then turn around and take a look, right?"

Jiang Chen asked curiously, "Lao Liu, how are you doing with rockets?"

"It's OK." Liu Yun said with a smile, "Although I have never been in the army, firing rockets is a fine tradition of our aviation force after all. If my performance is not satisfactory, how can I have the face to teach you."

Liu Yun continued, "Just imagine, aiming at a ground target in the cockpit and firing at once, that feeling is more exciting than firing a few missiles."

Jiang Chen curled his lips, "I don't believe it."

"Tsk." Liu Yun said unhappily, "You haven't fought before, so of course you don't believe it."

"You think firing a missile is cool? There's no visual effect when it's launched."

"But it's different when you're firing rockets. You can see the ground targets being turned into ruins by you, and you can also feel the fuselage shaking violently. That feeling of adrenaline rushing through your body is something you'll never forget in your life."

"So rocket shooting is the favorite subject for veterans, no doubt about it."

Jiang Chen smacked his lips, "Is this true?"

Liu Yun rolled his eyes and said, "Believe it or not."

all the time.

Military fans have criticized the fact that the Dongda Air Force uses rockets to attack ground targets.

Just like pilots always use work gloves.

I think firing rockets is too low.

What about glide bombs?
What about guided aerial bombs?
What about air-to-ground missiles?

With so many advanced guided weapons at our disposal, why do we choose to use rockets without any guidance capabilities?
and.

Firing rockets must rely on visual 'guidance' by the pilot.

In other words.

It is necessary to penetrate deep into enemy territory and reach above the target in order to strike it.

However, going deep into enemy territory is equivalent to placing oneself completely within the enemy's firepower range.

It’s only over a thousand meters high.

Not to mention anti-aircraft missiles, anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns can reach it. In essence, aviation rockets are a group of large, self-propelled primer bullets that do not have any guidance capabilities.

It is a direct fire.

Therefore, the entire process of launching an aerial rocket and hitting the target depends entirely on the pilot's judgment and operation based on the aircraft's attitude when launching the rocket and the ballistic laws after launching.

"This is also your first time firing rockets today, so while there is still time, I would like to emphasize some key points to you again," Liu Yun said again.

Flight instructors like to give lessons during student flight training.

The benefit of this is that it allows students to learn to do two things at the same time.

After all, it's hard to do two things at once when flying a fighter jet.

It’s better to change careers as soon as possible.

On the other hand, it deepens memory.

Even if you repeat it a thousand or ten thousand times in class, I guess the students won’t remember much.

However, combining flight training with reality can leave students with a deeper impression.

"You have also fired live ammunition from aircraft cannons several times. Firing rockets and firing live ammunition from aircraft cannons are different." Liu Yun continued.

Jiang Chen complained in his heart: They are both sex, what’s the difference?
"Because after the cannon is fired, there is a process of propellant moving forward, so the shell will enter a deceleration state immediately after firing, but the rocket is a process of acceleration and then deceleration, so the trajectory of the rocket will appear flatter than that of the cannon."

"When firing rockets to attack ground targets, because they are all visually launched, pilots basically still have to aim and shoot in a straight trajectory."

"When the aircraft gun is firing, the aircraft's attitude is adjusted according to the hot line on the screen, which is the ballistic correction line. This ensures that the fired shells can accurately hit the target."

"So compared to firing cannons, rockets are easier to use."

"But while it's easier to hit a rocket, it's also easier to lose altitude and more dangerous."

"That's why you can't look at the impact point when firing rockets."

"When we fly a plane to launch a rocket attack, we dive downward to launch the attack, and we must quickly disengage after the attack. If the pilot can't help but want to see his results, he won't be able to exit the dive immediately. After launching the rocket, the plane's altitude is actually very low, and if you are distracted to see the impact point, you can easily put yourself in a dangerous situation."

"A few years ago, a trainee failed to pull up the plane immediately after launching a rocket, causing the plane to fly too low and hit its tail, nearly causing a crash."

"That's probably the mistake that the Flying Tiger made just now."

"But there is another advantage of firing rockets, which is the maximum visual effect."

"Because the plane was diving down to fire, and the rocket launchers were on both sides of the wings, the pilot could see flames shooting up into the sky from both sides of the wings at the moment of firing."

"But if you fire the cannon, there won't be this visual effect."

"And the vibration of the aircraft fuselage when firing rockets is actually smaller than that of aircraft cannons, because aircraft cannons have recoil, but rockets do not."
Wait until Liu Yun finished explaining the technical essentials of firing rockets.

At this moment.

The second team member has also finished playing.

However, the performance of 'Saker Falcon' Wu Zhigao was not much better than that of 'Flying Tiger'.

Do not!
He should be even worse than 'Winged Tiger' Zhang Yong.

But Wu Zhigao did not make the same mistake as Zhang Yong.

After the fight, he immediately pulled the plane up.

Jiang Chen glanced sideways.

Then he asked, "Teacher Liu, although you just talked a lot about the technical essentials of rockets, it is undeniable that firing rockets is indeed a bit outdated. Since it is already behind the times, why do we still have to practice firing rockets so hard?"

Liu Yun did not answer, but asked, "Then what do you think is the reason?"

(End of this chapter)