Chapter 174: Opening

Chapter 174: Opening

Although we thought hard all night, the unreasonable problems caused to us by the Z5 design can always be solved. After all, there are only two places where it can be used as an exit. No matter how we think about it, we will not have an extra exit out of thin air.

This caused great trouble to our training the next day. If the side wall of the helicopter was used as the entrance, no matter how quickly the eleven soldiers collaborated, it would take at least one minute to board and log in... One minute didn't sound much, but it was enough on the battlefield that we could never escape the encirclement of the Vietnamese army.

My plan was to escape with the fastest speed before the enemy could react. If they landed, it would take one minute to launch their troops, and it would take another minute to board the plane when retreating. This was not considered that such a small import and export might be blocked by the Vietnamese army's firepower... Then there would be no need to fight this battle!

If you use the large hatch door at the rear of the helicopter, the speed will be very fast, but the "unsafe" situation will occur as Wang Yunming said.

Facts also proved that what Wang Yunming said was right. When we were training straight, I watched the helicopter carry eleven soldiers from the sky, and then the cabin door at the tail opened... It felt like the landing craft put the cabin door down when playing the game "Beach Landing War". More than a dozen soldiers, including pilots, were exposed to the enemy's firepower.

What's more fatal is that the 5th is generally only used in our army for airborne, transportation, rescue, water lifesaving, forest protection and fire prevention tasks, so there is no weapon system at all. Do you want to install a few machine guns? Its cabin is closed and there is no place to install it even if you want to install it!

I have had combat experience and know what this means, which means that before my helicopter landed safely, our soldiers had no attack ability at all. In other words, even if we saw an enemy waiting below on the helicopter, we were still unable.

"Battlefield Commander Cui!" When I was commanding the soldiers for the fifth boarding training, Lin Xue walked up to him and said, "This plan may not work! It is better to board the plane when retreating. We can rely on infantry firepower to clear enemies in important positions, but it is too dangerous to deploy troops like this..."

"Yeah!" I nodded and had to admit this fact.

"Stay on the spot!" After I dropped a command at the soldiers, I sat on a rock in frustration and looked at the dozen helicopters in front of me in a daze.

It would be great if there were a few helicopters like Americans, but would the Americans be willing to sell this kind of high-tech thing? Even if they were willing to sell it, it would not be able to relieve the thirst in the near future. At least such a big thing would have to be reported to the superiors, and then after discussions with the United States at the top of the board, we would not know that it would be the Year of the Monkey and Horse Month when the helicopter arrived in our hands.

"First of all, we need to solve the problem of loading weapons!" After thinking about it, I said: "If there is no weapon, then such a huge helicopter is too dangerous to fly in enemy airspace. Even if we know that the enemy aims or shoots at us, we will not have the power to fight back!"

"We can install the machine gun at the entrance!" Wang Yunming replied: "We can slightly modify the hatch door and dig out several perforations in the hatch door for shooting. But this way, the entrance will be smaller, and the entrance to the side wall can only be equipped with a light machine gun, otherwise it will be inconvenient to enter and exit!"

I didn't say anything because I don't think it was a good idea. It was inconvenient for us to get in and out, and now we have to use a few machine guns to block our way... But this seems to be the only way. Should we install a fire control system for the helicopter like the Americans? That's a problem that scientists have studied.

Only then did I think clearly about one thing--I should not be the first person in my country to think of using helicopters to carry infantry combat. Many people have thought so, but the helpless thing is that the helicopters of our army's era may not be suitable for participating in combat at all.

"Battlefield Commander Cui!" Seeing me in a dilemma, Lin Xue suggested on the side: "It's better to change the combat method. The helicopter does not enter the war zone directly, but instead takes the infantry to the vicinity near the military target to put down the infantry, and then..."

I shook my head helplessly and replied: "This method seems feasible, but in fact the danger will be much greater than the danger of helicopters entering the war zone directly! It is mainly because the helicopters are very noise when flying, and the target is very obvious. If we land near the military target, the Vietnamese army will easily guess the strategic purpose of our army, and then they will be prepared and even set traps... Not only will we not be able to successfully complete the task, but we may also lose troops and lose generals!"

"Yeah!" Lin Xue couldn't help but nodded when she heard this: "This is essentially different from the surprise attack effect of a helicopter driving directly into the battlefield!"

"Woo..." Just as we were frowning, a helicopter flying in front of us caught my attention.

This helicopter is also a Z5. In fact, at this time, the only Z5 helicopter equipped by our army was only Z5. It is said that the Z6 had been developed by itself at this time, but due to the unreasonable engine design, a major accident occurred during the test flight - all the Z6 crash crew members were killed, so Z6 was not able to be mass-produced, and there were only a dozen aircraft in the country. From this point of view, we can also see that my country's helicopter technology is still far behind other countries.

These are all off-topics. The reason why this flying helicopter caught my attention was because a large bag was hanging on a rope below it...I think it did it so that it could transport more things at once.

So I suddenly had a flash of inspiration, stood up and asked Wang Yunming beside me: "Is there an opening under your helicopter?"

"Yes!" Wang Yunming replied without thinking: "There is an opening under each helicopter, which is used to lift or deliver goods!"

"How old is it?" I asked again.

"900 mm long and 650 mm wide!" Wang Yunming said while drawing the size of the big lament with his hand.

Upon hearing this, I couldn't help but feel excited and said excitedly: "Let's go, take me to see you right away!"

Wang Yunming and Lin Xue didn't know what I was selling in this gourd, but they still followed me and got into the cabin of a helicopter.

"It's here!" The light in the cabin was not good. Wang Yunming turned on the light in the cabin and pointed at his feet and said, "This opening is particularly useful when saving lives on the water. The rope ladder is placed from here! Sometimes we will put people down from here to rescue..."

"Yes! It's this!" I couldn't help but scream excitedly when I saw the opening under my feet.

Why didn't I expect that the helicopter was also holed in the floor? In fact, this is already very obvious because there is an electric winch directly above it, which must be used to lift goods or to retract rope ladders.

"Captain Cui means..." Lin Xue couldn't help but ask in confusion as she looked at me, "You mean... let the soldiers go out from here?"

"That's right!" I nodded and said, "The width of this opening is enough for two fully armed soldiers to go out at the same time. There is nothing better than this!"

"But..." Lin Xue said hesitantly: "I have thought about going out from this opening, but after going down, you must have a lie down and crawl out, so the speed will be slower than going out from the entrance!"

"Comrade Lin Xue is right!" Wang Yunming nodded, opened the opening and explained to me: "Captain Cui, you will understand after going down here. After the helicopter stops, this opening is only the height of the landing gear on the ground. It will be very inconvenient when going out. I also think it is not suitable as an exit for the troops..."

"What you said is indeed reasonable!" I smiled disapprovingly: "But what you are talking about is the situation where the helicopter landed on the ground. What if the helicopter has not landed yet?"

"Have you landed yet?" Lin Xue and Wang Yunming couldn't help but look at me in confusion.

"That's right!" I nodded and pointed to the top of the opening and said, "Put two ropes here, don't be too long or too short, so I'm so sorry... It's only a dozen, twenty meters! When the helicopter flew over the military target, throw the two ropes down, and the soldiers grabbed the rope and slid down... At the same time, two soldiers were sliding down. I'm afraid that the eleven soldiers could all slide to the ground in less than a minute and launch their troops smoothly to launch an attack!"

Hearing this, he couldn't help looking at each other. After a while, Wang Yunming nodded and sighed: "It's indeed a good idea. If you continue to expand your troops like this, you not only save time from going out of the cabin door, but also save time for helicopters to land, and you really compete against time!"

"Um!" After hearing what Wang Yunming said, I realized that this is true. Helicopters must slow down and land steadily between landings. Even pilots with higher levels must have this process. However, if we slide from mid-air, we can avoid this step.

"I agree to do this too!" Lin Xue nodded at me with approval and said, "Doing this is not only a matter of saving time. If the soldiers slide fast enough, they can completely prevent the Vietnamese army from aiming. This not only ensures the safety of the soldiers, but also ensures the safety of the pilots to a certain extent. It can be said that it is a killing of multiple goals in one fell swoop!"

"More important!" Wang Yunming added: "In this way, we can install machine guns on the side walls and rear of the helicopter with confidence, and crew members can also provide fire cover for infantry in the air!"
Chapter completed!