Spy Wars: Get the Predator equipment at the beginning

At the airport in the western suburbs of Jiangzhou, Qin Jian, along with a group of pilots, ground crew, and security personnel, stood by the runway, waiting for a C54 to land in the distance.

The C-54 is a large transport aircraft that the U.S. military began test flights with just over a year ago, and it has already earned the title of "King of the Skies" as soon as its various performance characteristics were revealed.

Its maximum range reaches 6200 kilometers, its maximum speed is 440 kilometers per hour, its empty weight is 17 tons, and its maximum takeoff weight can reach 33 tons, far exceeding the payload of other transport aircraft. It can be said that it is absolutely dominant in this era.

In the night sky, the C54 landed on the runway with an extremely smooth attitude. A huge roar and the powerful friction of the tires hitting the ground came at the same time. The tires rubbed against the ground and emitted puffs of blue smoke. Soon, the smell of burnt plastic filled the air.

After taxiing a long distance on the runway, the transport plane turned onto the auxiliary lane and came to a stop.

Soon the hatch opened, and Zhang Yunhe, dressed in flight suits, and two pilots came down the ladder. Qin Jian and the others immediately went to greet them.

"Greetings, sir!" the crowd greeted in unison.

Zhang Yunhe took off his helmet and handed it to the pilot next to him, then shook hands with Qin Jian and the others one by one.

"Thank you all for your hard work!"

"lucky"

After shaking hands with everyone, Qin Jian said, "Sir, knowing you were coming, the airport cafeteria prepared dinner. None of us have eaten yet, so how about..."

"Okay, I'm hungry too, let's go eat!" Zhang Yunhe and the others had actually eaten dinner before flying over, but in order to take care of Qin Jian and the others' feelings, they decided to have another meal in the cafeteria and also take the opportunity to strengthen their relationship.

The pilots' meals are quite good, with fish, meat, soup, and various staple foods. This is to cater to the different dietary habits of the pilots and ground crew, ensuring everyone maintains a balanced diet.

After dinner, Zhang Yunhe glanced at his watch and said to Qin Jian, the pilots, and the ground crew, "It's not even 9 o'clock yet, we still have time. Let's go to the conference hall for a short meeting!"

The group soon arrived at a large conference hall, which could accommodate more than 200 people for meetings.

After two staff members hung a map on the wall of the stage, Zhang Yunhe picked up a red pen, stood up, walked to the map, drew a circle on it, and turned to the crowd, saying, "For the next week, we have a special flight mission. We will take off from here, fly to this place—the Northwest, and after reaching the designated airspace, airdrop supplies, and then turn back!"

"The straight-line distance from here to this location in the northwest is 1100 kilometers. If we airdrop supplies without landing and then turn around and return, the entire journey is 2200 kilometers. Our C-54 transport aircraft has a maximum range of 6200 kilometers, and the C-47 has a maximum range of 2600 kilometers. We have more than enough fuel to fly there, airdrop supplies, and return!"

"To avoid causing trouble, we need to complete our flight missions at night, once a day. The climate in the Northwest varies greatly between day and night, and the temperature difference is also significant, which has an unpredictable impact on flight safety. Therefore, we must be vigilant and attentive during the flight!"

"Before each flight, ground crew must conduct a thorough inspection of the aircraft's condition. If there is even the slightest malfunction, takeoff must be strictly prohibited!"

"From now until the end of the flight mission within the next week, no one in the airport is allowed to take leave, make phone calls or write letters to the outside world, or go out. The airport will also not receive visitors!"

"The first flight mission will begin at 4 p.m. tomorrow. The round trip will take about 6 hours. Ground crew and support staff must complete aircraft maintenance, refueling, and cargo loading before 4 p.m., and depart promptly at 4 p.m.!"

"Do you understand everything?"

Everyone stood up and shouted, "Understood!"

"Okay, let's break up the meeting!"

张云鹤手里现在有C54运输机30架，C47运输机有50架，其中C54运输机每次可以装货15吨，C47每次可以装货6吨。

He also has 20 B-29 Flying Fortresses in Hong Kong. Although it is a heavy bomber, it can carry up to 9 tons of bombs and has strong self-defense capabilities. Fighter jets may not be able to defeat it. Even if it is hit by aerial bombs, it can still fly as long as the bombs do not hit the fuel tanks, engines, propellers and cockpits. Moreover, its carrying capacity is larger than that of a transport plane like the C-47. If it weren't for the fear of provoking a strong reaction in the southwest, he would have liked to fly these 20 B-29s over to transport cargo. After all, it can carry a lot and has self-defense capabilities.

次日下午3点50分，30架C54和50架C47都全部满载货物停在了副跑道上，每架之间只相隔不到10米。

"Including the commander, all aircraft have completed cargo loading, refueling, and maintenance; everything is normal!" Airport manager Qin Jian ran over, stood at attention, saluted, and reported to Zhang Yunhe.

Zhang Yunhe returned the salute: "At ease."

"Yes!"

Qin Jian turned to all the pilots and ground crew and ordered, "At ease!"

Zhang Yunhe stepped forward and said to the group, "I'll fly with you this time. I'll lead the way, and you'll follow behind me. We'll arrive at the designated location in three hours. There will be nine trails of fire on the ground; that's the drop point. I'll issue the drop order over the radio channel. Follow my instructions!"

"If we encounter Nationalist government fighter jets during the flight, do not panic. Continue flying as usual. I will handle everything. Is that clear?"

"Understood!" everyone said in unison.

"Get on the plane, get ready to depart!" Zhang Yunhe waved his hand.

The crowd dispersed, each running towards their own plane.

Each transport aircraft is equipped with two pilots and four cargo handlers. These four cargo handlers are responsible for using cranes and flatbed trucks to move the cargo to the airdrop hatch and drop it during the airdrop.

At 4 o'clock sharp, all the transport planes' propellers were spinning at high speed, and the engines were making a huge roar.

Zhang Yunhe called out over the flight squadron's intranet: "All aircraft, report your readiness status!"

"Number 2 is ready!"

"Number 3 is ready!"

"Number 4 is ready!"

……

After receiving a reply from the pilot of the last transport plane, Zhang Yunhe immediately pushed the control stick and said, "Take off in sequence!"

His first transport plane started moving forward, turned a corner and entered the main runway, then accelerated and took off. One transport plane after another took off every 3 seconds. A few minutes later, all 80 transport planes had taken off.

"Attention all aircraft, form a wedge formation, those behind follow, pay attention to maintaining speed and spacing, do not fall behind!" Zhang Yunhe shouted over the radio channel.

Just then, the radar station in Jiangzhou detected an anomaly. A radar observer saw the oscilloscope flashing continuously and, after calculating, immediately shouted, "Sir, sir, come and take a look! A large number of flying objects have suddenly appeared in the airspace 30 miles to the west. Something is wrong!"