Chapter 16 Defensive Counterattack
At 4:00 am on October 12, 1936, just after the autumn rain ended, another air battle was ushered in over the English Channel. The difference is that this time was a joint combat between the British and French air forces that had been prepared for a long time.
As for the United States, its fighter fleet and air force will become the force to strike the German-occupied areas during the day.
Hugh Dowding British Air Marshal, serving as commander of the Joint Offensive Command. As the battle was about to begin, he could not and would not leave his combat room. A complete set of battlefield command systems purchased by Britain from the Chinese Federation appeared here.
The battle had not begun at this time, and the British and French fighter jets participating in the attack needed to wait for the opportunity.
On the wide screen, electronic symbols of British and French attack forces and long-range radar detected the actions of German air forces on the French coast.
"Note that the German fighter jets took off, according to the radar signal, are mainly piston fighters BF-109 and FW-190 fighters."
The news did not make British Air Marshal Hugh Dowding's old face look happy.
He knew that the Luftwaffe's ace was still using the superior performance Feidi-z fighter. According to his discussions with many top aircraft designers, this fighter is already the final product of the piston fighter.
In addition to the powerful power of the engine units that have been specialized in the Chinese Federal, the extremely light weight of the fighter jets is often incomprehensible, but it is precisely these weights that enable these fighter jets to obtain unparalleled maneuverability and fighting performance.
Whether it is the mission of the Allies or the Axis, a piston fighter, cannot fully surpass this balanced and excellent fighter design. Because as of now, countries that still rely on high-strength Dura aluminum in manufacturing materials have not yet entered the level of composite materials.
In addition to Feidi-z, the W-F1 fighter equipped by the Luftwaffe is a nightmare for Allied fighter pilots compared to the former.
A few minutes later than the last report, the latest news came.
"The German Red Duke Flying Team's air warships took off and are arranging their formations in the air..."
"Anyway, let our young man start to act and order the 'Rose Knight Plan' to start implementation!"
With the order of Xiu Dao**, different lights lit up on the British land, which was subject to light control. Fighters soared into the air, and on the long coast of Britain, some air warships were also slowly lifting off.
"You're fooled, this is just a defensive counterattack... German guys, you guys will have a good time tonight!"
Hugh Dao**shuai looked at the big screen and said that the electronic symbols of the German fighter fleet showed that they were not far from the British coast. When they were about to collide head-on with the group of spitfires that were head-on, a hint of pride appeared on their thin old face.
Over the English Channel, the German fighter fleet, which was the leading attack, rushed towards Britain under the cover of night. Faced with the British fighter fleet that took off urgently, the German fighter pilots were not panicked at all.
"Prepare to fight, ** team, enemy plane location...!"
Faced with the commissioning of the aviation combat guide on Hawkeye, the fighter pilots began to shake the joystick and head to their respective positions.
There is basically nothing in the black night sky. In such a battle, it is only a few seconds to find the target and shoot, and then you will fall into the boundless darkness again.
This situation will continue until the sky is fully bright, so fighter pilots often call this kind of battle "Guideman War". When the bomber troops come to the British coast under the cover of subsequent formations, they will return to the base as the pilot fleet for the offensive. At that time, the bomber escorts the bomber became the task of the elite fighter troops flying Feidi-z.
As for the small number of w-f1 fighter units that have completed training, they are performing battlefield control tasks, that is, fighting against the British and French jet units.
The only thing that German fighter pilots felt uncomfortable was that the entire daytime of Italy and Spain would protect the French sky. Although this fighter is still an excellent air-controlling fighter, the level of the fighter pilots of the two countries is really something that German pilots are unwilling to compliment.
They believed that if it weren't for the efforts of German air defense forces, the daytime would have become a nightmare for the occupied areas.
In the last darkness before dawn, the British Spitfire 9, Feidi-z were entangled with the German Me-109, FW-190. Under the guidance of the guides on the Hawkeye Reconnaissance and Commanding Airships on both sides, these fighters immediately launched a fierce air battle over the strait.
The flames of fire crossed the sky, and the ignited fighter planes were like torches thrown from a high altitude, blooming the most dazzling light in life in this darkness.
As before, German fighter pilots will always have a slight advantage in such combat. The use of air combat training using model aircraft imported by the Chinese Federation has given German fighter pilots, even rookies, a considerable understanding of such combat, allowing them to deal with this tense battle more calmly.
The battle lasted only for a short while, and at this time, the German fighter aircraft group that had not suffered a major loss suddenly became chaotic. The sound of help and curses filled the entire Hawkeye command hall in an instant.
"Oh my God...what is that..."
"I was attacked...it was on fire...help me...ah!"
The chaos in the fleet immediately caused chaos among the guides on the Hawkeye reconnaissance/command the airship.
"The squirrel team lost its combat capability, shot down two, severely damaged three, and one missing...!"
"Squad..."
"The radar shows a large number of enemy planes, where did my God come out?"
The commander on Hawkeye smelled a trace of danger from the sudden large amount of complex information, as if they were trapped in a major conspiracy. He reached out and grabbed the microphone of the broadcast system on the boat, and the stern voice immediately rang out on Hawkeye-scout/command airship.
"Calm down... calm down... everyone I called to answer my questions! The scout team report."
"The radar signal was disturbed by the enemy's forces, and no optical observation system discovered it. A large number of signals appeared near the combat aircraft group two minutes ago. It is judged that it should be the enemy's jet fighter group."
This sentence made the German commander on Hawkeye sank.
"Hey, where did these jets come from, how did they avoid radar reconnaissance?"
But the time for doubts on the battlefield cannot be too long. If the problem cannot be solved, the best way is to pass the problem back to the headquarters and provide sufficient warning time to the department.
"Report to the headquarters that the fighter troops' offense was blocked, and at the same time, the situation of enemy jet fighters was also sent back to the headquarters!"
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They had just been entangled with British and French fighters and did not notice the attacks of jet fighters that had escaped radar tracking. Even the news of fighter pilots who were hit early was delayed by the message transmission on Hawkeye - reconnaissance/command airship.
"Note, find enemy jet fighters, height..."
The squadron leader of the flight team, which was entangled with the British and French fighter aircraft groups, immediately began to look around after receiving the news. At the same time, he immediately told the news that it was the most important thing to discover enemy aircraft in air combat.
Jet fighters, with extremely fast speed and maneuverability, almost ignore the fighting skills that German fighter pilots are best at. They climb or dive immediately without a single blow, are not fighters that piston fighters can chase.
However, in the dark sky, it is very difficult for them to chase the fast-close jet fighters when flying even when they have to rely on the instrument to fly.
"We can't see it, we can't see it..."
In the dark sky, ahead were German fighters and British and French fighters intercepting them. Their fire tongues and explosions interfered with the pilot's ability to observe. But as they shouted, they were hit almost immediately.
"call out……"
This is the screaming sound of the engine of the jet fighter as he climbs, and in an instant, the German fighter pilot understood how bad they were and the situation were.
"Below, they're below..."
As the shouting was shaking violently, the fighter jets trembled violently. Then, what caught my eye were the tail flames that were raised from the sea like poisonous snakes, ejected from the tail flames.
At the same time, the German fighter jets that were hit either volleyed or broke into two pieces. The lucky fighter ejected out of the cabin and rushed to the black-painted sea like hell.
Yes, Xiu. Dao**’s pride comes from this.
The British-France joint jet fighter fleet originated from a jet fighter unit with the rebuilt French "Flying Stork Flying Team" as its main force.
Chapter completed!