The roar of fighter jet engines came and went in the sky, and the thick smoke on the ground was still billowing. Many Shu people were looking up at the fighting planes, and they couldn't tell which side was theirs.
Because of the distance, they couldn't tell what models these planes were, nor could they see who was chasing whom.
The bombers known as flying pencils began to return, and Qin's fighter force was also running away. Their mission was to protect their bombers, and it was completely unreasonable to stay and fight.
Anyway, the bombing is over, their mission has been completed, and the enemy in front of them cannot be eliminated in a moment. If they stay, they will only increase the burden on their own fuel.
You know, this is more than 200 kilometers away from the border, and the combat radius of their aircraft is only more than 400 kilometers.
To put it bluntly, when they fly to the airspace near here to fight, they only have a quarter of a tank of fuel left for fighting. This remaining amount is definitely more than the German aircraft during the Battle of Britain, but it is still easy to let them down.
People are anxious about using oil.
Because Qin's airport must be some distance from the border, because to guard against Shu's planes, a safe distance must be ensured.
The Qin State does not have the early warning radar system of the Tang Empire, and they have less reaction time. Therefore, they must reserve an early warning distance for the airport, so that they have enough time to take off fighter jets to intercept the opponent.
"We are running out of fuel! Leave the battlefield! Prepare to return!" One of the planes escaped into the cockpit of a Qin fighter next to the bomber formation, and the Qin fighter commander issued an order to retreat.
The Qin pilots who were fighting with the Shu fighters also realized that they had been fighting together for so long, but neither of them seemed to be able to defeat the other.
"They all graduated from the same school, and their skills are almost the same!" Another Qin pilot let go of the Shu fighter in front of him in frustration, and turned around to move closer to the friendly formation: "Their aircraft are also very powerful.
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"Isn't it! The plane is almost the same as ours, and the flying skills are similar! When I did somersaults, they also used the same action! The turning radius is very similar." The pilot of another Qin plane complained.
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They looked like they were performing an air show just now. The two sides chased each other in the sky and fired frequently. In the end, only a few planes were shot down.
"Ma Guobao was shot down just now..." In the channel, someone mentioned a comrade who was confirmed to have been shot down: "I saw him parachuting, he is probably going to be captured."
Whether it is Qin or Shu, their aircraft are equipped with 12.7-caliber aviation machine guns, so their destructive power is indeed limited.
In this environment, after their planes are hit, most of them just smoke and catch fire. The bulletproof steel plates around the cockpit can well ensure the safety of their pilots.
Therefore, these pilots can parachute, and most of them will not be in any danger to their lives. This is completely different from fighting against the Tang Air Force.
The air force of the Tang Empire was generally equipped with 20mm and 30mm caliber aerial cannons. The destructive power of these aerial cannons was really shocking. The aircraft would disintegrate directly in the sky when hit by these things, making it difficult to parachute.
Opportunity.
Therefore, in air battles involving the Tang Empire Air Force, the enemy's parachute rate was very low, and the enemy pilots who survived were really lucky.
"They retreated!" On the other side, the Shu fighter pilot watched the opponent's plane flee in panic and heaved a sigh of relief.
They have never experienced such actual combat before, and now it seems that they are really nervous. If they had not conducted a large number of actual combat simulations in school, they might have been shot down by now.
Thinking of this, each of them felt extremely grateful to the flight instructors of the Tang Empire who had done their duty. Without their seriousness, they might have died here today.
Judging from the first battle, the results of these Shu pilots today were actually pretty good: they shot down two DO-17 bombers and also shot down two Qin Type 36 fighter jets.
But looking at the city with thick smoke below them, none of the Shu pilots had a smile on their faces.
After all, they still failed to protect their city. Now there were flames blazing into the sky and thick smoke covering the sky. It looked really miserable from the sky.
"I heard that fighting has started on the ground, these bastards!" On the radio, the Shu Air Force officer in charge said dullly.
Their country has not fought a war for nearly a hundred years. As an elite and emerging force, their combat effectiveness is relatively guaranteed. Whether those soldiers on the ground can withstand the test is unknown.
Today, he actually had very fruitful results. As an officer, he shot down a bomber and watched with his own eyes the pilot of the bomber being swallowed up by the burning plane.
This gave him an inexplicable pleasure. He hated these Qin invaders so much, and he was so proud of being able to soar into the sky and strike down the enemy.
Two years ago, his decision to go to the Tang Empire to learn flying was probably the best decision he made in his life.
As these Type 200 aircraft returned, the ground crews were so frightened by these fighter jets that they were sweating: it seemed that only two aircraft were shot down, but many of the aircraft that came back had holes left by bullets.
In fact, what they didn't know was that the same was true on the Qin side. Because the weapons were less powerful, many fighter jets were injured and returned home safely.
"Repair it quickly!" The Shu pilot who got out of the cockpit saw a bullet hole on the fuselage of his plane, and told the ground crew who greeted him: "Don't damage the structure... I may still repair it tomorrow.
We must continue to dispatch.”
"No oil leakage was found!" The ground crew looked at the hole and said with relief, "Don't worry! I'll stay up late today to patch it up for you!"
"There may be something wrong with the fuel line of my plane! Something's not right with the instrument!" On the other side, another Shu pilot who had just landed gave his leather hat and goggles to a ground crew member, and then struggled to take off the parachute from his body.
: "The left steering surface needs to be adjusted!"
"Of course it needs to be adjusted! A section of it was knocked off!" The ground crew pointed to the flap that had been blown off by a bullet and said to the pilot: "You are so lucky to be back!"
"I have always been lucky!" The Shu pilot laughed proudly.
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I have something to do today, so I haven't written much, so I owe you all an update...