As he blurted out the word "attack" on the radio, the somewhat impatient P-39 fighter group and P-40 fighter group waiting at an altitude of 8,000 meters followed the division of labor plan formulated by Liming without any hesitation and headed towards their respective positions.
The target swooped over,
Looking at his subordinates who were obviously a little impatient and rushed directly to the opponents they assigned after receiving the order. And the surrounding area was empty in the blink of an eye. Liming could not help but shook his head and laughed and cursed: "These little bastards are all his."
Why the hell are you in such a hurry? You can beat the devils down there enough."
Liming said it lightly, but in fact he knew very well whether the real situation was what he said. The flying squadron led by Yu Ming was one of the more than ten combat units of the Anti-Japanese Alliance aviation force stationed in the entire area under the jurisdiction of the Nenjiang Military Region.
Among the squadrons, the one with the strongest combat effectiveness is also the one with the best record. Every aircraft in the squadron has a crash record.
But after only ten minutes of air combat, Yu Ming was alone among the eight fighter jets. It showed that the Japs below were definitely not good ones. And regarding the power of new fighter jets like the Japs, as the deputy chief of staff in charge of training, Li Ming
Still quite clear.
Even though there are only more than 20 new fighter jets like the Japs deployed to the Northeast, the losses they have caused to the Anti-Japanese Alliance aviation since arriving in the Northeast to participate in the war have exceeded those of the Japs' several Type 97 flying teams. In the face of this kind of mobility
When the Japanese aircraft were fighting with extremely high speed, extremely fast speed and amazing endurance, although there were only a few engagements, the Anti-Japanese Alliance lost more than twenty aircraft.
This price is almost the total loss of the Anti-Japanese Alliance aviation forces in previous battles with the Type 97 fighter jets, but they only shot down two of these Japanese aircraft. In combat, this Japanese aircraft showed fierce firepower and long endurance.
The amazing and outstanding aerial combat ability left a deep impression on Li Ming.
Fortunately, when the Japanese army dispatched such aircraft, most of them were to cover the bombers' bombing of base areas. Most of the pilots of the aircraft that were shot down in air battles were able to land safely. Otherwise, the anti-allied aviation force currently has a very weak foundation.
To put it bluntly, the loss of more than twenty pilots is a very serious blow.
Looking at the various formations rushing towards their respective targets, it was already a melee. The sky was full of fighting fighter jets and the sound of gunfire. Li Ming shook his head and shouted on the airborne radio: "You guys
Help the little bastard, but you have to come back alive for me."
Originally, there were various captains under the command, and Liming did not need to fly the aircraft himself. However, after receiving news that Yu Ming discovered that among the fleet of Japanese reinforcements, there were new fighter jets and ME fighter jets, he escorted Yang Zhen's special plane to the aircraft with the new reinforcements.
After the fleet converged, a squadron was left behind to cover the special plane as it returned to the base. Worried about the safety of the eight fighter jets left behind to provide cover and the safety of his subordinates, Liming came in person.
In order to ensure the suddenness of the battle, Liming insisted on arriving at the battlefield from high altitude. The Japanese army was responsible for blocking the Type 97 fighter group that might be reinforced by the Anti-Japanese Alliance. At that time, it did not have an airborne radio station and could not make contact with the rear and other aircraft groups. It was again attacked by Liming.
The remaining fighter groups were tightly entangled and did not even send back a single piece of information.
The Japanese fighter group, which originally thought that it had a fleet of aircraft guarding the rear to block possible reinforcements from the enemy, never thought that the opponent's reinforcements would come so quickly and suddenly. When the fleet under the command of Li Ming personally swooped down from high altitude at high speed.
At that time, I was blinded all of a sudden.
Yu Ming's suggested tactic of diving, attacking, and then using afterburners to escape at high speed played an unexpected role in the face of enemy aircraft with excellent maneuverability. The Zero fighter, which was extremely flexible at low altitude and low speed, was very resistant to this tactic.
There is almost no power to fight back. There is no other way but to be beaten passively.
When the first wave completed the dive and changed to level flight at an altitude of 1,000 meters, behind them there were six ME-109 fighter jets that were spinning downwards and four Zero fighter jets that exploded in the air.
The fire ball. Before the Japanese army could wake up from the first wave of attacks, the second wave of swooping bullets hit them all over again.
The opponent will hit and run, and will not fight with you at all. The Zero fighter that suffered a loss wants to pursue, but the opponent is about the same speed as his maximum level flight speed. Before the Zero fighter can use all its strength to pursue,
Go up and bite those damn guys who don't have samurai demeanor and only know how to sneak attack, but the opponent's second wave of attacks came in full force.
The opponent's tactic of grabbing a handful and running away makes it impossible for the Zero fighter to fight back. The aircraft's too slow reaction after getting off the aircraft at high speed makes this aircraft unable to fight back when facing the opponent's next wave of sneak attacks during pursuit.
And the aircraft body that exploded in one hit, in the face of large-caliber machine guns and 37mm cannons, gave those pilots no chance to even parachute.
Although these Japanese pilots made many maneuvers to avoid the anti-Japanese fighter jets that dived at high speeds. However, the P-39 fighter jets had poor climbing performance, but their dive performance was excellent. And the so-called extremely excellent hovering ability of Zero Fighter,
It is only effective at low speeds. Once the aircraft is moving at high speed, the response becomes extremely slow.
Moreover, the situation on the battlefield today is no longer the same as when these zero battles first arrived. The comparison of the strength between the enemy and ourselves has been reversed. The number of anti-alliance fighter jets currently in the sky is more than those still on the battlefield.
These thirteen zero battles.
Each three-plane formation of Zero fighter planes is assigned by their opponents to be twice as high as theirs, or even twice as many fighters. They escape the attack of the first two-plane formation, but often send their own fighters to the rescue.
Send it to another formation, or even to the muzzle of the third or fourth two-plane formation.
When some of the Zero fighters who had escaped the disaster wanted to fight with their opponents, their opponents ignored them at all. They directly turned on the afterburner and escaped at high speed. And when these Zero fighters wanted to pursue them, the enemy's first
The second wave of dive attacks began again, giving them no time to adjust their battle formation.
When all three waves of dives were completed, there were not many enemy planes left in the originally bustling sky. Especially the fragile Zero fighter planes that were focused on. Except for the three shot down by Yu Ming, each of the remaining three
The aircraft formation received a focused greeting from two P-39 fighter formations. After three waves of dive attacks, only a lone Zero remained in the sky.
As for the remaining ten planes, except for one that was shot down by Yu Ming and his wingman each and one that was disintegrated in the air. Seven of the remaining eight planes, together with their pilots, were attacked by the opponent.
It turned into a burning fireball in the sky and went to meet their Amaterasu. The remaining one, in order to avoid the opponent's attack, moved too much and the plane lost control and crashed.
Yu Ming's tactical reminder is quite timely. Let the bulky P-39 fighter jets and P-40 fighter jets circle and engage in air combat with the Zero or ME 109 fighter jets. I'm afraid there will be no return. But play
Multiple batches of dive attacks and hit-and-run tactics caused serious injuries to the Japanese.
Not to mention the 37 cannon on the P39 fighter and the 12.7mm machine guns on the two fighter jets, even the four 7.62mm machine guns on the wings of the P40 fighter are not worth dozens of rounds.
Without any armor or self-sealing fuel tanks, the fragile body of the Zero fighter can withstand it.
Although these Japanese pilots repeatedly evaded the anti-alliance fighter jets that dived at high speeds. However, the P-39 fighter jets had poor climbing performance, but their dive performance was excellent. And there were more of them than the ones currently on the battlefield.
Thirteen zero-fighters. Each zero-fight formation has twice as many opponents waiting for them.
Even if some pilots are agile and evade the attack of the first two-plane formation, they often send their fighter jets under the guns of another formation. Under the multiple batches of dive attacks by the Anti-Alliance aviation force,
Even if these zero battles have three heads and six arms, they cannot cope with the attacks of a large number of opponents at the same time.
Liming, who had been watching the battle above, heard the pilot's report and couldn't help but screamed luck. If it weren't for Yu Ming and his men, these experienced veteran pilots had exchanged their blood for experience and correct and effective
tactics. Even if I repelled the Japanese fighter group today, I'm afraid the losses would be considerable.
This air battle was conducted over enemy-occupied areas. Even if the pilots could parachute to escape, it would be difficult for them to return to their troops, which basically meant a permanent loss. Compared with the loss of fighter jets, this kind of loss is even more unforgettable.
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After the new fleet brought by Dawn used three-wheel dives to kill most of the Zero fighters and ME 109 fighters, the two thousand RE fighters there, which could only temporarily serve as guard due to engine problems, saw
Most of the friendly aircraft were shot down, but they came forward regardless.
The Japanese pilots were not afraid of death, but the engines of these fighter jets were really weak. In order to gain altitude, while accelerating the climb, two more planes flew out, perhaps because their engines stalled, or perhaps for some other unknown reason.
And fell headlong to the ground.
Including the previous two planes, four have been lost before they officially participated in the battle. The Japanese commander, who was worried that these planes had not been fired up but had lost all, no longer dared to let them continue fighting. In desperation, the Japanese commander
He had no choice but to order the remaining two thousand fighter jets to leave the battlefield and retreat immediately.
This so-called latest European fighter jet, which was boasted by Italy, but was not equipped by itself, ended the first battle without firing a single shot. The Zero Fighter and Me 109 fighter jets that were originally planned to be used as cover were now replaced by
Need to cover them.
Worried about what might happen to the engines of these aircraft, the Japanese commanders did not even dare to let these fighter jets break away at full speed. They could only let these fighter jets fly backwards at a constant speed. But this is a battlefield where an air battle is taking place, not the Japanese army itself.
flight training ground.
This kind of fighter jet, which the Italians claim has a speed of more than 500 kilometers per hour, is no worse than Zero Fighter. In order to fly back, it flies even slower than the already lagging Japanese Type 97 fighter jet. Because only by maintaining this speed,
The engine will not strike or stall. But when facing a group of opponents whose speed is almost the same as its maximum flight speed, retreating slowly and at a constant speed is not much different from seeking death.