Six hundred and ninetieth chapters feel the weakness
Yu Ming, who shot down two of the latest Japanese Zero fighters in one fell swoop, not only achieved a rare victory against the Zero fighters, but also keenly discovered that the body strength of this new Japanese fighter was extremely weak and could not perform a large overload dive.
, once it dives too hard, its fragile body is likely to disintegrate on the spot. Several of its most fatal weaknesses are,
Not only is the body of this aircraft too fragile to withstand the heavy overload during a high-speed dive, its engine should be more likely to stall during the dive. When I was trying to escape from a high-speed dive, the Zero fighter behind me stopped several times and was unable to do so.
Do not stop pursuit briefly and recover to avoid crashing,
Moreover, this kind of aircraft is maneuverable, flexible, has excellent fighting performance, and has a very small hovering radius. It can only operate at low speeds. Once the speed exceeds a certain limit, the movements of this kind of aircraft will be extremely cumbersome, and it will climb on its own.
After level flight, when accelerating and performing maneuvers, the Zero fighter behind him can only keep flying forward and level.
Although this kind of aircraft is very fast, the inability to maneuver at high speeds will undoubtedly have little effect in front of an opponent with a similar speed and not slower than you. Without that opponent, it will continue to do so.
Flying flat in front of you, letting you bite and get beaten,
The most important thing is that when this kind of fighter turns to the right, it moves extremely slowly. Although the high-altitude performance of my P-39 fighter is poor, the low-altitude performance is not bad, especially the acceleration performance and low-altitude recovery.
The ability is quite outstanding,
As long as we can seize the opportunity at this time and use its slow right-turning and deformation characteristics to get close to them in time, it is not too difficult to shoot them down. Of course, the most fatal weakness of the Zero fighter is
It's just that its body is too thin. Only a dozen rounds of 12.7mm bullets turned it into a fireball burning in the air.
Yu Ming, who was experienced and experienced after all, summed up the weaknesses of the Zero in a short period of time, reported it to his subordinates as soon as possible. But unfortunately, the enemy planes were not the three in front of him, plus
The number of aircraft watching the battle from the periphery was dozens of times that of myself and my subordinates, and the number of those directly entering the battlefield was also several times that of my own.
Although his subordinates have been tested for a long time in war, their technical performance is still different. In this almost one-sided air battle, it is not only the Japanese army that suffered losses. Yu Ming was entangled with the three-machine formation that was chasing him just now.
Within ten minutes, the situation on the battlefield became even more unfavorable for Ming.
These ten minutes may seem short, but for Yu Ming's men, it is an unforgettable moment. Since this squadron was transferred to Qiqihar, it has fought more than a dozen air battles, large and small.
There were not many planes that were shot down and seriously injured, but not a single fighter jet was shot down.
In just ten minutes, although Yu Ming and his men shot down three Zero Fighters and four ME 109 fighters, their own losses were quite heavy for this squadron, and they could even
It can be described as straining one's muscles and bones, and for Yu Ming, what worries him the most is not the aircraft that the headquarters will always find a way to replenish, but his capable subordinates.
When Yu Ming told his subordinates on the radio the lessons he had learned from the air battle with three Zero Fighters, he was proud that the eight fighter jets of this squadron on the battlefield were still flying in the air, including him. Including his wingman, there were only three left. In addition to his own formation, there was only one lead aircraft that the wingman had lost, and it was still hovering in the air. In other words, in the air battle, he lost a whole Two semi-double aircraft formations,
Below is the enemy-occupied area. Even if these pilots parachute, it is unlikely that they can return to the base area. What's more, among the five planes that were shot down, almost none of the pilots who parachuted were able to parachute without being beaten and burning. The plane died together with the enemy. It was shot dead in mid-air by the enemy while parachuting.
Looking at the only two fighter jets left beside him, and at the enemy aircraft that had taken advantage of their numbers to encircle them, Yu Ming gritted his teeth and said to the only remaining lead pilot: "Comrades, we We can't all die here. Someone must take today's experience back and report it to the headquarters. When the enemy planes rush up, my wingman and I will cover you. You turn on the acceleration and rush out with all your strength."
"Although the Japanese aircraft is flexible, its maneuverability can only be exerted at low speeds. As long as we turn on the acceleration and break through to Qiqihar with all our strength, there is no chance. As for the performance of the Mei fighter, you all know, I don’t need to say anything.”
"Remember, if the enemy planes catch up during the breakout, dive with all your strength and roll to the right to escape. I stress again, you must remember that you must not even think about fighting them, let alone climb up. Get rid of it and roll to the left, these little devils' planes are too maneuverable."
After hearing Yu Ming's order, the only remaining lead pilot besides him said: "Squadron Commander, you were the one who shot down those three new Japanese planes. The experience is all in your head. You must not sacrifice it." Here, your wingman and I will serve as cover, you rush out, squadron leader, this is not for yourself, but for the sake of other comrades in our aviation force."
As for the lead pilot letting him cover and rushing out first, Yu Ming smiled calmly and said: "Do you think I am the kind of person who abandons his comrades and comrades and escapes alone? Our squadron has twelve aircraft, except Apart from the four escorting No. 1, there are only a few of us left. I have already lost four brothers here, and I will never leave you behind again."
The lead pilot heard Yu Ming's sad tone and quickly shouted on the radio: "Squadron Commander, you must go, not only for us, but also to avenge those brothers who sacrificed their lives, and also for the sake of the rest of us." Comrade, you will not die in vain under the cannon of this new type of Japanese aircraft. You are not only a squadron leader, you will also be an instructor."
"Furthermore, my plane has been damaged, the engine power has dropped, and the fuel tank has been damaged. I won't be able to fly back with the remaining fuel. Even if you create a gap for me, I'm afraid I won't be able to fly. It’s too far away. Rather than being lost in the middle of the road, it’s better to fight with them here. If you fight with one person, you can earn enough, if you fight with a pair of people, you can make money. Squadron leader, you must go back.”
Having said that, the lead pilot no longer cared about what Yu Ming had in mind. He swung his wings and piloted the fighter plane that had obviously deformed in flight. With Yu Ming's wingman who followed him automatically, he had completed regrouping towards the opposite side and was heading towards him. When the enemy plane approached, he did not choose to climb and gain altitude. Instead, he chose an altitude of five thousand meters.
The P-39 fighter has poor high-altitude performance, and its climbing speed is far inferior to the new Japanese fighter jets. There is also the ME-109 fighter with excellent high-altitude performance at high altitudes. At this time, if you choose to climb to seize altitude, you will not have anyone except your own wingmen. Under cover, it will undoubtedly only make you die faster.
If you want to hold on for more time, you can only choose the P-39 fighter jet, which has the best performance and is also the medium and low altitude that can best display the technical and tactical level of this aircraft. Only by delaying the Japanese aircraft as much as possible can you give yourself The squadron leader creates a breakout opportunity,
Seeing his subordinates protruding out for cover, almost certainly heading towards the enemy without any return, Yu Ming's eyes turned red, but his mind was not impulsive because of this. He watched the fight with several Zero Battle is entangled with his only remaining lead plane and his wingman. Yu Ming knows that he must go back alive today. He will find out the weaknesses of the enemy's new fighter plane in today's air battle and report it to his superiors.
Gritting his teeth, he saw that he had escaped from the three enemy planes that were trying to stay behind and were rushing towards him. Yu Ming controlled the fighter plane, flipped backwards neatly, turned on the acceleration and prepared to break out in the direction of Qiqihar. At this moment, Dawn's call suddenly rang in the radio earphone of Yu Ming's landline phone.
Liming's call seemed urgent. He didn't know how many of Yu Ming and the eight fighter jets he had left to cover still survived now that the Japanese reinforcements had arrived. After receiving Liming's call, Yu Ming turned on the intercom and called I gave him a brief report on the current situation,
When he learned that the reinforcements had arrived and were on top of him, Yu Ming immediately briefly and concisely reported to Liming the weaknesses of the new Japanese fighter jets that he had discovered in the air battle, and proposed a plan. My suggestion is that the newly reinforced troops should not get entangled with the enemy in the air.
Taking advantage of the rugged nature of the American-made fighter aircraft, they adopted high-altitude dive and hit-and-run tactics. The focus of the attack was on the high-altitude ME-109 fighter jets and the new Japanese fighter jets, especially the new Japanese fighter jets that pose the greatest threat. As for over there If you are still trying to figure out new fighter jets that you have never seen before, just send some fighter jets to contain them.
Regarding Yu Ming's suggestion, Liming agreed without any thought. For Liming, who had just returned to the battlefield, it was obvious that all the new Japanese aircraft gathered in the air combat area were new and powerful, and no one was better than Yu Ming. Liming, who has the right to speak, is still very familiar with Yu Ming's tactical qualities, and has no reason not to accept his suggestions.
After receiving Yu Ming's briefing, Liming made a tactical deployment in the shortest possible time. Using all the P-39 fighters with actual combat experience on hand, except for a squadron that stayed behind to deal with the Japanese Type 97 fighter group, All the remaining fighter jets were used to deal with the new Japanese fighter jets below.
The P-40 fighter jets, which had no actual combat experience and had just completed conversion training and aerial combat training, were divided into three. In addition to staying on the way, they cooperated with the P-39 fighter squadron to deal with the 20 fighters who were preparing to cut off the retreat of the Yu Ming aircraft group. In addition to the twelve of the seven Type 97 fighter jets,
This P40 fighter group, the remaining two squadrons were divided into two, and they cleanly and neatly dealt with the ME109 fighter group hovering at an altitude of 6,000 meters, as well as other Japanese fighter jets serving as air security not far away. After the commanders of the three fighter groups completed the tactical arrangements, Li Ming didn't say a word of nonsense. He only uttered two words "attack".