Nearly two thousand fighter planes are fighting in an airspace of less than 10,000 square kilometers. The level of brutality and the possibility of accidents are very different from ordinary combat duty. On combat duty, there are ground radar stations to provide early warning, which can The number and even type of incoming enemy aircraft can be detected in advance, so during a fight, with friendly aircraft providing escort, the pilots only need to keep an eye on their target. In this kind of melee, even if there are still tactical arrangements , but because there are enemies on all sides, pilots are basically in a state of struggle alone. This will be an unprecedented test for their personal skills and psychological quality.
Zhou Zhirou's student, Chen Chong, who was exchanged to the Xuebing Army and now has returned to Chongqing with honor, is already the captain of a Golden Eagle Fighter Group. He is also the fastest promoted among the same batch of students and currently has the highest military rank. position, and the eleven small planes painted on the left side of the cockpit of his plane further advertised that he was not only an ace pilot, but also that the number of enemy planes he had shot down had exceeded double digits, and that he had relied on luck in the past. Unlike the three Japanese planes he shot down in the first battle, the eight Japanese planes he shot down later were all achieved through skill and experience. When he was still a student, Chen Chong fantasized about becoming an ace pilot. He soared in the sky with a Silver Eagle and guarded the airspace of the motherland. Now, his ideal is no longer limited to this. His current pursuit is to bring out the first ace pilot team in the national aviation industry and make every brother under him an ace pilot. ,
It seems to be an unattainable goal, but it is not impossible, because the first squadron of ace pilots in the Chinese Air Force has been born, and their current record is that a squadron of twelve selected pilots plus The two candidate pilots shot down a total of 93 Japanese aircraft, with an average of 6.5 each. This squadron already had two ace pilots killed in the Battle of the Timor Sea, and six other pilots were also assigned. For other troops, it means that this record cannot be changed. In Chen Chong's opinion, if he only breaks this record, because in fact the competitor no longer exists, it will be considered as a failure to win. "I, Chen Chong, will not occupy this." Cheap, so our target is not the Ace Flying Squadron, but the Ace Flying Brigade. Brothers, do you have confidence?" Chen Chong once said at a plenary meeting. At that time, his brothers responded in unison: "Yes. .”
After Chen Chong made the above roar, he has been actively asking for combat missions from the top. In his opinion, this time the Xuzhou air battle was an opportunity for the Japanese to come to his door to realize his dream.
"Please give me some energy. Whether our unit can become the world's first flying ace team depends on today." Before boarding the plane, he said to his brothers,
Among the front-line commanders of various Air Force departments who participated in the Xuzhou Air Battle, Chen Chong was not the only one who was ambitious. Among these people, Xu Kongzhan was another typical example.
Xu Kongzhan, a second-phase graduate of the Guangzhou Air Force Academy, has served for three years. At the end of last year, he became a captain of the fighter unit of the Fujian Aviation Corps. The aviation unit of the Xuebing Army system has one characteristic, that is, ordinary Almost all officers above the level of captain have obtained the title of ace pilot. The reason why almost is used here is naturally because there are some people who have not obtained this title, and Xu Kongzhan is one of these very few people.
This is naturally a shame in the eyes of Xu Kongzhan, and in the minds of his instructors, classmates and superiors, it is also an accident that Xu Kongzhan is not an ace pilot yet. This is different from Xu Kongzhan's experience at school and in the army. Regarding consistent performance, at the Guangzhou Air Force Academy, Xu Kongzhan's first test flight attracted great attention from the leaders of the Air Force Academy. Tielin Fei, who happened to be there at the time, even said that he would be the next "Wang Hai". Wang Hai is now the commander of the Pacific Fleet Aviation Force. With his impressive record of shooting down twenty-six enemy planes, he has become the flagship figure of the Xuebing Army Air Force. This shows Tielin Fei’s evaluation of Xu’s air combat. high,
When he first joined the army, Xu Kongzhan also showed superhuman control skills during training, so much so that some veteran pilots even asked him for advice on some technical issues. However, it was such a person who was praised by almost everyone. It's incredible that the promising elite of the Air Force was not yet an ace pilot when he was promoted to captain.
Too bad luck. Once, Tie Linfei specifically watched his battle videos. After watching them, he smiled bitterly and made this comment,
So far, Xu Kong has been on combat missions no less than twenty times, and every time, no matter what kind of opponent he faced, he firmly took the initiative and suppressed the opponent from beginning to end. However, what is puzzling is that , most of his opponents seem to be possessed by gods, always making superb maneuvers when there is no time to strike, and then, the blow that others think is a sure hit, in reality, is just a tiny bit off.
In this regard, Xu Kongzhan did a lot of summarizing, but to no avail, because this was not his problem at all. If he really wanted to find the reason, it was luck. This was also the reason why he was promoted to captain even though he was not an ace pilot. ,
In terms of flying skills, Xu Kongzhan is by no means worse than Chen Chong, but in terms of luck, Xu Kongzhan is far behind. Even when Chen Chong was working hard for the "Ace Flying Brigade", his ideal was limited to becoming an ace pilot.
Tokugawa Yoshitoshi concentrated all the strength of the Japanese aviation forces in China to go to Xuzhou for the air battle. Naturally, there were many ace pilots among them. As ace pilots, both China and Japan have in common that in the eyes of others, large-scale air battles are daunting. It seems to be a stage for performance and an opportunity for them to create legends.
Among the pilots of the Japanese aviation force, there are two worth mentioning. Both of these Japanese have been awarded the title of ace pilots. One of them is named Nakamura Akosaburo, who is the captain of a fighter group directly under the Kwantung Army's aviation force. His most famous battle was achieved during the "Nomenkan Incident". In this battle, he led a wingman surrounded by six Soviet planes and shot down four enemy planes alone. Finally, he withdrew from the battle because he was running out of fuel. One person is called Inamoto Shotai, with the military rank of Major, but he has no position, and his record is a bit exaggerated. Taking into account his results in the Japanese Navy, he has shot down thirty-nine enemy planes so far, which is the only ranking in the rankings. The second ace in the Japanese aviation industry after Tetsuzo Iwamoto,