As a commander, he likes to be the first. This is a common problem among almost all front-line deputy commanders of the Chinese Air Force. Brooke was driving an American Mustang. This kind of fighter plane that the Americans no longer use came to the UK, but encountered
In the spring (because the British's main opponent is the Germans, and German jet fighters are very slow to spread), they once stole the show at the end of the London bombing. Of course, that was around the end of 1944 to the beginning of 1945, and now
It has been 47 years. In fact, two years is not enough to change anything. However, because China took the lead in developing jet fighters and also developed missiles, two years in such a big environment can change things.
It's just too much.
In Brooke's eyes, when the Chinese fighter jets in the distance were just small black dots, Gao Daguang's airborne radar had already locked onto him. Then, at a distance of about ten kilometers, Gao Daguang pressed the launch button.
A distance of ten kilometers, even in the era before Ouyang Yun traveled through, was considered beyond visual range combat. At this distance, it was difficult for Brooke to aim, let alone attack. He never expected that the opponent could attack him ten kilometers away.
He carried out precise strikes by himself, so when he saw fire suddenly appearing on a Chinese fighter plane in the distance, Brooke's first reaction was to be surprised and thought that there was something wrong with Gao Daguang's fighter plane.
But in the blink of an eye, the fire lit in the distance turned into a fireball very close at hand. Brooke immediately realized what he had encountered, "missiles, air-to-air missiles." He shouted sharply, with a trace of emotion in his tone.
Panic.
Today, with the Chinese army killing all directions, the term missile has finally become popular. In some countries' military textbooks, the word missile also has a professional explanation, that is, it can lock the target and automatically adjust the flight path to ensure
A rocket with considerable strike efficiency and lethality.
Brooke reacted quickly, shouting "missile" in his mouth, pulling the push rod, and adjusted the aircraft to climb upwards. However, compared to the missile, the Mustang's speed was too slow, so he moved the fighter plane
Pulled into an almost vertically rising posture, the missile launched by Gao Daguang rushed straight up and hit the belly of the Mustang.
"This was a one-sided massacre. Facing the Chinese jet Golden Eagle fighter jets, even the Chinese Whiteback fighter jets were unable to fight back. I watched the fighter jets flown by my comrades being killed by the Chinese.
It was like lighting up fireworks with missiles. The feeling of powerlessness made me waver for the first time about my sacred profession. Should we really be enemies with China?"
A passage from "The Second Bombing of London". The interviewee is Captain George, a survivor of the air battle.
The first battle between the Chinese Air Force and the British Air Force over London ended in a complete victory for the Chinese side. If Dowding had not reacted quickly and decisively enough, the British might have lost their air deterrence, and in the second air battle,
Eighteen minutes later, Dowding received a report from the London Airport and learned that the airport had been completely destroyed by the Chinese Air Force. He also learned that there were very few fighter planes left in the air. He decisively issued a retreat order.
The London bombing launched by the Germans was not without achievements. The greatest contribution made by German pilots to the Chinese Air Force was to kill and injure a large number of British pilots. Although after more than a year of training and reorganization, the strength of the British Air Force has recovered, but It is still much weaker than before. In this case, the performance advantage of the Chinese Air Force fighter jets has been infinitely magnified.
"Report, London Airport was completely destroyed by Chinese fighter jets."
"Reported that the industrial area was bombed by Chinese fighter planes and suffered heavy losses."
"Report……"
Staying in the air-raid shelter, feeling the shaking of the earth and listening to the continuous sound of explosions, Churchill finally realized that he might have made a mistake. However, even at this time, he still did not believe that the Chinese fleet had complete combat capability. The Chinese are launching a suicide attack, that is, sacrificing a certain number of bombers to deter them. "The Chinese are crazy. A suicide attack must be a suicide attack. Their bombers simply cannot fly to and from London. , it must be like this..."
The bombing only lasted about half an hour. As Slim and Churchill expected, China's main bomber, the Chinese Sturgeon, did have a range problem. In order to ensure that the Chinese Sturgeon participating in the combat mission would not suffer non-combat losses due to fuel problems, Therefore, when Chen Shichang formulated the combat plan, he specifically limited their airborne time. That is, the Chinese sturgeons participating in the war must return immediately once their airborne time is up, regardless of whether they have arrived at the combat area.
The explosions finally stopped and the air raid siren was finally lifted. For Londoners, it was destined to be a sleepless night.
China was actually quite benevolent. It also issued leaflets to warn the British before the air strikes and gave them enough time to hide in prevention and control measures. However, civilian casualties were still inevitable.
Compared with civilian casualties, what made Churchill more distressed was the destruction of London Airport and some important factory facilities. Because they were basically defenseless, as long as they were visited by Chinese bombers, they would end up being blown into scrap metal. Just razed to the ground.
"Loss statistics are up." Standing slumped in Downing Street, looking at the black smoke curling up everywhere, Churchill asked Dowding and a group of officers who hurried over.
Compared with Churchill who was more concerned about the size of the damage like a miser, Dowding seemed more professional. He was concerned about why the Chinese fighter planes were not discovered in advance. Therefore, the first thing he investigated was several frontline radar stations to find out what happened. Was it due to the negligence of the staff or the tactics used by the Chinese that led to the sneak attack?
Although it is only a preliminary investigation result, the situation is already very clear. The officers and soldiers at the radar stations distributed on the flight path of the Chinese aircraft fleet did not neglect their duties, but the Chinese aircraft fleet deceived our own radar. In Dowding's view, this is a This is a very horrific incident, the severity of which is even greater than the Chinese fleet's air attack on London itself.
"You said that our radar cannot detect the Chinese aircraft fleet." Although Churchill was not very professional in air defense, he knew what it meant and immediately paid attention to it.
"It has been confirmed."
"Doesn't that mean that Chinese fighter jets can launch air attacks on us at any time, and we can't detect it in advance at all." Churchill's eyes widened, and the depths of his eyes were filled with fear.
"It should be like this." Dowding was full of bitterness. Only through comparison can we know the advantages and disadvantages. As the commander of the British Air Force, Dowding originally thought that if he looked at the world, the British Air Force would not be ranked first or second, but at least it would be in the front. Three, but the facts told him that he was too naive on this issue, and they had been left far behind by the Chinese.