Yamaguchi couldn't help but curse when he saw this, and quickly led a fighter squadron. (Shortly after the full-scale invasion of China, the Japanese Army Air Force canceled the formation of the brigade, and instead composed several squadrons into one squadron, and several squadrons into one flight group, which consisted of several squadrons.
A flying regiment forms a flying group... Generally speaking, the strength of a flying team is stronger than the previous flying group, and can even be compared with the flying wing.) After chasing it (Note 1)...
When Li Guidan saw more than 40 Japanese fighter jets chasing him, he immediately called out to the Second Division over the radio happily, "Fortunately, we have diverted at least half of the Japanese fighter jets. Now it's up to you!"
Gao Zhihang, who had long been eager to fight, was overjoyed when he received the news. He immediately ordered in Russian to the Soviet pilots under him, "Boys, let's go!". The 108 Soviet I16 fighter jets that had been concealed by the clouds immediately came down the mountain.
Like a tiger, it pounced towards the Japanese bombers, which were protected by only one fighter team...
"Baga, you fell into the Chinese people's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain!", the deputy commander of the Japanese Flying Group couldn't help but cursed secretly after seeing the menacing Soviet fighter group, but at this time, the fighter group that Yamaguchi took away had already flown away.
, and the airborne radio station was as weak as ever and could never be contacted. The Japanese army could only rely on the less than fifty fighter jets of the remaining fighter fleet to fight against the Soviet fighter jets that more than doubled their number...
Although they knew they had been tricked, the Japanese fighter jets still rushed forward without hesitation. In order to protect the dozens of bombers, they had no choice but to retreat. And with the usual arrogance of the Japanese pilots, even if they were one to two, they would not be able to retreat.
Thinking that they will lose, this can be seen from the fact that the Japanese bomber group did not stay away from the battlefield and obviously did not want to suspend the original air raid plan...
Although it was his first time to fly a Soviet fighter jet against the Japanese new Nakajima Type 97 fighter jet, Gao Zhihang, who had experienced hundreds of battles, quickly got off to a good start. When the halo of the sight was firmly locked on an enemy aircraft
, Gao Zhihang immediately pressed the firing button of the 7.62mm aviation machine gun without hesitation, and the two machine guns immediately shot out long tongues of flame. The Japanese pilots must have been very experienced, and they immediately made evasive actions, but were all beaten by Gao Zhihang.
It was predicted in advance. After hundreds of rounds of machine gun bullets were fired, the cockpit of the Nakajima Type 97 fighter jet was penetrated multiple times. The pilot was killed on the spot. The out-of-control aircraft could no longer maintain its balance in the air.
After shaking a few times, he fell down...
However, it was the captain of the 7th Squadron, Captain Alexander I. Pokryshkin, who was the first to achieve results among the Soviet aid air force. He and his wingman Grigory Andreevich Lie.
Lieutenant Chkalov showed outstanding flying skills in the battle that even surpassed many veteran pilots, and their shooting skills, which were rated as "excellent" in the previous assessment, were also fully demonstrated. In a short time, the two young pilots
The Eagles had already made gains, which greatly encouraged the 7th Fighter Squadron and even the entire Soviet Air Force. However, as an excellent pilot with rich flying and actual combat experience, Gao Zhihang only had a limited understanding of these average flight times.
I was surprised that the flying skills of the Soviet guys with more than 200 hours (including the flying time in the amateur aviation school before coming to China) were not inferior to those of the Japanese army aviation, but I also vaguely felt that there were differences in the performance of the fighters of both sides.
There is a slight gap. Fortunately, although these Soviet pilots have little experience, they are generally very talented and their technical level has improved very quickly. Otherwise, the biggest flaw of the i-16 fighter - difficulty in maneuvering will definitely break out on a large area on the battlefield. Then
That’s what’s fatal!
"I didn't expect Lucia to have such a powerful pilot..." A Japanese pilot who was shot several times sighed unconsciously before dying. But he didn't know what would happen if he knew the identity of the enemy who shot him.
Will you live in peace because you fell into the hands of two newcomers? Or will you feel honored to enjoy the combined attack of two future world-class aces?….
Under the leadership of Captain Pokryshkin, the 7th Fighter Squadron of the Soviet Air Force became better and better. In just ten minutes, it shot down and damaged more than 20 Japanese aircraft. Among them, Pokryshkin and the
The golden pair of Chkalov worked together to shoot down five Japanese planes. But at this moment, Captain Pokryshkin, who was just getting ready to kill, suddenly received an order from Acting Division Commander Gao Zhihang, "Execute No. 2
Plan, no fighting!"
"Why retreat? We clearly have the upper hand!" the young and energetic Captain Pokryshkin immediately shouted into the microphone, but he soon discovered that his side had unknowingly lost more than thirty aircraft.
Some of them were shot down, and some were too injured to continue fighting and had to withdraw from the battlefield. Of course, the Japanese aircraft suffered greater losses. More than 40 were shot down, and most of the bombers were lost. But there were so many of them in total.
If we continue to fight like this, the limited number of aircraft of the Soviet aid air force cannot withstand the consumption. What's more terrible is that the Japanese fighter team that was led away before has returned. Although it seems that there are a few less aircraft, but
The total number is still around forty. When the two Japanese fleets merge, the Soviet aid air force has no chance of winning...
"Please let our Seventh Squadron cut off the rear." Captain Pokryshkin immediately requested. In the previous battle, he had discovered that the Japanese Nakajima Type 97 fighter was faster than the i16 fighter they were flying. If
If the entire army retreats directly, the losses will be huge if the Japanese keep chasing them. Some planes must be left behind to delay the enemy. It’s not that Captain Pokryshkin doesn’t know that the planes left behind will be in danger, but "this kind of thing"
Someone has to do it..."
Gao Zhihang quickly agreed to Captain Pokryshkin's request. Although he knew that Hu Weidong valued this young man very much, as Pokryshkin himself said, "someone has to sacrifice", and the third pilot with the highest average quality would
The Seventh Squadron is much more confident in carrying out this mission than other squadrons. However, Gao Zhihang still reminded through the airborne radio, "Don't just focus on fighting, retreat while fighting, and lure the enemy at the same time, otherwise it will be difficult to escape."
Note 1: The Japs pilots during World War II were indeed very skilled, but I don’t know if it was a flaw in the military merit system that caused their fighter pilots to be too bellicose. Historically, the fighter jets that escorted Isoroku Yamamoto were easily diverted away by US military aircraft, resulting in
Without the protection of fighter jets, the Yamamoto Fifty-Six was shot down by another group of US military aircraft. Now it is just escorting dozens of bombers, and it will be easier to lure them away...