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The Third Empire - Chapter 579

Published at 19th of October 2021 11:50:23 AM


Chapter 579: 579

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Air supremacy will determine the outcome of the war. The party with air supremacy has the absolute initiative. No matter how advanced the weapons and equipment on the ground are, even the Panther 3 tank is afraid of the attack from the sky.

The British know this truth, and the Germans know it even more.

Just before the end of the French campaign, the battle for air supremacy over the English Channel began.

The first to arrive in Calais was the JG 2 Richthofen wing of the German air force. Yes, it was named after the famous German ace pilot Richthofen in World War I.

So far, this wing has three brigades and hundreds of combat aircraft.

After receiving the mission, they made a transfer overnight and stationed in a newly opened base more than 100 kilometers behind Calais. Today, after dawn, they were ready for battle and took off.

In later generations, the range of aircraft is an important indicator. Aircraft with small range are called airport guards. In fact, this is based on the mode of operation.

The German army is constantly advancing rapidly, and in the process of advancing, the air forces in the rear will arrive in time to keep more than 100 kilometers away from their own ground forces and provide air support at any time.

In this case, the range of the aircraft is not important. It is no problem to improve the flight performance by reducing the fuel carrying coefficient of the aircraft.

For example, BF109 is such a mission. They don't need too much range. They need strong performance. Just like the later MiG-29, they only provide tactical support.

Today's Richthofen regiment is not as famous as Richthofen. It is a flight regiment founded only last year. Two thirds of its pilots have just graduated from the aviation school.

However, its commanders are experienced pilots and even experienced pilots during World War I.

For example, the commander of the flight wing, Colonel Robert von Graeme, came from the Cruel World War I. now, he sits in a BF109 fighter and commands the large group of aircraft.

When the German army took control of Calais, a radar antenna was erected in Calais to monitor the whereabouts of the opposite side. Therefore, the assembly of the British air force opposite could not be concealed from their eyes.

"Attention, after approaching, fight in a four finger formation, with the cooperation of the captain and wingman. For the sake of Germany, let's defeat the British air force!"

On the radio, Colonel Graham shouted.

This will be a war recorded in history. Over the English channel, they will break out a battle of large aircraft groups!

Before entering the battle, they are large groups of aircraft, but when they enter the battlefield, the large groups of aircraft will collapse quickly.

Unless bombers, even if they are beaten all the time, they should maintain a dense formation. The fighters will soon disperse.

So, how will they fight after they disperse? Are you fighting alone?

Of course not!

The German Air Force has developed a complete set of tactics, which is the four finger formation.

After a pause, he continued: "note that once bitten by a British fighter, immediately roll down with a negative g and get rid of it. Don't hover on the horizontal plane with the British!"

Now, this war is not a level contest at all.

The German air force also began to replace the fw190 in a large area, but the BF109 is still the main fighter. If you want to win in air combat, you must know yourself and the enemy.

So far, the performance of German fighters is still confidential, but the performance of British Spitfire fighters has been well known by Germany.

It's the best way to take advantage of each other's weaknesses to defeat your opponent!

On one edge of the fleet, Lieutenant Helmut Vick is welcoming his era.

He was born in 1915 and is now less than 25 years old. He is the golden age of a person. In 35 years, he joined the air force and came to the newly formed jg2 wing after several twists and turns.

In the French war, his regiment joined the battle, but so far, he has not achieved any results.

Because the German attack was too sudden, a large number of French aircraft were wiped out on the ground at the first time. There were not many French aircraft taking off for combat, and their performance was not good.

As a result, Vick carried out dozens of combat cruises and achieved nothing.

He is holding his will to fight. Now, he finally has a chance. It is said that there will be hundreds of British fighters opposite. There must be prey belonging to him!

When he was a teenager, there was a hero Richthofen's book next to his pillow. At that time, he yearned to become a pilot. Now, he can finally fight like his idol!

Now, the sky is clear. From here, you can even directly see the opposite side of the Strait. There, at an altitude of about 3000 meters, there is a fighter flying towards this side!

Find the British air force!

Just after the discovery of the British Air Force fighters, the large aircraft formation began to disperse rapidly, and the British Air Force fighters opposite soon found them. The battle between the two sides began.

"Spitfire, the other party uses a Spitfire fighter!" Sitting in his cockpit, Vic shouted.

At this time, their whole large fleet had separated, and Vic was at the end of the four finger formation of his team.

Four finger formation refers to four aircraft arranged in an asymmetric wedge formation. From the ground, it's like a person's four fingers, and Vic, where he is, is the last little thumb.

This four aircraft formation is composed of two two aircraft formations with greater flexibility. In front of Vic's left is his long aircraft Lieutenant Kerry.

"Vic, watch out. Follow me." Cried Lieutenant Kerry on the radio.

It's really fire!

The Spitfire fighter is a new fighter developed by the British air force. From the data, it is equal to its own BF109. Moreover, due to the high engine horsepower of the other side, it is even better to climb.

Therefore, their previous tactics for dealing with aircraft from other countries, such as high-altitude diving, climbing up when they fail to hit, getting rid of each other, and then coming down to attack, are no longer practical.

With absolute strength, they will also defeat each other!

The liquid cooled engine in front roared and put on the oxygen mask. Vic followed his formation and began to climb. The height is always good, which represents energy.




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