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Chapter 177 Air Strike

"Nor, Gerhart, Kesso, Sterling, you four are fortunate to become the fog-breaker of Dunne's journey. What you next must do is to show what you have learned and practiced on weekdays. Tonight, this beautiful moonlit night will be recorded in the military history of the empire because of your attack. From this moment on, abandon all your concerns and give full play to your talents!"

This is the middle of the upper hangar at the "Sanctuary" base. With the sound of a police seal as the background, a tall and thin air force colonel wearing a sword, Silver Oak Leaf Knight Cross talked to the four pilots who had just been called in a serious and passionate tone. The four people in front of them looked not young. They formed a two-person crew, and at this time they were all dressed in handsome and neat flight suits. The eagle embroidered on their chests shone with a dim halo under the illumination of the incandescent lamp. Not far behind them, two were two.

Single-wing twin-engine jet fighters were each in place. At this time, the hangar was arranged like the deck of a large aircraft carrier. Although the Germans did not serve in service during the war, this did not erase the great efforts made by the German Navy and Air Force for carrier-based aircraft development and deck takeoff and landing. Through thousands of tests and drills, they determined the technical details of conventional takeoff, catapult and use of blocking cables to achieve short-range landings. From these foundations to actual combat, the only difference was the reluctance of the Imperial Marshal and the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force.

Accompanied by a slight accent, the door of the hangar slowly opened, which was the first time that the door of the hangar has been opened since the "Defection". In accordance with its design, the service staff are quickly removing the camouflage of the hangar sliding platform outside the hangar door and cleaning up the snow and ice there, thus providing an extended, angled runway for the takeoff of the aircraft in the hangar.

The colonel turned his head and looked at the open hangar. The cold wind blew in, which immediately cleared the chaos of people's thoughts. He put his hands on his hips and said, "Okay, guys, please wait until you return triumphantly. Finally, we reiterate our combat plan. There are two targets, both in the northeast direction. The first one is expected to spray it soon after you take off. Use your familiar dual-plane tactics to shoot it down! The second target is 50 kilometers apart, and the radar station will guide you to find and shoot it down. We cannot determine their models through radar. It may be reconnaissance aircraft or fighter aircraft, but in any case, the enemy's aircraft will definitely not be as advanced as your landlines. Shoot them down!"

The four pilots stood attentively and raised their hands to salute each other; "Long live the head of state!"

The colonel also responded with the same raised his hand. At this moment, a male voice without emotion came from the loudspeaker of the hangar; "The first intercepting group will take off in two minutes! The first intercepting group will take off in two minutes!"

The Air Force Colonel looked down at his watch and nodded, "Let's go!"

With a strange and solemn expression, the four pilots turned and walked towards the landline that had completed the last preparation before departure. The two two-seater mh2

Night fighters are practical models at the end of the war. Their noses are equipped with traditional X-type radar antennas, which are more compact than those installed on the 0 before. There are no additional fuel tanks under the wings and fuselages or air-air rockets commonly used in the end of the war. In this way, their main weapons are still the forward mk | 08 machine guns and two inclined same-type guns at the rear of the fuselage. These 30mm caliber large cannons can cut through the armor of heavy bombers like the US "Air Fortress", and it is no problem to deal with ordinary bombers or fighters.

Following the two-leg ladder that the service staff had already arranged, four pilots drilled into the fighter cockpit in groups in groups. The number on the front fuselage was j·The rear fuselage was jg15. This does not mean that the base currently has mh262 above the frame to be put into use, but a false number that intentionally interferes with the opponent's judgment. After wearing oxygen/call masks, the pilots could not see the actual age difference. The two radars sitting in the back seat operated/communicators adjusted the radio.

The equipment and contacted the radar station. The service staff closed the side open hatch cover of the cockpit and quickly removed the ladder. Immediately afterwards, the Junker'004 jet engines of the two fighter jets started in a special sound with a tow sound. The wake blew the remaining dust particles on the ground, and the service staff gave way. The guide waved the green glow stick to indicate that the runway was normal. In the command and control room through the glass window, the officers who were idle walked to the window to pay salute to the warriors who were going out to fight.

With the intensification of the roar of the jet engine, the two MH262s left their original position one after another and began to move along the lined runway. In addition to the space limitations on both sides and the upper part of the hangar, this is not essentially different from taking off from an airport with good conditions. Under the control of a pilot who is first-class in technology but has not really flew for some time, their speed is getting faster and faster, and the roar lingering in people's ears is also getting louder and louder.

The leading jg was the first to slid from the middle of the hangar to the gate. It crossed the gate line unstoppably. At this time, the wheel showed no sign of leaving the ground. After entering the leap platform, its fuselage angle changed accordingly with the inclination of the platform, and it was less than fifty meters from the hangar gate to the edge of the platform. This distance was instantly reached for a jet aircraft that had already accelerated. Although it was not the first time that the me262 took off from here, the last flight dated back to 4 months ago. The officers and service personnel in the hangar were all looking forward to it with trepidation. The twin-engine jet fighter finally rushed through the leap platform like an arrow. It did not take a thrilling action that made everyone's hearts stop beating, but continued to climb along the angle of the leap platform.

Amid the cheers from the hearts of people, the second mh262 also successfully crossed the hangar gate and entered the sliding platform. With the lightness of the swift, it finally left the ground, followed its companions in the bright moonlight, and then turned in a lucid and graceful manner, flying towards the northeast with a very spreading roar.

In the command and control room of the hangar, a gray-haired general picked up the phone with an uncontrollable excitement on his face; "Receive the base headquarters... Report to Marshal Rommel, this is the hangar, and the first interceptor team has taken off successfully.........,

At this time, in the base radar station, the technical officers had observed the changes on the radar screen, and the middle-aged officer wearing glasses quickly and accurately reported the reading; "The two fighter jets on our side have taken off at a height of 22 degrees northeast of Li·angle, and are only a distance from the No. 1 target, right in front of them! Height meter!"

The young technical general turned to the liaison without stopping; "Tell the pilot......... The target No. 1 is right under their noses, at a height of medical distance"

There are four operators responsible for linear communication, each of whom is responsible for a radio communication device, each of which can guide a dual-air air combat team to track the target position, which means they can guide eight or more fighter jets to intercept operations.

After the guidance information was sent out, the operator's headphones quickly sent back the pilot's confirmation. Although the sound was not too loud, everyone next to him pricked up their ears to learn about the latest progress.

With the clear operational area, the Kailuo radar is still conducting a spiral detection of degree. At the same time, the auxiliary radar with the maximum detection distance of "Bruno" is only 50 kilometers but the accuracy is twice as high as that of "Caesar" has been turned on. It only detects in one direction. It can update the reading every ten seconds. The technical officer reports continuously. "The target altitude is decreasing... meters, the calculated speed is 380 kilometers per hour, and it is 1,500 meters away from the interceptor... meters... meters meters..."

The liaison constantly repeated the radar readings. In fact, with the eight-improved night vision radars carried by the two MH262s, the radar operator in the rear seat was able to detect the target and determine the location by himself. With the German night combat interception mode during the war, fighters mainly rely on radar station guidance when looking for the target trail. Once they receive the enemy's firefighting, pilots will often temporarily close the long-distance communication channel until the combat state is lifted.

Just as the combat commands and auxiliary departments in the shelter base were busy, in the "mountain rock" area located in the southeast of the base, soldiers of the Imperial Guards drove forklifts and half-crawler armored vehicles to move rock-shaped molds ranging from half a meter to four or five meters in height. Looking down from a height, an open-air runway that is more than 300 meters long and about five meters wide is gradually forming. Although the upper hangar facilities can meet the takeoff needs of various aircraft, due to space and equipment, only small reconnaissance aircraft and helicopters can land. The original designers established a standard runway at the bottom of the valley with heavy engineering equipment, and then artificially camouflaged it so that it is no different from the abrupt ice valley of mountain rocks. However, it only takes about an hour to clear it out for fighter jets and bombers to land.

Hearing the sound of machine cannons from the air, Lin Neng was a little surprised at the high telescope at the address' end. At first, he only saw the skylight shining with bright moon. After searching for a while, he finally saw a flash of black shadows. Unlike light gliders, they were as fast as lightning, and two regiments of flames from jet engines could be seen under the wings of the pursuers. Although the plan for this combat was a bit hasty, it joined forces with Rommel, and the staff officers from the base headquarters who were mostly from the National Defense Forces, basically considered the possible situations on the battlefield. In order to prevent the Soviet army from sending reconnaissance aircraft to explore the situation overnight, the base's air defense forces were also fully mobilized. When the situation was necessary, two jet fighters could be taken off within half an hour.

The same number of piston fighters used to protect the base include 22 lifting and lowered twin- or quad-mounted anti-aircraft guns. The only thing that made Lynn regret was that the surface-to-air missiles and individual air defense rocket launchers that had been tested at the end of the war were abandoned as extensions of the rocket series. After he served as the chief strategic staff officer of the base camp, he strongly recommended that the senior management find and gather rocket experts as much as possible, but the local operations were not smooth, especially after the confrontation and friction between the Eastern and Western camps, the control of their respective occupied areas was even stricter. Those experts who stayed in scientific research institutions or fled back to their hometowns were basically plundered by Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union. Only those who disguised themselves as pseudonyms escaped, but it was not so easy to find them and use them for their own benefit.

Following the flight paths of the three planes, Lin Neng's eyes kept flashing with light similar to a meteor, which was obviously a tracer bullet inserted in the machine shells. By the end of World War II, air combat technology had begun to transform from traditional piston power, visual guidance, machine gun attack to jet power, radar guidance, machine gun cannon and rocket mixed attack, which would take a long time to go beyond visual range combat in later generations.

At this time, the night air combat was more primitive than expected, and it also made it difficult for pilots to use conventional air combat skills. Because of this, Lin Zhui watched for more than a minute, and both sides were still circled in the night sky. The pursuers used a short-fire mode that saved more ammunition, but after seven or eight consecutive attacks, there might not be much ammunition on the plane.

Just as Lin Neng began to worry about the Soviet army's opportunity to fly back to the Soviet Union with observations on the battlefield or at least fly out of the radio interference area to report to the command center. He exerted force with both hands to stabilize the telescope. Under the night sky, the fire fell down with an inertial speed until the fire did not go out before landing.

With this observation alone, Lin En couldn't be sure that the Soviet plane fell. Fortunately, two planes flew over the top of his head with a continuous roar, and he felt relieved.

At least in front of the Soviet Air Force, m#262 still maintains a clear technological advantage.

As the distance increases, the whistling sound of the high-speed aircraft gradually weakens, but they do not disappear completely. The roar sound starts from low to high. In the end, the two war eagles swiftly across the battlefield at an altitude of about 200 meters. With the radar and ammunition technology of this era, they cannot provide firepower support to the ground battlefield at night, but their existence is at least a psychological interference and deterrent to the enemy. Before this, the battle to attack the largest camp of the Soviet army had been in progress for nearly a quarter of an hour. The investment of eight snow leopards and more than 200 night warriors did not make the battle one-sided. It can be seen that the Soviet army's defensive determination was very firm, and their main front had been the attacking party.

Tanks and night battle infantry tore apart, and the remaining personnel fought to the death. Some of them were hidden in the snow pits and some hid in the ice ditch, which were not conducive to infrared night vision observation and judgment. In addition, some Soviet soldiers used heavy mortars to carry out long-distance indiscriminate attacks from the rocky area about four kilometers on the left. This certainly killed some friendly troops, but also had a certain impact on the attack of the Emperor* team. Fortunately, the skiing detour from the outside had just solved the tricky trouble. Now, the officers and soldiers of the Night Battle Battalion Company have begun to clean up the endgame. In order not to affect the speed of the attack, Linen directly asked the 3rd Company of the Night Battle Battalion, which caught up later, to bypass the Soviet camp and advance to the coast.

When two jet fighters whizzed overhead for the third time, Franz, who had been lurking in the Soviet Union for more than two years, sighed, "It turns out that they are the truly elegant and chic imperial knights."

Lynn put down his telescope and responded seriously, "In fact, it's not easy to be a pilot."

Watching two m#262s fly towards the base, Franz turned his head and looked at Linn, his puzzled gaze obviously did not understand what Linn pointed out. To this day, the secret of the disc aircraft is still in the hands of a very small number of people - Linn is also one of them.

Gerhart was also with the same feeling at this time.

Captain Descher, a full-time night fighter radar operator, when the radar station personnel sent clear guidance, he raised his head and looked to the front right through the canopy. There was no shining star in the night sky except for the bright moon. The target they shot down before seemed to be a single-wing and single-shot reconnaissance aircraft or fighter, which basically did not have night combat capabilities, but the Soviet pilot's dodge skills were obviously very proficient, Innore.

A night battle ace like Lieutenant Colonel Helot also took a lot of effort to shoot it down, and ammunition was obviously a more worrying issue than oil.

"Nighthawks... The target height of the second one is 10 degrees northeastern, flying near the coastline, with a speed of about kilometers per hour......"

“Have our radar discovered it?”

Also hearing the guidance of the radar station, Lieutenant Colonel Helot, sitting in the front cockpit, asked his partner questions using the wired communication inside the aircraft.

Captain Descher replied, "Yes, right in front of the right, we are flying towards it! There is no more ammunition!"

"The big guy with a speed of 320 kilometers per hour should be a long-range patrol and reconnaissance aircraft. This time I try to get a shot and get it back!" Lieutenant Colonel's words were half judgment and half speculation.

Captain Descher did not answer. Even if the forward machine guns were exhausted, the two oblique machine guns behind him were still useful. In night air combat, the technical difficulty of "breaking the belly" from below the enemy plane was actually slightly less than a rear-end attack, because the attacker at least did not have to worry about the risk of collision caused by the speed difference.

Flying at a speed of more than 10 kilometers per minute, mh262 can cross a distance of more than ten kilometers per minute, and its climbing performance is also outstanding. In less than a cigarette, the instructions on the altimeter were raised from 400 meters to | meters, and the target position displayed by the radar also changed from above to below. The distance was still more than 500 meters. Captain Descher was about to remind his partner, but Lieutenant Colonel Herot smiled and the cabin was noisy. He still heard this habitual sound through the communicator.
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