. The Third Reich under Ten Thousand Characters  Volume 5: Battle of Britain  Chapter 77: Okay... Let’s start! (I)

Ready?"

"...I think.w seems to have some problems, I can hear the strange sound it makes when it starts?"

"Are you sure?"

"Of course! I want to drive it to the battlefield. I will never hope to lose my life because of maintenance mistakes!"

"Okay. Let's check it again!"

The roar came from the Merchmitt fighter's origin. This fighter has been tested. If the Deutsche pilots are most familiar with what model of aircraft, then there is no doubt that it is it.

"I really asked! Something seemed to be stuck when the flap was started?"

"Opo. You wouldn't let me drive a plane with a problem and fight the British, right?"

"Okay. OK! Don't come down. I also need you to control the throttle valve to see if there is a problem with the line."

"Oh. I hope you can be quick and good. Our assembly time is exactly. After that we will go..."

"Stop! You won't want to sue our mission point. You know. That bad military ordinance. If something goes wrong from me, I'll be taken to that damn military court."

"That's right. You can do it quickly."

“Have I said it before?”

"What?"

"You're very verbose!"

“…”

Messerschmitt's fate was doomed by the bureaucrats of the German Aviation Department before its first flight.

It didn't disappoint. It was the most produced model during the German War. Its design was very simple: a compact and slender body with plenty of power. It also had an amazing climb rate. The 109 combat lineage began in the Spanish Civil War around 1935.

When the Second World War broke out, the e model had been tested in practice. By the end of the Battle of France, the pilots who shot down the most fighter jets in the air force combat field were all

Although equipped with light weapons, the e-1 model is faster. It is the best slewing performance model in the 109 series. This type of aircraft can be easily and satisfactory in both slewing flight and rapid dive attack. It can be effectively used in wingman tactics to fight any enemy fighter. However, when it fights alone, its speed and climb rate depend on the aircraft's own ability to overcome bad environments.

However, combined with its full advantages, coupled with a calm and confident pilot, the performance of the e-1 will be far beyond some expectations. When facing the Allied Air Force, if it enters the slewing duel stage, the pilot must resist the temptation of flying alone. Because both Spitfire and Hurricane fighters have better slewing performance than they do. However, climbing slewing is a completely different thing. This is very beneficial to the 109 because it can quickly suppress the enemy's slewing advantage.

Messerschmitt refers to emil which is the name of the e model.

It has very good performance, especially its slewing performance, which is worthy of its name. Although the firepower of the four machine guns is average, maneuverability is the biggest weapon. Finding victory in a fight with the enemy is the primary mastery of the pilot. In terms of operability, there are usually only performance differences between aircraft and basic operations (such as takeoff and landing, etc.) are the same as its "brothers".

Next to Captain Les Air Force and Corporal of the Oppo maintenance corporal, another group of pilots and crew were nervously doing the final commissioning of a Henschel bomber. To be precise, dozens of teams in this hangar were making final preparations for the battle.

Henschel, delivered in 1939, was the first modern bomber equipped by the German Air Force. Its design requirement was to carry 0 kilograms of attack bombs, take off from central Germany, bomb the entire European continent. It would be better not to escort. When the first prototype was tested, the military realized that its performance was still far from the requirements: the Spitfire and Hurricane fighters that appeared later could not act alone in the face of the excellent range and speed of the Spitfire and Hurricane fighters.

Due to its unique shape, the Henschel bomber is often called "shuttle" by its pilot members.

The machine gun is used to defend against the large wing area and it is easy to control. This makes it sufficient for self-defense when the circuit fails. If it is coordinated with the escort fighter, the large ammunition load will seriously damage the enemy. According to the reaction and warning of experienced crew members, the enemy will be taught a lesson to act alone.

Henschel and his other comrades have always attacked the target. They must have fighter escorts. Its results and survival depend heavily on the cooperation between the crew so that they can hit the target smoothly and return safely.

The correct control of Henschel bombing sights is very accurate. This operation is particularly practical when bombing large targets such as factories. After several tests and actual combat, the Deutsche Air Force fully tapped its potential. Although it always has some minor problems of one kind or another.

It is still a favorite of the Ministry of Aviation.

In the past, for some subjective reasons, Germany has been unable to determine the performance difference between Allied aircraft and German aircraft in the true sense.

In fact, the German pilots' flight time and combat experience are relatively sufficient compared to the Allied pilots. The German aviation troops have been handed over many times and ended the air battle with complete victory. Some people always paranoidly believe that German aircraft have better performance than aircraft.

Now the launch of the black plan has reached a preliminary response. In order to truly ensure the implementation of the black case, the commander-in-chief has repeatedly studied and believed that air strikes on the British Isles can be implemented. Of course, this is just a small prelude to the cruel air combat. It can be said that the reason why this is necessary is to serve the relevant intelligence departments.

Ernst Udit Air Force General is the technical chief of the Deutsche Air Force. As for what it is to supervise, no one except professionals can understand it.

At this time, Ernstouth stood in the hangar to inspect the operations of combat aircraft. With the efforts of him and many aviation scientific and technological personnel, the Deutsche Air Force has reached its current scale. From this point of view, he has made great contributions to the development of the Deutsche Air Force.

When the concept of adding fuel tanks was proposed in the past years, the Deutsche Aviation Department specially formed a technical department for the proposal. The successful test showed that the concept of adding fuel tanks was completely feasible and correct. After repeated trials and testing, the first 1sas add fuel tank systems were studied. They are now being installed on the models required by the control system.

“They are successful!”

"Yes. I never doubt this."

"The head of state likes to call the models "Mir". Are they suitable for this mission?"

"Lieutenant General, are you talking. Are I participating in this mission for the favor of the head of state "Emir"?"

"Sorry...? Your Excellency. You don't have such an idea at all. I just... just doubt whether they can take on this escort mission. After all... it is too "age" for Spitfire and Hurricanes. And according to our previous investigation, it is not acknowledged that it is completely behind in mobility and firepower..."

"Mr. Lieutenant General. I think Dr. Messemid would like to have a private conversation when he hears these words."

"But I really doubt what will happen when encountering Hurricane Hawk-MK and its similar bloodlines."

"The command of the command is not something we can question. The lieutenant general should be the one who should be imprisoned first. Also, you and I are here to determine the success of rest and recuperation. We do not evaluate the success or failure of combat missions. Those are not what we technical personnel should do. The command will study this."

"I hope the Command has really studied the results of their encounters with models such as the Spitfire Hurricane..."

"In addition to more than twenty must-have escorts, the 12 commanders who participated in the escort this time knew what they were doing. And those were very far away from us. I will only repeat these words."

"...It's white. Your Excellency General."

As a sister, an improved model with weak firepower. Compared with the e-1, the e-4 replaced the machine guns on both wings with cannons. The firepower has been further improved. Although the turning performance does not exceed the same level as the Allies. For example, the Fire Spitfire Hurricane, using its advantages in climbing cannons can maintain a balance of performance with them.

The e-4 fighter is very fast. Before the appearance of the model, the e-4 fighter is the most powerful fighter with the best steering capability. Its steering combat is just like a fast dive attack. When having a well-cooperative wingman, the e-4 fighter can effectively deal with any type of enemy, but when it performs a flight mission alone, the slower level flight speed and climbing speed are difficult to survive an encounter.

However, when its comprehensive performance is combined with a calm and confident pilot, the E-type fighter can also deal with most fighters. Although the entire combat process will be more difficult, while fighting with the Raf, the pilot must resist the temptation of flying alone. The "Spray Fire" and "Hurricane" fighters are both turned in comparison with the shoulders, but the climbing and rotation are completely different. Flying 109 aircraft in this way can quickly neutralize the enemy's flip advantage.

The e-4 model has long begun to rely on sacrificing turning performance in exchange for stronger firepower and speed (compared with the previous e-1). This development model is common during the war.
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