"Strike alone?"

When he arrived at the 237 Fighter Aviation Regiment, he was also a recruit here. When Long Yun was happy, he felt a little strange when he heard Captain Samsonov's statement that he could let him fight alone.

"That is to say, you can fight in the form of a two-machine team under the dispatch of the command center, instead of having to serve on combat readiness, and join the battle with the team as before."

Judging from the regiment commander's meaning, that is, let him go and do it alone, is it similar to the hunting battle on the Sino-European battlefield?

Samsonov's words reminded Long Yun of his previous combat style in the Central and European sky, which was indeed a bit like the tactics adopted by many ace pilots during World War II.

"Saohunting", as the name suggests, is a combat mode in which an experienced and skilled ace pilot attacks alone and hunts enemy air targets according to the air situation report.

Compared with safari combat, traditional large-scale air combat is often triggered by obvious battles and tactical intentions. Both offense and defense must respond to the opponent's actions to a certain extent. Safari is quite arbitrary, mainly to exert the ace pilot's air combat capabilities and kill enemy air targets as much as possible. Although it will not directly affect the progress of the war, it will bring great air pressure to the enemy and even affect the opponent's combat decisions.

Of course, in the process of actively attacking and intercepting targets everywhere, the pilot's own combat capabilities can be maximized, and many shooting down results are obtained in this way.

For example, Erich Hartmann, the number one ace of the Luftwaffe in World War II, most of his 352 shot down results were obtained in safari operations on the Eastern Front battlefield. On the one hand, this shows that his technology is quite terrible. On the other hand, compared with the record of the Soviet Air Force ace, it also shows that safari is easier to achieve outstanding results compared with large formation combat.

Take Erich Hartmann and Ivan Koridubu. The difference between the results of 352 shooting downs and the results of 62 shooting downs is so big. Does it mean that the difference in combat skills between the two countries' top aces is so big?

This is obviously not the case.

In fact, if we consider the difference between the combat modes of the Luftwaffe and the Soviet Air Force, these two can be ridiculed than the solitary sniper and the soldiers following the troops: obviously the former's actions are greater and easier to achieve results.

As a safari who is lured by action, he can start a killing without any scruples when the situation is favorable, and if the situation is critical, he will immediately escape; while the latter can only find opportunities in formation operations. When the battle situation is favorable, he needs to consider completing combat tasks as a priority. When the battle situation is unfavorable, he will not only not be able to leave without authorization, but instead try his best to cover his comrades to withdraw from the battle.

In recent decades after World War II, due to the evolution of air force equipment and weapon systems, modern air combat has become increasingly systematic confrontation; the tactics of single fighter jets being able to zip shuttle and waiting for opportunities may no longer be fashionable.

But even so, safari combat in the modern sense, that is, the offensive combat that prioritizes eliminating the opponent's air targets, still exists; especially in the Sino-European battlefield where the battle situation is intertwined, Long Yun had unknowingly adopted this tactic under the acquiescence of the 309th Regiment.

Oh, to talk about the most typical single attack - thinking of the German who had shot down and was also shot down: Erich Rudolph, Long Yun became vaguely excited while realizing the dangers of safari combat.

If he encounters the US Air Force ace attacked from the south when he attacks alone, this kind of battle is probably what he most expects!

Thinking of this, Long Yun returned to reality from his imagination, and he happily responded to Samsonov:

"Comrade Commander, I am also looking forward to being able to attack alone and exert my personal combat capabilities to assist the team in completing tasks."

"Well, this is very good. The regiment will make corresponding arrangements - but you can't go out alone: ​​I mean, you need to work together with Korolev and attack in a two-machine formation. This is mainly for safety reasons. After all, it's not a few days since you took over Su-27, so you may not be able to fully control her."

The leader’s consideration is of course very reasonable, but it is completely redundant for Long Yun.

If you want to control the Su-27, with his current technology and familiarity, even if he does not reach the level of man-machine unity, he can be said to be a first-class level in the Red Air Force.

However... this kind of thing can only be thought about by yourself. If any ordinary pilot had no chance of fighting on the battlefield just a few days after taking over the Su-27, it was more like he shot down the American f-15c in the air melee yesterday.

If the previous shot down result might be explained by luck, but the subsequent battles cannot always score one after another without reason, otherwise it will seem very strange. To put it bluntly, in the eyes of the 237 Fighter Aviation Regiment, Victor Rezenov is just the number one ace for flying a MiG aircraft. After being transferred for a few days, he should be a novice in controlling the Su-27.

But having said that, Long Yun knew very clearly what it meant to him to bring a wingman when he entered the fight.

Before, his wingman Kerensky was shot down several times. Although the young man was not good at his skills, he also had some responsibility for covering the disadvantages as a chief aircraft. However, in such a battle on the front line of life and death, he tried his best to deal with the enemy and felt that he didn't have enough eyes, so how could he distract himself from taking care of his wingman?

Dual-machine combat, the standard air force tactic that gradually developed after World War II, was originally intended to allow the chief aircraft to concentrate on attacking the enemy, and the wingman was responsible for covering the chief aircraft and his own rear guard, and both sides performed their own responsibilities to cooperate in combat.

But for Long Yun, his playing style is not something that ordinary pilots can adapt to and understand; on the ever-changing battlefield, the wingman not only cannot help him, but also cannot grasp the air combat shooting window he created with his mobile strategy. If he wants to change this situation, he may need a truly powerful ace to act as his wingman, which is of course impossible to satisfy under the current war situation.

After thinking about this, Long Yun felt that he should not lead the wingman to dispatch it. This was not only to avoid the burden of his actions, but also to be responsible for Korolev's safety. Of course, he would do his best to guide Korolev; in time, he should be able to become a skilled pilot, and it would be more appropriate to attack together at that time.

Of course, Long Yun would not say these thoughts. He just nodded to Captain Samsonov and said that he understood his arrangements. After a few more talks, the two of them stood up and left with their plates.

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Chapter completed!