1801 Ambush 3
The roar of 40mm machine guns and large-caliber machine guns even overshadowed the roar of anti-aircraft guns. Countless bullets like locusts crisscrossed in the air. With the help of the shooting commander, countless bullets chased the British fighter fleet trying to attack. In just 2 minutes, the British transformed from hunters into prey!
The dense rain of bullets came from all directions, and the endless explosions and the bounced flames at the muzzle were like a death curse that made British pilots feel scared. The originally neat formation was torn and broken in an instant. British fighters were panicked, feeling the fear of bullets passing by, flying towards the direction they thought they were safe. However, they didn't know that at the end of these places, when the British plane was about to pull up, the huge belly was exposed in the scope of a certain anti-aircraft gun, accompanied by a series of fireballs rising into the sky, and a 2-pound shell plunged into the body of the British fighter, and then tore it into two sections!
"The Germans have arranged hundreds of machine guns and small-caliber anti-aircraft guns here. How can they have such rich air defense firepower now?" When the British fighter jet unit, who was still hovering in the air, looked at the low altitude that had become a fire net, they couldn't help but feel fear. And, a little bit of luck, if they were the ones who went down just now, they would probably be like those mosquitoes that accidentally entered the spider web, they would not be able to protect themselves, right?
"It seems that the situation has changed now. Either the Germans have resolved the internal disputes, or they have received assistance from the Eastern Front." Most of the British thought of the most likely reason. Did the German troops, who had been forced to fight on both sides, really start to converge?
However, no matter what, the British fighter troops that had already gone down could only seek blessings. The British fighter jets that were still in the air still had to protect the bomber troops that had been baptized by artillery shells to carry out bombing missions to the intended target.
"We are destined to be unable to complete the mission today. Now, the number of aircraft that can still perform bombing missions is expected to be no more than 40." Looking at almost all the injured bombers around, the British officer in charge said pessimistically.
Of course, this does not mean that in less than 20 minutes just now, the German bomber troops were so efficient that they directly shot down 32 twin-engine bombers. In fact, the attack just now only directly destroyed about 16. Most of the remaining aircraft were injured and could no longer perform their missions. A small part was because the injuries were not serious, but the crew still threw away the bombs first.
So, after almost half of the ammunition was lost, the British discovered the tragic discovery that even if no one was disturbing them, they would probably not be able to achieve the task of paralyzing the target. Of course, the miserable British people don’t know that the target they are now locked in at this moment is a bunch of fake targets built with inflatable models and wooden boards, and the real transportation hub has been covered by a camouflage net, integrating with the terrain and woodland next to it!
"Okay, the people on the ground are almost done, it's time for us to get on." At this time, the Red Baron, who had been waiting for more than half an hour, could finally show his amazing and artistic tactics in the air again. However, before that, a group of "swallows" first came out of the clouds and began to strike the British escort fighter fleet. Their choice was very good, almost entering from the back of the camel fighter jets back against the sun! When the British discovered them, these agile hunters had occupied a very good position!
"Our height is enough, and we can shake them off with dive! Camels on the Western Front are not afraid of comparing speed with any fighter!" The British were not in a hurry. Relying on the maximum flight speed of 200 kilometers, the camel fighter was almost the fastest among the aircraft in history in the same period, and now, it is almost the fastest on the entire Western Front. Until today, they encountered their own destined killer! Bavaria's brand new monoplane fighter! The latter's engine has a larger engine power, better repair, and faster speed. After losing the horizontal maneuverability brought by the biplane, the maximum level flight speed of the j6 fighter reached about 250 kilometers! When the British chose to rely on speed to shake off their opponents instead of hovering, most of their results were determined.
"Damn it, am I caught up?" Looking back at the rapidly expanding figure of the other party, a British pilot showed an incredible expression on his face. A minute ago, he and the target were at least about 1,600 yards apart, but now, just one minute passed, the other party could already shoot a threatening shot with the guns on the nose of the aircraft. At this time, the distance between the two sides was only 500 meters at most. In other words, in just one minute, the other party narrowed nearly 1 kilometer away!
In the end, the camel fighter was unable to avoid the pursuit of death. At the end, the dense shells were smashed into pieces by dense shells! At this time, the British had already divided half of their troops due to suppressing the ground air defense firepower, and they were at a disadvantage in number and were also attacked. The situation can be said to be quite bad, but it has to be said that there are still some relatively NBs among them, which can turn decay into magic!
Lieutenant Colonel McCardon discovered the coming aircraft fleet at the first time, and at the same time realized that the opponent's speed was far faster than his "camel"! However, this guy was a trump card who participated in at least 80 air battles and obtained 32 shot-down records! (In fact, Lieutenant Colonel McCardon was the fourth-ranked ace pilot in the Royal Air Force in history, killing a total of 57 enemy aircraft)
After McCardin used the kinetic energy brought by the dive, he easily threw away two dive-attack enemy aircraft, and used his excellent hovering performance to bite a German fighter that rushed too far. At this time, the aircraft lost its altitude and speed advantages at the same time and was in a passive situation of being beaten. Under the cover of the wingman, McCardin forced the opponent into a dead corner step by step like playing with prey!
"In 4 minutes, you will be shot down by me." After estimating the opponent's speed and altitude, McCardon easily operated the fighter plane to force the opponent to dodge through feint attacks again and again. At this time, the altitude of both sides was getting lower and lower. In the end, the opponent seemed to plan to dodge McCardon's attack through the complex terrain at an extremely low altitude. The German plane in front fled at a height of 150 meters, while McCardon chased him at an altitude of 300 meters. When McCardon seized the opportunity and put the opponent in the center of the scope, four slender barrels stretched out from the bushes in the woods below!
Chapter completed!