The A214 Spitfire copied the previous shooting down method and silently shot down two Bf 110 fighter jets and crashed into the sea. Then it climbed up and climbed to a high altitude, stalled and circled, and waited for the remaining two to patrol over the sea.
If a downed enemy plane crashes on the position, it will inevitably explode. The German defenders will immediately know that the enemy plane is incoming and strengthen their defenses. Facing the German heavy anti-aircraft artillery, the Allied bombing will become very difficult, and they will face being shot down by heavy artillery at any time. danger.
By shooting down all six enemy planes in the water, the Allies could fly over the Calais port without anyone noticing, launch a sudden bombing attack, blow up the German heavy artillery, and quickly escape.
Radars at the beginning of World War II needed to be facing the fighter jets in order to have a band return. The A214 Spitfire used high altitude to avoid the radar reflection area, dived to kill the wingman first, and then tracked and fired to kill the lead aircraft. It succeeded with one strike without any delay, using the guns on the ground. Covered by gunfire, it was almost silent.
In the early days of the French war, the Condor Legion used tactics like this to shoot down their wingmen first, quietly taking away a Spitfire squadron with little combat experience and a stupid flying formation during the day.
Zhou Zhihan saw from his helmet that the group of sneak attack aircraft flying from Britain would arrive over the Calais port in five minutes.
The remaining two Bf 110 fighter jets have not come over yet. If they don't come over in another two minutes, they will have no choice but to be shot down on land.
Johnson Allen and Al Dill had experience in night battles in the early morning, and they also had a tacit understanding with Zhou Zhihan, so they applied to participate in this operation. Dolbanovich and Zubach of the 303 Squadron also flew Hurricanes. The fighter jets came together, and the other six night combat team members also had night combat experience before.
In order to unify command, at noon today, 10 Hurricane night fighters, 12 Balth bombers of 103 Squadron, 12 Blenheim IV bombers of 127 Squadron, and eight Hampton bombers were uniformly installed and used, and the radios were shared. frequency.
One minute later, Zhou Zhihan received a message from Lieutenant Allen that they had four minutes to reach the attack point.
Zhou Zhihan told all personnel in the fleet that four of the six night-fighting enemy planes over the port of Calais had been shot down, and the remaining two had yet to enter the sea, but the attack plan would not change. The bombers would immediately bomb with all their strength when they arrived over Calais. , he will shoot down the remaining two.
All the bomber pilots, bombardiers and the pilots of the other six hurricanes were a little unconvinced, although they had already heard about the reputation of the commander-in-chief of the Allied Legion from China? But...
Kill four enemy planes so quickly?
And he did it quietly in the dark?
We all know that you have accumulated unparalleled rich experience in night combat on the anti-Japanese battlefield in China? You said you killed four enemy planes? But we didn't see anything!
However, no one expressed their suspicions.
Now, the commander-in-chief of the Allied Army is a man of great influence, everyone knows it.
If I don’t say anything? It’s okay to have doubts in your heart.
Finally, a minute later, the remaining two Bf 110 fighter jets patrolled toward the sea. At this moment, Zhou Zhihan's flight helmet prompted that twelve Bf 110 night fighters and ten Bf 110 night fighters were spotted from the northwest at 338 degrees. Two Bf109E1 fighter planes took off from Boulogne Airport and headed towards the beach of Dunkirk.
Zhou Zhihan frowned. He swooped down from a high altitude silently, took away the wingman with a burst of fire and crashed into the sea. Then he continued to follow the lead aircraft to find the best shooting position, thinking to himself? Didn't the intelligence say that there was only one squadron of Bf110 at Bren Airport? Is it a night fighter? Why is there an extra squadron of Bf109E1 night fighters?
The remaining Bf 110 turned around and patrolled along the coastline in the direction of Dunkirk. Facing the faint firelight from the Dunkirk oil refinery, he seemed to see some metal shining brightly on the sea, so he called his wingman. : "Rhine River Six, what do you see reflected on the sea? Rhine River Six, please answer. I am Rhine River Five... Damn it... Rhine River Six, what are you doing... Damn it, yes British guy’s…”
A214 Spitfire fired another burst, and Rhine Five felt a flash of red light above the back of its head, followed by the sound of breaking glass in its ears, its head went cold and hot, and it instantly fell into permanent darkness.
The ten Hurricane fighter jets had long used their radars to detect the A214 Spitfire with the radar identification number and an enemy aircraft. When they were two or three kilometers away, they watched the bright spot on the radar representing the A214 Spitfire suddenly accelerate. Then the bullets in the air disappeared in a flash, and the bright spot representing the enemy plane fell toward the sea like a meteor.
"Oh my God! It's so fast! How did the commander-in-chief shoot it down so accurately in the dark night?"
At this moment, the other six Hurricane pilots were impressed and exclaimed on the intercom.
too fast!
So accurate!
All the bomber pilots were now convinced. They saw a faint flash of bullets in the air ahead, and then the six Hurricane pilots with night combat radars collectively exclaimed, Mobai!
Lieutenant Johnson Allen curled his lips: "What does this mean? His Spitfire is not equipped with a night combat radar, but he can still use his experience to find enemies in the distance."
"this……"
Everyone was surprised again!
Warrant Officer Al Dier had long been accustomed to strange things. He shrugged his shoulders. Although others could not see his movements, he still spread his left palm: "There are many powerful people in the world, and people like the commander-in-chief may He is a genius, brothers. Geniuses understand things that ordinary people like us will never understand..."
genius!
Now the explanation is in place.
genius!
One sentence of genius explains everything. Likewise, genius cannot be explained.
Geniuses understand things that ordinary people cannot understand. Otherwise, how can we distinguish between geniuses and ordinary people?
Zhou Zhihan turned the plane's nose and headed towards the enemy group in the distance. He ordered: "All six enemy planes over Calais Port have been shot down by me. The bomber formation immediately bombed with all its strength as planned. Lieutenant No. 1 Johnson Allen led No. 2 , Hurricanes No. 3 and 4 stayed here to assist the bombers after dropping their bombs, and then led them home. Hurricanes No. 5 to 10 followed me and climbed to 8,000 meters to ambush 24 enemy planes flying from 338 degrees. .”
Immediately, the Night Fighter Hurricanes from the 5th to the 10th separated from the fleet after rising, followed their own fighter plane identification number A214 Spitfire on their radar, and flew towards the 338-degree direction.
Night Battle Hurricanes No. 1 to 4 immediately took up their positions at the front of the bomber group, and first pounced towards the Calais Pier a few hundred meters away.
If the Germans find that the bombers are coming and are preparing to launch artillery for anti-aircraft defense, the Hurricane will open fire on the gunners first. If the Germans on the position do not notice the approaching death, the Hurricane in the night battle will pull up its nose after flying over the bombing area and take charge around the battlefield. Stay on guard, watch the bombers perform, and finally take them home.
Zhou Zhihan pulled up and spit fire, quickly climbing into the air at a steep angle: "There were 24 enemy planes flying in the direction of Dunkirk in front of us. We pulled up to ambush at high altitude. When our bomber group started to attack, the planes in the distance were Enemy planes saw the flames of the Calais docks and would definitely fly over to drive away the bombers. We dived head-on and killed seven of them first. Then when they were panicked and frightened, we quickly turned around and each of us grabbed another enemy plane. In one round, we can kill 14 of them."
