The CW9 fleet and the escorting Royal Navy fleet discovered the German aircraft fleet from a distance. The warships' anti-aircraft firepower was already ready and the combatants were in their positions.
Without being urged by warships, the merchant fleet increased its speed to the extreme, trying to rush through the narrow and vulnerable port of Dover as soon as possible. Since July 10, it has been the hardest hit area by German bombers.
The sky is clear, and even the floating white clouds are almost transparent. The fighter units of both sides can spot each other from a distance.
After several months of air combat, Britain and Germany already knew each other's ins and outs.
In war, the enemy often knows his own weaknesses and strengths better than he does.
The Allies knew that since the Luftwaffe took off from various airports in France and arrived over the UK, the Bf109 fighter jets had only enough fuel to stay in the air for half an hour. Therefore, they could be sure that the Luftwaffe would carry out indiscriminate bombing and fierce attacks. Rush, a quick and decisive tactic, otherwise once the bf109 fighter runs out of fuel and returns, the Destroyer and Reaper without fighter protection will be hit hard by British fighter jets.
Therefore, Zhou Zhihan abandoned the previous tactic of sending at least a few fighter planes to ambush at high altitudes, looking for opportunities to detour behind the enemy and launch a sharp attack. Today, all fighter planes met the enemy together to fight quickly.
Because the German Air Force used non-stop offensive tactics.
Judging from the time the Bf109 fighter jets stayed in the sky over Britain, another group of German bombers would follow in half an hour at most.
Since it was an all-out attack, it was impossible for the German Air Force not to take advantage of the number of fighter planes and use wheel tactics to force the Allied fighter planes to have no time to rest and wear down the pilots.
Seeing the British army's two Spitfire squadrons constantly pulling up during the interception, Major Rolf Pingel, the captain of the first battalion of the Condor Legion, immediately knew the intention of the Spitfire, so he ordered the Captain Eberhard Henrich, the leader of the 1st Squadron, led the 1st Squadron to suppress the Hurricane Squadron. 20 Destroyer Bf110 fighter jets suppressed the British Royal Navy escort fleet. He himself led two fighter squadrons to confront the two Spitfire squadrons. , as for the 12 Dreadnought fighter jets, they could not prevent the 36 Death Stukas from diving and dropping bombs.
Seeing that 12 of the 36 Messerschmitts were assigned to fight the Hurricanes, Zhou Zhihan did not assign any fighter jets to assist the Hurricanes. This was exactly what he wanted. As long as the escorting Messerschmitts were defeated first, Death and Destruction would be easy to deal with.
In fact, both Britain and Germany knew that as long as they successfully suppressed the other side's fighter jets, they could win the war.
Now there is a Spitfire in front of the two Spitfire squadrons like a sharp arrow. Captain Fritz Losikat, the brave and capable squadron leader of the 1st Battalion and 2nd Squadron of the Condor Legion, turns on the afterburner of the fighter plane. Quickly raising the thrust forward to the arrow position, he wanted to shoot down the Spitfire that dared to thrust forward arrogantly.
Major Rolf Pingel, the captain of the group, praised: "Captain Fritz Losikat is really brave. Let's see how he shoots down the enemy's vanguard first and defeats the British's spirit."
"Captain Fritz Losikat's current record is nine. If he shoots down this Spitfire, his record will reach double digits. He was transferred from the logistics to the front line. He has such a record in just one month. His The air combat skills are really strong!”
"Captain Losiket's head-on fire is really fierce. If this poor Spitfire knew it was him, it would probably keep saying God bless it."
"Haha... If the poor British guy at the front knew about Captain Losikat he met, I'm sure he would wet his pants."
"Hahaha……"
"Our invincible Hans..."
The number of German fighter-bombers was twice that of the British army. The pilots had a mental advantage. Seeing the squadron leader, Captain Fritz Losikat, accelerate and personally advance to fight the Spitfire, everyone cheered him on.
Sudden!
A German pilot flying on the far flank, holding a telescope in his hand to observe the enemy situation on both sides and in the distance, shouted loudly: "What? Damn it, that Spitfire is A214!!!"
"A214 Spitfire? That kid from the east?" Major Rolf Pingel, the captain flying behind the group of aircraft, had his eyes shrunken, as cold as a knife, his voice was very calm, but his heart trembled unconsciously, Damn it How could I meet him? A forced smile appeared on his face, cheering for his squadron leader, "If it's really that boy from the East, Losiket will have found a treasure today. When he returns, his military rank will be at least promoted to major. , even a lieutenant colonel.”
"It's him, you can't go wrong. It's the A214 Spitfire, sir!" the pilot on the farthest flank confirmed, "They fought. The captain, Captain Fritz Losikat, made a pull-up jump. He wanted to occupy the head-on high-altitude shooting formation. He is indeed a top ace. His lifting jump is so domineering... What... Damn it... A214 Spitfire almost pulled up and jumped up at the same time... God... How did he do this three times in a row? A person who lifts up and jumps..."
"Ancestors...
Ancestor, this is...
The German guy actually dares to do stretching jumps in front of our commander-in-chief. Doesn’t he know that our commander-in-chief is the ancestor of stretching jumps?
Oh ho..."
The little Joseph, who was following the A214 Spitfire a few hundred meters behind, compared the jumps of the two planes and screamed loudly, "Sir, these three consecutive pull-up jumps were just random... wonderful... A214 Spitfire Instantly occupying the absolute shooting position... The commander opened fire... The Messerschmitt exploded... Ooh... The commander killed the German with just one burst of fire... Brothers, follow the commander, we are invincible... Come on …”
The A214 Spitfire raised and jumped three times in a row. After successfully firing, it bounced away again and passed over the exploding Messerschmitt. Not only did its speed not slow down, but it increased the fighter's energy and continued to head 500 meters away. The German fleet pounced.
The A214 Spitfire killed a Messerschmitt without even pausing. This gave all the rookie pilots immense confidence. Their facial features were so ferocious that their adrenal glands surged, abandoning fear. He put his thumb on the launch button, widened his eyes, and rushed forward, hoping that one day he could destroy the enemy at his fingertips like the commander-in-chief.
A214's fire-breathing attack seemed casual but was actually a sharp blow, which greatly improved morale and greatly encouraged all the rookies who were flying into the sky for the first time for actual combat.
But for the experienced veterans who have been with him for a long time - Tsk!
This is the normal operation of the commander.
During World War II, most rookie pilots who survived the first few battles had a high chance of becoming aces in the future.
Most rookie pilots take to the sky for the first time. What kills them is not all enemy bullets. What kills them is often the tension that prevents them from making reasonable maneuvers.
Not only in competitive games such as football, basketball, rugby, etc., the players' technical movements will be distorted, let alone flying a fighter jet in a life-or-death battle in the air.
Some rookies show good air combat and shooting skills during training, but when they fly into the sky and face life and death in actual combat, their uncontrollable tension and fear will quickly kill them.
This is why all air combat masters say: Air combat has always been a combination of equipment, courage and luck, and courage is undoubtedly the best quality of a pilot.
The A214 Spitfire rushed into the Messerschmitt fleet first, and the Messerschmitts who were facing Zhou Zhihan actually ducked to both sides, leaving him with an air corridor.
Major Rolf Pingel, the captain of the group, knew that the incredible three consecutive jumps of the A214 Spitfire just now, which shot down Fritz Losiket, completely shocked his team members. If this continues, the A214 Spitfire will It only takes two or three more back and forth attacks, and the mentality of the pilots of the two squadrons of the empire will collapse, which will bring unimaginable consequences to the entire fighter-bomber group. So he gritted his teeth, widened his eagle eyes, pressed the stick and rudder, and started from The aircraft separated from the group and headed towards the A214 Spitfire.
