Since the No. 5001 Messerschmitt performed a high-rolling maneuver with a side roll to change the direction of the nose, when the A214 Spitfire continued to pull up and jump, the Messerschmitt inevitably crossed the path of the A214 Spitfire. , rolled towards the 1 o'clock direction. Major Rolf Pingel knew something was wrong. The Spitfire had occupied a high position. What was even worse was that he had lost sight of the A214 Spitfire. In the air battle, he could not track his opponent. Being restricted within one's own sight is the scariest thing.
It sounds too slow, but in fact the attack and defense between the two machines is as fast as lightning.
The A214 Spitfire made two pull-up jumps in a row. Seeing the No. 5001 Plummer tumbling through the lower half of the Spitfire's belly, he immediately half-pushed the stick, with the nose of the aircraft facing down, and saw the Barr Straw GM2 sight from the corner of his eye. What appears here is the rolling left wing of No. 5001 May-style.
This is not the best firing position.
Zhou Zhihan pedaled right on the rudder of the A214 Spitfire and moved its nose quickly to the right to arrange the firing advance.
Unable to see where the A214 was spitting fire, all Major Rolf Pingel could do was to change the offensive side roll into a defensive 360-degree downward roller maneuver, with the nose of the aircraft pointing upward, and search for the A214 in the defense. Where the Spitfire was, he had just tilted the belly of the fuselage toward the sky when he saw tongues of flame erupting from the eight machine guns of the A214 Spitfire, hitting his right side, and then his 5001 Messerschmitt Te inevitably flew up.
Major Rolf Pingel cursed "Damn", and then he felt the fuselage shaking desperately as if it was being struck by lightning during the roll. Then with a light touch of the joystick in his hand, the aircraft completely lost control.
"I skydive!"
These were the last words that all Messerschmitt pilots heard from the captain, because as soon as the captain finished speaking, the 5001 Messerschmitt exploded. Before his parachute could open, he was thrown into chaos by the explosion wave. , Major Rolf Pingel fell into the sea like a cannonball.
Although the battle-hardened German pilots were shocked by the sudden loss of their group leader, Johannes Seifert, the captain of the 3rd Squadron, immediately took over the command.
All fighter units will determine several replacements in advance before taking off. When the commander is killed or injured, the predetermined temporary commander will immediately take over the command to ensure that there will be no chaos in the unit.
A214 Spitfire succeeded in one blow, quickly turned around and charged towards both sides of the melee.
At this time, all the fighter jets on both sides dispersed, and there were fighter jets chasing and fighting in the air from 9,000 to 3,000 meters. The scene was very chaotic and exciting, with bullet trails flying horizontally and vertically, which was very spectacular.
Not far away, I saw a Spitfire with an unclear serial number in the outer circle being bitten by a Messerschmitt. It was about to fall into a desperate situation. The A214 Spitfire dived and accelerated to support, leaving behind a white arrow-like condensation. He quickly occupied a favorable position, pressed the button to fire, and hit the ammunition box that could hold the Messerschmitt bullet that the British aircraft was preparing to fire.
Zhou Zhihan hit the lightning with one strike. He pressed the lever right, pedaled the rudder right, and opened the flaps in advance. The A214 Spitfire rolled past the exploding Meiji at 90 degrees. The yellow shell fell from the shell discharge groove, leaving behind The beautiful yellow curves underneath sparkle in the sun.
"Thank you sir!"
The rescued Spitfire pilot was forced into desperation when he suddenly saw the Messerschmitt chasing him explode in the reflector, and then saw the A214 Spitfire rolling sideways and flying diagonally past the exploding Messerschmitt. This life was saved by the chief, and he immediately thanked him.
Zhou Zhihan didn't say anything. The A214 Spitfire recovered from the side roll, increased its speed with all its strength, and climbed more than 200 meters in a pull-up jump. Pulling the launch button, the nose of the aircraft swung slightly, and the eight machine guns spit out tongues of flame and hit a big Shooting at a deflection angle, the tracer bullet jumped and hit the propeller of a Messerschmitt, and then tore apart the nose, nose, cab, and belly of the aircraft. Sparks flew and the fuselage trembled.
The pilot of the Messerschmitt who was hit cursed loudly and stretched out his hand to push open the door and prepare to parachute. The A214 Spitfire had already bounced away and flew twenty meters above the Messerschmitt. It was as thick as a baby's hand. The cartridge case jumped out of the cartridge case discharge chute and fell downwards, hitting the head of the German pilot who was about to parachute.
Amidst the old German curses, the A214 Spitfire suddenly dropped straight down, dived vertically like a cannonball, and opened fire 300 meters away from a Messerschmitt. There was no need to set any shooting advance. Eight machine guns fired Eight bullet traces directly tore open the back of the Messerschmitt, causing the back to almost fall apart. The pilot could not survive.
After the A214 Spitfire succeeded in attacking in the dive, it made a 360-degree roll to the right with the nose down, avoiding the missed shot from a Messerschmitt on the plane where it was just now, and changed its direction during the roll. He stepped out and flew towards a Messerschmitt chasing the Spitfire. He kept gently pushing the rudder to adjust the course. His eyes wandered between the sight of Barr Straw's GM2 and the Messerschmitt, and the nose of the aircraft was always clenched on that Plump abdomen.
The German pilot finally gained an advantage in the fight and bit the tail of a Spitfire. He was about to fire when he saw the damn A214 Spitfire flying straight towards his abdomen, spitting fire on both wings. The gun groove on his body was slightly protruding, and the muzzle was cold, braving the cold air. He was so frightened that he didn't care about pursuing the trophy he was about to get, and he quickly pressed down on the pole and rudder to get away.
But the A214 Spitfire entered at a right angle and locked him firmly. No matter how hard he tried to change the disadvantage, it was all in vain. In the end, he could only watch the A214 Spitfire open fire. Eight bullet traces accurately hit his abdomen. The pilot cursed. He told his companions, "I'm parachuting," and after saying that, he pushed open the cabin and parachuted out to escape, but he still had to pay attention to the fighter jets from both sides that were chasing and roaring around him.
After shooting down Major Rolf Pingel, the A214 Spitfire shot down three Messerschmitts in succession. The Allied forces instantly gained an advantage in the number of fighter planes, and their morale also greatly increased.
The hit German fighter jet exploded, burned, and fell into the sea. The two pilots who successfully parachuted desperately pulled on the landing rope and floated towards the edge of the battlefield, fearing that they or their parachutes would be bitten by the bullet traces flying in the sky.
Seeing that five of our own fighter jets were hit by the A214 Spitfire one after another, they caught fire, exploded, and fell. In an instant, only 16 of the 24 fighter jets in the two squadrons were left. The remaining German pilots were completely shocked by the A214 Spitfire. Even though they have a steely will and a calm and strong psychology, when they see that no one can stop the A214 spitting fire wherever it goes, they can't help but feel panic. Once this emotion appears, the pilot will Not interested in fighting.
So when they saw the A214 Spitfire flying in their direction, all the German pilots immediately subconsciously pressed the stick to escape. In this way, other British pilots seized the opportunity and took advantage of the situation to bite them.
The squadron leader of the German Third Squadron, Johannes Seifert, assessed the situation. He knew that he could not stop the big devil, the A214 Spitfire. He also knew that the remaining 16 fighters of the Second and Third Squadrons would once Collapse, and the entire fighter-bomber group will collapse as well.
Therefore, he immediately ordered the remaining 15 fighter jets to form a Lufber circle defensive formation, stabilize first, and defend with all their strength. He also ordered Captain Eberhard Henrich, the captain of the 1st Squadron, to abandon the Hurricane Squadron and lead his 1st Squadron. Come to support, first suppress the Spitfire in numbers and stabilize the situation. As for the Hurricane squadron, they can only hand it over to the twin-engine heavy fighter Bf 110 Destroyer.
