Looking at the Spitfire No. 214 disappearing in the sky, Major Pisanco felt a little relieved and felt inferior. He was also a commander, but he was not calm enough when facing the crisis and was a little slow. The Spitfire took off and disappeared into the clouds. The Chinese colonel did not waste even a second. This kind of courage and efficiency made him far behind.
Just after Spitfire 214 took off, Major Pisanco ordered the airport staff to quickly hide the plane. If the Germans discovered a large number of planes in the plane from a distance, they would take photos from a distance and leave quickly for safety reasons. That's big trouble.
Even if they were discovered, they would have to be obscured by the Germans and forced to fly closer to investigate, so that Spitfire 214 could have a chance to shoot them down.
Of course, the best outcome would be for the German reconnaissance plane to change its course in the air and go elsewhere.
The late autumn sun is not hot but still dazzling, hanging in the sky.
The clouds in the sky over Moscow are very high and the air quality is very good. German reconnaissance planes can see far in the sky. This kind of weather is very suitable for reconnaissance. It can not only detect the Soviet interceptor aircraft in advance, but also take clear photos to take back and screen. Detect missing enemy information that investigators cannot see.
The crowd on the ground watched Spitfire No. 214 rising and jumping one after another. Before the German reconnaissance plane could find it, they hid in the clouds at high altitude and set up an ambush. While they were admiring, Zhou Zhihan used the cover of the clouds to launch Spitfire No. 214 in the clouds. He continued to jump up and down, increasing his speed, accumulating energy, and took a detour to the right of the route where the German reconnaissance plane was flying. This side was facing the sun.
According to normal tactics, the Spitfire No. 214 should be hidden in the clouds facing away from the sun. When the German planes arrived, they would take advantage of the sunlight to dive in.
This is basic common sense in air combat.
But Zhou Zhihan knew the German pilots very well.
The air combat tactic of turning your back to the sun, using the sun to illuminate the enemy's eyes, and launching a sudden attack on the enemy was invented by the Germans. Therefore, the veterans of the Luftwaffe naturally have a way to crack this trick they created, and that is to use the corner of their eyes. The light frequently looks ahead of them as they fly, on the side facing the sun.
After actual combat and repeated research, the Germans know that when a fighter plane faces away from the sun, the back of the aircraft will inevitably reflect light, and the pilot can use the corner of his eye to quickly spot the reflective spots.
This is like drawing a sketch and trying to see whether the five tones of light and dark are in place. An experienced painter will always take a few steps back and squint to check.
In other words, when an experienced German reconnaissance pilot is conducting reconnaissance, most of his vigilance will be placed behind him and on the side facing the sun.
A few minutes later, Zhou Zhihan spotted two black spots in the distance. He took out his binoculars and saw that they were indeed two German reconnaissance planes flying at a medium speed, four kilometers apart, one behind the other, towards the location of the Sixth Fighter Air Force Airport. fly in the direction.
These are two Bf 109E7 reconnaissance aircraft. They have roughly the same structure as the Bf 109E5. The difference is that they are equipped with DB 601N engines, which greatly improves the performance of the aircraft.
It is also different from the Rb21/18 camera used by the Bf 109. It uses a more advanced Rb50/30 camera.
The camera is installed above the nose of the aircraft, and the camera control box is installed on the right side of the pilot's cockpit, where flares can also be launched. The camera has a special rainproof frame to prevent the camera from getting wet even in rainy days.
The Bf 109E7 is also equipped with an Rb50/30 camera under the belly, with a camera hatch door fairing, which can take pictures at night. Behind the fairing is an automatic film transmission motor, which can ensure that even if the camera is destroyed , the photos taken can also be taken back intact.
At this time, the more advanced Bf 109F3 model had appeared, but this fighter was first deployed on the battlefields of Western Europe and North Africa. Goering believed that the Bf 109E4-9 was sufficient in the face of backward Soviet aircraft.
At this time, on the Soviet battlefield, even the previous Bf 109E1 was still exerting its residual heat. Facing the aging I-153, I-16 and other fighters, it could still calmly suppress it.
For now, all Soviet fighter jets are still unable to effectively intercept the reconnaissance aircraft converted from the Bf 109E7.
The one with strong firepower cannot fly as fast as it, but it can fly fast, but it cannot fly as high as it. Supercharger is a common problem faced by all Soviet fighter jets. At high altitudes, the power of fighter jets will be significantly reduced, so even if It can fly as high as it does, but definitely not as fast as it can.
This is also the reason why the Soviet Air Force has a headache for German high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft.
The Bf 109E7 has been modified to be faster and have a higher ceiling. This reconnaissance aircraft only has a cannon under the nose as a self-defense weapon. Just like the Japanese Zero fighter, except for the protective steel plate on the belly, there is no other Remove all areas that can help you lose weight.
Therefore, the maximum ceiling of this fighter can reach 13,000 kilometers, and the speed can reach an astonishing 620 kilometers. This is an impossible task for all fighters of the current Soviet Air Force.
"Hey, Maxi, about 20 kilometers away from here, 50 degrees ahead, there seem to be several Soviet planes below."
Maxi was looking around to see if there was any enemies in the sky. Hearing this, he raised his telescope and said, "Roger, oh, I also saw Thomas, but there are too many obstacles on the ground to see clearly. We need to scout forward and don't get on." The Russians were fooled.
The Russians set up fake airports everywhere to deceive us. In the early morning, a night bomber group bombed a fake airport. The two guys in charge of the reconnaissance mission yesterday were scolded. "
Knowing that his teammates were checking, Thomas put down his binoculars to act as a guard. He made a routine check of the rear hemisphere every three minutes and turned back to make sure the rear hemisphere was safe: "Those two guys really deserved a penalty. They took pictures when they saw the target from a distance." Then we turned around and returned, and the photos we brought back were blurry, and we couldn’t tell the difference between the real airport and the fake one. If the co-captain hadn’t been from the same hometown as them, these two guys would have definitely been imprisoned.”
"These two guys are really lucky. They just had their vacation canceled and were not allowed to drink for half a month and had to clean the toilet." Maxi chuckled lightly and glanced at the right side. "Okay Thomas, pay attention to the right side of your back. Regarding the direction of the sun, to be careful of the Russian ambush in the air, we continued to scout forward, took clear photos and returned immediately."
Thomas put down the telescope, squinted his eyes and looked high to the right. Although the sun was very dazzling, it would also reflect on the enemy fighter jets: "Roger, Maxi. Let's raise the altitude and beware of the Russian anti-aircraft fire. A little Speed up the investigation forward."
"There are still ten kilometers away from the suspicious location... Oh... Thomas, the two of us are so lucky, we are going to make a contribution... There is indeed a Russian airport... There are several fighter jets parked on the ground... It seems to be Iraq— 16...and I-15 3...the Russians are hiding these planes...apparently they found us...there are two I-16 fighter jets getting ready to take off...God bless, there are no Russians around this airport Arrange air defense positions, let's get down to check and take pictures. By the time their fighter planes take off, we will have flown far away..."
As he spoke, Maxi pushed the control stick, and the reconnaissance plane began to descend to a lower altitude, closing the throttle and slowing down. He was experienced and quickly judged that the Russian airport had just been built, and the surrounding anti-aircraft fire was not yet fully in place. Apparently, the Russians on the ground spotted them and took off in panic to intercept them.
