After flying over Guderian's tank group and continuing to fly 60 kilometers southwest, Zhou Zhihan led the group not to fly towards the defensive gap between the JG51 and JG52 wings, but suddenly headed east to avoid Moldes The JG51 Wing flew straight towards the defense zone of the JG52 Wing.
Zhou Zhihan made a tactic of attacking the west. He just led the fleet to fly at low altitude just to make the Germans think that they would fly towards Tver and take the shortest route directly to Moscow.
The JG51 wing is stationed in Tver.
Experienced opponents are the most difficult to deal with.
The Germans are not fools. Those veteran pilots cannot make two mistakes in a row. If the fleet returns the same way, it will definitely get into the nets of JG51 and JG52.
Although there is a peerless master in the JG52 wing, in general, their experience is far less than that of Moldes' wing. Maybe Gerhard Buckhorn is out on a mission or taking a rest.
In the skies over Dunkirk and London, Zhou Zhihan and Molders's team fought against each other many times. They knew that they were strong, experienced and very difficult to deal with.
There are still 380 miles to Moscow.
There are no intercepting German fighter jets seen ahead, but this does not mean that the danger ahead is not great. On the contrary, it means that the German fighter jets do not scatter to intercept, but are waiting for work and are ready to attack with more.
At this moment, Zhou Zhihan discovered that an enemy plane pursuing in a fan shape appeared behind him, less than 40 kilometers away from his own side.
Zhou Zhihan frowned and secretly complained, why did they come so fast?
In this way, our own side may fall into a desperate situation with enemy aircraft on all sides.
Could it be that it is the Bf 109F fighter that is chasing us?
Definitely is.
The Bf 109E type is not so fast.
If the pursuers behind see their own fleet changing course and flying towards Smolensk, their painstaking plan to attack the east and west will be ruined, and they will get into the net deployed by the JG52 Wing in advance.
Because the pursuers will report the location of the Soviet aircraft fleet to the German Air Force headquarters at any time.
You must kill the pursuers behind you.
We must not be attacked from both sides.
This is a taboo in the military!
Spitfire No. 214 accelerated to the front of the team and made a gesture: open the onboard communication.
Communications for all fighters are open.
Zhou Zhihan ordered: "Major Pisanko will lead the bomber group to continue moving forward and discover the enemy in advance."
"The defense height on both wings is raised to 1,000 meters above the bombers, and beware of enemy aircraft on both sides."
"Captain Yumashev and his wingman pulled back to continue protecting the bomber's belly."
"The five fighter planes in the sky behind the fleet are pulled up into high altitude and laid in ambush. When I attract the pursuers from behind to gather together, you will pounce down and kill them to avoid being attacked from both sides!"
The mission assigned by Zhou Zhihan was simple and clear. The pilots immediately executed it after answering "received" and turned off the intercom again.
Major Pisanco and the others covered the bomber group and continued to move forward at high speed.
The five Spitfire fighter jets quickly pulled up and entered the clouds in the sky to hide.
The sun in the east jumps out of the horizon, the climate is high and cool in late autumn, the air quality is excellent, the clouds are high, white as soft and fluffy as marshmallows, suitable for fighter jets to hide.
Spitfire No. 214 flew inverted and returned to the original path. When it was about to enter the pursuit, it flew inverted again and then recovered. It flew diagonally in the direction of Puslav where the JG51 Wing was located at an altitude of 3,000 meters. This position was during the pursuit. The best view of Messerschmitt.
Spitfire No. 214 flew in two opposite directions one after another, shortening the distance between it and the pursuers. Soon, one of the Meijis tracking in the rear spotted the Spitfire No. 214 and immediately called the other three fighters. Get closer quickly, then turn on the accelerator at the same time, chasing No. 214 Spitfire at full speed.
With the rapid development of technology, the fastest altitude that Messerschmitt can fly is 4,500 meters. At this altitude, it is easier to find targets below 3,000 meters.
Before the outbreak of World War II, the optimal flying altitude of most fighter jets was 3,000 meters.
The first to pursue were four Bf 109F2 high-speed reconnaissance aircraft. They set off earlier than the four Meis that went to check the crash sites of 7033 and 7055, and their speed was much faster, in order to quickly track the Soviet fleet.
This fighter is the most advanced fighter in Germany at the moment. It is much more advanced than the Bf 109F0 captured by Zhou Zhihan during the Battle of London and brought back to China. It is equipped with the GM 1 jet boost system and the MG FF on its nose. The cannon was changed to the 15mm MG 151/15 machine gun that the Luftwaffe had been waiting for a long time.
This machine gun not only did not reduce the firepower of the fighter plane, but made it more ferocious, mainly because it uses electric operation, the bullet has a high initial velocity and a fast rate of fire. It uses a belt to feed the ammunition instead of a drum. With 200 rounds of ammunition, while reducing weight, the firepower becomes more fierce, the wind speed decreases, and the speed becomes faster.
Since the Soviet Air Force currently exerts very little pressure on the German Air Force, almost every German fighter jet will be equipped with bombs on its belly, which can launch aerial bomb attacks on Soviet ground forces while fighting.
German fighter jets comprehensively suppressed Soviet fighter jets in terms of performance. Even if they were equipped with bombs, they still firmly had an absolute advantage in combat.
As a high-altitude and high-speed reconnaissance aircraft, the Bf 109F2 does not carry any bombs on its belly. Its speed exceeds 620 kilometers, making it the best among all fighter jets in the world.
Zhou Zhihan knew with just one glance that it was his old rival - the Red Rattlesnake.
These are four high-speed fighters of the JG3 wing. Eye-catching red rattlesnakes are painted on the noses of the aircraft. The snake's head spits a message forward and its tail is raised high.
"7037 call tower."
Tower: "Tower received, please speak 7037."
"A Soviet fighter plane was found 12 kilometers ahead of me, bearing 140 degrees, flying quickly towards Tver. No Soviet fighter-bomber group has been found so far."
"Tower received, 7037, please continue to track the Soviet aircraft. It is possible that this is the rearguard of the Soviet aircraft fleet. Follow up and find the aircraft group. If necessary, you can open fire and shoot them down first."
"7037 received. Leading 7038, 7039, 7040 to follow."
Tower: "Please stay in touch!"
7037 immediately followed: "7037 understands... hell... he discovered it... the target aircraft immediately dived to speed up, preparing to escape..."
Tower: "Order! Chase it and shoot it down..."
"7037 received... I bit it... My sights caught him... Damn it... We were ambushed in the center... 7039 was shot down... God, there were enemy planes all around... 7040 was shot down ...7037 is asking for support, asking for support... We were ambushed by the Soviets... Damn... it was Spitfire No. 214... Isn't he dead... He suddenly pulled up in front of me... flew upside down... I lost track of him and lost sight of him... I skidded and turned and quickly climbed toward the sun... Hell... I was ambushed by another fighter... My cockpit was hit, the throttle lever was smashed to pieces, and the control The stick was hanging forward and completely malfunctioning... My plane started to dive and I couldn't control it... I had to jump out quickly, otherwise everything would be over... Damn the Soviets... 7038 was also hit... I jumped out ……boom."
The German airport tower commander heard the last call of 7037 come to an abrupt end. He knew that these four reconnaissance planes were finished.
too fast.
In less than a minute, four Bf 109F2s were shot down. There was no doubt that it was the damn Spitfire No. 214 again.
The tower commander murmured to himself: "Damn it, didn't Spitfire 214 crash and die on the British coast?"
"The tower is calling the headquarters... The Russian fleet is flying towards Tver. The enemy is flying towards Tver. Please intercept, please intercept..."
Headquarters: "..."
Tower: "Tower call 7013, 7016..."
"7013 received."
"7016 received."
Tower: "The enemy plane is flying towards Tver. You should pursue it immediately. Remember to remember the Spitfire No. 214. He is most likely our old rival in London."
