Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 436: Dignity (Part 2)

Neither side of the combat team has ground radar guidance at this time, and can only rely on the pilot to search for the target visually. The weather in the combat airspace that day was good, with a southerly wind of third level, and there were sparse clouds at low altitude.

The flying altitude of the German hybrid aircraft group was only 1,500 meters at the time. This was mainly to take care of the heavily overloaded ju87, flying over the heavy mountains of the Alps from the direction of Austria. At this time, the fuel of these bombers had been consumed three times. One of them, in order to hang more ammunition, they did not carry the auxiliary fuel tank, after the bombing, they still need to return to the same route.

Although the army has occupied several Italian airports, it has neither professional ground crews nor spare parts and supplies at the moment. Before the air force transfers the supporting personnel and materials, these places can only be used for emergency landings.

The frontal field of view of me109 is not thick, but the same is true for cr.42. The Italian uses an open cockpit. If the pilot wants to, he can even lean out and look around. It’s just because of the biplane. There are many more dead spots than 109.

The German and Italian Air Forces found each other almost at the same time. Because of the long distance, the Germans could not confirm the identity of each other for a while. Because the number of Luftwaffe and Army Air Force planes dispatched that day was too many, it might be a group of returning. Friendly forces.

It’s different for the Italians. The commander who led the team immediately judged that it was the Luftwaffe fleet, because at this moment, the only friendly forces flying in this airspace were those of the same wing. The three teams, that team currently has only 18 aircraft left, and the number is less than half of the arrivals.

So the Italian Air Force took the upper hand at the beginning of the battle. A group of biplanes swayed their wings and began to climb quickly. They wanted to seize a high advantage before the Germans could react.

The German side's reaction was not slow. Lieutenant Colonel Wolfgang could see from the opponent's climbing action that he was not good at it, so he immediately ordered the formation to start climbing, and at the same time issued an avoidance warning to the Stuka formation.

"It's cr42, the Air Force of the Kingdom of Italy." It was close to the distance to be able to identify the aircraft. The German pilot recognized the identity of the enemy at a glance. Although the performance of this biplane was not very good, it was different at the time. A common star in newspapers and magazines.

"Green Elves, leave this airspace immediately. Let's haunt them. Good luck." Wolfgang turned his head from the cabin and looked at the Stuka fleet that was slowly turning from the side down.

"Thank you very much, Firefox, and good luck." The commander of Stuka Squadron replied, sounding very calm.

According to the current German operational regulations, once the dive bomber group is intercepted, the commander has the right to make the decision to abandon the mission. After throwing away the load, Stuka's survivability is still reasonable. Not far away is the Veneto Plain. If you really encounter an accident, you can find a place to make an emergency landing. At this time, you don't have to worry about being captured, because the Germans will soon occupy it. This whole place.

"Red Three, a total of 20 enemy aircraft, should belong to the third fighter wing mentioned in the intelligence." The original squadron of the second squadron, Lieutenant Ludwig, was now the leader of the second squadron. He reported to his boss on the radio.

Wolfgang is the technical lieutenant of the coalition, the proper third in command. This time he went to the grassroots level to perform the task in person. He was obviously paving the way for the promotion of his position. Maybe he should be called a colonel in a few days. Sir, the arrival of this technical officer has caused considerable psychological pressure on officers at all levels in the Second Squadron of the First Brigade.

"Italian Third Fighter Wing? There are many old friends in it. I don’t know that they are still there. The French beat them badly a while ago. Pay attention to keep your speed and don’t fight them easily. Many of these Italian pilots are masters." After Wolfgang said, pushing forward, the roar of the Daimler-Benz engine became louder.

At this time, Fiat fighters have also climbed to an altitude of 27,000 meters. They can actually climb up for a while, but the speed will be greatly lost.

The Germans had already reacted, apparently recognized their identity. At this time, the German fleet was divided into two teams, one team turned around and turned to avoidance, and the other team rushed forward to meet. The Italian Air Force’s raid conditions are no longer valid, and the only thing they have now is the slight advantage in altitude, and it seems that this advantage will soon be lost.

"It's 109, the climbing speed is too fast!" Mario Ubal frowned. This is not an opponent cr.42 can deal with.

Ubaldo participated in the Spanish Civil War and fought side by side with the German Vulture Army. He knew the performance of these German aircraft and was also familiar with the combat style and habits of these Germans. When he heard the news of the declaration of war between Germany and Italy, he predicted that sooner or later, he would fight these old friends desperately.

"Attention squadrons, remember what I taught you before, keep fighting with them as much as possible, don't climb or dive at will, try not to fly in a straight line for too long. May God bless you, long live the Kingdom of Italy!" Bardo raised his hand from the cockpit and waved it, then pressed the nose, with his wingman directly under him, and began to dive into the German fighter group.

cr.42 is a semi-hard shell structure, except for the engine and the pilot cockpit, which is a duralumin (duralumin) shell, and the rear half of the fuselage is a steel tube frame covered with canvas. The cockpit is completely open, and the only frontal protection for the pilot is a fireproof panel behind the engine. The windshield is made of Plexiglas and the seats are made of aluminum alloy. Two fuel tanks with a capacity of four thousand liters are installed between the engine and the cockpit. There are only two machine gun ammunition boxes between them. All of the above are without any armor protection. With the last bullet, the pilot will instantly turn into a barbecue.

The entire brigade has only a few lead planes with radio stations, and the wingman can only judge the content of the communication from the lead plane’s gestures. After receiving the command of the commander, each squadron leader shakes its wings and then leads their respective teams. Following the captain, he charged towards the German army.

German pilots stared at the oncoming enemy aircraft through the thick bulletproof windshield, and selected targets according to their respective positions. The pilots steadily controlled their planes and set the target into the ver112 reflective sight. Among the white halo.

"This is the red number three. After the hedge, a small team turned to the left, and the others turned to the right, as planned on the ground, gentlemen, remember what I reminded you." Turn on the safety switch of the airborne weapon. Wolfgang first shot a short shot with a machine cannon. The white tracer was as dazzling as the sun. The 20mm warhead dragged a long smoke tail and pulled straight bullet marks in the air.

The Italian also pulled the trigger. The two 12.4mm machine guns installed on the upper part of the cr42 nose spit out long flames. The weapons of both sides are about the same in effective range, but the Germans have the absolute upper hand in terms of power. .

Immediately, an Italian fighter was hit head-on. The shell destroyed the cylinder of the Fiat air-cooled engine. The shrapnel tore the complicated internal pipelines. As soon as the gushing lubricating oil and gasoline hit the hot engine shell, It started to burn, and the billowing black smoke immediately obscured the sight of the pilot in the cockpit.

How many school Ubal dodged a 109 shooting, but his wingman apparently had no such luck. Several 109 shells destroyed the internal structure of the upper wing of his plane. When he recovered from the dive When the upper wing on the right side fell off, the plane immediately entered a spiral dive. The old pilot who had followed Ubaldo for five years failed to escape from the high-speed rotating plane until it fell to the ground.

In the first round of the contest, the Germans led by four to zero, and the Italians had less remaining troops than the Luftwaffe. The two sides reorganized their respective formations and started a fierce fight at an altitude of 2,500 meters.

The Germans used their usual tactics, relying on their speed and climb advantages, using squads as a unit, taking turns to attack Italian fighters from both sides.

The Italian pilots did everything they could, even using their example as bait to bring the Germans into the fight. It is a pity that through the influence of the British air combat, these Germans have long changed their styles, and immediately escaped when they missed a hit. They relied on their strong horsepower and speed to climb back to the high altitude easily, and then turned their heads to attack again.

Italy's cr42 soon fell into a bitter battle. German aircraft attacked from all directions. Italian pilots could only rely on strong horizontal maneuverability to roll and dodge. Continuous high-g maneuvers made the aircraft speed drop faster and the airframe control became more severe. The slower they came, the Italian pilots were already exhausted, and their speed disadvantages prevented them from fleeing the battlefield.

This air battle lasted only twenty minutes, and the glorious 18th Fighter Group has become history. At the last moment, the desperate Italian pilots had given up their resistance. They slowly circled in the air like a drone, and then waited for the German fighters to pounce on them and shoot them down~IndoMTL.com~Ubal how many schools are being shot dead Earlier, the only victory of the Italian Air Force was captured in this battle. This officer kept his oath and maintained the dignity of the Third Wing with his life.

The 12.7mm machine gun equipped in Italy has a low rate of fire, but its power is quite good. The victim was a wingman of the third team. The engine was hit head-on, and the front of the fuselage soon appeared. Out of the billowing black smoke, the pilot tried hard to save his plane, but was powerless at the moment. After barely climbing a certain altitude, the German pilot opened the hatch and jumped out of his plane.

Under the bright Italian sun, the German ensign dangling on the parachute, and began to worry about his safety, because there were several white parachutes in the sky around him, all hanging from the Italian Air Force .

ps: Sorry for being late today, let's see after dinner, if we can code a chapter before midnight.

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