The fighters of the Germans came out! This news made Boynton, who was bored in the sky with a fighter jet, immediately come to the god Jīng. High-speed updates //

"Brothers! The Germans came out, follow me, move fast, or it won't be our turn! Follow me! Boynton pushed the throttle forward a short distance, and with a slight squeeze on the nose, the plane began to accelerate rapidly. The speed of 24 P81s soon exceeded 700 km. The P81 had a clear speed advantage over other American and British fighters, which made Boynton very confident that he would be the first to reach the battlefield.

However, Boynton was not the first to confront the German planes. The first to engage in combat with German fighters were six P51s of the Ninth Air Force.

The six P51s were supposed to go on safari missions, so as soon as the Germans took off from the airfield, they were targeted. At first, they wanted to sneak up on it. But 4 long-nosed FW190Ds, already lying in ambush on the side, attacked them. The pilot, these German pilots of the FW190D, must have been veterans, and this sneak attack was played very neatly. In just one attack, two P51Ds were shot down

After completing the first round of attacks, these four FW190Ds quickly pulled up with the high speed gained from diving down, and launched another round of attacks towards several other P51Ds that were at a disadvantage in energy. Of course, this round of attacks was far less effective than just now, and they failed to hit the American fighters. After all, at this time, the US fighters were ready. They began to cover each other in a two-plane formation. Although the BZ tactics of the FW190D are very powerful, the P51D is not such an easy aircraft to deal with, although the US military is not superior in terms of quantity, and the FW190D still has a clear advantage in energy, but due to the P51's superiority in maintaining energy, if it is only a four-to-four battle like this, it is not impossible for the Americans to turn the tables.

However, it is clear that it is no longer possible for these four P51Ds to continue the task of suppressing airfields. So, German fighter jets began to take off from the airfield one by one. If these German planes climb up, then the remaining 4 P51Ds are really a dead end.

After weighing the situation, after the Germans pulled up another dive, Captain Pilot Lawrence gave the order: "Retreat, dive to zero height and retreat!" The so-called "zero altitude" does not mean that the aircraft is really zero on the belly of the aircraft, but that the indication on the altimeter is zero. When the plane flies below 50 meters, the reading on the altimeter becomes zero. Therefore, the so-called "zero height" refers to the height below 50 meters.

In the process of reducing altitude, the aircraft can use the help of gravity to achieve higher speed, and higher speed also means that it has the energy to do more movements. Of course, the pursuing enemy will also have such benefits, but the aerodynamic shape of the FW190D is not as good as that of the P51D, so after gaining a speed that exceeds the maximum level flight speed by diving, once leveled, the FW190D will decelerate faster than the P51D. In addition, the height close to the ground can also make it difficult for enemy aircraft to dive, and coupled with the complex air flow near the ground, the aircraft will shake violently due to changes in the air flow, which also increases the difficulty of the enemy aiming shè. Therefore, in the case of an unfavorable situation, diving to the "zero height" to escape is also a common trick in air combat. Of course, it is still a bit risky to use such a trick now, because it is just dawning now, and the line of sight is not good, and flying to such a low altitude, it is easy to bump into something.

Lawrence swooped down with the four remaining P51Ds, and the four FW190Ds of the Germans followed him closely. The FW190D already has an energy advantage, and fast acceleration is a major feature of the FW190 series of fighters, so these German planes are chasing closer and closer. It's about to get into the shè strike distance.

"Cross scissors!" Lawrence rolls to the right, and then, pulling the Cāo bar, P51D makes a sharp turn to the right. At the same time, Lawrence's wingman, Second Lieutenant Ronald, also made a sharp turn to the left.

Fighters of the FW190 family, circling is not good. Compared to the big-headed A-series, the long-nosed D-series fighters with new engines hovered slightly better, but they still didn't quite do as well as the P51D when it was stable hovering, although the P51D's hovering was not as good as the P51D. However, the FW190 series of aircraft has the advantage of a particularly high roll rate. Compared with the A series, which is as fast as an electric fan, the D series has a slight decrease in roll on the basis of hovering Xìng can rise, high-altitude Xìng can rise, and the maximum speed rises, but its roll is still much faster than P51. So when Lawrence began to roll to the right, Heathfield, the German Major pilot who was immediately following him, immediately judged that he intended to make a sharp turn to the right. So he immediately followed with a sharp turn to the right.

Due to his obvious advantage in roll speed, Heathfield started rolling to the right a little later than Lawrence, but he completed the 90-degree roll before Lawrence, and began to pull the cāo bar one point before Lawrence. This gave it an angle ahead of Lawrence, who was only now beginning to turn to the right, and crashed his plane into his gun.

Heathfield stared at the P51D, which was turning towards his muzzle, and pressed the shè button. The two 13mm machine guns on his nose and the two 20mm cannons on the wing fired fiercely at the P51D.

"Puff puff" Lawrence didn't have to look to know that it was the sound of a German 13mm machine gun hitting his own fighter. If he was piloting a thick-skinned P47, it wouldn't have been a big problem to be hit by a few 13mm machine gun rounds. But he now flies a P51D, and the P51 family of fighters has never been considered solid. Not to mention that it can't be compared with the so-called four air-cooled thick skins (P47, P81, F4U, F6F) in the United States, but compared with the P38 and P40, which also use liquid-cooled engines, it can be regarded as a thin skin and big filling. With a few bullets like this, it is entirely possible to shoot it down.

Heathfield pulled up the FW190D, and he saw that a long track had been pulled out behind the P51D, and the plane was leaking oil. Apparently, he had already wounded his opponent in the attack just now. So he rushed down again.

Another attack, this time the enemy dodged successfully, he failed to hit his opponent, but the opponent's wingman who rushed from the diagonal direction almost hit him. Heathfield was frightened by the recklessness of his attack, and his attack became more cautious. He believed that if he was careful enough and with a little time, he would be able to shoot down the enemy plane.

However, he soon found that he had no chance, for just as he had completed another attack and pulled up the plane, he saw a large group of shiny planes approaching him directly in front of him, about 4 kilometers away, in the crimson glow of the rising sun. Although the distance between the two sides was still so far that he could not yet judge the model of those planes, there was no doubt that they must have been enemy planes, and they far outnumbered him. Before engaging enemy aircraft, the higher the altitude, the better. If you continue to entangle with these P51Ds, you will inevitably lose altitude, and at that time, when these enemy planes arrive, you will not even be able to run. So Heathfield immediately gave up the pursuit, pushed the throttle valve to the end, and began to climb rapidly with his group.

As he climbed, Heathfield carefully observed the approaching enemy planes at high speed, and he quickly recognized that the large group of enemy planes were P81s.

"The enemy's P81 is an extremely terrible fighter. You must be careful if you encounter one. "This is a jǐng notice that Heathfield has heard more than once.

Three months ago, a P81 belonging to the Ninth Air Force suffered a sudden mechanical failure at a low altitude and had to make a forced landing in enemy-occupied territory. Originally, after the plane landed, the pilot was supposed to burn the plane. But the plane had an accident during a forced landing, which led to the death of the pilot. And this slightly damaged P81 fell into the hands of the Germans.

The Germans repaired the plane and made a test flight of it. In the test flight, the Germans were shocked by the xìng ability shown by this aircraft. The Germans finally came to the conclusion that with the exception of the ME262, there was not a single German fighter that was its opponent. Although the FW190D that Heathfield is flying now is already one of the latest fighters, it is still far from being able to compare with the P81 in terms of Xìng performance. Coupled with the fact that the enemy still has a clear numerical advantage, Heathfield made this judgment: if his fleet stands in front of these fighters, it will be completely a mantis arm as a car, and it will only be crushed to pieces mercilessly.

"If only it had been before." Heathfield couldn't help but think so.

In the past, in accordance with the operational regulations of the fighter unit, fighter pilots could decide for themselves whether or not to engage the enemy. With such regulations, Heathfield could now run away with his formation increasing the throttle. Enemy planes are worried about more targets over there, and most of them will not pursue them too seriously.

But just last night, when the campaign mission was being assigned, the fighter unit first got the bad news: the effect of this lovely combat regulation was temporarily suspended. In this operation, the fighter unit must complete the task of striking enemy attack aircraft in the coastal area, and no fighter plane shall leave the battle for any reason unless it is shot down until it reaches Sword Beach, and no fighter plane shall leave the battlefield unless it is shot down, even if it is wounded, until the Allied attack aircraft over Sword Beach have been driven away.

At least 40 fighters have already taken off from the airfield, and with the fighters taking off from other airfields, at least 200 fighters are about to be thrown into this big air battle.

Although Heathfield knew that they, along with the forty or so fighters that had just taken off from the airfield, would most likely not be able to defeat the P81s that were approaching at high speed. This is not only because the enemy planes are too good, but also because of the more than 40 fighters on their side, although the number of more than 40 fighters is superior, most of the pilots who fly them are pink and tender rookies who can't eat anymore. Their average flight time is less than 60 hours. And the Americans are different, their pilots, even rookies who have just graduated, have hundreds of hours of flight time. And all of them have received formal training in air combat. This, combined with the fact that the Americans have always had an advantage in the exchange ratio, makes the odds of their pilots growing into old birds particularly high relative to the Germans. Therefore, in each team, the proportion of pure rookies is not high. Basically, the proportion of old birds in a combat team should be more than four-fifths. In addition, it is difficult for P81 to take off and land, so there are no rookies in the team equipped with P81 fighters, there are only old birds and more senior old birds.

"Such a confrontation is a massacre!" Heathfield thought to himself in despair.

However, on the other hand, Heathfield felt that although he had lost overall, he was not without a chance to win a tactical victory or two. "Let's stay away first, and when the Yankees and those rookies face each other, when they are entangled together, we will kill one more horse pistol, and maybe we can fight one or two fights."

"Follow me, let's go and meet the big group first!" Heathfield gave orders to his four-plane formation. Then, he sent a jǐng report to the pink rookies over the radio: "Enemy fighter jets have been discovered, model P81, and the number is not less than 20!" ”

This jǐng notice made the rookies quite flustered, although before they set off, they knew that they would definitely be attacked by the Allied fighters. But as soon as he left the airport, he encountered the legendary most terrifying P81.

"Accelerate the climb! After the battle, protect each other as a group, and remember, to protect your teammates is to protect yourself! The commander began to radio the rookies. Although he knew these truths, the rookies actually knew them, but he was sure that when they were nervous, they would definitely forget everything.

"See? The feast is just ahead! At this time, Boyynton also saw the large group of German fighters, "Accelerate the climb and prepare to attack!" ”