"Why do we always fly two planes together?" A rookie got off the plane, and he didn't cooperate well today, and he was probably going to be criticized again. However, he always felt that it was too difficult to fly with him, and it was far less comfortable than when he flew solo.

"Stupid, because you're so stupid, I have to send someone to follow you, so that I won't be able to find you if you crash." Xiao Maozi, oh, it was Captain Wei Yu who slapped him on the flight cap, but the strap of the goggles made his hand squirm, and next time he must remember to beat him with the map bag in his hand.

"Because he's a long plane, you're a wingman." Commander Feng Rufeng happened to pass by, and patiently taught this unenlightened boy in his Cantonese Mandarin, so that this rookie could understand his position, and the theory of the two-plane formation had been practiced many times.

Now the standard flying squad has been expanded to the level of four brigades, one of which is a professional fighter brigade. The four squadrons of the fighter brigade are equipped with Swift-2 fighters equipped with a paddle machine gun and two wing machine guns, and the attendance rate of the sixty-four fighters on the front line is above 90%, and a team of 200 fighter pilots has been trained, but the disadvantage of rapid expansion is that it is full of a large number of rookie pilots, and the probability of these rookies being bitten by the old birds is really miserable, plus some people only fly solo for more than ten hours, in order to prevent trek, It was an old bird with a rookie for more than 100 hours, forming a two-plane formation. Originally, it was just an expedient measure by Wei Yu in order to bring the old with the new, but he didn't expect to be praised by Boss Wu, and it was determined to be the basic formation of fighters and tactical support aircraft.

In fact, the first pair of good friends in the history of world air warfare were two ace pilots from Germany in World War I, Burke and Yinmaiman. Burke used the plane's ceiling to create a tactic of diving at close range from a small angle, and Inmaiman created the famous Inmaiman flip.

When Burke used his famous tactics, there were always enemy planes that took the opportunity to approach and wanted to bite their tails, and Burke realized the potential danger, so he found the "Eagle of Lille" Inmaiman to form the first two-plane formation in the history of flying, because of their great achievements, other countries began to adopt two-plane formations. But the war was brutal, and they became the unfortunate ones in the war, as Inmaiman was killed by a British plane hiding in the clouds, and Berke was killed in a collision with his own fighter plane in battle shortly after. The first pair of brother birds in the history of air combat ended in tragedy.

The most common of the two-plane formations is the long/wingman two-plane formation, where the long aircraft is the leader of the aircraft and performs attack missions. A wingman is an aircraft that follows a long aircraft in formation. However, in the later Vietnam War, the U.S. military created a completely new model, flying in formation with long/wingman aircraft, that is, the wingman had to completely obey the command of the long plane, and after entering the battle, it was divided into free aircraft and attack aircraft according to the battlefield situation, the attack aircraft attacked the main plane, and the free aircraft covered the attack aircraft to prevent the target aircraft from escaping. Personally, I like this method.

Of course, if it is to bring the old with the new, it is better to fly the first one honestly. Just like this kind of flying for more than ten hours, it is more appropriate for a rookie to learn to walk under the wings of an old bird.

"I also have to mention here that the wingman is not a foil. In fact, the role of the wingman is even greater than that of the long plane, you are not only responsible for covering, but also constantly analyzing and observing, and cutting into the attack at a specific time. I myself was the number one wingman in my squadron. Of course, I can also be the second captain in the team at critical moments. Technology doesn't mean everything. A good wingman will definitely allow the long plane to attack with peace of mind. This is the explanation of Cai Chang, the deputy captain of the third squadron, which is actually the basic rules of the two-plane formation adopted by the later standard air team.

"Lao Cai is very right," Wei Yu stepped onto the podium, took the whip and preached, "We must remember that no matter what formation it is, we must abide by the following points. ”

"1. When taking the initiative to attack, the formation should be formed into a formation that is conducive to attacking. 2. When attacking enemy formations, it is necessary to effectively divide enemy formations according to the situation. 3. The attack aircraft or the long plane takes the initiative to attack, and the free plane or wingman can enter the battle under the condition of ensuring safety, but the long plane must be notified first, and the long plane can enter the battle only after the approval of the long plane. 4. In the event that the attack aircraft or the long aircraft runs out of ammunition or is wounded, resulting in the loss of combat effectiveness, the long/wing, free plane/attack aircraft shall be exchanged immediately to ensure the combat effectiveness of the formation. 5. When the formation is tracked by enemy planes, the formation should immediately disperse outwards and up and down, forcing the enemy planes to take care of one or the other. 6. When one of the planes in the formation is tracked, the other planes should give full fire cover to force the enemy aircraft to give up the attack. 7. Try to use one plane to lure the enemy, and other planes to attack the enemy. 8. When the number of enemy planes exceeds the number of formations, or when the number of aircraft in the formation loses combat effectiveness is relatively large, they should immediately withdraw from the battle to avoid encountering greater losses. 9. After the formation withdraws from the battle, it should withdraw in the direction of our aircraft group, and change the offensive formation to the defensive formation. ”

The Kitty Hawks under their command have carefully recorded that they have begun to practice the tactics of formation attack and formation defense, this tactical advantage when there is no absolute difference in the performance of the fighters of the two sides, it is almost a magic weapon to defeat the enemy, after all, it is impossible for any flying power to rely on a few flying geniuses to support the entire air combat force.

"Flying machines" were all the rage in those days. However, because it has just been born, everything is still in its infancy. The current aircraft is still in a relatively primitive stage, and the performance of aircraft in Britain, France, Germany, the United States and other countries is often relatively poor, and being able to fly from London to Manchester is considered a performance of character explosion. The current performance of the swifts, even these rookies can fly back and forth from the Texas base to Beijing, not to mention the aircraft with weapons, which is still a fantasy work among the aircraft of various countries.

"Commander Wei, it seems that we have a chance to put on a show for the boss." Feng Ru, a Cantonese guy, has completely integrated into the group of the Standard Flight Team, and even changed his title from Lord Wu to Boss. Feng Ru held a newspaper and a telegram in his hand and handed it to Wei Yu, who was explaining the principles of martial arts.

Wei Yu is vigorously explaining the difference between a dense two-plane formation and a two-plane formation: "I personally think that at present, everyone's level is still more reliable to use a dense two-plane formation, and this dense formation is suitable for 2v1 and 2v2 air close-range combat. The distance between the planes should not be too large, just keep a safe distance. When attacking, the wingman must be flexible. When 2v2, the wingman must contain the opponent's wingman, and never let the long plane face the 1v2 situation. Note that your role is to pinpoint and it is best to drag one of the opposing planes directly into the dogfight. Do not form a situation where you cooperate with the long plane in 2v1, so that the long plane will be exposed to another enemy aircraft. The danger of an attack will also increase. ”

"This dense two-plane formation is also a kind of mainstream formation. Moreover, the distance between the two planes is relatively long, and there is room for difficult maneuvers in some complex situations. Compared with the dense formation of two planes, this formation has a lot of room for change. Attacks will also be freer. There are not too many precautions for this, and it's about the same as a two-plane dense formation. The same is to contain and attack, pay attention to the formation of a local multi-hit, and do not engage in bayonets with the dominant enemy. Such a brainless guy only deserves to go to the army to be a stupid and stupid big-headed soldier"

Seeing the newspaper in Feng Ru's hand, fortunately Feng Ru knew what Wei Yu was in his stomach and had already translated the article in the newspaper into Chinese characters. Wei Yu took it and looked at it, so he couldn't laugh.

It turns out that the editor-in-chief of the British Daily Mail, Lauder?? Ron planned and organized a race to fly from London to Paris. The purpose of this competition is to show that the British Empire is not only the most powerful in the world, but also in the sky.

The old British knight is particularly keen on flying, in order to incentivize the invention of flying machines, he funded a race to fly across the English Channel, inventors from all over the world came to the UK with different flying machines to participate in the competition, the prize money is a small thing, no one cares about the few pounds, but.

"So we're going to teach a lesson to those proud British, rigid Germans, 2580,000 Frenchmen, arrogant Italians who don't know the height of the sky, and hapless cowboys" Wei Yu rubbed his hands, his face bloomed with happiness, "Then I'll lead the team, and it's enough for each of the four brigades to draw a squadron, you see"

"I'm my Commander Wei, please talk about it after reading it," Feng Ru smiled and pulled out a telegram from under the newspaper.

"Ah, the Boss's will. Lao Feng, didn't you say it earlier, fooling me, right? ”

"Then your old Wei is not going to get the order quickly?"

"Wow."

"Four training planes, and two old and two new, and only one is allowed above the squadron?" Looking at the rules and regulations in this instruction, Wei Yu, who was ready to give the foreign devil a shocking education, was suddenly deflated.

"Don't be discouraged." Feng Ru is still quite smart, "This time the boss's instructions are very necessary, it seems that the boss is very wary of foreign hair, if our strength is exposed too early, foreign devils may not be willing to fail, and they will in turn rob our technology more than worth the loss." ”

Speaking of this, Feng Ru also smiled, the image score of the former Great Qing Kingdom in the international community was almost negative, and the technology tree was not as good as the holly on the side of the road, and now it was able to achieve the amazing level of "announcing a generation, a reserve generation, and a research and development generation", although the Swift II is an improved version of the Swift prototype, but Feng Ru is very clear, this Swift II has actually changed almost all of them except for the shell, especially the firepower of the three machine guns, it can be said that in a few years, the standard air force is the wolf king that no one can match.

Although this small team is not inconspicuous, but after crossing the Suez Canal, it still surprised many Europeans, and what surprised them even more was still to come, the plane from the land transport to Rotterdam in the Netherlands made these flying boys famous in Europe, because the Chinese or Indians in the eyes of Europeans are almost the same, and words similar to ignorance and stubbornness are undisputed. But the Chinese cargo in crates and the big boys who accompanied them would turn it all upside down