The Jackal self-propelled guns, modified from the Jackal III tank, did solve the problem of the artillery of the Panzer Division, and these self-propelled guns, after removing the turret, were equipped with a 105/24 gun, which could provide support to the Panzer Division at any time. It can be said that it solved the problem that had plagued Hoffman for many years, which is why he had the confidence not to shell first.

Of course, in addition to the weapons and equipment brought by the armorer Bunsen, he also had other support.

While the two were talking, the planes of the brigade whizzed over their heads. The latest Albatross fighter jets turned the sky into Romanian territory, followed by Romanian bombers. They will be the first to clear the way for troops on the ground.

The massive cluster of tanks and armor combined with the whizzing of the planes made Guderian shout inwardly. This is exactly what I wanted, and I must bring this mode of operation back to Germany.

The arrival of the Romanian army of the brigade also put pressure on Dobarev, the commander of the 35th Division stationed in Ukraine.

"Yes, Commander. We will definitely intercept the enemy in Ukraineka and will not let go of a single enemy. But this time the Romanians are coming and we need support. ”

Division Commander Dobalev put down the phone in his hand, and the political commissar next to him immediately asked. "What did the commander say?"

"The commander told us to hold on and wait for reinforcements, and tomorrow we will have reinforcements. But before we can do that, we need to hold off the enemy's onslaught. ”

While the two were talking, a shout came from outside. "Be careful, enemy planes are coming."

The two hurriedly stepped out of the headquarters and found a large number of Romanian fighters rushing towards this side in the dark.

"Hurry up and hide, what about the anti-aircraft guns?"

While Dobarev was speaking, the anti-aircraft guns of the divisional anti-aircraft company opened fire. However, a small number of anti-aircraft guns were of no avail, and more than a dozen bombers were separated from the enemy planes and rushed towards the anti-aircraft positions, intending to teach a lesson to this small resistance that they were not able to measure.

"Let's go to the bomb shelter first."

Dobalev pulled the commissar and ran directly to the bomb shelter, now is not the time to be a hero, if the two have an accident, it will have a huge impact on the next operation of the 35th Division.

And the comrades of the political commissar who know this will naturally not be reckless.

When the two of them ran to the air-raid shelter, they heard several explosions, and the air-defense position that had been making noise was silent.

"Oops."

Before Dopalev could say what he thought, more Romanian bombers whizzed down, and at this time explosions were heard everywhere in Ukraine, and everywhere was bombed. Even the headquarters was hit by several aerial bombs, and now there are basically no people on the street, and the Soviet officers and soldiers in the Ukrainian card are even more hugging their heads and running around, and they are looking for cover and evasion.

This kind of aerial bombardment is the most demoralizing, because you have no way to fight back against your opponent and can only watch them wreak havoc on your head.

And this time it was Colonel Erascu, a veteran of the Romanian Army Aviation who was now the commander-in-chief of the first Air Force. And this bombing campaign was commanded by him.

I saw that he calmly gave the order in the air. "3rd Bomber Group, you go and bomb the enemy positions on the right. 2nd Bomber Group, you go and bomb the enemy positions on the left flank. The 1st Bomber Brigade bombed the Ukrainian card. Move quickly, I estimate that the enemy planes will arrive in twenty minutes at most. ”

"3rd Bomber Group, Roger."

"2nd Bomber Group, Roger."

"1st Bomber Group, Roger."

I saw three signal flares appear in the sky, and the pilot planes of the three bomber groups each led their own crew's planes to their respective targets.

Seeing that the bomber mission was assigned, Colonel Erascu gave another order to the fighters. "Fighter wings are on standby, ready to meet possible enemy aircraft."

"Fighter wing, Roger."

And Colonel Erascu, who had completed the command task, began to check the results of the bombing at this time.

Regardless of Colonel Erascu's calm shouting to command the bombing mission, this time he was able to command the air battle by speaking, which can be described as a major innovation of the Romanian Air Force. You must know that this is the first call command in Romania in actual combat. Prior to this, commanding air operations was basically conveyed by flare guns, lights, hand flags, etc. This kind of command can only convey simple commands, and if it is slightly more complicated, it can only rely on the pilot's own comprehension.

Although the Romanian Aerospace Forces could not do it yet, every aircraft was equipped with a radio station. However, isn't this a good start, and I believe that the General Staff of the General Staff, which will see the capabilities of the aviation forces in the future, will definitely install a radio station for every aircraft.

The wanton air raids lasted for half an hour, and the Romanian bombers, who had dropped their bombs, reluctantly left.

And by this time Soviet planes had just arrived around the Ukrainian card.

"A large number of enemy fighters were found on the right side, and the number was close to a hundred."

The news of the discovery of enemy aircraft on the radio lifted Colonel Erascu's spirits. I finally knew why the Soviet fighters came so late, it turned out to be to avoid the formation of refueling tactics.

"The fighter wing immediately met the fight, and the bombers accelerated away from the battlefield."

"Roger."

As soon as the enemy fighter was spotted, the looming bombers immediately accelerated away. And the fighters hovering at high altitude also pounced on the enemy.

So under the noses of the Soviet army, one of the largest air battles after World War I began.

At the very beginning, the Romanian Aerospace Forces gave the Soviet fighters a dismount. With their superiority in altitude and speed, the Romanian air prides flying Albatross fighters made a dive attack on the Soviet air force.

The Soviet Aerospace, which could not dodge, was somewhat panicked in the face of such an attack. It's not that they haven't seen this attack pattern, it's that the albatross fighter is too fast and suddenly appears in front of their eyes.

So after a short but thrilling firefight, a number of Soviet fighters fell from the sky with one or two Romanian fighters.

3 to 19

This is the result of the current firefight. In addition to the excellent performance of the albatross, the large number of old fighters of the late World War I equipped by the Soviet Union was also the main reason. Where are these veterans opponents of the new fighters, and the tactics used by Romania this time are not at all accustomed to the pride of the Soviet Union.

The tactics of dive-up and dive-up are incompatible with the dogfighting tactics they practice on weekdays. Doesn't this make it clear that the speed of the plane that bullied them is not as fast as that of the Romanians, and the rise is not as high as that of the Romanians?

Seeing such a scene, the officer of the Soviet aviation who led the team gritted his teeth angrily, and there was no way at all. As for ignoring these fighters, go straight to the bombers who are doing evil. I don't want my men to be shot down from behind like turkeys by the enemy.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the officer leading the Soviet aviation could only order a retreat. If you don't leave, you're just risking the lives of your teammates to consume the enemy's fuel.

Therefore, in the eyes of the officers and men of the 35th Division, their own planes were defeated by Romanian fighters and fled.

Seeing such a scene, the division commander of Dobalev was even more angry and scolded. "What the hell is this?"

11 to 49 is the final result of this air battle.