As the war dragged on until the early summer of 1946, the most famous fighters among the warring nations were the British Spitfire and the German BF-109, and the brutal air battles of Britain had proven that the former had a slight advantage in performance. Although it is not just pure technology that will really determine the outcome of the war, as the war progresses, the aviation departments of both sides are looking for ways to improve the performance and versatility of their main fighters, and on the other hand, both sides are aware of the need for replacement aircraft and have begun to work in this area.

History has shown that this time, the British lagged behind their old rivals on both fronts. When the German BF-109T carrier-based aircraft were already accompanied by the "Graf. When the Zeppelin was galloping across the ocean, the British Navy was still seeking permission from the Air Force to use the Spitfire, and until the Navy Spitfire formed a combat force, they could only continue to rely on the "pipe nose weed" that had fallen behind in performance; When the German F190 fighters began to fly off the coast of France in the name of a test squadron, the follow-up aircraft "venting" prepared by the British for the Spitfire was still in the theoretical stage, and it was even more distant to put it into practice.

Ironically, as early as 1938, the company proposed to the British Admiralty a naval modification based on the Spitfire to compete with the Royal Navy's fleet air force for the next generation of fighters. Due to the human factor, the Admiralty finally chose the Fairley Pipe-Nose Herb as the future main fighter of the fleet aviation.

For this, the British quickly suffered.

The British naval pilots who have undergone formal and long-term training, except for combat experience, are not inferior to their German counterparts in other aspects, but the "Pipe Nose Weed" fighters they fly are far behind the BF-109T equipped with the German Navy in terms of degree, protection, and maneuverability, which determine the combat performance of an aircraft, and only the firepower is barely comparable to it.

In this sea of neutrality, the climate, environment and other aspects did not favor either side, and the sudden appearance of German fighters did not disrupt the formation of the British fighter group, so to speak. The rest of the battle is played out in a very fair place!

One-on-one, two-on-two, it is difficult to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy, and all kinds of complicated combat situations are precisely the best test places for testing the comprehensive combat capability of the pilots and fighters of the two sides. However, this battle that looked evenly matched in terms of numbers did not last for more than one hundred and eight rounds, and in less than eight rounds, the gap between the two sides was already apparent! In terms of air combat. The 20-millimeter cannon of the German fighter plane has great lethality against the aircraft of ordinary materials, and they can almost shoot down the "prey" with every accurate short shot, and the gap between the largest aircraft and the 200 km flight is not easily made up by tactics -- not to mention, the German Navy's two-plane tactics are not inferior to their air force at all, and the British naval aviation cannot take any advantage in this regard at all!

In terms of momentum and psychology, the British pilots quickly fell behind, and their "pipe weeds" became clumsy clowns in front of the German fighters who came and went like the wind, although they were equipped with the same Demi machine gun as the Spitfire and were not helpless against the BF-109T. But among the planes that crashed into the sea one after another, there were very few black-and-white iron crosses sprayed on the wings!

The "Skuas", which had long been proven unsuitable for being an interceptor fighter, were even more helpless in front of the main carrier-based aircraft of the Germans - their peak was only half of that of the BF-109T! That's it. In less than twenty minutes, the British fleet of planes trying to intercept the German fighters was already in disarray, some of the BF-109Ts were still engaged with the British fighters in the air, and the other part was easily pulled out to start searching and hunting for the British bombers that had lost their protection.

At this time, the "Swordfish" flying in the front had already appeared on the sea, and the two German battleships that were very easy to identify were on the sea. Of course, the German battleships equipped with high-power radars had already appeared one step ahead of them, and by the time the "Swordfish" lowered their altitude and prepared to attack, the two German battleships had already met them with dense anti-aircraft fire!

The twin-mounted 105mm anti-aircraft guns, guided by fire control radars, were so powerful that the British had already learned in the air and sea battle that had exploded in the waters of north-west Scotland a year earlier. In that battle. The "Swordfish" fleet stationed in the north of Scotland was put into battle, but their brave ** attack was not successful, at the cost of nearly a third of the losses, these ** planes only got a high maneuver show for the German fleet!

There is a strong enemy in front and a pursuer in the rear. The pilots of the "Swordfish" and "Big Mackerel" seem to have no choice. But there are always two sides to the story: the sea conditions here are strange and complicated. It can be seen from the air. The ground navigation of the two German warships was noticeably slow. This also means that one of their greatest innate advantages is the degree. It's been temporarily lost for some reason!

British pilots will not fail to understand this **. They know. An unprecedented opportunity is in front of us!

Thereupon. Fifteen eagles of the hare field pounced without hesitation. And the eagles are still strategic: they risk flying in groups from the areas where the enemy's counterattack is most violent. Use them to draw your opponent's attention with their slightly comical movements. A group of swift lowers altitude to prepare for a low-altitude sneak attack. And a bunch. Quietly went around to the other side of the enemy's defenses, which were relatively empty.

In nature. The threat of hares to the Eagle Land is close to zero. But the situation here is very different. The two big guys on the ground on the sea full of spikes are not good at first glance. It's only a moment. Fierce anti-aircraft fire sent a Swordfish into a volley and exploded. Less than a minute passed. Another swordfish also dragged a long whimper into the sea. Feints often come at a great cost. This is one of some unwritten laws of war.

The loss of two friendly planes and even the barrage in the sky could not stop the British pilots from continuing the attack. At the risk of being hit by a stray bullet at any time. The four "big mackerel" were the first to find a suitable attack position. This kind of ** machine was originally planned to replace the old "Swordfish". But the unsuccessful design made them backward aircraft as soon as they entered service. On the fly. They are only about 5 kilometers higher than the notoriously slow Swordfish. In terms of bomb load. They also didn't improve significantly. The traditional two-wing structure of the airframe is still very vulnerable to enemy artillery fire.

In the air just over 10 meters above the sea. Four "big mackerel" dropped ** one after another. The harmony of their movements is still breathtaking. But at this time. Accidental: One of them** exploded as soon as it touched the sea. The "big mackerel" where it was thrown was also blown up. This 1,610-pound ground aeronautical** is loaded with nearly 200 pounds of ground spirit**. Although it is not as powerful as that of surface ships and submarines**. However, it can still cause great damage to ordinary ships. Tests have shown. Four of these ** can sink a German capital ship in the Kaiser's era. And a ** may not have a fatal effect. Being able to weaken the opponent's ability to navigate on the ground would have been a very advantageous thing in naval warfare. Serious demoralization of the other party is an additional "by-product".

Now, the benign by-product has not appeared, but the fact of accidentally injuring their own aircraft has made the British pilots, especially those who are ready to throw, panic, and because the vast majority of the usual live-fire drills are carried out in the windy and sunny weather, this situation has not appeared at all, and the pilots are suddenly a little at a loss. According to the research results of technical experts, the odds of these rigorously tested ** early detonation are basically the same as buying a lottery ticket and winning the jackpot, but at the moment of life and death, who will put their lives on a group of experts wearing thick-soled glasses?

The guns of the German battleships did not diminish in the slightest because of this sudden change, and when they realized that the British group was attacking in the usual tactics, the German sailors reconfigured their firepower under the command of the officers, the anti-aircraft twin 37-mm guns continued to take charge of the feints, the twin-mounted 105-mm heavy anti-aircraft guns with excellent range and power turned to deal with the Swordfish ** aircraft trying to circumvent, and the 20-mm guns, which were quite dense, were used to make up for any possible flaw in the defensive system. Especially against the ** that comes on the sea.

At the same time, the German commanders began to change their overall tactics: the battleship in front of the city moved forward and turned southward, while the ship behind the hall looked unchanged and adjusted its course to the north. Viewed from above, the two ships look like malfunctioning clocks, one hand turning instantaneously, the other diametrically opposed. This adjustment seems to have dispersed the anti-aircraft fire of the entire fleet, but they still maintain a certain distance from each other, and in the process of specialization, through the cross-configuration of firepower, the original two air defense weak angles of one front and one rear have been cleverly eliminated. To put it mildly, they also took advantage of the situation to avoid the three ** dropped by the British ** plane before, which made the British pilots who had just lost their comrades choked.

Time really did not allow the British pilots to think too much, courage quickly overcame fear, and the mission also forced back the concerns, another team of British ** planes dropped from a distance of less than 3000 yards, this time, none of them exploded in advance, and what was even more surprising was that none of the planes were shot down by German naval fire in the process of pulling up and turning. Because the attack was so close, more than one pilot saw the logo of the target ship when he pulled up the nose: the one that was slow was none other than the famous "Gneisenau"!

The four ** were cleaving the waves on the sea, and the waves set off by the wind and rain seemed to be covering their traces, and the Germans' small-caliber artillery was desperately firing at them, and the shells stirred up a chaotic column of water on the sea, but all this seemed to be unable to stop the sudden explosion of the British character.