Chapter 454: The Soviet-German air battle broke out again
Eastern Front, the headquarters of the Soviet Air Forces.
The commanders of the aviation received orders from the Supreme High Command formed by Stalin and others: "All aviation units shall immediately use a large group of aircraft to carry out a surprise attack on the Dnieper River and all German airfields in the vicinity of Kiev; And also send a certain number of fighter groups to destroy the German anti-aircraft guns, as well as their fighter groups to counterattack! β
"The order came into force at 2:35 p.m. on the same day, and it must be successful, not to fail, because this is a battle for the territorial integrity of our Soviet Republic, and a battle of life and death for our country! So all the Red Army soldiers, show your bravest will to fight and kill those damned German troops! β
"Therefore, you must destroy all the German air forces on the Dnieper River and in the area of Kiev within 12 hours, completely evade air supremacy, and prepare for a successful large-scale counterattack by our army units!"
In the next hour, in the airfields of the various Soviet troops, all the Soviet Western Air Force First Army; The Bryansk Front Air Force and the 15th Army, a total of six front air groups, quickly acted efficiently in accordance with the orders of the Soviet High Command to carry out a large-scale air campaign against the German army.
And this time, Comrade Stalin was also in charge himself, constantly urging all the reports of the battle on the front, every 15 minutes; It's like a briefing for him, so that he can keep track of the progress of the war on the Dnieper River and around Kyiv around the clock.
"It seems that Stalin and the Supreme Command have seriously launched a full-scale large-scale counterattack this time, and I can't imagine that even our aviation units have been sent out to meet the Germans!"
"Of course! Didn't you hear that Marshal Zhukov and they are now on the front lines of the Dnieper and Kiev rivers, constantly leading large forces and launching an unprecedented counteroffensive against the German army in Moder? I think that the 9th Army and the 2nd Panzer Army of Moder and the 2nd Panzer Army have all been annihilated by now! β
"Hey, hey, hey! This time I must shoot down 20 German planes at a time and become the ace pilot of our Soviet Republic! β
"I'll go! You were almost shot down by the German ace pilot last time, and now you still have the courage to speak so confidently, I accept it! β
"Rafsanjani, ignore him, let's refuel together and shoot down all those damned German planes! Or maybe we can't even beat our witch pilots! Can't we even compare to women? β
"That's right! This time, we are going to kill those German pilots without leaving a single piece of armor, so that they will suffer heavy casualties, and even cripple them! Avenge the death of our pilots! β
Not long after, hundreds or thousands of Soviet Il-2 attack planes continued to take off in groups one after another on various Soviet airfields, and many Soviet pilots were talking excitedly.
It's just that these Soviet pilots don't know how bad the fate awaits them in front of them; At the very least, the first group of Soviet Il-2 attack aircraft to fight the Germans had to compete with the Sumig-15 and F-86 Sabre fighters, which were more advanced than the Ar-234 jet bombers, the Me262 jet fighters, and the TA152 fighters.
If they knew that they were about to be shot down by these attacking fighters, and their blood would be spilled in the air, I am afraid that at this moment they would be so happy and happy about their fate, and they would pray to their God that they would never encounter these advanced fighters piloted by the Germans.
Die! Everyone is afraid, whether it is the German army, or the Soviet army, or the British and American troops.
So as long as they can live, none of them want to die on the battlefield, otherwise there would not be so many prisoners in this World War II.
"JG1, JG2, JG3, JG4, JG26 Wing, this is the conning tower, please take off immediately with JG301, JG400, JG27, and the 3rd, 27th, 51st, 53rd, and 77th Fighter Wings, ready to meet the attack of the Soviet army!"
"Our radar has detected a group of Soviet planes, which are approaching us in all directions, numbering more than 1,000 of them."
At this time, the captains of the German flying wings, who had just been transferred to Kiev, immediately received orders from their respective control towers.
More than ten minutes later, at an altitude of 6,000 meters, the entire area was covered with Altocumulus clouds.
But hidden in these beautiful Altocumulus clouds are the advanced German fighter groups, which are constantly sailing at an altitude of 6,000 meters, and are adjusting their flight speed according to the local terrain, visibility and weather conditions.
'I can't imagine that these latest fighters given to us by the FΓΌhrer are so fast and powerful, they are simply superior to the Ar-234 jet bombers, and the Me262 jet fighters, and the TA152 fighters that we flew some time ago, and I feel that they are even more powerful in combat! β
"That's right! I can't wait to engage in an air battle with those Soviet troops right now, and see how strong the combat performance of these aircraft is, I will definitely make those Soviet air forces suffer a big loss! β
"Hey! That's a must, don't forget, all our Ar-234 jet bombers, and Me262 jet fighters have already fought them all over the ground, and now they have more advanced jet fighters, don't you cut them as easily as chopping melons and vegetables? β
"Hahaha! Only since I flew these new MiG-15 and F-86 Sabre fighters, I felt more like I was the overlord of the entire European sky, unstoppable, unbeatable! β
"Tsk! Don't brag about it, okay! We have only just become familiar with these advanced fighters, and we have not yet completely fought in actual combat, so you should be careful against Soviet aircraft! Beware of capsizing in the gutter! β
At this time, the German pilots, who had successfully taken off and hurried out to meet the invading attackers, were chattering all night long, happily discussing the superior performance of the fighters they were piloting.
"Immediately lower the altitude and turn right, azimuth 060, fly at maximum power, and prepare for engagement!"
"The target is in the direction of 3:45, 4000 meters."
"Target 9 o'clock, 3600 meters, 4300 meters ......"
"The No. 5 machine quickly climbed to 6,500 meters at high speed to seize the advantageous altitude and shoot!"
"Unit 78, maximum power, south of azimuth 020, there are enemy aircraft, fire!"
"Azimuth 020, 5000 meters altitude, ready for engagement!"
"Attention Unit 97! The target is coming east at 10 o'clock, and it will be attacked at high speed! β
"Roger, understood!"
"The Il-2 attack aircraft group is approaching you, and they are ready to fire their cannons and dodge quickly!"
"Plane 12, fly west, fast! Slow down by 7 knots and form a battle queue with other teammates to fight back! β
"Watch out for the 8th plane, two Il-2 attack planes appear at 6 o'clock in your direction! Unit 9 is here to help! β
Soon after, the various contact teams of the German army continued to sound the orders of the commanders of various sizes to command the battle, as well as the response voices of the crews.
Because at this moment, they encountered a large number of Soviet Il-2 attack aircraft groups, and had a head-on air duel with them.