Chapter 373: The panicked Soviet flying unit
"Hmmm! Then you have to prepare your new 503rd Heavy Armored Division, and then wait for the new combat order to be issued, and you can start the battle right away. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info”
Moder smiled knowingly.
"Yes! I'm sure we'll have our 503rd Heavy Armored Division ready for battle at any time! ”
Division Commander Ehrlich immediately responded happily.
At the same time, he immediately gave a respectful military salute and gazed at the other party with grateful eyes.
As for Modell, he smiled slightly, and did not say much.
On the Eastern Front, there was a secret airfield in the rear of the Soviet army, where more than 300 La-7 and La-9 fighters were parked, as well as quite a few bombers.
The La-7 fighter was one of the most reliable, fastest, and most ferocious fighters used by the Soviet Army in World War II. As a result, this fighter became the most powerful fighter of the Soviet aviation in the late World War II, against the German aviation force, and one of the best fighters in the skies over Europe during the war.
However, compared with its main rivals, the German Focke-Wolf Fw-190 and the Messerschmitt BF-109, it is slightly inferior in firepower and structural strength, but it is superior to the German fighters in terms of maneuverability and low-altitude climb, especially in the air combat of low-altitude combat at an altitude of 3000 meters, their low-altitude climb is even more superior, which is eye-catching and amazing.
As for the La-9 fighter, it maintains the aerodynamic layout and appearance characteristics of the La-7, and the main improvement is the use of all-metal structure; and laminar airfoils, as well as modifications such as 4 23-mm НР-23 cannons mounted in the nose.
However, the so-called La-9 fighter that has appeared now is actually only an experimental version, which is almost exactly the same as the La-7 fighter, and there is not much difference.
The reason why these experimental versions of the La-9 fighters appeared in the Soviet army ahead of schedule was that Stalin was afraid that the new weapons and equipment of the German army under the leadership of Chen Yanlong would emerge one after another, and in particular, the aviation units also had a lot of new fighters, so he also desperately urged the Soviet Army's aviation research center and aircraft research and development plant to manufacture the La-7 fighter and the La-9 fighter with excellent performance for testing on the battlefield as soon as possible.
Therefore, the experimental version of the La-9 fighter has appeared in advance, but the number of these planes is not large, and there are only 100 in total.
In this secret airfield, more than 300 Soviet pilots gathered, and some of them had more combat experience.
"Oh my God! I've only had less than an hour of rest before I'm going to fight the Germans again? ”
"No, this is Comrade Stalin's order, and now that the Germans are in the midst of defeat, it is the best time for us to drive these damned bastards out of our homeland and homeland! So just be patient! When this war is over, no one will pay attention to you for as long as you want to rest! ”
"Hopefully! However, I heard that the Germans seem to have appeared some new fighters on the front-line battlefield, I wonder how their combat performance is? ”
"Hey! At most, it's a little bit better than their Focke-Wolf Fw-190 fighters! I have the La-7 and La-9 fighters now, so I'm not afraid of them! ”
"That's right! Our La-7 and La-9 fighters will definitely be able to outperform them! ”
"That being said, all the pilots who fought against the new German fighters are gone, so it's better to be careful!"
"That's because we don't have as many pilots as the Germans! How else would a plane not be able to escape? ”
"I agree with you, maybe those bastards Germans used some tricks to ambush our brave pilots!"
"That's sure to be it, such a damned German! I'm going to wipe out all of their flying teams later! ”
"That's right! Right! Let them know that we're not easy to kill, and let them know how good our La-7 and La-9 fighters are! ”
"Well, it's time for us to show our skills and wipe out those German troops, because our bomber forces are ready to take off immediately, and we need to cover them to blow up the German defensive positions, important airfields, troop concentrations, and ammunition storage!"
In the lounge, where fighter pilots gathered, a large group of Soviet pilots were chatting in a relaxed mood.
When they chatted to the height of excitement and excitement, their captains walked in one by one and began to let them go to their respective planes to prepare for the pre-battle takeoff.
Half an hour later, a large group of Yak-105 reconnaissance/bombers equipped with two M-4 liquid-cooled engines took off one by one and flew towards the blue sky.
The ammunition load of these Yak-4s was very limited, and the total bomb plus two machine guns and ammunition could not exceed 350 kg. This is mainly due to the lack of power of the new aircraft, which is too low at 2.05 kg/hp based on the 4,000 kg weight of the fuselage.
The aircraft's maximum level flight speed at sea level has increased to 458 km/h, and at an altitude of 5,050 meters, it can reach 533 km/h.
And now the pilot unit that flies this group of Yak-4 reconnaissance/bomber planes is the famous 136th short-range bomber aviation regiment of the Soviet army.
The regiment was subordinate to the 19th Division of the Air Force, so it was often deployed to the airfields of Berdichev and Nekovoroshe. , but now because of the shortage of aviation units at the front, they were also sent to the front by Stalin to participate in the air war against Germany.
After the capture of Kharkov this time, Stalin was even more anxious to regain more territory.
Therefore, he did not hesitate to transfer all the troops that could be sent to the front line, whether it was the army or the air force.
Moreover, the 136th Short-Range Bomber Aviation Regiment, which had just been dispatched, was immediately given the bombing mission, and without even having time to rest for a while, it immediately flew the relatively backward Yak-4 reconnaissance/bomber planes and began to attack.
As for the Yak-500 twin-engine multi-purpose aircraft, capable of carrying up to 6 kg of bombs, some were also allocated to them, waiting to be used on bombing missions at night.
As for the sudden air attack of the 136th short-range bomber aviation regiment of the Soviet army, the German side was also prepared for a long time.
Before the main German flying team attacked, the pilots of the German client countries and the kamikaze fighters exchanged with the Japanese army had already been arranged to the front line, driving the new fighter T-152 fighter and the Me262 jet fighter to take off from the heavily guarded German airfield to meet the Soviet bombing attack.
Therefore, for a time, the air battle between the Soviet Union and Germany was more intense and tragic than the original historical air battle, especially now the fighters used by the German air force are all new Ta-152 fighters and Me262 jet fighters; and the Ar-234 jet bomber, the air battle between the Soviet and German armies was even more casual.
"What kind of fighter is that, why is it so fast and its combat performance is so superior!"
"I don't know! I have never seen such a fighter in the German army! ”
"It's a new fighter, and it's not just a new fighter, you look at another jet fighter, and they're even faster!"
"Not only do they have new fighters, but they also have a group of bombers that are also lightning fast!"
"Oh my God! What is going on with these German air forces today! How did so many new planes suddenly appear! ”
"I'm sorry to say, I don't know who said before takeoff that those new German fighters were just a little bit stronger than their Focke-Wolf Fw-190 fighters! Now the implementation of the new German fighter in front of us is not a little stronger! I'm in big trouble this time! ”
When the 136th Short-Range Bombardment Aviation Regiment and the Soviet fighter pilots who escorted them met the attack of these advanced German aircraft; They were instantly shocked, panicked in shock, and shouted in fear.