In the blue sky, 20 Me-109s flew in a V-shape from west to east. Directly east of them, a squadron of Republican fighter jets was attacking ground targets of the Nationalist Army.

"Attention all" As the captain of this Luftwaffe formation, Wales calmly gave instructions to a group of novices: "No. 1 and No. 2 descend altitude!" Go below the clouds and take a closer look at your surroundings. Others continue to hold the existing heights, waiting for further orders from me! ”

"Rosenberg received, and the No. 2 machine began to descend. Repeat, machine No. 2 begins to fall! Rosenberg on Plane 2 responded to Wales' orders as he lowered his flight altitude.

"Klich received, machine No. 1 is lowering altitude. Repeating, machine No. 1 is lowering the altitude. As the wingman of the No. 2 aircraft, the pilot of the No. 1 aircraft, Krlich, was slightly inferior in technology to Rosenberg. But compared to the rookies of the Republican Army, any German pilot on the Spanish battlefield was not much worse.

With the dive descent of the No. 2 machine, the No. 1 machine chose a more stable spiral descent. However, in terms of movement, both are very standard.

After a while, the figures of two Me-109s appeared below the clouds and became the "eyes" of the entire formation, searching for the Republican planes.

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"If only you had to deal with a bunch of ground targets every day," a Republican pilot chatted comfortably on a public channel.

This pilot is also a veteran, he participated in 2 small air battles with the Nationalist Army in the early stage, and luckily survived. Later, the Republican Army received assistance from Mexico for the Bellanca CH-300, and the veteran pilot was naturally reequipped with this new model.

I heard that the biplane that I had piloted before had now been destroyed by Italian fighters on the northern front. The old pilot was glad that so far he had not fought against the air forces of the expeditionary forces. He understands very well that this is the biggest reason why he is alive until now.

"Shut up, Fertsey." The captain of this Republican aircraft formation smiled and taught on the public channel: "Our mission is not to pick soft persimmons, but to defend the skies of the republic." Don't keep thinking about attacking ground targets, sooner or later we will fight the Italian air force. ”

As the formation changed some flight reverses, the old pilot responded on the public channel: "Captain, why don't we clean up the Germans' bombers next time." I've heard that the Germans sent troops with almost no fighter planes, only a few dozen bombers. ”

"Come on, Fertsey. Don't expect to run into German bombers. Not to mention that it is difficult for you to spot them, even if you know their attack location, we will not be able to catch up with the performance of our planes. On the public channel, the old pilot's companions also jokingly ridiculed him for his mentality of wanting to pick soft persimmons.

"It's all quiet!" The captain's sudden roar interrupted the pilots' exchange and jokes.

"Phothy! Watch your 6 o'clock direction! Diagonally above 6 o'clock! The captain of the Republican aircraft formation ordered loudly: "All on alert! Waiting for my next command! ”

As the two black dots gradually became clear, the Republican pilots breathed a sigh of relief. Two, just 2 planes. On his side, there are 14 CH-300 and 20 Dawes B modifications. The 17-1 ratio has undoubtedly tilted the balance of victory in favor of the Republican Army.

"Phothy! You take Coseis around from 3 o'clock! The captain of the Republican Army made a quick judgment and let the veteran pilot, who had a lot of experience in air combat, lead a novice to cut off the opponent's back.

"Yes, Roger!" The old pilot replied loudly to the captain's order. Although he was not very bold, he still had a lot of courage in the face of two enemy planes.

"The others spread out in formation No. 2! Leave these two enemy planes behind! Valhi, your squad dispersed in the direction of 7 o'clock, don't disconnect from the group. Talg's squad immediately pulled up........ "The captain's orders are still being given, and he looks like he is going to win.

"Captain!" Talg's team was the first to notice that something was wrong, and the team leader Targ shouted in panic: "This is a new model!" They fly at a much higher altitude than me, and we simply can't climb to such heights! ”

"Captain!" Walhi also saw the roll call and reported loudly: "Their speed is too fast! God, they're already in the direction of 11 o'clock! ”

At this moment, the captain, who had always been calm, frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Don't panic! I can see it! Keep the existing situation scattered, we have an absolute advantage in numbers, calm down and encircle them, no problem! ”

The old pilot scoffed at the reaction of the crowd, after all, he was a person who had never seen the big world. Veteran pilots who had experienced two air battles with the Nationalist Army understood that a well-formed aircraft formation had an absolute advantage in the face of individual enemy aircraft.

Each flight formation has been arranged after a lot of calculations, and the No. 2 formation of the Republican Army is to give full play to the numerical advantage!

However, when the old pilot saw the two Me-109s circling and pulling up further, his conventional perception collapsed........

The two Me-109s demonstrated not only the high flying skills of their pilots, but also their aerodynamic superiority in this technical maneuver. What's even more terrifying is the terrifying climb altitude and flight speed of the other party.

The huge performance advantage displayed by the Me-109 in the face of the Republican Army aircraft can almost be described as technological crushing. In a few moments, the opponents of the IRA flew into the clouds and disappeared from view.

"Let's ......" Coseis, who was partnered with the old pilot, asked suspiciously, "Do you still need to go around the original route?" ”

Rounding a fart! Flee immediately, this is the instinctive reaction of the old pilot. Not to mention that the opponent has almost twice the performance of his own in terms of speed, and can strangle the poor Republican formation. The incredible climb performance of the enemy aircraft alone was enough to turn the battle into a one-sided situation.

Think about it, you can't reach the height of the opponent, what to hit the opponent. Is it designed with an elevation angle? The speed can't compare to the opponent, how to open the distance to create an elevation angle?

"Boom, boom, boom......." An unfamiliar engine noise appeared above the Republican formation.

Until the flash of fire, which represents death, accompanied by the Me-109 swooping down in the clouds, appears around the Republican flying formation. The poor pilots discovered a terrible fact - since the other party had an almost terrifying flight altitude, they could have kept more planes on a higher ground.

And who said that the enemy came with only two planes!?

Subconsciously, the Republican pilots speculated on the Me-109's performance based on their own aircraft. Causing them to subconsciously misestimate the number of enemy troops.

The crushing of performance differences, the gap in pilot skills, and the wrong prediction of the team leader. All the factors are pointing to one result - the formation of the Republican Army is finished!

One after another, Me-109s fell from the sky and broke the psychological defenses of the Republican pilots.

"Now I give the order...... On the public channel, the Republican pilots heard their esteemed captain call the shots again: "All personnel...... Fighting for each other...... Find a way to escape back on your own! ”