In the slightly bumpy cockpit of the plane, Hartman saw the enemy plane flying forward this time.

This time, because he had experience, he was relatively calm. He lassoed an enemy plane with the sight directly in front of his field of vision, and then watched as the enemy plane rapidly grew larger in the middle of his sight.

As the distance between the two sides grew closer, he felt that he should be able to open fire, so he opened his mouth to confirm: "Long machine! Leader! I've locked my sights! Can I fire? ”

Changji replied intermittently at this time: "Steady!" It's still a bit far away! Closer to firing some more! ”

Then Hartmann saw the Soviet plane trapped in the middle of his sight and began to change his flight trajectory.

"Damn! They've found us! They've found us! Hartman shouted in frustration when he noticed that the other plane's plane was starting to turn.

Just as he was screaming in frustration, four Soviet Il-2 attack planes spread out of their formation, apparently having discovered the presence of German aircraft.

The Il-2 attack aircraft is heavily armored and does not fly slowly, making it a very difficult opponent. There is no generational difference in air combat in this era, so if you are not careful, there are also a lot of fighters that are shot down by attack aircraft.

For example, Rudel, a genius German attack aircraft pilot, has a record of shooting down enemy aircraft with attack aircraft many times.

Even, if calculated by the standard of shooting down five enemy aircraft, Rudel, the attack aircraft pilot, almost became an ace pilot in air combat - he shot down three enemy planes......

"Bite him! Then fire! The long plane bit his own target and began to adjust his flight trajectory to ensure that during the dive, his nose was aimed at his target.

Like the German Stuka dive bomber, the Il-2 attack aircraft was behind the cockpit, armed with a rear-firing machine gun for self-defense.

The machine gun was operated by the navigator, who also took on the role of machine gunner in the course of the battle.

Hartman's fighter dives quite fast, and in the blink of an eye he is within range of the opponent.

Just as he was concentrating on biting his target, he suddenly saw a tracer bullet swooping towards him in the direction of the target.

"Oh my God!" He was so frightened that he quickly shook his joystick, and the TA-152 fighter responded nimbly, avoiding the machine-gun bullets that flew by.

It is not an easy task to attack even a bulky bomber, let alone a more agile attack aircraft.

Gritting his teeth, Hartman knew that if he made another mistake this time, he might not be able to be a real fighter pilot for the rest of his life.

He didn't hear the sound of a long plane in the headphones, so he bit the enemy plane he had chosen again, closing the distance further.

The other side obviously did not want an enemy plane to follow behind their flank, so they kept firing, hoping to drive Hartmann away.

But Hartman didn't back down, he flew his fighter jet through the hail of bullets, and then chose an opportunity that he thought was foolproof.

At very close range, Hartman finally pulled his trigger and let his four 20mm cannons fire the first short shot.

The tracer bullets went straight for the target in the distance, and although the opponent's plane kept swaying from side to side, there were still shells that passed through the opponent's fuselage and wings, leaving black holes in them.

Hartman saw his shells pass through the opposing plane, and he knew that his shot had hit the target.

"Hartman! There are enemy planes behind you! Get rid of it! Get rid of it! Before Hartman could congratulate himself on hitting his target, the shouts of the long plane made his hairs stand on end.

He did not notice the enemy plane behind him, and because of his field of vision, he could not see the specific location of the enemy plane.

So, he didn't have time to confirm whether he had shot down the enemy plane or not, so he pulled his lever to the left.

The TA-152 fighter immediately began to turn to one side, and Hartman felt like he was leaning to the other side because of inertia.

If it weren't for the seat belt that held him in his place, he might have been leaning on the right side of the fighter's cabin by now.

Steering in a dive is a maneuver with a lot of overload. Because the speed of the fighter is getting faster, the overload of this action is also becoming heavier.

However, it was also because the TA-152 fighter was so fast in its dive that no fighter could catch up with it and continue firing when the fighter dived and made a sudden turn.

"Excellent! Very good! Enemy planes can't catch up with you! Get ready to climb! I've cut into the tail of the enemy plane, I'm covering you! The long plane's voice of encouragement made Hartman feel good, and he seemed to be back to the feeling he had in school.

He let his plane roll twice to make sure that no enemy planes were chasing him, and then he began to climb as fast as he could.

Truth be told, part of the performance of the TA-152 fighter itself was designed for interceptors, and the high speed of climb is also a major feature of this aircraft.

As Hartmann climbed, he was also observing the situation around him through the cramped cabin canopy.

When the altitude on the dashboard showed that he had recovered to an altitude of 5,000 meters, he saw that his long plane was engaged with the enemy at an altitude of about 3,000 meters.

Although he looked carefully, he found only 2 enemy planes. The two Il-2 attack aircraft were struggling to escape towards Soviet-controlled territory.

"Long machine! I'm above you! I'm above you! I see the enemy behind you, and I start to dive down to attack him! Hartman shouted over the radio, and then piloted his plane to join the battle circle.

The engine roared, and Hartmann began to dive for the second time. This time he had a clearer mind and knew at which distance he should fire to hit the target more easily.

Those bent in the sky, some of the unpredictable ballistics, he had already mastered a certain pattern.

Obviously, compared with simulated attack training in school, the real trajectory in actual combat is more complex and intuitive.

"Suddenly! Dodo! "This time, he fired a volley of shells in advance before the enemy opened fire on him.

His attack missed the target, but it forced an Il-2 attack aircraft entangled with the long plane to abandon its attack position.

"Excellent! Hartman! I'm left, you're right! Deal with them! The long plane saw Hartman's interception shot and ordered excitedly.