It is useless to complain at this time, the damned German has already been killed on the other side of the sea.

Although they did not have many ships on hand, the Air Force had an absolute advantage.

Everyone knows that the next war starts from the air.

At this time, although the British did not have many chips in their hands, they were all killer weapons.

For example, the 20 radar stations built along the southern and eastern coastlines will be tracked by German aircraft as long as they are within range.

In this way, the RAF knew when and where to intercept the enemy.

And, it also comes with a benefit.

Precious planes don't have to be in motion all the time, they can take off at the last minute to meet the enemy.

The second is to crack the "Enigma" code.

Now, the intercepted German telegrams, which provided the British with everything they needed, were ready before the Luftwaffe took off.

And the third is aviation gasoline imported from the United States.

This may seem insignificant, but a fuel with an octane rating of 100 increased the engine output of the Hurricane and Spitfire from 1,000 to 1,300 horsepower.

On July 10, 1940, over the English Channel, fighter planes from both sides collided.

After some fighting, the Germans, who had suffered a small loss, withdrew from the battle.

At the cost of losing 13 fighters, they took out 10 fighters of the "John Bull".

On July 16, Hitler implemented the "Sea Lion" battle plan.

The German Navy, which is in charge of the execution, announced that it would not be ready until September 15 at the earliest.

Now, the only thing that could hinder the Germans was the RAF.

The best actor of the Third Reich, Marshal Goering, the tonnage record setter, immediately slapped his chest.

"Kill all the British planes by September 15."

To achieve this, the Luftwaffe targeted its British counterparts.

However, Goering clearly underestimated the strength of his opponent, and instead of hitting the troops, he left his men to fight on their own.

It wasn't until the loss that I really took the opponent seriously, but the time had been wasted for weeks.

At this time, the Luftwaffe also realized the value of radar stations.

However, their bombers aimed at the wrong target and went specifically to bomb the tower where the radar antenna was erected.

Hitting it is like sprinkling a pea on the tip of a needle, depending on your luck.

Moreover, the tower can be easily repaired, and blowing it up and down has little effect.

Of course, the German pilots could not be blamed for their blindness, because Field Marshal Goering told them not to bother with the radar stations.

But in any case, the battle is getting fiercer.

In particular, on August 13, Marshal Goering, who was triumphant, sent 1,485 sorties to attack the British Isles.

Earlier, he told his subordinates:

"In a short period of time, you will be able to wipe the British Air Force from the sky."

And his opponent, Admiral Dowding of the RAF, had 233 Spitfires and 416 Hurricanes in his hands.

Although it seems to be quite numerous, it still looks insignificant in the face of the overwhelming superiority of the German army.

In order to preserve the invaluable pilot, Admiral Dowding worked hard to use the more advanced Spitfire fighter against the German BF109. And use the "Hurricane" fighter to deal with HE-111, BF110 and other aircraft.

But with a huge number gap, it is impossible to do this.

"Hurricane" has to face again, that damn "BF-109".

However, the men in the upper echelons of the Air Force have finally been gracious.

They learned the lessons of the French campaign and changed that backward "V" formation.

Even on the basis of the tactics of the Germans, a relatively loose "fingertip formation" was perfected.

This formation is made up of four planes, and from a distance it looks like the four fingertips of the right hand with the back of the hand facing upwards.

When cruising, the "index finger" and "middle finger" are stared at one side to the left, and the "little finger" and "ring finger" are stared at the other side to the right.

This formation expands the field of vision of the pilot's reconnaissance.

In air combat, the first to spot the enemy is the most important condition for victory.

Next, of course, it is a tactical cooperation.

The British Air Force's approach is that the two forwards of the "middle finger" and "ring finger" are the main attackers, and the wingmen in the "index finger" and "little finger" positions are responsible for fire cover.

Although the performance of the "Hurricane" fighter, lagged behind the BF109. But it also has its own advantages, with a small turning radius. In grappling grappling, this plays a decisive role.

The invincible BF109 has finally suffered a lot, and all it can do is to adopt the "one-hit escape" tactic.

Moreover, the Germans had one of the most fatal shortcomings, the range of the fighters.

The BF-109 had 80 minutes to be in the air, but the round-trip flight took 30 minutes, and the combat time was compressed to 20 minutes.

This is still the data of a normal flight, and in the event of a battle, the time will be shorter.

Therefore, the German pilots had no intention of fighting at all, and they would leave the battlefield after a little entanglement.

The battle finally began, and the German pilots, who carried the hopes of Marshal Goering, formed a huge group of planes and slaughtered in a mighty way.

The first enemy that the escort fighter fleet encountered, was the nimble "Spitfire." ”

When the BF109 was killed from a high altitude, the "Hurricane" fighter appeared.

The first to be unlucky was the "Stuka" dive bomber, which played a huge role in the "Blitzkrieg", which was beaten with a blue nose and swollen face.

Especially when diving and dropping bombs, the speed of the "Stuka" will become very slow, and once targeted, it will be dead.

Although there is also a machine gunner in the back seat, he usually ends up being beaten to pieces.

Next, the "Hurricane" had to deal with the "HE-111" heavy bomber and the BF-110 twin-engine destroyer.

The HE-111 flies very slowly, and the nose of the aircraft is still a glass frame, as long as it is hit by a bullet, the pilot is more than lucky.

Moreover, its fuselage is also not strong enough, and when attacked, it can easily disintegrate in the air.

Even if you hadn't crashed, you would have fallen into the icy waters on the long way home.

If you're lucky, you'll be able to make it back safely, but the plane will definitely be scrapped.

The BF110 was originally intended to deal with fighters, but over London, it instead needed the BF109 to escort it.

Although the RAF won the battle that day, it was a very physically exhausting thing to keep taking to the air.

So much so that one pilot recalled, "At the end of the day, my ass will rot on the chair." ”

Although the battle situation was so skinny, Marshal Goering did not give up, and he organized a second attack.

On 15 August, Goering launched one of the largest offensives with his existing air force.

On this day, the Luftwaffe flew more than 2,000 sorties, which was also the most Luftwaffe sorties in a single day during the Battle of Britain. The German command top announced that 99 RAF fighters were shot down in the air.