1011 Chase
In the vast sky, two German fighters flew one after the other. In this airspace of the Soviet Union, German fighters were the kings of the sky.
They could easily shoot down Soviet planes and slaughter Soviet pilots who dared to take to the skies like prey.
Fighting on the Eastern Front, what the Luftwaffe pilots called a place to brush up their achievements, Air Force fighter pilots stationed in France often applied to be transferred to the Eastern Front to participate in not fierce air battles.
On the contrary to the infantry, German soldiers stationed in France were often given holidays to visit their families, so the infantry preferred to be transferred to France to serve and their lives were guaranteed.
The Air Force is a different story: pilots want to serve on the Eastern Front and then get as many downed enemy planes as possible.
You see, some German fighter pilots have already achieved the record of shooting down hundreds of fighters on the Eastern Front.
This kind of record obtained by bullying rookies can make a personal resume quickly become beautiful. This is also the reason why there were so many super ace pilots of the Luftwaffe in World War II.
It is a common saying in various countries that if you shoot down 5 enemy planes, you can get the title of ace pilot.
In World War II, the number of pilots who shot down 5 fighter jets in Germany is so high that it is impossible to count. Even the pilots who shot down more than 100 fighter planes were dozens of people.
Hardeman, the most powerful ace pilot, shot down 352 enemy fighters alone, becoming the first person in the history of world air warfare.
In addition to the fact that the German ace pilots fought on the front line all the year round and were not transferred to the rear as training officers as the British and Americans, another reason was that the air battles on the Eastern Front had always been one-sided.
In real history, in 1944, when Allied planes were rampant on the German mainland, air supremacy on the Eastern Front was always in the hands of the Luftwaffe.
The German super-ace pilots who were saddled with more than 200 fighter jets were basically 90 percent of their records on the Eastern Front.
Just looking at the interception record of the German super-ace pilots against British and American fighters, it is not an exaggeration.
Hardeman, who shot down 352 enemy planes, shot down only 7 planes of his British and American counterparts, and the remaining 340 or so planes were all downed Soviet counterparts......
Another Gerhard who broke the record of 300 downed enemy planes? Buckhorn, not a single Anglo-American fighter plane was shot down.
Gunter, who ranks third in the world air combat record list? Major Lal shot down only 4 Anglo-American planes, and the remaining 271 were Soviet fighters......
So, when it comes to Germany's real dog fighting king, maybe Erich? Rudolfler, Heinz? Barr also had the famous pilot Marseilleu, who died in Africa. Most of the enemy planes they shot down were British and American fighters, and the gold content was much higher.
It is precisely because of this that German fighter pilots are very fond of patrolling and intercepting missions on the Eastern Front, because this is just to give them a record.
But today, it seems, everything is different. The two German fighters rushed out of the clouds one after the other and saw the enemy directly in front of them.
"Right ahead! Straight ahead! Ten enemy planes! "At the beginning, the other side was still very far away, so it was just a few small black spots, and the German pilots were not too nervous.
Not to mention ten enemy planes, at the beginning of the Soviet-German war, it was very common for two German fighters to chase and kill dozens of Soviet fighters, and there was nothing wrong with it.
You must know that the Air Force is a high-tech branch, and the gap in technology and the level of pilots is enough to determine the outcome of the battle between the two sides - as for the number, that is not the key factor.
To be precise, the Soviet Air Force could hardly pose any threat to German fighters, except for the numerical superiority that forced the German fighters to run out of ammunition and leave.
The battle loss ratio between the two sides was as high as ten to one or even higher, because the German fighters were not much inferior in numbers to the Soviet ones.
"Something is wrong! Leader! Their speed is wrong! "As the fighters from both sides flew closer and closer head-on, the wingman spotted the problem.
The dark shadow of the opposing fighter does not look like a short and fat I-16 aircraft, but a sharper and more streamlined style.
"Not the I-16 fighter! Kind of like the P-40! Probably the P-40 fighter with US assistance! The long plane radioed to his wingman: "Be careful!" The P-40 is much tougher than the I-16! ”
The wingman did not dare to be careless and began to adjust his flight altitude. German fighters began to climb, and Soviet fighters, it seems, at the same time began to adjust their altitude.
"Hell! They're climbing too! They're climbing too! Watch to stay in formation! 04 Patrol Formation Call for Support! 04 Patrol Formation Call for Support! The long plane saw the reaction of the opposing fighter jet, and sensing the danger, he immediately contacted the command in the distance behind him.
Under normal circumstances, the German patrol formation is reluctant to call for reinforcements, after all, there are more monks and less meat, and it is most comfortable to eat this thing by themselves.
But now, he had to call for help, because as the fighters on both sides got closer and closer, he found himself facing a P-40 fighter that he was not familiar with.
"Not the American P-40 fighter! It's a new plane! It's a new plane for the Soviets! Seeing the difference between the other party, the long plane immediately reminded the wingman: "Keep climbing and get rid of these planes!" ”
Because they did not know the performance of the other side, the experienced long plane decided not to entangle with these planes, and to get out of the battle as soon as possible and join the reinforcements.
The presence of new enemy planes in this airspace is important and should be reported to the higher authorities as soon as possible, and all nearby combat units should be notified.
"The speed of the enemy aircraft is high! Faster than the P-40 fighter! The wingman followed the long plane to raise his height, and he echoed.
The other party seemed to sense that the German fighter was about to run, and rushed over at an accelerated speed. For a moment, the engines roared in the sky, and the fighters of both sides were entangled together.
"Dive to the right! Speed up getting rid of! In desperation, the German captain ordered the wingman to continue to accelerate, and the patrolling F-190 fighter became faster.
As the power of the engine increased rapidly, the plane also jolted slightly. At an altitude of more than 7,000 meters, the flight speed of German fighters was vividly reflected.
If it had been in the past, Soviet planes would have been thrown out of distance long ago. But this time, the German fighter swooped from an altitude of more than 8,500 meters to more than 7,000 meters, and the other party was still not far behind.